Through the Portal

I awoke to the early morning sun gently sending its rays through the thin cloth curtains, the curtains not completely covering the window, showing the verdant trees swaying in the early east wind. The calls of Macaw echo through the still morning and I peer out the window to find a pair shining blue and yellow feathers, flying at the horizontal over head, bring synchrony to my movement through the morning. 

Sitting by the river deep within the Brazilian Savanah, I could feel the energy rumbling from the waters swim into my being.  

The currents pulsating through my veins, the touch of the wind through my every cell.  My body awakens.  The currents sweep through my brain and tickle the neurons, neurotransmitters sing and dash, injecting laughter and life into my nervous system.  The Toucan pecks and flicks the fruits from the tree, wrapping its extended beak up and around its leaves and branches searching for life.   

All is in motion on the high plane in the heart of Brazil.  Will we allow humans to cast off the creatures, the ancient rivers and stones, all in the name of industry?  Or will we stand and protect our old friends who can teach us the ancient way of life.  We search through books, sit through seminars, pay for psychotherapy and get coached.  All of which are ways to improve the brain and the driver; mind, but the the hidden bounty lies within our own Self.  The map is here in the South American Savanah.  The same map can be found waiting for you in the cove at the beach, the peaceful corner of the lake, or far out to sea.  Deep within the canyon, where only the sounds of water rolling over stones, there you can find the way to unlock the door.  If you must, take a plane, rent a car, drive for hours, find the trail and walk for miles.  There, out amongst the forest, atop the mountain, you can hear the whispers on the wind, the message is waiting for you, waiting to show you the way.  In that moment of stillness where we let nature speak, we can slip through the portal the ancients civilizations sought.  It is our choice, our body, our planet.  The gate is before us, the portal widening – will we step through?