Prompt: Sacred Tree
Sacred Ceiba
World tree of Mesoamerica
One of the things I love about travel is the discovery of what trees are held Sacred in every region, and why. In the Yucatan and other parts of Mesoamerica, one of these is the Ceiba. Its spiky trunk reminds me of roses and their protective thorns. A Ceiba, or Kapok, is one of the largest trees in the Mexican bush and Central American forest, and may live several hundred years. Its bark is used in Asia for soap, but in the Americas, it is revered. This reverence began with the Maya, who saw it as connecting the underworld with the night sky.
Every culture has its version of the World Tree, representing the connection between Heaven and Earth and all worlds beyond and between. In Mesoamerica, notably Guatemala. whose national tree this is, and the Yucatan, where Mayan heritage is still strong, the Ceiba pentandra is revered as world tree.
Each specimen of this majestic tree I’ve encountered radiates Source energy. One of these lives outside a favorite restaurant.
Finding a shady spot in the oddly shaped parking area was a challenge. How to place the car where the equatorial sun would not turn its interior into a furnace, and still leave appropriate space for other vehicles, so that we weren’t parked in. Mission accomplished, I stepped out of the…
