Forest Medicine
Songbook
Songs of healing and celebration
received from the plant spirits
and other beings of nature
compiled by Scott Kloos
songs without attribution received by Scott
© 2010, 2011 The School of Forest Medicine. Some Rights Reserved.
See back page for more info.
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Contents
Plant Medicine, Medicine of the land................ 7
opening
Yarrow (clearing Song)........................................10
Yerba santa (Smudge Song).................................10
golden smoke comes from the sky.................. 11
protect this tranquility......................................12
Forest in Bloom........................................................14
tree of life.................................................................15
calls etc.
DIG-AH-WAH-NEE-DAY (Redcedar).......................... 20
Ashusha, King of these forests........................ 20
aralia............................................................................21
Mother, bring your healing waters................ 21
MOTHER OF THE FLOWERS.........................................22
Crown of the DAy.....................................................24
WHOEVER WANTS TO SEE (angelica)..................... 25
SONG OF THE PUEBLO MOUNTAINS.......................... 26
Mother come, illuminate (dogwood)............... 28
Air
song of the wind......................................................32
The Condor will arrive.........................................34
we sing to you (Aspen)...........................................35
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elder mother’s song..............................................36
white owl.....................................................................37
fire
ancient Mysteries....................................................40
grandfather Juniper..............................................41
Yerba Santa................................................................42
Yerba santa................................................................43
LIGHT OF YOUR TRUTH (yerba santa)................... 44
ephedra........................................................................45
StarFlower................................................................46
Mother shine your star (dragon Rt.).............. 47
Grandfather of Light............................................48
Water
Mama aralia................................................................52
St. John say wash away..........................................52
Madrona.......................................................................53
Oh Mother Yemanjá.................................................54
Hawthorn receive me.............................................55
Aralia’s River Song.................................................56
Three seeds................................................................58
MESSAGE FROM THE WATER......................................59
CURUPIPIPIAGUA..........................................................60
SILVER EPHEDRA GATHERING SONG........................ 61
I am the water............................................................62
earth
Ashusha (devil’s club)............................................66
The Earth and the Sky............................................67
Omulu............................................................................67
Compassion.................................................................68
Little ferns................................................................69
angelica.......................................................................70
Ganoderma..................................................................72
Darlingtonia..............................................................72
medicine of the mountain......................................73
cascara sagrada (for clearing)...................... 73
closing
The Truth of the forest.......................................76
Water of life..............................................................77
i am the forest (alder)..........................................77
from the forest.......................................................78
The spirits that guide me......................................79
other songs
Medicine Making Song.............................................82
Meal Blessing song................................................83
Plant Medicine, Medicine of the land
These lands vibrate with medicine—a wisdom
and a strength that is available to all. Medicinal
plants are here in abundance awaiting our
return. As physical manifestations of the spirit
forces of the land, they have the potential
of being our most profound teachers. It only
takes a small shift of consciousness, a slight
turn of the dial, to reopen the channels. When
we open ourselves to receive these teachings,
we not only heal ourselves, but we make these
healing forces more available to the earth,
our families, our community, our society, and
all of humanity. We all have encoded in our
DNA the ability to be a part of and receive
information from the life force that surrounds
us. We need only remember ourselves for
what we are—integral components of the
Earth’s consciousness, and we need only
listen to and put into practice the teachings
offered by these divine beings of the plant
kingdom.
opening
Yarrow (clearing Song) 4x
Yarrow, Hey, Yarrow, Ha
Yarrow, Hey, Yarrow, Ha
Yarrow, Hey, Yarrow, Ha
Yarrow, Hey, Yarrow, Ha
Hey Yarrow, Hey Yarrow, Hey Yarrow, Ha
Hey Yarrow, Hey Yarrow, Hey Yarrow, Ha
Yerba santa (Smudge Song)
Yerba Santa, purify this temple
Yerba Santa, purify this temple
So we can cleanse, heal, sing and dance,
and pray
So we can cleanse, heal, sing and dance,
and pray
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golden smoke comes from the sky
Golden Smoke comes from the sky—Hey,
hey
Brings the fire, brings the wind—Hey, hey
To cleanse and to burn—Hey, hey
Golden Smoke come from the sky—Hey,
hey
Open up our senses—Hey, hey
Clarify our thoughts—Hey, hey
Yerba Santa, purify—Hey, hey
Grandfather Juniper to send—Hey, hey
Redcedar, take away—Hey, hey
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protect this tranquility
Protect this tranquility
Illuminate the chiefs of the forest
Blessed by the Holy Mother
Mother Jurema and her princesses
I give praise to my Mother Jurema
She illuminates my heart
She opens my vision with certainty
And secures me in my mission
Bless my King Oxóssi
Bless all of the beings
The time has arrived
For my children to stand up
➣➣➣
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Illuminate the radiance of the forest
Enlivened by the love and purity of the waters
The light of wisdom of all of the plants
The dignity and strength of the trees
Protect these splendors
Firmed in the green of Our Mother Earth
I give thanks to you Grandmother
Mother of the plants for the whole world
For showing me my path
And blessing this mission
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Forest in Bloom
(Grandmother Maria Alice)
Forest in bloom, forest in bloom, forest in bloom
How sublime is your radiance
It is from you that hope comes
For me to trust in the divine alliance
In you lives my hummingbird
You are the house of my most pure love
Forest in bloom, spring of life
You are the eternal balm of every wound
Forest in bloom, you are my Queen
And I so small, I am your little daughter
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tree of life
(Gayle Highpine, 2010)
The sun of morning light
Your life begins to rise
The water rises in your roots
Your leaves awake to face the sun
Your branches to the sky
Spread out to call in the Light
You reach out to receive the birds
The life that sings in your embrace
Your leaves sing to the Sun
Every leaf with its own voice
And all the leaves a single life
And all the voice a single voice
The wind sets free your dance
Lets you show the world your joy
You breathe with all the breath of life
You move in all the breath of Earth
➣➣➣
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Your leaves into the soil
Feeding sunlight to the ground
You feed the body of the Earth
The living body of our birth
Your roots deep in the Earth
Let you reach up to the sky
Your roots are joined with all the roots
Your dream is joined with all the Dream
The seeds of life you sow
The fruits of life you grow
You give home to so many beings
You care for all the life below
You trust the Father’s love
You trust the Mother’s care
You share your generosity
You give your life into the world
➣➣➣
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You live in our houses
You live in our temples
You are the Sun Dance Tree of Life
You are the center of our strength
The sun of morning joy
Your life begins to rise
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calls etc.
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DIG-AH-WAH-NEE-DAY (Redcedar)
Dig-ah-wah-nee-day (4x)
I am a child,
I am a child of yours
Dig-ah-wah-nee-day
I sing to you
To remember everyday
Dig-ah-wah-nee-day
Ashusha, King of these forests
Ashusha, King of these forests
Defend our healing grounds
Protect the holy places
Ashusha!
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aralia
Aralia, the Queen, Mother
Gives me the force
The force of the Mother
MOther, bring your healing waters
Mother, bring your healing waters
Bring your energy, bring your light
21
MOTHER OF THE FLOWERS
(Kathryn)
Ixchel, Jurema (3x)
Mother of the flowers,
Of the fruits and the seeds,
Mother of the buds and branches
You bring your remedies
Mother of the roots
Deep inside of me
Keeper of my health
And my integrity
I call you here
Into the darkness of this wound
In the seat of suffering
Here I call you
➣➣➣
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Into the depths of these sorrows
Where my spirit has fled
Bring your leaves bring your flowers
To my heart to mend
Ixchel, Jurema (3x)
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Crown of the DAy
Gah-weet-kee-san
Tay-watch-a-lay
Father of Life
Crown of the Day
Gah-weet-kee-san
Tay-watch-a-lay
Your sunrise breath
Opens the way
Gah-weet-kee-san
Tay-watch-a-lay
Our Mother of Life
Protect and sustain her
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WHOEVER WANTS TO SEE (angelica)
Shay la hey la hey, Shay la hey la hey
Shay la hey la hey
Everything you know
Comes from mountains such as these
Shay la hey la hey
Everything you see
Comes from the stars and seeds
Shay la hey la hey
Shay la ...
Everything you are is
And all that you will be
Shay la hey la hey
The journey is for those
Whoever wants to see
Shay la hey la hey
Shay la...
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SONG OF THE PUEBLO MOUNTAINS
(Sommer, 2009)
We come to the desert seeking and curing
We come to the desert to honor our Guides
We come to the desert to purify the spirit
To open in Silence to receive communication
Communication of the spirits
Of the Plant Beings who dwell here
To honor, to open, to listen, to hear
To learn with humility the wisdom of the Earth
Earth wind and fire
Water to cleanse
The roots, leaves, and flowers
Their medicines to bless
➣➣➣
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Giving us knowledge
So we can heal
Deeper connection
Feeling what is real
Ephedra, Ephedra
Juniper and Sagebrush
Plant Family Nation
We receive your teachings
We receive the Spirits
The memory of the Ancestors
We remember the calling of the Mystery of
Stars
We give praise, and these good offerings
To weave together Holy Relations of Life
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Mother come, illuminate (dogwood)*
Wacha heya hey
Wacha hey hey ya
I sing your praises to all forest life (4x)
Wacha heya hey...
In the forest I receive your light
Wacha heya hey...
Mother come, Illuminate
Wacha heya hey...
Shine, shine, shine, shine through me
Wacha heya hey...
Clear the path for me to see
➣➣➣
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Wacha heya hey...
Mother come, Illuminate
*This song opens the third eye. As you sing “Wacha heya hey...” feel the
upward movement of the melody’s sound clearing the channel of vision
from your heart through the back of your neck and up and out of your third
eye. Once it is clear, you are free to explore. You can reach out into the
visionary ethers or allow them to enter into you. Imagining a Dogwood
flower blossoming from your third eye may help.
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Air
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song of the wind
My Master is the Lord of the Wind
He teaches his secrets to me
He fills me with his divine breath
Awareness and clarity
My Master come to cleanse my thoughts
Remove these obscurities
My Mother sings a song through the flower
of the wind
To guide and protect me
A beautiful white bird from the mountains of
the west
A breeze of tranquility
My Mother I ask you to clear my mind
Relieve this anxiety
➣➣➣
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My Father makes his home on the mountain
so high
He brings its forces to me
Aligns me with the earth and the sky
My heart, my destiny
My Father I offer this pain, this grief
These things I no longer need
My brothers, my sisters, my daughters, my
sons
The time to gather is here
Strengthen your hearts and firm your minds
Let go of pain and fear
Present yourself to the forces of life
Consider what they provide
Offer yourself, sing this song of the wind
Remember who gives you life
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The Condor will arrive
The Condor will arrive
The Condor will arrive
Bringing the winds of change
The force comes, it comes
The force it comes, comes, comes
It cuts and transforms us
My Heavenly Father
All that he’s given
He secures me in my mission
The force comes, it comes
The force it comes, comes, comes
It strengthens and allows us to see
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we sing to you (Aspen)
We sing to you in the night
We sing to you in the wind
Just listen for us, we are always with you
When you sing you are never alone
When you sing you are never alone
Hear the voices, they’re calling you home
My child we are here, there is nothing to
fear
Find us dancing with joy in the wind
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elder mother’s song
Come, come
To where you are from
Into this world you’ve come
Come, come, come
All that you have done
Come, come, come
Come, come
To where you are from
Into my arms my child
Come, come, come
Leave your fears behind
Come, come, come
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white owl
(Kathryn, 2010)
White Owl, White Owl
Flying in the moonlight
Through the ancient forest
You bring me sight
White Owl, White Owl
Flying through my dreams
Grandmother you protect
And guide me
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fire
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ancient Mysteries
(Kathryn)
We sing and we dance here
We learn as we pray
To the eternal fire
Who has many names
Jesus, Jesus
Shiva, Shiva, Shambo
Holy Mary, Kali, Kali
Your teachings unfold
Ancient mysteries homecoming
All are one in Creator
I am humble, I am growing
In this garden of treasures
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grandfather Juniper
Grandfather
Watch over me
Grandfather
Give me the strength to see
Give me peace and give me light
Forever to watch over me
Grandfather, hear my call
From the desert I’m calling your name
Grandfather, please hear my call
With great love I call out your name
Guide me and show me my way
Forever a child of yours
With the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
In the presence of this Holy Light
With the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
I present myself to the Holy Light
May the power and the force of the Earth
Forever invigor my heart
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Yerba Santa
(Sommer)
Yerba Santa, Yerba Santa
Yerba Santa, Yerba, Santa
Yerba Holy Yerba
Yerba Holy Yerba
Yerba, Holy Yerba Santa
Yerba, Holy Yerba Santa
Healing, on the road to Healing
In the mountains you receive the curing
Deeper communion, deeper purification
Yerba, Yerba Santa
Yerba, Yerba Santa
Yerba, Yerba Santa
(Cracks the Lighting!
From the Fire grows the seed…)*
*Sung simultaneously with first part of the song in a round.
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Yerba santa
Yerba Santa, Yerba Santa
I feel so sick inside
I call on you to show me
The sweetnesses of life
The darkness it consumes me
The fears from which I hide
You teach me how to see them all
And bring them to the light
The sweet comes from the bitter
It’s all a part of life
I called on you, you showed me
My place I have arrived
Yerba Santa, Yerba Santa
You came to purify
You raised me from these bitter depths
To stand with pride and joy
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LIGHT OF YOUR TRUTH (yerba santa)
(Carly Boyer, 2010)
Mama Mama Mama
Mama Mama Mama
Mama ma, Mama ma
Shine your truth,
The truth of your Light
The Love is the Light,
The light of your truth
Cleanse my being
Clear the Fear
Mama...
I am whole in the truth of my light,
I shine, I shine
In the Love of my Soul.
➣➣➣
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Mama...
I am Pure in the Love of your Light,
With Nothing to Hide,
I shine I shine
Mama...
ephedra
Ephedra we’re here today
Ephedra we’ve come to pray
We’ve come to heal you, we’ve come to
praise
We’ve come to learn your ways
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StarFlower
(Kathryn and Sommer)
I see a star
Illuminates the heavens and the flowers
Give me power, give me power
Of my divine creator
Starflower, starflower
Teach us the language of the trees
Oh Mother Nature, Mother Nature
Sing us the lessons of the bees
I see a star
Illuminates the heavens and the clouds
Grandmother Spirit, Grandfather Spirit
Guide us to peace and wisdom in our hearts
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Mother shine your star (dragon Rt.)
(Kelly Murphy, 2010)
Mother shine your star
Mother shine your star
Illuminate the dark
Shine your holy light
Mother shine your star
Mother shine your star
Warm my heart with your light
Help my being take flight
Mother shine your star
Mother shine your star
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Grandfather of Light
(Wesley Martusewicz, 2010)
Grandfather
Juniper
Empower me
With beauty & light
Grandfather
Grant peace & sight
Grandfather
With love in my heart
➣➣➣
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Grandfather
Restore, align
Grandfather
The Divine Light
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Water
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Mama aralia
(Sky Yeager, 2010)
Mama Aralia, Mama Aralia
Soothe me with your waters
Bathe me in your golden light
Mama Aralia, Mama Aralia
Heal my hurting heart
Help me when I’m falling apart
St. John say wash away
St. John say wash away
The Angels and the Devils
The doors and the entry ways
The brothels and the temples
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Madrona
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
I’m shedding my skin
For my new self to emerge
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
Let go of what you don’t need
Shine in the purest bloom
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
Madrona, Madrona Mother mine
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Oh Mother Yemanjá
(Kathryn)
Oh Mother Yemanjá
You are the Queen of the Sea
Let your waves of light
Wash over me
Praise all life
That comes from the ocean
The living coral reefs
The whales and the dolphins
Allow me to enter
The depths of the sea
Where the seed of life
Waits for me
Primordial seed
Star of the universe
Protected by the light
Of my pure heart
➣➣➣
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With devotion
I surrender
To the waves of the sea
Forever, forever
Hawthorn receive me
Hawthorn receive me
Hawthorn redeem me
Hawthorn please bring me
To peace in my heart
I am here for your comfort
Shelter and safety
I am here to wash
The sorrows away
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Aralia’s River Song
(Sommer)
Aralia, Aralia, Aralia
Aralia, Aralia, Aralia, Aralia
Your starseeds bloom, your starbright shine
Your watery green, you clear my mind
Your starships bloom, your stars so bright
Your calming green it clears my mind
You comfort me in darker times
You clear my mind, you clear my mind
Your brightendream, your fluidity
Flowing like watery streams
Flowing like watery streams
Your mantle of green, your mantle of green
Your crown of stars, your crown of stars
Bird medicine, in golden light
Pena Amarela* Guide, Pena Amarela Guide
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➣➣➣
Your pink and green, your violet light
Aralia, Queen of the River Forest Wild
Aralia, Queen of the River Forest Wild
You shine so bright, your liquid eyes
Your crystal gaze, you spin my mind
You shine so bright, your liquid eyes
Your crystal gaze you spin my mind
Slowly unwind
You shine so bright, your liquid eyes,
You spin my mind, smile on me, unwind
All my thoughts and fears
They disappear
In your golden light
In your golden light
Aralia, Aralia, Aralia
*Pena Amarela (“Yellow Feather”) is an astral sun-bird spirit guide.
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Three seeds
My Mother gave me these three seeds
Kindness, humility, and love
I looked inside and there I found
Her all-embracing mercy and love
She held my deepest, darkest self
My pain, my crippled, twisted soul
In her garden I do my work
These words I sing with all my heart
The beauty of our brothers and sisters
Cannot be found outside ourselves
We shine the light, it’s pure divine
It can be seen in each and every eye
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MESSAGE FROM THE WATER
(Alex Bliss)
Don’t be so scared
I am the water
Oxumaré
I am the river
I am the water
I am your love
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CURUPIPIPIAGUA
(Kathryn)
Curu curu pipipiagua
Spirits of the ocean
Spirits of the forests
Spirits of the rivers
Curu curu pipipiagua
I call all beings
Within this circle
To celebrate nature
Loving light
Radiates from these flowers
Ummm Ummm
Sings the hummingbird
This cleansing is
From the Holy Spirit
Ummm Ummm
Sings the hummingbird
➣➣➣
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Hey Wah Hey Wah
O Wah Hey
Ummm Ummm
Sings the hummingbird
SILVER EPHEDRA GATHERING SONG
(Sommer, 2009)
You are so beautiful
You shine in the moonlight
You are so beautiful
You shine in the moonlight
You give us your medicines
You are the mystery
You give us your medicines
You are the mystery
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I am the water
I am the water—hey-ya-wah
I am the water—hey-ya-wah
Falling down—hey-ya-wah
Merging into love—hey-ya-wah
Pure, strong love—hey-ya-wah
Falling down—hey-ya-wah
I am the water—hey-ya-wah
I am returning to the source
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earth
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Ashusha (devil’s club)
Ashusha
Protect the holy places
Defend our healing grounds
Liberate us from our sorrows
Liberate us from these devils
That want to bring us down
Ashusha
Anoint me with the Queen’s love
Restore my faith in love
Liberate me from my worries
Liberate me from these weary thoughts
That want to bring me down
Ashu, Ashu, Ashu
Ashu, Ashu, Ashusha
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The Earth and the Sky
Yarrow
On the Earth and in the Sky
Humble at your feet
The Divine and I meet
Great Spirit
Of the mountains in the sky
Align me with my destiny
With the Earth and Sky
Omulu
(Sky Yeager, 2009)
Omulu, Omulu
You were old when the world was young
Hey, Exu, open the way
For Omulu to come through (to heal you)
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Compassion
(Kathryn)
She said my power
Can move mountains
Can birth galaxies
Can touch your heart
My child
The time has come
For you
To awaken
She said my power
Can remove all obstacles
Can dissolve fear
Give them to me
Compassion in my feet
Compassion in my hands
Compassion in my heart
Compassion in my words
➣➣➣
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Eternal,
Eternal,
Eternal,
Holy Love (Holy Light)
Eternal,
Eternal,
I thank you (I praise you)
My Father (My Mother)
Little ferns
(Cat Klebl, 2010)
Little ferns and mosses, liverworts
You are so small, but you heal the Earth
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Angelica
(Sommer, 2010)
Angelica, Angelica (x2)
Angelica, Angelica (x2)
Angelica, guards my crown
Angelica, guides my heart
Angelica, she comes in dreams
Angelica, she comes to teach
Angelica, Guardian Mother Queen
Angelica, Guardian Mother Queen
Angelica, Gives us Source to See
Angelica, Gives us Source to See
Angelica, you guide my life to Dream
Angelica, you hold my life to heal
➣➣➣
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Angelica, whispers angels’ secrets
Angelica, whispers angels’ secrets
Angelica, Angelica
Angelica, Angelica
Angelica, Angelica
Angelica, Angelica
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Ganoderma
Ganoderma
Put your faith in the night
Put your faith in the Forest
Through pathways of sight
Ganoderma
Find ‘til you have found
That all of the Forest
Is sacred, holy ground
Darlingtonia
(Emily Westberg, 2010)
Be still sometimes child
You are nothing, you are nothing
That the Earth cannot hold
Be silent sometimes child
You are young, you move fast
But I am wise and old
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medicine of the mountain
Redroot, Tahoma
Redroot, Tahoma
Medicine of the mountain
Redroot, Wy’east
Redroot, Wy’east
Medicine of the mountain
Redroot, Tatoosh
Redroot, Tatoosh
Medicine of the mountain
cascara sagrada (for clearing)
A-yay-ya-wik-a-chay (4x)
A-yay, A-yay, A-yay-ya-wik-a-chay (2x)
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closing
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The Truth of the forest
The truth of the Forest
Is inside of my heart
I give thanks to the Forest
For all the love I receive
Child of the Forest
Never forget who you are
Receive your strength from the Forest
And your tranquility
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Water of life
(Kathryn)
Water of Life, Water of Life
Soothe my soul, soothe my soul
Make me whole, make me whole
Make me whole
I am free, I am nourished
I am free, I am nourished
Hey, Hey, Ho, Hey, Hey Ho
Hey, Hey, Ho, Hey, Hey Ho
i am the forest (alder)
I am the Forest, I am the Water
I am the fluid, you are the blood
Give me your love, receive my love
Receive the forest, deep in your heart
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from the forest
(Padrinho Alfredo)
From the forest I receive
Strength to work
From the forest I have everything
Every, everything God gives me
The forest is a splendor
In the way that it is made
With love it is harmonized
And leaves the Earth satisfied
We must live on the Earth
With total satisfaction
And if we want to have life
We give thanks to our Mother
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The spirits that guide me
(closing song)
The spirits
That guide me
That guide me
Guide me on my path
On my path
I found my brothers
And my sisters
Of my heart
To the spirits
I offer my thanks
I offer my thanks
For everything in this life
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other songs
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Medicine Making Song
The people need help
The people need help
Let’s make the medicine
Focus your attention
Open your awareness
The Spirit of the Forest is here
Plant Spirit Beings
We call you in this moment
The Stars, the Sun, and the Moon
Elemental Air
Fire from the South
The Water and the Earth
Dogwood and Aralia
Yarrow and Redcedar
Ashusha, Angelica
➣➣➣
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Spirits of the Forest
Guide us with your wisdom
As we make this medicine
Meal Blessing song
We give thanks for this food
And the Sun and the Earth
And the Divine Force
That is in all things
Bon Appetit!
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