For this exercise all you need is yourself and one plant. It can be a house
plant or a plant outside (trees are included, yes!)
Go to the plant, bow your head in acknowledgement to this being. Perhaps
you kneel down to touch the earth or put your hands in the soil in the pot
your plant lives. Thank the wondrous, magical alchemy that is dirt, that is
earth, that is soil. Reflecting on how in the english language, dirt and soil
are often used to express something that is ruined, think about how your
body reacts to the soil + let that be what navigates your heart in this
exercise. We come from and go back to this earth. We are nourished,
endlessly, by this earth.
Now, with the plant or tree ask it either verbally or telepathically if you may
sit or stand with it. It is nice to give an offering too, perhaps some honey.
Ask if you may touch it gently. Sing to it, dance with it. It is proven that
plants react to the vibration of our voice, song and rhythm. If we give good
energy to the plants, they feel it and grow stronger. Take some time to be
still with the plant too. Be totally quiet. Observe with your eyes. Close your
eyes and observe with your heart. Be open to what this plantcestor wants to
teach you. You may see visions in your minds eye. You may see particular
colors or shapes. Perhaps an ancestor or spirit guide with visit you. Sit with
the plant for at least 10 minutes. Thank the earth and the plantcestor +
have a lovely day.
