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IAAP Newsletter: The Unified Field

Working with the Earth

My relationship with the holy Mother Earth through Her plant kingdom has taken a whole new twist over the last 20 years. As my body, mind and heart have come more into alignment with the natural pulsations of the creative process, I have developed a deeper attunement with this kingdom. The experience of communion with these life forms has manifested itself in a number of ways.

A profound experience of connection happened at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon a number of years ago. I found that if I closed my eyes and smelled a rose that the flower would actually appear in my consciousness with its color being visible in my mind’s eye. I tried this without even knowing what the color of the flower was. Much to my surprise, what I saw was the exact color and shape of the flower.

I recently hiked with a friend into a wilderness area not far from where I live in New Mexico. We stopped to share lunch together at a point half way up the trail where we were headed. After I sat down on the ground for a bit, I started noticing different plants that at first had totally escaped my awareness. To my friend, I mentioned each mushroom, plant and flower that caught my eye. We spoke of the beauty of the natural world and how blessed we were to be able to sit on that spot while sharing a meal. That sense of wonder that we usually equate with childhood seemed to emerge through both of us and into that place. It was as if paradise had emerged in our very presence. That evening after returning home and while blessing the day some bluebell flowers, like those I had seen that day along the trail, magically appeared in my consciousness.

Many times during my walks in the forest, I sensed a longing in Mother Nature for the presence of True Man. I began to woo Her by singing to Her and blessing Her trees with a touch or a hug. Gradually, as I became more attuned to Her, that feeling disappeared.

And then there’s the deeper relationship that has developed over the years with the plant kingdom in my garden. I invite the Nature Spirits into the garden in the spring through ritual smudging and defining Her borders by affixing different colored ribbons to posts that represent the seven directions. The Spirit of Blessing is an important part of the process of initiating a new cycle in the spring as well. I chant, smudge, and sit in silence while contemplating the cycles of Life. Every act, be it preparing the soil, planting or caring for the plants during the growing season, the harvest and finally putting the garden to bed, is all a part of honoring the natural cycles. I’ve noticed how the vegetables seem to produce more when I share their abundance with the neighbors. The food that blesses our kitchen is so nourishing also. Of course to complete the cycle we return the compost to the Earth with thankfulness for all that has come our way.

Welcoming the different creatures like the birds and favorable insects is also an important step. I’ve noticed how the birds spend a lot of time in the fruit trees where I have a bird feeder. They not only eat the seed I provide, but also the insects that attack the trees in that area. There is a similar experience with the garden. Favorable bugs like the ladybug, praying mantis, and certain birds seem to find their way into the garden to eat bugs destructive to the vegetables.

My relationship with the holy Mother Earth becomes part of what sustains not only my garden and the creatures that share that space, but also my neighbors, my wife and myself.

—DC