Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

TheTheoricus Grade
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Trees and Plants
Corresponding to the Planets
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Sol
Venus
Mercury
Luna
Ivy, yew, hemlock, nightshade, amaranth, hemp, aconite"
Hyssop, fig, sage, star anise, nutmeg, sassafras
Pine, wormwood, ginger, nettle, basil, radish, holly
Sunflower, acacia, bay, marigold, saffron, rowan, peony
Rose, myrtle, elder, geranium, hyacinth, thyme, licorice
Marjoram, fennel, mandrake, caraway, dill, pomegranate
Willow, moonwort, lotus, lemon, gardenia, mushroom, poppy
Corresponding to the Elements
Fire
Water
Air
Earth
Ash, mustard, cactus, pepper, garlic, onion, thistle
Most fruit trees, water plants, lotus, melon, orchid
Palm, mistletoe, dandelion, mint, lavender, goldenrod
Oak, cypress, grains, potato, turnip, cotton, patchouli
Plant and Nature Spirits
NYMPHS: In Greek mythology, nymphs are a group of nature Spirits, who dwell
within plants, trees, water, etc. There are many types of nymphs but all are usually
depicted as beautiful maidens. Forest-nymphs, also known as dryads lived within
trees and were the nature god Pan's cohorts indance, music and pleasurable games.
Of the other nymphs, naiads presided over brooks and fountains, oreads lived in
mountains and grottos, nereids resided in the sea while napaeae, auloniads, hylaeorae
and alsaeids inhabited the woods and valleys. These last types of nymphs were
immortal, but the forest-nymphs were not. Their existence depended upon that of
the trees. In Greek times it was a profane act to senselessly destroy a tree, and one
which could result in severe punishment. Crowned
with oak leaves the dryads were responsible for the
well-being of trees, often dancing around the sacred
oaks, guarding them with axes. Certain of the dryads,
known as hamadryads, were even more closelyrelated to
the trees, of which they formed an essential part.
SATYRS and SILENI: These Spirits are often confused
with one another. Satyrs (equivalent to the Roman
fauns), were deities of the woods, fields and mountains.
They were a type of male forest genii thought to be the
brothers of the nymphs. Satyrs were portrayed as being
half man, half goat, with pointed ears and short sprouting
horns on their heads. The lower half of their bodies
ended with the legs, feet and tail of a goat. (Pan, the god
of the woods, shepherd and flock, was often confused
72 Many of these plants are poisonous.
Panand Olympos