Because Self Sufficiency is an Art
Have you heard of Terra Preta yet? The Amazon Rainforest does not have good soil. Rainforests don’t. But there are several large pockets of magnificently amended rich, black self-regenerating soil along the river. Let me say that again. It regenerates itself. It’s alive. People dig it up to sell, because when small amounts of it…
Learning is brilliant. To keep opening up new vistas of insight and understanding we can apply in amazing and practical ways, to our ever changing lives? That is so exciting! Neural plasticity is definitely where it’s at. Our brains are designed to keep learning, un-learning and re-learning. It’s just like the constant growth and die-back…
As The Universe, So The Soul Vermi-syllogisms eating your braintunnelingwormingthrough your human terrain. Your corpse is a continent,a whole New World! A landmass, new-formed, from your rotting remains,all oozing and dark,a fermenting old carp… Mmmm…! This is your deliciousnutritiousstink of decay! You’re a quagmire of maggotsall eating away – Rejoice!Your death is a brand new…
As Within, So Without The Dreamtime of the Universeis a placedeep in space as Above,so Below herein the solumthe solemn solumof Living Grace as Withinso Withoutas The Universeso The Soul She’s alive in our lovely living planet’s… and our ownparent material… Dirt! Black. Humusy.Seething with bioturbation,earthworms,nematodes,protozoa,thick with root hairs,exudates,mycelium,bacteria,communities… where Dark digests Lightwhere lurk the…
As Above, So Below Red Worm intimately works her-his way through the dark and holy realm, the root-space of the Gallows Tree. She-he is digesting God-Us. Digesting…Digesting…Digesting… It is the holiest of occupations, digesting God-Us, making Her available for the rest. And Red Worm ceaselessly performs her-his office with blissful reverence. Digesting…Digesting…World without end, Digesting……
A lot of people, interested in permaculture because of its regenerative nature, hesitate because they think permaculture gardens are, of necessity, messy and haphazard. And it’s true. Many of them are. But it’s hardly a requirement. A huge part of the appeal of this kind of gardening is that Nature does all the heavy lifting…
Permaculture’s great. It really is. Such a concise and simple set of principles to follow to create healthy, regenerative landscapes and heal the planet. And not only do these principles heal the earth, they heal us. For, as we treat the planet, so do we treat ourselves. It’s impossible to do otherwise. Perhaps that should…
Questions are more important than answers. Questions open the way to new realizations, solutions and creations. Whereas answers, though sought as a means to a desired end, tend to be more of a shutting down, finishing it kind of energy. There. You have an answer. Now you can stop seeking. You can stay put. It’s…
As people become more and more interested in permaculture, it’s only natural for a lot of questions to come up. This is a good thing. Questions always lead the way to new understanding, growth and healing. Goddess knows we have a lot to un-learn, grow out of and heal from. And permaculture is an excellent,…
In the previous two articles in this series, The Dangers of Storm Drains and The Water Cycle, we looked, respectively, at the negative effects human water diversion systems have on the Water Cycle, and what the Water Cycle is supposed to be like. In this article, we get to the good stuff! How can we…
