Emerald Seer archetype
The Alder
The bridge between people.
You connect people, ideas and places that would not otherwise meet. You are practical, sociable and at home with responsibility.
Gifts
- Bringing people together
- Practical leadership
- Steadiness in wet weather — literal and otherwise
Shadow
Being everyone’s bridge can leave you without a bank of your own to stand on.
Ogham letter Fearn · Alder grows along rivers and its wood lasts well underwater, which made it a traditional timber for foundations and piles.
Emerald Seer's archetypes are a modern interpretation inspired by the tree names of Ogham letters — not an ancient system.