“Man did not weave The web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
– Chief Seattle
We are in the midst of a monumental shift of consciousness as we evolve out of a Third Dimensional Matrix of duality (right/wrong, good/bad), meaning all actions are based on the rational mind, and evolve into a Fifth Dimensional Reality of Unity where all actions are based in the Heart. Because of this, the Earth, the Solar System and the entire Universe are moving towards a brighter future, one filled with kindness, openness and love. All of the systems currently running our society (the political system being one of them), are ego driven and based in power, domination and control. In a new expression, these systems will flow from the Heart. It will certainly take some serious unraveling- a few generations at least- to move into this new reality. However, it’s up to us, the generations here now, to adopt a more gentle way of heartfelt living. This includes tending the Earth with love. And “Gardening with Heart” is a perfect place to start.
A few years ago, I intuitively received an important message about caring for the garden. The message came through ” The Overlighting Deva of my Garden”. Devas are a part of the Nature Spirit Realm and reside in a higher dimension. They are the Master Architects of Nature, as they create the blueprints for all forms of life on Earth. The Overlighting Deva shared a wonderful principle with me that I call “The Essential Principle of Gardening with Heart”. The principle states that:
“In Gardening with Heart, all members of the garden are living, evolving spirits. They are living their own life purpose and at their core they are always love, born in love.”
I’ve adopted this principle and have aspired to bring it’s truth into my daily gardening practice, which has not been an easy task! As gardeners we are often conditioned to see the garden as a creation that serves us- it is OUR garden and WE own everything in it! We have not been taught to see the various members of the garden as having their own life purpose, their own “Soul Path”, so to speak. In reality, we don’t own them as they are sovereign beings unto themselves. We are simply the caretakers with them entrusted in our care.
“Gardening with Heart” means all life in the garden is respected and has a voice. The old way of dominion over is replaced by a template of love.
As gardeners, we look through the “Lens of Love” in all decisions we make in the garden, especially concerning the animals and insects considered “pests” by society. It’s “love not war” (in the garden), therefore we find solutions that keep all members of the garden balanced, healthy and happy (that means the plants, insects and animals). All are an integral part of life on the Planet and serve a purpose we can’t always sense.
“Gardening with Heart” means we honor the vitality of the soil and avoid the use of all chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides which can severely weaken the life force of the soil. We instead nourish it deeply using life- supporting amendments, knowing that vibrant health in the garden begins with the health of the soil. It’s that simple.
In “Gardening with Heart”, we always make a choice for love and not poison. Poisons vibrate at a low frequency, and they include chemical pesticides and GMOs ( genetically modified organisms).
A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances that is intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests. It is used to kill fungi, bacteria, insects and unwanted plants ( that is, weeds). It works by ingestion or by touch, and death may occur immediately or over a long period of time. insecticides and herbicides are both considered pesticides. Insecticides are used to specifically target and kill insects, whereas herbicides are used to kill unwanted plants. Glyphosate (the active ingredient in ” Round-Up” ), is a broad spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is now the most widely used herbicide in the US agricultural sector with 180 to 185 million pounds applied annually and it is the second-most widely used herbicide in the home and garden arena. That’s alot of poison! It has been used to clear milkweed along roads and in fields and this use has contributed to an 81% decline in Monarch butterfly populations. It has been classified as a probable carcinogenic in humans which is no surprise as, by its nature, it is designed to kill or adversely affect living organisms. All chemical pesticides pose long term danger to the environment through their persistence in nature and in body tissue, and many are non specific and may kill numerous life forms.
This brings us to the subject of neonicotinoids, otherwise known as neonics. They are a systemic insecticide meaning they are absorbed into every cell in a plant, making all parts poisonous to insects. Their common mode of action is to affect the central nervous system of insects. They bond to receptors of the enzyme nicotinic acetylcholine, causing excitation of the nerves and leading to paralysis and death.
Neonics have become one of the leading causes of death in honeybee colonies. Honeybees have a genetic vulnerability to neonics because they have more of these receptors than other insects. These receptors provide more learning and memory genes for the honeybee’s highly evolved system of social communication and organization. Unlike many insects that are able to detoxify harmful chemicals to a certain extent, honeybees possess fewer genes for detoxification. This poses a unique threat to the bees. Because of the neonics persistence in crops and soil, sometimes for months or even years after a single application, as well as their concentrated presence in pollen and nectar, they pose a serious threat to bees and many other insect pollinators. Unfortunately, their use is becoming widespread.
Globally, neonics are used on more than 140 crop varieties such as cereals, cotton, legumes, potatoes, orchard fruits, rice, turf, vegetables and ornamental nursery plants.
They were introduced in the early 1990’s by the Bayer Corporation as a replacement for older, more damaging chemicals but there are many scientists who claim they pose the same threat to nature as DDT posed to nature in the past. The neonicotinoid family includes acetamiprid, clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Just the names sound lethal to me, and if you spend any time in the “poison” aisle of a nursery or a box store, you’ll smell the toxicity oozing from the bottles as well as feel their low frequency. There is no place for any of these substances in “Gardening with Heart”.
I’ll share a short story I found on an environmental website called, “Environment California”, written by Laura Deehan. This story is written from the perspective of a single honeybee foraging in the flowers. It’s a powerful one.
” Every morning I’m buzzing with excitement to get out of the hive and into the flower fields to collect pollen. But this morning I’m worried. Yesterday dozens of my sisters never made it home. Sometimes one or two of us won’t make it back, but this feels different. We’ve heard about other bee colonies disappearing. Could ours be next?
Even so I still need to find pollen to feed the colony. So I take flight and try to focus on the task in front of me. I find a delicious patch of lavender and start to work, buzzing from flower to flower until my pollen baskets are full and my wings strain to carry all the pollen I’ve collected. Now it’s time to head home. But which way is home? That’s weird, normally I have no problem navigating.
Oh no, I’m starting to feel a little sick. Are all the flowers poisoned now? How will I warn my sisters of the danger if I can’t find my way home? I’m frantic, flying in circles and looking for any sort of landmark to guide me home. I can’t focus. I’m shaking and I’m starting to feel a little numb. I’m lost. I don’t know why this is happening to me. Please help me…
Whew, that’s a tough story, isn’t it? It makes me cry everytime. It seems the choice for love not poison is the ONLY choice to make for the Earth and all her creatures. And for us too.
So this leads us to GMOs. ( I know folks,the fun never ends-ha!). So what are GMOs, you might ask, and why are they so detrimental to our health and the health of the Planet? GMO stands for “genetically modified organisms”. They are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering or GE. This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial, and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional cross breeding methods. Virtually all commercial GMOs are engineered to withstand direct application of an herbicide, to produce an insecticide or to do both.
Genetic engineering is completely different from the traditional breeding of animals, grafting of trees or hybridizing of seeds. You cannot mate a tomato with a fish, for instance, but the GE scientists are actually doing this. In the laboratory, they took Arctic fish genes and added them to tomatoes to make the tomatoes more frost tolerant. That’s dangerous science if you ask me.
All living organisms have a natural barrier to protect themselves against the introduction of DNA from a different species and because of these barriers, the genetic engineers have to use various methods to force the DNA from one organism into the DNA of another. What this means is that the creation of GMOs begins with force, manipulation and control. And because the GMOs have been altered from their original Devic blueprints, the human body doesn’t know what to do with them and it will attempt to flush them out as soon as possible. Some of the most common GMO crops include corn, canola, soy, sugar, beets, cotton, Hawaiian papayas and summer squash.
I’ve found the best way to avoid GMOs is to purchase seeds, fruits,vegetables and grocery items which carry a “Certified Organic” label or a “Non GMO Project” label. The Non GMO Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the non-GMO food supply by giving consumers an informed choice. Their thinking is that if people stop buying GMOs, companies will stop using them and farmers will stop growing them. Sounds like a good idea to me!
As we evolve our consciousness into a higher frequency. the use of poisons and GMOs will be a thing of the past. Instead, our Fifth Dimensional gardens will radiate with such a Light that they’ll simply “light up” the entire Planet!
The choices we make now will move us towards that beautiful future- it is ours to create. So are we ready to make the choice for Love in the Garden? If so, our Hearts will show us the way…
