Spotlight on | Petrified Wood
Petrified Palm Wood is a wonderful stone for grounding and transformation in every aspect of our lives. It gently nudges us into alignment, with our feet firmly planted on the good Earth and our heads held high to the sky. It reminds us that all beings have the Divine within them and that there are sacred connections between all of us and everything in the world. Petrified Palm Wood is particularly good for people with natural gifts in Earth and Water magic/medicine or anyone who wants to deepen their connection to the natural world. It encourages us to slow down, to relax, to worry less and to enjoy the present moment. Petrified Palm Wood Teaches that transformation and manifestation doesn’t need to be hard, but can instead be something we gently allow to happen.
Petrified Wood has a very loving and peaceful energy. It gently dissolves emotional fears and helps us to get firmly re-rooted back in reality. Petrified Palm Wood teaches us patience, and that slow and steady growth will often serve us best. Rather than struggling to change, it encourages us to find the flow that matches our natural strengths so that change is relatively easy. It reminds us that transformation is rarely instantaneous, but if we trust ourselves and take baby steps, change will happen. During times of stress or depression, Petrified Palm Wood helps us focus on what is most important and to find that quiet place of peace and serenity that resides deep within us. It encourages us to take better care of our families and to treat strangers as friends we just haven’t gotten acquainted with yet. Petrified Palm Wood softly serenades with the promise that all is Love, all is Light, and all will be well.
Petrified Palm Wood reminds us to keep it simple. It encourages us to take time to relax and just be in the moment. Petrified Palm Wood is particularly useful for examining long-held belief systems and patterns. It helps us determine whether these beliefs and patterns still serve us, and if not, then it assists us in gently releasing them. Petrified Palm Wood helps us to “stop sweating the small stuff” and focus our attention on the things that are within our power and worth our time to positively influence. It also can help us to get “out of our head” and to listen better to our physical body, our heart, and our spirit.
