The forest is not merely an expression or representation of sacredness, nor a place to invoke the sacred; the forest is sacredness itself. Nature is not merely created by God, nature is God. Whoever moves within the forest can partake directly of sacredness, experience sacredness with his entire body, breath sacredness and contain it within himself, drink the sacred water as a living communion, bury his feet in sacredness, open his eyes and witness the burning beauty of sacredness.
— Richard Nelson (via thedeerandtheoak)
If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken.
— Goethe, Faust (via thedeerandtheoak)
I was born in a deep forest
I wish I could live here all my life
I am made from stones and roots
My home, these woods and roads
— Korpiklaani (via isylwen)
