I have a fair bit of PTSD around excessive wind and water.  In all, over my 7 decades, I've been through 10 or 11 hurricanes.  One or two early in my life in Houston, a couple in the Caribbean (sailing), and a bunch between Philly and Cape Cod.  Then there was nearly getting killed trying to sail a small racing trimaran (3 hulls) alone to Bermuda. 

       Weather forecast lied then.  15 to 20 knots of wind turned into way way more. Strapped into the tiny bunk in the dark, tensing up in fear as each next stacked-up wave crashed sideways into the little boat--I was terrorized.  Just praying frantically each time she would survive  what were bashing, violent snap-rolls across endless oncoming crests.

       Ultimately, the boat did fine.  But I was seriously traumatized.  I had to fly to Bermuda and help deliver a 40 ft. sloop back to the US, or I was afraid I would never go to sea again.

But I'm Also a Shaman

       At the same time, I'm a shaman.  My world view is animistic.  In my everyday experience, planet Earth (Gaia) is a loving, nurturing consciousness.  And if my longstanding passion for strong winds and the thrill of surfing big waves has also been significantly tempered by enduring the terror they can inspire--still, we humans are not listening.  So Gaia has to shout and yell.   We continue to doggedly destabilize what is possibly the most benevolent climate she has ever given us.  She's trying wake us up before it's too late.

       So I have a special relationship with big storms, and all forms of extreme weather.  Big wind and wild water seem to have followed me wherever I've gone.  I truly love their power and majesty.  At the same time, I have experienced intimately the physical and psychological damage violent elements can do.  So Gaia has talked to me, and given me the best way to wrap myself in a capsule of safety.

Staying Safe in a Major Hurricane--
How Does That Work?

       "Superstorm Sandy" got very gentle around my house 12 hours before she calmed down even a couple miles away.  This made the difference between trees down, basement flooded, driveway washed out--and next to no damage. 

       I've been told to share this method of creating safety with you here.  Gaia wants you to know it.   It has three steps.  One is physical, one psychological, and the other is spiritual.  Each one has its place.  Each is important.

Violent Weather Extremes are the New Normal
So How do YOU Stay Safe?

     Global warming puts way more moisture in the air.  That means a "normal" thundershower or cold front slamming through can dump 3, 4, 5 inches of rain in an hour or two.  And, as the Weather Service says, Harvey's 40 to 50 inches in a few days is "unprecedented."

Well, it WAS unprecedented...   It's very "precedented" now.

     I could go on about drought, wildfires, terrorism, fascism, nuclear brinkmanship, and more--but you understand.  So what does "safety" look like as these Earth-Changes accelerate?

     Apprenticed to shamanic teachers in the 90's, I was taught one thing before all else. There's a real but limited amount you can do to prepare physically, but way more important is whether you prepare spiritually, emotionally, psychically.  

Look, even animals know when Nature's emergencies are imminent--so why don't we also FEEL what to do when?

Earth-changes Push Lightworkers--
Go Deeper Now,  We Need You WELL!

     I think it's fair to call most of us alternative healers "lightworkers"  And many more of my readers here I know are lightworkers, regardless of profession. 

So I ask you, have you felt it over the last few years? 

That intense push to move through the layers of your personal and family trauma and get clear of it?

     I know I've felt it big time, and so many I know have.  That push is there because Earth needs us to be open, fluid, resilient, and compassionate.  And it's much harder to do that carrying the scars of a heavy personal or ancestral wound system.
 

The Parallel Worlds Perspective on This

     A couple of years ago I spent 5 hours under hypnosis with a very evolved Thai woman.  As part of that, I saw Earth's futures splitting.