The smaller rolling peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains do not stand out like the larger mountain chains with their tall peaks and majestic views. No, the Blue Ridge Mountains are a much softer ripple of the earth that separates the heavy populated east coast of the United States from the expansive west coast.
There are local legends about the mountains but one that is passed along more than most to the people who enter this billion-year-old sacred space; Do not whistle – especially at night – or this will call wandering spirits or shapeshifters. Let us also not forget the large predatory animals that call the mountains home.
So, what is the connection with the Blue Ridge Mountains to energy healing; Everything. Any energy healer will tell you, when you work with the energy of the earth you are also working with the energy of the past, present, and future, and I cannot think of a better place to begin my journey then in a place where people believe life on earth started.
Life in the Blue Ridge Mountains has survived countless shifts and tragedies that would cause many people to flee to safety, but to those who call it home know that community comes first and that any challenge faced will be handled with a quiet dignity and a continuous resolve that will sustain their way of life long after the world becomes unrecognizable to anyone who grew up in the pre-smartphone era.
We can learn from the people who call the Blue Ridge Mountains home and their sustainable way of life, where a connected community out ways the pressures of modern society and that the people will continue living on long after society has changed or shifted once again.
ONE Love john
