Initiation
into the
Circle of Life
is a
natural initiation for the young person who
feels the stretch coming to break a mold, to
find a purpose and to seek the wonder of all
life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
The Creator's Code
The Consciousness of Delphi
Magic
The Power of Listening
Leading with Your Heart
Being a Peacemaker
Afterword
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INITIATION
INTO THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
A Vision Quest
By Patricia Jepsen
(2003, 8 1/2"x 5 1/2", 62 pages, coil bound,
US$8.00)
EXCERPT
Delphi
points out that when you think people don't
get along, they almost never do. And she uses
the illustration of "rats and cats." It is
interesting about rats and cats because after
writing the lesson chapter, I began to hear or
read actual accounts of cats and rats living
together in a friendly way, eating out of the
same dishes. One true story was of a pet rat
who refused to eat a meal unless he could
share it with the household cat out of the
same dish! Well, there you are! Who believes
what?
So, the
notion that a shark will eat you up or maybe a
deer and a lion can't be friends is only true
if you believe it. Recently a teacher-friend
commented that many colleges and universities
were searching for independent thinkers. Have
you ever thought about discarding everything
you have learned and beginning again--all
over--the Delphi way? What would your first
thought be?
We are
all peacemakers at heart. We are the peace we
seek.
There is
an important message to understand and to
practice on page 87 of Six Lessons with
Delphi. If you
will read the following quote from the book,
contemplate and reflect on it, I know you will
know the truth of it. Prior to this paragraph,
Delphi says that all are partners in the
animal kingdom. A problem arises when a
human does not agree with this partnership.
There is a disturbance in the bands of
relationship and the cohesion is broken. There
is confusion then, and we all know what that
can bring!
When the Creator made
this earth and all the creatures and the
plants, He was very specific about
balance. He said that we all would be
happy and well-fed if we remembered to
help each other and help our Mother Earth.
That's what partnership means--HELPING ONE
ANOTHER.
Can we
bring partnership back to earth? What can we
do as individuals and as circles of service
and light to restore balance to our planet?
Reread Delphi's words again. The Creator, when
He made the Earth and all His expressions on
the planet, gave these instructions. The First
Peoples might call them the Original
Instructions. He said that we were to maintain
the balance of earth and creatures. To keep
the balance and to sustain our place in the
Creator's realm on earth, we were to help one
another and we were to help Mother Earth.
The
Creator of all life gave these instructions.
If we would live in partnership and service to
one another, then we would all be happy and
prosper. This is the original Earth Ethic,
which many have forgotten or do not want to
think about. Why do we have poverty,
starvation, sickness and suffering? Follow the
Creator's Original Instructions and there will
be no one who will suffer and all will be
nourished and well-fed.
Pretty
powerful words from a messenger of the animal
kingdom.
What
happened? What has caused humans to break
their treaty with the Creator? Delphi explains
it simply. We became BUSY!
We became
so busy with our own affairs that we forgot
about our partnership with the Circle of Life.
What happened then? Well, I don't have to tell
you, do I? We began fighting against one
another, we created lots of separation, and
Mother Earth began to lose her balance.
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