Tree Wisdom

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Tree Wisdom

 

At a quiet time near the end of your day, find a comfortable

seat where

you will not be disturbed. Maybe in your house or

perhaps outside in

your garden with just a few birds singing in the

background as they

witness the sun going down and respond with their curtain

call of song.

Empty your mind of all your daily happenings letting go

of all issues

that you might be dwelling on. Feel the sensations of

your body, feel

the rising and falling of your chest as you are

breathing...with each

exhalation envisage the release of tension. As the

tension within

oneself diminishes feel your muscles relax as your

breathing establishes

a natural pattern.

 

You feel that you are drifting away to another place...a

very peaceful

place deep in an ancient forest far away from any built

up

civilisations. You are walking slowly but attentively in

this wondrous

place. You can hear the sound of water...sometimes a

gushing

sound...other times like the sound of a babbling brook.

Now and then

the wind picks up generating a whistling sound through

the tree

canopies...only to die down again when you can once more

hear the sound

of trickling waters nearby caress you.

 

Your emotional senses are wide open as you are deeply

observing your

natural surroundings.

 

You can hear the sound of a bird calling and the reply

from it's mate on

the other side of the forest.

 

The wind is blowing a comfortable breeze on your arms

inviting you to

acknowledge it's presence, it is pleasantly soothing

 

The sun is low in the sky but still very powerful as it

catches your

skin randomly through the swaying trees.

 

The strong smell of wildflowers permeates the air with

sweet scent

dancing in scattered patterns beckoning you to draw deep

breath. You

inhale deeply the invigorating smell which serves to fire

your

imagination of past summers long since gone from your

childhood days.

 

You look around to see the plants growing and the magical

ferns which

carpet the forest floor.

 

The play of light reflects upon the sacred stream which

is now visible

as you are drawn to something as yet unknown to you as

you proceed along

the ancient forest trails. In front of you, you can see

a clearing

coming up with a very olde tree...the ancient Yew tree of

the forest.

 

This is your refuge, your sacred place, your retreat.

 

You approach it in wonder and look down upon it's massive

entangled root

system which is visible three feet above the ground. It

is immediately

apparent that this tree has been here for a very long

time and has bore

witness to many tales of the forest down through several

centuries. The

stories of gentil ladies and brave knights, outlaws,

hunters, noble men,

Kings and Queens of England. The sound of lovers making

love underneath

the tree canopy. Your imagination is very much alive as

your gaze of

wonder lifts from the mass of roots to the nine feet wide

tree trunk.

From the tree trunk your eyes spot diverging branches.

Your thoughts

follow the branch system as each branch splits up into a

new system your

thoughts gather a greater pace of understanding. You

continue following

the branch diversions till your mind is one with the

tree...bringing to

you vast quantities of understanding and eternal peace

never before

witnessed by you in your lifetime. You and the ancient

Yew tree are

one...everything the ancient Yew tree has witnessed in

it's life is now

being shared with you...as you listen in awe to the

forest tales. Vast

quantities of understanding take place over several

minutes...till you

feel this experience has filled your mind with all it can

cope with for

the time being.

 

The experience is so overwhelming that you realise

instinctively that it

is something to be done over several visits to the

forest. Slowly you

withdraw your thoughts from the very tips of the Yew tree

branches,

gradually retreating into the bigger tree branch system,

back into your

mind. This leaves you with all negative thoughts erased

and positive

thoughts planted in the garden of your mind. You step

back a couple of

paces from the tree so you can see your friend in all his

entirety. It

is time for you to make your way back through the forest

knowing that

you will be back to see the ancient Yew tree of the

woodland. Feeling a

different person altogether you walk back along the

woodland trails

retracing the way you came in. The forest sounds

different now...each

sound the forest has is no longer a mystery, as all the

forest sounds of

nature are understood by you.

 

You awaken in your seated position...blessed by Mother

Nature herself.

 

Thank you for taking part in Tree Wisdom.

 

 

Alwyn

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