Ivy
Hedera spp.
Folk Name
Gort
Gender
Feminine
Planet
Saturn
Element
Water
Deities
Bacchus, Dionysus, Osiris
Powers
Protection, Healing
Ritual Uses
The thyrsus, used in worshipping Bacchus, was often wound round with ivy.
Magical Uses
Ivy is carried by women for good luck in general, and is worn by brides for this same reason.
Where ivy grows or is strewn, it guards against negativity and disaster.
Ivy is also used in fidelity and love charms. It is magically 'paired' to holly.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
Scott Cunningham
ISBN 0-87542-122-9