Spirituality and Self Help
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Symbolic Qualities of Flowers & Trees
These are rather a traditional way of looking at the
meanings/qualities associated with some popular flowers and trees.
Of course if a certain plant represents something personal to you,
or has come to be associated in your mind with certain attributes or
special times or emotions, then using that plant in a way befitting
that meaning is of course powerful and proper no matter what this
list may indicate about it's qualities.
Symbolic Qualities of Flowers
Baby’s Breath = modesty, sweet beauty
Basil = integration, discipline and dragon force
Begonia = balance, psychism
Buttercup = self-worth, the power of words
Cactus = manifestation of riches and beauty
Carnation = deep love, healing, love of self
Clover = luck, love and fidelity, kindness
Daffodil = power of inner beauty, clarity of thought
Dahlia = higher development, self worth, and dignity
Daisy = increasing awareness, creativity, inner strength
Gardenia = purity of action and purpose, emotional help
Geranium = happiness, healing and renewed joy
Gladiola = receptivity to divine will
Hibiscus = femininity, sexuality and warmth, new creation
Hyacinth = overcoming of grief, gentleness, inner beauty
Iris = higher inspiration, psychic purity
Lavender = magic, love, protection, healing, and vision
Lily = birth, godly mind and humility
Marigold = fidelity, longevity, loving sacrifice
Morning Glory = breaking down of the old, spontaneity
Rose = love, strength through silence, passion
Rosemary = power, clarity of thought, sensitivity
Snapdragon = will force, creative expression, clairaudience
Sunflower = opportunities, self-actualization, happiness
Violet = modesty, fulfillment, psychic sensitivity
Symbolic Qualities of Trees
Apple = magic, youth, beauty, and happiness
Ash = sacrifice, sensitivity, and higher wisdom
Aspen = determination, overcoming fears and doubts
Beech = tolerance, past knowledge, softens over criticism
Birch = new beginnings, cleansing of past, vision quests
Cedar = healing, cleansing, protection
Cherry = death and rebirth, new awakenings
Cypress = understanding of role of sacrifice
Elder = birth and death, renaissance of Faerie Realm
Elm = strength of will , intuition
Hawthorn = fertility and creativity, magic
Hazel = hidden wisdom, dowsing and divination
Holly = protection, overcoming of anger, spiritual warrior
Honeysuckle = learning from the past, discrimination, change
Lilac = spiritualization, realization of true beauty
Maple = balance, practical expression of psychic, promise
Oak = strength and endurance, helpfulness, continuity
Orange = clarity to emotions, release of trauma
Palm = protection, peace, opportunity
Pine = balance of pain and emotions, creativity
Spruce = new realizations, healing, intuition
Sycamore = communication, love, learning to receive
Walnut = eases transitions, following a unique path
Willow = magic, healing, inner vision and dreams
