Re: [BardonPraxis] Digest Number 220

[Paul Condran <paulcondran@...>]

Wow Rawn,

That does sound very magic, and very inspiring! :-)

Paul

--- Rawn Clark <rawnclark@...> wrote:
> Dearest Eric,
> 
> >> But as you are a gardener yourself, what is the proper way to
> harvest
> your food from the hermetic standpoint? I can see that you can do
> everything you can to give the plants and animals under your care a
> nice life, but when it's time for reaping', what is the appropriate
> attitude? I mean, how can you bear to face that damaged zukini 
> plant
> 'the morning after'? Do the surviving carrots in your plot quiver in
> fear when you enter your garden? Are there rituals you should use,
> offerings etc.? I have worked with some of this myself, but I would
> really like to hear your point of view on this one. <<
> 
> Starting with the day I first took shovel to soil in my little garden
> space, I've been singing one song in particular every time I'm in the
> garden. It goes like this:
> 
> Lady weave your circle bright
> Spin your web of golden light
> Earth and Air, Fire and Water
> Bind me to you.
> 
> This describes my relationship with all of the plants that grow in my
> garden. I provide them with the things they need for vibrant life
> and
> they, in turn, provide me with the things I need for vibrant life. I
> am
> always thankful to them and they are, likewise, thankful to me. We
> have
> a symbiotic relationship that nurtures us both.
> 
> When I harvest a zucchini, I praise the plant and express my joy at
> the
> beautiful zucchini it has grown for my consumption. As I cut the
> fruit
> from the vine, I thank the plant and wish it well. In return, the
> zucchini plant is glad to feed me its fruit and happily grows the
> most
> beautiful fruit it can to please me. It doesn't mind my cutting the
> fruit and sends its healing juices immediately to the cut end,
> healing
> the wound very,very rapidly. And then it focuses all its energy upon
> producing the next zucchini for me to pick.
> 
> I treat all of the plants in my garden in this same way. In return,
> they are all happy to feed me. They are all happy to be living in my
> garden. :)
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 24 Aug 2003
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