Towards the end of the session we talked about protection and I was instructed to use my imagination to create this protection. I had an image immediately take form that I recognized, but could not figure out where from at first. It felt and looked very organic. It was green, round, bumpy and spikey on the outside. I racked my brain, then suddenly I remembered. I knew I had seen something just like this and it turns out it looks identical to a horse chestnut seed pod, in it’s earlier stages.
![Image](http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b546/laurie_thompson1/chestnut%20seed1_zps0pa2xkpe.png)
According to the Spirit Lodge’s (http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/1073/ ... PdIAPnF9JA) library of symbolism it is “often seen as an ambassador to the mysterious unknown beneath the surface.” When in nature, “turn to the Chestnut Tree…be still and attuned long enough to experience the ancient Wisdom. Let the sounds and smells of nature draw you closer to it’s source and mystery of things…be grateful, not for your life alone, but for everything that is.” Also known as Jupiter’s nut, it is associated with longevity and honesty.