At the same time that huge groups of people and
angels were working to save the environment from disaster, a quieter nature movement
was underfoot. This was the Back-to-the-Land movement of people who wanted to
trade their consumer, urban lifestyles for a rural life, growing their own food
and evading the air and water pollution that was so much in the news. The
angels and spirits of nature took advantage of this movement to get involved on
the inner planes with the people who were seeking a new connection with nature.
The desire to connect with nature felt by these people, led many of them to
seek a oneness with each other as well, and so the idea of sustainable communities
evolved. This gave the nature spirits a unique opportunity to work with people
who shared their values and goals, and a few of these people even learned to
seek guidance directly from nature’s devas and angels.
In 1962, the same year that saw the publication of Silent Spring, three individuals: Eileen
and Peter Caddy, and Dorothy Maclean started a garden community in Findhorn,
Scotland. Originally it was not their intention to start a community, but they
were in close touch with their inner divine selves and following this guidance,
one thing led to another. Dorothy was the one who was able to communicate with
the intelligence of nature, which presented itself to her in the form of devas.
Deva is a Hindu word meaning “being of light.” Each and every plant has a deva
that aids its growth, and Dorothy was able to elicit guidance from these devas
and the Landscape Angel of Findhorn before the three made any decisions about
planting, fertilizing, and watering.
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Many people are discovering that their plants
will flourish if they talk to them and send loving thoughts to their green
friends, but most don’t realize that each plant is watched over by a deva or
fairy, that receives these expressions of love and weaves them into the energy
that assists the plant’s growth. Dorothy received very specific advice from
each plant’s spiritual being; for example, the Tomato Deva told her: “It is
shivery for them, but we shall try to protect. You can give them liquid manure
now. Leave the windbreaks on at the moment until the fruit is somewhat formed.”
And from the Spinach Deva: “If you want strong natural growth of the leaf, the
plants will have to be wider apart than they are at the moment. By leaving them
as they are, you will get overall as much bulk in the leaves, perhaps a little
tender, but with not as strong a life force.”(The Magic of Findhorn by Paul Hawken, p. 184)
Eileen, Peter, and Dorothy learned from the Landscape
Angel that there are all kinds of unseen forces at work in the garden: those
that are drawn up from below the surface, and those that work with the energies
that come from sun, rain, and compost. The devas work with the compost, too,
along with the worms, to speed up the process of turning vegetation into rich fertilizer. By working in cooperation with the spiritual
forces of nature, the Findhorn gardeners transformed a plot of barren, sandy
soil into a bountiful display of vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Cabbages have
grown to 42 pounds, delphiniums to eight feet, and roses have bloomed in the
snow. In 1970 the gardeners published a booklet about their venture, and
readers flocked to Findhorn to see for themselves what was going on in this
modern Garden of Eden.
Some of Findhorn’s visitors decided to stay
and become a part of this spiritual community. By 1973 the original group of
three had grown to include 200 people who lived and worked in cooperation with
each other and the nature spirits of the land. The garden of people, plants,
devas and angels continued to flourish, becoming a community of 120 co-workers
who offer workshops, classes, and other events for participants who wish to
learn how to apply spiritual principles in their everyday lives. Visitors from all over the world flock to
Findhorn to experience what it is like to be part of a community that honors
the interrelationship of all life.
Findhorn is a microcosmic example of what the
world will be like when Divine Love’s plan unfolds completely. When all human
beings decide to choose Love’s will over their own, they will live in harmony
and cooperation with each other and all of creation. People, animals, and nature spirits will
recognize their oneness and communicate with one another about the best ways to
transform the entire world into a garden of love. The lion will lie down with
the lamb, the seal will swim with the killer whale – that will drop “killer” from
its name, and just be known as the Orca, and the forests will thrive without
fear for themselves or the ones who protect them. In this way, the whole earth
will return to the Eden-like existence we began with so very long ago.
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