Feb 21, 2025
A Common Bamboo
A Wamin cultivar of the Bambusa vulgaris (Common Bamboo) catching visitors’ attention with its basally inflated internodes. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
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A Common Bamboo
A Wamin cultivar of the Bambusa vulgaris (Common Bamboo) catching visitors’ attention with its basally inflated internodes. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
Bamboo
(Bambusa vulgaris) Safe to interact with.
Folk Names: Common Bamboo, Ohe (Hawaiian), Kauayan-kiling. Gender: Masculine. Deity: Hinna. Powers: Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes.
Ritual Uses: Bamboo is used in divination in Chinese temples. Bits of the wood are thrown to the worshipper by the priest. According to the way they fall, the omen is interpreted as good or bad.
Magical Uses: Carve your wish on a piece of bamboo and bury in the ground in a secluded place. Or, carve a symbol of protection, like a five-pointed star (pentagram), on a length of bamboo and plant it in the ground to protect your home. Grown near the house, bamboo gives it and its residents good fortune. Also, bamboo is placed over the door because, since its wood never changes color, it is lucky. Bamboo is used to break hexes, either by carrying it in a sachet, growing a plant near the house, or crushing the wood to a powder (called bamba wood) and burning. The Chinese use the bamboo as a charm against evil spirits. To call up good spirits, make a flute out of bamboo. Carve the name of the spirit (if any) and play an improvised melody.
(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)