Homeopathy to Heart: My Spiritual Journey

As I write this on 9/16/15 I find myself days away from the end of the solar eclipse portal that will end on 9/21/25. I have been struck by this powerful energy in more ways than I can think of with crazy dreams, feelings of deep sorrow for the world, and so much more. This portal is to show us our next steps in life as the old energy falls away, and the new energy is born. I don’t pretend to understand all of the ins and outs of astrology, but I know in my bones that these times that we lives in are special.

For the past 2 decades of my life I have been a seeker of knowledge, truth, and spirituality. I have studied just about every major religion, and I have even gone above and beyond and visited some of their places of worship. I have seen the beauty of the inside of Buddhist sanctuaries, Greek Orthodox churches, and countless both Catholic and Protestant churches. I have studied Hinduism and could name more than half of their God’s and Goddesses, I have learned about Orthodox Judaism and their beautiful traditions. I have watched videos and read about the Muslim beliefs, and even learned about both Quakers and Shakers in religion class in college. I stand my ground firmly when I say that all religions are one and the same, and they all have stories that overlap each other. They are all, undoubtedly beautiful when the ego of man is removed from them.

Through my own personal studies I have never once found one that felt like home. Many people in similar situations as my own eventually return home to their root faith, the one that they grew up in. Where I find the Catholic faith to be beautiful, it too is not where I belong. For my entire existence I have found the most peace in climbing a tree, in the woods at my grandparents house, and bathing my feet in a cold stream. Something about the way the wind blows through my hair when I tell the stars goodnight, or the way that a tree listens to my problems intently. For a long time I even considered Druidism due to my strong Iris lineage, and who knows, maybe some day I will start my own grove (yes, they do exist, all over the world in fact). 

If ever you have felt a deep spiritual longing then you understand that there is nothing quite like it. It’s like you are longing to go to a place that you have never been, a place that doesn’t even really exist, but yet the longing is so real. So you carry on reading, looking, searching. That has been me until recently, and I believe this change has occurred for two important reasons. One reason being the eclipse portal that we are in, and the second reason I believe has been because of homeopathy. 

If you know very little of homeopathy this might not make sense to you, or if you view it as only a way to treat sore throats and colds, which it can do with great success, then this statement might seem odd. What happens to those of us who are not only taking the remedies but studying the art of homeopathy is that we begin to see homeopathy for what it is, which is a key to unlocking the beliefs and traumas that keep us stuck in the patterns that no longer serve us. Its a lifestyle, an art, a transformational journey of understanding and healing the true self.

For the past month I have had the privilege to experience remedies that have truly been transformational in helping me to remove blocks, both spiritual and emotional. It was through these remedies that I feel like I have finally found my home as an Animist. What is an Animist? Well, I am still unpacking that, but unlike religion, or even a philosophy like Buddhism there is no guidebook or basis of rules. It feels like a dream that is unfolding, one that is full of mythical stories, and a profound understanding of the world in which we live. Some Anthropologists believe that it is the root of all religions, or the true religion before there was even religion. Some pagans refer to themselves as Animists. In reality I feel like this is just basic human nature, to make something much more construct and structured than it actually is. Animism is life. Animism is love and respect for all living and non living things in the natural world. That’s it. 

 I have homeopathy to thank for so much healing in our life, but this has been truly profound, and I feel as though I have finally found home, that deep longing for something that doesn’t really exist, and it does exist, it exists within me and all around me. It is through Animism that my heart has found peace. Every day I look around me and feel held, supported by my ancestors, and loved endlessly by the plants that grow,  and the birds that sing. I can feel the ecocosm of life all around me, each spirit singing with its own love and grace. The darkness of the world seems nothing more than the darkness of night, it is something that is fleeting, and it simply means that we have forgotten our relationship with the natural world. When we remember then the cycle will continue, and thus the day, and the light will be reborn. I am excited about this new journey, one that really isn’t new as I believe I have been on this path since childhood. I am excited to grow into this new definition, but yet with the understanding that it will be my own personal journey, and that no matter what rituals I do, or what songs of workshop that I sing that I will remain an Animists as long as I remember to love and respect the world around me.

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