*Black-Returning to sender;divination;negative work;protection
*Blue Black-For wounded pride;broken bones;angelic protection
*Dark Purple-Used for calling up the power of the ancient ones;sigils/runes;government
*Lavender-To invoke righteous spirit within yourself;favors for people
*Dark Green-Invoking the goddess of regeneration ; agriculture;financial
*Mint Green-Financial gains(used with gold and/or silver)
*Green-Healing or health;North Cardinal Point
*Avocado Green-Beginnings
*Light Green-Improve the weather
*Indigo Blue-To reveal deep secrets;protection on the astral levels;defenses
*Dark Blue-Confusion(to create-must be used with white or you will confuse yourself)
*Blue-Protection
*Royal Blue-Power and protection
*Light Blue-Protection of home;buildings;young, etc...
*Ruby Red-Love or anger of a passionate nature
*Red-Love;romantic atmosphere;energy;South Cardinal Point
*Light Red-Deep affection of a non-sexual nature
*Deep Pink-Harmony and friendship in the home
*Pink-Harmony and friendship with people;binding magick
*Pale Pink-Friendship;young females
*Yellow-Healing;East Cardinal Point
*Deep Gold-Prosperity;sun magick
*Gold-Attraction
*Pale Gold-Prosperity in health
*Burnt Orange-Oppurtunity
*Orange-Material gain;to seal a spell;attraction
*Dark Brown-Invoking Earth for benefits
*Brown-Peace in home;herb magick;friendship
*Pale Brown-Material benefits in the home
*Silver-Quick money;gambling;Invocation of the Moon;moon magick
*Off White-Peace of mind
*Lily White-Mother candle(burned for thirty minutesat each moon phase)
*White-Righteousness;purity;East Cardinal Point;devotional magick
*Gray-Glamories
*Use White to substitute for any color.Planetary
Correspondences
Remember that the best magick is always composed of what works best for you!
active change, advancement, creativity, ego, fame, favor, friendship, growth, healing, health, honor, hope, joy, leadership, life-energy, light, monetary gain, personal fulfillment, power, pride, promotion, self-confidence, success, superiors, vitality
Negative aspects: arrogance, bigotry, pride
Moon
astral travel, birth, children, clairvoyance, dreams, emotions, fertility, home, imagination, inspiration, intuition, secrets, sleep, women's mysteries, reincarnation
Negative aspects: delusion
Mars
aggression,ambition, arguments,competition, conflict, destruction, energy, goals,lust, male sexuality, medical issues, sports, strength, strife, struggle, surgery, upheaval, victory, war
Negative aspects: anger, violence
Mercury
business, buying and selling, cleverness, communication, contracts, creativity, information, intellect, memory,perception, science, wisdom, writing
Negative aspects: dishonesty, deception
Jupiter
abundance, business, fame, gambling, greed, growth, expansion, honor, leadership, money, parties, politics, power, responsibility, royalty, success, visions, wealth
Negative aspects: greed, wastefulness
Venus
arts, attraction, beauty, female sexuality, friendship, harmony, love, luxury, music, pleasure, scent, sensuality, social affairs
Negative aspects: coldness, isolation, lechery
Saturn
astral plane, banks, binding, buildings, death, debts, discipline, history, institutions, karmic debts, knowledge, limitations, longevity, magickal knowledge, obstacles, real estate, sacred wisdom, structures, time
Negative aspects: oppression, painCrystal/Gemstone
Correspondences
Agate, Botswana
Eases stress and pain of a loss. Reduces anxiety.
Agate, Green Moss
Restores energy and health, bring wearer happiness, emotional balance, wealth, health, and long life
Amazonite
Attracts success, money and luck
Amber
Fossils from pine tree resin, they add strength to magick and spells, attract love and increase beauty.
Amethyst
Increases spiritual awareness, used in all workings for peace, love, happiness and protection, used in divination and psychic work. is a spiritual stone, it brings serenity in times of grief and stress, and is a good aid to meditation. As a calming stone, if placed against the forehead it can ease headaches, and if place under the pillow can aid in restful sleep. It can be used to strengthen commitment, and as an aid to chastity. Amethyst stones have a violet and purple hue, and are associated with the birth signs of Sagittarius, Aquarius, and Pisces.
Apache Tears
Carry as a good luck charm.
Aquamarine
It is a water stone, it is used for calming the nerves, strengthening the spirit, and as an aid to healing internal organs. When used to aid communication, it helps calm and relax the overactive mind. If used in conjunction with meditation, it inspires love, peace, serenity, and greater self-awareness. Aquamarine stones are associated with the birth signs Virgo and Aquarius.
Aventurine
Increases mental powers, perception and creative insight, gambler's stone
Bloodstone
Increases physical strength and courage, brings victory in the courtroom, used to banish, exorcise. Bloodstone is a healing stone, and is helpful in clearing energy. It is used with blood related disorders and to strengthen blood circulation, as it is thought to toughen and oxygenate the bloodstream. Women may find bloodstones helpful in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, and for painful periods. Bloodstones are also used to stimulate physical strength, and are revitalising and balancing. Bloodstones are green with red flecks and are associated with the birth sign Aries.
Carnelian
Promotes self-confidence and peace, eases depression. Carnelian is a healing stone, it vitalises the blood and aids tissue regeneration. It is used to aid concentration and helps to open the heart bringing joy, sociability and warmth. It is also used as a protector from evil. Carnelian stones are orange in color, and are associated with the birth sign Virgo.
Celestite
is a peace stone, it reduces stress and provides a sense of relaxation, bringing with it peace of mind. It is also used as an aid to creativity, and clarity of words and thoughts.
Citrine
is a healing stone, believed to be of great benefit to sufferers of diabetes. It also aids tissue re-generation and is especially efficacious to the digestive system. Used to improve self-confidence by encouraging self-esteem, it enhances friendships and relationships in general. Citrine stones have a pale to deep or smokey yellow colour, and are associated with the birth sign Gemini.
Clear Quartz
as a healing stone, it is physically good for the heart and spine. As a protective stone, it is a generator and activator of energy that repels negativity on all levels. As such it is beneficially used to aid self-confidence, and against real or imaginary slights and injustices. Also used to bolster courage and as an aid too peaceful sleep. The milky or opaque quartz has a receptive feminine aspect, while the clear quartz have a stimulating male force.
Coral
Used for healing, protection, peace and wisdom
Fluorite
Reduces emotional involvement, used to gain perspective, increase mental power. It is also a healing and spiritual stone. Associated with the strengthening of bones and teeth, it also aids knowledge, spiritual growth, and unconditional love. Fluorite is a variable coloured stone often containing purple, white and green.
Garnet
Enhances strength and endurance, protection, healing, enhances self-esteem and encourages success in business. It is also a peace stone. Used to balance sexuality and soothe emotional disharmony, while encouraging love and compassion. Its healing properties protect from infection and aids with mental fatigue. Garnets are a deep red in colour, and are associated with the birth signs Scorpio and Capricorn.
Hematite
Used for grounding, stabilizing, focusing, brings emotional balance
Jade
Attracts love and prosperity, and promotes healing and longevity. It is also a healing and protecting stone. Red jade serves to stimulate the emotions; it aids friendships while promoting prosperity. Green jade serves to calm and soothe. Both have a general influence on the inner motivations and urges. Jade is associated with the birth sign Taurus.
Jasper, Red
Sends back negativity to it's source, reversing, used for stress
Lapis Lazuli
Stimulates wisdom, truthfulness, psychic awareness, healing
Lepidolilte
A calming stone, this is carried for peace, spirituality and to drive off negativity.
Lodestone, Green
Draws money, employment, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
Lodestone, Both
It is a metallic and magnetic stone with both drawing and repelling properties. It helps to draw out and alleviate illness and pain from the physical body, and eases emotional trauma by increasing resistance to stress and disease. It provides protection when around people or in places that impart feelings of depression or agitation, it repels these feeling and helps you grow strong. Black in colour, its energies are clearing and building.
Lodestone, Red
Draws love, friendship, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
Malachite
Draws money and protection, guards wearer from danger. It is an inspirational stone used to aid eyesight and visionary powers by raising hopes and expectations. It helps to combat fear by understanding its source, and assists us to back free from limitations by increasing courage and determination. It is also good for arthritis and is thought to attract prosperity. Malachite is an opaque green striped stone, and is associated with the birth sign Sagittarius.
Moonstone
Draws love, hope and protection, promotes unselfishness, and helps settle disputes, induces prophetic dreams. It is a spiritual stone used to draw the aid of the noon’s spirits and the favors of the noon goddess. They are also used to aid the development of the subconscious and psychic mind. Moonstones have a watery white, pearly sheen that is supposed to open the heart to giving and receiving love, and when exchanged between lovers, arouses passion. Moonstones are associated with the birth sign’s of Cancer and Pisces.
Mother of Pearl
Draws money, wealth and protection, relates to the ocean, depth and movement
Obsidian
Used for grounding and centering, divination, and increasing spirituality
Peridot
It is a healing and spiritual stone used in divination. Peridot is a semi-precious stone and known as the “stone of the seer”. It counteracts negativity and aids the development of inner vision by attracting occult powers to the seer. It also enhances feelings of inner joy and lightness and opens you to giving, receiving, and expressing this joy. Used in healing, it has a beneficial affect on cleansing the liver when “charged” in water. It accelerates personal growth, resonates well with the heart, and aids in reducing stress. Peridot is light green in colour, and associated with the birth sign of Leo.
Petrified Wood
Good for past life work, nervous conditions, and grounding
Quartz, Rose
Draws love and happiness. It is a feminine love stone. Used to draw positive energies, it increases fertility, friendships and brings contentment to the aged. Placed over the heart area, it filters and harmonizes energies passing through it in either direction. It is a very comforting stone that promotes tenderness and sweet things, joyfulness and peace. It also soothes heart pain. Rose Quartz as its name suggests, has a pinkish rose color.
Quartz, Smoky
Mood elevator, overcomes negative emotions and depression
Quartz, Yellow
Draws protection, mental awareness. Used in magick to improve visualization
Rock Crystal
Draws protection, psychic ability
Sodalite
Used for meditation, brings wisdom and calms inner conflicts. It is a calming and balancing stone. It alleviates fears and strengthens the metabolism. It is a slightly sedative and grounding stone that lowers blood pressure and aids sleep. It also clears and calms the mind bringing clarity, enhanced communication, and creative self-expression that widens the perspective. Sodalite is a bright blue stone, often criss-crossed with white lines and flecks; these symbolize the spiritual light that comes with a balanced mind.
Tiger's eye
Draws wealth and money, protects travelers, increases clarity of thought
Tourmaline, Black
Used for grounding and absorbing negative energy
Magickal/Theban Letter
Correspondences
Days of the Week
Monday
Ruled by the Moon. Spells involving emotions, the subconscious, domestic issues and feminine issues. Also, a good day for psychic pursuits and dream work.
Tuesday
Ruled by Mars. Spells for self-assertion, more energy, and courage. Victory and passion are also indicated, as well as masculine goals in general.
Wednesday
Ruled by Mercury. Spells involving mental issues, communication, education and self expression. Also as day for consulting oracles (tarot, runes), planning magickal work, and writing.
Thursday
Ruled by Jupiter. Spells for prosperity and money, luck and business. Also a day for political power, influencing people in high places, law and courts.
Friday
Ruled by Venus. Spells for love, friendship, beauty, sensuality, healing, peace and harmony. Also, a good day for spells for artistic ability and creativity generally.
Saturday
Ruled by Saturn. Spells to overcome obstacles, neutralizing harmful energy, binding and banishing. A day for protecting by blocking or pushing away negative forces.
Sunday
Ruled by the Sun. Spells of many kinds may be done on Sunday, the Sun giving energy to them all, but best for healing and success. Spells for physical strength, obtaining goals, illumination, and initiating any magickal activity.
Greek Ingredients/Herbal
Correspondences
A Snake's Head: a Leech.
A Snake's Ball of Thread: this means Soapstone.
Blood of a Snake: Hematite.
A Bone of an Ibis: this is Buckthorn.
Blood of a Hyrax: truly of a Hyrax [probably the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis].
Tears [Sleep Sand] of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice.
Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil.
Blood of a Hamadryas Baboon: Blood of a Spotted Gecko.
Lion Semen: Human Semen.
Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood.
Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed.
Semen of Hermes: Dill.
Blood of Ares: Purslane.
Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall.
Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach [probably Acanthus mollis L. or Helleborus foetidus L.].
From the Loins: Camomile.
A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap [probably Brassica napus L.].
A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane [probably a variety of leopard's bane in the genus Boronicum, or one of the heliotropes].
A Physician's Bone: Sandstone.
Blood of Hestia: Camomile.
An Eagle: Wild Garlic [Trigonella foenumgraecum, but the reading is doubtful].
Blood of a Goose: A Mulberry Tree's Milk.
Kronos' Spice: Piglet's Milk.
A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot].
Kronos' Blood: sap of Cedar.
Semen of Helios: White Hellebore.
Semen of Herakles: this is Mustard-rocket [probably Eruca sativa].
A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce.
Blood from a Head: Lupine.
A Bull's Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle.
A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood.
Semen of Hephaistos: This is Fleabane.
Semen of Ammon: Houseleek.
Semen of Ares: Clover.
Fat from a Head: Spurge.
From the Belly: Earth-apple.
From the Foot: Houseleek.
[PGM XII.401-44]
Notes:
This list (slightly adapted) is from Hans Dieter Betz (ed.), The Greek
Magical Papyri in Translation including the Demotic Spells, Univ. Chicago
Press, 1986 167-169.
