1) The tree of life represents all of reality. Reality extends past the mundane plane.
2) Speaking only for myself, I am a theist who experiences all of reality—the Tree of Life—as my Goddess: I feel Her in my surroundings, reap the fruits of Her loving care, and experience magic as the Goddess and Her love made manifest.
3) In an attempt to represent and convey a portion of my relationship with the Goddess, I wrote the following liturgy. I also hoped to create a prayer, the recitation of which would help one draw on the bounty that such a generous, all-encompassing deity is ever ready to bestow.
Oh, Tree of Life,
You Who Are Tree Mother, Great Mother,
Great Mother Creator of All beings,
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your roots
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your trunk
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your branches
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your leaves
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your flowers
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your fruits
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
By the power of your sap
please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
Tree of Life,
Your roots, trunk, branches, leaves,
flowers, fruits, and sap
are the source and substance of reality.
You are creator and manifestation both.
Your roots are the foundation of reality.
Your sap runs through all things.
You can accomplish anything.
Please bring me power, joy, and wholeness.
So mote it be!
I love this so much — thank you!
Brooke, I’m so glad. Thanks for letting me know.
Beautiful
paula, thank you so much