Oak appears in 3 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.

Incense & resins

Powerful grounding and strengthening incense. Burn for protection, strength, endurance, prosperity. Excellent for grounding work, connecting to ancient power. Use when you need solid, enduring energy. Traditional Druidic practice.

Tradition · Wood, Bark, And Leaves Of Quercus Species

Correspondences

Chakra
Root ChakraCrown Chakra
Element
Fire
Planet
SunJupiter
Zodiac
Sagittarius

Sacred timing

Sabbats
LithaYuleLughnasadh
Sacred Timing
Days
SundayThursday
Hours
Sun hoursJupiter hoursNoon

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names
English OakDuirSacred OakKing of the Forest
Form
Wood chipsBarkLeaves

Practice

Properties
StrengthProtectionProsperityFertilityPower
Magical Uses
ProtectionStrengthProsperityHealingGroundingSovereignty
Traditional Uses

Most sacred Druidic tree. King of the forest. Lightning-struck oak especially powerful. Used for strength, protection, sovereignty, power. Sacred fires, Yule logs. Axis mundi, world tree symbolism.

Modern Practice

Powerful grounding and strengthening incense. Burn for protection, strength, endurance, prosperity. Excellent for grounding work, connecting to ancient power. Use when you need solid, enduring energy. Traditional Druidic practice.

Nature and meaning

Origin Regions
EuropeNorth AmericaAsia
Scent Profile
Rich, woody, earthy, strong, grounding
Deities
ZeusJupiterThorThe DagdaRhiannonDiana
Pairs with
AshHollyRowanFrankincense (Boswellia Sacra)BirchLichenVineHawthornFernIvyMistletoeMossHouseleekHazelIron WeedMaple

Details

Tier
2
Burn Method
Charcoal
Smoke Color
Grey
Moon Phases
Waxing GibbousFull Moon

Herbs

Tradition · Folk Western

Correspondences

Chakra
Root ChakraCrown Chakra
Element
Fire
Planet
SunJupiter
Zodiac
Sagittarius

Practice

Properties
StrengthProtectionProsperityFertility
Magical Uses
ProtectionStrengthProsperityHealing

Nature and meaning

Pairs with
AshHollyRowanHawthornBirchFernIvyMistletoeMossHouseleekHazelIron WeedMapleLichenVineFrankincense (Boswellia Sacra)

Details

Tier
1

Woods

Tradition · Folk Western
A note on this entry

Jupiter and Sun, the king of the forest; lightning-struck oak and oak galls are prized for talismans and for the Druid's door of the oak. Acorns, bark and leaves are toxic to livestock and dogs in quantity.

Correspondences

Planet
SunJupiter
Element
Fire
Chakra
Root ChakraCrown Chakra

Practice

Properties
StrengthProtectionLongevityCourage
Magical Uses
ProtectionStrengthProsperityLongevity

Nature and meaning

Pairs with
AshBirchCedarElderHazelHollyJuniperMaplePineRowanBlackthornWalnutWillowYew

Details

Botanical
Quercus robur

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☥ Deities 70

❦ Herbs 15

🌳 Woods 14

✦ Tarot 11

🔥 Sabbats 4

№ Numerology 3

🜔 Elements 2

☉ Planets 2

🜂 Incense & resins 2

📅 Weekdays 1

✚ Saints 1

🎨 Colours 1

◇ Workings 1

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