Comments on: The Matter of Prosperity by Jesse Wolf Hardin

By: dreamseeds

dreamseeds — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:27:38 +0000

Thank you Brother!

By: Stacey ~ Meekah

Stacey ~ Meekah — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:06:49 +0000

Thank you, thank you, as always, Wolf, your words of wisdom penetrate and reaffirm the exact place in my journey in which I have landed. I have so much to share, so much to let go, since last being in touch. And I find myself once again, seeking solace, comfort, and courage in your words. Your words, undoubtedly are my words. The words that live within, the words that are my truth, that are always with me. Ah, to release the fears of “how I’m going to make it in this material world” when I fully absorb that and live from that place of Meekah, that place of raccoon, that place of me. There is no fear, only the ability to live from the way of inspiration as Anima reveals. To trust and believe in my own individual skills and tools. To comprehend that I just need to re-arrange how they all fit together in order to begin, once again, to see the pieces of the puzzle…and ultimately the final image they create. It is an exciting time, and I am grateful that you are always here, always sharing, always open for me to come back into. Thank you for continuing to contribute and share……for even when it seems I may have gone elsewhere, I haven’t, but as I reach back out, I am grateful to find you.

Much love to you all,
Stacey ~ Meekah

By: Peter Brandis

Peter Brandis — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:27:37 +0000

Thank you Wolf for sharing your insights and wisdom. I particularly love the part where you say: In reality, the physical plane is more than setting, housing and vehicle, it is a tangible and directed extension and fruiting of spirit – of the connective anima – and not an alternative to it.

There are many “new-agers” who seem to dislike this world: Listen to this piece from Eckhart Tolle: “Space consciousness represents not only freedom from ego, but also from dependency on the things of this world, from materialism and materiality.”

Maybe I’ve taken Tolle’s words the wrong way. But this material world gave birth to us, dreamt us into existence, supports us through our lives, and when we finally die, takes us back into the earth (when we become energy and food for other creatures). Why is there so much distaste for the lovely messiness of this world, and a desire for the abstract purity of “space consciousness”?

Perhaps the denial of our own embodiment, animality and inclusion in the natural order is a major reason why we distance ourselves from nature.

Earth blessings to all

By: Sarah Head

Sarah Head — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:19:49 +0000

Hi Wolf

Once more you have made me chuckle and nod in agreement. It’s refreshing to find someone refuting the neo-dualist mantra that we shouldn’t take interest/worry/participate in the real world because our future lies in spiritual ascendence. I’ve always thought it was just me being a rebel when I objected to being told that in the future our chakras would begin at the sacral or heart because the “lower chakras” wouldn’t be needed any more! I’ve just spent the last 2 weeks on vacation, sitting in a field and watching how the sun sparkled on the sea or the raindrops made their journeys down the window panes of our ancient caravan. Unlike our previous visits to Cornwall, I felt no deep desire to race about hunting ancient sites or even wild crafting herbs(!) and spent most of my time embroidering or reading for fun. The message I got was that you have to be secure in the basics of life before you try to do anything “further”. Awareness of and gratitude for the immediate moment is part of this basic knowledge, as is the realisation of what you already possess rather than what concerns you about the future.

By: Animá » Canyon Updates – by Kiva

Animá » Canyon Updates – by Kiva — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:04:31 +0000

[...] looking for something new of Wolf’s to chew on in the meanwhile, I recommend clicking on the Medicine Woman’s Roots Blog and reading his just-written essay discussing relative prosperity and the importance of not [...]

By: Juni

Juni — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:52 +0000

Yes, thank you THANK YOU for being the reassuring ‘parent’ to us all, that everything is and will be ultimately alright, and turning our attention to feeling gratitude for all there is ~~ even the pain, fear, and uncertainty of what is to come. I respect your ability to continually point us to the Now, to live the moment in all its sensuality, joy and discomfort. So much of our alternative New Age ‘isms’ teach transcendence above the material, but yes, our true Being – soul – can only express in this physical plane.

I also appreciate your being candid and always saying what you really mean, not pandering to what people may want to hear. Most, if not all, of your statements always ring true in my gut. What’s most amazing to me is your consistent ‘visionary-ness’, and refusal to succumb to bitterness and defeat at the state of Gaia these days. I read Anima to stave off hopelessness and see another viewpoint ~ and am deeply grateful for that.

By: Sidney

Sidney — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:11:23 +0000

Thank you for the reality check, the encouragement, and the perspective, Jesse. How right you are, we are so rich in so many ways! It would take true devastations to reduce us to real discomfort. These are just the times that cause us to re-evaluate our values and where we place them. Learning to value the mundane, to truly see the worth of the common thing, the plain realities, to see how the mystery inhabits the manifested thing, this is the opportunity. And once having realized this treasure, then to live a life worthy of such a privilege, to walk in the grace of appreciating what is, and to leave off the endless upward striving. This is prosperity.