Ivy is evergreen and represents the everpresent aspects of the human psyche.
Traditionally regarded as the harbinger of
death, ivy is associated by the Celts with their
lunar goddess Arianrhod and her ritual, which
marks the opening of the portal to the
Otherworld, but is also a symbol of hope for
better things to come.
Ivy was worn as a crown at the winter feast of
Saturnalia. It is associated primarily with fidelity
and is a symbol of married love and loyalty and
stable relationships. Houses with ivy growing on
them are reputedly safe from psychic attack. Ivy
represents all that is mysterious and mystical.
