What the Earth Mother Said to Me

Be in awe of the world around you.

It is a living, breathing organism 

fit not only for human habitation

but for the sustenance of all life, 

whatever form it takes.

Remember that all life is sacred;

we are all 

interdependent

interconnected

One.

Treat all with respect

and look for divinity in all things.

It is there 

even if it is not obvious

to the naked eye.

Instead

close your eyes

open your heart

and you shall find it.

Feel it. Live it. Be it.

The “multiverse" is truly within you

and all else that exists.

In the all-encompassing light of divinity

all is sacred

all is loved

all is One.

Respect all things.

Nature is your greatest teacher 

second only to yourself.

Do not harm either. 

The spirits of this place

will help and guide those 

who but ask. Let them be

your teachers, not your deities.

In return for wisdom they ask only 

respect.

Your intuition speaks truth.

Listen to it and do not be deceived

by the false truth of words.

The path to enlightenment 

honors peace.

We are caretakers only; we cannot "own"

the land and the sky.

It is not ours for the taking, 

yet it "belongs" to us

as we "belong" to it.

When Mother Earth is injured, 

all her children feel the pain.

She is a temple to life - she is life.

Feel the universal heartbeat that she holds. 

It is up to us to heal her, 

heal ourselves, 

just because we are here.

Live harmoniously together.

Take only that energy which you need 

to survive and return, replenish it in kind.

Cultivate balance and harm none.

All that you do 

shall be returned to you.

All is sacred. 

All is One.

Such is the Law.

Photo: Edward S. Curtis - 1923