Ritual to aid in depression

>

> Go outside during the evening (daytime if it is winter...due to

temperature

> changes) and find yourself a large tree. Oak is the best choice, but any

large

> tree will do. (deciduous trees are better than evergreens for some

reason...go

> figure!) Place the palm of your projective hand (right if right handed,

left if

> left handed) upon the trunk of the tree and say something like this to

the

> tree: "Blessed tree, my brother (or sister) of wood, I am in great need

of your

> healing. I feel hollow inside, as my depression grips at my very

heart...I ask

> that you aid me, assist me in healing myself of this...please assist me

to feel

> strong and solid inside, assist me in being happy again..."Now sit down

facing

> the sun and lean your back against the trunk of the tree. As you become

more

> relaxed, feel yourself melt into the trunk, becoming one with the tree.

Feel

> that you have become a branch, full of leafy foliage. Feel the Sun beat

down

> upon you...drink in the Light of the Sun God...feel His Love fill you,

pushing

> your sadness into the tree...fill yourself with the energy of the sun,

and

> allow this to pass through you into the tree as well.You are now part of

the

> tree...you are the tree. Feel the overwhelming Wisdom locked into your

wood,

> your leaves. Feel all that it is to be a tree... Now slowly, feel

yourself

> separate from the tree...becoming human again. Lean forward, and stand.

Face

> the tree, and thank it...If you feel like it, give it a hug! (I do!!!

> hehe!!)You and the tree are now one...you are the tree, and the tree is

now

> you. Love the tree, and care for it...the better the tree is cared for,

the

> happier you will be in the long run! And become one with the tree as

often as

> you need to...(the above ritual) and enjoy! If you ever need to move far

from

> the tree, explain this to it, and give it back the woody feeling inside,

and it

> will give you back the human feeling it has. When you move, find a new

tree...

> Also, if you can, whoever moves into the place you were in, if at all

possible,

> ask them to take special care of this tree...that it has meaning to you.