“Sometimes questions are more important than answers.” ~ Nancy Willard
Paying attention to the questions you ask yourself can be a spiritual practice in and of itself. For instance, questions such as “Why is this happening to me?” or “Why do I always do this?” often have self-judgement built right in them, and as a result they make us feel bad rather than help us find the answer to any challenge we are experiencing.
Simply changing the focus of our questions can open up whole new avenues of compassion for ourselves and provide a way forward through our darkest moments. Be aware of your intention, and let your questions flow in a way that is curious, loving, and healing.
TODAY’s ACTION
Try on these questions when faced with challenges:
What will best support me in this situation?
What do I really want?
How would I act if I were not afraid?
~ Warrior Goddess Wisdom, Daily inspiration for women, by Heatherash Amara
New beginnings: It is time for a fresh start. One cycle ends, and a new one begins. Rejoice: a new you emerges! You are blossoming.
Protection: You are loved and protected even through the most difficult of trials. This is a time for healing. You need mothering or to use your mothering energy. Magic is happening!
Power: Change is welcome. Allow the storm to pass, as it is necessary to clear the way. You are protected in your search for equality. Do not misuse your power.
Strategy: Use your head rather than your heart. Formulate a wise strategy. Plan ahead for best results.
Unity: You will be victorious. Teamwork or a partnership may be better than going it alone. Synergy is important right now. Delegation is useful.
Reading from the deck “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco
Now is the time to let anything in your life fall away that is no longer useful or needed for the emerging expression of who you are. Allow yourself to gradually shed what has become burdensome and no longer congruent with your soul’s purpose. Conserve your energy by allowing yourself more rest while at the same time making preparations for the winter season. Look especially at your material possessions and be brutally honest with yourself as you discern which of these can be given away or somehow released.
Consider shedding relationships that have served their purpose and are no longer viable, as work or a job that has become devoid of interest and passion. With release comes a sense of being much lighter, just like the trees that openly bear their nakedness once their leaves have departed and give room for whatever new Life is ready to birth following a period of quiet and gestation. So let go of whatever has outlived its purposefulness and trust that something else will take its place.
Innocence is not simply the lack of guilt or shame but a quality in itself, one that you naturally possess when you first come into this existence. There are challenges you have faced throughout life that have further shaped your personality and character. You have also likely encountered moments following a disappointment or loss when you turned sour or cynical, and no doubt have had times when layers of anger or fear blocked the flow of your vitality, your life force.
Yet in spite of all this, there is a core of innocence that you can reawaken by releasing any shame that has covered over the truth of who you are. Take any opportunity to heal this shame and let it go so you can revisit that state of purity. Doing so helps you see every moment with fresh eyes and removes the filters that inhibit your light and love from coming forth. You truly are a child of God, so allow yourself to be that.
Your spiritual unfoldment is occurring at all times whether or not you are aware of it. It is inevitable as long as you put your trust in the hands of the Creator, the One who holds the Light. Like the lotus, your soul is always reaching for the light to fulfill its karmic destiny, but even in that process there are periods of darkness and times to rest. It is a natural cycle, one that cannot truly be coerced or halted. It has an innate rhythm of its own, one that is unique to the Being that is you.
You do not need to strive or be driven by spiritual ambition. It does no good to try to force growth upon yourself – or others, for that matter. Allowing is the key here. Allow the place in you that naturally wants to follow the light to do so while recognizing that even when you have complete faith, you will face challenges and, occasionally, suffering. Your steady faith and love will guide you on your journey of returning to the light.
All illnesses, whether physical, emotional, or psychological, stem from an illness of Spirit. It may be due to soul loss, psychic intrusions, ancestral karma, or any other spiritual causes that could be contributing to the manifest condition for which you seek help.
Whatever other methodologies or remedies you pursue, whether allopathic, alternative, or a combination, let the healing of your spirit be your priority. Know that the deepest spiritual wound is the illusion of being separate from Source, God, Great Spirit, or whatever name you give the Creator. It is the trick of the mind that creates this sense of separation.
This is a time for deep healing, starting with your relationship with Spirit. Call upon your spirit guides and ancestors to help you with any emotional, mental, or physical healing that you need. Call upon the Creator to assist you in mending any rift in your relationship with Spirit. Choose thoughts that support wholeness and well-being. Allow any darker thoughts or shadows to appear as well, but simply observe them as they arise in consciousness, then dissolve. See yourself as healed, whole, and complete, and it shall be.
Close your eyes, tune into your breathing, and allow yourself to sink deeply into the heart of the living creation that you are. As you notice your breath becoming steady and slightly deeper than usual, observe the urge within you that is begging to come forth in some creative action. Pay attention to any images, sounds, or feelings that beckon your awareness; and there you will find the key as to the manner in which to express this magnificent pulse.
Salt water taffy. Not good for the teeth or body. It’s artificial goodness similar to our addiction to certain relationships. We may love them, yet it does not change the fact that they be toxic for us. Sometimes, in epic proportions.
No One? Or ALL? Perhaps they are one and the same, opposing ends of the same polar scale, different expressions.
Our men are beautiful … our warriors, and our lovers. May peace and harmony and a sense of balance arrive for the masculine and feminine … in each person, and between physical gender ‘forms’.
If there is guilt in the mind and heart, it is the Souls request to behave in a different manner.
Watch the Cat
Your thoughts are Sacred, honor your mind.
Stubborn WILL sometimes gets in the way of humility. Obstinacy shuts doors and ends relationships … which is sometimes necessary, just as careful determination is.
Round and round we go, where we’ll wind up, nobody knows … because we never wind up anywhere, due to the constant cycle of upward momentum, experienced by all.
Be mindful of how you approach people in word or deed … the reciprocation will be according to effort given.
Life is a flow experience, constantly shifting and morphing into something, someone, new. When traits are seen in others, please know, these trait also reside in you … you would not recognize them otherwise. Once this is understood, it’s easier to hold compassion for those we encounter.
Observation is key. Not only of others, but of self, whether it is deemed a positive or a negative.
Everything that is wrong with this world is not just out there. When we accept responsibility for our output, either before, or after a brief tantrum, we can understand our progress in ‘process’.
Sometimes I feel like that crazy cat who runs up a tree chasing birds. Gotta talk myself down, get out of the tree and stand on the ground.
Embracing who we are as individuals is a difficult task.
Through life many of us were neglected, and when we did receive attention, it may have been negative.
Growing up we may have developed the idea that somehow we were not worthy of love, or respect. Perhaps we entered the adult world and picked up where others left off and became our own worst enemy, abusing self, and allowing others to do the same.
Once we begin to cultivate self-love, and self-respect, denying others the right to harm us in words or deeds, we can never go back, no matter how minor the offense.
Others may try to tell you your “words” are not acceptable, that the way you express your thought is not sufficient, or lacking in some way.
It never fails … they will always be there, waiting to try and mold you into their preferred version of you.
Ppfffftt ….
Once we get to a certain point, it cannot be tolerated, not even in the slightest.
Embrace your authenticity. If it “rubs” people wrong, the issue is with them, not you ….
Of course, to be understood and have your ideas and perspectives accepted or at least pondered on by others, a certain tact must be used in the verbiage chosen.
I’m still working on tact.
And while I appreciate, and am grateful for suggestions, a cold, and seemingly superior ‘instruction’ as to my BE-ing will always be rejected.
No one usurps my will …. no one …. not any longer.
May you embrace your authentic self in a fierce manner which leaves no room for manipulation by others.
Respect …. when you have it for self, you tend to demand it from others.
And if they are not capable, if they insist on looking down their nose in a superior fashion … Let. Them. Go.
The battle for Souls is very real …. some would rather not admit this reality. Myself, I have 17 years experience with the ones who mean to enslave us … so if anyone wants to tell me to be mindful … I say, you can bet I AM.
Sugar coating reality does not help anyone.
This battle is unlike any other, you can’t see it, but you can feel it.
The way to counter those who mean to siphon you, or manipulate you, or ensanare you in any way is to:
~ Stop abusing substances, first and foremost. This includes, most especially (among certain others), alcohol.
~ If you smoke, make an effort to quit. If you choose to use the cannabis plant, ingest it rather than smoke. Smoking pollutes not only your lungs, but your energy. It lowers your vibratory output and makes you more vulnerable to psychic attack.
~ Turn off the television ‘programming’ and cut-off the media … they’ll poison your thoughts and keep you in a low vibratory state.
~ Claim your thought patterns, know they are influenced. You’ve heard that story, an angel is on one shoulder while the devil is on the other? It is true …
~ Recognize what thoughts are yours, and which come into the mind arbitrarily. Good messages, accept. Negative messages, toss to the side. Give them NO attention or energetic output … you’ll strengthen them if you give your power to it.
~ Master your emotions, do not be mastered by them.
~ You must claim your Sovereignty.
~ Stand your ground and become the best version of yourself possible.
~ Revise your self-talk. So often we say negative things to our self … when we mess up, when things don’t go right we might think it happened (Or didn’t) because we do not deserve it …. WE DO.
~ As soon as you recognize a phrase of negative self-talk in your mind, immediately rephrase the thought or statement into one which is positive. Counter attack those pesky belittling comment creepers.
~ Cultivate the power of self-forgiveness, self-care, and self-love. When this becomes strong, you’ll have sufficient prowess to assist others.
~ Clean up your diet. No more processed foods. Eat fresh, (organic if possible) fruits and vegetables. If you must eat meat, purchase from a local, organic and humane farmer. Drink a lot of water, the physical form needs it to flush out low-vibe energies.
~ Exercise. Go walking, dance in the living room, rearrange the furniture … anything that makes your heart work.
~ Quiet your mind for at least a few moments of the day, grow the length of quiet time as you get comfortable with it.
Health, Happiness, Wholeness … and FREEDOM are your right.
As with all things worth having, it will require you to do the work.
Gifts do not just show up … we must show our sincerity in a situation and do the steps necessary to fulfill that vision.
In time, with conscious persistence , we reformat our reality …
It does not mention flesh … but if the flesh was in fear at the time of death …. you are ingesting that fear and making it a part of your system. If it was sick or diseased at the time of death, you take that on as part of yourself. If you eat meat, buy organic from the farm … one that is humane.
For best results … stop eating other life that bleeds red.
It is important to do your best NOT to pollute your physical form, for it affects your energetic form.
LOW vibration foods will keep you DOWN.
Remember your water! The energies need ‘washed’ frequently.
