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The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust
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Kipp D. Trembley MA, PhD(c), CHt, LMHCA Client-Centered Transpersonal Psychotherapist Family Preservation Therapist Respite Care / Medicaid Personal Care, Individual Provider
Phone: 360-920-7047 Email: aspenhypno@yahoo.com Fax: (360) 286-2369
Postal Address for Confidential Packages: Aspentree Counseling & Hypnotherapy PO Box 1734 Silverdale, WA 98383
Serving King, Kitsap, Pierce, Mason, Puget Sound
LOCATED in HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PORT ORCHARD By Appointment: Aspentree Counseling & Hypnotherapy Kalberg Professional Building 729 Prospect Street #203 Port Orchard, WA 98366
WHY 'ASPENTREE'? (OR, WHAT'S IN A NAME?)
In the North of France, in a region called Normandy and in the year 1066, a certain Duke called his banners to war. It was at this time, and in this place that my earliest ancestor established a surname, a typical requirement for those who would-be knights. Many people at the time, when required to establish a surname for any reason, would use some variant reference to their career, their skill set or trade, or chose a name that indicated that they were the son of their father. A few, however, would choose a name that would become a unique hallmark for that particular family. My ancestor, for reasons lost in time, chose a name honoring the Quaking Aspen tree, Trombleu. In today's world, a sole proprietor often uses their own name for their business name. I have chosen to do something a little bit different, and that's use my last name in translation- Aspentree. The name Quaking Aspen refers to the trembling leaves which rustle in the breeze. Do to the rustling sounds of the leaves in the wind, aspens are often commonly referred to as ‘whispering’ or ‘talking’ trees. In many cultures the wind is thought of as being the messenger of the gods. The ancient Celts used the Aspen wood for shield making, and it is associated with the Isle of Skye, a name from the mythic warrior woman Scathach meaning ‘shadow’ and ‘shield’.
Why is all of this important? I find the image of the Aspen
leaf, with one side one color and the underneath a softer
coloring, to be a powerful image of the conscious and
shadowy
unconscious. The mythic references to divine voices in the
wind raise notions of psychotherapy as the ‘talking cure’,
and hypnosis, for that matter, the cure facilitated by
whispers and suggestions as practiced by the priests of
ancient Egypt in ‘Sleep Temples’ (see
History of Hypnosis).
The use of the Aspen wood for shield making also
inspires images of spiritual armor, the work of therapy
endeavors to strengthen our ego and build assertiveness,
boundary and resiliency skills. The Aspen tree, common
throughout both Europe and North America, is also a pioneer
tree, which rises up out of the ashes of forest fires,
logging roads, and other ecological traumas. This also feels
for me to be an appropriate image of healing and renewal
through therapy.
The aspen trees are
gold as they were then. Grief cannot
live in golden aspen.
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