A poetic, educational, mystical, and realistic exploration of the interdependency of human beings and trees, this book is a powerful call to ecological activism. Using her experience as a medical doctor and a psychiatrist, and collecting knowledge and insights from numerous cultures and time periods, Jean Shinoda Bolen offers a moving depiction of trees and their invaluable contribution to human life. The author discusses every possible topic in relation to trees, from their physiology to their role as archetypical and sacred symbols. Una exploracion poetica, pedagogica, mistica y realista de la interdependencia de los seres humanos y los arboles, este libro es un potente llamamiento al activismo ecologico. Empleando su experiencia como doctora y psiquiatra, y recolectando conocimientos y revelaciones de diferentes culturas y epocas, Jean Shinoda Bolen ofrece una conmovedora descripcion de los arboles y de su contribucion invaluable a la vida humana. La autora discute todo lo que tiene que ver con los arboles, desde su fisiologia hasta su papel como arquetipos y simbolos sagrados.