A forest of oneâs own: why even Virginia Woolf was felled by trees Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Janine Burke Save Normal text size Advertisement Iâm in a forest in a gallery. Itâs a labyrinth made of drifting voile curtains in tones of mauve and silver, imprinted with towering images of trees. It reaches from ceiling to floor. Though in a public place, this forest makes me feel sequestered. Itâs shadowy; tantalising. Whatâs around the bend? Revelation? A nasty surprise? I think of Little Red Riding Hood and the other fairytale children whose exploration of the forest symbolises maturity, courage and independence. The trek into the unconscious, the reward of self-knowledge, a process psychologist Bruno Bettelheim described as âthe uses of enchantmentâ.