June 10, 2025
Approximately two years ago, I learned about the wispy anemone flower, the “Grecian windflower” and purchased a mixture of bulbs, unsure about their colors. I recall planting them in a large, gray container and despite some green leaves, there was nothing noticeable…until this year.
Maybe it’s the coolness of this 2025 spring, or the gentle rain again today as the Heavens weep for human ignorance, arrogance minus repentance…yet.
Yesterday morning, already late, I locked the front door and moved towards the car…a butter-yellow flash interrupted my rush. Moving towards the planter, I found three full, forgotten anemone blooms who seemed to greet me with smiles and project a message.
Their butter-yellow color suggests cheer, optimism, good fortune while the mythology reflects the long love of Aphrodite and Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar during a hunt. With several explanations for the meaningful story, Adonis dying in Aphrodite’s arms, covered with her tears, is said to represent death & rebirth. To echo Thomas Berry, Earth is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects, and exists, survives only in Her integral functioning. Earth must be the primary concern of every human institution, profession, program and activity. In economics, for instance, the first law of economics must be the preservation of the Earth economy. A rising Gross National Product with a declining Gross Earth Product reveals the absurdity of our present economy. It should be clear, in the medical profession, that we cannot have healthy people on a sick planet. (Thomas Berry, The Dream of the Earth)
This messaging has been given consistently over mammoth stretches of time and throughout all cultures. Take a moment to stop from the rush, the noise and negativity to select your moment of letting go of predictable schedules. Impose an intentional silence and let your attention drift to listening well, feeling a moment, discerning communication, connecting with mutual appreciation and comprehending the messages transforming into your consequential action. This is how Spirit speaks.
(Find the symbolism & meaning through Nature or traditions of all cultures – https://padrepioministry.org/prayers-information/surrender-novena/ – access is infinite.)