In our tradition, trees are sacred. It might be helpful for most people to stop for a while, and again reflect on our nature, our ancestors, and what particular birch has meant to our families and kin for thousands of years. Birch (Norse: Bjarkan (of Bjarte, which means luminous, shiny glossy) was perhaps of all sacred
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