G'day everyone, I have recently begun a fairly huge change in life direction recently. I was studying electrical engineering at university having a huge passion for alternative energy and eventually I realized nature was it's own model for alternative energy and became totally fascinated with nature. I had always loved science and absolutely loved nature as a child but as I got older I sort of out grew this. A powerful life experience awoke nature before my very eyes and finally I was able to perceive the wonder as I once did as a child. This didn't leave after the experience which is one of the best gifts of my life, well it was really getting back what I had previously I suppose. This was when I was 17 but it took until I was 21, 2nd year of university, that I realized that my chosen career isn't
really where I want to be if I be really true to myself, so I left. I don't think I would have done this had I not found something that was truer to myself and my personal philosophy/spirituality which was permaculture.
When I first opened the permaculture designers handbook by mollison it was like I was reading my own thoughts that I had tried to express to others at university but they just thought I was crazy, naive or something I don't really quite know to be honest. It took a year for me to get honest with myself that permaculture was truer to my vision than electrical engineering but making the decision was one of the most empowering things I have ever done. I would rather live in peace with my environment so that I can do my best to enrich the earth like she enriches me. So I signed up to do a diploma in permaculture. It takes a year and a half to complete and I have to move north to undertake it so at the moment I am saving so I can pay for the course, I start next year. After completing I hope to find work in designing communes/urban living environments so that they can help the earth flourish but realistically there probably isn't enough demand for it yet so my thoughts are to travel the world to 3rd world countries and try get some experience in a range of climates while helping people who actually really need it.
I have been growing entheogens for about 3 years now and have come to build quite a collection. I hope to learn from you guys as well as share my own knowledge, and my seeds of course! Thanks for taking the time to read all this