The tree is a mediator between the living and dead. Where a limb is malformed, where her branches twist and wave into one another, or where a wound on bark remains unhealed, all these imperfections are sacred pathways between the realms.

Brunonia Barry
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It is not in the natural order of things that a healthy limb or branch or even a wound on a tree should be considered sacred. Yet, in many cultures, they are. They are passed down through the generations, revered for their connection with the soul of the tree. The idea of trees being mediators between the living and dead is interesting to consider, especially in light of the fact that people often die when they are no longer useful.

Trees are never useless. They are always there to carry on what remains of our lives—our memories—and provide us with shade in our final days.

Source: The Fifth Petal

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