Irene ~ 8/27/2011 ~ 2pm

Mother Nature/Goddess would have us believe that its just another rainy Saturday afternoon.  But looming behind the innocently gently rain lies a massive five-hundred mile wide hurricane of catagory 1 status.  I can feel the energy of this storm all around me, pulling at the part of me that is also water.  All at once, Irene's eye draws closer to our beloved Chesapeake Bay. I am slightly fearful, yet strangely excited at the same time.
I can't help but feel confused when someone blatantly announces that they don't believe in anything.  Its not that I'd deny them that, but when they state it with proud fervor, I find myself turning inward to find, once more, the source of my own beliefs...remembering how I came upon the path I'm on. I am reminded, as well, that our Universe(or Multiverse as it is sometimes called), is a living being---not simply some lump of lead churning 'somewhere, somehow'. I look around and KNOW without a doubt that that there is no cessation to life force energy, only transformation into something new, different, more alive.
There are many theories about life as we know it, and granted, it can be confusing to ponder them all.  But I am enthusiastic, and my enthusiasm lies not in  the simple idea of a Divine Creator, but in the fact that the theories about a 'God/Goddess' can exist at all!   In order for us to devise theories of our origins, and of the Creator's existance, we must first become aware that we ARE.  This means that we are able to observe ourselves and know that we are conscious beings. We are thusly conscious of our consciousness.  It is then that we begin to ask the deeper questions---what? how? who? why?--and so forth.  It is here where I have the problem with those who are able to stop themselves and be satisfied with: 'Just Because'.
Its simply not enough for an inquisitive mind like mine.  I cannot accept that all that IS, is JUST BECAUSE.  I would then go on to ask, 'why?'.  Why was I given the ability of being conscious of being conscious? Why would it matter? As souls, borrowing the vehicles of the flesh for 70 or so years, we learn about love, loss, joy, pain, sorrow, confusion, desire, disappointment, anger, rejection, achievement...well, it goes on and on. It seems unwise to assume that we have it all figured out, if we can't even figure out how to be perfect humans for just 70 little years.
So, hurricane Irene is on my doorstep with her terror, and her gifts. And while I realize the very real physical dangers of going outside to greet her and frolic in the backyard, as Doug so eloquently put it(!), I still want to connect with her energy, drawing for myself a stronger life force energy from her massive power.  Yes, she will cause transformation, some healthy, but some not so good, as well. Yesterday's life is over, today is happening, tomorrow is yet to be determined.  Her power is the very representation of our gorgeous, living Universe we call home.  As energetic beings, we never truly die, and just like Irene, we will transform in a forward motion, always.
So, to honor this fantastic Lady, I will light a candle in the darkness and ask for a blessing from the Divine as I lay out cards for a transformative reading.  Life is good, yes...but living in the energy of BE-ING---as a work in eternal flux and growth---is far, far better!
Namaste'