THE EARTH IS DISTURBED

Written by Rev. Greg Wilson

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The earth is disturbed, stressed, and cries out. Only the earth’s first generation people can hear. The rest of the humans species is numbed auditorally , visually, gustatorally, olfactorally, and kinestheticly. Numbed by the layers of cultural indoctrination and centuries of being disconnected from the earth. The voice of the earth is crying all around us, deserts where there were none, dead zones where life flourished, food with out nutrients, air that is foul, acidified oceans, and so on… In order to belong to this culture based on power one must let go of the value of earth. The abstract value system becomes more primary than clean water. The Achuar, an indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest, a first generation people. “Having made their home in the rainforests of Ecuador and Peru for centuries, they have much wisdom to offer about living in harmony with the natural world and with one another.

In the 1990’s, facing oil development on their ancestral lands, Achuar elders decided to reach out to the modern world that was threatening their very existence. They issued a call for allies who would work to “change the dream of the modern world” and transform the culture of overconsumption driving the destruction of the rainforest.”, and the destruction of much of the depth of the planet. The Achuar people called out for help to the people of the North and The Pachamama Alliance was formed. An answer to the call for help. We at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brevard heard their call and this conference is an answer to that call. The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Florida has partnered with us in answering this call. Your response to this conference is also an answer to that call. Come join us to develop an on going response to this planetary crisis. The conference covers three areas; The Earth, Human governing processes and the spiritual recovery from being indoctrinated to a harmful way of life. To learn more please visit our web page: http://healingourworldandourselves.org/