The land is sacred.
The trees are sacred.
The animals are sacred.
What we take must be returned.
If we are to eat animals, we must pray and do ceremony.
The Ancient Ways of this land were about respect of life and each living creature and plant.
What we take is sacred and therefore out of respect we must give back.
If we cut one tree, we must plant another.
If we eat one fruit, we must plant the seeds.
If we take the life of a creature, we must have its permission.
Yet, is this what is done?
Is the collective consumption sacred?
We know it is not.
We know we consume more than we need to survive. We know we consume things that not only make us sick and kill us, but which also kills others and depletes the land, polluting the air and water. We must examine how our actions not only affect our local surroundings, but how they impact the whole world. Our daily actions have a much greater impact than we realize. It is imperative that everyone awakens to this reality and the truth of the consequences to those actions be they tomorrow, twenty years from now or two-hundred years from now.
We have taken too much from the land. Where is our reverence for all of life? Where is our conscience? When does greed and gluttony end? We pray that love, light and peace prevail so all of life is honored and respected. This begins with our own actions. This begins with our own beliefs. Why is one form of life more important than another? Who decided that a human is more sacred than an animal? Animals live in balance with nature. Humans do not.
In this day and age of technology and resources, we have the knowledge to understand that it takes very little to sustain a human body naturally. Yet human consumption of everything including animals is beyond excessive. Even the ancestors of this land watch the rampant growth of disease during the past century and are deeply concerned for the people. Abundance is the way of life. Yet what we consume in abundance matters. It matters to our bodies and to our land. It's important for each one to pray and examine their habits, their ways, their body, their diet and decide to wholeheartedly learn, grow and change. This change is what the Goddess is calling for. This change is what Mother Earth is asking of us.
Therefore, we examine our Self honestly in all ways and learn new ways of being and sustaining ourselves. These ways are the ancient ways of nature and natural abundance which is so prevalent here. The land and animals ask me to speak on their behalf. Give back to the Earth more than you consume. For each thing you consume, give back. Pray before you choose what to consume. Ask if it is right or necessary. Then pray again for deeper clarity and gratitude. Conscious action is now the way of being. All unconscious action must cease, we have no excuse. There is no excuse for our irreverent actions.
With each breath we ask forgiveness. With each breath we ask permission. with each breath we ask for a balanced and loving action to follow. From there we proceed in love and in consciousness. From there we remain keepers of this sacred and beautiful land. She sustains us and gives us all. Therefore we pray and give back. We pray to protect what has been given. We take our vows to this land seriously and we honor our own divine presence when we remember our sacred vows to this land.
When we realize the union between our Self, the land and animals, our actions will change. This is inevitable. Our responsibility is to awaken and sustain all life with love and respect. Anything less is not enough.
Look around at what we have been given; the beauty, abundance, life, air, wind, soil, water, trees, plants, flowers, fruits, and animals. Nature is our family. Nature is in each one of us. There is no separation. How do we treat our Self, our family and our land? Let us examine our Self first, with non-judgment, with open eyes and hearts, truth, and discernment. Finally, we observe and shift all of our actions towards love and higher consciousness.
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