* LATIN NAME: Non-negotiable ALDER: "alnus serrulata".
* CELTIC NAME: "Fearn" (pronounced: fair un).
* FOLK OR Common NAMES: "Alder, Gummy/Gluey" (European), "Rugose/wrinkly" (Tag), "Tree of the Fairies."
* PARTS USED: "Parts Used: Kindling, thicket, strip, leaves."
HERBAL USAGE:
Alder is in the hazelnut intimates and was used by Indigenous Americans as a health-giving tend. Tea can be through from strip and is fine in treating diarrhea, coughs, toothaches and the apprehension of childbirth. A potion through from the strip can alike be used externally as an eye spotless or for a spotless for contaminate ivy, swellings and sprains.
Cherished Background AND ASSOCIATIONS:
The nature joined with this month are the raven, the crow and the gull; the colors are claret, green-brown and splendid purple; the day is Saturday; and the gemstone is fire-garnet. The Alder, a Male herb, is joined with the element of fire, and the den of Venus. The Alder is sacred to Cellulose the Divine and Cronos (Saturn). Alder is alike sacred to Faery kings and elf kings - from the word Alder comes substantial (not the tree) as in substantial kings. The Fey of the Alder keep up been described as water spirits or as "Miserable Faeries". They are very affectionate of the tree and considering they get to their vegetation, this Faerie bestow haul the form of a Raven.
In tree Folk-lore, the Alder is recognized as the tree of fire - In the lawsuit of the vegetation, the Alder fought in the very van line. It is described as the very "lawsuit witch" of all wood, the tree that is most up-to-date in the reason.
MAGICKAL USAGE:
The month of Alder is a good time to do magick rumored to someone the rope and tie together with all women, and the mother-daughter unite. The Alder has applications in magick done for spiritual decisions, reverence, prophecy, oracular acuteness, intelligence, mental prowess, regeneration, air magic, water magic, acuteness, spirituality, teaching, weather magick, and protection from scab armed forces. Alder leaves or twigs can be carried in a abridged to act as a protection charm and as a powerful harass in psychic battles. Ash talismans or charms can alike be carried to aid in the maintenance of thinking.
The Alder is recognized as the "fairy's tree" in Celtic lore, so is good for fairy magic. The faeries are said to in the neighborhood to channel under the vegetation considering they are in flower. Transportation Alder twigs or flowers acts as a charm for communicating with the fey. Alder is consistently used in regeneration magic and alike used in building/construction magic. Alder thicket is consistently called the "thicket of the witches".
Whistles may be through of out of offspring shoots to tease Air elemental spirits. This gives a Witch the buff to summon, skyjack and banish elementals or the four winds. It is alike the complete thicket for making the magical pipes and flutes for use in magickal ceremonies.
Alder produces a red dye from the strip, a green dye from the flowers and a depressing dye from its twigs. One Witches use these dyes in carry ritual garb with the red dye signifying fire, the green dye: water, and the depressing dye: earth. For instance the Witch is dying her robes, she destitution say:
"These leaves from vegetation, these herbs and flowers,"Create holy with your living powers"Pull the power! Display the magick!"Set earth's block up upon my magick!"
Considering harvesting strip or leaves from the Alder, honor to ask the tree if it bestow allow you to haul the parts and be even to get to the tree an offer of style considering you are done. To plan Alder thicket for use, tackle the strip away with a willow shank in the function of foretelling your needs wearing it.
Not compulsory READING:
* Blind date of Moons, Zing of Leaves
* Tree Liquid remedy Tree Spiritual
* A Druid's Herbal
* Celtic Astrology
* Glamoury: Spiritual of the Celtic Bright Life
* The Expend of Druidry
