Straif — Dark Pruning ᚎ
Tree: Blackthorn
Season: Non-calendar
Element: Fire/Earth
“Strongest of red, arrow’s slaughter”
The dark surgeon — painful but necessary removal of what no longer serves the system.
Celtic Correspondences
Tree
Blackthorn
Season
Non-calendar
Element
Fire/Earth
Direction
West
Word Ogham
Strongest of red, arrow’s slaughter
Upright Meaning
The blackthorn prunes what must be cut — painful but necessary deletion of corrupted branches. This is not random destruction but surgical removal. The darkest season strips the canopy bare, but without pruning, the tree cannot fruit. Accept the pain; it serves the system.
Contra (Reversed)
The pruning blade turns inward — self-destruction masquerades as discipline. You cut healthy branches along with the dead, or worse, you refuse to prune at all and let rot spread. The shadow consumes what the light should have trimmed. Discern between necessary sacrifice and needless harm.
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