Rebirth of the Earth

 

Art quilt by Carol Bridges, titled `Rebirth of the Earth`

 

“The substance earth is the raw material for everything made

on this planet,including it`s life forms,the plants,animals,

and human beings.

In twentieth-century technological societies,there is little

awareness of the conciousness that dwells within anything

made of Earth, other than the human form.

However,the native peoples of the world have always seen

conciousness indwelling all things. It may be easy for you

to recognize conciousness in animals,even plants,but what

about dirt itself,stones,and human-created goods?….

Each gem and stone is an individual entity with a lesson of

it`s own to teach. And each one is also a jewel in the conscious

living body of Mother earth herself. Mother Earth is a very

luxurious being,though she may appear quite simple on the surface.

her treasures,like your own, are within. They take some digging and

polishing to uncover.

She also has gifts of gold and silver to give you,precious metals,ores,

oils and woods. Most often we recieve these gifts, in our modern lives,

after they have been manifactured into products by others. It is easy

for us to forget Earth`s part in their creation. And it is particularly easy

to forget the aliveness of these things. Native people once understood

that for every process they put a natural object through,they must make

up for its loss of aliveness or conciousness by replacing it with their own.

Put simply, when they polished and shaped a stone,changing it`s former

integrity,they added their loving desire to create according to an inspired

vision. In other words, they put their spirit into each object.

Today we think of artists and craftspeople doing this. But in native lives,

every process was art. A builder talked to the trees and stones requesting

them to give up their forms to become a dwelling. With their agreement,

she would proceed,adding hir love every step of the way. The finished

product was then a living thing, a dwelling filled with life energy. You

can intuitively sense this energy in any handcrafted item.

What about present-day mass-produced items? These are,for the most

part,dead. They have often been taken,no doubt without asking

permission from the Earth, as raw materials in a disgraceful and

ungrateful way. Nothing has been given back to Earth in return for her

treasures,her body laid bare,unloved,unrespected. The materials

are handled by a series of unhappy,underpaid, uninspired workers

 ignorant of their role in this crime….

You may have and enjoy all the riches of the Earth.You may aquire

as many possessions as you wish.Your power and theirs,comes only

from loving them and using them with your own high conciousness.

Any object can empower you if you treat it as an entity with whom

you have a relationship. Any object can steal your life energy if you

are unaware of its life process…

Foods are gifts from  Mother Earth, too. It is perhaps easiest here to see

that you end up healthier if you garden,cook,and eat simply and with love.

If you eat highly processed,chemicalised foods from abused soils,your

body must simply give up its life force to them. Youth has an abundance of

life force and the results of a sugar,soft drink,abused animal,pesticided

vegetable diet can go unnoticed for years. But balance will come,either

through human awareness and change or disintegration of the body….”

 

This excellent text is taken from Carol Bridges` book ”The medicine woman

inner guidebook‘‘ fully experienced accompanied by ”The medicine woman

tarot deck” also by Carol bridges.

Carol bridges has been a very important and inspiring guide to me through this

book ,escorting me in many different stages of my journey,teaching me the lessons

of creation and the endless wisdom of Mother Earth.