into NOVEMBER : honoring the liminality
we cross into the 11th month of November bridging All Hollows Eve, the Gaelic festival of Samhain and Dia de los Muertos...
Wisdom
There is magic in the power of seeing~
"There is magic in the power of seeing without thought, that is to say, without comparison, commentary and words. In the Art of seeing lies the miracle of transformation...
The time is now~
"You are being called into wakefulness...Ancient Skywalkers rise up. Stand in the beauty and power of your true identity. Set aside self-doubt. You are a divine child of the Sun!"
Pierce the space of joy, appreciation and oneness~
"Listen to the beautiful, subtle voice of your own soul and open yourself up in a way that can receive Spirit in all ways, at all times. Pierce the space of joy, appreciation, and oneness that resides deep inside of...
Make room for miracles~
"Set aside how your reality appears. See the universe as an inseparable whole----one hologram made up of a vast web of interwoven possibilities. You can affect and draw from that energetic field now...
Sing, speak for the land; speak for the wild~
"Your wing is iridescent, pearly as the moon. It catches the wind and shines with its own light. Raise it high and proud; dance with it under the moonlight. Flaunt it. Admire its beauty. Cherish it. For what sets you...
Have courage to be your unique self~
"The courage to be our individual selves is enormously important. We cannot fulfill the role of our larger selves without fulfilling our own personal selves, our personal destiny...
Be present and open~
"Presence is an expression of beingness, a creator of intimacy. It has to do with being wise in your simplicity. From simple beingness, your true identity emerges...
Release yourself~
"Give yourself a break from self-imposed pressures that burden you, allowing yourself plenty of free time to commune with nature, play with your children...
Bring light to the shadows~
"To engage in the journey that takes us from living outside of ourselves to processing the world inside ourselves means bringing light to our shadow..."
Bring the mind back to the field of absolute Being~
"The art of using one's full potential is the same as the art of shooting an arrow straight ahead; one begins by pulling the arrow back on the bow. As the arrow is drawn back, it gains the maximum strength...
Tap into your own intuitive energy~
"Finding your Medicine means tapping into your own intuitive energy and listening to it. All too often, we are taught to think and not to feel, when in fact we can do both, and in doing so, we open ourselves...
Access the unbounded ocean of Being~
"The boundaries of the individual life are not restricted by the boundaries of the body, and not even to those of one's family or one's home; they extend far beyond that sphere to the limitless horizons of cosmic life...
The honey is always there~
"When you find that you can neither go backwards nor forward...when you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird...
You are opening your heart~
"Think of your soul like a sun in your heart. Imagine you are sending your soul's love outward in ever-widening circles. Picture various friends and loved ones, and see the nourishing love of your soul touching them..."
Learn from the past and let it go~
"Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let it go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now...
Feel the great turning~
"Feel the great turning, feel the change
the new life runs through your blood like fire
and all of nature rises with it
greening, burgeoning, bursting into a flower...
By offering kindness, we can turn hostility into goodwill~
"Resentments don't come from the conduct of the other party in the altercation no, they survive and thrive because you're unwilling to end that altercation with an offering of kindness, love and authentic forgiveness...
Our main source of learning is through relationships~
"Through the joy and pain of interaction with other people, we progress on our spiritual paths in order to learn about love from all sides...
When anger arises, take care of yourself~
"Anger is like a howling baby, suffering and crying. Your anger is your baby. The baby needs his mother to embrace him. You are the mother. Embrace your baby..."
The Circle of Life moves by the energy of choices~
"In the Medicine Way, living a life of harmony and balance does not mean living a life without challenges, difficulties, hardships, and even conflict..."
