Cherries [Dried] | Yīng Táo

Since prehistoric times, sweet cherries have been indigenous to most of Europe, some of North Africa and Western Asia. The Pits of cherries have been found in settlements dating back to 2,000 BCE. By 800BCE thier cultivation was found in Asia, not long after Greece.

They are packed with vitamins and nutrients

Cherry has been used to attract and stimulate love for centuries. There are elaborate rituals for attracting love with the use of cherry. Some require the drilling of cherry pits for many weeks.

Traditional Chinese herbalists viewed the cherry’s energy and characteristics as warm and sweet, as well as the emblem of femininity and kindness. Cherry fruit’s plush, red color resembles the gentle blush in a child’s visage and reminds us of cherry’s connection with youthfulness and innocence.

Cherry fruit has associations with Venus, the Love Goddess, and draws on love energy. Cherry wood, oils, and incense can make love spells especially powerful. There is a simple Japanese love spell — the practice of tying a single strand of hair to a blossoming cherry tree to attract love.

Cherry fruit houses what some call “cherry stones” and acts as the womb and cradle of this seed. Thus, cherry fruit has long been associated magically and metaphysical with love and fertility.

A caveat of cherry magical power is its power within the realm of divination. Some use cherry pits in divination, foretelling, and tapping the pit’s energy for psychic pursuits. Cherry fruit connects with water, air, and emotional, spiritual, and mental practices. Cherry juice is also an ample substitute for blood in rituals and magical workings.