Rosemary. This herb is a powerful cleanser for your home and your own aura. It is associated with cleansing, strength, protection, invigoration, virtue, memory, and solar energy. It’s believed to provide mental clarity, enhance memory, protect from negative energy, and open your heart. The word Rosmarinus is from the Latin meaning "dew of the sea". Rosemary is also associated with Aphrodite and appears in many ancient images of Her. Rosemary was also given as a gift for New Year's Day, along with an orange, stuck with cloves and it was used with holly and mistletoe to decorate for Yule. An old saying says "Where Rosemary flourishes, the Woman rules" and in England it was believed that rosemary could not grow in the garden of the home unless the mistress was the master. In France, Rosemary was burnt, along with Juniper berries in sick rooms and hospitals to purify the air. Rosemary is believed to attract the fae and good energies. It was an embalming herb and sacred in Egypt. It was also a sacred herb to the Greeks.
