Spirit of the Wind

Over the past few days it seemed that the wind has been fast and furious more so than we‘ve had in a long time. I’m not sure if I’ve experienced that strong of wind for that length of time since I’ve lived here. Yesterday morning was very intense and as I was walking through my shuddering house, I said a loud, “God!!! This wind is annoying”. Then it came, that voice that comes from no where and every where. “Did you not know the wind has a Spirit too? You are speaking of as if it were an inanimate object.” That is the voice that stops me in my tracks. I pondered that for a moment, but just for a moment as I was preparing myself to go to work.

In Shaman School one of the first things we teach is that all things have a Spirit. The mountains have a Spirit as well as Mother Earth and all of her children including the plant and animal kingdom. The rivers and waters have a Spirit, and we even honor and bless water these days as experiment to create more pure the water for us to drink.

When we do fire ceremonies we honor Grandfather fire for all that he transmutes. In fact, if you think about it, we (those who live close to Nature and the Natural World) we honor all the other elements including the wind but we tend to curse it when it is blowing harder than we like.

My second client of the day mentioned the wind. I proceeded to share with her what “the voice” had said and that opened a little discussion on wind. We thought of all the good things that wind does for us such as helps to pollinate plants, move and dissipate heavy energies including smog, shifts the weather, and dusts us off. I’m sure we could come up with lots more good things that the wind does, but this is the general idea.

The wind even speaks to us if we are willing to listen. I remember my son once in his infinite wisdom, said something very profound one day while I was visiting with him on his back porch in Arizona. I don’t remember what it was that he said, but it was how he said it and the energy behind his hypnotic stare that got my attention. I asked him how he knew that and he said, “the wind told me”. This is the same son who often would roll his e eyes in the back of his head when I would speak to him of my own Shamanic adventures. “Oh how that which goes around, comes around!”

As my client and I were speaking of the wind, an energy came in “much like the wind” pun intended, and entered my body. It was a very strong energy and my client even said, “oh my, what’s going for you, your face is glossing over”. She kind of faded away as the energy entered my body but the feeling I was feeling was gratitude and deep love. And then the energy was gone like the wind! I felt like the Spirit of the Wind was grateful for some praise and acknowledgement. And who knows, maybe the Spirit of the Wind has emotions much as we do and just wants some positive attention.

And today there is calm!

Teresa Arney