Earth Speaking

I am the voice of the earth. I salute you all in joy. It warms my heart to experience your presence and openness towards me. I long to connect with you. We are meant to develop together and jointly walk the road to a different, new world.

I would like to take you back to the very origin of our mutual connection and cooperation. I am a living creature. I am a conscious being who has received you here on the planet in very ancient times. I was receptive to your arrival here on earth and wanted to learn and grow through your presence. You are not from the earth, you come from the stars. You carry a light within that is new and inspiring to earth and all the realms of nature here. Let me explain.

As a planet I absorb light from the outside. The light of the sun warms me and helps me bring forth life on the planet. I am inspired by the great force of the sun and I need it to create and sustain physical life on my skin. The sun is a star. You are representatives of the sun. You carry star light within your soul and bring this light to earth as you are born here.

What was the meaning of this light descending on earth? What was the intention behind your coming? You are here to bring the light of consciousness to me and all of the realms of nature. You are here to awaken us to inner life. Whereas the physical sun helps me to create and sustain physical life on earth, your star light helps me to evolve at an inner level, to grow in consciousness.

To offer a simple illustration of this principle, think of what happens when you hold a flower in your hand and look at it in awe and admiration. You see the exquisite beauty of the flower; you sense its purity, marvel at the colours and enjoy the scent. The flower itself is not aware of its beauty; the flower is simply being itself. But because of your admiration, your presence, your consciousness enveloping the flower, something awakens inside it. She will start to experience itself as something beautiful and valuable. She enjoys your attention and a spark of soul light is awakened in her.

You will see that plants and flowers you give conscious attention to, simply by enjoying them and caring for them, will grow more abundantly, have more life force and develop stronger roots into the earth. You are creators. By your thoughts, intentions and self-consciousness you are able to add life force and creative power to living nature on earth. This is exactly what nature longs to receive from you. All the realms of nature seek to grow in self-awareness, to reach out to the stars, make the connection and absorb star light within.

Think of the animals you keep in and around your house, your pets. So many of you have a special bond with them. Whenever you enter into an intimate relationship with an animal, you receive their unconditional love and loyalty. The animal however also receives something back from you. The animal is touched by your human presence, and the particular type of consciousness that belongs to humans. Your presence lights a spark of consciousness in their being and it helps them evolve in their evolution towards greater self-consciousness.

Everything in the universe is growing and evolving towards self-consciousness. Self-consciousness brings one closer to awareness of one’s own divinity, one’s indestructible light and creative power. Everything in the universe gradually grows towards a state of consciousness in which it realizes: I am part of God. I am Creator myself. To celebrate your divine creatorship and handle it with responsibility is the purpose of creation.

You are creators, and you as souls have come to earth to learn to deal with your creative powers in a conscious and responsible way. As creators, you are meant to contribute to my evolution, and to inspire the realms of nature which in turn provide you with many services and blessings on the material and ethereal levels. When you look at the current condition of the planet, it is hard to perceive there was once an original intention for a mutual cooperation between you and the planet.

Things have not worked out as planned and many would say things have gone wrong. In this moment however, I ask you to remember your original excitement to embark upon our mutual adventure. Your loving intention is still alive within your heart, even if you notice all around that humanity has used her creative powers unwisely and has damaged earth because of it. Humanity has veered off its course, taken a detour, one might say.

Originally, you came down to earth from a great source of Light, like angel-children. You were innocent and pure, but as your journey progressed, you were led astray. Humanity came to a point at which it refused to cooperate with the forces of nature, and instead placed itself in opposition to nature. Humanity then lost its connection and roots into the greater whole. Out of fear, people sought to gain power over others and over nature, in order to secure a place for themselves on earth. One could say a fall from Paradise took place. Where you had originally intended to serve life on earth, to nurture and inspire it with your creative powers, you now experienced the opposite. In the present, you see what happens when nature is not recognised anymore as a living partner in creation.

Humanity’s lack of respect for nature and the planet deeply saddens many of you reading this. There is sadness in me too about all that has happened. The realms of nature, both animal, plant and rock, have absorbed part of the darkness and negativity spread by humanity. They have experienced in their own way a sense of abandonment, a crack in the all-pervading sense of oneness that once was.

Yet, in the very heart of me, there is lasting love and compassion for all of you, and I ask you to also feel compassion for yourself and the whole of humanity. You are involved in a grand learning process. In any such process it is inevitable that mistakes are made. It is part of growing and learning that you embark on detours and dead-ends.

In this age, the collective consciousness of humanity is changing. There are more and more people nowadays, who carry in their heart a remembrance of the original bond between man and nature. They have a silent awareness of the true and blessed relationship that humans are meant to enter into with me, their home planet. Feel again, how deeply you are connected with my being.

I love you so. You are my angels of light, and still my faith in you has not withered. I ask you to acknowledge me and allow my energy to pour through you again. I am a living partner walking right beside you on your path of incarnation on earth. By connecting yourself more intimately with me, by grounding yourself more, you bring your star light deep into the material realm. You let it shine and radiate and that will bring the changes on earth so direly needed right now. By connecting to me from the heart, your true self will come out. Every human being has a unique contribution to make to this grand adventure. Your unique gift inspires me, adds life force to nature and inspires other people as well.

What is grounding about?

I would like to say some more on the meaning of grounding. What does it mean to be connected to earth, to be grounded? Being grounded means: being present in your body, being able to feel your body from the inside out, feeling the flow of life in every part, from your head to your toes to your fingertips. Check for yourself if you can experience this flow. Can you simply feel your fingertips at this moment? Your toes? Can you feel the life inside of it?

Being grounded means that you anchor your star light, your soul light, deep into matter. The part of the material world closest to you is your body. The cells and molecules of your body are open to receive your light, your soul. You are the sun for your own body. Your consciousness makes your body alive and endows it with healing power, life force and vitality. The anchoring of your soul into your body gives you the strength to fulfil your truest desires in life. Be aware of your creative power. The more you anchor it into your body, the more you truly incarnate on earth and create the changes in your life that you long for.

When you are grounded, you feel clear and quiet. You are open to your soul’s inspiration and at the same time you are connected to all that happens around you in everyday life. Making the bridge between cosmos and earth, feeling that connection, is what it means to be grounded.

Many of you carry your soul light in the upper half of your body, around your heart and head. You find it difficult to let it truly descend into the lower part of your body, your belly, legs and feet. One reason why this is hard for you is fear of your own greatness. You have fear of being the radiant angel and star that you are and to make a difference in the world. This fear is old and its roots extend further than only this lifetime. In the past, you have incarnated on earth many times and you have often felt unwelcome. You are all in the process of healing this old pain.

I will suggest two ways of grounding yourself and feeling that you are indeed welcome on earth, in your greatness, your creative power and your divinity.

Grounding yourself through joy

The first way is through enjoyment. You are really not used to enjoying. Enjoying what? Everything you can experience on earth. Your body offers many possibilities for enjoyment, but many of these have been deemed sinful or inferior in your culture. Enjoying the movements of the body, the sunshine on your skin, eating and drinking, the warm touch of another. Being able to enjoy this has to do with being able to truly receive. Why is this difficult for you?

Many of you feel there is something wrong with you, that you are somehow not right the way you are. You feel you have to achieve and work hard in order to receive acknowledgement and appraisal. This is a silly idea, seen from the perspective of nature. Have you ever seen a wild animal work hard to gain recognition? Well no, the animal simply is and takes its right to be for granted, not as something it must deserve. The animal is able to enjoy without reserve the sun, the food, a water bath, the seasons and natural rhythms of life.

You are all invited to receive and to experience yourself as a divine being who is allowed to receive simply because of who you are. You are invited to enjoy the simple things life in a body has to offer you. Receiving seems to be easy, but it is not. It requires a deep level of self love, a deep recognition and appreciation of who you are. Dare to reach out to that level of self love. Choose one moment every day, in which you ask yourself what you can do for yourself now that truly pleasures and fulfils you. What do you really feel like having or doing? Then do it. Do it for you, because you honour yourself and because you are here on earth to enjoy yourself.

When you truly enjoy, whatever it is, without guilt or shame, you are grounded. You are completely present in the now moment and all is well. There are no thoughts of the past or the future. Enjoying is being in the now, fully grounded.

Grounding yourself through creativity

There is a second way of becoming more firmly connected to earth, more grounded. It is the way of creativity. This is what you are made for. Every human has a natural longing to express themselves, to manifest themselves in the world. This has nothing to do with achieving fame or success in society. Rather, it has to do with finding a way of expressing yourself that gives you real satisfaction. It may be the case that raising a family deeply fulfils you, or that leading a company inspires you. Perhaps caring for animals in some way is your heart’s desire, or it may be a type of artistic expression that feels natural to you. Every soul longs to express itself in some manner. The moment you answer to that longing, you feel fulfilled. The moment you allow the natural creativity inside to unfold, you feel “yes, this is me, this is how my energy wants to flow”.

In that moment, your soul connects to the heart of earth, the heart of this reality. It is important to find out what you truly long for in your life and to make room for the creative flow inside you. This is where your divine essence touches earth and finds material form.

Now, I would like to impress on you that you should really stand up for yourselves a bit more in this respect. Many of you suppress your impulses to do what your heart desires. So often you think of ‘how you should behave’, what is expected of you, your duties and responsibilities. In that way you will not find the key to the unfolding of your creative power. Your creative power speaks to you from your belly, from your gut. It is not concerned with all the limiting rules and obligations that you have internalized. Break free from this! Feel the fountain of fire and passion springing from your belly, and let it flow freely. Sparkles of light will find their way from your belly, to your heart, from the inside to the outside, and you will express yourself in your own original way on earth. You will see that your creativity will touch other people and that it will make them joyful and inspired. Following your passion and desire has a much more positive effect on the world than virtuously doing what you’ve been told and forcing yourself to comply with limiting rules and structures.

This is a time of change. It is a time to be brave and take risks, to hear the voice of your heart and act according to it in all areas of your life. By truly surrendering yourself to your heart’s guidance, you dig your roots deep into earth, and you start to feel that life here is truly worth living.

Full circle

The first way of grounding yourself was to enjoy and receive. This is an ingoing flow. The second way is about an outgoing flow: creating and giving. By creating from the heart, you give yourself to the world. Receiving and giving, enjoying and creating, together make a full circle. It is a healing circle.

The more you dare to enjoy and find yourself worthy to receive, the more you connect with your natural inspiration, the energy you are meant to share with this world. And as this flow of inspiration becomes stronger and finds a creative form in the world, the more you enjoy the love and joy that will befall you on your path. The flows of giving and receiving, creating and enjoying, mutually reinforce each other.

I, the earth, benefit from this healing circle of receiving and giving. In this flowing, dynamic circle, I am working with you. It is my desire to nurture and stimulate your divine creative power, this unique sparkle in you. Human beings who have developed the capacity to enjoy and create, will naturally enter into a different connection with earth. They will be aware of their greatness, their divine nature, and for that very reason understand also that they are held and carried by a force of Life that connects all beings together. Experiencing your own greatness goes hand in hand with a sense of smallness, the realisation of your embeddedness in the great web of life that sustains you. Humans who honour and respect themselves, naturally cooperate with their living environment, other humans, animals, plants, all of nature. Knowing your greatness goes together with recognising your place in the larger whole, and deriving joy from the part you play in it.

A journey to the New Earth

In closing, I would like to ask you to travel with me to the future, to a new earth. Imagine that the evolution we are now in together has progressed a few steps further. I am myself evolving towards a more expanded self-awareness. This new awareness has been awakened inside me, urged by both the good and the bad times on earth. I am becoming more self-conscious and creative in my being. There’s a longing in my heart for a reality in which humanity and earth reinstate their original bond of love and companionship. A new earth on which we joyfully cooperate and I am again inspired by your love and thoughtful attention, while I provide you with all that you need, living in a physical body and attuned to the rhythm of nature.

Imagine this new earth that you all so long for, present in the now moment. In our hearts it is already alive, as a seed. Let us nurture this seed with consciousness and have it sprout in our imagination. See yourself living on this new earth. What is the first thing you notice? Humans are living in harmony with nature here. Technology is used to support nature rather than manipulate it. See whether you can find yourself a house on this new earth. There is a place and a community there in which you feel like you belong. Let your imagination guide you, and feel no restrictions. Where do you live on this new earth? Can you find a natural surrounding in which you feel comfortable? Feel the climate, feel the ease and simplicity of life there. Life is pure and simple there, as it is meant to be.

Now take a look at what kind of work you do. Work means anything that inspires you and gives you a sense of fulfilment. What are you doing? You probably live in a small community of kindred spirits and you do exactly what your soul inspires you to do. What form does your creativity take?

When you see or feel this, know that your soul is speaking to you in the present. What you are seeing is something that you long to do right now, and something you can do right now, if only you trust and dare to be who you are. This is the work of your heart.

Now in this imagination of the new earth, feel also what it is you truly enjoy. Let your inner eye provide you with a situation in which you truly enjoy yourself and receive something from what earth has to offer you. Let an image of what that is spontaneously well up in your mind. What is it that truly makes you feel: all is well and I am content.

Feel the flow of giving and receiving in this place, this new reality. And hold on to it when we go back to the present.

Earth is in a transition stage and the more people remember what their inspiration is, what they are here to give and to receive, the sooner the new earth will become a reality. It is you who will give birth to this reality. I thank you for this and I find joy in your presence.

Traditional village with character, LiKeng, Jiangxi

LiKeng is a wonderful old village dating back about a millennium. I loved its endearing character, nice, relatively clean-water river running as a 'main street' through it; bright green, dew-bathed rice fields and 2 good temples around it. Not only the houses/buildings but also the way of life are quite preserved in its old not so hurried ways, alternating portions of being and doing all in a wonderful natural setting.
The preservation effort for things, especially houses/building, is imposed to very strict measures, for example new construction is not allowed, and only restoration in the old style is permitted. The new houses are built in the near-by, but light years away in terms of spirit and attitude Da LiKeng (Da = Big) which is reportedly very touristy, highly commercialized, with KTVs (karaoke bars) and so on in the main street.

30 yuan admission fee, on the top of the 160 or so yuan ticket for the whole Wu Yuan area. Accommodation there is in a private houses each having 2-3 or more rooms adopted for visitors. My and the ones I saw were clean and good, well deserving the
60 yuan. It had also good, inexpensive food, all served by friendly folks.

In the morning, everybody was carrying on a cleanness contest, washing their cloths and/or teeth in or over the river. In the evening, many people would gather together here and there and chat, knit outside their houses on the bridges above the river. No any other visitors in sight the whole evening, in the morning – 4-6 more tourists but that was all (which is amazing, highly unusual in abundant on human resources China). It was a greatly relaxing, tranquil place, really lovely.

Countryside, Traditional Villages - China, Jiangxi

I intend to catch up on posting here as I found a way around the restrictions to doing it. Hope all who follow this blog would appreciate the effort.

This is a post from a trip to a place with lots of character tucked in a beautiful, very tranquil countryside setting.
If you search for "most beautiful village, China", Wu Yuan would definitely come on top.











Wu Yuan is often used as the general name of a cluster of villages in the Jingxi province of China, most of them presenting old, traditional style life in the countryside targeting contemporary tourist.
Wu Yuan itself is not dramatically spectacular sans the old Qing dynasty bridge and some traits of the the old way of life (think of slow-pace and folks having the time to talk to you - well in Wu Yuan - mainly to try to sell you something), but there is plenty around to make the whole area a remarkable destination.




Fine examples of porcelain/china for the tourists entertainment/money.

Wu Yuan surroundings.







































Not far from Wu Yuan is the DaZhang Shan which is more of a tourist trap than anything else - a park /path meandering around nice low mountain river dotted with more vendors and restaurants than scenic spots. Still, one can enjoy a few nice pools, some waterfalls and "Lovers Valley" - the romance of which ends with the name.
Well, the creativity of kitsch and the call for artificial, dead things even in "Nature" is enormous when it comes to targeting the tourists money, but most of the Chinese seem enjoy it (and be ready to pay for it) while for many of the villagers it's understandably a life-line of existence.

Entrance fee for DaZhang Shan: 60 Yuan.
Wu Yuan ticket - 180 Yuan which includes several of the attractions but some in the region are extra (like Li Keng village entrance, see next post).

However the surroundings of DaZhang Shan are quite nice and may deserve another visit. Some picturesque villages there, nice scenery, and hopefully bu kaifa (undeveloped).

From Korea - with kindness

Blogspot/blogger has been blocked in China thus the lack of posts here besides the usual busy-ness.
I'm now using a breath of freer air for a little update.

From Korea – with kindness
When meeting with old friends it is like touching something immortal within, something that time’s merciless scars can’t access or even if they did, had only made it feel better then – in memory, and now – every time the present exhibits the gold of old friendship manifest. It’s tremendous for me being here, indeed. I work hard, play a lot and sleep little, i.e. live it with passion, intensely as I usually do.

First of course, I am learning a lot, exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, and all this and that, but also it’s so superb the way I’m taken care of by my former labmates and friends. I eat way more regularly that when I am at home and mom is taking care of me, for one example..

(nothing wrong with my most fantastic mom, it’s just that to her I can say no much more freely..)

And then, all the care and consideration and kindness for my schedule, my meetings with other guys, my accommodation, my lifestyle, and entertainment are arranged.

And if that is not enough, it seems I’m also learning totally new dimensions of softness and gentleness in human interaction by deeply exploring them on a every-day, every-contact, every interpersonal communication/connection basis.

Yesterday, for example an elderly couple sold me a product at 15,000 won instead of 18,000 because I was a foreigner. I remained stunned – every other place else I have been charged more as a foreigner, even in my own country – for the fact I live abroad. I kept asking my Koran friends in total bewilderment/ bemusement was that true/ possible?! Yes, they said, that is the attitude, yes that product costs us more..

No one ever checked my train tickets (and no one checks them in Korean trains – unless you sit at a place your ticket is not sold to) but the conductor give me thumbs up for working on my seminar’s abstract with an open laptop. No one even checked the little ticket of my friend who bought one one to be able to come to see me off to the tracks. The luggage is not scanned at the railway/buss stations. The trust is the norm..

The bus driver at another occasion and location wasn’t concerned if I was picking up my own luggage – the trust is the norm. Another exhibition of it is that hotels do not take (even less did they think of copying it and sending the information to the police as it’s in the neighboring country to the south-west..)

Also, you leave your shoes at entering in many Korean restaurants, of course, at private houses, and other public places like some hotels, and temples, and can always relay on finding them upon exit.

Then, there is all the cleanness of this crisp early autumn air Korean world.

Yes, one has to take off shoes when go to a restaurant, even in the lobby of hotel! And walk with shoeless in the elevator/halls/all the interior.

Korean people wash their hands very often and brush their teeth after each meal (and carry with them toothpaste/brush). Tools for sanitation (e.g. hands cleaning) are everywhere at public places – even in parks, in open air.

But the cleanness from inside is even more striking to me - the one that seems to be the norm in the human relationships.

With warmest Korean greetings.

L

From Korea - with kindness

Blogspot/blogger has been blocked in China thus the lack of recent posts here (besides the usual busy-ness).
I'm now using a breath of freer air for a little update.

From Korea – with kindness
When meeting with old friends it is like touching something immortal within, something that time’s merciless scars can’t access or even if they did, had only made it feel better then – in memory, and now – every time the present exhibits the gold of old friendship.

It’s tremendous for me being here, indeed. I work hard, play a lot and sleep little, i.e. live it with passion, intensely as I usually do.

First, of course, I am learning a lot, exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, this and that, but also it’s so superb the way I’m taken care of by my former labmates and friends. I eat way more regularly that when I am at home and mom is taking care of me, for an example..

(nothing wrong with my most fantastic mom, it’s just that to her I can say no much more freely..)

And then, all the care and consideration and kindness for my schedule, my meetings with other guys, my accommodation, my lifestyle, and entertainment are arranged.

And if that is not enough, it seems I’m also learning totally new dimensions of softness and gentleness in human interaction by deeply exploring them on a every-day, every-contact, every interpersonal communication/connection basis.

Yesterday, for example an elderly couple sold me a product at 15,000 won instead of 18,000 because I was a foreigner. I remained stunned – every other place else I have been charged more as a foreigner, even in my own country – for the fact I live abroad. I kept asking my Koran friends in total bewilderment/ bemusement was that true/ possible?! Yes, they said, that is the attitude, yes that product costs us more..

No one ever checked my train tickets (and no one checks them in Korean trains – unless you sit at a place you haven't purchased) but the ticket controller give me thumbs up for working on my seminar’s abstract with an open laptop. No one even checked the little ticket of my friend who bought one one to be able to come to see me off to the tracks. The luggage is not scanned at the railway/buss stations. The trust is the norm..

The bus driver at another occasion and location wasn’t concerned if I was picking up my own luggage – the trust is the norm. Another exhibition of it is that hotels do not take (even less did they think of copying it and sending the information to the police as it’s in the neighboring country to the south-west..)

Also, you leave your shoes at entering in many Korean restaurants, of course, at private houses, and other public places like some hotels, and temples, and can always relay on finding them upon exit.

Then, there is all the cleanness of this crisp early autumn air Korean world.

Yes, one has to take off shoes when go to a restaurant, even in the lobby of hotel! And walk with shoeless in the elevator/halls/all the interior.

They (Koreans) wash their hands very often and brush their teeth after each meal (and carry with them toothpaste/brush). Tools for sanitation (e.g. hands cleaning) are everywhere at public places – even in parks, in open air.

But the cleanness from inside is even more striking to me - the one that seems to be the norm in the human relationships.

With warmest Korean greetings.

L