Jen Frey is a healer and mentor with more than 20 years of experience with Plant Essences, energy work, and herbal practices. The founder of Brigid’s Way and co-steward of Heart Springs Sanctuary, she has dedicated her life to the spiritual path of Plant work. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Foreword: The Legacy of Plant Spirits
by Pam Montgomery

Introduction: An Invitation into the Plant World
A Note on Capitalization, Ki, and Gender

1 Plant Communication
Embracing Our Birthright A Communication—Communion—Common Union
All True Communication Begins in the Heart
Moving into Heart Coherence
Gratitude
Innocent Perception
Common Concerns
Exercise: Accessing Your Heart Space

2 Taste the Wild: Mulberry
Loving Nature
Multiple Perspectives
The Unique Gift of Trees
Exercise: The First Meeting

3 New Opportunity: Yarrow
Protection A Door Opener
Trust A Achilles’ Heel
Healing the Wounds of Patriarchy
Exercise: The First Voice

4 Dare to Dream: Mugwort
Plant Spirits
Anxiety
Energy Hygiene
Remembering Our Wild Self
Dreaming
Imagination
Moving Toward Wholeness
Exercise: Dreaming with Your Plant Ally

5 Becoming the Auhority: Plantain Introducing Children to Plants
Plants as Rebellion
Becoming the Author(ity) of Your Life
Transmuting the Trauma of Colonialism
Clearing Toxic Emotions
Grounding
A Note
Exercise: Grounding with Your Plant Ally

6 Resiliency: Dandelion
Tenacity and Resilience
Authentic Experience
The Sacred Role of Anger
External and Internal Control
Seven Directions
Setting Sacred Space
Wild Food
Exercise: Plant Dieting

7 Sweetness of Life: Maple
Generosity and Abundance
Ask For What You Want
Reciprocity
Sweetness of Life
Nourishing Ourselves Exercise: Engaging in Reciprocity with Your Plant Ally 8 From Foe to Friend: Poison Ivy Boundaries
Power of Saying No
Nature Reclamation
Start Small and Be Humble
From Foe to Friend
Exercise: Drawing Your Plant Ally

9 Taking Action: Japanese Hops
No Such Thing as Invasive
Taking Action
Time
Importance of Play
Entering the Daydream of a Plant
Exercise: Daydreaming with Your Plant Ally

10 Changing Our Story: Black-Eyed Susan
It’s All About Perspective
Subconscious Patterns
Beliefs
Trauma
Changing Our Story
Embracing Perfectly Imperfect
Receiving the Gifts of Black-Eyed Susan
Judgment
Light
Color
Exercise: Engaging with Color with Your Plant Ally

11 Releasing Grief: Willow
Sacred Sex
Romancing the Plants
Grief
Depression
Exercise: Romancing Your Plant Ally

12 Power of Love: Rose
Embracing Grief A Power of Love A Love Defined A Choosing Love A Self-Love Exercise: Self-Love Ritual Slow Down, Come Closer A Healing with Love A Plant Limpias and Sacred Bathing Exercise: Sacred Bathing

13 Living to Die: Poison Hemlock
Overcoming Fear
Fear of Dying
Death as Failure
Fear of Aging
Buyer’s Remorse
Shamanic Journeying
Greenbreath Journey
Our Greatest Fear
Exercise: Shamanic Journeying with Your Plant Ally

14 Everything Changes: Eastern Hemlock
Quieting the Interference
Transformation of Death
Following Guidance
Change with Grace
Flower Essences
Exercise: Making an Essence with Your Plant Ally

15 The Great Mother: Corn
Co-evolution of People and Plants
Corn People
Prayer
Singing to Plants
Music of the Plants
Dancing with Plants
Making Apologies
Exercise: Engaging in Song and Dance with Your Plant Ally

16 Re-membering a New Way: RosemaryPower of Forgiveness
Balancing Intelligences
Karma
Ancestors
Re-membering Our Wholeness
Exercise: Co-creating Your Plant Ally’s Story

17 Becoming Sacred Humans: Tulsi
Slower Than Slow
Soul Healing
Ceremony
Sacred Plant Initiations
Becoming Alchemists
Exercise: Having a Ceremony withYour Plant Ally

Conclusion: Creating a New Story

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index