Heart of the sun
Gaze within
And you will see

What is there?
Flower or weed
Broken or whole
Do not despair
It is all right

Mend if need be
Re-seed and know
Your divine heart

March; a time of cleansing and re-birth, where, from our human perspective, the sun is metaphorically whole in it’s balance of light and dark. New beginnings “spring” to our mind as we experience the subtle and overt awakenings of nature and it’s children. In our yearly seasonal journey of life, we experience, even though it’s a fleeting moment in time, the external balance of light and dark on March 21^st, the spring equinox. However, this earthly moment, not even a blink in the totality of time, reminds us of one important truth. And that is to ever seek balance and harmony in our own personal journey of life. This then is the path to wholeness, which is the holiness of oneness.

Many elder cultures believed that the cause of illness was due to in-balance: within the individual as well as outside the person reflected in their relationship with family, community and/or nature. And of course, families, communities, cultures, religions, and nations may also be classified as “ill” if they are out of balance and do not provide the harmony necessary for the well-being of all. (Take a moment and list the cultures, religions and nations that are “ill”, and then list the ways that they are out of balance. And what do you choose to do with this knowledge?)

As the earliest religious leaders and healers, the shamans, druids, and kahunas were masters at balance and restoring harmony not only within the individual but also within the community as well. Looking to the past, we also discover the importance of “twins” or primordial pairs within the mythology of many cultures. This balance of two within one, possibly best represented by the Taoist symbolic imagery of the yin and the yang energies, is the wayshower to harmony. And love is this harmony, the true nature of the universe.

Our heart is the balance point between the earthly energies/issues/woundings and the heavenly energies/issues/woundings. If there is in-balance in your life surrounding earthly issues/woundings such as sex, power and greed, it will affect your heart. This pertains as well to the heavenly issues/woundings of religious abuse, “voice in the world” and SIR “separation identity reality.” Not surprising then that heart disease is the number one illness. (If you notice, I used illness not disease, a whole other spiritual philosophical discussion, which is too broad for this small teaching.)

At this time of heavenly and earthly balance, the spring equinox, look within yourself and uncover one earthly or heavenly issue/wounding. And then take this issue/wounding and work with it towards the self-healing that will help restore the balance, within yourself and within your heart. (Please see “dropping the stone” as a tool to help you in your own healing and spiritual growth.)

And most importantly at this time of the year (in fact any time of the year), smell the flowers and surround yourself with their beauty—a reflection of your own flower heart.

SIR: The illusion that is one of the causes of suffering, and the primary cause of fear. Copyright © 2002 JC Husfelt, D.D. All Rights Reserved.

April 2002