Walk in the forest to heal oneself !

[Calz]

All I know is when I look up into the sky and see massive chemtrails ... as much as I agree with the getting into nature thing ... I stay inside ...

I expect it is a tradeoff ... matter of intent???

[Seikou-Kishi]

You are a very special human, Oliver, that's all I can say.
Sooz

Lol, I'm not entirely sure how to take that ;-)

Seriously, thanks though :-)

[Altaira]

We both a house last year in the middle of nowhere higher up in the mountains in Bulgaria. When I saw that house I instantly felt the nature call and when I went there to see it I knew I should buy it. The place is so magical the house is in the forest surrounded with pine trees, herbs and so much life.

[Mark]

You are a complicated soul, and sometimes your tone and delivery can seem cruel and troublesome lol, not to mention Intimidating due to your evident cognitive faculties ;-)

To have such wonderfully enchanting, innocent and simplistic childhood experiences then to enter adulthood with all of its horrors is enough for the most optimistic of souls to become tainted and cynical, myself not excluded.

Nothing can take your memories of that special place and times with those you shared such intimacy and wonder with.

You truly are a beautiful inspiring example Alexander, thank you for taking us to your tree

(Please take this in the spirit it is intended, to p$#s you off! tee hee )

Mark

[Seikou-Kishi]

There's a really kind sentiment hidden somewhere beneath all of that, isn't there? :P

[BabaRa]

My father's love of nature was passed on to my brother, son and I. He especially loved trees because he said their roots we planted firmly in terra and yet their arms reached for the sky.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVq9XPH4rzw



As sung by Paul Robeson

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHekLZD5i4

[Mark]

There's a really kind sentiment hidden somewhere beneath all of that, isn't there? :P

Just taking a leaf so to speak from your book, a spade is a spade and so forth!

hmmmm, more to this observer perspective than i first thought, strange how it translates to a subjective feel... :-(

I suppose its just a relief seeing you remove your armour and showing your real strength :-) Your alright Art!

[777]

You are a very special human, Oliver, that's all I can say.
Sooz

Seconded/thirded etc. I find myself with a slight emphatuation where Oli is concerned, a childlike curiosity for someone I see as more highly evolved and seek to emulate/catch up with...

What an absolute joy this thread has been, thank you Tribe xx

(P.S Mods......"instantaneous decision" cracked me up too!)

[BabaRa]

We both a house last year in the middle of nowhere higher up in the mountains in Bulgaria. When I saw that house I instantly felt the nature call and when I went there to see it I knew I should buy it. The place is so magical the house is in the forest surrounded with pine trees, herbs and so much life.

Altaira, that's an amazing piece of property. I see why it called you. Do you live there year round?

[Fred Steeves]

Great thread Tribe! I'd never heard of Shinrin-yoku before, but after reading your post I know exactly what you and that practice are talking about. Altaire, that's an awesome piece of sacred land you wound up hooking up with. Oliver, can you get a pic of that tree?

There really is something to this, that I wouldn't have imagined before moving to the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains here in Eastern Tennessee almost a year ago. It makes me all the more appreciate the place Modwiz has created for himself out in the woods, and I can also well understand Church's need to escape the city scene.

We were introduced to this house and land in much the same way Altaire was to that beautiful place, and it's very difficult to say whether it found us, or we found it. Probably a bit of both. When we moved up here on a wing and a prayer last spring, there was no way in hell we were supposed to wind up with, financially speaking, anything even close to this 9 acre (3.6 hectare) bastion of virgin forest. Not only is there the spirit of the place itself, but also the lingering spirit of the former owner who cleared away for the house and long driveway (a lot by hand), but had the fallen trees milled on spot to also build this house with. For 15 years he put his heart and soul into making his vision a reality, so that die hard spirit permeates whether indoors or out.


So the forest...


The Aether here is heavy with lingering ancient impressions, and in the ground you can feel the Earth's thudding heartbeat right up through your feet. This land asks for nothing but basic care and respect, and in return it will give all that you are capable of accepting. It's quite something really and I think, no I know, that it actually delights in this interchange. There are certain things you can learn from say, Google search, from books, from other people etc., but there are more nebulous things that you have to patiently search the four winds for. The 'four winds' blow strong here.

This land will 'speak' to you in very subtle ways, often times with nothing more than a light breeze rolling through the trees, or the timely chirp of a bird. So we have this pond area that I walk the muts down to every day, and it's a very powerful spot. Reflections in that cold mountain runoff water tend to have something new to offer with every ponder, and I very much enjoy the daily dog walk over there, and watching them enjoying it as well.




If you turn around towards the driveway, this is how it looks:





A huffing hike up the ridge which is our back yard, is an outcropping of old mountain rock I refer to as "The Patient Ones". The energy is strong there as well, and come spring I also plan on doing a little caretaking up there. Once that's done, there should volunteer a fine (semi) flat spot right in amongst them for a little fire pit, a nice sacred spot for camping out and just communing.





And "The patient One's" point of view looking back down the other way. The roof of our house can be seen just lower left of center:





The difference between places like these and anywhere *near* a city is nothing short of astounding, and the same can be said when you find yourself where you're supposed to be...



Cheers,


Fred

[Seikou-Kishi]

Wow Fred, that place looks wonderful. It's going to look wonderful when the land grows its hair out in spring :-)

As for my own... I don't really feel comfortable photographing it. It took me long enough to mention that it's deciduous; I didn't even mention the type of tree. It feels too indiscreet. This probably makes no sense outside my strange little world.

By the way, those are some nice dogs you've got. The one on the left looks eager for action and the one on the right looks like the most contented dog I've ever seen, maybe like he got into your stash? Lol. The one in the middle is the spitting image, in dog terms, of King Charles.

And Altaira, that looks wonderful. I can understand why you love it.

[BabaRa]

Great place Fred. . . would love to see it both in Spring and Fall.

And how in the world did you get those 3 handsome dogs to all sit still at the same time? . . Now, that takes a real wizard.