Vine · Fruiting Vine
Gourd
Cucurbitaceae
A hard-shelled fruit cultivated as food, vessel, instrument, and ritual object, with meanings shaped by its many practical uses.
Chinese folk traditionAbundance, health, and protection
2 contextual readings
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Vine
Explore 3 vine entries and compare their symbolic meanings across named religious, mythic, folkloric, and modern spiritual traditions.
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Vine · Fruiting Vine
Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
A cultivated vine associated with joy, covenant, divine life, blood, ecstatic transformation, community, and the moral use of abundance.
Christian traditionUnion with Christ, spiritual fruit, and Eucharistic life
3 contextual readings
Vine · Climbing
Ivy
Hedera helix
An evergreen climbing plant associated with Dionysian ecstasy, fidelity, attachment, eternal life, and vegetation that persists through winter.
Ancient Greek and Roman religionEcstasy, intoxication, divine possession, and enduring vitality
2 contextual readings