This can seem like a tremendous burden, but it may well be the greatest opportunity we have ever been presented with. As people return to their own center and refuse to give their power away to institutions, ideologies, or charismatic leaders and teachers, strength will come and answers will manifest. This self-empowerment when combined with a connection to the Earth is a powerful alliance. When people begin to relate to the land in a sacred way, the land begins to respond. An exchange takes place between our spirits that is undeniable.
People experience healing and teaching coming from the land and in turn heal and teach.
My sense of this is strong when I visit land based communities, lead people into the wilderness, or when I share ceremonies with diverse groups of people. All of these people share one common theme - the land is communicating to them and through them. My hope is that the 80's will see us seize this opportunity for transformation, that we can find the native within and pass this knowing on to our children so that they might have instilled within them a sense of place or roots or origin. Our place on Turtle Island is acknowledged by the fact that we are here. This land is a vibrant and vital land.