The unconscious; the unknown; the hidden or mysterious; secrets; fertility. It may contain or represent, wild animals (instincts), fairies or elemental beings (unconscious energy), the potential for physical or spiritual healing, inner guide. It can refer to innocence (a babe in the woods) or to a situation not yet resolved. You may be so bogged down in some issue that you cant see the forest for the tree. The sacred grove, a uterine symbol, always had a pillar or a stone inside it, representing the male element for balance or unity.