The Mana Keepers

See that the loss of personal mana always results in illness

But the imbalanced body can be corrected by the use of herbs; gifts of the earth

Talk things out with the sufferer until his or her spirit is back on its true course

For both mind and body must be treated

And healing of the spirit must always come first...that is the ancient law of healing

Seek out the most useful plants from the mountains to the sea

And search the forests and talk to the spirits of the plants and trees

And the plant that stands alone...the one with the most perfect form should be the one chosen to give of its essence

For it contains the most mana

And learn patience from a tree...

For it is moved only by the outside force of the wind

And it grows and changes with infinite slowness

And it has learned to accept its limitations and wait...

And marvel at the symbols of the ocean

For a wave at its climax beats against the

shore...foaming and sinking its substance into the yielding sands in a glorious re-enactment of procreation

And tides will always govern your life as they ebb and flow

And when clouds of trouble hide your sun...let the friendly ocean cleanse

For burdens may be symbolically dropped into its churning depths and discarded forever as crested young waves rise up and swallow the old...

And the relentless sea dissolves all in

preparation for re-birth in a new form when the mana will pour into different molds

For tides bring in bounty...then ruthlessly sweep it out again... only to wash back in with new challenges, new gifts and new dreams like gems found on a beach

See the eternal pattern..

Flow with life's currents

Dare to ride on bold waves of change...out to uncharted waters

For there will always be singers on the shore to welcome you back to the safe arms of Earth