The Quest for Assessing the Truth of 'Me'

During the waxing moon of Speak Truth we assess the truth of who we are, how we feel, what we are up to, where we have been, where we think we are going, who we love, who we resent, emulate,who we who we are jealous of, who we respect, what we want, long for and desire, what we have lost, what we have gained, learned, seen and heard.  We reflect on the truth of ALL our experiences, actions and emotions. This is how we come to know the truth of our Self.  We gather, reflect and integrate our 'stories' in order to bring the greatest healing to ourselves and to the world.  


Self Reflection:  During this waxing phase of this moon cycle, I reflect on my 'stories'. With patience and attention, I can trust the will come together and show me the way to healing and growing my life. 

Speaking Truth Ultimately Unites Us

“When the Storyteller tells the truth, she reminds us
that human beings are more alike than unalike....A
story is what it’s like to be a human being—to be
knocked down and to miraculously arise. Each one of
us has arisen, awakened.
We do rise.”
--Maya Angelou (1928-2014)


Our willingness to share, to speak out loud, about who we are as best as we currently understand ourselves is a gift.  It is a gift to ourselves as this is how we come to more truly who we are.  It is a gift to others in showing the way for other to be brave and share their story as well.
Maya Angelou's quote hints at the nature of our human stories: we are..."knocked down and we miraculously arise." In telling our stories, we re-member ourselves.  And in re-membering we become both healed and whole.  Every human being shares this theme.

We are able to know and share in our common path only in the telling of the Truth.  Truth-telling, although it may feel risky or dangerous is what unites us and supports unity.  To speak what is not truthful is divisive and destructive. In the waxing phase of the moon, we will listen to ourselves tell our stories to our Self and we and listen for where we are in truth and where we are lying to ourselves. When we have cleared our stories of falsehood and embellishment, we are sharing a story of common experience.

Self Reflection: There is no need to deny or falsify my story, it is perfect as it is. My story has the power to unfold my life and build my community; if what I share is Truth.

Speaking a Common Truth

"Storyteller, Clan Mother of the Sixth Moon Cycle, reminds us that if we are willing to expand, growing beyond our former zone of comfort in a healthy way, we must pay attention to all of the events in our lives.  There is a story connected to every living thing and every person in our world. How that story influences our personal Earthwalk is determined by our willingness to see another's experience as a way to learn about ourselves...Storyteller asks us to see the similarities in ourselves and others, finding ways to learn from the stories we all share in common."

--Jamie Sams (Author of Thirteen Original Clan Mothers and inspirer of our moon cycle circle)

...see the similarities in ourselves and others, finding ways to learn from the stories we all share in common. 

All creation is a teaching story. To benefit from and share Creation's story we first must find a place of commonality. This is often not an easy task. But, it is necessary for building up the bravery necessary to speak our own truth out into the world. Seeing where the common places are also builds safety.  It brings mutual respect, or at least, understanding. Feeling afraid or out of place challenges our ability to speak our thoughts or feelings, to speak of the truth of who we are.  We tend to shade our words to be accepted or secure.  Seeing how we are like those with whom we are called to communicate, looking for any small familiarity, similarity, common ground, creates the possibility for speaking in such a way that we may be understood, and that we might begin to understand what it is that is spoken by the other.  

Self Reflection: May I remember that even a very small common thread is enough to begin weaving a truth-full story.  

Conscious of It or Not, We Live With Our Past

Our past lives with us.  Long before 'us', our stories began. The wounding of an ancestor last generation, 7 generations ago, 70 generations ago, sets the stage for beliefs, actions, prejudices and roadblocks in our own life.  A 'happenstance' encounter with nature influences our DNA and we and our offspring for future generations is forever altered.
When we become aware of a something in our life where we feel wounded, impaired or troubled, and are not able to come to peace or resolution with it, despite our best efforts, a "healing with the ancestors" may offer what is needed-healing the past, bringing hope and wisdom to our present and the future.*

* Carolyn's comment: "Healing With the Ancestors"  is a guided imagery process which alters both conscious and unconscious patterns of energy and beliefs for the person requesting support. Those who have engaged in this healing ceremony have, afterward, seen healing changes in the lives of other family members as well.  If you would like more information on this process, just email me: carolyn@drfaivre.com and I'll be happy to share more information.


Self Reflection:  Am I aware of the lineage of my story?

Hear the Truth: Jumping Mouse's Lessons Continue

...And as for Jumping Mouse, his willingness to follow the wisdom he heard from those he met along the way, to leap as high as he could and risk it all to see the bigger Truth, made all the difference.  In this story we also find Mouse learned to discriminate what he heard as either Truth or fear.  For us too, as we follow the rhythms of the moon cycles and move along the paths of the Cycles of Truth our ability to discriminate the voice of Great Mystery/God/Creator from the voice of our own ego-based fear, or the fears of others will shift. We set our intention to listen with larger ears, to listen with the ears of our soul. To listen with our inner ears.

I am reminded of the Song of the Ancestors, from one of my Vision Quests: “I hear the voices of my ancestors calling me. 'Listen, listen', they say, 'listen Listen'…”  The voices of our ancestors speak to us through the sounds of nature. When we take time to listen to the sounds of nature, we hear wisdom coming to us.  The wisdom of those who have journeyed this path before us may be best spoken to us through Mother Earth’s creatures.  

When what we see and what we hear come into alignment, we are finally able to hear the voice of God/Great Mystery/Creator.  When we have surrendered all our other senses and preconceived experiences, finally we can Hear Truth.  

If you haven't heard JumpingMouse--Read On !

See Truth. How to See With Wiser Eyes

I take time to ‘see’. In this Cycle of Truth, my eyes and Creators Eyes become One.  I see my own world view through my eyes, yet my eyes are also the eyes through which Creator sees Creator’s Creation. Lee Nitsch shared with to hold the image of Eagle/Eagle’s eyes just above my own eyes.  If I take my intention and focus to see through the eyes of Eagle, how does my world view change?  Eagle sees minuscule detail as well as broad expanse.  Imagine flying as Eagle, soaring.  How does the world look from this perspective?  

When I can see clearly the Truth surrounding my perceived struggles, I become my true self, just as did mouse, in the Native American story of  Jumping Mouse . I, too, must find my willingness to give up my limited point of view.   All the totem animals in the story of Jumping Mouse that come to support mouse  on his journey, (raccoon, frog, buffalo, wolf and eagle) have much wisdom for us as well…Read the story and find out.  Jumping Mouse 

I can learn to and must request to see with God’s Eyes.  I can learn to see (discrimination and discernment)  the tiny details of things. I can learn to see the MUCH BIGGER picture. I can learn to see the Whole and the detail all at once. What I see depends on my current consciousness, my willingness to suspend beliefs and surrender. Am I willing to see what part of  'me' gives me the most trouble? 

Prayer:  Open my eyes to see with Your Eyes…Open my ears to hear with Your Ears.