Archive for September, 2020
Repetition
As a people, a nation, a tribe, humanity struggles to find a way through the miasma of our civilization. The Frankenstein Monster we have created threatens our survival on a daily basis in myriad forms; seen and unseen.
“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness. I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions.” ~Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Digging deeply into our soul-selves, pursuing faith, trusting the Numinous to lead us out of the wilderness, demands that we find the necessary tools and strategies for balance and survival.
One tool I find increasingly helpful and supportive is Mark Nepo’s, The Book of Awakening. The entry for September 23 is Repetition is Not Failure.
“There is no expected pace for inner learning. What we need to learn comes when we need it, no matter how old or young, no matter how many times we have to start over, no matter how many times we have to learn the same lesson. We fall down as many times as we need to, to learn how to fall and get up. We fall in love as many times as we need to, to learn how to hold and be held. We misunderstand the many voices of truth as many times as we need to, to truly hear the choir of diversity that surrounds us. We suffer our pain as often as is necessary for us to learn how to break and how to heal. No one really likes this, of course, but we deal with our dislike in the same way, again and again, until we learn what we need to know about the humility of acceptance.”
Be kind to yourself. Be gentle. Muzzle the inner critic. Actively engage self-care. Take time out. In the depth of your soul-self seek the sanctuary of inner peace. And when you find it, visit often!
Blessings!
Hopi Prophecy
This message came from the Hopi Elder White Eagle (click here to see the original) :
“This moment humanity is going through can now be seen as a portal and as a hole.
The decision to fall into the hole or go through the portal is up to you.
If you repent of the problem and consume the news 24 hours a day, with little energy, nervous all the time, with pessimism, you will fall into the hole. But if you take this opportunity to look at yourself, rethink life and death, take care of yourself and others, you will cross the portal.
Take care of your homes, take care of your body. Connect with your spiritual House.
When you are taking care of yourselves, you are taking care of everything else. Do not lose the spiritual dimension of this crisis, have the eagle aspect, that from above, and see the whole; see more broadly.
There is a social demand in this crisis, but there is also a spiritual demand. The two go hand in hand. Without the social dimension, we fall into fanaticism. But without the spiritual dimension, we fall into pessimism and lack of meaning.
You were prepared to go through this crisis. Take your toolbox and use all the tools available to you.
Learn about resistance of the indigenous and African peoples: we have always been and continue to be exterminated. But we still haven’t stopped singing, dancing, lighting a fire and having fun. Don’t feel guilty about being happy during this difficult time.
You do not help at all being sad and without energy. You help if good things emanate from the Universe now. It is through joy that one resists. Also, when the storm passes, each of you will be very important in the reconstruction of this new world.
You need to be well and strong. And, for that, there is no other way than to maintain a beautiful, happy and bright vibration.
This has nothing to do with alienation.
This is a resistance strategy. In shamanism, there is a rite of passage called the quest for vision. You spend a few days alone in the forest, without water, without food, without protection. When you cross this portal, you get a new vision of the world, because you have faced your fears, your difficulties …
This is what is asked of you:
Allow yourself to take advantage of this time to perform your vision seeking rituals. What world do you want to build for you? For now, this is what you can do: serenity in the storm. Calm down, pray every day. Establish a routine to meet the sacred every day.
Good things emanate; what you emanate now is the most important thing. And sing, dance, resist through art, joy, faith and love. ”
Resist – Be reborn
White Eagle has spoken
march 30, 2020
Many Blessings!
Balance
As the struggle continues to find, and/or to maintain our emotional, spiritual and physical balance in the milieu of crisis fatigue, I share this quote with you this week. It is a good piece upon which to meditate.
“Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it’s a sense of harmony. It is essential to maintaining quality in life and work.” ~Joshua Osenga
Stay safe!
Many blessings!!
Spirit Walker
I love poetic expression; each piece pioneering territory unexplored. Insight, comfort, inspiration, creativity, personal process, social reflection, and prayer are symbolically revealed in countless forms.
The pieces that follow are from a lovely book of poems by Nancy Wood, with paintings by Frank Howell–Spirit Walker. Enjoy!
Spirit Walker
Spirit walker, with long legs poking out of rain clouds
Along the mesa tops,
Listen to our prayers for understanding.
Spirit walker, with strong arms embracing the wounded Earth,
We ask forgiveness for our greed.
Spirit walker, with footsteps echoing like promises
Across the aching land,
Give fire and ice to purify us.
Spirit walker, with tears that fall as Snow and Rain,
Heal our forests and our rivers,
Our homes and the hearts of all creatures.
Spirit walker, heed the cry of every living thing,
And bathe the Earth with harmony.
Native Blessing
Bless these our circumstances.
Bless the hardship and the pain.
Bless the hunger and the thirst.
Bless the locusts and the drought.
Bless the things which do not turn out right.
Bless those who take all and give not.
In these circumstances, find growth.
In growth, discover clarity.
In clarity, an inner vision.
Many blessings!
