There comes a time—often quiet, often unexpected—when you sense that the natural world is not simply scenery, but presence. A presence that notices you. A presence that responds. A presence that feels strangely familiar, as though you’ve met before.

This moment is not imagination.
It’s remembrance.

For generations, humans lived in relationship with the more-than-human world. Our ancestors spoke to rivers, listened to wind, honored and communicated with the spirits of plants and animals, and moved through life with the understanding that everything around them was alive, aware, and participating in the great web of creation.

Modern culture slowly stripped that knowing away.
We were conditioned to believe that humans are the pinnacle of creation, that consciousness belongs only to us, and that everything else exists merely for our use.

For many, Christianity reinforced this hierarchy. It taught that humans were given “dominion,” that nature was silent, and that there was a vast separation between Creator, creation, and us. Trees became objects, not kin. Mountains became metaphors, not elders. Animals became resources, not teachers.

Yet something deep within us still knows the truth.

If you have ever stood beneath an ancient tree and felt its wisdom whisper to you, you’ve already brushed up against it.
If you’ve ever walked in a forest and felt calmer without knowing why, the trees were already speaking.
If you’ve ever felt watched over rather than alone, something was meeting you—quietly, respectfully, lovingly.

This is because the natural world has always been sentient.
It has always been aware.
And whether or not you have been taught to believe it, the trees know your name.

A Different Kind of Knowing

Trees communicate in energy, vibration, resonance, and presence. They whisper wisdom to your mind. They recognize you by your essence—your heart field, your emotional tone, your life force, your spirit.

This is why the forest feels different when you are grieving, overwhelmed, joyful, or grounded. The trees respond to who you are in the moment, just as you respond to them.

There is an intelligence in nature that does not depend on language. It depends on relationship.

To enter this relationship, you do not need belief.
You need humility.

Because when you soften your certainty that humans are the only conscious beings here, you open yourself to the extraordinary truth that you are surrounded by a community of living, spiritual beings.

The trees.
The rocks.
The waters.
The winds.
Each one carries memory, wisdom, and awareness older than any human teaching.

Why This Pushes Against Religious Conditioning

Many women come to this awakening with a sense of hesitation because their upbringing taught them not to trust anything outside sanctioned religious frameworks. Christianity especially often warns that spiritual connection beyond the church or scripture is dangerous, deceptive, or off-limits. It tells a story where humans are central and everything else is secondary.

But these teachings are cultural and humanistic, not cosmic.

They are rooted in human control structures, not divine reality.

The One Who Made You is not threatened by you feeling connected to the world the Creator made.

In fact, that connection is one of the most natural ways of knowing the Divine.

If God is the Source of All That Is, then the life force within a towering pine, a flowing river, or a hawk circling above you is part of that same Source. Communicating with nature is not a betrayal of the Creator—it is communion with creation.

It is remembering that the Divine is not separate from the world, or from you, or from the beings who share this home with us.

The Humility of Belonging

When you begin to relate with nature as kin, something profound happens inside you. Your inner world softens. Your sense of self expands. You stop carrying everything alone.

You realize you are part of a living whole.
You are not isolated.
You are not unsupported.
You are not the only consciousness in the room.

You belong to something vast and interconnected, something intelligent and loving, something that has been waiting patiently for your attention.

And once you feel that belonging, you begin to understand what indigenous cultures have always known:
Wisdom is not found by rising above creation.
Wisdom is found by returning to relationship with it.

The natural world becomes not only a sanctuary, but a teacher, guide, mirror, and companion.

Because whether or not you have ever spoken to a tree, the trees have always been speaking to you.

A Practice: How to Sense the Spiritual Beings in Nature

The next time you are outside, choose one tree that draws your attention. It does not need to be the oldest or the grandest. Your body will know which one is meant for you.

1. Stand or sit near the tree, close enough to feel its presence.
   
   

2. Take one slow breath, then another, until your chest softens.
   
   

3. Without forcing anything, gently open your awareness and imagine your energy field expanding a few inches around you.
   
   

4. Notice the subtle feeling of the tree’s presence. It may feel like warmth, steadiness, grounding, or a quiet awareness.
   
   

5. Ask silently, “Can you feel me?” Then pause and sense.
   
   

6. You may feel a softening, a shift in the air, or an inner calm. You may hear it whisper in your mind.
   
   

7. Offer gratitude, even if you are not sure what you felt.
   
   

8. Return to this tree whenever you need grounding or clarity. Relationship builds through presence.
   
   

This is how communion begins—not with certainty, but with willingness. Not with belief, but with attention.

And in time, you will discover something beautiful:
the world around you has been waiting to meet you all along.