Hey look what I found!

[Yvonne Belisle]

Anyone want to know what different trees mean? I thought it would be good to have in mind planting groves or harvesting wands. Bet it's also good for Runes!


The Celts believed that the trees are magic, and they had a tree alphabet called Ogham. Every tree had its own special meaning.
Birch - Beithe
Color - white
Animal - cow
New beginnings, good fortune, luck, change

Rowan - Luis
Colors - red, gray
Animals - unicorn, bear
Protection, ability to distinguish good from bad, insight

Alder - Fearn
Color - crimson
Animals - red fox, ram, stallion
Resiliance, strength, energy

Willow - Saille
Colors - sorcha, fiery
Animals - hare, cat
Intuition, creativity, fertility, mystism

Ash - Nuin
Color - green
Animal - snake
Magic, peace

Hawthorn - Huathe
Color - purple
Animals - goat, dragon
Patience, retraint, abstinence

Oak - Duin
Colors - dark brown, black
Animals - white horse, lion, salamander
Steadfastness, protection, inspiration

Holly - Tinne
Color - dark gray
Animal - war horse
Balance, justice

Hazel - Coll
Color - cron, brown
Animal - salmon
Creativity, divination, meditation

Apple - Quert
Color - green
Animal - unicorn
Beauty, youthfulness, perfection

Vine - Muin
Color - mbracht, variegated
Animal - lizard
Prophecy, release from restraints

Ivy - Gort
Color - sky blue
Animal - boar
Progress, change, distractions

Reed - Ngetal
Color - grass green
Animals - dog, stag, rat
Harmony, unity, wisdom

Blackthorn - Straif
Color - bright purple
Animals - wolf, toad, black cat
Fate, the unexpected, bad luck

Elder - Ruis
Color - blood red
Animal - badger
Change, transition, faeries

Fir - Ailm
Color - pale blue
Animal - red cow
Power, insight, progression

Gorse - Ohn
Colors - yellow, gold
Animal - rabbit
Knowledge, purification, wisdom

Heather - Ur
Color - purple
Animals - bee, lion
Challenges, goals, luck

Aspen - Eadha
Colors - silver, red
Animal - white mare
Endurance, success

Yew - Ioho
Color - dark green
Animal - spider
Transformation, rebirth, immortality

Sacred grove - Koad
Color - green
Animal - squirrel
Knowledge, revalations

Spindle - Oir
Color - white
Animal - owl
Peace, tranquility, happiness

Honeysuckle - Uinllean
Color - pale yellow
Animal - mouse
Wisdom, good judgement,confidence

Beech - Phogos
Color - orange
Animal - deer
Guidance from the past, experience

Pine - Peine
Color - blue-green
Animal - cat
Illumination, spirit, intuition


Located at http://www.webzone.net/jacks99/meaning.htm

[Faery-Wings]

Thanks for posting!

My husband wants to build me an altar (ain't that sweet :) ) and was asking me about the magickal properties of woods.
I have some info in Cunningham's Magical Household, but here a lot more here.
BB!

[Spirahl]

Yes, and this is connected to Celtic/Druid Moon Signs as well, which is a system of astrology that associates with the 13 moons instead of the 12 houses and movements of the sun. Each sign has an affinity to a certain tree and its associated nature spirits.
Birch- Dec 24 to Jan 20
Rowan- Jan 21 to Feb 17
Ash- Feb 18 to March 17
Alder- Mar 18 to Apr 14
Willow- Apr 15 to May 12
Hawthorn- May 13 to June 9
Oak- June 10 July 7
Holly- July 8 yo Aug 4
Hazel- Aug 5 to Sep 1
Vine- Sept 2 to Sept 29
Ivy- Sep 30 to Oct 27
Reed- Oct 28 to Nov 24
Elder- Nov 25 to Dec 23
The personalities traits for each sign are very similar to the other system except Reed seems to have a mix of Scorpio and Sagitarian traits. I find it interesting that I am Rowan and one of my neighbours gave me a gift of a mountain ash when we first bought this property. He says he's a total atheist and doesn't beleive in such things. I say he is a wonderful gardener, working mainly with trees and shrubs, that he must have seen an :elf: or two? I tease him, and he teases me right back for beleiving as I do, but he's familiar with people who think this way, as he is originally from Wales.
Also, in some Druidry books you will find "the Battle of The Trees" where all of this was figured out and there is a hierarchy as well. I found it interesting that one of Rowan's roles is to be the protector of Willow. I have always had a strong affinity to willow trees(have a couple here and one where I grew up-would sit in it for hours...) and went as far as naming my fave pup Willow. I call her my "daughter" and our relationship is very close and unique. People do remark that she's the most "human" of dogs and sometimes I have to wonder...not being able and/or willing to have a human child...I have yet to "work" with the Rowan as it is still so teeny. Perhaps I will make a point of this tonight while my Midsummer's Eve fire is burning.
I rambled long enough- I'm just interested in trees!:p

[Lavender]

Originally posted by Yvonne Thomas
Anyone want to know what different trees mean? I thought it would be good to have in mind planting groves or harvesting wands. Bet it's also good for Runes!


Here's a list of runes that correspond with each tree...

Birch - UR
Blackthorn - THURS
Ash - ASS
Oak - REID
Pine - KEN
Elm - GIFU
Fir - WYNJA
Rowan - HAGAL
Beech - NAUD
Alder - ISS
Hazel - JARA
Aspen - PERTRA
Yew - EOH
Reed - ALGIZ
Spindle - SOL
Holly - TYR
Hornbeam - BJARKA
Ivy - EH
Vine - MADR
Willow - LAGU
Apple - ING
Gorse - ODAL
Honeysuckle - DAGAZ
Elder - FEH

I've thought about making a set of runes with the different woods to correspond. It would be an interesting project (like I need more!) :rolleyes:

[Yvonne Belisle]

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[Twilight Garden]

Originally posted by Spirahl
Yes, and this is connected to Celtic/Druid Moon Signs as well, which is a system of astrology that associates with the 13 moons instead of the 12 houses and movements of the sun. Each sign has an affinity to a certain tree and its associated nature spirits.
Birch- Dec 24 to Jan 20
Rowan- Jan 21 to Feb 17
Ash- Feb 18 to March 17
Alder- Mar 18 to Apr 14
Willow- Apr 15 to May 12
Hawthorn- May 13 to June 9
Oak- June 10 July 7
Holly- July 8 yo Aug 4
Hazel- Aug 5 to Sep 1
Vine- Sept 2 to Sept 29
Ivy- Sep 30 to Oct 27
Reed- Oct 28 to Nov 24
Elder- Nov 25 to Dec 23First I'd like to thank Yvonne for bumping this. Then I'd like to ask where Spirahl got this from. I'm quite interested. I understand that it came from a book, but would like to understand it further. Who wrote the The Battle of the Trees, so I can find it easier?

[Lavender]

The list is in a billion books...any magical books you find on trees or herbs probably has that list. It's pretty common stuff.

Are you looking for a book on trees? There's a really good on called Tree Medicine, Tree Magic by Ellen Evert Hoffman. I'll check the spelling of her last name when I get home tonight. She talkes about different trees & it's medicinal values as well as magical too.

Another good book is the Witches' Book of Days...can't remember the authors' names.

[Twilight Garden]

Thank you! :) I'll look into that book, Tree Medicine, Tree Magic.

[~ Monk ~]

I like this thread. :D It's interesting that the two trees I've always loved - Pine and Willow - have associations that fit me well.

I think the saddest thing about leaving the house I'm in now will be saying goodbye to the big Pine in the backyard.