A sea of cut branches intermingles with mud churned up by colossal machines, the tracks of their tread gouging the earth in wide, deep scars.
The crowns of trees and poles deemed “too thin to be useful” spray in chaotic disorder as evidence of the careless destruction.
It is carnage.
But the part that truly makes my stomach turn are the three piles of logs left uncollected. Over 100 trees that were killed with the intent to harvest for lumber, but their bodies were simply left in a pile.
They killed more than they needed. And they left the rest to rot.
This is the scene currently in the forest near my home, after the loggers came through and “thinned” the woods in January and February. But this same disregard for Earth and right relationship with resources is playing out everywhere.
This is what happens when we live in a society with a deeply ingrained culture of scarcity consciousness, mindless consumption and instant gratification.
When we are removed from the cyclical flow of life, we forget where our resources come from.
When we engage with money as credit cards and digital bank accounts, we have no embodied relationship with true wealth.
When we can go to Home Depot and buy lumber for a home project, we forget the forest it came from.
We never walked through the woods and witnessed all the birds, deer and abundant life before the logging. We never watched the canopy shake and heard the ground shudder as a massive tree was felled. We never saw the piles of logs left over because someone cut first and calculated later.
Unnecessary destruction and loss of life.
Our relationship with abundance, fertility and embodied wealth goes beyond our personal healing: it is imperative for our collective healing and evolution of human consciousness.
The way our society (in general) lives without regard for Earth and right relationship with non-human life is completely unsustainable.
And it is deeply wounding all those who perpetuate that system, even if they don’t realize it.
Will you join me in a special healing event?
Instead of thoughtless consumption, we can celebrate life and the fertile creative power of this living temple planet.
When we offer our heartfelt prayers in devotion to life, we amplify this abundant aliveness in the world.
And through our heartfelt prayers for Earth, our own abundance is amplified.
This wisdom is rooted in very ancient principles of High Magic.
And I will be sharing some of these teachings in a special Beltane event on May 10.
Come offer healing to the land with your prayers.
Come amplify the abundant, radiant aliveness in the world, for the benefit of all beings and for the evolution of human consciousness.
Let us gather in devotion to serve life itself. Let us gather in devotion to allow these currents of abundant aliveness to flow through us and blossom in the world. Let us gather in devotion to offer, to be generous, to give freely.
Come join me.
Beltane Shamanic Abundance & Fertility Ritual
Saturday, May 10, 1-5pm
Forested Retreat Space in Corbett, OR (just outside of Portland)
Sliding scale (see below)
We will gather on private, forested land to celebrate Beltane and align with Gaia’s abundant creative power. This event includes:
Shamanic teachings on abundance, creative power, reciprocal generosity and embodied wealth.
Shamanic ritual experience to work with Earth magic and anchor in Gaia’s grid of creation.
Wildcrafting elixir ritual: make a personalized medicine from the land to take home and integrate your ritual experience.
Community connection with like-hearted seekers, in person!
Forest bathing, meditation and reflection time with the land.
Tea and light snacks.
There will be some outside time during this event, rain or shine. Address and preparation details provided upon registration. Choose your sliding scale option:
Support the Work Pricing: $97
This option is encouraged for those who have the financial means to support the work and ensure its continuation.
Sustain the Work Pricing: $77
This option is invited for those who are able to pay the asking amount to attend the event.
Scholarship/Equity Pricing: $57
This option is intended for those who need financial assistance to attend the event.
Come pray with me in the forest temple! The land is waiting for you.
