The Gemara tells us that the point of the Lulav is to prevent רוחות רעות וטללים רעים, Evil Winds and Evil Dew. This is not just a way of effecting the forecast. R' Tzadok HaKohen explains that it personal as well. A רוח is not only translated as wind, the word means spirit or drive as well. The רוח רע that is also referring to our wills and desires. And just as טל, dew falls with no work from the world below and it simply falls by itself, so too man is filled with subconscious thoughts that are beyond his comprehension and deeply effect him none-the-less. The nullification of the evil dew is to say that the Lulav has the ability to penetrate to the subconscious and purify the psyche.
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