03/17/2026
Welcome to this week’s “Ingredient of the Week” spotlight, witches! This week we will introduce you all to Grains of Paradise.
Some other folk names for this herb include African Pepper, Alligator Pepper, Guinea Grains, Mallaquetta Pepper, and Melequeta. Grains of paradise is a masculine herb. His planetary ruler is Mars and his element is Fire.
Grains of Paradise have a long and diverse history in folk magic. They are used for everything from business success and money, luck, the building of magical charms to house spirits, and even in legal matters. Grains of paradise are also used in love and lust spell work. It is also one of the herbs popular for wishing. Hold some in your hands, make a wish and then throw a small amount of the herb in each direction, beginning in the North and ending in the West.
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