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# Re: Digest Number 220

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Digest Number 220
- From: Paul Condran <paulcondran@...>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:40:18 -0700 (PDT)
- In-reply-to: <000a01c36a62$ccde0ef0$bfa17fd8@ownerbqacdlzy6>

    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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