Oil Hemorrhage in the Gulf: Part II

The Kongo who arrived in the Caribbean adapted to the situation which was in front of them.  They utilized knowledge and wisdom from Taino to survive in a very difficult time, they also adopted divination systems from other African Traditions.  Palo has, as I have stated before, come from the two roots of Bakongo and of Taino, but Palo has also adopted practices and traditions from multiple African Traditions who also found themselves in the Caribbean.  In our Munanso we utilize Shell Divination in addition to other forms of Divination to explore not only the energies an individual finds themselves in, but also to explore larger issues.  We trust that it is important as BOTH TAINO and PALERO to apply our skills and knowledge to these larger issues and not to limit our practices to just situations of survival, profit, or personal interest.  We understand clearly that the well being of our Munanso is dependent on the well being of the whole of our Mother Earth and all her Peoples, we also trust in the power of our Tradition and the Misterios, Mpungos and Cemis of our Cosmic and Earthly Experience.  In the Spirit of Invoking Divine Justice to address the Injustices that are occurring globally, we continue to bring forth our humble assessment of the devastation and tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico, not excluding for one minute the devastation and tragedy that is occurring world wide on a continual basis.


This Oil Hemorrhage embodies a curse.  We know that the physical mechanism by which this happened occurred through the curse of greed, gluttony, recklessness, arrogance, ignorance, and a profound mental illness.  We know that without this evil behavior this hemorrhage never would have occurred.  We also know that this maniacal and reckless drilling has been occurring all over our Lands and Oceans and this Raping of our Mother Earth is not exclusive to the Oil Industry but is pandemic.  In fact we know that so called "modern civilization" has its foundation in this Raping of our Mother Earth.  The Divination tells us a story of how the Son raped his Mother due to a warped mind, a mind in the grips of madness.  The raping of the Mother brought about a curse from the Mystery of the Elders, the Mystery of Wisdom, and the Mystery of Justice, this curse created an eruption in the Mother, and the Mysterio who stands up to protect the Feminine from the evils of men was born.   The Divination tells us a story of Deception and Sickness, Loss of Life, Infertility and Financial Devastation, but also a story of how ultimately the Deceiver falls and the Truth rises victoriously.  We also see here some serious statements concerning the need to take our Indigenous Traditions Seriously and to return to the practices of Ancestral Reverence.  I trust that these point to the need to utilize our Traditions to do more than just address an individual's issues and needs, or a family or even community's issues and needs, but also to make a contribution from a humble place to address the needs of our Mother Earth and all her Relations!


The troubles and complications and difficulties created by this oil hemorrhage is not going to be stopped anytime soon.  There will continue to be unexpected problems, failed attempts, deceitful practices, and lies told and exposed.  Make no mistake that a cover up is ongoing, and that the feared rupturing of the Ocean bed is already underway.  One pattern that became evident this year has been the repeated pattern of industries associated with "energy" (coal, gas, oil etc) having fatal disasters in this country, which should be a wake up call to us all to reassess our energy use, and to realize that the days of dirty energy are numbered, not by political regulation, but by Mother Earth's response to the outrageous exploitation that has occurred and because these resources are not limitless.  This pattern of disasters will continue, and very likely we will see another one before the year is out.  This oil hemorrhage IS creating a Dead Zone in the Gulf.  That Dead Zone is infertile, sick, and is devastating economies in ways that are not going to be compensated.  This oil will also affect Our Oceans Globally.  While the Oil Leak MAY be stopped sometime this year, its devastation will continue.


Exploring the Story told by the Divination we see that is it is the Mystery of the Elders who stands up to
(through a curse) put an end to the madness.  This curse gives rise to a powerful Misterio who protects the Divine Female Energies which are simultaneously Cosmic and Earthly and which are embodied in Both our Mother Earth and the Women and Girls upon her.  The Outrage of this Entity brings about true transformation but this transformation does not occur in a gentle way or in a way that is without tears.  The tears flow, the tears of Humanity and the tears of the multiple Spirits of our Mother Earth.  While the Earth may appear to be the Victim, and the Leak appear to be created by the evil of greed, we see that the Oil Leaking embodies the Outrage of Our Mother Earth and the Misterio of the Earth who is the Elder of the Elders.    This Mystery is beyond all time and embodies both Creation and Destruction, origin of all of the Multiple Spirits of Life, this is also the Mystery of Initiation into Indigenous Traditions, and is propelling us to move deeper and deeper into our Ancestral Practices, to align more and more strongly with the Mystery of Life, to recover and reclaim the mental and spiritual freedom to express our destinies as caretakers of Our Mother Earth and contributors to the Sacred Hoop of Life.  Ultimately, this Divination tells us, Our Mother Earth and all the Mysteries of Life will continue to Renew Themselves, we need to connect more and more deeply to our Indigenous Initiations in this time of great crisis.


The global crisis is created by rampant greed and recklessness and power tripping attempts at every point to diminish Indigenous Tradition and Indigenous Principles.  It mocks and demeans them, saying they have no power, however the Divination promises that those who mock today will beg tomorrow.  Those who power trip in greed and insanity today will find themselves in a spiritual void of no return today and tomorrow.  Spiritual Justice will be dealt and ultimately this insane empire will fall and our Earth Renewed.  Those who are perpetrating these Crimes against our Mother and our Relations will have to meet the Spirit of Death sooner or later, as we all do, and they will face Accountability and Justice.


Those of us who are involved in a Spiritual Tradition/ Spiritual Practice or are simply working to live in a good way upon our Mother Earth, must look deeply into the effectiveness of our actions to ensure that our actions and practices are not leaving us with no solutions at the end of the day. It is also vital to give honor and respect to our Elders, those who are still in a material body and those who are in the Ancestral Worlds.    This respect must extend to the "Elder Traditions" those Indigenous Traditions which are truly Ancient.  We must protect our Traditions, and this does not only mean physically, it also means that at this time of Crisis we must protect our Traditions from new age corruption, dilution and abuse, or for those of us who have Traditions which have already been abused from every angle we must work hard to elevate those Practices and bring them back to the Healthy Root and Intention that our Ancestors held for those Traditions.  This Divination also warns us against lack of commitment, to truly evolve within a Tradition we cannot "Spirituality Surf" floating from one Tradition or Practice to another, never fully developing in any of them.  This is a form of spiritual promiscuity and can lead to confusion and much distress.  In our Prayers and Invocations we must continue to expose the injustices and call out for Spiritual and Physical Justice.  We live inside a tempest where unity between like Minds and Spirits as well as unity between the Living and the Ancestors is essential.  The Family of Life must Stand Strong and United and deeply rooted in our Traditions to withstand this Tempest, trusting deeply in the Spiritual and Physical Renewal of Our Mother and her Peoples.


To be continued....