for Men and Women, Healers, Artists, Herbalists, Philosophers, Ecologists, those with an unnamed hunger and those who have felt out of place
Once, a long time ago, ancient and indigenous cultures knew they lived among non-human and invisible beings. They knew they shared the Earth together, living side by side. Everything was sacred, alive, intelligent, and aware. There was no divide between human bodies, human consciousness, and the body and consciousness of Earth. Plants, trees, stones and the elements were part of daily relationships for food, medicine and wisdom. They were revered as having soul and intelligence. It was understood that non-human beings had the capacity to feel and communicate. Living with the awareness of wild intelligence was part of the moral fabric of indigenous cultures.
We each have our unique True North, the place we are going to. However there are times when our compass becomes a bit rusty and confused, the needle frenetically pointing hither and tither. Often from too many outside influences. Now and then, here and there we must step away from the world of humans and find other members of our tribe who remind us how to set our compass true.
Many of us have been on an auto pilot of sorts, in survival, fumbling along in the dark hoping all will turn out well enough. Possibly, we have felt something missing and that our lives have only been half-lived. We often wander through life, cutting and pasting remnants together hoping to gather enough pieces that resembles a whole life. Still feeling as if something of great import is missing. Many of us feel there is something wrong with us.
Sometimes when we least expect it, in our daily lives and perhaps, more commonly in times of chaos and uncertainty, we are called to bring forth that which awaits us inside – our unique genius. This weekend is focused on reclaiming the ability to be fully alive, to be filled with meaning and purpose, and deeply connect to the invisibles with which we are surrounded.