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Awakening Intuitive Wisdom August Messages 2011

The messages from Gaia for the month of August are all about awakening intuitive wisdom.

As an intuitive guide, energy healer and life coach, I use the gift of my own intuitive wisdom to assist others on this journey of  life. What is intuitive wisdom?

"Intuition is a leap towards wholeness from fragmentation."

Intuition does not behave according to will, but by a process of openness and receptivity.

'Without intuition we can not grasp the whole or the essence of something."

    At this time in the history of the human experience, we are undergoing constant change and transformation. What we knew as our reality and our foundation one day is different the next.  If we choose to look at this constant change as a "pattern of spiritual growth" we can be assured we will come out of this shift and change with a more intact sense of self.

     One way to do so  is to start to use our intuition. The result will be that you will indeed be able to start to understand or "grasp" the essence of life. Rather than try to figure out how it is all going to turn out, it is imperative to simply, let go of the old ways of the past~ thoughts, beliefs, patterning~ and open to new ways. Open to your own natural knowing. Open to your intuitive wisdom.

But, how? There are some simple ways. I share with you here.

This is where the energy of nature's wisdom comes in to assist us on our journey to awaken intuitive wisdom. The first animal medicine to assist us is the Swan. Graceful and beautiful. Swan brings in the energy of transformation.  Swan asks you to surrender to the transformation of your life. Allow, let go, release, surrender. Tears, frustrations, anger, fear, doubt. Whatsoever it is that you have held in, held back, sucked up, hidden, denied. It is time to simply, go into the spiral of transformation. I suggest you write down anything you can think of that you are letting go~ all old beliefs, structures, idealogies, etc that have hurt or harmed you in any way. Write it all down and then write...this and all else that is not in my best and highest good.
Then, imagine if you will, this spiral before you. Step into this transformational energy, let go of the fears, the emotions, the hidden, denied energies and allow the energy of the spiral to help clear you. (if you wrote, you will then flush or burn or dispose of the writing).

Surrender to the healing and transformation of your life.

After this releasing exercise it is time to then take in big doses of grace, acceptance, trust and faith. Simply rest in the knowing that you have created room for the new. Invite in the new. Invite in that wich is based in love and only love.

Joining the Swan is the Eagle. The Swan represents the sacred feminine energy of receptivity, and space, the Eagle represents the energy of Great Spirit- the Divine Presence, Love. Your own inner intuition connected to the wisdom of your inner divine light is what will fuel you as you awaken on this journey. Eagle gives wise counsel. You have only to turn in and listen. Listen to that Eagle spirit within you.

It is time to connect to the knowing you have within, to turn on the light that you are and to step into your true power. Combine the inner and outer energies of love and wisdom. Use these energies to heal, find peace, and transform. Step out into the world, do your part.

 "Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine and each of us is an inseparable part of the whole." 

Find your place among the stars~ the stars that populate the earth~The beings of light that we are!

Namaste

Mary

quotes for this month's August messages taken from Anodea Judith- Eastern Body, Western Mind and Stephanie Austin
 







Shape-shifting, Re-birth, Feminine Magic, and Wisdom 
Messages from Gaia July 2011

 

 

July has brought in some intense energy that can be used both personally and globally for change.

The helpful energies that have come to assist this month were brought by way of two powerful animal totems.

 

The Fox~shape-shifting and feminine magic and the Snake~re-birth and wisdom.

 

 How can you use these energies in your life to promote change, growth and healing?

 

Gaia, or the energy of the heart and soul of the Mother Earth, has a myriad of messages and answers for you. I invite you to go out into the natural world and see who or what shows up for you.

 

Start by quieting your mind and asking for assistance from the natural kingdom. Sit or lay down with your body connected to the earth. Bare feet on grass is good. Tummy or chest to grass is even better. Feel the energy that pulses up from the earth. It is real and very potent. Connect your heart beat to the heart beat of the Mother Earth. You may do this through visualization, imagination, drumming, humming or chanting.

Once you are connected, allow the energy to soothe and comfort you.

This is how it felt to be in your Mother's womb. Let the feelings of comfort and nurturance permeate your whole body. If you can do this near a body of water , even better. You may find that you are taken to another place and time. Allow the shape-shifting to occur.

 

Let the complete connection to the energy of the Mother Earth, change you, if even for one moment. Let the energy of the Mother Earth soothe you, if even for one moment.  Let the energy of the Mother earth assist you, in re-birthing yourself into a more calm, more centered, peaceful you, if even for a moment.

 

This is feminine magic and is always available to you.

 

As a snake sheds its skin and releases the old, we too are called to do so. It is important to know that through this process of change, we are greatly supported and loved. Deeply and continually.

 

The re-birth, awakening, change process that so many of us are going through at this time may not come with an instruction manual. Yet the wisdom is available to everyone. Go within, take time to connect to the timelessness of your soul, through connecting with the heart beat of Gaia. You may not "hear" anything, but if you allow yourself, you will FEEL the connection.

 

Practice the art of connecting to the heartbeat of the earth and you will soon realize that you have changed, you are different, you have come home to yourself.

 

 

Namaste and many blessings

 

Mary

 

 

Messages from Gaia~ June 2011

Transmutation~The Dance of Joy~Light~Power~Discovering your Personal Magic

The Butterfly and the Dragonfly hold ancient medicine and myth. Both are creatures of the sky~winged~free~messages from spirit in their intricate beauty. What messages have they for us at this time? What messages that will assist us all in living an Inspired, Magical, True Life?

Transmutation~ powerful medicine. To transmute is to change or alter in form or appearance. What area of your life are you ready to alter or change? Is it your physical body? Your mental attitude? Your spiritual connection/practice? The time is ripe for you to make this commitment to yourself. You needn't look far, for you have been receiving messages of your own, prompting and urging you that now is the time! There is no better time than now and no more potent energy than the energy present at this time to assist you in transforming, transmuting, and shapeshifting your former self into a Self that shines with Personal Magic. The commitment that is needed at this time is a simple statement. Made by you and spoken aloud.

"I want to feel at peace" ~"I want to experience love" ~ "I am ready to be more ME" ~ "I want to feel deep inner calm" ~ "I want a true connection to the Divine" ~ "I want to be healthy" ~ "I want to experience abundance"
~ "I want to dance with joy" ~ "I want to freely share my life with others"

What is true for you at the deepest level at this time? Say it, write it, claim it, see it. Take this time right now to see yourself one year from now. How do you want your life to be? How do you want to feel? Who do you want around you? How do you want to experience life? There is no better time than right now to drop yourself into your truth. Use the healing power of words to say it aloud, write it and own it. The path you need to create this experience you just claimed, will be open for you. The road is open, it is simply time for you to choose to take it. As you start to see this road ahead of you, how would you like to move upon this road? Would you like to Run? Skip? Jump? Meander? Dance?

Dancing with Joy requires an open heart. It requires a Light Heart. This is a gift that anyone can claim as there own. Take the seriousness out of your life for a moment. This is strong elixir for health and well-being on every level of your life. When is the last time you did something just for fun? Have you been outside lately and enjoyed the colors that are alive right now? Even the gray rain soaked sky has color! Shapeshift the old, tired, over-responsible, dutiful, obligatory, guilt ridden you~ wherever that part of you is lurking, call her or him out and Dance in the Rain, Dance in the Sun, Dance with Joy that you are alive. Dance by calling a friend, Dance alone, Dance with the fairies and devas~but by all means DANCE.

"Life is too important to be taken seriously" ~ Oscar Wilde


There is no more message stronger than that one, so this Messages from Gaia is short and sweet. This messenger must now get outside and dance barefoot in her very tall "needs to be mowed, going to seed lawn" It is cooling, refreshing and tickles my legs as I dance! I will mow it later...

Namaste and I am hoping to see many of you this month.

Mary

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Messages from Gaia March 2011

FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?
 If so, then you are well on your way to experiencing freedom. If not, then, perhaps you might want to listen. Your heart and soul are calling for complete freedom. Are you ready to have that?
Freedom touches every aspect of our lives:  Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual .  The demand for freedom is being heard throughout our globe. No matter where we are, how free we think we are, we are being asked to look at this powerful energy. Freedom or the lack thereof touches each and every one of us in some way or another. The call for freedom has created much change in our individual and collective experiences.  As we each individually look at what freedom truly means to us, we can take steps to support ourselves in this endeavor in our own personal lives. This is the next step for us on the path of soul evolution and human potential. To BE free. To BE freedom. This is a BIG shift, one that Gaia challenges you to right now, right here, no matter who you are and where you are on your journey.
Gaia sends her messages through "animal medicine". I hear her messages in the depth of my heart, yet I also experience her messages through the various "creatures" that show up to share their wisdom.
This month the animal that revealed a deeply profound yet simple message for all of us, was the squirrel. A nuisance to some, and an every day occur to others, easily overlooked, and simply profound. Isn't that how many messages of importance are perceived? Easily overlooked, an every day occurrence? On our paths to enlightenment we often overlook the mundane. We often underestimate the power that lay dormant, or that seems only a nuisance.

Today we will look at something that is right with us at all times and that will lead us to our own inner freedom.
The message of squirrel is about "gathering". Before we gather anything, we must first make room for it. Clear out that which is non essential. That which is taking up space, that which does not serve you. It is time to free our hearts and our spirits. It is time to let the past be released so that we have room to gather in the love, caring, wisdom and compassion that now belong in our hearts. This frees every aspect of ourselves!

One of my fondest childhood memories captures the medicine of squirrel nicely. This story involves my maternal grandfather. I did not know him well. He passed when I was only eight years old. He was of native american ancestry. Huron to be exact. His name was Huron. He was the father of 13 children.  He battled alcoholism and died of cirrhosis of the liver at 63 yrs of age. I knew none of that until much later. I just knew I loved him because he had a BIG HEART.
When I would visit, he had a ritual that he would share with me. He would carefully spread peanut butter on five or six saltines. I would watch in earnest, thinking he was making these tasty treats for me and my siblings. After he carefully spread the peanut butter, he would then open his second story apartment window. He then would methodically place the crackers outside the window upon the roof. He had a way to do this so that only the squirrrels would get the crackers. No other creatures were allowed. We would wait patiently and in no time the squirrels would appear. They then would delight us by taking tiny quick bites, chewing and scurrying all at the same time. We would laugh at them and it was truly amazing to see. Simple innocent fun. My grandfathers heart and spirit were caught up in his own inner pain for most of the time, but in those moments he was free.

The second messenger of Gaia this month is the turtle. The message is about magic and flying. When our hearts are open and free, our spirits are able to soar. That is pure magic. The message of turtle is that our "home" is always on our backs. We have all that we ever need withing ourselves. We have it all. No need to worry or hurry or seek. Simply turn within. Look within. Take a few moments to go within. The flying and magic part came to me through my nighttime dreams. Two dreams this month about flying turtles...I turned within. I heard this message. "let the past go, the freedom you seek is not in the past, it is right here in this moment." The sight of the flying turtle in my dream was so magical, powerful, fun and alive. Can you imagine this for yourself? It is for you. It is a gift from Gaia to all of you. Set yourselves free right now.

I will share with you a simple meditation I learned today that will assist you in opening to the magic of the freedom of an open heart.
Wherever you are, stop for a moment. Stop typing, texting, fretting and scurrying. This meditation is only 3 steps and no prep. Just stop and 1. Take a few breaths and as you do place your palm upon your heart. You have just made a connection with your heart energy. 2. Keep your hand upon your heart and as you breath imagine that your breath is going in and out from your heart area. You are connecting your heart with the heart of many others. You are filling your aura with love, pure, unconditional love 3. keep breathing and say these words as you breath- love, ease, caring, compassion.
REPEAT this excercise several times a day. This will shift your world.



Messages from Gaia

Each month in this newsletter, I share with you messages from our Mother Earth, Gaia. Gaia has been communicating with us as of late through our incredibly flexible weather patterns. Here in Northern Colorado we have been experiencing spring one day and below zero temps the next. These intense dramatic weather fluctuations are not  necessarily uncommon here, yet the "extremes" are. I liken them to the "extreme" changes that are upon us all at this time. These "extremes"  are lending a bright light to the waves of energy that are pulsating throughout many of our lives at this time. Change is upon us. Everywhere we turn there is upheaval and unrest. Gaia says, "we have a choice. It is up to each one of us as to how we ride the waves of change" How do you wish to ride this wave? - Learn to surf, build a stronger vessel, join with others, go it alone? So many choices. What messages does Gaia bring about how to best rides these waves? Continue reading to discover her messages and how they assist you in these "grand times of change and evolution"....

I stepped outside two days ago into 65 degree weather. I stepped back inside and there on my shoulder was a bee. It was actually a yellow jacket, nonetheless, this yellow and black, winged creature, was  clinging tightly to my sweater. The "bee" has some beautiful, timely messages for us all at this time. Perhaps it is time to "choose to gather with your community" to ride out the waves of change, among your fellow travelers, to gather in celebration, and open-hearted vulnerability?

In the Druid tradition, the bee is symbolic of  community and celebration. The bee reminds us of the importance of  "community".  Whether we need the support of community at this time or are the ones reaching out to others, we are "needing" as a collective, to connect with our community. Where do we fit into the bigger picture, who are we in relationship with others?  What messages do we deliver via our participation in community? Are we an active participant, a leader, a follower? Have we found our "community" or "tribe"?

The bee brings us messages of harmony in action. Each person has a place and a role within their community. It is when we understand our unique abilities and gifts and use them to better the whole that we then start to call to us our community or tribe. We find ourselves immersed with others of "like-mind, heart and soul". We can be assured that when we are doing our best to live our true selves that we will then find our community. When we do, we may experience what it feels like to be actively involved in harmony within community.

As our outer world, continues to give us such ups and downs, and we are continually challenged to grow beyond our limits and beyond those limits again, many are reaching out, seeking and finding community as never before. As we reach out to others and open to receive their assitance, it may awaken our own inner fears. It is important as we connect with others that we remember to connect with the Divine in them. In order to do that, we must  come to realize and accept our own inherent goodness and divinity first. Give yourselves the gift of forgiveness, self- acceptance, self love and then share that with those who you share with in community. We live in challenging times, and yes, we are all up for it! Connecting with community, however that looks to you, can be a powerful supportive experience, when approached with a light heart and a big dose of celebratory gratitude.

The second messenger of Gaia this month is the hawk. "Messenger of the Sky". Hawk medicine reminds us to fly high above our lives, in order to take on a different perspective. As these changes continue to "upset" what we had formerly viewed as our life, hawk medicine may be applied liberally, allowing us a completely different view of what is  indeed going on. Rise up out of the lower, denser energies of the past, raise your frequency and stay in this higher vibration. It may feel very different, it may not seem to fit, yet if you give yourself time to examine your life from a "higher perspective" you will soon come to see clearly the blocks to your progress. As you soar above the noise and chaos of life, you will be able to then "hear with heart". Listening  to your higher self, obtaining and maintaining a "hawk eye" view, are highly recommended practices for now. Anything that connects you your own inner source of inspiration, wisdom and guidance will assist you during these great times of change. This is new territory for all of us. 

As we come together in comm"unity" and honor each and every one of us for the individual that we are, we will find our source of Power. For it is indeed within each one of us. Connect to your truth, your Source, Your Divine Self, cultivate this Self, Be this Self. Your community will start to appear and you will then ride this wave of change in a new way. 

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be the energy of love, compassion, kindness and peace. Share this with others!

Gather in my circle of support, take aclass, have a session with me or visit our blog and share your comments.

I also want to share two other connections of support: Sandra Ingerman, author, teacher and Shamanic practitioner, shares her valuable insights as well as direct link the The Grandmothers Website.

Sandra Ingerman,



 The Grandmothers Speak




Many blessings of love within this generous circle of support,

Mary


 




            
 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

Messages from Gaia March 2011FREEDOM is the message from the Heart of Gaia for the month of March. What does freedom mean to you? Do you have ample freedom, just enough freedom,too much freedom? Are you living where you want to live, making the money you want to make, working in a job you love, having the relationships you desire, worshiping in a way that really suits you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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