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Meeting Grandfather and beginning to heal with Earth Medicine. Welcome to my Inner Wilderness series. Sit back and relax, it's another long one......

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Christine Ruch
May 11, 2024
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Meeting Grandfather

It was September of 2022. I had staked out my ‘serenity space’ in nature on a flat spot with a gorgeous view of the forest and hills descending. I was feathering my nest under trees with journey paraphernalia. Blanket, chair, water, hat, sunscreen, sweatshirt…I was ready.

I had just downed 20 horse pills during a morning ceremony that contained the sacred plant, so called Grandfather - also known as Huachuma, Wachuma or San Pedro. Growing up in the deserts of the southwest and Mexico, it felt fitting a cacti would be my first experience with Earth Medicine. I settled in, wandered about, taking in the beauty. I sat on my blanket, and tried to meditate, observing the sounds of nature as I waited for the medicine to reveal itself.

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