Messages from our grandmothers
Still image from Voices of the Grandmothers Documentary.
"We have a moral responsibility to care for our home and those in our homes…"
Isn't that a beautiful sentiment? I can only imagine what the world would look like if our society, especially the leaders, embraced this as their moral responsibility.
This is the founding statement of The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, an international alliance of indigenous elders focusing on environmental and human rights issues. This community of women of prayer reflects diverse humanity bringing its best insights together in service to global sustainability and collective well-being.
This wise, inspiring group of grandmothers share their inner knowledge through stories, myths, and songs. Imagine growing up with a wise grandmother to provide a map for you and future generations.
Find your way in the world. Bring out your gifts. Connect with your true Nature. The Grandmothers are speaking. Are we listening?"
A Message from the Grandmothers
"As you move through these changing times... be easy on yourself and one another. You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being. You will find that you work less in the yang modes you are used to.
You will stop working so hard at getting from point A to point B the way you have in the past but instead will spend more time experiencing yourself in the whole and your place in it.
Instead of traveling to a goal, you will voyage deeper into yourself. Your mother's grandmother knew how to do this. Your ancestors from long ago knew how to do this. They knew the power of the feminine principle... and because you carry their DNA in your body, this wisdom and this way of being are within you.
Call on it. Call it up. Invite your ancestors in. As the yang-based habits and the decaying institutions on our planet begin to crumble, look up. A breeze is stirring. Feel the sun on your wings."
I highly recommend the 2021 documentary, Voices from the Grandmothers documentary that explores the teachings and wisdom of this group.
In gratitude,
Jenny