Pagan Blog Project D is for Dill

Dill is a masculine plant associated with the planet Mercury and the element of Fire; it is also associated with the Goddess Orchun of the Yoruban pantheon.

Most commonly dill is used in cooking, especially sauces-think dill sauce for salmon, and in salads.  It is also, of course, an essential ingredient in the pickling of anything. 

Magickally it is used for protection, money, love and lust.

For protection you can hang dill over the door.   This will prevent those who are jealous of you, and those with evil intent, from entering your home.  Placing dill in a child's crib is said to protect them from harm. 

Dill is also helpful in protecting us from getting carried away with our own thoughts.  It is said to keep you aware of the differences between the reality of magick and the superstitious beliefs around it.  (And perhaps of our own wishful thinking at times! lol)

There is an old saying, used in reference to evil witches 'Vervain and dill, hinder witches of their will.'  Obviously this worked more as a peace of mind remedy for those who were afraid of magick and how it might be used against them.

It is said that the smell of dill stimulates lust and that taking a bath with dill in the water will make one irresistible.  This is probably why dill is so often used in love spells. 

Dill is a plant that produces a lot of seeds which makes it a natural to use in money spells.  Carrying dill with you is also said to attract prosperity. 

 Dill also has several healing properties.  As always, any information given here is not meant as a substitute for medical advice.  Please contact your medical professional with any and all health concerns. 

The smell of dill is said to cure hiccups.

Ingesting dill helps to encourage milk production and ease breast congestion in nursing mothers. 

Perhaps most commonly, dill is known to help with digestive issues.  Ingesting it helps lessen flatulence and colic: it also helps to settle one's stomach and stimulate the appetite.  

Personally, I have to wonder if it's propensity to stimulate the appetite, and keep the stomach settled, isn't part of why serving pickles with sandwiches became so common at restaurants.  After all, what could be better for them, something that makes you hungry and yet keeps your tummy from getting upset, even if you eat too much, or maybe too many greasy fries.  

Blessings!