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inthevisions

Forest Dweller. Storyteller. Plant Medicine. Art.
Way off grid. On an island. In the Ocean.

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We interrupt your program to bring you a Mega Mushroom Moment⚡🍄⚡
1-4: Big booming batch of what looks to be Pholiota limonella. Joyous!
5: A wee Bolete.
6: Lobster mushroom-- so many out these days I think I live on the ocean floor.
7: Cauliflower mushroom! Hooyaa! A bit rain beaten but some of this delicacy went into last night's soup, along with oyster & lobster mushrooms.
8: Toothed Jelly fungus, probably.
9: Honey mushrooms! Or so it seems.

Any tips or further IDs or info, I'm all ears. 👂🍄✨
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Stackin' chips
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#offgridlife #firewood #woodheat #analogwarmth

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Quick-Pick lotto winners ! ⭐ !
Lil' Harvest Moon gather up. 🌞
Pepperoncinis, sheepsnose peppers, fingerling potatoes, oyster mushrooms, lobster mushrooms, tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes, apples, pears and gnarlic.
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#gardening #foraging #wildfoodlove #offgridlife #gardeninglife #mushroomhunter #harvestseason #harvestmoon #soup #withalittlehelpfrommyfriends

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So proud and so much love for these three – my mom, my sister, my niece – new Gramma, new Mama, new magical baby girl, Reina! 🥰

Oh my goodness she's so awesome and. amazing.

It's been an intense and heavy summer in so many ways – but – this beautiful, glowing little one has brought and shares such joy, levity, lightness, love, smiles, laughter, wonder and so much more.

I get the feeling the future is gonna be good.

And I'm gonna help make sure it will be.

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@lyallcouchman
@darbymaher
@maherjoanne
@jaywatsup
@laurasolarnova

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Sweet secret summer swimming, sun slowly sinking, scintillating Salish sea. #secluded
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#oceanspirits #salishsea #explorebc #greatnorthcollective #offgridlife #forestlife #wearewildness
#islandvibes #offthebeatenpath

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"Yes little one, the huckleberries were the size of apples that summer! They were everywhere!

Some days you'd just stand under a bush and the huckleberries would rain down endlessly.

You could pick til your arms were tired and your hands stained red to the bone and not make a dent.

In fact, as you picked the biggest ones, you could watch the other ones grow plump right before your eyes!"
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #wildfoodlove #wildfed #offgridlife #cabinfolk #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath #huckleberries #somanyhucklberries #foraging

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Keep your eyes sharp. Your hands steady. At least one foot on the ground. Brace yourself. Pace yourself. Cut through precisely. Nicely. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Find that perfect peace and install.
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"How many different ways are you infected from The Before Time?"
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There's not a lot I can say about racism, or the revolution, that's not already being said, far more effectively, by many others right now.

There is one thing I would like to share towards healing and conflict resolution.

This is the practice of Nonviolent Communication.

I've been a student of this conflict resolution practice for six years, it is effective, empowering and deeply healing.
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NVC is way to update your language and your communications – shifting from "power-over" to "power-with". A way to shift from domination to cooperation.

A way to resolve conflict with others, and conflict within yourself.

A way to acknowledge, connect and build the common ground we all share.

A way to resolve conflict within communities, businesses, government, and other large groups

A way to resolve conflict with relatives, neighbors, co-workers and others close to you.

A way for all needs to be met.

Central to the practice is a deepening of awareness and engagement with empathy

NVC is akin to learning a new language. It is vast, multifaceted and takes practice.

However, even the basics are healing, empowering and encourage connection and transformation.

There are many resources for Nonviolent Communication online, and in-person all around the world. Books, video, podcasts, lectures, practice groups and workshops are available.

One primary resource is the book "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life", by Marshall Rosenberg.

There are many related videos on YouTube, and an old course by Marshall Rosenberg on Spotify that offers helpful starting points.
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***To be clear: in sharing this and speaking on empathy, I am not suggesting any kind of "both sides" or "whataboutism"
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There is an element in NVC regarding the need for "protective use of force" in some situations. "These days" is certainly one of those situations – and I absolutely support the movement to end racism, fascism and police brutality.

Check into Nonviolent Communication.

It will improve your life and the lives of those around you.

It might even save your life.

Please feel free to chat NVC related questions or experiences in the comments or DM.

Deep Gratitude.

Strong Love.

Peace.

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Pretty much saw it all happen. And it happened fast. Large bird chasing a small bird. Both whacked the window. Large bird fled the scene. While the small bird lay in the grass. Juvenile Wilson's Warbler.
Shocked and gasping.

Scooped 'em up. Gently held. Heartbeat pumping palm. Hung out for hours. Catching breath. And I sang, to him or her, like an honor. To sing to a bird.

And slowly s/he rose. Tried to fly but just flopped. My hands a temporary nest and launch pad for four attempts at flight.

Built a lil' sanctuary, sawdust, cones and branches. Placed the wee Warbler there and s/he sat quite content. Again for hours.

After time, went to check and... Gone.

Learned to fly.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #cabinfolk #psychedelic #magical #plantetaryhealing #wilsonswarbler #birdsong #kindness #helpeachother

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Time for my mandatory, yearly selfie checkup. 🔄 #Hi!

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"People and Nations are opening. Entering: States of Open-Endedness. Certainly. Heart. Mind. Eyes — opening."
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This had begun streaming, from somewhere, to everywhere, recently. Randomized. Nuanced. Like birdsong. Was only that short while when folks tried to figure it out, claim it, spin it, or whatever. Was hard to remember the before time.

The Beacon, of course, was invigorating. Soothing. Had it been going forever? Where did it come from? No matter. No worries. Everyone understood it. Everyone embraced it.
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"The Grand Re-Opening Wow. GROW! People and Nations are opening. Heart. Mind. Eyes — opening."
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It had been so exciting to see the reset sweep through different places. Like the virus had, but totally opposite. First few reports of the changes were sensationalized, meme'd, baited and debated, was the custom at the time.

But as it spread, as hearts and minds did blow open in all those unexpected and fluorescent ways, there was just no question.

Actually that was surprising, too. No more questions. Just all the answers. Or most of 'em, far as I could see.
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#forestlife #oceanpirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #magical #supernatural #shortstories #plantmedicine
#heart #mind #eyes #opening #AlternateRealityNavigationAssociation

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"I do not fear the virus, the changes, the government, nor the disaster capitalists."
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He retreated, somehow, someway. Into the forest, deep, slightly. Lit the mapacho. Inhaled, short, efficient. Exhaled, continued.
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"I do, however, carry a certain respect and awareness for it all – much in the way I do not fear traffic, but I respect it and keep aware of it, when on the road."
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So stange to hear this snake's road report.

Then he sliced, slithered, slipped into aether. Colorful, present, demonstrating his teacher.

Still, I couldn't quite get it or reach it, full time dreaming awake so new to me.

With a leaf he began the heart surgery.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #plantmedicine #plantspirits
#shamanism #ayahuasca #sapo #kambo #snakes #snakemedicine #openheart

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What day is it?
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"Brace yourself with ceremony".
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Apparently – call the question, get the answer.
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"COVID or CO-VIDA!"
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Said the Pandemic Panther.
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"Proceed and glean, listen and flow. Build what you know. Maintain the circle."
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How will this end?
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"Never does, my friend."
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"You might pretend, we all do, time to time, see it through. One thing one can do. Dig in, build anew. Join the plants, adapt, arise and continue."
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Oh like veer into slowness, spring into action?
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"Yes, that right there is where you find your traction."
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#forestlife #forestspirits #oldgrowthtrees #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #divine_forest #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #magical #supernatural #plantmedicine #ayahuasca #AlternateRealityNavigationAssociation

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Geese above honking honking honking, while a Great Horned Owl hoo hoo hoo-hoo'd, while Hummingbirds zipped bubbled & beeped, while Robins sang all up & down, while Warblers whistled wobbly wonder, while Ravens loosed that circular pop, while Woodpeckers rapidy knocked, while Ducks kazooed, while Flickers stabbed bright orange staccato, while Red Wing Blackbirds silky squelched, while Bees buzzed, while Sheep baaaad, while Leaves clapped, while Eagles giggled.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #cabinfolk #psychedelic #magical #plantmedicine #plantetaryhealing #earthday #birdsong

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Woke one morning to a yellow-green wink from up high. Too high. But tempting. Exciting! Spun around and found the bounty. Beckoning, beyond the way. But within reach.
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Smoked my thanks, snapped my pics, and picked a big bag of breakfast from a blossoming Big Leaf Maple.

Ran back home. Whip up eggs. Scoop out flour. Select blossoms. Sizzle a pan. Mix it all.

Fry!

SO. DAMN. GOOD.

Seriously, one of the most amazing things I've ever eaten.
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Delicious, powerful, beautiful.

Maple blossom fritters are as meaty and filling as a burger, and I love a good burger. A few blossom fritters for breakfast kept me rocking all day.

And, because they just don't stop being awesome, Maple blossoms lend themselves to both sweet and savoury dishes. So, the next day, instead blossom burgers, we cooked up a batch with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, coconut butter and honey. Oooof la la👌.
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If you see that yellow-green wink, I highly recommend you wink back and get cookin'.
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#foraging #plantmedicine #forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #wildfoodlove #wildfed #offgridlife #cabinfolk #inthewoods #eattrees #mapleblossoms #maple #bigleafmaple

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Remember: Moonlight is just more sunlight. And—

You've heard about Conspiracy of Amazing Things (CATs). Yes. Daylight is always rampant. Might, there, be some sorta way outta here. It's all, candycoded for us close family, friends, community, neighborwoods, galaxy. Yes. Way out beyond and far, far away from the calcified Valley of the Joker and Theif. You've heard about Conspiracy of Amazing Things, now. Makes total sense, hey? Get it. See it. Yup, hmm, wow, right!?
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Ok!
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Call it what you want, but it'll surely call you. Embrace the future. First of many clues.
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#ConspiracyofAmazingThings #CATs
#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #cabinfolk #cabinporn #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #supernatural #plantmedicine #fullmoon #nightsky #AlternateRealityNavigationAssociation
#EmbracetheFuture

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For the first time in over a century, The Council of the Ghosts of the Old Growth convened for an emergency meeting to assist and alleviate, elevate, and respirate.

Central to their discussion was the requirement for People of Good Heart to ensure they Stand Tall at All Times (STAT!).
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The Council further reinforced the need for individuals to grow increasingly closer to all forms of nature. "At this time we ask all people to ensure there is no distance between themselves and nature. If you find yourself more than 2 meters away from a plant, you must ensure that you move closer, make contact and, where possible, integrate."
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"We acknowledge these measures may at first seem awkward, however these practices help to increase the ease and connection required to eliminate the spread of separation."
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The Council recommended individuals "seek and embrace large groups of plants, such as forests or groves, as this exponentially increases the spread of ease."
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Effective immediately, these measures will remain in place absolutely indefinitely, potentially infinitely, are subject to change, and have already been updated.

Upload your VRAI/trueself to the Alternate Reality Navigation Association, say code EASE, and you'll receive all updates direct to your nervous system.
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#TheCouncilHasSpoken
#forestlife #forestspirits #oldgrowthtrees #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #magical #supernatural #plantmedicine #AlternateRealityNavigationAssociation

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In these days of unfathomable, ultra-natural, archetypal bardo state of crazy zany chaos, where forces of darkness, and forces of lightness, rip you blind and bewilder, twist your mind and will thrill you, bill you, distill you, maybe even kill you.

Recognize. Yes, for real – you have been here before. When you stepped through that door. The ceremony, the pour.

DM: Aya. See. Antiviral geometry.

VR, AI – true. IV dripping Deja vu.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #psychedelic #magical #medicina #plantmedicine #plantspiritmedicine #plantetaryhealing #visionaryplants #ayahuasca #kambo #microdose #megadose #trusttheplants #dejavu

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Novel coronavirus. No immunity. No cure. No joke. You know the info.

Sometimes I read coronavirus as "carnivorous". Intense, extreme, vicious, invisible wildfire.
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I've been watching it approach since January, if only peripherally then. As it got closer and louder, I sprang into action to massively increase the strength and frequency of the food, herbs and medicine I've got with me and around me.

In "the before time" I'd use certain foods and herbs consistently, or semi-casually, just regular life. There was then the luxury of some kinda semi-certainty. A flu might be going around, might have a bit of a runny nose. No big deal. That time of year, etc.

Now, of course, it's all hands on deck.

Will any of the following prevent infection from COVID19, who knows, probably ultimately unlikely. However it does feel to me the following provides resistance, protection and potential to soften the impact, should you become infected.

Ok, so–

Here's a list of food, herbs, practices and resources I've been working with to keep in tip top health, to help flatten the curve -and- to help keep ---ahead of the curve---. .

1) Mushrooms

The Ganodermas came in quick, early and strong. Ganoderma Appalanatum (Artist Conk) primarily. Along with Trametes Versicolor (Turkey Tails). These are excellent and well known to encourage respiratory, cardiovascular, immune, and mental health. They are also fairly abundant, ubiquitous and easy to identify. Go find them.

2) More mushrooms

I've been microdosing for about five years and have known the little friends intimately for 25 years. While I don't follow a strict schedule, I pepper the weeks with a wee microdose here and there. I certainly feel excellent physical benefits and of course excellent mental benefits. There is a lot of rapid change, a lot of heavy info, a lot to process, and it sure seems the little friends are a big help with in this crisis.

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I've been seriously deeply diving into the mushrooms these days. Loved 'em for a long time. But, in a crisis like now, I've been dedicated to making strong mushroom & herbal tea every damn day.

I admit, I've been a bit of a mushroom snob, thinking only the classic red reishi will do any real good, while other Ganoderma are somehow inferior.

Jumping into Ganoderma Appalanatum, aka Artist Conk, daily and at strength, I am as impressed with them as I've been with any fancy classic red reishi from China or those that are cultivated.

Artist Conk are ubiquitous, abundant and easy to identify. Go find em and dive in, daily.

Benefits to cardiovascular, respiratory, immune and mental health are apparent, to me, and very well researched.

I'll post more about the teas I've been brewing, and the plant medicine I'm working with to help keep body & mind super tip top these days.

Keep an eye out.

In the meantime, any questions on the use of Ganoderma Appalanatum or other mushrooms, just drop a note. 🙂 .
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#mushroomlove #mushroomhunters #fantasticfungi #polypores #ganoderma #artistsconk #reishi #foraging #forestlife #forestspirits #wildfoodlove #wearewildness #herbalism #offgridlife #psychedelic #aliendronelandings

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The quick ist thing that I ever did build

Was a bamboo greenhouse just fer the thrill

Of eatin lotsa food while the world stands still

Oohhhoohh oh hot dang

Ran outta plastic and I ain't goin shoppin

Said ta ma self, buddy ain't no stoppin

Thought for a minute bout sewing up recyclin

But that dangalang just doesn't sound excitin

Whistled to my neighbor, one mile away

Before I even knew it she had saved the day

Dropped off some plastic yeah a real big piece

I was so dang grateful, to say the least

Well,

You can do it too, for barely a penny

I'll show you the steps, there's not that many

Coupla days that's all it's takin

And in a short while I'll surely be rakin

Leaves and greens and zooks and fruit

And if we're smart and lucky have a party to boot! .
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#forestlife #wearewildness #gardening #permaculture #growyourown #gardenlove #greenhouse #offgridlife #cabinfolk #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath

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The pressure's on, and, the pressure's off.

Stay sharp, and, chill do what you love.

Harness the storm. Keep yourself steady.

Veer into slowness.

Spring into action.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #divine_forest #wearewildness #offgridlife #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath #psychedelic #magical
#sunrise #covid19 #coronavirus #steadyinthedizzy

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Following the Mantis was not easy. Large strides, a hovering gait, pensive. I kept up because I had to. The forest opened in front of him, wrapped around us, and closed behind me. A sphere of influence, an agreement.

All whispers and shush. Like he was hunting. Except it wasn't a hunt. An extraction. Drawing time out of trees, and the air, the way you draw blood into a syringe.
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Memories of Cedar, the wandering thoughts of Alder, the steadfast judgments of Fir. All picked and gathered and brought into our ethereal vehicle.

This was the most difficult part of keeping up – the weight of time and memory. Each tree adding another log's worth of burden– one we would eventually process and winnow at camp.

It was around now I realized, I was the packhorse.
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#forestlife #forestspirits #divine_forest #wearewildness #getoutside #offgridlife #inthewoods #offthebeatenpath
#psychedelic #microdose #magical #AlternateRealityNavigationAssociation

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