Magical Uses: Healing of body and mind, clarity, cleansing, meditation and purification.
Myrrh is sacred to the Great Mother, whether she is called Mary, Isis, or Binah. (The names “Mary” and “Myrrh” both probably derive from the Hebrew word for “bitter.”) It is an herb of the ancient Goddess, especially in her aspect as She Who Mourns and who hears the cries of the mourning.
Myrrh thrives in full sun and was used in ancient Egyptian rites as an incense of Ra, so there are sources that argue for a Solar correspondence. The plant’s vicious thorns and dark, blood-like resin even lead some to reach for Mars. Greek soldiers carried vials of Myrrh to stop bleeding wounds—another tick in the Mars column.
