I first met the spirit of American Elm on July 8, 2011 while doing a plant study for Plant Spirit Medicine. In PSM, you ‘enter the dream’ in the spirit world with a plant to gather its spirit medicine. In my dream with American Elm it told me that it is a vessel which receives Divine wisdom and channels it into the Earth to share with us. Elm helps people receive Divine wisdom directly. I was shown the image of a vessel, the same beautiful vase-like shape of Elm, receiving light from above and transmitting it out:
I asked Elm how I would use this medicine because it didn’t seem to correspond with the PSM paradigm. Elm told me that it would come to me later and let me know. I thought to myself, “Is this Tree Spirit Medicine?” Earlier I had received a message from the Tree People that they would be giving me a form of medicine called Tree Spirit Medicine at some point in the future. It was many years later that the Tree People finally began to bring this medicine to me.
When I connected with the Tree Spirit Medicine of Elm, what I received was pretty much the same message I received in 2011 with further clarification. Elm medicine is about receiving illumination from above. It connects us to our Higher Self, which is our true expression beyond ego, conditioning, limiting beliefs, fears and trauma; beyond the illusion of dualism. It is that divine aspect of ourselves that holds the blueprint of our life purpose, our passion and joy.
Having conscious connection with our Higher Self enables us to remember that we are a divine spark, interconnected and one with all of Creation. It also helps us to remember that the Earth is a living spiritual being and we have an important part to play in this divine mystery.