The Magick of TREES
Since time began the tree has been recognized as a symbol of life
and regeneration and is believed to hold magickal power,
sacred knowledge and spirits within.
So it is little wonder that many followers of the nature religions
understand that trees are special and should be respected.
TREE LORE
Silver Birch.
Birch is associated with new beginnings, purification, protection, creativity, fertility & birth, and healing, Known as ‘The Lady of the Woods’, Birch is ideal for Forest Magic and Lunar workings.
Holly
Holly has applications in magick done for protection, prophesy, healing, magick for animals, sex magick, invulnerability, watchfulness, good luck, Holiness and consecration. Holly also has the ability to enhance other forms of magick.
OAK
The month of Oak has summer solstice occurring within it and is one of the sacred Druidic three: 'Oak, Ash & Thorn'. In general, Oak can be used in spells for protection, strength, success and stability, healing, fertility, health, money, potency, and good luck.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn can be used for protection, love & marriage, health, prosperity, fertility, purification, fishing magick, purity, inner journeys, intuition, female sexuality, cleansing, and happiness. The fey are said to especially like Hawthorn since it is sacred to them.
Hazel
Hazel, The Tree of Immortal Wisdom has applications in magick done for manifestation, spirit contact, protection, prosperity, divination-dowsing, dreams, wisdom-knowledge, marriage, fertility, intelligence, inspiration. Hazel is a tree that is sacred to the fey Folk and a wand of hazel can be used to call the Fey.
Yew
Yew may be used to enhance magickal and psychic abilities & to induce visions. Transformation, reincarnation, eternal life and immortality sum up the attributes of the Yew tree. It has been associated with death, rebirth, change and regeneration.
Ivy
Ivy grows in a sacred spiral, which symbolizes reincarnation. It is also connected with emotions. Ivy has many uses in magick done for healing & protection. It is very useful in fertility magick and is also equated with fidelity and can be used in charms to bind love, luck and fidelity to a person.
Willow
Associated with Moon Magick, the Willow has applications in magick done for enchantment, wishing, romantic love, healing, protection, fertility, magick for women, femininity, love, divination, friendship, joy, love, and peace.
Honeysuckle
The Honeysuckle encourages us to reach for those desires sought while remaining true to the values and beliefs held. The Honeysuckle will help you to tread safely. The sweet scent of the Honeysuckle signals joy in the search for the self.
Gorse
Gorse has the magickal uses of protection, money and wealth. It is also good to use as protection against evil
Heather
Heather is sacred to the Summer Solstice and is used for magick involving luck, love, ritual power, conjuring ghosts and spirits, healing, protection, rain-making and water magick. Heather can bring peace to a home or between two people where there has been conflict. Heather is said to open portals between this and the faerie world.
Rowan
The Rowan has applications in magick done for divination, astral work, strength, protection, initiation, healing, psychic energies, working with spirits of the dead, psychic powers, personal power, and success.
Ash
The Ash is one of the sacred Druidic three: 'Oak, Ash & Thorn'. The Ash has applications in magick done for sea power, ocean rituals, karmic laws, magical potency, healing and health, protection, love, women's mysteries, prophetic dreams, prosperity.
Rose
Rose has applications in magick done for romantic love and passion, simplicity and honesty, inner beauty, peace and silence
Blackthorn
Blackthorn is used for purification & protection, ridding the atmosphere of negative energy. It aids in combating fear, depression and anger. Magickal Associations: Good time for inner work and assessment, grounding and protection. It represents the strong action of fate or the outside influences in life
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