Have you ever felt drawn to a particular tree or maybe felt curious about how you might be able to communicate with them? Let’s talk about the science and the spirit of tree communication with none other than our resident green witch, Rachael from Our Infinite Nature. We talked about mycelial networks, intuitive energy exchanges, and everything in between. After listening to this episode, this might change how you see the trees lining your street and inspire you to grow deeper with them.

 

In this episode, we learn:

• [00:00] Rachael’s back for another intuitive talk about trees!
• [03:03] Launching the Intuitive Moon Community
• [04:23] Upcoming  Reiki mentorship program
• [05:36] How do nature and trees support mental health?
• [07:51] Why we feel more “rooted” around trees than houseplants
• [09:47] Can trees actually touch us back? The TikTok tree trend
• [11:27] The science of tree communication: phytochemicals and warning signals
• [13:21] How trees share resources underground via the mycelial network
• [14:52] Give a gift that creates lasting memories with personalized chimes from Wind River Chimes!
• [16:39] AI, bioelectricity & PlantWave technology
• [19:44]  How can we deepen our connection with trees? (noticing, awareness, and intention)
• [22:52] How different people experience tree messages (clairvoyant, clairsentient, claircognizant)
• [26:22] What are the different ways you can build a connection with a tree?
• [29:22] Rachael’s relationship with her “mother trees”
• [31:32] Looking up tree symbolism after following intuition
• [33:51] How nature speaks before you even know what it means
• [36:15] Rachael’s breathwork experience and grounding through a tree
• [37:50] Where did the term “tree hugger” come from?
• [39:16] A simple challenge for you: go notice a tree!
• [42:36] Where can you find Rachael’s socials and her upcoming offers?

 

 

 

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Trees Are Talking, But Are You Listening?

Many of us have walked past a tree too many times, but we might have never really seen it. Who knows, that tree could have tried to connect with you. And if you’ve tried to really listen, what if that becomes the beginning of your relationship with the tree?

Rachel mentioned that the moment you notice a tree, you’re already in dialogue. Trees communicate in so many ways, both scientific and spiritual, such as through mycelial networks underground, chemical signals in the air (scents), and even energy exchanges that sensitive people like Rachael can feel.

 

 

The Science of Tree Communication

Trees aren’t competing but collaborating: For over 50 years, people believed that trees were competing with each other, but thanks to the work of people like Dr. Suzanne Simard, we’ve learned that trees are collaborating and communicating with each other.

Scent as the tree’s language: That fresh cut grass smell that we all know is actually a distress call! Trees and plants release something called phytochemicals when under attack in order to alert their neighbors that something is harming them.

AI, bioelectricity & PlantWave technology: Scientists are starting to learn how to translate the movement of water, trees, and plants into sounds we can hear, or even words. New tech like PlantWave allows people to “listen” to plants by translating their “bioelectrical” sounds, while the Trinity College of Dublin used AI to turn the trees’ frequencies into human language. The future of tree communication could be as techy as it is spiritual.

 

 

How to Communicate with a Tree

Rachael shares her personal practice of connecting intuitively with trees and invites us to try it, too.

• Walk around your neighborhood and notice: This is a very simple way to get started. Try to take a look at which tree you feel drawn to. This feeling of curiosity is what Rachael says is often the first form of communication.

 

• One hand to heart, one hand to tree: Place one hand (usually right hand) on your heart and the other on a tree. Then focus your attention on your hand that's on the tree, and wait until what you feel is like a pulse. From here, simply say, “Thank you for this connection. Please share with me what you want me to know.”

 

• Rooted visualization. If you can’t get outside, you can visualize your own “roots” connecting underground with a tree you love. Imagine your roots growing down into the earth, intertwining with the roots of your tree, the shared breath, the quiet communication beneath the surface.

 

 

Benefits of Connecting with Trees

Being around trees reduces stress and helps you breathe better as it oxygenates your blood. In fact, we have more in common with trees than we have differences. We both have DNA, we breathe, and we have vascular systems. We both have ways of communicating and supporting each other because we both have this type of intelligence.

 

 

Understanding Intuitive Channels (Clairs)

Tree communication usually comes via different intuitive channels, or “clairs,” which differ among people:

• Clairaudience: you hear words or phrases.
• Clairvoyance: you receive visions, images, or colors.
• Clairsentience: you feel sensations in the body.
• Claircognizance: you receive “downloads” of information, a sense of “just knowing.”

For example, I identify myself as a “download” person. I learned this from Rachael’s Intuitive Magic course about these diverse intuitive pathways (there are 9 of them).

Once you start to see trees as relatives rather than objects, as elders rather than just part of the scenery, it really changes how you move through the world.

 

 

Challenge for You: Go Notice a Tree

Here’s our challenge for you: this week, go notice a tree. You can hug or sit with your back against it. Try to observe its leaves, bark, and canopy. You can even ask what it wants to tell you. There’s no “right” way to do this because all you need to do is show up with openness and curiosity.

Then, let the tree do the rest.

 

 

 

Mentioned in our conversation:

• Join Rachael’s Intuitive Moon Community
• Amazing Tree Touching Experience – Join the Challenge! | TikTok
• Book: The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Book: Self-Care for Eco-Anxiety by Rachael Cohen
• Book: Everyday Plant Magic by Rachael Cohen
• PlantWave
• Project gives 200-year-old Dublin tree ‘a voice'
• Growing Joy Episode 277: What Are Flower Essences and How Can They Help Me? with Katie Hess of Lotuswei
• Growing Joy Episode 294: I Found 22 Ducklings on My Roof: A Nature-Curious Story of Trust and Transformation

 

 

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