Cycles occur in nature repeatedly. Here are a few examples: seasonal patterns, planetary motion, atomic motion, the pattern of children becoming adults, who then have children that become adults, and so on. There is also the interconnectedness of earth’s inhabitants, water condensation to the sky where water rains to the ocean. The water then evaporates to become clouds and then rains to the ocean…. A nut becomes a tree which sheds nuts to become trees….The earth herself is round; the circle is a symbol of unity. We are one family after all. The circle is sacred in many of the Native American traditions, and you may notice that many things in their cultures are round. The circle is natural and the cyclical rhythms are intended to provide us with a way for us to live.
If you have ever had the opportunity to go to a peace gathering, a prayer ceremony, a Wiccan ritual, or other earth centered group event, you will see that everyone joins hands and forms a circle. There is a deep and profound reason for this. Not only does it unify us and remind us who we are, but it connects us to the earth and God. Our ancestors lived by the circle – by unity. We need to remember it. No one person, or nation, or race, or religion is going to fix any of the damage we have done. Many believe that God will intervene and we get to start over, and that may happen, but does that mean we get a free pass from consequences such as pollution right now? Somehow, I don’t think so. I believe God wants us to have personal responsibility for the planet. One answer to the planetary issue is the circle; it is sacred, and has many answers for us.
