Witchy Wednesdays - Rosemary

Rosemary is a Mediterranean Shrub of the evergreen variety with spruce-like leaves which are green on the top and whitish beneath. In the spring and summer the plant may put out blue flowers. It can grow to around 5 feet tall. Rosemary was used to ward off evil spirits and nightmares and Carrying a twig protected from the evil eye.If you haven't chosen a mate yet and have several to think about, name a pot for each one and plant rosemary in each pot. The one that grows the fastest and strongest is your best choice. If you don't have any options, make a poppet of yourself and stuff it with rosemary to attract a lover to you. Rosemary was also given as a gift for New Year's Day, along with an orange, stuck with cloves and it was used with holly and mistletoe to decorate for Yule. However nowadays it is used as a culinary herb. Rosemary oil massaged into the scalp is believed to prevent baldness and stimulate hair growth. Massaging the body with rosemary oil will increase circulation, relieve aches and pains and warm the limbs.