A FORÇA DAS MONTANHAS

Photo: Carlos Papá

Granny Mountain

The power of stones 

In the midst of a Spagyria immersion 

Very deep, the teachings

brought from ancient times 

Healing is a delicate dialogue

With the elements 

With all beings 

That enables us to transform 

And weaves bonds of joy 

To strengthen the children 

 the Territories 

And the awakening of memories 

Long Live the Living Schools 

Long Live the living laboratories 

From the Essence Houses.

 

Photo: Ju Nabuco

Hiking through mountains and valleys, we arrived in São Gonçalo do Rio das Pedras in Minas Gerais, a sacred land full of stones and stories. There, in this enchanted place, we found a real school, a School of Spagyria, co-ordinated by two teachers who are very sensitive and attentive to the deep mysteries of nature.

For three days I accompanied the coordinators of the Guarani and Tukano-Desana-Tuyuka Living Schools, and three young people who went along with us. We talked about history, philosophy, alchemy and spagyria (the art of producing medicines, separating and uniting, extracting and purifying through the sensitive art of knowing the matter of beings).

We held a dialogue about deep knowledge and, through the exchange between the group, we felt that once knowledge enters us, it sticks and never leaves. From our willingness to listen to things carefully, we allowed ourselves to feel and perceive our surroundings. Everything that descends from the sky and rises from the Earth goes through a transmutation and guides us on this journey of in-depth studies in the search for the Good Living.

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The dream of the Living Schools is to activate, animate and create webs of affection and care, so that we can walk around taking care of those who take care of others and encourage the sowing of knowledge. When we plant a garden within ourselves, we take on the responsibility of being a multiplying agent, capable of overcoming the barrier of the visible and seeing and dialoguing with invisible beings.

A great lover of plants was Paracelsus, a 16th century philosopher and doctor. He used to say that humans start to get sick when they move away from God, from nature. He said:

“He who knows nothing, loves nothing.

He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees…

The more knowledge is inherent in a thing,

Tanto maior o amor…

Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.”

So we spent three days in dialogue, harvesting plants and preparing medicines and, in these sensitive moments, we learned that the power of the sky that lies in the plant awakens the power that dwells within us. But in the creative processes of transforming matter, we need attention and concentration. Dispersion through too much talking and inattention leads to wasted time.

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That's how I was able to feel and understand the deep relationship with fire, earth, water and air and with the elemental beings: plants, animals, minerals and universal beings. In a profound connection with ancient times, Guarani, Tukano, Maxakali and Egyptian philosophies crossed paths and dialogued in an enchanting profoundness.

The young people were inspired, sang, cried and poetised their perceptions and inspirations to keep going, strengthening the Living Schools and the dream of achieving a good and beautiful way of being in their territories.

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This meeting was made possible through Ju Nabuco's liaison with Mestre Índio and Ana, teachers at the Escola de Espagiria, and the Escolas Vivas at Selvagem, cycle of studies on life.