A Council Tree is a courthouse tree where nature spirits bring issues to be arbitrated by a council of nature spirit elders. The Council Tree is usually surrounded by an open area on at least one side where nature spirits of various types will gather, as the audience....
This Council Tree lives on property that for many decades has hosted a native plants garden center. The tree is the left one in the long view of this area. A Council Tree is a judicial site where the nature spirits bring complaints and issues they need arbitrated and...
Many of you will never make it to Southern Illinois, so here is a view of this charming canyon area and the kindly Grandmothers who oversee the scene. We've been exploring this area in a number of recent blogs. If you were simply hiking through, not on the look out...
You have a whole new category of nature beings to explore at my just added new encyclopedia category - The Ladies of the Realm. The Ladies each have a defined territory where they care for the comings and goings of nature's animals and plants. They oversee the...
Here is a Lady of the Forest - one of the higher level nature beings who guard and protect. She has a heart-shaped face and is holding a just birthing baby bird. The Lady of the Forest watches over the well-being of all life within her realm. This lady is a spirit...
This Council Ring is located at The Clearing Folk School in Wisconsin. The ring is an outdoor stone area where famed architect and school founder Jens Jensen would meet with others to hold council, especially when spiritual or grounding clarity was needed for major...
The Elf realm is very broad and with many variations. These include the delicate small elves, the masked warriors, and the senior leaders. These mature leaders, like many in the human realm, can have a strong muscular commanding presence and are stouter of build. Here...
It is always sad to witness the passing of a favored grandparent. This is no different in the nature spirit realm. This grandmother tree is preparing to cross over and loved ones from many different nature communities are gathered to comfort, support and protect her....
Here I am visiting with Grandmother. Two wise old crones having a chat! Grandmother is a mesquite tree and lives at Signal Hill, an ancient Hohokam site with many petroglyphs, Tucson, Arizona. The site has been occupied for centuries and was probably used for...
Council Trees are nature spirit judicial sites where denizens of various realms can bring their complaints to be heard and binding judgements issued. These are usually large, compassionate, sober trees with images "carved" into them of many different nature spirit...