Helping people to remember how to communicate with Plants is one of my great passions and joys. Which is why I wrote a book about communicating with Plants (available in June). Plants are incredible intelligent Beings and have so much to offer us, if we are willing to listen. But to be honest, this desire to help others deepen their relationship with Nature is also selfish, for I know that a thriving future is dependent on our ability to work with our more-than-human relatives, which I explain in the excerpt below:
Plant Communication
We are living during a time of great opportunity and change. If we want to thrive, if we want to succeed, we need to learn how to live in co-creative partnership with Nature. Plants can show us how to do this and, more importantly, they want to help us do this. If I had my way, Plant communication would be taught in school along with reading and writing. Our future depends on our ability to communicate with other species. Plants can help us to discover solutions to any problem or question, including big collective issues such as climate change, social injustice, energy alternatives, poverty, agriculture, housing, diseases, and anything else that keeps us from thriving. When communicating with Plants, we each bring our own experiences and skills into the relationship, enabling us to ask a variety of questions and discover the possibilities within our areas of expertise. Plants meet us where we are, sharing the wisdom and gifts that we need the most at that time. Therefore, it is imperative to our shared future that everyone remembers how to communicate with Plants. Together we weave the wisdom we receive to create the world of our dreams.
There are many wonderful modalities and systems which are designed to help humans live in a way that is less damaging or, ideally, healing to the Earth, such as regenerative agriculture, biodynamics, and permaculture. These are great and offer solutions to many of our problems. However, if we are not communicating with Nature as we go forward with our efforts, then we continue to engage in a human dominant culture (aka “humansplaining”). When we work in alignment with Nature, the work becomes easier and is more effective.
Embracing Our Birthright
Throughout my life I heard stories of people who were able to communicate with Plants. I hoped that one day, if I worked hard, I too would be able to have this amazing skill. I read books by people who wrote about their ability to communicate with the Plant world. At one point, I had a teacher who taught me a long and intricate process; however, try as I might, I didn’t really understand it, which only confirmed my belief that this gift was beyond my capability.
Little did I know that no work is required to obtain this skill. We are born with the innate ability to communicate with Plants (and other Beings). In fact, in the simplest terms, with every breath we take, we receive information from the Plants. As is typical for us humans, we tend to make this more difficult than it is.
Here’s the important part: Plants want to communicate with us. They love us. They know their part in the great web of Life, and they want to help us remember ours.
How can we be in good relationship with Plants (or Nature) if we do not know how to communicate with them? And what are we missing when we are unable to receive their messages?
I can say for me, I was missing a lot! Since realizing that I am able to communicate with Plants, I have received an enormous amount of Love, understanding, and guidance. The Plants have been my biggest support through some of the toughest times in my life. And they have also helped me to grow. My relationship with them has given me a greater understanding about who I am and how the universe works, and opened me up to an unbelievable amount of pleasure. Before I remembered this skill, I felt lost and uncertain. I still feel uncertain sometimes; however, now I know that I am never alone and I always have access to support and guidance. I know that my experience is not unique. Time and again, my students and clients have told me that learning how to communicate with Plants has changed their lives. Remembering this skill has brought back aspects of themselves that they thought had disappeared forever.
I wish that I could truly relay how grateful I am to have this relationship with the Plants. All I can do is to encourage you on this path of connection and trust that you too will discover the magic.
Excerpt from Communicating with Plants: Heart-Based Practices for Connecting with Plant Spirits, Chapter 1: Plant Communication, pp 13 - 15
If you’d like access to this guidance, support, and Love, join me for the Virtual Communicating with Plants workshop through the Rowe Center, April 28 -30. I started sharing this course virtually during covid out of necessity. The experiences were so profound that I decided to continue to offer it. The beauty of sharing this workshop virtually is that you get to communicate with one of the Plant allies who is part of your daily life.
What messages do the Plants have for you?