Did you ever wonder about the origins of the Yule Log? I must admit I never have, but when I meditated on what to write for this blog article this is what came up. It seemed such an appropriate seasonal subject and also because I am so in love with the magical and mystical significance of trees! As I prefer to get my information directly from source, rather than surf the web I channeled information about the Yule Log. This is what came up when I focused on this old tradition. For ancient people the winter was a time to turn within. There was less to do out there in the world. So it was a time...


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It is official spring is here. The long and dark winter is over and the buds are springing forth. Everything feels vibrant and alive, hopefully including you! During the winter it seems that on the surface nothing much is happening; everything is dormant or in hibernation. Do you ever feel that you are going through a personal long dark winter? Where you are not being as productive as you would like to be? Isn’t it frustrating when you have goals and things that you wanted to achieve, but not the momentum to carry them through? Quiet times can be times of great transformation. Rest...


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Since writing the Midas Tree, my daily meditations include a session on guidance from the tree. I visualize the tree and am guided to look into a particular aspect of character in more depth. Today I was guided to one of the outer twigs in the uppermost canopy of the tree. It reminded me of an antenna, which as I'm sure you know is a device designed to receive or transmit electromagnetic energy waves, such as radio waves. Are Trees Record Keepers? In a recent conversation, Marnie Hancock told me that she believed that trees were the record keepers of the earth. She said they were the planet's...


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What would happen to a tree if it had no roots? The slightest breeze or knock would probably cause it to fall over. Some of the trees in our neighborhood appear to have lop-sided roots, because the construction for the road and sewers blocks their path. A few months ago there was a storm in our neighborhood. The storm was too much for one of these trees and it came crashing down onto one of the neighbors houses as they slept, frightening them and causing enormous damage to their house. Roots Anchor the Tree to the Ground There are reasons why trees have roots. One purpose of the roots system...


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You Are Never Alone In my last post I talked about my plan to make a book trailer for the Midas Tree. Yesterday morning I created a script for the trailer, which I am pleased with. In the afternoon I meditated on how to make it into a film that can be posted on YouTube. I realized I know a lot of people who have expertise in this area and so I reached out to them for tips and tricks on what the next step should be. Feeling Overwhelmed? Then Meditate! Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the enormity of publishing and marketing a book, but my meditation helped me to see that I am not alone in this...


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Every morning when I meditate, I check in with the Midas Tree to see what wisdom it has for me that day. This morning the canopy of the tree was festooned with cobwebs. The cobwebs were glistening with the morning dew and the spiders were busy repairing their nets in the hope of capturing a juicy breakfast. The cobwebs reminded me of my mind busy with thoughts. I have an important decision to make and while my intuition tells me it is a good idea, I have still been analyzing all the facts and figures and weighing up my options, so that my intellect is equally satisfied. When I have a decision...


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The sun is our energy source and gives us life. In the Midas Tree, as in all plant life the sunlight gives life to the tree by providing energy which is combined with water to create sugar to fuel the tree. Our ultimate energy source is God, Supreme Being, the great-all-that-is or cosmic consciousness, depending on what you like to call it. The sun as a symbol for God goes back to ancient times. In fact it has been a central symbol for most spiritual systems in history; for example in ancient Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Nordic, the Incas, Aztecs and other major civilizations. It also...


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Today's Midas Tree Meditation Today in my daily Midas Tree Meditation the sun lit up one side of the tree, leaving the other side in the shade. At the beginning of the Midas Tree, Joshua lives in the garden of color and light and has never known darkness. This is analogous to being in the oneness of spiritual reality. When he first approaches the tree in the book he notices the shade cast by its branches and is curious. In approaching the Midas Tree, Joshua is readying himself for his birth into physical reality, symbolized in the book by him entering the tree. Reality in the Physical World...


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The Midas Tree offers a cornucopia of abundance and many lessons in how to create whatever you want in your life. Sometimes though, like for Belle the bluebird, who hatches a demanding cuckoo chick, we get more than we bargained for. So what can we do when we see something we don’t like in our life creations? The answer is also within the Midas Tree. We need to balance our creativity with an ability to let go. There are many techniques taught in the book about how to do this. One of them is grounding and another is a visualization technique where we simply allow the energy around what we don’t...


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In the Midas Tree Joshua goes to the center of the tree whenever he needs to get clarity. He is taught by the woodpecker how to place his consciousness in the center of his head, which is a place where he can be neutral and non-judgmental about his life and his creations. The center of your head is a place where you can be to gain a birds’ eye view of your life without being swayed by your emotions, your intellect or any other strong drives that come from the body. Go to the center of your head and see the landscape of your life spread before you. What areas are working for you and which are not?...


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