Cherries! Beautifully red and delightfully sweet. There is certainly something magical about this fruit.
When I went to the market a few weeks ago, I saw them in abundance. I cannot help but buy some.
It was a great decision. They are delicious! And so to honor them here is some information I found regarding the fruit.
The first thing that comes to mind when I think about cherries is the description “cherry lips”. So to me, this association brings a sensual quality to the fruit.
And it turns out, it is not just me.
“So we grew together,
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition,
Two lovely berries moulded on one stem.”
Perhaps it is due to its luscious color, or the fact that they are often paired together. It does look like lovers blushing at the thought of each other.
I also read that cherry fruit is associated with Venus, the Goddess of love (Elune Blue). However, I cannot find any mythology that will connect the two. But I believe it.
So this is what I learned about Cherry’s Magical Property so far:
- Love
- Beauty
- Lust
- Youth
- I also saw immortality and divination, but I need to do more research on that.
After my brief research, I decided to do a bit of magic with what I have left of the cherries. The seeds. But, while I was able to find plenty of information on using cherry wood and cherry blossom for magick, there was less information about its seeds.
So I did some creative research. I use the general idea of a Love Spell from The Green Witch’s channel. And replace the herbs with what I have and cherry seeds. Here is the Video.
So for this year’s Valentine’s day, I made myself a little love talisman with the seeds.
I will write more about that in Charms.
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