A Conversation With Spirulina
I don't know anyone older than me.
I embrace fluidity; I mean, I was a born dancer.
I want to see you treat yourself like a queen.
Plants are wise. Plants are wonderful. Plants energize. Plants purify. They are ancient healers and modern-day medicine. In an ongoing series, we are digging a little deeper with these rich characters. Join us today as we sit down with Spirulina, a gift from the mineral-rich lakes, whose nutrient-rich profile helps us our bodies, mind, and souls go with the flow.
Where do you most like to live?
I have lived in various mineral lakes and ponds from Mexico to South America, Africa to India. I am in my element in watery places, and I could not imagine living anywhere else! And I love being near volcanoes. I am old enough to have watched them erupt and grow calm over and over again. How great is that? I don't know anyone older than me—I lost track of birthdays a while ago, but it is around three and a half billion years old. At my age, what does it matter? I can't be bothered to keep track. So, do I win a prize?
What are you wearing?
Of course, I adore every shade of blue and green, but I never wear anything but emerald or sapphire. I mean, I am a dame. As the high queen of the water plant realm (my official title), I can get away with anything but love how the light radiates through the water and illuminates me in those jewel tones. I wouldn't be seen in any other color. My spiral form lets me be free-floating, and I play it up. You can't miss me. I embrace fluidity; I mean, I was a born dancer. I just let the water take me wherever it wants to. You should try it sometime.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Well, it is hard to narrow it down. I love people and always have. They are all so unique, and I love them all in different ways. I have always known it was my mission to nourish. Did you know I offer more nutritional content per weight than any other food on the planet? I am one dense lady! NASA once said that one kilogram of me equals 1,000 kg of assorted fruits and vegetables! Can you believe it? I try not to let it go to my head.
I am particularly good at protecting the heart and the liver but great at many other things. I am a tonic for the whole body. I don't mean to be arrogant, but I have quite a reputation. I know how to build up vital Chi in the body and can even decalcify the pineal gland. Do you know what that means? I can make a person feel so grounded, alive, and energized that they can access their intuition, perceive with their third eye, and even tune into their dream images! I mean, I've been around the block. I have seen it all done. Now my focus is to work at ground level, to get people vibrating at a high enough level so they can shine. So you could say that my greatest love is anyone who wants me. I've got enough love to go around.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
In my lifetime, I would love to see people working together to make the world a loving and beautiful place, just as it was intended. I remember the good old days when Earth was undamaged. You cannot imagine how beautiful it was! Of course, there are still so many beautiful places and souls on Earth today. I love my home here so much that I want to see people rising up beyond their suffering and realize how wonderful our planet could be again once we regain harmony. So many people today are stuck in a state of survival, all their life energy bound up just trying to stay alive. It doesn't have to be that way! I want to see people love themselves enough to go beyond and start to help each other. That is what perfect happiness means to me. I would love people to know that it begins with the body, taking care of the physical self, and I am so happy I can play a role in this. It brings me so much pleasure.
When and where are you happiest?
The indigenous people once really knew and loved me. They still do, but back in the days when their culture revolved around me was when I was happiest. I felt understood, you know, a sense of belonging. I am feeling some of that again these days. People are more and more interested in me again. I haven't changed; I don't think I've lost anything with age. I like what people are doing with me these days. I have recently been part of an extraordinary collaboration with the best of the best of the best. I had never even met Astragalus, but now we are like sisters, and Alfalfa and Ashwaganga are an old dame's dream. Astra and Alfa are like two peas in a pod, and Ash and I are so good together that I am getting a little hot and bothered just thinking about it. There are so many more of us working together. I won't name all the names, but they are all fantastic. Together we deliver a punch like nothing that has come before. That's what can happen if you get the right energies working together. It's been magic from day one.
What is your motto?
Go with the flow. Listen to yourself. Believe in miracles. Take the very best care of your body. Treat yourself like a queen. Or a king. Accept invitations. Dance. Enter a room with grace. Be resplendent. Let yourself shine.