Hawini Tsiwoni

Most multiples have reported having an inner-landscape of some type.  We are no exception.   I (Brook) was not here when our core first became aware of us but I understand our inner-landscape at the time to have been nothing but a dark, cold, gray place.  This didn't feel like a safe or comforting place to go to when someone needed to be inside for an extended period of time.  We have a group of very close friends who go by the system name of Rhymershouse Collective who explained to one of us how we could build a home inside.  Then the children were asked for ideas on how this home should look.  It was a big agreement that they wanted to live inside the trunk of a tree.  When asked what kind most of them decided a willow tree.  The adults took to making this place.  I was not around and can not explain how it was done to a "t", but do know it involved some serious thinking and planning.  As of now, we live inside a hallowed-out willow tree with a large iron door that locks on both the outside and the inside.  We each have a key once we get inside to let us into the tree.  Once inside, this place is much much larger than it appears on the outside.  We each have a bedroom that we decorated ourselves.  We have a large living room with a fireplace, books, a computer area, a cafe table and chairs, and a play area for the children.  We have a kitchen there as well, and of course a bathroom.  The latter is more out of outside habit as there is no need to use the restroom inside.  Outside of the tree there is a sitting area under the long branches of our tree.  We often have one-on-one meetings with our core there if something needs to be discussed in private.  The ground is lush and green a majority of the time though we do have snow there.  There is a crystal-clear stream in the distance.  Oh yes, and we have a dog inside named Conrad.