The Spirit of Water and Renewal

Water and the Spirit

I want to talk about water, in our bodies, our emotions and in the land.

Our bodies are largely made of water, and our health relies on the free flow of fresh water throughout our bodies. Just as the damming of our rivers interferes with natural systems of the earth, so too does the dampening of our emotions impact our wellbeing, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

Many of us come from cultures who, at least in recent years, have lost our communal ways of grieving, the wisdom and ways of letting our collective and individual grief move through us. The ways to tend to our own and each others’ hearts.

View from the community I stayed and worked in, the Kimberley, Western Australia

The outlook from the community I lived and worked in, The Kimberley, Western Australia

Life is full of endings and beginnings

Life is full of endings and beginnings, of death and birth, or dreams that never came to fruition, or longings never met, of love not given or not received, of hopes dying, plans not working out, or simply coming to completion.

Grief is what opens us up to our love in new ways, and brings the release of those things whose time has come. Allowing the flow of grief allows for the flow of love and an opening to new beginnings, new connections, and to life itself.

In some cultures those who were grieving were seen to be closer to spirit, and brought close into the fire, acknowledged as sacred and an honoured part of community life.

I want to take some time now to honour water itself, and I invite you to join me. To take some time this day or week, to bring some love and appreciation to water itself. There are so many ways we can do this intentionally. Here are just a few

Ways to connect with the spirit of water

As you turn on the tap, consider the journey of the water to you. Do you know where it has come from? If not, how might you find out?
Take some care with your use of water, and pause for a moment for appreciation as you drink or wash with it.
If you are at the ocean or by a waterway, or simply with a glass of water, or with the water of your body, ask to notice, hear, or feel the spirit of water, and notice the response. Let go of expectations, and simply notice.

These are some small beginnings. How do you connect with water in your life? I’d love to hear

A hill with grean vegetation in the Kimberley after the rains

As the clarity of the waters of our bodies and emotions are precious, so too are the waters of the earth. Without water there is no life. When the rivers are dammed, the land below starts to die. Water without movement becomes stagnant and loses lifeforce. The animals and plants suffer, the land dries up, rain systems are changed and we get cycles of drought, fire and floods.

With water systems in balance, life can flourish

I’ve recently been learning from some people doing wonderful work with restoring waterways within Australia. If you know of more, please send them through .

Land and Water Custodians

Martuwarra - the Kimberly River Catchment

Many of you would know that the Kimberley is a place very close to my heart, especially after having lived and worked with a number of the communities up there in the Fitzroy Valley. I’ve just been learning about some wonderful new plans for restoring and protecting Martuwarra - the Kimberly River and a new vision for life there.

Protect Martuwarra Fitzroy - Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else

https://www.voicesoftheriver.org/

https://wilderness.org.au/iconic-places/the-kimberley

There will soon be a recording of a session I attended today on the Wilderness Society’s page above. Highly recommended!

Rehydrate Film and courses

I saw this film recently, followed by a Q&A session with some of the people in the film. A beautiful testament to the power of working with nature to bring the water back and start to heal the landscape of farmland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBvweqylv4

Personal Sessions

If you'd like to have personal sessions with me on personal healing and transformation, ancestral healing, or work on a specific project, please be in touch and we'll sort out a time to have a chat.