I can remember clearly a grumpy and resentful time when I was tied into my NHS career and following Dark Mountain. I so wanted to join the ‘ Carrying the fire ‘ but for many reasons could not. This writing and your experiences there are an inspiration. Thank you 🌞
Wonderful writing Caro. Your letter communicates so very clearly the great heartfelt joy that rises through us when we find ourselves in a place of true community with all the beings of this magical, marvellous world. Thank you.
I too found a way to reclaim access to these communities through Taoism and tai chi practice, and through the Sacred Fire community. I give thanks daily to those people who brought these gifts into my life and showed me that there are ways to remember our exiled capabilities. And thank you for the introduction to Theresa Kamper. My wife is a keen flint knapper and has done hide tanning courses. She will be very interested. And, in another demonstration of connectedness, I realise that two friends of mine, Dan and Naomie, were also participants in Surviving The Stone age. In fact I must stop writing now as I have to go teach a tai chi class in which Naomi's dad is a student. The world is huge and small and full of strange and ordinary magic.
Ah! I have yet to meet Dan and Naomi in person. This is quite a web. And yes, 'exiled capacities' describes it exactly. My own feeling is that everyone can hear and communicate with land, it is entirely natural for all humans, just as it is for all living creatures. I would say that most of my non-doing has this aim, although it is not only to listen to land, but even wider, to earth, and even wider to universe and Tao. But, baby steps, eh?
Many years on I have found this.
Your writing has brought something to life for me
I can remember clearly a grumpy and resentful time when I was tied into my NHS career and following Dark Mountain. I so wanted to join the ‘ Carrying the fire ‘ but for many reasons could not. This writing and your experiences there are an inspiration. Thank you 🌞
I am glad you are here now. Whatever this strange 'here' now is...
Such a beautiful telling of your life ‘s experiences. I found myself dabbing at my eyes before I realized the tears. Thank you
Wonderful writing Caro. Your letter communicates so very clearly the great heartfelt joy that rises through us when we find ourselves in a place of true community with all the beings of this magical, marvellous world. Thank you.
I too found a way to reclaim access to these communities through Taoism and tai chi practice, and through the Sacred Fire community. I give thanks daily to those people who brought these gifts into my life and showed me that there are ways to remember our exiled capabilities. And thank you for the introduction to Theresa Kamper. My wife is a keen flint knapper and has done hide tanning courses. She will be very interested. And, in another demonstration of connectedness, I realise that two friends of mine, Dan and Naomie, were also participants in Surviving The Stone age. In fact I must stop writing now as I have to go teach a tai chi class in which Naomi's dad is a student. The world is huge and small and full of strange and ordinary magic.
Ah! I have yet to meet Dan and Naomi in person. This is quite a web. And yes, 'exiled capacities' describes it exactly. My own feeling is that everyone can hear and communicate with land, it is entirely natural for all humans, just as it is for all living creatures. I would say that most of my non-doing has this aim, although it is not only to listen to land, but even wider, to earth, and even wider to universe and Tao. But, baby steps, eh?