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1. Cypress Wood

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   Metaphysical Associations
   The association of the cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) with mourning and melancholy is ancient. This connection is often attributed to the fact that the tree’s silhouette, when viewed against a setting sun, casts a shadow that appears to defy optical recession. Modern, though contested, parapsychological studies suggest that wood cut from trees planted near [migrator…