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What Can A River Teach Us?

November 10, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Meandering River

“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
~Joseph Campbell

All rivers flow in spirals. I was shocked when I learned this fact, and yet it instantly felt true to me. The reason for the spiraling motion has to do with the resistance to flow at the edges of the river where water meets solid land.  Without resistance at its edges, the river would simply flow in a straight line down the “tube” defined by the riverbanks. Instead, the water continuously rolls and spirals over itself, changing in speed and direction depending on how close to the riverbank it finds itself. 

The spiral, rolling movement is what makes every river meander from side to side like a snake writhing on the ground. Natural rivers always meander, cutting into one bank and shifting their direction back and forth over time. Only waterways altered by man flow in straight lines – and then only for a little while. Water continues to spiral even in manmade waterways; it continuously fights against the linear path laid out for it. 

There are no straight lines in nature. Human bones also grow in spirals, as do tree limbs unfurling out from the trunk. Why? Because tissue is primarily fluid at its growing edge. This is the water planet. All natural growth is fluid — flowing, spiraling fluid.

Break the rule of the spiral and you end up with the mess of hideous canals and failing dykes that now fight against the spiral will of the mighty Mississippi River. Even today, the waters of the river fight to flow and meander their way to the Gulf of Mexico. It is their nature.

What does it say about humans when we keep trying to straighten a river’s flow? What does it say about us when we fight against the innate nature of the river?

Can we learn to listen to the spiraling waters? Can we become more fluid ourselves and stop forcing the waters into a straightened path? Can we relax and flow again? What might we learn if we watched and listened to the wisdom of the river?

~Nancy Lankston

Filed Under: Dream a New Earth, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance Tagged With: dream, elemental water, flow, listen, river, spiral, transform

Connected to the Sea

August 25, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

‘With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.’
~Sylvia Earle

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Sacred Earth Tagged With: connect, elemental water, love, sacred mother, sea, Sylvia Earle

Elemental Belonging

July 19, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Don’t dismiss the elements. Water soothes and heals. Air refreshes and revives. Earth grounds and holds. Fire is a burning reminder of our own will and creative power. Breathe them in. Swallow their spells. There’s a certain sweet comfort in knowing that you belong to them all.’ 

~Victoria Erikson

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance Tagged With: elemental, elemental air, elemental earth, elemental fire, elemental water, love, wisdom

Elemental Advice

March 8, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

“Place your hands into soil to feel grounded.
Wade into water to feel emotionally healed.
Fill your lungs with fresh air to feel mentally clear.
Raise your face to the heat of the sun and
connect with that fire to feel your own immense power.”

~ Victoria Erickson

Filed Under: Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance, Share Ideas and Practices Tagged With: elemental air, elemental earth, elemental fire, elemental water, heal, nature, power

Protect the Earth and Water

December 22, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

“We are here to protect the earth and the water.
This is why we are still alive. To do this very thing we are doing.
To help humanity answer its most pressing question:

How do we live with the earth again, not against it?”

~LaDonna Brave Bull Allard at Standing Rock

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#Eco-Warrior
#DreamANewEarth

Filed Under: Dream a New Earth, Sacred Earth, Share Ideas and Practices Tagged With: dream, eco-ideas, elemental water, environment, Ladonna Brave Bull Allard, mama earth, spirit warrior, wisdom

The Wisdom of Wave and Stone

September 8, 2017 By Nelle Leave a Comment

“If there is any wisdom running through my life now,
in my walking on this earth,

it came from listening in the Great Silence
to the stones, trees, space, the wild animals,
to the pulse of all life as my heartbeat.”

~Vijali Hamilton

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance, Sacred Earth Tagged With: elemental earth, elemental water, Gaia, Hamilton, love, pulse, sacred mother, silence, wisdom

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