This morning on my walk I decided to commune with all the four elements. I started with Air and immediately got the insight that Air is connected to all life on earth at the same time, touching everyone and everything and being a part of us as we breathe. And since I am new to communicating with elementals, I asked the sylphs what they do, what task they fulfill? and I got the answer “Keep the air clean”. Then I asked them if they had any advice for those of us who are going to Lake Titicaca? “Talk to us. Let us be a part of you. Let us help you breathe. Breathe with your heart. Let us be a part of every cell of your being to maximize the use of oxygen”, was the answer I got. Wow! What an excellent way to help us breathe more easily on that height! As I continued my walk through the woods, I saw a spruce. “I am an ancient tree who reaches for the sky”, he said. Then he said he loved me and asked me to give him a hug. (And yes, the thought “Am I going nuts? Talking to a tree?” runs through my mind as I write this… And then I´m remembering from the book The Secret Teachings of Plants that we should write down everything we experience, even if it sounds silly… So crazy or not, this is what happened.) As I hugged the tree it felt very comforting and satisfying and I felt that I should do this more often to help me be in balance.
When I started communing with Earth, he said “People think they can use me any way they want”. I did some Ho´oponopono on that and asked if he too had some advice for the Pilgrimage to Lake Titicaca? “Let me carry your feet and let me help you to your goal”, he said. I also asked the gnomes about this and they responded: “Let us assist you and take you to the best and most beautiful places. Let us be a part of your journey”. As I came down from the woods on the mountain I turned to the Water in the Great Lake that surrounds the island I live on, and it said: “I am represented in every part of the world.” And it continued to let me know that I could use it as a connection to Lake Titicaca, to imagine that I am already there (since all waters are connected and are one), to help me prepare my body and being for actually being there in December.
As I came back to my apartment and lit a candle to start my decrees, I looked into the fire and it said: “I live within you. I burn within every cell of your being. I am the fire of your heart´s desire.” And I suddenly got an understanding that my bad blood circulation, my low body temperature and my difficulty to digest a lot of raw food at the moment, could be due to lack of fire in my body. So I asked how I could reestablish the balance of all the elements within my body, and especially the fire element. “Let your fire burn! Let the fire of your heart bloom! Feed the fire of your heart´s desire!” And this makes perfect sense to me, since my highest wish in life used to be to have something “to be on fire for”! That I should let the spark within me come out in full bloom! ;-) And they way fire may help us to prepare for Lake Titicaca is that “it helps to cleanse, clean, purify and transmute impurity within you and help you digest and exercise more easily. Feel the fire within you and feel the ease and release of energy as you run and exercise”.