Protection, Healing, Purification, Love, Youth, Prosperity, Sleep

For protection and purification regularly sprinkle and infusion of Vervain around your alter as well as generally around your home, inside and out. Also cleanse ritual tools and favorite objects with an infusion, particularly things that are handled by strangers or by those whom you feel carry a negative energy.

Before going to sleep, scatter some Vervain on the floors throughout your house. In the morning, sweep it right out the door, along with the negativity that it will have drawn. This is an extremely protective ritual, as well as having the benefit of clearing "an angry house". You will find that tempers flare less easily when you regularly clear the house with Vervain.

When ill, wash yourself in an infusion of Vervain. This should bring about a quicker recovery when added to standard treatment.

A moderate infusion (1tsp. per cup of water steeped 8 minutes) of Vervain may be taken occasionally to bring about a restful sleep that will be untroubled by bad dreams. Use this when you believe someone is haunting your dreams on purpose.

Burn a bit of Vervain when you find yourself being troubled by thought of an unrequited love. This will help to lessen the obsession, particularly if you also carry some, along with a portion of balm of Gilead, in a yellow or white sachet.