Deià

The Unhewn Dolmen

Seventy-eight cards on the tree alphabet as Robert Graves set it out in The White Goddess (1948), written at Deià — a modern poetic construction, not an ancient calendar. Twenty-two trees, then four suits of birds.

See also: Blaze · The Horse Oracle · Spirit animals

AllThe treesFirFurzeHeatherPoplar

The trees

(01)The PalmThe Wheelturning · the nameless day · hatching · a given startOpen +(02)The BirchThe Inceptioninception · expulsion · boundary · the white stagOpen +(03)The RowanThe Quickeningquickening · divination · flood · the witch-wandOpen +(04)The AshThe Sea-Powerjudgment · the three fates · wind · cruel shadeOpen +(05)The AlderThe Bleeding Treecrossing · sacrifice · resurrection · the spiralOpen +(06)The WillowThe Enchantmentenchantment · the moon · dew · glamourOpen +(07)The BlackthornThe Blastingblasting · malice · cold spell · the black rodOpen +(08)The HawthornThe Chastitytaboo · waiting · held desire · observanceOpen +(09)The OakThe Five-fold Bondthe height · willing suspension · the door · spent strengthOpen +(10)The HollyThe Fool Beheadedbeheading · resilience · the tanist · sharp playOpen +(11)The HazelThe Wisdomwisdom · the nut · retirement · the poisoned poemOpen +(12)The AppleThe Consummationconsummation · union · Avalon · the star in the fruitOpen +(13)The VineThe Poet's Hillinspiration · wine · the spiral · nerveOpen +(14)The IvyThe Boarthe fall · appetite · ecstasy · the killing beastOpen +(15)The ReedThe Sceptrerule · establishment · the arrow · warning from the seaOpen +(16)The ElderThe Doomcollapse · the pin · mourning · thirteenOpen +(17)The Silver FirThe Birthbirth · concealment · the mother tree · the piebald seasonOpen +(18)The FurzeThe Kindlingkindling · the young sun · hunger · the hatchingOpen +(19)The HeatherThe Queen Beemidsummer · ecstasy · honey · the fatal actOpen +(20)The White PoplarThe Shieldrest · the shield · measure · the turning leafOpen +(21)The YewThe Tombdeath · the full circle · inheritance · white boneOpen +(22)The MistletoeThe Liberationliberation · the crowning · wings · the all-healOpen +

Fir

(23)One of FirPheasantfirst fruit · whiteness · beginning · plentyOpen +(24)Two of FirPheasantpairing · division · reckoning · both waysOpen +(25)Three of FirPheasantcompany · boundary · threefold · first structureOpen +(26)Four of FirPheasantground · squareness · sufficiency · pauseOpen +(27)Five of FirDuckflood · loss · grey water · the pentadOpen +(28)Six of FirDuckexchange · levelling · buoyancy · generosityOpen +(29)Seven of FirDuckendurance · waiting · the tally · patienceOpen +(30)Eight of FirDuckincrease · craft · hidden growth · repetitionOpen +(31)Nine of FirSnipeclearing · wind · sight · dry groundOpen +(32)Ten of FirSnipefull count · holding · weight · ownershipOpen +(33)Eleven of FirSnipemessage · novice · the odd number · errandOpen +(34)Twelve of FirSnipeestablished power · momentum · escort · the roof onOpen +(35)Thirteen of FirGulldeath week · handover · payment · the crimson fieldOpen +(36)The Winter SolsticeHoopoewinter solstice · birth · the struck light · the sourceOpen +

Furze

(37)One of FurzeGullignition · first fire · the young sun · dryingOpen +(38)Two of FurzeGullchoice · two ends · direction · held flameOpen +(39)Three of FurzeGullstanding · breadth · dispatch · three dyesOpen +(40)Four of FurzeHawkarrival · feast · May · the high perchOpen +(41)Five of FurzeHawkcontest · rivalry · five · the crowded cliffOpen +(42)Six of FurzeHawkrecognition · the win · the song · being seenOpen +(43)Seven of FurzeHawkdefence · position · standing ground · pressureOpen +(44)Eight of FurzeNight-Crowdread · night flight · restraint · the fast darkOpen +(45)Nine of FurzeNight-Crowvigilance · the last watch · the guarded gate · staminaOpen +(46)Ten of FurzeNight-Crowburden · obligation · over-carrying · holy weightOpen +(47)Eleven of FurzeNight-Crownight message · the odd number · unease · hasteOpen +(48)Twelve of FurzeWrenthe company · full strength · fire-leaping · the king's menOpen +(49)Thirteen of FurzeWrendeath week · the burning · the price · the hunted wrenOpen +(50)The Spring EquinoxHoopoespring equinox · initiation · the opening · the lit hillOpen +

Heather

(51)One of HeatherWrenthe door · offering · fullness · the turnOpen +(52)Two of HeatherWrenpairing · twins · love · the honest bargainOpen +(53)Three of HeatherStarlingflock · celebration · coordination · easeOpen +(54)Four of HeatherStarlingsufficiency · flatness · iron · the settled squareOpen +(55)Five of HeatherStarlingloss · the blow · recovery · griefOpen +(56)Six of HeatherStarlingreturn · memory · the steady wheel · givingOpen +(57)Seven of HeatherCranechoice · the closed bag · secrecy · seven waysOpen +(58)Eight of HeatherCranedeparture · discernment · the shell · walking onOpen +(59)Nine of HeatherCranethe wish · satisfaction · harvest · the nine hazelsOpen +(60)Ten of HeatherCranecompletion · sharing · the gleaned field · contentmentOpen +(61)Eleven of HeatherTitmousethe offer · nerve · the variegated coat · invitationOpen +(62)Twelve of HeatherTitmousecircuit · proposal · the spiral · arrivalOpen +(63)Thirteen of HeatherTitmousedeath week · last word · wrath · the hillOpen +(64)The Summer SolsticeHoopoesummer solstice · consummation · the honey · self-forgettingOpen +

Poplar

(65)One of PoplarTitmousethe cut · clarity · statement · first truthOpen +(66)Two of PoplarMute Swanstalemate · silence · blue haze · deferralOpen +(67)Three of PoplarMute Swangrief · betrayal · the fall · the wreathOpen +(68)Four of PoplarMute Swanrest · retreat · stillness · recoveryOpen +(69)Five of PoplarMute Swanhollow victory · tearing · cost · the ruined fieldOpen +(70)Six of PoplarGoosepassage · leaving · mist · the mourning birdOpen +(71)Seven of PoplarGoosestealth · the arrow · warning · takingOpen +(72)Eight of PoplarGooseconstraint · the coop · self-binding · the unlocked doorOpen +(73)Nine of PoplarGoosenight fear · the owl · dread · sleeplessnessOpen +(74)Ten of PoplarRookthe end · mourning · ruin · completionOpen +(75)Eleven of PoplarRookwatching · cold news · verification · suspicionOpen +(76)Twelve of PoplarRookadvance · Saturnalia · hard riding · successionOpen +(77)Thirteen of PoplarRookdeath week · return · the sea-stag · clear sightOpen +(78)The Autumn EquinoxHoopoeautumn equinox · repose · the shield · held judgmentOpen +