Lemon Peel Cut, 2 oz (Citrus limon)

A purifying peel. Lemon's clean, sharp nature makes it a classic cleanser, steeped into washes and added to sachets to clear heavy energy.

Joy and friendship. Cunningham seats lemon under the Moon and Water, naming purification and friendship; the bright scent lifts spirits and sweetens bonds.

Cut peel, 2 oz. The middle size, between the 1 oz and the working pound.

• Botanical name: Citrus limon (lemon)
• Form: cut and sifted dried peel
• Weight: 2 oz
• For spiritual use only; not a food, and not for ingestion
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place
• SKU: HLEMPC

Lemon carries the clean, bracing brightness of the sun in a cool, lunar key, and folk magic puts that clarity to work as purification. Cunningham seats lemon under the Moon and the element Water, naming purification and friendship among its powers, which places it on Monday among the days of the week. The dried peel is steeped into floor washes and asperging waters, added to cleansing sachets, and simmered to freshen a room.

The same sunny brightness makes lemon a herb of joy and friendship, added to charms to lift low spirits and to sweeten bonds between people. Lemon peel is of course a common food and flavoring; that is not what we offer it for. Plentiful Earth sells this peel strictly for ritual and spiritual use, not as a food, and it is not for ingestion.

1. Brew a cleansing wash. Steep the peel in hot water, cool, and strain, then use the liquid as a floor wash or asperging water. External use only.
2. Sew a purification sachet. Tuck the peel into a sachet to keep a space or object bright and clear.
3. Lift the spirits. Add lemon peel to joy and friendship charms.
4. Freshen a room. Simmer a little in water to fill a space with clean, bright scent.
5. Store it sealed, in a cool, dark place between workings.

• Lemon Peel Cut, 1 oz: the smaller size for a single working.
• Lemon Verbena Leaf Cut, 1 oz: the other bright citrus, for the same register.
• Hyssop Cut, 1 oz: a classic purification herb for the cleansing wash.
• Orange Peel Cut, 1 oz: the sunny citrus companion for joy.
• The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham: blend your own cleansing washes.

What is lemon peel used for in magic?

Purification chiefly, steeped into cleansing washes and added to sachets, and joy and friendship, its bright scent lifting spirits and sweetening bonds.

Can I eat this or cook with it?

No. Lemon peel is a common food and flavoring, but Plentiful Earth sells this peel strictly for ritual and spiritual use, not as a food, and it is not for ingestion. Culinary lemon peel is sold separately as a food product.

What are lemon's correspondences?

Cunningham seats lemon under the Moon and the element Water, naming purification and friendship, which puts it on Monday.

How do I make a cleansing wash?

Steep the peel in hot water, let it cool, and strain it, then use the liquid as a floor wash or asperging water. External use only.

How should I store it?

Sealed, cool, and dark. Dried peel holds its bright scent well when kept dry.