By Adam Guzman-Poole
Fire! Fire! The forest was on fire as my nephew ran through his imagination doing his best to extinguish the flames. But don’t worry. It was just a story, or so I thought.
It was 8.00 p.m. when I lay in the darkroom at the bedside of my 8-year-old nephew, spinning a tale of a boy on a quest to save a blazing forest.
In the story, the boy came across a great mighty lake. Humbly, the boy bowed his head and gave an offering to the water, then sang a song to ask for help. Once he did, the Spirit of the Water sprung into the sky and turned into a great black cloud that burst with rain gushing to extinguish the flames.
When I finished telling the tale, my nephew had fallen asleep.
I thought it was a good story at the time. But it didn’t end at my nephew’s bedside. Two days later my jaw dropped as I heard the news of heavy rains blanketing the Australian forest and taming the flames. It wasn’t my story that created the miracle, but I had picked up on something that was already happening. Apparently, since the fires have been raging in Australia, Wise Elders and Grandmother have been encouraging people everywhere to sing the water song.
Following there wisdom, people around the world have been singing to the water to help tame the fires and heal the forest. Inexplicably, buckets of unexpected rain have materialized and pummelled the flames.
This is the power of us coming together in prayer. Our focused thoughts and intentions have a direct effect on the universe we live in. Quantum physics knows this. And the Elders from ancient wisdom traditions know this too. I truly believe that through the power of prayer and intuitive action, we will collectively transform the world through these turbulent times. It is time to use our thoughts in a loving way and direct them to our beautiful Earth.
Prayer unifies us with the Great Power of the universe. It gives us access to an unstoppable force that has the power to accomplish all things. This force is within all of us, and we have access to it all the time.
With this in mind, I am putting a call out to all you prayer warriors and inviting you to join the movement to send daily prayers for a safe and healed Australian forest.
Alone we are a single drop, but together we are oceans.
How prayer works
Prayer is universal. But while there are thousands of ways to pray, there are certain principles gleaned from ancient traditions and the metaphysical sciences that suggest some are more effective.
Below I have referenced some of the key points:
1. Pray in the affirmative. Affirmative prayer involves connecting with the Great Spirit within and holding a positive focus on the desired outcome. Within each and every one of us is the power of the Creator, where all things are possible, and when we know that, we realize that there is no need to doubt. Rather than wishing for an outcome, affirmative prayer sees it as already being achieved. Opposed to I pray the forest will be healed. Affirmative prayer sees the forest as healed and gives thanks. Which leads to the next point.
2. Be grateful. Many Elders and Teachers speak of gratitude as one of the most powerful energies. And now quantum physics shows that our emotional thoughts are magnetic and drawback to us experiences vibrating at the same frequency. Thus if we want to create experiences that make us grateful, it’s important to connect with that energy when we are setting our intentions.
3. Have a clear vision. it’s a visual universe and our thoughts create the world we want to create. Just like it’s important to have a clear blueprint when building a house, when we are praying it’s important to have a clear intention when building the world we want to see.
4. Focus. Make sure your mind is still. Just like it would be hard to draw a great work of art if you were thinking about what you were going to do for dinner that evening if we want to send powerful prayers, it’s important that our whole being is there. Using a song, a chant, or a clear mind after meditation is a great way to harness the power of your focus and your prayers.
5. Let go and Trust. This is so important. We can trust. It’s not that hard. When we realize that there is an Invisible Force that loves us so much and is willing to do anything for us, we can rest assured, that all will be alright. All we need to do is hold that loving belief inside our hearts, and listen to the guidance that will come, follow it, and let go.
The support is always there, and it is there for us all.
May this message find you well and support you on your journey.
Adam Guzman-Poole
adamguzmanpoole.com
Storyteller/Coach/Change Agent