Keywords
Abundance, Emotions, Fertility, Healing, Health, Immortality, Love, Prosperity, Protection, Purification, Regeneration

Historical Background and Folklore
Scotch pine is the only pine that is native to Britain; white pine was introduced in 1705. Besides the oak, pines are the most wide-ranging and successful trees in North America, and are one of the most important timber trees in the world for a wide range of commercial uses. In addition to lumber, they also yield turpentine, tar and pitch. Pine rosin has been especially important for violinists and other musicians to “wax” their bows.

The ancient Romans had a practice similar to present-day Christmas tree decorating: On the night before a major holiday, such as Saturnalia, a pine tree from a sacred grove would be cut down by priests and taken into the temple and decorated. To the Romans, pine symbolized the powers of male fertility.

Gods: Attis, Bacchus, Dionysus, Hermod, Mithra, Pan, Vulcan
Other Beings/Characters: archangels Ambriel and Phanael, dwarves, elves, faeries, pitys
Zodiac: Cancer, Capricorn
Celestial Bodies: Jupiter, Mars
Color: black
Gemstones: black opal, onyx
Ogham Character: Ailm – Letter: A
Ogham Character: Amhancholl – Letters: AE, X, XI
Rune Character: Ken – Letter: K
Dates: February 28 - 29, and August 24 - September 2
Bach Flower Remedy: guilt
Other Associations: attract prosperity; good fortune; use to purify new home; alleviate dark moods

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