19/08/2026
When thinking of Plant Diets, Pine is not one that usually comes to mind on the Medicine Path. However, Pine is the ultimate healer and protector, standing through extreme cold, maintaining its strength, and providing nourishment throughout the year. He is known as the Wayfinder, pointing the way for lost travellers in the Spirit Realm, and giving you direction with your purpose. When worked with in a single dieta or over months, he teaches you to value your truth, root in your power, and slow down in your communication. Known to many as a Grandfather Spirit, he has been revered in the North for thousands of years as a great teacher and provider.
He has a wide range of skills and is used medicinally and spiritually, such as:
🌲 The needles are anti-inflammatory, high in vitamin C, and used for fevers, coughs, colds, and as a diuretic.
🌲 The pollen is used in TCM as an adaptogen to fight fatigue, support the immune system, and supply phytoandrogens (plant-based testosterone) to help balance hormones.
🌲 The bark is used for pain, swelling, and heart health.
🌲 Burning Pine needles or wood drives away negative spirits.
🌲 Building with Pine provides spiritual as well as physical protection.
🌲 Pine Essence supports the nervous system, grounding the spirit in the temple of the body.
🌲 Unopened Pine cones are seen to bring in abundance and health to the person or home. Often used in Medicine pouches, placed on altars, or added to door wreaths.
Pine has an extraordinary amount to teach us and is extremely generous with body and spirit. Interested in learning more? Join the September 8th small group virtual dieta. Details are in my links, or reach out with any questions.