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EVIL
(See also: Negativity)

Number: 2, 7
Animal: dragon, shrew
Plant: blackthorn, parsley, black pepper, valerian
Goddess: Ate, Dunawali, Itzpapalotl, Kali, Louhi, Nirriti, Tiamat
God: Ahriman (Prince of Darkness), Apep (Evil-Doer), Bolverk (Evil-Doer), Chernobog (The Black God), Erra, Evening Star, Gunab, Guruhi, Kava, Loki, Malsum, Mot (Prince Evil), Ordog, Set, Sousson-Pannan, Tutu (Doubly Evil One), Xolotl, Zu
Evocation: Cacus (The Evil One), frost giants, Hahgwehdaetgh, Ildabaoth, Ocasta, the Rakshasa, Satan, Tau, Towiscara, Uar (The Cruel)

evil circumstances: to clear: Plant: gravel root
evil creatures: to protect against: Plant: ash
evil that comes in darkness: to protect against: God: Ah Kin
evil deeds: to protect against: Plant: vervain, dill, trefoil and St. Johnís wort (mixed together)
evildoers: to destroy: God: Anu, Kalki; to punish: Goddess: the Erinyes, Sekhmet - God: Byelobog, Perun, Puígu, Vishnu
evil entities: to banish: Method: asperging, smudging - Charm: Florida Water, rosewater - Plant: dragonís blood, elder, fumitory, pine; to destroy: God: Hino; to protect against: Plant: ash, basil (as incense), caraway, clove, eye of Satan, fern frond (burned), mint (as incense)
evil eye: Stone: opal - God: Balor of the Evil Eye; to avert: Color: bright blue - Charm: blue bead, coral hand, coral horn, hamsa hand, right hand print, hand of Fatimah, Eye of Horus - Plant: aniseed, eye of Satan, hyssop (in the bath), periwinkle, rue, sage; to banish: Plant: basil; to detect: Animal: rabbit, turkey; to protect against: Color: bright blue, red - Charm: blue beads, cowrie shell, hamsa hand, Hand of Fatimah, Eye of Horus, porcupine quill, a quill filled with mercury (sealed at both ends and bound to the body) - Stone: amethyst, chalcedony, chiastolite, coral, malachite, marble, tigerís eye - Plant: anise, ash key, eye of Satan, figwort, garlic, rue, sage, vervain, last sheaf of harvested grain (bound with bamboo and hung up) - God: Balor of the Evil Eye
evil forces: (See: Forces)
evil gossip: to protect against: Stone: beryl
evil human handiwork: to avert: Plant: cinquefoil
evil influences: Fungus: toadstool; to banish: Plant: white clover; to counteract: Plant: myrrh; to protect against: Plant: fern (collected at midnight on Beltane eve), hawthorn, meadowsweet, periwinkle, rosemary, St. Johnís wort - Goddess: Bast; to protect the home from: Plant: asphodel (planted near gate), meadowsweet garland (hung indoors)
evil intentions of others: to protect against: Plant: cedar
evil omens: to remove threats from: Goddess: Ereshkigal
evil people: (See: People)
evil spells: (See: Hexes)
evil spirits: (See: Spirits)
evil thoughts: (See: Thoughts)

knowledge of evil: Plant: apple, apricot, fig
power over evil: Goddess: Isis

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absorb evil: Charm: egg - Animal: cat - Stone: turquoise (worn) - Plant: onion, pumpkin
avert evil: Saturday - Color: black, purple - Charm: jade crab, silver crescent, scarab - Stone: jet - Plant: angelica (sprinkled at the four corners), basil, bat nut, boldo leaf, chili powder (burned), cumin seed, devilís shoestring, elder leaves (hung over the door, especially at Beltane), ephedra, frankincense, garlic (burned, especially on Fridays), hemlock (grown near house), honeysuckle, laurel, lilac, myrrh, nettle, patchouli, pomegranate tree (grown near entrance), rosemary, vervain, willow, yew - Goddess: Alcyone (The Princess Who Averts Evil), Hecate, Sekhmet (The One Before Whom Evil Trembles) - God: Bes, Khonsu, Osiris
banish evil: Waning Moon - Color: black, purple - Tool:  besom, censer, sistrum - Method: asperging, smudging, sweeping - Stone: emerald - Plant: angelica, anise leaves, clove, comfrey, dragonís blood, fern fronds (burned), garlic, gravel root, mistletoe, myrrh, black peppercorns - Goddess: Hathor; charms that banish evil: God: Tuku - battle evil: Color: red - Plant: fennel stalk - Goddess: Bast, Inanna - God: Perun, Ra, Väinämöinen - Evocation: Bechuille
bind evil: Plant: angelica, mandrake
clear evil: Color: white - Tool: besom - Charm: brimstone (burned), egg (to absorb it, then be discarded or offered to Hecate at a crossroad) - Stone: meteorite, quartz crystal - Plant: acacia, garlic, gum arabic, hyssop, wild olive, onion, pennyroyal (sprinkled), black pepper, peppermint, spikenard - Goddess: Kupala;
counteract evil: Plant: scarlet pimpernel
destroy evil: Goddess: Durga, Isis - God: Anu, Glooskap, Nayenezgani, Rama, Sin, Sobek, Tobadzistsini
detect evil: Sun - Stone: emerald, ruby - Plant: clover - God: Sin
draw off evil: Stone: turquoise (worn)
free from evil: Color: black
frighten evil away: Tool: rattle - Charm: mask - God: Bes
hide from evil: Plant: pine - Goddess: Buto
neutralize evil: Color: gray - Stone: salt (thrown into fire)
oppose evil: God: Mithras
overcome evil: Plant: mandrake root - God: Enki, Ra
prevent evil from entering the house: (See: The Home)
protect against evil: Color: white - Charm: ambergris -  Animal: heron - Charm: broom tea (asperged) - Stone: alum, coral, jet, lodestone, peridot, tigerís eye, tourmaline - Plant: amber, angelica, balm of Gilead, basil, holy basil, bat nut, birch, blackberry (leaf or fruit), burdock root, carob, cascara sagrada, daffodil, devilís shoestring, dill, elder, frankincense, garlic, ginger, ginseng root, gum arabic, hemlock, juniper, laurel, mistletoe, mullein, myrrh, wild olive, peony wood, pomegranate tree, rosemary, St. Johnís wort, trefoil, vervain, willow - Goddess: Alcyone, Auchimolgen, Bast, Tíao Hua Hsiennui - God: Bes, Indra, Jizo Bosatsu, Osiris Un-neffer, Shango; protect babies from evil: (See: Babies); protect a car from evil: Plant: eye of Satan (scattered in trunk), plantain (hung in car); protect cattle from evil: Plant: black hellebore (waved over them); from the evil eye: Plant: woody nightshade; protect a house from evil:  Charm: broom tea (asperged) - Plant: birch tree (planted in the yard), white daffodils (planted in the yard), yellow daffodils (grown indoors), elder (grown near entrance or planted as a hedge around property), ferns (grown near house), hemlock (planted in the yard), holly (grown in the yard), ivy (grown on or near house), pomegranate tree (planted near the door), yucca - God: Men Shen; evil magick/spells/witchcraft: (See: Hexes); evil psychic forces: Plant: rowan - Evocation: Towiscara
punish evil: Goddess: the Erinyes, Sekhmet - God: Byelobog, Glooskap, Perun, Puígu, Vishnu
purify evil: Charm: brimstone (as incense), egg (to absorb it, then be discarded or left at a crossroad as an offering to Hecate) - Stone: quartz crystal, cluster of crystals - Plant: acacia, angelica, gum arabic, camphor, hawthorn, laurel, onion, yucca root
release evil: Plant: myrrh
remove evil: Goddess: Kupala; from the home: Plant: pennyroyal (strewn in the house)
return evil to its sender/source: Crescent Moon - Charm: silver crescent, black and white feather, mirror - Stone: black and white stone - Plant: Low John, nettle, blackberry leaf, black peppercorn
unite against evil: Plant: scarlet verbena