fOREST cHURCH —— BBC Podcast by Beyond Belief

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00075jl?fbclid=IwAR24sNHTjBv55ckC-1eZcwMem5WG8ThFwkI6LRKClvP7wm3sDZL0i42OauI

deeper senses, deeper flow,, deeper feeling and connection
different trees represent different things in all religions

Paganism is an ancient religion and people seem to be

radical awe to our relationship to god

forest bathing – out in the woods, cleansing, touching the trees

theres a lot of people leaving the church as its uncomfortable for them and moving to more earth beliefs and spirituality

forest church

people’s stress levels lower in the forest than in the church – science is now pushing this and supporting this

increase canopy cover, decrease prescriptions for depression

immune system improved outside

the forest church is spreading, the movement at the moment with people trying to connect to nature further

trees communicate through the roots, Ewe trees communicate through fungus, they release pheromones to warn other trees about risks and predators and send electrical signals to other trees suggesting maybe they send and communicate with us as well which is why we feel so much more at ease when in the woods, it was where we lived and settled for thousands of years in some parts of the world, we are deeply connected to them!

we live on a very short time scale compared to trees so how can we really know or feel into understanding them, they are different creatures to us, we will never see the result of those trees by one person

we need to stop assuming we are the most intelligent beings on this earth, need to respect all the other intelligence around us

we could not survive as a race without trees

the Rowan tree has much spiritual connection in Celtic mythology is a very important tree, it is always represented as the tree that protects you from magic and holds much of its own magic, sign of magic occurring or protection against magic