Rose appears in 3 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.

Herbs

Rose

Herbs

Rose is a Folk Western herb of water, ruled by Venus. It is used for love, beauty and divination. It is aligned to the heart chakra and associated with Taurus and Libra.

Tradition · Folk Western

Correspondences

Element
Water
Planet
Venus

Practice

Properties
LoveBeautyDivinationHealing
Magical Uses
LoveBeautyDivinationEmotional healing

Nature and meaning

Details

Tier
1

Incense & resins

Tradition · Rosa Species

Correspondences

Element
Water
Planet
Venus

Sacred timing

Sacred Timing
Days
Hours
Venus hours

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names
RosaRose Petals
Form
Dried petalsBuds

Practice

Properties
LoveBeautyDivinationHealingEmotional healing
Magical Uses
LoveBeautyDivinationEmotional healingSelf loveRomance
Traditional Uses

Ancient love magic, beauty spells, divination. Sacred to Venus, Aphrodite, Isis. Used in love potions, spells, offerings. Symbol of divine love and earthly passion.

Modern Practice

Essential for love magic, self-love work, healing heartbreak. Burn for romance, beauty, emotional healing. Add to Venus rituals, love spells. Gentle, opening energy. Use pink roses for romance, red for passion, white for purity.

Nature and meaning

Origin Regions
AsiaMiddle EastEurope
Scent Profile
Floral, sweet, romantic, gentle, luxurious

Details

Tier
1
Burn Method
Charcoal
Smoke Color
Light grey

Essential oils

Tradition · Folk Western
A note on this entry

Venus/Water, the 'queen of flowers' of love, grief and beauty, and one of the most adulterated oils on the market. Patch-test, as rose can sensitise, and avoid high doses in pregnancy.

Correspondences

Planet
Venus
Element
Water

Practice

Properties
LoveBeautyPeaceHealing
Magical Uses
LoveBeautyPeaceHealing

Nature and meaning

Details

Botanical
Rosa damascena

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☥ Deities 65

❦ Herbs 40

🜂 Incense & resins 18

⚱ Essential oils 9

◇ Workings 7

🔥 Sabbats 3

♈ Zodiac 2

№ Numerology 2

🎨 Colours 2

🧿 Folk magic 2

☉ Planets 1

🕛 Planetary hours 1

📅 Weekdays 1

☽ Moon phases 1

✚ Saints 1

🜁 Sephiroth 1

❁ Chakras 1

⛤ Olympic spirits 1

🜚 Planetary talismans 1

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