I woke in the morning with, in my mind’s eye, the clear image of a gigantic maple tree in Amsterdam’s Amstelpark. Her powerful, focused way of being, in full unity with her life task (upholding a part of the Amstelpark) overcame me. And there I lie, completely still, as if I am that tree. I experience the depth and purity of the stillness of being – not at an emotional level, but at a deeper one, the level where the intention of life resides. And I know, this tree is calling me, I am ready to receive her essence.

I had noticed her exactly 6 weeks earlier. The power she radiated called for deep respect. This specimen was not inclined to let anyone come near her. I asked for permission and to my surprise her aura unfurled. I could approach her trunk and in the vicinity of this yang tree I suddenly knew: her power complements the holding quality of Mother Earth. I felt a tremendous longing to receive the essence of this maple tree well up inside of me. ‘The time is not yet ripe’, the tree let me know, but I did receive her permission to return later for it: she showed her love by illuminating an emerald green heart on her bark.

Two weeks before, on the 30th of July, I had received an essence from the Earth named The Holding Quality of The Mother. This vibration helps to deepen your presence within, in such a way that you reach your centred stillness. When you can be and live from this place, your social environment will automatically experience you as a holding presence, especially when they are unable to support themselves.

The essence of the Amstelpark-maple complements this. The yin being within your own stillness will be cleaved by it. It is the neutral but infallible focus of intention that you are being offered. The pure power of intention causes emotions to fall away, leaving only the state of Being, and the acting from this state of Being. No longer will you be distracted by emotions and self-sabotage.

Your life becomes intent instead of distraction.

Your life will be focussed on acting from a place of purity. This does not mean lacking love for what you do and for your fellow being. Pure intention resides at the level where love and life mission are one.

You can fill your time with distractions, such as consumerism, busily doing things which are not meant for you, caretaking etc., but only up to a certain point in your life. There will come a time when your life mission will start to claim the whole of you. You are then incapable of doing anything else other than be true to yourself. Your life goal becomes crystal clear and you know you have no time to lose. You have a task to fulfil, and it is now or never.

This essence will support you in that. She offers you focus. She brings focus for your direction. She aligns you with your hara level. Through this pure intention of being, you become a source of inspiration for your environment. Doesn’t everyone, deep down, long to fulfil their life mission from a place of dedicated love?

With my heartfelt love,
Harriët Kroon