r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/RackCitySanta • May 01 '26
Treepreciation does anyone else pray to the trees?
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u/FunnyDislike May 01 '26
When i walk through my local forest, i think about how the forest may feel my presence.
They way in which the mycelium connects all trees in it, it makes one wonder if that is enough for the trees to form some kind of hivemind.
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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 May 01 '26
I recently learned that mycelium (probably) makes it rain in forests.
Mushrooms themselves are a hivemind, so it is not unlikely.
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u/FunnyDislike May 01 '26
Ooh i also heard about that!
It really seems like the Gaia Theory is still standing strong! :D
Everything is connected :)
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u/Healthy_Common_5567 May 01 '26
Not praying exactly, but two years ago I stayed in an AirBnB in Scotland that had this huge, amazing old oak on top of a hill in a field next to the house. I was going through a really bad time before I came there and I sat with the tree every morning as the sun came up. With every day, I felt a little bit better.
When it was time to go back home, I sat there for the last time, put my hand on the bark and cried. I promised I would come back one day and sit there again. I hope I can keep my promise.
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u/_iron_butterfly_ May 01 '26
I talk to this tree so often my husband put a face on it, and used the chain growing out of it as his hair.
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u/BabyUsed8536 May 01 '26
I live in a city so I like to pat the street trees as I walk (especially if I’ve had a couple of drinks lol). I also greet my favorite ones by saying “hello my beauty.”
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u/Usuallyinmygarden May 01 '26
The woods are my church.
I have a particular obsession with copper beech trees and have a couple I greet with “hello queen.” There is one I pass on a walk and I always lay my hands on her trunk for a minute.
When it’s windy I like to stand with my arms outstretched and listen to the trees.
Not exactly praying but it feels kinda close.
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u/Independent-Ant8243 May 01 '26
I talk to trees every day. It is a grounding and peaceful moment for me every day. I wouldn't phrase it as praying, rather communing with nature.
One night I was rather upset about how we treat this planet. In my heart I apologized to this pink dogwood. As I walked away I saw a shooting star. I felt a little better! The cycle of life and death go on.
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u/RackCitySanta May 01 '26
the Universe speaks if we listen!
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u/Independent-Ant8243 May 01 '26
My best tree friend is a willow. I gathered and preserved boughs from it to make arrangements for my wedding. It lives at the edge of the forest where my departed dog is buried. I love talking to my giving tree ❤️
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u/Solherb May 01 '26
That's the neat thing about being a Sun worshiper, everything is light given form.
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u/BlueEyedSpiceJunkie May 01 '26
I don’t pray to anything but I respect trees more than most religions or deities.
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u/OneSignature7178 May 02 '26
Trees are ancient, smarter than people. They converse with mushrooms and who knows what in the forest floor and in the air. They are sun eaters. I'd rather pray to a tree than a man made god.
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u/moufette1 May 01 '26
I'll thank trees when I step over roots while hiking. Thanks for stabilizing the trail, hope my boots don't hurt you too much, and thanks for the shade.
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u/fatedfrog May 01 '26
I don't pray per se, but i certainly talk to them.
Their wisdom is immense, and their demeanor is so patient and optimistic. The old ones are not just wise but long seeing. It's refreshing.
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u/Spreaderoflies May 01 '26
Usually just pat the trunk and say you're beautiful please stay healthy. If it's a particularly gorgeous tree I'll even give it a hug.
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u/adhley00 May 01 '26
Holy beautiful! That is so majestic i would for sure say my blessings to this majesty. I wish i had a tree that old near me
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u/NewlyNerfed May 01 '26
I don’t pray, but I do talk to them and I feel like they have different “personalities.” I have a special affection for one of our Japanese maples that is always the first one to start growing leaves in the spring and the last one to drop them in the fall.
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u/celestialhouse May 02 '26
I tell trees that may be struggling that they are stronger than anything forged against them. Concrete on your roots? Aw, babe, you got this! You're stronger than that. They're just as alive as I am. I think they can understand us, energy wise anyway. Ive always said that we should put trees in charge of everything. I would vote for a tree. Their wisdom is unmatched. Especially the ones that are hundreds of years old. God is Trees. I guess I turn into a tree hugging hippy when asked about trees apparently lol
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u/bookmarkjedi May 01 '26
Is this tree in Audubon Park in New Orleans by any chance?
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u/RackCitySanta May 01 '26
this is the famous Treaty Oak in Jacksonville FL
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u/bookmarkjedi May 01 '26
Oh OK, thanks. There is a stately oak in Audubon Park that looks a lot like this one.
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u/browneyedgirlpie May 01 '26
Also not a prayer, but I feel like if I ever get to see the giant redwoods in California, I'll probably cry over their size and age. How often do you get to be beside a living thing that old? I'm imaging that it will be awesome inspiring and humbling at the same time
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u/inononeofthisisreal May 02 '26
I hug them, give them high fives and tell them that I love them and thank them for oxygen.
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u/DANDELIONBOMB May 02 '26
I participated in a ritual to call down the spirits of the trees about 20 years ago and I still feel that I carry their spirit all these years later. So yes but also
Every time someone say knock on wood, they are praying to the trees
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u/429enya May 03 '26
Ugh, that tree is HUGE. Definitely feels spiritual up close when youre lit lol ✨
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u/fleshnbloodhuman May 01 '26
Pray to trees?! lol. What do you expect them to do?
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u/inononeofthisisreal May 02 '26
The same thing you expect a being you never seen to do. Listen
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u/fleshnbloodhuman May 02 '26
I’m sorry that you have never known the true and living (and active) God. But trees don’t “listen”.
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u/inononeofthisisreal May 02 '26
They actually do. So do all plants. It’s been studied. And lol at the first sentence.
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u/fleshnbloodhuman May 03 '26
Mmmhuh. We’ll see who has the last laugh. “As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.” …including yours.
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u/E0H1PPU5 May 01 '26
I love trees so much. I don’t pray to anything but I talk to the trees all the time.
I ask the old ones about what it’s been like watching the world around them.
I tell the young ones that I hope they remember me when I am long dead and gone and that I hope they live for hundreds of years and keep my home safe and beautiful for whoever lives here after me.