A partial posting from Sara's public blog cowgirlzen.com :
Because I am human, I am an imperfect lens through which the light of Creation shines. My weavings are inevitably distortions of the indescribable beauty I feel inside. To become enamored of them is to attach to the distortion. To love without attachment is to honor the creative force embodied within them. To let go is to acknowledge the abundance from which they sprang and from which sufficiently more will arise to take their place.
Because I am human, I am an imperfect lens through which the light of Creation shines. My weavings are inevitably distortions of the indescribable beauty I feel inside. To become enamored of them is to attach to the distortion. To love without attachment is to honor the creative force embodied within them. To let go is to acknowledge the abundance from which they sprang and from which sufficiently more will arise to take their place.
Spider shows me that much of this world can interfere with my weaving; Substances, such as drugs and even caffeine, cause orb spiders to create distorted and dysfunctional webs. My addictions, lack of self-care, ego, and character defects distort what I intend to manifest in the world. Several species of poisonous spiders, such as the brown recluse and black widow, weave "disorganized webs", as if the poison that is their survival mechanism is reflected in their self-created environment.
A spider's web is not only sticky, but electrically charged, making it an effective filter for whatever is in it's environment. From that I learn I must be aware of the environment in which I choose to weave. What am I attracting to my web? What am I bringing to myself?
Spider teaches me that destruction and renewal are essential for continued evolution. Some spiders, such as orb-weavers, construct a new web each day, systematically destroying and eating the old one. Not discarded or dismissed, but integrated into the next cycle. As I grow toward wholeness, my creations become purer and more clearly a reflection of what is at the core of my being. I must be willing to create, destroy and re-create if I am to answer my heart's call.
Self Reflection: Where in my life do I need to destroy old patterns that I might create new ones? Am I willing to do what is needed to answer my hearts call? If not, am I willing to seek guidance and support so I can learn to express the beauty of what waits to be woven inside me?
Self Reflection: Where in my life do I need to destroy old patterns that I might create new ones? Am I willing to do what is needed to answer my hearts call? If not, am I willing to seek guidance and support so I can learn to express the beauty of what waits to be woven inside me?
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