Hey friend! My daughter is Aspen Marie too! She's 4 months old. As I looked for names for our daughter during my pregnancy, I was inspired by nature. The Aspen has been one of my two favorite trees since my earliest years. When I looked up what meaning or spiritual significance the Aspen might have, I found 4 beautiful and powerful ones, and within them were hopes and dreams I already had in my heart for my child. And I think it's a beautiful name! It was so so perfect. Here they are (These are part snippets from sites I looked at, and part my words…)Aspen is associated with "conquering fear." Its very name ‘Populus tremula’ (the trembling Poplar) hints at its nature, as Aspen quivers with the slightest breeze, always on the move, a way of shielding oneself. But fear is not to be feared – rather recognized as the opportunity to embrace our shadow selves and grow. The Aspen feels and faces its fears, standing its ground, and it is therefore the energy of the spiritual warrior. Aspens give us the protection to master our fears. (I was always a fear-based child and I felt so much fear when I was laboring and especially in the pushing stage! My hope for Aspen is that she'll learn to face, conquer and rise above her fears - and most importantly, face her shadow self - way earlier than I started to. Because that’s when you can begin to live out life most beautifully and to the fullest. Everything before then is merely the path of growing, learning and healing - but which is supremely important!) The Aspen is associated with “resurrection” and “endurance" (and it touches on conquering fears again too). It is calming to anxieties about changes within our life. It awakens greater soul fearlessness. It can bring hidden fears to the surface so they can be faced. Once met with determination, there occurs a rebirth and an increasing ability to overcome impossible odds. Also, they are intertwined with their "grove" at the roots and spread through shoots in the earth, so when a fire may destroy a forest, the Aspen grove will endure and live through it. In addition, the Aspen is therefore "grounded." All that strength, life and fortitude under the surface!In many cultures and religions the wind is associated with the Voice of the Divine Spirit, and in the boughs and leaves of the Aspen, the wind finds a distinctive voice to inspire those who would listen. Anything closely associated to wind, like the Aspen, was deemed sacred. The movement of the wind through the canopy and the sun dappling through the leaves can have a mesmerizing effect, encouraging a contemplative and meditative frame of mind. Aspens are given a significance of being "especially able to listen to the Divine." Aspens have "a healing ability through sound." To sit beneath one and listen to its leaves is to hear a thousand thousand voices, all singing the songs of life and its mysteries. I liked this significance very much due to her father, who is a musician and artist who also deeply understands the power of beats, rhythm and sound. And anyone who knows me, knows that one of the things I deem most important and sacred in the world is "healing."
Here they are (These are part snippets from sites I looked at, and part my words…)
Aspen is associated with "conquering fear." Its very name ‘Populus tremula’ (the trembling Poplar) hints at its nature, as Aspen quivers with the slightest breeze, always on the move, a way of shielding oneself. But fear is not to be feared – rather recognized as the opportunity to embrace our shadow selves and grow. The Aspen feels and faces its fears, standing its ground, and it is therefore the energy of the spiritual warrior. Aspens give us the protection to master our fears. (I was always a fear-based child and I felt so much fear when I was laboring and especially in the pushing stage! My hope for Aspen is that she'll learn to face, conquer and rise above her fears - and most importantly, face her shadow self - way earlier than I started to. Because that’s when you can begin to live out life most beautifully and to the fullest. Everything before then is merely the path of growing, learning and healing - but which is supremely important!)
The Aspen is associated with “resurrection” and “endurance" (and it touches on conquering fears again too). It is calming to anxieties about changes within our life. It awakens greater soul fearlessness. It can bring hidden fears to the surface so they can be faced. Once met with determination, there occurs a rebirth and an increasing ability to overcome impossible odds. Also, they are intertwined with their "grove" at the roots and spread through shoots in the earth, so when a fire may destroy a forest, the Aspen grove will endure and live through it. In addition, the Aspen is therefore "grounded." All that strength, life and fortitude under the surface!
In many cultures and religions the wind is associated with the Voice of the Divine Spirit, and in the boughs and leaves of the Aspen, the wind finds a distinctive voice to inspire those who would listen. Anything closely associated to wind, like the Aspen, was deemed sacred. The movement of the wind through the canopy and the sun dappling through the leaves can have a mesmerizing effect, encouraging a contemplative and meditative frame of mind. Aspens are given a significance of being "especially able to listen to the Divine."
Aspens have "a healing ability through sound." To sit beneath one and listen to its leaves is to hear a thousand thousand voices, all singing the songs of life and its mysteries. I liked this significance very much due to her father, who is a musician and artist who also deeply understands the power of beats, rhythm and sound. And anyone who knows me, knows that one of the things I deem most important and sacred in the world is "healing."