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Sacred Plants In Folklore, Religions, Myths And Magick
Since before the dawn of history, man has imbue the plants,flowers and trees
with mystical powers. These life sustaining plants moved through the cycles
of life, death and rebirth that seemed to be the expression of higher powers
and divine spirits. The sacred meanings of plants have been passed down from
generation to generation, from belief to belief, and religion to religion.
Now in modern times few believe in the sacred and magical properties of herbs,
plants and trees, with the exception of modern Wiccan and some Native cultures
that still cleave to the beliefs of their elders. Modern Western medicine derides
these old wives tales as superstitious nonsense, and many modern herbalists
can be counted among the ranks of the skeptics.
I have always been fascinated by the old tales, and folklore and believe that
there are many gems of knowledge and understanding in the old ways, and so
dedicate this section of the website to gathering and preserving it.
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Medieval Europe/Celts/Pagan *
Utnapishtim said to him, to Gilgamesh:
Gilgamesh, you came here;
you strained, you toiled.
What can I give you as you return to your land?
Let me uncover for you, Gilgamesh, a secret thing.
A secret of the gods let me tell you.
There is a plant. Its roots go deep, like the boxthorn;
Its spike will prick your hand like a bramble.
If you get your hands on that plant,
you'll have everlasting life.
The Epic of Gilgamesh, 1600 B.C.E.
(Gardner-Maier Translation)
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