When you consider the original meaning of this word, it describes the action of “pressing down.” Indeed, it refers to an action and a direction of movement…’down’ leaving all around it in ‘overwhelm’…What is it that when de-pressed, doesn’t recover, but rather stays in its state of de-pression without further force? Dehydrated flesh for one…the skin stays down and indented after being pressed in by a strong thumb… have you ever noticed that?
That’s the condition of the spirit, when some one says they are “depressed.” So using the same analogy, what is it that addresses the problem of dehydration?
Did I just hear you say water?
I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but according to the World Health Organization, water is only part of the answer. In cases of severe dehydration, the alchemic combination of sugar, salt and water is essential for recovery. Why? It is because this combination educates and conditions the body in order for it to be available for taking in the water and effectively using it as the solution to dehydration. Think of all the possible analogies for that sugar and salt in your life…
The bottom line for us humans is we live in a constantly changing bio- chemical soup. We are always in one form of crisis or other, sponsored by our need to grow. We are all becoming body alchemists of one sort or another in order to survive with good form.
If you genuinely want to heal from your depressed condition, a powerful move in the right direction is to simply change your soup bowl…in other words, change the dynamics within your personal bio- chemical soup. I know, you think I’m crazy but bear with me for a moment. Think about how much your environment affects your sense of self. That environment is a reflection to you of you. If you don’t like yourself, your environment will reflect that back to you…and you will stay depressed and become ill.
We all feed from our environment, physically, spiritually and mentally. We set ourselves up to be depressed if we are not feeding ourselves good things. I used to get very depressed when I was a young mother of small children. Perhaps you don’t know this, but I have five children and when I was 27 years old, I had four under five and three were in diapers.
Sometimes the intuitive alchemist within me would rear up when it saw trouble brewing and force me to clear and clean and set Sacred Space for myself in my home…not because I had visitors or an audience, but solely for myself and my own well being. It always worked!
Along the same lines, I was given a gift by a Satyananda Monk from the Mangrove Mountain Ashram, north of Sydney. He told me, “When the mind chatters, make the body work!” I think of those words often and apply them regularly…since my mind tends to still be a little undisciplined.
Are you contributing to your environment…or simply ignoring it or maybe adjusting to its chaos…or boredom…? Feed yourself well. Create order…place some gorgeous flowers on your mantle or altar, light some incense, ring those bells and let the Angels know you’re coming out to play!
They want everyone to come and play since play leads to joy and joy is the true antidote to depression. It is effervescent, Divine Order in action. Are you ready to play?
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