Roses are red...

I have several roses now flowering in my garden so I thought I would share the correspondences and uses with you!

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Powers: Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love Divination, Luck, Protection

Roses can be used in fascinations, charms, medicine bags, incense and all sorts of spells.

Roses are traditionally used in love mixtures and are associated with emotions.  Rose hips can be used as well.

Rosebud tea drunk before bedtime helps to induce prophetic dreams.

Rose petals and rose hips can both be used in healing spells, fast luck mixtures and can be carried to bring personal protection.  Sprinkle rose petals around your home to bring calm and peace to the household.

I love to use rose petals to cast a circle for ritual too.

Don’t forget that faeries love roses in your garden too!

You can use colour magic to increase their uses:

White roses – purity and all purpose.

Yellow roses – sunshine, happiness and knowledge.

Red roses - love and passion. 

Red and white blended roses - creativity and unity. 

Soft pink roses - gentle love and affection between family members.

Bright pink roses – appreciation and love for your family.

Orange roses - passion, vitality, enthusiasm and positivity.

Peach roses - charm.

Purple roses - power, magic and passion.

Dark burgundy rose - to break negativity and work for protection.

Deity references:

Here are just a few deities that are associated with roses:

Aphrodite – white and red five petal roses

Diana – dusky purple roses or wild roses

Flora – all colours of roses

Freya – full red roses

Hecate – a deep burgundy or chocolatey red rose

Lakshmi – yellow, white and pink roses

Lilith – a deep burgundy thorny rose

Mary – all roses but especially white

Our Lady of Guadalupe – red and pink roses

Selene – a full white rose

Titania, the Faery Queen – all roses, the more fragrant the better

Tansy

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Sources:

Cunninghams Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs

Cottage Witchery by Ellen Dugan