13 Herbs for Lughnasadh - Awesome on 20

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Are you ready to celebrate your harvest? I've got 13 herbs for Lughnasadh or Lammas to help you bring in your blessings.

13 Herbs for Lughnasadh (with a sunny wheat field)

Another turn in the wheel of the year is coming. This time we celebrate Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas. It falls on the 1st of August and marks the height of summer. The sun's golden light rains down on the Earth in Leo season, and we begin to harvest what we have created throughout the year so far.

This is the first of three harvest festivals, celebrating the gathering of wheat and grain. Baking as an excellent way to celebrate, as it honors the fertility an abundance of the wheat in the fields.

To learn more about Lughnasadh, check out these posts:

Herbs for Lughnasadh

Working with any and all grains would be ideal for Lughnasadh. So whether you're working with whole plants or the processed ingredients of wheat, corn, oats, and other grains, these would all be ideal. Herbs that reflect the power of the sun or celebrate the god Lugh would also be appropriate for this sabbat.

Here are 13 herbs to get you started:

Apple - Sacred to Lugh, this fruit holds the power of protection and love.
Barley - An herb of fertility, it's sacred to Ceres and Demeter
Chicory - Useful for removing obstacles
Corn - A plant of abundance with big sun energy
Cornflower - These beautiful blue flowers help open the third eye and heighten your psychic senses.
Fennel - Not just for digestion, fennel alo brings courage, purification, and protection
Fenugreek - A plant of music and poetry, it's sacred to Apollo
Hazel - This tree of wisdom and inspiration is sacred to Lugh
Hop - This plant is tied to underworld travel
Mugwort - An herb of protection, it also heightens your senses and aids in astral travel
Oak - Known as the doorway to knowledge, this tree also brings strength and stability
Poppy - The field poppy brings fertility, luck, money, and love
Wheat - It's far reaching golden grains symbolize fertility

How to Use Your Herbs

As always in witchcraft, you are limited only by your imagination when it comes to using your herbs to celebrate Lughnasadh. Here are a few ideas to spark your imagination.

Craft a corn dolly from stalks of wheat and hang them from your rafters for home protection.
Create a wheat wreath to hang on your front door and call in fertility and abundance.
Bread baking is a beautiful way to celebrate the wheat harvest.
Craft a tea blend with mugwort, cornflower, or other Lughnasadh herbs to drink in the energy of the season.
Add the herbs to charm bags and spell jars or use them to dress a candle.
Brewing and drinking beer is also a great way to work with grain like hops or barley.

Whole Wheat Guinness Soda Bread loaf with slices

Recipes to Use Your Lughnasadh Herbs

As a harvest festival that focuses on grains, kitchen witchcraft is an obvious way to honor the season. I could easily give you over a hundred recipe ideas, but you can find those all on my complete Lughnasadh recipe list. To inspire your appetite, here are a few ideas to get you going.

Tear & Share Flower Bread - Shape the bread to look like the sun
Apple Butter - Make a big batch to use throughout the season
Whole Wheat Guinness Soda Bread - Guinness is made with barley
Cheddar Corn Soup - Made with chili-infused cheese, this soup brings the fire energy
Nutella No-Bake Cookies - Combine oats and hazelnut for a delicious treat that won't heat up your kitchen in summer
Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad - Gorgeous for summer

I could talk about Lughnasadh recipes forever, but I'll stop there for now.

I hope you use this sabbat to celebrate everything you're beginning to harvest in your life. Use these herbs to remind you of all your blessings and to keep calling them in. Let me know in the comments how you plan to celebrate Lughnasadh.