Monthly Archives: January 2015
Immerse Yourself Reverently with Mother Earth
Nature inspires my everything. She inspires my solitude, and my writing and my art. She lifts me upon her welcoming wings and soars me through the sky of possibilities. She colors my day, brightens my soul, and calms my nights. She is fierce and beautiful, strong and delicate — an unrelenting Queen so generous of advice and never weary of new beginnings. In spring a colorful maiden, in winter a wise old lady, in autumn a looking-glass to my falling-leaf self, and summer a warm blossomed benefactor, comrade to the sun. A constant companion — sometimes indifferent, sometimes nuzzling me with her genial breezes and raining drops of heaven onto me. To close my windows and shut her out is error and melancholy. ~Terri Guillemets
I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my goings and comings. ~John Burroughs
Nature is man’s teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence. ~Alfred Billings Street
If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand. ~Buddha
The spiritual quality of earth: eternally pregnant and containing in its fertility the unwritten cipher of cosmic lore. ~Frieda Harris
“I like to walk, touch living Mother Earth—bare feet best, and thrill every step. Used to envy happy reptiles that had advantage of so much body in contact with earth, bosom to bosom. We live with our heels as well as head and most of our pleasure comes in that way.” ~John Muir
If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ~Vincent Van Gogh
Earth Chakras and Vortices
This is a really informative and exploratory article that delves into the energy centers of Earth and how you can work in rhythm with these energies to better harmonize yourself with our living Mother, as well as assist her in balancing them globally.
“Ancient civilizations and modern esoteric traditions believe that the body of our physical blue planet materialized from a universal energy matrix and has a subtle structure, similar to the human energy field.”
So far, in this life, I’ve physically visited and worked with 4 of these centers. I think this year I may see a 5th. What I can say from my own personal experience is that the work done with these energies is indeed powerfully transformative, yet unique to each. The largest activation and shift for me, came from Chakra #5 in Egypt.
I wonder what experiences others have had in these areas and which have been most powerful?
Here’s the full article:
Beauty in Forgiveness
My beautiful friend, Kelly/Dove English of Star Compass expressed this simple and powerful share that reflects, and resonates with, my own feelings:
Forgiveness does not mean you have to allow someone back into your sphere of life. It means forgiveness. Boundaries are honored in all choices made. Forgiveness is an activity of release from blame.
Release from blame creates beauty. Forgiving is never required in a reality structure of honor for there is nothing to forgive. Just be. This is peace.
Last Day for Early Registration Discounts on the Upcoming Workshop – Crystal Magick & the Journey Within: A Creative Exploration for Personal Alchemy
Happy 2015!
If you want to welcome a little more alchemy in your life, have an interest in learning more about crystals, and deepening your relationship to them, the Earth, and yourself then you might be interested in this month’s Crystal Magick Workshop on 1/18 from 9 am – 6 pm in Costa Mesa, CA.
You will receive a free crystal, crystal pendulum and full manual with registration.
Today is the last day to receive early registration savings of $50.
If you have a friend that wants to join, message me for additional savings.
You can still register after today, but at the regular rate.
Things you will be exploring and learning to incorporate into your life include:
Crystals – understanding that Crystals choose you as much as you choose them, creating a relationship with your Crystal, Crystal meditation, understanding Crystal energy and their role in our lives, shifts Crystals go through, meeting Crystal Spirits, learn about some of the high vibrational Cosmic Crystals appearing, cleansing, charging and inspiring your Crystal for specific purposes, creating Crystal altars and grids, learn about some of the unique attributes of Crystals (timelinks, keys, portals, record keepers, veils, phantoms) and some of the metaphysical properties and common types of Quartz, other Crystal friends that are especially “now” relevant, and Crystal Skulls
Crystal Pendulums – an introduction and basic understanding of pendulums, knowing how to choose a pendulum and learn its language, understanding how to use your pendulum effectively, increase results and improvise when your pendulum isn’t with you, fun exercises to practice using your pendulum, learning ways to develop and trust your intuition
Crystal Elixirs – learn some basics about these, how to create them, and how these essences may mirror more of the frequencies we are starting to embody
Reiki and Crystals – ways to work with Crystals during sessions (in-person or by distance), attuning crystals, how to program Quartz to channel the energies of other Crystals, working with Crystals in dream time (even if you aren’t Reiki attuned, we will explore ways to charge and cleanse Crystals without Reiki, as well as tapping into energy in other ways)
Lapis Lazuli – how this stone compliments Reiki (and your natural healing abilities) and can be very powerful in your healing practice, its connection to the Healing Buddha/Medicine Buddha, how to use this stone to support your intuitive strength and clarity, and more
Chakras – a simple guide to your energy centers (the ones you may be aware of and more), where they are located, the energy potentials of each, ways to work with them, balance, some corresponding Crystals that can assist
Intuition & Telepathy – learning to trust and awaken the inner voice, holographic transference, purity of heart and mind aligned, and some exercises to practice
Coping Tips for Empaths
For all you fellow empaths, here are some tips to help you feel more empowered:
Thanks to my Pisces brother Mitch for sharing this article, as I know a lot of people that need support in this area, are going through intense challenges right now, and perhaps even more so with all the holiday hustle and bustle of gatherings. So these kinds of things are always good reminders. Then it’s up to the individual to consciously engage and put them into action daily until they become second nature.
There are many ways you can support yourself and the article provides nine really good ones.
I also believe it’s important to stay balanced and very present, spend time communing with and recharging in nature, nurture and take care of yourself – giving to you as much as you give to others, keep your body strong, healthy and vibrant inside and out, come to know your personal frequency and natural state of peace so that you can recognize immediately when you’ve taken on someone else’s energy that’s not yours, hold your vibration and don’t meet people in theirs, and use things like Reiki, work with crystals, and other forms of energetic practices or modalities you may have learned to protect, return harmony, and keep things flowing.
However you go about it, please be mindful of taking care of you! Being empathic doesn’t have to be a curse, but truly is a gift once you learn to harness it.
Embracing Mystery in the New Year: Ten Essential Practices & 2015’s Energy
“Imagine if your New Year’s wasn’t about fixing or improving, but about deepening and transforming, about embracing the holy mystery at the heart of the world.” ~Christine Valters Paintner
2015 has rapidly emerged and with it, new energy to immerse yourself in.
Personally, I was in bed at 9:30 pm last night, falling asleep with my arm around Eeyore and ET and my hand around my two Herkimer Diamonds under my pillow. I woke just after midnight (arm/hand all still in the same place) and acknowledged the New Year, then went back to sleep and had an interesting dream that involved my rabbit Joy, other rabbits, and a hawk.
Earlier in the day I had been painting and receiving a download of information that was naturally expanding the energy in my crown, simply by my openness and embrace of it.
My head was energetically throbbing, feeling it had absorbed enough and I could feel the recalibration, as my physical body was integrating the embodiment of this activation.
For me, this rang in as the message and was experienced as my personal theme…embodiment or “living expression”. And not needing to specifically do or know anything more than that…be open to how the mystery unfolds and simply live from essence.
So, it was the first year I intentionally decided not to set specific intentions because this “experience” had already activated what felt deeply important to me to keep experiencing.
And it was no surprise to then be led to this article, which I love, by Christine Valters Paintner that my friend Kathy Jourdain shared this morning:
Embracing Mystery in the New Year: Ten Essential Practices (follow link to read the full article and descriptions of each of the 10 listed below):
- Breathe deeply.
- Embrace night wisdom.
- Dance freely.
- Follow the thread.
- Trust in what you love.
- Let the rhythms of nature guide you.
- Release what is no longer necessary.
- Remember that you will die.
- Ask for the wisdom of your ancestors.
- Open yourself to receiving a word for the year ahead.
As you set your own intentions, resolutions, and goals, perhaps you’ll find these to bring a fresh perspective to your outlook on 2015.
I know for me, 2015 is gearing up to be a very deepening and explorative year on many levels, as I continue to adventure into the mystery. I’ll be igniting a #9 Hermit year come my birthday in February and as I engage and invite a new found freedom, expansion, creative self-expression and clarity of vision in the mysticism that is at the heart of who I am, this is manifesting physically as new creative projects, deep experience, and a lot of important travels.
Rather than taking a full-on sabbatical, which I’ve seriously joked about doing, instead I’m seeing how I can integrate that experience in a balanced way… being in the world still, but not of it.
So I will be away a lot this year, beginning February, and could be moving, or moving around, depending on how things unfold and manifest. This is also the first year that I was strongly guided to go on a special trip on my birthday (I don’t usually do much of anything for my birthday) and it is quite magickal how it has all come together.
And working in the background for us all collectively is the energy that 2015 carries of the #8 and the Wooden Sheep (or Goat/Ram) as a Universal Year.
The Sheep is a symbol of peace, harmonious co-existence and tranquility, so it will be interesting to see how this energy will play out in balancing what is on the scene. The #8 is a power energy, but is also about balance.
The #8’s ruling planet is Saturn, which is the planet of discipline and justice. If you have been disciplined, you will be granted results and if you haven’t, results may seem forced upon you.
So this year will seek bringing about balance in all areas, however that plays out and without judgment on the right or wrong way that is to take place, which usually is what presents a challenge when we hold tight to an idea.
Imbalances will be rectified one way or another, in terms of economy, equality, justice, fairness, power structures, religious extremism, political ideology, …powers will continue to shift, intensify, come to light, and be forced into change, if not embraced. And if embraced, there is much fulfillment, ease, and thriving that can be achieved within any environment that may unfold.
All of this is simply a way to harmonize that which we have thrown out of balance and natural rhythmic cycles. The heart of humanity will be on stage and each of us will be prompted to embody the role of our individual integrity.
How you choose to embrace the mystery is up to you.
Happy being! Happy renewal! Happy alchemy! Happy creative freedom! Happy empowered liberation! Happy New Year!
May you live, breathe, share, express, and be as an embodiment of ever-giving, unconditional love.