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

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

G E M I N I

~ May 21 - June 20 ~

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

Rainbows
Always a symbol of God's Grace, Goodness, A sign of Blessing, Forgiveness, God's Promise to His Children, Protection

The Rainbow bridges the earth and heaven. It is seen as a message of hope from the gods. In the Bible, God sent a rainbow as a sign of his covenant after the Flood. Rainbows that contain the full spectrum of colors are viewed as lucky.

"Iris" is the Greek goddess of the Rainbow who transported women's souls to the underworld.

FLOWERS

Iris
~ "I have a message for you", My Compliments ~

~ Color Meanings ~

Blue Iris
~ Message, Messenger "Herein lies the message" ~

Red Iris
~ A flame "I burn with passion's flame" ~

Yellow Iris
~ Flame of Love, The object of passion ~

Magical Association: Purification, Protection, Wisdom, Romance

The faeries of the Iris can open the entire faerie realm to your vision. They stimulate great inspiration, creative expression and psychic purity. They bring to the auric field a strong sense of peace and the hope for new birth.

~ Iris' Message ~
Iris was the messenger of the ancient Greek gods
and she appeared to the mortals on earth in the form
of a rainbow. The glorious are said to be the flight of
Iris winging a message across the sky.
She was as fleet of foot as the
blossom of the flower is short,
and there are as many different shades
of the Iris as there are
colors of the rainbow

Iris' three petals are believed by some to represent either the threefold nature of the Goddess herself or the attributes of bravery, discernment and faith.

Myrtle
~ Be my love and share the peacefulness of my home, Love in Absence, Passion ~
Magical Association: Peace, Prosperity, Youthful Attitudes, Guidance, Improved Relationships

Tuberose
~ A sweet voice, Voluptuousness ~

Lavender
~ Distrust of your motives, Acknowledgment, Devotion, Constant Personal Attention, Suspicion, Luck, Loyalty ~
Magical Association: Sleep, Chastity, Pure Joy and Love, Peacefulness

~ Lore ~
A most dangerous kind of viper
dwelled under the Lavender plant,
thus it has always been approached
with Distrust

Lily-of-the-Valley
~ Return of Happiness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Humility, You've Made my Life, Purity, Delicate Simplicity, "Let us Make Up" ~

Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus)
~ Faithful in Adversity ~

Sweet Pea
~ Delicate Pleasures, Departure ~

BIRDS

Hummingbird
~ Timeless Joy and the Nectar of Life, Duality, Flexibility, Mirth, Passion for Beauty, the Essence of Life, Bursts of Energy, Insight, or Power ~

The Hummingbird is seen as a symbol of joy, giving pleasure through its loveliness. In Native American myth it is a truthful bird that represents beauty, harmony and enjoyment. The Aztec war god, Huitzilopochtli, and Quetzalcoatl, the Mayan god, both wore its feathers, which were widely thought to have magical properties.

Parrot
~ Sunshine and Color Healing ~

The Parrot symbolizes spring and fertility, as well as imitation and mockery due to its gift of mimicry. It is held sacred by the Hopi peoples of North America. In Hinduism, the bird is associated with Kama, god of love, and also with prophecy and rainmaking.

Jay
~ The Proper Use of Power ~

The word "Jay" comes from the Latin word "gaia" or "gaea" which has associations to Mother Earth. In Greek mythology, the union of Mother Earth (gaea) and Father Heaven (Uranus) resulted in the first creatures who had the appearance of life. This reflects much about the intrinsic power associated with the Jay. It has the ability to link the heavens and earth, to access each for greater power.

Mynah
~ Bubbling with Joy ~

"Mynah" is not a biological classification within the Starling family, but rather a geographical one. "Mynah" ("maina") is the Hindi word for Starling, and this name has tended to be applied to Starling species native to southern and southeastern Asia and the southwest Pacific. The word "Mynah" derives from the Sanskrit "madana", meaning joyful or delightful, which comes from the word "mad", to rejoice, which in turn derives from a root meaning "bubbles".

TREES

All nut-bearing trees
~ Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck ~

Linden (Folk Name: Lime Tree)
~ Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep ~

In Europe, the lime, or Linden Tree, represents joy, and femininity. In Germany and Scandinavia, it was believed to repel lightening and to cure disease if touched by someone who was sick.

Laurel
~ Immortality, Victory ~

Sacred to Apollo and a symbol of immortality and victory, the Laurel was said by Greeks and Romans to be physically and spiritually cleansing, and to repel lightening. The Laurel became the tree of Apollo in memory of the fate of Daphne, daughter of the river god Peneus. Daphne was fleeing from Apollo, but was about to be overtaken when her father changed her into a Laurel tree. Apollo declared, "Because thou can'st not be my mistress, I espouse thee for my tree; Be thou the prize of honour and renown; the deathless poet and the poem crown; thou shalt the Roman festivals adorn, and, after poets, be by victors worn". Worn as a wreath, it symbolized the poet and excellence in the science and arts.

In Christianity it came to symbolize the triumph of Humanity as represented by the Son Man. Bay is also a name used for Laurel. As the bay tree, the true Laurel of the Ancients, is scarce in England. substitutions such the common cherry Laurel, the Portugal Laurel, the Aucuba and others are often used.

Chestnut
~ Love, Conscious Mind ~

Wise Chestnut, the Tree of Quiet Mind. The Chestnut is an herb of Jupiter and of the Fire element. Its primary use in magic is for love spells. In Europe, Chestnuts were sometimes left as an offering to ancestors on Samhain or Halloween. A traditional holiday roasting nut which represents the hope of spring.

Mulberry
~ Wisdom, Protection, Strength, Fertility, Psychic Awareness ~

This tree's berries ripen in three stages. White represents youth, red the vigorous middle years, and black the ripeness of wisdom, age and death. This tree symbolizes the sun and is a tree of life in China. In Greek myth it is a tree of misfortune. It is said that Mulberries are eaten before acts of divination for better glimpses of the future.

Hazel
~ Immortal Wisdom, Conscious Mind, Fertility ~
Magical Association: Luck, Divination, Protection against Storms, Fulfillment of Wishes

The Hazel tree has always been regarded as magical for its presence inspires our intuitional senses. It was called the "poet's tree", for in the minds of the ancients, it had great associations with faerie lore and supposedly allowed entrance into such realms. The Hazel's branches are best known for their use as divining rods, with some suspicions that the rod of Moses may have actually been made from Hazel. Amulets made from Hazel nuts will impart the wearer with wisdom and productive ideas, and are appropriate charms for men wishing to improve their fecundity. Wear a Hazel crown to strengthen wish manifestation. Legend says that this crown will impart invisibility to the wearer.

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