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Butterflies - serloco - 07-30-2017
So I have been taking to nature lately. I love to know all the names of insects and plants and animals. I know a lot already but I love learning more and more. Here are some common North American Butterflies.
Blue Morphos
Mangrove skipper
Monarch
Mournful duskwing
Mourning Cloak
Rounded Metalmark
Aphrodite Fritillary
Tiger Swallowtail
Two Barred Flasher
White Stripped Longtail
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 07-31-2017
These photos are beautiful. Gonzo's girlfriend photographed butterflies, these remind me of those. It still amazes me how the right selection of plants serve as invitations for butterflies. All one needs to do is create the habitat and nature finds a way to fill in the space.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Yeah I miss Gonzo. May he be well on his journey, wherever it has taken him.
Its cool, here because my tree nursery provides wet soil for the butterflies to drink from. Everyday when I water the butterflies come and chill.
Next year I will plant some milkweed for the monarchs to come. Also some butterfly bush will be nice.
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 07-31-2017
You're such an expert gourd builder. You're right--if you build the appropriate gourd, your allies will fill it. I like that you're luring butterflies instead of iobs. Seems more lucrative and less dangerous.
I've always dreamt of having a yard full of butterflies. I just never got around to it. I'm renting so the situation is temporary. I have a water sprinkler set up with an automatic timer so that I don't have to remember to take care of my lawn. I have nothing in my yard because I want it all to be green and free of clutter. Got rid of my dog so that I didn't have to clean up **** and to avoid the dead grass due to urine.
How we landscape says a lot about the self doesn't it. I bet a butterfly bush wouldn't be too high-maintenance.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Ha! Thanks, you are right, better to attract butterflies then iobs! However I have allies all over me everywhere I go it seems. Sheesh. What can I say, I like the excitement!
Yes a butterfly bush is low maintenance and you should see all the butterflies that fly in circles all around it and above it. Beautiful!
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
I also have an art form I have been working on that manifests insects. Not to mention I attract the ally forms of insects to me. They often speak to me and cater to my awareness. Fun fun. You can even see their lil mouths moving as they speak.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Another way of working with insects is mutation. I used to have many mosquitos in these parts. Everywhere you went youd get eaten alive. One day I cast a few spells and transformed them into various other forms of insects. Quite possibly some new genus', or that species.
I just went out to my tent and there was this huge insect in there with this gigantic stinger. I was like NO WAY DUDE!!! I then rolled over and imagined the stinger transforming and sure enough another look and it was gone. POOF!! Allakazam!
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 07-31-2017
I assume you're so well-connected to butterflies and insects due to your putting down roots. You put down roots by developing a bonsai garden. That act of putting down roots is sort of like moving into a location. Moving in complicates eventually moving out. For example, I try not to make too many friends with insects or crows (I have tons of those where I live). When it comes time to move, I will miss them. So I don't befriend them--I say hi when I pass by, will chat on occasion, but I don't invite them into my yard. I don't make my presence a habit for them because I know I'll move eventually. That's the disadvantage of lacking a home--I won't put down roots as it's temporary.
I question too, what is a home. Is it location-based or feeling-based? Maybe a combination? I'm renting a house, so I do things because of this. For example, I won't put up a shed in the yard because I'll have to tear it down when I leave. I won't plant a garden because that too needs to be taken down when I move out. Since my changes will be reversed, I don't invest my energy into certain improvements. Neighbors are a similar situation--also, I had this one terrible neighbor who was something like the Italian mafia; she would be super nice because she wanted favors. So now I don't reach out to my new neighbors because it's a mystery bag of personality. Experiences change future behavior.
It's interesting that you put down roots. The concept of roots fascinates me. Roots require trust and loyalty; both things I notice are difficult to discover. Finding something worthy of that investment has been a task I've struggled with. Though--I did have a custom bookshelf/bench built under the window in my office. It's about 10 feet long and something that was built just for this house. So in that sense, I have put down some root. I guess a library, an information resource, is a good enough reason for me to put down some root. Dedication to a higher calling (information/knowledge) might be what I consider home--and anything I consider a home would involve some aspect of that. What made you put down roots?
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Well now, you musent let one bad apple ruin the bunch.. One bad person (neighbour) can ruin all relations with neighbours if you let it. And not to mention "it is better to love and loss then to never love at all" I would say that to your crows.
I put down roots because every moment counts. Its not the future that matters nor the past, its the moment right now occurring. I want to live this moment to its fullest and want to love and understand nature all around me wherever I am. SUre my future may be unstable but this moment is not and my experiences here and now I carry with me. The relationships I build may come and go however the experience building them remains.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Also, to make mention, my bonsai business is self maintaining. The trees only require a couple months a year to care for and distribute and my parents store is where I will sell them mostly. That and other nurseries. So I dont require my constant presence to run my business.
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 07-31-2017
I hear you. I agree it's better to love and loss than to miss the opportunity entirely. This is why I've learned to love from afar. If people don't know you love them then there's less for them to miss. Unless, you know, they feel it. There are some things one can't hide from others. Haha, that's the danger of hanging around psychics--can't hide emotions lol.
Your reasons for putting down roots make sense for your situation. I don't know why they don't make sense for my situation; I mean, I like your perspective as it's healthy and reasonable. Heck, maybe that's why I've never undertaken it (because it's healthy and reasonable), lol. Seriously though, I guess maybe where I see a difference is not in the "method" but in the "application". I won't put down roots with regard to others, but I will put down roots in myself. I'll invest in myself because I can take myself everywhere I go. I can't always take others with me and so putting down roots in places that are not-me doesn't seem reasonable. Like growing plants in another's garden--if you're very close, then yes. If not, then it's weird. Or maybe it's okay to put down roots in another if what is being planted is what's desired.
I guess my issue is that I'm an eccentric horticulturist and I recognize that what I offer isn't appropriate for most. To be respectful to gardens that are not mine, I often refrain from planting anything with roots. That seems to make more sense.
For you, you plant bonsais. Symbols of peace and serenity. Hence, you can plant those everywhere and people tend not to mind. Most of my plants are things like the Venus fly trap. My expertise is less popular in the realm of gardening. However, I wouldn't mind learning more about bonsais. I've invested my energy into understanding the plants no one else wants to understand; because I know what it's like to be misunderstood. I have an appreciation for the garden variety death dealers. We each have our specialties. What drew you into bonsais? What about them appealed to your spirit? You had the option to pick any species and you chose the bonsai to build residual income--low maintenance beauty is obvious, but other species can fit that description.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Oh I adore arboriculture, trees in general. I of course love all things that grow but especially the trees. When I first saw bonsai I was amazed at how such a small tree could mimic its full sized family members. Having a miniature tree garden seemed appropriate and exciting for me. Not to mention you can grow the bonsai over rocks and do forest settings with waterfalls and such. Very zen.
I think none of the greatest things you can do is show people your love. I, as a nagual, often move people to positions of seeing and feeling my love for them. This way my love gets to be experienced by the 'lovee'. I find that this also makes love grow much more rapidly because most often the 'lovee' feels and enjoys and thus returns the love. Boomchickaboom.
Venus fly traps are pretty cool. I grew some a while back. They require a lot of humidity. You may also want to check out the pitcher plant. Another carnivorous plant.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 07-31-2017
Again you're right. The most efficient method of making someone fall in love is to fall in love with them. Trees seem easier to love than people. People are only human. Nature is divine. To be loved by nature is to be drawn into the divine. I can understand your attraction to trees and butterflies. That vibration, multiplied, is very powerful:
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Yes, I fit in more with nature. Nature IS divine as you say, however humans are also a part of that nature. However very few seem to actually FIT into that divine quality. That is where I strive to be. IN balance and harmony with the all. There is nothing like seeing a flower smile! Or a branch embracing your loving caress.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
Now, your song. I have no qualms about changing the world to make it a better place. I used to strive to be the best at everything i did. I learned something one day. That having belief and faith in another is just as powerful as having it in yourself. And on the topic of love it just may be what the world truly needs more of.
Butterflies - serloco - 07-31-2017
I remember watching, out of the ranch, this guy work with one of our horses. The horse was wild to the core, bucking and rearing and would not have any of it at all. It was her way or no way. I looked at the guy and said "That man can tame that horse". Immediately he threw up his hands to calm the beast and the horse TRIED to rear but could not. She tried to buck and could not. Something was holding her back. The man then approached the mare and found her to be quite docile under his command.
Butterflies - serloco - 08-01-2017
Borrowed this one from you.
Butterflies - serloco - 08-01-2017
Butterflies - Pixie Dust - 08-01-2017
I'm in love with the theory of love, but the application of love has seen some struggle. Love seems great, but as you hinted, the majority of humans have yet to shift into a divine form of themselves. Without that step, they shouldn't attempt to love another. I say shouldn't because if we can't understand what our spirit needs, we'll struggle providing that form of nourishment to another. That's not to say we should wait until we, ourselves, are perfect. Only that in order to know another, we must know ourselves. Being premature is inefficient and reckless xD
I mean, how does one nurture the spirit of another? Physical needs are basic, emotional and intellectual nourishment requires a different form of effort. We ourselves have to be a whole person in order to hold a strong enough space to invite another into ourselves (or to enter another). It's heavy (or light) work. Also, to enter another (their AP) we must be balanced enough to withstand such a shift. Fortitude is found through solitude (knowing thyself). Yet, sometimes we find ourselves in others and that's an entirely different path to oneself.
Then there are times when I wonder if there is really a self
if we are an expression of the collective, then we are not the individual we believe. We are just a fragment trying to find our place within a massive jigsaw puzzle. I hear your message in your music
It's beautiful. I've heard that message for a long time now. Perhaps that is why I lingered. I'm not very good about being expressive in love (humans often misinterpret what love should be). What's nice is I wouldn't call you human. You have soul.
Butterflies - serloco - 08-01-2017
I spent many years seeking how to better myself before finding myself a mate. I looked upon man and woman's form as God and Goddess creating a dream together of the world. I spent many years in isolation perfecting myself and my heart for i felt i needed to be the perfect mate for my bride. I wanted to be the best man i could be, for my mate deserved the best version of me I could muster. But, like you say yourself, you need not be perfect to be loved and to love.. I realised that I was wasting my life seeking perfection and missing out on years of potential love. Love that I craved and desired to extreme ends. The pure longing of my soul.
I am very expressive in love. I like to cater and dote and be as affectionate as I can. I take the time to fully appreciate my lover and take my time indulging, communicating my heart, listening to her's, and getting (or trying my best) to understand what makes her tick.
Butterflies - watergaze - 08-01-2017
I had a similar approach serloco. I worked on myself and kept single because I think that if two messes want a relationship together it will hardly be anything healthy. At some point I understood I have cleared enough of my bs and am more healthy than the norm by far. I am balanced and I find that if everyone took such care with themselves we would be somewhere else entirely in our relationships.
P.S. There were beautiful white butterflies on this Island called Hoy in Orkneys. It rained one day when I was there and on the path many of the butterflies were dead because they got too wet and fell into the mud and pools. I saw them on a path from one side of the island together. I called it 'the path of white butterflies'. The next day, on the way to the ferry we stopped in a community/visitor center (that was open without any security for the public and one could read in old books and make oneself tea and such) I looked at their big display of butterflies that are on the island. So many types of white butterflies and moths. I was amazed
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Butterflies - serloco - 08-01-2017
Butterflies - serloco - 08-01-2017
watergaze wrote:
I had a similar approach serloco. I worked on myself and kept single because I think that if two messes want a relationship together it will hardly be anything healthy. At some point I understood I have cleared enough of my bs and am more healthy than the norm by far. I am balanced and I find that if everyone took such care with themselves we would be somewhere else entirely in our relationships.
P.S. There were beautiful white butterflies on this Island called Hoy in Orkneys. It rained one day when I was there and on the path many of the butterflies were dead because they got too wet and fell into the mud and pools. I saw them on a path from one side of the island together. I called it 'the path of white butterflies'. The next day, on the way to the ferry we stopped in a community/visitor center (that was open without any security for the public and one could read in old books and make oneself tea and such) I looked at their big display of butterflies that are on the island. So many types of white butterflies and moths. I was amazed
. Yeah I love whites. Blues too. Very prettyy and common here.
Yes, I wish more people would seek to better love themselves and discover what love really is as opposed to watching the tv and getting their knowledge from emulating that. However tv does have some good info on love but many shows are just lust, attachment, dependency, and propaganda on 'what to love".
Butterflies - serloco - 08-02-2017