by Svetlana Konnikova

“The Druids, the wise priests of ancient Gaul, Celtic Britain, and Ireland, believed that trees transfer vital energy to us. The degree to which trees give us energy is determined by our birth date. The Druids believed that each of us has our own biological field and that everyone corresponds to a tree that is similar to the chracteristics of his or her own bioenergetics. This particular tree is your friend, talisman, and a guardian of your health.”

Barack Obama must be thankful not only to his lucky stars, but to one very special friend, his talisman, too, when he swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Thuesday night in an electoral college landslide and overcame racial barriers reigning in America for more than 200 years. The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, raised in Hawaii and educated at Columbia and Harvard Universities, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by rising in just four years to president-elect. Obama’s trademark, call for change, raised new hopes that his victory would bring in a more inclusive, internationally cooperative U.S. approach across the globe; and a new spirit of patriotism, inspiration, responsibility and better life for the American people.

Obama may not know about his lucky talisman that was one of many factors supporting  his meteoric rise from mere state senator to a U.S. president and America’s first black commander in chief who firmly promised to bring positive changes and create a less confrontational America.

                                                         

Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, during the days of the cypress. Usually the “cypress people” are able to overcome even terrible misfortunes with dignity, calmly and to learn from them. They know how to find the way to freedom from troubles in their motherland and the world. According to the Druids, if you were born during the days of the cypress, between January 25 and February 3, and between July 26 and August 4, you correspond to the cypress tree.

The cypress is Obama’s  specific tree, predestined by Mother Nature to be his lucky talisman, helper and a guardian of his health. Was he attracted to the cypress tree once in his life? Does he know about his talisman, helper and a special, green friend? Had the cypress tree ”called” him to it, at least once?  Obviously, yes. You could see during a presidential election campaign his cool attitude. You could feel his self-confidence and strong spirit to win. When he stood on the podium making a speech about “Changes to come”, he raised great hopes, marked important turning points, and trasferred his positive emotions, beliefs and intense energy to the crowd of voters.

“I’m asking you to believe. Now just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington… I am asking you to believe in yours, ” Obama said.  And you trusted him with your votes. “I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to–it belongs to you,”  He said on Election Night 2008. Now you have a new hope for your well-being, America’s and the rest of the world.

Just like the tree, people born during the days of the cypress usually have a need for plenty light and sunshine, and are correspondingly affected by a lack of sunlight. It seems that Barack Obama is not affected by the cold climate of Illinois, the windy Chicago city and a lack of sunlight  there. Traditionally, people who are striving for the clarity of autonomy, independence and desire to go to the top are associated with sun and light. Many, very busy self-employed people belonging to those who were born during the days of the cypress, choose good cause or a smart idea and pursue it to victory involving their clever fellow men.

“Cypress people” are hungry for light, and it’s means they battle for recognition or are willing to sacrifice everything for freedom and good deeds. “In any event,” says Swiss writer Michael Vescoli, “it is difficult to find a ‘cypress person’ who doesn’t stand out, both for his buoyant sense of purpose and his equally ebullient happiness.”

Barack Obama succeeded because he was holding his own individual line between highly praised positive thinking and proscribed negative thinking. Holding together his team of experienced and understanding advisors, he was able to find a right solution relatively quickly. These qualities also belong to the “cypress people.”

As all other green giants, this particular tree, the cypress, deserves to be admired. Most people enjoy these evergreens as ornamental–a decoration, as an attribute to resorts; or as a material with which to build furniture, boats, or cedar chests. The cypress can be admired for another reason. Pride and a strong spirit emanates from this tree and accordingly from the ”cypress people.” The dynamic intensity coming from the cypress was one of the factors which supported Obama’s political career, and propelled him to accomplish his dreams and goals.

I was also born during the days of the cypress, the tree of freedom, recognition and ressurection. Many years ago I planted a special, good-looking, fresh and slender cypress in my backyard. This tree grew up as tall as a pyramidal tower of a grand castle. His upper branches stretched like crooked arrows to the sky. His unusual dark green overlapping leaves formed a pattern against the blue sky that would have rivaled the most delicate Venetian lace. Some days I enfold this tree with my arms as much as I could to feel his intense energy. The tree’s fragrant bark is slick with rainwater. An easy, relaxed mood and confidence returns to me as I receive from this tree a new supply of energy along with a positive emotional state that had been nearly depleted by all the hard work I had done during last several months.

If your tree is the cypress, try to find it where you live or plant it near your house. Approach this tree with your good intentions and your green friend will pass on to you its healing energy. The scent of its crumbled leaves will increase your concentration. Put your arms around the tree and hug it with all your heart. You’ll feel its vibrant, warm biological field. You will feel energized and rejuvenated. And who knows, you can win big one day too, as Barack Obama did together with the American people–a remarkable flight from dream to victory.

This is interesting to know:

  • Famous people who were born during the days of the cypress: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, George Orwell.
  • Gem Stone: Tanzanite, which helps to maintain independence is gem stone.
  • Number: 8 is the lucky number for a ‘cypress person.’
  • Motto is simple and meaningful: He who will be free must free himself from the demand of freedom.

Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.

Source: Svetlana Konnikova, Mama’s Home Remedies, Aurora Publishers, Copyright 2008;

            Michael Vescoli, The Celtic Tree Calendar, Souvenir Press, Copyright 1999

Photo Sequoia semperivens in Redwood National Park: http://www.nps.gov/redw/

Photo: Cupressus semperivens, Mediterranean Cypress ‘Stricta’ planted in Hawaii, USGS photo