Estoy Seguro de que compartes conmigo el inmenso dolor, el terror, la rabia, el sentido de impotencia que me atormentan en el vórtice en el que se han vuelto el mundo, la Tierra. He tenido que pensar mucho en como me mantengo cuerdo (entre lo que cabe) frente a todo esto cuando la Dra. Valentine McKay-Riddell me pidió que lo discutiera en el MiniWebinar que organizó. El núcleo de lo que me ayuda a mantener el equilibrio es mi amor a la Tierra y mi trabajo por la justicia y la paz. Y tú que formas parte de nuestra Amada Comunidad. Espero que puedas unirte a nosotros.
I am sure that you share with me the immense sorrow, the terror, the rage, the sense of impotence that torment me in the vortex the world, the Earth has become. I have had to think a great deal of how I maintain my sanity (such as it is) in the face of it all when Dr. Valentine McKay-Riddell asked me to discuss it in the MiniWebinar she has put together. The kernel of what helps me maintain my balance is my love of the Earth, and my work for justice and peace. And you who are part of our Beloved Community. I hope you will join us.
I am sure that you share with me the immense sorrow, the terror, the rage, the sense of impotence that torment me in the vortex the world, the Earth has become. I have had to think a great deal of how I maintain my sanity (such as it is) in the face of it all when Dr. Valentine McKay-Riddell asked me to discuss it in the MiniWebinar she has put together. The kernel of what helps me maintain my balance is my love of the Earth, and my work for justice and peace. And you who are part of our Beloved Community. I hope you will join us.
Ojo de la tormenta
Cuando se derriten los glaciares,
incendios surgen, tormentas azotan
y los ríos se desbordan,
y guerra inflige sufrimiento y muerte,
¿donde en nosotros encontraremos
el ojo de la tormenta, la quietud viva
de donde estar y actuar?
Desgarrado que esté el corazón,
un punto de calma se debe asegurar.
Algunos le llaman fe o amor o ambos.
El ave de la paz anida allí,
en el pecho de la Gran Madre,
calentada por el sol,
acunada por el arco iris
que une todo en su armonía,
la alegría en las adujas de la calamidad.
Esa es nuestra ancla,
nuestra mantra, nuestra yantra
para fijar la consciencia cuando la mente,
en una vorágine, amenaza con la locura.
© Rafael Jesús González 2024
Four Winds Journal verano 2024
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When glaciers melt,
wildfires rage, storms whip,
and rivers flood,
and war wreaks suffering and death,
where in ourselves will we find
the eye of the storm, the live stillness
from which to be, from which to act?
Torn though the heart be,
a point of calm must be secured.
Some call it faith, or love, or both.
The bird of peace nests there,
on the breast of the Great Mother,
warmed by the sun,
cradled by the rainbow
that unites all in its harmony,
joy in the fakes of calamity.
That is our anchor,
our mantra, our yantra
to fix awareness when the mind,
in a maelstrom, threatens madness.
© Rafael Jesús González 2024
Four Winds Journal summer 2024
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The first issue of Four Winds Journal, released in 2016, was titled, “Facing North: Navigating Turbulent Times.” Back then we didn’t think things could get more chaotic—until now. Politics, war, climate change, and personal health issues are only a few of the stressors we’re currently facing.
Yet there are ways to deal with all this!
In conjunction with the publication of Four Winds Journal’s Summer 2024 issue, Orenda Healing International (OHI) is hosting a MiniWebinar:
orenda@orenda-arts.org
author's copyrights
The first issue of Four Winds Journal, released in 2016, was titled, “Facing North: Navigating Turbulent Times.” Back then we didn’t think things could get more chaotic—until now. Politics, war, climate change, and personal health issues are only a few of the stressors we’re currently facing.
Yet there are ways to deal with all this!
In conjunction with the publication of Four Winds Journal’s Summer 2024 issue, Orenda Healing International (OHI) is hosting a MiniWebinar:
Eye of the Storm: Finding Calm in Chaos
Video Release Date: June 21
Join us in conversation as we explore how to manage the volatile energies of these times.
Sufi Universal Fraternal Institute Founder
Video Release Date: June 21
Join us in conversation as we explore how to manage the volatile energies of these times.
Sufi Universal Fraternal Institute Founder
Dr. Ana Perez-Chisti, PhD
Poet & Publisher of Inner Child Press
William Peters Sr.
Professor Emeritus & First Poet Laureate of Berkeley
Rafael Jesús González
OHI Founder & Publisher of Winds of Change Press
Dr. Valentine McKay-Riddell PhD
Email us to register
Poet & Publisher of Inner Child Press
William Peters Sr.
Professor Emeritus & First Poet Laureate of Berkeley
Rafael Jesús González
OHI Founder & Publisher of Winds of Change Press
Dr. Valentine McKay-Riddell PhD
Email us to register
and receive a link to our YouTube video
and to send questions or comments to presenters:
orenda@orenda-arts.org
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