The Power of The Circle - Creating Sacred Space
Just got back from Italy, having hosted a workshop on how creating
sacred space through ritual and listening to the wisdom found in nature
can open the doors of awareness. I'm planning on hosting this workshop
in Red Bank, NJ in September, so stay tuned!
The (Wo)Man With the Inexplicable Life (honoring my inner Mojud)
Are you crazy to follow your dreams?
Tap into your inner Mojud and rest assured.
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/3/20/the-woman-with-the-inexplicable-life-honoring-my-inner-mojud.html
Tap into your inner Mojud and rest assured.
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/3/20/the-woman-with-the-inexplicable-life-honoring-my-inner-mojud.html
Look at where you're going: advice from the show ring
How your "vision" affects your vision. Some sage learnings I've gleaned while competing my horse over fences.
Check on the link to read more.
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/3/14/look-at-where-youre-going-advice-from-the-show-ring.html
Check on the link to read more.
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/3/14/look-at-where-youre-going-advice-from-the-show-ring.html
So you want to do a love spell, 'eh?
Valentine's Day is casting its shadow ... I'm having lots of conversations these days about casting love spells. Read my thoughts here:
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/2/9/how-to-attract-love-just-add-water-and-leave-the-bindings-at.html
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/2/9/how-to-attract-love-just-add-water-and-leave-the-bindings-at.html
Happy Imbolc!
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/2/1/happy-imbolc-a-time-to-remember-that-spring-is-right-around.html
Happy Imbolc ! A time to remember that Spring is right around the corner. In this post, I reflect upon how the Wiccan holiday of Imbolc expresses itself in our lives. A simple ritual to honor the holiday is also contained within.
Happy Imbolc ! A time to remember that Spring is right around the corner. In this post, I reflect upon how the Wiccan holiday of Imbolc expresses itself in our lives. A simple ritual to honor the holiday is also contained within.
A new blog post ~ on my new blog!
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/1/10/how-underlying-beliefs-and-emotional-benefits-play-a-role-in.html
http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/2012/1/10/how-underlying-beliefs-and-emotional-benefits-play-a-role-in.html
A new web site and a new blog site ...
I've got some very exciting news ~ I've just launched a web site for my coaching and energy healing business, AuroraSana ... www.aurorasana.com
The beauty about my new web site is that it also houses a blog ... so I've imported all of these posts and will, from now on, focus primarily on blogging there. Here is a direct link: http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/
You can also join me on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/#!/AuroraSana ) or Facebook .... ( http://www.facebook.com/AuroraSana.HealingandTransformation )
Thanks for checking this blog out over the past year ... and I look forward to connecting with you all on my new site.
Many blessings!
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| www.aurorasana.com |
The beauty about my new web site is that it also houses a blog ... so I've imported all of these posts and will, from now on, focus primarily on blogging there. Here is a direct link: http://www.aurorasana.com/blog/
You can also join me on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/#!/AuroraSana ) or Facebook .... ( http://www.facebook.com/AuroraSana.HealingandTransformation )
Thanks for checking this blog out over the past year ... and I look forward to connecting with you all on my new site.
Many blessings!
Creating resolutions you can actually achieve
Welcome to a new year, a new beginning, a time when most of
us decide that this year, we’re going to do things differently, that we’re
going to achieve some long-held goal that we’ve never been able to achieve
prior to this. But this year, it’s going to be different. We’re going to be different.
This collective enthusiasm for change is contagious – and
can fuel us – so let’s first congratulate ourselves for taking that initial
step. Recognizing a need for change is very powerful!
However, I know from experience that it’s also important to
recognize that most of us are champion wheel-spinners – despite all of our
research, planning, conversations and declarations, we ultimately choose to
stay within the limits of what we know … and thus embed ourselves deeper into
an existence that frustrates us and blocks us from expressing our divine self.
As a coach and a member of clergy, I’d love to see all of us
succeed at our goals (and thus be happy and at peace); therefore I feel it’s
important to understand the mechanisms for making change, so that we can succeed and not just spin our wheels.
I’m going to break down what I’ve come to learn through my
experiences as clergy and coach into three posts. In this post, I will cover
some causes of our wheel-spinning and an important step in goal-attainment,
which is Ownership of the Issue.
Addressing the emotional core
As a fundamental “Type A” personality, I used to think that
the way to succeed was to Do Do DO ~ to plan and plot and think and
intellectually problem-solve … but the challenge with that method was that I
was approaching my goal from the conscious mind. I wasn’t addressing “what lies
beneath” – which was my complete lack of self-confidence.
It was only recently, through my spiritual studies, that I
realized attaining a goal is not about what I was
doing – but that my results were
based on how I feel. We are driven by deep-seated feelings that either propel
us toward success or submarine our efforts.
To attain achievement, we have to break emotionally driven,
destructive patterns; thus we have to address our emotional core.
So, how do we invite success into our lives?
Ownership of the issue we’re trying to address
When I was studying to become clergy, my teacher used to
say, ”Own your shit.”*
After I stopped giggling, I realized she was right on so
many levels – not only do we need to own the wounded parts of ourselves, we
need to own the fact that we are completely responsible for our behaviors, our
reactions and the results we do and don’t produce in our world.
The longer we stay in a state of non-ownership, or “being
the victim”, (i.e., blaming, making excuses, procrastinating, pitying
ourselves), the longer we waste our time, alienate ourselves from our values
and fritter away our potential.
Another one of my teachers likes to cite that the very first
thing treatment programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, require people to do is
declaratively own their situation:
“Hi, I’m Joe, and I’m an alcoholic.”
Without ownership, we remain in denial (and I’m not talking
about the river).
Freedom begins when we can say, “I may not like what’s
happened but I can change it because I created it in the first place.”
In the next post, I will explore the next two facets of
“achievement”: Awareness and
Benefits.
* This is why I love the Temple of Ara – we use lots of playfully
ribald spiritual idioms.
Imagining a world where there are no mistakes
As I move through my coach training and certification
process, I frequently hear my teachers saying that it is OK to make a mistake.
To not worry about “getting it right”.
I heard this a lot, too, when I was going through my initial Reiki
training.
This advice strikes a chord deep within me since, as a
double Virgo who is nearly obsessed with getting things to be perfect, I’ve
been struggling with giving myself permission to make a "mistake". So in a moment
of recognition, I decided I needed to understand why the chord was struck in
the first place. I realized I wasn’t struggling with taking a risk, or being OK
with taking a risk, but with this concept called A Mistake.
Take a look at these synonyms:
Ø Error
Ø Fault
Ø Blunder
Ø Gaffe
Ø Inaccuracy
Ø Misstep
How do those words make you feel?
I don’t know about you but I feel like crawling into a hole.
One of the biggest lessons I have learned in my spiritual
work is that there is no concept of right and wrong. Viewing actions,
behaviors, and emotions as either right or wrong keeps us stuck in feelings of
fear, guilt and shame, of judgment. As a result, we go into a state of
energetic resistance, which then blocks us from achieving our desired results
.… To take it a step further, right/wrong thinking blocks us from seeing the
Divine within.
The word Mistake is laden with negative energy. So when I
tell myself, “It’s OK to make a mistake” it means that such a thing exists and
I am undoubtedly going to commit a WRONG, incorrect, unwise, or unfortunate act
caused by bad judgment. That I should have known better.
Wow! No wonder people are frightened to step out of the
comfort zone – who would want to invoke that energy, even if they are encouraged “to be ok with it”.
New Perspectives on Mistakes
One of my favorite anecdotes about mistakes and “failing”
involves Thomas Edison. When asked to comment on how many times he failed to
invent the light bulb, Edison stated that he did not fail but discovered a
thousand ways to not build a light bulb. To quote: “I never failed once – It
just happened to be a 2000-step process.” He confirms my view that the path to
success is actually predicated upon all of the paths that lead to non-success –
that our actions and decisions represent paths that lead to us to exploration.
Sometimes the pathways don’t yield the desired result, but there are always
lessons to be learned – lessons to be built upon, that lay a foundation of
knowledge and wisdom.
Transforming the Energy
One of the exercises I do with my Reiki clients is to create
an intention for the session so the energy healing can not only resolve what’s
going on in the moment but also help manifest what is desired. The goal is to
focus on what we want to happen, but in the present tense and in a positive
way. For example, we focus on “I feel great – I am completely healthy” as
opposed to focusing on “I am not sick with the flu”. I have been told the brain
cannot process negatives so if we say “I am not sick with the flu”, the brain
interprets it as “I am sick with the flu”. To focus on the negative, even in an
effort to transform it, is to remain bound by it.
So I invite you to release yourself completely from the
chains of Mistakes, and in thus doing so, invoke creativity, and invite
explorations beyond what you initially imagined.
The Winter Solstice - The Sun King Returns and Asks Us to Reflect, Review and Renew
In my spiritual tradition, the Tradition of Ara, we are
getting ready to celebrate the Winter Solstice holiday, a night when, it is
said, the Goddess gives birth to the God. On this night, our indigenous
European ancestors celebrated the rebirth of the Oak King, the Sun King ~ the
Giver of Life that warms the frozen Earth. From here on in, the days
will become longer as the God grows into his full strength.
Winter Solstice In Nature
As the Wheel of the Year turns, we mark the distance we’ve
come since the autumn equinox, where day initially equals night but quickly
gives way to more darkness. Winter Solstice marks a crucial part of the natural
cycle, where the night is longest, darkness is at its maximum ~ but there is
hope as the light gradually increases. In a real sense, the sun begins its
journey toward longer days, heralding the promise of new growth and renewal.
Winter solstice has been celebrated for so long in so many
different parts of the world, not only because it’s a time of optimism for the
coming spring, but because the physical sun symbolizes the spiritual sun. This
is the time of spiritual rebirth, a reminder that an old path has come to
an end, and a new one emerges.
Spiritual meanings of the Winter Solstice
For those of us who recognize the natural cycles of life and
the year, indigenous European holidays, such as the Winter Solstice (also known as Yule in some traditions), are like
rest stops that allow us, as travelers in time, to pause and reflect upon
particularly auspicious moments on our journey. We can become quiet enough to
see the design of our lives and begin to see the cycles of our life as part of
a whole, part of a larger pattern. We can slow down for a moment and stop to
get our bearings, to make sure we are moving forward, in a spiral motion, and
not just going in an endless loop.
The holidays mark an opportune time to ask ourselves some
important questions, such as: ~
Where have we been? ~ Where are we
now? ~ And toward what are we
moving? Are we stuck in an endless circle and not moving forward or are we
moving in a spiral? Is the path one of conscious movement or of unconscious
patterns?
A ritual to celebrate the Return of the Sun
Even though darkness now prevails, we know
that this is the dreamtime, the time for germination. Just because we may not
be aware of movement, that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. The structure of
the next cycle of life, of our lives, is being formed.
Now is our opportunity to make this moment a ritual of conscious
co-creation, to help us remember who we are, and why we are here.
What you’ll need:
- Lots and lots of candles, designating a large gold candle as the Sun Candle. The candles do not have to match.
- A cloth to cover your table or altar.
- Any other Winter Solstice inspired decorations if you’d like.
- Holiday cookies :)
1.
Cover your table or altar with candles. Keep them
unlit.
2.
In the center, place a sun candle on a riser, so it's
above the rest.
3.
Turn off all the other lights, and face your altar. You
can cast your circle now, if you’d like.
4.
Face the candles, and say a prayer of recognition, or
chant, regarding the retreat of the darkness and the return of the sun. One of
my favorites is to sing Here Comes the Sun King by the Beatles. : )
5.
Light the sun candle.
6.
Beginning with the candles closest to the sun
candle, and working your way outward, light each of the other candles. As you
light each one, say: As
the wheel turns, light returns.
7.
Repeat this until all the candles are lit. Take a
moment to think about what the return of the sun means to you. Take a moment to
answer these questions: ~ Where have you been? ~ Where are you now?
~ And toward what are you moving? Are you stuck in an endless circle and
not moving forward or are you moving in a spiral? Is the path one of conscious
movement or of unconscious patterns?
8.
Take the time to bask in the light of your candles, and in the awareness of your path, and
eat some treats. When you're done, extinguish the candles from the outside of the
altar working towards the center, leaving the sun candle for last.
** I posted this ritual to the Temple of Ara's page on Facebook, in case you would like to join others who are of like minds in this celebration. www.facebook.com/templeofara
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of … DREAMS
Last week I wrote about how “going within” both literally
and figuratively to a place of solitude triggered deep residing fears. Indeed
my whole physical body was responding – my heart was pounding in my chest like
I was running for my life and I was constantly short of breath. No amount of
deep breathing exercises was helping.
The coincidental awareness spurred on by a writing
assignment on silence brought me to a level of recognition … that I was afraid
of my own Nothingness. The exercise was extraordinarily helpful … BUT…
Sometimes awareness is not enough for complete
transformation or for complete healing.
I need to be in a wholesome relationship with myself so I
knew that I needed to not only see those fears but engage with those fears. In
my heart I needed to be present in the fear, embrace it … thus transform it.
But how?
During a session with my own life coach (yes! Even coaches
need coaches), I mentioned this experience to her, that the going within made
me feel like I was running away, with my tail between my legs, that I was
falling into despair. I told her that I recognized that life is a series of
hills and valleys but the valleys were dark and scary places for me.
She asked me to relate to that feeling in a different way –
physically – by enacting that fall. As I fell on to my bed, she asked me to
describe the sensation. I discovered that by being aware that I was falling, my
body felt softer, my knees were soft, my shoulders were soft … that my body was
preparing for the descent, to cushion it, to protect it from a hard landing
that would hurt. Then as I was lying on the bed, I realized how relaxed I felt
and told her. She asked me to stay with that feeling, and from this
perspective, to sit with the prospect of going into solitude. An image sprang
to mind … of giant pine trees. And through those pine trees, I could see that
within the valley existed a village. An active village, populated by people who
were creating, working together happily to build things.
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| Here's my little Village in the Valley of Creativity. Perfect for the season, too. |
As I lay on my bed, relating to my descent in this new way,
this village became my Valley of Creativity. I felt so free, when I realized that my going within, my going
downward, was really to access my creativity, which I can’t unearth as freely
when I am busy trying to climb up the hills.
Even now, when I think of myself, here, alone in my kitchen,
typing these words in the absolute silence (except for the ticking of my
clock), I don’t view myself as a failure for my aloneness. I congratulate
myself on my CREATING.
How can you change
your perspective on your “nothingness”, to move to a place of being whole, of
acceptance of who you are? I look forward to hearing more about your journeys.
Silence is Golden and Extremely Painful (using Silence and Solitude as the furnace of transformation)
I’ve been profoundly affected by a seemingly simple
occurrence, triggered unknowingly by my comic book anthology group, as we get
ready for our next publication. You see, we decided to work with a particular
topic… and the topic we voted on is Silence.
As I started to contemplate how I could weave this topic
into a short story, I uncovered not only lyrics to songs (Sounds of Silence, etc.) but that “going into the silence” is exactly what I’m
experiencing in my life right now, on several levels. And that silence is probably
one of the most difficult and yet most profound spiritual tools available to
us.
I used to be the kind of person who worked a full time job,
managed a volunteer program for a non-profit arts group AND simultaneously
worked (volunteered) to promote/enlarge/expand a spiritual group that I had
been studying with for quite some time. On top of that, I was riding (horses)
very religiously. I rarely had time for myself, except to sleep.
But now, I’ve chosen to work toward the realization of dream
(a successful coaching and energy healing practice as well as writing a graphic
novel) which requires a lot of time in solitude, in contemplation, in learning,
and in listening. As I write my graphic novel, I spend even more time in
solitude, envisioning what obstacles my characters must over come and how they
themselves must transform. I’m spending a great deal of time alone … and it
feels downright uncomfortable.
I realize that my preoccupation with activities, while
fruitful, were also preventing me from being present with myself. I never gave
myself the opportunity to hear me, to see me, which then, of course, meant that
I was not creating space for the divine to be present.
But even with this awareness, I’m still experiencing the
discomfort, and sometimes am terrified by silence’s vast emptiness.
Why am I so afraid?
Silence strips away the distractions of life which
anesthetize us from our feelings … that our lives are empty, that we perhaps
are “nothing”, that our lives amount to nothing. It is this nothingness that I
face in my seclusion, a feeling so abhorrent that I feel hopeless, insecure,
despairing … everything in me wants to run to my distractions so that I can
forget my nothingness and make myself believe (and prove to the world) that I
am worth something.
An article written by Ministry Coach W. David Phillips, on Solitude as a
Spiritual Practice, sums up exactly how I feel when I am in seclusion. “As soon
as I decide to stay in my solitude, confusing ideas, disturbing images, wild
fantasies, and weird associations jump about in my mind like monkeys in a
banana tree. Anger and greed begin to show their ugly faces. I give long,
hostile speeches to my enemies and dream lustful dreams in which I am wealthy,
influential, and very attractive – or poor, ugly and in need of immediate
consolation. Thus I try again to run from the dark abyss of my nothingness and
restore my false self in all its vainglory.”
I’m comforted by the knowledge that all human
beings are built with this void in our souls that we fill with people, noise,
activities, possessions. Because it means that the “struggle” is meant to be.
That it is part of the human process. That SILENCE is the gatekeeper to WISDOM
and the path to wisdom is not meant to be easy. That is the very nature of our
humanness. Our human condition.
I take comfort in the knowledge that to go into the silence
is to find the place where the old self dies and the new self is reborn and
re-emerges. To go into the silence is to greet oneself – naked and vulnerable
and probably even broken – to begin the process of renewal. I realize that this
process is needed if we are to develop a true friendship with ourselves, and
hence the divine.
I understand the challenge is to persevere in my solitude,
to stay in my place of retreat, until all of my demons grow tired of their
roaring and lose their voice.
But how, without losing my mind?
Walking the path of your dreams, hand-in-hand with fear and self-doubt
I’m writing a comic book. Yes, you read that correctly.
Seems a bit left field, doesn’t it? Especially on the heels
of launching a transformational coaching/energy healing practice (and leaving a
“safe” job in the photography business).
But what is life if you are not pursuing your dreams? Why
are you here on this planet if not working toward the expression of who you
are? If the primary energy of the universe is love, then aren’t you honoring
love when you pursue what matters to you?
When I was recuperating from surgery that cured me from
cancer, I realized that I wasn’t fully expressing myself … I always had horses
in my life (a huge dream for me) and my spiritual practices but what else? What
else did my heart yearn for? If my time on this planet is now marked as
limited, what was I going to do with it? What legacy was I going to leave?
As I’ve written previously, I spent nearly seven weeks
recuperating on a couch, which meant that I had a lot of time to ruminate. One
of the things I uncovered was that there was a story buried inside of me. I
have always been a reader – I love stories and storytelling and consider it a
magical art. But I realized that I also wanted to create a story, to build a world and populate it. To take
characters on a transformational journey and share the experience. So I started
to transfer the story out of my head and into words. I took comic book writing
courses and met a group of people with whom I co-founded an indie anthology,
which debuted at New York Comic Con this past October.
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| The aptly named anthology group I co-founded. |
Bully for me! Yes indeed, I have enough grit to follow my
dreams.
But …
There are times when I think that I am out of my mind, to
lay everything down on the line and try to make these dreams come true,
especially in a fairly new industry to me. What if I fail? Does this make me a
loser? I don’t report into an office any more, I don’t get a guaranteed
paycheck, have had to let go of many things that don’t contribute to my forward
movement and am now completely responsible for my own success. I wonder if
people must think that I am a ne’er do well, reduced in their esteem because my
decision has placed me in a more precarious financial position. In the middle
of a recession too! Do you hear my knees knocking?
I love the quote above – because it’s true. To pursue your
dreams is to take a risk. The fruit of one’s life requires a stretch. And many
times it requires a sacrifice. But no one talks about how absolutely scary it
is. When you think about pursuing your dreams, what fears come up for you? What
feelings, judgments, criticisms come up for you?
At this moment, I do not have an easy solution for dealing
with self-doubt. But I do realize that FEAR and self-doubt will walk the path
with you… The next question will be: how do you make them your friends?
More to come.
And please feel free to share your experiences with
befriending fear as you pursue your dreams.
Blessings!
Putting the Universe into Universal Truth
I was going to write about energy~how we are all energy,
how our energy is affected by our thoughts and emotions … but then a friend
shared this amazing video of time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew
of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011.
I was once again struck by the immense beauty and magic of
not only our planet but that we are part of a star system and a vast,
unknowable universe, ruled by its own agenda of death and rebirth. Watching the
video brought back the feelings of amazement I felt when I visited the Rose
Center for Earth and Space here in New York City to watch an Imax presentation
of Journey to the Stars. The film was an incredible experience and gave me many
“take aways”~one of which was the fact that we carry within us bits of
stardust, given to us by supernovas. Quite literally As Above, So Below.
These experiences are good reminders to me that the reality
we face every day is connected to something much larger. That the Creator is the
universe; all of the squabbling about
what spiritual path is “true” or came first, in the face of the majesty of our
cosmos, seems to be a waste of time. I’m guessing there is reason why the
phrase Universal Truth exists.
Sending you sprinkles of blessed star dust!
Oliver the cat with nine lives – a follow up Reiki visit
One of the driving reasons why I launched AuroraSana was not
only did I want to help people align themselves with their Higher Selves, but,
I wanted to help heal animals holistically. Working with animals through Reiki
is a blessing beyond compare ~ I’ve been getting amazing results.
Take, for instance, Oliver, a white
Persian who had fallen from a window ledge and plummeted about 10 stories on
to a balcony where his soon-to-be new mom was sitting. A potted plant cushioned
his landing thus he luckily only suffered a dislocated femur (as diagnosed by
the vet).
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| Oliver the miracle cat. |
I came in to do a free demo session for both the mom and the
cat, who was mobile but limping. The other day, I received an email from
Oliver’s mom, who said that, within a week of my Reiki session with them, the
cat was walking perfectly normally, no sign of a limp at all. He had also
started to leap around, which he had not been able to do.
Oliver’s mom was absolutely thrilled with the results, and
she also had benefited from the Reiki ~ her bursitis had stopped hurting her.
However, things recently changed for the two of them, when
Oliver’s former owners paid him a visit. Perhaps the chaos of the visit, or
perhaps Oliver’s fear of being returned to his former owner, caused a
transformation ~ it’s not exactly clear to me ~ but the end result was that
Oliver began to exhibit dominance behavior: yowling at his mom, scratching, and
biting. His mom was heartbroken and felt like she had lost a friend. On top of
that, her bursitis pain returned.
I visited them both for a Reiki session, first spending
about 45 minutes with the mom, and then about 30 minutes with the cat and the
mom, to balance their energies and release any toxins that may have built up
from the stress of their situations. Oliver made it clear that he felt great,
and really enjoyed the Reiki healing, purring and stretching and rolling
around. Afterward, though, he made a demonstration of his dominance behavior and
seemed to be downright angry with his mom.
I am not a cat trainer so I didn’t offer any advice, except
that we did talk about ways in which the mom could potentially break the cycle.
Later that night, I got another email from the mom, who said that he quieted
down a lot afterward … I’m scheduled to go back for three more sessions so I am
very curious to know how Oliver will react.
More to come on Oliver!
How to use the energy of 11/11/11: pursue your wildest dreams
So now the energy of last Friday’s “Elevens” has been
unlocked. How did you use the energy of the day? Do you feel any different? How are you
carrying the magic of the day with you into the future?
Since the day was heralded as a new beginning (echoes of
Aurora there!), I set aside 15 minutes surrounding the precise time of 11:11pm
to do some work in the spiritual realm (and invited some of my students to join
me there). I decided to ask the universe what I needed to know regarding moving
forward. I am at the beginning of my journey, with the launch of my
transformational coaching business (AuroraSana) but I feel like the clock is
ticking. I often wrestle with anxiety that things are not happening fast
enough. The classic push/pull of the intuition suggesting that everything takes
time to “cook” properly, and the conscious mind wanting “action” and “doing”
now now now.
Exhausting! I want to get to a place of FLOW – where the
center is a still point that brings everything into balance.
How do I get there?
I love the tarot as a tool for insight but the energy of the
day inspired me to try something different, so I pulled a Rune and got Raidho
– pronounced “Ride-ho” – which literally means “Ride” or “Wagon”. (A horse
reference no doubt! How appropriate.) According to various interpretations,
Raidho is “the rune of ordered movement of energies in time and space as it
pertains to human awareness.” Representing one’s deepest personal life journey,
Raidho encourages us to “recognize the direction in which your daily life pulls
you, for there is a compass within you that can be tapped into using the energy
of this rune.” Following your interests and your love, your grandest wishes and
dreams, is the best way to use this Raidho inner compass. Am I following my
interests, my burning passions and my deepest dreams, you betcha. I am making
sure that on a daily basis I meditate, I write my comic book & study how to
become a better writer, help animals with Reiki, do yoga, expand my skills and
knowledge as a coach, and investigate something new surrounding my spiritual
quest. Obviously these things mean a lot to me.
Further exploration of the rune revealed that to use the
energy of Raidho is to enter the present; and to enter the present is to
journey away from needless anxieties as well as to release oneself from the
past, which can act as burden and drag us down. The journey into the present
moment is about mindfulness, whether in meditation or driving to the store, and is always accessible to us. “Because of its capacity to bring focus
and awareness to the present, Raidho will expose hidden dangers along the path,
so that no strange place or new circumstance can sneak up on us during our
travels.”
I’m encouraged to know that the path I’ve chosen is bringing
me into this moment. It’s always gratifying to hear words of affirmation
and acknowledgement from the universe. Heaven knows, once you step off the
well-worn track of what is familiar, and you are not sure you know or can see
where you’re going, you must rely upon your inner guide.
Blazing new trails in
your life is not easy – but it certainly the foundation of creating happiness.
Happy trails!
** Rune source:
runesecrets dot com
Welcome to 11.11.11! A day rich in magical meaning
What a powerful day!
A number of my teachers have been talking about the significance of this day without fully explaining why today is so magical, so I thought I would do a little research. Turns out that this date is significant on several levels.
people are going to love (Venus) to speak up (Mercury) and pontificate their beliefs (Sagittarius) at this time. Jupiter rules Sag, which means higher education and contact with foreigners with be highlighted. Long distance love will flourish and people will discuss love, philosophy, religion and giving.
The Good Eleven will always be a friend of mine
Of course 11 has its own numerological meanings. One interpretation is that it marks the beginning of new cycles, increased spiritual leanings and compassion. Eleven is considered as one of the master numbers, because it is a double digit of the same number, thus causing the vibrational frequency of the prime number to double in power. So, in numerology, the number One is that of new beginnings & purity. When we see this digit doubled as with the 11, then these attributes double in strength. Other interpretations include the number 11 to represent higher ideals, invention, refinement, congruency, balance, fulfillment, vision.
Co-joining of energy of the astral
Many people are honoring this day in different ways, some with
gatherings and ceremonies, and in particular, with meditations at 11:11
am and/or 1:11 or 11:11 pm. This coming together of energy creates a collective stream of
consciousness, in addition to the energies occuring on this day, which
can be added to your intentions for the day. How are you planning on celebrating this day?
I have already started my day off with meditation, which is a new thing for me. I enrolled in a Mantra and Meditation class at the Open Center (so I could learn how to effectively meditate) and our first class was last night. I feel like this class, and what I experience as a result, is going to profoundly shape my life to come. I feel hopeful!
Many blessings to you on your journey!
Salutations to new beginnings.
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| The rising sun this morning, off the New Jersey coast. |
I woke up at 6:30 this morning and ran out of the house, to greet the new day, to celebrate a new beginning, to pay homage to the goddess who has blessed my horse, my spiritual studies and now my new business.
All I can say is how glad am I that a typical libation to Aurora is COFFEE.
http://www.facebook.com/AuroraSana.HealingandTransformation
A practice emerges...
For a long time, I have been staring at the different threads of my life as well as my seemingly disparate interests: an interest in helping people heal mind/body/spirit, a profound interest in the welfare of animals, an interest in exporing spiritual concepts that lead to healing -- plus tools and actions (i.e., tarot and guided visualization) that can be used to help people access their higher Selves, Spirit Guides, or their God Consciousness. I really had no idea how to weave these interests together but always knew that they were propelling my life.
The solution hit me not too long ago. I recently enrolled in the Coaching for Transformation program offered by the Open Center in New York City, through which I am preparing for accreditation with the International Coach Federation. As I have been studying the techniques of transformational coaching, it dawned on me (yes! DAWN!) that I can easily combine these threads into a service that can help people step into their own power. And hence, AuroraSana was born: http://www.facebook.com/AuroraSana.HealingandTransformation .
Join me on Facebook, where we can continue the conversation.
And what does AuroraSana mean? I'll explain the name in the next post .. but part of the inspiration is hinted at in the photo here.
Meanwhile, wishing you a magical day!
The solution hit me not too long ago. I recently enrolled in the Coaching for Transformation program offered by the Open Center in New York City, through which I am preparing for accreditation with the International Coach Federation. As I have been studying the techniques of transformational coaching, it dawned on me (yes! DAWN!) that I can easily combine these threads into a service that can help people step into their own power. And hence, AuroraSana was born: http://www.facebook.com/AuroraSana.HealingandTransformation .
Join me on Facebook, where we can continue the conversation.
And what does AuroraSana mean? I'll explain the name in the next post .. but part of the inspiration is hinted at in the photo here.
Meanwhile, wishing you a magical day!
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