Picture: David Meditating Next to Creek
It is very interesting to notice not only the physical surroundings you are in, but also the subtle vibrational reality that accompanies all creation. Spiritual beauty and physical attractiveness can be at complete variance with one another, and then on some occasions they express themselves equally through some charming form as in the case of Mother Hamilton.
Without doubt Bryce Canyon is breathtakingly magnificent in its vistas with colors that seem from another world. When we arrived at Zion Canyon we found it visually stunning as well, but not on the same order as Bryce. However we have found Zion to have a spiritual power that was often not felt at Bryce; the exception at Bryce was the Fairyland Canyon which had a wonderful spiritually uplifting feeling to it.
Before arriving at Zion we had just passed through the most vibrationally painful area where the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurred (see previous posting). That un-grieved for tragedy that happened so long ago continued to envelope us as we entered Zion Park.
After finding a campsite near the south entrance we took the motorhome back up the road near where the tunnel exits. We hiked up the canyon along a sweet creek, climbing around boulders and following a faint trail that led us into the canyon’s wilderness. At last we came to a spot where the trail crossed the creek and decided to sit for a while, feeling drawn to meditate there. Turning our attention inward also made us more aware of the powerful spiritual current flowing in that spot. Divine Mother had drawn us here in order to baptize us in her holy vibrations.
We felt washed clean of the pain we carried from the massacre as we allowed those invisible healing “waters” to flow around us and through us. It was unspoken by either of us until afterward, but we both reported identical experiences while there. Such is the wonderful healing potency that comes with pure nature. It seems that the earth has natural places of healing, and then there are places surcharged by saints and souls of great realization, and then there are places that have both of these blessings combined. Being next to that creek was simply one of Mother Nature’s natural healing gifts.
Today we found another such place. In this case the location is much more public. A set of immense cliffs are the backdrop to the museum here at Zion. Obviously these towering edifices made by water’s power and sculpting methods also inspired early settlers, for they named this place Temples and Towers. Here you will find peaks called the West Temple and the Altar of Sacrifice. After touring the visitor center we happened upon the rear entrance and happily discovered this most imposing scene.
We were both instantly enthralled by the dramatic cliffs and peaks we saw. It was not just the visual delight of the view, but a definite feeling of spiritual power emanating from these craggy heights. We both sat and entered stillness at the behest of this Temple of Nature. How long we sat is hard to gauge, perhaps not long, perhaps it stretched out into eternity. Different visitors came and went as we remained, emphasizing the vastness in time of this mountainous creation making it seem that humans were just tiny fly-like visitors flitting in and out, barely noticed by these geologic patriarchs.
Both of these healing, uplifting gifts of nature came to us unbidden and without any pre-knowledge by us of their coming. Perhaps Divine Mother delights in surprising her children with these blessings of Spirit that uplift and heal Her very own.
As we greet All-Saints Eve today, honoring all saints known and unknown, we can readily identify so many saints that were inspired by nature’s spiritually charged environments. Babaji, Jesus and St. Francis come to mind in thinking of their love and reverence for the spiritual nature of creation; its beauty and wonder. It is in the spirit of Divine Mother’s recent gifts to us, that have been so freely given, that I pass on to you all of their uplifting and purifying power even as we felt it, for you to feel Her blessings on this All-Saints Eve and coming Day.