Declaration of the Four Sacred Things

Declaration of the Four Sacred Things
The Earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth.
Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbols of interconnected systems that sustain life, we know that nothing can live without them.
To call these things sacred is to say that they have a value beyond their usefulness for human ends, that they themselves become the standard by which our acts, our economics, our laws, and our purposes must be judged. No one has the right to appropriate them or profit from them at the expense of others. Any government that fails to protect them forfeits its legitimacy.
All people, all living things, are part of the earth life, and so are sacred. No one of us stands higher or lower than any other. Only justice can assure balance; only ecological balance can sustain freedom. Only in freedom can that fifth sacred thing we call spirit flourish in its full diversity.
To honor the sacred is to create conditions in which nourishment, sustenance, habitat, knowledge, freedom, and beauty can thrive. To honor the sacred is to make love possible.
To this we dedicate our curiosity, our will, our courage, our silences, and our voices. To this we dedicate our lives.
–Starhawk

13 Indigenous Grandmothers

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Hibernation is natural: I slept 9 hours last night 🎁😘

The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, all that has passed in this full year which is coming to a close… like nature and the animal kingdom around us, this time of hibernation is so necessary for our tired limbs, our burdened minds.

Our modern culture teaches avoidance at a max at this time; alcohol, lights, shopping, overworking, over spending, comfort food and consumerism.

…and yet the natural tug to go inwards as nearly all creatures are doing is strong and the weather so bitter that people are left feeling that winter is hard, because for those of us without burning fires and big festive families, it can be lonely and isolating. Whereas in actual fact winter is kind, she points us in her quiet soft way towards our inner self, towards this annual time of peace and reflection, embracing the darkness and forgiving, accepting and loving embracing goodbye the past year.

Winter takes away the distractions, the buzz, and presents us with the perfect time to rest and withdraw into a womb like love, bringing fire & light to our hearth.

.. and then, just around the corner the new year will begin again, and like a seed planted deep in the earth, we will all rise with renewed energy once again to dance in the sunlight.

The Dionne quintuplets: The exploitation of five girls raised in a ‘baby zoo’ | Trending | roanoke.com

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe started spreading the news right after he helped to deliver five identical girls in a farmhouse in Corbeil, Canada, on the morning of May 28, 1934.
— Read on www.roanoke.com/content/tncms/live/

It’s Difficult To Be An Old School Romantic When Your Whole Generation Is Into Hookup Culture

It has always been my intent to have the love

that endured , thru time .. endless love

worthy of trying times and peace that comes

comes from knowing each matters , intimacy

is reality , 2gether in spirit …

1st – 9 months was just walking thru the motions

much like a jail sentence , I felt I had to marry

the boy , who had no idea of who I was, nor himself .

Calling me Spooky , he broke all vows , as well

as abused me .. 9 months was conformation and

affirmation …property I was not ..

I allowed him to charge me with desertion ,

and pushed thru guilt , having lost my virginity

created a compliance to a sex addict/cheater ,

which was known within my siblings

even double dates with brother in his cheating .

Letters , attested to the brotherhood of holding

secrets and lies ..

Uber close to Mother , who was law .. Cold towards

me ..

-2

2-3 Weeks ,

A very cute man, a party in Pungo Beach

brownies and instant like had him ask

me to move in …a soul mate with addictions

going nowhere , allowed me to say No

to moving in and yes to marriage .

It was a situation where he had the upper floor

of a huge home in Norfolk , his Mom

and maid downstairs …he expected I would

work and he could do …whatever .

I returned home, accepted , then broke an

engagement, moved to Richmond’s fan area

briefly, and returned , meeting , and married

within 6 months #3… 24 legal years .

I’m not sure I ever saw him in authentic self

42 years later ..

Knowing myself , I don’t sense marriage is

a reality , for the values my Granny held dear

were on her own , after her savage marriage

and divorce …

I’m not seen in the love light , as I would love

and stand for , just as I do children …

It’s taken years , years of set backs, but my

focus has been to have that experience

as my soul has searched for ..

I shall hold it within, as I continue the liberation

from all that took me way from my soul

intentions , and defined the very basic nature

of codes which I don’t feel should be received

as needy , so I hold my self .. No manual

it will be Thy Will, and I don’t feel a lack .

A simple life , of abundance in things many

take for granted , I will ever be grateful now

and the cherry on top would be the experience

of Divine Masculine …it really is Thy Will.

I’m not in limbo, searching or feel a lack

therefore …as I spend quality time , doing

what I what I require .. much in repose

knowing Peace, and Balance ..against odds

that try many souls ..

I am overjoyed that connections are being made

to that forever n ever kinda love, and foundation

we long for , exposing the renewal of the best

our hearts ♥️ and souls can offer ..

It’s a wonderful sign, an affirmation .

Now I lay my head down , certainly to sleep

and dream of a reality that’s tangible , not

only in dreams 🌈🎁😘❤️©️

Blessings & Peace ,

Doña Luna

Patience is Prayer …🤪🙏🏼💯

©️

I am an average millennial but when it comes to romance, I’m what you call an old school romantic. However, it is slightly difficult to survive in a world where the basic idea of love is now swiping right or left on a mobile app. I see my friends meeting people at a cafe, event or club and instead of seeing where it goes, they end up hooking up and never seeing each other again.
— Read on m.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/it-s-difficult-to-be-an-old-school-romantic-when-your-whole-generation-is-into-hookup-culture-360515.html

Scientific Evidence That Crystal Healing Works | RemedyGrove

🎁💯✔️

Many people are quick to dismiss the idea that crystals can heal, yet scientific evidence clearly shows that crystals may indeed have healing properties, along with other capabilities and uses.
— Read on remedygrove.com/bodywork/The-Incredible-Science-Of-Crystals

Forest schools: how climbing trees and making dens can help children develop resilience

My aim , my goal , was to live within nature

and that was realized , building on 3 rural

acers, within a subdivision, which had been

pasture land previously ..

Forest School helps children learn without realising it.
— Read on theconversation.com/forest-schools-how-climbing-trees-and-making-dens-can-help-children-develop-resilience-117920

Psychology’s Fake Science and How to Fix It – Part One : Blog : The Official Website of Dr. Zwig

Many are survivors of abuse, being abused , induced to a state

that appears as mental illness , disappearing in a matrix that

discriminates in most unholy ways ..

The concept of mental illness has no basis in science. The diagnostic manual is a dictionary of symptoms with no underlying principles or processes. The disease categories are fictitious entities created by a small group of “experts,’ not by scientific research.
— Read on drzwig.com/blog/detail/Psychologys_Fake_Science_and_How_to_Fix_It

Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ brings back memories – Blue Ridge Muse

I watched a segment discussing this PBS special , and will

catch it later , as Country Music weaves in and out of my life .

Not so much now , exceptions being locals 🥰

Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ brings back memories – Blue Ridge Muse
— Read on blueridgemuse.com/node/52609

Frederick Douglass Escaped From Slavery To Freedom On This Day In 1838

Well earned , being allowed , his Birth Right , by escape ☮️🥳

On this day in 1838, Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery.
— Read on face2faceafrica.com/article/frederick-douglass-escapes

Indigenous matriarchs stand together in dark times | National Observer

A group of eight North American Indigenous elder women, weathered in front-line resistance, fluent in their languages and rich in traditional teachings, have joined forces to protect the sacred knowledge needed for future generations to face a climate in crisis. 
— Read on www.nationalobserver.com/2019/05/07/features/indigenous-matriarchs-stand-together-dark-times