Apple

Plant2 traditions

overview

The apple is the fruit of love and of the otherworld: Avalon is the Isle of Apples, and cut crosswise an apple shows a five-pointed star. It is a common offering at Samhain for the beloved dead.

Uses

Love and attraction
Healing
Offerings to the dead
Wisdom and the otherworld

ritual

Working with it

Slice an apple crosswise to reveal the star, share one half with someone you love, and eat the other. At Samhain, bury an apple in the garden as food for the souls who pass by.

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Botanical name: Malus domestica
Planet: ♀︎ Venus
Element: Water
Works for: Love Healing Wisdom
Forms: fresh herbwoodseedsflowers
How to use: Altar or offeringPotion (charged, then kept or poured out)Wear as jewelryGrow it

Receptive

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Where the traditions place it

Jupiter — Agrippa
Venus — Common practice