Power of Seeds

 

The Seed that Grows Us

An acquaintance of mine was at Rideau Hall this week to attend the official welcoming of our King, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, to Canada. He posted a beautiful photo of the group but, something else caught my attention.

Rideau Hall is the official residence of our Governor General. Our Governor General is Mary Simon, an indigenous woman who has adorned the walls of her new home with a lot of indigenous art. My eyes focused on the seeds beneath the earth and something more bloomed from that vision. Everything starts from a seed.

Life starts from a seed — a zygote that is continually nurtured by the carrying body and prepared for entry into our world. From there the mother takes the reigns and makes choices. The family gets involved and society gets involved, and then the maturing seed develops as a reflection of that upbringing. 

Similarly, our fruits and vegetables start from a seed. Their success depends on the quality of the soil, rays from the sun, as well as rain and watering. Nurturing (loving, caring, feeding) is the best fertilizer and key to the success of the crops. Wise choices render successful outcomes from which we all benefit. 

But something we all too often ignore or forget, is the importance of the role of extraterrestrial or celestial energy from SkyWorld. Without those mystical sources, humans, animals and vegetation would not be here.

So in this work of art by Canadian Métis visual artist Christi Belcourt, entitled Honouring My Spirit Helpers, she beautifully captures the lifespan of a seed, the circle of life having a beginning and an end, and a whole lot in between. The seed is planted and roots itself steadfastly and determined, underground, taking its place in the Earth, growing and branching out. It remains rooted with strength and confidence, mainly depending on external forces to radiate honour and respect to help it maximize its potential and value. 

But, the seed also equally depends on all of humanity understanding and embracing the cycle, like a partnership, and that part is all too often overlooked or overpowered.

Since forever there have always been individuals and groups raising the flag of concern about humanity taking the Earth and Nature for granted, being powered by multinationals, greed and indifference. We now hear a lot about human caused climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, irrational decision making, and governments are finally stepping on board to help turn things around for the sake of our planet and the well being of future generations. 

But governments are not the only drivers of this mission to get back to the roots of the problems before us. Small groups of genuinely concerned people have been holding that flag for decades during our lifetime. Their collective consensus is that everything in Nature is a symbol of strength, but dependent on love, respect and honour from all of us. They’ve often been dismissed as fringe loonies, sometimes placated in small ways by governments and businesses; but, the tide is now turning because as the earth ages,  so much has gone wrong. The fringe is in vogue. Government, businesses and other people are starting to listen.

That message and this beautiful vision by Christi Belcourt is a captivating story from which we can all benefit.

Now is the time to plant actual and metaphorical seeds, nurture those seeds, value, honour and respect them, and work together to save our ailing Earth, in order to shape a new thriving, living world — before it’s too late! 

Everything starts from a seed.

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