Cloves | Hex Breaking & Protection

Associations

Planet: Mars
Element: Fire
Astrological Sign: Aries
Chakra: Solar Plexus
Deities: Sekhmet

Description

Also sold as Clavos and Nail Spice. Cloves are worked with for protection, authority, and strengthening intention. In spiritual practice, they support commanding energy, reinforcing boundaries, and amplifying focused will. This herb is often chosen when clarity and decisiveness are required.

Plant Context

Cloves are tightly closed flower buds with a strong, penetrating aroma. Their concentrated form reflects their spiritual role of focus, intensity, and protective strength.

In the Hand

Dark brown nail-shaped buds, oily and intensely aromatic, numbing on the tongue. A very few scent an entire blend.

Work with it

Cloves are often used in protection charms, authority workings, and intention blends. A common way to work with them is to include a small amount in a ritual focused on strength and clear direction.

Work It With

• Elder Berries
• Heather Flowers
• Horehound
• Raw Black Tourmaline
• Charcoal Disks, for burning loose herbs
• How to work with herbs spiritually
• Shop the whole apothecary by purpose

Important Notes

Hot spice. May irritate skin, avoid direct prolonged contact.
Sold as a ritual botanical, not as food, supplement, or medicine. Not for consumption.
Offered for its traditional folkloric and metaphysical associations only, and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent anything.
Keep out of reach of children and pets.
Sold in 1/2 ounce packages.