#earth working

[honeycoyote]

My path is a dance of balance, a dance of understanding, creation and destruction, birth and death, It is a dance of Life.

[honeycoyote]

(1/2) I really like the idea of the things you do in regards to your practice (I am unsure what to call it, sorry). I have been considering turning towards things like this, but I am very uncertain about it. My family is extremely religious and strongly believe in their Christian views. And personally, I have never been interested religion. Though, I have a strong respect and interest with your type of practice. What I was wondering, if I were to start getting involved with this, how would I go

I really like the idea of the things you do in regards to your practice (I am unsure what to call it, sorry). I have been considering turning towards things like this, but I am very uncertain about it. My family is extremely religious and strongly believe in their Christian views. And personally, I have never been interested religion. Though, I have a strong respect and interest with your type of practice. What I was wondering, if I were to start getting involved with this, how would I go about doing it? And because I don't see it in the same light as religion (I'm not sure how else to explain my views), would that be considered insulting? Because I really do not mean for it to be.

hello lovely anon, i wish i knew who you were :D

i call my practice Earth Working, dont worry you arnt being insulting or offensive at all. Believe it or not, i am not really a religious. i am much more spiritual than religious. however there is certain religious aspects and elements to some of my work.

my suggestion to finding a starting place would be to start spending more time outdoors, even if its just laying in the grass (which is personally one of my favorite things to do). figure out the aspects of Earth Working that call to you, and why you are attracted to them, spend time focusing on it. when you find out what it is that you are drawn to i highly suggest trying to find books and reading them, look for all different kinds of books and sources its amazing what you can learn from them.  i hope you find this helpful, if you have anymore questions feel free to message me. i wish you the best -HoneyCoyote-

[honeycoyote]

Earth Worker

Earth working is the label that i have given my path of spirituality. i have had a few people ask me about it now so i guess its time for me to try and define it. bear with me im not very good and explaining things, especially something that is so personal for me as this.  

Earth Working is what its name entails, it means to Worker of the Earth, or Working From the Earth. Earth working somewhat shamanic in nature, and includes practices of nature-based and earth oriented witchcraft. Earth Working is a heavily Earth-based form of spirituality

The goal of Earth Working is to work with and understand the cyclic flow of the energizes of the earth to move towards an understanding of the natural world that surrounds us both spiritually and scientifically. to do so requires a lot of research, time, knowledge, field work, practice and patience. 

and when i say the natural world, i mean the whole natural world. Mother nature may seem beautiful, tranquil and loving but she is a fickle mistress if you let your guard down at the wrong time she will kill you, and thats just the way things work. it is about life, death, decay and survival of the fittest in many aspects.  

Now that i am past that i can talk more about Earth Working as it is for me.

Earth Working incorporates forming a connection and collaborating with the world around you in order to understand it. whether it be mountains, plains, valleys, the ocean, rivers the woods ect, you can always learn something from the world around you.

Right now i have been heavily focussing on working with the woods and fields that surround me. i have been studying the earth, trees, plants, rocks, herbs, and flowers and consulting and harvesting them for both their medicinal and magical value. I mostly grow my own herbs or Wildcraft them. i have been spending much of this summer harvesting, drying them and studying herbal medicine. (post on singing to plants while harvesting)  

I go out into the woods and just explore and connect with it. every now and then i will find a place amongst the safety of the trees and mediate. i take time to try to link with the spirits of what surrounds me. i acknowledge the spirit of the earth, elements and a series of spirits. Usually, the spirits of nature, and the dead such as animals. i incorporate these spirits along with, herbs, stones, bones, feathers, crystals, flowers and found objects from nature into my craft. I personally try to find the potential for life and growth in everything. for example i have met very few people who can look at a rotting carcass and appreciate and be as fascinated with it as much as i am.    

as of now this is the best description i can come up with for Earth Working, its actually a lot more tame of a description than i was expecting. however i will elaborate on it more in the future. thoughts and feedback are welcome :3  

-HoneyCoyote-

[honeycoyote]

Ohh my gosh you ask is back on, soooo what's Hekate like? Also what's an Earth worker? Or does it literally mean you work with the Earth?

my ask has been back on for awhile, ive just had anon off due to an anxiety attack.  Hekate is a very interesting complex deity, she has a lot of different interpretations which can make things very confusing in the beginning. ( im actually writing a huge post about her... im just having issues finding sources) But from my personal experiences with her she to me has been very honest and stern at times, i find that she gives good advice and has always pointed me in the right direction. she was VERY intimidating at first, but since ive been working with her almost daily she's been a little more open and light hearted. she is a Goddess that demands respect and is defiantly somebody you dont want to piss off, Overall i enjoy working with her very much.

I wrote a little bit about my Earth Worker practice in my about me page. one of these days i will write an in depth post about it. Earth working to me is incredibly personal, but in general it  means somebody who does literally works with and alongside the earth.  

i hope this answers your questions

-HoneyCoyote-