Journeying With Herbs

Relationships with plants 

June

Maybe I’ve said this before, that’s ok because it should be repeated, and often. The
plant beings, the herb beings are Beings. They deserve kindness and respect as any
other being does. There are pockets of respect for the Green Beings. I have seen a few
and it warms my heart, makes me believe in the future. I could name the names of the
people and companies that I believe have a true love, understanding and respect for the
Green Beings but I won’t, not right now at least. Let’s talk about the path to love and
respect for the Green Beings.
The Green Ones are not a commodity. The Green ones are not to be horded in order to
drive prices up. They are not sound bites, a YouTube video or splashed on a billboard to
be purchased at your local pharmacy.
Relationship! Everything in life begins and ends with relationship, does it not? To be a
healer or herbalist, or a wise woman you must have relationship with the plant. You
must understand that every plant has a name, a Spirit, a way of being and
communicating. You will not learn the ways of a plant, the healing of a plant unless you
spend time with it, let the plant teach you. You are the student; they are the teacher. If
you are called to work with plants, to heal with plants, then listen. Shut up, shut out the
noise and allow the plants to talk to you. Yes, education is a good thing. But it is not the
only thing. Open a book, listen to the teacher, then close the book and start talking to
the plants. Close your computer, now, talk to the plant beings.