Connecting to Life in the Woods

Today I received my pieces of tree wood in the post: Rowan, the tree of nature spirits and Lucombe Oak, the tree of creativity and ideas.

When taken as an essence, the Rowan is said to put us into a trance so that we can experience oneness with these wise and healing beings. Rowan wood works on our Crown chakra, drawing us closer to divine energy.

I bought these pieces of wind-felled wood from Green Man Essences, a wonderful place on the net dedicated to natural healing talismans, potions and tools. It was so hard to decide which pieces were right for me, I'd like to have them all eventually! But as I am in a place where I wish to draw out my creative expression and attune to nature spirits, the Lucombe Oak and Rowan pulled me towards them.

In a deep meditative state, I met the Rowan in the forest. I told him that I have been longing to attune to trees for quite some time. I wanted to see the energy of them so he told me to take a look at the rest of the forest. There were these beautiful bright purple beams of light stemming out across the forest - joining up every tree in this high frequency mass of this spiritual colour.

When I said that I wished to connect further with tree spirits so that I may hear them and consult them for healing and knowledge, the Rowan instructed me to stand facing him with my legs slightly apart and my arms stretched out in front of me so that my palms were facing his trunk. Then a stream of white light ran through him, up his trunk and out of the top of him, then it poured out into my crown and travelled through me and out of my palms and back into him.

I spent some time in this forest just listening out for any sounds; just birdsong and a few other whispers. I returned knowing that I had been given what I asked for; a deeper connection to the elemental realm, where I could give healing too if it was needed.

Another time, I shall go and meet the Lucombe Oak, perhaps in another forest. I look forward to hearing what he has to say...

Tree Spirit

I've always found trees to be one of the most magnificent and majestic presences in nature. Admiring Weeping Willows and finding Oak Trees absolutely enchanting, I always had hoped as a child that trees did have bellowing old voices...but what I didn't realise was that if we were able to tune into them, they'd have wonderful wise things to say!

Each tree has a guardian, an elemental just like plants and flowers have Fairies and woods have Nymphs. When a tree emerges from the earth, so does its spirit; a guardian that we do not see in our dimention but a soul that the tree possesses in order for it to do its part for our planet.

Fiona Murray's encounter with tree spirits (written in her book 'Messages From Nature's Guardians') opened my mind up to the idea that perhaps I should seek to spend time with trees. To have an exchange with each one: sit under it for a while and allow its knowledge to be spoken, and return, I'd perform some healing on the tree. Trees have an incredible energy and they help raise the vibration of the planet. The tree that Fiona Murray had communicated with had informed her that each type of tree has a specific healing property. How wonderful to think that we could sit by a particular tree for a particular problem and have them guide us to our healing.

Unfortuately, some trees' spirits struggle to maintain a high energy as they can be depleted by vandalism, neglect and low vibrational areas. Take time to look at some trees when you step out of the house. Those with strong, sturdy and brown tree trunks are healthy and would provide great healing. But if its trunk is chipped away and is almost a grey colour then that tree is in need of help. Send some pink energy to the tree for a while or bright white light. The tree will be grateful that you took the time to aid it in its struggle against polution and poor environmental care.

I am currently looking for more information on trees as I am not particularly equipped with specie knowledge. But the book: 'Listening to Trees' by Thea Holly is a good place to start and there are other titles on this subject that are available at Cygnus Books and at The Green Man Essences shop where tree essences and pieces of wind-felled wood from different trees are also available; these act as talismans or healing tools.

I love the idea of having a genuine natural piece of English Elm Wood or Silver Birch that brings me close to the spirit of its tree and empowers me at the fingertips with the glorious natural healing energy of Mother Earth herself and her beautiful guardians.