Today's plant is Hemlock! This lacy looking plant is associated with water and the Goddess Hecate. The habit of Hemlock to grow along borders such as ditches, trails, or the edges of fields connects it with the planet Saturn. Throughout Europe, Hemlock is known as one of the primarily plants to grow in a witch's garden. This plant is often used in rituals or magic work for purifying ritual swords or knives as well as in work connected with astral projection. It is known for it's uses in consecration or in connection with both immortality and death. In ritual, it can be used to symbolically pause or paralyze a situation. While a great herb to use with protection and grounding, it is a powerful source that should be used with respect and lots of research. At times, Hemlock is paired with Olive leaves in order to create a smoother, more peaceful form of removing enemies or negative influences. Never ingest Hemlock due to it's poisonous quality.

Hemlock, Conium Maculatum also known as Poison Hemlock, Herb Bennet, and Poison Parsley, is a member of the order Umbelliferae which also includes plants such as carrot, parsnip, parsley and fennel. Hemlock is often mistaken with Queen Ann's Lace due to it's lacy, white flowers. Every portion of Hemlock contains an oily alkaloid that can kill small animals with only a few drops. Humans learned of this poisonous quality in early Greece. Due to this poisonous nature, Hemlock should not be ingested. Hemlock can be found throughout naturally throughout temperate areas of Asia, North Africa, and Europe and has been introduced by humans into areas of North and South America. Hemlock prefers to grow on the borders of streams, in meadows, and in hedges. It often grows to between 5 and 8 feet tall with large arrays of tiny, white flowers in clusters. Hemlock is a biennial flowering plant with smooth, hollow stems. It will eagerly grow in damp areas, but is adaptable to living in drier or harsher landscapes.