The Winds of Change
by John english
T
o change oneself is to flow with our physical reality. In the West we
the force of life itself. When we can use feeling produced by our
resist change, we place our- intuition and take Heart while work-
selves at odds with this constant of ing with change. We are then ready to
life. The question becomes how do move back and forth on the line from
we embrace change in our own lives East to West to get as much clarity and
and then inspire others to do so as heart on the change taking place and
well? This is especially poignant at a to create the time and space for it.
time when many of us see and feel Once we are finished with the
that we need to change our collective East/West line, we move South to
course for the good of the planet. receive the energy and power to par-
First we must see the need to ticipate consciously with the change
change. In many traditions a life-alter- in our lives. This brings the warmth
ing change is referred to as the knock of the South winds, which center and
of the Spirit. Usually it’s a crisis large calm us before we move North.
enough to make us want to change. Now it is time to move North
Most spiritual traditions have different and anchor the change in Matter, the
maps for working with change. physical. This brings a new strength
In the Medicine Way we learn to to our lives. Strength is the reward for
embrace change as a constant in life working consciously with our lives
and work with it as soon as it shows
When we resist
and the forces that guide us all.
up. This is a beautiful way to live, and Most of us have realized at one
it eliminates a lot of suffering. One change, we place point or another in our lives that we
way the conscious person works with
change is to realize that it leads to
ourselves at
can only change ourselves. We do,
however, often underestimate our
transformation always. If we remem-
odds with this
abilities to impact others and our
ber this, then we can stay out of fear world. When we work with the force
when change appears. It is very dif-
constant of life.
of change consciously in our lives,
ficult to work with a force in life like and remember who we are, we inspire
change when our thoughts and ac- others to ignite this force in them-
tions are held captive by fear. Change
The four directions of the Medi-
selves. When we heal ourselves we
requires growth, and growth requires
cine Wheel are forces in life, and they
heal our world.
moving outside our past and program-
are very effective for working with
ming. Fear keeps us in the past and
it. Each direction also corresponds
John English
into programs on how to avoid pain.
with MEST (Matter, Energy, Space
is the award-
If we remember that change always
and Time). When change shows up
winning author
leads to transformation, then we are
we stop, recognize it, and go to the
of The Shift and
conscious. When we are conscious,
East direction to receive clarity. We
The Little Book
we remember we are not who we
can’t begin any journey worth taking
on Relationship.
think we are. Next we remember that
without clarity and another property
He is the founder
our current set of circumstances is not
of the East: vision. The East is also the
and chairman
what it appears to be! We are then
direction of Time, and we need time
of DreamTime
ready to stop and contemplate how
to work all this out.
LLC. John will be
we brought on this force of change in
Then we go to the West, the
teaching the Medicine Wheel March
our lives. We are ready to flow with
direction of Space, Feeling and the
25-28 (see page 43 for more informa-
it instead of resisting it. In the Medi-
Heart. This change in our lives is go-
tion). He resides in Phoenix and is
cine Way we use the four directions
ing to require us to expand our Space.
available for private sessions. John can
to work with this force called change
Whatever this change is, it’s going to
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