LEARNING FROM NATURE
“Everything is sentient, and because it’s sentient, we always have to ask, about everything. When you get an “OK, we’re going to work together,” it’s 100%. It’s kind of like with a human, when you get someone to do something that they don’t want to, versus when they do want to. Plants and chemicals have those same properties.”
“When the “yes” is happening, it changes everything.”
Very true! Thank you Phyllis, and Mark ❤
My Druidic Education—part 2
by Mark
My grandmother started showing me different herbs in the woods and fields around the house, when I was very young. We would go out and gather herbs to dry or to make into tinctures and decoctions, depending on the plant and/or the intended use. One day she had me go out to pick hops. There were nine clumps of hops growing up the side of a building. I went and harvested what I thought was the right amount for making a sleeping draught. This was actually for me, because I was so hyper I had trouble sleeping. I tried the medicine, and it worked.
Then she had me do it again, but this time go ask, “Which plants want to come and make medicine to help me sleep?” When I heard, “Yes,” I picked from those plants only. We made medicine from this harvest…
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