#cloutie

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The Magick of Willow

#EarlyBiz #ATSocialMediaRT #FlockBN New #blog by @TheWandCarver The Magick of Willow

By Isabella @TheWandCarver

It is a tree I’ve long admired. To sit and watch the Willow gently blown by a soft wind is mesmerising and soul-lifting. Willow can truly put you into a state of zen without trying very hard.

Photo from heathwood.co.uk

Perhaps that is best explained in The Faces of WomanSpirit, A Celtic Oracle of Avalon by Katherine Torres, Ph.D. (see below)

  Trust All is here and now.

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Clouties

British strips of cloth tied to trees near holy wells or sacred places. These cloths would be tied around a body part suffering from an ailment as the person walked to the sacred land. With the assistance of a charmer, the cloth would be tied to the tree and as it decayed, so would the ailment with it. Clearly, the cloth must be made of biodegradable material.