Reed – Lore

The Reed is a symbol of the cultivation of the wild and natural inspiration. This is lore. It is different from the human law because although it works within the human framework it is not made by or controlled by man. The primal urge is to reconnect with something lost, distant or forgotten. Grand cycles, full emotions, rapid mental activity, powers of healing, perpetual motion, all to promote the marriage of body and soul are prevalent. Sacrifice should only be made with consent of all involved. Music, the voice and all forms of airborne communication are relevant. What you hear comes from the left of heaven. Follow your intuition.Love is not a stagnant pond; it flows freely through the vessel.

A natural filter for the riverbank and shelter for much wildlife, the Reed is still harvested for thatching. The pulp was used for parchment and had strachy qualities. In the medicine bag it treated glandular, lymphatic, urinary and genital diseases.

The Reed in folklore is often used to express the deep longings of the soul. When used as a pipe it either becomes a vehcile for heavenly music or voice, or a means for the truth to be conveyed. Also a symbol for the fragility of life and the ability of the soul to rise out of the depths. Purifying the body from the muddy waters ascending to the air and perpetuating life in atruly organic sense.