Talking to Trees

[domokun1212]

Just curious here, does anyone talk to trees?

when I was younger (primary sch) I developed this habit of going alone into forested areas and just talking to the trees. I imagined they are my friends and they have their own feelings too. If I stay very quiet I can feel the energy from the place. Its like a almost imperceptible, soundless music that hums and vibrates through my body. The feeling swells in me until I am sure it is the primal resonance of the land... It feels scary but also very human. Like a very 原始, ancestral feeling.....

If you have felt it before you'd know. And I'm sure I'm not the only one because I spoke to an angmoh who had the same sort of experience too.

Theres this lane in the botanic gardens where the two sides are flanked by old, towering trees. They are like old men with the ferns and moss on them being like beards and moustaches. I made it a point to visit ever so often. And whenever I do so, I am sure to greet them.

"Hello! I'm back now!"

 

[bobafettup]

Trying to get downgrade is it?

 

[buttbERry]

this is not common

 

[domokun1212]

Trying to get downgrade is it?

no lah
But I imagine it could be like a holdover from evolution?
like some sort of residual 'memory'.......

after all, last time (100,000 years ago?) the whole of Asia/earth was mainly forest and jungle. Our ancestors would have walked the land in search of food and hunting

maybe a speck of that is still embedded in the human consciousness?

 

[magnus]

 

[domokun1212]

this is scary haha
but yes its the vibe I'm talking about.
There is this energy in the environment.
And you can feel it.

 

[ouroboroso]

I believe plants and trees have consciousness but they probably perceive time somewhat differently due to the biological differences between them and animals. They are also more connected to one another (shared consciousness) than animals are between individual units.

 

[tuxguy]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...-cry-and-some-animals-can-probably-hear-them/

 

[tuxguy]

https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-out-loud-we-just-never-heard-it-until-now

 

[1982-1994]

I developed the habit of talking to myself whenever I am alone though

 

[domokun1212]

I believe plants and trees have consciousness but they probably perceive time somewhat differently due to the biological differences between them and animals. They are also more connected to one another (shared consciousness) than animals are between individual units.

yes I know it sounds very new agey and mumbo jumbo but something is definitely there

fish in a pond can feel the ripples through the water, even if they don't exactly understand it. I think its something like that being 'in the wild'. The place is alive and it speaks.

 

[lowsesbbfa]

Just curious here, does anyone talk to trees?

when I was younger (primary sch) I developed this habit of going alone into forested areas and just talking to the trees. I imagined they are my friends and they have their own feelings too. If I stay very quiet I can feel the energy from the place. Its like a almost imperceptible, soundless music that hums and vibrates through my body. The feeling swells in me until I am sure it is the primal resonance of the land... It feels scary but also very human. Like a very 原始, ancestral feeling.....

If you have felt it before you'd know. And I'm sure I'm not the only one because I spoke to an angmoh who had the same sort of experience too.

Theres this lane in the botanic gardens where the two sides are flanked by old, towering trees. They are like old men with the ferns and moss on them being like beards and moustaches. I made it a point to visit ever so often. And whenever I do so, I am sure to greet them.

"Hello! I'm back now!"

Have chiu taken chiur meds?

 

[domokun1212]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...-cry-and-some-animals-can-probably-hear-them/

https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-out-loud-we-just-never-heard-it-until-now

this is very interesting. Thank you for sharing

 

[anthonygreenisreal]

i talk to wall

 

[domokun1212]

I developed the habit of talking to myself whenever I am alone though

I've heard of people talking to friends. Like they imagine their friend is right there beside them and they talk to the 'image'.

something related to this is called a Tulpa. But thats delving into paranormal territory.

 

[magnus]

 

[ouroboroso]

yes I know it sounds very new agey and mumbo jumbo but something is definitely there

fish in a pond can feel the ripples through the water, even if they don't exactly understand it. I think its something like that being 'in the wild'. The place is alive and it speaks.

Actually this knowledge is ancient but forgotten. People of the past were more in-tune with nature and understood the language of the trees. In order to communicate with them effectively, one needs to break free from the shell of a "self" so that the shared consciousness can be tapped into.

 

[1982-1994]

I've heard of people talking to friends. Like they imagine their friend is right there beside them and they talk to the 'image'.

For me I just speak up whenever I am alone in my flat

No tulpa/ imaginary friend, just myself

 

[CaiPuDan]

last time got one hong kong movie something about the a murder happened in the forest then the trees became the witness. some devices were attached to the trees to “read” their statements or something.

 

[domokun1212]

Actually this knowledge is ancient but forgotten. People of the past were more in-tune with nature and understood the language of the trees. In order to communicate with them effectively, one needs to break free from the shell of a "self" so that the shared consciousness can be tapped into.

that makes alot of sense. I'm very glad there's mirroring of sentiment here.

the feeling was much stronger when I was a child. It would well up and grip me; I would get scared by it, but I wouldn't run away, either. Its like they understood, too.

Now as an adult I still do it from time to time but maybe the accumulation of worldly 尘埃 makes it harder to sense 'the humming' again.