Talks With Relations

Mother of Nature talks with her kin, Stone Person, Wild Flower, and Wolf are her friend. Weaving the rhythms of the seasons, she rides the Winds of Change, opening her heart with gladness, a shelter from hunger and pain. Guardian of the needs of the Earth, making relatives great and small, Mother, I see you in the dewdrop, I hear you in the Eagle's call.

Talks With Relations is the Clan Mother of the first moon cycle and is the Keeper of learning the truth. This Cycle of Truth falls in January and is understood through finding kinship with all life. Talks with Relations' teachers are the Allies of nature: the Four Winds of Change, the Cloud People, the Thunder-beings, the Creature-beings, the Tree People, the Plant People, the Little People (Devas/Fairies), the Stone People, the Clan Chiefs of Air, Earth, Water, and Fire, as well as all other life forms. These relatives of our Planetary Family are our teachers as well.

Through Talks with Relations, the Mother of Nature, we learn that we are all relatives in the Planetary Family. The Tree People, Creature-teachers, Stone People, Cloud People, and all other life forms are our Sisters and Brothers. Our Aunts an d Uncles are the Four Clan Chiefs of Air, Earth, Water, and Fire. Our Mother is the Earth, our Father is the Sky, and our Grandparents are Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Sun.

To learn the truth we must open ourselves to the vast worlds within worlds that make up all of the Great Mystery's Creation. Talks with Relations is the aspect of the Earth Mother that contains a seeking mind, a willingness to learn, and an understanding of the rhythm of each life form or area of Earth being viewed. This first Clan Mother's cycle is protected by the color orange. Orange carries the Medicine of kinship with all life because it is color of the Eternal Flame of Love that the Great Mystery placed in the hearts of every part of Creation. Anytime we find a feather, a stone, a flower, or a shell with the color orange in it, the lessons that Sister or Brother can teach us are the lessons of making relatives, right relationship, respect and/or kinship with all life. Through learning the truths found in every life form within the Planetary Family, we are given the opportunity to see the similarities between us. We may find that a flower or a brook can be one of our greatest teachers. When we accept that everything in our world is alive, we are able to access the parts of ourselves that have become numbed or deadened, in order to heal and revive our own aliveness.

Kinship speaks of having right relationship with the Creative Force, with the Self, with our Orendas or Spiritual Essences, with our bodies, with family, friends, worthy opponents, and with All Our Relations in every part of the natural world. These relationships can become loving, productive situations that offer us opportunities to exchange ideas and to learn the lessons of sharing, with unity, in order to grow in truth.

Talks with Relations is the Mother of Nature who welcomes all life forms into her Clan. She sees the beauty of each and honors the talents each holds. She is the Keeper of Rhythm who teaches us how to find our own rhythm, as well as teaching us how to respect the rhythms of all other things. In learning the truth, we find that every life form has a Sacred Space and a rhythm. To enter those Sacred Spaces, we are forced to learn the rhythm of the life form in question. If we learn that rhythm and ask permission, with respect, we can enter the world of those Sisters and Brothers without disturbing the natural order. Talks with Relations teaches us those rhythms and how wild creatures are willing to accept some humans without fear and why they run from others. The acceptance or nonacceptance results from the human's intent, willingness to respect the rhythm and Sacred Space of the Creature-being, and/or willingness to learn the truth about that life form.

Talks with Relations is the Guardian of Weather and the Seasons, who sees to the needs of Earth. This Clan Mother understands how to use the Clan Chiefs of Air, Earth, Water, and Fire to produce the climatic balance necessary for global survival. She teaches human beings that messing with the forces or the elements is a tricky thing because every action contains a reaction. The results may not be readily apparent but they will surely affect the balance of the Earth Mother's intricate ecology. If a human being is going to call for water as a Rain Medicine Person, that human had best be mindful of the amount the soil can handle and how the rain will affect the life forms downstream. Talks with Relations is the Keeper of these mysteries and always urges caution so that the rhythms of all life can be maintained.