Dear Monday Evening Warriors,
I want to start by thanking each of you for holding such sacred space for each other in last night's circle! The group is very new and many of us have just met one another... and yet there is a rare willingness to be seen. Sharing our struggles and our celebrations without judgement and comparisons is, in itself, a healing practice - even if not immediately felt, the experience alone can clear energy blockages and release old patterns. Thank-you for trusting this process!
Perhaps it was this process that caused me to spontaneously change my plan midway through class and share the Qigong series of the Daoist Five Element for Organ and Emotional Health. I hope you enjoyed it - I suspect we will do it again next week. Based on the wisdom of the Five Elements, this set restores Yin and Yang balance by promoting efficient qi flow from one organ to the next. It brings the elements back into balance and keeps the organs clear, strong and flowing with qi. It also has a powerful effect of harmonizing the emotions, especially when combined with the intention of doing so.
See below for some of the readings/pointers that were shared during our class. 💞
As always, please feel free to contact me at any point during the week if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
“IT’S A GOOD TIME FOR HOWLING...
We’re all feeling the effects of the extremely emotional SCORPIO full moon.
All the pain and passion we’ve held since last October?
All the anguish and anger we’ve felt since last fall?
All the hidden secrets starting to be revealed?
The FULL MOON in Scorpio calls for us to release everything.
Every last little drop of rage, remorse, sorrow, grief, disappointment and despair. It’s a time for howling, gnashing, wailing and otherwise getting it all out.
Yet even bigger, on May 15, Uranus enters Taurus for seven years for the first time in 84 years. Many astrologers are calling it the most important shift of the year—a revolution in finances, materialism, farming, food, physicality. Last time this happened was 1934, when Hitler, Stalin, Mao were in power. Yet other astrologers see it as an extremely hopeful next seven years— a freeing shakeup to old outworn systems.
There is never any fear in astrology, because we are all souls moving toward greater expansion.
What happens in the past is NOT repeated in exactly the same way in the future, because we are continually evolving.
However, if you are feeling emotional, the Universe asks that you focus on yourself as a soul.
Connect in.
Get help from your Guides.
Ask for Divine assistance.”
“This is an intense full moon with energy similar to an eclipse. It is an extremely important time to be mindful of your reactions and to take responsibility for them. If you are triggered in any way, you have an opportunity to look at those deep patterns that may be coming to the surface and work through them with focused and disciplined intention. Get help if you need it.
On the other side of this personal inner crisis energy is the support for expansion and the possibility of moving into something new and different. This is also a good day for gratitude and honor as you celebrate all of your accomplishments up to this point in your life without being attached to how they have defined you. Allow this full moon to support you in creating new intentions for redefining who you are.”
“You are not your thoughts or emotions. You are the one who is simply aware of your thoughts and emotions.
True personal growth is about transcending the part of you that is not okay and needs protection. This is done by constantly remembering that you are the one inside that notices the voice talking. That is the way out. The one inside who is aware that you are always talking to yourself about yourself is always silent. It is a doorway to the depths of your being. To be aware that you are watching the voice talk is to stand on the threshold of a fantastic inner journey. if used properly, the same mental voice that has been a source of worry, distraction, and general neurosis can become the launching ground for true spiritual awakening. Come to know the one who watches the voice, and you will come to know one of the great mysteries of creation.”
“VALE OF SHADOWS
A lotus blossoms with deep rich mud into which she plunges her roots and draws great nourishment. From this mud, made of water and earth, growth happens and great beauty is revealed. Your Soul lotus thrives through depth of emotion and aliveness of your body into which she can plant her Self and unfold as a lotus of light.
A PRAYER FOR ASSISSTANCE THROUGH THE VALE OF SHADOWS
I pray to Kuan Yin, beloved spiritual mother, please help me be fearless in the Vale of Shadows, realizing that I am just growing in self-awareness and whatever has grown ugly through lack of love will gleam like a polished jewel through my attention, willingness to love and accept all parts of me and my divinely-inspired creativity in integrating this part of me into my life with more consciousness. Om Mani Padme Hum. May all parts of me be blessed. Om Mani Padme Hum
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