Essential Oil – Mugwort

Botanical name: Artemisia vulgaris

Color: Very light yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery note: Middle

Related Planets/Deities: Moon/Artemis/Wotan

Aroma: Complex, floral, minty, exotic

Energetic Properties: Enchanting, dreamy

Aromatherapy Properties: The oil is a yellow-orange mobile liquid with a blue-violet tinge and an intensely sweet, almost floral citrus scent. It blends well with citrus oils, especially neroli, and with spice oils such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove. Mugwort oil is extremely popular as a fragrance component in soaps, colognes and perfumes.

Spiritual Uses: Used in magick and other esoteric areas since antiquity, Mugwort has long been associated with sorcery, witchcraft, divination, and dreaming. It is also a tried-and-true ingredient in many types of protection rituals and meditations. In Europe, Mugwort herb was seen as a protective charm against evil and danger.

Blends well with: Oakmoss, Lavender, Clary Sage, Chamomile, Lemon, Clove, and Cedarwood.

History: Mugwort has a long history of cultivation and use. Its name is thought to derive from the Old English mucg wyrt, meaning “marsh plant”, a reference to mugwort’s swampy native habitat. St. John the Baptist wore a girdle of Mugwort when he went into the wilderness. Roman soldiers planted mugwort by the roadside so that weary passersby could stuff the herbage into their shoes to relieve aching feet. Mugwort is one of the nine herbs invoked in the pagan Anglo-Saxon Nine Herbs Charm, recorded in the 10th century.

These oils are sold for aromatherapy purposes only.