Spell Ingredients: Fern

This listing is for a box (pictured) of Fern, this batch grows in my garden and has been harvested with permission from the plant and dried in the sunlight. 
In folk witchcraft and traditional European magic, ferns—especially their fronds, spores, and roots—are often associated with protection, invisibility, and secret knowledge. Their uses vary by region, but here are the main ways ferns show up in folklore and magical practice:
1. Protection & Warding
•Fern fronds were sometimes hung above doorways or carried as charms to ward off evil spirits, hexes, and bad luck.
•In some Slavic traditions, the fern was thought to repel snakes, witches, and malicious fae.
2. Invisibility & Hidden Knowledge
•A famous folk belief says that if you find and collect fern seed (actually the spores, believed to appear only at midnight on Midsummer’s Eve), you would gain the power of invisibility or the ability to understand the speech of animals.
•In parts of Eastern Europe, carrying fern seed was said to let a person move unseen, slip into locked places, or uncover hidden treasures.
3. Love Magic
•In some folk spells, fern was burned or placed under a pillow to attract a lover or dream of one’s future spouse.
•The “fern flower”—a mythical bloom said to appear only on Midsummer’s Eve—was a symbol of finding true love or great fortune.
4. Luck & Prosperity
•Fern fronds were kept in the home for general good luck.
•In Victorian floriography (the “language of flowers”), fern could symbolize magic, fascination, and shelter.
5. Rain & Fertility Magic
•In rural magic, ferns were sometimes used in charms for bringing rain or boosting crop fertility, since they thrive in damp, lush environments.