Witches Grass Cut, 1 oz (Agropyron repens)

A happiness herb. Witches grass is worked to call bright, hopeful energy and good cheer into a home or a space.

A love draw. A Venus grass, it is used to attract a new love and to warm fresh affection.

Uncrossing and exorcism. It breaks hexes and crossings and clears unwanted energies, a classic herb for turning bad luck around.

• Botanical name: Agropyron repens (witches grass, dog grass, couch grass)
• Tradition: Cunningham places witches grass under Venus
• Form: cut and sifted dried grass
• Weight: 1 oz
• For ritual use only; not for eating or drinking
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place

Cunningham lists this plant as witch grass, or dog grass, Agropyron repens, and seats it under Venus with a surprisingly bright, buoyant set of powers. Its first gift is joy: witches grass is worked to call brightness and good cheer into a home. Its second is love, and specifically the drawing of a new love, which made it a classic herb for someone ready to welcome love again. Aim that love work at welcoming the right new person rather than at any specific unwilling one.

Its third power turns the other way: witches grass breaks hexes and crossings, clears unwanted energies and presences, and sweeps away ill luck, making it a herb of fresh starts in every sense. It is buoyant, clearing, and hopeful. Plentiful Earth sells this cut grass, also known as dog grass or couch grass, for ritual and spiritual use only, not for eating or drinking.

1. Brighten a space. Add witches grass to a happiness charm or sachet to call brightness and good cheer into a room.
2. Draw new love. Work it into a charm to welcome a new, willing love.
3. Break a crossing. Use witches grass in uncrossing and hex-breaking charms to turn bad luck around.
4. Clear a space. Add it to a banishing wash or charm to sweep away unwanted energies.
5. Store it sealed, in a cool, dark place between workings.

• Damiana Leaf Cut, 1 oz: an attraction herb for drawing a new love.
• Pink Rose Petals, 1 oz: gentle Venus love to warm the new-love charm.
• Hyssop Cut, 1 oz: a purification herb for the uncrossing wash.
• Stinging Nettle Leaf Cut, 1 oz: a fierce uncrossing herb to break a stubborn crossing.
• Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham: the source of these attributions.

What is witches grass used for in magic?

For joy, calling good cheer into a home; for love, drawing a new and willing love; and for uncrossing, breaking hexes and crossings and clearing unwanted energies. Cunningham places it under Venus, a buoyant, clearing grass.

Is witches grass the same as dog grass or couch grass?

Yes. Agropyron repens goes by all three names, plus quitch or quick grass. Cunningham lists it as witch grass or dog grass, and folk practice works it the same way under any of its names.

Can I eat or drink it?

No. Plentiful Earth sells this cut grass for ritual and spiritual use only, not for eating or drinking. Use it in charms, sachets, and washes instead.

How do I use it to draw new love?

Add witches grass to a love charm or sachet, naming your readiness to welcome a new, willing love rather than any specific unwilling person.

How should I store it?

Keep the cut grass sealed in a cool, dark place, away from heat and moisture. Dried witches grass holds well when kept dry, so a sealed jar will carry you through many happiness, love, and uncrossing workings.