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A Primer in Dianic Withcraft
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Heather
Ura (OO-rah)
The Letter
The Tree
Heather
Season
The Third Season ~ Summer Solstice
Place on the hand
The Pad on the Palm beneath the Middle finger
Color ~ Usghda - Resin colored
Stone ~ Amber
Bird ~ Uiseog ~ Lark
Goddesses ~ The Melissae
Symbols ~ The Bee
Planet ~ Earth
Metal ~ Copper
Note ~ a
Animal ~ Lion
Message ~ “I am the queen of every hive”
Word ogham ~ sSoil, death, growing of plants, shroud of lifeless one (soil), prompt of meetings
Heather, the third solar tree, is sacred to Isis and the Gallic Heather Goddess - Uroica. Heather is a midsummer tree, red and passionate and is associated with mountains and bees.
Magical properties - feminine, Venus, water, Isis, protection, rain making, luck guard against rape and violent crimes, to bring good luck. White is best for this - when burned with fern attracts rain. Heather has been used to conjure ghosts.
Midsummer station, June 21. Heather’s main feature - attracts bees. The Bee represents soul and its immortal flight. Bees take messages to the underworld, brought messages from the underworld for the regulation of karma. As the bee visits the heather back and forth so the soul visits and revisits in reincarnations. Ura comes at midsummer when sun is highest and strongest.
This is the sign of romance and dreams. There is a strong connection between the conscious self and the deep levels of the unconscious. Heather is the gateway between the inner world and the outer one. In it is the expression of the need for passion and ecstasy in life. You are being advised to find that gateway to passion in your life, or you may find that the gateway is about to open for you. The influence of dreams, imagination and intuition is very strong. Act on your passion, and act wisely.
Botanical Information
Heather is a shrub that grows to six feet. It is a major vegetation, what is called the ”heath” and the source of the term “heathen”. It is evergreen, and produces bell-shaped pinkish flowers in the late summer. There are a number of other plants called ”heath” or ”heather.” These are relatives of Calluna, and are similar in appearance. Calluna is cultivated in North America, along with some of the other heaths and species from other parts of the world. Heather is a member of the Heath family.