Ginger | Metaphysics of Herbs

GINGER

Why this humble kitchen root is one of the most powerful accelerants in magick

Ginger has been a backbone of both healing and magick for centuries. People lean on it for stomach upsets, cold limbs, dull energy, and foggy minds… but beneath that gentle “I’ll fix your digestion” persona, ginger carries something far more potent.

It’s a fire herb at its core. Hot. Stimulating. Motivating. It cuts through sluggishness in the body the same way it cuts through stagnation in a spell. You feel ginger working almost instantly. 

And here’s where the confusion starts...

Some texts call ginger a Sun herb

Some call it a Mars herb

Both are right. Sort of.

SUN - Solar by doctrine

Traditionally in Western occultism, ginger sits under the rulership of the Sun. It radiates warmth. It strengthens. It restores vitality. It supports confidence. Its heat is steady and energising rather than chaotic.

Solar herbs typically:

• Bring clarity, illumination, and authority

• Strengthen the energy body

• Support courage, creativity, and growth

• Break through emotional heaviness

• Fortify the aura

Ginger absolutley ticks those boxes cleanly.

MARS - Martian by temperament

But watch how ginger behaves in spellwork and you’ll notice something else...

It speeds things up.

It forces movement.

It pushes intentions through resistance.

It heats desire, passion, libido, motivation.

It creates pressure where there was stagnation.

Solar at its core.

Martian in its expression.

A Sun herb that snapped and decided to become a weapon.

And that duality is why it’s so useful at igniting spellwork.