"A young man must fall in love with 'the goddess, Nature' so that he can throw his soul's great expectations to her, rather than onto his human lover. Large expectations and fantasies become debilitating to the human women we love. The intensity of one's inner life can never be fully handled by another human, despite our romanticized expectations of marriage and relationships. Nature, on the other hand, can accept and handle all the emotional turmoil and grief a man is willing to express. The grief and attention we offer to divine Nature is like CANDY to her."
Martin Prechtel, Mayan shaman
Photo: The candied formations of Yellow Mounds Overlook, Badlands National Park, SD; May 19, 2012. The yellow wildflower blowing in the breeze is vetch.
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