A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds.
A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship,
and he who plants kindness gathers love. ”
Saint Basil
Plant Medicine
Have fun learning all about the powers of the plants by performing this exercise.
Tools needed for this exercise:
Pencil/Pen
Paper
Small pair of scissors or tool for cutting plants
Bag to hold your plant
Blanket/towel
To complete this exercise you need to go to a place where you will find plants growing naturally and be able to spend at least a half hour there. Begin taking a walk and placing the intention to the plants that you under stand how important they are to you and our universe. As you continue walking ask the plants to reveal to you something of its spiritual nature. You may have to repeat this a couple times and if you find that you may not remember this phrase, then write it down and take the message with you to reference.
As you walk continue to repeat this message as many times as needed until you find the answer. Giving your self time, there is no rush with this exercise. It’s important that you to try to keep an open mind ~ in a sense like a blank screen. The answer will come to you telepathically either as an image or as a thought. When you begin to receive the message, take a seat and write down the impressions that come to you. You may be receiving a scene, feel free to draw the images being shown. Try not to attempt at this time to analyze or interpret the message; that will come later in a meditation session when your home. Just write/draw what impressions come.
In your thoughts, explain to the plant that you need help and it requires you to take a small cutting. In your mind it will come as an impression of where you’re to make this cutting. Take your time and make the cutting and then smear a little spit from your mouth over the wound on the plant. This acts as an offering of healing to the plant.
If it’s possible and you have some additional time, spread your blanket or towel and lie down on the ground. It doesn’t have to be the exact location but somewhere as close as possible to the area where you made the cutting. Focus you’re breathing and relax, holding the cutting to your navel. Close your eyes and ask the plant cutting to reveal its medicine to you. Once you have received the message, sit up and note any of the impressions or images that come to you. You may also have experienced a vision from the cutting, this is important to write as much detail as you can so you’re not to forget later. When you are finished take the cutting and place it in your bag and take it home with you. We will perform another meditation with it another day.
When time permits let’s share how the plant communicated with you and describe what was calling to you.
~Learning From Your Plant ~
To go into a deeper understanding of the lesson from your plant, go to a place where you can meditate and take your plant cutting and hold it to your navel and ask the plant to what it wants to teach you. Followed by asking how it can help to transform your weakness into strengths; then ask what other plants can become your allies.
Once finished it’s important to document all the details that come to you.
Love to hear about your experience…..I also want to Thank my friend Chris who took this beautiful picture while celebrating her anniversary with her husband. He has a fabulous eye for photography, www.jimemeryphotography.com
