The Birch Moon
Although I mentioned the Birch Moon in the previous post...I feel it deserves its own showcase, as I do with all the Moons.. Thank you Birch for your gifts, and for reminding me to change!!!
Birch symbolizes opportunity and new beginnings. The
power of the dark is waning and the first signs of spring are emerging,
symbolizing new energies and ideas. There is no struggle here, just a natural
rising of newness that can only be blocked by those who adhere to old patterns.
Let the past go and renew your faith in your path, understanding that if you
follow the natural order change proves easy to embrace. Opportunities exist for
you to bring movement into areas of your life that have been barren or stagnant,
which in turn will create new understandings and insights. Be patient, walk in
the light and the fruits of your labour will be realized.
The first leaves on the bich tree herald the rebirth of creation and the dawn of spring. Where man has raped the land and then left it abandoned and barren, birch will come carried by the gour winds to bring back harmony and balance. It has a deep and long relationship with humans giving its sap for sweetness, wine, and vinegar, its bark for writing and containers and its oil for tanning hides. Birch wood has provided cradles, boats and roofs protecting and transporting humans for millennia.
It cares not where it grows and indeed favours places where other trees find it hard to establish. Then it sheds its twigs and leaves season after season until the ground is fertile and ready for its brothers and sisters to join it.
Birch symbolizes opportunity and new beginnings. The
power of the dark is waning and the first signs of spring are emerging,
symbolizing new energies and ideas. There is no struggle here, just a natural
rising of newness that can only be blocked by those who adhere to old patterns.
Let the past go and renew your faith in your path, understanding that if you
follow the natural order change proves easy to embrace. Opportunities exist for
you to bring movement into areas of your life that have been barren or stagnant,
which in turn will create new understandings and insights. Be patient, walk in
the light and the fruits of your labour will be realized. The first leaves on the bich tree herald the rebirth of creation and the dawn of spring. Where man has raped the land and then left it abandoned and barren, birch will come carried by the gour winds to bring back harmony and balance. It has a deep and long relationship with humans giving its sap for sweetness, wine, and vinegar, its bark for writing and containers and its oil for tanning hides. Birch wood has provided cradles, boats and roofs protecting and transporting humans for millennia.
It cares not where it grows and indeed favours places where other trees find it hard to establish. Then it sheds its twigs and leaves season after season until the ground is fertile and ready for its brothers and sisters to join it.
LESSON OF THE BIRCH
from The Wisdom
of Trees by Jane Gifford
The birch tree symbolizes a fresh start and can bring courage and
determination to those of us who are treading the path of spiritual growth and
development for the first time.
Although the birch does appear fragile, it is in fact extremely
hardy. This teaches us that in apparent weakness there is often to be found
great strength.
The birch also promises new life and love, and is a potent symbol
of purification and renewal, which focuses our attention on our potential for
the change and on the consideration of new directions and goals to be
experienced in our lives.
It teaches the lesson of unselfishness and of caring for the needs
of others in ways that help them to flourish of their own
accord.
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