Scots Pine Wand

This lovely gentle Scots Pine Wand is approx 31 cm in length. It is very light and delicate to hold and also very tactile.

The Scots Pine Wand (Silver Fir, Pinus) (The Tree of Nativity)

Date harvested: 22nd December 2016; Bodmin Moor area

Harvest method – Ritual with offering

Tree Calendar Period – The King of the waxing year – December 21st – 22nd – the second day of the Winter Solstice – the start of a new year.

First vowel of the Ogham Alphabet (Ailm - A)

Scots Pine Associations:

Colour – Black

Crystal – Emerald

Element – Air and Fire

Deity – Ariadne, Rhea, Druantia, Merlin, and Pan

Gender – Masculine

Festival - Yule

Class - Shrub

Sabbat – Imbolc, Candlemass

Planet – Mars

Birds – Crow, Jackdaw, Raven

Folk name – Blume (dragon’s blood)

Scots Pine Properties:

Prosperity

Healing - antiseptic

Scots Pine is also burned for purifying ritual areas and divination.

The Scots Pine Fairy:

The pine fairy is an ancient one who may be solitary and melancholy, but has a healing presence and can banish negativity. The pine fairy has seen many things come and go and, particularly helps right a lack of confidence.

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