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We are entering the season of the Yew. Eihwas the Death Rune represents the letter Y and is connected to the yew tree. The yew has been a symbol of death in many cultures since ancient times. They also represent immortality and rebirth because these graveyards trees can live for centuries. The inner part of the tree slowly dies and it sends up daughter trees abound the perimeter growing from the inside out. The death tree is also the sacrificial tree, the place of shamanic death and initiation. All parts of the yew are toxic except for the red “berry” surrounding the seeds. Taxus (yew’s scientific name) and toxin share the same root. - - #poisonpath #poisonousplants #yewrune #eihwaz #shamanicdeath #banefulherbs #treeteachers #plantlore https://www.instagram.com/p/CjV7ipoLyPU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Visiting a favorite Valley Oak - Quercia lobata, this is largest individual that I know and this is the largest species of North American oaks. Probably many hundreds of years old. A California endemic! #ancienttreasure #ancienttrees #ancientknowledge #learnfromyourelders #treeteachers #treehugger #slowdownandbreathe @josephbrooksjewelry (at Malibu Creek State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPs7r6oBYAk/?utm_medium=tumblr

Visiting a favorite Valley Oak - Quercia lobata, this is largest individual that I know and this is the largest species of North American oaks. Probably many hundreds of years old. A California endemic! #ancienttreasure #ancienttrees #ancientknowledge #learnfromyourelders #treeteachers #treehugger #slowdownandbreathe @josephbrooksjewelry (at Malibu Creek State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPs7f6qBUCT/?utm_medium=tumblr

Now that's one happy tree 😃 #ilovetrees #earthmedicine #treeteachers #nature #trees #iloveoakland

Visiting my big friends friends in different areas of the world 🌲🌲 #followthetrees #yosemite #sequoias #treeelders #treeteachers