Dear Friends,
I find myself riveted to the situation in the Gulf of Mexico, constantly fending off a sense of doom and fighting to stay optimistic. It’s now six weeks into this calamity, and if we choose to check in by TV we are bombarded with images of the constant billowing plume as oil continues to gush and spew while goopy oil oozes into the sensitive, fragile marshlands along the Gulf Coast. It’s unnerving to watch the devastation spread, and with it, the sorrow and sadness, fear and anger extending far beyond Louisiana.
There are many more questions than answers, as the angst heats up and the blame game adds further vitriol to an already volatile and toxic situation. Following are some reflections and questions about what are both known and unknown variables that we think deserve to be considered. Focusing our attention toward a better understanding of these aspects of the situation can help us direct our spiritual and energetic work as we move forward in our search for viable solutions.
- How much oil has escaped, and what can we do with it?
- How problematic is the geologic strata that they are drilling through and how can we facilitate a successful completion of the drilling of the relief well.
- How is this venting affecting the reservoir that is still under the ground?
- What’s the weather going to be like during these critical times?
- How quickly will the oil in the water break down and become nutrients for the microorganisms, and how can we stir in some oxygenated water so that a dead zone is not created?
- How will the interplay with the “loop current” play out?
- What are the ramifications of the wholesale use of dispersants?
- How can we ascertain answers to the above questions? The future is yet to be determined, however we can still influence the reality that will come into existence.
- For the people that are working on this: How can we fortify their resolve? We need them. It’s hard to imagine the pressure that the people responsible for solving these problems are laboring under. We can send them strength and clarity to help them maintain their sanity and do the right thing.
- How can we bring in more people and projects to help with all aspects of the containment and cleanup?
We are all connected. It’s impossible to stand idly by, yet going there is not an option for most of us. So, often in the night (and periodically throughout the day) I practice the planetary healing skills I’ve learned and do my best to see the situation resolving in a good way, the waters clear and pure and the life of the sea, wetlands and beaches returned to normal.
We know that when we put our minds together, we can accomplish more than any of us can do individually. Therefore I am proposing that we come together every night, regardless of your time zone, at 10 PM, which is the time that the well exploded 6 weeks ago, in numbers that can create exponential power with which to focus on this dire situation. Mark and I came up with the following meditation that we can do during this phase of the unfolding disaster. Besides coming together at 10pm each evening, try to remember to do this throughout your day. Even if you only spend a few moments at a time while standing in line at the grocery check-out line or at the bank, or whenever you have a moment to spare. You’ll find out that with practice you can focus your intention and attention with more and more speed, depth, and clarity.
There are many aspects of the situation that need to be worked on. The following meditation focuses on the pressure differentials in the reservoir that contains the oil, a mile deep beneath the waters of the Gulf. You can use the this same meditation as a template to offer your support and visions for the souls that have already lost their lives, the endangered and damaged wildlife, the beaches, the waters, the people suffering from loss of livelihood, the people under tremendous pressure to find solutions, and any other spill related situations that come to mind.
Meditation for plugging and/or diverting the leaks without exacerbating the catastrophe:
Start by grounding and centering yourself… Focus on your heart. Find and feed your inner heart flame with love. As your heart flame grows brighter, feel it radiate outward, from the center of your being… Continue to pour love upon your flame, adding the power of your breath… Soon you will feel a connection as your heart flame joins with the heart flames of others who are also are working spiritually through meditation to assist with the capping of the well.
Now focus on being there in the Gulf. Be there and see what it was like before this well was drilled. Feel the great pressure of a mile's worth of seawater above you…
Let your wish be known to the universe: Express your desire for the gulf region to return to the state of contained pressure before the well was drilled. Acknowledge the effect of the discharge that’s already happened…
As you focus into the reservoir deep beneath the Gulf, become the reservoir… Allow yourself to experience the release that is occurring as the oil spews upward through the leak. Feel the flow… Feel the expansion of the compressed oil and gasses as the pressure releases…
Put your attention for a moment on the containment of this vast reservoir— the rock formations that are compressed between the pressure of the oil that has been held there for eons and the mantle of water above… Notice how it feels as the pressure releases into the leak, and what changes are happening because of it… When you feel the trapped gasses and oil that’s held in this reservoir, notice how this pinprick of a hole, tiny as it is relative to the size of the reservoir, has affected the pressure throughout… Feel the dynamic and static phenomena within the reservoir slowly begin to stabilize…(long pause)
Focus your attention on the new equipment that will be placed on top of the pipe… As if by force of an unseen hand, or a leviathan of the deep, see how it almost majestically slows the flow and the resultant pressure increase stays contained. The exiting flow slows dramatically as the bulk of the exiting oil that needs release finds its way up the pipe to the waiting ships… (long pause)
Now see the reservoir returning toward a state of rest, as it has been for so many eons past. Feel a calming of this dramatic event…
Feel the staunching of the flow. Know the cessation of the venting oil. See all the molecules in the oil pool still under the sea floor once again resting in the subterranean warmth that radiates from the core of this Earth, blanketed by the cold, heavy water above…
When you feel that your time is complete for now, ground and center yourself and separate your consciousness from the situation, for the moment…
Being there is the key— being there and exercising your will in co-creation with the will of your higher self, God, and whatever intelligence can be brought to assist. The accumulation of many people’s will adds to the process. Return to this meditation again and again until the work is accomplished. We can all be part of the solution.
Please pass this meditation on to others, so that we can all work together. A recording of this meditation will be available soon, posted on my Facebook page. We will also be holding a web/teleconference on June 9 so that we can create ceremony together to continue the work that is needed through our spiritual and energetic focus.
A recording of the teleconference is available to listen here.
Nicki Scully
A Great Blue Heron, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Floridaphoto by Dori