We are One in the Universe.
Really?
Really!
We are One in humanity; we are One in nature; we are One with the oceans; we are one with the Earth, our solar system, and all that is. And, as our story begins, we are one with the ants in our backyard. Fortunately, they agreed not to invade our kitchen.
The stories of the native shaman talking to the buffalo, wolves, and deer are true, I am sure. Yet, I have not heard of any of them talking to the ants. For the past couple of years, ants have been in our yard creating colonies here and there, and we have used hot water and even chemicals to try to get rid of them. To no avail!
This year all that changed. As an up and coming shaman, Judy asked the universe what we could do about the ants. The answer came back to her right away, and from the ants themselves!
By asking, we indicated that we no longer wished to challenge their presence, so they answered her query. Almost immediately, they trumpeted the goodness of their contribution to our yard. They pointed out that they had been busy aerating our lawn. Sure enough, the lawn was quite evenly dotted with ant holes no more than an inch across and spaced about a foot or so apart. A few years ago, we paid a company to come and punch holes in the lawn. Was that aeration? The punched holes were very hard on the weaker parts of the lawn. In contrast, the ant holes did not disturb the root system of the grass, even a little bit.
The ants went on to tell Judy that they wanted to participate in the well-being of the yard. They were quite willing to take up residence in a place in the yard that was agreeable to us; and they wanted us to put plain white sugar near the appropriate location.
Oh how it is that ‘dense’ consciousness weighs heavy!
Almost right away I took a jar of sugar with holes punched in the lid, and placed it at the far corner of the yard quite out of the way. Days later, the jar had not been touched. The ants reiterated their willingness to participate, but said they wanted a more accessible location. Realizing that my first gesture still held the vibration that basically said I wanted to rid them from our yard, I then moved the sugar jar to a place that I thought would be appropriate.
At the time I relocated the jar, I also put about a quarter cup of water into it, thinking the sugar would be more accessible to them if it were not hard lumps. Soon a swarm arrived to soak up the sugar, yet they did not leave. Bogged down in the syrup, those who came died, and thereafter, none came.
Realizing that, like all creatures on the Earth, a thriving and vital life depends on appropriate conditions I felt badly and contacted the ants to apologize. I truly was sorry and truly wanted to establish this new promise of cooperative harmony. I simply needed to design an ant-feeder that would work.
In due course, I will be reporting on the outcome of our relationship with the ants in our backyard. They may already be settled into a happy home of their own by then. How will the ants respond to my apology, and how will our co-existence with the ants develop? Check back in about a month. We will see how it goes.
The stories of the native shaman talking to the buffalo, wolves, and deer are true, I am sure. Yet, I have not heard of any of them talking to the ants. For the past couple of years, ants have been in our yard creating colonies here and there, and we have used hot water and even chemicals to try to get rid of them. To no avail!
This year all that changed. As an up and coming shaman, Judy asked the universe what we could do about the ants. The answer came back to her right away, and from the ants themselves!
By asking, we indicated that we no longer wished to challenge their presence, so they answered her query. Almost immediately, they trumpeted the goodness of their contribution to our yard. They pointed out that they had been busy aerating our lawn. Sure enough, the lawn was quite evenly dotted with ant holes no more than an inch across and spaced about a foot or so apart. A few years ago, we paid a company to come and punch holes in the lawn. Was that aeration? The punched holes were very hard on the weaker parts of the lawn. In contrast, the ant holes did not disturb the root system of the grass, even a little bit.
The ants went on to tell Judy that they wanted to participate in the well-being of the yard. They were quite willing to take up residence in a place in the yard that was agreeable to us; and they wanted us to put plain white sugar near the appropriate location.
Oh how it is that ‘dense’ consciousness weighs heavy!
Almost right away I took a jar of sugar with holes punched in the lid, and placed it at the far corner of the yard quite out of the way. Days later, the jar had not been touched. The ants reiterated their willingness to participate, but said they wanted a more accessible location. Realizing that my first gesture still held the vibration that basically said I wanted to rid them from our yard, I then moved the sugar jar to a place that I thought would be appropriate.
At the time I relocated the jar, I also put about a quarter cup of water into it, thinking the sugar would be more accessible to them if it were not hard lumps. Soon a swarm arrived to soak up the sugar, yet they did not leave. Bogged down in the syrup, those who came died, and thereafter, none came.
Realizing that, like all creatures on the Earth, a thriving and vital life depends on appropriate conditions I felt badly and contacted the ants to apologize. I truly was sorry and truly wanted to establish this new promise of cooperative harmony. I simply needed to design an ant-feeder that would work.
In due course, I will be reporting on the outcome of our relationship with the ants in our backyard. They may already be settled into a happy home of their own by then. How will the ants respond to my apology, and how will our co-existence with the ants develop? Check back in about a month. We will see how it goes.
© Roger Joyeux May 2010. See Roger’s website for more info about his newest book, The Story of Light, Through Heaven's Gate. Roger also looks after the website and is available to help you with your website. Call 403-225-2016, email, or visit www.webdesign11.com
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