One evening, long before I canvassed to save trees, wilderness, and vital habitat. Years before I met the folks who founded an eco-village and where I met another fellow soulmate/guide, who later suggested I discover my ‘higher self’ name by sounding it out. I lay there and closed my eyes to wait for a sound to come to my inner ears.
Taking many deep breathes and situating my focus to my third eye frame, I could potentially hear, see, feel, and sound out what to say.
J? K? A? …
A sound starting with letter Y popped up in my mind, and then I finished it off with ‘ou’ and intuited that it would be spelled Yew. That was it* I didn’t comprehend that Yew is a type of tree, and had no clue that it even existed at all! Since I was relaxed and had no expectations and just visualized and followed the path leading me to read about it. I learned that it has very similar meaning to the Holly (my name) tree, and even more perfect with synchronicity, my birthday is on Halloween during Samhain. Read how this all links together below:
The yew tree is traditionally known to be resilient, strong, and hearty. Some of the oldest living yews are logged at being over 7000 years old. Commonly growing next to churches and within cemeteries, they are known to symbolize protection, healing, as well as life, death, and regeneration after difficult times. The ability of the yew tree to sprout new roots from branches that touch the ground parallels the hope for the utopians to sprout holistic and resilient new developments for the present and future generations, from carrying on the loving duty, This may or may not include self-care, inner-processing, groundedness, health & wealth.
The link between the inevitable death of current generations, and the happy success of the current increasingly needs to be adaptive and responsible in regards to considering the unsustainable nature of our human society, including the rising toxicity and loss of nature itself.
*Picture of a yew bush in Winnipeg.
“How could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes? — Friedrich Nietzsche
The Yew in Yewtopia is envisioned as a protector of the loving intentions of those involved in the greater good, Yewtopia goes far beyond an address, thus creating a strong sense of nature in mind, all around us, alive and well. Just as nature nurturers herself when sick, we must help each other with our connectivity and guidance as a strong humanity.
Just like a tree can stretch and develop a lovely foreground for an evening sunset background. We can be stretched upwards towards the hopeful emergence of enlightening, creative, sustainable, community economic development.
We are striving and growing within the shared space to showcase innate talent, natural beauty, deep truths; Sparking empowering growth & healing journeys.
Yewtopia 