Learning the Language of the Moon

Here's how you learn the language of the moon.

You start by contemplating the fact that you are of the earth. We like to say in our culture how we have "separated ourselves from the earth." This is not possible. We are the earth. Your body is a natural object, it is made up of the earth. As long as you are in your body, you are the earth. Your body is the earth. You can deny this, refuse to feel it, or otherwise live in the world of illusion about this. And the sooner you accept this, and honor your body as part of the earth, the sooner you will learn to speak the language of the moon.

So first comes the earth - connecting to the earth, all the while understanding that we are part of it, and there is no disconnect there. We all find our ways to connect with the earth, be it gardening, hiking and camping in the wilderness, doing meditation or contemplation in nature, sitting quietly in the woods. I have been doing this since I was a small child. Recently I learned something new that has made my connection with the earth all that much more powerful.

Now, when I go outside I ask permission of the natural beings around me - permission to enter their space and interact with them. I used to take for granted that they wanted to interact with me, but I have learned that it is much more respectful for me to ask them if that's okay. For example, I like to walk in a natural area near my home. I go there and stand on one side of the small creek, and I wait. I honestly describe my own feelings of the moment. I tell the nature beings of the area that I am afraid, or angry, or lonely. I ask them for healing. I tell them that I also offer them any healing that they might need from me, and I ask them to freely take what they need from me while I am there. Then I wait until I hear an answer. Sometimes it is the sudden sound of a bird, or a gust of wind through the trees, or my eyes light on a bush with red berries. Whatever it is, I recognize the moment and understand that I have been granted permission to come enter. I have found that since I have been doing this, my relationships with the natural world have deepened and become more powerful.

This is the first lesson in learning the language of the moon. Connect with the earth, connect with your own body which is of the earth. The next lesson has to do with understanding your body as a conduit of energetic information about your self and your environment.