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Black
Poppy Seed This shiny, washed poppy
seed is for incense, not planting. The smoke of poppy seeds has
been used in divination. This is a wonderful New Moon incense
that pops and snaps when burned. The Moon aspect in combination with the seeds' appearance
also makes them a good representation of night or the fertile
subconscious. The copious seeds of this Moon
plant are an excellent symbol for female fertility, to represent
children, or to stand for overwhelming forces (which children can
sometimes be!). For
the spring festival of Purim, Jews make delicious uterus-shaped cookies stuffed
with these seeds to represent "eggs" (Haman's ears indeed). These
seeds have also been boiled in wine and drunk to soothe stomach flu and
eaten by ancient Greek athletes with honey as an energy food.
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Uses in Witchcraft &
Magick:
Divination Fertility Moon
Herb
Poppy seeds
for growing
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