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White is the color of the heavenly bodies of the night sky while purple is the general magical divination color.Pictures from: https://doorcountypulse.com/trilliums-of-the-eastern-united-states/
Trillium
Trillium
(April 24, 2024) Trillium, also known as toadshade, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes wood lily, is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species in the family Melanthiaceae. Trillium species are native to temperate regions of North America and Asia with the greatest diversity of species found in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States.
Having 3 flower petals of various colors makes it a special flower for nature Pagans because the number 3 is sacred being both ancient and connective. It is ancient because it is the number of layers in the Ancient Pagan Paradigm. It is connective because it has a middle point unlike the dualist number 2 which has none.
Trilliums tend to be popular and over collected from the wild. Please adhere to the Forest service statement about Trilliums quoted below:
In addition to medicinal uses, like many of our native, showy wildflowers, trilliums are also subject to pressure from overzealous collectors and habitat loss due to land-use changes. If you desire to have trilliums in your garden, please visit a reputable nursery that propagates these species using ecologically sustainable methods.Remember, collecting seed or any other plant material on the national forests and grasslands requires a permit. Please contact your nearest Forest Service office to request a permit before attempting to collect any native plant products. Native trilliums and their many derived hybrids and cultivars are readily available from the nursery trade and should not be collected in the wild.References
References
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/trilliums/about.shtml
Red Crown Anemone Poppy
Red Crown Anemone Poppy
Red meant life in ancient European Pagan times and it still does in most of the world because it was the color of blood. Yet today in Christian lands it means death because of bloods association with the martyrdom of Christ. Correspondences depend a lot on the culture one grew up in.Red Crown Anemone Poppies are found along the Mediterranean coastline. This flower due to its death association is why it is used to remember fallen war veterans. This flower is found on the Great Whitcombe floor mosaic in England and on the walls of the Apostle Peter's house in Capernaum. The early Christians also adopted it to represent the blood of Christ before that role was taken over by the bigger red Lilly.
Whitcombe Roman Floor Mosaic With Red Crown Anemone Poppy
Whitcombe Roman Floor Mosaic With Red Crown Anemone Poppy
Whitcombe Floor Mosaic in Britain. It dates to between 250 and 400 CE. The two handled wine drinking cup in the center is called a skyphos and which was passed around at dinner parties. The other images are Crown Anemones, knots/life networks, and 8-sided lucky stars. All the red images all represent life.Online at: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/great-witcombe-roman-villa/history/
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