Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

This does not mean there is a lack of critical thinking, only that thinking about the experience while in the moment stops the experience.

The extraordinary women of the Grandmothers Council were first drawn together by an American woman named Jeneane Prevatt (who goes by the name Jyoti). Her doctoral studies had taken her to the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, where she became interested in the contributions indigenous traditions could make in “helping people to discover their innate

Most indigenous teachings hold that it is in the heart of a thing that its spirit can be found, and within that spirit is the very essence of the Creator, or whatever one wants to call this divine force. It is believed that the simple act of picking up a stone and holding it in silence changes a person in subtle and profound ways.

We have lost the most fundamental teaching: that all life is sacred, all life is One.

sharing their visions, prophecies, and ancient healing and nurturing ways, the Grandmothers hope to inspire others to more consciously partake in the unfolding of Creation. As carriers of their tribes’ traditions, all these women elders are powerful; they are fierce in the best sense. Their deep knowledge and reverence make them poets of life and g

Spirituality’s highest purpose is to touch a mystery beyond words, which is perceived only in silence and solitude, the Grandmothers say. Listening within the silence puts one in touch with the energy, vibration, and spiritual forces that are at the heart of Creation. The realms are real, not of the imagination, and can only be reached by a quiet m

Prophecies of each of the Grandmothers’ traditions state that we are entering the Purification Times. The purification process is a natural cleansing of all the accumulated negativity caused by being materially instead of spiritually oriented.

Without a deep connection to nature, people drift, grow negative, and destroy themselves spiritually and physically. Deeply connected to nature, we see beauty everywhere, including within ourselves.

“The empowerment, knowledge, wisdom, caring, and sharing around the table is magnificent. I felt you all before I saw you. One of the beautiful things I can say is that the Creator is on our side because we are walking our talk. That is a power in itself.”