The poster says: Remember you are this universe and this universe is you. — Joy Harjo
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This poster sent a zing through my system when I saw it. It brought up so many memories of my teachers telling me that our physical body is part of the earth. Our soul is part of the Universe.
One reason that they had to keep explaining it to us as students, is that on the path of learning, one tends to forget the bigger picture. The bigger picture is that the Earth and the Universe have existed long before mankind hit the scene and, according to astronomers, the Universe has kept expanding beyond what we can actually understand.
My teachers would say that man/capitalism/corporations have this belief that they can control and manage the Earth and thereby manage humans. And yet the Earth and the Heavens create weather that is not manageable, earthquakes and volcanoes that are not manageable, and the introduction of new species that come from Nature, which is not manageable. The teaching is that we are to be caretakers of the Earth to help her in her creation.
If the Earth is constantly changing and the Universe is changing (stars die and new stars are created) then we as part of the Earth and the Universe shall be constantly changing, expanding, and creating. Life is a wonderful gift.
Blessings,
Judy
