Look to The Skies From Whence Cometh Our Understanding and Connection to the Spiritual World.
Listen-Reflect- Receive
Looking to Our Ancestors for the Answers
So, Are The Clouds Sending Messages to Us?
Back to the Womb from Whence We Come-
Africa The Motherland of Humanity.
Part One-
***For translation of the text of the blog: touch the Blue Globe on the top right-hand corner.
“Great Spirit, open our eyes to see beyond what is visible, and soften our hearts to receive what cannot be spoken.”
There is no way I could bring this series about the “Cloud Messages” to an end or on put on pause without going back to the beginning of our humanity to understand the relationship between our collective ancestors and their relationship with nature. I recognize Africa to be the “Womb” of our humanity and that to understand this significance I am feeling with nature-clouds- as being intimately involved in trying to communicate with us, I had to go back to the beginning.
Many African cosmologies preserved relational awareness that see human beings as not above creation, but as human beings being within it. I think this is one of the spiritual elements that our modern civilization desperately needs. The clouds, as are other elements in nature, are trying to get our attention. I believe this energetic connection is, if for no other reason, that we have a shared humanity through atmospheric connections.
What is so beautiful about many of the African traditions is that there is no separation between nature, Spirit, community, governance, healing, and their cosmology. They see the sky as being alive. They see clouds as symbolizing ancestral nearness, divine movement, emotional and spiritual atmosphere, transition between worlds, and preparation for blessings or correction of something that is not in sync with Nature or Spirit.
We have through our reliance on modern technology disconnected ourselves from our relational connection and understanding of aspects of nature like the cycles, seasons, awareness of the sky, ancestral memory which lent us to have a reciprocal relationship with nature.
In our African cosmology we saw clouds representing hope, deliverance, divine shelter, mourning, and freedom. In many oral traditions throughout Africa, storms and skies often mirror human emotional or communal states. They saw storms before transformation, clouds as carriers of memory, rain as grief and renewal, thunder as awaking, and mist as mystery. Nature was read symbiotically and relationally.
In Part 2 of this conversation, we will research and explore the relationship and connection between the different African cultural beliefs about the wonderment of nature that is interwoven into their belief systems. I don’t want to take anything for granted because I know in my “Spirit” there is always still more knowledge and understanding of our humanity and the universe to learn and so much of this information is clothed and held in our history.
Remember- “that we are never separate from the sky above us, and “Great Spirit” that resides within us, only invited to notice.”
So, breathe deeply! Close your eyes and visualize something that brings you back into homeostasis with your soul expression. May today bring you a sense of peace, joy, and moments of feeling loved and validated for who you are and what you are gifting humanity.
**Note: These recordings are based on my blog writings, and all of this comes through Spirit. The recordings are a reflection of the writings and are not edited because I do not want to alter what is coming to me through “Great Spirit”. I am not seeking perfection, only serving as a vessel to bring love, peace, and joy, to our humanity.
My “Clouds” today from my balcony view. It’s like heaven on earth. I feel blessed and cared for.
Ashè “Great Spirit” Ashè!
Thank You Jim Brickman for your beautiful music that vibrates through this recording. This is a selection from his album – “Music to Quiet Your Mind and Sooth Your World”.
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