Tales from the Garden
of Art and Magic
micro acts of stewardship
contributing to collective well-being…
“Chamomile” by Mayumi Oda
I have been so lucky in my journey, thus far,
to have been in the presence of beautiful stewardship
(Occidental Arts and Ecology,
my great San Rafael hosts-such deft grandparents).
To be in the presence of land and
circumstance well tended is the
best supportive kinship web in the world…
Tonight we host one of my hosts,
Mayumi Oda’s son Zak,
who runs Gingerhill Farm,
https://gingerhillfarm.com/
As Mayumi paints…
https://mayumioda.net/
“Treasure Ship, Goddess of Earth” by Mayumi Oda
Gardening Art raft
Uranus in Taurus,
quirky angle (150°)
to Venus in Sagittarius.
Let’s draw practical lessons,
from such long worked dedication
to manifest harmony
Zak is a gardner, guide and vitality wizard.
Body*Garden*World
Light*Movement*Food
Plant lore,
How plants travel,
(invasive everything conversation)
Cultural and plant migrations…
the 21 plants in a Polynesian canoe,
whereby to take civilization.
and more…
Aphrodite (Venus) Fresco from Pompeii, Casa di Venus (1st c. CE)
Venus is right between Mars and Pluto.
Out of the Cauldron, we are ladling
myriad hues and variegated Beauty.
(Mars is squaring Pluto,
(bubble bubble brew)
yet trines the Moon,
at the “White Dove descends
with a message of Peace” degree)
Simon Haiduk GIF illustration
I submitted this in the wrong placer I guess
I asked: do you grow castor plants there? I grow one as an annual every year in NJ…and then I found that if you put your finger tips in the very center of the large leaves where the veins meet, it is centering and help you open wide…amazing plant allies…I just dug mine up to bring in for the winter, so far the tree is NOT happy ; (. any tips?