Nor are we a blight. An abomination. Or any of the other baseless pejoratives that get tossed around. We have our issues to be sure, but, we are vitally important to this planet. We belong here. We are part and parcel of the planet. I'm relinking two older interviews from one of my favourite authors..Stephen Buhner. If you've already listened to the Buhner interviews, skip down to the newer on from Higherside Chats.
Both interviews originate with Legalise Freedom-
Stephen Buhner Interviews : Plant Intelligence & the Imaginal Realm
Why people fear eating the wild
“If we eat the wild, it begins to work inside us, altering us, changing us. Soon, if we eat too much, we will no longer fit the suit that has been made for us. Our hair will begin to grow long and ragged. Our gait and how we hold our body will change. A wild light begins to gleam in our eyes. Our words start to sound strange, nonlinear, emotional. Unpractical. Poetic.Once we have tasted this wildness, we begin to hunger for a food long denied us, and the more we eat of it the more we will awaken.It is no wonder that we are taught to close off our senses to Nature.Through these channels, the green paws of Nature enter into us, climb over us, search within us, find all our hiding places, burst us open, and blind the intellectual eye with hanging tendrils of green.The terror is an illusion, of course. For most of our million years on this planet human beings have daily eaten the wild. It’s just that the linear mind knows what will happen if you eat it now.But we’ve gone astray with this, distracted from our task. Still, it’s a good reminder. When your hair begins to grow long and you think strange thoughts, sometimes you will wonder what is happening and will become afraid.In Nature, human markers fade, lose significance. It takes awhile to learn the old markers again, to see the path that ancient humans took before us. In kindness, learn how to comfort yourself, to hold yourself as you would a child that is afraid of the light. (I suppose you could learn the poisonous plants first if you need to; there aren’t very many.) For on this journey, you mostly have yourself for company.It helps if you become your own best friendand find out what is true about all this for yourself.Open the door and take a look around outside.The air is shining there,and there are wonders,more wonderful than words can tell"
And then linking to a new interview- please listen to them. All.Peter Allen as interviewed by Greg Carlwood- I loved this interview!So much in fact, it's already been twice listened to :)So much so that I almost emailed Greg Carlwood to thank him for taking the time to talk to Peter Allen. 'Cept I couldn't find the darn email address on the site. Oh well. Thanks anyway. Mr Allen speaks about how humans are becoming mechanized. And we are.How we're losing our empathy... And we are And did I mention Oak trees are discussed? I LOVE OAK TREES!At there base is often found... Maitake (Hen of the Woods) Look it upThere is an Oak Savannah in Niagara on the Lake- And one particular oak tree, near that Savannah, is one of a few of my favourite oaks- due to it's tenacious nature. Hug a tree. Expel your carbon breath in it's vicinty- Inhale the oxygen.And keep in mind the relationship we have with them. Forest BathingTrees and Natural Killer Cell FunctionPodcast: Play in new window | Download
