Ask not want not

Ask not, want not, dos this concept resonate with you? When a person asks a question, do you sense they feel a lack or pursuit of something they already have?  Consider you can never lose something you never had.  What is innate can never be lost.  Although you may temporarily forget true nature, it never abandons you.  Every moment, your journey is what you choose to make of it.  Just be.

What wisdom do fireflies offer?

A moonlit stroll in the forest enables you to sense noctural beetles.  They invite wake-up calls, shift attention from what does not matter so you awaken to what is. As beacons of light, they flicker in code.  What wisdom do such fireflies offer?

1) Your body becomes weightless. Part of you seems to float.

2) Your breathing slows.  Energy changes vibration inside.

3) Your feelings of pain, frustration, and all illusions diminish.

4) Your sense of time dissolves to focus entirely in the now.

5) Your intake of color, sound, and smell, grow much sharper. 

6) Your mind, body and spirit respond with restful awareness.

7) You reach a level of inner silence where peace is accessible.

8) Your soul recalls insight of empathy, tolerance, forgiveness.

9) Your perspective shifts from the self to interconnectedness.

10) Your being merges with expanding love and divine unity.

What is nature telling you?

Human beings report experiences in nature that draw attention to messages in the unconscious mind. If ever you catch a glimpse of a creature, reason always exists for it. You may ask what sudden appearances of birds or animals are telling you. Whether or not you believe in animal totems, you may begin to know something is happening, shifting and transforming.

Consider a woman took what turned out to be an extended three and a half hour hike in the wilderness. At one point, she sensed she was lost. Something within her felt disoriented. Lo and behold, a crow appeared. He flew a few trees ahead and moved his head as if to beckon her in a particular direction. His flight path and gestures suggested a curious familiarity.

This bird flew from tree to tree for more than two kilometers. The woman felt as if she was back on track. Then, the crow disappeared, only to reappear further down the path almost right in front of her. This bird vanished and reappeared again. He continued to guide during segments of the remaining trek.

After the crow vanished, on the home stretch, this woman glimpsed two foxes. Seeing each fox appear and disappear into the forest without disturbing anything in its path triggered moments of revelation.  When trust is present, silence speaks.

The woman became more aware of her actions in relation to the world. She realized she used the art of camouflage to keep cunningly silent about who and what she was. She suddenly grasped she was never lost on this path or her own, but only making free will choices to enable her to create situations she was ready to handle. She better understood who she was, who she had always been, and accepted it. 

Birds and animals have cultural symbolism. Someare linked with character, emotion ad idiomatic expressions. As you separate from the illusion of fear, nature shares secrets.

From the perspective of Native Americans and Shamans, crows are sacred spirit messengers and guardians of universal laws. Crow illustrates how energy can bend physical laws and shape-shift. They are masters of illusion and gatekeepers of ancient wisdom. They come to humans to warn of danger and to jog memories of untapped inner power and spiritual strength.

One is reminded guides take form to help humans attune to what they already know, but temporarily choose to forget. So, crows appear to enable access to inner knowing about what not to do or be. How each situation is perceived and handled is what matters. Nature is a place of orientation and awakening for those ready to shift more than misplaced programming. Cleanse the mind and misunderstandings just drop away.