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Tag Archives: Tree Wisdom
Ioho (Yew)
“The Irish Druids made their wands of divination from the yew-tree; and, like the ancient priests of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, are believed to have controlled spirits, fairies, daemons, elementals, and ghosts while making such divinations.” – W.B. Evans-Wentz (The … Continue reading
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Tagged Banba, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cuchulainn, Deidre and Naisi, Druid Animal Oracle, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Ioho, Magical Alphabets, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Paul Kendall, Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Thomas Crocker, Thomas Rolleston, Thomas the Rymer, Tree Wisdom, Trees for Life, Tristian and Iseult, Wooing of Etain, Yew
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Ailm (Fir or Pine)
“Out of my experience, such as it is (and it is limited enough) one fixed conclusion dogmatically emerges, and that is this, that we with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ailm, Book of Ballymote, Cailleach, Caledonian Forest, Celtic Tree Oracle, David Rankine, Druantia, Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, Magical Alphabets, Meaning of Trees, Merlin, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham, Ogham Tract, Robert Graves, Scotch Fir, Scotland, Scots Pine, Silver Fir, Sorita d'Este, Tree Calendar, Tree Wisdom, Trees for Life, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, White Goddess
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Ruis (Elder)
“It is far easier to be sensible in cities than in many country places I could tell you of. When one walks on those grey roads at evening by the scented elder-bushes of the white cottages, watching the faint mountains … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Legends Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland, Cauldron of Rebirth, Celtic Tree Oracle, Elder, Fairy Faiths in Celtic Countries, Fairy Herbs, House Spirit, James MacKillop, Lady Wilde, Magical Alphabets, Meaning of Trees, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Robert Graves, Ruis, Tree Wisdom, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, White Goddess, Witches
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Duir (Oak)
“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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Tagged Aranhrod, ash, Blodeuedd, Blodeuwedd, Carl Jung, Celtic Numerology, Duir, Givaethwy, Goewin, Goronwy, Gwydion, Gwydyon, Hawthorn, Immaculate Conception, Joseph Campbell, Lleu, Math, Oak, Ogham, Richard Ketchum, Sacred Tree, Secret Life of the Forest, Shapeshifting, the Meaning of Trees, Thunder Gods, Tree Wisdom, Triad
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