Divinity Atlas

Sacred Correspondences
Categories

Plants

Citation Formats

General Reference

APA Style

BibTeX

Herbs, trees, flowers and fungi as they appear in the correspondence traditions: assigned to planets and signs, used in incense and ritual, and catalogued in the herbals. Astrological herbalism, in which a plant's ruling planet indicates its use, is set out at length in Culpeper's Complete Herbal (1653) and has older roots. The entries record traditional attributions and uses, and are not medical guidance.

Facts
Origins
Whose Classification This Is
Astrological herbalism in its standard English form is that of Nicholas Culpeper, whose The English Physitian (1652) assigns each herb to the planet said to govern it. 1
Whose Classification This IsSourced to the subject's own account
The planetary rulerships of plants used in Renaissance and modern occultism are the tables of Agrippa (1533). 2
Learn More
Herbs, trees and flowers in tradition

Herbs, trees, flowers and fungi appear throughout the correspondence traditions: assigned to planets and signs, used in incense and ritual, and catalogued in the herbals. Astrological herbalism, in which a plant's ruling planet indicates its medical and magical use, is set out by writers such as Nicholas Culpeper, whose seventeenth-century herbal keyed English plants to the planets that governed them.

A plant may carry a planetary and elemental rulership, a place in ritual and incense, a folkloric virtue, and a medicinal use, and the atlas records these several dimensions of the plant lore of many traditions.

Herbal, ritual and folklore

The uses of plants in the traditions overlap and diverge: the same herb may be a planetary remedy in astrological medicine, an ingredient of ritual incense, a protective charm in folklore, and a sacred plant in a particular cult. The atlas keeps these uses distinct and presents the historical and folkloric material as tradition rather than as medical guidance.

The atlas gives each plant its correspondences, its ritual and folkloric uses, and its associations. The planets and signs that rule the plants, and the incense they are burned in, are treated in their own categories.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Entries in This Category

Acacia, Plants
African Violet, Plants
Alder, Plants
Angelica, Plants
Apple, Plants
Ash, Plants
Ayahuasca Vine, Plants
Basil, Plants
Bay Laurel, Plants
Beech, Plants
Belladonna, Plants
Betel Nut Palm, Plants
Birch, Plants
Blackthorn, Plants
Blue Lotus, Plants
Borage, Plants
Cabbage, Plants
Cactus, Plants
Calla Lily, Plants
Cannabis, Plants
Caraway, Plants
Carnation, Plants
Cedar, Plants
Chacruna, Plants
Chamomile, Plants
Chervil, Plants
Chickweed, Plants
Chrysanthemum, Plants
Cineraria, Plants
Cinnamon, Plants
Clove, Plants
Coca, Plants
Cockscomb, Plants
Comfrey, Plants
Coriander, Plants
Crape Myrtle, Plants
Cucumber, Plants
Cypress, Plants
Dandelion, Plants
Date Palm, Plants
Datura, Plants
Dill, Plants
Elder, Plants
Ephedra, Plants
Ergot, Plants
Fennel, Plants
Feverfew, Plants
Fig, Plants
Fly Agaric, Plants
Foxglove, Plants
Frankincense, Plants
Fumitory, Plants
Garlic, Plants
Ginger, Plants
Gladiolus, Plants
Hawthorn, Plants
Hazel, Plants
Henbane, Plants
Hibiscus, Plants
Holly, Plants
Horehound, Plants
Horsetail, Plants
Hydrangea, Plants
Hyssop, Plants
Iboga, Plants
Iris, Plants
Ivy, Plants
Jasmine, Plants
Kava, Plants
Khat, Plants
Larkspur, Plants
Lavender, Plants
Lily, Plants
Linden, Plants
Lotus, Plants
Mandrake, Plants
Marigold, Plants
Marjoram, Plants
Meadowsweet, Plants
Morning Glory, Plants
Mugwort, Plants
Mullein, Plants
Myrrh, Plants
Nettle, Plants
Nutmeg, Plants
Oak, Plants
Olive, Plants
Ololiuqui, Plants
Onion, Plants
Orchid, Plants
Parsley, Plants
Passionflower, Plants
Patchouli, Plants
Peach Blossom, Plants
Peony, Plants
Peyote, Plants
Pine, Plants
Plantain, Plants
Poppy, Plants
Primrose, Plants
Rose, Plants
Rosemary, Plants
Rowan, Plants
Rue, Plants
Saffron, Plants
Sage, Plants
Sandalwood, Plants
Snapdragon, Plants
Solomons Seal, Plants
St Johns Wort, Plants
Sunflower, Plants
Sycamore, Plants
Syrian Rue, Plants
Tarragon, Plants
The Betel Vine, Plants
Thyme, Plants
Tobacco, Plants
Tulip, Plants
Valerian, Plants
Vervain, Plants
Violet, Plants
Watercress, Plants
White Rose, Plants
Willow, Plants
Wintergreen, Plants
Wood Betony, Plants
Wormwood, Plants
Yarrow, Plants
Yew, Plants
Yopo, Plants
Sources
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

View At A Past Year

The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.