SpiritMaa

Book Review

Now what about the beautiful Call to Power: Grandmothers Speak by Sharon McErlane? That book really knocked me out! As the main character was initiated on the spiritual plane by the Great Council of Grandmothers, I felt moved to enter the same energy meditatively, and felt the call to trust the divine form of the grandmothers. Many things touched me – that so many of us have had no role models for women claiming their power in past generations. That the grandmothers are here to help us with rebalancing this yin energy. That we don’t have to do the work alone –that we should come to them often and they will fill us up. That being filled full abolishes all sense of separation from Source. They tell us “we do the giving – let us give through you. This type of giving will bring you pleasure – you will feel our presence and love pouring through you. In this way, the work should be effortless… Meditate on the web of light that holds all of you doing this work together…"

"We dance together in an interweaving motion – what seems wrong bears within it the seeds of light… Your work is not separate from planetary work. Stuck states must be moved, karma must be burned, that is all… pain occurs where new energy meets old…

the old is cracking off… Yin and yang shape each other by moving against each other, each one pushing in its’ natural flow against the other.The flow must move from aggression now, back to nurturance and comfort of the Mother. We can no longer afford the delusion that we are separate from god. "

"As we begin to relate to the divine in this way, we help save the planet. Much anxiety and depression come from being cut off from the body, from the earth for too long. Claim the earth, call on her. She wants her own back… The fear of emptiness of being nothing, makes for a tight holding on… it is time to reorient to yin being rather than yang doing. When the great emptiness is not feared, it becomes the great fullness… Let each expand into the indigo blue night sky – be enfolded in the color, feel the starlight…. "

 " Remember the natural ebb and flow from action to rest. Remember the natural rest period in life! Allow the yin energy to fill you, and being will be enough. When woman fills with the energy of yin, she will be a more effective leader in the world. Observe your nature then follow it. When you have a strong feeling, both emotionally and in your bodies, follow that…. There is great power building now. As you come awake, remember, the earth is your friend, your ally. Allow yourself to dance. Trust the grace within you. This is not a hostile world – harmony underlies the excess of yang energy. Trust in the underlying harmony and do not fear. Remember how much you are loved. Turn to us, call on us. Let our love pour through you. Dance with life and it will dance with you…May everyone in all the worlds be happy… may the blessing of self radiate out to all beings... "