To bring peace

extant writings

House spirits & protective magic

22 1/4 x 46 3/4

alongside newer and more unusual stones such as sakura ishi

Lady Elder Tree: Northern Animism and Witchcraft Stoneware mug To bring peaceNo other plant is more associated with witchcraft in parts of northern and western Europe than the elder tree (Sambucus nigra). An Old English Christian canon explicitly forbids its veneration while later tales strongly associate the elder with witches and witchcraft. Yet the plant is also personified as a goddess like figure who heals and punishes, the Elder Tree Lady. Appeals to the Elder Tree Lady are especially strongly recorded in Denmark and