On this Indigenous People’s Day I give thanks for all First People, people of the earth, people who love the earth, people who defend the earth, people who walk with the wisdom of the earth. I give thanks for the grace and dignity and courage of the First People who’ve sustained centuries of violence due to the sickness in the human spirit, and the roots of self hatred that separated us from resting and receiving the love of Mother Earth for a time.
As a scandinavian woman with Viking ancestry, I know my roots and privilege come from conquerors. And I also know my body is of the earth, and my soul is of the stars. To reconcile the divide or the lack of self recognition that happens in the act of conquest, is to go deep into a human wound. The natives often spoke of an endless hunger that affected the white man. As if a mad spirit had overtaken him and he was set to consume. At some deep level, this is the consequence of unspeakable human traumas.
Though various strains of Christianity included a justification for the domination of women and the earth, that is not the good news I took into my heart. (I am still so grateful to have been at Standing Rock when religious leaders confessed our sins to the natives, asked forgiveness, said we were wrong, and burned the theological document of Manifest Destiny that asserted it was God’s will to give this land to white people.) There has always been a deeper message in my Christian heritage, a message of love that rings out through all the ages: welcome strangers, show hospitality, feed the hungry, care for the sick, and love your enemy. Before we blame Christians for everything, let’s sort the seeds on which versions of Christianity were just wolves in sheep clothing.
I once heard a teaching that Creator divided up the races on earth and gave each an element to tend, learn, protect, and grow. To the Indigenous people Creator gave the element of water. To the white man Creator gave the element of fire. And it was to each race to perfect the nature of the elements util they could be joined together again as one.
To the white man Creator askes: perfect tools and technology to serve the greatest good of all. What would a sacred technology look like? One that blends care of creation with human innovation? It would require the healing of a great divide, and the ability to see that everything is connected. For what we do to another, we do to ourselves. If we are harming another, it is because we are hurting ourselves. Sacred Tech wouldn’t run oil lines through sacred land. Sacred Tech wouldn’t disturb our wellbeing with dangerous 5G waves, or cancer causing gene alterations to our food and medicine supply. Sacred Tech would preserve and protect all the sacred elements of nature. This is the next level up challenge for the white man, this is the holy grail. Don’t just say you care, courageously make it so.
In some ways our races were created to hold sacred opposites, and yet humanity often stumbles into warring with the stranger rather than greeting one as a guest, as a sacred teacher and future family member.
Though people may stir up ideas about the world ending in fire or explosions, do not let the human imagination be overcome with such fear (or failure). For it may be that we are just shortly to discover the secret that restores the balance of creation.
We are all made of the same sacred stuff: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether. What chains but that of a broken spirit, a broken heart, a loss so great that only madness was left to roam wildly and consume? How does the white man awaken to his deep hunger for God? Can he find his way back from his traumatized mind to the quiet Eden of his heart? How does he allow himself to take off his armor and receive the gentle love and devotion of the earth again? I have faith that this human developmental stage of externalizing our internal condition upon the world will one day soon come to an end, along with any energy that uses conquering in order to prove manliness or power (which is another form of trauma and suppression of personal vulnerabilities). What does humanity need most at this time and who is willing to focus their hearts and minds unwaveringly to solidify peace on earth again? I trust there are warriors of the heart making themselves ready for this shift.
On this day, may we each remember our own ancestors who though human, did the best they could with what they had. We pray for their healing. We remember those long ago ancestors who belonged to the earth. We pray for those who may have come to earth fleeing other catastrophes unbeknownst to us. And we hold fast to the promise that the earth shall return to a heavenly garden, that one day all nations will gather again around The Tree of Life for healing.
May the sacred balance return. Blessed be.
In preparation for the Shakti Lady Women’s Healing Retreat, I’ve been thinking a lot about Carl Jung and his healing work through dreams, and sorting through what to include in my lecture. I realized with my new astrology skills, I could run his chart. I was blown away by what I discovered! The more I felt into his chart, the more I saw him as an archetypal figure and a mentor for this next age of Aquarius and what that might look like for humanity moving forward. Enjoy this 20 min video reflection!
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Receiving the Gifts of Shakti
By Sarah nather jacobs
By now, we are all aware that we embody both aspects of feminine and masculine energy. But all women also balance the polarities of woman AND nurturing mother. How can we wield the double edged sword of taking care of our needs as well as the needs of others, with balance and grace? Sarah Nather Jacobs will explore the gifts of the Goddess that are available to all, and we will activate and awaken Her divine gifts within our kundalini shakti. She will tell the story of the Goddess Oshun and her symbolism of her power and gifts, and how they relate to humanity and women in general. We will also meet Adi Shakti, and connect our deep feminine circles of truth together. Read more about the retreat here.
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The light in me salutes the light in you,
Namaste, Jessica <3