The Magical Uses Of Bay Leaf

Learn how to take away your worries and make your wishes come true with the magickal uses of Bay Leaf.

Bay Leaf, also known as bay laurel, is a powerful herb that is useful for manifestation, prosperity, protection, cleansing and even psychic development. It is a favorite herb of many as it is easily accessible, has multiple magickal uses and is easy to grow inside of your home or garden.

Manifestation & Prosperity

Take a bay leaf and write your wishes and desires directly on the leaf.  While holding the bay leaf, begin to channel your wants, intentions and wishes into the leaf. Take as much time as you need to focus your energy, feelings and visualizations into the leaf. Feel and visualize receiving what you are asking for and be open to receive it. Once you are finished channeling and feel ready, burn the bay leaf. Watch the smoke of the Bay leaf carry your wishes and intentions out into the universe.

*This process can be done any time but is especially effective on a New Moon and is easy to include in any New Moon ritual.

To attract money, place a bay leaf into your wallet or purse and tuck it in with your money and cards. You can write money signs, symbols, your name or whatever you would like to write on your leaf. Keep the bay leaf in your wallet or purse and carry it with you. This will attract money, abundance and prosperity to you. If you are a business owner, you can take a bay leaf and slip it underneath or inside your cash register. This will attract successful business and new customers.

Protection & Cleansing

Burning bay leaf will cleanse and drive out any negative, harmful, or unwanted energies and feelings from yourself, your space and other people.  Bay leaf is a great addition to sage during a sacred space cleansing and will assist in the purification, protection and clearing of the space.

Take a bay leaf and write out all of your current worries, fears and anxieties directly on the bay leaf. Take some time and focus on releasing those unwanted feelings and worries into the leaf. Allow all of your stresses to flow out of your body and into the bay leaf. Once you are finished releasing your anxieties into the leaf, burn the bay leaf and watch the smoke of the Bay leaf carry away your worries out into the universe to be transformed into positive energy.

*This process can be done any time but is especially effective on a Full Moon and is easy to include in any Full Moon ritual.