Living on the Caldera

A Hot Spot, Indeed

Craig Chalquist has written convincingly about how a history of a place influences the activities there today (Terrapsychology, Spring Books, 2005). I’d like to go further and explore the idea that where you live, the actual earth you live on, has a profound effect on your psychology. 

We have all had that experience of “feeling better” in one place, or “feeling weird” in another; or “feeling peaceful” in one place while not in another.

I am curious about energetics (no surprise) and I think they come from both the events of the past (Chalquist) AND the metaphysics of the location itself.

This idea has been growing in me since I moved to the southwest corner of Montana, where we are literally living on a caldera, an “inner volcano” as it were. What does that translate to, in terms of folks’ psychologies here? The obvious would be that “tempers run hot” that passion does as well, that folks “feel things” more intesnely here. Certainly reading the letters to the editor of my local paper proves those theories.

But what else about living on on hot spot? What else about living so close to water, steam and lava that is literally coming from the core of the Earth?  It’s when we consider that vision that I think we are able to better discern the characteristics I’ve noticed while living here almost three years.

1) The intuitives here seem to go deeper, faster, than any other I’ve studied with.

2) The veil is thinner here — folks report huge dreams, visions. (That could as well have to do with the immense native american presence and history).

I will write more about this tomorrow; but in the meantime, look at this:

There is also a great link on Yellowstone’s web site:  www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/norris.htm which you can visit to check out the various hot spots and geyers. There are so many of them! It’s rumoured that there are many hundreds in Yellowstone. These are the ones the Park service knows about and has researched.

Really, when you stop and think about it, WHAT IS THIS?????? Geologists can use science to explain, but if we look symbolically, and ponder what it might mean to live on this land, it takes one’s breath away.

What is Ecopsychology and Why Should I Care?

There is a wonderful book called…. Ecopsychology. Published awhile ago. Lots of different articles. But it is so rich and filled with well-reasoned pieces about the connection between the natural world and our mental health.  Or lack thereof.

Check it out.

For The Animals

So we are all connected; everyone knows that on one level or another. Some of us know it so clearly that we are having to filter OUT information all day long.  Information that comes at us from all sources.  People think they are subtle, but for those of us who can “hear without words” it’s not subtle at all. 

Animals of course do this all day long. They don’t have language, so the only thing they can do is “hear” with their hearts. Or “feel” things, people, “vibes” etc.

I learned how to listen with my body through working with my first horse, Madrasi. To be a good rider, you really can’t do it any other way.  That skill grew through my horsewoman-ship. I became a professional animal intuitive, but I prefer to call myself an ecointuitive because if you listen REALLY closely, you can hear rivers, trees, and “place.”

This is why I call myself an “ecointuitive” to certain people who can get it. It’s really not all that mystical or weird or special. It’s just something that “is” for me.  And when I tune out everything else, and tune in to the animal or tree or place I want to hear, it’s pretty easy. 

I find this helps the humans who live with these animals and on the places.