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Space to Breathe
In the realm of energetic surges and celestial alignments, October 2023 brings an opportunity to reflect, recalibrate, and recenter. Our Online Healing Circle this month is aptly named "Space to Breathe," serving as a holistic sanctuary to navigate these transformative tides. Especially in this time of fluctuating energies, this circle aims to be your guiding light through cosmic turbulence.
What Ted Lasso Taught Me About the Divine Masculine
In an era where societal norms often dictate our behaviors and identities, finding our authentic selves can be a challenge. However, my understanding of the divine masculine was transformed in an unexpected place: the popular TV series "Ted Lasso." More than just a source of entertainment, this heartwarming show provided profound insights into vulnerability, empathy, and authenticity. It challenged conventional masculinity stereotypes, championed emotional intelligence, and emphasized the strength inherent in vulnerability. From this series, I gleaned five key lessons that sparked my journey towards embracing my own divine masculine energy.
The Healing Power of Sound: A Comprehensive Guide to Sound Bath Therapy
Life can be stressful, and sometimes we need a little help to relax and unwind. One effective way to reduce stress and promote relaxation is through sound bath therapy. At Zen Within Academy, based in Charlotte, NC Katie Sutton and Josh Vogt are dedicated to guiding you on a path of self-discovery and growth through the transformative power of sound.
A Guide to Remembering Your Inner Truth
Mystery schools have a rich history dating back to ancient times. Their primary mission was to protect and preserve the ancient systems of enlightenment, healing, manifestation, transmutation, and transformation.
Discover Your Starseed Origins
Starseeds are souls from other star systems and galaxies who have incarnated on Earth with a special mission. They possess unique gifts and abilities that help them in their life's purpose, and can often feel an affinity for the stars which can make them feel like Earth is not their true home.
Discover Your True Connection With Your Ancestors
Explore the Ancestors Within! Participate in a free, five day ancestral healing summit. Come join us Nov 7-11 2022 Based on the Best Selling “The Ancestors Within” Book Series.
The Healing Benefits of Crystals
Crystals are one of the oldest and most powerful natural healing aids, as they harness the power of the Earth’s electromagnetic field to promote mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. For example, Clear Quartz has been known to alleviate pain in physical areas of the body such as backaches and joint aches, while its ability to align the body’s energies can also be beneficial to people who suffer from issues such as depression and anxiety.
How to Honor Yourself
Today, I’m going to talk about how to honor yourself in your everyday life. This may seem like an easier concept than it really is; many of us don’t understand what it means to truly honor ourselves or why we need to do so in the first place. In our society, honoring ourselves can be much more difficult than it needs to be. Let’s take a look at why that’s true and how you can move past those feelings of shame and dishonor to truly love yourself once and for all.
What the 12/12 Portal Will Bring
on 12/12/12 and since then that light has been anchoring more and more, but up until now it hasn’t been able, because the collective wasn’t ready, to truly integrate and “envelop” the darkness. Not to smother it or snuff it out but rather to love and hold it, hugging it into acceptance. And on 12/12/21 we will complete they cycle that started in 2012. We will pass through a “gate” that will allow more light to anchor as more of the darkness has now been seen and is willing to join in unity with the light. This process will amplify and expand in the time between 12/12/21 and 12/21/21 as we approach the winter solstice.
7 Ways to Stop Worrying About the Future
The only thing you really need to concern yourself with is the present moment. Worrying about the future drains your energy, creates stress and anxiety, and pulls you out of the all-important connection you have with yourself and others around you right now.
Conscious Partnering in an Unconscious World
I used to say that I was so lucky I didn’t pull the relationship card in this lifetime.
I believed that because my relationship contained “less drama” than what I perceived others to experience and I found my person relatively early in life (my husband and I have been together since college) that I didn’t pull that card to work on in this lifetime.
But the reality is that we ALL pull that card.
A Time of Rebirth
As Spring settles upon us, we feel the strain and tug of things we’ve carried all Winter. The dead brush is ready to be cleared to make way for bright, beautiful blooms and new growth.
Have you been feeling it? I sure have.
As I continue on my path to Awakening, putting my voice out into the world in ever-evolving ways, much has risen to the surface for me to wash away with the April showers.
Leap of Faith
Have you ever taken a leap of faith? If so, were you completely terrified right before leaping?
I sure was.
This past weekend I stepped out of my spiritual closet and into the light in a way I had never done before when I did my first public channeling event.
For those of you who don’t know what channeling is let me explain it to you.
Divine Action not Forced Intentions
New Year’s Day for me lands much differently than many. I find myself wanting quiet relaxation and inward reflection rather than celebrating and doing. Winter in general is a time for all of us to turn inward to reflect on what has come over the past months while we integrate and assimilate what we have learned.
Let Go, Surrender and Receive
I’ve sat down to write this blog post countless times and every single time I found myself staring at a blank page. Ironic when I am trying to write about the process of receiving that I can’t seem to receive the words needed. But that’s just it, it’s not about being in effort or trying at all. The very act of receiving signifies the need for us to surrender for us to let go of the attachment to the outcome and open ourselves up, create a clear channel to receive whatever it is we need. It seems this time of year that we should all be good at receiving, most of the holiday season is about giving and receiving gifts, but so many of are not capable of it.
The Balance Between Effort and Ease
“What the heck are the divine feminine and masculine?”
“Why is it important and what does it have to do with manifesting abundance?”
“Do men and women carry both energies?”
These are common questions I receive from my students and clients when I speak about the terms “divine feminine” and “divine masculine.” These terms have little to do with gender and gender roles.
Regardless of your gender identity, you contain both energies at all times in different levels or quantities. What these terms are really code for is this: our ability to give and to receive, to be in effort or to be in ease.