The Greater Conversation
The rich communities of this Earth consist of primarily the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom the elements; earth, water, wind, fire, and the in-betweeners*. All equal participants in creating, sustaining and exploring life on this Earth.
But Earth herself is also more than the sum of these beings, she is in her own right a being of soul and matter. Earth speaks both in all of her beings and as a singular identity. This is important to understand when engaging and igniting ones more the greater conversation.
But Earth herself is also more than the sum of these beings, she is in her own right a being of soul and matter. Earth speaks both in all of her beings and as a singular identity. This is important to understand when engaging and igniting ones more the greater conversation.
Humans have lost “the great conversation”
In this losing, we have made ourselves extremely poor. We live in greater poverty now than ever before because it is a poverty of being out of contact with the essential nature of what it means to be human. It is a self-made condemnation from the rest of the living communities of this Earth. But there is a way to rekindle this conversation; there is a way for us to once more reconnect to the other communities of Earth and engage in right relationship with them and the whole.
The Earth communities are vast and different
We are different in our appearances and physical makeup yet we are all one large family. The vast and rich animal kingdom ranging from insects to bear, eagle and the human being,, the entire colorful range that makes up the plant world, the elements; wind, water, air, fire and earth all have their own language. Even though we can sit down and observe all these other species and decode some of the 'language' we either see with our eyes or hear vocally but there is another and deeper conversation waiting to happen; a silent yet highly dynamic conversation.
It is a conversation of our joint livelihood on this Earth. For far too long human beings have isolated themselves from the rest of the Earth community and there is a sadness from the rest of the community that we have done so. They long to enter into a responsible and mature conversation with us. A conversation where the wellbeing of the whole is taken into account, not just the wellbeing of human beings.
We are loved by many of these communities, or at least we are still loved by the plant community. We use to be loved by our animal brothers too but they fear us now, so we have to rebuild trust; with them, we have to regain our brotherhood status. This can only be done through right action and respectful conduct so that they may regain their trust in us. They want to trust us, they want to establish our rightful bond with them but we have done too much harm and been to deceivable for too long. I don’t know how long it will take for us to prove ourselves worthy once more but it is urgent that we begin this work now.
It is vital and urgent that we gather in circle with the heart and soul of all of Earths communities now at this time. We need to begin to listen to what they want; we need to hear their vision of the future. We need to let them lead the way into a new way of being and a new way of life. It is no longer about human beings and our needs; it is about the Earth and equality of life for all species.
It is a conversation of our joint livelihood on this Earth. For far too long human beings have isolated themselves from the rest of the Earth community and there is a sadness from the rest of the community that we have done so. They long to enter into a responsible and mature conversation with us. A conversation where the wellbeing of the whole is taken into account, not just the wellbeing of human beings.
We are loved by many of these communities, or at least we are still loved by the plant community. We use to be loved by our animal brothers too but they fear us now, so we have to rebuild trust; with them, we have to regain our brotherhood status. This can only be done through right action and respectful conduct so that they may regain their trust in us. They want to trust us, they want to establish our rightful bond with them but we have done too much harm and been to deceivable for too long. I don’t know how long it will take for us to prove ourselves worthy once more but it is urgent that we begin this work now.
It is vital and urgent that we gather in circle with the heart and soul of all of Earths communities now at this time. We need to begin to listen to what they want; we need to hear their vision of the future. We need to let them lead the way into a new way of being and a new way of life. It is no longer about human beings and our needs; it is about the Earth and equality of life for all species.
How do we do that?
Ever wondered how to communicate with other species without learning their language or teaching them ours? Even though this is a broad field with many spectrums I will try and give a few pointers here. But before you begin please bear in mind that the communication is not to satisfy human thirst for knowledge, power, vision or personal gain. If you enter with this thirst you will not get far. If you enter with right intention, with respect and a wish to listen and not push your agenda upon the conversation, then you can experience a connection and love beyond measure; you will find family! Please always, always respect a wish for non-communication!
The silent yet dynamic field of Communication
There is a silent field where no words are necessary yet the communication in this field is richer and fuller than anything else. It can in one small instant say more than a thousand words. There are no rules here, all you need to do is sit down be still and listen inwardly, and let that expand outwardly. Sounds easy but it takes practice; practice to silence the collective minds chatter and to build another muscle of impressionable hearing. Spectrums of impressions will rise upon you and the exchange has begun. More intimate than anything else, no misunderstandings are possible in this impressionable field and even though much sadness or loss can be expressed here, joy seems to be the tapestry behind it all.
Once you accustom your body to this way of communicating you slowly attune your inner ear and heart to it and it becomes more fluent. Just like you work out a muscle you also need to build this ability within yourself.
Even though this impressionable field seems to be the ground of interspecies communication, it is only a common ground of meeting. The meeting always takes hold in the entities/energies gathered there and their individual particular adaptable range of understanding the communication that is happening. Therefore, sound or words may arise in you or pictures or forms. These are a form of translational media so that individuals understand each other. This is good as we as humans live in a world where we need to justify the communication through our minds ability to understand and reflect it upon it, as well as, reflect it back into culture. This though is a field where misunderstanding can occur because there is a translation happening in your mind both within yourself and in reflections to others. Also, beware of what you lose or cannot translate, it is not insignificant.
The only incongruent animal is the human being
Humans are so far the only physical species that I have encountered which is able to say one thing whilst their body- and/or soul nature communicates something else. In other words, they are not in congruence; their mind is not listening in on the deeper level of their body and soul or they have their own agenda wich they are trying to hide. Animals and plants cannot do this- they are always congruent. Respect their wishes; not all beings find communication with humans enjoyable or worth their time, not all will have a friendly intention. Remember it is not about you, it is about the whole and you need to hold the highest respect at all time, as well as, common sense in order to navigate safely in this field.Practices that develops the “impressionable field” muscle:
- Immersing yourself in nature; walks, swims, sitting or lying on the
grass/ground/sand/stones, skiing, diving, playing outside, barefooted movement, naps in nature etc.
- Meditation; any form of meditation that stills the mind or teach you to ignore it
and disregard the thoughts happening.
- Awareness of breath.
and disregard the thoughts happening.
- Awareness of breath.
- Sitting around the campfire, as well as, cooking and sharing meals in open outdoor
spaces.
spaces.
- Re-learning the art of foraging.
- Garden work in all forms but especially including working with seeds.
- Working or volunteering at animal wildlife centers or shelters.
- Practises of Qi-Gong or Tai Chi especially outdoors.
- Garden work in all forms but especially including working with seeds.
- Working or volunteering at animal wildlife centers or shelters.
- Practises of Qi-Gong or Tai Chi especially outdoors.
* The in-betweeners consist of elemental beings, devas and other energetic beings. I call them the in-betweeners not out of disrespect as they really belong to the Earth much more than we do. However they are commonly not perceived with the eyes or ears by the majority of human beings as a functioning in the brain rules out the visionary or oral input of/from them due to cultural inhibition and lack of recognition of their forms. In other words; your brain tunes them out. They are ok with the term “in-betweeners” because there isn’t much psychological and cultural heritage associated with it and as so it doesn’t produce a fixed image in the mind of human beings and they can therefore stand more freely because of that. At this moment the term “in-betweeners” are fine with them.
