Alimá is an
invitation to accept the sacredness and
mystery of our presence in this world. As we
do this the stories will emerge, the
blessings become clearer, our steps
strengthened. We will first and foremost
honor this sacred space rather than jump to
solutions to the symptoms we have. This is
also an invitation to approach life from
your own personal and cultural resources.
In our closest
encounters with illness and other
life-transforming events we realize it is
not separate from the sacredness of life.
Because of the particular way modern
medicine emphasizes the scientific nature of
illness and the technological and drug-based
solutions to its symptoms we have
disconnected the spiritual from our bodies
and from illness. Similarly, many modern
societies are forgetting the ways in which
to honor life changes and spiritual crises.
But, often, illness is a physical
manifestation of a deeper spiritual story,
calling us to pay attention to new stages of
growth, deeper understandings and more
different qualities of relationships. When
that story can be heard and brought forward,
and we can see how it is embodied, we can
work with what needs to heal on a spiritual,
emotional, community or environmental level
and also bring about or support physical
healing.
Stories can surface in many ways – through
physical movement, visual images, energy.
Often these stories can be recognized as
having resonances with myths and stories
from ancient cultures and with current
happenings. Sometimes the ancient stories
and archetypal characters can give guidance
for how transformative events came about and
how their lessons can be understood and
integrated in our lives. The story can also
be seen in the synchronicities of life:
colors, patterns, chance phone calls can all
point to emerging patterns. Honoring these
connections brings the transformation and
integration that will nurture our souls in
their urge to more fully express our real
selves. |