out of the cage, and say, “I think not, therefore I am.” The
Clairvision style of work invites you to use perception to reach
that stage.
11.5 Trees
Let us resume our practical exercises, this time focussing on trees.
There is a lot of wisdom stored in trees, hence the veneration in
which they were held by Celtic schools of initiation, for instance.
It is significant that the Buddhist tradition insists so much on the
fact that Shakyamuni Buddha reached his enlightenment under a
tree, a ficus religiosa in Bodhgaya. In Australia we have a
surprising tree of the same family called the Moreton Bay Fig
(ficus macrophylla), which looks a bit like a banyan. It is a huge,
magnificent tree, always ready to advise you. If you can find a
tree of equivalent energy, it is a blessing. Whenever you have to
undergo a big inner shift you can sit under the tree and meditate.
And the tree will help.
11.6 Practice
Tuning in is an ability that develops gradually. In the beginning
you are 10% tuned into the object, meaning that you just get a
certain feeling. It is then a question of intensifying the connection
and of wiping out your surface personality through a total inner
silence and stillness. You let the qualities of the object become alive
in you until you reach the stage where you actually become the
object.
In order to develop your capacity to tune in, I recommend that
you practise on various species of trees. Tune in, and learn to
vibrate with them. You will discover that different trees have
completely different energies. Here are a few suggestions on how
to discover the properties and qualities of trees. Our method will
be to explore your own feeling as you tune into trees.
When you tune into the tree:
- Does your energy tend to expand, or does it feel contained?
- Does the tree give you a feeling of softness, or of tough
strength? - Are you getting a yang feeling (active, etc.) or more of a yin
one (receptive, etc.)? - Is the energy of the tree more akin to the earth, water, air, or
fire element?