“When did you first discover you were telepathic?” said the old woman, “My name is Jeanne Eaglesong,” we two, standing in the middle of the labyrinth at Holy Trinity after Eucharist, she bored into me with her eagle eyes and continuing said, “I heard you tell me to be more gentle with my words, if I wanted that couple to hear what I was saying. And I changed my attitude and you were right, so who are you really? Gray Eagle would know, but he passed into the spirit world. Did you know him, the medicine man?” She saw right through me, into my soul and love wrapped around me, before she joined her teacher on the other side. Who indeed am I? Turtle, deer, bobcat, heron, hummingbird, bear, buffalo, coyote, fox, raven, hawk, eagle: all these and more my friends and allies, man androgyne, senex/puer, lover of god, friend of earth our mother, father, brother, servant and healer, teacher, student, singer, dancer.
It happened again at the Santo Daime Work. I was sitting in a large chair outside facing the Pacific Ocean on the top of a mountain. We had been dancing for two hours straight and I needed a rest. I tuned into Grandmother Ayuaska and observed all the things she wanted me to work on. Two younger men came in succession and sat to my left. They each meditated and prayed. The second still had his song sheets in his hand as he got to his knees touching the earth. With my inner voice I said, “Drop the papers!” and instantly he opened his hand and let the papers drop to the ground. I said nothing at the time. Several hours later I told him how I had experienced his prayer.
And later a beautiful young woman thanked me for coming to the work. “You always make me feel safe when you are here. You hold space in such a kind, loving way, it’s great. There aren’t many White Corn Elders left among us. Old White Corn people, not Elders. Thanks for participating.”
Most of my elders gone, I alone remain to carry the wisdom of the White Corn People forward to the Rainbow Tribe.
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read…