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The A-Z of Plant Spirit Healing

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by Fay Johnstone

"Plants have long been primary teachers for those who travel deep

into the heart of the world, for those who seek the soul teaching that only

the wild can bring."

Stephen Harrod Buhner


Plant Spirit Healing is an interaction with the invisible, a personal relationship with the spirit of the plant. As humans we are already in a symbiotic relationship with plants. The key to working with the spirit of plants is remembering that we are nature and rekindling this connection, opening up to the subtle ways in which plants communicate. This process begins as we drop our perception from our heads down into our hearts and respectfully observe and spend time breathing with plants. Healing and transformation comes through raised consciousness feeling with our senses, with an open heart for the wisdom and that comes. Often it is the plant that chooses us. Take a walk and be aware of what grabs your attention, notice what is growing near your home and begin your journey into Plant Spirit Healing.

Plant Spirit Healing


AWARENESS – plants have a lot of wisdom to share. Get centred, quieten your mind, open your senses and start paying attention. BREATHE with a plant. Basic science shows that plants provide us with oxygen to breathe and the carbon dioxide you exhale is used by the plants. Explore this relationship by breathing together. CULTIVATE CARE and CONSIDERATION for green spaces and plants in your area.


DRAWING and DANCING – observe a plant closely, watch how it grows, draw how it makes you feel use colour and shapes. Dance if you feel like it. EARNEST ENDEAVOURS – why are you seeking plant spirit healing? FINDING your FLOW and FOLLOWING your curiosity. Let the plant choose you. Who is trying to grab your attention out of the corner of your eye? GREEN up your life – Get into nature whenever you can and when you can’t, bring nature inside.


HEART Space not HEAD space – move your awareness down into your heart, see through your heart. Use your heart as your primary organ of perception. This is where you can communicate with plants.

INTENTION – Take a walk in nature with the intention to find a plant to work with and see who grabs your attention. JOURNEY into an alternate reality with the use of a drum to connect with the spirit of a plant.

KINDNESS – cultivate kindness and show compassion to yourself, others and of course the natural world. This will help grow your heart and help you practice being in the heart space not the head space.


“The Tree which moves some to tears of joy

is in the eyes of others only a Green thing that stands in the

way.” William Blake, The Letters

LISTEN– to your body, your heart and whispers of your soul. Sit quietly and connect to what is true to you. Open all of your senses to how the natural world is communicating with you: scent, sound, colour... MEDITATION – Aim for a practice of 15 minutes a day. From this centre point of stillness and awareness is where you can cultivate your connection with plants. OFFERINGS – Honour the plants in your home and surroundings with suitable offerings like seeds, tobacco, blessed water and your love and appreciation. Watch how they respond.


PERIPHERY SENSES – Take a walk and be aware of what is happening at the corner of your vision. Let a plant choose you this way. QUIET TIME – Enjoy the silence of nature. Make time to get still and feel comfortable with silence. From this space of stillness you can start to listen. RESPECT – Show the natural world the respect it deserves. Think about Right Relationship, are you honouring the plant appropriately? What else can you do? SING! Sit peacefully with a plant and ask for a song, see what comes. Hum a tune, sing at full belt and dance like no one is watching.


TAKE IT SLOW – just like when you make a new (human) friend, don’t rush into the relationship with all your issues and demands. Introduce yourself and go slowly and cautiously, respecting their boundaries and personality.

UNIVERSE - Cultivating awareness and compassion and living through your heart will bring you into closer contact with the entire universe – not just plants! Don’t expect VERBAL communication. Plant Speak is very subtle, more of a feeling that you will sense. Green WISDOM – is so valuable. Plants have been on Earth for 700 million years! Think about all that wisdom and they are willing to share it with you – be patient!


XYLEM – woody part of a plant stem that transports water and solutes from the roots to the leaves. It’s good to know how plants work scientifically as well as spiritually! The Wheel of the YEAR – respect and observe the yearly cycles. Notice how the change in season affects the plants and your surroundings. Can you feel the difference in the air? How does it change? Where do you sense it most? ZIPLOCK bag – Have one of these handy, you never know what treasures nature will yield. Be sure to ask permission for whatever you take from nature and harvest respectfully. www.fayjohnstone.com

“...learn to listen when the plant speaks, to speak to the plant as to another human being, and to look

upon it as one's teacher".

Dr David Frawley and Dr Vasant Lad "The Yoga of Herbs”


I love to connect people with the healing energy of plants and spirit. Connecting with nature (or remembering that we ARE nature) helps us live in wholeness and brings true

transformation to every aspect of our lives. Plant Spirit Healing found me when I was running a flower

and herb farm in Canada. Read more about my Plant Spirit story here

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About Fay Johnstone Holistic Guide and

Healer


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