Cedar Tips – are whole and sold by the ounce.
Cedar Tips, come from the cedar tree which is also known as the Tree of Life, Arbor Vitae, or Yellow Cedar. Cedar is a sacred herb of the Druid, and ancient Celts on the mainland used cedar oil to preserve the heads of enemies taken in battle.
Cedar is well known for its fragrance. It is often powered and added to incense mixtures. An incense including Cedar is ideal in the consecration of a magickal wand, and it may also be used to smudge rooms to clear them of negative energy and banish evil.
Keep a piece of cedar in your wallet to draw money, and use in all money incense spells. Add to love sachets and Burn for psychic powers. Solar spells, illumination, power, energy, success, legal matters, and healing.
The incense can also be used in wiccanings and baby blessings. As a protected tree in magickal cultures, to harm a cedar is to invoke misfortune.
The spirits of the Cedar are said to be both powerful and persistent. Cedar boxes are ideal for storing amethyst and sapphire.
Hung in the home it will protect against lightning. A cedar stick carved into three prongs and set in the ground prongs up will protect the home against all evil. Juniper can be used in place of cedar. Cedar is water and decay resistant, and repels insects and moths, hence its historical use for coffins.
Cedar chips used in rituals or burnt attracts money, and is also used in purification and healing. It is a symbol of power and longevity. Cedar can also be added to love sachets and can be burned to induce psychic powers.
Cedar is used for a purifying fumigation and to cure the tendency of having bad dreams. Some Native Americans use twigs of cedar, smoldering of made into incense, to heal head colds and on hot rocks in sweat lodges for purification.
Magical Properties:
Zodiac: Leo
Gender: Male
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Deities: Persephone, Sezh, and Artemis
Basic Powers: Cedar wands cleanse negative atmospheres. It is used for the creation of sacred spaces.
Related to longevity, protection, and preservation. Often used to summon helpful spirits during rituals and invocations.
Medicinal Usage:
Bronchitis; Catarrh; Acne; Arthritis; as a Diuretic; Sedative; Antiseborrhoeic.
Yellow cedar is used by herbalists to treat bloody cough and heart weakness.
Simmer two teaspoons per cup for twenty minutes and take it cold in one-tablespoon doses, three to six times a day. It is used internally and externally as an antifungal (the dry powder is excellent for Athlete's foot).
Culinary Usage:
Cedar Chips or blocked cedar wood may be used to smoke meats and fish as it lends itself well to a sweet smoky flavor for slow smokehouse cooked foods.
Cosmetic Usage:
N/A
Usage Example:
Place your favorite simmering pot on an end table or shelf. Add cedar tips or small fresh chunks and fill the simmering pot's bowl to the top with clean water.
Engage the simmering pots heat source by plugging it in or lighting its tea light candle. Allow to heat to temperature and you will begin filling the room with the sweet scent of fresh cedar and you will remove negative energies, and promote good luck, abundance and great dreams.
NOTE: Although there are medical usage notations provided for Cedar Tips listed above, we are not doctors, and do not provide this educational information as medical advice. We suggest you consult with a physician or certified herbalist if you are seeking medical remedies. The information provided above is strictly informational, and not meant or intended as medical advice. The Magick Moon, nor its employees shall be held responsible, or liable for the misuse of herbs listed in this section.