She sings to us in her eternal chant. Each of you is an artist. The power of the springs This ancient story of the old woman and the springs is true. It is paralleled in anthropology, art history, and in the history of religions. And it is paralleled to in our own body's physiology and our memories of hearing sounds and seeing colors in utero and of birth.
Every culture has a healing spring and a woman who watches over it.
Native cultures tell us that the woman of the springs sits above each spring and speaks of the secrets of the earth. They tell us that all the springs are connected and the same woman speaks to everyone at each spring. They tell us that there are women in the tribe that still can understand the voice of the old woman of the springs. They say that if you listen, her voice can be heard next to any spring. Lourdes in France and Tinos in Greece are two of thousands of springs that are places of healing pilgrimages today.