Dandelion

Latin Name: Taraxacum officinale

Parts Used: Root, leaf, flower

Elemental Connection: Fire

Planetary Ruler: Jupiter

Energetics: Bitter, drying, warming, stimulating, detoxifying

Traditional Uses: Liver support, digestive aid, blood purifier, emotional release

Zodiac Connection: Sagittarius

Dandelion bursts through cracks in concrete with wild determination, much like Sagittarius breaking through limitation in search of truth. She is bright, bold, and unapologetically free. Associated with Jupiter’s expansive energy, Dandelion teaches us to let go of what weighs us down—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—so we can move forward with clarity and purpose.

Dandelion’s Wisdom for Sagittarius

Dandelion reminds Sagittarius that true freedom requires release. She helps transmute restlessness into purpose, bitterness into vitality. With Dandelion as a guide, Sagittarius learns that truth is not always comfortable, but it is always liberating. She encourages big vision grounded in daily clearing.

Plant Ritual

Brew a cup of roasted dandelion root tea. As it steeps, write down one belief, pattern, or emotional weight that no longer serves your expansion. Hold the tea in both hands and whisper:
“I release what no longer aligns with my truth. I welcome spaciousness.”

Sip slowly. With each swallow, imagine this release moving through your body—supporting your liver, clearing your mind, and rooting you back in trust.

Burn or bury the written note if it feels right. Let the ritual be messy, honest, and freeing.

Recipe/Creative Uses:

Roasted Dandelion Cacao Elixir

Journal Prompt

What truth am I ready to face or speak—even if it changes everything?

Let Dandelion guide you into clarity. Write without editing yourself. What have you outgrown? What wild truth is rising within you, asking to be lived?