Gaian Ecologies and the Sidhe- 2
In my earlier post, Gaian Ecologies and the Sidhe - 1, I wrote about becoming aware that some younger Sidhe were learning about vibratory flows of subtle or unseen energies that permeate our shared natural world. I discovered they were both concerned and preparing to respond to the shifts occurring in Gaian’s ecosystems. These young Sidhe were researching the subtle energies of organisms perceptible in their dimension and teaming with humans to learn about the ecologies of the physical world.
When I renewed my connection with my Sidhe colleagues, I found myself surrounded by students, parents, and teachers celebrating the accomplishment of these students. I sensed the pride that Olander and Marika felt for their daughter. I knew the other parents and mentors felt the same way about their children. They celebrated the conscientious work and the project’s completion. Joining them, I felt swept away in the festivities of the celebration. I was the proud “uncle” of a maturing young woman.
Later, I spoke with Olander about this event and its meaning for these young Sidhe. His reply was characteristic of the Sidhe’s holistic viewpoint. Yes, they were proud of their children, but not as individuals per se. They appreciated each child individually and, at the same time, honored all the children of this cohort. Their appreciation encompassed the project and its importance to the greater Sidhe community. Which in turn embraced the larger Sidhe / Human reconnection project. While I describe these different aspects separately, they experience them holistically. They perceive their world with an intrinsic sense of wholeness.
With my energy flagging, I knew it was time to end this session and depart. Communicating with the Sidhe requires significant energy on both of our parts. To converse, we create an energetic bridge between our two dimensions. Fortunately, communication takes place kinesthetically and telepathically and occurs quickly. When my energy wanes, our communication ceases. It is like a film scene dissolving and fading away.
When the communication resumed, the project’s teachers greeted me. Two of their group came forward while the rest remained in the background. I had questions about the project, and they expressed a willingness to talk more with me about it. First, they confirmed that the students were studying and modeling terrestrial ecosystems. As a preliminary step, this initial demonstration project only simulated the characteristics of terrestrial plants and other organisms. The Sidhe are aware of the energy signatures of organisms, not the physical properties. They can not create terrestrial ecosystems with just this understanding. Developing sustainable natural ecologies will require a co-creative partnership with humans.
As they described the students' work, I suggested that it corresponds to how humans mathematically model systems. They replied that there are similarities but also significant differences. While the students worked with various biological species to simulate a whole ecosystem, they followed parameters or guidelines that were both dynamic and mutable. Rather than looking at ecological niches, trophic levels, etc., they sense a vibratory wholeness or, as they call it, the anwa of a species. The word anwa has no equivalent in our language. This word encompasses a being's energy, morphology, manifestation, purpose, and relationship to the environment in which it exists. Each student working with a different set of species investigated the anwa of their assigned species. The Sidhe innately perceive the whole presence of a being which informs them of its anwa. Humans have a similar capacity we call felt sense. However, it is often undeveloped or has a limited scope. Once a student mastered the characteristics of their species, they worked with one another and the relationships between different species to create harmonious ecosystems.
I was curious about how the students assembled these model ecosystems. I speculated that the groups of students formed teams much like human sports teams. A poor analogy was the teachers’ reply. Sports teams have fixed rules and player positions. A rules-based system is static and brittle.
Enduring ecosystems are resilient and can adapt to and recover from disturbance. Actual ecologies are dynamic, emergent systems. For the Sidhe, flowing describes this concept. Nature favors flowing ecosystems with species diversity and a web of complex interactions.
To model such systems, each student needs to resonate or have an affinity for the species they are working with. A student was assigned species compatible with their anwa. For instance, one student might work with trees, another with grazing animals. Each student blended their specific species, based on its anwa or presence, with the species of the other cohort members. They experimented until a simulated viable ecosystem emerged.
In further conversation, the teachers described creating an energy field, similar to a laboratory, where the students experimented. It was an impermanent space that dissipated once the research finished. I asked them how they knew when the project was complete. They answered simply when a life force emerges, expressing greater vitality. Judging by the celebration I experienced, this was a very successful experiment. Our exchange ended for the day.
Initiating a new round of communication, I expected to meet the same teachers. Instead, a different group of Sidhe arrived. These individuals expressed a spirit of solemnity. I sensed them more as elders. Though the Sidhe do not organize themselves hierarchically, they hold different levels of responsibility. This group felt like the project leaders. The conversation that followed was clear and succinct.
First, they affirmed that the program’s mission was to foster the emergence of new biological ecologies that Gaia’s rapidly shifting climate will require. The initial project I witnessed focused on the botanical world. The animal and other kingdoms of living beings would follow. It was an introduction to the life’s work of these students. I observed the energetic or anwa aspect. As the program developed and the students became more skilled, they would be exposed to and work with the physical environment. Though enormous differences exist between their dimension and our physical world, the Sidhe can influence terrestrial life forms and ecosystems. For this to occur, these young Sidhe students must engage and link with humans. They then followed with this message.
“Our ability (Sidhe) to nurture Gaia’s ecosystems is only possible if you (Humanity) are willing to forge inner connections between Humans and Sidhe.”
Spoken with force, their words contained hope for rekindling our ancient relationship. Then they withdrew, ending our connection.
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The Sidhe youngsters I met are devoting themselves to mitigating the consequences we created for our world’s ecosystems. They need us to partner with them. We can do that. This work will require more than the communication of ideas and inspiration. The Sidhe are exploring ways to bridge our dissimilar dimensions.
As an example, Mariel, David Spangler’s Sidhe contact, communicated this,
“...here is a gift you can give to us. Reach out and touch something physical in the world around you and let your love flow into it. Feel the condensed, fiery love within the matter that makes up whatever you are touching, as well as within the matter of your own body. All you need to do is to love this matter. Allow your love to take you into this condensed love. Then open your mind to us. Invite us to join our hands and our love with yours that we can touch this condensed love through the vessel of your body. You can hold it in ways we cannot, but through you we can touch into it and learn what it is and how to link with it. Think of our hands becoming one with your hands in this touch of love, that we may experience the flow of love within physical matter that is natural to you.”
Facing catastrophic fires, floods, and environmental degradation, humanity is not alone. We have allies preparing, able, and willing to assist us through the current turbulence. Our cousins, the Sidhe, ask us to reach out in love and co-creatively cultivate the emerging new world.