Lucky me – I have had the bounty of experiencing radical reminders of how interconnected we all are – and by all, I mean; you, me, Spirit, Nature…
A friend and I went to a forest preserve recently for a hike and metaphysical meanderings. This isn’t something new for us; we’ve had some very powerful things show up for us on these journeys through the woods. Allowing Source to lead where it would, we found an area that seemed to be calling to us. Roughly bounded by fallen trees, we both were sick to our stomach as we approached. Each time one of us considered entering, or said something about it aloud, one of the trees started groaning (branches rubbing together, that eerie sound). That tree was warning us that we were entering sacred territory, and to proceed with reverence. Once I checked in, was shown where we needed to go to address the situation, and asked permission to pass through this specific area (there was no easy way around), the tree gave a quick groan of acquiescence and through we went without any more comments from the tree. How cool was that? Not only that it happened, but that we were awake enough to hear, rather than blindly blundering through.
Another wonderful happening was our recent Day of Discovery, at property held by a client of mine who just knew there were ancient spirits on the land and in the house and wanted more information. There were spirits all over the place – in the house, in the barn, in the yard, in the woods… When we went to the woods to work, two of the cats and a dog followed us, but the cats held back the whole time, as if they didn’t really like where we were going but wanted to be part of it anyway. After assisting some settler souls on their way, two of us got separated from the group. I saw a tree cluster that was calling to me and headed in. When I got to the center, the spirit of that particular place welcomed me, acknowledged me, and that was pretty much it. The cool thing is, one of the cats (the black one!) was in there with me – the one place she felt safe! I’ve suspected for some time that cats have some kind of unique metaphysical gift, and this added evidence to my collection.
One time, during an outdoor labyrinth meditation, whenever I was in a dark place, I would be in literal shadow; whenever I had an awakening Aha! moment, I would be in the sun. If you know what a labyrinth looks like, and how the traveler must go back and forth, circling in toward the center, you will realize how powerful that was.
In a slave cemetery in Alabama, I was working with a woman who had passed over 100 years ago. As we worked toward her release, I noticed that a particular tree would begin swaying in the breeze to assist her. I mentioned that to my companion, who immediately turned into a believer when the tree did in fact start swaying, as the alternative was that I could control the wind!
The more I think of it, the more stories I could come up (localized earthquake, anyone?), but I’ll quit here.
Ooh, ooh – one more! One of the steps to breaking a 200+ year old curse (long story) was doing a ritual in a forest preserve. It was December and pretty darn cold. After I was done, I felt compelled to enter a nearby circle of fallen trees. I stood there, wondering why, when a tiny little spider dropped down out of her nest with a web so I could see her, and then climbed back up to her nest. To me, I felt as if she was giving me validation that I had accomplished what I needed to. She knew why I was there!
I would like to offer to you the suggestion that you, too, can experience these things, can notice our interconnection, if you start paying attention. Most people, if they notice, attribute them to coincidence. We know there’s no such thing, right?