Let me start off by saying that I could do a whole lot
better at conscious weeding. The word “weed” itself has such a negative
connotation in this culture. What is a garden weed but a (usually) native plant
that happens to be growing somewhere that we don’t want it to be? This plant
has a purpose in life and nature spirits connected with it just like any plant
that we choose to put into the garden. For instance, the wild morning glory in this picture is considered by some gardeners to be a pernicious weed.
I find all sorts of interesting feelings coming up as I weed. Sometimes there’s aggression and separation: “Just get these #%$&@!! weeds out of here!” (Rip, pull, tear...) Sometimes there’s guilt: “I’m sorry weeds, you see I just want the beets to go here and you’re in the way, so I have to pull you up but I feel really bad about it.” Other times I’m just unconscious; I pull before even really noticing what I’m doing, or I feel rushed and just do it but have a twinge at the same time that I didn’t relate respectfully. I learn a lot about myself this way.
One thing that I never do is to use poison. This is extremely harmful; it totally upsets the balance of a whole area. Weed killers destroy the microorganisms in the entire soil. The nature spirits would much prefer even unconscious or aggressive weeding to the use of poison.
When I’m in balance, I’m fine with weeding; I honor the plants and let the nature spirits know which ones I’m going to be removing soon. A nature spirit of a particular plant is aware of ALL the individual plants of that type, and there are always things happening to many of the plants; for instance cows are eating or stepping on some of them, others are getting chewed by bugs, being bulldozed up for condos, or are under a flood. The nature spirits aren’t hung up about death the way humans are—plants of their type are always dying and growing, like cells in our bodies. However, the spirits do appreciate a warning so they can pull their life force energy out of the plant that is to go. Then our weeding is of no more consequence to them than cutting a bit of hair or trimming a fingernail is to us. This communication is part of co-creation, showing respect, interrelationship and interaction with the beings whose outer body is the plant we call a weed.
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