Folk Names: Rowan, Delight of the Eye, Mountain Ash, Quickbane, Ran Tree, Roden-Quicken, Roden-Quicken-Royan, Roynetree, Sorb Apple, Thors Helper, Whitty, Wicken-Tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Wild Ash, Witchbane, Witchen, Witchwood Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Deity: Thor Powers: Psychic Powers, Healing, Power, Success, Protection Magical Uses: Rowan wood, carried, increases psychic powers, and the branches areoften used in fashioning dowsing rods and magical wands. Add the leaves and berriesto divination incenses as well as those designed to increase psychic powers.Carrying rowan berries (or the bark) aids in recuperation, and they are added tohealing and health sachets and mixtures, as well as all power, success, and luck sachets.For centuries rowan has been used for protective purposes in Europe. Two twigstied together with red thread to make a cross is an age-old protective amulet.Cornish peasants carried these in their pockets, and Scottish Highlanders insertedthem into the lining of their clothing. Walking sticks made of rowan wood are excellent tools for the person who roamswoods and fields by night. Rowan carried on board ship will prevent its involvementin storms; kept in the house it guards against lightning strikes, and when plantedon a grave Rowan keeps the deceased one from haunting the place.The rowan tree planted near the house protects it and its occupants, and thoserowans growing near stone circles are the most potent.
