Human beings at the most basic level are dermis wrapped around carbon infused with DNA that connects us to the Divine. Within our bones we are connected to the beginning of the world. The dust swirling in the universe since the Big Bang -- which gave birth to the stars -- is the same dust that is encrypted in our bones.
Thus our very skeletons are inescapably intertwined with the eternal substance of all existence. The physical and genetic connection to those who have come before us empower us through their never forgotten wisdom, traditions, magic and stories.
Maturity brings growth. Spiritual and physical growth includes pain. Growing bones bring forth the full knowledge of who we are, based on our very design.
Our bones are at once strong, and fragile. They hold us upright and create our form. They can fuse, fracture, and break.
Our bones heal. They repair, renew and reveal "the ancient way" of carrying ourselves through life.
At death, when we shed our body, the skin decays but the bones linger. Eventually they too return to the Great Mother as dust, ash, and the building blocks of matter.
Rattling the bones of my ancestors brings to life the rhythm of my people. The stories, wisdom and dance of my ancestors is forever available.
Now it is my turn to dance!
I MUST rattle the bones to know my ancestral alchemy because I have a young maiden and daughter who carries within her bones the archetypal and genetic fact of her own magnificence.
Today, I will dance the dance and sing to the songs of my ancestors.
Today, I celebrate myself as a permanent part of my ancestral lineage.
Are you good to your bones?
Are you connected to your history and ancestors?
How does your ancestral connection shape your life purpose?
Make the time in this life to know your ancestors, those living and dead.
Genesis, #0405
© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: August 14, 2010; Canon 20D; f/5.6 @ 1/1000 sec; —2/3 EV; ISO 400; 100mm.
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