1. Do not name the tree. It is older than your languages.
2. Step into the shadow only if your heart is quiet.
3. Touch nothing. Let the moss mark you instead.
4. Look up. You will see stars. Even if it is day.
5. Ask no questions. The tree gives no answers. Only reflections.
6. If you hear music, follow it. It will lead you to where you started, but not as you were.
7. Leave behind what no longer needs carrying.
8. Take nothing with you, except what the stillness reveals.
9. If you return, do not retrace your steps. Let the path shape itself.