When you come very close to an elder in its blossom, its strength and energy flow through us and give us a feeling of lightness and bliss.
Under the elderberry tree, we enter the realm of Frau Holle, Helheim. That is why it is so important not to damage it or even cut it down. Illness and death can be the result. Elder is the tree of life and death. A healing plant that connects the realms of this world and the hereafter. A plant whose flowers in spring and berries in fall can be used in many ways when boiled and after the stones have been removed, and with great healing power. Black elder is currently as radiantly white as a bride in nature, and in the fall it wears black pearl ornaments.
Elder was once a sacred tree for our ancestors. Even today, primitive peoples and natural religions worship trees, groups of trees and groves. Trees embody the eternal cycle of life. If we are honest, we all have to admit that life on our planet is impossible without trees. We owe so much to the trees. It must therefore be our concern to protect them worldwide and to treat them with respect. With every tree! We must stop seeing a tree only in terms of its timber value. We also need to rethink our consumption of wood. There are alternatives (e.g. hemp and bamboo). Trees connect heaven and earth. That’s why it’s time to show them the respect they deserve again.
“Have reverence for the tree.
It is one great wonder,
and it was sacred to your ancestors.
Hostility towards the tree is a sign of
sign of the inferiority of a people
and of the inferiority of the individual”,
said Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt.
A look at our present day provides information… 😉
Regardless of what or who we all believe in, let’s take a close look at the trees around us. Let’s make contact with a tree with an open mind and get involved with it. You will notice its inherent power and how it is able to touch you. Then you will see it with different eyes, appreciate it and, above all, be interested in its life. Because his life also determines yours.
Frau Holle, Holla, is a goddess who is well-disposed towards humans. She protects flora, fauna and people and was therefore chosen as the household goddess of many families. She rules over the elements, determines the weather and regulates the seasons. Her tree is the elder, because it changes over the course of a year just like she does, constantly renewing and regenerating itself.
Honor the elder and all trees between heaven and earth, because ultimately they all determine life and death… 🌳