One of my treasured books is- "Gift From the Sea". You might have guessed or even wondered by the title of my blog that my truest desire is to be an Argonauta. HOWEVER- The chapter on the Channelled Whelk has some great insights and I'd like to share:
Anne Morrow Lindbergh says of the Channelled Whelk... "I want to give and take from my children and husband, to share with friends and community, to carry out my obligations to man and to the world, as a woman, as an artist, as a citizen. But I want first of all- in fact, as an end to these other desires- to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. In fact- to borrow from the language of the saints- to live "in grace" as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an inner harmony, essentially spiritual, which can be translated into outward harmony. I am seeking perhaps what Socrates asked for in the prayer from the Phaedrus when he said, "May the outward and inward man be at one." I would like to achieve a state of inner spiritual grace from which I could function and give as I was meant to in the eye of God."
Perhaps there is a little bit of each shell in all of us.
Just for now, I am ARGONAUTA FOR A DAY.
Which shell are you?
