Black Cherry - Gives support and lightening to the "heavy-hearted; brings joy, strength and enthusiasm; helps those who are bored, distant and nonchalant.

Black Locust - Provides steadiness and balance for those who have wide mood swings or are given to bursts of extraversion and retreat; helps one find the core or center of one's being.

Blue Spruce - gives vitality and nourishment to those who burn-out or over use life force, working intensely to finish projects at the expense of their health. Helps steady, strengthen and distribute life force; helps those who are renegotiating priorities.

Catalpa - Promotes the release of old and deep pain which has caused difficulty in the lung-heart area. For processing unresolved grief from childhood or past lives. A complement to breathing therapies.

Crusgalli Thorn - Helps those who are overprotective; balances attitudes about freedom and control; eases fear of aloneness.

Hickory - Helps those who wish to change but cannot. helps the transformation of ingrained, life-long beliefs that no longer serve the individual. Eases the hardening of fear which clings to untenable ideas and positions.

Linden - Provides angelic relief to deep worry and anxiety. Steadies the "high-strung" or overexcited psyche. Helps balance cycles of work, play and rest.

Magnolia - For developing insight and understanding for issues one is struggling with; helps one deepen spiritual awareness; helps spiritually minded people with balance and integrity.

Pear - Helps lighten those who are very serious. assists those who are recovering the ability to express joy and playfulness. Good for children who are high achievers.

Red Cedar - Provides stability to the wandering soul. Imparts strength and wisdom to the "soul tested" psyche. Eases turbulence in the stomach region, especially for those who have changed jobs, residences or schools. Good for children who are leaving home for the first time.

Red Pine - For those who waver in allegiance or are indecisive; helps with commitment, loyalty and certainty.

Red Oak - Helps one experience the "totality of one's being;" good for those who feel narrow or fearful of exploring new talents, horizons or aspects of the self; a good complement to many expansive therapies.

Redwood - Helps those who resist the things that cannot be changed; helps with a general ease in life; good for fear of change, aging.

Washington Hawthorn - For releasing unconscious-self-directed anger; developing equanimity and selfless love.

White Birch - Tempers an overly-aggressive personality. Gives an overly masculine temperament an appreciation of its female aspects. Good for adolescents struggling with identity issues.

Witch Hazel - Helps those struggling with dilemmas or paradox in their lives; helps one make sense of opposing ideals; helps one integrate practical matters with ideals.