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Dendromancy
Dendromancy is a form of divination that has largely been forgotten. It was once common among Druid priests in Britain, Gaul, and Germany. This sacred rite, called “divining the Golden Bough”, used mistletoe and oak trees to divine the future. Mistletoe grows as a parasite attached to a shrub or tree. This interesting plant has been associated with magic and mystery since ancient times. European folklore records the incredible powers ascribed to the sacred mistletoe – it could protect against poison, enhance fertility, and even bestow life. It was also said to have aphrodisiac qualities. Mistletoe itself was sacred. The most sacred of all was the mistletoe that grew in the sacred oak trees. Druid priests, their white robes glowing in the moonlight, would enter the Grove on the sixth night of the moon. The oak mistletoe was always cut with a sickle of gold. During the ceremony, two white bulls were sacrificed as the priests prayed that those who received mistletoe would continue to prosper. In later centuries, cutting mistletoe from its oak tree took on a different meaning, as the new king symbolically emasculated the old. Dendromancy took on many forms, most commonly, oak and mistletoe were burned. … Continue reading Dendromancy →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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