Lily

The Magick of Lilies

The lily is a symbol of femininity and the divine feminine, embodying beauty, elegance, and charm.

Magickal Properties

Receptive energy

Moon/Venus

Water

Abundance, attraction, beauty, calm, confidence, creativity, dream work, fidelity, happiness, joy, love, manifestation, peace, prosperity, psychic abilities, purity, rebirth, renewal, sensuality

Lily Colour Meanings

White: fertility, purity, rebirth

Red: desire, love, passion

Orange: confidence, joy, luck

Yellow: friendship, gratitude, happiness, joy

Pink: abundance, beauty, femininity, prosperity

Purple: royalty, success, wealth

The various varieties of the lily also have different associations. Such as stargazer lilies for beauty, prosperity, and abundance. Lily-of-the-valley, although not a true lily, symbolises renewal and happiness. Waterlilies, also not a true lily, are used for enlightenment, spirituality, or psychic abilities.

Lilies are sacred to the following goddesses/female deities: Aphrodite, Venus, Hera, Juno, Ishtar, Kuan Yin, Asherah, Diana, and the Virgin Mary.

Ideas On Using Lilies In Your Spiritual Practice

Keep a bouquet of lilies at your altar as an offering.
For glamour magick and beauty, keep a bouquet or even a single lily on your dressing table, or where you would normally get ready, do your makeup, etc.
Gift yellow lilies to strengthen a friendship.
Wearing clothing with lilies on them would be ideal for going on a date, or when you're wanting to exude charm.

Cast this spell for beauty using a bouquet of lilies, rose quartz, a pink candle, and a mirror.
If throwing a party or celebrating a special occasion, decorate with a bouquet or two of stargazer lilies.
Meditating by a pond with waterlilies will heighten your spiritual awareness.
Associated with the Moon and Venus, work with lilies on Mondays or Fridays, depending on the type of magick you are wanting to invoke.

Keep a bouquet of tiger lilies near an altar for prosperity or wealth.
Easter lilies are associated with Spring, renewal, and spirituality, place them on an altar for Ostara/the Spring Equinox.
Incorporate lilies when working with Moon magick.
Keep a bouquet of white lilies on your altar when working with the full Moon.
Send peaceful loving energy by meditating with a bouquet of lilies placed on front of you on a mirror and a white candle lit carefully next to it. Visualise yourself energetically connected to the frequecy of the lilies, then send and direct that energy out.