The Book of Tree Paperback – June 19, 2025

What if the universe is alive? When we gaze at the starry night sky, what if what greets our eyes is not just the downstream stuff of some original grand explosion, but the growing, developing body of a living being? If this seems radical, it is only because the big-bang, mechanical universe paradigm is so dominant and pervasive. A little consideration shows that the living being model resolves several persistent mysteries of physics. The idea that the universe is alive suggests that the cosmos, its structures, its order, its ever-evolving nature and its beauty all have a cause and a reason—life. And the purpose of life seems to be to house consciousness. This leads to an even more intriguing thought, which is that perhaps the natural universe is nothing more and nothing less than the architecture of consciousness.What if looking at reality according to math equations and verbal descriptions is not the best lens for seeing reality? If we exist as biological conscious beings embedded within a fractaline universal biology of consciousness, perhaps gratitude and empathic partnering deliver us closer to the truth.Do you yearn for a new vision for our world? Do you seek meaning and a deeper truth? Do you wish to see healing, wholeness and oneness in love? This may be the book for you. The ideas within these pages came to be through introspection, meditation, research of ancient and new forms of spirituality, including Taoism, Lenape, A:shiwi and Swedenborg, as well as through cultivating the practice of listening to nature. The words and ideas explain all but forgotten wisdom into a form that the modern mind can more easily understand. They offer a way of entering into conscious connection with Spirit as Father, and with the spiritual wisdom of Nature as Mother. If we are going to stop ourselves from destroying the Earth, we must reawaken to the fact that she is much more than resources--she is our Mother. Read more