CHAPTER IV
We arrive now at our last chapter. What was planted as a seed in Chapter I has grown through our shared attention and willingness to listen across worlds. The growing seed has become an ally. Maybe you can feel its roots already? Maybe you see the formation of what the seed has become so far? We pause to recognize what has ripened — the connections between forest and city, the bridges between ancestral wisdom and contemporary life, the relationships nurtured across distance. The voices of the Huni Kuin have become woven into our own understanding.
Closing a cycle is not an ending but maybe the beginning of something new. What we have received becomes what we offer. The seeds we have tended become allies that will continue to grow, reminding us of the reciprocity that sustains all life. And the urgent need to plant more seeds of reciprocity, mutual care, friendship and resilience for the generations to come.
May what we have cultivated together continue to nourish us in the seasons ahead. May the wisdom of the Forest Guardians live on in our choices, our relationships, our commitment to a world where all beings can flourish.
Grateful to walk this final chapter with you and deepening our roots into this fertile soil that we nourished.
With deep appreciation, Alisa
Welcome to Chapter IV of GUARDIANS!
OUR JOURNEY
Watch the Video above.
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This Chapter’s Content
COMMUNITAS
In the Study & Reflection area you will find several questions and invitations to reflect. Please choose one and share it in the Telegram chat. This supports others in expanding their understanding and also prepares us for the upcoming class with Rita.
We also invite you to share one question you would like to ask Rita directly in the group chat. The Invisible Worlds Team will collect these, and your contribution can help inspire others in shaping their own questions.
As always: anything related to GUARDIANS — even in an abstract way — is welcome. Feel free to comment on someone else’s post too. Thank you so much for your contributions.
STUDY & REFLECTION
Please watch the Conversation with Rita below and take some notes.
After having watched several interviews with Rita, what do you perceive as a strong messages that is present in all conversations?What resonates and inspires you?
What remains unclear?
What are you taking with you for your own life, no matter your gender?Please bring your notes to the upcoming zoom class!
RITUAL
We have now reached the moment of being invited not only to listen to a beautiful Huni Kuin song, but also to learn it — a gift we were explicitly given permission to receive. If you play the guitar or another melodic instrument, this can be a lot of fun. Singing it without any instrument can also be wonderful.
Before beginning to sing, I highly recommend simply sitting with the song and listening to it. You might close your eyes, or watch the video we recorded this past late summer when the women visited me. Sit at your altar, put on headphones or play it through good speakers. Dedicate at least 20 minutes — or longer, if you wish — to really enter this field.
Please also take time to read the song lyrics below. You may want to write them into your journal, paint, or work with these words in another creative way.
Here are also some questions for reflection:
What are you perceiving when listening to this song and close your eyes?
What is emanating towards you when perceiving Bismaní, as a young Huni Kuin women, sharing this song? Can you perceive the women that walked before her and her elders behind her?
What would you like to tell Bismaní? If something comes through, please feel free to post it into the chat so I can forward her the messages.