Wolf Shield
Unwary complacency is what predators use to their advantage....the element of surprise on unsuspecting prey. We think that the world has been made safe for humans to go about their business in peace and expect that we will be protected and looked out for...even though that often gets shattered in a myriad of ways.
Covid was an example of predatory energies whether one thinks of it as a disease or someone at work using others for their personal gain. "Gain of Function" is the name of that game...something wins and something loses....designed for war and military utilization, it descended upon the world. Some gained while many lost..."making a killing" some would call it.
But these energies have been around for lifetimes. I watch it happen in the natural world. Sometimes it is balanced and understood, other times it is out of control and becomes unacceptable and incomprehensible.
I live with natural predators, we all do... from spider webs and flies to cougar, wolves and deer. Learning to be cautious and aware is important in living with predators...other beings or things that may cause harm or death. I normally carry a knife which might help to level the playing field and give me a fighting chance whether it be against four-leggeds or two-leggeds, (although I have never had to use it against either but it comes in handy for cutting rope and cleaning my fingernails). Those are things I have learned in my 50 years of living in the natural world...but that can be anywhere....in the downtown streets of a city or in the bush.
Wolf and deer battle on nearby island
It can happen to many globally as well...in war or even in what we sometimes complacently call peace. We strive for peace and that is many peoples ideal. I wish for that...where all beings live in peace, but if the natural world and human nature are any indicators, one learns that Peace is a state of being...
Creation Shield
....a state of being aware and comfortable in the world living daily knowing that life is today, striving to maintain its presence in the face of the unknown. The crisp edge of that feeling is being fully alive...aware, cautious and tuned in to energy all around us and within us.
There are many things that might warn us of personal danger but that isn't always the case. Paying attention to inner and outer senses helps guide one daily. Protection is enhanced. Heightened senses come into play when warnings go off.
Dream-catcher Shield
Globally and personally, it pays to have heightened senses these days and I feel that collectively warning signals are going off. Pay attention and be informed as much as possible because it seems in some cases, the "wool is being pulled over our eyes" as media and internet are used to lull us into complacency, ignorance and apathy. Be courageous and aware.
Real eyes
Realize
Real Lies
For some great peaceful music, check out Howling Loon (Jeff Oster) on Youtube or Spotify, particularly a song called “Onward” ….reminds me of the Killer Whales here. He played to the forests and ocean here last week in a visit to the coast. I am sure everything loved it.