crystal
Malachite
Associated with
transformation · protection · heart healing
Common uses
A powerful stone for change and emotional healing; do not use in elixirs as it is toxic in water.
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Herbs
Rosemary
protection · cleansing · memory · clarity
The all-purpose herb: burn a sprig to clear a room, hang it by a door for protection, or add it to a bath before study or divination. Traditionally said to substitute for any other herb in a pinch.
Lavender
peace · sleep · dreams · healing
Tuck into a pillow for restful sleep and dream recall, add to calming baths, or burn before shadow work to keep the atmosphere gentle.
Mugwort
dreams · divination · psychic sight
The classic divination herb. Keep beside your tarot deck, place in a dream pillow, or burn (carefully, and never while pregnant) before scrying.
Cinnamon
prosperity · speed · passion · success
Sprinkle in a purse or by the front door for money drawing, or add to spells you want to work quickly. Fiery and fast.
Crystals
Clear quartz
amplification · clarity · all-purpose
Boosts anything it is paired with. Use as a stand-in when you don't have the 'right' stone, or place on your deck to clear it.
Amethyst
intuition · dreams · calm · sobriety
Keep by the bed for dream work, or hold during meditation and tarot practice to quiet mental chatter.
Rose quartz
love · self-compassion · healing the heart
Carry during heartbreak, place in a self-love bath, or hold during shadow work when you need to be kind to yourself.
Black tourmaline
protection · grounding · absorbing negativity
Place by the front door or carry in a pocket in draining environments. Cleanse it often — it does a lot of quiet work.
Colours
Black
protection · banishing · absorbing
Black candles for banishing and shielding; black cloth to wrap tools you want kept quiet.
White
cleansing · peace · all-purpose
A white candle can stand in for any other colour. Use for clearing, blessing and fresh starts.
Green
prosperity · growth · health
Money spells, garden work and anything you want to grow slowly and steadily.
Red
passion · courage · vitality
Bold action, desire, and standing your ground. Fast-burning energy.
Planets
Sun
vitality · success · identity · Sunday
Work on Sundays or at noon for confidence, recognition and health. Bold, warm, visible magic.
Moon
intuition · dreams · cycles · Monday
Monday and night-time work: divination, dream recall, emotional healing and anything tidal.
Mercury
communication · travel · study · Wednesday
Wednesdays for messages, contracts, learning and negotiation.
Venus
love · beauty · money · Friday
Fridays for relationships, art, pleasure and attracting comfort.
Elements
Fire
will · passion · transformation · Wands
Candles, burning petitions and anything that needs heat and momentum.
Water
emotion · intuition · healing · Cups
Baths, moon water, tears and washes. Gentle, cleansing and deep.
Air
thought · communication · clarity · Swords
Incense, spoken words, feathers and breath work.
Earth
stability · money · body · Pentacles
Burying, salt, soil, coins and anything you want to last.
Moon phases
New moon
beginnings · intention · planting
Set intentions, start something, plant seeds you will tend over the coming month.
Waxing moon
growth · attraction · building
Draw things towards you — money, confidence, love, momentum.
Full moon
power · clarity · charging · divination
Peak energy: charge tools, do divination, and complete work started at the new moon.
Waning moon
release · banishing · shadow work
Let go, cut cords, break habits and clear out what no longer fits.
Zodiac signs
Aries
courage · initiative · fire
Work during a Aries moon, or on Aries season, when you want courage in the mix. Ruled by Mars, an fire sign.
Taurus
stability · pleasure · earth
Work during a Taurus moon, or on Taurus season, when you want stability in the mix. Ruled by Venus, an earth sign.
Gemini
communication · curiosity · air
Work during a Gemini moon, or on Gemini season, when you want communication in the mix. Ruled by Mercury, an air sign.
Cancer
home · feeling · water
Work during a Cancer moon, or on Cancer season, when you want home in the mix. Ruled by Moon, an water sign.
Incenses
Frankincense
spirituality · consecration · protection · meditation
A sacred resin for blessing tools, consecrating altars and raising vibration before ritual.
Myrrh
healing · spirit work · purification · grief
Often paired with frankincense. Burn for healing, ancestor work and honouring the dead.
Sandalwood
peace · spirituality · wishes · meditation
Write a wish on sandalwood chips and burn them; use the smoke to deepen meditation.
Dragon's blood
power · protection · love · amplification
Add a pinch of resin to any spell to boost its strength; burn for protection and courage.
Trees
Oak
strength · endurance · wisdom · protection
King of the forest. Carry an acorn for luck and long life; oak wood makes strong wands.
Willow
moon magic · intuition · grief · healing
A tree of the moon and of mourning; willow wands suit water and emotional work.
Rowan
protection · psychic power · faery
Tie two rowan twigs with red thread into an equal-armed cross to guard the home.
Yew
death · rebirth · ancestors · immortality
Found in old churchyards. A tree of the dead and long memory; every part is toxic.
Flowers
Jasmine
love · dreams · moon · attraction
Add flowers to love sachets and dream pillows; bloom scent is strongest at night.
Sunflower
happiness · loyalty · success · wishes
Place on the altar for sun magic and joy; eat the seeds for wishes.
Marigold
ancestors · protection · the dead
Used to guide spirits home; place on ancestor altars and Samhain shrines.
Poppy
sleep · remembrance · death · dreams
Seeds in dream pillows; red poppies for honouring the dead.
Animals
Crow / raven
messages · death · wisdom · prophecy
Messengers between worlds; tied to Odin, the Morrígan and death work.
Owl
wisdom · night · secrets · the dead
Sacred to Athena; a guide for night magic and seeing truth in the dark.
Cat
independence · mystery · protection · magic
The classic familiar; sacred to Bastet and Freyja.
Snake
rebirth · healing · transformation · wisdom
Shedding its skin, the snake teaches renewal; linked to healing and Hecate.
Metals
Gold
sun · wealth · success · vitality
The metal of the sun; for money, success and solar workings.
Silver
moon · intuition · protection · dreams
The moon's metal; wear for psychic work and to reflect negativity.
Copper
love · conductivity · healing · beauty
Venus's metal; conducts energy, so wands often use copper wire.
Iron
protection · strength · banishing faery
Iron nails in a witch bottle or over the door repel unwanted spirits.
Times
Dawn
new beginnings · hope · renewal
Begin new projects, cast for fresh starts and greet the sun.
Noon
power · success · health · clarity
The sun at its height; for success, strength and health spells.
Dusk
transition · release · liminal magic
A between-time for releasing, endings and spirit contact.
Midnight
endings · spirit work · banishing · the dead
The witching hour; for banishing, shadow work and the dead.
How to use correspondences
Correspondences are a language, not a rulebook. Rosemary is used for protection and clarity because generations of people used it that way, and because it smells sharp and clean when burned. If a correspondence doesn't feel right to you, your own association is stronger than a list. The lists are most useful when you're new and want somewhere to start, or when you want to link your work to a wider tradition.
A simple way to build a working: pick your intention, choose one herb, one colour and one timing that match it, and keep the rest simple. More ingredients does not mean more power.
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Common questions
- What are magical correspondences?
- They are traditional associations between an item — a herb, colour, planet or moon phase — and the kind of work it supports, such as rosemary for protection or Friday for love.
- Do I need every ingredient listed?
- No. One well-chosen herb or colour and a clear intention will do more than a cupboard full of substitutes you don't have a relationship with.
- Can I add my own correspondences?
- Absolutely — keep them in your own grimoire. Personal associations built from experience are the strongest kind.