Mystery – Life – Reverence
Halfway during our gathering, the morning of the third day.
As hosting team we had the sense that going deeper was what was needed, both in the group to get to the next level of meaning and between the people and the land.
Instead of the individual walk in silence we walked the flow of the water on the land – literally. Hearing the story of riverbeds drying out earlier than it used to be (maybe because neighbors have drill-holed?), the well that was full with debris and wood, a flood that changed the road and so much more. Impressive was to realize how much power – in the form of electricity – to pump up the water from the well we need for our comfort of having running water! Later in the day Jacki from Kufunda, would tell that they have to draw all the water they use in their center by hand.
How far are we removed from what it really takes… better: from what we really take from the Earth, in so many different forms, and with so little respect, gratitude and awareness. Next to the well we shared a short time in silence and the messages that we received while listening to the land.
We then settled for a circle around the question: What is the most meaningful thing for me that I am holding in my place -here or at home – at this time?
It was an amazing string of beautiful gems, guided by our explicit invitation to listen with wonder, to listen – as water – to the deepest levels, and introduced by calling in the four directions.
Most meaningful for me – and part of the invitation to the others – is the building of a new human capacity: to listen, to speak, and to act as an ecosystem. To be a collective being with many ears, hearts, minds and bodies that can be of service to nay question, issue or opportunity at hand.
As Maria said, a lot of us are trying, struggling and experimenting with bringing the mystery back into our lives; not in the old forms with white robes, many bells or lots of incense but in a new way. But if you don’t connect with the mystery – with Life – in a gentle way then it disappears. More and more during the day we realized that we need the Subtle Arts to be able to see more, to listen deeper, get deeper insights…
Mystery. . . . . Life . . . . .
Cycle of life and death
Balancing the grounding of a new project while pulling back to be present for a new baby….
Reverence
And Ritual
Where is my home? Of consciousness?
Honoring my ancestors, because my own story is too small.
The Earth is tired. We have to Re-awaken our Guardianship, which means: Stick with it, no matter what! And still be non-attached.
Again the subtle arts:
The story of the Wounded King,
The owl that calls at night,
The night consciousness
Claiming old wisdoms in new ways
Focus on the unexpected
What feels right?
What is right timing?
Communication is bigger than conversation
We change from being story-holders of the old story to story-makers of the new. Then a new story-field will arise.
My place is where I am.