Every ancient culture has a set of foundational teachings that build the foundation of a good life. These teachings give them the ability to work together and to know how to resolve any conflict so that all feel part of the people. The very names of the tribes and nations that make up these cultures usually simply means “The people”.

All were part of something greater than themselves and through this they gave meaning to their wisdom and life.

In the modern world we have moved away from these teachings and as a result have lost allot of the meaning and purpose in our life. We have created a society that is slowly tearing itself apart. The indoctrination of beliefs and society has taken the sacredness and harmony out of life. Parents no longer feel they are able to raise their children as society and the responsibilities of life has taken their power away. Purpose and family are sacrificed so that we may deal with the financial pressures and demands of this modern world.

Most feel that this cannot be changed as we are just individual people without the power to make a difference. But most of us feel that we have a destiny or higher purpose in this life. To fulfill this purpose we need to know ourselves and how to walk the path of life in a good way. We need a philosophy that will teach us how to achieve our full potential.

The foundational teachings of our ancestry, gives us that philosophy. Though we all come from many different cultural backgrounds and most of us have mixed bloodline heritages. The foundational teachings are basically the same for all. In Africa Nelson Mandela calls them the philosophy of Ubuntu. Anishnaabe call them The Seven Grandfather Teachings, Buddhist call them The Eightfold Path, Christians call them the teachings of The Seven Virtues. Every culture has these in one form or another, the words might not be exact but the meaning is the same. Sadly today they are not often taught or respected.

The path of transferring knowledge through experience and understanding to wisdom, then to pass the wisdom of our experience on to our children.

To find love we must first know what we are looking for. To explore love we must first know what love asks of ourselves, to give love we must first love ourselves, to love unconditionally we must first know what conditions we put on love.

To give respect we must first respect ourselves and the sacredness of our life. In this we learn that peace is a concept that cannot be taught as it is open to perception, but the sacredness of life can.

To have the courage to face ourselves and the honour to walk the path of life in a good and respectful way.

Learning to be honest in all things, especially in the journey to your own truth.

We are all equal in this life; we all have gifts to offer to the world, we all are sacred. But no-one knows all the answers and no-one has the right to change another’s path.

The truth cannot be changed even if it is uncomfortable to know. The truth does not need to be justified. To try to change the truth all we do is create a path of learning so that we know that the truth does not change.

Over seven weeks we will explore each one of these teachings in a way that will be made relevant to your life and commitments. You will with this understanding feel empowered to bring back the sacredness of your life and the sacredness of all the lives around you.

With this understanding we can start to heal our families so that the communities our families are part of will become safer and more unified. It is not that you are responsible for healing the world, just your part in it. We are all able to make a difference in good way.

We cannot heal the Earth Mother, her power is beyond our understanding and ability, but we all are able to heal our life and the way we walk upon her.

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