ANCIENT WISDOM OF OUR LINEAGE (READING)
Belonging ourselves home
Honouring our whole path
through remembering where we come from
“The opposite of connection is trauma. We all suffer somewhat in the journey deep within our bodies to a system that is unequal, covertly & subtly oppressive. How do we ‘do’ our vulnerabilities in a society that promotes shame? Shame is a fundamental part of trauma, with embodiment & connection being the opposite of the spiral of shame. We mirror-neuron each other & need heartfelt connection to feel safe within our bodies, & can heal individually and within relationships.”
– Kate Schubert, Gestalt Psychotherapist.
I have always felt like I am not from this plane, the Earth as we feel it & see in current times. & so this can intensify the journey of coming home to myself.
Making my Soul priority one of deepening my connection to the energy of the Earth & the lands has been teaching me about Trust, & what it means to know I am always held as long as I have breath.
Living in reciprocity with the lands in which we walk–no matter how permanent or impermanent our sense of place & home–is an essential part of our connection to our sense of foundational safety & primal protection within ourselves & communities.
My true healing has come since I have been willing to truly examine what my connection is to Lands. I believe my lack of a sense of connection to the Earth & to the energy of land through my earlier 20s is a shared disconnect & a very real collective unconscious pain. I believe it is directly linked to a lack of empowered & normalised initiation rights in the scary transition from childhood to adulthood, which then creates a collective lack of true belonging through cultural rituals, practices & traditions that encompass connection to Spirit & Nature.
Image via Bhon Bhon Blossom, creator of the Ritual sage wand from the Inner Temple Shop here