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The Healing Power of Inner Solitude
By Colleen Deatsman |
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The golden rays of the new morning
sun peek around the mountaintops casting a ghostly glow
through the thick lake fog. Within minutes the misty
sunbeams lengthen across the lake changing the nightly
black dress of the surrounding pines into their daytime
green. As if signaled by the impending sunrise, the loon
who has been fishing quietly next to my canoe extends
his neck and sends his eerie call out into the solitude.
Shivers run down my spine and my heart aches with a deep
soul connection with this beautiful being and place. My
eyes follow his call, reverberating over the lake,
sliding up the mountains, circling around and echoing
back down. As if heralded by the call, the sun ascends
the mountain summit and makes his grand entrance into
the day. The brilliance blinds my eyes and I reluctantly
turn away, just in time to catch a glimpse a soaring
silhouette gliding through the golden wisps of fog.
A moment later, our new arrival identifies herself as a
loon with her mystical call. Still close to my canoe her
mate answers and she splashes down next to us. As the
ripples of the spring-fed lake calm, she rises up and
appears to be dancing to fluff and dry her wings. The
two talk in a laughing chattering dialect, and I am
thrilled to bear witness to their interplay. Settling
in, the fishing partners go about their work searching
the crystal waters for their shiny breakfasts. The
morning grows deeper into day and the breeze that
whispers through the pines kicks up a gentle ripple on
the clear waters. Soaring high above the mountaintop the
hawk cries, drawing my attention upward to watch her
embrace the new day. A low grunting sound moves up the
river behind me toward the lake. The source soon reveals
itself as a great blue heron soars in, extends its
landing gear, and comes to rest on the beaver lodge. The
beaver, gathering leafy twigs nearby doesn’t seem to
mind the visitor and continues to go about his work.
An incredible supernatural energy moves in my body as I
sit in divine connection with these spirited beings and
this pristine wilderness. In awe, my body and soul fill
with reverent wonder. I feel whole, peaceful, healthy
and vital, here in the quiet solitude of the wilderness
where the song of the universe sings in my soul.
Surrounded by this incredible life force, my heart fills
with gratitude and I thank the Spirits and the creator
for blessing me with this opportunity. By allowing
myself to sit quietly and “just be” I have given myself
a gift of healing beyond measure.
From a distance, the changing drumbeat signaling my
callback sounds, and I return back into my body, in my
healing room at my home. I am reluctant to leave this
healing, soul-full-filling place, but I am thankful to
have learned methods that allow me to visit often. Upon
returning from my journey, I take a few minutes to
journal, feel my body, and integrate my experience.
Powerful energy and a deep sense of well-being flow
through me.
If you are looking to find the calm and peace of Spirit
and solitude in your life, or are looking for healing,
perhaps journeying to a healing place such as this would
be equally helpful for you.
© Copyright 2010
Colleen Deatsman.
All Rights Reserved.
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Colleen Deatsman
is the Co-Author of Seeing in the Dark: Claim Your
Own Shamanic Power Now and in the Coming Age
(Red Wheel Weiser 2009), Author of Energy for
Life: Connect with the Source
(Llewellyn
2006), Inner Power: Six
Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing
(Llewellyn
2005), and numerous on-line and print magazine articles.
She holds a Masters Degree and is a Licensed
Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Shamanic
Practitioner, Energy Movement Healer, Reiki Master,
Certified Hypnotherapist, and Certified Alternative
Healing Consultant at Circle of Life Counseling and
Healing Services in Mason, Michigan. Colleen is also an
expert by personal experience. She has healed herself
from chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS),
fibromyalgia, hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism and asthma.
You can email Colleen at
cdeats3@gmail.com.
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