The Wish of a Dying Tree by Lisa Murray

Eliza Atsma has supersonic powers with plant healing. “This is a story about a 200-year old apple tree in the UK that is dying of a fungal disease, asking me ‘can you help?’ …

The Bramley Tree, she asked that I add my energetic awareness to this message before sharing it with the wider world. So this is a collaborative conversation, starting with the tree’s energy,

“As soon as I connect with her, she is all over me. Her energy is soothing, vibrant, powerful and eager. Yes, her physical body is dying, and that’s okay. All life has a cycle, hers is coming to the end.

She is clear about her cause of death: a lack of flow. The fungus is merely a symptom.

She lacks the flow of connection, wisdom, communion, and most of all she lacks being received.

There are not many ancient trees left around the world to commune with.

Together the ancient mother trees connect Earth’s dragon lines (leylines), creating a communication grid of magnetic fields.

Trees are here for much more than oxygen. They keep the worldwide web of roots flowing. The trees are wisdom keepers and they flow their wisdom forward to the next generations.

As the number of trees is lessening, there is more wisdom and energy available than the young trees can handle or store, making their ‘job’ on planet earth almost impossible.

The Bramley Tree has more energy than places she can share it, and so she aches. For a few seconds, she gives me her full potency. It hurts my body. She knows, and turns her energy down to match what my body can handle.

Therein lies the real problem. Turning down her energy blocks her flow, like a traffic jam. When the earth was covered in big old trees, energetic paths were plentiful and wisdom flowed with ease.” ~ Eliza Atsma

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Last weekend I {Laura Murray} met a very big tree in the Bunya Mountains (Australia). Through Eliza, the Bramley Tree asked me to connect her with that tree as she needed a physical ‘bridge’ to make the connection.

With so few Mother Trees left, they cannot reach each other via their roots anymore. Yes – trees have families and connections just like we do.

Be with that for a moment… let it sink in.

For me it explains why I get so distressed when I see big old trees being torn down, sometimes thousands at a time.

It’s not just that tree. It’s the wisdom that is lost, the planetary connections no longer possible, and the tree keepers that are now homeless. The unseen impact is far greater than we have acknowledged.

There is a new cosmic grid being formed and, if you’re still reading, chances are you are part of its creation. This new grid will do some of the work of the Mother Trees (nature is infinitely adaptable!).

The wish of this dying Mother Tree is that we assist all trees to become connected to the new grid by letting them know it exists.

We are amazing connection points and, since our bodies can move around the globe, our willingness to travel is essential to establishing the connection of the grids.

(Side-note – for the past 18 months especially I have been acutely aware of my role in connecting trees and forests to each other energetically – my events are a small part of my travels).

*** WHAT CAN WE DO? ***

The Bramley Tree made a formal request of Eliza to formally request that I would pass this information on to anyone (and everyone) who can receive it.

You may think I’m crazy. Or you may be ready to commune with trees in a totally new way.
I gently ask you to let your Wild Heart take the lead. Don’t think – BE. Connecting with the grid / trees (earth / elementals etc)

The Bramley tree asked that we begin to connect up the trees we know, with a new cosmic grid
that assists the trees to manage the energetic wisdom they are guardians of. Please don’t overthink it. A simple ask is all that’s required…

“Do you know there’s a new cosmic grid for tree wisdom? You can connect if you’d like to!”
Clearing the energetic projections:

It is very helpful to clear the energy from a tree and its species before you have a deeper conversation. Many trees and plants have been labelled ‘useless’ or ‘pests’ – and they cannot function at their full capacity under the weight of these labels.

Please be the energy of these words as you speak them to the tree (can be silent or aloud!)

“Will you dissipate, dissolve and release all projections, rejections, separations, judgements and expectations that have been put on you (and all of your species/type), for all eternity?”

Thank them for their willingness. You may sense a lot of energy moving! Just be present until it dissipates. The tree/building/animal/elemental knows what to do from here…

By doing this at the *start* of your connection with the tree (etc) you create a clear path for your communication. Otherwise you may find yourself communicating with a ‘lesser’ version of the being you are engaging with.

1. Connect with the trees around you. Let them know about the new cosmic grid that is here to assist them in their work. As soon as new trees become aware of it, the energy will sort itself so that no tree gets more information than they can handle individually.

2. Plant more trees. For the love of this planet, plant trees everywhere you can. It will help the underground wisdom network enormously.

3. Gently touch the trees that you come into connection with. They desire to gift you energy and wisdom so that you can increase your communion with the planet.

4. Every time you meet a big old tree, ask it if there is anything you can do for it… you may be wildly surprised!

5. Befriend the tree keepers whose trees have died – they are elemental beings who no longer have a tree to ‘keep’. Engage with them energetically – together we can go far.

6. What else do YOU know? What capacities do you have? Commune with the trees and ask them to show you…

This is a conversation for all of the earth mystics in the world. Let us bring connection to each other and the trees.

Nature has spoken.

Reference: https://gatekeeper.org.uk/2020/07/the-wish-of-a-dying-tree/

7 Years Ago Today

This is the beautiful Scots Pine I used to visit regularly when out walking my dogs.

Scots pine is an evergreen conifer native to northern Europe. Mature trees grow to 35m and can live for up to 700 years. The bark is a scaly orange-brown, which develops plates and fissures with age. Twigs are green-brown and hairless.

There’s not much folklore associated with the Scots pine, although there is some history of spiritual significance which can be traced back to Celtic times. It is thought that in England, Scots pines were planted around farmsteads as windbreaks, and clusters of pines growing along old droveways helped travellers find out where they were going in inclement weather.

In 2014, the Scots pine was voted the national tree of Scotland.

Scots pine timber is one of the strongest softwoods available and is widely used in the construction industry and in joinery. It is used in the manufacture of telegraph poles, pit props, gate posts and fencing. The tree can also be tapped for resin to make turpentine. Other uses include rope made from the inner bark, tar from the roots and a dye from the cones. Dry cones can be used as kindling for fires.

Scots pine is susceptible to red band needle blight, root and butt rot, needle cast disease and pine stem rust, which leads to cankers and distorted branches. The pine tree lappet moth can cause serious defoliation of Scots pine and may threaten pine forests in Scotland.

Britain’s Lost Trees

Glimpse at true scale of Britain’s lost trees: Study of 1850 and 2021 maps from small plots in Essex and Suffolk reveals more than 600,000 ash, oak and elms have been lost to modern farming.

* Volunteers for the Woodland Trust studied Ordnance Survey maps from 1850s against recent aerial images
* They found only 51 per cent of 1.2 million trees mapped in Eastern Claylands of Essex and Suffolk survived
* Trees outside woodland (TOWs) inspired artist John Constable, who painted sprawling landscapes of area.

A remarkable study of maps from Essex and Suffolk plotted more than 170 years ago has revealed how 600,000 British ash, oak and elm trees have vanished since the onset of modern farming.
Volunteers enlisted by the Woodland Trust studied the mid-19th century Ordnance Survey maps and digitised the locations of more than 100,000 trees standing outside of woodland in the Eastern Claylands.

These were then compared to recent aerial images from the 5,000 sq km landscape, with researchers finding only 51 per cent of the 1.2 million trees mapped in small groups or alone on fields and boundaries had survived to the present day.

Around 84 per cent of scattered field trees had been felled or died, and more than half of oak, elm and ash trees standing on boundaries had vanished since the 19th century.

Researchers noted that the disappearance of more than half of these trees suggests this trend ‘is likely replicated in other UK landscapes, particularly those with similar histories of agricultural intensification.’

The State of the UK’s Woods and Trees report added: ‘The loss of these historic trees is concerning as they represent the loss of the particularly valuable veteran trees that they would have become had they survived.

‘The high loss of boundary trees, and particularly scattered trees, which were rare even in 1850, highlights the risk faced by these types of TOWs [trees outside woodland] and the specific habitats and benefits which they provide relative to those present in small groups.’

The report said: ‘TOWs act as refugia for wildlife within otherwise hostile landscapes. They enhance biodiversity by providing resources including shelter, sites suitable for feeding and breeding and equitable microclimates.

‘Perhaps most importantly, TOWs contribute to landscape connectivity by facilitating the dispersal of organisms between otherwise isolated woodland patches.


‘This has numerous ecological benefits, including countering genetic problems associated with small populations, allowing the colonisation of patches where species are absent, and facilitating the spread of species in response to climate change.’

The conservation charity added that an increase in the size of farm machinery and the amalgamation of small fields and farms have contributed to the clearing of many trees and hedgerows in England.

Other causes given for the decline in tree populations were historic and emerging diseases, such as the fungal disease ash dieback, modern hedge management practices and ‘high browsing pressure’ from deer.

The Woodland Trust concluded that greater levels of protection were needed for boundary trees, such as lines of trees and hedgerows, alongside individual, scattered trees which inspired paintings by British landscape artist John Constable.

It said: ‘This can be achieved by grant support for their retention and good management. These trees can be perceived as challenging to owners and managers who currently bear the cost of their maintenance and may require greater advice and assistance.’

The Eastern Claylands of Essex and Suffolk is a largely agricultural region, known to be the inspiration for many of John Constable’s famed landscape paintings of the mid-19th century.

The self-taught artist, born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, is best known for sprawling paintings of his home county which proudly captured ancient hedgerows, small clusters of trees, woodland and stunning river valleys.

Eastern Claylands has one of the highest concentrations of medieval woodland pasture and parkland in England despite the fall in tree concentration, the Woodland Trust said, with a third of its 36,000 hectares formed of semi-natural ancient woodland or plantations on historic woodland sites.

However, the report found that the number of ancient woods under threat from development in England has recently risen to 1,225. At least 981 woodlands have been ‘permanently lost or damaged’ since 2000.

Reference- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9469577/Study-1850-maps-reveals-600-00-trees-Englands-fields-lost-modern-farming.html

Words Fail Me

When Mozart was 8 this tree was over 40.
When first Steam Engine was patented this tree was 50.
When the Wright Brothers flew the first motorized plane this tree was 180.
Now at aged 300 it was felled for a service road for HS2
Words fail me.

~ David Attenborough.

Happy Easter Blessings

Radagast by artist A. Gokhan Gultekin, Istanbul, Turkey

“I was born in 1985. I am a Turkish Language & Literature Teacher and also an illustrator. I worked as an illustrator for T-shirt companies, several fine publishers and comic magazines.

Most of my works I get inspired of; mythologies, native cultures, folk tales, horror & fantasy literature. Also improve myself in character design and background (mostly ornamental and structural) design. My favorite illustrators are; Charles Vess, Brian Froud, Ivan Bilibin& Alphonse Mucha”.

I can find no further resources online since 2018 for this talented artist.

Happy Ostara Blessings

Wood Sculptor ‘Kendal Throne’ by Andy Levy In Kendall’s Fletcher Park, Cumbria.

A THIRD generation craftsman has used a chainsaw, chisel and his wood sculpting talent to create a throne seat from the stump of a beech tree blown down in Kendal’s Fletcher Park, 2012.

Former Kirkbie Kendal School student Andy Levy, 34, was asked to design and make the sculpture by private tree consultant, Chris Raper.

“I worked with Chris when I was a tree surgeon, so he knew about my wood sculpting, which was then just a hobby,” said Mr Levy.

“As I now have my own sculpting business this project was a perfect way to advertise what I can do, while at the same time adding a nice feature to the park.”

The seat features intricate carvings relating to Kendal history, in particular that of the Parr family, who took residence in Kendal Castle during the 16th century.

“I wanted to make a Parr throne which included references to Catherine and William Parr, and the more I researched into the family the more I became interested,” said Mr Levy.

“It seemed a fitting theme because Fletcher Park lies directly below the castle.”

While seeking inspiration for his design Mr Levy visited Kendal Parish Church and discovered William Parr’s tombstone decorated with his coat of arms.

After also seeing the heads of the King and Queen on the arch of the church’s main entrance, he decided that these too had to be worked into his creation.

Other aspects of the throne include Catherine Parr’s coat of arms, and a sword and bow and arrow, which Mr Levy said represent weaponry of the time.

To find out more about Mr Levy and his work, or to read more about the Parr sculpture, visit http://www.andylevywoodsculptor.com.

Reference https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9565017.andy-is-king-of-the-wood-carvers-sculpting-his-talent-at-kendals-fletcher-park/

Book – Trees God’s Hint to Humanity.

If there weren’t a floor where you’re sitting or standing, what would be there? Probably a tree.
Have you looked around lately? TREES are everywhere! Why? Are trees possibly a hint from God to humanity? Annette Palmer explains why she believes they are.
Explore the landscape from a train’s window. Reminisce about your past Christmases, your last walk in the woods, your last drive down the freeway. Fill your thoughts with how amazing nature is. Connect with God like never before through the largest living creatures on Earth, TREES!
“If God were a poet, He’d probably say, ‘Every time you see a TREE, you can know it’s a HINT TO HUMANITY!’”
—Bob Palmer (Annette’s husband)

Excerpt

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to serve God in my weekly
group, the Titus 2 Women Bible Study. The purpose of this
group is manifold, but first and foremost, we come there to
grow.
We come to grow as sound-minded women.
We come to grow as the church and for the church.
We come to grow and be all that we can be according to
God’s design for humans.
But most importantly, we come to grow and learn so that we
can guide others to do the same.
Peter, in the bible speaks to us directly as we grow, indicating
that our growth is through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is everything
and all that we need.
“His divine power has given us everything we need
for a godly life through our knowledge of Him
who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
II Peter 1:3

In a world where relationships, especially marriages, are
increasingly challenging, my weekly bible study is a group specifically designed for women’s unique family issues. Spiritual growth occurs weekly in our discussions. For the past two
decades, my whole ministry has been based on it. However, I’m writing this book to share a completely
different growth. It’s one that leads to an awesome connection – a connection with God through, believe it or not, TREES.

I had a stunning serendipity one season that led to a richer form of knowing God. It occurred when I discovered that He was most likely speaking through what He has made – what was all around us – nature. After reading this book, I hope that you will connect with
God in a newer and richer way every time you simply look outside. Though you will read about other revelations from God Through the world outside, this book largely centers on the
biggest and grandest view of nature: TREES. This might sound wonky, but bear with me. By the time you’re finished reading, you may come to realize, recognize and appreciate what I did: That on Earth, God is blatantly revealing Himself in the loudest way, through one of His largest and most awestriking creations.

Ready for your first WOW?
Three trillion. That’s the staggering number of trees on Earth, according to a new tally that astounds even the scientists who compiled it.

Three trillion is a 3 followed by 12 zeroes, which is more than the number of stars in the Milky Way and more than the number of cells in a human brain. If the new sum is accurate – and other scientists think it is – the planet boasts roughly 420 trees for every living person.

USA Today, Sept. 2, 2015

Here’s your second WOW:
Trees are mentioned more than anything else in the bible besides
God or people. They are mentioned on the first page of Genesis, in the first Psalm, in the first book of the New Testament, and on the last page of Revelation. There is a tree associated with every major event in the Bible like the fall, the flood, the overthrow
of Pharaoh, just to name a few.

Now, a third WOW (but not the last, there more to come!):
Every major character in the Bible is associated with a tree. Here are some examples:
• Noah received the olive branch (Genesis 8:11)
• Abraham sat under the oaks of Mamre (Genesis 18:1)
• Joseph is a fruitful bough (Genesis 49:22)
• Moses stood in front of the burning bush (Exodus 3:2–5)

• Elijah sat under a broom tree where he received a message of comfort from an angel (I Kings 19:5-7)

• Christ is described like a small shoot from a plant or tree (Isaiah 53:2)
• Christ, as the Messiah, is described as a branch (Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15, Zechariah 3:8, 6:12)
• Daniel, interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a tree (Daniel 4:4-12)

The same pattern is in the New Testament:

• The blind man saw people as if they were trees walking (Mark 8:24)
• Zacchaeus climbed the sycamore tree (Luke 19:1-4)
• The disciples gathered on the Mount of Olives (Luke
22:39)
• Paul wrote that Christians are like branches grafted into
Israel’s tree trunk, with roots that help us stand fast and firm no matter what troubles come our way (Romans 11:17-18)
There are more, but enough WOWS! (For now…) How about
instead, a sweet sentiment about God and trees?
Every year, a tree trunk grows an indication of how old it is – one ring for each year of its life. God must really cherish trees. Every year, he gives them a ring on their birthday J.
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I believe trees, are the biggest HINT from God to humanity,
and a most powerful invitation to know Him.

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3

May this book connect you more intimately with the heavens than ever before. If it is truly a brand new connection, then I pray that you will bond for the first time with the Maker of the universe.
Have you looked up lately? His divine power is imbued in every leaf on every tree.

Annette Palmer is an author and public speaker from Brunswick, Ohio. Her passion is teaching the Bible to all ages and especially to womeni in marriage, seniors and children. As a voice major at the University of Southern California, she became a full time private music instructor, teaching voice and piano. She is a wife, married to Bob, a mom to CJ, a Toastmaster, Sunday school teacher, Bible Study teacher and church musician. She is blessed with wonderful family and friends.

TREES…God’s HINT to Humanity?
Annette Palmer
Connect with God like never before through the largest living creatures on Earth, TREES!
ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9781664217577
ISBN 13 (HARD): 9781664217584
ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781664217560

Intelligent Trees – The Documentary

Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? Scientist Suzanne Simard (The University of British Columbia, Canada) and German forester and author Peter Wohlleben have been investigating and observing the communication between trees over decades. And their findings are most astounding.

Now available as Video on Demand on Amazon** and Vimeo**.

For an educational, non-commercial or commercial PUBLIC PERFORMANCE RIGHTS LICENSE please contact info@dorconfilm.com

**50 % of the revenue go towards Dr. Simard’s ongoing research about the communication between trees.

The film centres around the groundbreaking scientific discoveries that Suzanne Simard has been making in the Canadian Wilderness since the 1990s and that seem to be valid for all natural forests around the world!

“Intelligent Trees encourages renewed respect for plant life. The film is easy to follow, keeps an exciting pace and is both intellectually stimulation”, Films for the Earth.
Trees are so much more than rows of wood waiting to be turned into furniture, buildings or firewood. They are more than organisms producing oxygen or cleaning the air for us. They are individual beings that have feelings, know friendship have a common language and look after each other. This documentary explores the various ways that trees communicate with each other- from a forester’s observations as well as through the microscope of a scientist.

The Making of Spoons

Dane Licina from Croatia.

He makes hand carved spoons from storm fallen timber using an axe and a variety of knives. A technique he uses to make the decorative black lines in the wood is called kolrosing.

HISTORY:
Kolrosing (pronounced “coal-rose-ing”) is a very old method of giving fine line surface decoration to wood. It started centuries ago with simply using the tip of ones’ belt knife to make fine decorative cuts – and then rubbing coal dust into it to bring out the pattern. The inner bark of various trees is also traditionally used (barkrosing). Kolrosing is an old Scandinavian tradition, dating back to Viking times and was most often used to decorate utilitarian objects, such as spoons, small bowls or boxes, cups, etc. This is why very few of the old pieces have survived – they were meant to be used.

In Viking times, the designs were more geometric or “Celtic” in origin. These types of designs are very effective and popular today. In the Telemark area of Norway, we find designs which show the influence of rosemaling which use the flower, leaf, and vine forms. Contemporary kolrosing is not limited to traditional patterns – any design which can be drawn with a pencil can be done with a kolrosing knife, from simple borders to animal forms. Use your imagination!

Dane fills his lines in with finely ground coffee and sealed with linseed oil. His painted spoons are hand painted with a milk paint.

What is milk paint?
It’s an environmentally-friendly paint made from simple, 100% natural ingredients like clay, milk protein, lime, and pigment—and it’s water-based. It’s non-toxic, biodegradable, and doesn’t let off noxious fumes. Plus, it dries in under 30 minutes, unlike the 24 hours needed for oil paints. Milk paint is also sold in powder form—you’ll just need to mix it with water to create the liquid paint.

What can I use milk paint for?
Milk paint can be used on virtually any kind of surface—indoor and outdoor—without primer or sanding. Surfaces include wood, glass, plastic, drywall, plaster, and even metal.

To order you can send him a message on his Instagram account or send him an email at danesspoons@gmail.com

https://youtu.be/VbTBeDb1ja8

Reference

https://instagram.com/dane.licina?igshid=75gh1ufy8ili