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These beauties make my heart sing. They smell amazing, are wonderful for spells, attract pollinators (yay for bee-friendly plants), and are stunningly beautiful.

Disclaimer: I am by no means a medical professional and do not claim to be. All medicinal benefits stated are a product of my own research and should not be advised by a trained physician. If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor! Never take anything that you are not 100% sure is safe. If you are pregnant, consult your doctor or midwife before consuming anything you have not had previous contact with.

A Brief History of Roses

Roses have an extremely long history, with fossil evidence proving their existence over 35 million years ago. The cultivation of roses is said to have started in China around 5000 years ago, although this type of rose did not make its way to Europe until the late 18th century. The cultivated roses of China were prized for their ability to flower repeatedly each year, and these cultivations eventually formed the basis for most of the roses we see today after being bred with hardy native roses.

This botanical drawing depicts Rosa Canina, or Dog Rose as it is commonly known.

Roses, uncultivated or cultivated, have been adopted worldwide as a symbol of opulence and beauty. Cleopatra loved to roam around her rooms with Marc Anthony so that whenever he smelled a rose he would think of her. Roses were grown extensively in the Middle East as well as the Roman Empire, where the nobility established large public rose gardens as symbols of their wealth. The rose was so important to the Romans that placing a wild rose at the door of a room meant that anything discussed in that room should be kept confidential.

Interestingly, the rose has not always been associated with beauty and love. During the 15th century, a white and red rose were the symbols of opposing English factions, leading to the “War of the Roses” when both sides fought for control of England.

By the 17th century, roses were considered such a valuable commodity that roses and rosewater were considered legal tender and could be exchanged for other goods or payments.

Some fun rose facts

1. The oldest living rose bush is said to be around 1000 years old and is on the wall of Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany.

Can you believe this rose is 1000 years old? Absolutely incredible, right? This must have received so much love and care to make it to that age.

2. There are many cultures that have folklore related to the rose. Christian folklore sees the red rose as symbolic of Christ’s suffering, with the 5 petals of a rose symbolizing his 5 wounds. Muslim folklore sees the rose as a means to catch a cheating spouse, as well as the story that the first rose came from a drop of sweat from Muhammad’s forehead. In Jewish folklore, the rose plays a central role in proving a woman’s innocence when falsely accused of a crime.

3. In England it is considered bad luck if you are cutting a rose and a petal falls off while you are cutting it.

4. In Italy, if you give away a fully opened rose, mark it for death, so Italians only give rosebuds or partially opened roses.

5. There are over 300 species of roses and tens of thousands of varieties, amazing right?

Medicinal Benefits of Rose

• Helps soothe irritated skin and reduce redness
• Soothes a sore throat
• Has antiseptic properties that can help prevent and treat infections
• Packed with antioxidants, meaning it prevents cell damage and is anti-aging. Can help heal scars, burns and cuts

Antibacterial properties

• May have powerful antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties.
• May help relieve headaches
• Aids digestion and can prevent stomach upset

Rose hips are incredibly rich in vitamin C

Magical Properties of Rose

Rose is mostly used in love spells these days. If you want to try some love spells yourself, check out these love spells that work, this powerful love spell to find new love and this easy love spell.

Other magical properties of rose

• Enhances female intuition
• Psychic work and dream work
• Protection (a rose with thorns will help)
• Luck
• avoidance of conflicts
• beauty
• Trust
• sexuality
• Truth

associations

deities: Aphrodite, Adonis, Eros, Venus

correspondence

Zodiac: bull

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Gender: feminine

How to Make Magical Rose Water the magical properties of roses before they wither. I like to have some rose water on hand at home along with dried rose petals. A spray bottle of rose water is a great way to inject a little self-love throughout the day, and you can also use it in most love spells if you don’t have dried rose petals on hand.

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh rose petals (or ½ cup dried)
• 3 cups of water

method

“Roses give me your magical powers, fill this water with your loving vibrations. That’s how it should be”

• Put a lid on your pot and bring it to a boil
• Let it simmer until the color has oozed out of the rose petals. This can take between 5 and 20 minutes.
• Leave the lid on and let the rosewater collapse completely.
• When completely cold, strain your rose petals through a very fine sieve or through cheesecloth.
• In a spray bottle in the fridge for a few weeks or out of the fridge for a week. If you don’t use that much, a sneaky tip is to freeze it in ice cubes and then use it when you need it. This looks pretty too and provided you used food grade rose petals you can even add the ice cubes to drinks.

So dears, I hope this gives you all the information you were looking for about the magical properties of roses!

Until next time

blessed be

Amaria xx

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