The Free Radical

For every encounter that I report there are at least three more on which I remain silent. Some of these encounters are just encounters; there are no overt messages. And sometimes I sense the message, but I just don’t get it… I need further clarification.

As my daily journeys have deepened, I am still consistently astonished by my deep acceptance into Forest Life. So often I encounter animals who are at first wholly unaware of my quiet presence, and as I greet them I am well pleased with their immediate replies: “Oh, it’s just you, Niels.” Yup, just me; I love that.

In the last few weeks there has been another type of encounter altogether… and it has become rather frequent. I am often meeting up with people on my daily forest walks. It used to be that encountering people out here was extremely rare. Now, suddenly, it happens nearly every day!

At this time of year I expect to run across hunters in “my” territory. I always have before. This year…? Not one yet. Those whom I do encounter are harmless recreationists. They are drawn to the area by some subtle need to deepen their own appreciation of beauty. I used to definitely resent such “intrusions,” but now I find myself actually welcoming and enjoying them. I imagine that most who encounter me out there in the forest are at least a little surprised by our interaction. I’m not exactly what they were expecting… but then, neither is this Forest of the New Renaissance.

“Our energies have been woven together.” It was the Forest in general who answered my query about these increased visitations. “In particular, it is the unique energy of human appreciation which activates a subtle yet deep response from the Web of Life. Make no mistake; this landscape has been altered. It has responded to your deepest magic. The ‘wildness’ has been humanized… just as the human has been ‘wilded.’

“The connection is immensely attractive… not merely to you, but to all. The human quest relishes discovery; exploration is your craft. Each of you has the ability to generate local realities in co-operation with the local landscape. There is a particular feel, tone or atmosphere to this Forest now that was activated by your unremitting zest for New Adventure. Together, we are a whole new life form. Others are curious; they rightly suspect novel possibilities.

“Unity Consciousness is the combining of energies… in great anticipation for the deepest magic. And it is real.”

Come find me… and see if it’s not perfectly true!