Tag Archives: Hawthorn

Huathe (Hawthorn) II

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Every hair on him was as sharp as a thorn of hawthorn, and a drop of blood on each hair. He would not recognise comrades or friends. He would strike alike before and behind. It is from this that the … Continue reading →

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Straif (Blackthorn)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“Better the bramble than the black-thorn, better the black-thorn than the devil. He who would go in the bramble for me, I would go in the thorn for him” – Proverb (Alexander Carmichael: Carmina Gadelica Vol. II. 1900) The Roots: … Continue reading →

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Duir (Oak)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“By the time a tree is full grown, the underground root system is enormous; a mature oak tree, for example, has literally hundreds of miles of roots to tap the soil’s resources in an endless quest for water. Each drop … Continue reading →

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Huathe (Hawthorn)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Shanon Sinn

“The druids knew about many medicinal plants and were skilled fortune tellers… Furthermore, they preferred to teach their hand-selected pupils in the forest because they were convinced that the essentials of life could be learned from trees.” Franjo Terhart (Beyond … Continue reading →