There are many intelligent beings that teach their wisdom, medicine, and siddhis. Some work through human teachers, perhaps commited to specific lineages. There are others that remain open to a relationship. Some are enlightened, many are not. There are uncivilized, wild beings. There are lost legacies and lineages, and people working to recover them or discover hidden treasures.
Plants take in radiance from the Sun, form complex sugars, and trade them with soil bacteria and fungi for nutrients. According to Penny Kelly, minerals that have been touched by plants become alchemized in a way than if we had simply dug it from dirt