tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post9196795941499800802..comments2023-10-05T06:20:40.173-04:00Comments on Quaker Pagan Reflections: On Sacred Land: In Wilderness (Part 2 of 3)Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-140532472499674462013-06-05T09:36:03.351-04:002013-06-05T09:36:03.351-04:00snippet from way back....
"The trees, the gr...snippet from way back....<br /><br />"The trees, the grasses, and the clouds, by their motions show us the face of the wind. The same may be said of characters in a narration."<br /><br />with best regards from Novaya Sibir'...<br /><br />gwynethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-1250380376898927012013-02-21T16:45:50.397-05:002013-02-21T16:45:50.397-05:00Nice to talk to another "tree hearer." I...Nice to talk to another "tree hearer." I do wonder what makes one tree seem open for communication and another, not. Of course, I recognize that the same people who have unicorns for their spirit animals will insist that they hear all sorts of wild and crazy things from trees... And I am more than skeptical of some of that.<br /><br />But I'm also quite clear that there are spirits in the natural world that are aware of us, and that we miss a good deal of what those spirits are saying. Probably as much through our stubborn skepticism as through our stubborn self-deception.<br /><br />Though the most important thing is to approach all beings, as you suggest, with respect. *smile*Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-338998717435182372013-02-21T16:14:09.889-05:002013-02-21T16:14:09.889-05:00Hi Cat,
Trees have been speaking to me since I wa...Hi Cat,<br /><br />Trees have been speaking to me since I was small. They do not speak English, but they often seem to be saying, "Be still! You animals move too fast. Dig down, drink with your roots, feel the wind in your branches."<br /><br />Here in the redwoods, roots can extend a quarter mile from the trunk of the tree. I have sometimes had the experience of hearing a tree clear its throat (a very loud non-sound!) to speak to me before I can see it.<br /><br />When my husband and I were dating, I taught him to listen to trees. He finally overcame his skepticism and was merrily getting to know all sorts of trees when a chinquapin (small but very powerful) threw him several feet away from it.<br /><br />So it's always worth approaching a tree with respect. Some species tend to be friendlier and more approachable than others. And, yes, some trees are very LOUD.Heather Madronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663768419522391410noreply@blogger.com