Truth in Numbers

Math As History

Math is an important part of our daily life, but it sometimes calls up some rather recondite associations. For example, I am often asked about the etiology of our business name: “Why in the world did you choose to call yourselves ‘Lucky Six' Farms?” At first blush, the title appears rather offbeat since the most familiar “lucky” number in Western parlance is seven, a verbal association probably derived from the initial winning roll in a craps game. Of course, we don’t have any interest in gambling. In fact, our name originates somewhere in the dim and distant past, when settlers chose that mysterious moniker for the very first rough, steep trail winding up the boulder-strewn mountainside. So, it seems the boldest lineaments of our business math reach much further than the dry columns of our ledger books. 

Math As Symbol

Can we find out any more? Why would the number six be considered especially fortunate? Although we note that recorded California history sheds little light on the question, perhaps a better approach lies through more ancient traditions of numerical symbolism. Thus, we can immediately recognize six as the number of the Macrocosm par excellence. Redolent with cosmic implications and transcendent wisdom echoing from our most inclusive visions of time and space, six then transmogrifies into a metaphysically ideal number by which we may express our organic Farm’s eclectic intents and goals.

Math As Truth

In addition, we really offer six different, uniquely purifying products: White Sage essential oil, hydrosol, smudge bundles, proprietary-formula smudge cones, and whole leaves. But, you undoubtedly observe, that only adds up to five! True - because the sixth, our most important product of all, comes gratis with each of the others. That product is love, profound love of our Mother Earth and all of her children. So the combination totals a very Lucky Six indeed!

By Alan Beck

Lucky Six Farms' Multitude of Brilliant Suns

What Creates A Symbol?

Can a meaningful symbol be penned by the hand of Nature? The old Doctrine of Signatures isn't referenced much today, indeed few of us are even familiar with the name. Widely known and believed from the earliest days of Imperial Rome until the waning years of the Renaissance, the Doctrine held that a plant's form often symbolized its worldly function. Post-modern science dismisses the whole idea as superstition, yet Paracelsus - one of Nature's closest observers and a founder of experimental medicine - put as much stock in it as the mystic Jakob Bohme. Apparently, this concept ultimately springs from theological roots, specifically from the notion that Divine Intelligence placed plants here with just as much purpose as people. Thus, a plant's shape and color might well embody a key symbol indicative of its unique practical value.

I am certified neither as a scientist nor a saint. Nevertheless, as I take my daily stroll through Lucky Six Farms, I'm forcefully reminded of this ancient notion at virtually every turn. Why? The White Sage itself, whether burgeoning in countless numbers through immense wild-crafted fields or rising solitary from the high-desert soil, first makes its presence known as a perfect, symmetrical whirl of leaflets: a miniature, vegetative sun bursting with blue-green luminance.

Clarity Of Symbol And Meaning

Even a child would be instantly struck by the similarity. The resemblance is clearly delineated. It stands out prominently wherever it appears, even in dense chaparral; many visitors have remarked how it almost appears to be glowing: quite unusual for such a small, low-lying young plant!

White Sage As Symbol

Interestingly enough, Lucky Six Farms' White Sage serves much like a friendly, easily-portable sun. Tirelessly purifying, energizing, invigorating, and ever supporting our own variegated pursuits, the White Sage has earned its reputation for facilitating all positive and wholesome works. For me, our life-giving star has long been accompanied by spirit allies that assist its work: one of the most efficient is the White Sage: it symbolizes a better world for all.