Celtic Meaning
of the Hazel
Tree, by Avia/
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Celtic Hazel Tree Meaning
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.
Post script: Pick your hazelnuts
after they have fallen from the tree. It is considered bad form to pick them
unripe off the branches.
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