In The God Tree,Janis suggests that abundant of the utter leaves from mythology, together with the Norse Yggdrasil, the Tree of Invention in the Mesopotamian Long-drawn-out of Gilgamesh and even the tree in the Sector of Eden, weren't ash, cedar or apple, but yew leaves. Druids, somewhat than worshipping in groves of oak leaves, may keep precise groves of yews to be most sacred, and the evergreens brought participating in the domicile at Yule push keep been yew twigs somewhat than firs. Janis even offers declaration that the renowned Fair-haired Area office wasn't mistletoe, as confirmed in Sir James Frazer's classic level,but actually a untried manifestation of a golden give arms to that grows on yews.
Publisher Capall Bann says on its website: "The God Tree is the leader book to appropriate up the seek for the Fair-haired Area office previously JG Frazer's classic study in 1915 with the traveling around of the wing developing subsequently a cut above, as the untried border of a pinch diagram of ancient yews. It reveals the fact that yews of personal perceive were brought to Britain from Antiquated Egypt and the Holy Lands as dry staffs carried by pilgrims, at good hold warning, thousands of years ago. These were planted in detached sanctuaries, mega in Wales, where they sprouted and grew participating in leaves. That's why relatives who carried them ensured the continued days of everything so sugar, it was essential it be preserved for planned generations."
Janis points out that yews fit the undertaking for sacred leaves in cultures all to spare the world, together with Britain, not forlorn since of the images prearranged in ancient writings, which she has researched carefully, but in the same way since of the properties of the leaves themselves. They are splendidly long-lived leaves. Unswerving following they keep died, twigs of the concealed if planted in the base can appropriate root, judiciously reincarnating the deep-seated tree.
Of course yew leaves keep yearning been professional to keep ambassador relatives with death. They by and large show in churchyards and pre-Christian cremation sites. The same as of this, and since the leaves are poisonous, in fresh centuries people keep steadily precise yews to be tragic.
Janis points out that although preferably drastically all parts of the yew tree are disgusting, the flesh of the berries has healing properties and a carefully-made table of the sap can be hand-me-down shamanically to offer a hallucinatory near-death expertise. (Don't try this at home, kids, as you'll probably end up really dead). She goes on to turn up a variety of tales of special cures people keep highly developed age meditating under yew leaves - sometimes even particular brought back from the upper hand of death following particular told by doctors that they had fatal season. This leads the essayist to hold tight that the Holy Grail, somewhat than particular a chalice or even the family background of Christ, push in fact be the concealed and juice of the yew tree.
So, next time you see a yew tree, it push be productive paying it respects as the true God of the Plants.
Links and most recent associated posts:
http://www.capallbann.co.uk/
The God Tree
http://www.sacredyewinstitute.com/main page.html
www.yewshamanism.com
The Fair-haired Bough: A Repeat in Charisma and Theology (Oxford World's Classics)
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/11/act-now-to-save-our-ash-trees 4.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/08/review-wildwood-tarot.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/08/pagan-eye-druid-oak.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/12/evergreen-ivy-pagan-fertility-symbol.html
