Tree Meditation




When e'er we stand in a sacred place Beneath the Sun's or Moon's bright face In a circle's rim or shady grove Our spirits go to the Gods we love

Let all our minds go clear and free And form the image of a tree A youthful sapling of the Grove Whose budding branches cast no shade

Around this tender supple youth Are seen its sturdy forbearers' growth Those forest elders strong and wise Who nurture those of lesser size

So close your eyes, and in your mind Become one of the spirit kind Cast off your cares and disbelief And enter tree from root to leaf

Relax and breathe and center well Then let the peace within you swell Until it is a thing profound Now send it deep into the ground

In every little tender root Feel water flow and then transmute The sap will flow through every vein Our links to our ancestors regain

Now let the sap rise in a flood And race to every branch and bud Each extend into the air Each leaf unfold in green so fair

The gentle zephyrs toss each bough And to you calming breaths endow While rays of golden summer light Give warmth and lend their powers' might

Let water rise and fire descend And lively air the branches bend Thus firmly planted in the Earth The elements give us rebirth

Now let the green entwine And form our sacred grove divine With branch and root our circle form And magic from mundane transform

We all are rooted just the same We feel the supernatural flame We drink the water free to all We hear the gentle airy call

Now let us feel our spirits surge And into one great spirit merge To let the Lord and Lady know That we are ready below

And let us all link hand to hand Before all of the Gods we stand And in this hallowed space we start To show all that is in our heart