Dream Pillow
A dream pillow is a pillow stuffed with fragrant herbs that encourage sleep and/or dreaming. It may be used for healing, to encourage the patient to rest, or it may be used by a magical practitioner in an effort to receive guidance or visions during sleep.
Herbs that encourage sleep or dreaming include:
Agrimony – Agrimonia eupatoria
Anise – Pimpinellaa anisum
Ash – Fraxinus spp
Bay Laurel – Laurus nobilis
Betony – stachy officinalis or betonica officinalis
Damiana – Turnera diffusa
Eyebright – Euphrasia officinalis
Hazel – Corylus avellana
Holly – Ilex spp
Honeysuckle – Lonicera spp
Mint – Mentha spp
Mugwort – Artemisia vulgaris
Oregano – Origanum spp
Poppy – Papaveraceae spp
Thyme – Thymus spp.
Wormwood – Artemisia absinthium
