Licorice

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Licorice is a sacred and aromatic root, renowned for its purifying, balancing, and energizing properties. Its mild, sweet, warm, and slightly balsamic fragrance evokes gentleness, protection, purification, and connection with nature. Used in powder form, infusion, or as a fumigation, it promotes inner peace, protection, purification, and harmony.

1. Identity and symbolism

• Origin : Native to the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and the Middle East, Licorice is a sacred plant in many ancient traditions.
• Popular names : Licorice, sacred root, divine sweetness
• Element : Water (purification, gentleness) and Fire (protective, vitality)
• Planet : The Moon (intuition, gentleness) and Jupiter (abundance, harmony)
• Polarity : Feminine / Masculine (balance)
• Symbolism : Licorice symbolizes gentleness, protection, purification, and inner harmony. Its energy evokes divine gentleness, wisdom, and stability.

2. Energy signature

Licorice radiates a gentle, soothing, and protective energy. Its sweet, warm, and balsamic scent promotes inner peace, purification, and harmony. It primarily activates the heart (Anahata) and throat (Vishuddha) chakras, facilitating communication, gentleness, and spiritual connection.

3. Magical virtues and properties

• Protection and softness : It creates a barrier against negativity while bringing softness and serenity.
• Purification : It cleanses the space, the aura and eliminates stagnant energies.
• Harmony and balance : It soothes the mind, balances emotions and promotes inner peace.
• Confidence and Communication : It facilitates self-expression, self-confidence and inner wisdom.
• Energy boost : It revitalizes the body and mind, bringing softness and vitality.

4. Ideas for uses and practices (excluding food)

• Fumigation : Burn pieces or powder of Licorice to purify a charged space or object.
• Infusion or oil : Use as an infusion for sprinkling or as an application to soothe, strengthen protection or promote communication.
• Creating talismans : Incorporate the powder or a few pieces into a sachet or talisman to attract peace, gentleness and wisdom.
• Purification ritual : Scatter or burn during rituals to cleanse the energy of a place or aura.
• Attunement : Use during meditation or prayer to enhance gentleness, inner peace and divine connection.

5. Collection ideas

Here are some uses to harness the power of Licorice in magical or spiritual practices:

• Creating sachets or talismans : Insert powder or pieces to attract gentleness, protection and harmony.
• Purification ritual : Burn or scatter to purify a space or enhance serenity.
• Visualization : Focus on the sweetness and light that Licorice provides to strengthen inner peace and confidence.
• Attunement : During meditations or rituals to promote gentleness, wisdom and spiritual connection