Illicium verum
Whole Pods—available in 1 ounce or 1/2 ounce and packaged in a plastic pouch.
A bit stronger than anise seed, this intriguing, star-shaped spice is often used in Chinese and Vietnamese cooking. An essential ingredient in Chinese five spice powder, you might also use it in simmering meat dishes and in combination with other whole spices for mulling cider and wine.
A little bit goes a long way—Star Anise is VERY strong.
One of my favorite spices for mulled cider in yule time!
History + Folklore
t's easy to recognize anise star pods; they usually look like an eight-pointed star. This fruit of a tree in magnolia family native to China and Vietnam produces tough-skinned, rust-colored fruits that are picked and dried before ripening. Anise star pods are hotter, more pungent, more bitter, and much more “licorice-like” than the European anise. Common names include Chinese star anise and takkola.
Magickal
Psychic Powers, Luck
Masculine, Jupiter, Air, Pisces, Sagittarius
The seeds are burned as incense to increase psychic powers and are also worn for the same reason.
Also carried as a general luck bringer.
Anise keeps its powerful, spicy scent well through the winter season. Use it for winter and late fall rites for purification and cleansing.
Tuck star anise into a green pouch or orange pouch, visualize yourself being lucky, and carry it in your purse to bring good luck.
Carry it in your bag or inside of a mojo bag or sachet to ward off the evil eye. Make a garland out of the full seed pods and hang along your door.
Simply sniff the aroma of star anise to help awaken your psychic senses. Use the seeds as a pendulum by stringing the largest one onto a black or purple string.
Warnings: No known precautions
Illicium verum
Whole Pods—available in 1 ounce or 1/2 ounce and packaged in a plastic pouch.
A bit stronger than anise seed, this intriguing, star-shaped spice is often used in Chinese and Vietnamese cooking. An essential ingredient in Chinese five spice powder, you might also use it in simmering meat dishes and in combination with other whole spices for mulling cider and wine.
A little bit goes a long way—Star Anise is VERY strong.
One of my favorite spices for mulled cider in yule time!
History + Folklore
t's easy to recognize anise star pods; they usually look like an eight-pointed star. This fruit of a tree in magnolia family native to China and Vietnam produces tough-skinned, rust-colored fruits that are picked and dried before ripening. Anise star pods are hotter, more pungent, more bitter, and much more “licorice-like” than the European anise. Common names include Chinese star anise and takkola.
Magickal
Psychic Powers, Luck
Masculine, Jupiter, Air, Pisces, Sagittarius
The seeds are burned as incense to increase psychic powers and are also worn for the same reason.
Also carried as a general luck bringer.
Anise keeps its powerful, spicy scent well through the winter season. Use it for winter and late fall rites for purification and cleansing.
Tuck star anise into a green pouch or orange pouch, visualize yourself being lucky, and carry it in your purse to bring good luck.
Carry it in your bag or inside of a mojo bag or sachet to ward off the evil eye. Make a garland out of the full seed pods and hang along your door.
Simply sniff the aroma of star anise to help awaken your psychic senses. Use the seeds as a pendulum by stringing the largest one onto a black or purple string.
Warnings: No known precautions
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