====== Marigold ======
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latin_names: Calendula officinalis
folk_names: Bride of the Sun, Calendula, Drunkard, Goldes, Holigolde, Husbandman's Dial, Marybud, Marygold, Mary Gowles, Ruddes, Ruddles, Spousa Solis, Summer's Bride
gender_tags:  Masculine
planet_tags: Sun
element_tags: Fire
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers, Health, Comfort
part_tags: fresh flowers
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===== Magical Uses =====

Marigolds, picked at noon when the Sun is at its hottest and strongest, will strengthen and comfort the heart.

Garlands of marigolds strung on the doorposts stop evil from entering the house, and scattered under the bed they protect you while asleep and make your dreams come true, i.e., give you prophetic dreams. Especially effective in discovering a thief who has robbed you.

Marigolds added to the bath water help win the respect and admiration of everyone you meet.

Looking at the bright flowers strengthens the sight, and carried in the pocket, marigold helps justice to smile favorably upon you while in court.

If a girl touches the petals of the marigold with her bare feet, she will understand the languages of the birds.

==== Aromatherapy ====

==== Lore ====

This flower’s name stems from the Latin ca/ends, the word denoting the first day of each month (and the origin of the English “calendar”). It was so called because the yellow and orange flowers were said to be in bloom on every calends throughout the year in ancient Rome.

==== Magical Uses ====

I’ve called this flower by its true name rather than the common misnomer, marigold, since the calendula is often confused with the Mexican flower //Tagetes spp.// There is a resemblance, but the two flowers have vastly different energies. 

This plant, prized in medicinal herbalism, also has magical aromatherapy applications. The scent of the flowers strengthens and maintains health. At one time in the past, fresh calendula blossoms were sniffed to sharpen the eyesight. This was probably pure sympathetic magic, for the flowers resemble eyes.

Sniff the aroma of calendula at night just before going to bed to produce psychic dreams.

For centuries, the blooms have been sniffed to comfort the weary and distressed.
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