{"id":47052,"date":"2020-07-29T06:33:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T06:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=47052"},"modified":"2020-07-29T07:38:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T07:38:38","slug":"rowldritch-acorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/07\/rowldritch-acorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowldritch acorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What more fitting a gift<br \/>\nThan an acorn for they<br \/>\nAre a symbol of strength and power<br \/>\nThat The Oak Casts  away<br \/>\nThat wild souls consume<br \/>\nLike the Squirrel and Pig<br \/>\nThe Bear and the Deer<br \/>\nBoth liking to dig<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said if one catches<br \/>\nOne falling<br \/>\nOne will<br \/>\nhave no colds that Winter<br \/>\nWhatever the chill<\/p>\n<p>From mature Oaks<br \/>\nIn groves long ago<br \/>\nDruids held rituals<br \/>\nAs many now know<br \/>\nIt was lightening strikes<br \/>\nGreat magic tis said<br \/>\nThat brought the  Mistletoe<br \/>\nInto ones head<\/p>\n<p>Gog and Maegog<br \/>\nAt Glastonbury<br \/>\nGender is masculine<br \/>\nAs old as can be<br \/>\nElement fire<br \/>\nPlanet the Sun<br \/>\nDeities Several<br \/>\nDagda Be done<br \/>\nDianas Jupiter Hecate<br \/>\nThor<br \/>\nErato and Pan<br \/>\nAnd a few more<br \/>\nZeus Berne and Rhea<br \/>\nPowers many they<br \/>\nProtection and health<br \/>\nAnd healing they say<br \/>\nThe Oak has a potency<br \/>\nWitches agree<br \/>\nTo dance under Oaks<br \/>\nIs the best place to be<br \/>\nAnd Druids in their groves<br \/>\nDid ritual ascribe<br \/>\nIn the aura of duir<br \/>\nQuercus alba The tribe<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been said that<br \/>\nThor did  shelter a lot<br \/>\nUnder tall Oaks<br \/>\nFor the strength that he got<br \/>\nAnd ladies wore acorns<br \/>\nAs talismans for<br \/>\nRemaining youthful<br \/>\nFor perhaps evermore<\/p>\n<p>Acorns on window sills<br \/>\nTook on the power<br \/>\nOf protection from lightening strikes<br \/>\nHour after hour<br \/>\nTo plant an acorn<br \/>\nIn the dark of the moon<br \/>\nEnsures those who do that<br \/>\nwill be richer soon<\/p>\n<p>Dew under an oak<br \/>\nIs a magickal thing<br \/>\nAn aid to beauty<br \/>\nCertain to bring<br \/>\nA wonderful glow<br \/>\nTo ladies applying<br \/>\nThis water of life<br \/>\nTheir beauty defying<\/p>\n<p>A symbol of balance<br \/>\nIt\u2019s great roots push deep<br \/>\nAs high as it rises<br \/>\nSuch strength it does reap<br \/>\nIt\u2019s head in the clouds<br \/>\nIt\u2019s roots in the earth<br \/>\nWhatever the storm<br \/>\nIt creates its own worth<\/p>\n<p>The Rowldritch Stones<br \/>\nClose by Silbury Hill<br \/>\nAn ancient temple<br \/>\nNear ebury still<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps we should all<br \/>\nCall up warriors who<br \/>\nFrom the pagan community<br \/>\nDo what they do<br \/>\nFight with true spirit<br \/>\nStand toe to toe<br \/>\nAcross fields of gold<br \/>\nTo help us to rise now<br \/>\nAnd, just feel bold<\/p>\n<p>Empowered by the aura<br \/>\nTo engage with the soul<br \/>\nAnd all of our magick<br \/>\nTo take back control<br \/>\nFrom the illuminati<br \/>\nThe secret cabal<br \/>\nTheir manipulation<br \/>\nAnd recreate Sal<br \/>\nWith its alkaline<br \/>\nPowers<br \/>\nFor a vitamin jolt<br \/>\nAnd It\u2019s ancient Yang energy<br \/>\nA goodly result<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What more fitting a gift Than an acorn for they Are a symbol of strength and power That The Oak Casts away That wild souls consume Like the Squirrel and Pig The Bear and the Deer Both liking to dig &hellip; 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