The Search for Mother Heart

Across cultures and centuries, seekers have spoken of Mother Earth as a living being — breathing, pulsing, and holding a heart as surely as we do. Her mountains are bones, her rivers are veins, her winds are breath. But her heart… her heart is the great mystery.

The search for it has taken many forms. Indigenous teachings speak of it as an energetic center — a sacred space where her life force is felt most strongly. Geomancers have traced ley lines, the Earth’s invisible energy currents, to find intersections that hum with power. Spiritual travelers have journeyed to mountains, deserts, and islands in search of the place where her heartbeat can be felt in the soles of your feet.

Two great truths emerge from all of these stories:

1. Her heart is not just physical — it is energetic.

2. When we find her heart, we find our own.

Ketchum’s Hidden Center

On August 17, 2023, something remarkable happened at Ketchum. A small area of land was opened up with the intention of creating a fire pit. But the fire never came. The moment the space was cleared, it felt different — the energy was too pure, too untouched to be altered by flame.

Ground opening - August 17, 2023

At the time, it felt significant, though its meaning was still a mystery.

Only today has the truth revealed itself — this spot rests at the meeting point of two great energetic lines. These lines, like ancient arteries, cross to form a natural center point — the kind found in sacred sites across the world. In the language of geomancy, this is where currents converge, where Earth’s breath and blood mingle, creating a place of rare and powerful resonance.

August 17, 2023 - Sacred spot was left untouched

Standing here, there is an undeniable stillness and clarity, as though you are in the exact place you were meant to be.

The Gift She Gave Me

Our current fire pit

Mother Earth has shown me her Heart. Not in stone or soil, but in presence — a moment when the pulse of the land matched my own. This realization, over a year in the making, has unlocked something deep within me.

In finding her Heart, I have begun to find mine.

A Path for Others

Ketchum is more than a home, more than a retreat. It is a point of connection — a place where others can stand in the center and listen for the quiet, steady rhythm beneath their feet. I believe she brought me here not only to find my own heart but to help others find theirs.

The search for Mother Heart is not over; it continues every time someone opens themselves to her energy. Perhaps the greatest truth is this: her heart appears not to those who demand to see it, but to those who are ready to feel it.

Here, a sacred spot, revealed on August 17, 2023, is understood today.

Mother Earth’s heartbeat is waiting.