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Botanical Name
Allium cepa
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The onion, also called the bulb onion or common onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium, according to Wikipedia, which names garlic, scallion, leek and chives among its close relatives. Cunningham calls it masculine, with Mars and fire, gives the deity Isis, and lists powers of protection, exorcism, healing, money, prophetic dreams and lust. His other names are Oingnum, Onyoun, Unyoun and Yn-leac. Kynes agrees on fire, Mars and Isis, and adds banishing, courage, divination, dream work, fertility, healing, prosperity and protection, with strength and spirit guides. She has you braid a short length of leaves in a money spell, crumble onionskins into a cauldron to dispel negative energy, and use a sprouted onion in a spell for courage. She sells onions fresh, dried, flaked, powdered and braided into strings.

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Correspondences

Elements
Fire
Celestial Bodies
Mars
Zodiac Signs
No zodiac signs recorded.
Colours
No colours recorded.
Deities
Isis (Egyptian; also called Aset)

Folk Names

  • Oingnum
  • Onyoun
  • Unyoun
  • Yn-leac

Categories

  • Banishing
  • Courage
  • Divination
  • Dream Work
  • Fertility
  • Funeral Rites
  • Healing
  • Hex-Breaking
  • Lust
  • Negativity
  • Prophetic Dreams
  • Prosperity
  • Protection
  • Secrets
  • Sex
  • Sexuality
  • Spirit Work
  • Strength
  • Wealth

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded.

Forms

Bulb

The bulb is the onion itself. Kynes sells it fresh, dried, flaked and powdered, and braided into strings.

References

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References

Notes

  1. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical, under "Onion".
  2. Kynes, Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical, under "Onion".
  3. Wikipedia, under "Onion."
  4. Kynes, Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical, under "Onion".
  5. Wikipedia, under "Onion."

Bibliography

  • Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. 2nd ed. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2012. (EPUB.)1
  • Kynes, Sandra. The Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants: History, Folklore, Correspondences, and Spells. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2024. (EPUB.)24
  • Wikipedia, under "Onion." Accessed October 23, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Onion&oldid=1378200900. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)35