Cloves

The Iron Nails of Fire

Cloves are the dried flower buds of a tree that carries the heat of the sun and the bite of sacred flame. In folk magic they are known as the nails of protection—small, fierce guardians that drive out envy, ill will, and wandering harm. Their scent is warm and commanding, believed to wake sleeping courage and draw prosperity with steady hands.

Witches reach for cloves when a working must be strong, decisive, and impossible to ignore.

Magical Virtues

• protection from gossip, jealousy, and psychic attack
• attracting luck, money, and successful business
• strengthening love spells with loyalty and passion
• sharpening memory, confidence, and persuasive speech
• banishing hostile energy from the home

Cloves carry a no-nonsense spirit. They do not whisper like lavender or dream like mugwort—they stand guard at the door with a torch in hand.

Correspondences

Element: Fire
Planet: Jupiter & Mars
Virtues: protection, prosperity, courage, command
Spiritual allies: household guardians, market spirits, ancestors of trade
Tarot allies: Strength, Ace of Wands

Ways to Work With Cloves

• place three cloves above the doorway to bar ill intent
• add to money jars and business blessing candles
• carry in a red pouch for confidence and safe travel
• simmer with cinnamon and orange to cleanse a space
• stud into a candle to “nail down” a firm decision

Where cloves are set, trouble turns its heels.

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