“…in the way of Love”
Gifted spiritual counselor and psychic, Tony Leroy, recently sent this out. I feel it’s such a clear elucidation of a perspective we almost never take: we are the instruments of Life’s love for itself, and not the other way around. Tony’s site is here.
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“In my meditation last Monday I heard the words, “Who are you to get in the way of God’s gifts and love”. Yeah… then everything started to spiral out of control from there. It was quite a bold statement surely in keeping with how my guides tend to hit me over the head with information. I have to say on some level I am still spinning from it. The deeper I get when I meditate on it, the more that is revealed to me (right now I am contemplating Dante’s Inferno and the seven gates of hell. Seriously. Oh, but I digress). Not only did I see how profound the statement is to me, I also saw the ideas of it at work with my clients… And of course – yes, it got them reeling too. I am now more keenly aware on how many levels I have allowed fear to blind my path. {{{Sigh}}}
What an amazing power our minds have over us. It is really interesting if we could step back and become a witness to how much power it has over our daily lives. It really is our most profound love and our worst enemy. The ego fills us with such self-worth and sometimes way too much self-importance. These are mostly generated by an aura of doubt. I say this because the ego-mind truly wants us to feel bliss in accordance with paralyzing fear. We have all seen this at work in the world around us and in those we love. It is time to remember that within each of us there is infinite potential. We are all born of limitless compassion and LOVE. It is in our nature to draw to us what we need to survive and grow. Unfortunately fear, shame, and doubt seep into our very nature and has fogged our vision and our hearts. It’s time to remember… It’s time to channel all of those feelings of confusion and fear to become a way of certainty and unbending truth. The truth is that you are more than you could even imagine. Let us all see you for who you really are.” |
Cardinal T-Square & Essences
I was recently interviewed in a podcast about the upcoming (Summer) cardinal T-square of Uranus, Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter and the vibrational essences we sell here. Should be up on the Vibration Magazine site soon. Find it on their blog page ->.
Venus’ Transmutation: Tiger loses his roar
I’m honored that my recent article for the Mountain Astrologer Blog site was responded to so well. This week’s article is by TMA’s online editor, Mary Plumb, who took inspiration from mine in crafting hers. Her piece bridges my theoretical template with excellent mundane alignments by Robert Blaschke to socially frame Tigers’ downfall as iconic American hero. Definitely recommended >
Not Enough for Transformation
I recently responded to a post by a fellow Soul counselor whom I don’t know. The post was in response to the 2nd part of an audio conversation of Tami Simon and Ken Wilber on the Sounds True site.
1. Comment by Jo-Ann Triner — December 8, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Thank You! I am fascinated and thrilled by this integrative process, yet come away from it with many unanswered questions.
For example, an individual may have a high anxiety that is his so-called “monster”. Putting Mr. High Anxiety in the chair and taking a look will not result in the dissipation of that anxiety. So where is the transformation?
As you say, introspection isn’t enough. To be conscious of this problem is not enough. Meditation is not enough. A person may be keenly aware and acutely conscious, yet unable to overcome it.
Such practices may bring us to the tipping point of transformation, but what actually effects it in your opinion?
I understand the 1-2-3 process, but it seems to fall short of true transformation. It merely objectifies our shadows, or so it seems.
Thank you Ken and Tami. Hopefully we will hear more from you on this important work.
In deepest appreciation!
2. Comment by Adam Gainsburg — December 10, 2009 @ 10:33 am
Greatly appreciate your question Jo-Ann; it’s one i’ve been intensely focused on for many years as a counselor.
For what it’s worth, my current understanding is that what pushes us past that tipping point into actual transformation (whatever that looks like and wherever it occurs within the person’s body/mind environment) is the cellular recognition, or vague sense, or even subconscious a-ha that the old way doesn’t work anymore, that the familiar path is now boring, that there’s no juice or evolutionary orgasm-potential. “The Divine Juice has left the building.”
Developmentally, I see this as the ego’s prior need to perpetrate its inexhaustible thirst for safety has become 51% or more extinguished, used up. So naturally there will be more space in precisely those places in the body/mind which formerly housed egoic beliefs and systems of reaction.
In my practice with clients, I’ve greatly benefitted from Ken’s emphasis on the need for authentic post-postmodern shadow work. Lots of material available from Ken and others on their sites. Maybe integrallife.com would be where to start?
Just as the shadow in this context is referencing a whole dimension of self (albeit a thoroughly rejected one), there are large numbers of techniques and expressive exercises which are just waiting for each of us to discover, in that harrowing and intensely-refreshing way that only our shadow offers.
Great blessings!
Mars Journeys
Maybe I’ve been working with the Mars Journey too long – though I’m not sure such a thing is possible in this Goddess-infused universe, but…..may i suggest visitors to this blog NOT MISS the upcoming Jan 31 – this Saturday – Mars Journey Birth tele-celebration. Astrologer and great friend Gary Caton and I are hosting! Visit the Event Calendar for details.
New Mars Venus Partnership with Gary Caton
Great news for everyone who’s written in to let us know of your interest in the Mars Venus work. Today marks the beginning of a new partnership dreamastrologer.com Gary Caton to create the astrology world’s first-ever Personal Synodic Report for all the visible planets! Based in part on my Mars and Venus synodic work, this Report will be just the first among several more collaborations between us. The goal, in no uncertain terms, is to establish the core delineation models and interpretive basis for a re-infused astrology of the future. Details coming real soon…