Thanks for this insightful response, Chris. These are the GOOD questions to ask. I recall Starhawk saying something about poison oak on the west coast was not always poisonous to humans. Something about wiping so many things off the face of the earth (and displacing others that should be growing there), that it evolved into something poisonous to humans.
Perhaps your daughter has some sort of extra radar for plants that the others in the family do not have. Blessings, Jane > From: "Christy Korrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:58:22 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Acceptable GM? > > My oldest daughter is allergic to poison ivy. Does that mean we should wipe > the plant off of the face of the Earth, or does it mean that we find the > reason that she in allergic and try to heal that! In the process she'll > become more aware of where her feet come to rest, what she must do to care > for her health, what the consequences are for being lazy and unaware.She'll > ask question such as why is there a plant that does this, what purpose does > it serve, why does it affect just me in my family, is this an imbalance > that is nutritional or spiritual?
