Element of Water and Earth.

Feminine Energy.

Planetary Associations: Venus

Zodiac Association: Virgo

Associated Dieties: Any Maiden Goddess, Artemis, Morrigan, Tyr, Mars, Aries, Herne, and Ambash.

Rune: Oadha

Ogham: Straif (wild cherry)

Cherry and Apple trees were given salutations in the Middle Ages in England during the Yule Tide to insure a bountiful harvest.

The Japanese believe the cherry blossom to be sacred and revered.

Kraneia was the dryad nymph that considered the cherry tree to be sacred.

Magickal Properties

Cherry wood wands are very centered and have a very grounded energy.

The element of earth energy is very well grounded, unwavering, and solid.

While many write that the fruit and juices are used in love spells, it would be more noteworthy to mention that is induces lust more than most other aphrodisiacs. Enchanted Cherries are especially powerful in seduction spells.

Cherry wood is used in ritual to stabilize and focus.

Cherry wood is extremely powerful in fertility spells.

Cherry wood is often used for intuition and insight and to overcome obstacles.

Cherry wood is an excellent choice for divination or medium work, as well as healing and love magic.

Cherry wood, incense and fruit are a powerful aide to all pursuits of divination as DragonOak can provide as an option to several of the divination tools he construct at http://www.dragonoak.com.

Cherry wood is suited for use in hunting magick, working with animals and familiars, eroticism, unification of covens and groups, spells of detection, and amplifying spell work.

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