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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World by Jody Mountain

a living revolution

How often have we heard the words: ‘as above, so No matter how we ‘reframe’ it, however, the simple truth
below’. The origins of this mystical idea lie in far-ancient abides, that we are a part of Life — not the creators or
Egypt. Modern science has begun to observe that the controllers of it’s path. Coming into a new paradigm
macrocosmos is the same as the microcosmos. The of interconnectedness means that we must begin to
complex organization of all aspects of the Universe are perceive from a different place. Honoring the life in the
reflected in all aspects of the human body, and vise versa. land and the Life in all beings begins with an awareness
On a physical level, the Universe is reflected in the cell, the that we too are made mostly of Life Itself.
organelles, the atom, etc. As humans, we contain worlds
within worlds, universes within universes. We, and the We are called upon to recognize Natural Order inside of
Cosmos are one and the same. us first, transforming the eyes through which we see to
become beacons of connection rather than separation.
Ancient Indigenous people had an inherent knowing
of their deep interrelationship with their environment, The origin point of our efforts to achieve a healed
existing in an inseparable harmony with the rhythms environment will determine its outcomes.
of the earth, creatures, rivers, oceans, winds and stars. In Many of us in the Western Mind paradigm are responding
a way, there was no inside and outside, but the natural to an emergency of survival that may affect us, and
embodiment of the continuum of Life. certainly will affect our children and grandchildren. We
have sprung into action out of a crisis. In many cases, even
We are currently suffering the effects of doing just the
opposite: focusing on separation of ourselves from the if it’s over the last 20-30 years, we have begun to recycle,
environment. Our prevalent world view depicts us at the grow our own food, and gravitate towards fuel efficient
top of the evolutionary tree and all the other life forms or electric cars, because we can see that the situation is
as lesser beings. From this separated point of view, we getting dire. In a sense, we are responding out of concern,
have learned to dominate, take, manipulate and exploit and likely fear, for our survival as a species.
anything which will bring us profit, comfort and power. Our Ancient Ancestors knew the land and human body/
Corporations like Monsanto and most large agribusiness mind/spirit to be different expressions of the same Life. If
firms have created a paradigm in which contamination we drop our learned definitions for a moment, we can likely
of the seeds, food, soil and water is reframed as ‘progress. feel the motions of the river, the solid mana (energy) of the
This comes from a mindset that recognizes human profit land, and the movement of the wind in our bodies. As you
and control as the only criteria. stand on the earth, in front of a body of water or under

We, and the Cosmos

are one and the same.

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