We have returned from a most extraordinary Pilgrimage to the Motherland of our origins with a beautiful group of soul journeyers. Words are inadequate to describe our journey, which was filled with synchronicity and magical moments of validation from nature for our intentions to co-create and collaborate with the natural world in the land before time.

Since my return, one lesson has been prodding me more than the others to explore. Interestingly, this dynamic issue has arisen during my clinical sessions, too as others are experiencing similar revelations. Could it be a collective phenomenon, a shift in the 100th monkey principle?

We are on the brink of a precipice at a crossroads in Humanity’s history. It is time to form relationships with others, whether human or non-human, animals or the environment, to find new, workable solutions to move forward. Like the Baboon, we need to remember who we are and bring ingenuity to the table to affect conditions positively. The world needs us.

We find ourselves in turbulent times. The world as we know it is undergoing a fiery transformation. Much of what we see in the news does not align with our internal moral compass.

We may feel out of control, demoralized, or paralyzed in our ability to act in ways that reflect our truth of showing love, compassion, and respect for others.

We come from a lineage of ancestors who faced immense challenges. These old ones live in us, offering us counsel, resources, and guidance as we, too, face challenges. They remind us of our resilience, strength, and determination to hold a vision for a heart-centered world in thought and action.

The eye of the storm is the place within our hearts that guides us as we chop wood and carry water through right action, remembering that the hurricane is swirling around the perimeter, yet we can still see clearly using the quiet reflection within to guide us.

As these shadowy parts surface, each a piece of the whole, tyrant and victim in their expression, we experience deep polarity within us, and between us. 

If our unconscious aspects rise to the surface without our processing the feelings, we witness more destruction, alienation, devastation, suffering, and war being acted out. War only creates more wounding and trauma, perpetuating a system of injustice. 

We must bring love to the disparity, separation, incongruencies, and differences in opinions. Only through love can we heal, have hope, and evolve. We must love all the pieces to bring ourselves back to wholeness, incorporating all we are. 

Here in the Midwest of the USA, we enter the winter months, the dark incubation period of our cycles with nature. We are learning to feel the subtle energies of our animal nature, our intuition. We grew up learning about the five senses of our physical bodies: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. However, our intuitive body and non-physical senses have been dormant, waiting patiently for us to remember. In reality, we have way more senses than we can imagine.

Our Ancestors can assist us if we choose to connect and ask them for guidance. With their assistance, we can work to bring to consciousness the trauma and shame from the secrets of our past, which led our lineage to go askew.

First and foremost, we can thank our Ancestors for giving us life! Then, we can ask our Ancestors for guidance as we tap into our inner knowing. With this adjustment in our field, we can more easily navigate our lives and live from a place of truth, love, and light. We also help our Ancestors, as when we heal, we heal seven generations before and after us. We heal the world.