Join with others around the globe to sing to the trees as a manifestation of the presence of the divine here in our lives. As we honor the trees we bring healing to the human lungs and our capacity to breathe.
We recognize our interconnectedness with the natural world and all beings. This practice helps us step into the awareness of the One-ness of all creation. Thank you to the good folks at House of Mica for offering this ritual practice!

You can create your own Last Supper ritual in your own wild sanctuary that becomes especially poignant because of both the archetypal significance of this holy day and the reframing of the Earth as the Body of God.

If you follow the Christian liturgical calendar, you are aware that April 5 is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Holy Week observances. Many within this tradition are familiar with the practice of waving palm fronds during a Palm Sunday service reenacting the triumphal entry of Jesus in the Christian Gospels. With palm branches in short supply, how can you still engage this traditional ritual?

Herbal Prayer Sticks are a way to create the ancestral practice of praying with herbs and smoke. While similar to a smudge stick, these honor the indigenous practicing of smudging while differentiating with plants and trees from your own bioregion.

When I move through the forest by myself or accompanying others within a sacralized worldview, we move in the presence of the Holy Wild. Therefore, the gathering of the tea elements even becomes a sacred ritual. The preparing the tea and creating an intentional space is all part of ceremony. But stretch this out further. Everything becomes an act of ceremony and we all--even the more-than-human ones--become officiants. We become members of ministry ordained to serve our Earth as the Body of God.