Tree Funeral

How do you think trees find the gap in the canopy? And when they do, do you think they tell each other about it? We know that they tell each other so much—through fungal/mycelial networks between roots; through chemical signals absorbed by leaves.I wonder if they tell each other how to find the light.Part of my intent with this newsletter and project has been to explore new ritual.If “Scientific Animism” is a good name for the emerging philosophy encapsulated in works like The Overstory and Braiding Sweetgrass, what else could this movement become? Could it be more than just a philosophy? Could it be something we practice together? And if so, how exactly would we do that?Interfaith tree funerals might be the closest way I’ve found so far. Get full access to Scientific Animism at newsletter.scientificanimism.org/subscribe