Earth is a jewel wrapped in the velvet of space and sky. Her preciousness displays through that expanse day and night as well as in the firmness under our feet. Both generate a sense of the security. Praise gravity and strong winds that make all things to stand tall and able to bear burdens. Assisted by resistance, we are strengthened in character and resolve.
Notice Her use of few principles, and her magician’s expertise manifesting complexity through simplicity. Praise her architecture, design and how all that exists is functional. Time and time again, perfection arises from our Mother. An example of principle used to perfection is roundness. It displays in lakes and ponds, in the shape of heart, brain, eyes, the pads on our fingers; in the shape of all openings: caves, mouths, of flowers, volcanoes and geysers. Roundness is womb, den, nest, cocoon, hive and burrow. From a womb we are born like all animals and then we build homes, wombs to come back to at the end of our day: warm, secure, comfortable.
With child-like eyes, few yet implicitly primary principles display. Noticing the usually not noticed, we see line, curve, flow, height, ground, soft and hard. Hair is like forest, the fine hair on our belly like the savannah. Mountains are breasts, termite mounds, bee hives, or the round shape of most fruits.
It seems that She created one set of blue prints and then found all manner of magical ways to use those designs. A casual glance and most things seem different but a deeper look reveals otherwise. Instead of re-inventing the wheel with each new kingdom or creation, Mother Earth created variations on themes using different substances but the same creative principles.
Even cancer, plague and infestation happens in every kingdom. Here in New England we have a non-indigenous insect that is causing issues in the forests. Arriving about 10 years ago supposedly on the feet of birds, this beetle is devastating whole forests. Massive trees have no resistance to them and die within a short few years of the beetle laying its eggs underneath the tree’s bark.
There is nothing anyone can do about it. There’s no chemotherapy (pesticide). Surgery (the cutting down of stands of trees) removes the afflicted tissue of the forest in hopes that this surgery will stop the infestation from spreading. But the idea, the design that there is something small and cancerous, just like in a human body is amazing. And then the real head scrambler is that this is perfect, or else it wouldn’t occur.
A chipmunk doesn’t look anything like a skunk, a skunk doesn’t look anything like a lynx, nor a lynx like a tiger or striped bass or zebra. Daily we are being asked to be amazed, to live joy and wonderment, and to witness creativity that does no harm, is efficient, effective and integral with all of life.
We are so fortunate to live here as part of this precious jewel of a planet. Be dumbstruck with wonder and gratitude! And care. Feel the beat of your heart and the firmness under your feet, and say thank you. Thank you, Mother Earth.
Your writing, as always, is so beautiful. Thank you.
This is such a beautiful post, thank you. I like that you include the paragraph about cancer or infestation. Too often, “nature” is idealises, and its darker destructive aspects are ignored. But these aspects are, of course, integral to the whole and to the creative process.
Thank you, Aine.
Yes, all aspects of our great Mother are profound to consider. She is our most amazing teacher.
wonderful prayer to earth – very soon i too will put in mine for you to enjoy – then we can sing together ):
I look forward to that!
That was a wonderful post. I appreciated all the ways you saw earth.
Thank you again. I feel better now!
Yes, our love of Mother Earth leads each of us to care. Then one by one, we chose that which serves her as well as serves our needs.