Trees and Wishes - The Tradition of Hanging Wishes on the Wishing Tree

These wishes, which usually start with 'I hope', always contain hopes for the future.

Every wish is actually a potential of the future.

If you have a dream or wish for the future, know that it has landed in your mind because it is one of the possibilities in the future. But there is also the voice of our soul, which exaggerates these possibilities and turns them into greed. The first thing we need to know about wishes is that they are simple and sincere. It should come from the heart, free from the influence of the soul, and pure.

In fact, we have been using methods for a long time, but we are not aware of what we are doing. For example, we make mud forms accompanied by prayers, it is a custom. Or all local cultures have a tradition of tying cloth to trees that we all know. Are these just superstitions or signs of ancient wisdom whose secrets have been forgotten? Now let's take a slightly broader perspective on how physical actions affect the spiritual world with spiritual laws.

The Tradition of Tying Rags to Trees

This tradition is inherited from shamanism. Interestingly, this tradition exists in almost every society. So what does that mean?

When we get to the essence of this tradition, the trees that are tied with rags are not ordinary trees, they are old trees that represent "wisdom" according to that culture. While the trees reach the earth with their roots, they also reach the sky with their branches. Therefore, they were seen as an intermediary between heaven and earth. Indeed, trees provide a spiritual balance of celestial and terrestrial energy. Moreover, we see this on our physical plane as well. It combines the energy it receives from the sky with the water it receives from the ground, while producing food for itself, it also provides us with oxygen, which contains life force. This energy cycle is two-sided with the logic of “what is above is like what is below”. It is both spiritual and physical.

The ancient wisdoms tell us that the trees receive the wisdom of the earth. As such, it used to be quite important to talk to a tree and share its wisdom. It was even believed that he answered. Or, when we hug a tree, all our energy is balanced. Try this, lean your back against an old tree and try to get in touch with the tree's consciousness, as you breathe in and out, touch the tree's spirit. You will experience that tremendous feeling. We can see trees as energy transformers of nature. Again, according to the Chinese energy teaching, trees are very important in the production of "Qi" energy.

That's why it was believed that if we whisper wishes to the spirits of the trees, the trees will carry it to the universe and the earth, so the energy is "connected" to the tree by saying the wishes. The physical bonding process is also used to bind spiritual energy. When the energized cloth was hung to the tree, the energy was transferred to the tree and the tree was expected to carry it to the universe.

Wishing Tree Method

In this method, it is also a method used by the old sages spiritually. Basically you need a bark and a sapling. This application is done as follows:

• Write your wishes on the tree bark. (usually three wishes are not exceeded because three is a special number) Then hold the bark in your palm and visualize the "final state" of whatever is desired and transfer it to the bark by transforming it into energy. Then visualize the bark glowing with charged energy. Meanwhile, instead of making a certain wish, you can do this for "spiritual growth". Ancient shamans used this method mostly for spiritual growth.
• After enough energy is loaded, this bark is buried at the bottom of the sapling. The tree used here is generally believed to be sacred, such as olive, oak or sycamore. You can use whichever tree sapling is closest to you. The aim is to reach the energy in the core of the tree sapling.
• After these procedures, the hands are held on the tree sapling and the tree is addressed: “The tree that comes from the fertility of the soil, I convey my desires and wishes to you. Open my soul to your wisdom. My wishes grow as you grow, my wishes reach the universe as you rise. Or afor spiritual growth: “The tree that comes from the fertility of the soil, I am passing on to you a piece of my soul. Open my soul to your wisdom. May my soul grow as you grow, let my awareness rise as you rise". Here, call the tree sapling as you feel. Now it is a friend of you, a part of you.
• Continue meditating with it for a few more weeks. At the appropriate time, go to a forest area and bury your tree sapling. Leave your wishing tree in the tender embrace of mother earth.

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