Or choose a special tree, or rock, or even a bird or wild animal. Ask this other being for help and allow yourself complete quiet in order to listen to its message for you. Many of us have special connections to Christianity, or other religions in which an intimate and primary connection with God is most important. It is in these special places in nature that one can find and embrace the silence to hear God speak with us. The voice of God may be carried on the winds or rustling in the branches of the trees if we but stop to ask and listen.
Nature is a great healer and our dearest friend.
She does not charge us for her time nor tell us to go away before we are ready. Michelle Catalini-Stringham has studied ancient healing practices and traveled extensively for 27 years. She is a counselor with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.