Real Talk!

Dr. Seuss’ character, The Lorax , was shortish. And oldish. And brownish. And mossy. And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy. "Mister!" he said with a sawdusty sneeze, "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

Not everyone would agree with the Lorax... The “Ringing Cedars” are trees of Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica), which, are said to make noise. Supposedly, after 500 years of life, these cedars have accumulated so much energy that they start to emit a ringing sound or crackling noise somewhat similar to the sounds made by high-voltage power transmission lines.. According to some folks, the wood of such trees has powerful healing properties and capable of curing a disease of the flesh.

The Russian name Sibirsky Kedr is often mis-translated in English as "Siberian Cedar"; references to "cedar" in texts translated from Russian usually refer to this tree or related pines, not to cedars.

Certainly, trees are great natural receptors, accumulators and transmitters of wave energy, including solar power. The needle of a conifer and the broadleaf parts of trees are prototypes for today’s man-made antennas which are really an imitation of the branch structure of trees. & the basic device we use for storing electricity is known as a condenser or capacitor and it’s composed of alternating layers of poor and good electrical conductors- a living tree is also composed of similar layers. Tree sap is an excellent conductor of electricity (this is what attracts lightning to strike a tree)- while wood is actually a poor conductor. Static electricity was first artificially generated through fossil resin from conifer trees (amber).

Siberian cedar can live over 800 years and grow to over 100’ tall. It is famous for its nutritious nuts (called pine nuts). It is a tree of spiritual importance as it has been a totemic tree of indigenous Siberian cultures for ages. Praised for having exceptional fragrance, moth-repelling qualities, durability, dense grain and rot-resistance, Siberian cedar is excellent for woodcarving, furniture-making and flooring, among other things.

The ringing phenomenon is relatively rare. It is said that after 550 years of its life the Ringing Cedar starts making a pleasant humming sound which is a sign for people to use its gathered energy. The healing energies of the trees is commonly acknowledged. To employ the healing properties of the Siberian cedar, one must sit or stand with their back against the trunk of a living tree. In Siberia, twigs from these trees are used the same way as the Chinese use needles, for acupuncture. The twig is applied with the end that was connected to the tree. The twig is then said to suck away excess or negative energy and if energy is required, the twig is applied in reverse.

It is the nutlets that are considered the true treasure among the gifts of a cedar forest. These delicious cedar nuts (or pine nuts) are praised throughout the world as a nutritious healthy snack. They contain a high concentration of amino acids (with the prevalence of arginine), easily digestible proteins, a whole complex of vitamins, including B & E. The oil is very rich in vitamin P: it contains three times as much vitamin P as the product called "Vitamin P" made using fish oil. Vitamin P is made up of vital fatty acids, which is believed to help to reduce the level of cholesterol in your bloodstream and prevent the formation of plaques on the walls of blood vessels. The nuts may also be used to create vodka.

If you plan to collect pine nuts, they should come from windfallen cones- from the ground, not taken from the tree... you see, they must be fully ripened seeds as they are the ones with the highest nutrient and oil content. The nuts should not be removed from the cones until you are ready to press the oil. Apparently, nuts can stay inside the cones and their vitality may be retained for 10 years or more. Nuts should be shelled manually with a wooden mallet and the kernels should not come into contact with any metal. Metal will oxidize the oil and reduce its healing properties). Oil should be produced at room temperature, without any chemicals and with the appropriate attitude. The residue may be dried and ground to produce ‘flour’.

Throughout the centuries both the material and spiritual culture of the Urals and Siberia inhabitants were strongly associated with a Cedar tree. The Kazaks who inhabited the Urals used to call a Cedar tree a “Siberian Giant”. The peasants from Tobolsk region named Cedar as a “Sacred Tree”. Nowadays Cedar is still considered as the “Tsar” of Siberia, a wonder tree, a patriarch of Northern forests. The Siberian Cedar has become a national pride of Russia.

According to ancient books, God created Cedar to accumulate cosmic energy. It is believed that a small piece of a Cedar tree possesses much more energy than all power equipments on earth that have ever been made by people. All cedar trees that grow on earth are meant to perform a special task of accumulating the energy of Cosmos.

People have been aware of the healing properties of Siberian Cedar Nut Oil for a long time. In 1792 academician P. S. Pallas wrote about the nuts of the Siberian cedar that rejuvenates “a man’s strength” and gives him youth and produces amazing results in increasing the resistance to any diseases. Russian Siberian Cedar nuts were exported to England and other countries as early as the reign of Ivan the Terrible.

The first documented mention of cultivated Siberian cedars in the European part of Russia dates back to the second half of the XVI century, when the Tolgskaya cedar grove was laid out near Yaroslavl, 8 km from the city. This grove was located on the left bank of the Volga, 300 m from the shore, on the territory of the former Tolgskaya Monastery, which was constructed in 1314.

From a 2006 article in the Saint Peterburg English Newspaper

“The lifetime of a Siberian Cedar tree (which is of the pine nut family) is about 550 years. Day and night it catches and accumulates all spectrum of light energy through all of its needle like leaves. During the Cedar’s lifetime, all kinds of objects are passing over it, reflecting this energy. Cedars are said to receive the emanation of man’s energy, reflected through the Cosmos. It preserves and gives the light energy back to the Cosmos when the Cosmos’s level goes down, as a result of such light energy going down in man.

It happens, though very seldom, that a cedar tree just accumulates light energy but does not give back this accumulated energy to the Cosmos. When such energy accumulated cedars are about five hundred years old they start to ring, thus they are trying to communicate. They give a welcome sign, inviting man to use their energy on Earth for good purposes. Such a cedar produces a ringing sound for three years if it does not come into contact with people. After these three years, if it fails to give its accumulated light energy directly to man, it loses the energy by burning it within itself. The torturous process of burning-dying lasts for about 27 years.

Thus when indigenous people find such a ringing cedar they endeavour to ‘fell’ it and use it for good purposes within mankind. One such purpose is making ringing cedar pendants.”

I understand that if you plan to wear a pendant made of Siberian Cedar, it is important to be aware of the direction of the wood fibres. The fibres should be parallel to the wearer’s body so that it will resonate with that person’s electromagnetic field. Handmade items are substantially more powerful than commercially made items.

Siberian cedars may be used to produce a cedar milk that some believe could replace much of the present day dependence on both cow’s milk and/or soya milk.

Trees provide a natural outdoor instrument. As branches and leaves shake, they cause vibrations in the surrounding air. the faster the object moves, the higher will be the pitch that is heard. The sound of wind rustling in the leaves is called “psithurism"... which is kind of interesting if you figure that Parrots are known as psittacines and psittacopes is an extinct genus of parrots and Psithyrus is a subgenus in the bumblebee genus Bombus.

Tree sounds are unique
to those who stop and listen.
The willow has been likened to a flute,
the pine to a violin.