The Meanings and Symbols of Trees (Author Unknown)

[Dria El]

Acacia: Symbolizes purity, air, and used in initiations, psychic workings, and protection. Also viewed as a Mother tree, the gum from it symbolizing menstrual blood. Tree of the Egyptian goddess Neith, Osiris, Astarte, Ishtar, and Diana.

Alder: Sacred to the god Bran. Represents resurrection, rebirth, and fire.

Apple: Used in love magic and also for peace, happiness, prosperity, perpetual youth, and healing. Represents water. Associated with Venus, Hercules, Diana, Apollo, Hera, Athena.

Ash: Represents water, the Universal Mother and the source for unborn souls. Traditional Yule log. Used in healing, protection and sea magic. Associated with Poseidon, Neptune, Woden, Thor, and Mars.

Aspen: Used for phyllomancy which is divination by leaf rustling. Used for protection.

Birch: Sacred to Cerridwen and represents beginnings and births. Used for purifications and blessings.

Cedar: Used for purification, prosperity, and longevity. Represents earth, spirituality and self control.

Cypress: Used for Maypoles, easing losses, healing, past life workings, and protection..Represents earth.

Elder: A witch tree and often used to make wands. Used for healing, love, protection, and prosperity. Sacred to the goddess Hel. Represents air. Associated with Venus.

Elm: Represents primordial female powers. Used for protection.

Fir: Symbolizes youth and vitality. Used in prosperity magic.

Hawthorne: Called the May tree. Represents water and the White Goddess Maia. Used for female sexuality, cleansing, marriage, love, and protection.

Hazel: Sacred to witches and the Celtic sea god Manannan. Often used to make all-purpose wands and used in fertility, divination, marriage, protection, and reconciliation. Symbolizes female wisdom and air. Associated with Artemis and Diana.

Holly: Represents fire. Used for protection.

Linden: Used for prophesies and protection.

Maple: Used for love and divination.

Oak: Used for healing, strength, protection, masculinity and for fertility magic. Represents fire. Associated with Dagda, Dianus, Jupiter, Zeus, Cybele, Rhea, Janus, Cernunnos, and Herne.

Palm: Metaphor for Osiris's penis. Used for male fertility, strength, and virility.

Pine: Symbolizes immortality and represents earth. Pine cones represent fertility. Used for purification, health, fortune, fertility, and prosperity. Associated with Pan, Attis, Venus, and Cybele.

Rowan: Used for protection, healing, and strength. Represents fire.

Willow: Represents water. Used in moon, wishing magic, healing, protection, enchantments, and easy delivery of babies. Associated with Artemis, Persephone, Hecate, Ceres, Hera, and Circe.

[Lilu]

Thanks for posting this Dria! Lots of cool info - something to add to the BOS. :)

BB
Lilu

[Avena]

Yes thanks a lot! Just what I was looking for on the web yesterday! Everything about Tree Lore :D

[Mythrel]

good info, thanks for the post
Mythrel

[loopy]

Awesome, thanks Dria! *copy and paste*

[Shadowulfe]

Thanks for the info dria!!! ill put it in my BOS!

[Emy]

And here are some more information on trees.... :)

Alder: is also called the tree of fire, and it has the power to control the four winds.

Almond: Prosperity, and infinite love

Aspen: is also good for communication, healing and protection against thiefs.

Bamboo: Protection, especially protection of ones home and against others negative influences.

Banana tree: fertility, male potency, prosperity.

Beech: Knowledge, learning

Birch: Also for cleansing, health, wisdome, everything connected to the moon in one way or another, and protection of the young.

Ceder: Also for luck and faithful lovers

Cherry: divination and new love.

Elder: Also the celtic white moon goddesses tree, and the protecting goddesses tree. Gives you the ability to see into other dimensions, increases clairvoyance.

Elm: is also for sleep, love and giving.

Fig tree: Wisdom, creativity, fertility, harmony and balance.

Hazel: Also for wisdom, luck, fertility, knowledge, inspiration, justice, divination...

Ivy: Fidelity, love in marriage, relationships, endurance

Juniper: Protection against all negative powers. purification.

Linden: Also partnerships, justice, bureaucracy and cooperation

Maple: long life, childrens health and money

Mistletoe: The druids universal magickal herb, it helps peace, love, purity, fertility, holds sexual power, gives protection and health.

Mountain ash: protection, healing, astralprojection. The celtic white goddess tree.

Myrtle: same as ivy and also fertility, youth, peace, money and stability

Oak: Also for knowledge, independance, self confidence, prosperity, and power. Is the tree of the new years king and the holy tree of the druids.

Olive: peace, prosperity, forgivness, healing, fertility

Orange: is for love, luck, riches, and money.

Peach: Marriage, birth, happiness, fertility, long life, prosperity

Pear: new life, health, women, fertility

Pine: also fire and getting knowledge and information, balance, purification, friendships that last through adversities, protection against all negativity

Spruce: Christmas tree, and therefor also a tree for new beginnings and birhts. Light returning, and the circle of life.

Walnut: Tree of prophecy, traditionally a tree for witch meetings, health, mental abilities, fertilit, wishes being fulfilled.

Willow: Also One of the moons trees, intuition, moonmagick, healiing, wishes, increased psychic energy, compassion

Blessings

[Siren]

:)

[Emy]

*bump*

[Twig]

Hello, what have we here? Treeeeeeeesssss!:D

The similarities and differences of the lists are interesting (especially to me ;) )

Peace,
Twig
:elf:

[Dria El]

;)

[willowfairy]

Thankies! :) I love trees. 'Specially willows!! :D

[UnSolon]

A question... and perhaps this is true with many people.

I live in an area where many of those trees are NOT Found. Period, they do not grow here. About 5 of them do, but thats besides the point.

However there are trees here which call to me every time I see and feel them, but are not listed in the list of traditional trees.

In particular I am talking about the Arbutus tree. It has a very limited range, and only grows within a mile from the ocean to limit its distrabution even more. However, it is beautiful, and it seems to have great energy.

My question... to someone who might be able to answer me. Since all of nature is part of the mother, I do not belive there should be any limitations as to what natural materials one might use in rituals, etc... so can anyone tell me how I might find the significance of other trees/herbs/bushes/etc. which are not commonly found or talked about? All I can think of would be personal meditation with it.

Peace...

[Lavender]

Do you mind me asking what part of BC you live in? There's a great book on BC trees & I can't remember the name off hand.

[Lavender]

The book I'm thinking of was put out by the Ministry of Forestry. I just checked & they don't have that book anymore. I can't get a hold of my copy yet. It's mostly on the trees of BC - not a lot on the magical side but it touches on the folklore aspects a bit. Another great book is Plants of Coastal British Columbia by Pojar & Mackinnon. It has trees & plants native to this area. It has some folklore in it as well.

I'm curious what other trees you have nearby? The Arbutus is a beautiful tree. I love the way the bark looks as it peels away from the trunk. The flowers are so beautiful! Sometimes, I gather the berries to use in my Yuletide decorations.

Oh! Welcome to Mysticwicks! :wave:

[Dria El]

Welcome to Mystic Wicks!

:)