Each of these things that are given to us are the gifts from living spirits. Anyone who has gone harvesting for bark has experienced speaking to and felling the spirit of the tree. It is not a made up fairy tale thing. It is a real thing. We speak to the tree and it speaks to us.
Harvesting is a responsibility to all things.
It is an annual event that reminds us that we have a responsibility to all things. It is an annual reminder that I am only a small part of a big thing that is happening. There are many rules that go along with harvesting. The way we go about doing it, the way we treat the material when done, and the place of harvest are all governed by rules. When I weave my mind needs to be clean.