An authentic University Education includes Nature Contact. Advancing the Creation of this property as a Center for more Intentional Enchanted Garden Activity. This is a draft of some ideas.

Date:   12/11/2006 4:34:53 PM ( 18 y ago)

"So much of nature as he is ignorant of,
so much of his own mind does he not yet possess.
And, in fine, the ancient precept,
"Know thyself," and the modern precept,
"Study nature," become at last one maxim.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson,
The American Scholar


More and more,
I feel a deep need
to do all I can to help all I know
reconnect our earth roots.
I am stunned
to realize that the way we hold
our world together determines
peace on earth.
Peace on earth comes
through making peace
with Earth.

Yesterday, we had our Third
Soilmates Sacred Circle here.
We combined energies with the
Encircle Tribe. I am inspired by
what we did yesterday, and what was said
here at the Enchanted Garden Intentional Community
in San Diego. We gardened together.
We cleared a path;then we cleared some
energies between us as we expressed,
as we outpoured.

One of the primary Enchanted Garden
Projects for 2007 will be to further
build the foundation here
as a center for Enchanted Garden Activity.

The property is a few miles
from a 35,000 person University--SDSU--
Most who graduate in these days
with their " American Scholar" Degrees
are sent out into the world as aliens
to the Earth that sustains us all.
They are ill equipted to live in harmony
with the earth. They are excellently equipt
with fragmented ideas that will help develop
acute and chronic conditions
and further promote disharmony inside
themselves and with the soil.

I am reminded of friend Emerson's words
in "The American Scholar:"

"So much of nature as he is ignorant of,
so much of his own mind does he not yet possess.
And, in fine, the ancient precept,
"Know thyself," and the modern precept,
"Study nature," become at last one maxim.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson,
The American Scholar

"http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/amscholar.html

The work of recording the History on Earth
is a personal journey. IT comes
as we each accept Earth's invite. She says:
" Plant Your Dream" in Harmony with the Soil.

Draft of ideas
for forthcoming campaign letter:

I encourage you to Plant Your Dream here
with us through Joining the Enchanted Garden Club.
Your Contributions marked EGIC--will go toward
purchase of this land.

Togehter we will
secure the financial foundation of this land
to be held in Trust as a place where
a True University Education finishing school.

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I know not the details of such a Transaction.
I understand the spiritual essence of what I am saying.
The ideas will become clarified.
I will draw in the financial working out.

My generous co-owners aspire to go on to other projects.
I will continue to caretake this property, setting up
our education programs and community service.
I will begin to release my own writings,
many written here, during the next year.
I will allow the land here to invite each person
to complete a True University Education
through connection their Soul with Soil.

It is awesome to imagine the Gift we receive
when we realize that the Earth and the Soul are Soilmates.

Leslie

"The American Scholar"

Anecdotes:
Scott discovers how good
the Lemon Grass Tea is.
Sonia, helps make the tea,
what she said....ask permission...
call her.

Manhattan Living...her dream fufilled...
as she said it...


LINKS:

Ethnobotany Project
World Beat Center:

http://www.worldbeatcenter.com/Ethnobotany%20_Garden.html



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