The Latin legend is that Hercules bound his head in triumph with poplar after killing the giant Cacus. The leaves next to his brow were whitened by the heat he gave out thus accounting for the difference in the leaf of the aspen and black poplar. It is the m easuring rod in Ireland used to measure corpses for coffin made of aspen as a reminder to the souls of the dead that this was not the end. Cursed and avoided in Scotland as another witch tree, the moon colored magic aspen is said to be palsied because her leaves are spotted in autumn.
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Eadha is a sign of determination in the face of negativity. It is a sign of actually being able to overcome the negative situation through a welling up of inner reserves and strengths. This is a sign of protection against foes. It generally indicates that there may be adversity in your life, but that you will have the inner strength to overcome it, but the source of that strength must come from within. The challenge of the Aspen is the tendency to give in to the forces that oppose us, or to burdens which tend to overwhelm us.