excerpt from hunt for the Holy
August 12, 2003
Canton, Ohio
michael olin-hitt
christopher reynolds
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THE TREE OF LIFE AND THE RELATIVES

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Holy:

the strands are what you seek, the strands.
we shall call them strands today, the strands, the connections
far back, far ahead, far above, far below,
the strands stretch out, stretch out
far back, far ahead, far above, far below
the strands stretch, stretch, stretch and reach and reach
and reach into space, into time
through space, through time
through Spirit, through Matter

(breath)

i see the Center, what is the Center?
what is at the Center, what is it stretches out,
up, back, through, and in! (breath)
ah, ah, ah, are they branches or are they roots?
are they branches or are they roots?
the strands stretching out?
so, you wish a family tree
you wish to know a family tree
a Holy, a Holy family tree
i shall tell you, i shall tell you what the strands are
they are the roots and branches of the Tree of Life
the Tree of Life, the Tree of Life, the ancient Tree
fortold and seen for ages, the Tree of Life
what are the fruits that fall?
what seed is nurtured and grows? (breath)
the seeds of the souls fall or are shaken from the Tree of Life
(breath) then they flourish for how many seasons?
for how many lives do the trees flourish?
are you a tree or are you a fruit?
where is your seed? (breath)
let us first look at the Tree of Life
the place of Origin, the arms of the Almighty (breath)
it does not grow up, but out.
it is circular
there is no up or down in the Tree of Life
there are mearly branches reaching forth
roots reaching forth
a circular patterm
a great ball, this Tree
what soil is there? but the very Essence of the Lord G-d
it is nurtured of its own energy, it stretches forth
and stretches out
the seeds are falling and thrown forth
the fruits ripen and drop (breath)
the leaves bud and open
it is all seasons at once
it is reaching out and growing forth
do you see it?
do you see the Tree of Life

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and the Tree of Life, that which is eternal
that which is always, that which has no beginning and shall know no end
i tell you, even though it is beyond time, it expands
and how shall the Eternal, which does not know time, expand?
for is expansion not reliant on time?
think on it.
the Lord G-d expands
the universe expands
the Tree of Life expands
for the Lord G-d comes to the time
comes to the temporal, in order to expand
in order to grow, in order to nurture, in order to learn

shall you look to the Heavens for Wisdom
and find the eyes are turned to you? (breath)

are you leaves on the Tree of G-d taking in,
taking in, turning and shifting in the currents of the winds of life
are you leaves?
are you fruit?
are you trees?
are you seeds? m, yes for all are connected to the Tree of Life

there are times when you are a leaf
catching the currents of the wind as a sail
and the Lord G-d says, yes, yes, yes
and the energy comes through the branches to the trunk
the Central Trunk, the Lord G-d says, "yes, it returns
my energy, my goodness, my love comes back."

and at times, you are seeds thrown forth
thrown forth to find your soil
to reach out your roots
to reach out your branches
to intertwine with one another, yes
at times you are seeds

at times you are fruit, ripening on the very branch of the Tree
ripening to sweetness, to fulness to completeness
sweet to the tongue of G-d is the fruit
and if the fruit shall fall from the branch
shall it not then nurture the growth? (breath)
yes, yes, all of this is true, all of this is true

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and the strands are branches and roots
intertwined and intermingled, branches reaching out
roots reaching out for sustanence
for shade, for love, for comfort, for companionship
to create a resting place
a place to abide
for the children to make their nests
come my children and make your nests
make your nests in the branches of the Tree of Me
it is the message of the Lord G-d
and there are branches that are appealing to you
for they are your place of origin,
your family lineage in the Spirit
this is where you shall make your nest ultimately
with the strands you shall make your nest,
woven together (breath)
and the spirit of this nest
is as a bird flying down into the temporal moment
and taking from your life, a meaningful strand
flying to the very branches of the Tree of Life
and weaving together a nest,
a place of rest, of nurturance, a seat, m! (breath)
and the Tree of Life, behold, it is full of nests!
and the spirits fly around it as birds
busily making their nests,
weaving with the strands of your life,
nests, for the spirits to abide
the activity is marvelous
the beating of the wings is music
come, come, and make your nest here (breath)
so, there are Holy Messengers
these birds i speak of in metaphor are Messengers of the nest
they indeed come into your place and your time as emmisaries
they bring you a song.
they bring you a seed and you give them your life
a strand, a moment of meaning, an opportunity for seeing (breath)
yes, the strands are the branches of the Tree
the strands are the moments of your lives (breath)
they connect, ultimately, do you see how they connect?
on the wings of the Spirit, they are connected
by the wings of the Spirit, they are brought together.

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some see the Tree as a Great Eye
some see the Tree as a Great Mind (breath)
a Great Mind, with thoughts and energies
flashing through it as lightning (breath)
some see it as a Heart of many, many, many arteries coming forth
with the very Blood of the Almighty cursing and coursing through it
an Eye, a Tree, a Mind, a Heart (breath)
some see it as Constellations, Sparks of Light (breath)
swirling and swarming around the Spirit of the Center
which is not a center, but a place of acceptance (breath)
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

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chrisdog:i do have questions i would like to ask at some point, when it's appropriate.

Holy:now is always good

chrisdog (laughs):the way the attachment to the Holy, the knowledge of the Inheritance, as you call it, to be attached to your Spiritual Essence, to carry the Home, that can happen at adolescence, and traditionally, it happens that way. it doesn't have to be a searching and feeling lost. i know of information where the Name or Purpose of a person, that Name was given to a grandparent or someone older to hold until adolescence and then, the child was given that Name to seek out the nest coming down. there's some assistance that a culture can give a person. it also has to do with the kind of body the person lives in. these two happen at the same time here. you become a man and woman, also there is an opportunity to attach the cord to the heart. i come, i know intuitively, that there needs to be something there, something helpful there. this would be a kind of a healing. this would be a good place to speak if you could.

Holy:yes, mm, (breath) the attachment can be acknowledged and celebrated at any time in the life journey, but the adolescent years, the times of changing and identity formation is indeed a fragile and productive time, a fragile and productive time, (breath). i see them wandering the streets, i see them searching, searching, searching, (breath) and where are the relations to point the way? indeed, indeed, indeed they have been taken (breath) i tell you, the Lord G-d is resilient and the Way shall be known, the Way shall be made, for the young to know the journey of the Soul and the Purpose of the Journey. i shall tell you something more. there comes a time in the cycle when the knowledge is known by the Soul of the i ndividual. so strong is the knowledge that no one can tell the Soul differently, despite the harmful, misguidance of the relatives. where does the knowledge come from? it comes from your very Souls. there is a moment in the life cycle when the Soul declares its own purpose and identity (breath) it is a ripening, it is a glowing and here, among the Holy, we see it, and we nurture it, and we protect it, and we guide it.

chrisdog:we seek to make the relatives more intelligent as regards these matters.

Holy:you shall be the relatives. you shall be the relatives, for such are the relatives. a knowledge of Soul, an awareness of Spirit, a connection to the Holy brings Wisdom and Vision, gives courage for declaration and proclamation (breath) how do you make the relatives more aware? more astute, but to BE the relatives! TOKA!

it is time to claim and to know your place on the Holy Tree
you shall BE the elders, you shall INSTRUCT the elders
there are many, many, many like you, but the Holy rejoices
in the moment of opportunity. (breath)
the songs!
the books!
shall call, shall reveal, shall connect, shall proclaim
only those with ears of the Spirit will hear
it is the Holy Way (breath)
but it is time for embracing, for including,
for seeing the strands of connection
the Holy strands of connection
the branches of the Tree of Life which comes to the very Center
of that which is beyond all centers
you both know it to be so
do not be frustrated, do not be dismayed
do not be discouraged, do not be distracted
be holy men and women, holy women and men
loving, accepting vessels of Holiness
give yourselves to the Holy
see your families deepen in love and knowledge
it is a time of embracing