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What's in a Name...?

9/8/2014

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In Circle this week’s cycle, Lucie made a few very important points:

·         More & More we will be called upon to hold the container for others & ourselves. It is not really an option to set it down and forget it anymore…our purpose is to stay on task while listening to our guidance and wisdom, stay in the center of our wheel accepting help from all directions, elements, kingdoms.

·         Being grounded allows us to hold more energy, light, and/or feeling - Otherwise it just washes through and is gone. Don’t wait till the end of the day to evaluate where you are. Once an hour, take three deep breaths, stretch, do a body check, etc…

·         Introduce yourself before Prayer -  *see if you get different results*

This last one really jumped out at me. How often DO we introduce ourselves? Depending on our contact with others, I know it varies. However, It made me think about the fact that I don’t introduce myself to my friends…they already know who I am. I hardly ever claim my-self to mySelf, it seems odd to me. So how do our guides know whom they are coming to assist? How do we claim our Selves in our prayers? How do we communicate with spirit? Do we just assume that spirit knows who we are?

Look at your own name. Look up its meaning. Think about how formal you are with yourself and others’ names. I think this is a really interesting and fun experiment to practice through these next couple of weeks.
As we continue the gathering of the *Harvest of our Selves* and our Intentions we planted this spring… think about how that reveals who you really are. The harvest can sometimes look very different from the planting…especially when you are harvesting the wisdom of yourself on this path of purpose and Love.

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Gathering the Harvest of Self

8/20/2014

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All I can say about this time we are living in, right now........ is WOW, just…wow. It seems as if everything is conspiring to speak to us. The universe, the animal kingdom, the planets, …our selves…

This week in circle, we talked about the details of where we “are” in terms of planets, phases, seasons. We are just about to enter a New Moon next Monday, August 25th, in Virgo. The Sun enters this same sign this Saturday, August 23rd, and the last solar cycle before Autumn Equinox begins. This is the harvest, the gathering time. We begin to pull together all we have watered, visioned, created & nurtured. Gathering and receiving all the experiences that support our purpose is what this time is about. Are you ready to receive?

The support available to us is astounding, even in the tiniest of ways. First let me show you the basic energies holding us in support right now: We have a trine with Uranus (Connection with Great Spirit), Mercury (Communication from Guides & Answers), and Mars (Primal Force, movement toward Right Action) – All lining up with a quixunct to Saturn (Ancient Wisdom, Seven Generations), bringing challenges, redirection, adjustments and diversions. Don’t think stops & starts are wrong right now, even with all that is going for us, stops and halts have purpose and reason. All is in alignment to put us in touch with the sacred…and our self.

When something slows you down, ground and check your space. What emotions are manifesting, and where does it take you out of your joy and peace. Check the directions see if something calls to you. Check to see if elements or one of the four kingdoms are making themselves known. I was craving water something terrible at Circle Monday…Ha! It was “faith” (the lesson of the West) that ended up revealing itself to me later this week!

On my way here today, I found myself “stuck” behind a driver going *gasp* the speed limit. I grew agitated and impatient, wanting to be where I had not arrived yet. Then I remembered the part about hold-ups, and took a couple deep breaths and thought about where my impatience came from. It came from a lack of trust (faith) that I was going to get myself where I wanted to be exactly when I wanted to be there…which was NOW. I was trying to control it and do it all myself. I let my grip on the steering wheel relax and decided to let my guides help with the drive. I concentrated on my grounding and working the automobile, but allowed the rest to be taken care of.

….Immediately, the driver turned…all other cars on the road were gone, I sailed through several green lights all the way through the busiest intersections in town! Even when I did hit a red light…I realized that it wasn’t a blockage, just a slow down for safety. I was still going to “get there” and five minutes of stress give or take were only going to get in the way of my thoughts. This way, I glided with my guides the rest of the ride and enjoyed the view and the revelation along the way…wow, right?

THAT is exactly how this energy is working for us right now. It’s right here for us to harvest and receive, if we just allow for it and pay attention. The moments, thoughts, ideas and feelings we catch ourselves in this week are revealing to us more and more about our selves and our alignment with our purpose.

This is a great time to start a new pattern, change old beliefs for new ones, harvest your best self in the moment – While being fully supported by the Universe/Creator.

Once you receive the messages, watch how they reinforce each other. I realize that just the revelation of my feelings of impatience vs. faith is just the tip of the cookie. I’m sure the next week will have me see this reflection is a thousand different ways, big & small. All I can do is stay grounded and keep taking the next step…

Both Circles this Monday (women’s & men’s) were visited by chickadee. By the second circle, they were even flying around inside the tent and sitting on the branches nearby during meditation. The chickadee medicine is “cheerful & truthful expression.” According to Ted Andrews’ book, Animal Speak, there are seven types of chickadees, representing the sacred 7  - Associated with the seven rays of power, seven planets, seven energy bodies of a human being, and the seven energy centers.

These tiny messengers are all around us. In finding our truth, we receive more joy in being here on the planet, and our expression of this joy radiates to All. Wow, just wow. We are so lucky to be right here, right now, receiving our harvest!

A-ho!

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Calling the Storm...

7/19/2014

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The following is an excerpt from our upcoming E-Book,
"The Medicine of the Circle"
...

Picturephoto credit: wallpaperweb.org
Medicine is not limited by circumstance.
It lives in the thunderstorm as much as the sunlight. All directions are present in everything, all it takes is reflection and interaction to recognize them. Wherever you are, you always stand in the center.
Take the thunderstorm for instance. The clouds gather and the expectancy rises in the air. You look up and listen to the thunder beings drumming their song. You hear the sound and tap your feet on the earth and drum in return. To the South, the Lightening beings flicker and dance before your eyes. You turn and dance in return. To the west, the rain spirits fall down in a sprinkle, soon to turn into a small deluge. You feel them on your skin and give thanks for the touch. To the North, mother earth call the rain down to her, to nourish the plants and give the animals drink. You sing right along with her and call the rains. The animal kingdom is seeking shelter but the birds are still singing the rain down too. You offer to the plant kingdom corn and tobacco. You thank the elements and the kingdoms for coming together in such a way... and appreciate your own witness of the storm.

The *action* of Interaction is the difference, the reverence required to see the medicine wheel in all aspects of your being is all part of our purpose for being here. Offering, dancing, drumming, singing, observing, honoring, thinking…these are all ways our ancestors walked through each day. These actions are what make our Earthwalk real and true in the moment. We are *supposed* to have relationship with the elements and kingdoms and all whom we share this walk with.

Without the interaction or the *relationship* with our world and humankind and all that is offered to us, we lose our compass and our path. If you are to have purpose and evolve yourself and the planet, (for why else would you be here at this time and place?)…you must be part of All That Is.

…and since there is really no separation anyway…Why not dance in the rain and bless it?!
A-HO!


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Welcome Home ...

7/16/2013

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PictureGlen Alpine Falls, ElDorado National Forest, CA
Here is a glimpse into where this blog is 'coming from' ...

Not just in a metaphorical sense, but physically as well.

This blog is a new conception. Born of a need and desire to connect beyond the confines of physical time and space. This is a way to make our Circle even larger than we can imagine.
"We" is not just myself and Elder Lucie whom I mentor, but the voices of those in Circle who meet here bi-weekly to share and grow through our experiences.
We are all learning this walk of Right Action, Following Guidance and the "Sacred Fours."
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For a refresher, the Medicine Wheel is the first basic outline for all the First Nations and most indigenous peoples of the Earth. It is a way for we humans to look at our world, know our elements and recognize Spirit all at once. (see below)

The Four winds encompass the directions, the seasons, and the energies each embodies as lessons for us to walk though time and again.

        North ~ Winter ~ Wisdom ~ Earth
            East ~ Spring ~ Big PIcture ~ Air
                South ~ Summer ~ Nurturing ~ Fire
                    West ~ Fall ~ Healing ~ Water
YOU are the Center of your own Medicine Wheel, always. When you feel an issue come to the forefront, then you get to look at it and see where you may be out of balance, or what is being asked to be healed. You can literally 'sit' in any one of the Directions and ask for their Guidance.

This is the wisdom of our ancient Ancestors.
Also, as one who has chosen to be incarnated on this planet, recognize you have other Beings here to offer support.
The Four Kingdoms are ...  Mineral / Plant / Animal / Humankind... and each one offers it's own unique perspective as well.

Wellcome HOME to this EarthWalk !
May we continue to share, grow, and use these wonderful tools we have been blessed with
Staying open-hearted to the Guidance all around us!
A-HO!


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A'Ho! is used in Circles to acknowledge when another speaks, "You have been heard." and for a speaker to tell others, "I am Complete."
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