Traditionally, trees all over the world have played a role in people's lives in terms of well-being, meaning and life questions. Their branches reach to the sky and their roots are anchored to the earth. They not only conduct energy surplus from both sides, but also resonate with these currents. In this way they form a stable connection between heaven and earth and support our much less stable vertical way of life in a calm, even way.

 

The properties of trees have not changed since the Stone Age, but the needs and wants of people have. Maja Kooistra has been researching the properties of trees almost all her life and sacred trees have her special attention. These already existed in the Middle Stone Age and still exist. They play a role in animistic and shamanistic religions, among the Celts and the Germanic people, but also in major world religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. People have apparently always had specific experiences with such trees.

 

Kooistra investigated what these experiences are and how such power in trees arises. She linked ancient knowledge about the use of the landscape to contemporary elementary physics. This led to new insights into the function of tree species and explained a lot about the use of former power places, such as dolmens and stone circles, for which there is no conclusive explanation so far. About fifty examples are given in this book. They show us how many possibilities there are to use their powers.

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Published 2019 (A3 Boeken) - Complete English translation available - Paperback - 256 pages - ISBN: 9789491557453

Rights: World