Earth-Rooted

Alchemy is rooted to the earth. No one can undertake the work unless they feel the soil between their toes. In fact, any work requires us to be centred, to trust the feeling of gravity holding us down. It's one of those things that should be taught in schools. On the other hand, most children know this, so perhaps it's adults who should be given lessons in how to just be. As a teacher at a Tibetan Buddhist centre I used to go to once said, 'Don't just do something, stand there!'