Magical Properties, General

What Are The Magical Properties Of Jasmine?

By Mark Piatt

Updated on August 14, 2023

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The magical properties of jasmine have a most intoxicating scent that is alluring to many. This enchanting aroma can evoke strong spiritual and magickal responses associated with love, romance, and pleasant dreams, and can lead to a strong spiritual connection.

The name ‘Jasmine‘ originates from the Persian word ‘yasmin‘ which translates to “gift from God“.

Of all the fragrances found throughout the world, the mystical fragrance of jasmine is one of the most enticing fragrances.

The powerful attributes associated with jasmine include various symbolic, mythical, and spiritual attributes, making it a popular choice in modern-day witchcraft.

For this reason, the intoxicating aroma of jasmine can be found in many spells and rituals.

As a general rule, these are the main magickal properties that jasmine is often associated with:

Love and Romance
Enhanced Dreams
Spiritual Connection

But these are not the only magickal properties associated with jasmine.

Some of the other important magickal properties and rituals associated with jasmine:

Prosperity and Luck
Healing
Psychic Enhancement
Calming
Purity
Innocense
Wisdom
Lunar magic

Feminine energy
Protection
Rebirth
Grief Support
Meditation Aid
Inspires Creativity
Beauty and Grace

DISCLAIMER:

The information provided in this article is for educational purposes only. Occult properties of herbs and essential oils are provided for historical interest only. For possible treatments of physical or mental diseases, please seek a trained and licensed health professional. Enchanted Aromatics is not responsible for any adverse side effects resulting from the use of any suggestions, products, preparations, or procedures mentioned or from the following historical uses of herbs and essential oils.

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Magickal Correspondence For Jasmine

Jasmine is considered feminine. Both the scent and appearance of jasmine connect it with feminine energy.
The vibration of jasmine is considered part of the water element. Its connection to love, romance, dreams, and intuition aligns well with water-related themes.
Jasmine is most often associated with the moon. Jasmine flowers often bloom at night. This nocturnal nature has led to its association with the moon.
The astrological sign of Jasmine is often Cancer. Cancer is ruled by the moon and is often associated with emotional and sensitive energy.
Jasmine is associated with the following deities: Aphrodite (Greek), Vishnu (Hindu), Lakshmi (Hindu), Diana (Roman), and Ishtar (Mesopotamian).
Chakras that work with jasmine: Sacral, Heart, and Crown chakras.

What is Jasmine?

Jasmine is a common name for the Jasminum genus, which belongs to the Oleaceae family. There are around 200 species of jasmine, which include a variety of shrubs and vines. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands.

Different cultures and traditions may employ various species of jasmine based on their availability, fragrance, or specific symbolic meanings.

But the most common species of jasmine used in magick is:

Jasminum officinale (Common Jasmine): Often associated with love, romance, and spiritual connection, this species is widely used in various magical or spiritual practices.

Another species of jasmine commonly used in magick is:

Jasminum sambac (Arabian Jasmine): Another popular choice, particularly in some Asian traditions, where it may be used in religious ceremonies and offerings.

The cost of jasmine can vary widely depending on several factors, such as the type of product (e.g., fresh flowers, essential oil, tea), the species of jasmine, the quality, the place of purchase, and the region where it’s grown and sold.

Pure jasmine essential oil typically costs several hundred dollars per ounce. Jasmine is one of the most adulterated essential oils on the market. If you are seeing a 3 oz. $15 bottle of jasmine essential oil, it is not pure, despite the claims.

What is The History Of Jasmine’s Use In Magick?

The use of jasmine in magick and spirituality has a long and varied history, deeply rooted in different cultures and traditions around the world.

Jasmine has long been used in Ancient Egypt and China, throughout the Islamic culture, across South Asia including the Hindu culture, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, modern Wicca and Neopaganism, and modern aromatherapy.

Jasmine can go by many different names depending on the species, culture, or language. Here are a few examples:

Common Jasmine: Refers to Jasminum officinale, often considered the “true” jasmine.
Arabian Jasmine: Refers to Jasminum sambac, a species with strong cultural significance in various Asian countries.
Poet’s Jasmine: Another name for Jasminum officinale.
Spanish Jasmine: Refers to Jasminum grandiflorum.
Sampaguita or Sampagita: A common name in the Philippines for Jasminum sambac.
Mali or Mallika: Names used in India for certain jasmine species.
Mogra: Another name for jasmine in India, particularly for Jasminum sambac.
Jessamine: An older English term that may refer to jasmine or other fragrant plants.
Gelsomino: Italian for jasmine.
Jazmín: Spanish for jasmine.
Yasmin or Yasmeen: Derived from Persian and Arabic words for jasmine and also used as personal names.
Melati: Indonesian name for jasmine, particularly Jasminum sambac.

There are many ways you can incorporate jasmine into your life using magick including:

Essential oil
Dried flowers
Fresh flowers
Incense sticks
Jasmine powder
Candles

Lotions
Soaps, shampoos, and body washes
Perfumes and colognes
Spell bags and satchels
Simmer pot
Infusions

When following instructions for a ritual or a spell, If it does not feel right to you, change it. There is no magickal law that says you cannot change your spell to fit YOUR needs.

The most important aspects of any magick are your intent and your emotions.

Through your desire, you will drive your power into your magic.

Spell examples we give follow sound magickal practices. It is important that whatever spell you use or create, HARM NO ONE.

There are many resources I have used to learn about magick and to compile these articles.

I particularly like the following two books about herbal magic:

Both books discuss jasmine. The first book includes some spells utilizing jasmine.

The second book should be in every library of anyone interested in plant magick. This book talks in detail about the many plants you may use in your magickal journey, including jasmine.

With that out of the way, let us look at how you can use jasmine in your everyday magick.

Can the magical properties of jasmine be used for love and romance rituals?

Jasmine’s association with love and attraction often leads to its use in spells or rituals intended to draw love, enhance a romantic relationship, or heal a broken heart. This might involve using jasmine oil to anoint candles, adding jasmine flowers to a love sachet, or using it in a ritual bath.

For a detailed look at how jasmine can be used in love rituals, check out my article “How To Use Jasmine In Love Spells And Rituals?“.

In many cultures, jasmine symbolizes purity, simplicity, and delicate beauty. It’s often associated with romantic love.

Jasmine has a natural calming energy that can be useful in rituals focused on love and acceptance.

You may find using jasmine for self-love and acceptance rituals to be a beautiful and nurturing practice.

For a look at 21 herbs that can be used in love rituals, check out my article “Top 21 Herbs Used For Love Magic and Rituals“.

Use jasmine in a self-love and acceptance ritual.

1. Create a sacred space:

Cleanse the area where you plan to perform the ritual.
You may wish to set up an altar with objects that symbolize self-love and acceptance to you, such as crystals, candles, photos, or affirmations.

2. Prepare Jasmine:

You can use fresh or dried jasmine flowers, jasmine essential oil, or jasmine incense.
If using an essential oil, consider diluting it with a carrier oil like almond or jojoba oil.

3. Set your intention:

Take a moment to breathe deeply and center yourself.
Clearly articulate your intention for self-love and acceptance. You may wish to write it down or speak it aloud.

4. Incorporate jasmine into your ritual:

Bathe with Jasmine: Add a few drops of jasmine essential oil or fresh jasmine petals to a warm bath. Soak and allow the loving energy of jasmine to envelop you.
Anoint Yourself: Gently anoint your heart chakra with jasmine oil, focusing on self-compassion and acceptance.
Burn Jasmine Incense: Let the fragrance fill the room as you meditate or perform other aspects of your ritual.

5. Meditate or reflect:

You may wish to meditate, journal, or simply reflect on what self-love and acceptance mean to you.
Allow yourself to feel any emotions that arise and honor them without judgment.

6. Affirmations:

Speak or write affirmations that resonate with your intention. Repeat them as often as feels right.

7. Offer gratitude:

Close the ritual by expressing gratitude to yourself, to the jasmine, and to any higher powers you connect with.

8. Regular practice:

Consider incorporating jasmine into regular self-care practices, reinforcing your intention for self-love and acceptance.

Jasmine can be used to help attract love into your life.

Here is a simple and short ritual utilizing jasmine for attracting love into your life.

Light a pink or red candle anointed with jasmine essential oil.
Write a list of qualities you desire in a partner and meditate on attracting love.
Burn jasmine incense or scatter fresh jasmine petals around to enhance the loving energy.

Jasmine can be used to deepen a relationship you are already in.

The following ritual will help you focus on your intimacy, and understanding, and deepen your relationship with your lover, spouse, etc.

Feel free to tailor the ritual to fit your own beliefs and comfort level.

A ritual bonding bath using jasmine to enhance your intimacy with your lover.

Materials Needed:

Fresh jasmine flowers or jasmine essential oil (although fresh flowers work best, you can also use dried flowers).
Candles (preferably white or pink)
Soft music or calming sounds

Procedure:

Prepare the Bath: Fill a bathtub with warm water and add fresh jasmine flowers or a few drops of jasmine essential oil.
Set the Atmosphere: Light candles around the bathroom and play soft music or calming sounds.
Intention Setting: Before entering the bath, sit with your partner and hold hands. Speak aloud your intentions for your relationship and what you wish to deepen or strengthen.
Share the Bath: Enter the bath together and relax. Focus on the sensations and the connection between you.
Reflect and Connect: Talk openly about your feelings and what you value in each other. Share thoughts, dreams, and wishes.
Close the Ritual: Exit the bath together, dry each other off, and thank one another for the shared experience.

Jasmine can be used to help heal a broken heart.

Healing a broken heart can be delicate, and using jasmine in a ritual may provide gentle support and nurturing.

A ritual using jasmine to help heal a broken heart.

Materials Needed:

Dried jasmine flowers
Jasmine-scented candle or white candle anointed with jasmine oil
Small fabric pouch or sachet
Rose quartz or other healing stone
Pen or pencil
Paper

Procedure:

Prepare the Space: Find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed.
Prepare a Letter: Write a letter to yourself or the person/relationship that caused the heartbreak. Pour out your feelings but end with a statement of release and forgiveness.
Create the Sachet: Place the jasmine flowers and healing stone in the pouch.
Combine and Seal: Fold the letter and place it in the sachet, then seal it.
Light the Candle: Focus on the flame and inhale the jasmine fragrance.
Meditate on Healing: Hold the sachet as you meditate on healing and self-love. As you meditate, visualize a warm, gentle light emanating from your heart, healing the cracks and wounds.
Closing the Ritual: Extinguish the candle, thanking yourself and any higher powers you resonate with for healing and love.
Release: When ready, bury the sachet in the earth, symbolizing the grounding and healing of your emotions.

These rituals work because the unique therapeutic properties of jasmine can support both healing from heartbreak and enhancing feelings of love and connection.

Also, Jasmine is often linked to the feminine aspects of nurturing, compassion, and emotional sensitivity, qualities that are vital in both love relationships and personal healing.

If you need to purchase some of the supplies mentioned in the above love-related rituals, check out the following:

Items you can purchase for love-related rituals.

Whole Dried Jasmine Flowers (Jasminum officinale) from Frontier Co-op. They are an ethically committed herb and spice company that puts people and the planet before profits.

Rose Quartz Healing Crystals .5 pounds, approximately 1 inch in size.

Pink Candle Jumbo 9-inch pillar pink candle used for wicca spells, altar magick, or spiritual work.

Sachet Bags 100 pcs Small cotton double drawstring bags. Perfect for rituals.

Can the magical properties of jasmine be used to enhance dream work?

Jasmine has been associated with dreaming in various cultural and spiritual contexts. Its calming and soothing properties can enhance the quality of sleep and promote vivid or lucid dreaming.

The connections between jasmine and dreaming are largely anecdotal.

The belief in jasmine’s ability to enhance dreams may stem from a variety of sources including:

Known calming effects.
Historical use in various cultural practices related to relaxation and sensuality.
Modern adoption by those engaged in spiritual or holistic healing work.
Some holistic practitioners may recommend jasmine to enhance relaxation before sleep and, by extension, dreaming.
Jasmine tea is highly popular in China, and while it may not be explicitly linked to dreaming, it is appreciated for its calming and soothing effects.
Indian Culture: In Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, jasmine is sometimes used for its calming and balancing effects on the mind and emotions, which can help with your dream work.

If you are interested in learning about essential oils that have been associated with having magickal dream properties, check out my article “17 Essential Oils With Magical Dream Properties“.

Since jasmine is associated with lunar magic, you can use the moon’s power and jasmine to influence your dreams.

A jasmine moon ritual to influence your dreams.

Materials Needed:

Jasmine tea
Silver cup (or a cup that symbolizes the moon for you)
Clear night with a visible moon

Procedure:

Brew jasmine tea and pour it into the silver cup.
Sit outdoors or by a window where you can see the moon.
Sip the tea, focusing on the moon and setting your intention for intuitive dreams.
As you finish the tea, silently thank the moon for its guidance.
Proceed to sleep, allowing the moon’s energy to influence your dreams.

Another fun one to try is using a jasmine dream talisman to strengthen your connection to your dream world.

A dream ritual using dried jasmine flowers and a talisman to help you connect to the dream realm.

Materials Needed:

Dried jasmine flowers
Small locket or vial
Chain or ribbon

Procedure:

Place dried jasmine flowers inside a locket or vial.
Hold the talisman in your hands, imbuing it with your intention for vivid or insightful dreams.
Wear the talisman around your neck or place it near your bed as you sleep.
Keep the talisman with you during the day to strengthen the connection to your dream world.

These dream rituals are crafted with symbolism and intention, and they can be personalized to fit your beliefs and preferences.

Jasmine’s calming properties, coupled with the personal meaning you assign to these rituals, can create a powerful connection to the dream realm.

If you need to purchase some of the supplies mentioned in the above dream rituals, check out the following:

Items you can purchase for dream rituals using jasmine.

USDA Organic Jasmine Tea – (Camellia sinensis)100 count. This expertly balanced brew features green tea leaves dried with jasmine-scented air to impart just the right amount of sensual sweetness to each sip.

Silver teacup – Pure Kung Fu Silver. Silver ions and sodium ions are released when the tea boils. Silver helps preserve the taste of the tea.

Silver lockets – A variety of lockets you can use for performing your spells and rituals.

Can jasmine be used to enhance your spiritual connection?

The sweet, exotic fragrance of jasmine and its traditional connections to love, intuition, and the divine make it a popular choice for enhancing spiritual connection.

Jasmine has been revered in various cultures for its spiritual and calming properties.

Over the years, people have created a variety of techniques using jasmine to enhance their spiritual connection.

Different ways you can use jasmine to enhance your spiritual connection.

1. Meditation Aid:

Jasmine Incense or Essential Oil: Burn jasmine incense or diffuse jasmine essential oil during meditation. The calming fragrance helps create a peaceful atmosphere, allowing you to deepen your focus and connect with your inner self.
Mindfulness with Jasmine Tea: Sipping jasmine tea during a mindfulness practice can engage the senses, providing a unique way to ground yourself in the present moment.

2. Chakra Alignment:

Heart Chakra: Jasmine is often associated with the heart chakra, the energy center tied to love, compassion, and empathy. By focusing on this chakra while inhaling jasmine’s fragrance, you can work on opening and aligning this energy center.

3. Rituals and Spells:

Spiritual Connection Rituals: Use jasmine oil to anoint candles, yourself, or sacred objects in rituals dedicated to enhancing spiritual connections or seeking guidance from higher powers.
Love Spells: Since jasmine is connected with love, it can be used in rituals to foster self-love or to enhance relationships with others.

4. Dream Enhancement:

Dream Pillows or Talismans: As mentioned previously, jasmine can be used in dream pillows or talismans to enhance dream recall or induce spiritually significant dreams, providing insight and connection to subconscious wisdom.

5. Yoga Practice:

Scent during Yoga: Utilizing jasmine’s fragrance during yoga practice can aid in achieving a more meditative state, allowing a deeper connection to the spiritual aspects of yoga.

6. Healing Practices:

Aromatherapy: Jasmine’s calming effect on emotions can be used in aromatherapy for healing emotional wounds, fostering a sense of peace and connection with oneself.

7. Connection with Deities:

Offerings: In some traditions, jasmine flowers may be offered to specific deities or used to adorn sacred spaces, symbolizing purity, devotion, and divine connection.

8. Sacred Baths:

Spiritual Baths with Jasmine: Creating a bath with jasmine petals or essential oil, combined with other herbs and salts, can make for a cleansing and spiritually rejuvenating experience.

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What does jasmine smell like?

Jasmine has a distinctive and highly pleasing fragrance that is often described as sweet, warm, and exotic. The scent of jasmine is floral and rich, with a somewhat heady and intoxicating quality.

Some may detect a slight muskiness or earthiness beneath the sweetness, adding complexity to the aroma.

The aroma of jasmine can be powerful, so a little goes a long way, and the fresh blossoms are usually more subtly fragrant than concentrated oils or extracts.

Conclusion

Jasmine is a fragrant flower with deep cultural significance that has been associated with love, spirituality, and dreams across various traditions.

Its sweet scent is used in teas, aromatherapy, and rituals to enhance relaxation, meditation, and spiritual connection.

From aiding in self-love practices to promoting insightful dreams, jasmine’s calming properties make it a versatile tool in both ancient and modern spiritual practices.

Its symbolism extends to the realms of the heart chakra, certain deities, and healing arts.

If you are interested in learning about some general magical properties of other essential oils and herbs, check out my article “15 Magical Properties of Essential Oils“.

If you know of other magical properties of jasmine or different ways in which you use jasmine on your spiritual journey, I would love to hear from you so I may incorporate what you share in this article.

Mark

Hi, I’m Mark. I have a strong computer background but have also been involved in the health industry since the 1980s. I have been interested in magick and other occult practices for at least that long. During my personal learning journey, I have used many herbs, essential oils, magickal equipment, etc., and have acquired thousands of books on herbology and magick. I enjoy interacting with the natural world and I hope I can pass on some of my knowledge to you in a fun and enjoyable way.

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