Apple Wand

This beautifully hand carved apple wand is approximately 30.5 cm long, with the handle being about 11.5 cm and carries the Ogham symbol for apple as well as a pink dot which is associated with Apple. It was harvested on 21st September 2022 (Mabon).

The Apple Wand (Pyrus Malus)

Rules over the light half of the year

May 2nd to Eve of All Hallows (30th October)

Date harvested: 21st September 2022 (Mabon); Bodmin Moor area

Harvest method – Ritual with offering

Tree Calendar Period – 10th month of the Celtic Tree calendar which is September 2nd to September 29th (Beth-Luis-Nion)

Associated festivals – Samhain (October 31) and Apple Day (October 21 – since 1990)

Tenth consonant QUERT Q of the Ogham alphabet

Apple Associations:

Colour – Yellow Green or Pink

Element – Water

Planet – Venus

Birds – Crossbill

Crystal – Rose Quartz

Gender – Feminine

Deity – Demeter, Freya, Frigga

Sabbat – Samhain

Class - Shrub

Folk Name – Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Tree of Love

Apple Properties:

Health and Healing

Love and love spells

Trust

Works of destiny

Gateway to other realms

Giving illumination and knowledge

The Apple has an extremely beautiful Fairy who is also frequently seductive! Her gifts are those of everlasting youth and beauty; she “invites” us to enjoy sensuous pleasures of all descriptions with the knowledge that there is always plenty to “go around”. She also assures us that nothing can be taken from us if it is truly ours. The apple tree has many associations with mythical creatures, including the unicorn who lives beneath its branches and the May Flower fairies spreading an atmosphere of love and happiness.

This wand has been “treated” with beeswax polish following debarking and sanding; it also has the following herbs inserted into the handle.

Mugwort – For strength, protection and cleansing

Vervain – for Protection and purification

Yarrow – for clearing negativity and easing fears