“Hemp seed I sow,
Hemp seed I grow,
He (or she) that will my true love be,
Come rake this hemp seed after me.”
-Ancient folklore charm
Hallows Eve Hemp Charm of Love
On Hallows Eve, all those that are stirring are not out for fright, some even hope that hemp will show their lovers sight…
Dating back to Pagan Rites, a charm can be found to show a persons future marriage partner. There are many versions of the charm but the key ingredient in all of them is always, Hemp…
In the town of Lancashire, an old folk tale tells of a charm to allow women to see their future husband…
On the night of Hallows Eve, a girl would walk out in a field. With a hand full of hemp seed, they would start to chant-
“Hemp seed I sow,
Hemp seed I mow,
He (or she) that will my true love be,
Come rake this hemp seed after me.”
While chanting this over and over, they would sow hemp seed over their left shoulder. If done correctly, they would see their future husband following them in a vision….
‘Hempseed I sowe, hempseed I sowe and he that my true-love shall be come’ by Annie French
In another old Scottish folk tale, we find a similar story with a bit of spook…
The tale begins with a servant girl named ‘Nancy’ who fell in love with the privileged boy ‘Lenine’.
Regardless of the parents wishes the two were inseparable…
When Nancy became pregnant, Lenine’s father moved him far away…
That’s where we pick up the story…
Popular romances of the west of England (The drolls, traditions, and superstitions of old Cornwall) by Robert Hunt – 1865
Leave it to Hemp to find light on the darkest of nights…
