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Brugmansia Grove page two

Please visit the American Brugmansia & Datura Society for more
information about these plants and some truly gorgeous
photographic portraits.   The background wallpaper was
designed from a photograph of a young Brugmansia that now
lives in Ateeka's Grove, at quadruple the size it used to be.

Below, view images of the trees in their younger pot-sized form
as well as an initial portrait of the planted grove.  Brugmansias
are a favorite flower medicine spirt - one I've studied for nearly
thirty years in a variety of forms.   No, I've never ingested it and
NO, I never plan to change my mind.   Nonetheless this is one of
the first traditional entheogens that called to me in my early 20's
to ask if I was prepared to devote my life's path to 'sacred
re-union' work.  At the time I had no idea what that might mean.  
The specific flower spirit that called to me (in a very well
maintained and gorgeously stocked private conservatory)
assured me this flower family would serve as protection and
counsel as I came to learn more about meaning AND form.

At this point of inter-relationship, I'm also learning a lot about
immanence.  I make no secret of taking counsel as well as
comfort from/with-in The Grove ...  please stay tuned.
the inner sanctum Agapanthus
coming into bloom on July 2.


This is a portrait of the grove on the morning of July 2, 2005.    The brugmansia in the
photograph above is the middle plant on the right side in this image.   You will note
airlifted remedy plants - strawberry and yellow foxgloves.  Very sharp and careful eyes
will see an Agapanthus settling into its life as a Keeper of the eastern gateway.  Note
also the gorgeous volunteer ground cherry who has asked to join the garden's inner
core of sacred medicine spirits.  click here to see flowers on page two!
Note the way the top of this plant has formed a "Y" in its primary
trunk.  Each new leaf shoot now produces double leaf branches.  
This is the point at which the plants begin to set their flower buds.  
The flower buds form on lateral growth, and bloom in a
self-sustainable format.  Our job as humans is to keep them
adequately watered and FED.   Stay tuned as the magnificent flower
spirits begin to join us in bud form.