Oak/Duir
10th June – 7th July
We have reached the 7th
and to me one of the most influential trees of the Celtic Year. It is a King
tree in the ‘Holly and Oak King legend’ which sees them battle for leadership
of the year at each solstice – the Oak King winning at the
Winter Solstice, and perishing to Holly in Summer. I say it is so influential
to me because it is the Celtic month I was born under and so consider myself
dedicated to the Oak more than any other.
sovereignty
– rulership – power
– strength –
endurance – generosity –
protection – justice –
nobility – honesty –
bravery – success –
stability – healing –
fertility – health – money
– potency – good luck
Polarity: Masculine
Element: Water, Earth, Spirit
Sabbat: Summer Solstice
Deities: Zeus,
Thor, Artemis, The Dagda, The Green Man, Janus, Diana, Cybele, Hecate, Pan
Planet: Jupiter, Mars,
The Sun, Brighid, Erato
Animals: Oriole, Wren
Colour: Gold, Black
Gems: Diamond, Aventurine, Carnelian, Moonstone
Metal: Gold
Flower: St John’s
Day: Wednesday
Beings: Fairies; Dryads
Medicinal &
Herbal Uses
Bark –
powerful astringent properties
Bark (as tea) – fight and ease diarrhoea and dysentery
White Oak Bark (as tea) – helps to clear sinuses and congestion.
Externally – use for treating haemorrhoids, inflamed gums, blistering,
wounds and eczema.
Leaves –
the ones that stay on an oak all winter can be boiled to make a solution for
frostbitten extremities (soak for an hour each day).
Peeled Acorns – in various potions, help to cure alcoholism,
halitosis, and constipation.
Magickal Uses:
Together with Ash and Hawthorn, the Oak is one of the
powerful triad of faery trees.
If there is flu or colds in the house, burn an oak-wood
fire to shoo out the illness.
Carrying an acorn will ward off illness and pains;
increase youthfulness and increase fertility and sexual potency.
Keeping a piece of Oak on your person will draw good
luck (always ask permission and show gratitude)
Different Oaks lend speciality energies to magick
workings:
·
Red Oak is much lighter and a
little fierier than other branches of the species.
·
White Oak is powerful for
magick requiring strength and solidity.
·
Brown Oak is earthy and lends
its power strongly to grounding.
Acorns have a particular power for attracting the
opposite sex; increasing income and prosperity, and for improved divination
powers.
Plant acorns under a Dark Moon to attract prosperity.
Other
Information:
Known as ‘The King of the Grove’, Oak was one of the
sacred three: Oak, Ash and Thorn.
The word ‘Duir’ is from the Sanskrit ‘Dwr’ meaning door
– the door to the three Shamanic
worlds.
If you dream of resting under an Oak, you shall live a
long life and be wealthy.
There is a tradition that when the leaves of an Oak are
rustline, the voice of Jupiter can be heard in their whispers.
The Summer Solstice occurs during Duir, therefore Oak
is a power symbol of Midsummer.
The Oak is a lightning magnet which is a common reason
for it’s association to Zeus.
If you catch an oak leaf when it’s falling, it is said
that you will not have a cold during the winter months.
Often used as the Yule Log.
The Celtic Year – Holly
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 – Holly
The Celtic Year – Hazel
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