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It's beauty hides a dreadful foe, to all who laid the woodlands low.
For Fleabus sits and broods and dreams, and hatches the most dreadful schemes.
His bitterness and anger know no end, and now with all his powers intact,
I shudder, when I think of all the trouble he will cause,
When he decides, his time has come to act.
Patrick W Kavanagh
01/10/2013
Book Reviews
Magical Guardians – Exploring the Nature and Spirit of
Trees by Philip Heselton
This is a book about trees, but a book with a difference, for it acknowledges trees to be wise
beings who can teach us much if we approach them in the right way. This book shows how to
go about it, revealing the origins of our awakening interest in – and love for – trees. Trees
have a spiritual nature, and opening up to this spirit has been a constant feature in human
society. Through practical guidance, this book gives hints on how we can make that contact for
ourselves. The personalities of the ancient trees – our Magical Guardians – are explored, and
the book reveals how we can start to acquire some of their deeper meanings.” This is another
of those can't put it down books, and is great for those of us who already talk to the trees or
for those who are interested in exploring this side of spirituality. Chapters include The Spiritual
Life of Trees, The Tree Spirit in Art, Explorations Into the Personality of Trees, Sacred Groves,
Tree Magic and Ritual. I'm sure many of us feel a special connection with trees, sometimes not
fully understanding what it means and what it can do for us; the talented Mr. Heselton helps to
explain it all.
By Libby Hood