what i learned from transplanting a 20-year-old rosebush

• uprooting deeply ingrained patterns takes both more time and more effort/energy than i expect
• there is a difference between patterns that need to be composted/eliminated altogether and those that can be transplanted; sometimes the right pattern is just in the wrong place (like a very thorny but lovely rosebush in front of the access for the electrical main panel); this is important to discern
• patterns may have multiple taproots or sources that you must discover and negotiate with to release their energy up into the system
• blood sacrifice is sometimes required

photo above:  beginning to expose the root system of the old rose
photo below:  old rose in new home