Our Infinite Energy

The Week Ahead ---> Child's Play

Friday’s full moon brought a sense of completion to the questions and issues that arose July 1^st.  A wholeness was welcomed into our plane and a sureness to the path we are on.  With the crabby cancer energy still in our fields, our sensitivity and emotions continue to run high.

This week we will continue to become aware of the core dualities within ourselves.  Our sensitivity shifts from our relationships with others to our relationship with our higher self.  August will bring the butterfly-like 3 energy that draws on creativity and self-expression.  As we ready our path for this new energy, we continue to balance our foundation by learning more about what’s holding us back and what will drive us forward.  Past & Present is a universal duality facing us.  At all times we consider this dichotomy, but currently it is in the foreground of our experience. 

Many of us have made serious changes in a key area of our life that thoroughly push us forward into our new plane.  Whenever this happens, it brings us back to a childlike state.  We see the world with an innocence, marveling at the wonder of it all.  It also leaves us feeling vulnerable, without a safety net, such as the security we spoke of last week.  We will feel more connected to our inner child as July comes to an end.  The cancer-informed sensitivity will aid this journey.  This may cause us to pause on our memories and draw upon the experiences we had as children that shaped our beliefs and behaviors.  The answer to this duality is patience.  Be patient with your current maturation. You are doing it at your own pace.  There is no template or deadline.  Patience reaps rewards.   

Take time to play, to be amused, to socialize with friends.  Reward yourself with the love that you would bestow on any child.  I’ve always loved the word “carefree” and often wondered why it tends to describe children’s experience rather than adults’.  When you break it down, it simply means free of care, or more specifically, free of responsibility.  This can be a more challenging state as an adult, since there’s always something for which to be concerned.  Embrace the heart of this word and let it unlock your experience for the last half of July.  Go to that place where your imagination soars, where you stop editing yourself or experience, and simply let go, reach out your arms, look up at the sky and twirl.  

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The Week Ahead - Quiet Clarity

In the final days of June, a blanket of clarity covers us. Knowing, takes the place of planning. Like a gardener, we sit in the dirt, our shovel, bucket and empty seed packet by our side, marveling at the work we've completed so far. Now is a time of celebration and certainty. As we round out the month, we are so clear about what we need, about what the idea is and how it will take shape. We celebrate what is taking root in our new terrain, reflect on the old land from which we've moved on, and open ourselves to July's experience of timing and rhythm. 

June continues to be an exciting, active month. Universally, we see the level to which we are rising to meet the year's 4 energy of constructing a new foundation, a new future. June's 1 energy is about lessons in leadership and conviction of idea, no better demonstrated than in the past 24 hours, where here in New York, we became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. You can feel the shift in energy, when the idea becomes manifest on the material plane. The synergy of the bill's passing in favor of equal rights comes at the same time that we border the new 2 energy that July brings. Wouldn't you know it, July's lessons bring the same pillars for which the gay marriage bill aimed to gain: harmony, balance, peace and the opportunity for choice.

June has focused on the pursuit of new ideas. We experienced major breakthroughs and positive change, as we settled into a newer, more complete form of our Self. We continue to settle, to let new parts lock into place and make peace with the parts that have fallen away. Don't be concerned if you're not feeling that sense of satisfaction and certainty. When we welcome the new, we part with the old. Put your energy toward the new model of you. Remember, you always know exactly what it is you need. It is time to honor that. 

With July's arrival on Friday, as well as a new moon, we slowly shift into a 2 energy, adjusting from the seed of the idea to the harmony within the idea. More on this energy later in the week. Until then, celebrate and reflect June's lessons. 

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Summer Solstice 2011

With today's summer solstice an encouraging energy has entered our space. Given the rush of energy last week that lit a much needed fire under our feet, I expected the solstice to enter forcefully. On the contrary, it was like slowly opening the door to your new house: quiet anticipation, butterflies of excitement and knowing you're right where you need to be. 

I mentioned earlier this week that we may be more sensitive, more emotional with the season's entrance. I was no exception, as it seemed everything this morning made me misty-eyed, though not sad, simply full of gratitude. When we turn that door's handle, knowing we are entering a long awaited place, you can't help but feel overwhelmed and excited- that lovely combination of joy sprinkled with a bit of nerves. What will this new space be like? What is in store for me? You decide.

Vulnerability comes with the new. When we champion who we are and that which is our highest calling, we expose ourselves. And that is beautiful. It also leaves us without our relied on defenses. Embrace your blank canvas.  It will be filled in time...in fact, you're in the midst of doing this right now. 

So continue to construct your architectural design and let the solstice energy softly awaken in your gut. Visualize the smallest ember glowing in your stomach, slowly becoming a vibrant orange flame. Let it reflect a humble power- we're not looking for a forest fire here, rather the small flame of a candle. Stay present as we embark on a summer that promises lessons in harmony, creativity and more building.  

 

Clean, Clear & Recharge

With the year’s 4 vibration casting an organized, disciplined glow over our experience, it’s a great time to clear clutter on the physical plane.

We all know that a clear space = a clear mind.  Acknowledge a surface in your environment that is due for a fresh start.  By eliminating old energy, you recharge the present.  You invite focus and commitment to the path upon which you have set.  Create openness in your space where your plans and design can take structure.   

For months I wasn’t using my desk.  Each time I felt the impulse to write, create or study, I would work elsewhere- on the bed, at the dining table, on the couch.  I always considered my desk to be the hub of my creative center, yet it didn’t invite creation.  I took everything off its surface and the surrounding shelves, emptied out the drawer, cleared all my books, swept the surfaces and floor and began reassessing which items could stay.  What do I reach for on a daily basis?  What do I never use? What inspires me? 

After tossing out a number of unnecessary things (some items in the desk drawer were almost 10 years old…talk about being held back by the past!) I had a space poised for new manifestations. I kept only essentials (pens/pencils, mini stapler, frog tape dispenser) and a few treasured objects that evoke inspiration, design and personality.  Since connecting the energy in my spirit to my physical space, I can feel a subtle shift of stabilizing the year 4 foundation and June’s spritely 1 energy that encourages us to plant new seeds.  

So, choose a surface in your space that is holding you back. Remove everything that’s more than a week old. Assess everything’s purpose and place it into a toss, keep or unsure box.  For items you’re unsure of, keep them in an open box near the surface. See how often you dip into it over the course of a week.  At the end of the week, be brutally decisive. If you didn’t gravitate toward an item, it’s probably served its purpose and no longer suits your needs. Celebrate releasing the old and inviting the new.