The Winds of Change
The Winds of Change
I like the wind…
This summer has been cool with a breeze almost every afternoon – sometimes more than a breeze. I was under the mistaken impression that wind affected the energy molecules in the body and thus creating a phycological shift. Turns out that is not true. Wind is air molecules which are in constant motion. Wind is caused when they are moving together in one direction. Wind acts on humans in a sensory way, not in an energetic way. A breeze feels comfortable on a hot day and irritating on cold days. People who like wind love the stimulating sensation as it feels lively and refreshing. The negative is that it is messy as in messing up your hair or dust and it is noisy.
Symbolically the wind represents freedom, change, and vitality. However, it can also be seen as representing instability, chaos, and even danger. People who like intensity and change tend to like wind more than people who prefer calmness.
Even though there is no direct psychological connection or molecular connection I feel wind is very indicative of where we are as a society and matches the energy of those people who like it and those that don’t.
If I can pick and choose from these various attributes and assumptions, I feel the sense of freedom and change. The wind seems to drive a sense of need to be moving to be out “in it” as one might say. The Bay Area is in general a place with a lot of air movement and thus is has a sense of energy and change. Just look at the change the west and especially California has brought. Whereas the relative air stability of other parts of the county seem more comfortable with stability and a lack of change. By contrast the wind is a harbinger of what I see unfolding daily now in the US. Representing instability, chaos and even danger.
It feels to me as if it is a windy day every day.
I welcome change, freedom, and vitality, but the current wind from the east is a concerning signal of danger, instability and chaos.
Keep your hat on….the winds of change