Shamanic Wisdom: New Theories of Evolution
Just as the old biology has left us misinformed about our relationship to our own DNA and the messenger genes that regulate our health and well being, the old theory of evolution has set us up for the perpetuation of a world system that does not support the health and well being of our species or any other.
Darwin’s theory proposes the idea that competition and conflict are a natural part of who we are as human beings. That the survival of the strongest, is the goal of the evolutionary process. We have been told that we are ‘programmed’ genetically and hardwired for competition and struggle. We know where this has led us. War and violence as the response to the fear of not being the best and the strongest. The fear that there won’t be enough, that we can only survive if we vanquish someone else before they take what we believe belongs to us.
The old medicine wisdom as well as more recent scientific discoveries challenge this theory. Our capacity to use our hearts, connected to our brains tells us a different story. The practices of Ayni - generosity & reciprocity - inform us of a different way of life. One where Ayllu - dynamic community - is not an idealist concept or philosophy but a way of life that encourages cooperation which is the most successful survival strategy in both the animal kingdom and the human one.
We humans are fully capable of intuition, sympathy, empathy and compassion. With these capacities, we can learn to create coherence between our hearts and brains and then to connect that powerful electromagnetic field to the greater Field around us. Using our breath or intent to connect to the wind, to the waters, both of which know no boundaries or ownership.
We can change our story as a species. We can reject what is known as the ‘habit of war’ both internally and externally, that has been imprinted on us as the only option for survival. We can challenge the nightmares that lead us to believe that there is never enough love or security for us. We can create lives that are not based on our fear of death or being half dead in life.
As mesa carriers, we create the new stories by dismembering the old ones, layer by layer. Using our connections with Nature Beings, our mandalas, our fires, our personal and group healing processes, we dismantle the old myths and replace them with new energetic blueprints for lives that go far beyond the old concept of survival. We dream-in-action a world where we can evolve to our fullest promise as humans. When we can harness all of this & share it energetically all across the world through intent & prayer, reality itself begins a shift in the direction of a world in balance.
