Just Practicing

For some of us, we know we have met or seen a fae being, but others of us are not quite sure. Maybe there is a memory we have as a child of a being that looked like a sparkle or little person. Maybe the spirit of a tree showed themselves to us for a few moments. If we want to connect with them, they will usually try to connect with us and see of we are paying attention.

In this episode I talk a bit about why and how I follow the cycles of nature. I also look at what it means to use the "Wheel of the Year" which is heavily talked about in Druid, Wiccan and other animistic spiritual paths. A wonderful contemporary Druid writer and artist that I read and respect has created a template that we can use to get us started. You can find full size downloadable images of Dana Driscoll's Seasonal Sun Wheel in her online blog here.  She has graciously shared them through Creative Commons open license. An image of my favorite is used in this podcast icon. Seasonal Sun Wheel by Dana Driscoll   –  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Trees love it when we communicate and interact with them. They will reciprocate by reaching out to us, literally with their branches, or with their energy. Young folks are finding this out and sharing their experiences on social media. It gives me great hope.

I learn what it like to share space with blackberries, their sweetness and thorns. I go right to the Deva as source for their unique point of view and find quite a surprise.

We are in the midst of an unraveling and a quickening. This is happening on a collective level as institutions are crumbling and the ways things have been done for centuries are becoming redundant and unsustainable. This is of course being mirrored in our own personal lives through our relationships with others and ourselves. When we cling too tightly to the things that we have, we are not getting the chance to grow and evolve. We can be fixed on our attachment to our material possessions, to the relationships that we have emotionally invested in, and the structure and format of how we do things.

When we commit to a conscious or spiritual practice like meditation or shamanic journeying, are we practicing? Or do we have a practice? Or both? What is the difference? I share my thoughts on this and and why it may be such an important part of one’s spiritual path.

Consciously engaging with Spirit in co-creative partnership takes mindfulness and intention. It is a retraining out of a human-centric way of thinking into a kinship way of thinking. When it comes to working with the Fae it also helps to get me out of my serious state of mind and into a more playful and childlike point of you. One thing that has been helping me do this better is gardening.

Human beings are naturally connected with the Spirit in all things, but we have lost this point of view over centuries of human-centric exploitation and colonialism. Reclaiming our animistic foundation is key to creating a healthy life ourselves on the planet. We can look to indigenous and fellow conservation and social justice legal advocates to lead the way introducing a new realm of legal personhood for nature.

How we can partner with the spirits of the land and nature beings to create ceremonies to bring harmony and balance to an area.

In this episode I talk about how we can have active and also passive roles in ceremonies and how our intentions weave together with many others creating collective change.