One Woman's Quest to Save Wild Trees
In the late 1800′s, Chief Seattle, the Chief of the Suquamish Indians, wrote a letter to the U.S. Government. Here are a few words from his letter. “…What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted with [...]
Luna is the name of the ancient redwood tree in California where Julia Butterfly Hill lived for two years. Luna is also the name of my cat. I’ve learned much from both “Lunas.” Some from my cat include sticking your face into the morning air to sniff the bliss of the new day, roll [...]
With this post I’m dipping into the inspirational, mystical and poetic tree world of Jean Shinoda Bolen, author, activist and Jungian analyst. Her 2011 book, Like a Tree, How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet roams through a forest of topics, beginning with her grief over her neighborhood association’s chopping down of [...]