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Subtle Agroecologies
lovingly asked for clear and specifc help and support, and an open dialogue held to hear anything
needed from us to further the process – whether that might be love, song, weeding or good compost.
I fnd that taking time to clearly communicate to the elemental intelligence of growing spaces
before, and as seed is sown or plants introduced, as well as clear communication with the nature
spirits – covered next – helps set the vibrational tone of the space to the optimum for the desired
harvest.
Establishing a loving rapport with the spirit of air allows us the capacity to infuence our local
weather to small or large degrees, depending on their ability to accommodate. Connecting our
hearts and minds to our needs and requesting and having respectful and heart-felt communication
can help to support favourable micro-climate conditions and also benevolent timing and intensity
of weather events.
Some of my clients are skilled in intentionally establishing and holding a ‘weather bubble’ over
their farm – one dairy farming couple in Vermont can keep rain storms away – splitting and passing to each side of the farm as they pass through – for the critical 2 weeks of haying, after which
they take it down and let all do its own thing again – other clients seem able to keep hail from fruit
trees – others to be able to take best advantage of any rain available and increase rainfall above
regional average.
One of my Australian clients informed me of a whimsical and envious complaint from a friend
and neighbour 30 km away on the next ridge of hills, who called her on the phone one morning
during a dry season to let her know that the only visible cloud in the sky was over her farm and
dropping rain.
Elemental fre is also in my experience interactive and mutable by connection and communication –
I have experienced fre-walking many times over 24 years and occasionally led fre-walks myself,
the most extraordinary miracle is that such an intense element can, in the right state of mind and
consciousness, be amenable to sustained direct contact and energise without harming.
There are many connections available to working with fre, in so many ways, in our daily homes,
work and lives – it is good to remember that these should be engaged with through direct consciousness, and respectfully and lovingly asking for help to support our needs and endeavours.
ENGAGING WITH NATURE SPIRIT CONSCIOUSNESS
The world created, held and nurtured with life energy by the elementals, is populated by the rest of
us – including the very many and various vibrational intelligences of the spirits of nature.
There are nature spirits associated with every natural process, fungi, bacteria, insects, plants,
birds, animals – they are sometimes considered as the vibrational intelligence within or of the process, sometimes as companion helpers to the process.
Some, like wildlife, avoid human company or interaction, and choose to inhabit the wilder places,
of which we should be sure that there are always plenty, otherwise trouble tends to arise.
Others are comfortable and enjoy working with humans in the landscape, and perhaps fnd their
own fulflment enhanced within a cooperative working environment in exactly the same way that
we ourselves do.
We can consider the individual and collective intelligence of oats and potatoes, of broccoli and
kale and their companion deva or fairy – the host of nature spirits is already in community, in our
growing spaces, coming from native plants and previous management, and ensures that the spirit of
the current crop is welcomed and hosted and supported by all already there.
I have clients in rural England who pay me in cheese. On one occasion, I was called with great
urgency to look at a feld of alfalfa/lucerne which the cows had just that day been moved onto, and
within just a few hours, several were showing signs of life-threatening bloat. Identifed early, the
cows had been drenched with vegetable oil and all were well – however, this feld was the last green
forage for that season on the farm, and losing it for grazing would leave a large hole in the supply
of dry winter feed.
Subtle Agroecologies
lovingly asked for clear and specifc help and support, and an open dialogue held to hear anything
needed from us to further the process – whether that might be love, song, weeding or good compost.
I fnd that taking time to clearly communicate to the elemental intelligence of growing spaces
before, and as seed is sown or plants introduced, as well as clear communication with the nature
spirits – covered next – helps set the vibrational tone of the space to the optimum for the desired
harvest.
Establishing a loving rapport with the spirit of air allows us the capacity to infuence our local
weather to small or large degrees, depending on their ability to accommodate. Connecting our
hearts and minds to our needs and requesting and having respectful and heart-felt communication
can help to support favourable micro-climate conditions and also benevolent timing and intensity
of weather events.
Some of my clients are skilled in intentionally establishing and holding a ‘weather bubble’ over
their farm – one dairy farming couple in Vermont can keep rain storms away – splitting and passing to each side of the farm as they pass through – for the critical 2 weeks of haying, after which
they take it down and let all do its own thing again – other clients seem able to keep hail from fruit
trees – others to be able to take best advantage of any rain available and increase rainfall above
regional average.
One of my Australian clients informed me of a whimsical and envious complaint from a friend
and neighbour 30 km away on the next ridge of hills, who called her on the phone one morning
during a dry season to let her know that the only visible cloud in the sky was over her farm and
dropping rain.
Elemental fre is also in my experience interactive and mutable by connection and communication –
I have experienced fre-walking many times over 24 years and occasionally led fre-walks myself,
the most extraordinary miracle is that such an intense element can, in the right state of mind and
consciousness, be amenable to sustained direct contact and energise without harming.
There are many connections available to working with fre, in so many ways, in our daily homes,
work and lives – it is good to remember that these should be engaged with through direct consciousness, and respectfully and lovingly asking for help to support our needs and endeavours.
ENGAGING WITH NATURE SPIRIT CONSCIOUSNESS
The world created, held and nurtured with life energy by the elementals, is populated by the rest of
us – including the very many and various vibrational intelligences of the spirits of nature.
There are nature spirits associated with every natural process, fungi, bacteria, insects, plants,
birds, animals – they are sometimes considered as the vibrational intelligence within or of the process, sometimes as companion helpers to the process.
Some, like wildlife, avoid human company or interaction, and choose to inhabit the wilder places,
of which we should be sure that there are always plenty, otherwise trouble tends to arise.
Others are comfortable and enjoy working with humans in the landscape, and perhaps fnd their
own fulflment enhanced within a cooperative working environment in exactly the same way that
we ourselves do.
We can consider the individual and collective intelligence of oats and potatoes, of broccoli and
kale and their companion deva or fairy – the host of nature spirits is already in community, in our
growing spaces, coming from native plants and previous management, and ensures that the spirit of
the current crop is welcomed and hosted and supported by all already there.
I have clients in rural England who pay me in cheese. On one occasion, I was called with great
urgency to look at a feld of alfalfa/lucerne which the cows had just that day been moved onto, and
within just a few hours, several were showing signs of life-threatening bloat. Identifed early, the
cows had been drenched with vegetable oil and all were well – however, this feld was the last green
forage for that season on the farm, and losing it for grazing would leave a large hole in the supply
of dry winter feed.