In the Deathliness of Space
October_2009, Spirituality, Deep Ecology, Tree Puja Helen Cushing October_2009, Spirituality, Deep Ecology, Tree Puja Helen Cushing

In the Deathliness of Space

Day 39 of my tree puja. With her spring blossom comes a fresh, enlivened energy and magic. My relationship with the ritual and the tree shifts into a deeper, more subtle and intimate place.

...bunches of petals have emerged from wood, a common miracle. She surrounds me. I squat, eyes closed, hands joined in prayer; I think towards her.

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I knew that something had changed
July_2009, Spirituality, Deep Ecology, Tree Puja Helen Cushing July_2009, Spirituality, Deep Ecology, Tree Puja Helen Cushing

I knew that something had changed

Day 21 of my tree puja. Sensing shifts in the tree’s energy according to the seasons was a remarkable aspect of the tree puja. Our urban, house-dwelling lives have desensitised us to this subtle knowledge. Reconnection comes with the routine of ritual.

And I knew that the tree was preparing for Spring, that its blood was starting to flow and its buds to swell.

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