Chicken of the Woods

first time finding this fungus🙌

did some research before we ate it

holy heck it’s delicious

holds up to it’s name

we’ll see how the gut feels tonight and how i sleep

i’ve eaten too many mushrooms before & been awake all night with belly aches

so far it feels great

i told Jakoby when i took my first bite, it was like my body remembered it and was like “ou! yes please!”

he said he’s never heard anyone talk the way i do.. thank you?

okay so sautéed the mushroom in a pan until soft. used two forks to pull it into thin strips, like a pulled pork texture

ate it atop stir fry

YUM

they say chicken of the woods is a novice mushroom hunter’s jackpot because it is easily identifiable (partly due to its vibrant yellow orange colour) and because there aren’t any close lookalikes to be wary of

lovely

this idea came to me during dinner, and it could be the orange mushroom talking here, but it has to do with the second chakra

i’ll try to explain clearly

so the second chakra has to do with creating and manifesting, right?

it’s the creation centre

so.. if you have an imbalance in another chakra, could it manifest in the second chakra?

i have read lots of stuff that talk about how an imbalance, let’s say in the heart chakra, can lead to physical symptoms in the heart & surrounding area (example: congestive heart, upper back issues, etc)

but this idea that came to me today was more about that imbalance manifesting itself physically in the second chakra area/gut/low back because that is the manifestation centre

so let’s say you have a stubborn, well-rooted belief in your heart. maybe it manifests physically in your gut because you are continually creating that reality with those belief “impulses”

it shows up as IBS or crohn’s or ovarian cysts, etc.. even though the problem stems from the heart, the gut manifests it

and work on the second chakra alone won’t heal it because that chakra is just the creator of the desire/inspiration

the desire/inspiration stems from the heart

so to release it, you must open the heart chakra

kind of like a 2-in-1

k am i making any sense here?

both chakras must be reconciled

together

you must seek to manifest that which you desire. if you do not listen to your heart’s true calling, your manifestations will be blocked or skewed

which can then lead you further into the pattern of:

not fulfilling your heart’s desires⬇️

⬆️ manifesting a skewed/out-of-alignment reality

it’s a cycle

between the gut and the heart

orange and green

k so that about summarizes the idea

what do you think? does it make sense?

can you see it within your own life?

leave a comment below if you’d like to share

i’m going to keep writing down some notes on my own heart-gut relationship (not sure if this part will make it into the blog) but if you’re interested, read on

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when asked a question, or given an option, observe the body.. specifically the heart

it happens immediately

what is the body telling you?

talk openly