Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Magical Uses:
- Wishes
- Divination
- Inspiration
Carrying beech wood or leaves as a talisman can increase intuition and creativity. Place the leaves inside the cover of your Book of Shadows as a touchstone to bring inspiration.
From Cunningham:
Take a stick of beech, scratch or carve your wishes into it, bury it in the ground, and leave it there. Your wish will come true if it is to be.
Practical/Medicinal Uses:
Beech nuts are edible and quite tasty, though eating excessive amounts of them is not recommended. (Excessive here having the meaning of more than a pound a day.)
Folk Names: Bok, Boke, Buche, Buk, Buke, Faggio, Fagos, Faya, Haya, Hetre
[Sources: Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd Ed.) Scott Cunningham, Llewellyn, 1984; Herbal Grimoire, The Magickal Cat]
[Special Thanks to Anonymous for this suggestion!]
