You may or may not notice this resembles something. In indigenous Salish culture, Western Red Cedar is known as the Tree of Life and the Grandmother Tree. She creates and sustains life. It is said your maternal ancestors reside in her softly draping bows. When you sit with her, you call on them. Her medicine is to repel everything that threatens life. Antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti anything that harms. She has incredible life sustaining and protective properties. A fallen limb will remain alive for an irrational amount of time. A new tree will grow from a fallen limb without even taking root first. She grows new trees at will from her core. She stimulates movement to clear out toxins and enhance vitality. The skeleton of her leaves that carpet the floor are smooth like scales on a snake, but only one way. If you run your fingers the opposite way, she will stab you like a deeply serrated knife.