Storms and messages

I remember when I was little, my grandmother (the Native American one), told me that storms were Nature's way of cleaning up what she didn't like. When there was something natural like dust, leaves, or even garbage, she would blow it all away. She would churn up the ocean, and that would clean it and the beach. (They lived 2 blocks from the water in RI).

The other side of that, she said, was to get our attention. There was always a message in the damage that Nature did to us. It was never random. If our power went out it could be a message to get away from the TV a while (there were no video games and computers at this time). It may be, so that the family would gather and talk, or a busy person could slow down and sit still.

Bad damage was always a message too. When your windows were broken, or any other damage to property , you had to read a message into it. She gave examples, but I really do not remember them. They were along the lines of greed, showing off, or overspending to doing bad deeds to others. She said storms love to teach people who are too prideful or spend too much on their property trying to "show off". She said big messages were when your home was damaged and your neighbor's were not. When towns were damaged she said it was a message for the town.

I don't know if she got this from her Native background or not, it sure sounded like it, and it makes sense.

My mother also told me that storms were Nature's way of cleaning up or making us clean up our messes. They both told me to look at the sky and plants after the storm is gone. After a hurricane the air is so clear, the sky so blue, as all the pollution is blown away. The same with blizzards, the sun is almost blinding the next day. There are no hurricanes where I live now, nor blizzards, but still there is weather that can do damage.

Apparently, even minor damage had a message to it. I know that most, if not all Native American groups look at things like weather as a sign, reward or even punishment. For example, if the Hopi do a ceremony for a reason, and it doesn't have the desired result, they believe that at least one person who was taking part in the ceremony, did not have their mind and intent in the right place. Instead of thinking of the ceremony, they may have been thinking of what they had to do when they returned home. The Hopi take this very seriously.

Did Mother Nature tell you to "clean up your act" in the past few days?

Look at big events and see if there is a message in them. Usually there is, and you may be the only one who gets the message, or realizes that it was one.

We were lucky to have only small twigs down, (I call it chiminea fuel),even though there are about 20 trees on the property, from huge ones to babies. They all happily survived and shook some dust and pollen out of their branches.

Later when I venture out, I will look for damage and see if I can intuit why. It is a fun "past time" while driving along. A good psychic exercise for those who are trying to develop their psychic abilities. See if you can read the "signs".

Always see if there is a message for you in all that happens. You never know what Mother Nature may be telling you, or she may just be giving you a good dusting off!



Peshaui Wequashimese



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