Have you ever thought that trees can speak?

Sorry meant to type Darkwing not Darwing brain going faster than my fingers again eh! I'm glad I still manage to surprise you at times LOL Really hope we still get to meet up later this month when I'm in your area, I'm sure it will be very intersting. I'm due down on the 14th but will PM you next week with my number so we can arrange where to meet. Ellie :D

hi ellie-i am glad that you found darkwing and balarsi's input informative and it is interesting how you also feel so close to the willow tree they are so full of healing and magical powers no wonder you feel close to ityou are also right that all trees have spirits,they are the spirits of the woods and speak to you too-you do surprise me at times with your answers its very interesting to know about your celtic ancestory too-thanks for your response blessed be you friend littleowl

hello 'pinky-thats very interesting, and i'm glad you found the way a tree can speak to you-they do here you just as many other people an things that have happened around them time and time before i have a friend who does the same and gets responses from her tree also. to be amongst the peace within your soul just being in nature does make you feel rejuvenated it does me and whenever i come back from a long walk from being in the woods or over the fields i feel refreshed and happy-thanks for rating my discussion and thanks for you response

oh wow!! fantastic you live just up the road from me! now am excited had better calm down myself-that is amazing though-whew-back to discussion.. yes i am a pagan and yes do keep a BOS-round the back of my house there is a field where there is hazel oak silver birch alder rowan and a willow trees but one part is specially woody that is where the hazel tree is and i more often times than not ask to be 'allowed' through when i reach the hazel as i feel the spirits are asking me to-each day the sounds and feelings are different yet alike as i take my dogs for a walk round there,the times are normally around noon 3pm and at night about 9pm and thats if i feel its 'right' to take them at that time then but the spirits and energy are quite powerful even though it is a small part-i have one silver birch tree that when i can i sit under and listen to the soft whispers coming from it etc i get so much peace from yet never have known why-there are other places i go but the birch is the one i always feel led back to-thanks for your response darkwing-am still flabbergasted you are not far away and Brightest Blessings to you,neighbor!

Firstly, my friend, thank you for BR, as well as this fascinating discussion. The particular trees you mention, as I'm sure you know are very significant in folklore, and I don't mind betting one of these is your birth tree. Would I be right? Mine is the hazel, so I choose to make whatever tools I can, from hazel. Also, where both live, the land has been walked and inhabited by Anglo Saxons in Ancient times. They are very possibly our ancestors. Both the silver birch and the hazel relate to Anglo Saxons, which you possibly already know, but I'll explain. We live in an area which was once covered by St. Leonard's forest... it stretches from western parts of Kent, across Sussex and parts of Surrey, to eastern Hampshire. Naturally a lot of the forest still stands, and we still have areas of woodland and ridges, which were here in Saxon times. Now, on to the trees. The hazel, being my birth tree, is quite a powerful tree for me. It is in fact, a member of the birch family and one of the nine sacred woods. The English name for this tree derived from the Anglo-Saxon haesel, meaning cap or hat, thus referring to the cap of leaves on the nut on the tree. The tree's wood has long been used to make staffs, for Druidic ritual use and for medieval self defence, staffs favoured by pilgrims, or to make shepherds crooks and everyday walking sticks. Its magickal qualities include wisdom, poetic and magical inspiration (and guess what... I write poetry! lol), and also aids in connection to the spiritual world. I can well understand your need to ask its "permission" to pass. The silver birch is connected mainly to love and fertility goddesses, such as the northern European Frigga and Freya. I am Seax-Wiccan, so these goddesses are relevant. Eostre (from whom we derive the word Easter), is the Anglo Saxon goddess of spring and was celebrated around and through the birch tree between the spring equinox and Beltane. Birch trees were often used as "maypoles", and a birch besom was often used to sweep out the negatives from a sacred space, or home. Thus, with Eostre, and the besom, this tree is related to new beginnings, and the emergence of spring. Maybe this is why you feel so comfortable with it, or maybe it's your birth tree as the hazel is mine, or the goddess aspect of it. I would love to experience your part of our ancient forest sometime. I have been to your village a few times, and I often enjoy a walk on the South Downs, between Ditchling Beacon, and Chanctonbury Ring, but shorter distances. I always start from a different vantage point and take a section at a time. When I'm on the Downs, I can experience the Sun, the Moon, and the four Elements all at once. Turn south, and you see the Channel, north and you can see the beauty of the Earth, across the Sussex Weald, you feel the wind (Air) through your hair, and the heat of the Sun represents Fire, and that's all history aside. I find it's a great place to find one's inner self and to rebalance when you find yourself tilting. It's such a peaceful place. Going back to the trees, there are horses and coaches connected to Chanctonbury Ring... I wrote an article on that in AC, if you'd like to read it. I think the ghostly part was part II. The link is... http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/50436/darkwing.html ... and you will find the article is the sixth one down. You might find that, and other tree related articles in there interesting. If you'd like to join AC, then I'll be happy to send you my referral URL, by PM, but I won't force that upon you, of course. Wow... it's time I stopped writing this book, my friend. I'm just so elated that you, my neighbour, and a pagan toboot, has crossed my path, that I could talk for hours. I would love to share some "tree time" with you someday, but sometimes, it's a personal experience where you get more results if alone. Blessed Be, my friend. Talk with you soon.

no. i never thought that trees could speak.but i di think that parots could speak and have an actual conversation. i had a wild amagination as a kid. i guess i watched to much cartoons.i also thought the moon was made of cheese . funny huh.

hi munhozmib-thanks for your response-i can understand why you have found it hard to understand how trees speak to you,as you say try it find a place where it is quiet and go to a tree that you feel comfortable with,sit by it and just listen to the wind in the branches,hold the tree and close your eyes and see what comes into your mind,or just feel the energy it gives you-you could sit and ask it questions see how the tree reacts to them-have a go you may be surprised!-blessings littleowl

Hello! Actually, the hard thing is to find a quiet place with trees. I'm usually with people around me, never alone. But when I do, I'll try it. It can take months for me to be alone with a tree, haha! Thanks for the advice.

hi daffodil-i am glad you find this interesting if you look at my reply to munhozmib just above you try some of the things i have said to him and see what response you could get-blessings littleowl

hi samantha' thanks for your response it is true what you say but i also find that nature has a lot of things to tell us too-blessings littleowl

hi 'morgan that is true-you can have pictures of memory from the actual tree that you are 'in tune 'with as they can tell you a lot about the land around-in that way they do speak to you-and you are right about telling your problems to them-at least they don't answer back-littleowl