The Waters of the World

Ganges River, Haridwar, India October 2009

Ceremony - July 29, 2010
I was invited up to Mt. Baldy to look at a potential site to hold events. The trip gave me the opportunity to hold a ceremony to offer gratitude for Nature Herself, for water, and to pray for the healing and balance of the waters of the world.

The spiral from the dream I created from stones, set on top of a rocky slab that angled over the water.  Among the ritual items was a tiny cup of water from the Ganges River and from the City of Los Angeles. 

We settled ourselves on rocks at the edge of the stream. My friend gently plucked the strings of my tamboura, adding its meditative drone to the sound of rushing water.  As I called to the Ancestors, the Directions, the Elements, the Planets and to She Who Wears Nature, a wind came up and the trees began to dance and send out their songs.
 
This is a meditation of the heart we returned to during the ritual, and one to use everyday, to help transform the neglect of Life on the planet into respect, love and gratitude for Life.
Breathing into my heart,  I am receiving the nurturing of Nature.  
Breathing out from my heart,  I am offering nurturing to Nature.

I am called into Silence often, it's a struggle to use words -- in fact, in English, it seems we need many new words and phrases for the transformation we are going through.  "Nature" is expressed as being outside of ourselves, is at the core of matter of claiming our communion with Life - with Nature Herself, Nature Ourselves.  On the this subject of water,  Medical Astrologer, Eileen Nauman, has written an incredible blog about what is happening.  Hades 0 Degrees Cancer, What Does it Mean?