Oh my goodness! What a winter it's been!
If we needed proof that things are out of balance, we've certainly had it in the past several weeks!
Many of you have heard me talk about how the work of (what we call) the shaman in an earth-centered culture is, largely, to recognize imbalances and restore them for the good of the people and their environment. Some of that work is intuitive: being able to "see" and discern at a deep level what's really happening, regardless of appearances. Some of that is teaching and informing: letting folks know what the problem is and what needs to be done. Some of that is, frankly, promotion and marketing: persuading folks that they really do need to do something - often radically different from what they have been doing. And, then, finally, there is the specific action, or set of actions, to be done - in both the material world, and the spiritual.
And I know that many of you have completed at least some shamanic training (whether from an indigenous teacher or in another form), and are doing a lot to help us experience a more balanced world. In fact, many of us are convinced that it is your work (dare I say our work?) that has made it possible for folks to say "It could have been a lot worse ... no idea why it wasn't" about some of the events we've experienced so far in 2021.
And there's sooooo much more to be done! By many, many more people!
Which is why, when Milt Markewitz asked me to co-write a new book with him, based on the fundamental principles of our earlier book, Language of Life, but connecting much more deeply with indigenous peoples, I agreed.
If we needed proof that things are out of balance, we've certainly had it in the past several weeks!
Many of you have heard me talk about how the work of (what we call) the shaman in an earth-centered culture is, largely, to recognize imbalances and restore them for the good of the people and their environment. Some of that work is intuitive: being able to "see" and discern at a deep level what's really happening, regardless of appearances. Some of that is teaching and informing: letting folks know what the problem is and what needs to be done. Some of that is, frankly, promotion and marketing: persuading folks that they really do need to do something - often radically different from what they have been doing. And, then, finally, there is the specific action, or set of actions, to be done - in both the material world, and the spiritual.
And I know that many of you have completed at least some shamanic training (whether from an indigenous teacher or in another form), and are doing a lot to help us experience a more balanced world. In fact, many of us are convinced that it is your work (dare I say our work?) that has made it possible for folks to say "It could have been a lot worse ... no idea why it wasn't" about some of the events we've experienced so far in 2021.
And there's sooooo much more to be done! By many, many more people!
Which is why, when Milt Markewitz asked me to co-write a new book with him, based on the fundamental principles of our earlier book, Language of Life, but connecting much more deeply with indigenous peoples, I agreed.
 | What we ended up putting together is a guide for building the bridge between the "Already Knowing" that folks who grew up speaking languages that are tied to earth's processes live by and the disconnected culture of acquisition and control that we grew up in. And it's more than a book. Milt and his colleagues are prepared to "go viral" with these ideas and actions, so we've included all sorts of links to activities and learnings that are going on in the world today, which we believe are contributing to the restoration process. The links are live in the ebook version (Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NH4DYLX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6) and on the Gaia Living Systems Institute site: https://gaialivingsystems.org/rebalanceearth.html . |
It's been an amazing ride.. and it's about to become even more amazing. As we move through the weeks and months ahead of us, that which is out of balance with Earth's processes will be brought into alignment - sometimes gently, and sometimes not so - and we are part of that process!
The trick is to keep our hearts and minds focused on what we're creating rather than being distracted by the appearances as they crumble around us... It's a proven fact: Light and Love win. Every time. Now, and always.
The trick is to keep our hearts and minds focused on what we're creating rather than being distracted by the appearances as they crumble around us... It's a proven fact: Light and Love win. Every time. Now, and always.
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