Ancestors Speak - Earth Above Fish - A Vision

  "Elk drum" used by Ancestors, picture property of Judith Hirst-Joyeux

                                                                   When the Ancestors walked this Earth, they lived in close Harmony with the Earth.  Each day, they looked around their space to see what signs they could from the tree people, plant people, two legged, four legged, and the finned, and furred, and winged ones.  Our Ancestors understood that all are connected, and so everything that our Ancestors did, involved a recognition of Nature, and of the Gods, and of the Ancestor Spirits.  As each day began, our Ancestors petitioned the Six directions - east, south, west, north, Earth, Heavens (Sky) for guidance and protection for the day.

We have not changed in fundamental living from our Ancestors.  We still need to find food, have clothes and shelter, and we worry about our relationships with other people.  Our Ancestors looked to find success as hunters and warriors (male) and leaders and artists and creators of abundance (female) to be able to provide for self and family and tribe at large with adequate food and clothing stuff.  Now, we look for success as business people and our success is not measured in how well our family and tribe prosper, but in how we individually do by the money that we earn.

To assist their daily life, our Ancestors had various symbols on bones and rocks that they used to throw to help them determine what the next several days to a week would be like. Or, they could throw the bones for a year, or in the case of a new born, for a quick look at an overview of the life.  All humans on the planet have this form of divination in their past, and some still use it in the present.

Why do we use divination?  What purpose does it serve?  The best explanation seems to be one by Jonn Lavinnder, who says, "If we become adept at recognizing the signs around us, we can predict the future.  The future is the effect of the now, at a later time, according to the laws of nature.  While, due to free will and the complexities of human relationships, no prediction of the future is a certainty, prediction is possible based on probabilities.  The Ancestors foresaw the future by understanding the current situation based on past experience."

The Earth symbol represents material resources.  The Fish represent the species that lives in water (whales, dolphins, sharks, cod, lobster, all that are vanishing.  And in the fresh water, fresh water dolphins, salmon, trout, and others that are dying out.) The message is that with polluted water from the Earth, balance is no longer.  Material resources are out of harmony with the Earth.  Correction is required.

The Path for 2009, generally, seems to be "Earth Above Fish".  The meaning is that changes need to be made, and in making changes, there will be resistance from those who have long had their way.  There will be a fight.  A strong leader is required, and, the leader require the support of all people.

In 2009, we still are able to resonate with this symbol, and the message.  We see the United States about to inaugurate  a new President next week, one who represents all races, colours, and religions, and who is definitely a Warrior, and a strong leader.

The bones truly do show the potential of the future!

Judy@angelsandancestors.com 

Notes:  

1.  Thanks to Jonn Lavinnder for writing "The Ancestors' Path", Inner Ocean Publishing, Inc.  2003.

2.  Judith works with runes, cards, and is creating her own set of bones.