Nature
Nature's
Willingness to Work with Us
"But remember, Pan has also said that
nature can and wants to heal the earth. We have only to appreciate how
much
nature does for us and ask for its help." p. 92, When We Were Gods
In Chapter 14, Carole describes a visit
from an
other-worldly visitor who seemed to be Pan, Lord of the Wilderness. He
wanted his
message to be included in the book.
Take a look
at the marvelous sunflowers and
peppers that grew in Carole’s garden. It was as if Pan, who oversees
the
natural world, gave her thanks for including his message in the book.
Carole
believes
Pan also wanted to show us just how much nature can do when we
cooperate with
the natural world.

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Carole Chapman with a giant sunflower
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Giant Pepper the size of a squash
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The
Importance of Sunlight
Which is Part of the
Natural World
The sun is part of the natural world,
and although
we long for en-“light”-enment, we take sunlight totally for granted.
Even
though the purpose of our spiritual searching is to bring us to “light”
from
darkness, we have little respect for the one and only source of
enduring light
available to us: the sun.
p. 50, When
We Were Gods
I was especially intrigued with
the
statement that
the root of our undoing was that we live our lives as if we are greater
than
God and that the antidote was to greet the rising sun saying, “God is
greater,”
three times. p. 53 When We Were
Gods
Sunlight
Exercise:
Every morning, greet the rising sun, lifting arms overhead and saying,
“God is
Greater” three times (without glasses or contacts—but don’t stare
directly at
the sun)
- Helps
to cure the soul sickness
of disobedience
- Encourages
alignment of the
body with the soul
through the spiritual centers
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Feeds the pineal with the
raw
material of early morning sunlight
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Reinforces, at the cell
level,
that the light
overcomes the darkness
- Acknowledges
our dependence on
the natural world
(including the sun)
- Reminds us
who we really are:
Light beings made
in the image of the Creator
(As described in When We Were Gods, Chapter 8, “The
Light Without”)
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