{"id":10002,"date":"2015-07-30T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T19:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/?p=10002"},"modified":"2015-07-30T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T19:35:45","slug":"black-spruce-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=10002","title":{"rendered":"Black Spruce Speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-spruce-trees-640.jpg\" alt=\"Black Spruce Essential Oil\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/>Source: Flyer included\u00a0in the special edition\u00a0Northern Lights Black Spruce 1st Distillation Kit.<\/p>\n<p>by D. Gary Young<\/p>\n<p>The first distillation of black spruce on March 9, 2015, was a marvelous wonder, as we watched the oil droplets bubble up into the separator. The action was intense, as if the oil was speaking to us:<\/p>\n<p><em>I am here now, here to fulfill my mission as told by the ancient people. No one would hear me: but after thousands of years, I have been released to do what I was created to do for the children of this world.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10010\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10010\" class=\"wp-image-10010 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/northern-lights-at-black-spruce-farm.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/photos\/a.331149577084782.1073741893.315348671998206\/334710880061985\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Cole Woolley PhD on facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The ancient people call me &#8220;Black Spruce of the Northern Lights&#8221; because my branches touch the dancing colors in the sky, intertwining Mother Earth&#8217;s strength with the mysteries of the heavens. I live in an extremely harsh environment, with challenging growing conditions, climate changes that drop to -80\u00b0F, and howling winds with a wind chill of up to -120\u00b0F.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I live with the extremes of Mother Earth, so I can deal with the extremes of humankind. I am one of the least explored by modern man because I am looked upon as dwarfed and ugly. I am considered a nonproductive scrub tree with no value, but I can help others find their value.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10008\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10008\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-spruce-bark.jpg\" alt=\"Resin of Black Spruce Tree\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/photos\/a.331149577084782.1073741893.315348671998206\/332208283645578\/?type=3&amp;permPage=1\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Cole Woolley PhD on facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Wild animals do not sleep beneath me because my habitat is so uncomfortable, and my skinny branches offer no shelter from the freezing wind and snow. Yet as they gather around me, they feel the heat I generate that increases their circulation and body temperature. I am not here to be a shelter for protection or a crutch to bare the burdens of the world. I am here to give strength and help all creatures become secure, as am I.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am here to help the human race build a relationship with the Creator, not looking to the Creator as the protector but to understand that He made all living things to have the power to be strong, adding purpose to creation, not taking energy but giving back.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10007\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10007\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-spruce-forest.jpg\" alt=\"Black Spruce Trees\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/photos\/a.331149577084782.1073741893.315348671998206\/332208203645586\/?type=3&amp;permPage=1\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Cole Woolley PhD on facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Humans are co-creators with the Mother of the universe and must come to understand their God-given power over all the elements, as He gave to me; to own their greatness; and to become what they were created to be. My roots can attach to anything, and I never blow over because I am so strong. My molecules bring strength to the human core, to feel grounded, and to never be defeated by the problems they encounter. Man must be able to anchor to any condition at anytime, anywhere and be able to adjust and adapt. This is what keeps me alive and will help humans find success as they partner with the Great Spirit in their journey of life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hold and cherish my essence. Let it help you grow, learn, and explore your God-given potential to know who you are and have the power within you to change the world with just your thoughts and to be a living example of your creation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The ancient people of the North look down and give thanks that we have joined together with the Great Spirit for the blessing of His people and Mother Earth.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10009\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10009\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gary-young-at-black-spruce-farm.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Young at Northern Lights Farm\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/photos\/a.331149577084782.1073741893.315348671998206\/332208170312256\/?type=3&amp;permPage=1\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Cole Woolley PhD on facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Flyer included\u00a0in the special edition\u00a0Northern Lights Black Spruce 1st Distillation Kit. by D. Gary Young The first distillation of black spruce on March 9, 2015, was a marvelous wonder, as we watched the oil droplets bubble up into the separator. The action was intense, as if the oil was speaking to us: I am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[641],"class_list":["post-10002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-black-spruce-essential-oil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10012,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10002\/revisions\/10012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}