What is a Rainbow Warrior?

I love this painting of a Cretan Warrior which comes to us from the ruins of the Palace of Knossos on the Island of Crete.  I love it because it reminds me of several things.  Firstly, it reminds me that 2,500 years ago, humanity was concerned with beauty, grace, honor and courage.  This warrior reminds me that what is great and essential within us, is not necessarily found in so called progress.  It reminds me that creating beauty is precious and that walking with honor is eternal  and that it transcends cultures and nations.

It is a curious phenomenon of our modern day life that not only the creation of beauty and walking with honor have been left behind in the pursuit of material wealth, but so has our ability to perceive wonder and magic in our daily lives been dulled and faded.  I say curious, because in many ways, our children, this beautiful blossoming generation, have the ability and potential to realize, collectively, humanity's greatest and most divine potential.  They certainly have within them the ability to create beauty beyond measure and they are born with shining integrity and radiant love that is the essence of honor.  And their ability to perceive magic and wonder is innate, it will expand if exercised and wither if it isn't. So it is curious that at a time when humanity is collectively sinking under the weight of mass greed, that a generation is being born full of divine potential.

It is, of course, no coincidence that as humanity has become further lost in the concrete jungle of the material path and further disconnected from a direct connection with the living planet and the delicate eco-systems that sustain it, that we have simultaneously drifted away from emphasizing the pillars of the spiritual path, compassion, integrity, love and light.  It is no wonder that in a shiny skyscraper world littered with  flashy mobile distractions that is focused on economics and motivated by greed that we have forgotten how to perceive the magical realm and the empowering rainbow colored lights of the spiritual realm.

It is also no coincidence that now, at a time when humanity is set to face the challenges and consequences of major collective wrong turns, that we are blessed with a generation born with a soaring, powerful warrior spirit that is sourced in the deepest well of human potential.

The concept of Rainbow Warrior is an ancient prophecy whose time has come.  Hinted at from diverse and widespread cultures, it is most clearly expressed in the worldview of the Hopi nation, but the vision is a shared vision that by its very essence transcends any one ideology..  The vision of Rainbow Warriors, is a vision of  a tribe of warriors whose common bond transcends race, color, ideological and religious beliefs and draws wisdom from diverse cultures.

It is a vision of a tribe of leaders who are equipped with diverse gifts and are connected through deep compassion, courage and integrity.  It is a vision that understands the emergence of this spiritual warrior tribe would come at a time when humanity most needs them, at a time when man's focus on the material and economic would dominate the spiritual and thus create an unbalanced shift that would effect all life on the planet.  That time is now.

Make no mistake about it, magic is in the air, everywhere.  All that is built on faulty foundation is crumbling.  What is emerging is the profound. These are amazing, trans-formative times we are in the midst of.  The Rainbow Warriors are amongst us, their gifts are being revealed.  As parents we have meaningful, essential work to do. We must:  Lead them straight, with integrity.  Nurture their heart wisdom which is as ancient as the human heart.  Challenge them, so that they have the strength to rise up in the face of adversity and injustice.  And love them, so that they may love themselves and thus unlock the key that allows it all to flow: compassion......