Published Articles about The Grandmothers
Spirit of the Smokies Magazine, winter 2007
"Yin and Me"
Sharon McErlane, Author,
"A Call to Power: The Grandmothers Speak"
The Grandmothers ask us to open to the energy of yin, for the benefit
of ourselves and for all that lives. They invite us to become receptacles
for guidance and goodness, to open to the presence of the Divine –
right here and right now. As we open to the presence of yin within, a
great awakening will take place. The earth is starved for yin, starved
for the love of the Great Mother, she who loves, nurtures and supports
all life. We are also starved.
I certainly was. I was pretty much running on effort and on
empty before the Grandmothers appeared to me. I was a 'human doing'
if there ever was one – exhausted, irritable and stressed most of
the time. This affected my relationship with my husband and children; if
you got right down to it, it affected my relationship with everyone and
everything. There also seemed to be an extra layer of skin on me then,
a skin of protection or distancing from whatever might get too close to
me and make me feel vulnerable. Of course I was not aware of any of this
at the time. In fact, I thought I was wide open.
After I received the Grandmothers' Empowerment everything in me
shifted. I felt more full, more complete and relaxed inside
myself. This feeling was both immediate and incremental—it
strengthened me and built over time. The more I hung out with the
Grandmothers, the more solid and peaceful I felt. It was a physical
sensation as well as an emotional knowing. It was the presence of
yin. I was different.
Opening to the energy of yin changed me. Today I am no longer
self-conscious but Self-confident. Calling on the Grandmothers and
receiving their instant response taught me to rely on the presence of the
Divine all day and night. It's no longer possible for me to deceive
myself into believing I am alone in the world. No matter what I'm
doing, saying or thinking, these wise women are with me. Their
presence lets me know that 24/7 I'm part of something much bigger
than my puny little self. The power and presence of yin is now
palpable. I now not only feel it, but live it.
I seldom experience fear of any kind now. This is surprising
since fear used to be home base for me. I was afraid of
everything. Now whenever I stand up to give a talk, no matter what
size the group, I am not afraid because I know it's the Grandmothers
who will do the talking. I open my mouth, stand back and marvel
at what comes out of it. It's not Sharon McErlane who is
wise; it's the Self and the presence of the great yin, the energy that
receives and holds love, the Grandmothers have awakened within me that
are wise. Now the power and presence of yin lives within me every
moment. Early on the Grandmothers said, "We do not want your
worship." Instead, they encouraged me to become one with
them. At that time, I couldn't imagine what "become one with
them" would be like, but after many years of hanging out with the
Grand Mothers it is beginning to happen to me, (it's happening to others
too) and I can say that becoming one with the Grand Mothers is beyond
wonderful. By opening to the Grandmothers and the power of yin,
I became receptive to the Divine. Wisdom and love were the natural
results.
It's easier for me to love and forgive others and myself now than it
used to be. Nothing feels better than loving, and as the Grandmothers
taught me how to increase my capacity for yin, that which holds and
receives love, they automatically increased my capacity for loving.
They say, "We love all. We love the fathers, the mothers
and the children. We seek the greatest good for the entire human
family." This is what the Grand Mothers do, and once I started
hanging out with them, their qualities began to become my own. I
love and understand my husband better now than I did before. I feel
the same way about the rest of my family, my friends and even complete
strangers. Feelings of love well up in me at the oddest moments.
I don't know where they come from and frankly I don't care. These
days I'm in love with the world.
At the risk of sounding sappy I have to admit that I'm much happier
today than I ever thought I could be. The Grandmothers encourage me
to lift my vibration by loving (them, myself and everything). They
say that moving into a state of love is the highest service I can
perform because as my vibration lifts, it will affect everyone and
everything around me. "When you do this, you become a walking
prayer. Then there is nothing you must do or say because your
very being will say it all." I have learned that this is
true. The power and presence of yin feels better than anything I could
have imagined. "A Call to Power: the
Grandmothers Speak", by Sharon McErlane
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