The world needs us to recognize its sacredness and for us to inhabit our sacred role in its evolutionary unfolding. It takes a mature ego to find and comprehend our ultimate place because it is hidden in the depths of the psyche and the wilds of the world.
—Unknown
The art of listening.
When we Re-learn the practice of listening to the earth and really hear its story, we begin moving into sacred territory. Empathy can help us Re-connect with the simple things of this world where the land, the clouds, rushing waters, trees, birds, stars, wildlife are living connectors reminding us of how precious life is.
Earth theologian, Thomas Berry, talks about what earlier people did intuitively in establishing their human identity, we now have to do deliberately. The first step may be inducing empathy for the natural world and for our own lost or hidden connections to it. There is a deep grieving due for all living things on this planet.
The land speaks and the river carries the message.
Mother Nature has a way of catapulting us out of a narrow focus and instantly connecting us to our vastness, stripping us of ego and unveiling our transparency. Enter into this sacred wilderness setting and into your own sacred, adventurous being where personal and group experiences are designed to strengthen awareness of, and connection to, the earth and to one another.
Converging sacred waters.
The glacial river that runs through this land is fed from its central source 5 miles away. Waterfalls drain from alpine lakes above. A freshwater spring cascades into the river, all converging with Pacific Northwest rains. This confluence of rushing waters has created a unique habitat for fish and wildlife and has spiritual significance to the native american group who once encamped here and cultivated their medicinal roots and plants.
The land acquired its present name from a poem that evokes an image of dropping to one’s knees and cupping one’s hands in reverence to this river valley. We cup our hands in an offering to share a global vision of Reverence and Respect for the earth’s most precious gifts of land and water. We want to remember those who honored the land, applied its healing powers and to all around the world who now struggle to sustain life.
Giving back to the indigenous.
Our hope is to donate 1% of all profits back to the Wanapum tribe who once inhabited these lands in Summer and protected it as stewards.