Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, I woke up in the dark, of course wondering what was happening with the election, but not wishing to turn on a radio or computer or television to find out. So sort of "for fun", I drew from one of my oracle decks and got "Tsunami". The fun came to a screeching halt. I had a sick feeling I knew what that meant -- and I would find out five or six hours later what happened. I was stunned by the margin of victory, the wavelike decisiveness of it all. It was an almost identical kick in the stomach to eight years ago...but worse, because now, two completely different brilliant, qualified women have been beaten by the same presidential candidate. As a woman, I feel plowed under, for the millionth time in my life. What can one say?
Many are saying quite a lot. For that reason, and because the winner doesn't deserve the honor of my attention, I'm not going to join the chorus. Indeed, I don't resonate with any construct involving winners and losers. This is, almost literally, not my world.
So there is only one thing to do -- to continue to be me. There is one thing to say -- my truth. Recently, someone told me that what I write about is not really of any use to anyone in the world as it is. That my perspective may only become helpful to folks at some future time if things "go south"...well, if that is the case, then I'm honored to be helping to lay the early groundwork of a love-based society. I grieve widespread hatred and violence, but my primary focus will continue to be on the only things that really exist, positive energies like love, beauty, and harmony. I will continue to venerate (though not "worship") the Goddess/our Earth Mother. I will resist the temptation to fight an old paradigm which is losing steam of its own accord. I will put all my energies into that future time, and it is not so very far off now.
