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moonvoiceWorking with Plant Spirits - Nuytsia floribunda
I have a working relationship with the local Nuytsia floribunda, also known as the Christmas Tree, or the kanya. And some of you know that it is the world's largest plant parasite, growing as a self-sufficient tree, with a massive root system that parasitises other trees and, alas, telephone wiring. Heh.
Anyway, the local kanya have been willing to 'feed' on some of my crap for some time, and in exchange, offer a simple easing of that crap, or an active energy exchange. When they are in flower, as they are now, they are much more generous and willing to 'give back,' and so I did a short amount of energy work today to re-establish my connection.
I need to be careful what I offer the kanya, because they will take 'too much' without asking. That's not their fault, that is simply their nature. My responsibility in the working relationship is to consciously monitor what they're feeding on, and make sure they provide a fair exchange.
I didn't want them to take my feelings away, but I did ask that they thin out the feeling of being blocked that I have. I see this as a mound or wall inside of me, that doesn't really have much of a purpose. Immediately, some of their tendrils latched onto the wall and I got a 'yes, we can feed off this,' response.
In exchange, they lay one of their flowering tendrils inside of me, which promptly flowered and fed me some of its warming, orange energy. A young female plant spirit was the main entity I talked to and interacted with in this exchange. It is the first time I've really seen a kanya 'spirit' that wasn't just 'the plant.'
She was green, with orange tips on her hands and toes. She had no actual fingers, but instead a shaped flat pad, which reminded me immediately of their thick, fleshy tendrils that they send up before they sprout 'leaves.' She had no hair, and her eyes were unusual and pretty (orange).
As we were doing the energy exchange, I became aware my reflux was still hurting and got distracted by that. Abruptly, she slapped her 'hand' on my stomach and rubbed very quickly, almost like how I'd scratch a mosquito bite, except her palm was flat. The reflux / nausea went away, and I could focus on what she was doing. I asked what she'd done, and she said, 'your wolverine had a little bit of pain I could take away. Everything is food to us. Don't worry, I only took excess.'
I hear 'I only took excess,' from the kanya a lot. I think it's their way of saying 'don't worry, I'm not taking away the functional pain / this won't harm you / I don't want to hurt you.' Spirit kanya is very concerned about not taking too much, as wild kanya are too. They parasitise from so so so many plants in order to keep each one alive. The effect they have on their hosts is negligible. So a kanya won't try and take too much, too fast. Nor will they give too much too fast.
Anyway, I started up this energy exchange to see if it will help me feel a little bit more energised to the point where I can at least rest better. I think one of the problems with my sleeping right now is that I am so so overtired that I can't actually rest properly anymore. So we'll see.
I'm working in conjunction with other plant spirits, and if this works, I will offer a big thank you to the kanya at the end in terms of literal plant food and water as well.
I have a working relationship with the local Nuytsia floribunda, also known as the Christmas Tree, or the kanya. And some of you know that it is the world's largest plant parasite, growing as a self-sufficient tree, with a massive root system that parasitises other trees and, alas, telephone wiring. Heh.
Anyway, the local kanya have been willing to 'feed' on some of my crap for some time, and in exchange, offer a simple easing of that crap, or an active energy exchange. When they are in flower, as they are now, they are much more generous and willing to 'give back,' and so I did a short amount of energy work today to re-establish my connection.
I need to be careful what I offer the kanya, because they will take 'too much' without asking. That's not their fault, that is simply their nature. My responsibility in the working relationship is to consciously monitor what they're feeding on, and make sure they provide a fair exchange.
I didn't want them to take my feelings away, but I did ask that they thin out the feeling of being blocked that I have. I see this as a mound or wall inside of me, that doesn't really have much of a purpose. Immediately, some of their tendrils latched onto the wall and I got a 'yes, we can feed off this,' response.
In exchange, they lay one of their flowering tendrils inside of me, which promptly flowered and fed me some of its warming, orange energy. A young female plant spirit was the main entity I talked to and interacted with in this exchange. It is the first time I've really seen a kanya 'spirit' that wasn't just 'the plant.'
She was green, with orange tips on her hands and toes. She had no actual fingers, but instead a shaped flat pad, which reminded me immediately of their thick, fleshy tendrils that they send up before they sprout 'leaves.' She had no hair, and her eyes were unusual and pretty (orange).
As we were doing the energy exchange, I became aware my reflux was still hurting and got distracted by that. Abruptly, she slapped her 'hand' on my stomach and rubbed very quickly, almost like how I'd scratch a mosquito bite, except her palm was flat. The reflux / nausea went away, and I could focus on what she was doing. I asked what she'd done, and she said, 'your wolverine had a little bit of pain I could take away. Everything is food to us. Don't worry, I only took excess.'
I hear 'I only took excess,' from the kanya a lot. I think it's their way of saying 'don't worry, I'm not taking away the functional pain / this won't harm you / I don't want to hurt you.' Spirit kanya is very concerned about not taking too much, as wild kanya are too. They parasitise from so so so many plants in order to keep each one alive. The effect they have on their hosts is negligible. So a kanya won't try and take too much, too fast. Nor will they give too much too fast.
Anyway, I started up this energy exchange to see if it will help me feel a little bit more energised to the point where I can at least rest better. I think one of the problems with my sleeping right now is that I am so so overtired that I can't actually rest properly anymore. So we'll see.
I'm working in conjunction with other plant spirits, and if this works, I will offer a big thank you to the kanya at the end in terms of literal plant food and water as well.
