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18 July 2012 The Guinea Connection~Part IV By Elizabeth A. Stokes This is a continuation of the June article about the childhood of Pauline Allen Alexander, Elizabeth Stokes’ mother. Her Uncle Mon who lived next door and had no children of his own always welcomed her and it was from him that she inherited her love of horses. Despite her mother’s distaste, her Uncle Mon always let her watch the birthing of his foals. Hog killin time was a great event in the community and as with all the local girls, my mom make homemade sausage and fried chitlins. It was known throughout the community that my mom did not like church—neither did my grandfather—but every Sunday she helped her “Big Bubba” Lawrence hitch up their mother’s beautiful chestnut mare, Virginia, to the buggy. My mother was a good student, loved to read but didn’t like math. In the evening she read to her parents by kerosene lamp from periodicals that her brothers would bring from their travels—especially her brother Ernest who would come home from his job in NY building the Harlem tunnel. Her brother Clyde had just bought www.thepaperhanger.net a brand new Model T and she wrecked it when she ran it into the ditch in front of their home. She was known as one of the “great beauties” of Gloucester in her heyday, black or white. She wrote poetry and plays, sang in the children’s choir at the chapel at prayer meetings, hunted in the woods with her brothers and skinned rabbits; drank corn liquor in secret with her friend Mildred Gregory after their clambakes; swam in Sarah’s Creek, outcussed and outfought the boys with her other buddy Winnie Stokes; got baptized in the York River. My mom loved to tell about the three whippings her mother gave her—she was told to tie up the family cow and she tied the cow by its tail to a fence and the cow ran off, breaking its tail, she refused to get up from the table when the preacher came to eat dinner. She told him that, “This is my father’s table!” And she pitched a tantrum when her newly deceased infant sister Mary McGold was buried in the same bonnet and lacy dress that she herself had been christened in. Thanksgiving and Christmas were special in all Guinea households. My grandmother raised geese, not turkeys, and the table was laden with hams from their smokehouses, oysters in all forms, baked sweet potatoes and in season vegetables from their garden; oyster and bread stuffing, freshly baked rolls on the back of the cook stove and all kinds of berry and dried fruit desserts on the sideboards. In addition to their large family for holiday gatherings, there was always a visiting preacher, orphaned children cull boys from the family boats. In winter the family toboggan was hauled out of the stable, the rust sanded off the runners, hitched up to a team of spirited ready horses and my mother with her brothers, all muffled and heavily blanketed with lap robes, would be off down Guinea road in the heavy drifts of snow. She went with her brothers Rodgers and Clyde in the woods to chop down their tree and drag it home. Later they would bring it in to dry, then decorate the tree with brightly colored pieces of cloth. She had a wonderful childhood! Pauline Allen Alexander, teen years, on her way to Hampton Institute. Sister Mary McGold Allen in her funeral dress—her sister Pauline’s Christening dress-1905. Photos courtesy of Elizabeth A. Stokes. estokes@chesapeakestyle.com
July 2012 19 It’s All Energy By RuthE Forrest BA,NCBTMB,CMT “What is energy work?” I believe quantum physics’ premise that everything is comprised of energy waves and particles that are basically congealed energy waves. We were spawned in the energy of Earth’s gravitational field, we embody her nuclear and electromagnetic fields. We thrive in the sun’s light energy, and our body’s energy centers called chakras emit light and sound energy documented by modern science. We are essentially a living liquid crystal sending and receiving transmissions. Think of a tree to get a glimpse of an energy system. This living being draws vital nutrient energy from sunlight, the soil, and finer energies from the surrounding atmosphere. We can look at a tree and see if it is healthy. Yellow leaves, bumpy bark, insect invasion, or shriveled fruit signify loss of vitality in a ‘sick’ tree. In similar fashion energy healers have learned to “see” the loss of vital energy in a body. A tree expert might begin with the roots and work up the tree’s structure to the trunk, limbs, branches and leaves to figure out what is ailing it, and create balance by influencing the tree’s surrounding environment. An energetic healer explores the subtle energies of the client to discover inharmonious frequencies in a comparable way, “feeling” her way through the energies surrounding and penetrating the body that are creating physical symptoms. Just like the tree guy, the energetic healer also is educated to read and understand the signs and symptoms of dis-ease, and has the knowledge to begin to affect positive changes. There are many systems active today that map subtle energies. Quantum science has been helpful in explaining what healers—and possibly moms—have known to be real for eons. Traditional Chinese Medicine has a five-thousand year Randy's Walk-in Tubs Plus Call Now for a FREE Estimate Unbeatable Prices! Senior Citizen Discounts. Need your Bathroom Made in America Remodeled? Call now. Our best-selling Therapeutic Tub! The Encore has six independently adjustable deep-tissue massaging water jets, an inline heater and 22 injected air jets for the gentle, swirling motion of air massage. The 22 air jets are located around the seat and in the foot well: the water jets are positioned for optimum therapeutic massage featuring two adjustable jets behind the calves, two behind the lower back and two in the foot well. You will end everyday asking for an Encore performance. Locally Owned and Operated. Class A Licensed Contractor (804) 472-3062 (804) 456-6501 farmerkinsale@hotmail.com documented history of working with the body’s energy pathways called “meridians”—similar to the many branches emanating from a central trunk of a tree. India’s Ayervedic tradition maps energies by grouping tendencies together, describing techniques for bringing about balance. Hawayo Takata brought the ancient healing practice of Reiki to America from Japan in the 1930’s. It utilizes specific hand positions to balance energy polarities surrounding the body, facilitating health through the inner wisdom of the relaxation response. Hospice Nurses hold the hand of a dying patient, transmitting subtle energy that helps them make the transition out of this world— the ultimate healing. I believe that any healing is energy work, no matter the system or the conduit. Experts are uncovering ever more subtle energies that dwell within and around us, more than we even have the capacity to measure. HTH SUPER SHOCK-IT POOL SHOCK 1 lb. (16 oz) Pouch ✔ Controls Algae ✔ Kills Bacteria ✔ Destroys Organic Contaminants ✔ For Vinyl or ✔ Concrete Pools ✔ Think of Allison's Ace for All Your Pool And Spa Needs Serving the Northern Neck Since 1971 Route 360, Lottsburg 804-529-7578 www.allisonsacehardware.com Although our culture does little to help us, on a deep level we all have the capacity to become aware of these energies. Have you ever had the feeling that “something just wasn’t right”? Terminally ill patients say they had this awareness before a diagnosis was confirmed. Einstein called it a “unified field”, in China it is “qi or chi”, “ki” in Japan, to Indian Yogis “prana”, “yesod” in Jewish cabalistic traditions, “haraka” in Sufi, “wakan” in Lakota, “orenda” in Iriquois, “megbe” in Ituri Pygmi, and “holy spirit” in Christian traditions. By whatever name you call it, one thing is clear—there are intelligent subtle energies that interact and operate in tandem with the denser congealed energies of our bodies. We are a ballet of energy and protoplasm, and some of us know how to choreograph a beautiful dance! Contact RuthE at 804-453-5367
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