Hops

Hops, scientifically known as Humulus lupulus, is a climbing plant native to Europe, North America, and Western Asia. Known primarily for its use in brewing beer, hops have also been valued in traditional medicine and magical practices. Symbolically, hops represent healing, relaxation, and luck.

In magical and spiritual practices, hops are associated with sleep, healing, and prosperity. They are believed to promote restful sleep, facilitate healing, and attract good fortune. Hops are used in rituals and spells to enhance relaxation, support health, and bring luck. Their calming and beneficial nature makes them ideal for spells and rituals aimed at relaxation, healing, and prosperity.

Hops can be associated with deities and spirits related to healing, sleep, and abundance, reflecting their use in rituals aimed at these qualities. They align with deities like Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, and Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing.

Hops are especially potent when used in rituals during the late summer and early autumn, their harvesting seasons, symbolizing abundance, relaxation, and renewal. They are also fitting for use in rituals aimed at promoting restful sleep, ensuring healing, and attracting good fortune.

Hops are aligned with the Water element, symbolizing their connection to emotions, intuition, and healing. The Water element’s qualities of fluidity, nurturing, and emotional depth resonate with hops’ properties.

The Moon, representing intuition, emotions, and cycles, reflects hops’ attributes of promoting relaxation and healing. This celestial influence underscores the plant’s capacity to soothe, heal, and attract good fortune.

Cancer and Pisces, both associated with the qualities of intuition, emotional depth, and healing, resonate with hops’ qualities of relaxation, healing, and luck. These alignments emphasize the plant’s ability to promote restful sleep, support health, and attract prosperity.

The green and gold colors of hops symbolize healing, abundance, and the heart and solar plexus chakras. Incorporating hops or visualizing their colors in magical work can invoke their energies of relaxation, healing, and prosperity.

Crystals such as amethyst and jade complement hops’ energy, enhancing their properties of relaxation and abundance. Amethyst promotes restful sleep and emotional healing, while jade attracts good fortune and supports physical health.

Hops can be used in various magical tools and applications, such as in sleep sachets, healing charms, and prosperity rituals. Creating hops-infused oil can enhance rituals of relaxation and healing, while using hops in incense can promote restful sleep and emotional well-being. Adding hops to baths can soothe the body and spirit, fostering a sense of relaxation and healing. Keeping hops in the home or garden can create a nurturing and calming environment, fostering a sense of well-being and prosperity.