Today we will hold our full moon and equinox ceremony as a tribe. It’s been a while since I’ve written as life here got busy due to the harvest rush to gather all we can before the snow flies. When living on the land, we must live within the cycles of nature, not the fictional cycles of man’s calendar and clocks. We live on bush time and that allows us to rest and relax when we want, but also demands that we work when needed. I continued to bring in fire wood for the tribe and have it nicely stacked for winter. But I also noticed that a couple within our tribe was at risk of not having their shelter built before winter. I shared that risk as mine has been delayed too.
I decided that it is within the tribes best interests if I stopped working on my built and helped them get their build done. By helping them I am also helping myself as they could move into their home and I could use the transport trailer converted into a shelter that they are currently in. So I get a shelter for winter by helping them build their shelter. That buys me some time to then finish my build in the spring. I’m okay with that and they appreciate the help too. Many tears where shared over the past number of weeks.
We also held the UNGRIP boot camp, which I’m now calling the UNGRIP Decolonization Ceremony. It was a full week of absolute magic, miracles, intimacy, connection, learning, healing and profound change for all involved. Tribes are built this way and to me that was very clear as nearly everyone will be returning to help with the next ceremony being held here October 4-8, 2021. People are returning to hold space, help facilitate, organize and do what ever it takes to help others have a wonderful experience and to help the tribe here as it is a daunting task doing this with just a few people.
What strikes me about what is starting to flow is how many people are suddenly interested in my work. This next ceremony was full weeks ago through word of mouth only. I have people contacting me wanting to get into the third one and I’ve not even held the second ceremony yet. Spirit requires motion and people are now starting to move and resonate with my teachings. This has been a long and lonely road for the last 16 years. It feels surreal and overwhelming to suddenly have such interest. Spirit is helping by forming a tribe around me able and willing to help as they also resonate and connect with the spirit of decolonization.
This is no longer about me. Actually, it never was about me. I shared my story in the hopes that people could relate to what I was saying, but this has always been about an idea. An idea shared for thousands of years but who’s time has come to be expressed and realized. This is about healing, reconciliation, decolonization, sovereignty, peace, freedom, prosperity, joy and love. This path is not easy but it has profound implications to our spiritual health and standing as well as the physical too!
This morning I woke up to another Liberal minority government in Canada. Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency which gives them powers to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and many jurisdictions are implementing vaccine passports. The narrative in Canada continues to deteriorate with the support of the majority of people. Fear is a powerful weapon. I’ve been in the extreme minority for nearly 20 years as a result of my journey towards healing, freedom and balance between the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. I’m used to having the majority rebuke or dismiss me. I will continue my work despite what others think. I don’t base my decisions on the opinions of others. I base my decisions on what my heart feels, spirit directs and my body & mind can accomplish.
Out of all my training, the phrase I learned from TaeKwonDo comes to mind clearly: Indomitable Spirit! This is the work that I’ve done for 20 years, to have a spirit that is impossible to subdue or defeat. Doubt and disbelief can trip one up quickly, as it has a few times in my life. But as I witness the deterioration of social order outside of my realm, it brings even higher resolve to hold space for an alternative. I care not what others thinks or say, I will continue to do my work because it feels right, spirit orchestrated it all and I’m willing to keep moving forward despite the attacks and violence.
I was told yesterday that when it comes to creating safe space for people, I ‘nailed it’. This observation hit my heart deeply and it came from someone that I love dearly. I pray that this knowledge and ability can spread quickly so that others can experience this type of peace and freedom to fully express the masculine and feminine energies that we need to heal, replenish this world and bring prosperity for ALL life on Mother Earth. May this tribe help spread this idea to home fires far and wide. I love you all. I really do!
