Flowers ~ Birds ~ Trees - Meanings and Magical Associations by Astrological Signs

FLOWERS ~ BIRDS ~ TREES
Meanings and Magical Associations
by ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS

C A N C E R

~ June 21 - July 22 ~

~ Special Note: Please do not cut a blooming tree for it angers the Faeries ~

Moon
Ancient symbol of the Subconscious Mind, Cycles, Receptivity, Dreams, Natural Instincts, Past Memories, Feminine Nature, Feelings, Sympathy, Sensitivity, Psychic Currents

FLOWERS

White Rose
~ Regard, Spiritual Love, Purity, "I am worthy of you", Virginity, Charm and Secrecy ~
Magical Association: Adoration, Good Fortune, Psychic Dreams

~ Other Rose Meanings by Color ~

Yellow
~ Friendship, Decrease of Love, Infidelity, Jealousy ~

Pink
~ Grace - "You are gentle, graceful, lovely" ~

Red
~ Beauty of Youth, A Heart Innocent of Love, Desire ~

Lavender
~ Pure Love ~

Coral
~ Glory ~

The White Rose is considered the flower of the moon or of the light. It represents water in contrast to the fire of the Red Rose. It was the emblem of the House of York in the Wars of the Roses.

O, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem

By that sweet ornament which truth doth give!

The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem

For that sweet odour which doth in it live.

The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye,

As the perfumed tincture of the roses,

Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly

When summer's breath their masked buds discloses:

But for their virtue only is their show,

They lived unwoo'd, and unrespected fade,

Die to themselves. Sweet roses do not so;

Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made.

And so of you, beauteous and lovely youth,

When that shall fade, my verse distills your truth.

~ Sonnet LIV. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ~
1564-1616

Lotus
~ A Protective Silence, Creation and Purity, Enlightenment ~

Lotus Flower
~ Estranged from a lover

Lotus Leaf
~ Recantation ~

Magical Association: Surety of Spiritual Energy, The Ability to know when to act, Opening doors, Protection

One of the most ancient symbols to appear in Asian art, the Lotus symbolizes both creation and purity. Its long stem is the umbilical cord that holds Man to his origins, while its perfect flower represents enlightenment and the purity to which the human soul aspires. The thousand-petaled Lotus represents the sun emerging from the cosmic ocean, the sun and the waters being vital to growth. The Lotus symbolizes divine birth, since the god Brahma emerges from Vishnu's navel seated on a Lotus, and then creates the Universe. It also symbolizes the sun and the cycle of birth and rebirth, since its petals open at dawn and close at sunset.

Clematis
~ Artifice (Trickery) ~

~ Other Meanings ~

English Clematis
~ Traveler's Joy ~

Virginiana Clematis
~ Mental Beauty, A beautiful mind creates objects of beauty ~

Lily
~ Imperial Lily: Majesty, Splendor ~

White Lily
~ Purity, Sweetness, Beauty ~

Yellow Lily
~ Gaiety, also Falsehood, Untruth ~

Magical Association: Divine Knowledge, Breaking Love, Solving Crimes, Purity, Quests

Gardenia
~ Transport Ecstasy, Secret Untold Love, "I love you in secret", Joy, "I am too happy" ~
Magical Association: Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality

Faeries of this flower hold knowledge of telepathy. They can help us increase telepathic abilities with all of the nature spirits. They stimulate feelings of peace.

Acanthus
~ The Arts, Emblem of Genius ~

This thistlelike plant has large, thorny leaves and takes its name from the Greek ake meaning sharp point. Acanthus leaves signify the arts, while in Christianity the thorns symbolize pain and punishment for sin.

Convolvulus
~ (bindweed, morning glory) Uncertainty, Worth Sustained by Affection ~

~ Other Meanings ~

Field Convolvulus
~ Captivation ~

Major Convolvulus
~ Extinguished Hopes ~

Minor Convolvulus
~ Night ~

White Convolvulus
~ Humility ~

BIRDS

Sea Gull
~ Responsible Behavior and Communication ~
Magical Association: Spiritual Messengers

The Sea Gull was connected with the Celtic god Manannan mac Lir and the Welsh goddess Don. Like other birds, they were considered to be messengers from the Otherworlds to humans.

The appearance of a Sea Gull usually indicates lessons or abilities in proper behavior, courtesy and communication. It may reflect you need the lessons, or that you may have become the teacher. It may also reflect new learning in the subtleties of communication. The Sea Gull can help you to read between the lines and understand the body language of others. They hold knowledge of the techniques of psychological communication.

Goose
~ Watchfulness, Love, Protection, Guardianship ~
Magical Association: The Call of the Quest and Travels to Legendary Places, New Beginnings, Wisdom, Inspiration, Happiness. For a happy marriage and children.

The Goose is a bird of the sun. It was associated with many Greek and Roman gods and was kept to guard temples. It thus came to symbolize watchfulness and love. In Hinduism, the Goose is the mount of the god Brahma and in China and Japan, it is associated with the full moon and a bearer of good news.

Duck
~ Emotional Comfort and Protection ~

In Native American myth, the Duck acts as mediator between the sky and the water, and it was one of the creatures that helped renew the earth after the Flood. According to Hebrew traditions, the Duck symbolizes immortality. In China and Japan, it represents contentment, marital bliss and fidelity.

TREES

Maple
~ Equilibrium, Grounding of Magical Energy, Ambitions ~
Magical Association: Love, Longevity and Money

The tree of friendship and desire. The Maple tree has great knowledge of balance and how to use balance to stay connected to Mother Earth. It can awaken the feminine aspects of nurturing, intuition and creativity. The Maple tree faeries will assist you in fulfilling sweet promises and aspirations.

Cottonwood
~ Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magic ~

Cottonwood helps us to take a more compassionate view toward others and life as we walk through periods of darkness. Instead of being impatient, irritable short or worse, projecting our fears, insecurities or anger on others, Cottonwood offers us to choose maturity over lesser human traits. It helps us to be less hard on ourselves, to rid ourselves of guilt and to lighten our attitude and perspective about any and all trials we are faced with in life. It is about compassion for ourselves and being able to bestow it onto others. Cottonwood helps to invoke a live and let-live perspective. To Native Americans, the Cottonwood tree has always been considered sacred due to the fact that its spiritual evolvement was so high, such pure love and expression of compassion that it would give it's life readily to save another -- it didn't matter whether it was animal, human or whatever.

Water
~ Psychic Currents, Emotions ~

The oceans are governed by the Moon, so, like the Moon, Water has associations with mystery and with the feminine creative principle. Water has many creation myths in which a "great flood" is a common theme.

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