About Pine
Pine is the evergreen of winter hope. Its needles and resin clear and purify a space, and pinecones are carried for fertility and long life.
Needles burned or simmered are a simple, effective home-purification method.
Your kit’s “Pine Needles” belongs here. Confirm the supplier’s conifer identification; yew and other conifers are not substitutes for pine.
History & folklore
Pine was sacred to the Greek god Dionysus and the Phrygian god Attis. Evergreen boughs brought indoors in winter were a promise that life would return. Pinecones topped the staffs of Dionysian worshippers, and the pinecone appears in art from Egypt to the Vatican.
Correspondences
- Traditional uses
- Purification, healing, money
- Latin name
- Pinus spp.
- Element
- Air
- Planet
- Mars
- Best day
- Tuesday
- Moon phase
- Waxing moon — for drawing things toward you
- Intentions
- Cleansing, Healing, Abundance
Ways to work with it
- Simmer a handful of pine needles in water to cleanse the home.
- Place a pinecone on your altar for strength through winter.
- Burn a little pine resin as purifying incense.
Growing & gathering
Pines are common in parks and woodlands. Gather fallen needles and cones rather than cutting. Pine resin can be collected from old wounds on a tree — never cut into bark to get it.
Some trees called 'pine' are toxic, and yew — which looks similar — is deadly. Be sure of your tree. Burn resin only in a fireproof dish.
A simple sample spell
A fresh start with roots
You will need: Purchased dried pine needles in a sealed envelope and a notebook.
- Write a habit you want to begin again without self-criticism.
- Draw roots below it and one new shoot above it; set the envelope beside the page.
- Say, “I keep my roots and welcome new growth.”
- Practice the habit once today. Store the needles; never use an unidentified conifer or assume yew is pine.
This original Flint & Flicker spell is a symbolic practice for reflection and intention, not a guarantee of results. It needs no flame, ingestion or skin application. Use a closed, labeled packet or a drawing if handling the herb is unsuitable; keep all materials away from children and pets.
Pairs well with
ComfreySafe travel, money, healing
AllspiceMoney, healing, luck
MintMoney, travel, healing
CedarPurification, protection, healingCorrespondences are traditional associations gathered from folk practice and modern craft books. They vary between sources, and they are not medical advice. Read our editorial approach.