A Druid's Handbook to the Spiritual Power of Plants by Jon G. Hughes

Author:Jon G. Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spirituality/Druids
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Company
Published: 2014-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

THE REFINEMENT PROCESS: THE COMPLEX OF THE FLOWER

You already know there are two specific types of refinement process, that of the complex of the flower, with its two cardinals, and that of the complex of the tree, which has three cardinals. Let us begin with the complex of the flower. The flower I have chosen for this example is the bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

The bird’s-foot trefoil is abundant throughout Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England, and the United States and may generally be found in damp, grassy places and along the edges of pathways. A common plant, it has attracted a large variety of folk names, more than seventy, in fact, and most of these relate to its resemblance to so many everyday things: “God Almighty’s thumb and finger,” for example, “crows-toes,” and “lady’s shoes and stockings,” and when the red flushes appear on the bright yellow flowers it may also be known as “bacon and eggs.” In Wales the bird’s-foot is commonly called traed yr oen, or “lamb’s foot”; in Ireland it is known by the name cr˙ibin éan, or “bird’s claw.”

In the Welsh Druidic tradition the bird’s-foot trefoil is cala Duw, or “God’s penis.” This is taken from the appearance of the flower’s jointed petals and explains why it is used extensively in Celtic sex magic rituals. It is a flower often overlooked by other traditions, mainly because its active ingredients are not remarkable on their own. This is a typical example of how the Druidic tradition, by retaining its spiritual and magical elements, is able to empower the simpler gifts of nature to beneficial effect.

We have seen previously how these flowers are harvested and brought to the workshop, so our work here begins with the first stage of refinement, the separation of the cardinals of the flower. But first a brief word on the workshop ledger.

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