LIVING FROM THE INSIDE-OUT
AHHH… I just emerged from a 54-hour silent retreat. My husband was away this weekend and I was blessed to have our beautiful home to myself. I knew before he left that I was going to stay in silence until his return. I even emailed my community that if they saw me on my daily walk, I would be happy to wave, but not to speak. What I hadn’t planned, until Dennis actually left, was that I would also cover up my clocks, doing my best to step outside the constraints of linear time. I also didn’t realize that I was preparing to dive into some of the mysteries of my own consciousness in preparation for teaching my upcoming mystery school with my dear friend, Carley Mattimore.
My ultimate intent was to live each possible moment from the inside-out. In the silence, I could fully listen to my body and Spirit, eating when I was hungry, dancing when I needed to move, even momentarily stepping out of my clothes and dancing in the cold rain on my deck because I was drawn to do that. I had no outer obligations, and nothing but the habits of my mind to take me out of moving fully with my own inner rhythms. Yes… it was heaven.
As each day wore on, I would build a fire in our wood stove. What I had not realized was that living in silence, outside of time, I would be able to connect with fire in a whole new way. First, it was all I had to do: build the fire and sit with it until I was sure that it no longer needed my help. We have a glass door on our stove, so it was easy to watch and be present with. I noticed immediately as I was getting the kindling going, that not all the kindling would ignite. I had thrown in a fire starter and the starter would create sparks but many of the sparks would fizzle out. The kindling which did ignite then had to be placed properly so that it had the space and the oxygen it needed to keep burning. From there its flames could begin to spread out, re-spark, and ultimately ignite the kindling where earlier sparks had died. Eventually all the kindling would ignite the larger logs to provide me the warmth I was seeking. Even then, the fire would need to be periodically fed, tended to.
It dawned on me that this was, as always, perfect timing. The next segment of the Shamanic Multidimensional Mystery school I teach is connected with the Fire element. We have already been through 2 segments, Water and Earth, and this 3rd is coming up in mid-April. As I watched the fire that I was building, I began to make the connections relevant for our next round of entering the mysteries: not all the sparks from our visions are going to ignite. Some may fizzle at first. But those that ignite, if properly fed, if properly oxygenated, can use the inspiring and transformative energy of the fire to support smaller visions as well, and together with proper tending, our full vision is prepared to warm the world.
This mystery school segment will occur shortly after the Spring Equinox, the time of perfect balance between dark & light, between the sacred masculine and the sacred feminine. When we too can embody this balance, we will be living our lives from the inside-out, simultaneously igniting and feeding our visions to shift and heal our planet, while staying in full alignment with the natural rhythms of our heart.
We are forming a new circle of our mystery school in late April. This is a profound opportunity to dive into the depths of your wisdom and creativity as you activate your own visions, readying them to move into the world. There is still room for you in our new circle. Here are some things our current participants have said about their experience:
- “Magical” “Life Changing” “…has helped me widen my vision to see beyond my normal perspective of the world, the universe, and myself …so blessed to have had this opportunity” “I have experienced an evolution of growth from within my essence and among kindred spirits.” “The energy of Oneness amplifies the mysteries, inspiring my own self-realization, development, vision and divinity.” “The sacred container of mystery school honors the wisdom in each of us to hold a unique yet collaborative piece as we dove into the mysteries and I experienced my Universal Wisdom in its full unfolding boldness”. “I felt the empowerment of grace to create and support a world of 5th dimensional love and being.”
The extended early bird discount runs out on March 15th so Register soon.. I’ve added the flyer and information below so you can spend time feeling into this emerging circle to see if it is right for you.
Other upcoming offerings include my next Sunday Phone Course to Ease Your Way: TRANSFORMING PERFECTION happening Sunday, April 8th from noon – 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time. I hope you will join me.
Wishing you a wonderful step into Spring, and a fully-ignited life lived in balance from the inside-out. Your visions can warm us all.