A time for lives to be taken, to be healed, to be witnessed?
Am I in the right species..?
So much pain, loss, trauma, fear, anger, distrust, and worse... How can one cope with all of that around us and in us?
”A time to kill, and a time to heal;” says the Bible (Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3)
”;עֵת לַהֲרוֹג, וְעֵת לִרְפּוֹא”
('קֹהֶלֶת ג)
? as we put a question mark at the end of it, and then also ask:
… What about a time to witness?
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Some possible aspects to look at, might be:
* What is the relationship between these verbs: killing, healing & witnessing?⁉️
* What is your relationship with them? All? Or just one of them? or each? or two?⁉️
* What is your relationship with these times? With this time of your life? With this time on the planet?⁉️
* And maybe before looking at relationships, maybe we should ask first: What does each of those mean?⁉️?
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You are invited to come look at that question and the ones that come from it, while listening to some Women of Wisdom, from the middle east and from indigenous traditions.
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Some related videos:
* Of HEALING, KILLING, DEATH & TAKING A LIFE - from Haida Elder Elder Dr. Ilskyalas Delores Churchill (this specific teaching starts at 2:22:44. For more of her beautiful wisdom treasures: rewind to 2:07:44), here: https://www.facebook.com/FirstAlaskansInstitute/videos/856580395820776
* Of WITNESSING and why it’s important in the Quran (and in general) especially for women: https://youtube.com/shorts/4oWnzd8xQKw?si=Lr1BBuF1sFSr-vAO
* Of KILLING, WITNESSING and HEALING (with English subtitles) from Jewish wisdom keeper: Prof. Haviva Pedaya, researcher of Judaism and Jewish mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqW9UUAS1jg
* Of cleansing ceremonies when coming back from battlefields back to life and community:
Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa Elder Mona Polacca : https://youtu.be/rMj4bMztRtM
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Lakota Elder Edward Sparks: https://youtu.be/p23pa7LtH1M
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