Rowan

The second sacred tree is the rowan (also known as the mountain ash), with the berries being used for magical purposes as well as its wood. Late in autumn it has red "berries" which are actually fruit. In springtime, its white flowers grow into flat-topped clusters. The narrow leaves are arranged in parallel out from the sides of the smaller branches.

Rowans are used for lightning rods and are known for their ability to grow anywhere, including cracks on the sides of mountains filled with barely enough soil to sustain their roots.

Rowan is the tree of magical protection.

Sorbus aucuparia

The rowan tree is associated with the letter Luis of the Ogham alphabet. Rowan corresponds to Group IIA? on the Periodic Table (the second column). This means that it relates to Evangelical Predation, the eco-relation (+,-), and the vocabulary of the current balance. Rowan is also associated with radium? and a developmental number of 56.

The magic associated with the rowan is usually related to magical resistance and willpower:

• charms against antagonistic magic
• protection from lightning
• divination
• compelling ghosts and demons

These magics represent the protection afforded by the certainty of the newly converted.

See also Evangelical Predation, Holy Grove, Group IIA?, Woods and Wendings, and Luis.

— Scotus - 16 Jun 2001