Cedar is an evergreen tree belonging to the genus Cedrus. There are two types: the Deodar Cedar, native to the Himalayas, and four species of Lebanon Cedar, native to the Mediterranean. Cedar wood is pretty, aromatic, easy to work, strong, lies flat and stays straight, and is insect-repellant and resistant to rot. The tree which in the US is called Eastern Red Cedar actually belongs to the Juniper family. Western Red Cedar and Northern White Cedar are in the Thuja genus, part of the cypress family. These American cousins do seem to have similar properties.
There are Biblical associations. The Ark of the Covenant and the wood portions of Solomon's Temple were reputed to have been made of cedar. Nine Woods: Cedar is one of the nine woods traditionally placed in the traditional Celtic Druid balefire.
Smudge sticks often contain it as a purifier. It has protective qualities, associations with rites for the dead, and can be substituted in any rite requiring masculine or solar associations.
Use for: Purification; Health and Healing; Luck; Good Fortune; Happiness; Banishing; Releasing; Exorcism; Money and Riches; Justice; Protection; Harmony; Peace
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