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Aug. 21st, 2004 10:42 amAlas, my evil plot was foiled. I tried to get Wolf Boy into the other program, but because he has an IEP, their quota was full. However the parent stated she wanted the full day program - I am going to strongly encourage her to keep asking for it. Mostly cos I'm evil and I don't want to deal with this child's serious problems. Sorry.
Speaking of evil, I was very excited upon learning that yew (Tom/Voldemort's wand wood) has the following attributed to it in folklore:
http://www.growingnative.org.uk/folklore.htm
Guardian to the Door of Rebirth.
Rest after the struggle of life.
When yew is seasoned and polished it as an extraordinery power of resisting decay. For this reason magical wands of yew are considered especially powerful.
http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.mythyew.html
Some places such as Iona (probably derived from Ioua, the Pictish word for yew) and Kilneuair (Church of the Yew), being religious and spiritual places, are almost certainly a reflection of such places' affinity with yew trees.
The Yew is considered to be the most potent tree for protection against evil, a means of connecting to your ancestors, a bringer of dreams and otherworld journeys and a symbol of the old magic
http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/yew.htm
The knowledge we gain from the Yew makes it an extremely important tree for healing.
It can help us overcome our fear of our own death and, by freeing us from this fear, bring us a greater stillness in our lives. Death heralds the ending of something.
It may be a physical death, or the death of our old selves, an old way of life or an old way of looking at things. Each end, each death, is a new beginning, hope, future and transformation. Sometimes things need to end or die before the new can begin, and understanding rebirth always requires seeing beyond our limitations.
Eep. Very interesting things to connect to our favorite villain. Of course, it's also poisonous, but that's our Voldy for ya. I cannot wait to see what happens. There has to be redemption. Has to be.
Speaking of evil, I was very excited upon learning that yew (Tom/Voldemort's wand wood) has the following attributed to it in folklore:
http://www.growingnative.org.uk/folklore.htm
Guardian to the Door of Rebirth.
Rest after the struggle of life.
When yew is seasoned and polished it as an extraordinery power of resisting decay. For this reason magical wands of yew are considered especially powerful.
http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.mythyew.html
Some places such as Iona (probably derived from Ioua, the Pictish word for yew) and Kilneuair (Church of the Yew), being religious and spiritual places, are almost certainly a reflection of such places' affinity with yew trees.
The Yew is considered to be the most potent tree for protection against evil, a means of connecting to your ancestors, a bringer of dreams and otherworld journeys and a symbol of the old magic
http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/yew.htm
The knowledge we gain from the Yew makes it an extremely important tree for healing.
It can help us overcome our fear of our own death and, by freeing us from this fear, bring us a greater stillness in our lives. Death heralds the ending of something.
It may be a physical death, or the death of our old selves, an old way of life or an old way of looking at things. Each end, each death, is a new beginning, hope, future and transformation. Sometimes things need to end or die before the new can begin, and understanding rebirth always requires seeing beyond our limitations.
Eep. Very interesting things to connect to our favorite villain. Of course, it's also poisonous, but that's our Voldy for ya. I cannot wait to see what happens. There has to be redemption. Has to be.
