Yew appears in 2 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.
Herbs
Yew
Yew is a water herb in the Folk Western tradition, ruled by Saturn. It is used for death magic, transformation and necromancy. It is aligned to the root chakra and crown chakra and associated with Scorpio and Capricorn.
Correspondences
- Chakra
- Root ChakraCrown Chakra
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Saturn
Practice
- Properties
- Death workTransformationImmortalityRaising spirits
- Magical Uses
- Death magicTransformationNecromancyAncestor contact
Nature and meaning
Details
- Tier
- 2
Woods
Saturn/Water, the immortal graveyard tree of death and rebirth, sacred in Celtic and Norse practice and long planted in churchyards. Every part except the fleshy aril is lethally toxic with taxine: never burn it, never ingest it, and wear gloves when working it.
Correspondences
- Planet
- Saturn
- Element
- Water
- Chakra
- Root ChakraCrown Chakra
Practice
- Properties
- ProtectionLongevityBanishingTransformation
- Magical Uses
- ProtectionBanishingSpirit workHex breaking
Nature and meaning
Details
- Botanical
- Taxus baccata
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Every entry that names Yew, grouped by the system it comes from.
☥ Deities 43
- Hecate Herbs
- Odin Herbs
- The Morrigan Herbs
- Cerridwen Herbs
- Hel Herbs
- Hades Herbs
- Scathach Herbs
- Baba Yaga Herbs
- Erebus Herbs
- Ahriman Herbs
- Izanami Herbs
- Skadi Herbs
- Ullr Herbs
- Vidar Herbs
- Angrboda Herbs
- Fenrir Herbs
- Nidhogg Herbs
- Mimir Herbs
- Urd Herbs
- Midir Herbs
- Badb Herbs
- Nemain Herbs
- Balor Herbs
- Pluto Herbs
- Yaldabaoth Herbs
- Nebro Herbs
- Morgan le Fay Herbs
- Mordred Herbs
- Atropos Herbs
- Alecto Herbs
- Tisiphone Herbs
- Melpomene Herbs
- Chernobog Herbs
- Marzanna Herbs
- Louhi Herbs
- Tuoni Herbs
- Skuld Herbs
- Höðr Herbs
- Hermóðr Herbs
- Sýn Herbs
- Deirdre Herbs
- Yewa Herbs
- The Fates Herbs
🌳 Woods 8
❦ Herbs 5
◇ Workings 3
- Shadow Work Herbs
- Necromancy Herbs
- Funeral Herbs
☽ Moon phases 2
- New Moon Herbs
- Waning Crescent Herbs
✦ Tarot 2
- Death Herbs
- Ten of Swords Herbs
☉ Planets 1
- Saturn Herbs
🕛 Planetary hours 1
- Hour of Saturn Herbs
📅 Weekdays 1
- Saturday Herbs
🎨 Colours 1
- Black Herbs
More in Herbs
The entries either side of this one in the same catalogue.
- Woodruff Woodruff is a fire herb in the Folk Western tradition, ruled by Mars. It is used for victory, prosperity and athletes. It is aligned to the heart chakra and associated with Aries.
- Bilva Bilva is a Folk Western herb of air, ruled by Jupiter and Moon. It is used for shiva worship, ganesh offerings and purification. It is aligned to the crown chakra and third eye chakra and associated with Sagittarius and Cancer.
- Willow Willow is a Folk Western herb of water, ruled by Moon. It is used for love, divination and protection. It is aligned to the sacral chakra and third eye chakra and associated with Cancer and Pisces.
- Cactus Cactus is a fire herb in the Folk Western tradition, ruled by Mars. It is used for protection, endurance and warding. It is aligned to the root chakra and sacral chakra and associated with Scorpio and Aries.
- Wheat Wheat is a Folk Western herb of earth, ruled by Venus and Ceres. It is used for fertility, prosperity and harvest magic. It is aligned to the root chakra and sacral chakra and associated with Virgo.
- Coconut Coconut is a Folk Western herb of water, ruled by Moon. It is used for ganesh offerings, purification and protection. It is aligned to the crown chakra and heart chakra and associated with Cancer and Pisces.
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