“I am the queen of every hive”

Ura

(OO-rah)

The Letter U

Heather

The Third Season - Summer Solstice

The Pad on the Palm beneath the Middle Finger  

Bird - Lark

Metal - Copper

Color - Resin colored  

Animal - Lion

Summer Solstice

Heather, the third solar tree, is sacred to Isis and the  Gallic Heather Goddess - Uroica.  Heather is a midsummer tree, red and passionate and is associated with mountains and bees.   (White Goddess p 192)

Magical properties - feminine, Venus, water, Isis, protection, rain making, luck guard against rape and violent crimes, to bring good luck.  White is best for this -  when burned with fern attracts rain.  Has been used to conjure ghosts.   (Encyclopedia of  Herbs Cunningham, p. 119)

Melissae

Midsummer station, June 21.  Main feature - attracts bees.  The Bee represents soul and its immortal flight.  Bees take messages to the underworld, brought messages from the underworld for the regulation of karma.  As the bee visits the heather back and forth so the soul visits and revisits in reincarnations.  Masculine element of tree cycle, as it comes at midsummer when sun is highest and strongest. (Fruits of the Moon Tree p. 110)

This is the sign of romance and dreams.  There is a strong connection between the conscious self and the deep levels of the unconscious.  Heather is the gateway between the inner world and the outer one.  In it is the expression of the need for passion and ecstasy in life.  You are being advised to find that gateway to passion in your life, or you may find that the gateway is about to open for you.  The influence of dreams, imagination and intuition  is very strong.  Do not become trapped by merely dreaming.  Act on your passion, but act wisely.  

Botanical Information

Heather is a shrub that grows to six feet.  It is a major vegetation tof what is  called the ”heath”, and the source of the term “heathen”.  It is evergreen, and produces bell-shaped pinkish flowers in the late summer.  There are a number of other plants called ”heath” or ”heather.”  These are relatives of Calluna, and are similar in appearance.  Calluna is cultivated in North America, along with some of the other heaths and species from other parts of the world.  Heather is a member of the Heath family.