增补
制作魔杖的木材及其魔性
赤杨:
赤杨是火的树木。在树木的战役中赤杨战斗在第一线。她被称为所有树木当中的战斗女巫,在交锋时充满热情。从赤杨中可提炼三种不同染料,红色来自树皮,绿色来自花,棕色来自嫩芽。这分别代表著火,水和土三大元素。用赤杨木制的哨子可以召唤和控制四方的风。赤杨也是制作魔法笛的理想材料。当处理这种木料以备使用时,用一根柳枝把赤杨树皮敲落,同时向它默祷你的愿望。赤杨树是复苏的象徵。
魔性:控制四方的风,驱逐或控制元素力量,复苏,制作魔力染料
ALMOND
Almond has a very sweet natural being. Aids in self protection.
ASPECTS: Fruitfulness, virginity
杏树:
杏树具有甜美的自然本质。有助於自我保护。
魔性:丰产与童贞
APPLE
It is an old English custom to drink to the health of the Apple tree with a good glass of cider all in hopes of encouraging the tree to produce a good crop next year.
ASPECTS: Fertility
苹果:有一种古老的英格兰习俗,以珍贵杯子中的苹果酒来祝酒,为苹果树的健康祝福,并祈祷它在来年带给人们好的收成。
魔性:丰产
ASH
The Ash was sacred to Poseidon and Woden. The Ash is considered to be the father of trees. The Ash is the tree of sea power, or of the power resident in water. Special guardian spirits reside in the Ash; This makes it excellent for absorbing sickness.
ASPECTS: Sea power, karmic laws, magical potency, healing, protection from drowning.
岑树:
岑树是波士顿(Poseidon,希腊海神)及奥丁(Woden,北欧战神)之树。岑树被认为是众树之父。岑树拥有海洋及水的力量。岑树中居住著守护神灵,这使它在吸收病痛方面具有卓越能力。
魔性:海洋之力,命运法律,魔法力量,医疗,防溺
BIRCH
With the exception of the mysterious elder, the Birch is the earliest of the forest trees. The Birch is used extensively in cleansing rituals. Throughout Europe, Birch twigs are used to expel evil spirits. Birch rods are also used in rustic rituals to drive out the spirits of the old year.
ASPECTS: Controlled by the Lunar influences. Birth, healing, Lunar workings, and protection.
白桦:
除了神秘的接骨木以外,白桦是森林中最古老的树木。在仪式中白桦被广泛用於清洁。在全欧白桦嫩枝都被用於驱除恶灵。在乡村典礼上,白桦木杖也用於驱除古老的亡魂。
魔性:由月之力量控制。出生,医疗,与月亮有关的魔法,以及保护。
COCONUT
The Coconut is feminine and very fertile. The shell represents the womb, and the milk, fertility.
ASPECTS: Protection from negative psychic forces.
椰树:
椰树是阴性的,具有强大的生产魔力。椰壳象徵著子宫,椰汁则象徵丰产。
魔性:抵御负面的精神力
IVY / VINE
The Ivy was sacred to Osiris as well as to Dionysus. Vine and Ivy come next to each other at the turn of the year, and are jointly dicated to resurrection. Presumably, this is because they are the only two trees that grow spirally. The Vine also symbolizes resurrection because its strength is preserved in the wine.
ASPECTS: (VINE) Joy, Exhilaration, Wrath, Rebirth. (IVY) Fidelity, Constancy, Love, Intoxication.
常春藤/葡萄藤
常春藤被看作奥西里斯(Osiris,埃及冥王,复生之神)和狄奥尼索斯(Dionysus,希腊酒神)的植物。常春藤与葡萄藤在时间的推移中越来越接近,共同代表著复苏的意味,可能由於它们是仅有的两种蔓生植物的原因。葡萄藤也象徵复苏,因为她的力量在葡萄酒中获得延续。
魔性:(葡萄藤)欢乐,愉快,愤怒,新生。(常春藤)忠诚,坚定不移,爱,陶醉。
FIG
The Fig is androgynous. The fruit representing the feminine and the triple lobed leaves suggest the masculine force.
ASPECTS: Balance
无花果:
无花果是雌雄同体的植物。其果实表现女性而三裂的叶片表现男性力量。
魔性:平衡
HAWTHORN
The Whitethorn or Hawthorn or May Witch takes its name from the May. It is a generally unlucky tree and its name, translated from the Irish Brehon Laws, had the meaning "harm". The Hawthorn blossom, for many men, has the strong scent of female sexuality and was used by the Turks as an erotic symbol. The monks of Glastonbury perpetuated it and sanctified it with an approving tale that the staff of Joseph and the Crown of thorns were made of Hawthorn.
ASPECTS: Purification, enforced chastity, male potency, cleansing.
山楂:
山楂由五月得名。她通常被认为是不幸的树木,她的名字,从爱尔兰Brehon约法翻译过来,具有伤害的意味。山楂花对很多男子来说其气息带有强烈的女性性特徵,因此被土耳其人用做**的记号。Glastonbury的僧侣们的故事中说圣约瑟的杖和棘冠是山楂树制成,使山楂获得不朽和神圣的地位。
魔性:净化,坚持贞洁,男性力量,清洁
HAZEL
The Hazel is a tree of wisdom. In England, all the knowledge of the arts and sciences were bound to the eating of Hazel nuts. Until the seventeenth century, a forked Hazelstick was used to divine the guilt of persons in cases of murder and theft. We have retained the practice of divining for water and buried treasure.
ASPECTS: Wisdom, intelligence, inspiration, wrath.
榛树:
榛树是智慧之树。在英格兰,所有的科学和艺术知识都被与食用榛果联系起来。直到十七世纪人们仍用一根带分叉的榛木杖来判断犯人是否犯有谋杀或偷窃的罪行。我们还用这种方法来寻找地下水源和埋藏的财宝。
魔性:智慧,知识,灵感,愤怒
HOLLY
Holly means "holy". The identification of the pacific Christ with the Holly is poetically inept a it is the Oak king, not the Holly king that is crucified on a T shaped cross. The Holly has many uses form making a dye from its berries to being used as an aphrodisiac.
ASPECTS: Holiness, consecration, material gain, physical revenge, beauty
冬青:
冬青意味著“圣洁的”。用冬青树枝来辨认平静的基督一事被诗意的误解为橡树王(而非冬青树王)被钉死在T形十字架上。冬青有很多用途,从自浆果中提炼染料到作为男子使用的**。
魔性:圣洁,奉献,物质收获,自然的复仇,美
MISTLETOE
The mistletoe was sacred to the Druids and to the Norse. It was considered to be the great healer and has both male and female qualities. It was so well regarded by the Norse (because it was sacred to Freya) that they refused to fight in the vicinity of Mistletoe. The custom of hanging Mistletoe in the house to promote peace comes from this. Generally regarded today as a symbol of love and purity.
ASPECTS:
Love, fertility, sexual potency.
槲寄生:
槲寄生在德鲁伊教团和挪威人那裏具有神力。她被看作是最高的医者,同时拥有男性和女性两方面的特质。挪威人十分崇拜槲寄生,因为她代表著弗雷娅(Freya,北欧神话中司爱与美的女神),以至於他们拒绝在槲寄生附近作战。把槲寄生悬挂在房子里以保安宁的习惯即源於此。槲寄生在今天一般被看作爱和纯净的象徵。
魔性:爱,丰产,**力量
OAK
The oak tree is the tree of Zeus, Jupiter, Hercules, The Dagda (The Chief of the Elder Irish gods), Thor and all other Thunder Gods. The royalty of the Oak needs no enlarging upon. The Oak is the tree of endurance and triumph, and like the Ash, is said to count the lightning flashes. The Oak is a male wood. The midsummer fire is always Oak and the need fire is always kindled in an Oak log.
ASPECTS: Endurance, triumph, strength, power, dominion, prosperity, sacrifice, guardian, liberator.
橡树
橡树是宙斯(Zeus,希腊主神),朱庇特(Jupiter,罗马化的宙斯),赫拉克勒斯(Hercules,希腊传说中的大力神),达格达(Dagda,爱尔兰主神),托尔(Thor,北欧雷神)和其他雷神的树木。橡树拥有无可复加的王权。橡树是代表耐久和胜利的树木,像岑树一样,传说橡树可以控制雷电。橡树是一种男性的树木。雷击引起的林火总是从橡树开始,自发的林火也总是在橡树树干里发源。
魔性:耐久,胜利,力量,权柄,繁荣,牺牲献祭,守护者与解放者
PALM
Is regarded as particularly powerful because of its incredible durability and because it is self renewing, never changing its leaves. Aids in rejuvenation.
ASPECTS: Resurrection, and the cycle and matrix of life
棕榈:
棕榈被认为具有显著的力量,因为其不可思议的耐久和自我重生的能力,从来不更换任何一片叶子。棕榈可以帮助回复活力。
魔性:复苏,生命的魔环或魔阵
PEACH
The Peach is an emblem of marriage.
ASPECTS: Abundance, fruitfulness, happiness.
桃树:
桃树是婚姻的象徵。
魔性:丰裕,多产,快乐
PINE
External symbol of life and immortality. It is one of the few trees that are androgynous. It was also worshiped by the ancients as a symbol of fire because of its resemblance to a spiral of flame. It is regarded as a very soothing tree to be near.
ASPECTS: Strength, life and immortality, rejuvenation
松树:
生命和不朽的象徵。松树是很少雌雄同体的树木之一。松树也被古人作为火的象徵崇拜因为它类似螺旋上升的火焰。松树对接近她的人具有强大的抚慰力量。
魔性:强壮,生命与不朽,回复活力
ROWAN
The Rowan is seen as the tree of life. It is also known as Mountain Ash, Quickbeam, The Witch or Witch Wand. In the British Isles, Rowan is used as a protection against lightning and magical charms of all sorts. In ancient Ireland, the Druids of opposing forces would kindle a fire of Rowan and say an incantation over it to summon spirits to take part in the battle. The Rowan is also used for many healing purposes. The "Quickbeam" is the tree of quickening. Another use was in metal divining. In Ireland, a Rowan stake was hammered through a corpse to immobilize the spirit.
ASPECTS: Divination, healing, astral work, protection.
花楸:
花楸被看作生命之树。她也被称为女巫之杖。在不列颠群岛花楸被用於防护雷电和各种魔法。在古爱尔兰,战争中的德鲁伊教徒用花楸燃起火焰,并在其上念诵咒语召唤精灵加入作战。花楸也被用於许多医疗目的。另一种用途是金属占卜。在爱尔兰,人们用花楸树桩刺穿屍体以禁锢灵魂。
魔性:预言,医疗,布魔法阵及保护
WHITE POPLAR
The tree of the Autumn Equinox and of old age, is the shifting leaved White Poplar, or Aspen, The shield makers tree. Heracles bound his head in triumph with popular after killing the giant Cacus (the evil one). The Black poplar was a funeral tree sacred to the Mother Earth. Plato makes a reference to the use of Black poplar and Silver Fir as an aid in divination. The Silver Fir standing for hope assured and the Black Poplar for loss of hope. In ancient Ireland, the coffin makers measuring rod was made of Aspen, apparently to remind the dead that this was not the end.
ASPECTS: Hope, rebirth, divinations.
白杨:
阔叶白杨是古老的秋分之树。制盾者之树。在击败大恶魔Cacus的胜利後赫拉克勒斯用白杨树(树皮?)包裹著他的头部。黑杨树是与大地母亲联系的葬礼之树。柏拉图提到,黑杨树和银枞在预言中具有帮助作用,银枞代表愿望实现而黑杨代表愿望破灭。在古爱尔兰,制棺者的量杆用白杨制成,这是为了提醒死者,棺木并非一切的终结。
魔性:希望,重生,预言
WILLOW
The Willow was sacred to Hecate, Circe, Hera, and Persephone. The moon owns it. Female symbol. It is the tree that loves water most and is sacred to the Moon Goddess who is the giver of dew and moisture, generally. The Willow is the tree of enchantment. Can be used to make wishes come true.
ASPECTS: Moon magic, psychic energy, healing, inspiration, fertility
柳树:
柳树舆赫卡特(Hecate,希腊夜女神和冥界女神),瑟茜(Circe,希腊神话中的海岛女妖),赫拉(Hera,希腊天后)和珀尔塞福涅(Persephone,宙斯之女,希腊冥后)联系。柳树处於月亮控制之下,为女性的象徵。柳树是最爱水的树木,她属於夜露和湿气的赐予者,月之女神。柳树是妖术之树,可以使希望成真。
魔性:与月亮有关的魔法,精神能量,治疗,灵感,丰产
YEW
The Yew is known as the death tree in all european countries. Sacred to Hecate in Greece and Italy. Yew wood makes excellent bows, as the Romans learned from the Greeks. This strengthened the belief that Yew was connected with death. It's use in England is recalled in Macbeth where Hecate's cauldron contained:"... Slips of Yew, slivered in the moon eclipse." The Silver Fir of birth and the Yew of death are sisters. They stand next to each other in the circle of the year and their foliage is almost identical.
ASPECTS: Destructive workings concerning death.
紫杉:
在所有的欧洲国家紫杉都被看作死亡之树。紫杉在希腊和意大利被和赫卡特的名字联系在一起。紫杉木可制成极好的弓,罗马人从希腊人那裏学到这项技术。这加强了紫杉和死亡的联系。代表生命的银枞和象徵死亡的紫杉是一对姊妹。她们在四季的循环中站立在一起,她们树叶的形状难以分辨。
魔性:死亡与破坏 |