Overview Index Finder Use it Elements Celestial Divination Forces Esoteric Chakras Tree Foundations Oracles Materials Workings Correspondences Tarot Hour & Day Atmosphere Invocation Grimoire / Herbs / Cypress Cypress appears in 4 systems: the same name is used for
more than one thing. Both are shown below.
❦ Herbs
Tradition · Folk Western
Tier 2
Properties Death work Protection Longevity Comfort grief
Magical Uses Death rituals Protection Past life work Grief healing 🜂 Incense & resins
Tradition · Wood And Leaves Of Cupressus Species
Tier 2
Alternate Names Mediterranean Cypress Funeral Cypress Tree of Death
Origin Regions Mediterranean Middle East Asia
Form Wood chips Leaves
Scent Profile Fresh, woody, resinous, clean, slightly melancholic
Burn Method Charcoal
Smoke Color Pale grey
Properties Death work Protection Longevity Comfort grief Transition
Magical Uses Death rituals Protection Past life work Grief healing Ancestor contact Sacred Timing Hours Saturn hours Midnight
Traditional Uses Ancient funeral tree, planted in cemeteries. Sacred to underworld deities. Used in death rites, grief comfort, protection of the dead. Transition and transformation magic.
Modern Practice Incense for death work, ancestor contact, grief healing. Burn at Samhain, for past life work, when grieving. Helps with endings, transitions. Solemn, respectful energy. Use with reverence for the dead.
⚱ Essential oils
Tradition · Folk Western
A note on this entry Saturn/Earth, the cemetery tree of endings, grief and protection. Generally safe diluted, but avoid it in pregnancy, and patch-test because it sensitises some people.
Botanical Cupressus sempervirens
Properties Protection Grounding Banishing Grief
Magical Uses Protection Banishing Grounding Grief 🌳 Woods
Tradition · Folk Western
A note on this entry Saturn/Earth, the Mediterranean mourning tree planted in cemeteries, for endings, grief and protection. Aromatic and safe to work, though its dust irritates, so take only felled wood.
Botanical Cupressus sempervirens
Properties Protection Grounding Banishing Longevity
Magical Uses Protection Banishing Grounding Spirit work
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Every entry that names Cypress , grouped by the system it comes from.
🜔 Elements 1 Earth Herbs · Woods · Incense