FLOWER and TREE MAGICK

Food nourishes the body, but Flowers heal the soul
-old proverb

FLOWER MAGICK:
Flowers act on emotions, their magick moves through feelings both good and bad. Some flowers can double as herbs (Ex:  lavender or heather) ~ refer to Vampyress' 600 Magickal Herbal Page. It is important to understand, when working Flower magick, that the spirit of the flower leaves when the Flower dies. A dry flower carries the memory of what it once was. Not much of the active magickal properties remain. Flower scent or smell is much of its magick.  You will need to find the flowers essence to allow you to find both its presence and magick.
I hope you enjoy one of my new and Favorite pages...              -Vampyress

Flower's and their MAGICAL Properties and Meanings:   
-A
ACACIA, ROSE = Elegance, Regal poise and position
AFRICAN MARIGOLD = Vulgar Minds, Selfish Lust
AGNUS CACTUS = Coldness: to live without love or feeling
ALOE = Acute Sorrow, Sadness
ALMOND, FLOWERING = Concealed Love
ALTHEA, FRUTEX = Deeply in Love
AMARANTH =  Immortality, or piety
AMARYLLIS = Haughtiness; Pride
AMBROSIA = Love returned, pleasure divine
ANEMONE - Abandonment, forsakenness
APPLE BLOSSOM = Preference, Choice in love
ARBOR-VITAE - Unchanging friendship.
AURICULA, Scarlet - Pride. You are proud.
AUSTRIAN ROSE = Very lovely, beautiful inside
AZALEA = Temperance, patience
-B
BACHELORS BUTTONS = Hope in love
BALM - I long for your society.
BALSAMINE - Impatience; or, pray come.
BALSAM = Impatience, "do not haste"
BEECH (Fire Element) - Personal finances, gambling, money
BIRCH - (Water Element) - Dreams, astral travel
BLACK MULBERRY TREE = "I will not survive you"
BLACK POPLAR = Courage; defense
BLUE PERIWINKLE = Early Friendship, easy friendships
BLUE VIOLET = Modesty
BRIDAL ROSE = Happy Love
BUTTERCUPS = Ingratitude; Lies
BUTTERFLY ORCHIDS = Gaiety, Merry Revelry
-C
CACTUS = "I burn"; desire
CALLA LILLY= Magnificent beauty
CAMELLIA - Gratitude
CARNATION - Healing body energies, an aura makeover, pride and beauty
RED CARNATION - Poor Heart, forlorn
PINK CARNATION - Deep Love
STRIPED CARNATION - Refusal
WHITE CARNATION - Purity
CEDAR = (Fire Element) - Goals
CHERRY = (Earth Element) - Intelligence
CARDINAL FLOWER = Distinction; Honor
CAROLINA ROSE = Love is dangerous; broken promises
CHICORY = Good luck, make you invisible, able to open any lock.
CHINA ASTER = Variety; "many happy tidings"
CHINA, OR INDIAN PINK = Aversion
CHRYSANTHEMUM = Cheerfulness under adversity
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Red  = Love
CHRYSANTHEMUM, White = Truth
CINNAMON = (Fire and Water Elements) - Business, logic
CLEMATIS = (Earth and Air Elements) - Soul mates
COLTSFOOT = (Fire and Water Elements) - Political Power
CYCLAMEN = Diffidence
COCK'S COMB = Singularity; oneness
CROCUS -  inspire love but may drain your strength 
CROWN IMPERIAL = Majesty; Power
-D
DAFFODIL = Deceitful hope
DAHLIA = Instability
DAISY = Innocence
DANDELION = Oracle
-E
EVENING PRIMROSE = Inconstancy
EGLANTINE = I wound to heal
-F
FERN - (Earth Element) - Wisdom, fascination
FIR - (All Elements) - Manifestation
FLOWERING FERN = Reverie
FORGET-ME-NOT - Remembering, clinging to the past
FUSCIA- Taste or frugality
FOXGLOVE = Insincerity. You are false
-G
GARDEN DAISY = "I partake your sentiments"
GARDEN MARIGOLD = Uneasiness and jealousy
GLADIOLUS = Strong character, strength, integrity
GERANIUM = Gentility and elegance.
GERANIUM, IVY = Bridal favor
GILLY FLOWER = Thou art fair.
GOLDEN ROD = "Beware the Golden Rod"; Precaution
-H
HAREBELLS - Inspire honesty and the person wearing them can't lie.
HAZEL - (Earth Element) - Communication
HEATHER - (Earth and Air Elements) - Beauty
HEART'S EASE - Love in idleness.
HEMLOCK - (All Elements) - Protection
HELIOTROPE - (Fire Element) - Success and devotion
HELLEBORE - Calumny. You have listened.
HIBISCUS - Delicacy, beauty, fragility, temporary pleasures
HOLLY = Foresight
HOLLYHOCK - Ambition. I seek glory.
HONEYSUCKLE = Bonds of love
HOUSTONIA - Content ever with thee.
HYACINTH = Game; Play
HYACINTH, Purple - Sorrow. I am sad.
HYDRANGEA = Boaster; "You are cold", Heartless
-I
IRIS = Message
IVY = Friendship in adversity
-J
JASMINE = Amiability
JASMINE, White - I desire a return of my affection.
JONQUIL = "I desire return of affection"
-K
-L
LADY'S SLIPPER = Fickleness
LAUREL = Glory, Ambition
LARKSPUR - Haughtiness.
LAURUSTINUS - A token.
LAVENDER - (Earth Element) - Healing, faith, acknowledgment
LEMON BLOSSOM = Fidelity in love
LILAC, PURPLE = First emotions of love
LILAC, WHITE = Youthful innocence
LILY OF THE VALLEY = Return of happiness
LILY, WHITE = Purity, Sweetness
LILY, YELLOW = Falsehood; Gaiety
LOTUS FLOWER = Estranged love
-M
MAGNOLIA = Love of nature; Magnificence
MARIGOLD = Mental anguish
MIGNIONETTE - I live for thee
MIMOSA = Sensitiveness; Courtesy
MINT FLOWER = Virtue
MISTLETOE = "I surmount all difficulties"
MORNING GLORY = Affection
MOSS - (All Elements) - Binding
MOTHERWORT - (Water Element) - Imagination, creativity
MYRRH - (All elements) - Binding
-N
NARCISSUS = Egotism
NIGHTSHADE - (All Elements) - Death, rebirth, lunar activity
-O
ORANGE BLOSSOM = "Your purity equals your beauty"
OAK - (Fire Element) - Personal finances, wealth
ORRIS ROOT - (Water Element) - Psychology, sub consciousness, psychic
-P
PANSY OR HEARTSEASE = Thoughts
PASSION FLOWER = Faith if erect; superstition if reversed
SWEET PEA = Departure; Delicate pleasures
PEACH BLOSSOM = "I am your captive"
PEONY - Shame, bashfulness, unrealized desires
PEPPER - (Fire and Water Elements) - Energy
PERIWINKLE = Sweet remembrances, inspire and rekindle love
PHLOX = Unanimity
POPPY = Consolation of sleep
PRIMROSE = Early youth and sadness
PURPLE CLOVER = Provident
-Q
-R
RHODODENDRON = Danger; Beware
ROSE = Love
ROSE, Pink - (Earth and Air Elements) - Romantic love
ROSE, Red  - (Fire and Water Elements) - Passion
ROSE, White - (Water Element) - Silence
Wild Rose - (Earth Element) - Simplicity, honesty
ROSE, Yellow - Unfaithfulness

Different color Roses have different meanings so you can use Roses to give someone a message magically.
Below are what the different Rose colors mean:

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SAGE - (Earth and Air Elements) - Artistic ability
SCARLET FUCHSIA = Taste
SCARLET GERANIUM = Comforting
SCARLET LILY = High soul
SNAPDRAGON = Presumption
SNOWDROP = Hope; Consolation
SPRING CROCUS = Youthful gladness
SUNFLOWER = False riches
SWEET WILLIAM = Gallantry; dexterity and finesse
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THYME - (Fire and Water Elements) - Swift movement, action
TULIP, RED = Declaration of love
TULIP, YELLOW = Hopeless love
-U
-V
VERVAIN -  (Water Element) - Feminine power, women's power, abilities, problems
VIOLET, BLUE = Faithfulness
VIOLET, DAME'S = Watchfulness
VIOLET, YELLOW = Rural happiness
-W
WATER LILY = Eloquence; Purity of heart
WHITE DAISY = "I will think of it"
WHITE VIOLET = Candor
WISTERIA = "Welcome, fair stranger"
WILLOW - (Water Element) - Psychology, psychic powers, psychicism
WOLFS BANE - (All Elements) - Neutralization, balance, temperance
-X
-Y
YELLOW DAY LILY =  Coquetry
YEW = Penitence
-Z
ZEPHYR FLOWER = Expectation
ZINNIA = Thoughts of absent friends

 Flowers to attract Faeries:
Refer to my Faery Magick Page for additional listings...

BLUEBELLS - Fairies are beckoned to their midnight dances just by ringing these little bells. Represents kindness and most potent of all faery flowers.  They are also called "warning bells" because to travel into bluebell glade is to find yourself in a place of concentrated  Faery magick and enchantment.

BUTTERCUP - The buttercup and it's faery bring mostt healing energies. Give your self-esteem a boost.

CLOVER - The clover faeries will help find love.

DAISY - Dryad flower. Helps to boost creativity. The Daisy is a favorite flower of the wood nymphs. Relax among these flowers and to help contact them.

FORGET-ME-NOT - A symbol of love and devotion. If you pplace these flowers on the side of a mountain where fairy treasure is hidden, secret cavern walls will open up for you.

FOXGLOVE - The foxglove flowers are worn by fairies as gloves and hats and the little flecks found on the flowers are surely fairy fingerprints. Poor luck will follow those who pick these flowers and bring them in their home.

GARDENIA - These faeries are child protective and will help to increase your telepathic abilities with all the nature spirits. As well as, to help bring peace within yourself.

HEATHER - The faery of this flower are attracted to shy humans. Fairies that live among the heather undisturbed are said to feast on the heather stalks. A flower of peace and solitude.

JASMINE - These faeries will help to bring on peaceful dreams and clarity of the mind.

LILY - These faery help in nurture purity and humility.

MARIGOLD - If made into a jam and eaten in the morning it you should be seeing fairies soon.

PANSY - These flowers are used by the fairies for love potions.

PRIMROSE - Has the power to reveal the invisible. If you eat them you should see fairies. The pathway to the faery realm can be opened by touching a faery rock with the right number of primroses. BEWARE! if the number is wrong you may open the door to where you don't want to be.

ROSE - As we are all aware... These faeries will bring love

SNAPDRAGON - These fairies bring protection for all from deceit and curses!  Hold these flowers secretly in your hand and others will see you as gracious and fascinating.

THYME - Ever want to bring the faery into your home? Hang sprigs of Thyme in a window.

VIOLET -  The violet is sacred to all fairies. Gathering violets in the spring will bring good luck and a wish come true courtesy of the faery realm.

WHITE LOTUS - Some believe that the white lotus flowers are nymphs in disguise. A woman can carry this flower to counter the effect of unwanted love spells.

  LIST of PLANT/FLOWER DYES by COLOR:

• BLUE:  Cornflower, Dogs Mercury, Hollyhock, Indigo, Mesquite, Woad 
  
• BROWN: Bird's Tongue, Black Gum, Canoe Birch, Cotton, Heather, White Oak, Juniper

• GOLD: Black Oak, Dyers Chamomile, Goldenrod, Lily of the Valley, Osage-Orange

• GREY:  Bearberry, Blackberry, Bracken, Red Maple, Rowan, Butternut

• GREEN: Bearberry, Beard grass, Coltsfoot, Lady's Mantle, Nettle, Onion, Motherwort, Scotch Broom, Fumitory

• ORANGE: Annatto, Black Oak, Henna, Sumac, Bloodroot

• PURPLE: Black elder, Dandelion, Pomegranate, Rose of China, Tall Field Buttercup, Yellow Bedstraw

• RED: Alkanet, Alpine Cranberry, Madder, Poinsettia, Pokeweed, Red Alder, Rue, Safflower, Wild Marjoram

• YELLOW: Almond, Apple, Barberry, Beard Grass, Goldenrod, Jewelweed, Marigold, Peach, Sassafras, Saffron, Sundew, Sunflower

  TREE MAGICK: 

Wood is a living thing and contains the essence of a tree's energy. There are many trees that were sacred to the northern Europeans- including the Celts- the Native Americans, and other cultures. Here, I have a LARGE list of trees and their characteristics and uses- both magickal and practical. Trees are special and should be respected. The wood obtained from trees can help us direct our energies, and the spirit of trees can be invoked in our rites, to assist in achieving our goals. The fruits and leaves from trees also contain spirit and are equally powerful in their ability to assist us in our magickal rites. Since ancient times certain trees have been considered sacred by different cultures- trees varied between geographical areas and different trees were sacred to different people. But, most sacred trees held some things in common- their unusual size, appearance, beauty, materials they provided, or simply their spirit.

 Vampyress' Favorite Tree's:

1. The Apple Tree- the custodian of wisdom and sign of the soul. Freya, the goddess of wisdom walks through heaven dispensing golden apples to the gods which will give them the gift of wisdom and understanding. To grow an apple tree in the garden is a happy omen. The druids believe that apple trees grow in the Celtic paradise. The day of the apple tree is Friday  and it's star is Venus. King Arthur was taken to the Vale of Avalon, the Apple Vale to heal his wounds. The apple tree man dwells in the middle of the apple trees. He is the guardian of their fertility and the fairy protector of the spirit of the goddess.

2. The Oak Tree- The tree of truth. It is ancient and wise and has an old spirit. An important tree for the druids. The mistletoe of the oak tree has many magickal properties. It is also a marriage tree. Symbolic of the marriage between the god and the goddess. If you dance around the oak tree and wear some of its leaves you will have a long and happy marriage. It is said that if there is a question in your heart that you cannot find the answer to then go to an oak tree and embrace it and ask the spirit of the oak tree to answer your question. If you should know then the oak man will send you a prophetic dream.

3. The Rowan Tree- The tree of vision, healing, psychic powers, also known as, Wicken-tree, Wild Ash, Witch bane, Witchen, Witch wood and Tree of Life. Sticks, twigs and branches of the rowan tree help in aid and protection. Rowan is associated with witchcraft. Runes were carved with sticks from a rowan tree. It is associated with the colors, red and gray. It is also a tree held dear by Druids and the Celtic Goddess Brighid. Rowan is also used during rites of the 2nd moon - the vision moon for rites of knowledge and divination. This is based on the Celtic calendar of the 13 moons and represents the Moon of astral travel and vision, healing and empowerment. Rowan bark will dye fabric gray. It can flavor liqueurs/cordials, and can be used to make ale. 

4. The Bay Tree-  the tree of healing. It is associated with masculine principles (and therefore a tree of the Lord), and medicine, music, and the rays of the sun. The bay protects dwellings and gardens. Bay leaves crowned poet, heroes and important men. Grow a bay tree near your house for it protects your dwelling and wards off illness. When a baby is born it is lucky to celebrate by planting a bay tree for the baby's sake. Never plant a bay tree where vines grow.

5. The Hazel Tree- The tree of wishes and tree of the star goddess. It is associated with the Celtic goddess of the stars, Arianrhod, whose image was seen in the stars of the constellation we now know as the constellation of the Corona Borealis. Its associations are: intuition; poetry; divination; meditation; wisdom; knowledge and fertility. The nuts have been eaten to gain knowledge, they have also been used as part of a hallucinogenic brew to induce visions. In addition many love spells and aphrodisiacs can be made from its nut. The hazel is called the tree of wishes because it has the power to grant the hearts desire.

The Celtic Tree Calendar:

Explanations of  the Different TYPES of TREES: 
(traits for your Celtic tree "type" is listed too)

ACACIA Tree - This tree is sacred to Astarte/Ishtar.  Myth also says this is the Death Tree of Osiris and the arks of Noah were made of this wood.  Arabs held the acacia tree sacred to the love goddess Al-Uzzah, whose symbol was a cluster of acacia trees.  Sacred to Levi. H in the Hebrew tree alphabet.  Jehovah is said to have announced himself to Moses from an acacia.

APPLE - Choice of Beauty, pour libations of cider on roots before tree rituals, use apple cider in place of blood where it is called for in old recipes, wands of apple for emotional magic, as well as love rites. Wiccan pile apples on altars at Samhain, as apples are one of the foods of the dead. Apple is the symbol of immortality. A branch of apples which bore buds, flowers, and fully ripe fruit (also known as silver bough) was a magical charm which enables it possessor to enter into the land of the Gods, the Underworld, in Celtic Mythology. The leaves of this plant are used in Water magick and protection spells.   It is an old English custom to drink to the health of the Apple tree with a good glass of cider all in hopes of encouraging the tree to produce a good crop next year. The Fae tree.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Fertility, The Lady, Love, Faery Offerings, and the magick day is Friday.

ALDER - Represents the letter F (Fearn) in the Druidic alphabet, The Alder is an unusual tree, it is water loving yet is also highly combustible, making it very sacred as it combines the elements water and fire. Tree is sacred to Bran, Brother of Branwen, who kept the Cauldron of Regeneration. Also associated with Romano-Celtic God Cocidlus, a form of Silvanus, prince of satyrs in the Dionysian myth, and Elder Wine God, a wild man of the woods and a disreputable orgiastic. Alder is protective, helps to find spiritual protection in disputes, also an oracular strength. This is a Druid Sacred Tree, the pith is easily pushed out of fresh shoots to make whistles, from which the old superstition of whistling up the wind comes. The alder is a water loving tree. It's wood is oily and water resistant and has been used in underwater construction, and building bridges. It aids us in protection magick and divination.  The Alder is the tree of fire.  In the battle of the trees, the Alder fought in the very front line.  It is described as the very "battle witch" of all woods, the tree that is hottest in the fight.  from the alder, you can make three different dyes, red from its bark, green from its flowers, and brown from its twigs; this symbolizes the elements of fire, water and earth.  The Alder wood is the wood of the witches.  Whistles may be made of this wood to summon and control the four winds.  It is also the ideal wood for making the magical pipes and flutes.  To prepare the wood for use, beat the bark away with a willow stick while projecting your wishes into it.  The Alder is a token of resurrection.
OCCULT ASPECTS: Controlling the four winds, banishing and controlling elementals, resurrection.  Making magical dyes. Strength, Elemental Magick is Water and day is Saturday.

ALMOND - Often the leaves of this tree are used for help in awakening Clairvoyant powers; divination & this tree can also help with success in business & attracts flow of Money towards you.  Almond has a very sweet natural being.  Aids in self protection.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Fruitfulness, virginity

ASH - inner and outer worlds linked, macrocosm.   Protection, prosperity, sea rituals, health, staff of Ash hung over the doorposts wards off malign influences, garter made of the green bark was worn as protection against the powers of sorcerers and conjurers, leaves scattered to the four quarters protect a house or area. Healing wands are made of ash. A few leaves placed in a bowl of water next to the bed left over night will prevent illnesses. The water should be discarded each morning and the rite repeated each night. Burn ash at Yule for prosperity. Druid wands were  made of ash and carved with decorations. Ash wands are good for healing, general and solar magic, fresh ash leaves under your pillow stimulate psychic dreams. The ash generally has a straight grain and was used by different cultures to make spear and arrow heads because of its springiness and straight grain,  it was strong and durable. According to some, the first man was named Ash and was created from an ash tree log. Ash wood can aid in strength and focus, meditation, and can be used when we attempt to contact someone in the spirit realm.  The Ambition - Uncommonly attractive, vivacious, impulsive, demanding, does not care for criticism, ambitious, intelligent, talented, likes to play with its fate, can be egoistic, very reliable and trustworthy, faithful and prudent liver, sometimes brains rule over heart, but takes partnership very seriously. Its main symbolism being that of stability as it links the inner and other worlds. It is used in spells that require focus and strength and is often used to banish mental strife. It is said that if you put its leaves under your pillow it will induce psychic dreams.  The Ash is sacred to Poseidon and Woden.  The Ash is considered to be the father of trees.  The Ash is the tree of sea power, or of the power resident in water.  Special guardian spirits reside in the Ash; This makes it excellent for absorbing sickness. The spirally carved druidical wand was made of Ash for this purpose.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Sea power, karmic laws, magical potency, healing, protection from drowning. Making besoms and stang, Health and enhancing magick.

BAMBOO - This tree is sacred to Thoth, god of magic, medicine, science and communication.  In magic Bamboo is for constructing altars to Thoth and to make narrow canes for wands. 

BAY- The tree of healing.  It is associated with masculine principles, medicine, music, and the rays of the sun.  This tree protects dwellings and gardens.  When a baby is born it is lucky to celebrate the birth by planting a bay tree for the baby's sake.  Never plant a bay tree where vines grow. 

BLACKTHORN -  also called Sloe, is a wintry tree, the fruits ripen and sweeten only after the first frosts, a cold spring was known traditionally as a "Blackthorn Winter". Wood from the Blackthorn was traditionally used for the Irish cudgel or shillelagh, thorns were used in Witchcraft to pierce wax images. Its wood and its thorns are used for offensive magic like thunder sticks or piercing effigies. The plant itself has come to represent fate or outside influences that must be followed. Ogham represents strong action of fate or outside influences in your life or journey. Also unexpected change, issues to be faced and decisions to be made which are inescapable. Conquers resistance, draws on spiritual strength, new direction with opportunities.

BEECH - letter Ph (Phagos) old knowledge, old writing, wishes, carry beech wood to increase creative powers, tree represents the need to turn to past and its works in order to find/rediscover lost wisdom. Creates firm basis on which to make further ideas, interpretations. The Creative - Has good taste, concerned about its looks, materialist, good organization of life and career, economical, good leader, takes no unnecessary risks, reasonable, splendid lifetime companion, keen fit (diets, sports, etc...).

BIRCH - The Inspiration - vivacious, attractive, elegant, friendly, unpretentious, modest, does not like anything in excess, abhors the vulgar, loves life in nature and in calm, not very passionate, full of imagination, little ambition, creates a calm and content atmosphere. The leaves of this tree can be used in spells associated with Protection, purification and new beginnings, also this can be used to help increase fertility. It is known for its protective healing abilities and is used to drive out evil spirits and as protection from the faery folk.  With the exception of the mysterious elder, the Birch is the earliest of the forest trees.  The Birch is used extensively in cleansing rituals.  Throughout Europe, Birch twigs are used to expel evil spirits.  Birch rods are also used in rustic rituals to drive out the spirits of the old year.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Controlled by the Lunar influences.  Birth, healing, Lunar workings, and protection. The witches tree, making besoms, Purification and Blessings.  Magickal day is Sunday.

BLACKTHORN - The witches tree, the blackthorn is known as the unlucky tree; the white goddess is lovely and cruel, ugly and kind. This tree is sacred to Eris, goddess of strife. 

CEDAR - Also known as a Tree of Life, Arbor Vitae, Yellow Cedar. To draw energy and ground, place the palms of your hands against the ends of the leaves. The Confidence, rare beauty, can adapt, likes luxury, good health, not shy, tends to look down on others, determined, impatient, wants to impress others with many talents, can make quick decisions.  The leaves of this tree can be kept on altars or prayer tables to attract prosperity.

CHESTNUT TREE - The Honesty - Of unusual beauty, dos not want to impress, well-developed sense of justice, vivacious, interested, a born diplomat, but irritable and sensitive in company, often due to a lack of self-confidence, acts sometimes superior, feels not understood, loves only once, has difficulties in finding a partner

COCONUT Tree - The fruit that this tree produces can be kept inside to promote purity & healing. The Coconut is feminine and very fertile.  The shell represents the womb, and the milk, fertility.
OCCULT ASPECTS: Protection from negative psychic forces.

CYPRESS TREE - The Faithfulness, strong muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to offer, happy, content, optimistic, needs money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, passionate lover, faithful, quick tempered and careless. The leaves of this tree are fabulous for past life meditations & regression as well as attracting protection. 

DATE PALM - The Phoenix was born and reborn from a date palm. Phoenix means bloody; the name Phoenicia was derived from it.  Myth says that the date palm is the bread of the Desert.  This tree is sacred to Isis, Nymph Artemis and the fertility goddess Latona.  This entire tree is useful, the fruit is nutritious eaten fresh or dried.  The wood provides fuel and the leaves can be used for making various items including, baskets, chairs, cages, brooms, rope and thatch. 

ELDER - The leaves of this tree are great to sit around the house to promote healing, prosperity and  protection. The elder is a resilient tree, renewing branches with ease, and rooting quickly and rapidly from almost any part. The pith, or spongy center, of the elder branch can be removed to make a flute. The tree is poisonous, but it's flowers can be used to make purifying tea, and it's fruit used to make wine. It is said that in ancient times, the elder trees were held sacred by witches and many people considered it unlucky to pass under an elder tree (because of the fear and misunderstanding of witches). The elder can aid in all types of magick, especially divination and purification. Elder is well known for its regenerative properties, it can easily grow damaged branches and roots quickly from any part. It represents the end in the beginning and the beginning in the end. It was considered by some as unlucky or the "Tree of Doom" as it was the abode of witches, but to others it was the tree of second sight that allowed you to see the faery folk.  A waterside tree, the Elder has white flowers that bloom to their peak in midsummer (as is also true for the Rowan) thus making the Elder another aspect of the White Goddess.  The Elder is also said to be the crucifixion tree. The inner bark and the flowers have long been famous for their therapeutic qualities.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Witchcraft, banishment, magical art, waters of life. The Crone, Faery offerings, Cleansing and the magick day is Monday.

ELM Tree -Tends not to forgive mistakes, honest and faithful partner, tends to know all,  regeneration’s, qualities of boldness and fidelity given as good luck token to departing friends and good sense of humor. The leaves of this tree are often used for spells and rituals for protection. The elm tree is associated with the Mother aspect of the goddess and was said to be the home of faeries. It was used for its resistance to splitting and its inner bark used for making chairs. The elm can aid in grounding energy and focus

EUCALYPTUS - The leaves of this tree are used for healing spells and amulet bags. 

FIR Tree (abeis alba) -  Silver Fir, also known as Birth Tree, the letter A (Ailm) in the Druidic alphabet. Fir is the tree of the Three Brighids. Used as the Yule tree and so represented the Rebirth of the Sun. In addition it symbolizes flexibility, astuteness and the ability to change. Its wood is considered good for magic that involves shape shifting and other changing magic. Evergreens in general were symbols of immortality, as they remained green year round, didn't die during the winter. Healing fertility, protection, exorcism, money, scattered on the floor they drive away evil, good for cleansing baths. . Pine cone gathered on Lughnasadh still retaining its seeds, is an awesome magical object. Eating one pine nut everyday they will be immune to physical wounding with metal. Pine needles are burned to reverse and send back spells. Tree confers the strength and healing learned from past and present lives which can or should be a well of insight and knowledge for the future. 
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Tree of the god, making a stang, Prosperity and magick day is Thursday.

FIG TREE - The sensibility - Very strong, a bit self-willed, independent, does not allow contradiction or arguments, loves life, its family, children and animals, a bit of a butterfly, good sense of humor, likes idleness and laziness, of practical talent and intelligence. The trees fruit that is produced is can be consumed to help with fertility, strength & energy; this fruit also promotes good health.  The Fig is androgynous. The fruit representing the feminine and the triple lobed leaves suggest the masculine force.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Balance

HAWTHORN -  Alsoo called May Tree, White Thorn, sacred to the Goddess Olwen, represents fertility in the Druidic Alphabet, where it formed the letter H (Uath), the Goddess as the death-bringing Crone was connected with the Hawthorn. Its is considered to be one of the most powerful trees. It is closely associated with witchcraft, protection, fertility. It is often used for love/marriage spells and protection with its powers of dispelling negative energy and strife. The hawthorn is said to stand at the doors of the otherworld and is sometimes called the faery tree and can be found 'guarding' cemeteries and holy places. The tree except in May is usually regarded as a very unlucky tree due to its contradictory nature of having beautiful flowers and deadly thorns. Cleansing and chastity, protection, happiness, protects against lightning, in the house where it resides no ghost may enter, sacred to the Fay (faeries) and where Oak, Ash and (haw) thorn are grown, one may see the Fay. Used to decorate maypoles, wands of this wood are of great power. The blossoms are said to be highly erotic to men. This plant can be used for cleansing and protection as well as helping keep a marriage strong and helping to bring about reconciliation's.  The Whitethorn or Hawthorn or May Witch takes its name from the May.  It is a generally unlucky tree and its name, translated from the Irish Brehon Laws, had the meaning "harm".  The Goddess, under the name Cardea, cast spells with the Hawthorn. In many cultures, the month of the Hawthorn (May) is a month of bad luck for marriages.  The Hawthorn blossom, for many men, has the strong scent of female sexuality and was used by the Turks as an erotic symbol.  The monks of Glastonbury perpetuated it and sanctified it with an approving tale that the staff of Joseph and the Crown of thorns were made of Hawthorn. 
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Purification, enforced chastity, male potency, cleansing. The witches tree, making wands, drawing the fae, and the magic day is Sunday.

HAZELNUT/HAZEL Tree - The Extraordinary - Charming, undermining, very understanding, knows how to make an impression, active fighter for social cause, popular, moody and capricious lover, honest and tolerant partner, precise sense of judgment.. This plant also helps with reconciliation as well as divination and protection.   The Hazel is a tree of wisdom.  In England, all the knowledge of the arts and sciences were bound to the eating of Hazel nuts.  Until the seventeenth century, a forked Hazel stick was used to divine the guilt of persons in cases of murder and theft.  We have retained the practice of divining for water and buried treasure.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Wisdom, intelligence, inspiration, wrath. The Lord and Lady, making wands, Wisdom and magic day is Wednesday.

HOLLY-  the wood of holly is very white and is associated with death and rebirth in pagan and Christian lore. It is one of three woods used to construct chariot wheels. It was also used to make spear and arrow shafts, its properties assuring directness and precision. Holly is associated with the cycle of death and rebirth representing winter winning over summer. With this symbolism in mind it is good for spells that involve sleep or rest. Because of its bristles and its use in making spears it is closely associated with combat and protection, warding away evil spirits and also signifying the virtues of balance and directness. Holly can aid in healing and rest.  Holly means "holy". The identification of the pacific Christ with the Holly is poetically inept as it is the Oak king, not the Holly king that is crucified on a T shaped cross. The Holly has many uses from making a dye from its berries to being used as an aphrodisiac.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Holiness, consecration, material gain, physical revenge, beauty.

HOMBEAM Tree - The Good Taste - Of cool beauty, cares for its looks and condition, good taste, tends to egoism, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads reasonable, disciplined life, looks for kindness, an emotional partner and acknowledgment, dreams of unusual lovers, is seldom happy with his/her feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.

IVY/VINE - The Ivy was sacred to Osiris as well as to Dionysus.  Vine and Ivy come next to each other at the turn of the year, and are jointly dedicated to resurrection. Presumably, this is because they are the only two trees that grow spirally.  The Vine also symbolizes resurrection because its strength is preserved in the wine.
OCCULT ASPECTS: (VINE)  Faerie work, Joy, Exhilaration, Wrath, Rebirth. 
OCCULT ASPECTS: (IVY) Fidelity, Constancy, Love, Intoxication.

JUNIPER - Its berries were used with thyme in Druid and Grove incenses for visions. Juniper grown by the door discourages thieves. The mature berries can be strung and hung in the house to attract love.

LEMON Tree - The fruit of this tree can be consumed for healing & helps promote chastity as well as divination.

LIME Tree - The Doubt - Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and tabor, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal. The fruit of this tree does everything, which the Lemon can as well as promoting neutrality

MAPLE Tree - The Independence of Mind - No ordinary person, full of imagination and originality, shy and reserved, ambitious, proud, self-respect, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, many complexes, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress. The leaves of this tree can be used to help with divination and can also be used in spells for Love.  Maple wood is hard and fine-grained. All species of maple can be tapped for syrup, but the sugar maple was used most for this purpose. The Native Americans regarded the maple as a valuable resource, both for its wood and its sap. Maple wood can aid in success, wealth, prosperity, and money spells.

MISTLETOE - Also known as Birdlime, All Heal and Golden Bough. It was the most sacred tree of the Druids, and ruled the Winter Solstice. The berries are poisonous! Bunches of mistletoe can be hung as an all-purpose protective herb. The berries are used in love incenses.  The mistletoe was sacred to the Druids and to the Norse. It was considered to be the great healer and has both male and female qualities.   It was so well regarded by the Norse (because it was sacred to Freya) that they refused to fight in the vicinity of Mistletoe.  The custom of hanging Mistletoe in the house to promote peace comes from this. Generally regarded today as a symbol of love and purity.
OCCULT ASPECTS: Love, fertility, sexual potency.

MULBERRY - The fruit produced by this tree can be used for knowledge and divination.

OAK Tree - Also known as tanners bark, white oak. The letter D (Duir) in the Druidic and represents power, Irish churches used to be called dair-thech "oak house" an old druidic name for the Sacred Grove. solid protection, doorways to the mysteries, health, money healing, potency, fertility, luck. offers great magical protection, for strength , endurance, to ask special protection or attention from the God. Oak has always been respected by nearly all world cultures. Admired for its strength and size it represents strength, endurance and power. Because it is often struck by lightening it has become associated with having the ability to attract inspiration, wisdom and illumination. Planting an acorn in the dark of the moon ensures you'll receive money in the near future, carrying any piece of it draws good luck, carry an acorn against illnesses and pains and for longevity and to preserve youthfulness. The Celtic Shamans would not meet for rituals unless an Oak was present. Its Ogham represents primeval strength and the ability to overcome and survive. Wands are made of its wood. Acorns gathered at night held the greatest fertility powers. Burning oak leaves purifies the atmosphere. The Courageous - Robust nature, strong, unrelenting, independent, sensible, does not love changes, keeps its feet on the ground, person of action.  The oak tree is the tree of Zeus, Jupiter, Hercules, The Dagda (The Chief of the Elder Irish gods), Thor and all other Thunder Gods.  The royalty of the Oak needs no enlarging upon.  The Oak is the tree of endurance and triumph, and like the Ash, is said to count the lightings' flash.  The Oak is a male wood which is ideal for the construction of any tool that needs the male influence such as Athames, certain wands and staffs.  The midsummer fire is always Oak and the need fire is always kindled in an Oak log.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Endurance, triumph, strength, power, dominion, prosperity, sacrifice, guardian, liberator. The God, making a stang, balance, protection and fertility.  Magic day is Thursday.

OLIVE Tree - The Wisdom - Loves sun, warmth and kind feelings, reasonable, balanced, avoids aggression and violence, tolerant, cheerful, calm, well-developed sense of justice, sensitive, empathic, free of jealousy, loves to read and the company of sophisticated people. The stoned fruit produced by these trees is used to attract money and security as well as promoting peace.

ORANGE Tree - The large fruit produced by this tree can be used in Love spells and can be a symbol of marriage.

PALM Tree - Palm leaves can help with divination, strength and Love.  Is regarded as particularly powerful because of its incredible durability and because it is self renewing, never changing its leaves.  Aids in rejuvenation.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Resurrection, and the cycle and matrix of life

PEACH TREE - The Peach is an emblem of marriage.
OCCULT ASPECTS: Abundance, fruitfulness, happiness

POPLAR (White) Tree - some traditions identify the Poplar with the Tree of Life. Letter E (Eadha) rebirth, money, flying (added to ointments to facilitate astral projection) Shield Makers Tree, as it has the power to protect from death and magical uses. Associated with power of speech and language, liked with the wind (as in whispering or talking tree) quivering tree. The poplar or aspen is also known as the whispering and quivering tree due to the fact that its leaves move and rustle with almost every murmur of the wind. It is a very hardy tree and has come to represent protection and durability. The tree has the ability to shield and resist, and is closely associated with the gifts of speech and wind. Overcomes the urge to give way under the burden of worldly pressures, aids determination.  The Uncertainty - Looks very decorative, no self-confident behavior, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organizer, tends to philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.   The tree of the Autumn Equinox and of old age, is the shifting leaved White Poplar, or Aspen, The shield makers tree.  Heracles bound his head in triumph with poplar after killing the giant Cacus (the evil one).  The Black popular was a funeral tree sacred to the Mother Earth. Plato makes a reference to the use of  Black poplar and Silver Fir as an aid in divination.  The Silver Fir standing for hope assured and the Black Poplar for loss of hope.  In ancient Ireland, the coffin makers measuring rod was made of Aspen, apparently to remind the dead that this was not the end.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Hope, rebirth, divinations. 

PINE  Tree - (See also Fir) mix needles with juniper and cedar to burn and purify home and ritual area, cones and nuts are fertility charms. Cones and nuts are fertility charms. pine nuts and cones also sacred to druids highly stepped in magic, small cones or acorns are often used to tip the wands used by Celtic priests, all nuts can be used in fertility magic.  The Particularity - Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical. The pine needles & scent of this tree can be used for Health, fertility & good fortune as well as purification.  External symbol of life and immortality.  It is one of the few trees that are androgynous.  It was also worshiped by the ancients as a symbol of fire because of its resemblance to a spiral of flame.  It is regarded as a very soothing tree to be near.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Strength, life and immortality, rejuvenation.  Tree of the god, making a stang, Prosperity and magick day is Thursday.

ROWAN Tree - also called Quickbeam or Mountain Ash, Witch wood, Sorb Apple, represents the second letter of the Druidic tree alphabet L (Luis). Tree is sacred to the Goddess Brigit. In Ireland, "the Rowan tree of the North" bore the berries of Immortality. The tree was guarded by a  Giant. Rowans grown near stone circles are the most potent. To protect, heighten perception, to attune with the other worlds, or other worlders, to the eventual attunement with the Goddess. Use for wands, rods, amulets and spells, berries also for spells (do not eat, seeds are poisonous), wands for knowledge and general divination. Fire with rowan wood summons spirits especially when facing conflicts. It has always been regarded as an aid for protection against evil charms and enchantment. It is believed that if it is planted at the gate of your garden it will ward away evil spirits, if used as a walking stick it will protect the traveler from evil and guide him home safely. In addition it is associated with astral travel, vision and healing. The berries and leaves are dried and burned as incense to invoke spirits, familiars, spirit guides, and the elements. The Sensitivity - Full of charm, cheerful, gifted, without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest and even complications, is both dependent and independent, good taste, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive.   In ancient Ireland, the Druids of opposing forces would kindle a fire of rowan and say an incantation over it to summon spirits to take part in the battle.  The Rowan is also used for many healing purposes.  The "Quickbeam" is the tree of quickening. Another use was in metal divining.  In Ireland, a Rowan stake was hammered through a corpse to immobilize the spirit.
OCCULT ASPECTS: Divination, healing, astral work, protection.  The Lord and the Lady, making a stang, Magic use and day is Wednesday.

WALNUT Tree - The Passion - Unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egoistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromises. The nuts created by this tree can be consumed for healing and protection.

WEEPING WILLOW - The Melancholy - Beautiful but full of melancholy, attractive, very empathic, loves anything beautiful and tasteful, loves to travel, dreamer, restless, capricious, honest, can be influenced but is not easy to live with, demanding, good intuition, suffers in love but finds sometimes an anchoring partner. 

WILLOW - White willlow, Tree of Enchantment, witches aspirin, moon tree, sacred to the Goddess, the letter S in the Tree Alphabet, night vision, lunar rhythms, female aspects, wands are used for moon magic, all parts of the tree ward against evil and may be carried or placed in the home for this purpose. Knock on willow tree (knock on wood) to avert evil. Leaves, bark and wood are used in healing spells, magical brooms, especially Witches brooms, are traditionally bounds with willow branches. Groves of willows were considered so magical that priests, priestesses and all types of artisans sat among these trees to gain eloquence, inspiration, skills and prophecies. Include leaves to ask special protection or special attention of the Goddess, DO NOT BURN. To have wish granted, ask permission of the willow, explain, tie a knot on a bendable shoot, while asking, when wish is granted, untie knot, thank the tree and leave a gift. It is seen as a melancholic tree representing sadness, it is believed sitting underneath it will soothe the emotions and banish depression and sadness. In addition it was associated to love, healing, rhythms, and the gaining of eloquence, inspiration, growth and skills. It is said to protect from enchantment..  The Willow was sacred to Hecate, Circe, Hera, and Persephone, all death aspects of the Triple Moon Goddess, and was often used by the Witches in Greece.  The moon owns it. Female symbol.  It is the tree that loves water most and is sacred to the Moon Goddess who is the giver of dew and moisture, generally.  The Willow is the tree of enchantment. Can be made into a tool to make wishes come true.
OCCULT PURPOSES:  Moon magic, psychic energy, healing, inspiration, fertility.  The Crone, making besoms, spirit communication and magic day is Monday.

YEW - Also knows as English yew, European yew, represented by letter I (idho) in the tree alphabet. The Yew tree is sometimes regarded as the most sacred tree to the druids with it symbolism of death and rebirth (due to the fact that the outer tree dies and a new tree grows within). It represents transformation & reincarnation and may be used to enhance magical/psychic abilities as well as induce vision. All parts of the yew are poisonous apart from the berry covering and it was used to poison weapons, it was also used to make bows. Traditional cemetery tree, because Celtic Priests and Priestesses regarded it as a symbol of immortality and planted it in their Sacred Groves, druids also used wands of Yew to foretell the Future. Also symbol of the hunt as yew made superior bows. Herb was sacred to the the Winter Solstice and deities of death and rebirth. Irish used to make dagger handles and wine barrels. Berries are poisonous, leaves on grave remind us that the death of a dear one is only a pause in live before rebirth, healing for mental and emotional problems, contains the secrets of the Goddess, makes fine bows.  The Yew is known as the death tree in all European countries.  Sacred to Hecate in Greece and Italy.  Yew wood makes excellent bows, as the Romans learned from the Greeks.  This strengthened the belief that Yew was connected with death.  Its use in England is recalled in Macbeth where Hecate's cauldron contained:"... Slips of Yew, slivered in the moon eclipse." The Silver Fir of birth and the Yew of death are sisters.  They stand next to each other in the circle of the year and their foliage is almost identical.
OCCULT ASPECTS:  Destructive workings concerning death.  Not recommended for magical tools.  Passage, spirits and Psychic growth.

 TREE SPIRITS:

Tree Fauns- male tree spirits. Are said to be kindly, wise and reserved. Open to sensitive women and may court their souls.

Tree Nymphs- female tree spirits. Are said to be more playful and adventurous with humans. May fall in love with a human man.

  FAERY TREES:   

Refer to my new Faery Magick and Lore Page for additional information!

1.The Bramble Tree- fairies love the bramble tree because it is wild and protects the penetration of secluded sacred faerie clearings.

2. The Lilac Tree- it is the fragrance of the lilac tree that is considered magickal. The fragrance is believed to carry humans into fairyland and the supernal world. English tradition considers the lilac to be an unlucky flower to be brought into the house because it is associated with death. This was perhaps fear of the power of the fragrance of the lilac. It is really quite a beneficiary tree. It's flowers can be eaten and used as a tonic for the nervous system.

3. The Broom Tree- as you can imagine, the properties associated with the broom tree is that of astral travel and flight.

4. The Silver Birch Tree- associated with  tide on August 1, the light of the stars, the moon and the sun. It is a symbol of summer ever returning. It is said the birch is the mother of the oak tree because in prehistoric times it was the birch that prepared the earth floor for the majestic oak to be born. It is said the fairies love this tree in the springtime.

5. The Alder Tree- The catkin bearing alder resist decay in its watery habitat. The water spirits, the undines love this tree as well as the unicorn. The leaves of an alder tree can be made into a tea to treat kidney problems.

6. The Hawthorn (Whitethorn or May Tree) Tree- this is the most sacred tree to the fairies probably because it is so wild, uncompromising and fragrant. If you sit under the thorn tree on may day eve, Samhain eve and midsummer eve you can commune with the fairies. Make a ball of last years foliage tied with a white ribbon and burn it in a bonfire on new years day to rid yourself of troubles. Start fresh in the new year then by making yourself a ball of fresh thorn branches and leaves and keep it to be used in the next years bonfire. It is said that when Joseph of came to Glastonbury he brought a white hawthorn with him and planted it in Weary all Hill.

A TREE SPELL: 
If you find yourself in a stressful situation, try to remember to do this spell. It's hard to remember to do it when you need to, but it really helps. Mentally distance yourself from the situation at hand. Visualize yourself sinking your "roots" deep into the earth, until you feel Earth energy. Draw that energy up through your feet, legs, and spine, and out through the top of your head. Click HERE for TONS more SPELLS...

Autumn is a favorite season for many of us, thanks to the
beautiful colors that decorate the landscape.

Tree Species - Fall Leaf Color

American Elm - Yellow

Ash - Dark Yellow or purple

Beech - Clear Yellow

Birch - Bright Yellow

Black Cherry - Red, brownish purple

Black Oak - Dull red, orange-brown

Mountain Ash - Bright Yellow, berry red

Pin Oak - Rusty red

Poplar - Yellow, golden

Red Maple - Bright scarlet

Red Oak - Pale yellow

Striped Maple - Light yellow

Sugar Maple - Bright Yellow, orange, red

Sumac - Brilliant red

White Oak - Deep red

MOON GARDENS
Plants in this plot would be white like the moon, bloom at night or be
fragrant at night, and some of the plants might correspond to Moon goddesses.

White night-flowering plants include:
Evening Primrose
Moonflowers
Nicotiana
Datura (Angel's Trumpet)
Soapwort
Phlox -- the Midnight Candy variety

Plants that release fragrance at night include:
Night gladiolus (gladiolus tristus)
Tuberose
Evening trumpet flower (Carolina Jessamine)
Sweet Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Artemis is a moon goddess, and white-ish plants that are sacred to her are
wormwood and white mugwort. She loves all Artemisia's -- Silver Mound and
Canescens would be especially beautiful

 The magical and medicinal uses described on VAMPYRESS' site pages comes from a variety of sources, both modern and
 historical and collected over  many ~ many years!

These are common metaphysical, folklore, and legendary uses and VAMPYRESS make no guarantees as to their effectiveness.  It is up to you to decide their value, for yourself. ******