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of the Soil, Callahan’s stuff, the Koliskos, Maria Thun – a library of relevant texts on
soil dynamics, cosmic rhythms and influences, orgone/ether/zero point field, Gaiaas-living-entity,
divination… Until I put the reading aside and just surrendered to
BEING an integral part of the garden rather than the BOSS.
Intellect aside, when I’m feeling sad I notice the garden is suppressed and vice versa
when joyful. When I deny sadness, the garden still reacts. When I put particular
attention on a species it responds in a quite obvious way. For example, Alan
Johnstone and I decided to grow the prep flowers chamomile and dandelion because
the commercial ones have doubtful quality and a high price. As soon as I directly
addressed the dandelion deva in my garden earlier this year the plants went into
growth and flowering spurts and much to my daily delight I’m picking heaps of
large blooms!
As for peppering, I began merely to ASK. That’s all. I feel the trick is not to be
impatient. The sequence: attention (very focussed), imagination (mental pictures),
intent (asking), waiting patiently, and manifestation. It’s worked with slugs and snails,
flea beetles, various caterpillars and with Satin Bowerbirds so far. Mind you, these
plant eaters are still present and numerous – they just leave my market plants alone.
So back to Findhorn and what a thrill to find the second reading was as if the book
had become angelic – all radiant and ethereal. Why not buy a copy if you’re
interested in examining co-creation. I reckon the Findhorn ‘experiment’ is essentially
a Steinerian construct, where the garden is a metaphor for demonstrating
communion and cooperation with nature, based on transcendence beyond material
form and phenomenal aspects of gardening and farming. I think it’s a territory
towards which Steiner beckoned us in his fruitful life. All that remains for us, as it
did in the case of Roc, is to consciously take up our apprenticeship in a context of
openness and surrender and stillness.
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