The first seed of the longing for justice blows through the soul like the wind. The consummation of this seed is a greening in the soul that is like that of the ripening world. Hildegard of Bingen GreenSpirit and Creativity To be human is to be artists bringing forth the new creation, in which we and the world are transformed. Creativity is not limited to the traditional arts, or to a trained elite, but becomes a universal spiritual path. We are artists in our gardening, our family building, our mathematics, our cooking.
Creativity builds rituals that make real our interconnection in human community.
Art as meditation releases pride in individual gifts by which we take our place in the cosmic community. This creative spirit pervades the activities of GreenSpirit, which flow from the gifts of all participants. The valuing of the artist informs our critique of the nature of work, which can only be part of the Great Work of creation when it allows the entry of this spirit. If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. May Gardening is an active participation in the deepest mysteries of the universe.