Finding the Divine

I have just returned from 10 days in northern Arizona, which is a land of raw delight and beauty.  My intention had simply been to have a vacation with a dear friend, to visit places that I haven't seen since I was 7, and to witness a few more that I had never seen at all.  Well, that all changed the moment we arrived at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  We stopped walking, our jaws dropped, and tears started to flow. Holy Mother of God- I think were the exact words- how to explain the feeling of minuteness, of awe, of complete discorientation.  Was I important in the grand scheme of things?  Nope.  Was my heart breaking?  Yup.  Could I fly across?  Maybe! Could I jump?  Perhaps!  As Raven demonstrated so perfectly to me, feel free to free fall, there is always an updraft.  That is a metaphor, my dears, and an important one!

We travelled on to Sedona where I climbed Cathedral Rock, which is a female energy vortex.  It was quite a scramble for me to make it to the top, but I did so, and I am justifiably proud of my body for getting me up there (and back down)!  I have rarely been so "high" as I felt once there.  The view was expansive and broad, and was mimicked by my grin.  The energy was palpable: supportive, grounding, and nurturing, and my Hara and center connected even more deeply to the earth.  I felt opened, peaceful, and soft- a fresh, new, wholeness.

Then on to Canyon de Chelly- where the ancients have walked, and now the Dine (Navajo) do.  The stains of tears run down the walls of the canyon, the ruins of the homes and hearts are still in the caves- but some Dine have homes and livestock in the canyon bottom, and are making a living guiding tours of all types.  This is a place of perseverance, of grief, of hope, and of god.  Raven visited me again, encouraging me to take the left fork.  To follow him.  Yes!  I called back... I'm coming.  That is the road less travelled...

This may seem a rambling monologue, but I am changed by my time in these three places.  I have witnessed the divine in our Mother Earth, and I now feel that around me, swirling with love and power, holding with peace and calm.  Grateful is not a big enough word.  Feel free to free fall, there is always an updraft.  Take the left fork.