Petrified Wood Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Fossil Wood
Ancient wood turned to stone, for grounding, patience and ancestral wisdom.
- Intentions
- Grounding, Wisdom, Protection
- Element
- Earth
- Planet
- Saturn
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
- Day
- Saturday
- Chakra
- Root
- Color
- Brown, tan, red and gray in wood-grain patterns
- Hardness
- 6.5-7
- Found in
- Arizona, Madagascar, Indonesia
How to use it
- Ancestor altar
Place petrified wood on an ancestor altar beside photos or heirlooms. Hold it and thank those who came before you, then sit quietly with whatever you feel.
- Slow down
Keep a piece on your desk when everything feels rushed. Touch it and remember it took millions of years to become stone. Breathe out and do just the next small task.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Petrified wood forms when fallen trees are buried and slowly replaced by minerals, keeping the rings and grain of the original wood. The Petrified Forest in Arizona holds trees more than 200 million years old. In folklore it was carried for long life and protection, and it was sometimes kept as a charm against accidents. For witches it is a natural link between tree magick and stone, and a fitting gift to the ancestors at Samhain.
Ancient wood turned to stone, for grounding, patience and ancestral wisdom.
- Intentions: Grounding, Wisdom, Protection
- Element: Earth
- Planet: Saturn
- Zodiac: Capricorn
- Day: Saturday
- Chakra: Root
- Color: Brown, tan, red and gray in wood-grain patterns
- Hardness: 6.5-7
- Found in: Arizona, Madagascar, Indonesia
How to use it
- Ancestor altar. Place petrified wood on an ancestor altar beside photos or heirlooms. Hold it and thank those who came before you, then sit quietly with whatever you feel.
- Slow down. Keep a piece on your desk when everything feels rushed. Touch it and remember it took millions of years to become stone. Breathe out and do just the next small task.
Works well with: Brown Candle, Oak, Saturday, Saturn, Samhain
Folklore
Petrified wood forms when fallen trees are buried and slowly replaced by minerals, keeping the rings and grain of the original wood. The Petrified Forest in Arizona holds trees more than 200 million years old. In folklore it was carried for long life and protection, and it was sometimes kept as a charm against accidents. For witches it is a natural link between tree magick and stone, and a fitting gift to the ancestors at Samhain.
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