Straiff & Huath - Blackthorn Hawthorn

Huath is also associated with the goddess Blodeuwedd (pronounced ‘blod-eye-weth’) and holds the concepts of sovereignty and empowerment as well as obstacles and barriers. In this case we are talking about empowerment in relation to sovereignty and becoming more confident in advocating for oneself and setting boundaries to maintain that connection to inner authority. This can manifest as harsh lessons or ordeals, and it is up to us to be able to shift our perspective and see what lessons are being taught amid pain and difficulty. We see this with Blodeuwedd in the fourth branch of the Mabinogi. She figures into the story of Llew Llaw Gyffes – cursed by his mother not to be able to marry a woman of the race of the earth.