CONNECTING WITH ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE

Coming Back to Presence with the Living Earth

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Ecological Intelligence
Thinking and working with plants and ecological intelligence to transform our understanding of human-nonhuman relationship as we remember our essential bond with the Living Earth.

In addition to the above you will find a bit of information about wildcrafting, medicine making, and working with medicinal plants.

The Plant Teachers, Wildcrafting Scott Kloos The Plant Teachers, Wildcrafting Scott Kloos

Cascara Sagrada: Sacred Bark of Letting Go

I am sitting in a room with a male forest being. He is brown with strips of bark hanging from his clothes. He looks at me with a glimmer in his eye, "You know Cascara is good for stubborn blockages."

"Yes, I know"

"No, I mean stubborn blockages." As he emphasizes "blockages" I understand that he means mental, spiritual, and emotional blockages.

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The Plant Teachers Scott Kloos The Plant Teachers Scott Kloos

The Dignity of Cottonwood

During the plant meditation last night I experienced the presence of Cottonwood as an unshakeable, deeply grounded, completely firm, and noble being. I was immersed in a holy silence far removed from any thought or concern. I was aware of my body in that I felt my entire being becoming more and more solid--a heaviness that tuned me into the feeling of being a very large tree.

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Concepts of Plant Teachers Scott Kloos Concepts of Plant Teachers Scott Kloos

Preface

The Cascadia bio-region in the Northwestern part of the United States is blessed with a wide variety of medicinal plants growing in many diverse habitats. Huge stands of Oregon Grape cover the deep forest floor. Juniper dots the high desert lands where Sagebrush dominates. Sea Watch Angelica clings to coastal bluffs.

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