Primordial Wisdom
The Ones Who Cover The Earth
Dear Ones,
Hi all my relations. Dysregulated souls. What a tangled web we are in! So much unrest. War and disease. The End-Of-Era chaos can be head-spinning.
Dictators here. Dictators there. Suffering here. Suffering there. Suffering everywhere.
I start deprogramming by sharing a 10-minute meditation gift that I recently received:
LIGHT THROUGH CRACKS
The heart has to break to open. And it has to keep breaking to stay open. This is his/her only chance at shining light. Who knew? I have so many questions.
Why are so many hearts breaking at once? Proof of our connection
Why is the sound of our connection so thundering? To cut through the noisy and numb modern world
Maybe RUPTURE is the seedbed for REPAIR. Fertilizer. No mud, no lotus, right?
***NESSA TIP*** STIMULI BOUNDARIES
Most of us did not unlearn/learn social media/digital literacy. It is just now being taught to children in Scandinavian countries.
For information digital overwhelm, focus on building what I call stimuli boundaries. Protecting the currency of your attention. Monitor ins and outs. Observe how your body responds to stimuli. Adjust choices accordingly.
Direct your attention to understanding what part of modern technology harms you and what part helps you.
NEUROSPICY BRAIN
Overdoped brains are like stimulated opium dens. Perhaps we need stimuli rehabilitation.
I self-diagnose as neuro-atypical. Neurospicy even. For regulation, I turn to the quietude of the natural world. I like to travel to deep corners of my mind. Anticoagulation ceremonies and rituals. I go in to untangle the knots, lovebugs! The calcifications are like amyloid plaques. They cause neurodegeneration. Some have more blockage than others.
I need a lot of time for brain processing and stenting, thank you very much. No one else is qualified for this taxing inner work.
RELATIONSHIP IMBALANCES
Speaking of relationship health. Oh me oh my, are we suffering in that category or what?! It is a stale department full of cobwebs.
I am glad it is shifting. Everything is being tested including relationships between:
People to self. People to mind. People to body. People to people. People to Earth. People to microbes. People to sickness. People to love. People to plants. People to animals. People to money. People to aging. People to pain. People to technology. People to plastic. People to food. People to death. People to fear. People to suffering. etc etc.
Microbes to Microbes. Microbes to Earth. Microbes to plants… and on and on and on. Animals to animals. Animals to Earth. Animals to plants…and on and on and on.
You get the picture, right? All our relations are evolving now. Give it a thought or two.
PRIMORDIAL PLANTS
According to earth scientists, plants first appeared on land over 400 million years ago. Mosses are those who cover the Earth. Remnants of ancient forests.
Prehistoric mosses make minimal demands on their surroundings. They run an economy of shared wealth. Contribute greatly to our Earth ecosystem. Seedbeds. What survivors. Adaptable pioneers.
Fall into a great story here by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
STORIES AND BOOKS FOR BRAIN HEALTH
Books enhance imagination and foster formation of unique neural pathways in our minds.
Stories in books are not spoon-fed to us digitally. Pixelations are created in our own minds. There is less manufacturing. Less curation.
Brain growth capabilities are better preserved and enhanced.
Storytelling fosters intimate relationships with teachers of past, present, and future.
A STORY OF GIANTS
I was walking backyards on a loop trail at the Avenue of the Giants. I felt like a tiny ant crawling around on a damp forest floor. Scavenging for peace. Unlocking sacred codes. Storing up tree wisdom inside my burl equivalents.
I run into a kind couple. Why are you going backyards? She asked. I have no clue. Maybe to meet you? The trees cast spells on me.
My kind new friends are local farmers. Peace-loving growers. Why are all nature lovers and growers so incredible? I know why.
Was I lost in the forest that day? One can only hope. Lost is my favorite experience- it means I have not been there before. Somehow I feel at home when distant from familiarity. Far from violent and oppressive people. Violent and oppressive norms.
GIFTS OF KINDNESS
We can make the new world however we want. We can and we do. No need to wait for permission. Many are starting now…
This fall, I found a sea of cards from dearest friend Angie, a generous gift package from my new Redwood forest friends, a book embosser, cake + crochet, books, and seed exchanges in the mail with a kind gardener (
).What kindness surrounds us! Is this the start of a gift economy?
Please offer your support to my friends Moonshadow Farm here and Northcoast Growers Association.
SCARS OF MY HAPPINESS:
WINTER SOLSTICE
May solstice bring us serenity. Thank you for experiencing this labor of love with me. Slam on the heart below if you feel like it. Sharing, commenting, liking, and subscribing = loving.
May All Beings Find Peace.
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Nessa (born at 333 ppm)
Thank you, Nessa, your writing is soothing. 💜
WOW! What great writing and soul cleansing words/images. I'm the author of "Stress R Us" and use the term "population density stress", which includes our alienation from our home clans, from Nature undisturbed by human activity, and immersion in the incessant dim of urban/suburban human activity, as well as our alienation from spiritual experiences. You make me long for the many natural areas on the West Coast and my sheep farm in the finger Lakes area of NY state. It is a delicious if painful longing for a 79yo retired physician/psychiatrist/addictionist/stress researcher, and I thank you for it. Have a blessed day and know that you and I are not alone on this journey of life in troubled times. Namaste'