About Allspice
Allspice tastes like several spices at once. A Caribbean berry that travelled into European folk magic, it is burned or carried for luck, money and healing energy.
A New World herb absorbed into European folk-magic as an all-purpose luck herb.
History & folklore
Allspice is the dried berry of a Caribbean tree. Christopher Columbus's crew brought it back to Europe, thinking it was pepper — which is why it's also called Jamaican pepper. It was used by the Maya in embalming. It entered European and Hoodoo folk magic as a luck and money spice.
Correspondences
- Traditional uses
- Money, healing, luck
- Latin name
- Pimenta dioica
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- Mars
- Best day
- Tuesday
- Moon phase
- Waxing moon — for drawing things toward you
- Intentions
- Abundance, Healing
Ways to work with it
- Add a few berries to a money sachet or jar.
- Burn ground allspice as part of a luck incense.
- Carry a few berries in your pocket for luck.
Growing & gathering
Allspice is bought whole or ground. Whole berries keep longer and are easier to use in sachets and jars.
Safe as a cooking spice. Allspice oil can irritate skin.
Spells to try
Pairs well with
ComfreySafe travel, money, healing
MintMoney, travel, healing
PinePurification, healing, money
NutmegLuck, money, psychic abilityCorrespondences are traditional associations gathered from folk practice and modern craft books. They vary between sources, and they are not medical advice. Read our editorial approach.