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Wednesday 22 January 2014

The Celtic Year - Hazel

Hazel/Cull   (5th August – 1st September)

wisdom – divination – poetry – science – playfulness – enchantment – healing arts – white magick – healing – protection – knowledge – manifestation – spirit contact – prosperity – divination dowsing – dreams – marriage – reconciliation – fertility – intelligence – inspiration - wrath

The 9th tree in the Celtic Year of Trees, possibly the most enchanting tree to sit with as it has the indescribable ability to make you feel completely connected to the magick of nature.

Associations
Polarity:      Masculine     
Element:      Air
Symbols:     Sacred wells, springs and salmon  
       Deities:      Hermes, Aemgus, Artemis, Diana, Mercury,                   Thor, Fionn, Lazdona (The Lithuanian                       Hazelnut Tree Goddess)
Planet:       Mercury
Animals:     Crane
Colour:        Orange, Brown
Gems:          Topaz, Pearl, Band-Red Agate,
Day:           Wednesday

Medicinal & Herbal Uses:
Hazelnuts – provide Vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, fatty acids, copper, protein and potassium.
Nuts – powdered, and mixed with honeyed water or mead to clear a stubborn cough.
Leaves – used as a tea, hazel leaves treat varicose veins, circulatory problems – fevers, diarrhoea, and excessive menstrual flow.

Magickal Uses:
Hazel wands are associated with white magick and healing but make a wonderful all-purpose wand.
Forked sticks of hazel are used to find water or buried treasure – a form of dowsing.
Hazel wands are also used to call the fey.
Use a hazel branch to cast a circle around yourself if you are outside and in need of protection.
String hazelnuts on a cord and hang up in your home to gain the help of fairies.
Use for protective charms against lightning.
A talisman which is made by tying two hazel twigs together with red and gold thread makes a ‘Solar Cross’ which can be carried as a protective good luck charm.

Other Information:
Sacred to the faery folk.
Dowsing rods/wands made from hazel wood lead to the source of wisdom and poetry.
Hazel is one of the nine woods added to the Druidic Belfire – added to gain wisdom; known as the Tree of Wisdom.
Hazel nuts are said to contain all knowledge and wisdom ‘in a nutshell’.
Sleeping under a hazel tree is conducive with vivid dreams.
Wearing a cap of hazel leaves and twigs is said to ensure good luck and safety at sea, protecting from shipwrecks

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