The Art of Weaving It All Back Together..

What does it take to hold it all together in the face of challenging transitions and heartache? Perhaps a better approach would be to weave it back together, to repair and repattern in relation to the big picture.

We can look to mythology for insight. Douglas Brooks says "Facts are truths verified and revised to empower our understanding of the natural world and the processes of our human experience. Myths are lies creatively interpreted to empower our capacity to see the more in life. We must live with the facts but life is so much richer when we live too with the power of myths.

Through the mythology of many ancient traditions, the weaver has been a presence who organizes and intentionally draws strands together to bind together the stories of the world. There is the Spider Woman from the Hopi tradition, Frigg (the goddess weaving) from the Norse Tradition, and Helen of Troy is at her loom in the _Iliad_, to name a few.

It is empowering to contemplate ourselves in the role of the weaver archetype, choosing which threads to integrate into the tapestry of our experience. How can we pull the weaving back together when trauma tears the fabric of our reality?

Having routines and rituals that reconnect us to the underlying power of creation are so important for resilliency in the face of challenges. Strengthening the ties that bind us to our purpose.These are ways to set the pattern that everything else is overlayed on.

Establishing right relationship through alignment of the different aspects of the self, and how we align with others. This maintains the texture, order, and overall strength of the fabric.

Cultivating gratitude is another powerful tool that shifts the perspective from the irregularities we can get caught up on and see the beauty of the whole work of art in progress. Thread by thread, we weave our web.