Indeed, there was great importance attached to certain trees especially in Ireland. Lár Bealtinne fires are lit at dawn, while Samhain fires are lit at dusk. In Asia Minor in the year 280 BC it was recorded that the Gaul’s held a great council in a place called ‘ Drunemeten’ which was thought to be the chief ‘ Nemeton’ of the Druids. In medieval Irish the words for ‘Sacred Grove’ are ‘Fid-nemith’ or ‘ Fid-neimid’ both of which are derived from the older Celtic word ‘Nemetos’. The first column is the English name: the second part is the Runic/Ogham name and the last part where my knowledge permits is in Irish Gaelic. The following is a list containing trees that appear in the poem above plus others that could also be considered as being sacred the first eight are in the poem the rest are mentioned at some point in Celtic mythology. To this I would add one of the following three lines: ![]() Some say it goes as far back as 1754, just before the break up of the Scottish Highlands when Scottish Gaelic was still relatively widely spoken.Ĭhoose the Birch by falling waters found.Ĭhoose the Yew-wood of the springing bound,Ĭhoose the Elm-wood on the brae side found,Ĭhoose the seasoned Oak by sunshine browned. The following is a poem from the “Carmina Gadelica” a collection of poems written in Scottish Gaelic and collected from the Highlands and Islands of Western Scotland by Dr Alexander Carmichael and is thought to be at least 150 years old. Holly in the “Gamos” ( winter) half of the year: and Apple in the “Samos” ( summer) half of the year and Rowan on Samhain as its wood is thought to protect against unfriendly spirits. My own preposition is that all three could and should be used dependant on the time of the year: i.e. Rowan as it was thought that the Druids used this wood to make their wands from and Holly which again was used to make wands and has a certain symbolism all of its own in most pagan religions. Too this list I would add either Apple as it crops up with a certain regularity in most Irish/Celtic mythological tales. It wasn’t until I was researching an entirely different subject: that of the relationships in Scottish and Irish Gaelic that I came across the following verse which to my mind clarified eight of the sacred trees, which are as follows: Oak, Ash, Willow, Birch, Yew, Elm, Hazel and Alder: these are in no order of importance or preference. When you look at Runes and the Ogham script you could theoretically choose any of the trees represented in both, though technically certain of them would be ruled out as they are not strictly trees in the accepted sense of the word. Although some of the tales in the mythos of the Celts write about certain trees such as Oak, Ash, Birch and Apple there didn’t seem to be a list as such! When I first came across this mentioned in a book on Celtic mythology and tried to follow it up I came up against the proverbial brick wall. When lighting your sacred Lár Bealtinne Fire or for that matter, any other sacred fire I suppose we should try to follow the example of our ancient Celtic ancestors by constructing our fires from the wood of nine sacred trees. This deck will never be reprinted.Wood of Nine Sacred Trees for Lár Bealtinne Fire ![]() Sunrise Debut Edition was printed by the United Playing Card Company with a print run of 2,500 decks with their trademark crush stock and silver metallic ink (cards + tuck box). After several tests of color combinations, pink & teal turned to me the perfect combination that proposes something new, unique and with that summer vibes! With this whole theme about the sunrise, I wanted to achieve a design that reflects it along with the summer vibes. People interpret colors in many different ways and in the card community, this can make or break a project. I think that with this design I have achieved it in the best way combining minimalism, representative details, movement, depth and with a completely custom design for Sunrise Debut Edition.Īs a cardist and designer, color in playing cards is very important to me. Personally I like minimalistic designs, but not so simplistic. The design is inspired by nature, specifically the sunrise at the sea. I wanted to design a deck that had a connection and representation along with minimalistics elements. ![]() This deck design was born from a constant redefine of the first concept made back in the summer of 2017. Sunrise Debut Edition it’s the first deck designed by Fran CG from Sunrise Cards. ![]() LIMITED EDITION: Only 2500 printed! Will NOT be reprinted.
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