January 30th, 2012 | D.I.Y., Grow Your Own, Healing, Spiritual, Sustainable, alchemy, aware, communion, conscious, cooking, feature, food, garden, health, intention, Liz Blake, love, sacred, web

This amazing article by Liz Blake, guest writer for Wake Up World lays out in 11 points just how different the idea and act of eating is in a world full of respect, companionship, symbiosis, transmogrification, love, sharing and co-creation. What a contrast this world is to the one of manipulations and profit-based calculations of Big Agriculture on how to feed us for less with food that is ‘Generally Recognised as Safe’ instead of true and natural foods. NO wonder it is so impossible for the two worlds to be able to communicate, much less understand each other. One is living, changeable and vibrant, the other is restricted, dead and toxic.
At the heart of Alchemy is the dynamic relationship between psyche and matter. We access our transformational potential, both for the individual and the collective, by cultivating an alchemical relationship with our food. By eating intentionally, we generate the abilities to co-create ourselves and our world.
1 .:. Eating is an ACT OF CREATION.
You are, quite literally, what you eat. Eating the fruits of the earth is a beautiful becoming, an elevation of matter, as they integrate into your conscious being. The fruit is conscious itself. Molecules of the earth’s creation are re-organized and integrated into your physical and subtle energetic bodies, directing and framing your conscious experience. Becoming aware of this molecular consciousness allows you to actively co-create with the molecules you are made of. They are gifts of the earth. Create yourself with love.
June 23rd, 2011
I think I discovered the Transition Town movement through reading Small is Beautiful, or maybe it was while I was living in New Zealand...I'm not sure. Vancouver, BC's community site Village Vancouver is a really helpful resource, and has helped get the Underground Market in Vancouver going. Check o ...
May 22nd, 2011
It's that time of year to seed bomb the city! I found this basic recipe for seed balls on Heavy Petal, last year and it works great:
5 parts dry red clay*
3 parts dry organic compost
1 part seed**
1 – 2 parts water
We used a 16oz. plastic cup as a measure, which made enough for approx ...
May 11th, 2011
Incredible article of the spirit and warmth of hearth and soul. I highly recommend reading the full article here.
Twenty-five years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, More visits a hardy community of women who’ve made a home in Chernobyl’s desolate, radioactive surroundings. Why they ...
March 25th, 2011
Since today is Lady Day, and I was just reading this beautiful information about planting a garden that is in tune with your own personal DNA, I had to share this information with all of you....I just learned about Anastasia yesterday over at The Bovine in a very interesting article about the origin ...
April 17th, 2010
The 17th of April is the International Day of Peasant Struggle. On April 17 1997, after three months of protest for the defence of Mother Earth and for the cultivation of the coca leaf in Bolivia, seven indigenous peasants, including a child and its mother, were massacred. Today is the day, around ...
March 13th, 2010
I have been wanting to go to Seedy Saturday for the past couple years, but somehow missed it each time. This year I was determined to get there, and so I rushed off after my last day of work. It was a sad morning as we got news of the earthquake in Chile and three of the ladies in the kitchen are fr ...
August 26th, 2009
On the evening of August 20th 2009, I took my 20 minute walk, laden with water for my garden. It was the night of the black moon but I was happy loping down the hill the my little bit of greenspace. When I arrived and realized the garden had been mowed to the ground I was in such a state of shock, I ...
June 21st, 2009
After waiting for residency for more than a year, wondering how much longer I would be an illegitimate person was starting to wear on me. But, as they say, when the planets are in line everything falls into place. The full rose moon of June 7th, 2009 was such a day. I finally got my Canadian residen ...
April 18th, 2009
There are as many ways to guerrilla garden as there are stars in the sky, and that is the best thing about it. The best way to do it is your way and to just get started. Many people love to make seed bombs and drop them as a group, other people love sneaking privately about the city -- planting plot ...