my heart for an answer. I have used
Our
the techniques of dreaming and the
shamanic journey and it has always
brought me to the same conclusion.
Environment
We are living the answer! The only
thing I have seen that will change
the current course of environmental
destruction is a shift in human con-
by John English
sciousness. Humanity as a whole has
to remember that we are One. That
T
here is little doubt that
humankind has had a
everything we do to anyone or any-
negative impact on our
thing, including our environment, we
natural environment. We are at a
do to ourselves.
point collectively where we will
There are so many of us here
change this impact quickly or
now who are living this way already
we will continue to experience
and everyday our numbers are grow-
the results from the degradation
ing. This is what I am excited about
of our environment. I am excited
because as the number of people
about this time and hopeful about
grows who seek to honor the earth and
the direction ahead. There are many rea-
live in reciprocity with her, others will
sons for this positive attitude and I’m sure
many of you have been personally participat-
The conscious
ing in the reasons why I am hopeful.
So many of us have learned over the last
person is aware of
few decades that there is a different way to
the wake he or she
participate with life and move through it.
The person who lives this way is often referred to as a conscious person. The
leaves behind.
conscious person is aware of the wake he or she leaves behind. In the Medicine
Way we call this walking in beauty. Everyday there are more and more people feel the pull from mass consciousness
becoming conscious of their impact on life in general and seeking to walk in to change. I have seen this happen
beauty. This bodes well for the environment and us. in people’s lives. People who I never
The conscious person knows that the outer world is a reflection of a per- thought would be interested in making
son’s inner world and the environment is a reflection of humanity’s inner world. decisions based on their environmental
Until the revolution in consciousness started, most of us had forgotten that we impact are now doing so!
are a part of nature. Now that so many of us have remembered we are a part of Multi-national corporations, the
nature, our outer world, which includes the environment, will begin to reflect media, politicians and mainstream
this back to us. Now that so many of us are doing our best on a daily basis to walk America have all recently jumped on
in beauty, universal law says that the world will reflect this back to us as well. the “green” bandwagon. As we take
For quite some time I have been investigating what it will take for human- a look around at our natural world
ity to quit destroying the environment and return to living in reciprocity with many of us realize that this shift in
it. I searched high and low. I have searched the blogosphere, the Internet and focus is taking place just in the nick
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