Stones – or rocks – have an interesting background. Many myths talk about the petra genetrix, or the Motherstone, that births heroes and saviors. The stony deserts of the Middle East have been called the "Gardens of Allah.”
On a recent trip through the Cotswold region of England, I was impressed with the mythology (and longevity) of the Rollright Stones. The picture above shows a circle of knights with their king. For some of the mythology, read http://www.cotswolds.info/blogs/rollright-stones.shtml.
Stones often stand for those things in our life that are barren or are obstacles, and yet those “stones” are transformed into sources of our rebirth, our strength and stability. There is an immense potential and power for good that is unleashed from what most would discard.
I am reminded of scripture that talks about the stone the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone of something greater. There is a basic thread throughout ancient manuscripts saying that which is considered worthless, is actually valuable.
My home in Hawai`i is on an acre of a particular type of lava rock known as a’a, a lumpy, rocky substance that blew out of the depths of our volcano. I have no problem calling my “pile of rocks” (in which very little grows) a "garden." (I wrote about gardening in this pile of rocks in April http://talkstory-lucy.blogspot.com/2008/04/gardener-within.html). But there are many nutrients in the seemingly useless lava that somehow nourishes my plants.
One weighty scripture says that if we are kept quiet, if we are not allowed to speak, even the stones will cry out! Women are being persecuted, minimalized, and stoned in other parts of the world when they do what I take for granted!
It is time for us to cry out for basic human rights. The rocks in my garden were tossed out by Madam Pele, our Volcano Goddess. I like to think she demonstrated outrage.
When we feel the least valuable, when we feel our voice is not heard, when others cannot speak for themselves, we must become transformed, reclaim our strengths, and cry out!
On a recent trip through the Cotswold region of England, I was impressed with the mythology (and longevity) of the Rollright Stones. The picture above shows a circle of knights with their king. For some of the mythology, read http://www.cotswolds.info/blogs/rollright-stones.shtml.
Stones often stand for those things in our life that are barren or are obstacles, and yet those “stones” are transformed into sources of our rebirth, our strength and stability. There is an immense potential and power for good that is unleashed from what most would discard.
I am reminded of scripture that talks about the stone the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone of something greater. There is a basic thread throughout ancient manuscripts saying that which is considered worthless, is actually valuable.
My home in Hawai`i is on an acre of a particular type of lava rock known as a’a, a lumpy, rocky substance that blew out of the depths of our volcano. I have no problem calling my “pile of rocks” (in which very little grows) a "garden." (I wrote about gardening in this pile of rocks in April http://talkstory-lucy.blogspot.com/2008/04/gardener-within.html). But there are many nutrients in the seemingly useless lava that somehow nourishes my plants.
One weighty scripture says that if we are kept quiet, if we are not allowed to speak, even the stones will cry out! Women are being persecuted, minimalized, and stoned in other parts of the world when they do what I take for granted!
It is time for us to cry out for basic human rights. The rocks in my garden were tossed out by Madam Pele, our Volcano Goddess. I like to think she demonstrated outrage.
When we feel the least valuable, when we feel our voice is not heard, when others cannot speak for themselves, we must become transformed, reclaim our strengths, and cry out!
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