It’s a new year, with a new moon in Capricorn. Wishing bright blessings for all, and looking ahead with cautious optimism.
I talked in my winter solstice post about starting to work with the spirit level energy of nature to help our planet. In some of the darkest times in my life, I’ve had to remind myself that every good thing is still a good thing and every single bit of positive energy contributes to a more positive world. The nature stewardship practices that I’ll suggest will be simple, but I hope, powerful as well. I’ll add new practices only about once a month so that anyone interested actually has time to learn and apply the skill. (But I plan to share stories/posts on the topic in between new practices.)
I’m a student and scribe; I’m not highly skilled in working with nature spirits and energy but I’ll be reaching out to my friends and colleagues who are skilled in this area. I’ll also be researching ways to connect with and support, strengthen, and contribute to nature in a metaphysical way. (Since there are already many excellent resources available for working to help the earth in more traditional or non-metaphysical ways.)
A new year and new moon in (earth sign) Capricorn seems like a perfect time to start this endeavor, and a perfect time to begin working with earth energy in one of my favorite forms: trees. (The grand old oak in the images is on the block where I once lived. I felt very fortunate that this majestic tree was part of my life every day for 25 years.)
With my humble credo in mind, I asked my friend (and role model in all things magical, kind, and creative) Diana Stinocher if she could tune in and relay any messages from the nature spirit world. Diana agreed and when she tuned in, immediately heard many voices, the voices of the trees. (Which is why we’re starting with trees, but as I noted, doing so at a new moon in Capricorn is a sign to me that we’re already in the flow.)
The trees asked us to give them the energy of love and appreciation. The trees’ messages was that they have endured much in the past few years with drought, wildfires, and high winds.
So the first suggestion on this journey is to send positive energy, gratitude, and appreciation to the trees in your corner of the world and to any trees that you love. I’m working on getting permission to add a separate blog post with clear instructions on communicating energetically with trees from the book: Chi Nei Tsang: Internal Organs Chi Massage by Mantak Chia, which contains a chapter on establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with trees. It’s really cool and I can’t wait to share it! If I can’t get permission (it seems as though the publisher may no longer exist) I’ll summarize some of the practices and recommend the book.
