A Taste of A Love Letter to Humankind

Have a taste of this mesmerizing narrative, Chris-James (CJ) Melchizedek channels the voice of an ancient tree spirit delivering a profound love letter to humanity.  What if trees could speak? What ancient wisdom might they share about our forgotten connection to them? 

The tree spirit takes us back hundreds of thousands of years to when the first humans encountered trees as "towering streaks of light." With beautiful, lyrical language, we witness the birth of a remarkable symbiosis between our mobile, curious species and the rooted, wise beings of the forest. The narrative reveals how early humans would make ritual offerings at the base of trees, receiving wisdom and protection in return. Together, these "cosmic lovers" formed a partnership greater than the sum of its parts—humans helping trees affect their environment while trees anchored humans in the web of life.

But this tale is also one of loss. The tree spirit identifies the advent of agriculture as the beginning of our separation from nature. As humans cleared forests to build settlements, they gradually forgot their sacred bond with trees. With each tree felled for human progress, we lost an essential part of ourselves without realizing it. Yet despite this millennia-long estrangement, the message ends with hope: "It is not too late. I say to you humans, recall who we are to each other, remember, remember."

This haunting perspective challenges us to reconsider our relationship with the natural world. What might happen if we remembered our ancient connection to trees? How might such remembering transform our approach to the environmental challenges we face today? Listen to this remarkable story and rediscover a forgotten way of being that could hold the key to our shared future.

This piece is available in Voice Within: a Storybook by Storytellers Edition II.

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