Magical Trees: The Yew (ioho)

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This is the second video in a series which looks at the 13 trees of the Ogham Tree Calendar. In this episode we are looking at the mystical Yew.
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@LilithsOwn303 11 жыл бұрын

A bit of zooming out and showing the entire tree would have been nice, but I did like the light under the tree! Keep 'em coming I enjoy them.

@expandingknowledge8269 5 жыл бұрын

Sacred Trees are so important,and understanding there place in this world,highly significant series. Thank you for sharing your life with us all !!!

@pauloconnor957 7 жыл бұрын

another fact about the yew and another belief from the ancestors the yew is hollow and was believed because of this that it exists in both worlds the here and hereafter great videos keep up the good work

@tboz88 11 жыл бұрын

I love the effect you and your vids have on me. There is something about both you and many of the topics you discuss in your videos (especially the Magical Trees series--my fav) that calms me and helps me to feel peaceful! I have a very hectic job and I can't begin to tell you how much this helps me :) Thank you so much for that!! )O(

@alyssaeve3780 4 жыл бұрын

What a majestical sense of beauty and wisdom. Just wow.

@TechnicolourFlamingo 3 жыл бұрын

my first name translates to yew. as well the lore of trees with the ancient Druids always intrigued me .

@Morn2moon 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@chas7400 11 жыл бұрын

A very calming and beautiful video.

@varietystoretv 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@DawnChampine 11 жыл бұрын

very lovely! thank you for sharing!

@thebinapt23 11 жыл бұрын

We don't have a lot of Yew trees in my area but I asked a friend if she knew where to find one. Not only did she know but she took me there and I had a lovely few moments with the most interesting Yew. Thank you for sparking my interest!

@nature1053 11 жыл бұрын

Yew Trees are beautiful to look at , and they make wonderful Longbows as well. Thank you on sharing your thoughts about the Yew Tree. Blessed Be!! Syker :)

@marshataylor4086 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@nuppu-roosakeskinen122 9 жыл бұрын

Everything you sead about the childrens that has born in june match on me!! It feal like i finaly understand!!😊

@amyhussey4293 10 жыл бұрын

I have always felt a really strong connection to trees in general! I wish I could just live in a big forest with my dog away from the busy city and live naturally off the land and satisfy my soul.

@lauraredwitch 11 жыл бұрын

Absolutely :) It's the Seeds which are poisonous.

@AnthonyIlstonJones 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the entire tree is very poisonous, apart from the flesh of the 'berries' (which are in fact a modified cone, the Yew being one of only three conifers native to England). If you are desperate enough to eat them please make sure you do not so much as scratch the surface of the seed or you WILL regret it (if you survive). The wood of the Yew tree is very interesting, the sap-wood is quite resistant to stretching forces while the heart-wood is great in compression. This is why the Yew has always been popular for making self bows. The Yew is associated with the 'Ehwaz' rune, which is also symbolically linked to the cycle of death/transformation/rebirth. Most esoteric systems seem to have a similar theme embedded in them somewhere - I guess it's an archetypal thing. Have you considered the possibility that Yew trees are deliberately planted in churchyards so that the surrounding farmers will make sure the churchyard walls/fences are maintained? No livestock farmer wants to loose stock (the measure of wealth in ancient times) to a preventable cause like Yew poisoning. And no superstitious person (which people were in the past, very) wants their ancestors crapped on by farmyard animals, that wouldn't go down well with your forebears.

@daragildea7434 5 жыл бұрын

"The Celtic Tree Calendar" was invented by Robert Graves in the 20th.century in point of historic fact. The ancient celts observed a lunar calendar, which means each month was a lunar cycle; new moon-full moon-dark moon. A lunar cycle is roughly 29.5 days, which means each month had 29 or 30 days. 12 lunar cycles is over 354 days, and 13 cycles is under 384 days, which means there was a 13th.month in SOME years. This is also how the ancient germanic, greek, hebrew, arab, babylonian, hindu, and chinese calendars all worked. There are no such words as; luis, nuinn, huath, quert, muinn, ngetal, straif, ailm, onn, ura, eadha, or idho in the Irish language in point of fact. This is true Irish; Beith=birch, Caortann=rowan, Fearnog=alder, Sailleach=willow, Fuinseog=ash, Sceach gheal=hawthorn, Dair=oak, Cuileann=holly, Tinne=fire, Abhaill=apple, Ceirt=rag, Coll=hazel, Gort=field, Draighean=blackthorn, Aiteann=furze, Fraoch=heather, Poibleog=poplar, Iur=yew, Giuis=fir, Eidhnean=ivy, Giolcach=reed, Finiuin=grape vine. Grape vine and silver fir are not native to anywhere near Ireland, and reed is not a woody plant, it's a grass.

@rodriguezmystic 11 жыл бұрын

Lovely video :)

@LadyLayoralen 11 жыл бұрын

I actually made my wand from a branch of a pacific yew tree. I always felt that it was a little on the darker side. I call it my moon wand. I have pics of it up on my Facebook if you want to check it out.

@lauraredwitch 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you lovely :) x

@northman585 7 жыл бұрын

A good example of what you say are the ancient Yews at Beltingham, Northumberland, where a church was built on an ancient grove.

@todbrown7597 2 жыл бұрын

Yew is also used for Bows, dagger and athame handles, and axe handles. Normally ,one should ask permission to take a branch or use storm broken wood.

@lauraredwitch 11 жыл бұрын

Thank yew too! ;) xx

@kurtsteiner8384 3 жыл бұрын

All I know about yes tree is yes in middle ages they were used for long bow saves against the French. Everyone had to practice this art. As used by robin hood in Nottingham. They planted yews in church yards to use as a supply of yes wood should be needed. That was in henry8th time. Pagans did have these Church ground first in ancient history a d were hijacked by Christianity later from roman and Saxon times. Hope it help Laura very pretty

@CiaraFitzgerald1972 11 жыл бұрын

Thank yew ;-) x

@jeanieleto7112 10 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering do you know of any specific ways in which people can connect with trees?

@ryzimski5749 11 жыл бұрын

I think that tree is home to fae, it's a yew and old, also near a lavender field, it only makes sense.

@darksoul2992 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Laura, i would like to know who's birth tree the yew is? like what months?

@steev75 9 жыл бұрын

can yew berries be used in spells ? i know rowan and juniper berries have been

@imyouandurme 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Great quality and very beautiful and informative! But might I recommend a wireless clip-on mic setup? I know they can be expensive, especially the Sennheiser ones. A camera man would be helpful, he could follow behind you as you turn to the camera, explaining all this as you move around. Just some production ideas. I loved this, so don't stop!

@ApsinthionMoon 11 жыл бұрын

I think it is actually the seeds that are poisonous, not the flesh of the berry, so if you can manage to consume the berry flesh without the seed, you are probably going to be alright. Besides, in everything, the poison is in the dose.

@EppicChick 11 жыл бұрын

I ate a yew berry a few years ago and I'm still here and I never got sick.....It actually tasted delicious, but Id advise others not to do the same.

@lhopkins2009 11 жыл бұрын

how can you use it for medicine and in what form?

@anthonyhudson3540 6 жыл бұрын

There is apparently a a huge mystical yew in Scotland. Some guy you can google called the Yew Shaman ( I think) will tell you about his journey with that tree. Love and Peace

@alexisrandolph8581 11 жыл бұрын

What are the dates that yew represents

@GordonCBurns 11 жыл бұрын

@imyouandurme usually we shoot with wireless microphones like in the previous videos however we shot this one impromptusly. Thanks for the feedback. It's always useful.

@lclapton334 11 жыл бұрын

My friend had chemo & it was made from the bark of a yew!

@Gesundheit888 11 жыл бұрын

The berries are edible and delicious. Spit out he seeds.

@GordonCBurns 11 жыл бұрын

@MagickalHummingbird very true... But I don't think a yew tree was offended by the abreviation to U. I'm just glad people are providing insightful conversation. Thanks for getting involved.

@okainuz 11 жыл бұрын

i think if the U tree can be so old and it in its own way tells living beings that it is deadly makes me feel like mother nature is telling me see i did not forget the small things but i make them tell in ther own ways to respect them or death will be you gift ... can sound bit dramatic then but nature is is both harmonious and dramatic

@Anton_the_Vampire 11 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! I like the way this was presented, making it easy to remember. :) As for additional info, from what I've seen Yew is associated with the Norse Futhark Rune Eihwaz/Eoh, represents Yggdrasil (The Norse World tree) and is a very hard wood, used for Boats, Bows, & also carving Rune staves. The Rune is about protection, perseverance, longevity, & things turning out OK in the end. Is Yew is the night before the Dawn? I am so looking forward to seeing them all! Blessings! xxx

@GordonCBurns 11 жыл бұрын

@58Moonflower totally would have help. I can only apologise for the lack of establishing shot and cutaways. I do hope the content more than made up for the lack of camera options.

@LadyLayoralen 11 жыл бұрын

If anyone would like to see the Yew wands that I have made over the past year I have them up on my DeviantART page Layoralen

@jackfisher840 3 жыл бұрын

Another beautiful video, Laura! It's funny as I listen to your tree series, I actually remember specific trees from my childhood. We had a domestically grown/landscape yew near one corner of my childhood home. It was very beautiful, dark green with bright red berries. I was in love with the woods as a child and can remember specific trees near my childhood home. Most were second growth but looking back I can see that some that I was drawn to were original. I have been so interested in fairies for the last few months, that's how I found your channel. I have no idea why. I listen to videos and follow Instagram sites about them. Thanks again for your work. Jack Fisher -- Dallas TX IG: jacksailfish444

@TaliesinapCerridwen 11 жыл бұрын

So Yew's the last in the alphabet? Well it's a shame Yew had to leaf, but it was very nice to tree Yew.

@dramaprincess94 11 жыл бұрын

Hey, what's your Facebook username? I'd love to see the pics of your wand.

@MagickalHummingbird 11 жыл бұрын

♣ ♣ ♣ Steffen Wahner... This Is A SACRED ♣YEW TREE♣ ~ *Not* A "U Tree." ♣ Please use your intelligence and respect the Sacred YEW TREE by using the spelling of an adult and not a tiny child.♣ ♣ ♣

@okainuz 11 жыл бұрын

you should learn to respect others human beings imperfection before asking them to respect your bigotry madam

@craigg5410 5 жыл бұрын

You're not a witch. Magick isn't real. The end.

@craigg5410 3 жыл бұрын

@@georgeates470 just because you can't explain something doesn't mean you should fill in the gaps with illogical nonsense with stuff that have absolutely no NO evidence whatsoever.