POSTED UNDER Earth, Luck, Protection

Lead: Protections and Defense

July 02, 2012 by Susan Pesznecker
Color of the day:  White
Incense of the day:  Narcissus
 
Dense and heavy, lead was known to the ancients as a "poor metal." Never considered precious by alchemists, they nonetheless sought to change it into gold.
Medieval pilgrims wore lead badges to symbolize their heavy hearts. Lead is dangerously toxic in its pure state, and many Renaissance painters are known to have been poisoned by lead-based oils.
In magical terms, lead corresponds with the Earth element and the planet Saturn. While its density and heft make it a symbol of endurance and fortitude, its energy is receptive and useful for divination, protection, and defense. Small lead fishing weights are handy for spell work. Use lead to manifest a psychic shield against unsafe energies, or use its weight to show burden, misfortune, or bad luck. Its malleability can allude to receptivity, or the ability to change. Lead symbolizes the characteristics in Terra veritas: In the Earth, truth.
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About Susan Pesznecker
Susan “Moonwriter” Pesznecker is a writer, college English teacher, nurse, and hearth Pagan/Druid living in northwestern Oregon. Sue holds a Masters degree in professional writing and loves to read, watch the stars, camp with her wonder poodle, and work in her own biodynamic garden. She ...
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