Three Ancient Secrets for Facing Your Demons
Life can be scary, especially in our rapidly changing world.
Perhaps it’s time to address those unknown forces, those demons within and without, so that you can show up for the world with courage, gusto and joy.
Try these three ancient secrets for inspiration:
Step out of the “known zone.” One secret that’s being lost nowadays is that the thing that saves us is the willingness to learn from what we don’t know. Translation: we are blind to the very things that we need to see in order to become who we’re meant to be. Try a healing session to dive in to the great mystery of you.
Don’t try to avoid the times; instead, align with them. Traditional ceremonies are age-old ways, worked out by our ancestors, to help us human beings and our communities to remember our rightful place in our homeland, our society, and the times we are facing. Actively engage in your sacred part-to-play in the pattern of life: attend an upcoming ceremony.
Ask for help. Today, when it seems super-cool to demonstrate that you have your life dialed in, our hidden selves with all of their problems hide away more and more…until the problems fester and grow into the very demon you’ve been trying to avoid at all costs. Buck the trend of “personal promotion” by reaching out heart-to-heart to someone trained and trustworthy, and share with them your need for help and support. Traditional healing can fortify your faith and trust in life.
The old people knew this secret: living a full human life entails the sacrifice of the current self for the self that you can become.
It’s never too late for this good work. You can begin today.
“Even
After
All this time
The Sun never says to the Earth,
“You owe me.”
Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the whole sky.”
We are husband-and-wife team Adam Laufer and Erin Everett. Following the wise guidance and teachings of our elders, don Lucio Campos Elizalde and don David Wiley, we are tradition-holders in the timeless lineage of graniceros (also known by our traditional titles quiaquepiz and quiatlzques). In English, people of this tradition are known as weather workers. We are also traditional tepahtiani healers in this age-old lineage. Read more…
