Hawthorn
Negative Traits:
- aggressive, easily agitated, hyperactive
Positive Influences from the Tree:
- strength, courage, bravery, open to love, forgiveness
Message:
- come into your own power, let go of victim complex, open your heart to spiritual growth and love
Qualities & Traits of the Hawthorn Essence: ‘ The Illusionist’
- everything is not what it appears to be
- outwardly a certain persona, inwardly different
- put the term ‘never judge a book by it’s cover’ to the test
- living seemingly average, while inside carry fiery passions and inexhaustible creative flame
- well adjusted, adapt to life situations by making oneself content and others content at the same time
- naturally curious, interest in broad range of topics
- excellent listening skills, people seek this energy as an outlet to release their burdens
- sees bigger picture, amazing insight
Earth Months – Tree – Moon Cycle connection:
- 6th moon of the year in May-June
- a birth tree for those born between May 13th-June 9th
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Ancient Irish Ogham Alphabet:
Letter: H
Sound: Heath
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Hazel
Hazel
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Imbalances:
Repeating the same mistakes, Lack of observation
Balancing Influences from the Tree:
Inner wisdom, Creativity, Deep listening
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Message: It's time to cultivate your lifes wisdom and understand the laws of karma. Clear your mind and let your intuition guide you. Follow this path rather than any thought out or controlled plan.
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Qualities & Traits of the Hazel Essence – ‘The Knower’:
- intelligent, organized and efficient.
- academic
- ability to retain information and can recall, recite and expound on subjects you’ve memorized with amazing accuracy.
- know your facts, and always well informed.
- know the right course of action because of your impressive knowledge base.
- an eye for detail, and like things to be just so.
- need for order and control can lead to compulsive behaviours if left unchecked.
- a knack for numbers, science and things that utilize analytical skills.
- You like rules, although you are typically making them rather than playing by them.
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Earth Months – Tree – Moon Cycle connection: (Birth Tree Dates):
August 5 - Sept 1
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From www.oghamtrees.com, by Ian Claxton, founder of the Irish Ogham Trees:
'One look at the hazel tree and it's easy to see why the Celtic meaning of the hazel tree deals with creativity, and why the druids held it in such high regard amongst the Ogham ranks.
The hazel's unusual branch formations make it a delight to ponder, and was often used for inspiration in art, as well as poetry.
The bards, ovates and druids of the Celtic day would intently observe its crazy curly-Q branches. Doing this would lead them into other worlds of delightful fantasy. Much the same way our modern imaginations can be captured by a good movie, the creative Celts were artistically motivated by the seemingly random and wild contortions of the hazel.
A more commonly known fact is that the hazel is considered a container of ancient knowledge. Ingestion of the hazel nuts is proposed to induce visions, heightened awareness and lead to epiphanies. Indeed, the legend of Fionn Mac Cumhail tells of his gaining the wisdom of the universe by simply coming in contact with the essence of the hazel nut.
He did this through the salmon, which was known to eat the hazel nuts that dropped around a sacred pond encircled by nine hazel trees. It was fabled that from their diet of the nuts, the salmon too were keys to infinite knowledge. Fionn burned his finger while preparing a soup of these very salmon. Instinctively, Fionn thrust is finger in his mouth to soothe the burn and by this slight contact he became enlightened.
Interestingly, in modern times the hazel nut has proven itself to be a brain food. Pound for pound the hazel nut have double the protein, and good fats than eggs, making them natural nourishment for brain function.
When you are creatively stuck, or your intellectual growth seems stagnate, call upon the energy of the hazel tree. Better yet, eat a few hazelnuts, or make a necklace from the nuts. Often such necklaces were worn for protection as well as to illicit visions. Likewise, hazelnuts were (still are) eaten just before engaging in divinatory, foretelling or meditative practices.'
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