The Basics of Tree Reading In 8 Steps

• How do you read someone’s tree?  With the tree reading process, there are 8 things to start with.

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Step One: Have the PersonDraw a Tree

• Start off by just asking the person to please draw you a tree

• Give the person a piece of paper and a pen or pencil

• If the person objects by saying that he or

she is not an artist, then reply that it’s

perfectly fine and that artistic ability

is not required.

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• It’s also a good idea to create a rectangle on the paper beforehand because many of the tree reading techniques are in relation to the tree’s size and shape

in accordance with

the rectangle

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Step Two: Determiningthe Location

• Determine the location of the tree in accordance with the rectangle

• Fold the paper in half (vertically) and use the crease as a determining mark

• The left side of the rectangle symbolizes feminine aspects and the past, while

the right is about the future and

masculine aspects.

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Step Two: Determiningthe Location

• Fold the paper horizontally so that there are two creases

• Trees that are primarily in the upper half tend to represent a more creative and spiritual outlook. Those on the bottom are usually

more pragmatic and grounded.

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Step Three: Identify the Tree

• Trees have differences (cones, leaves, size, bark texture, etc) so that they can best survive in their environment

• The same goes for the person’s tree drawing

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Step Three: Identify the Tree

• The drawn tree can be used as a starting point to help you understand the drawer

• While the drawer may not be conscious of what he or she is expressing, you should have the drawer confirm anything that you see because subtle differences in the

drawing create huge differences

in the interpretation.

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Step Four: Treetop

• This symbolically represents the person’s way of interacting with the world from everything such as friends to a career

• It’s also about the person’s way of pursuing goals and dreams.

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Step Five: Trunk

• Everything from stress to contentment can be revealed by examining the markings and shadings on the tree trunk, if there are any

• Markings on the lower half tend to represent that any emotional events have occurred long ago

• Those on the upper half usually mean that the emotions are recent.

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Step Six: Roots

• Roots represent culture and instincts within the drawing, depending on the depiction of the roots

• Roots might be important, but we usually cannot see them. This means that many people won’t draw the roots

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Step Seven: Other Items

• Some people will draw more than a tree, like a bird or tire swing

• Usually this represents something else that is connected to the tree, and you should

consider the importance of this object

by separately considering what it

conveys.

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Step Eight: Putting Everything Together

• It doesn’t matter what the person’s gender, language or anything are

• This technique relies solely on interpreting

the tree itself, which helps create a

consistent reading regardless of the

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