Do You Believe a Country Has a Soul?
President Biden thinks so and he wants Americans to join him to save the soul of the country.
In many of his speechs and news conferences the current President of the United States has spoken passionately about the need for all US citizens to join in his commitment to save the soul of the country.
Do you believe a country has a soul?
I believe, yes!
Globally there are over 4000 established religions and multiple Earth-based spiritual beliefs and practices, most with slightly different views of the soul. Shamanism, a spiritual belief practice has stood the test of time - anthropologists agree that this Earth-based practice is over ten thousand years old - as a Shamanic Practitioner I believe that all sentient, non-sentient, clusters of both, and inanimate objects have a soul.
Soul, being pure energy, and not relegated to individual sentient or non-sentient beings, extends our belief that soul, envelops families, homes, businesses, neighborhoods, cities, states, countries and, yes, Gaia, the source of all soul energy on this sacred planet
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Where to begin our restorations? At the source of all earthly energy, or with individual fragmented soul energies, like individuals, cities, or countries?
Shamans and others who’ve apprenticed with a master, and who are themselves well experienced in spiritual practice, are able to discern when a soul of place requires restoration to its original harmonious state.
Cuntries have a soul. Some are severely fragmented due to war, other wide-spread suffering, or because its leadership and citizenry hold no reverence for life.
Shamans around the globe regularly engage in ceremonies who’s purpose is to restore the life-force energy, the soul, of a country; today that’s especially true for Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Gaza, and the Palestinian nations.
My sense is that we begin with restoring Gaia’s precious enormous soul! She’s working hard to mitigate the destruction, perhaps irreparbably, of the soul of her bosom, her waters, and the air that envelops her.
She, being the the source of all earthbound soul energy, it’s imperative we keep her alive.
Let’s begin with restoring her soul to it’s original wellness and vibrancy!
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Thank you Dory! I agree, the Anima Mundi or Soul of the World is in urgent need of healing, and we humans can help strengthen that field, acting as immune cells in the greater systems in which we participate. In my recent Substack post, "Holding the Light," that is what I was thinking about too--how important it is to stand steady in our awareness that a better world is possible, and that as each of us shines her light, we strengthen the field of potential that will bring that better world into being. We can't get lost in the darkness, though it's so easy to do. Thank YOU for shining your Light, and it's good to see you here on Substack!