Walnut Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Juglans, Black walnut, English walnut
A tree of wisdom, clear thinking, wishes and protecting new beginnings.
- Intentions
- Wisdom, Protection, New Beginnings
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- The Sun
- Day
- Sunday
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Parts used
- Nuts, shells, leaves, wood
How to use it
- Wisdom nut
Hold a whole walnut before studying or making a big decision. Its brain-like shape reminds you to think clearly. Keep it on your desk while you work.
- Wish shell
Split a walnut shell in half, tuck a tiny written wish inside, glue it closed and plant or bury it on the waxing moon.
- Shield for change
Carry a piece of walnut shell when you start a new job, move house or begin a new chapter, to protect you from outside influences while you adjust.
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History and folklore
Walnut trees have been grown for thousands of years in Persia, Greece and Rome. The Romans dedicated them to Jupiter and threw walnuts at weddings for fertility. Because the kernel looks like a brain, folk tradition linked walnuts with wisdom and the mind. The walnut was also said to protect people through big changes, and old Italian legends tell of witches gathering beneath the walnut tree of Benevento.
A tree of wisdom, clear thinking, wishes and protecting new beginnings.
- Intentions: Wisdom, Protection, New Beginnings
- Element: Fire
- Planet: The Sun
- Day: Sunday
- Moon phase: First Quarter
- Parts used: Nuts, shells, leaves, wood
Safety: Do not eat walnuts if you have a nut allergy. Black walnut wood, hulls and fallen nuts can be harmful to horses and dogs, so keep them away.
How to use it
- Wisdom nut. Hold a whole walnut before studying or making a big decision. Its brain-like shape reminds you to think clearly. Keep it on your desk while you work.
- Wish shell. Split a walnut shell in half, tuck a tiny written wish inside, glue it closed and plant or bury it on the waxing moon.
- Shield for change. Carry a piece of walnut shell when you start a new job, move house or begin a new chapter, to protect you from outside influences while you adjust.
Works well with: Yellow Candle, Gold Candle, Tiger's Eye, Hazel, Sunday
Folklore
Walnut trees have been grown for thousands of years in Persia, Greece and Rome. The Romans dedicated them to Jupiter and threw walnuts at weddings for fertility. Because the kernel looks like a brain, folk tradition linked walnuts with wisdom and the mind. The walnut was also said to protect people through big changes, and old Italian legends tell of witches gathering beneath the walnut tree of Benevento.
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