September 17, 2010
Tree Lore, Tree Magic, Trees and
Spirituality
Bibliography, Resources, Links
Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA)
Amethyst's
Wicca - Lore of the Trees
Aristocrats of the Trees. By Ernest Henry Wilson. Dover,
1974. 279 pages.
ISBN: 0486200388.
Books and Resources for
Re-Earthing. By Margaret RainbowWeb.
Botanical.com (A
Modern Herbal) - Common Name Index
Casting the
Circle, Calling on the Quarters
Celtic Astrology: How the Mystical Power of the Druid Tree Signs Can
Transform Your Life.
By Phyllis Vega. New Page Books, 2002. 255 pages.
Celtic Tree
Calendar - Ogham Alphabet
Celtic Tree Lore.
By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Celtic Tree Magic. By Elizabeth Pepper. Rhode Island, The Witches
Almanac, Ltd., 1996;
Reprint Edition, 2000. 64 pages. ISBN: 1881098133.
Celtic Tree Mysteries. By Steve Blamires. St. Paul, Minnesota,
Llewellyn, 1998. 304 pages. ISBN: 1567180701. Study of
the Celtic Ogham alphabet, Druidry, and tree lore.
The
Celts: Druids and Sacred Trees
The
Celtic Wisdom of Trees. By Jane Gifford. 2000. 160
pages. ISBN: 184181041X.
Circles,
Groves and Sanctuaries: Sacred Spaces of Today's Pagans. Compiled
by Dan and Pauline Campanelli. St. Paul, Minnesota, Llewellyn
Publications,
1993. Resources, 268 pages. ISBN: 0875421083. Ideas
for creating
indoor and outdoor altars and sanctuaries. VSCL.
Common Tree Myths.
Taken from "100 Tree Myths" by Dr. Alex Shigo.
Cowper, Wordsworth, Clare: The
Politics of Trees. By Tim Fulford.
The
Cultural Aspects of Trees: Traditions and Myths. By Kim D.
Coder.
Cunningham's
Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. By Scott Cunningham. St.
Paul, Minnesota, 1989. Index, glossary, appendices, 318 pages.
ISBN: 0875421229. VSCL.
The Cypress Tree in the
Courtyard - A Zen Koan
Darke Dreams: Magick:
Celtic Tree and Flower Medicine
The Deva Handbook: How to Work with Nature's Subtle Energies.
By Nathaniel Altman. Rochester, Vermont, Destiny Books, 1995. Index,
bibliography, 164 pages. ISBN:
0892815523. VSCL.
Dictionary of Northern Mythology.
By Rubolf Simek. Translated by Angela Hall. Suffolk, England, D. S.
Brewer, 1984, 1993. Extensive bibliography, 424 pages. ISBN:
9780859915137. VSCL.
Dragon Mother's Book fo
Spells - Tree Lore
The Druid Grove: The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids Extensive
website.
A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year. By Ellen Evert
Hopman. Destiny Books, 1994. 228 pages. ISBN:
0892815019. VSCL.
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Dryads, Druids and the Fifth Element. An excellent
webpage.
Faeries.
By Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Harry N. Abrams, 25th Anniversary Edition,
2002. 216 pages. ISBN: 0810932741.
Fairies: Plant Lore
Eileen Holland.
Folklore
and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees. By Ernst Lehner and
Johanna Lehner. With over 200 rare and unusual floral designs and
illustrations. Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Dover Pubs., 2003. 128 pages.
ISBN: 0486429784,
Folklore
- Tales - Trees - Google/DMOZ Subject Index
Folktales
and Myths of Trees - Countries Bibliography and
Links. 46Kb.
Folktales
and Tree Myths: Bibliography and Links 56Kb. Excellent
index!!
The
Forest in Folklore and Mythology. By Alexander Porteous. Dover
Pubs., 2002.
319 pages. ISBN: 0486420108.
The Four Elements and
Quaternary Systems
Fruit Crops by Mark Rieger.
Facts, cultivation, folklore, botany.
Fruit Orchards in Red Bluff,
California
Fruits and Nuts - Quotes for
Gardeners
Fruit Trees:
Folklore, Magick, Myths, Legends, Esoterica
Full Moon
Paradise: Sacred Woods and the Lore of Trees.
Garden
Retreats: Creating an Outdoor Sanctuary. By Barbara Blossom
Ashmun. Photography by Allan Mandell. Chronicle Books, 2000. 160 pages.
ISBN: 0811825000. VSCL.
Gardening With Soul:
Healing the Earth and Ourselves with Feng Shui and Environmental Awareness.
By Gaylah Balter. Bloomington, Indiana, Learning Tree Books.
ISBN: 0970786115.
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. By James A.
Frazier. Introduction by George Stocking. New York, Penguin Books, 1998.
Originally published in 1890. 944 pages. ISBN: 0140189319.
The limitations and inaccuracies of this work are known by
savvy anthropologists today; nevertheless, a seminal work in general folklore, with
many stories and legends of interest to tree lovers. 880 pages. Touchstone Books, 1996. ISBN: 0684826305.
The Golden Bough. Sir James
Frazier. Online Text.
The
Green Man. By Kathleen Basford. D.S. Brewer, Reprint
Edition, 2004.
128 pages. ISBN: 0859914976.
The Green Man:
Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes, Lore, Myths. Research
by Mike Garofalo. Associations: Burry
Man, Jack in the Green, Gawain and The Green Knight, Green George, Green
Lady, Greenman, Green Man, Green Woman, Holly
King, Leaf Man, Pan, Old Man of the Woods, Oak King, Robin Hood, Wood Sage.
Green Man: The Archetype of Our Oneness with the Earth. By William
Anderson. Photography by Clive Hicks. London, Harper Collins, c 1990. 176 pages,
bibliography, notes. "Beautifully illustrated in colour as well as black
and white, and connected with a BBC Omnibus documentary, Green Man is the record of
a quest for the archetype through folklore, religion, art and architecture, from
prehistory to the present." ISBN: 0062500759.
The
Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest. By Ellen Datlow, Terri
Windling, Charles Vess.
Viking Juvenile, 2002. 384 pages. ISBN: 0670035262.
Green Wizard: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
The Healing Energy of Trees. By Patrice
Bouchardon. Gaia Books, 1999.
ISBN: 1856751007.
The Heritage of Trees: History, Culture and Symbolism. By Fred
Hageneder. Edinburgh, England, , Floris Books, 2001. 224 pages. ISBN: 0863153593.
Holy Trees of
the Yakut People in Russia
Homage to Trees, Trees for Wisdom
Honored Faerie
Trees "Tree
Fauns are male tree spirits. They are said to be kindly, wise and reserved. Open to sensitive women and may court their souls.
Tree Nymphs are female tree spirits. They are said to be more playful and adventurous with
humans. May fall in love with a human man."
In Worship
of Trees By George Knowles.
Irish Trees: Myths, Legends, and Folklore. By Niall MacCoitir.
Collins Press,
2003.
Labyrinths:
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History. By Diana Wells.
Illustrations by Heather Lovett. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin
Books of Chapel Hill, 2010. Index, 369 pages. ISBN: 97815651245912.
VSCL.
Lore of
the Trees Amethyst's Wicca
Lore - Trees.
The Anglian Gardener. 61Kb.
The Lost Language of Plants. By Stephen Harrod Buhner. White
River Junction, Vermont, Chelsea Green, 2002.
The Magick of Trees
10Kb.
Magickal
Trees 30Kb.
My Life, My Trees. By Richard St. Barbe Baker. London,
England, Lutterworth Press, 1970..
Mystical World Wide Web:
Plants, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs
Mystical World Wide Web:
Trees
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages, James L. Matterer.
Myths and Legends of Flowers, Fruits and Plants: In All Ages and in All Times.
By Charles M. Skinner. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company,
1911. 302 pages.
Myths
of the Sacred Tree. Myths from Africa, America, China, Sumeria,
Russia, Greece,
India, Scandinavia, Europe, Egypt, South America and Arabia. By Moyra
Caldecott and
Anthea Toorchen. Destiny Books, 1993. 214 pages.
ISBN: 0892814144.
Nature Spirits: Bibliography, Resources,
Links, Quotes, Notes
Northern Nut Growers Association
OBOD - Tree Lore
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Includes some long essays.
Ogham: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees. Understanding, Casting,
and Interpreting
the Ancient Druidic Alphabet. By Paul Rhys Mountfort.
Rochester, Vermont, Destiny Books, 2002. 224 pages. ISBN: 0892819197.
Olives: Information, History, Folklore, Uses, Cultivation
One Old
Druid's Final Journey: The Notebooks of the Librarian of Gushen Grove
On Trees
Lore and legends about many kinds of trees.
Paghat's Garden - Decidous Trees
Botanical and agricultural information and some lore.
Pathways in the Green
Valley Blog
Paghat's Garden - Evergreen Trees
Botanical and agricultural information and some lore.
Plant
Lore - Looksmart Web Directory
Plant Myths and
Legends. Sixteen stories. By Rebecca Rose
Leitten.
Plants, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs - The Mystical World Wide Web.
Plants of Love :
Aphrodisiacs in Myth, History, and the Present. By Christian
Ratsch. Ten Speed Press, 1997. 208 pages. ISBN: 0898159288.
Pulling Onions.
Gardening Quips, Observations, and One-Liners by Michael P.
Garofalo.
Quotes for Gardeners.
Over 3,800 quotes arranged by over 250 topics. Complied by Karen and
Mike Garofalo.
Red Oaks and Black Birches: The Science and Lore of Trees.
By R. Rupp. Pownal, Vermont, Garden Way, 1990. 276 pages.
ISBN: 0882666207.
A Reunion of Trees. By Stephen A. Spongberg.
Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1990.
270 pages. ISBN: 0674766946.
A Reverence for Wood. By Eric Sloane. Ballantine Books,
1989.
Mark Rieger's Fruit Crops
Facts, information, cultivation, folklore, botany.
Sacred Circles and
Spheres: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes. By
Michael Garofalo.
Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada, India. By Subash
Chandran Madhav Gadgil, M.D.
Sacred Places: Trees and the Sacred. Christopher L. C. E.
Whitcombe. 26Kb.
Sacred Trees.
By Brian Bates. From Resurgence, Issue 181.
18Kb.
Sacred Trees
15K.
Sacred Trees. By Nathaniel Altman. San Francisco, Sierra Club
Books, c 1994.
244 pages, index, bibliography, list of organizations, illustrations,
drawings, black and white photos. Chapter Headings include: Sacred:
Animism and Beyond, Cosmic Trees, Home of the Gods, Ancestral Trees, Trees of Fertility,
Trees as Providers, Trees that Heal, Trees of Wisdom, Trees for Transformation, and Sacred
Trees: The Future. VSCL.
Sacred Trees in East
Indian Lore
Sacred Trees, Oghams
and Celtic Symbolism. By Morgan La Fey. A monthly calendar based on
trees.
Sacred Woods and the Lore of
Trees Very interesting presentations about the historical uses, lore, and
magical properties of many types of trees.
Society
- Folklore - Literature - Tales - Animals and Plants - Trees DMOZ
Directory
Solar Myths,
Tree Spirits and Totems 40Kb.
Spells: Dragon Mother's Book
fo Spells - Tree Lore
The Spirit of Gardening.
Over 3,500 quotes arranged by over 140 topics. Complied by Michael P. Garofalo.
The Spirit of Trees.
Stories, folktales, essays, curricular resources, poems and links about the
symbolic and aesthetic dimensions of trees. Outstanding links to folktales, stories, and legends about trees.
The
Spirit of the Trees: Science, Symbiosis and Inspiration. By Fred
Hageneder. Continuum Internation Publishing Group, 2001. 256 pages. ISBN:
0826413358.
Teutonic Magic: The Magical and Spiritual Practices of the Germanic
People. By Kveldulf Gundarsson. Loughborough, Thoth Publications, 2nd
Revised Edition, 2007. Appendices, 341 pages. ISBN: 1870450221. VSCL.
Tongues in Trees: Studies in Literature and Ecology. By Kim
Taplin. Devon, England, Green Books, 1989. 222 p. An excellent commentary on
the role of trees in life, literature, and the artist's inspirations. A fine
collection of quotes and insightful comments on the writings on the following authors:
John Keats, John Clare, William Barnes, John Ruskin, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Richard
Jefferies, Thomas Hardy, Edward Thomas, E. M. Forester, John Fowles, Ivor Gurney, David
Jones, Andrew Young, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Frances Horovitz.
ISBN: 1870098226. VSCL.
Tree and Plant Lore Tree lore,
folklore, links, bibliography.
The Tree Guide: The
Natural History of Trees Facts on 800 kinds of trees, tree care, news, science, links.
Tree Information on the Internet: A Master Index.
Tree
Legends: Holy Trees of the Yakut People (Siberia, Russia).
8Kb.
Tree Lore Search Treelore.com
Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Includes some long essays.
Excellent resource!
Tree Magic.
By Don McLeod.
Tree Magick:
Willow for Love, Oak for Strength. By Edain McCoy.
Tree
Medicine - Tree Magic. By Ellen Evert Hopman and Diana
Green. Custer,
Washington, Phoenix Pub., 1992. 176 pages. ISBN: 0919345557.
Tree Mythology: The Mystical
World Wide Web
The Tree Pages: In
Celebration of Trees. By Henri D. Grissino-Mayer.
Tree Spirits.
By Richard L. Dieterle.
Tree Stories: A Collection of Extraordinary Encounters.
Edited by Warren David Jacobs, and Karen I. Shragg. Hygeine, Colorado, Sunshine Press, 2002.
ISBN: 1888604220.
Tree Symbolism in
American Literature. By Michael Goeller. 43K.
Tree Trivia and Tree
Myths By Kim Sebastian. From the Wisconsin Natural Resouces
Magazine. 25Kb.
Tree
Wisdom: The Definitive Guidebook to the Myth, Folklore, and Healing
Power of Trees.
By Jacqueline Memory Paterson. Harper San Francisco, 1997. 356
pages. ISBN: 0722534086.
Trees, A Celebration. By Jill Fairchild, Editor. New York,
Weidenfeld and Nicholson, Pub. Group West, 1989. 113 pages. ISBN:
1555843131.
Trees and Forests
in History, Religion and Islamic Legislation
Trees and Plant Lore.
By Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. 47Kb. An excellent selection of
annotated links on a variety of related topics.
Trees and Poetry:
Children's Poetry
Trees and Plant Lore: MyThing Links. By
Kathleen Jenks. Annotated links, artwork, music.
Trees and
Religious Faiths. By Kevin Hand.
Trees -
Buddhist and Hindu Lore
Trees for Life. A
Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and
restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.
Trees in Buddhism.
By Ratnaprabha.
Trees:
Fokllore, Lore, Myths, Legends, Magic, Magick, Stories, Folktales, Legends,
Esoterica, Witchcraft, Craft, Mythology, Archetypes.
Trees for Healing: Harmonizing with Nature for Personal Growth and Planetary
Balance. By Pamela Louise Chase and Jonathan Pawlik. North
Hollywood, California, Newcastle Publishing Co., Inc., 1991. 257 pages. Notes,
bibliography, list of organizations. The lore and magical aspects of trees. ISBN: 0878771573.
Organized by areas of the
United States. Includes a bibliography. VSCL.
Trees: Living
Links to the Classical Past. By John M. McMahon.
Trees of County
Louth. By Caroline Kerr.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners I
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners II Includes a
recommended reading.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners III
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners IV Includes
quotations about wild trees and forests.
Under the Greenwood Tree.
By Jeremy Harte. What forests meant to people in medieval European society.
Voices
of the Earth: The Path of Green Spirituality.
By Clea Danaan. Woodbury, Minnesota, Llewellyn Publications, 2009.
Bibliography, 179 pages. ISBN: 9780738714653. VSCL.
The
White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth. By Robert Graves.
New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1948, 1975. Index, 511 pages.
ISBN: 9780374504939. VSCL.
The Wisdom of Trees. By Jane Gifford. New York, Sterling Publishing,
2000.
160 pages. ISBN: 0806927852.
Wizardy in the Alferic Tradition:
A Primer of Magical Theory. By Alferian
Gwydion MacLir, M.A., Ph.D., Druid Wandmaker.
A World Community of Old
Trees. An Eco-Art Project in Progress.
Year of Moons, Season of Trees. By Pattalee Glass-Koentop.
Yakshis, tree spirits or tree goddesses of Buddhism
Yggdrasil: Bibliography, Links,
Quotations
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Trees - Glossary
Lore, Myths, Magick, Spirituality, Legends, Esoterica
Species of Trees
Alder (Alnus)
Alder (Alnus)
Alder. By George Knowles.
Alder - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Almond -
Botanical.com (A Modern Herbal) (Prunus dulcis)
Almond Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger.
Almond - Red Bluff,
California
Apple (Malus)
Apple Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger.
Apple Lore
and Facts. By Susa Morgan Black, OBOD.
Apple Branch in Dianic
Tradition
The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual. By Alexei Kondratiev.
Citadel, 2003. 320 pages. ISBN: 0806525029.
Apple: The Wisdom of the
Apple Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1997.
Apple - Tree
Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Peaches of
Immortality, Chinese Myths, Queen Mother of the West, Xi Wang Mu
Pomona: Roman Goddess of
Orchards, Fruit and Plenty
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)
Apricot
Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger.
Ash (Fraxinus)
Ash. (Fraxinus) By George
Knowles.
Ash:
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Ash:
Rowan. By
George Knowles.
Ash see also Rowan (Mountain Ash)
Bay (Laurus nobilis)
Birch (Betula)
Birch - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD
Druid.
Birch - In Worship of Trees.
By George Knowles.
Birch Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life
Birch
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Cedar (Cedrus)
Cherry
Cherry
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Chestnut
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Elder. By
George Knowles.
Elder Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life
Elder
The Spirit of the
Elder Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1996.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Fig (Ficus)
Fig Peepal: Sacred Trees in East
Indian Lore (Ficus religiosa)
Grape (Vitis Vinifera)
Grape Vine. By
George Knowles. Grape (Vitis Vinifera)
Hawthorne (Crataegus)
Hawthorne, Hazel Hawthorne (Crataegus)
Hawthorne. By George Knowles.
Hawthorne Trees: Myths and
Legends Paghat's Garden.
Hawthorne
Magic Whispers - Trees
Hazel (Corylus)
Hazel
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Haxel (Corylus)
Hazel. By
George Knowles.
Hazel - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Hazel - Celtic Tree Lore. By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Holly (Ilex)
Holly. By
George Knowles.
Holly - Celtic Tree Lore.
By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Holly Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life
Holly - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Holly Trees: Myths and
Legends Paghat's Garden.
Juniper
Juniper Mythology
and Folklore - Trees for Life
Neem Sacred Trees in East Indian Lore Neem (Azidirachta indica)
Oak (Quercus)
Oak
California Oaks - Tree
Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Oak (Quercus)
Oak Lore
The Anglian Gardener.
Oak - Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Oak - In Worship of Trees.
By George Knowles.
Oak Lore.
Eileen Holland. Excellent article.
Oak Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life
The Oak Tree in the
Courtyard - A Zen Koan
The Oak Tree: King
of the Greenwood. By Glennie Kindred. 1998.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Olive (Olea europaea)
Olive -
Botanical.com (A Modern Herbal) (Olea europaea)
Olives: Information, History, Folklore, Uses, Cultivation
Olive - Olea europaea Facts, cultivation, history,
folklore. By Mark Rieger.
Olives - Red Bluff,
California
Peach - Prunus persica
Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger. (Prunus
persica)
Pecan - Carya illinoensis
Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger.
(Carya illinoensis)
The Pecan: History,
Nutrution, Folklore, Recipes. Vegetarians in Paradise.
Pine Christmas Trees: Lore and Legend
Pine Christmas Tree
Traditions and Folklore
Pine Mythology and
Folklore of the Scot's Pine Trees For Life
Poplar (Aspen) -
Celtic Tree Lore.
By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Rowan = Mountain Ash
Rowan
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Rowan. By George Knowles.
Rowan Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life
Rowan - Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Bibliography.
Rowan
The Spirit of the
Elder Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1996.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Rowan see also Ash
Sycamore - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Sycamore Lore. By P. Binggeli.
Walnut
Black Walnut Explorations. By Carlene Cooper.
(Juglans regina, Juglans negra)
Walnut
Gothic Gardening: Walnut
Comments on the walnut tree's reputation as a sinister tree.
Walnut
Juglans
Walnut
Nut Trees: Lore, Legends,
Magick, Esoterica, Legends
Walnut -
Botanical.com (A Modern Herbal)
Walnut: History, Nutrution, Folklore, Recipes. Vegetarians in Paradise.
Walnut - Juglans Facts, cultivation, history,
folklore. By Mark Rieger.
Walnut Trees: Information, History, Folklore,
Quotes, Uses, Magick, Cultivation
Walnuts - Red Bluff,
California
World Wide Walnut An outstanding site!!
Willow
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
(Salix)
Willow The Power of the
Willow Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1997.
Willow. By
Robert Knowles.
Willow Mythology
and Folklore - Trees for Life
Willow Saille - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
Yew Dryads and the Properties of Wood
(Taxus)
Yew
The Sacred Yew: Rediscovering the Ancient Tree of Life Through the Work of Allen
Meredith.
By Anand Chetan and Diana Brueton. Arkana, 1994.
Yew: Sacred Tree
of Transformation and Rebirth. By Glennie Kindred. 1997.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Yew - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
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Trees
Lore, Myths, Spirituality, Nature Spirits, Magick, Legends, Esoterica
Quotes, Sayings,
Poems, Tales
"The Yakshis, or "tree goddesses," figure prominently
in the decoration of early Buddhist monuments in India, such as the railings at
the Bharhut (1st cent. AD) and Sanchi (1st-2nd cent. AD) stupas. Tree goddesses
and other nature spirits were local divinities associated with particular places
in the landscape, where they were venerated. The typical yakshi stands
underneath a tree, bending the branches down with her right hand, and touching
the trunk with her left foot. This pose has been interpreted as dohada, a
Sanskrit term meaning that a woman can make a tree bloom, linking the idea of
femininity to that of fertility. Dohada was commonly performed by a
woman embracing a tree, dancing or singing for it, and touching it with her
heel. This description fits perfectly with depictions of yakshis with their arms
around trees, touching the base of the trunk with their left heels. The
fifth-century poet Kalidasa gave a description of such a ceremony in which the
feet were painted and the ankles decorated with rings, just like many of the
yakshis depicted on the stupa railings, and then the woman kicked the tree with
her left foot. One may surmise that dohada, or the concept of
females associated with fertile trees, was a long-standing non-Buddhist
tradition."
-
Nature Spirits and Early Buddhism
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners I
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners II Includes a
bibliography and links.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners III
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners IV Includes
quotations about wild trees and forests.
"Let your tree knowledge branch out:
There are over 20,000 different
kinds of trees in the world. Less than 1% of a tree is made up of living
cells. About 90% of a tree’s roots are in the top 18 inches of the soil. This is why it's
important not to compact the soil or disturb the ground beneath the tree. Roots can extend
up to three times the height of the tree. The notion that the root of a tree mirror its
crown is more artistic than accurate. The shape of a tree actually resembles a wineglass set
on a plate.
Root growth can occur any time the soil temperature is above 32 F. A large
leafy tree may take up as much as a ton of water form the soil every day."
- Kim Sebastian,
Tree Trivia and Tree
Myths
"The most famous sacred grove in mainland Greece was the oak
grove at Dodona.
Outside the walls of Athens, the site of the
Academy was a
sacred grove of olive trees, still recalled in the phrase "the groves of
Academe." In central Italy, the town of
Nemi recalls the
Latin nemus
Aricinum, or "grove of
Ariccia", a
small town a quarter of the way around the lake. In Antiquity the area had no
town, but the grove was the site of one of the most famous of Roman cults and
temples: that of
Diana
Nemorensis, a study of which served as the seed for Sir
James Frazer's seminal work on the anthropology of religion,
The Golden Bough.
A sacred grove behind the House of the
Vestal Virgins on the edge of the
Roman
Forum lingered until its last vestiges were burnt in the
Great Fire of
Rome in 64 CE. In the town of
Spoleto,
Umbria, two
stones from the late third century BCE, inscribed in archaic Latin, established
punishments for the profanation of the woods dedicated to Jupiter (Lex Luci
Spoletina) have survived; they are preserved in the National Archeological
Museum of Spoleto. The Bosco Sacro (literally sacred grove)
in the garden of
Bomarzo, Italy, lends its associations to the uncanny atmosphere."
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Sacred Grove
"The dryad is the spirit of the tree, its
essential pattern.
It is a living being linked to the tree and growing with it, but at the same
time it is a trans-temporal and trans-spacial creature, living in the Astral dimension as
much as in the mundane world. When a branch falls off a tree or is pruned, the dryad spirit
is still in the wood. It is not really correct to speak of "parts" of a spirit,
but one might consider the spirit of the wand to be part of the tree's consciousness. Some writers suggest
that trees withdraw their life from a branch when they sense it is going to be cut and
there is doubtless something to such observations. Nevertheless, in my experience, the spirit
always remains in some degree and can be awoken by enchantment when the branche is crafted into
a wand."
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Dryads and the Properties of Wood
One Old Druid's Final Journey
The Notebooks of the Librarian of Gushen Grove
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First posted on the Internet in January 2003