These are most challenging times
Fire, flood and wind are creating “devastation” worldwide
And it is easy to slip into an adversarial relationship with the elements and thus with Pachamama
To blindly fight
However it is important to acknowledge the “consciousness” of Pachamama
And of the elements
They are not engaged in “random acts of violence”
Rather they are the complex flow of the various lifeforces inherent to Pachamama
Fire, wind, water and earth are all in dynamic movement across Pachamama
Sometimes moving slowly, and sometimes as quick as lightning.
Each with their own intelligence and role to play
As Pachamama has been polluted and warmed by human activity everything is speeding up
And speeding up
Consequences
Speeding up
Moving in large scale dynamic flow around the medicine wheel
Currently fires in the north direction
Hurricanes in the east and west
Floods in the south
As the medicine wheel turns – the elements shift in the direction and location they occupy
As terrifying and discombobulating as the current situation is
Our sanity lies in being in attunement
Not in trying to always dominate and control the elements as we are so arrogantly tempted to do
Not falling prey to our mythological notion that humans are the legitimate conquerors and rulers of the natural world
Not believing that we are “good” and these bad things shouldn’t be happening to us
Nor giving up or becoming lost in self-indulgent depression
Honour Pachamama, honour life
Attune to her and the elements that are her body, blood and circulation system
Resonate with her, contemplate, meditate – listen, see, feel, embody, know
Humbly ask for guidance and wisdom; then act
Live as if our lives are in her hands
They are