When
you feel present and connected to the land, invite the devas and nature spirits
of the area to be with you. Don’t worry if you don’t perceive them; trust that
they are there and that they perceive you. Open your eyes and state your
intention for the garden and your initial thoughts of what you’d like to do. BE
OPEN to the possibility that the nature spirits will have other ideas! After
stating your intention, close your eyes again and focus inwardly. See if you
get any thoughts, pictures, feelings, impressions. Just let them come or not.
Possible changes may include:
· Ideas for a better place for the garden than the one you had picked
· Ideas for a different shape to the garden
· Ideas for a different place for the nature spirit sanctuary.
· Ideas for specific plants and/or ways to plant them in the garden
· Ideas for other things to place in the garden (like statues, pots, signs, etc.), possibly in specific places
Remember, you have choice and input into this process; you don’t have to blindly follow every idea you get. On the other hand, also remember that the nature spirits know about the balance and harmony of nature a heck of a lot better than any human does, so learning from them is a tremendous opportunity. I strongly recommend going along with them whenever possible, even if you get irritated that they just shot down your terrific ideas. This is part of re-establishing the human-nature intelligence partnership. Let them have their part; this is the part that they know much better than we do!
Ask what should be done first, and see what comes up in awareness. What you had thought to do first may not be the most important thing to the nature spirits. For instance, they might be most interested in a general cleanup—physical, energetic, or both—rather than beds being dug. The order of unfoldment is just as important as the actions themselves for balance, because balance is a universal dynamic that exists in time as well as space.
I can’t emphasize strongly enough the shift of allowing the nature spirits to determine the structure and process of your sacred garden. Once you set the clear intention of what you want, nature’s job in a co-creative partnership is to let you the most balanced way to bring it about. It will have so much more power and sacred energy if you will follow nature’s directions. They know what will best fulfill your intentions. Learning to back off of being the one who controls all the details is a huge learning curve, but incredibly rewarding as you watch the magic unfold a step at a time.
Tomorrow’s post will go into closing the interaction and beginning your next steps.
For more information, visit my Seminars page and my Professional Services page, call (831) 212-2168 or email andrea@awakeability.com
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