Trees

by Susa Morgan Black Species: Prunus spinosaFamily: Rosaceae (Rose family)Ogham: Straif (ST), a Chieftain TreeScots Gaelic: DraighionnIrish Gaelic: DraigheanWelsh: Draenen dduAstrological Rulers: Saturn and Mars The Blackthorn tree is esoterically known as both the Mother of the Woods and the Dark Crone of the Woods. Description Type: Blackthorn is a...

by Winter Cymraes Birch – Beith – Betula I am a Stag of Seven Tines The White Lady of the Woods, also known as the White Birch stands, slender and graceful, with long branches reaching toward the sky. This Tree is rarely seen singly, growing most often in Groves. She embodies...

by Hawthorn Beech – Phagos – Fagus Folk LoreBeech groves have been found in and near important places of power; Avebury and Cerne Abbas to name two. They maybe have been used for food as much as their majestic presence. They have been said to have inspired the building of Cathedrals;...

Ash – Nuin – Fraxinus Names: Nion, Nuin, Nin (pron. Nee-uhn Noo-in ) Cosdad Sida, checking of peace, that is nin, ash n: it is the maw of the weaver’s beam as applied to wood: a sign of peace is that. A checking of peace with him is that the ash...

by Susa Morgan Black AppleBotanical name: Pyrus malus or communisFamily: malus/communisOgham: QuertScots Gaelic: Crann Ubhall, ubhal-fiadhaich, CuirtIrish Gaelic: Crann Úll, AballWelsh: Afallen; pren afalau, AfalFrench: Pomme DescriptionThe Apple tree is the oldest cultivated tree in Europe. (Haganeder, pg. 177) Crab Apple (Malus spp.)The original British apple tree is a Crab...

An Introduction Aims of the Foundation One of the principle aims of the Foundation is to rediscover the spiritual relationship between mistletoe and Druidic philosophy. Here we may be able to establish an understanding of the hidden mysteries of our tradition and work with the polarities in order to create...

by Amanda Knopp Since beginning to study Druidry, I have naturally been drawn into a deeper understanding of trees. As I’m also very interested in Hinduism, I couldn’t help but start to compare and contrast the two belief systems, especially in relation to their respective attitudes to trees. I thought...

by Vivienne Manouge While studying the oghams the other day, I suddenly noticed that the names of the first twenty original oghams, beith and her five, huath and her five, muinn and her five, and ailm and her five, are suggestively like the names of different branches of ancient Celtic...

by Dave Smith ~ The Ordeal: It was quite simple really. We wanted to plant a ring of Yew trees on the South Downs to mark, and rededicate a new Sacred Site for people to enjoy for thousands of years to come – in fact, for us to enjoy in...

by Kernos Asimina triloba …pickin’ up pawpaws, puttin’ ’em in a basket,way down yonder in the pawpaw patch… I learned that little ditty when I was a little ditty, singing it on the way to school. I didn’t know what pawpaw were then. Most city folks don’t. I didn’t actually...

by Stefano Alessi ~ A Druid is his or her Land ~ My land is Tuscany, more precisely the area of Montalbano in Lower Valdarno, near Vinci (Florence); it’s a mountain ridge of about 25 km and covers about 180 kmq of land in the heart of the basin of...

by Cláudia Loureiro ~ My name is Cláudia Loureiro, I’m 42 years old, I was born in Angola but I live in Portugal since I was two years old. I lived in Lisbon until I started working as a first grade teacher. (Also) because of that I moved to a...

by Dana Wiyninger ~ Introduction Moving to a new region with completely different plants and climate, and having to manage a neglected forest meant I had to really learn about and examine the trees and plants on our property. (No relying on my previous knowledge of plants on the west...

by Susa Morgan Black ~ To read Susa’s wonderfully indepth article – with botanical, ogham, healing and magical details and information – please click on the PDF link here.

by TaranFOREWORDFirst of all I will say all references to months, festivals etc. are all from a Southern Hemisphere point of view, and yes I’m aware that I used the older names of the festivals not the new ones. This piece has been put together by myself using research from...