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Fennel Seed, 1 oz (Foeniculum vulgare)
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- Primary Spiritual Use: Protection
- Secondary Spiritual Use: Purification
- Size: 1 oz
- Element: Fire
- Planet: Mercury
- Zodiac: Gemini, Virgo
- Chakra: Root
- Ruling Day: Wednesday
- Tradition: Wiccan/eclectic
- Intent: Protection, Purification, Banishing
This fennel seed is a 1 oz packet of whole Foeniculum vulgare seed with a sweet, spicy scent, a Mercury and fire herb. Practitioners use fennel seed for strength, vitality, and virility, and for protection, purification, and warding off curses and possession. Also available as a 1 lb bag.
At a glance
Key Features of Fennel Seed
A doorway ward. Fennel is hung at doors and windows and stuffed into keyholes to keep evil and ill will from crossing the threshold.
Purification. A Mercurial, fiery herb, fennel cleanses a space and repels negativity, including the evil eye.
Whole seed, the starter ounce. Whole seeds keep their potency; the working pound keeps the jar deeper.
The particulars
Product Details
- Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)
- Tradition: Cunningham places fennel under Mercury and the element Fire
- Form: whole dried seed
- Weight: 1 oz
- For spiritual use only; not a food, and not for ingestion
- Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place
The Spiritual Significance
Fennel has guarded thresholds for well over a thousand years. Medieval European households hung fennel over their doors and windows at Midsummer and stuffed the seeds into keyholes to keep out evil spirits, witches, and the devil, and that role as a doorway ward is the heart of its magic. Cunningham seats fennel under Mercury and the element Fire and names protection, purification, and healing among its powers; in practice it is worked to guard a home and to cleanse a space, repelling negativity and turning aside the evil eye.
Its bright, sweet, anise scent gives the warding a clean, purifying edge, making fennel both a shield and a broom. It is a cheerful, threshold-keeping seed. Fennel seed is of course a common culinary spice, which is not what we offer it for; Plentiful Earth sells these seeds strictly for ritual and spiritual use, not as a food, and they are not for ingestion.
Step by step
How To Use Fennel Seed
- Guard the door. Hang fennel at a door or window, or tuck it near a threshold, to keep evil from crossing.
- Fill a keyhole charm. Place fennel seed in a small charm at a keyhole or entry to turn away ill will and the evil eye.
- Purify a space. Add fennel to a cleansing sachet or charm to repel negativity.
- Ward a person. Carry the seeds in a protection charm.
- Store it sealed, in a cool, dark place between workings.
Good company
Pairs Well With
- Vervain Cut, 1 oz a sacred protective herb for the threshold charm.
- Hyssop Cut, 1 oz a purification herb for cleansing work.
- Juniper Berries, Whole, 1 oz a protective, purifying berry to pair.
- Protection Oil dress the warded doorway or charm.
- Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham the source of these attributions.
Before you buy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is fennel seed used for in magic?
For protection, hung at doors and windows and tucked into keyholes to keep evil from crossing the threshold, and for purification, cleansing a space and turning aside the evil eye. Cunningham places fennel under Mercury and Fire.
Can I cook with this or take it?
No. Fennel seed is a common culinary spice, but Plentiful Earth sells these seeds strictly for ritual and spiritual use, not as a food, and they are not for ingestion. Culinary fennel is sold separately as a food product.
How do I use it to guard a doorway?
Hang fennel over a door or window, or tuck the seeds into a small charm near a keyhole or entry, in the old medieval tradition of keeping evil from crossing the threshold. Refresh it as your practice calls for.
What are fennel's correspondences?
Cunningham seats fennel under Mercury and the element Fire, naming protection, purification, and healing among its powers. Its bright, fiery, Mercurial nature makes it a threshold guardian and cleanser.
How should I store it?
Keep the whole seeds sealed in a cool, dark place, away from heat and moisture. Whole seeds hold their potency and scent longest, so a sealed jar will carry you through many protection and purification workings.
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