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Faith in the Process

Published December 1, 2021 by tindertender

No matter how powerful we are, how much courage and strength we have, there are times when we can’t quite move ourselves along to the next phase of life or creative exploration. At such times we need some divine intervention – a little help in pulling our trolley along, so to speak. When we are at the edge of our own limits and have no more personal resources, we might be left with only one spiritual power, that of faith. Fortunately that is enough.

As unlikely as it may seem, the invisible help from the universe is often more powerful than the physical efforts of a thousand men. That is because the invisible help is not limited by physical laws. It can shift, bend and move in ways that defy limitation. It can affect, evoke and influence situations through invisible, but undeniably persuasive means.

You are in a situation where you cannot ‘set right’ the course of events all by yourself. This is not an indication that you have done something wrong, nor does this suggest that you are not strong enough. It is a sign that there is something bigger unfolding in your life and your willpower will be supplemented by the power of life itself. Sometimes a bigger plan needs to manifest for the benefit of humanity and the earth. You need to shift your perspective to realize that you are part of the greater unfoldment of life, that your individual life serves the greater plan and that you are not separate from its genius. This is what is happening now. You happen to be instrumental to the greater plan and as such, you need to accept your position and be moved, while also being empowered and protected as you make personal progress through your role in that grander scheme.

This is a time for humility and trust. You need complete faith in the processes and events that are happening. There is nothing to worry about, you will be moved most fully and easily, and with the most grace and assistance, through your faithful surrender. Ironically, it is through complete surrender, in total faith, that we become the most empowered. When we are no longer trying to impede the perfection of the greater plan, we can be aligned with and moved by the process. Having faith in the benevolence of life – rather than harboring the suspicion that life is seeking to catch us out, have a joke at our expense or carelessly toss us about as though we mean nothing – then we can relax a little. Having faith in the process gives you space to be curious about what is taking place and to relax enough to be open to what we are most in need of, even if we aren’t exactly sure what that is or how it can happen.

There is now an opportunity for you to be moved from the situation you are currently in, to the next chapter in your life story. You can’t do it on your own. It is too big a shift. It needs the grace of life to intervene on your behalf.

You will need faith though. You may feel as though the wheels of your trolley are coming off or that they are a bit rickety, but you must also understand that the voice of life is now coming straight to your heart with this message:

“I have resources you know not of. It is safe to trust in my ways and in my wisdom, for I love you and am guiding you into all that is rightfully yours. Know that what is rightfully yours is what your heart truly desires and you need not fear loss. Nothing that is meant to come to you will be denied and it is safe for you to let go and allow me to move you.”

Through faith, peace is restored and you are able to know this, and perhaps have some fun in the process.

Healing process ::
Say aloud, “I now ask that all disappointing experiences of the past that have led me to believe that life is not trustworthy or that faith is a silly or immature way to deal with life, be released from my mind, body and heart. I ask for help to accept that I can and will attract all that is needed into my life, at the perfect time and in the perfect way. I ask to be empowered to absolutely receive all that can assist me with gratitude and without shame or guilt. In doing so, I dedicate myself to be a clear, loving, open channel for the flow of life. I know the benefit in doing so is not limited to me, but will flow so that life can benefit others through me. I trust in this now, through unconditional love, so be it.”

You have completed your healing process. If needed, repeat the above prayer each day to help you boost your confidence that everything can and will sort itself out, whether you feel in control or not. In fact, it can do so more easily when you don’t feel in control.

Artwork by Autumn Skye Morrison

Sacred Rebels oracle by Alana Fairchild

White Stag

Published November 30, 2021 by tindertender

Sighted recently, location will remain undisclosed to deter hunters, the White Stag is sacred and must not be hunted.

This is a sign that there’s still hope.

Photo credit K. Stranahan

Affirmations ~ November 30, 2021

Published November 30, 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.

Earth Milky Way & Moon
Public domain illustration of moon, earth & milky way
SinarBack 54H

I accept the guidance being offered to me now as I move through this transformative process.

What was once obscured is becoming clear. It comes gently, as a simple knowing.

I honor all messages coming via higher knowledge.

I move forward in this new found clarity.

Through personal transformation I make great strides.

My life path unfolds in a brilliant manner.

I trust in myself.

I do not over-think things.

Any instability that arises is only a growing pain. I flow into it, around it and I let it be formed.

I trust in the future.

I deserve blessings and I accept them when they arrive, without guilt.

I decide how I feel in every now moment. I am not controlled by my emotions.

I focus on the highest level of emotion.

I am deserving and I choose to achieve more, to love more and to be the best version of self possible in this moment.

I am not a victim.

I forgive, and I release.

I see the light of truth within shadows.

I see when actions and words do not support each other, in self and in others.

I hone my intuition.

I honor life supported by this beautiful planet.

I honor new friendships and partnerships.

A Splendid Torch

Published November 30, 2021 by tindertender

This wonderful elixir of light is the thing that actually connects the immaterial with the material – that connects the cosmic to the plain everyday existence that we try to live in. ~ James Turrell

You’ve had life-altering experiences, learned libraries worth of knowledge, and are now incalculably wealthy (spiritually, and otherwise). It probably feels selfish to keep all this life-affirming wisdom to yourself. If you could, through osmosis, you would transmit the contents of your journey – every experience, trial, and reward – to every person your meet. And yet, if you share when uninvited, your gifts will fall upon deaf ears. Honor the wisdom you’ve earned and learned, while honoring the people in your circle of life, by remembering that you are the elixir. Without having to say a word or do a single thing, you are the medicine, blessing and presence that soothes hearts, minds and souls of all you meet. You are so steeped in the elixir, that you do the work simply by being, beaming, and showing up.

Mantra ::
The elixir encoded within me is now being contagiously transmitted.

Artwork by Rassouli

The Hero’s Journey dream oracle by Kelly Sullivan Walden

Affirmations ~ November 29, 2021

Published November 29, 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.

Phases of the Moon: waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent. Forest landscape with stars. The elements of this image furnished by NASA
By elen31

I face this new cycle with courage.

There is a healing force entering my life.

I am aware.

I accept my emerging self.

I achieve my goals.

I commit to friendships.

I embrace my inner vision.

I accept this grand vision that has rested upon my mind. It is possible.

I am healing, and it is time to send forth this healing into the world.

I move out of old patterns. I am released from the cocoon of transformation.

Gratefully, I accept the guidance of my ancestors and the angels who walk this path with me in a good way.

I believe in myself and I believe in the capabilities of my truest family.

Light shines on inspiration.

A harmonious state of consciousness is mine.

I love all aspects of Self. I do not hinder the flow of life within me.

I release residual self-doubt.

There are signs everywhere confirming I am not alone.

My intuition is reliable. I embrace it and all messages my inner senses pick up on.

I have experienced heartache with the utmost intensity. I still believe in love and know a better life is coming to me.

The old cycle is completed.

I choose how I build experiences in the coming cycle.

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

The Ten Principles of the Nuremberg Code

Published November 26, 2021 by tindertender

On August 19, 1947, the judges of the American military tribunal, before rendering verdict in the Doctors’ Trial USA vs. Karl Brandt et al., presented ten basic principles for human experimentation ‘in order to satisfy moral, ethical and legal concepts’ under a section entitled Permissible Medical Experiments.  They became known as the Nuremberg Code.

1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. This latter element requires that before the acceptance of an affirmative decision by the experimental subject there should be made known to him the nature, duration, and purpose of the experiment; the method and means by which it is to be conducted; all inconveniences and hazards reasonable to be expected; and the effects upon his health or person which may possibly come from his participation in the experiment. The duty and responsibility for ascertaining the quality of the consent rests upon each individual who initiates, directs or engages in the experiment. It is a personal duty and responsibility which may not be delegated to another with impunity.

2. The experiment should be such as to yield fruitful results for the good of society, unprocurable by other methods or means of study, and not random and unnecessary in nature.

3. The experiment should be so designed and based on the results of animal experimentation and a knowledge of the natural history of the disease or other problem under study that the anticipated results will justify the performance of the experiment.

4. The experiment should be so conducted as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury.

5. No experiment should be conducted where there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur; except, perhaps, in those experiments where the experimental physicians also serve as subjects.

6. The degree of risk to be taken should never exceed that determined by the humanitarian importance of the problem to be solved by the experiment.

7. Proper preparations should be made and adequate facilities provided to protect the experimental subject against even remote possibilities of injury, disability, or death.

8. The experiment should be conducted only by scientifically qualified persons. The highest degree of skill and care should be required through all stages of the experiment of those who conduct or engage in the experiment.

9. During the course of the experiment the human subject should be at liberty to bring the experiment to an end if he has reached the physical or mental state where continuation of the experiment seems to him to be impossible.

10. During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, if he has probable cause to believe, in the exercise of the good faith, superior skill and careful judgment required of him that a continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the experimental subject.

Nuremberg Code (minst.org)
Arrowsmith, by Sinclair Lewis
Claude Bernard’s experimental method, or the search for scientific truth