This information was taken from the book "The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews" by Scott Cunningham. I own this book, and highly recommend it for recipes to get you started. Please remember that many herbs are poisonous, so unless you know something to be a spice or food product, please consider it to be non-ingestible. Keep in mind that certain essential oils can burn or irritate skin (clove and cinnamon in particular) so do not apply these directly to skin.

Okay, here's the idea... You don't have to follow a spell letter perfect to get results. The most important thing is the intention. Yes, you do want to use herbs which are able to resonate with the intended change in environment that you want, and that's where the following lists come in handy.

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Planetary Substitutions (printable planetary)

Sun
promote healing, protection, success, illumination, magical power, physical energy and to end legal matters.
Acacia, Arabic Gum, Bay, Benzoin, Carnation, Cedarwood, Cinnamon, Citron, Copal, Frankincense, Juniper, Mastic Gum, Mistletoe, Oak, Orange, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Wood Aloe

Moon
promote sleep, prophetic dreams, psychic awareness, gardening, love, healing, fertility, peace, compassion, spirituality. Also helps with blends concerned for the family.
Calamus, Camphor, Coconut, Gardenia, Grape, Jasmine, Lemon, Lemon Balm, Lotus, Myrrh, Poppy Seed, Sandalwood, Willow

Mercury
promote intelligence, eloquence, divination, study, self-improvement; to help overcome addictions, break negative habits; for travel, communication, wisdom.
Almond, Bergamot Mint, Caraway, Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lemon Verbena, Peppermint, Thyme

Venus
promote love, fidelity, reconciliation, interchanges, beauty, youth, joy, happiness, pleasure, luck, friendship, compassion, and meditation.
Apple blossom, cardamom, crocus, daisy, geranium (rose), heather, hyacinth, iris, licorice, lilac, magnolia, myrtle, orchid, orris, plumeria, rose, spearmint, stephanotis, sweet pea, tansy, thyme, tonka, tuberose, vanilla, violet willow, ylang-ylang

Mars
promote courage, aggression, healing after surgery, physical strength, politics, sexual energy, exorcism, protection and defensive magic.
allspice, asafoetida, basil, broom, coriander, cumin, deerstongue, dragon's blood, galangal, ginger, nettle, peppermint, pine, tobacco, woodruff, wormwood

Jupiter
promote spirituality, meditation, money, prosperity, and to settle legal matters
anise, cinquefoil, clove, honeysuckle, hyssop, maple, nutmeg, oakmoss, sage, sarsaparilla, sassafras, star anise, ti

Saturn
promote protection, purification, longevity, exorcisms, vision, and endings, especially when concerned with the home
amaranth, bistort, comfrey, cypress, momosa, pansy, patchouly, tamarisk

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Elemental Substitutions (printable elemental)

Earth
Promote peace, fertility, money, business success, stability, growth, employment. (basically the material realm and grounding)
bistort, cypress, fern, honeysuckle, horehound, magnolia, mugwort, narcissus, oakmoss, patchouly, primorse, rhubarb, vervain, vetivert

Air
promote communication, travel, intellect, eloquence, divination, freedom and wisdom
acacia, arabic gum, almond, anise, benzoin, bergamot mint, citron, lavender, lemongrass, lemon verbena, mace, marjoram, mastic gum, parsley, peppermint, sage, star anise

Fire
promote communication, defensive magic, physical strength, magical power, courage, will power and purification
Allspice, angelica, asafoetida, basil, bay, carnation, cedarwood, cinnamon, clove, copal, coriander, deerstongue, dill, dragon's blood, fennel, frankincense, galangal, garlic, grains of paradise, heliotrope, juniper, lime, marigold, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, rosemary, rose geranium, sassafras, tangerine, tobacco, woodruff

Water
promote love, healing, peace, compassion, reconciliation, purification, friendship, de-stressing, sleep, dreams and psychism
apple blossom, balm (lemon) calamus, camomile, camphor, cardamom, catnip, cherry, coconut, comfrey, elder, eucalyptus, gardenia, heather, hyacinth, iris, jasmine, lemon, licorice, lilac, lily, lotus, myrrh, orchid, orris passion flower, peach, plumeria, rose, sandalwood, spearmint, stephanotis, sweet pea, tansy, thyme, tonka, vanilla, violet, ylang-ylang

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