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Sacred Earth

Changes

By Jesse Wolf Hardin

Anyone not aware of the increase in both natural and human-caused disasters, hasn't been paying close attention! “Of utmost importance,” Wolf teaches, “are the practical and spiritual lessons they provide.” The Earth is a magical set of processes – and a tumultuous cauldron, forever subject to cycles of natural stress and catastrophe. Some mountain ranges were midwifed by a great and tremorous uplift, and others by a fearsome volcanic surge... and it's thanks to their gradual crumbling that we're provided both sand and soil. The arrival of new life forms has often signaled the disappearance of others, throughout the long history of this Gaian Earth mother. It is nonetheless difficult to name a period in time when there's ever been this diverse a variety of natural and man made disasters, occurring either simultaneously or in such rapid succession.

Most alarming is the acceleration of events affecting the entire world, taking place right now. Including interpersonal violence and political repression: the destruction of the World Trade Center and the wars it's inspired. A surge in gang killings and wife beatings. The increase in authoritative government and the abrogation of civil liberties and civil rights. Systematic religious, racial and cultural genocide. Along with financial disruption: the international stock market crash, and an imploding of the economies of Russia, South America and Southeast Asia leading to starvation and social unrest. Along with greater health risks and epidemics: the spread of cancer, AIDS, acute environmental sensitivities and food allergies. Psoriasis and heart disease. Rampant alcoholism and prescription drug abuse. Plus the ecological crisis: burgeoning overpopulation, and a dominant global culture promoting illusion and distraction. The Great Lakes infested with zebra mussels, and Lake Baikal drying up. PCB's in the water resulting in hermaphrodite polar bears. Toxic herbicides and pesticides impacting depleted croplands, the wiping out of ecologically essential predators, and the clearcutting of fragile rainforest ecosystems. The disappearance of frog and amphibian species worldwide, and the genetic manipulation of animals and plants. Plus the polluting of the air, and unrepentant destruction of the ozone layer. Killer bees, and the overfishing of the seas...