Talk to your plants

Here's an energy practice for you that pays off in sheer beauty: talk to your plants. If you need to, buy something you aren't afraid you'll kill, and talk to it. Tell it how beautiful it is. Spend time appreciating the shades of green in its leaves (or barrel, if you are talking to, say, a saguaro). If you have zero time or space for a plant, find a tree in the neighborhood, or a park (it's an energy worker's adopt-a-tree program). Hug it, talk to it, feed it energy. Make a habit of it and pay attention to the flow of energy as it grows.

To strengthen the flow (this would be the energy feeding part): if you are practiced at energy work, use whatever method works for you. If you're new to it, try this exercise: hold your hands in a semi-cupped position a couple of inches away from the plant, your palms facing the plant. Imagine (which draws into being) that you, yourself, have roots--yours made of energy--and branches, and that these draw Source (Source being another word for God, however you see the Divine) energy into your body. Like blood flowing through your veins into every part of your body, this Divine energy moves through you and concentrates in your hands. As you do this, you may feel heat or tingling--don't worry, this is perfect. Even if you don't feel or see anything, the energy IS moving. If you want practice seeing or feeling the energy, you can build your visualization skills by practicing seeing it (close your eyes and just imagine your hands are glowing....what does that look like?). Now feel/see that energy creating a wave of lovely light moving from you to the plant. You need only do this for a few minutes at most, then allow/see/feel the energy dissipating back to you and your "normal" energy levels. You might also wash your hands when you're done (water will break the energy bond) and eat/drink something to make sure you are grounded when you are finished. You should not feel lightheaded or anything of the sort--but if you are, some fruit or bread and water will take care of that (of course, take your own personal dietary needs into account when grounding from any and all energy work. You can also eat some light protein--egg or yogurt or fish.)

If you have any questions about your practice, or concerns about technique, grounding, or anything else, feel free to email me at conscioussanity@gmail.com.