Cypress

PlantIn 1 Signature3 traditions

overview

Cypress is the tree of mourning, planted in graveyards across the Mediterranean and sacred to Pluto and Saturn. Agrippa gives it to Saturn, and 777 places it on both Binah and Saturn's path. It stands for death, endurance, and eternal life.

Uses

Grief and mourning
Ancestor work
Endurance and long life
Protection

ritual

Working with it

Burn dried cypress or use its oil on a Saturday when honoring the dead or closing a chapter. Keep a cypress sprig on an ancestor altar.

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Cupressus sempervirens
Planet: ♄︎ Saturn
Element: Earth
Works for: Endings Protection Regeneration Structure Emotional Healing Wisdom
Forms: woodleavesessential oil
How to use: Burn as incense or loose herbAnointing oilAltar or offeringDiffuser or oil burner

⚠ Safety

Avoid in pregnancy. Don't take it internally or use its oil while pregnant or breastfeeding.

Receptive

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★ Part of the Signature of

♄︎ Saturn· Plant

Where the traditions place it

Capricorn — Common practice
Saturn — Agrippa, Common practice, Golden Dawn