 On Saturday during our protection workshop I realized something rather profound.
It occurred to me that as we start to awaken to our life, whether we embark on a spiritual quest, or simply begin to see with new eyes, often the person we need to protect our-self from most is....our self. Yes!! Shocking to some. Yet, I have found unless I know myself fully---the triggers/hot spots as well as the sweet places, I am more open to absorbing/taking on the dark energies. Know what I mean? This is one reason I advocate meditation for everyone as a daily practice (even if only 5 minutes). Why? To get to know our-self and therefore be able to discipline the unruly mind. Once we get to know who we are, then we have an advantage. How so? We can manipulate our own thoughts (which are energy) in the direction we want. Thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits...and habits make our life. Who cares? Well, if you want to be in charge of your life, you must be able to direct your attention...mental, energetic...etc. You must be in charge!! Not your mind, your mom, spouse, boss, etc. As we embark on this journey of knowing thyself, often it requires many cycles of letting go/release. My shamanic mind says, the letting go and releases are mini deaths of the old self: ways of thinking, doing, being, seeing, etc. Little deaths so we may live our life fully and when the "final" death comes, we will be free and unafraid...because we have truly lived. Having said all this, the New Moon happens to be today! If you are interested in a simple New Moon Ritual to release, try this: 1. Light a candle. Disconnect from all distractions. 2. Take a few minutes to meditate / write about what you wish to release. For example, feelings of unworthiness or fear...old patterns that no longer serve... 3. Say out loud as many times as you need to "I release all thought forms, words, actions and energies of unworthiness and/or fear". 4. When you feel "complete", say "thank you", and blow out the candle. Notice what shifts over the next 2 weeks. Keep a journal. Repeat this process as often as needed, varying what needs to be released. PS: Save the Date Thursday, Oct 5, 2017. I will be hosting a Full Moon Ritual @ BWS. To stay in the know, email me.
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 Last week I invited you to consider what it means to be free. Am I free? Are you free?
What are you noticing? I would love to know here. With the full moon yesterday, the invitation this week is for you to practice beinglight as a feather. How do you do that? Release release release!! Release something/someone you are burdening, which no longer serves your highest destiny path. If you need inspiration on what that is, make sure you have answered the questions from last week's blog, are you free. Your answers will reveal wisdom. Example: From Are You Free, Question # 2... If you believe it is your circumstances (and not your mind) that bind you, I encourage you to examine why you feel this way. As you do, notice if and where feelings of unworthiness or fear (lower vibration energy) show up in your life. Are you holding onto something: a job, an idea, a behavior so tight because you feel unworthy of great success or the path of ease? Or Perhaps you are holding onto someone: a child, lover, friend with dear life because you fear being alone. Once you discover what you wish to release, for example, feelings of unworthiness or fear do a simple releasing ceremony. Here's how: 1. Light a candle. 2. Say out loud as many times as you need to "I release all thought forms, words, actions and energies of unworthiness and/or fear". 3. When you feel "complete", say "thank you", and blow out the candle. Repeat this process as often as needed, varying what needs to be released. In honor of the Super New Moon on May 25, I share my poem to inspire you to act with a sense of urgency for that which makes you come alive...and once alive, you must awaken.
Find your way. Stay. In faith you are free. Don't you see? Nowhere else to be. Time and space eludes us all. Sweet child, it's why you continue to fall. Make a pact. Don't look back. Clean the grime. It's time. Prune your garden. Weed the dead. Lift your chin. Look ahead. It's time to sow. It's time to grow. Faith...all you ever need to know. Super New Moon it's to you I bow. I seed intentions and release the how. It's about the journey, this we know. Oh sweet child--go play and let the rest go. Be true to you. Speak your voice. There is -- no other choice. Claim your life! I promise it's so worth the temporary strife. One day you will see, it was all meant to be...exactly and perfectly. Close your eyes now. Be still and go slow. Dear one...you must become un-done. How sweet it is to let it be- to open our heart and simply see. Looking for nothing. Simply being AWAKE. My loves, AWAKE is the only step we must take. Are You Tired of the Heavy Lifting?
For many years I expended far too much energy on learning how to "do better/be better" in the crazy-ness and sometimes dysfunction of living. I refer to this cycle of behavior where we are trying too hard to function in the dysfunction, as "doing the heavy lifting". Living this way for most of my life, I often felt exhausted and drained of energy. As a result, often I became resentful and depressed because I didn't have energy for what made me feel good. Thankfully, when I was introduced to shamanic energy healing, I learned of a different way. I learned that it's possible (and absolutely essential!) to release ourselves from old patterns of being that imprison us with the belief that we have to do all the heavy lifting. Heavy lifting patterns are learned as we go through life. These patterns are also inherited from our ancestors, society, etc. It's simply not true that we must suffer a life of heavy lifting. Once I decided I would no longer live this way, I began the process of releasing these patterns. As I did, I made space for what I wanted instead. I began tapping into and seeding the energetic frequency of what I wanted in my life. As a result, today I no longer do heavy lifting. My energy is incredible and my path is one of ease, peace and JOY. If you are tired of the heavy lifting, make today the day you choose to STOP it! Put your choice into immediate action and either attend a live event or request a free copy of my recorded full moon celebrartion & releasing ceremony here. |
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