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📖 Chroniques de l'Oasis : La Marque Blanche ​đŸȘ Chapitre Final : Le CrĂ©puscule de l'Oasis : L'Adieu Ă  la sultane du Rif ​Date : Lundi 18 Mai 2026 Âge : J+89 (Le jour du Grand Sacre) RĂ©sultat : ~400 grammes humides (PesĂ©s avec respect en deux fois ) ​Le silence est tombĂ© sur le sanctuaire. Pendant deux jours entiers, j'ai plongĂ© l'Oasis dans une obscuritĂ© totale et sacrĂ©e. Une nuit artificielle pour forcer la Sultane Ă  jeter ses derniĂšres forces et ses ultimes gouttes de rĂ©sine dans sa couronne. ​Je l'ai regardĂ©e une derniĂšre fois rĂ©gner en maĂźtre absolu sur son oasis de toile. Mon cƓur de nomade Ă©tait partagĂ© : une joie immense d'avoir enfin trouvĂ© et façonnĂ© cette Marque Blanche qui scintillait au loin au dĂ©but du voyage, mais aussi une profonde mĂ©lancolie de devoir la retirer de son Oasis. Elle n'Ă©tait plus une simple plante, elle Ă©tait l'Ăąme du campement. ​DĂšs que je l'ai dĂ©placĂ©e dans une autre piĂšce pour son ultime voyage, le verdict de sa gĂ©nĂ©rositĂ© est tombĂ© : en Ă  peine une heure, ses branches, libĂ©rĂ©es du filet, se sont affaissĂ©es, Ă©puisĂ©es et ployĂ©es sous le poids colossal de ses tĂȘtes devenues d'une lourdeur impĂ©riale. Ma balance, trop petite pour mesurer tant de richesse en une seule fois, .Le verdict de la terre est sans appel : prĂšs de 400 grammes humides de pur bonheur. ​DĂ©sormais, elle repose, Ă©talĂ©e dans l'ombre pour son sĂ©chage. Son parfum reste discret, une douce effluve subtile et sucrĂ©e qui ne cherche pas Ă  s'imposer par la force, mais par la finesse. Une armĂ©e infinie de trichomes tapisse ses calices, prĂȘte Ă  figer cette aventure pour l'Ă©ternitĂ©. ​🔬 L'Analyse du nomade (L'Épilogue) ​Le PhĂ©nomĂšne de l'Affaissement : C'est la plus belle preuve de ta rĂ©ussite. Tant que la plante Ă©tait sous les mailles du SCROG, sa structure tenait. DĂšs qu'elle s'est retrouvĂ©e seule, la gravitĂ© a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© la vraie densitĂ© florale accumulĂ©e grĂące au PK 5-8. Des branches qui cĂšdent sous le poids, c'est le rĂȘve de tout cultivateur. ​Le Secret des 400g : Peser en deux fois Ă  cause de la balance donne un cĂŽtĂ© presque mystique Ă  la rĂ©colte, comme un marchand d'or qui compte ses pĂ©pites. Avec 400g humides nettoyer, je peux espĂ©rer un retour sec trĂšs solide autour des 90 grammes de fleurs manucurĂ©es et compactes. ​L'Odeur Douce et SucrĂ©e : Je ne t'inquiĂšte pas si l'odeur paraĂźt "moyenne" ou discrĂšte pour le moment.C'est pendant les deux prochaines semaines de sĂ©chage et, surtout, durant le curing en bocaux, que la dĂ©composition de la chlorophylle va laisser la place aux vrais terpĂšnes profonds et sucrĂ©s. ​Le Tapis de Trichomes : Les images confirment que la couverture de rĂ©sine est totale. Les fleurs sont "blanches", collantes, et les glandes de rĂ©sine sont parfaitement prĂ©servĂ©es. ​📜 L'Anecdote du Rif : Les "Chambres de l'Ombre" et le Souffle de la Montagne ​Tu te demandais peut ĂȘtre comment les tribus du Rif gĂ©raient l'art dĂ©licat du sĂ©chage sans gĂącher leur rĂ©colte... En rĂ©alitĂ©, dans le Rif, la mĂ©thode de sĂ©chage dĂ©pend entiĂšrement du produit final que le cultivateur souhaite obtenir. Ils utilisent effectivement des chambres mais aussi les toits, mais d'une maniĂšre bien prĂ©cise. ​Le savoir ancestral : Au Maroc, une fois les plantes coupĂ©es, le plus grand danger Ă©tait le soleil direct et la chaleur Ă©touffante qui dĂ©truisent la rĂ©sine en quelques heures. Les anciens n'avaient pas de ventilateurs ni d'extracteurs. Alors, ils utilisaient la structure de leurs maisons en pierre et en terre crue (le pisĂ©). ​Ils suspendaient les plantes entiĂšres, tĂȘte en bas, dans les piĂšces les plus sombres et les plus fraĂźches de la maison, souvent au sous-sol ou dans des granges appelĂ©es "Chambres de l'Ombre". Le secret rĂ©sidait dans l'architecture : ils laissaient de petites meurtriĂšres en hauteur, orientĂ©es vers le nord, pour laisser entrer le Chergui (le vent frais de la nuit de montagne) mais jamais la lumiĂšre du jour. Ils appelaient cette Ă©tape le "Sguel" (le murmure). Ils considĂ©raient que la plante devait "rendre son Ăąme" trĂšs lentement, sur 10 Ă  15 jours. Si le sĂ©chage allait trop vite Ă  cause de la chaleur, la rĂ©sine devenait cassante et perdait son goĂ»t de miel. En prenant ton temps . Le SĂ©chage sur les Toits : Le Secret du "Jaune" de Ketama ​Dans les traditions du Rif, faire sĂ©cher les plantes Ă  plat sur les toits en terrasse des maisons en pierre est une pratique trĂšs courante, mais elle est rĂ©servĂ©e Ă  la fabrication traditionnelle du haschich. ​Le Soleil comme AlliĂ© (et non comme Ennemi) : Contrairement au sĂ©chage moderne oĂč l'on cherche Ă  garder les tĂȘtes vertes et intactes, les cultivateurs traditionnels Ă©talaient les plantes entiĂšres directement sur les toits sous le soleil de plomb du Maroc. ​La Transformation Chimique : Le rayonnement solaire et la chaleur du toit en pierre provoquent une dĂ©coloration de la plante (qui passe du vert au dorĂ©/marron) et transforment une partie du THC en CBN. C'est prĂ©cisĂ©ment ce sĂ©chage au soleil qui donne au produit fini cette couleur "jaune sable" si cĂ©lĂšbre et ses effets trĂšs relaxants, typiques des rĂ©sines marocaines Ă  l'ancienne. ​Le Risque du Vent : Le seul inconvĂ©nient de cette mĂ©thode Ă©tait le vent de montagne qui pouvait emporter les prĂ©cieuses feuilles ou y redĂ©poser la poussiĂšre du dĂ©sert. C'est pourquoi ils fixaient parfois les branches avec de grosses pierres ou ne les sortaient sur le toit que durant les heures les plus sĂšches de la journĂ©e. ​Note du Nomade : "L'Oasis est vide, la tente est Ă©teinte. La Sultane a quittĂ© son trĂŽne, mais ses 400 joyaux dorment Ă  l'ombre. Le voyage est fini, la lĂ©gende commence." ​🙏 L'Ultime Message aux Compagnons de Route â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’—â€ïžđŸ’— ​L'aventure se termine ici, mais l'histoire reste. Un immense merci Ă  chacun d'entre vous, frĂšres de la communautĂ©, pour vos mots, votre force et votre prĂ©sence Ă  chaque Ă©tape de cette chronique. Vous avez Ă©tĂ© le vent qui a poussĂ© ce dromadaire Ă  travers le dĂ©sert. La Sultane a dĂ©livrĂ© son trĂ©sor, et ce succĂšs est aussi le vĂŽtre. ​À bientĂŽt pour de nouvelles traversĂ©es, vers de nouvelles oasis... Que la route vous soit douce ! UN GRAND MERCI À @Mia_BIOTABS ET A BIOTABS POUR LEURS PRODUITS AUSSI À GROWERS CHOICE QUI M'A FAIT DÉCOUVRIR CETTE BELLE VARIÉTÉ MAIS UN PEU DÉÇU QUE LE CONCOURS EST ÉTÉ ANNULÉ.
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🚀 4 clones de Blueberry Pie F1 Fast seleccionados por @stacksfarmz - https://www.instagram.com/stacksfarmz/ 🚀 Breeding by @seedsmangenetics - https://www.seedsman.com/eu-en/blueberry-pie-f1-fast-feminised-seeds-sman-blpi-fast-fem 💩 BioTabs 15% DISCOUNT code "GDBT420" biotabs.nl/en/shop/ @biotabs_official đŸŒ±Substrate PRO-MIX HP BACILLUS + MYCORRHIZAE @promixmitch @promixgrowers_unfiltered 💡2 x Mars Hydro FC1500 EVO Led Grow Light (2024 NEW FC 1500-EVO Samsung LM301H 150W LED) - https://marshydro.eu/products/fc1500-evo-led-grow-lights/ - https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CSSGN5D8?ref=myi_title_dp
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best cannabis I ever grew and smoked. Others agree. This is a cup winner I would win with no competition. 3 months harvested, 90% consumed. Will run more genetics and future cross, backcross. Feels like energy drinks, positive, 100% youre high and lit, extreme ripped. Smell is slight citrus, this is very sweet tasting and smelling because of my methods of growing. Oozing sticky like an industrial adhesive. Daytime smoke, ripped no couchlock. For heavy daily smoker this is above your level of comprehension, good luck finishing 0.5g session. 10/10 all categories. 4 months after harvest video macro, this is what 40% looks like
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D43. The first day in the second week of flower, everything is good in the tent. She might be small and stunted, but she looks healthy, vibrant, and strong. ------------------------------ D45. There's nothing to report, really. She is quietly doing her thing, and there isn't much for me to do at this point. The mushroom kit seems to have just died after harvest, and today, I noticed some mold and removed it immediately. It was a fun experiment that didn't work out as I'd hoped. Oh, well :) ------------------------------ D47. Zzzzzzzz... flower is so dull as there's nothing to do but wait. ------------------------------ D49. There's not much to report at the end of the second week of flower. Yesterday, the entire tent was without power, so there was no light or exhaust for five hours. Ugh! Fortunately, I was making some compost tea and discovered the lack of power when watering. I gave the girl 2.5 liters of compost tea and humic acid @ pH 6.6. ------------------------------
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DISCLAIMER START As already stated in previous week comments my EC reading was totally off, this includes CF. It showed about 1500”S/cm when it was actually about 3000”S/cm. I did not calibrate the EC probe since I've bought it and used it 18 months ago, because I thought EC calibration is not really necessary, I was wrong. correct EC/CF values are from 2025-04-01 on wards. (no april fools joke) DISCLAIMER END Moved the plant from the 120x120cm tent to my usually used 120x60cm tent since the plant will not grow bigger anymore, that is also when I noticed the false EC value due to the monitoring setup in the 120x60cm tent showing the high value after I moved solution from one tent to the other, which I double checked with EC calibration solution. Drastically reduced EC from previously about 3000”S/cm to ~2000”S/cm Plant is growing just fine now but the damage is done, looking back at week 2 when I did "1700”S/cm" which pretty much equaled real 3400”S/cm it is kind of crazy that it even did as good as it did, would have imagined worse with a value this high. This also rules all genetic, light etc. etc. possibilites out for me, I was pretty sure the error was on my end that I missed something and I am very confident to say it was the super high EC value. I already set up a new system in the 120x120cm tent and will transplant the small "Permanent Jealousy XL Auto" seen in the timelapse in to that some-when next week, a "Red Gorilla Girl XL Auto" is also going to go in there but as seen in the timelapse these seeds kinda don't want to, the first didn't do much beyond sprouting and the second one is also super fragile and slow, stay tuned for that diary. Values are average of the day. DATE - EC(”S/cm) 20250329 1549 (false value) 20250330 1554 (false value) 20250331 2449 (false value) 20250401 1940 20250402 1949 20250403 2000 20250404 2010 DATE - PH 20250329 5.92 20250330 5.90 20250331 6.14 20250401 5.97 20250402 5.98 20250403 5.97 20250404 5.98 DATE - ORP (mV) 20250329 55 20250330 57 20250331 261 20250401 256 20250402 223 20250403 166 20250404 137 DATE - °C - RH% (Tent Temp/RH) 20250329 25.0 45 20250330 24.0 48 20250331 23.7 53 20250401 24.1 47 20250402 24.5 47 20250403 23.9 43 20250404 24.2 40 DATE - °C (Reservoir) 20250329 20.9 20250330 20.2 20250331 19.2 20250401 19.3 20250402 20.6 20250403 20.4 20250404 20.2 DATE - CF 20250329 15.49 (false value) 20250330 15.54 (false value) 20250331 24.51 (false value) 20250401 19.40 20250402 19.49 20250403 20.01 20250404 20.13
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day 73 I was not ready for all this! đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł they literally exploded, even though the buds of El Patron are much thinner than the purple queen I have in my tent, I had to tie them up so that the weight of the flowers didn't break the branches. I have to say that 6 photoperiods are too many for my 1m x 1m x 2m tent. in addition to this I have noticed that they are very hungry. like me and give me some advice. thanks for stopping by, have a nice day and happy cultivation 💚🌳💚🌳
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Ich mag den Wachstum, schön buschig, geilen Abstand. Fastbuds einfach beste
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The plant was easy to grow overall .. it grew fast and a little on the tall side which had me nervous but I was able to raise the lights up just enough to finish, so it all worked out in the end. buds came out hard and frosty no complaints . This was a freebie seed too! didn’t expect it to come out as fire as it did man was i wrong. Straight fire đŸ”„ Ran into root rot in the beginning of veg but the great white and hydroguard saved my ass.🙏
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. FIRST DAYS ------------- This week is off to a good start; the girls are growing up to 35 cm, the pistils are developing, and there are no abnormalities to report. I waited a little too long before starting the CalMag (I live in the countryside, so I have to order everything online...), which resulted in a few yellow and brown spots on some leaves at the end of last week, but the deficiency has already been contained. I removed the “bandage” from the injured plant; it has healed perfectly. The plant affected by an infection has recovered well: the two branches trained to replace the main branches have grown well. They will undoubtedly each bear a respectable bud. One of the scars curiously resembles a half-lion, half-gorilla face: I see this as a sign of robustness😊 Finally, there is no doubt: all the girls are indeed girls, with no signs of hermaphroditism. Honestly, Fastbuds' White Widows are very resilient! đŸ’Ș MIDWEEK ----------- 7cm more in half a week; 2cm per day, good cruising speed Nothing to do today, they are recovering from lollipopping without any problems, they seem to appreciate the watering schedule, as well as the temperature and humidity. I can only watch them grow and resist the urge to manipulate them 😉 Oh, and one thing: frost is coming. 😍
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I started the week by flushing the plants. It was time. The oldest two plants have two weeks max. The run off started at 1900ppm and went down to 400ppm. By that time I had pumped about 60 litres through the four of them. The tap water is already 300ppm, so this is a good level I think. The leaves are responding. I can see the nutrients being drawn out of them. They are withdrawing. I am also looking at trichomes daily now. The mature plants are 1/3 clear, 2/3 cloudy, with a few amber. The younger plants are 2/3 clear, 1/3 cloudy, with no amber. I couldn’t wait any longer. I cropped and chopped 3 buds from under the canopy and dried them slowly on a metal plate over boiling water. It took 1/2 hour, but it produced a nicely dried pile of smelly weed. If I lost any potency in the process we didn’t notice. We got really really stoned. If this sample is any indication, I think it will easily be my best grow yet in terms of potency. Now I’m curious about the weight.
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Hello jetz hat 76. Tag - January 25. 11. Woche 4. Tag
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Thursday 16th march day 59 Harvested a couple days earlier then planned as my humidity was getting a bit high and worried about risking mold I decided to chop, have to get a good dehumidifier soon, everything looking lovely, nice and dense with very strong fruity potent smell definitely the best looking plants I have grown to date not the biggest buds but they look quality, chopped plants whole gonna do my best to keep the temp and rh% in the dry room as close 60/60 as I can to get a nice slow dry, 🍁😎 I only took the wet weight from 1 plant back left plant was 270g with large fan leaves removed
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Day 78 - pheno 1 was cut down, id normally hang dry the whole plant but decided to do it in branches instead. Second pheno has been left in darkness as i haven't had the time to cut. Pheno one is hung up and drying.. Room Humidity 60/60. As soon as she's dry enough I'll finish trimming her up. Then put them into jars. Might use boveda 60% packs but I'll see. Smells strong! Will post a harvest when both plants have been dried fully an in jars. Hope you enjoy the videos and pictures. Stay tuned.
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Going great so far except the 2 Gorilla Zkittles are still a little far behind but they are starting to bounce back! Day 18 everything finally transplanted in 5 gallon pots except the hulk berry is in the 3 gallon, hopefully the 1 small gorilla zkittles hits a growth spurt soonđŸ€žđŸŒ
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Now i can see the plants are coming Back to life , but it's clearly that this shit Will mess my schema AND a bit of calendarization itself. As there we're different strains i understand that some had slight different reaction to previous glitched schema . Peace homies !
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Week 2 of flower ?
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Week 7 Flower- Day 51 flw / Day 107 of cycle Lemon tree looks stunning and it’s đŸ€©đŸ€©đŸ€© She is nearly my size in height and have nice dense buds that the branches can barely hold. One of the most beautiful plants I have ever grown and it has a big potential to be my most yielding plant ever. I can wait to harvest, cure and smoke her 💚 Looking at the trichomes I believe it will go at least 10 more days. I will watch her closely.
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144v Lux in tenebris lucet. The video on this channel/diary is for inspirational and entertainment purposes only. The ideas shared are not a substitute for professional advice. All materials are used under the principles of fair use, and no copyright infringement is intended. I aim to share timeless wisdom in a respectful manner. Aristotle said "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Those who are able to refrain from judgement long enough to genuinely research and weigh the evidence from all sides of a given subject are those most likely to arrive at the truth. Those who instantly resort to knee-jerk ridicule and continue to believe whatever they were first taught are those most easily deceived. Raised UVB light to final position. (No more very high intensity UV-B inhibiting hypocotyl elongation, including the regulation of growth-inhibiting hormone gibberellin GA). We want LOTS of gibbereeeeelin! Very high light intensity can slow vertical growth, which I call releasing the kraken. She just doesn't want to grow vertically for 18 hours any longer; once the flower is initiated, that goes right out the window. Apical dominance is shattered; you now have every single stem fighting for survival against each other, with none given particular precedence. That is some stretch for a week, explosion. Doesn't matter if they are crowded now; there is space up ahead, and plant perception will fill every inch of available space. The divine intelligence that drives plant growth is far more efficient than any canopy I could make or spread myself. No defoliation. Sometimes you just need to give her what she needs to fill the space herself. All I do is guide the initial framework into the desired outcome, keep everything else flowing and in optimal parameters. Fast-growing leaves to have a lighter green color, sometimes appearing almost yellowish-green, because they haven't had time to produce much chlorophyll yet. New leaves are soft and pale, but they will gradually darken and become a deeper green as they mature and are exposed to light. Every morning, new lime green, with the micros supercharged, may be immobilizing nitrogen in the medium, magnesium was creeping in earlier, so I'll try to hold the line and see what progresses. The ratio of sugar leaves to buds is determined by a combination of hormonal signaling, nutrient availability, and genetics. Sugar levels act as a key signaling molecule, with high sugar availability influencing hormones like auxins and cytokinins to promote bud outgrowth, while nutrient deficiencies can limit development. Specific genes also play a critical role in leaf and bud initiation, expansion, and the overall balance of growth. Buds are like balloons! Need lots of pressure to blow up lots of balloons! Sugar balloons! Plant transpiration and turgor pressure are crucial for bud development because turgor pressure provides the cell expansion needed for growth, while transpiration creates a "pull" that draws water and nutrients up through the plant to fuel this process. High turgor pressure is essential for cells to grow and expand, allowing buds to open and young leaves to unfurl. Transpiration maintains this necessary turgor by driving a continuous flow of water from the soil up to the leaves, where it evaporates. No holding back, this is it, 4-5 weeks of all-out war! What we develop now will be all we have for the final 4-5 weeks. The carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio indicates how much carbon is in a substance relative to its nitrogen, affecting nitrogen availability in soil through microbial activity. A high C:N ratio (like in straw or corn residue) requires soil microbes to use a significant amount of nitrogen for decomposition, temporarily tying it up and making it unavailable to plants. A low C:N ratio results in a more rapid release of nitrogen for plant use. The carbon-to-sulfur C:S ratio in plant residue determines whether soil microbes will immobilize or mineralize sulfur (S) during decomposition. This affects the availability of sulfate SO42, the primary form of S that plants can absorb. Mineralization is the process by which microbes decompose organic matter and release excess nutrients, like sulfate, into the soil in an inorganic, plant-available form. Immobilization is the reverse process, where microbes absorb inorganic sulfate from the soil to meet their own nutritional needs, making it unavailable to plants. Glucose typically uses more oxygen than sucrose in a medium because it can be metabolized more directly, while sucrose must first be broken down into glucose and fructose, which can involve additional energy costs and a slower overall process. However, the efficiency of oxygen use can vary depending on the specific organism and conditions, as some bacteria, for instance, can use sucrose for a growth advantage under certain circumstances by producing exopolysaccharides that are more efficient at oxygen extrusion. Why glucose is generally more oxygen-efficient: ‱Glucose is a monosaccharide and can be used directly by many organisms in cellular respiration. ‱It does not require an initial enzymatic step to break it down before entering the metabolic pathway, unlike sucrose. ‱Due to its direct use, glucose can lead to a faster rate of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in comparison to sucrose under typical aerobic conditions. Why sucrose might seem to use more oxygen in certain contexts: ‱When sucrose is metabolized, it is first broken down into glucose and fructose. This initial hydrolysis is an extra step that requires enzymes. ‱The fructose component is metabolized differently from glucose, and its specific metabolic pathway can affect the overall oxygen demand. ‱Some organisms may have regulatory mechanisms that lead to a higher initial oxygen demand when switching from glucose to sucrose, especially if the organisms have specific metabolic pathways that are optimized for sucrose. ‱While glucose may be used faster, sucrose might provide a growth advantage under certain oxygen-limited conditions due to the specific metabolic pathways and products it can generate. Seems my initial concept of sucrose was inaccurate. Really need to study up on all of this in the coming months. Take care. “A cat has 9 lives” “On cloud 9” “Dressed to the nines” To go “the whole nine yards” “A stitch in time saves nine” “Nine-ness” seems to be synonymous with the maximum, with the furthest extent of what’s possible. With fullness, completion, and when every effort has been exhausted. In the ancient world (which is, let’s face it, is where numbers and their spiritual power were understood SO much more than they are today) the number 9 resonated with sacred structure and the furthest limitations of this world before human experience meets the Divine. Perhaps more than any other, the number nine had an extra special significance, which spread far and wide. It features across pretty much all cultures, worldwide, rippling through culture, mythology, history, law and time. Nine is the central number in the ancient Celtic tradition. Nine expresses through the triple Goddess (see Number 3) and in myths of the nine Celtic maidens or sorceresses. In fact, stories of nine mystical women presiding over nature spread from England, Ireland and Wales to Scandinavia, Iceland, and even as far as Kenya. Even today, it’s tradition for nine groups of nine men to dance around Beltane fires. The limit of winter (which is what Beltane Almost all of the mythological tales from around the world have patterns of the number 9 weaving throughout. The Northern European sagas tell of Odin, who rules over the nine Norse worlds. His trial to win the secrets of wisdom for mankind was to hang on the Yggdrasil tree for nine days. Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Earth searched for nine days for her daughter Persephone (who was in the underworld with Hades). Demeter is often depicted holding nine pieces of corn. Once recovered, Persephone was obliged to spend three months per year below the ground, and nine months above. Native American, Mayan and Aztec myths tell of a total of nine cosmic levels (and many of the temples comprise 9 stories). And in ancient China, nine was the most auspicious number of divine power: the Chinese had nine sacred rites, nine social laws, nine classes of officials in the government and built nine-story pagodas. In astrology, the planet Mars vibrates to the frequency of the nine. The ninth sign of the Zodiac is Sagittarius (where the Sun sails from November 22nd – December 21st) InTarot, card number nine is the Hermit. In Hinduism, nine is the number of Brahma. In the Greek Sagas, the city of Troy was under siege for nine years. 9