====== Caraway ======
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latin_names: Carum carvi
folk_names: Kummel, Alcaravea
gender_tags: Masculine
planet_tags: Mercury
element_tags: Air
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-theft, Mental Powers, Conscious Mind, Physical Energy, Love
part_tags: essential oil, dried fruit
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===== Magical Uses =====

The caraway serves as protection against Lilith, as well as all manner of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It is often carried for this purpose. Any object which holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof.

The seeds are also used to encourage fidelity, and are placed in sachets and talismans to attract a mate. When baked into cookies, bread, or cakes they are lust-inducing. Chewing the seeds is helpful to gain the love of one you desire.

They also strengthen the memory, and a small bag of the seeds placed in a child's bed protects the child from illness.

===== Aromatherapy =====

Rye bread smells and tastes so good because of the caraway fruits (often misnamed “seeds”) that are added to the dough.

Caraway possesses a stimulating odor. Crush the seeds and inhale the scent to revitalize the physical body, perhaps visualizing the aroma as brilliant orange-yellow flames.

This fragrance is also refreshing to the conscious mind. Sniff to enhance alertness and to strengthen the memory.

To attract love, visualize yourself freely giving and receiving it as you smell the crushed fruits. Repeat this simple, short ritual several times a day-especially when worrying about your current relationship.

To smooth an ongoing relationship, smell and visualize the two of you working out problems and communicating. Lack of communication is the major cause of separations.
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