Autor: Ka | Publicado: 2011-09-12T16:49:00-07:00


     
        
     
                            Unfailing in devotion, trees give life and support life      
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                                          THE AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS OF TREES AND PLANTS                                        
                
             
 Julie Redstone                     
               
             
 As  the Earth’s vibration increases due to the inflow of greater spiritual  light, so, too, does the awareness of all of life move to a new level,  including the awareness of plants and trees.&nbsp; These beings, who have  always maintained a level of awareness of their surroundings as well as a  connection with all that is, are now moving to a new and higher level  of consciousness in which they can communicate emotionally, and  sometimes in thought, in ways that were not possible before.         
The  increased consciousness of plants and trees does not separate them from  the oneness of which they are a part.&nbsp; Yet, their capacity to respond  to the nuances of life around them and to interpersonal interaction that  they may have with human beings is a new phenomenon, generated by the  greater light that has entered the Earth and that is sustaining their  physical and energy bodies. This shift is creating within plants a  desire to seek the expression of love in new ways, since it is natural  to their essence.
Plants  differ from each other in their awakeness.&nbsp; Some within the same  species are more awake than others.&nbsp; Physical environment influences  this as does the emotional or interpersonal climate concerning the human  beings that plants interact with. &nbsp;‘Awakeness’ as the capacity to be  aware of another and to respond to that other is growing within all  creatures of the Earth.&nbsp; Many plants now have the ability to respond  emotionally to humans.&nbsp; Trees, in particular, at this time, are  developing a more individualized consciousness, even while they remain  part of the Oneness.
This  change in nature as it relates to consciousness brings new  possibilities and new responsibilities to the humans who interact with  plants and trees.&nbsp; Conscious beings can be helped or harmed by the human  beings they interact with.&nbsp; There is also a greater responsibility that  human beings have toward conscious beings, a responsibility that  involves respect toward another life-form that has the right to exist,  as all life-forms do, and that feels pain.&nbsp; Trees, for example, as they  increase their awareness and develop more individualized identities,   feel more pain when they are abused or neglected, and a great deal more  when they are cut down in a non-sacred manner and without their  consent.&nbsp; Plants, though less individualized than trees, awaken more and  flourish when they are respected, and languish when they are treated  indifferently or neglected.
The  practice of talking with plants and trees is a promising one for both  plants and humans, as it brings human beings into a new and deeper  relationship with the natural environment that did not exist before at  this level.&nbsp; Now, feelings of love can be communicated more powerfully  by plants and trees and  can be returned by human beings who choose to  share in this way.
There  is a great need for healing in this area of relationship, for human  consciousness has moved far in the direction of objectifying the life of  trees and plants, seeing it as merely being in service to human needs  and wants.&nbsp; However, the newly expanding life of plants and trees asks  that human beings exist within a more personal and sacred relationship  with growing things, and that respect and love be accorded to all that  lives.
When  trees are cut down wantonly, a wound is created in the earth, in the  forest in which the tree grows, and in the surrounding trees, that often  takes a very long time to heal.&nbsp; The wound to the earth is one of pain,  and human awareness needs to know that the earth as well as her plant  life can feel such pain.&nbsp; In a different but related way, when plants  are treated disrespectfully, they become weaker in their life force,  drabber in their colors, and overall lose a large portion of the  vitality which is inherently theirs.
As  plants and trees awaken further to become more conscious, it is  necessary that human beings awaken also to become more conscious of  them.&nbsp; This is the reciprocal relationship of life to life that all  humans are involved in, whether consciously or not, and it requires the  full participation of&nbsp; humanity in order to further the healing of the  Earth &nbsp;and the regeneration and renewal of life everywhere. 
Related Writings:The Spiritual Nature of PlantsThe Spiritual Nature of Trees&nbsp;http://lightomega.org/Earth/A_New_Consciousness.html&nbsp;