Agricultural spiritualism or the Spirit of Agriculture refers to the idea that the concepts of food production and consumption and the essential spiritual nature of humanity are linked. It teaches that spirituality is inherent to human consciousness, is perhaps a product of it, and is accessible to all who cultivate it. The association with agriculture includes such agricultural metaphors as "cultivate" in language used by most mystics across history. Followers of this idea state the following reasons to justify this link: Agriculture was the preoccupation of the majority of the population of the world at the time that the major scriptures of the continuing religions were compiled; the approach that agriculture takes to creating the optimal conditions for production of its harvest is the same as that recommended by the traditional religions for producing insight or wisdom; historically, the adoption of agriculture liberated part of a population to focus on understanding of spirituality. By understanding spirituality, agricultural spiritualism addresses the questions regarding ethics in agriculture. It serves as a method for communication, and building a relationship, between the spirit of the land and the spirit of the people through an everyday practice. History Agriculture is a driving force in the everyday aspect of living on and off the earth's resources. Agriculture was derived from the animalistic and natural forces we feel as humans in order to "control the acquisition and use of energy". Any action by the feeder which increases the yield of a food in a given area over the natural yield turns the particular plant or animal being fostered into a secondary energy trap for the feeder — the one who then utilizes the additional energy produced. This was all considered with our location and actions being in relation to wherever the cosmos were above us and how that energy flows from centers of concentration to regions of diffusion. Many agricultural rituals that have spiritual origins such as European Christians and Pagans drew their methods from "myths, imagery, and ritual practices from the ancient religions of Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ireland, and more, or from contemporary polytheistic traditions, such as Hinduism or Afro-Caribbean religions." Explanation Agricultural spiritualism is the idea that the methods behind food production, agriculture, the environment, and the key spiritual nature of humanity are connected. It links our basic spiritual natures to the simple aspects of life, like animal welfare, the quality of food, meditation, experiences