The Butterfly Weed Plant Profile
This is a blog post on the Butterfly Weed Plant Profile! This plant represents change, transformation, and glow-ups, which makes it perfect for the April Green Witch Forecast.
As I am writing this, we are in the heart of Eclipse Season, a time when there are awakenings, vast knowledge, and enlightenment. This makes butterfly weed the perfect plant for the upcoming eclipses! You will walk away with a deeper understanding of yourself and others.
During an eclipse, we tend to look inward, at the darkest parts of ourselves. This part of ourselves is known as the shadow self in psychological witchcraft. The shadow self is often accessed during eclipses and retrogrades.
The butterfly weed plant profile deals with the shadow self. On the surface, it looks like a pretty plant that butterflies pollinate. Beneath the surface lies a metamorphosis.
During an eclipse, rest assured that things are going to change! You might already be going through an awakening even as we speak.
The butterfly weed represents spiritual awakenings and tower moments. This butterfly garden plant holds the key to spiritual wisdom and a deeper understanding of things.
Butterfly plants also represent pollination! The pollination of an idea or creative project. Butterfly plants shift and change over time, just like the butterfly spirit!
Butterfly spirit dwells in the belly of your soul. This is where the sacral chakra resides, which represents the sun, creativity, and the ninth house in astrology. The ninth house in astrology represents spiritual enlightenment, as well as travel, higher learning, and the astrological signs that are earthy and plant-based.
The Butterfly Weed Plant Profile
I always think of butterfly plants as symbolizing joy and happiness! They come in bright colors and attract butterflies wherever they grow. What’s not to love about that?
They also represent personal growth and spiritual development. They foster creativity and warmth, leaving a feeling of butterfly magic in their wake. Butterfly weeds are simple flowers that pack a powerful punch!
This leads me to believe that working with them will bring out your inner child! You’ll likely be engaging in healing childhood wounds and trauma, as well as engaging in childhood magic.
You might feel a strong desire to break out the crayons and an adult coloring book. You might engage in activities that make you slow down and enjoy life.
Due to its playful nature, you might enjoy reading Field Notes on Green Witchery: Natural Magic! Part of being a green witch is finding the fun in Mother Nature.
During the lunar eclipse, connect with Butterfly Weed to engage with your inner child! Use butterfly weed in a spell to heal any wounds or trauma left over from your formative years.
The butterfly weed monograph will make you think deeply and thoughtfully about things. At its essence, it will remind you of who you once were and who you are now. Better known as your true, authentic self!
Butterfly Weed Astrological Correspondences
Planet Jupiter
Masculine
Fire Element
Sagittarius Moon Sign
Taurus Sun Sign
Planet Earth
Sacral Chakra
Butterfly Animal Familiar
The butterfly weed plant is associated with Jupiter, which is the planet of abundance, growth, and expansion. Its sun sign is Taurus, which represents the earth element.
The Taurus astrological sign is highly connected to this pollinating plant! It brings conclusions to matters that started way back in 2021. What was going on in your life back then? Look for the patterns and connect the dots.
Taurus is a steadfast sign! It holds onto things, even as it shifts and changes. During eclipse season, there will be many shifts and changes!
With its moon sign in Sagittarius in its natal chart, it is a weed of joy, motivation, and inspired action! Sagittarius is known for whimsical wanderings and adventures.
Butterfly weed is a highly masculine plant, representing the fire element! The fire element denotes warmth, action, passion, drive, and movement. If you are looking for fast change, this is the plant to go to!
The butterfly plant is highly connected to the sacral chakra, which brings warmth, fond memories, and joy! it is possible you’ll be feeling nostalgic during this moon phase. It might bring a lot of memories to the surface for healing and remembrance.
Butterfly Weed Butterfly Animal Familiar
The butterfly weed plant has a strong association with the butterfly animal familiar. Butterfly spirit animal denotes transformation, beauty, and childhood magic. It symbolizes that change can be beautiful! It reminds us to be playful and to foster the growth of our inner child.
Butterfly Weed Magical Properties
Change, transformation, and metamorphosis
Life cycles
Seasonal shifts
Creativity
Butterfly Magic
Childhood magic
Healing childhood wounds and trauma
Playfulness
Awakenings
Beauty and attractiveness
Mini-tower moments
Joy and happiness
Butterfly gardens and garden spells
Can be used for a glow-up!
Butterfly Weed Medicinal Properties
Sacral healing
Can be used for deworming intestinal worms
Treats respiratory problems
Inner child healing
It can be used as a pain reliever
Anti-inflammatory
Past life healing
Reduces swelling in rheumatism
It can be used as a diuretic or laxative
Butterfly Weed Inner Child Full Moon Ritual
On the night of the next full moon phase or lunar eclipse, spend some time writing down the things you need to let go of! One by one, say them aloud and burn them in your cauldron or fireplace. Let go of each item emotionally and feel the weight of your heart getting lighter and more carefree.
While you are doing this, stare at a butterfly weed plant you found in nature or online. If you don’t have access to butterfly weed, visualize it in your mind and bring it to life!
I highly recommend calling forth the butterfly animal spirit to assist you with this spell! In addition to that, you can call on any of the deities and spirit helpers from the April Green Witch Forecast to lend a helping hand. They are all associated with Jupiter, the planet of butterfly weed!
Be sure to write down all of the things you still carry around with you from your childhood. The hurt, pain, abuse, and trauma are stored within your cells. Memories will be cropping up during the full moon and you must let go of each painful memory during this moon phase.
You can also burn bay leaves during the astrological event! Bay leaves burn things off and get to the bottom of things. They exorcise the skeletons in the closet and the ghosts of our past lives.
You can do this ritual the day before the full moon, the day of the full moon, and the night after the full moon. Keep releasing things and create movement with the fire element!
Once you feel you are spent, let it go! Let it all go. Thank the butterfly weed, the butterfly spirit, as well as any deities you may have called on to assist you in your magical full moon ritual. Finally, be sure to thank the butterfly weed plant profile and the moon for highlighting what needs to change. Blessed be! xoxo
