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I consider my path to be nature oriented. To me it means that I work through the natrual world around me and recognise it as an extention of the Old Ones. Where as a "ceremonial" or "traditional" path often works with ancient symbols and/or the names of specific pantions of gods, "nature oriented" paths are often more fluid, shamatic, or based on observing the local lifeforms.

I mean that it is something to be honored to be taken care of and given respect. That in it’s own way it has a divine quality to it.


Mostly it’s like building any relationship, I start slowly by going to that place, spending time there, taking care of it (cleaning up litter, burying dead things). Then working up to meditating there, concentrating on the places unique properties, then make an small altar out of what is there naturally and make offerings that would suit the unique energy of the area. After doing that for a while (6 months to a year) I meditate to contact the guardian spirits there and start to build a relationship with them.


Yes actually I have. I am not sure if it is because the energy of the people who have come there has mixed with the inherent energy of the land there or if it is simply that the land has always given off that energy and drawn that type of energy to it.


Yes, though my reasons tend to not follow any of the charts or pre assigned purposes I have seen in books. There was a willow I worked with for healing, after it was taken down (something that saddened me to no end) I started working with an oak for healing, prosperity and knowledge (anything to do with my path or education) there is a maple I work with for calming and grounding the list goes on.


Yes, they can. I didn’t mean to imply they didn’t. I was trying to get across that I don’t see them as separate beings that direct nature, they are nature so they direct themselves.

I really like that thought of a nature oriented path. I have been thinking that maybe my Underworld Tradition could be considered nature based.