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Lorena Saavedra Smith Biography

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“We may have a lot of romantic ideas about Nature, but it has both a heavy and light aspect. Nature, as our primal ancestor and source of life, has the power to devour, destroy, and even abort us. We must learn to discern when we are approaching Nature with arrogance or the need to dominate, even if these attitudes lie beneath the surface.”

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“Ultimately, it’s not enough to simply understand where we’ve been. We also have to consider where we are going. If we want to heal, that means we must learn to move beyond the roles of victim and perpetrator.”

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“Many of us are awakening to the potency of the ways and wisdom of our ancestors. Many of us are awakening to the beauty of our cultural traditions. At the same time, we cannot make the mistake of romanticizing ancestral work; reconciliation with our roots can only happen because something got broken! This means that ancestral work can be painful— whether the people in our lineages were victims or perpetrators.”

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