The earth is a living being, and many who have been “civilized” out of having that understanding are relearning it. As in the human body, each place on the earth is connected to every other place, and there is a higher intelligence holding everything together.

Is it so surprising, then, that I, along with many others,  am gaining a better sense of the nature of this interconnectedness?

This understanding  is coming to me through my morning nature meditations and through the drawing process. I am a “work in progress.” But certain things are becoming more clear.

I am increasingly able to sense the lines of energy that connect where I am standing with another specific place on the earth, a place known for being magnetic and “high voltage.”  The drawing process amplifies this, as unanticipated forms come onto the page. The pen is guided by the connection that I am “tuned in to,” not by the thinking mind. I feel revivified by this process, and I hope that it is having a positive impact upon a particular place and its inhabitants.

It dawned on me today that Spider (weaving) and Butterfly (transformation) are intimately aligned in this work. I have recently have had vivid, colorful dreams of both– and I just saw a spring spider last night. Thanks to the Native Americans, who have kept the connection with the medicine animals alive.