“Lots of people hardly ever feel real soil under their feet, see plants grow except in flower pots, or get far enough beyond the street light to catch the enchantment of a night sky studded with stars. When people live far from scenes of the Great Spirit’s making, it’s easy for them to forget His laws.” –Tatanga Mani (Walking Buffalo), STONEY
Nature is life’s greatest teacher. The natural laws are hidden in nature. Hidden are solutions to everyday problems such as; conflict resolution, how to forgive, lessons about differences, how to manage organizations, how to think. Hidden are feelings. You can look at something and you will feel it. At night, have you ever looked at the sky when there are no clouds? As you look at all the stars, your heart will become very joyful. You will walk away feeling joyful and peaceful. We need to visit nature so we can see and feel these things.
My Creator, let me learn nature’s lessons.
Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons
Shadow: Share Your Thoughts ~ You have hopes, dreams, goals and ideas. Do not guard your ideas jealously nor keep them locked within for fear that another may steal them or offer ridicule instead of support. It is time to share your vision. Tell Great Spirit and Gaia of your dreams and hopes so they may send you what you need. Speak of your dreams to others. Connect with those who share your goals and hopes for they may be able to help you realize your dreams sooner.
Soul: Know You Belong ~ You have place. You are special. Do not change who you are just so others might accept you. Do not dishonor your truths by allowing someone else to tell you who you must be. Change made just so you fit the expectations or social criteria of a clique or group does not honor you. You do not need to change in order to belong. You are a blessed child of Gaia and Great Spirit and belong simply because you are.
Let the Two Become One: Wash Away Your Burdens ~ As you move through life, you have undoubtedly experienced moments that have inspired feelings of regret, remorse, shame and guilt. You have made promises you have not been able to keep. You have judged and blamed yourself and others. You have burdened yourself with feelings born of acts that cannot be undone, which still bind you to the past. It is time to forgive. It is time to lie down in the healing waters and let them wash away your burdens so you can move forward with Spirit cleansed.
Reading from the deck “Messenger Oracle” created by Ravynne Phelan
“The dances are prayers.” –Pop Chalee, TAOS PUEBLO
When we dance to the drum we pray to the Creator and attract the heartbeat of the earth. We never dance without reason; every dance has a purpose. We dance for rain; we dance for healing; we dance for seasons; we dance for joy; we dance for our children; we dance for the people; we dance for courage. The drum plays to the beat of the heart, to the beat of the Earth. The drum connects us to the Earth while we dance our prayers.
Oh, Great One, let my dance and prayer be heard by You.
Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons
Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.
Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy – and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.
Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.
Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture. It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.
Respect all things that are placed upon this earth – whether it be people or plant.
Honor other people’s thoughts, wishes and words. Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them. Allow each person the right to personal expression.
Never speak of others in a bad way. The negative energy that you put out into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.
All persons make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven.
Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.
Nature is not FOR us, it is a PART of us. They are part of your worldly family.
Children are the seeds of our future. Plant love in their hearts and water them with wisdom and life’s lessons. When they are grown, give them space to grow.
Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of your pain will return to you.
Be truthful at all times. Honesty is the test of ones will within this universe.
Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental self, Spiritual self, Emotional self, and Physical self – all need to be strong, pure and healthy. Work out the body to strengthen the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.
Make conscious decisions as to who you will be and how you will react. Be responsible for your own actions.
Respect the privacy and personal space of others. Do not touch the personal property of others – especially sacred and religious objects. This is forbidden.
Be true to yourself first. You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot nurture and help yourself first.
Respect others religious beliefs. Do not force your belief on others.
Many folks, myself included, like to think we are all “love and peace” … bringing light into the world by being kind, when we feel like cussing someone out. And yes, this helps in tremendous ways we cannot even fathom currently.
What do you find yourself doing in the astral, in your ‘dream’ states? Are you dreaming light and fluffy? Or are you in shadowy places? If in shadow, do you allow your shadowy side of polarity to flourish, or are you also attempting to bring light there?
It is the same. The various worlds are indeed differing realities of this life, equally needing balance.
If, while in shadow, we cuss and fume and tantrum (as I experienced for a moment last night) then we add to the darkness. This does not bring light to shadowy places. Learning to control our behaviors in the astral is just as crucial as learning to be moderate in our responses in our waking moments.
You may be experiencing more shadowy dream states these nights. The worlds are merging, and our responsibilities increasing.
We can see by the chaos in the world currently that folks are either unaware of the merging responsibilities, or they are not trying to bring light to shadowy situations … out of control additions to chaos … claiming the whole while, in many cases, to want peace. Blaming the world for the darkness they themselves contribute to.
I get it, I really do. Sometimes our triggers are flipped in such surprising swiftness the ‘reaction’ takes over before we get a chance to think. ‘Responding’ in an effective and beneficial manner impossible in these moments … which is exactly why our triggers must be investigated, evaluated, and absolved of the unconscious power they have over us.
If we truly want peace, like I feel the majority of us do, then the change must begin inside us, inside the WE that make up the whole.
Eyes wide open, both in the waking world, and in the sleeping (or astral) … intention for peace must be sought and garnered, gathered and strewn about with as much love as we can muster.
Trust me when I say I am no expert. Why, last night a woman told me there was no ‘out’ for me in the shadow realms. I flipped out and called her the ‘C’ word … the one word I really do not like (training from youth, you know) … anyhow, I took the candles off the table and headed for the outdoors in shadow land, where a kind hearted fellow embraced me while I calmed down.
The thing is, I’m in process of researching my triggers, here and there. I intend to master myself in both realms, rather than being mastered and manipulated … I will do the manipulations … of self, for I have no desire to manipulate others.
I think of the look on that woman’s face as I exploded in trigger mode, and I wonder how it must have affected her. I am responsible for that … and my truest desire is to learn to respond with love, or at least a calm demeanor which allows me simply to say, “Thank you for your input, have a nice day.”
Oh, these worlds we live in and are responsible for. They are beautiful and horrifying at the same time.
Dwelling on light is my intention, yet a wise woman once said, “The brighter you are, the darker you are also.” Bringing that beautiful light to our shadows is the goal, at least it is mine.
Should all people consider for a moment the absolute HUGENESS of this, and other realities, we might stand a chance at actually bringing heaven on earth, peace to all lands … here and there.
May Source (whatever name you give it) be with us in these days, these moments, and assist us in the navigation of Self while we learn who we are and what we truly are made of, help us to bring the light into our own shadowy spaces so we may help others in the world do the same.
One of the best remedies for overcoming the sadness that you feel concerning where the planet and humanity is at, is by doing your part in bringing kindness, compassion and care in any way you can.
You may think you’re too insignificant to make a difference however every kind gesture of service that you offer can be of huge benefit to another.
The turtle is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth. The meaning of the Turtle symbol signifies good health and long life.
13 Moons and 28 days are on all turtle shells. This equals 364 days, plus one day of rest. All indigenous people around the world knew the wisdom of the turtle and followed a 13 month calendar; after all, there are 13 moon cycles in a year and 27 to 29 days per cycle.
It’s to serve the connection between the people, and the sun, moon and stars which are themselves a giant clock.
I have quite the active astral life. Most of which I have absolutely NO understanding. The learning process is one in which my own misunderstanding causes judgement to rise … judgement which I am in practice of releasing.
This world and the life it holds is all I have to compare these otherworldly experiences to, and often I believe I misinterpret what I see and experience … yet, perhaps this too is a misunderstanding.
Maybe life on and in all worlds is basically the same, only on different evolutionary paths or levels. This is what makes it seem so different, for many of these patterns are no longer seen in this world, in these times.
Think of the canine … the wolf and the coyote.
At one point in time (and still in certain areas and circumstances) these would eat us in a heartbeat, we would have to defend ourselves, set traps, and outsmart them in order to not be food for them. Nowadays, for the most part, the canine is our friend and companion, we’ve bred and trained the beast out of them.
When visiting other worlds, it is the same. Untamed territory, prehistoric beliefs about sacrifice and appeasing the gods, protection and defense, protector and defender.
We still have the mindset of protector and defender here in our current scenarios. But do we truly understand the meaning of defender vs protector?
If someone or something attacks me or those I love, I defend. But what if I threw the attacker a bone, a nugget of choice to distract and satisfy its primitive behaviors and needs? What if I did that instead of kicking it, or trying to kill it? What if, instead, I worked toward making it friend?
A difficult process when understanding is lacking. Even more so when the effort to understand is completely left at the wayside and combat embraced and utilized as the go-to for survival.
We see today, in the USA and indeed the whole of the world, people coming against each other.
Warriors who fought for peace, when in fact they were taking the ability for peace and freedom from others. The mind was trained to believe a certain thing, the body trained to endure it … yet we see many veterans who cracked … because it is not natural. The subconscious, the inner psyche knows it is not right to kill or maim in an effort to bring peace.
It is an absolute contradiction which tears the mind apart, or deadens the heart.
We have veterans now who are getting ready to step up and defend against domestic terrorism … orchestrated by the string pullers, the jar shakers, those who control life from behind scenes.
Many people will be harmed, simply because they lack the willingness to hear, in a peaceful way, each other …
Rather, they are being steered into battle.
It is important to remember that where attention goes, energy flows. That which we focus on grows.
Yes, some are destroying life as we knew it. The water wars are beginning now, as wall street prepares to trade water rights …..
So what is the solution?
It seems obvious that governments must be deconstructed and reconstructed as a unified presence … unified because the people participate in the solution rather than empowering the potentials which cause separation.
There is enough for all, should we stop warring and actually think about solutions rather than who has the most, who is hording, ugh … empowering greed with our very own attention.
So many are creating solutions NOW. Ways to clean the oceans, different light source medical relief and treatments, vehicles which run clean and in such a manner that cause less stress on the planet and atmosphere, ways to collect water from the very air we breath, the dew, which I know the planet needs, but they are trying to find beneficial ways to live, that bear little impact on our world. It is that effort, the unified thinking processes of ALL people which can assist life instead of tearing it down. (let us toss aside the faulty ‘voting’ processes and go to a truer way of communicating our inner most connections with Source, sharing and caring with each other, as a unit.
Leaders schmeeders …. they are only as powerful as their base, and the base is crumbling … the people are crumbling ….
The solution providers are where the energy must be placed. Those who not only are able to help themselves, but are able to help others, empowering each other to empower the planet and all life upon it.
The potential of being the solution provider for other worlds is upon us. If only we could embrace the solution for our selves, rather than the problems. The problems which are created and perpetuated by those who desire control and power.
That is such an old way of being ….
We can continue on the path of overpowering everything that we encounter, or we can befriend it all, working out harmonious ways to satisfy the needs of all.
Is it going to be easy? My mind says no …
But reality says yes, it really is that simple.
To simply decide to be solution rather than separation and problems.
Ultimately, it is the people who choose war or peace.
I know the spine is a tricky thing … its health can inhibit or prohibit beneficial work.
Sometimes I think the damages acquired throughout life are intentional, not by the one who experiences them, but by those who wish to inhibit progress.
It is clear that all thoughts and desires are not merely belonging to an individual, but to those who implant the thought or desire, again, in an attempt to inhibit progress.
Some may say this is an attempt to shuck responsibility.
A child cannot be responsible for its own programming …. this is an implant, or training, which continues throughout life in various forms, with the use of various abilities and technologies.
This comes in two general categories … those who wish to control life, and those who wish to be free, and seek the freedom and harmony of the whole.
All one need do is examine the heart. Does the thought or action resonate with the innermost part of the being? If not, it does not belong there and can be thought of as a manipulation effort.
This is my perspective, and I understand it does not align with that of many.
My purpose with this particular post is to acknowledge those who understand, and to tell you how greatly I appreciate your efforts to bring about harmony in this world, in that of other worlds, and in the hearts of life itself.
You are undervalued and misunderstood by most. To be truthful, I myself have difficulties understanding that which I was never exposed to as a youth, or otherwise.
Human beings are perceivers, but the world that they perceive is an illusion: an illusion created by the description that was told to them from the moment they were born.
So in essence, the world that their reason wants to sustain is the world created by a description and its dogmatic and inviolable rules, which their reason learns to accept and defend.
