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When
we tend to carry more than we should, we feel it in our backs. What in fact
happens is that we have muscles on both sides of our backbone, and when one
side gets tense; the other side gets pulled out of place, thus a back
problem.
Recently
I had been carrying more emotional junk so my upper back “went out.”
I headed for the woods. Walking
slowly and bent over, I walked up to the first very large tree that I came
across. I leaned my back against
the east side of that tree and told it that I need some healing.
I remember mentioning to the tree that it only needed to give me a
little because I would visit other trees in the forest.
The
east side of any tree is very healing. Wendell
Hoffmann, author of several books talked about using the energy of a tree to
heal a lady who had breast cancer. Using
copper wire, he connected her to the east side of a tree for a day.
The next day he came back and did the same thing.
After three days of using tree energy, she had no breast cancer.
(Referenced from Using Energy To Heal by Wendell H. Hoffmann page 79)
After
thanking the first tree, I walked very slowly through the woods and found
another large tree. I repeated
what I had done the first time.
After
that it was time to sit on one of the downed trees and be grateful for the
energy that was all around me. When
one is alone in woods, the energy is a very powerful feeling.
There is very little negative energy in the middle of a woods.
Perhaps that is why so many people are angry, they have lost their
connection to this energy, this life force?
They are depending only on their personal belief system, while
continuing to function in the middle of the negative-energy pool of other
people.
After
doing some communing with nature, it was time to walk on.
Some of the plants had already lost most of their leaves this fall.
Some of the leaves left were so orange/pink or yellow; it flooded the
eyes with a feast of color. I
remember complimenting a 2-foot maple on the gorgeously colored leaves that
she still wore. I asked if I
might have one. She was a very
proud maple as I accepted a large orangy colored one.
I thanked her with the hope that she continues to grow without
interference from animals, which includes the other people that will pass by
her in this forest. Along with
the leaf, I found a feather and that always is a sign that I am welcomed.
Feathers always make me smile.
Having
made most of a circle in this woods, I came across a very large oak tree.
As I leaned up to it, I told it that I only needed a little healing
and pointed out the spot that needed attention.
I stayed there for quite a while comforted by the feeling of that
beautiful big tree. We had
connected so when I left, the discomfort was gone from my back and I no
longer walked slowly or bent over.
For
those of you who have never connected with a tree, I would like to tell you
that it is different than what you might think.
Each tree has a different personality, much like people.
I have been told that each species of trees has a different
personality.
One
time I asked to be connected with the Deva of the Oak tree on our property. (Deva
is a Sanskrit word for Being of Light) I
was told that it might be overwhelming, as it is the largest spiritual being
in our area. Old Oak trees
have a way of overwhelming a person. Their
personality is that of a wise old person.
They get right to pertinent information. The first time that I talked
to a tree, I jokingly said, “I bet you know the secret of life?”
And to my surprise it replied, “The secret of life is to make a
place of peace and comfort for those around you.”
They
all do this but Oak will get right to the point fast.
Maple trees, on the other hand, always seem to be joyous, comfortable
and bubbling over with happiness.
Before
I could leave the woods that day, I had to give thanks for the gifts that
they had given me, not only for the healing but for the nourishment in my
soul. All Plants have a way of
doing that even when you’re not ready.
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