This is a simple and short vision to help you connect with nature from an inner sense.
Do this vision outside on the land.
Seat yourself at the foot of a tree and lean against it. Close your eyes and be aware of the flame that burns deep within you at the edge of the void. As you focus on your inner flame, a stillness washes over you and you feel all the mumbles and stresses in your head fall away, leaving you in a place of peace.
You become more aware of the birds and animals all around you. The wind blows lightly and you feel yourself soften away from your human rigidity. You turn your attention to the tree behind you and you become more aware of the conscious being that is the tree. The deeper into the stillness you go, the more aware you become of the tree’s life force.
The rhythm of the tree is very different from your own and slowly you find yourself tuning into the tree’s pulse. Your breathing slows and your consciousness starts to shift away from the human rhythm of life. You begin to tune deeper and deeper into the tree and the surrounding land. Your awareness of the outside world falls away as you join with the tree.
You breathe as the tree breathes, slowly and peacefully. The days come and go and you watch as the sun rises and falls. Leaves bud, push out and bathe in the sunlight; you experience the joy as your leaves turn to the sun, drinking in the early morning goodness.
Roots deep within the earth anchor you and the forest around you moves and breathes as one with you. Each individual tree is felt by you, and yet they are all one being. As you breathe out, your breath passes through the forest and as you breathe in, the power of the air nourishes each tree. You are truly at one with the forest.
The power of the land beneath you strengthens you and the stars above you reach out their wisdom to you. With your head in the stars and your feet in the earth all life force passes through you as you mediate between the worlds. Humanity comes and goes, but the forest remains always.
Something calls out to you through the stillness and you become aware of yourself once again as a human. The forest retreats from you and yet the tree is still strong within you. The tree acknowledges you and you vow to honor and guard the tree.
Slowly, the everyday sounds around you filter back into your mind and you open your eyes. For a moment, turn and lay your hand flat on the tree. This tree is your brother, your kin…you have joined through the seasons together and breathed as one. Come back here often and sit with the tree. Join with the tree and leave offerings of food for the plants and creatures that keep this tree strong.
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