Life is becoming more complex by the day. We can all see and feel this complexity, this hijacking of our minds and our bodies – through the mainstream media’s incessant and insidious propaganda; through the steady invasion of toxins in our environment, the poisoning of our food, water and air.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that there is an agenda – the evidence is irrefutable – and it is about our enslavement. It’s a freaky and terrifying prospect.
One of the items on the agenda is to separate us from nature. This is happening in incremental steps. It is a gradual process designed to elicit our collusion in our enslavement and the progression to a post- human society that is our future. The more separated we are from the natural world, the more robotic and ‘enslaveable’ we become.
Clearly then, we need to wake up and smell the roses. Nature may be our only salvation from the Orwellian future that looms larger by the day – because everything in the natural world is potentially healing. Being in nature, forests, beaches, mountains, gardens – and especially, in the company of animals, gives us an opportunity to become more whole. There is a gaping wound that is part of the human condition, and it is a wound in part inflicted, and perpetuated by the ego-mind. We all have the wound – it simply manifests in shades and variations on an individual level.
We know we come from the stars, from civilisations that were seeded in other parts of the universe. We know battles have been waged for the ownership of our bodies and our consciousness. In our ancient past, we were traumatised, physically and psychologically. The trauma continues on in us, to this day – just as the battle for possession of our minds, bodies and souls does. Our genetics are terrestrial and extra-terrestrial in origin. This means we humans are a composite – we are partly animal, but because of the genetic manipulation, there has been a schism in our consciousness that has removed (in part at least) our connection to, and trust in, the healing powers of nature.
Connecting with nature is perhaps the only way to heal the wound of our humanness – because the wound constellates around our separateness. We feel fear and we relive old trauma – not as isolated incidents but as ongoing states of being because of our separateness. On some deep level, we know this – but feel powerless to change it. We are born into separation, we go through life feeling the pain of separation, and we die – alone. It is just the way it is. In between times, we project all our pain and longing – for connection, onto others – and then get to experience more pain through our relationship dramas (projections never work for long). If we are sufficiently conscious, we will withdraw our projections, own our stuff and figure out how to get along with our lover, hopefully happily, in an insane world.
But even as we work our way through the psychological baggage of our shared trauma, and find some healing through our relationships, we cannot escape the insanity around us. And this is where our cats come in.
Animals are pure nature – naturally enough. Sadly we are not. We have been corrupted, or rather our minds have and we have lost our intrinsic connection to the world we live in, to our planet and the cosmos. We no longer feel the natural rhythms of sun and moon and the stars, as mankind once did. We do not trust nature – to heal our bodies and soothe our souls. We are like aliens on our own planet. The animals don’t have an ego-mind, so they have remained connected to the Earth. They trust nature and they live completely in the present. They are then, precious gifts for us – as they are our link to the natural world.
I spend a lot of time with my four Burmese cats. These exquisitely beautiful animals are highly intelligent – they have a level of consciousness that, frankly, puts a lot of humans to shame. Their repertoire of emotions is vast; you can literally feel the joy, the contentment, the compassion, the naughtiness, and the love. They experience emotion, they respond to emotion – and it is pure – uncontaminated by fear, by the ego. Their personalities are unique – just as ours are (they have birth charts too and it is quite apparent they ‘live their charts’ as we do). I’ve come to the conclusion that their vibrational frequency is very high. Because it is pure and free of the ego-mind – they have much to teach us. When they live with us, we get to enjoy the benefits of their high vibratory energy. I have read that in simply moving through our homes, they negate negative energies, changing the energetic fields around them to positive. The healing affects of a cat’s purr has been well established. Eckhart Tolle said, and I love this, “I have had many Zen masters as teachers – and all of them cats!”
We have had many experiences of our Burmese cats responding to our emotional states. Sylvie, who is 17, (and now sleeps for most of the day), has on many occasions comforted us when we’ve been upset. She just seems to know when one of us is hurting, and gets as close to our face as possible, purring, and rubbing her little face against ours – as if to say, ‘it’s okay, you will be fine, don’t cry.’ Her compassion has a powerful effect. How precious is that? Zeezee, our seal Burmese is one today – I can’t begin to tell you how much joy she has brought to our home in the past year. She is beauty personified – and so much more. Her intelligence is astonishing…..
We are a cat family but we love all animals – and of course, it doesn’t matter what your animal preference is, your dog, budgie,rabbit, horse – they are all capable of healing, reminding you of your inseparability….. We are part of this Earth, this Cosmos – as much as they are. We’ve just had this truth hidden from us. Our animals are our bridge, the way back to our ancient birth right – where we lived in peace, free from the tyranny of time and the ego-mind. This Oneness with the natural world is where our souls find healing. It is the place where our animals live – and through them, thank the divine Spirit for them, so can we.
I’m going to leave you with some powerful words by Morrissey – animal lover and voice for truth. Here is the link:
http://true-to-you.net/
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Thanks for the wonderful Feline-appreciative post, Linda. The fab-Feline in the picture looks like my beloved Luna, who came to me 6 Thanksgivings ago as a feral kitten. Cats have long enriched my life, as you share, and I agree completely that they’re ‘zen masters’, energy maestros, and high-vibe consciousness embodyers! So grateful to have felines walking the Way with us. Blessings, Jamie
Aww, that’s lovely Jamie – thanks so much. This is Sylvie, who is now 17 (taken two years ago), she’s a Blue Burmese. We have two younger girls now, Bella and Zeezee. I wish I had an iphone so I could get pics up easily…… You would love to see them, they’re so beautiful. Thanks for your feedback. Cats are angels with fur. (haha I saw that on a piece of art at a shop on Sunday, devoted entirely to cats!)
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Thank you for all of your beautiful writing, congratulations Linda!
Talking of cats, here’s an amazing video with an amazing (big) cat.. enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvwHHMEDdT0
excellent blog you’ve created here..
Thanks Sophie! I can’t wait to watch this….
Linda the Morrissey link just goes to the front page of True to You – I would love to know what you had intended to link to. I went to his Wellington concert at the end of 2012 and it was fabulous. I also attended your prenatal yoga classes and I really miss them! I am at home now in Carterton with my beautiful baby girl Jem (Jemima). Your blog is full of wisdom – thank you for sharing. Anna.
Ohh Anna – lovely to hear from you!! Thank you. And big Congratulations and Hugs on the arrival of little Jem! How gorgeous. I actually haven’t done the preggie classes since Christmas – I was intending to have some time off over January – and then my father passed away. I didn’t feel like going back. Have just started normal yoga classes again. Re the link – that is very weird, I’m not sure what happened. It was such a cool article too!! I will see if I can find it again and post it on to you. Much love and all the best to you and your little one. What date was she born btw??
Hi Linda Jem was born 28 September at 11.24am Masterton. She had 3/4s of a home birth but became stuck (cord around her neck and uterine atrophy for me) so we ended up at Masterton hospital for a ventouse assisted delivery. Sorry to read of the death of your father – he sounds like a wonderful man. I lost my Dad at 16 and still miss him dearly. I hope you are enjoying your return to yoga and have lovely support around you. Anna
Thank you Anna… Ohh, it sounds like it was less than straight-forward then….. But it rarely is uncomplicated.. SUCH a huge transformation – birth ! Well done you!! I hope to see you sometime. If you are coming to Wellington, drop me a note and we can meet up. Easiest way is my email (lindastrologer@gmail.com) or ph: 027 251 2622… Aw, so sad to hear you still miss your father. I know I always will miss Dad as well – always. Lots of love. L.