![]() Acorns can be stored for up to two years and used when needed. They can be cooked, placed in soup, or dried and ground into flour. Their fairy-like appearance has inspired the imaginations of children around the world.Īcorn nuts are gathered as a food source. The edible oak nut is found within the shell. This speaks to the perseverance it takes to achieve our goals.Īcorns themselves are made up of a smooth hard outer shell (pericarp) with a woody cap (cupule) perched on top. A mature oak can produce more than 2000 acorns a year but only one in 10,000 acorns will grow to become an oak. ![]() Acorns were commonly worn as amulets of protection, good luck and abundance.Īcorns first appear on adult trees starting at the age of 20 to 50 years old, which makes acorns a symbol of patience and achievement. This in turn led to the tradition of placing acorns on windowsills to prevent a house from being hit by lightning. Since oak trees were sacred to both, acorns represent the seed and the fruit of the mighty oak “gods”. In Norse legend, Thor (Sky God of Lightening) sought shelter under a large oak during a thunderstorm. ![]() Kore, also known as Persephone, was the daughter of Demeter (Goddess of Agriculture) and Zeus (Sky God). “ Korn” originated in the Eleusinian mystery schools of Ancient Greece. The Germanic Saxon’s later split the Ansuz rune into three sounds: “o” (mouth), “ac” (oak) and “ae” (ash). Ansuz meant the breath or mouth of an oak or ash. “ Ac” is based on Ansuz, a Rune of the Elder Futhark in the Proto-Germanic language. ![]() “Acorn” comes from the Celtic words “ ac” for oak and “ korn” for kernel. Druids ingested acorns to merge with the wisdom of an oak tree. The name Druid, (teacher/mystic) is based on the Proto-Indo-European words daru (tree & truth ) and vid (wisdom). Acorns were exchanged as secret signals between druids as a way to “know” each other. In Celtic and Druidic cultures, acorns were considered sacred because they held the “seed” of the mighty oak. We have reached a point in our life where we can now appreciate the beauty and abundance that we have been nurturing. ![]()
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