After returning home, I went to an old forest nearby. I am welcomed there; I know myself to be a human member of this forest, and I have learned to quietly open my presence and sense when communication is possible. That day I asked, “Do you need rain? Can I help?” I immediately sensed: “Yes!” This began a month-long project with nature and my Sidhe partner, Sashima.

I include Sashima here. She’s a Sidhe, and I’m a human. Over the past several years, we’ve created a close working partnership, particularly in this local forest. We have learned to merge our perceptual impressions. I bring my sensory experience of the forest; she shares her subtle awareness of the energies and beings who dwell there. Together, we enhance one another's connection to the Earth we love.

My Sidhe colleagues occasionally converse with me as I develop the “Deepening Into Nature” program. They understand that humanity must create a new relationship with the natural world for the well-being of all life. The Sidhe are extraordinarily sensitive to the energetic vibrations of life and are impacted by environmental degradation and species loss. They view this time as an opportunity to work with humanity collectively and share their understanding of nature’s ways with us to foster a new collaboration between Humans, Sidhe, and Nature.

For millennia, Sidhe and Humans have shared a relationship with Nature. While humans dwell in the realm of nature’s physical manifestation, the Sidhe experience nature's vibrational or energetic dimension—what we call the subtle worlds. Over time, the connections between Sidhe and Humans, Humans and Nature have frayed to such an extent that it threatens the well-being of all life. Just as many humans are acutely aware of the dangers this poses to Gaia, so too are the Sidhe.

There is an ask coming forth from Gaia to forge a new alliance between Nature and both branches of the greater humanity: Humans and Sidhe. An alliance that recognizes the kinship of all beings and the emergence of new partnerships between greater humanity and the natural realm.