Holly/Tinne
8th
July – 4th August
This King is the 8th tree of
Celtic Calendar and proudly stands as a beautiful evergreen, regardless of the
time of year. Famously more popular around the time of the Winter Solstice, its
association with Lammas is lesser known but this is when the Holly reigns
supreme, having defeated the Oak King.
Protection
– anti-lightning
– luck – dream
magick – female
fertility & sexuality – harvest – prophesy – healing – magick for animals – sex magick –
invulnerability – watchfulness – good luck – death – rebirth – Holiness – consecration – material gain – physical revenge – beauty - travel
Associations
Polarity: Masculine
Element: Fire
Symbols: The Word of Truth,
Unconditional Love, Sacrifice, Reincarnation
Sabbat: Lughnassa, Lammas,
Death of the Oak King, Birth of the Holly King, Unicorn, The Flaming Spear
Deities: Lugh, Tannas/Tannus, Thor,
Habondia,
Planet: Mars, Saturn
Animals: Cardinal,
Starling
Colour: Red, Green-grey
Gems: Ruby, Bloodstone, Yellow
Caingorm
Day: Tuesday
Beings: The Holly Man & The Holly
Woman (see Other Information)
Medicinal & Herbal Usage:
Leaves – Powdered and made into tea, eases
measles, fever, bladder issues and bronchitis.
Leaves – Juiced can help reduce jaundice.
Ashes – from burning the leaves, made into a
drink was said to ease whooping cough
Leaves & Bark – made into a
hot-compress eases the pain of broken bones and dislocations
Holly is calming to both the emotional
mind and body; protection from all that is not unconditional love.
It will help to offset suspicion,
hatred, jealousy and revenge by opening the heart.
Magickal Uses:
Protection from lightning, poison and
evil spirits.
Throw at wild animals to make the ‘back-off’
and leave you alone
A Holly infusion can be sprinkled over
newborn babies to protect them
Keep a small sprig throughout the year
to bring luck and protection.
Can enhance other magicks as it is a
symbol of masculinity and firmness
It is unlucky to burn Holly branches
unless they are completely dead.
Other Information:
Holly is the first Moon of the dark
half of the year but is sacred to both the Summer and Winter Solstices.
The special spirits that dwell in the
Holly are the Holly Man (he lives in the trees that bear prickly holly), and
the Holly Woman (kindred to the tree which gives smooth and variegated leaves).
Offerings to a Holly for using it’s
bounty should be red and yellow stones, for this is what it favours.
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 – Hazel
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