Ritual Herbs - Gotu Kola

Element Associations: Earth | Air
Planetary Associations: Saturn
Astrological Associations: Capricorn | Aquarius
Chakra Associations: Crown
Energy: Masculine / Expressive
Magical Properties: Meditation | Psychic Development | Renewal | Healing | Clarity | Insight
Healing Properties: Nervine | Wound Healing | Skin Support | Energy Restoration | Circulatory Support
Botanical Name: Hydrocotyl asiatica
Origin: Native to India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia
Deity Associations: Saraswati (Hindu goddess of knowledge, arts, wisdom, and speech)

Common Magical Uses:

• Meditation & Concentration: Burn Gotu Kola as incense, or include in ritual blends to calm the mind, clear mental fog, and enhance focus during meditation or divination work.
• Psychic Development: Used in spells, incense, or ritual baths to strengthen intuition, clairvoyance, and other psychic abilities.
• Healing & Renewal Magic: Sprinkle around altars or in ritual circles to promote restorative energy, spiritual renewal, and energetic cleansing. Its historical use in wound healing and nervous system tonics symbolically reinforces regeneration and vitality in magical work.
• Clarity & Insight: Incorporate into divination spaces or focus spells to encourage mental clarity, insight, and truth-seeking.
• Love & Aphrodisiac Work: Traditionally regarded as an aphrodisiac in Indian folk medicine, Gotu Kola can be used in love or fertility-focused ritual blends to support attraction, vitality, and emotional connection.
• Home & Spiritual Blessing: Include in floor washes, incense blends, or altar offerings to promote overall balance, protection, and mental clarity in the home.

Gotu Kola is a revered herb in Ayurvedic and Southeast Asian folk medicine, long valued for its restorative and rejuvenating properties. Known as “the herb of longevity,” it has historically been used to enhance memory, support nervous system health, and promote skin regeneration. In magical practice, it is used to strengthen meditation, psychic development, and spiritual clarity. Aligned with Earth, Air, and Saturn, Gotu Kola balances grounding and cerebral energies, making it an ideal herb for mental focus, energetic renewal, and ritual healing.

**Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work.

• "Small" bags are full 2x3" re-sealable zip lock bags. Roughly 0.40 oz per bag.
• "Medium" bags are full 3x4" re-sealable zip lock bags. Roughly 1.0 oz per bag.