For Kelly
I had a dream when my daughter turned twenty: she began to eat the tall plant in our living room. I knew she wouldn't stop. She turned green like the plant, her lips, her face, her neck. I feared the plant would take her over, evolve her into a new life form. The she/plant grew wildly out of control, spread to the carpet, filled the room, then the house. I panicked, declared: "There'll be no more plant eating in this house!" As if I could stop it, or her, or needed to.
Prophecies come in dreams. She moved to Trinidad's Rain Forest, staked her claim to earth, connected to the plants in this far away land, discovered the ancient world view and speaks it anew: "All my relations." She gives back in balance as she takes, knows her power, walks in beauty in a sacred way and brings her medicine to mother earth. Earth needs her medicine.
Such a lovely woman. She takes after her mother.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful,and wise.
ReplyDeletebeautiful women,thanks for sharing this
ReplyDeletePatti, Grazie. I told her once that I'd want her as a friend if she wasn't already my daughter.
ReplyDeleteRosaria, The dream was so vivid. I wrote it down as soon as I awoke. Seemed to be about her becoming an adult at the time and choosing her own life as is only right. But then…
Sunny, Your welcome. You too posted about your relationship with your mother. It's rich from both perspectives.
She is a beautiful person. I understand those dreams, prophetic of her becoming a part of the greening of the earth. Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteLovely. All of this, you, Kelly, the dream, your writing. Maybe her daemon is the Green Man or Green Woman.
ReplyDeleteDJan, She is. The dream has stayed with me.
ReplyDeleteRuth, It seems strange to have these old dreams arise again with their energy. As for her daemon - green man is seen in many cultures and is hers for sure.
As a mom, you feared that the plant would take her over. But the power was hers, and she has used it in wonderful ways.
ReplyDeleteDid you interpret the dream after she had moved? I see why it stayed with you.
ReplyDeleteNancy, And she's using her power wisely. My fear was unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteCA Girl, Yes, I saw it in a whole new light when she chose her life path and it echoed back to that dream.
She is a beautiful woman! We "own" our daughter for just s short time - when they mature they own their own lives and we rejoice!
ReplyDeletePatti, A very short time. But I do rejoice!
ReplyDeleteAnd you reacted at first just like in the dream :) Hee hee!!! I can't wait to see Kelly, and you, and sink my feet into the rich rainforest MUD. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
ReplyDeleteNan, It's so true- JUST like in the dream! Maybe worse! "When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?"
ReplyDeleteMe too. Kelly says our toes LOVE mud! She's so wise.