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Honeysuckle
Keywords
Clarity, Confidence, Creativity, Fidelity, Healing, Love, Rebirth
Historical
Background and Folklore
Unlike most other flowers, the honeysuckle’s scent is stronger
at night as it relies on moths for pollination. Essential oil made
from honeysuckle is used for incense and massage. In aromatherapy,
honeysuckle is applied to situations where prosperity or psyche
awareness is sought.
Medicinally it has been used for coughs, asthma and inflammation.
Some varieties are a natural antibiotic and have been used to treat
infections. A poultice of honeysuckle relieves skin rashes, especially
one caused by poison oak. As a source of salicylic acid, honeysuckle
was once used in the making of aspirin. |
Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that wraps around anything it encounters,
and is popularly used to provide privacy. It is a hardy and does well
in the garden as well as in the wild, which has caused problems. Some
varieties imported into the United States have become invasive pests,
especially for pine trees. While splotches of bright color can look
festive in an evergreen, these aggressive climbers can eventually
choke a tree to death.
Associations
Element: earth
Energy: feminine
Goddesses: Cerridwen, Gaia, Morrigan, Venus
Zodiac: Aries, Cancer, Leo |
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Celestial
Bodies: Mars, Mercury
Colors: indigo, lavender, white
Gemstone: Coral
Ogham Character: Éabhadh – Letters: EA, CH, K
Ogham Character: Uilleann – Letters: UI, PE
Bach Flower Remedy: living in the past
Miscellaneous: financial success; psychic abilities and awareness;
tarot wheel of fortune; Saturday and Monday; northeast; sabbats:
Beltane, Ostara; Celtic shrub tree
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© Llewellyn - Whispers from the Woods
For more information, refer to the full text in Whispers from
the Woods.
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