Parsley Flakes

Other names: Petroselinum crispum

Element: Air

Planet: Mercury

Zodiac: Gemini, Cancer

Ritual uses include: Death; Rebirth; Purification; Cleansing; Strength

Today, people mostly think of Parsley as a garnish. In the Classical world, parsley was actually a necromantic herb that was used to decorate tombs. As a Mercurial herb, Parsley speaks to the process of descending into death and to the experience of grief. For women, however, it was used for fertility and as an aphrodisiac! Definitely not an herb that deserves to be relegated to a purely ornamental status.