Dittany of Crete

Dittany of Crete is a beautiful flowering herb related to Oregano. Highly prized as an herb to attract and help spirits to manifest, and as aid in astral projection, Dittany (Origanum dictamnus) is pretty much commercially unavailable. That is why I grow it myself and harvest it ritually for Natural Magick Shop. Add it to incenses or burn alone for any workings involving astral projection or calling spirits. I use it in my Astral Projection incense, my Wizard Visions smoking herbs, and as the focus herb in my Astral Projection oil.

Cunningham says, "The juice of the dittany drives away venomous beasts, so smear some onto your body before venturing out where they live." Now there is not much juice in this dry little herb, but it smells strongly of oregano, so it might be useful in repelling pests and infectious disease.

catherine yronwood also assigns Dittany with love spells and love divinations. Since most folks couldn’t tell its flavor from Oregano, a romantic Italian meal substituting Dittany for Oregano might be a perfect love spell. Or you could add a pinch of it to my Love or Divination incense to attempt to see a vision of your true love. The plant is really so pretty when it is in bloom, and the flowers are pink, so it is easy to see the love association.

The below correspondences are vis Cunningham, Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs in plain text, C.L. Zalewski, Herbs in Magic and Alchemy in brackets, or my own interpretations in parenthesis.