A Minnesota woman shockingly observes a 'walking tree' while driving by a wetland area. She later makes an inquiry to an Ojibwe elder, who explains the significance of this event.
I received a telephone call from 'CG' from Hibbing, Minnesota on 4/3/2022. Her and her husband were traveling along a low marshy area in Saint Louis County in northern Minnesota recently during the daylight. As they were passing a patch of upright dead trees in a wetland, CG observed one of the trees literally 'walk' forward a few steps!
CG states that the tree was about 12-foot in height, dark and rotting, with branches that looked like arms. There were also 'legs' extending from the bottom that stepped forward into the thick muck of the wetland. he was not sure what type of tree it was. Of course, she was stunned and exclaimed to her husband what she had just witnessed. Apparently, he did not believe her and continued to drive.
After I talked to her, CG contacted an Ojibwe elder who told her that they refer to this as a 'mitig' (Ojibwe for 'tree'), but also as a 'living tree,' a traditional spirit protector of the woods. The elder explained that it was an honor and a gift to see this 'mitig.' He suggested that she go back and make an offer to it, including parts of her meal and possibly tobacco.
CG told me later that she will attempt to photograph it, but the Ojibwe elder explained that it probably would not be there in form, but to leave the offering nonetheless.
I have received a few 'walking tree' reports in the past, including the following account:
“Back in the early 90s, I went with a group to Silver Falls Springs in Oregon. One night, after dinner, I went for a stroll to find a clear spot so I can see the stars. After about 20 minutes of sitting quietly and contemplating the sky and the stars, a breeze blew through and rustled all the trees and branches around the clearing. As the wind gently shook the trees, something caught my eye in my peripheral. I looked to my right and there it was. For just a second or two, I saw what could be best described as a walking tree. Back then, I was just beginning to appreciate books. So, at the time, I haven't read anything aside from comic books or magazines.
So, now, today, I can describe it looking like an Ent from the Lord of the Rings books/movies. Except it had more of a round head with a definite neck attached to shoulders. It's limbs were long and thin. It could probably touch the ground if it just relaxed it's arms down. There didn't seem to be a distinction or separation between the torso and hip area. The legs looked like a pair of articulated tree trunks with no discernible feet. It had patches of moss randomly covering its torso and legs and was about 20 feet in height. And it was holding what could be described as a long, baseball like, club in it's right hand going over its shoulder.
When I first turned my head to see what caught my eye while the wind rushed by, I saw it take three long and deliberate steps in a spot where the clearing met the trees. And what sent a chill down my spine and made me freeze for what seemed a moment of forever in that second was that it seemed like it turned its head and looked right at me and where I was sitting as it took its third step and reentered the forest. I just sat there for another 10 minutes feeling frozen in place going over what I just saw. Once I shook that frozen feeling, I got to my feet and went back to the cabin all of us were staying at as fast as I could. I only told one person about this after it happened and they just found it to be a nice and creepy story before everyone turned in for the night. And it still haunts me to this day when I think about it.”
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ALIEN ENCOUNTERS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION - Phantoms & Monsters Radio - Researchers & Investigators
Join us for an Alien Encounters Roundtable Discussion on Phantoms & Monsters Radio. Together with Lon, our guests will include Albert S. Rosales, Lynn Wallington, & Thomas M. Ferrario.
Albert S. Rosales was born in Cuba where he experienced several strange events, some UFO related. He migrated to Spain in 1966, and lived there for a year. He then migrated to the United States soon after.
Albert joined the US Navy in 1976 after traveling to Europe. There he began collecting reports on UFOs/etc. In 1980 he went to work for his father until he became ill and passed away. Albert joined the Miami Dade Police Department as a 911 dispatcher in 1984, and worked there for 35 years. While there, he heard it all, including UFO and humanoid reports!
In the early 1990’s he began to concentrate in summarizing only humanoid/entity encounters of all kinds. To date he has summarized and collected over 24,000 reports, and the database is updated and corrected daily.
Albert has written 16 books on chronologies of entity and humanoid encounters, including a book about UFOs and humanoids over Florida. These can be obtained on Amazon.
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As a witch with ancestral ties to Salem, Massachusetts, Lynn Wallington lives life amidst the strange and unusual. Her first paranormal experience happened at a young age, where she saw her great grandmother sitting at the edge of her bed one night, only to find out the next morning that she had passed away.
Lynn has always lived with one foot in this world and one in the spirit world. And since that defining moment, she’s had a fascination with all things paranormal. Her interest in the paranormal and how it affects people led her to get a degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. After Lynn graduated, she worked for Harvard Medical School doing research and working with clients who had Schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis.
In her 30’s Lynn had her first experience with a ufo, and shortly after had an experience with a mantis being. Her interest in the field of ufology was sparked. Using her own experiences and her background in Psychology, Lynn worked with FREE (The Dr Edgar Mitchell Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters) where she helped to develop and run the Support Program for experiencers. In doing so Lynn has had the privilege of talking with hundreds of experiencers, where she helped them come to terms with their encounters.
Lynn is also certified as a Regression Therapist and has worked with experiencers to help recover memories and understand the role these experiences have played in their life. In addition to being on the Spaced Out Roundtable as SOR’s resident witch, Lynn is the co-host of two YouTube Channels, 'Paranormal Spirits' & 'Rebellious Ufology.'
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Thomas M. Ferrario has worked as a divemaster, machinist and electrical engineer on projects in the United States, Red China and Bermuda. Has been an independent UFO researcher since 1969 to 1998 at which point Walt Andrus founder of MUFON asked him to become a section director for MUFON. Later he would go on to be assistant state director for Missouri MUFON. He then co-founded the MUFON dive team with Debbie Ziegimeyer. Thomas then joined Ted Phillips as his assistant in 2006 and later became part of Ted's S.I.U team. He assisted Ted Phillips on his Marley Woods project and the Tetra Mountain Moon Shaft project.
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