![]() ![]() Perhaps its deadly effects were offset by the inclusion of its antidotes. ![]() Interestingly, both atropine ( deadly nightshade) and digitalis (foxgloves) act as antidotes to aconitine (Gillam, 2008: 4)! So why is it useful to witches?īecause aconite is so toxic, it doesn’t really have many witchy uses, aside from flying ointment. Hecate, goddess of witchcraft, pulled wolfsbane out of Cerberus’ saliva. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) is the best vampire/werewolf movie.Īccording to Amy Stewart, the Nazis even used it to poison bullets during the Second World War! (2010: 2).Īconite is named after Aconitus Hill, where Hercules fought Cerberus, guard dog of the Underworld. Anyone who was useless to the state was poisoned. Otherwise known as monkshood ( aconitum napellus) was the official poison on Ceos. ![]() If you want rain, it’s best to do the traditional British rain dance. It will also bring rain if you burn it outside, but be wary since the fumes are poisonous (1985: 137). However, Scott Cunningham believes henbane can be useful in love magic. In Greek mythology, the dead wore henbane wreaths as they walked along the river Styx. Some believe henbane can be used to communicate with the dead. Being able to gather suspected witches in one place would probably be quite comforting. Many believed witches could turn into hares on their way to gatherings. You might wonder what that has to do with witches. Apparently, putting henbane on a hareskin and leaving it in a field would gather all the local hares around it (2015: 252). But he also relates a weird belief found in a medieval manuscript. Niall Mac Coitir notes a Welsh belief that children who fell asleep near henbane would never wake up again (2015: 252). Two Scotsmen and a witch flying on a broomstick. ![]()
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