Reflection on my life and my path was very much a part of my time in the Sierra Nevada. One of the people we were traveling with made a statement to me and Sabrina; “One day in the Sierra is like a year of your life.” What did he mean? This was my first reaction to this statement. It only took a few days to truly understand how profoundly accurate this was.

After our fourth day of being on the mountain Sabrina and I looked at each other and asked the question, How long have we been here? The answer astounded both of us. It felt like weeks had passed. We had experienced so much in such a short time. This is not easily described or expressed in words of the differences in the reality of life itself in this special area of the world.

The Sierra is not meant for everyone and it is not a place where tourists are welcomed. This area is a home, a life, a reality, a matrix that is intended to be untouched by outsiders. It is a place where the reality of the world comes into focus and is held there for all the world to have its center, its balance. These are my observations.

The whole time I spent in this area I never knew the time of day, the day of week or the actual date, with no technologies of any kind. I was able to unhook from this the material world matrix that has such a strong hold on me and most of the rest of the world. It was life changing for this reason alone. Insightful, thoughtful toward my soul in a way. I was able to simply sit quietly and LOOK at the world, reflect in the words of others as they spoke to me and see my life as more deeply the observer of my own world.

In this process of my world I was able to hear the words of those that sat with me and spoke directly to my soul. Sometimes the words others spoke to me were like they connecting with my most inner self and knew me more deeply then I knew myself. Always the conversations with others or even the small comments in daily routine became a reflection of my inner world. There to show me, lead me, allow me to see, feel, observe the inner.

How fortunate, how grateful, how blessed I am on a personal level to have been gifted this by those that supported this journey to the Sacred world of the Sierra Nevada People.

This was a life changing five weeks. Changing my life to become more at peace with myself, more focused and clear in my path for The Great Gathering and so much more. I feel again in my heart in a way that gives me peace and comfort to my own soul, spirit and even my own body.

The changes I feel now in my own life came from so many people, moments, sights, emotions, natural elements that it was not one thing that I can put my focus on and say this is why……

I would like to share with you some of the more memorable things that happened that brought change to me. Here are a few and I will share more in another post.

Sabrina….wow…what an amazing woman she is. Insightful in a way that few people are able to be. I listened to her speak and as she did I could feel her make connections to my soul. She really touched me and helped me to see more clearly. I may have great insight and knowledge but this does not mean that for my personal life I can always see the answers or know what path to follow. She gifted me on many occasions and spoke to me me through reflection, understanding, insight, knowledge and the most amazing ability to comprehend the most complex of issues. Sabrina is unique and I am in awe of her in many ways.

It was because of Sabrina that I was able to have all the experiences I did in the Sierra Nevada. It was her choice to bring me with her to the Sacred People. I will be forever grateful and send to her my heart and pure gratitude for her belief in the words of the messages I carry and follow.

The trees of the Sierra were alive in a way that I have never seen before. As I would drive past them or walk under them it was as though their arms stretched out and were reaching for me sending love and beauty to me. I could feel the connection to the inner world of the earth as the matrix of life was in all the worlds, the air, the earth, touching the sky. Truly remarkable.

I watched the mountain, the trees, the magic to be revealed to me every moment I was there. I watched for the glimpse into the heart, the heart of the world thorough the reflection in the trees, the people, the earth, the wind, the air, the sky. The connection between them all and then allowing myself to be open to experience the gimps of this other world. The REAL world we are all meant to be living in.

A few times I was able to see the magic before my eyes through the trees. The sun would shine down onto the leaves. In the reflection would appear what looked like water, a river of movement in the glistening movement of the leaves with the gentle wind. It was…….like gold dust……. showered upon the earth, the trees the matrix reality we are made from showing itself to me. I was simply…… in awe to see this world HERE on earth. It reminded me of the astral world, the other dimensions that I have traveled to in the past and the gold that makes up those other worlds revealed itself to me here in this world on Earth.

Please, be clear….. that my insight was mine. Traveling to this Sacred place doesn’t NOT mean that you would experience or see the things I did. As I stated the area is not a tourist place and the last thing these extraordinary people want is tourists. They prefer to be left alone so they can continue to maintain their culture, beliefs, their Spiritual work that is done for all of humanity and the earth.

While I was with the one very strong Mamo (One of the Sacred Spiritual people) it was as though I constantly had gifts given to me from him. He was powerful and gentle at the same time and always smiling. It was like looking at a child with the innocence of the world and yet you could also feel that he understood this world more clearly than most and was very powerful.

There were several moments that we shared in our time together where words were not spoken but the reflection of this world was shared. One of these moments we were sitting alone both looking at the mountain and he was smiling, we both were, in silence. He then turned to me, smiled even bigger like a light chuckle almost then opened his eyes slightly. Turning his head back to the mountain I followed and as I did the matrix of life…. I believe HIS view of life came before my eyes. It was remarkable! He then turned back to me and the vision dropped from my sight. As I turned to him he looked at me and laughed. In response I laughed lightly and had a huge smile nodding my head to let him know I saw…..the truth……… the light… of this world and what is possible to live in. What a gift to be given…..

The children and the women of the Sierra Nevada are strong, proud and the strength of the tradition in my eyes. They are all talking and trying to find new ways to feed their families and keep the tradition alive with finding balance between their world with the outside world. In my first week in the Sierra Sabrina and I met a group of the Sacred People who were gathering to talk about a very serious problem of their children dying. We found out that an outbreak of Dengue Fever was the cause.

What will stay with me forever was one of the women we were speaking to told us that her two year old child had died just the week before. She was strong, resilient and had she have not told us we would never had suspected such a deeply painful event had just taken place in her life. It was a natural part of life…….. death…..My thoughts naturally took me to the death of my mother. In the reflection of this woman I could see into myself once again.

The death of my mother has been painful and sad for me and I admit that it has not been easy for me to not have here here with me any longer. Yes, life goes on to the other worlds and I do know that, however, that does not mean we do not think of our loved ones and miss talking with them and holding their hand and laughing. Yet by sitting with this woman it brought some kind of further peace to my inner world regarding my mother, who at the time was 82 years old. I think it was the feeling of her inner world I felt somehow that touched me and this gifted me something that took that last part of my pain over my mothers death and allowed me to have peace and acceptance over it.

The group that I traveled with really gifted me in countless ways. Each one so completely different and at the same time we all had the same heart. The heart of respect for the Sierra Nevada and the Sacred People. There were three men from Bogota, myself, Sabrina and the driver. In this Toyota jeep we traveled for 10 days together, connected, side by side. Laughing, joking, reflective, quiet, tired, hot, hungry and not always an easy time being so close to each other.

We were all a part of a Sacred Walk with 10 Mamos from around the Sierra Nevada. They were doing Sacred work around what they call The Black Line. It is a line that surrounds the mountain region of the Sierra Nevada. It has Sacred points that hold the balance of water, of life for all the world. It was…. beautiful. A very special thank you to Rick for this opportunity!

The reality was in their reflection that I saw of myself in each of them. The playful, serious, intuitive, profound, emotional, daring, strong, reflective and so much more. It was interesting because I sat often in the jeep as the observer of myself literally and then in the reflection of these people. Sometimes one of them would say something to the group or to me and it would be MY words, MY thoughts, My views, understanding etc. They were my guardian angels so many times. Like my protectors, my support for the reason I was there…… to give a message to the Mamos. Each one of them were committed to assisting any way they could. I send my heart and gratitude to each of them for all they gave to me on this journey. They will be in my heart for a very long time…….

The mountain speaks to those who can be open enough to listen. This is the same anywhere on the planet…. even in your own back yard….the question is WHAT does it say to you? In the Sierra I would put my hand on the earth in different spots and close my eyes to listen to the song of the earth, the roots of the trees, the breath of life. Deep inside I could feel the stillness of the land that so clearly was still pure in some ways. In my thoughts I would think of being in Hopi and how the earth felt there….. similar but not completely the same. There was more movement in the earth in the Sierra there was more pain in the land…. and this was most certainly reflected in the people.

The struggle of these ancient Traditional people doing everything they could to simply stay alive due to the fighting between all the factions. The drug trade killing them for no other reason than that was where their home was. Monsanto doing work in the Sierra for many years making the food supply change. Mining, dams being built, marinas being built and so much more. The government taking the land and selling it to the highest bidder. Ah yes……. I could feel the earth and the people with the struggle.

One night high in the mountain in a small town we heard stories of how the people were killed every day for years because of the terrible fighting that went on between all the different groups. They were helpless being accused by each group of helping the other. No wonder I could see SUCH happiness in their eyes, huge smiles and laughter that I could FEEL from them.

The military took over this small town in the night and we could hear them walking past the windows and doors, calling out in the darkness to one another. THIS was a good night…… where no one was killed and no shots were fired. This was peace…….

Waking up on two occasions being surrounded by military men was strange for me as a Canadian. I took pictures of the machine gun that lay at the feet of some of the men. Reminders to my soul once again WHY I was there in Colombia. WHY I was doing my part to be responsible with my actions and my life. The Great Gathering always in my thoughts. This was the reason we need to come together… for humanity….one small step at a time, as a collective WE can change this type of world.

Being in the Sierra was not at all easy. Sleeping on concrete floors, heat, bugs and the basic simple food was only a part of the difference of my world to theirs. Yet I felt the comfort of the people and the land it was in balance within me. Water……. the water of the world and the Sierra is a reflection of our world. That is something I do in fact believe.

The Mamos say that the water of the word will run out if we do not act quickly. The Mamos are the Guardians of Water for this world and we need to pay attention to what they have to say and share with each of us. In more than one place during my travels I was in there was NO water. The rivers and streams are drying up and there is garbage….mostly WATER bottles polluting the lands around these sacred points. It was heart breaking.

The reflection of my mind, my soul my words, my visions there before my eyes in the waters of life. Life is seen very differently when there is NO water, when the realization that people are not paying attention to the delicate balance that is being turned over due to no respect for one of the most precious things on the planet..it is slipping away before our eyes…. wake up I thought so many times….wake up!

Water, is in fact one of the building blocks of life on this earth. Water being bought and sold like it was a child toy. Rivers and streams being polluted, torn up, diverted to care for the needs of what??? The few that waste the most precious of elements on earth. I am changed once again in my very soul from this Sacred walk I was blessed to be a part of. As the Mamos would come to the Sacred points I could see their eyes, feel their hearts and hear their thoughts….. of sadness over what they saw. Destruction not of a small river or stream but of LIFE itself. The end as we know it. It gave me strength and clarity for myself to experience these moments with the Sacred People and those we were traveling with.

More than once when no one was looking I had tears in my eyes as we stopped at the Sacred points. I would speak to the earth and the river and ask for its forgiveness. My heart would open and I would ask the creator to be with me…. to be with US! I asked that the rivers of life hear my words and feel my heart. I would ask that the rivers and streams that were so low and tired of the fight with humanity that it would FEEL the people from around the world that were of the same heart as myself. I asked for forgiveness and said… The Great Gathering is on its way to help stop this destruction. I asked for forgiveness talking to the rivers and streams telling them that many around the world are now working hard to stop this mess from going any further. I asked that the rivers and streams hear the words of those I stood there with in my heart… all those who have the same vision and the same heart around the world….. I asked for more time… to give us a chance…….. the chance to make the difference…….

With all my heart……….. Love Miriam