Coll---Hazel The Divine Sage Understanding-Essence-Creativity

 

Tree: The sound of the Hazel Nuts falling into water is said to make the most beautiful music ever heard. In one myth, five Hazel Nuts fell into a pool of water where five salmon eat the fruit of the nut and send the shells down five streams leading from the pool. This is the Spring of Knowledge out of which flow the streams of the five senses through which knowledge is obtained. To become one of the "people of many arts," one must drink both directly from the spring as well as from the streams, according to Manannan mac Lir, Lord of the Otherworld Seas. The Hazel is the tree used by benevolent Witches and Magicians.

Expression: The Hazel Nuts of Wisdom are symbolic of inspired creative consciousness, clear perception, understanding, and the development of the wisdom within ourselves. Leaps of creativity and intuition are possible in everyday life. Hazel represents the distillation of the pure and concentrated essence of anything, especially knowledge. It is from this ultimate source or spring that creative energy is produced. It is the essence of all truth and beauty.

Divination: Coll indicates that you should concentrate on understanding the world around you, as well as how to creatively express this understanding. Creative perception brings immediate understanding. You soon will understand underlying causes of events in your life. You mind is now receptive to Otherworldly sources of wisdom. Activities in literary, poetic, or scientific nature will be inspired. New understanding of the inner and outer worlds. Creative energies for projects or work are available. Coll says that you should search for the source of all things. There is mastery and skill being directed in a conscious way. Also, the ways and means may come in quite unexpected ways, allowing you to see things in a new way. Also, you will either help someone gain understanding, or you will soon be the recipient of such teachings from someone else.

The Challenge of the Hazel Ogham is that there may be a tendency not to follow wisdom, and understanding, and as a result creativity may be blocked. Do not fight the conformity of established wisdom. Unwise thoughts and actions are a possibility. There will be a dissolution of talent and ability. There may be darkness, lack of knowledge, and misunderstanding. Suppression of conscious wisdom may lead to failure. You may be blocked by fear of failure from within, there may be restrictions imposed from the outside, or your creative outlets may become blocked. Beware of the refusal to recognize and predict underlying patterns. Empty intellectualism and uninspired, over-cerebral thinking may block creative expression.

 

Coll in The Fifths

Mide, Center: Coll in Focus is Wisdom.
Your knowledge and understanding of events is in focus right now.  Apply your background and draw upon your past experience for guidance in this situation.  You have learned through trial and error the best way to handle the situation, and it is now time to use that knowledge.

Seis, South: Coll in Fire is Teaching.
Learning is important now.  You may be learning a new craft, learning a new skill, or learning to live again after a harmful relationship.

Fis, West: Coll in Water.
(P) Consideration.  There is understanding on an emotional level.  A relationship flows smoothly as a result of understanding between the persons involved.  Or you will gain wisdom and understanding as a result of an emotional experience.
(N)  A lack of understanding may lead to emotional stress.  You need to understand the wisdom of your own heart.  There may be a period within a relationship where the painful lessons of the past begin to interfere with the present
 

Cath, North: Coll in Earth is Specialization.
Your mastery of a special skill or subject is about to manifest.  You will no longer be challenged in this field, for you will be the master.
 

Blath, East: Coll in Air is Arbitration.
When wisdom and understanding are applied to a conflict, it becomes apparent that diplomacy and arbitration solve issues in a more peaceful manner.  Try using diplomacy and tact rather than brute strength in this one.