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Tree Spirits
By Bob Makransky
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You have to touch trees very lightly, in all senses. You have
to be respectful. If the tree directs you to climb it, you do so
agilely and nimbly, not heavily and clumsily. You don’t blather
and wipe your self-importance over trees like you do with the people
you meet; you keep your thought forms (excuses, doubts, etc.) to
yourself, because trees don’t relate to them.
It’s a good idea to bring tree spirits little gifts now
and then, such as flowers, pretty stones, or special foods you have
prepared lovingly yourself (a token portion will suffice). You don’t
have to do this every time you visit a tree – you’re
not trying to bribe it, but just give it a little joyous gift now
and then as you would to a dear friend. One wouldn’t suppose
that spirits would care about such things, but in fact they are
delighted with little presents and the
thoughtfulness behind them. They themselves will sometimes ask you
to bring them a little something on your next visit.
Occasionally a tree spirit will give you a little gift in return:
a piece of bark that breaks off in your hand by itself, or leaves
or needles that fall on you as you sit or lie under the tree, or
which stick to your clothes when you get up. Ask the tree, “Is
this a little gift for me?”; and if the tree answers in the
affirmative, thank it and regard its present as a true gift of power.
Such power gifts should be placed in a small cloth bag and worn
around the neck, or placed under your pillow at night, to keep the
power of the tree spirit with you even when you are not physically
with it. Whatever you do, don’t break off a piece of bark
on your own account: trees don’t care for crassitude.
One thing you should ask the tree spirit is what its specialty
is, since all tree spirits have particular virtues. There are tree
spirits who grant wishes, make you loving, build your self-confidence.
There are trees who can help you lighten your spirit, and others
who can put you in touch with repressed grief. There are trees who
facilitate gazing, lucid dreaming, and seeing the future. There
are trees who can help you put your life into perspective, inspire
you artistically, and heal your body and spirit.
You might ask what would happen if you go to the wrong tree. The
answer is that this can never happen; there is no wrong tree, and
whatever tree you find yourself at is the right tree, no matter
how you got there. Ideas like right / wrong – “Am I
doing this right?” – such ideas only apply to the world
of concepts. In the world of feelings, there is no right or wrong,
only here and now. How do you feel? No one can answer that question
but you; so take responsibility for what you’re doing. The
only way to learn how to trust your feelings is by trusting them.
Although trees don’t operate on a concept level, they are
capable of talking to you. But this is not the main way they communicate,
and to turn your time with them into a dialogue would be to tangle
yourself up in concepts again, and take time away from their true
healing function. So once you’ve learned to talk to them,
best let them initiate any conversations, unless you have some pressing
question to ask.
Somewhere in your vicinity, in a nearby park or woods perhaps,
there is one particular tree which is your own special tree, no
matter who you are or whatever virtues are proper to that particular
tree. There has to be such a tree near you, because you couldn’t
live in an area that was too far from a special tree of your own
without soon going crazy
It’s worthwhile to search around a bit to locate your own
special tree – and if you go looking for it, I guarantee you
will find it, whether you can talk with trees or not. In all likelihood
you know it already. Your special tree can tune all your fibers
at once. Sleeping, dozing, or just sitting under your special tree
relaxes you completely, removes all your cares, and soothes your
inmost soul. You feel that you are at home, exactly where you belong.
The warmth, joy, and complete acceptance which you feel at your
special tree is enough to recharge your batteries for days.
If you do nothing else of the exercises and techniques given in
this book, but only go to the trees (for a few minutes at least)
every day or night, then you’ll find after a couple of months
that you are just plain happier all the time, without any obvious
reason for it.
(excerpted from Bob Makransky’s
book Thought Forms)
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