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From time immemorial trees have been regarded as sacred and an essential aspect of religious beliefs, from faerie gateways between two oaks to the mighty world tree, Yggdrasil from Norse mythology. Trees were seen by the ancients as otherworldly and wise as they bridged the gap between the heavens and the underworld. Despite the lack of respect given to trees by many people in today's world, through deforestation and other harm done to trees, Pagans are very much aware of the power that trees hold and the wisdom within them. Have you ever hugged a tree? I don't mind admitting that I have and as I hugged the trunk that I could barely put my arms around, I could feel the power and wisdom within that oak, coarsing through the living tree. It often makes me wonder how anyone can disguard their lives needlessly when there are better alternatives to cutting down trees. With all this power running through the trees, it's obvious why Pagans make sacred items from falled branches and twigs. However, trees do not all have the same energy and some are better for certain purposes than others. In order to help you pick out what tree suits your needs best, I have compiled a list of tree properties below. If you feel connected with a certain tree and it doesn't fit the correspondance below, but you know you want to use it, then please trust your intuition. If you do cut a branch/twig etc. from a living tree, please remember to thank the tree for its gift and to seal the cut with wax (or something similar) to stop the tree from being hurt too much. Magickal Correspondances: Alder - sprituality, teaching, weather magick, duty, mental prowess Almond - business, clairvoyance, divination, loans, money, wisdom, prosperity Apple - healing, love, perpetual youth, prosperity, harmony, divination Ash - protection, prosperity, healing Apricot - love Aspen - protection Balsa - psychic awareness Birch - fertility, new beginnings, protection, purification, rebirth, creativity, protection of children Cedar - healing, longetivity, prosperity, protection, purification Cherry - love, divination Chestnut - Prosperity Coconut - chastity, healing, purity Cypress - past life workings, protection Dogwood - love, purification Elder - healing, prosperity, protection, spirituality, exorcism, banishing. Sacred to faeries. Elm - protection Eucalyptus - healing Fig - energy, fertility, health, strength Fir - prosperity Hawthorn - cleansing, love, marriage, protection, fertility, peace, prosperity, binding. Sacred to maiden goddesses and faeries. Hazel - divination, love, marriage, protection, reconciliation, fertility, increasing magick , manifestation, spirit contact, creative energies Holly - protection, banishing conflict, prophesy, magick for animals, energy, guidance Juniper - protection Lemon - chastity, divination, healing, neutrality Lime - chastity, divination, healing, neutrality Linden - protection Maple - divination, love, money, health, prosperity Mulberry - divination, knowledge, will, wisdom, protection Oak - healing, longevity, money, strength, fertility, protection, courage, truth, fidelity, magick for men Olive - fidelity, fruitfulness, marriage, money, peace, security Orange - love, marriage, employment, gaining wisdom Palm - strength Peach - divination, love Pine - exorcism, fertility, fortune, health, money, prosperity, purification, spirituality Poplar - astral projection Rowan - protection, strength, divination, healing Vine - fertility, inspiration, prosperity, binding Walnut - healing, health, protection Willow - blessings of the moon, enchantment, healing, protection, psychic awareness, wishes, love, increasing magick, fertility, magick for women Yew - changing attitudes, new directions By SilentCat |