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
Gems: Topaz, Pearl
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
Mistletoe
grows around hazel trees and as such is said to ward against bewitching.
The Celtic Year – Oak
For articles of my other
Celtic Trees, see below
The Celtic Year – Birch
The Celtic Year – Rowan
The Celtic Year – Ash
The Celtic Year – Alder
The Celtic Year – Willow
The Celtic Year – Hawthorn
The Celtic Year – Oak
The Celtic Year – Holly
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