Ansuz

Meaning: ancestor, the God. Purpose: wisdom, healing power, occult power. [1]

Ansuz / ahn-sooz / Breath, word/song, incantations, shaping power or sound, expression, communication.

Resources

[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura

[2] Practical Witch’s Almanac 2022 by Friday Gladheart

Apple (Malus spp.)

Bury in the garden on Samhain as food for the departing spirits, love (share an apple with the one you love), health, attracts unicorns, associated with Friday. [Green Witchcraft]

Fertility, lust, love, marriage, immortality, fidelity, harvest, initiation, wisdom. Ruled by the sun and Venus, the element of water, and the sign of Taurus. Sacred to Aphrodite, Apollo, Bel, Ceridwen, Demeter, Diana, Eve, Flora, Godiva, Herakles, Hesperides, Iduna, Inanna, Kore, Lugh, Meliae, Morgana, Nehallenia, Olwen, Perspephone, Pomona, sun gods, Titaea, Venus, and Zeus. [1]

Resources

[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin