more beauty from the maple~

~Maple Wood~

Maple
has both

 Feminine and Masculine

energy.

Libra and Virgo

consider this tree to be

 sacred.

Associated with

the elements of

Spirit and Water.

 The great horned owl

 is the sacred bird

of this tree.

how i wish we had a little visit from

the great horned owl

Magical Properties:

Some cultures primarily use

 Maple wands

for spiritual healing.

Maple is a traveler's wood.

It enhances
 intellectual pursuits,
acquiring knowledge,
and
communication.

Spells concerning

art, beauty, binding,

and

 abundance

should consider using this wood.

The gypsies
 believe
 Maple brings gold
and
 that eating the seeds
draws love.

http://www.dragonoak.com/Magical-Wood-Properties.html

The old gypsy magics, born in Masalla,
are a subtle, gentle way of influencing the world,
though their powers are not to be ignored.
 Sometimes their spells can succeed
where even the most powerful
of modern magics fails.

Many of their diverse magics
 are strongly earth-based,
and
 utilize plants, stones, or the elements
 in their pure forms.

One of these forms of magic
 is gypsy tree magic.

From the time a

 gypsy child is very young,
they
 learn to listen to the trees.
 
In fact,
Wind Whispering
is probably the first magic a young gypsy learns.
 

 
 simply lie beneath a tree
with a question in your head.
 
Let yourself drift into a quiet wondering,
 the question always in your mind,
and then
focus on the wind moving through the tree’s leaves.
 
After a time
 it is said
that the stirrings will resolve themselves
 into softly spoken words,
 and the answer to your question
will be made clear.
 

Another simple tree spell

 is to sit with your back against a strong tree
when you’re tired out or are feeling ill.
You sit until the bark pressing into your back
 no longer feels like pain,
and you feel yourself sinking back into the tree’s flesh.
 Then feel the power of the earth
 being drawn up through the tree’s roots,
 nourishing not only the tree,
 but filling your body as well.
Soon you’ll feel a powerful vitality
 flooding through you,
 and when you rise to your feet again,
you’ll find that you’re ready to conquer anything!

Finally,
 you’ll sometimes see gypsy children
standing upon the stump of a felled tree.

 They’re not casting a spell
so much as playing a game,
 but it’s a game
that teaches them to feel
the movements of the World’s powers.

They put their arms out
as if they are branches
 and pretend they are trees,

noticing all the animals and plants,
the touch of the wind and sun,
 and the cycles of the forest.

 In this manner
 they become attuned to the natural world,
 and learn to see things
 from the pure perspective of the tree
http://www.caradorian.com/library/treatises/arcane/gypsytreemagic.html

~do you hear the wind whispering~