This common phrase has profound meaning when we observe that certain herbs will grow where they are most needed. This is something known by the wise but detested by the totalitarians.
I've been thinking about not even having to eat plants to be healed by them, just being close to them, and the communication that goes on under ground with roots and fungi. I think that because we are under the illusion that we’re separate from each other and everything else in nature and are so unaware of the constant communication that’s going on between us, that when we see illness, really a collection of detoxification symptoms such as coughing and sneezing, ‘pass’ between people we cling to the belief that there must be an external nefarious entity, a ‘virus’, which somehow travels through the air and causes it. We find it hard to accept our interconnectedness and ability to communicate and help each other by signalling the need to expel toxins and to rest.
I further was thinking on this article and felt I should mention the attention to critters in nature also as our allies. I had a particular instance where I had a nagging pain in my thumb joint especially bad that week. I was out in the garden pruning a bush when out of seemingly nowhere something- flew out and stung me right on that knuckle. Fast and quick- and flew off very fast. I couldn't precisely ID it but I had been stung by bees and wasps before. Seemed like a bee of sorts. This seemed like it had an agenda. Maybe I disturbed it'? Later i saw no evidence of a "hive .there ...but then later I was reading of the benefits of bee venom on pain. I also later was listening to a summit on shamanism and bee shamanism was discussed! That was all within a couple days- a pre arranged summit) Today, I feel the bee was "injecting" me with it's medicine. Dreaming? It seemed very synchronously meaningful to me..
hello I love this. I have tried to explain something like it https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/a-healthy-future-does-not-lie-with here'Now that we are adults the responsibility for caring for our health belongs to us, and to us alone. We defer and outsource to others to our detriment. Only we can possibly know what are bodies and souls are saying to us. Given access to regeneratively grown organic fruit and veg, and to clean water, what we need from a healthcare system is to be left alone. We already have all the tools that we need to be able to live in our true state of vibrancy; which is our birthright.'
and also about our interconnectedness and non-seperateness from the conversion all around us here https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/a-tiny-water-flea-has-31000-genes 'The inseparable collective of organisms known as human has great flexibility of gene expression. If we cultivate healthy internal relationships by eating organic fibre rich plant foods and avoiding toxins we become more adaptive, vibrant and creative. This expression will naturally be communicated and will affect all those living around us. We are in no way separate or opposed to the Mother Ship. We are her and she us.'
OMG. Hello and thank you Frances! Finally, people from my planet! No one understands my garden - where all plant people live exactly as THEY want to grow. Human people friends (phriends? now that I realize they prefer pharma to me) shake their heads at my lack of "weeding". Thank God I've never weeded my real friends, my plantain, dock, borage, willow herb, forget-me-nots, my fireweed and foxgloves. Guarded by an old ash and loving wild cottonwoods and salmon berries. These same false human pfriends called me day or night for decades for my herbs and help before their cell phones seemed to make dialing my landline impossible and god's medicine just "quaint". My sister in law is proud of her beautiful rose garden, but none of them SMELL! She never noticed. My volunteer roses send their love from metres away. Always in my wallet a teabag label, " The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgement".
Jul 19, 2022·edited Jul 19, 2022Liked by Frances Leader
I love this post! It brought tears to my eyes as I felt such confirmation in my own inklings of "nature knowing what we need " and delivering it to us...when reading your message contained in this. Wonderful reading in its entirety. Thank you!🙏
"This produced one of my most favourite funny memories: After seeing some of the mites that live on our skin, at bedtime my naked husband was vacuuming our mattress. A sight that I will never forget! The poor guy was so freaked out!" ... I find it most curious that the inspiration for this article originated from comments to a substack about bee mites!
Jul 19, 2022·edited Jul 19, 2022Liked by Frances Leader
Yaaaaaay my people are HERE. One of my homebrews (Batch 83) is a digestive 'wine' of juniper, wormwood, caraway and mugwort. Its really good, straight up or as a mixer with potato vodka for instance. The recipe is from 'Brew Like a Yeti' by Zimmerman, and my main go to is Steven Buhners 'Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers'. Brewing has reconnected me to the trees in plants in a way that was missing for me. I also made a St. Johnswort brew with Irish Moss and it's so good I am not sure it will make it into bottles, I keep tappin the keg. Best from Oregon Frances-j
Recommended reading:
THE ALPHABET vs THE GODDESS https://www.alphabetvsgoddess.com/
Caliban and The Witch: Women, The Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici, 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_and_the_Witch
I've been thinking about not even having to eat plants to be healed by them, just being close to them, and the communication that goes on under ground with roots and fungi. I think that because we are under the illusion that we’re separate from each other and everything else in nature and are so unaware of the constant communication that’s going on between us, that when we see illness, really a collection of detoxification symptoms such as coughing and sneezing, ‘pass’ between people we cling to the belief that there must be an external nefarious entity, a ‘virus’, which somehow travels through the air and causes it. We find it hard to accept our interconnectedness and ability to communicate and help each other by signalling the need to expel toxins and to rest.
Jo
Just started following your Substack, enjoyed this article and will be linking it today @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
Amazing. Beautiful. True.
Thanks, Leader.
I further was thinking on this article and felt I should mention the attention to critters in nature also as our allies. I had a particular instance where I had a nagging pain in my thumb joint especially bad that week. I was out in the garden pruning a bush when out of seemingly nowhere something- flew out and stung me right on that knuckle. Fast and quick- and flew off very fast. I couldn't precisely ID it but I had been stung by bees and wasps before. Seemed like a bee of sorts. This seemed like it had an agenda. Maybe I disturbed it'? Later i saw no evidence of a "hive .there ...but then later I was reading of the benefits of bee venom on pain. I also later was listening to a summit on shamanism and bee shamanism was discussed! That was all within a couple days- a pre arranged summit) Today, I feel the bee was "injecting" me with it's medicine. Dreaming? It seemed very synchronously meaningful to me..
hello I love this. I have tried to explain something like it https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/a-healthy-future-does-not-lie-with here'Now that we are adults the responsibility for caring for our health belongs to us, and to us alone. We defer and outsource to others to our detriment. Only we can possibly know what are bodies and souls are saying to us. Given access to regeneratively grown organic fruit and veg, and to clean water, what we need from a healthcare system is to be left alone. We already have all the tools that we need to be able to live in our true state of vibrancy; which is our birthright.'
and also about our interconnectedness and non-seperateness from the conversion all around us here https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/a-tiny-water-flea-has-31000-genes 'The inseparable collective of organisms known as human has great flexibility of gene expression. If we cultivate healthy internal relationships by eating organic fibre rich plant foods and avoiding toxins we become more adaptive, vibrant and creative. This expression will naturally be communicated and will affect all those living around us. We are in no way separate or opposed to the Mother Ship. We are her and she us.'
Jo
OMG. Hello and thank you Frances! Finally, people from my planet! No one understands my garden - where all plant people live exactly as THEY want to grow. Human people friends (phriends? now that I realize they prefer pharma to me) shake their heads at my lack of "weeding". Thank God I've never weeded my real friends, my plantain, dock, borage, willow herb, forget-me-nots, my fireweed and foxgloves. Guarded by an old ash and loving wild cottonwoods and salmon berries. These same false human pfriends called me day or night for decades for my herbs and help before their cell phones seemed to make dialing my landline impossible and god's medicine just "quaint". My sister in law is proud of her beautiful rose garden, but none of them SMELL! She never noticed. My volunteer roses send their love from metres away. Always in my wallet a teabag label, " The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgement".
Dr Grouf on substack uses herbal remedies for COVID . We do need to find our way back to nature ❤️
I'll have to ask my astrologer friend Dubby about what's going on in the sky today... I just wrote a post about ... GUESS?!?!?!
LOVE, of course. xo xo xo
The Good Citizen’s Substack today, July 19 2022, has published “Where’s The Virus?” today and refrenced your work: https://thegoodcitizen.substack.com/p/wheres-the-virus
But you probably already sussed that. Would also like to share someone who Cynthia Chung had as a guest post on Abe’s assassination. The post on Abe was most informative. He must have just opened a Substack, and this is one of many received in the last 24 hours, topic 5G and slavery: https://emanuelprez.substack.com/p/join-the-battle-to-end-slavery-by?amp%3Butm_campaign=cta&utm_source=substack
I love this post! It brought tears to my eyes as I felt such confirmation in my own inklings of "nature knowing what we need " and delivering it to us...when reading your message contained in this. Wonderful reading in its entirety. Thank you!🙏
"This produced one of my most favourite funny memories: After seeing some of the mites that live on our skin, at bedtime my naked husband was vacuuming our mattress. A sight that I will never forget! The poor guy was so freaked out!" ... I find it most curious that the inspiration for this article originated from comments to a substack about bee mites!
Great article btw!
Life-long trek back to grandma’s knee. Lovely.
Yaaaaaay my people are HERE. One of my homebrews (Batch 83) is a digestive 'wine' of juniper, wormwood, caraway and mugwort. Its really good, straight up or as a mixer with potato vodka for instance. The recipe is from 'Brew Like a Yeti' by Zimmerman, and my main go to is Steven Buhners 'Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers'. Brewing has reconnected me to the trees in plants in a way that was missing for me. I also made a St. Johnswort brew with Irish Moss and it's so good I am not sure it will make it into bottles, I keep tappin the keg. Best from Oregon Frances-j
omg... yesterday i had a headache and noticed a feverfew blooming out of season in my garden 🌼🐱🌼
a pleasant read, thanks!