I had an unusual offer from a gifted intuitive who volunteered to facilitate an interview with a rock, to be done anonymously to keep the focus on the land. I know this intuitive to be a person of great gifts and great integrity. Here is what ensued:

DB: How do you want to be identified?

The Land:  As a rock, in the land of Central Park, in the city of New York, Manhattan, on the northeast coast of North America.

DB: That’s lovely. Now, just to clarify, is the rock speaking for itself, or does it have a particular standing amongst rocks?

The Land:  I speak on behalf of the land, today, at this time. I wish to speak on behalf of the land.

DB: Are you unique in any way in your ability to communicate with people, or can any rock do so?

The Land:  We all communicate. Not everyone hears. Not everyone listens. It is my wish and intention that more hear and more listen. And that is the purpose of my participation in this interview.
 
DB: What is the focus that you would like for this discussion?

The Land:  I would like those whom this reaches to know that the land has a spirit; that the rocks have a spirit; that all has a spirit, just as humans have a spirit, and it is appropriate, and necessary, to honor that spirit as one would one’s fellow man or fellow being.

DB: Is there more?

The Land:  That is enough.

DB: Are there particular ways that man could honor the land more?

The Land:  Yes.

DB: What are the ways that man could honor the land more?

The Land:  Some ways are to be aware of the spirit and to have intention to honor it. Other ways include to develop the intention to be open to the existence of the spirit of the land, and to be open to the honoring of it. That is enough.

DB: Are there specific rituals to honor the land?

The Land:  Yes. Expression. Expression. Expression of deep appreciation, if genuine, to the land.

DB: Can anyone do this?

The Land:  All can do this if they feel it genuinely. And, it would be appreciated. And reflected back.

DB: How would the land reflect back?

The Land:  The land reflects it back by providing energetic support. The land reflects it back by aligning with intention. The land reflects it back by honoring back, if it feels honored.

DB: Are there particular times of day, or year, that are better for rituals to honor the land?

The Land:  Any time of day, night, or year is appropriate time to honor and respect the land, if it is genuinely felt.

DB: Does the land feel that people should….

  [Intuitive: Wait a minute. I asked the land: “Are there particular times when it’s even better?” And the land said:
Particularly in times of planting and of harvest.

  [Intuitive: So it seems to me that if you’re planning to use the land in some way, then that is a particularly appropriate time to express appreciation for the land. This is just me speaking, now.]

  [Intuitive: Just a minute, please.  The land is adding something.]

The Land:  Not just expression of appreciation, but also permission is important. When the event that led to this conversation happened, when The Gates exhibit of Cristof in Central Park happened, permission was not sought from the actual land itself, and the land felt that deeply.

DB: Can the land describe what it felt when it was not honored?

The Land:  What does a man, or any being, feel, when it is not honored?

DB: Hurt, anger,

The Land:  And a non-wish to participate in combined intention with man.

DB: What negative consequences could man experience as a result of that?

The Land:  Land’s non-participation with man’s intentions; withholding, and pulling back, of energies and support. Disassociation and disengagement with man and mankind.

DB: Man has been ignoring the land for so long…

The Land:  Not all men. This conversation is, indeed, because not all men have ignored the land. And, the purpose of this conversation is because the land believes that more would be willing to hear if they were aware. The land is willing to participate in this interview in order to bring to awareness those that are willing to hear and would honor and appreciate. This is an opportunity to spread that word so that all can be mutually honored, man and spirit alike. And, all can work in concert together, man and spirit alike. That is all.

DB: Should the rituals be individualized to the land or does the land…

The Land:  Ritual is an unnecessary term. When you express appreciation to another, is that through ritual or through heartfelt expression? All that is necessary is heartfelt expression, not ritual. Mankind is confused if mankind feels that ritual replaces heartfelt appreciation. The land knows and resonates with what is in your heart. The land knows and resonates with what is your intention. And, the land knows and resonates with authentic support in combined intention if it feels an alignment with combined intention and if permission has been asked with regard to use of the land from the land itself.

  [Intuitive: Does that make sense?]

DB: Yes, it does.

  [Intuitive: Okay. I think there’s more.]

The Land:  The land does not wish to be a tyrant. The land wishes to be a participant in its mutual use, in its mutual means of supporting mankind and the earth plane and the life on this planet. Collaboration. The land wishes to be a willing participant in collaboration with man, not to be ignored, taken for granted, or not considered living, or energetic, or having energetic components.

DB: That is helpful.
Let me ask another question. Are the energy lines of the earth similar to acupuncture meridians?

The Land:  Yes.

DB: Are there places that are better for communication or in some way for collaboration between man and earth?

The Land:  Man can collaborate anywhere if man is willing to hear and ready to hear.

DB: Are there ways the land recommends to prepare for communication with the land?

The Land:  Coming from one’s heart. Being open that there are energies that exist other than man, in addition to man, in collaboration with man, that support man. That is enough.

DB: It is my impression that the air and the waters also deserve honoring.

The Land:  Yes. That is true. I cannot speak for the water or the air. They are separate energies, but nonetheless deserve and merit the same appreciation and collaboration. We are all part of the firmament called Earth, and we must work collaboratively in this firmament we call Earth. Man has forgotten, distanced from, or neglected, coming from working collaboratively with these energies, and with these spirits. This interview is a reminder.

DB: Good. Do different parts of the land have different personalities?

The Land:  Different regions of the land have come from different spirits and energies, and obtaining, expressing appreciation and obtaining permission from one aspect of the land is not necessarily expressing appreciation and obtaining permission from all aspects of the land. Each must be negotiated with and collaborated with separately and independently. Thank you for asking the question.

DB: The collaboration feels really exciting to me. Manhattan feels to me a very intense place because of the large concentration of people and their very hectic pace of life.

The Land:  New York is full of people who do not honor each other or the land, who neglect their relationship with others and the land, and this has its effects.

DB: Can the land identify specific consequences that have resulted…

The Land:  There could be more mutual collaboration synergistically and energetically with regard to energies available in alignment with man’s intentions and the intention of all. These energies are less available, or unavailable; turned away, unavailable, because of man’s dishonoring or inappropriate interaction with the land.

DB: I can understand the energetic loss to man, but those who have been for a long time disconnected may have a hard time comprehending this.

The Land:  The energy of the firmament comes through the energy of the land. The energy of the land, in turn, waters and supports, supports, supports the energetics of life, including that of man. Through collaborative synthesis, that synchronization of energies and availability for support would be greatly enhanced.

DB: I’m really grateful to the land for being open to sharing in this way. And, myself, honored that it would respond to these questions. Are there further messages the land would like to share?

The Land:  Honor the land as you would honor each other and yourself. Know that the land has an energy and a spirit to it, just as man does, and all living things. Know that the land is a living, feeling thing. Know that just as a man might, the land appreciates honoring, and feels dishonoring, and responds to either in a like manner.
  Know that your appreciation is appreciated and reflected back. Know that any love, care, and support you give to the land is appreciated and reflected back. Know that the land has an energy in it that comes from the firmament that supports you and all of your processes and all of your intentions and their manifestations. Know that this is not a small thing and should not be ignored. Know that it is the belief of the land participating in this article, that this article will help initiate and perpetuate awareness so that man can remember the truth and come from that place again. That is all.

[Intuitive, with the Land’s approval:  It occurs to me to add this piece.
  Hawaii is sometimes called the aloha state, and it comes from this place of aloha spirit. Well, inherent in the term “aloha,” is really a component, there’s an energetic component to the term “aloha.” The term “alo” means “to face,” and the term “ha” means “breath,” which may also be interpreted as “energy.” So, to “face with breath,” is to share energy. Do you understand?]

DB: Yes.

[Intuitive, with the Land’s approval:  And, it is said that in Hawaii, in the aloha spirit, that one expresses appreciation to the land, to the sea, to the water, to all of the flowers, to the birds, to all living things, including man, and that the land reflects it back, and that is why it is so beautiful there. I think that is a principle that we can learn from. Indeed, consider how watered you feel when someone expresses appreciation, appropriate and genuine appreciation to you. And how your resonance changes, and how you may reflect that back in the world.
  So, if we consider this is a principle of interaction, not just with the land, but with each other and with all living things, think about how the resonance around life, about life, and on the earth plane, will be. That’s what I wanted to add.]

DB: Thank you. That’s lovely.

The Land:  You’re welcome.

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