10 Spiritual Benefits Of Bay Leaves (To Attract Abundance And Positivity)

If you like Indian cuisine, you’ve probably eaten a soup with some dried leaves floating in it – these are called bay leaves. They’re commonly used to add flavor to food, but did you know you can use these leaves in your spiritual rituals too?

In fact, bay leaves, also known as laurel, have been known for their high vibrational power for centuries. Whether you’re hoping to refine the atmosphere of your home, attract wealth, or manifest love, this common spice can help! Here are 10 ways you can benefit from using bay leaves in your spiritual practice.

Ten Spiritual Benefits of Bay Leaves

1. Use bay leaves for protection and purification rituals

You may have tried infusing your space with sage, palo santo, or even incense, but did you know you can burn a bay leaf for the same purposes? This sacred plant has been used in protective and aura cleansing wipe rituals for centuries.

What is unique about the bay leaf is that it is flat and paper-thin; That means you can write messages on the sheet before burning it if you like. If you’ve been feeling worried, drained, or negative lately, this ritual might work perfectly for you! Try writing your worries on a dried bay leaf with a pen, then burn it in a safe container. You can also add some sage or another sacred plant or resin if you like.

As your bay leaves (and other desired herbs) burn, imagine those stressors floating away as the smoke clears. You will have a clear picture of the universe absorbing your worries and in addition the bay leaf smoke will help extract any negative energy from your space and body.

2. Put a bay leaf in your wallet to attract wealth

You can not only write your worries and stressors on a bay leaf – you can also write down whatever you want! If you hope to attract wealth, try this ritual:

First write your wishes on the bay leaf. Keep in mind that these don’t all have to be about money; “Abundance” can also mean material things, a healthy body, a supportive community, and so on.

After writing down your desires, hold the bay leaf and visualize those desires. Imagine vividly how you will feel when you receive them. Take your time.

When you’re done, simply slip the bay leaf into your wallet. Now you carry this energy of abundance with you everywhere! This will signal to the Universe that you are ready to receive whatever you hope for.

3. Use a bay leaf for manifestation rituals

You can also try the abundance ritual above without stashing the bay leaf in your wallet. Simply write your desires – what you wish to manifest – on the bay leaf as described above. Take plenty of time to visualize what you are manifesting with the bay leaf in your hand.

This time you will burn the bay leaf instead of keeping it. Again, feel free to burn sage or anything else with your bay leaf. As your leaves burn, imagine your desires floating upward and becoming one with the energy of Source; Then allow the Source to take care of your desires.

4. Drink bay leaf teas for stress relief and relaxation

Bay leaves may taste great in stews and soups, but you can also make them into tea. The tea tastes slightly tangy, but if you’re a fan of its aroma, it’s a powerful stress reliever and health-boosting tonic for everyday use.

Many bay leaf tea lovers swear by its calming effects. If you are prone to anxiety, try this tea once or twice a day and you will find that it gently soothes your tense nerves and worried mind. This works for daily use as well as for spiritual rituals. For example, try a cup of bay leaf tea before meditation or yoga, or during a new or full moon ritual. Try this West Indian bay leaf tea recipe from The Spruce.

5. Put a bay leaf under your pillow for lucid dreaming, clairvoyance and astral projection

Bay leaves are widely known for their ability to develop psychic abilities, and most commonly what are known as “clairs”: clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairaudience. In short, this means that bay leaves can help increase your extrasensory abilities to receive psychic messages, communicate with your spiritual team, and connect with the universe. You can sleep with a bay leaf under your pillow for psychic messages in your dreams.

The same method also helps with lucid dreaming or astral travel, both difficult techniques but once mastered can help connect you to your ancestors.

6. Healing Recipes: Use bay leaves in soups and stews

If you look for recipes online, you’ll find that many soups and stews call for a few bay leaves as they add flavor and aroma to meals. However, you can also cook with bay leaves to benefit your overall health. Bay leaves are high in antioxidants and also have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. So next time you come down with a cold, a bay leaf stew might help!

7. Use bay leaf during full and new moon rituals

Whether you already practice lunar cycle rituals or not, bay leaves are a great addition to your routines. We talked above about using bay leaves to banish negative energy and to call in abundance – these practices achieve the best results when done at the right time of the lunar cycle.

First of all, the new moon works best for manifestation, ie attracting abundance. As the new moon rolls around each month, use these rituals as outlined above: put a bay leaf in your wallet or burn a bay leaf with your wishes written on it.

On the other hand, the full moon carries a powerful energy to let go of anything that doesn’t serve you. Try the release rituals each month around the time of the full moon: use bay leaves to release negativity as described above, burn bay leaves to cleanse your space, or drink bay leaf tea to ease worries.

8. Use salt and bay leaf to cleanse your body and space

Much like clear quartz, salt can act as an energetic purifier and an enhancer of other spiritual tools (like bay leaves). Therefore, adding salt to any bay leaf ritual can make the practice even more powerful.

You could try placing bowls of sea salt with bay leaves in every room in your home. You can also take a bay leaf bath: add a cup of sea salt or Epsom salts to your bath water and throw in a few bay leaves. The salt and leaves work together to create an energetically cleansing and replenishing bath, and you are left with a deliciously scented, spiritual spa experience.

8. Burn dried bay leaves to attract love

We’ve already discussed the magic of using bay leaves to manifest abundance, but “abundance” can also include love! If you are looking for an effortless, supportive romantic relationship, burning bay leaves can send a message to the universe to draw that energy to you.

The easiest way to do this is to simply write the word “love” on a bay leaf and burn it mindfully to visualize the intent to receive love rising to Source.

However, you can go into more detail with your request. Affirmations work well in this case; Ask yourself what exactly you are looking for in your dream relationship. Are you hoping for emotional support? Adventure? Stability? Turn your wishes into an affirmation! It might sound something like this: “I love supporting and feeling supported by my loving partner!“.

Write your affirmation on the bay leaf, then follow the burning ritual: safely light your leaf, place it in a fireproof container while it burns, and envision the universe receiving your request as the smoke trails rises above.

It’s important to remember that when practicing love token spells like this, it’s not a good idea to write a person’s name on the sheet in hopes that that person will love you back. The universe can’t make anyone love you – they have to choose it themselves! Also, it’s healthy to remember: you deserve a relationship you don’t have to beg for.

10. Grow laurel plants to attract good luck and raise the vibration of your home

For all those green fingers hoping to attract good luck with bay leaves, you can get the best results by growing your own bay plant! Feng Shui tells us that strategically placing a laurel plant in your home can bring spiritual benefits.

First, if you have already placed salt or crystals around your home to fine tune your home’s energetic frequency, a laurel plant can make these tools even more powerful. Laurel, when grown, boosts the energy of any space and also helps balance emotions.

So if you want to use a laurel plant to attract luck, you can try placing lucky crystals around your house first. Green Aventurine is good for attracting money! Then place a laurel plant in your home to strengthen this happiness energy.

In summary, you don’t even have to buy expensive crystals to raise your vibration or enhance your spirituality. Just visit the spice section of your local grocery store and pick up a jar of dried bay leaves—or bring your own bay plant home to enjoy all of these powerful spiritual benefits!

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