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Imagine a garden that takes you to a "spiritual" place. Does it have a water feature? Water attracts many life forms and gives off negative ions attached to oxygen. When we breath these charged oxygen molecules we feel good. A spiritual garden must have a water element.

A spiritual garden must have an area for contemplation. Perhaps a seat nestled in a private grove of small colorful trees. Or, a bench surrounded by highly fragrant flowers, vines, and Lilies. Each time you sense the odors around you you are stimulating your memory, perhaps remembering the time you walked with a relative and picked some Rosemary and smelled its pungent and unforgettable oily resinous aroma.

A shift in visual consciousness, an awakening of divine intercession, or just a shift in energy that takes away your bodily sensations and stimulates your feelings creates reception to spirit. Therefore, a piece of sculpture, a dominating rock, a low volt light at night illuminating a secret gate can all cause one to focus on the unusual and gain perspective.

Trees are so important they have been revered for thousands of years. Genesis makes reference to the great tree of Moreh. Burials were done under Oaks, and legal disputes were adjudicated under the Palm of Deborah. The mighty Cedars of Lebanon were used for alters and in building churches.

The Tree of Life

• Flooring comes from Red Southern Pine and Oak.
• Food comes from Fruit and nut trees . . . apricots and walnuts.
• Medicine ( aspirin) comes from the Red Willow bark.
• Clothing comes from the Yellow Cedar.
• Shelter---A variety of species.
• Transportation comes from boats made from Oak, Spruce, and Birch. (Birch Bark Canoes)
• Protection comes from the leaves, canopies, branches, and bark of many of our ancient friends.

Every spiritual garden must have evergreen and fruit bearing trees.

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