Kaitiaki

Guardian of Papatūānuku

You are Kaitiaki, guardian of the Divine Feminine. Your relationship with Mother Earth, Papatūānuku, is sacred, empowering and healing. You are destined to become more spiritually intimate with her, sharing in her creative potency and wisdom. Lean into her and trust her support, even as you serve her by courageously voicing the truth. She is your great ally, friend and healer, and as you dedicate yourself to her, she dedicates herself to you.

In A Reading

Make peace and let go of past issues around being abandoned or not understood or of feeling unsupported, as those experiences no longer color your worldview. Trust that you belong here, and that your connection to the Earth Goddess will support you in all ways. You are sensitive, and rightly so. Never judge your sensitivity or feel that you are overreacting – but also allow nature to calm and soothe you, so that you can be focused on accomplishing your soul mission. If you feel that you are on your own, when you would like some help, allow the Divine Mother to be your friend and guide, whilst trusting that at the right moment, more allies will arrive. The Earth Mother has her own sense of timing, and you are not forgotten. You are just growing according to her wisdom and grace. Have faith in yourself and in her.

Spiritual Guidance

In the Māori worldview, humans are not seen as separate from, nor superior to, the natural world. Instead, humans are part of nature and have a sacred role to preserve and protect the Earth Mother, known as Papatūānuku. Her guardians are known as Kaitiaki, the ones who take action to defend her and safeguard her natural resources so that she – and we – can thrive.

There is an innate instinct in the human soul to seek an emotional connection with the natural world for pleasure and healing. When this connection is denied, which is the basis for all environmental abuse, the result is great suffering. The more soul you have, the more your personal identity becomes intertwined with nature and the greater the devastation you will feel in the face of environmental degradation. This is not being overly sensitive. This is being awake at the soul level.

Disconnection from the Divine Feminine harms humanity in ways that eventually lead us to psychological pain and physical disease. Perfectionism, impatience, thinking about what we can get, instead of what we can give, all these erode self-esteem and emotional fulfillment. They distort what is meant to be sacred sexuality into a performance, a perpetuation of emotional wounding and abuse, which drains our creative power and prevents us from being able to feel for our truths. Then we end up feeling confused, anxious and uncertain about our future. These are signs that we need to heal and strengthen our connection to the natural world, to restore our connection to the Sacred Feminine.

The Kaitiaki soul can help us reconnect to the Divine Feminine, rather than dismiss, exploit and use her. Loving our Mother and feeling respect and reverence for her will restore our vitality and energy and help us gain a sense of wellbeing. You intuitively understand the need for this sort of relationship to the Earth, and you must remember to cultivate your connection so as to grow peace in your soul.

It is part of your destiny to read the wisdom of the ancient lineages from which you have evolved – from those ancestors who lived in a world very different to ours, who knew how to sustain themselves in harmony with the natural world over long periods of time, and who can help us remember that life requires a sustainable relationship with the Earth Mother. Their wisdom is encoded in the natural world. Through taking the time to tune into the Earth, you are one who can read her records and share the wisdom teachings that you perceive. Honor your ability to be a devotee of the Mother Earth. Allow her and your own courage and intelligence to empower you on your path, to support you in speaking your truths, especially when they go against the grain. For is that now what creation is all about, opening up to something new?

Healing Process

Re-earthing is a sacred practice to help you plug into the consciousness of the Earth Goddess in a truly grounded, healing and nurturing way. In this way, you both receive from her and become more able to give to her, through your increasing attainment of your life’s work and personal wellbeing.

To re-earth yourself, spend a little time each day in physical  contact with the earth. Physical touch – barefoot or with hands on dirt and grass or on the trunk of a tree – is sufficient for this process.

A beautiful addition to this healing process is to say a simple prayer or statement to the earth at the beginning and end of your re-earthing practice. It might be “I love you,” at the start, and “Thank you,” at the end. Or it could be a deeper and more personal conversation about gratitude, hope and trust and about the wise use of your creative power or your concerns about the world. You might ask for her assistance and guidance so that you can honor the Divine Feminine in the best way possible, according to your talents and abilities.

The more you do this practice, the more love and devotion will arise and the stronger and more conscious your connection with Mother Earth will be, and the more empowered you shall become to fulfill your destiny. Don’t be afraid to lean on her, to need her and to let her help you help yourself and the world.