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

Herbs

Vetiver

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Vetiver is an earth herb in the Folk Western tradition, ruled by Venus and Saturn. It is used for love, hex breaking and luck. It is aligned to the root chakra and associated with Taurus and Capricorn.

Tradition · Folk Western

Correspondences

Element
Earth

Practice

Properties
LoveHex breakingLuckProsperity
Magical Uses
LoveHex breakingLuckAnti theft

Nature and meaning

Details

Tier
2

Incense & resins

Tradition · Chrysopogon Zizanioides Roots

Correspondences

Element
Earth

Sacred timing

Sabbats
Samhain
Sacred Timing
Hours
Saturn hours

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names
Khus
Form
RootsEssential oil

Practice

Properties
GroundingProtectionMoneyBreaking hexesLove
Magical Uses
GroundingProtectionMoney magicHex breakingLove
Traditional Uses

Used in Indian and Haitian folk magic for protection and money drawing.

Modern Practice

Essential for grounding work, protection, and money magic. Very earthy and stabilizing.

Nature and meaning

Origin Regions
IndiaHaitiJava
Scent Profile
Earthy, woody, smoky, grounding, deep
Deities
SaturnGaia

Details

Tier
2
Burn Method
Charcoal
Smoke Color
Grey

Essential oils

Tradition · Vedic
A note on this entry

Venus/Saturn in Western correspondence; in Vedic practice khus is the cooling earth-root of prosperity. Deep, grounding and heavy: use it sparingly, and discard it once oxidised, as old vetiver sensitises.

Correspondences

Element
Earth

Practice

Properties
GroundingProsperityProtectionPeace
Magical Uses
GroundingProsperityProtectionPeace

Nature and meaning

Details

Botanical
Chrysopogon zizanioides

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⚱ Essential oils 15

❦ Herbs 5

🜂 Incense & resins 4

☉ Planets 2

🜔 Elements 1

№ Numerology 1

☥ Deities 1

❁ Chakras 1

🎨 Colours 1

◇ Workings 1

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