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Saturday 18 January 2014

The Celtic Year - Hawthorn

Hawthorn/Huath

13th May 9th June

The Hawthorn is the sixth and most magical tree of the Celtic calendar; if I was going to regard any tree as the most fairy tree of all trees, it would be the Hawthorn.

purification sacred marriage male/female unity fertility happiness good luck in fishing protection love & marriage spells health prosperity male potency protection chastity purity intuition inner journeys cleansing happiness -

 Associations:
Polarity:       Masculine
Element:      Fire; Water   
Sabbat:       Beltane; May Day
              Deities:       Hera; Aine; Brigit; Olwen; Blodeuwedd;                    Gardea; Hymen; Flora; Maia
Planet:        Mars & Venus
             Animals:       Blackbird; Owl; Purple Martin; Night Crow
             Colour:         Midnight Bliue; Purple; Black
              Gems:        Lapis Lazuli; Blue Calcite
Flower:        Iris
Day:          Wesnesday
Beings:       Fairies

Medicinal & Herbal Uses
Flowers, leaves & Fruit can reduce blood pressure and stimulate the heart.
Herbally, Hawthorn is used to treat heart and circulatory disorders, migraine, menopausal conditions, angina and insomnia.
The flowers make strong sedatives and can be used externally on acne and other skin blemishes.
Leaves suitable substitute for oriental green tea.
Leave & Blossoms Use in tea form to help ease anxiety, appetite loss and poor circulation.
The mysky scent of the blossoms are to many men a strong indication of female sexuality and therefore an erotic ignition.

Magickal Uses:
Hawthorn essence is a cleansing tonic for the heart, used to clear out the negative and stimulate love and forgiveness.
Burn Hawthorn for faery visions
Guardian of wells and springs
The blossoms are said to help prayers reach heaven..
Wands made with this wood are of great power.
The blossoms are highly erotic to men.
As a powerful herb, it is best not to use Hawthorn alone in incense and infusions; add to it borage, motherwort, cayenne, garlic and dandelion flowers.

Other Information:
One of the nine traditional woods of the Belfire
Hawthorn makes a light but hard, apple-like wood.
With Oak & Ash, the Hawthorn forms the triad of powerful faery trees; where all three grow together, it is likely you will see the fey.
The berries are sometimes known as Pixie Pears. contain Vitamin b and Vitamin C. but DO NOT EAT THE SEEDS. Crushed, they can ease diarrhoea, dysentery, and kidney disorder.
The crown of thorns supposedly worn by Jesus was said to be made of Hawthorn branches; therefore it is held sacred by those who subscribe to the legends of Jesus.
Hawthorn is well-known and loved as a tree of enchanted, under the protection of the faery realms.
Hawthorn wood when burned produces the hottest fires.
The pink/white star-shaped blossoms are edible very yummy sprinkled on desserts.

Warnings
Never cut a Hawthorn while it is blooming as the fey will be angry
Never eat the seeds of the Hawthorn (in the berries) as they contain cyanide.
It is unlucky to cut from a Hawthorn tree at any time other than Beltane

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