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Against the Grain

Published November 29, 2021 by tindertender

You want birds to be able to fly under water. You want love to trump power. You want humanity to relate to each other as equals and to recognize the sacredness in you and in the world around you. You want to unleash the beauty that hides in even the ugliest of scenes or sentiments. You want to make possible what others say cannot be. You are a radical dreamer, a sacred rebel, and you bring the light of a more positive future to this world.

However, this can have its burdens. Deep within you may feel that you don’t really fit in with the rest of the world. Perhaps your sense of how things can be and how they really are, is so different to the smaller minds or more fearful hearts of many others that you are rarely received for all that you offer. This might make you feel frustrated, thwarted or lonely at times.

The universe so loves you for your unusual take on things, for the quirkiness in you that dares to honor that which is different and renders the impossible, possible. You must never, ever lose your unusual ways and become dry, serious, appropriate and conventional – not even for appearance’s sake – for you would lose your essence. You are here to show what life is about so much more than conventional success.

You are someone who lives and breathes in the depths of creative waters. You need to lose yourself to the flow of music, nature, dreams, imagination and fantasy, through art and literature, meditation, dance and in sensual surrender to the sacred waters of the ocean, the river, the lake – or the bathtub!

You must go against the grain. It is just your way. You are not one of the followers but one of the agitators. However, yours is not a force of disrespectful chaos. You are a loving catalyst and by simply being yourself, you constantly remind people that there is always another way. You are meant to be exactly who you are. You are meant to be the black sheep, the rainbow sheep or even the wild wolf in the flock of sheep! The daring butterfly spirit calling to the caterpillars – that is you. The price you pay for the gift of individuality is that you must take care of it and guard it so that you are not dulled down and conditioned into playing at being something you are not.

If this has happened, or ids threatening to happen, this oracle brings you comfort. You will always dream of birds that can fly underwater. You know that the true nature of your being can never be changed – at most, it could only be hidden for a time. Now is the time to accept who you are and allow your truths to be fully expressed. Don’t worry about the effects of going against the grain. When we are who we are in truth, we attract the support, protection and energy that we need to thrive. Your power comes from aligning your outward self with your inner truth, not with the general consensus. You will then find other dreamers, other wild butterflies and atypically colored sheep to join you in conjuring better visions for our world.

Healing process ::
Close your eyes and relax. Take seven deep breaths in and out as you bring your awareness into your body and the space that exists within your body.

When you are relaxed, imagine, sense or perceive a winding river of golden light that starts below your feet. Sense it gathering there as a pool of liquid golden energy. It has an intelligence of its own and it winds its way into beautiful patterns before you, flowing with grace and playfulness. This river of light symbolizes your life journey. Just notice it and enjoy it.

See that your life journey is unique. You may focus on your own river of life or expand your awareness to sense the rivers of light that represent the journeys of those around you. You may see, sense or feel that their paths are unique to them also. No-one has the exact same journey to take, even though we are all heading towards the one destination of absolute love.

Say the following aloud, “I honor myself. I honor the truth that I express through my very being. I accept the protection that I am offered so that I may go against the grain from a place of love and as an invitation for others to be open to life. So be it.”

When you are ready, simply open your eyes and sit quietly with your hand on your heart for a moment. You have completed your healing process.

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild

Affirmations ~ November 28, 2021

Published November 28, 2021 by tindertender

Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.

One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.

Ophelia with a Blue Wimple in the Water
Odilon Redon, 1905

I pour forth creativity from my heart. I connect to the Divine Force of Light around me now.

An abundance of opportunity is coming to me. I embrace this gift with gratitude.

I release any worry that may crop up. I am worthy.

I stay in the heart.

I remain positive and focused.

I am open to my next adventure, a new experience.

I dream of coming delight.

I am inspired.

I release the need to control outcomes.

I trust that I will find myself exactly where I need to be.

I welcome forward movement into the new.

My mind and heart are lifted away from fear and doubt. This new experience is exactly what I need.

Fulfillment is being drawn to me. I accept it. I do not deny it.

I focus on my highest and greatest good.

I release any doubt about change.

I control my emotions and find balance.

I enjoy spiritual fulfillment and material success.

A change for the better is taking place.

I do not rush.

I trust the process.

I move on.

Although there is uncertainty, I have faith all is well.

Affirmations ~ November 27, 2021

Published November 27, 2021 by tindertender

Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.

One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.

Sun peeks out from behind the clouds in woman’s head.
By primipil

I find solutions to my problems.

I am safe.

I trust in the Universal Mother.

I value myself and open to receiving love and affection from another.

I enter a state of ease and I allow connection with the essence of life.

I have completed a cycle. I learned what was needed and I take the knowledge gained with me into the new.

I have grown. The old me has been transformed.

I am ready for this new adventure.

I cultivate balance within this new Self.

I have dedicated many years of my life to this personal alchemy. I have earned the new experience of this now moment, and those to come.

The outcome I desire is near. My hard work will pay off.

Guilt, shame and fear are behind me. A fresh new story is unfolding for me now.

Ancestors, Guardians, Guides and Angels are supporting me.

My strength has been tested.

I thrive in this new environment.

My life is shifting for the better, I do not rush it.

New opportunities come to me now.

Everything unnecessary will fade away.

I remain in love.

I seek my answers from within, knowing I have a solid, spiritual family supporting me.

Visions of Life Beyond Death

Published November 27, 2021 by tindertender

Sacred vision is awakening within you. You are becoming blessed with the ability to truly see. To what is real rather than what appears to be. This is true insight.

What was once considered consequential may soon be found to hold little consequence after all. What was once dismissed as an irritation or irrelevance may be seen to have great spiritual significance. As mundane as something once appeared it could now be worthy of absolute attention. The gift of genuine vision takes you into the being of the universal creator. This is sacred terrain, beyond logic, convention and that which is limited in any way. The more open you are to receiving true vision, the more love you will feel and recognize within and around you. Something may appear to change form, to be shed, to be lost or to die but there is love within it always. This realization doesn’t remove the pain of the loss. It does provide a way through which it can be healed and eventually transformed into peace.

The vision of love, the truth of all that is, can move us more than anything else possibly can. If you have been wondering about your path or whether you should take action on a project or you need inspiration to really move you out of a slump you have fallen into, have hope. You will receive your vision. You will be graced with a way out of the stagnancy. You will be able to see things differently and more accurately. Any confusion or uncertainty you have felt is going to pass and you will be left with clear insight. The stories you have been feeling, feeding yourself or telling yourself may end up looking different to how they appear now. This may surprise you, but the vision that is coming to you will be more truthful and therefore freeing. It will be worth the shock, surprise or the moment of embarrassment when you realize you have been operating under a false assurance or deluding yourself about the truth of a situation. Those moments will pass and they are not something to feel bad about. They signify that you are leaving behind a smaller view for a more expansive one. They are a sign that you have outgrown your old vision in order to live in a bigger one. This is good! There might be a moment when your ego feels a bit dented, but sure enough that too will pass.

You are watched over by life and held in protection. Whatever has been bothering you will not be able to harm you. You will prevail. If you are concerned that someone is getting away with something or blocking your path and it seems there is nothing you can do about it, don’t worry. The All-Seeing Eye of Life perceives everything, without exception. It is the universal mother with eyes not only in the back of her head but in every living cell of life itself. She misses nothing! And the truth of her vision will always be met with justice, mercy and wisdom.

Shift your perspective and look at an issue of concern a little differently. If you don’t know how to do this, simply add the following statement to the end of the healing process below, “I call upon the Universal Eye to show me the most helpful way to see this situation of concern now.” In shifting how you look at things, the energy in what is beheld changes. You can see this with people. When you shame and judge someone they react differently to when they are loved and encouraged. They may succeed nonetheless, but the journey to that success will be different. Looking at something through the eyes of love rather than fear, can help us find our way more quickly, easily and enjoyably.

Your ability to perceive is expanding into truth. Your ability to be inspired and see the light in all things is unfolding. It must be nourished in your heart with loving acceptance because you are going to help others through your vision, your art and how you choose to be in the world. The healing process below will help you accept and anchor this developing gift.

Healing process ::
Say aloud, “I now release any fear I have associated with seeing truth, with seeing beyond the veil of illusion or with my inner vision opening up, from my heart, mind and body. I release any wounding I have received in relation to what I have witnessed at any time especially where it is based in the fearful responses of others. I ask that my vision be restored to its fulness, through compassion and unconditional love. So be it.”

Close your eyes. Imagine love pouring down from the universe straight into your head, reaching behind your eyes and feeling really good.

When you have had enough of this, simply open your eyes and imagine you can breathe or exhale any excess energy gently out through them.

Then you have finished your healing process.

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild

Affirmations ~ November 26, 2021

Published November 26, 2021 by tindertender

Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.

One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.

Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty
Virginia Frances Sterrett, 1920

I charge forward.

I approach my destiny.

My medicine is strong.

I have all I need within me. I leave behind what is best left, and I travel lightly.

Change is an incredible blessing. I embrace what is more appropriate for me at this time. My heart knows what this is. I do not worry about the details.

The physical manifestation of my inner work is coming.

My journeys are blessed with positive energy.

I do the work to bring my dreams to life now.

I allow beauty to be in my life. I make peace with it and let it happen through me.

Life Force is stirring within me.

I surrender to change. I freefall into it.

I experiment with new ways to be.

I know life will show me the way.

The flower of life is unfolding within me now.

I have the energy needed to complete any task.

I am leaving behind old cycles. I consciously allow them to dissipate.

I release any frustration I may have around its ending.

My Spirit Team and Family are always near, encouraging my highest potentials.

I am self-reliant.

I find solutions to all of that which feels like a burden.

I seek counsel from trusted friends.

Big Bold Vision

Published November 26, 2021 by tindertender

You were not born to play a small role in life. You have the ability to dream big. Even if you have absolutely no idea about how your visions can come to pass or what all the details may look like, you can access the heart and guts of a vision by tapping into your wildest dreams and surrendering attachment to exactly how it will all work out. The details are up to the creative genius of the universe. You are an active, contributing participant but not the sole player in your life journey.

There is something – a vision or an idea – that is coming to you. You may worry that it is too much for you. But, don’t worry. It is meant to be yours. Although you might have some adjustments to make and some tweaking to do as you let go of your limited thinking and open up to a fearless acceptance of bigger, brighter, more radical and more potent possibilities of creatively living your light in the world.

A sign that you are cracking out of your limited thinking, to allow for a big, bold vision to come to you, is that you might feel a little dizzy with the shrinking limitations and expanding possibilities of life. You may wonder if you are allowed to access so much wonder! Remember that your healing and growing success as you manifest this big vision, you can touch the hearts of others through your presence, your inner work, your art and your choices. It is a win-win situation! Those that are meant to live big, bold and visionary lives need to give themselves permission to break the mold and forge newer, more expansive perspectives of what is possible, what is permitted and what is of service. It’s about letting go and opening up. Others will benefit from this. Even though it is your vision, it is not just about you!

Remember that when something is right for you, endless synchronicities and support will flow your way, at the right time and in the right way. Stay open, receptive, playful and surrendered.

You are about to receive or be invited to become part of, a grand visionary beginning. It has the makings of something fantastic. No matter how the journey that brings this vision into reality unfolds – and there will be some twists and turns that you don’t see coming – it is still helpful for you to be open to it. Trust your heart, be still with your choices and when the time feels right and truthful, leap!

If you are looking to further develop your intuitive insight, know that it is already happening. Trust in what you perceive. Even if it conflicts with what everyone else around you is saying or the surface of things, trust your inner perceptions. They are accurate and will be proven to be so later on.

Trust that things will be coming up roses for you. Even if everything seems to be in a bit of a shambles now, it’s really just the essential mess before a truly spectacular success.

Healing process ::
Say, “I release all blocks to my vision. I release all beliefs – conscious or unconscious – stored in my body or mind that would have me belittle or minimize myself out of fear or ignorance. I choose to be bold, big and bright, to vision with my heart and receive all the genius of the universe in supporting that vision in coming to life. So be it.”

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild

Affirmations ~ November 25, 2021

Published November 25, 2021 by tindertender

Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.

One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.

Image: Public Domain

I let others know I care.

I shine light in shadowy places.

I create space for miracles.

I trust in higher powers to guide me through this phase.

The inner me and the outer me is the same.

I am an extension of the One.

I am replenished from Divine Source.

I allow infinite love to take form.

I still my mind.

I gain mental balance. I enjoy the peace it brings.

I seek beauty in every moment of the day.

I speak my truth.

I respond to others in a way that supports my growth.

I confront the shadows of my life.

I look at the old and consciously allow it to be removed.

I let go and make way for a new cycle of life to take hold.

My body is a lightning rod, and antennae. I shout my intentions to the stars.

I replenish myself of all energies expended.

I advance.

I do not waste energy going backward or staying in old patterns.

I move forward on this Sacred Path. I have earned the right to learn the next set of life’s mysteries.

Receiving

Published November 25, 2021 by tindertender

You are so loved. Your every need is witnessed and responded to by the universe. However, you sometimes forget this. You become swept up in the momentum of habitual consciousness, and you forget to take a moment to stop, breathe and be. In that moment you can receive the love of the universe that is receiving you. It will nourish you with contentment and energy.

You have not done this enough, so your soul is becoming parched and is drying out. Energy has been going out of you but there is not enough coming back in. It is time to bring something back in for you. To receive and be received. You are being offered a chance for restoration now, to feel nourished, cared for and loved. Accept it! You deserve it.

The healing process below will help you surrender any guilt or shame you feel for having needs in the first place. It will also help you overcome any struggle that you have receiving and accepting, so that your needs can be met.

Do you know how much joy the universe gains from being able to give to you? When you delight in what you receive, when you openly embrace a gift and are happy with it, the universe if fully received by you. In this space there is joyful communion between you and life, energy flows more freely and magic happens. When you demur saying you cannot accept, that it is too great a gift or that you are not worthy, you are impeding that flow. You are inhibiting the communion, the connection, the playful interaction between you and the universe. Enough with the false modesty and guilt! You are a radiant sun in human clothing. An exquisite life experience is your birthright. Enjoy it! Soak it up. All of it. Including the restoration of sacred rest.

From that place of nourishment you will more effortlessly create, live and love with greater energy and thriving, pulsing passion. The earth rests each night so it can greet the sun again each morning with the spectacular living art of sunrise. Allow yourself to switch off, step away, close the laptop, switch off the phone, and just be with yourself for a little while. You will return and be more efficient and effective. Rest now, play now and work later. Forget your worries for awhile. Switch off. Do something else. Let it all go and it will all flow.

Healing process ::
Say aloud, “I release all false guilt and shame about having needs and all false beliefs about rest being wasteful or unnecessary. I accept healthy, productive, sacred rest and the gifts of happiness that it brings. I understand that rest and activity, balance, feed and nourish each other. There is sacred healing that happens through rest, which is very powerful. I accept and receive this now. Through unconditional love, this is now so.”

Then read this story aloud, as though you were lovingly reading to yourself as a child. You may like to curl up comfortably on the sofa.

The great French Impressionist painter, Monet, sat in his garden on a warm afternoon. He was napping lightly on his garden bench, with the sunlight dappling gently through the straw hat resting over his face. It was soft and warm on his closed eyelids. He sighs contentedly.

A nosy neighbor poked his head over the fence, keen to know what the brilliant artist was up to now. “Sir, you are resting!” the curious neighbor called out.

“No,” responded Monet, wriggling to get even more comfortable on his reclining garden chair, “I am working.” He relaxed further as the mild breeze tickled the hair on his forearms.

Monet returned to his garden the next day. Consumed by the urge to translate his feelings onto the canvas, he painted with great energy and focus. He was inspired and the paint flowed. Again the nosy neighbor poked his head over the fence. He called out, “Sir, you are working!”

“No,” said the artist, barely pausing with his brush, “I am resting.”

When you are done, give yourself a hug and perhaps have a nap or a cup of tea, or do a little dance around your living room. Or paint, relax, go for a walk in the park or do a spot of window shopping. Just be, play, laugh and relax. Give yourself what you feel you need at this time. If you aren’t certain, that’s fine. Guess! And know that the more often you do this, the more skilled you will become in identifying and meeting your needs.

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild

Affirmations ~ November 23, 2021

Published November 23, 2021 by tindertender

Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.

One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.

Jacob’s Dream
William Blake, ca. 1805

I give myself permission to be fully myself. I am whole. I live freely.

What flows from me will eventually flow to me.

I send out my love. Love will return to me.

I go against the grain. There is always another way.

I listen to my heart.

I need not fear loss. What is meant to come to me will not be denied. It is safe for me to let go.

What I want wants me.

I trust in what I truly want, not its substitutions.

I hold this in my heart.

I do not give up on my vision.

I keep dreaming of my fulfillment.

I live as though my dream is real, right now.

I allow my truest self freedom of expression.

I open my heart to the sensation of love.

I unhide myself.

I have the ability to navigate through anything life brings to my door.

I trust in the love of my heart.

I am bringing myself to life right now.

I am shaking things up.

I permit my feelings to flow.

I will live a vibrant fresh new life!

I nurture it to fulness.

Release the Dark Wound, Let Love Live

Published November 23, 2021 by tindertender

If we detach something from its source too soon, trying to force it to become what it is not yet ready or willing to become, we can unintentionally sap it of its strength and kill it. There is a dark wound in the consciousness of humanity which demands perfection and denies process. If you are thinking of publishers before you have even written the book, if you are comparing your unfinished song idea to the latest best-selling pop release, if you have decided you are not good enough or worthy enough to succeed before you’ve given it everything you’ve got and asked for divine help, then this dark wound has you in its grasp.

You have to let go of the death-grip of perfectionism and let yourself and your ideas live. Love is abundant, creative and inspiring. It moves us so much more joyously and creatively than fear. Honor the path of your own love – what inspires you, what feels exciting, joyful and perhaps even rather different? Let that live! Release the dark wounding of false belief. There are countless stories of vastly successful artists who very nearly binned the project that was making their career, because of the despair fostered by their own dark nature. They doubted. They were uncertain. Was their work any good? Was it useless? They struggled to believe in the right of a work to come to life, whether it was accepted, revered or rejected by others or not. They nearly lost their work to fear. Undoubtedly there have been many times when this has actually happened, and the work was not saved, not allowed to live. Do not let this happen to you. Whether something is meant to be a commercially-oriented venture or a more personal creation for your own therapeutic healing, it must be allowed to be, without judgement, without criticism, even without premature evaluation. It must be allowed to be what it is, and only time, love, patience and attention will reveal it.

Act on this immediately so that your path can continue under the protection of grace and wisdom.

Healing process ::
Say the declaration below out loud three times. Be in your heart and really feel what you are expressing.
I now choose of my own free will to release all cellular memories and belief systems based in the dark wound of criticism, judgement, shaming and fear, so that my creative, loving energy may thrive in a nourishing environment conducive to growth. Through all time and space, through all dimensions of my being, through unconditional love, so be it.

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild