The Humm of the Plants

The other day I happened to find this huge Shiva Lingam stone at Goodwill and have spent an awful lot of time holding it in my hands pondering dualities and balance and the like. I marvel at how different the stone’s energy feels in my left hand compared to my right and with all of this I keep coming back to my truffles and these plants I am using in them.

I put a truffle in my left hand, then in my right expecting something similar, but it felt the same. I held the truffle gently with both hands and placed it in front of my heart and then in front of my forehead...and again, instead of the pulls I get from the lingam stone, the truffle just has what I realize is a beautifully balanced hum regardless. I wonder if I only notice this because there is so much of my personal medicine in these truffles so maybe I am simply resonating with myself.

I’ve been thinking again how for years I was drawn to the dark and had come to accept that it was just part of who I am but that since I’ve been making and working with these truffles and the plants inside of them, my personal medicine keeps getting lighter and brighter. In fact I find I am not really pulled to the dark anymore. It’s been an unexpected shift that I’ve been observing without judgement.

The plants and therefore these truffles can be great for shadow work. That seems to be how a lot of people use them. My path and background is firmly rooted in both the Red Road and the Peyote Road and when I created these truffles it was in an effort bridge those Roads that I walk with the paths of non Native American pagans in a respectful way and help non Native Americans commune on a deeper level with the plants like I had learned in the peyote ceremonies.

These experiences can help you delve into deeper darker parts of yourself, but to me what makes the plants so special and so sacred is that they can and will heal you. If you use the truffles to dig deep into your psyche, don‘t just steep in it once you are there, we must choose action and let the plants help us move forward and accept the gift of their healing. Don’t focus on only the dark, see the dark and then look for that light right behind it and let the plant show you how to heal. Staying in the dark murky waters is a choice. Let the plants do what they do so well. Look for their light and follow it. Take action and let them change your life.

Seamus 2021