I've been gardening this year. I wasn't prepared for how it would make

[Ilsa]

me feel. I only have some herbs to harvest right now, but seeing my plants grow, taking bits of them for food, etc has made me feel more like a real child of the earth. I've never felt that way before when growing plants in pots. I really feel more connected with my ancestors. I sometimes get a teeny bit of that sensation when I sew.

Am I discovering another tiny bit of what it is to be pagan? I've been a lurker here for a long time.

[conscious evolution]

1. Connecting to the goddess

does that for a lot of people.
Sticking your hands in the dirt is a good way to ground also.

Joni had it right-"We are stardust
We are golden
We are billion year old carbon
And we have got to get ourselves back to the garden."

Spirit always remembers the roots.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=joni+mitchell&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=BF0qSuaCBdyLtgfHw4msCA&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

[rickrok66]

2. Gardening and being a pagan

I started gardening last year with my GF. It is very much a part of my paganism. It is very satisfying to produce vegetables and give them to your friends and family. My girlfriend does most of the gardening. I like setting up our bird feed area with bird bath. If you are growing herbs - a good way to build karma with your local pagans is to offer them some and trade around. Good luck to you and many blessings for your garden.

[Ilsa]

3. Thank you, and to you and yours as well. We've been gone

For the last four days, but I paid a neighbor kid to water and harvest anything
that was ready to come off while we are gone. I hope the extreme heat has not
killed it. It has been over 100 degrees for the last four days .

[I Have A Dream]

4. Very cool! I completely understand what you're saying.

I also feel the same way when I hike. A sacred connection...

I think that Conscious Evolution has a good point about the grounding effect as well.