As the sun sets on my
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We have forgotten that there is more to the universe than what abides within the boundaries of our own lives...Fear closes the door to the magical life. It silences the streams and it stops the wind. Because of fear, we see animals and plants as things separate from us. Our fears make us see the only life as human life. Nature is no longer an enchanted world. |
Our modern approach to science teaches that every aspect is a secular object or process and not part of an integral whole. Because of this nature has become separated from the sacred. And our ability to feel compassion towards all things upon the Earth has diminished. We have a personal kinship with things of the earth---visable and invisable, animate and inanimate. In order to experience this kinship on all levels, we must shift our focus towards the inner. This is difficult, though, especially in a world where the primary focus is upon the outer and the superficial, and where we are often living out of proportion. We must change our perception of ourselves. |
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We must become concious of ourselves as a walking, breathing, living force. We must see every touch as a passing of power---power to hurt or heal. We must learn to see every word as a tangible stream of energy issuing forth to affect those who hear---to curse or bless. We must learn to see the world through the eyes of each person we meet. We must learn to see each step as an honoring of life and each breath as a prayer. And most importantly, we must realize that our family is not confined to those we grew up with under the same roof.
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The one axiom that I hold above all else is:"We are never given a hope, wish or dream without also being given opportunities to make them a reality. And the only thing that can shatter their possibility is compromise". In order to lead a magical life, we must be willing to sacrifice boredom and preconceptions. By learning to open to the hidden realms of life and their resources, we impact our lives and our enviornments. We open to our inate ability to work with energy and life at all levels. We learn to align with it, strengthen it and transmute it. |
Our lives are surrounded and permeated by the awesome power of nature. We have the choice to work with it and create or separate ourselves from it and destroy. The choice is ours. Those enchanted worlds still exist because the child within us never dies. The doorways may be more obscure, but we can still seek them out. There are still noble adventures to undertake. There are still trees that speak and caverns that lead to nether realms. There will always be faeries and elves dancing within nature because they will always be dancing within our hearts.
Love and Blessings, Elspethe
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