UPCOMING

Silver Birch // UK // 6.7 - 6.15

Metasequoia // British Columbia // 8.2 - 8.10

Men's Tobacco Apprenticeship // 8.22 - 11.20

Metasequoia // Gold Coast, AU // 9.11 - 9.19

White Birch // Upstate NY // 10.27 - 11.4

Irish Oak // Ireland // 11.29 - 12.7

WHITE BIRCH DIETS

PURIFICATION // FAITH // RESTORATION // MATERNAL LINE

ENGLAND JUNE 7TH - 15TH

MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 29TH - OCTOBER 7TH

WHITE & SILVER BIRCH

White or Silver Birch comes from the ancient European word Bhereg, meaning to shine. Unequivocally known as a mother tree by nearly all cultures living within her stead, she is thought to be one of the first trees to sprout after the last ice age and is known to lead the regrowth of forests after fires. She purifies and regenerates ecosystems and is the exclusive host of the medicinal, chaga mushroom, as well as a common shade tree for the psychotropic, Aminta Muscaria mushroom.

Like the delicate balance of ecosystems she guards, White Birch has the capacity to help us harmonize mind, body, spirit and soul, guiding into the places where we resist surrender. Her soft touch moves our emotions and leads our awareness into the crevices of the unconscious, teaching us to sooth and nurture our core wounds, revealing the strength, beauty and power in healing.

UPCOMING WHITE & SILVER BIRCH DIETS

ENGLAND JUNE 7TH - 15TH

MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 29TH - OCTOBER 7TH

GREAT MOTHER

Traditional cultures across Europe & Asia drew upon the White Birch for both her spiritual power and her medicinal gifts. People all over the world drink her tree water as a tonic for the kidneys, and she is still erected every Spring in communal rituals as a maypole.

The Norse rune, Berkana, is a symbol of the Birch spirit and an emblem of The Great Mother, represented by the Goddesses Freja (life) and Hel (death). Likewise, the first letter in Celtic Ogham is Beith, the Birch, indicative of her position as an altar of the Divine Feminine Creator God, represented by beautiful Brigid who guards the Sacred Fire of knowledge.

THE PROTOCOL

STUDYING LEGAL SACRED PLANTS WITHOUT PSYCHEDELICS

Deep study with plants connects us to the wisdom of the natural world in a way that is grounded and real. The most powerful way to engage this work is through sober, focused containers, while sitting in shamanic meditations with our plant teachers. To facilitate this enduring and traditional form of study, we turn to the ancient technology of tobacco.

⁜ OPEN THE BODY WITH TOBACCO ⁜

⁜ CONNECT TO OUR MASTER TREE ⁜

⁜ MEDITATION CULTIVATE WEAVE IN ⁜

1L of Birch Tea is consumed each day. The medicine slowly builds inside the body, cleansing the liver and nourishing the digestive organs, electrifying the mind and strengthening connective tissue.

Through our shamanic meditations with tobacco we weave the medicine of Birch into our being and awaken to the teachings of the plants.

WHAT TO EXPECT

THE VIBES OF A TREE DIET

Sacred Tree Diets are spaces for quiet remembrance. Processes are private, individual, inward, gentle and spacious. Medicine is served twice per day and an afternoon meditation divides breakfast and lunch. Noble silence will be observed in common areas throughout the day. Each night, we gather and sit with tobacco as a group.

The lands we work on are always spacious and accommodate for daily sunbathing, yoga, and journaling while contemplating the sunset. All meals are traditional plant diet preparations and are hand prepared, clean and simple: saltless oatmeal and boiled green plantain in the morning and vegetable soup in the late afternoon.

Medicine processes are typically very gentle but can sometimes be intense and will often include physical purging (vomiting), the processing of strong emotions, and the onset of physiological changes. Our space will be cared for by highly adept space holders. Safety, privacy and cleanliness are the highest priorities. This tree diet can also be undertaken as a complete fast, without food.

BOUNDARIES & INTEGRATION

WHAT OUR CONTAINER ENTAILS

For many, the word "restriction" means something harsh and oppressive. In this community, we think of restrictions as boundaries. Boundaries are what create our container. Each of the listed Boundaries exist to serve the sensitivity and delicacy inherent in the work.

During our Tree Diet, the following Boundaries will be held with strict discipline:

Sex, Masturbation, Drugs, Alcohol & other Medicines including pharmaceuticals, Phones & Screens, Work & Communication with The Outside World. Cosmetics & Scents, Soap & Toothpaste, Salt, Meat, Sugar, Dairy, Oil, Spice and Talking (outside of sharing circles.)

For 14-days following our Tree Diet, the following Boundaries will be held with strict discipline:

Sex, Masturbation, Ejaculation, Substances & Medicines including Alcohol, Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Strong medicinal herbs including medicinal mushrooms, Shamanic medicines & Plant Medicine Ceremonies, Pork, Shellfish, Red meat, Dairy, Fermented foods, Canned or Preserved foods such as Smoked Fish, White sugar, Iced / Freezing Cold drinks, Spicy (Chilli Peppers), Caffeine, Heavy Oils // Deep Fried Food, Seed Oils and Processed Food.