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rocknrollgoddess
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 11:03 pm |
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Gettin down and dirty...How AWESOME is that?
I just came in from digging in my garden...since i was a wee little lass i have loved to get my hands into the warm dirt of spring...to feel it crumble, moist between my fingers, full of live things...full of dead things...smelling of leaf mold and deep dark places...soil is synonymous with dirt and dirty--and to me it so far from that--it is potential--like money--it is full of energy, and nurturing and life soon to come and life long gone...
Soil--when i put my hands in it, i connect with the primal mother GAIA, the goddess of the earth--who IS the earth, and we share her body--gaia delivers to us all the physical manifestations of our body--through the elements, organic chemicals, ethers--what thought concieves in the way of life, Gaia provides for us...ask and receive...
What is so wonderful also about soil--is its eternalness...it is a substance in itself, but not made by itself--it takes in the left overs of millions of plants and animals long gone--it takes in the dust of rocks that were once mighty mountains, the clay from deep in the moist banks of the sea, sea minerals, metal ores, ancient water from hidden aquifers...it takes it all, and layers the earth--and says...grow here...come and be warm here, come and sprout strong roots, and grow ot the light...come and make your beauty known, out of my deep dank lovely depths...come and open to the world...and enhance it...where ever there is soil and water...drop in a seed and it will grow...no matter what else is around...no matter what anyone says--on the sides of a highway--in abandoned back lots--in a prison yard...soil has its own agenda...its own destiny--it says...grow, live, feed...i am here...lowly to some, but one of the most powerful things on earth...
Why wouldnt you LOVE to get your hands into that soil--that mother of all life on earth--that mother of all nourishment here on earth, that final resting place of all that have died on earth--that keeper of the seeds and home of the worms...the energy of it--the promise--is so intoxicating!!!
Here's to soil--I love ya! You wicked ROCK!
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Joy1975
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 02:22 am |
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That was beautiful!
Thank you!!
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camelia
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 03:33 am |
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 I love soil too - I get excited by dark rich soil - the same feeling as I get for chocolate cake (only I don't eat it!). I love the way you can feed the soil and it gets richer, and how that from a seed can grows all these amazing creations in all colours shapes and sizes. I love that a big oak tree emerges out of a small seed. We take these things for granted but they are daily awesome wonders.
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streamdancer
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 04:06 am |
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Thanks for reminding me of the beauty of dirt! I too have always loved to have my hands in the soil, your post has brought it to new dimensions.
Camelia wrote:
"...the same feeling as I get for chocolate cake (only I don't eat it!). "
My son Pierre (14 months) likes it more than chocolate cake and he does eat it!
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Daiva
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 06:08 pm |
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Oh, yes, soil! Rich composty soil. I love its smell and texture, my plants love it's food qualities and I love the plant food qualities.
I am so thankful for universe giving me a plot in the community garden. Now I have a community and a garden on the small scale - I enjoy it so much. And I already can see my ecovillage manifesting really close.
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michaelb
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 02:51 pm |
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There is nothing like feel of getting your hands in a pile of dirt. This reminded me of when I had a huge mud-throwing time with my cousins when I was younger. Imagine over a dozen kids completely covered in mud from head to toe. lol Our parents actually washed us off with the gardenhose. lol Thanks for bringing up this memory
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ashvata
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Posted: Sun Jun 1st, 2008 05:39 pm |
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I ENJOYED your rampage RnR Goddess - I could FEEL the soil as if I was touching it through you 
Thank you/Hvala (in my language) 
Natasha
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