Chapter 1 - The Encounter of the Call

For weeks, dreaming and waking hours were woven together by the images and fragrances of wild roses. It felt as if their blooms were all around me, but the places I walked to and the spaces I worked in or visited either had no roses or only had cultivated variations with blooms that have lost their fragrance. They were very beautiful and reminded me, in their own way, that the messages, images, and inspirations filling my heart and mind during those weeks needed me to hear and see them. They reminded me of the effects humanity has had on the planet and the life in each of its kingdoms.

There came a day when I walked out of my apartment into the morning sun and felt as if I had suddenly understood what it was my inner guidance was asking me to pay attention to. Somehow, there was a rose plant ready to live with me and help me learn from The Rose Plant spirit the lessons and the healing it has to offer.

That evening, I returned home and opened my email to see a message about several medicinal plants from a trusted source of organically grown healing plants. One of the plants that needed a new home was a wild rose, Rosa virginiana. Two weeks later, Rosa virginiana arrived to my door. I was overjoyed to welcome it into my space and to introduce her to the orchids that have been thriving in the corner of my workspace.

... to be continued ...