Yesterday, a few ladies and myself spent some time in and with nature with intention. Walking in silence. Praying for the land where there had been fires and logging, walking to a beautiful pond that sat in a bowl surrounded by forest. We made a little altar of stones which we had written our prayers on, feathers, and sage at the base of a large, beautiful ponderosa pine that was well over 300 years old. We heard coyotes, encountered grouse, woodpecker, squirrels and evidence of bear. Yesterday we were lucky to have clear skies as fires rage all around us. This was our 3rd "land activation". It's a ritual we started several weeks ago, this one being our 3rd. It's nothing fancy, and nothing that we got "trained" in. We are simply leading with our hearts, acknowledging our ancestors and acknowledging the ancestors of the land. To listen to Mother Nature, reclaim our sense of belonging to place, and step into the duty of stewardship. We pray, meditate, drum, laugh, cry, and share whatever is on our hearts. Collectively I think we can see how disconnected we have become. "Civilization collapse" is happening now. But in that I truly believe there is the good news. Through collapse/destruction something new can be born. What that "new" thing is to be, is up to us to decide and act upon. So thanks to a beautiful friend who was inspired and courageous enough to reach out to me to start this movement (I can't think of a better word at the moment) is a revolutionary act. It is revolutionary because it is a choice to reconnect to place, each other, the natural living world and claim it all as sacred and worthy of belonging because it exists in the face of powers that be that want to further enslave us, separate us, and who only see the earth as a resource to be used. The way to a New Earth I believe will be through cultivating authentic, real relationships with one another, connected to the heart. I feel we must touch the longing we have been conditioned not to feel and act upon that to honor it. And through that honoring, real change, at a soul level can begin. When we change what lives on the inside, the outside world changes as a result.