Venēnum Unguent

Venēnum Unguent Hellebore is associated with Mars and Saturn and corresponds to the element of water. It is used in magic for healing of mental/emotional afflictions and for banishing and exorcisms. It has also been used for increasing intelligence and for protection and invisibility spells. Hellebore was traditionally used as a cure for ☠️-ing of livestock and was considered by the ancient Greeks to be a cure for insanity. It was also used as a powerful purgative. Henbane is used to communicate with the dead and other spirits and for binding spells. Henbane is said to be another favorite of the faeries. Poppies have a long history with both love and death. One lore tells us that Demeter turned a once lover into a poppy upon his death. Hypnos, the God of Dreaming and Sleep, oftentimes carried a poppy stalk or poppy juice. Some tribes tribes utilized the leaves of the California poppy for its sedative properties. Poppy seeds are, interestingly, also used in food preparation. Poppy is c