The above image of the I Ching, and related animals, is almost two thousand years old and can be found at the Wuhan Temple in Chendu, China.
Planting seeds indoors. It’s too windy and cool today to finish the fence before planting my potatoes. it should be warmer tomorrow when I’ll do both. Today I want to talk and write about the importance of saving and planting seeds. I’m catching up a little with starting six or eight new trays. My growing area is taking shape. What I have already started is coming up and I see a lot of joyful seeds sprouting. It is a time we can further extend our role as our gardens should be taking shape and we have an idea of what will go where. We can begin thinking about companion planting those things that are beneficial to each other. Some things are good neighbors, other not so much. Tomorrow I will finish my chicken fence and plant potatoes.
Historically, Spring planting begins with the Spring festival after the snow and cold has left and we can truly look to new beginnings with what we plant that will determine rather we eat well or not. Planting outdoors usually occur after the last frosst date. Unless we are planting cool weather crops that don’t mind the cold,
The Spring festivities would include when two young people would tie the knot that was to last a lifetime. As well as the celebration of new births that had occurred over the previous year that would include a naming celebration. Over the previous year the newborn child was given a protector by the shaman according to the constellation (the stars above at the time), and an animal that was to symbolize the Chinese zodiac. Similar to what we call astrology today. But to those who know, they rest comfortably in knowing the spirit world and that it does matter.
It is about planting seeds that define us illustrating that we acknowledge our role as nature’s protector. The Spring festival symbolic of the life we shall live over the coming year.
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