Linden Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Tilia, Lime tree, Basswood, Lime blossom
A gentle, honey-scented tree for love, peace, protection and restful sleep.
- Intentions
- Love, Peace, Protection, Sleep and Dreams
- Element
- Air
- Planet
- Jupiter
- Day
- Thursday
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Parts used
- Flowers with their pale bract, leaves, wood
How to use it
- Peaceful home sachet
Fill a small cloth bag with dried linden flowers and lavender and hang it in a room where arguments tend to start, asking for calm and kind words.
- Sweet dreams pillow
Tuck a handful of dried linden blossoms into a pillow sachet to invite restful sleep and gentle dreams.
- Love under the tree
Sit beneath a linden on a Friday or Thursday, hold a rose quartz and speak your wish for loving, lasting bonds. Leave a little water at the roots as thanks.
Works well with
History and folklore
Linden trees (called lime trees in Britain, though they are not related to the citrus fruit) were sacred to Germanic and Slavic peoples. Villages gathered under the linden to dance, hold court and make promises, because no one was thought able to lie beneath it. In Greek myth Baucis, a loving wife, was turned into a linden at the end of her life so she could stand forever beside her husband. Witches use the tree for love, peace, protection and sleep.
A gentle, honey-scented tree for love, peace, protection and restful sleep.
- Intentions: Love, Peace, Protection, Sleep and Dreams
- Element: Air
- Planet: Jupiter
- Day: Thursday
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Parts used: Flowers with their pale bract, leaves, wood
Safety: Linden flowers are widely used as a tea, but if you are pregnant, take heart medication or have health concerns, ask a doctor before drinking any herbal tea. Old, stale blossoms lose their scent and are best composted.
How to use it
- Peaceful home sachet. Fill a small cloth bag with dried linden flowers and lavender and hang it in a room where arguments tend to start, asking for calm and kind words.
- Sweet dreams pillow. Tuck a handful of dried linden blossoms into a pillow sachet to invite restful sleep and gentle dreams.
- Love under the tree. Sit beneath a linden on a Friday or Thursday, hold a rose quartz and speak your wish for loving, lasting bonds. Leave a little water at the roots as thanks.
Works well with: Pink Candle, Rose Quartz, Lavender, Chamomile, Thursday
Folklore
Linden trees (called lime trees in Britain, though they are not related to the citrus fruit) were sacred to Germanic and Slavic peoples. Villages gathered under the linden to dance, hold court and make promises, because no one was thought able to lie beneath it. In Greek myth Baucis, a loving wife, was turned into a linden at the end of her life so she could stand forever beside her husband. Witches use the tree for love, peace, protection and sleep.
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