Thursday, March 19, 2015

FROM RAVEN'S NEST Mar 19

The last two weeks we have been tumbling around like a roller coaster ride. It has been not a time for spiritual sissies … (Archangel Michael chimes in).

Free Thinking

Are you in control of your thinking? Or do you find your mind does as it wants? You can find out by sitting down, closing your eyes and not think. If you can do this, your are fully in control of your own mind.
If you are successful in doing this, then you can smile knowing your life is fully under your control.
But...if your thoughts were in control, running from one thought to another, you are in trouble. Might be time to wake up and take a look at your life. Would you change anything? If yes, why haven't you?
It's time to take control. But can you? Is it really possible to be in full control? Yes. How? Well ....the facts have been proven....Your thinking is your own. You think you know that, but the fact is, in most cases you do not.
Your proof, your life. Over the years your mind has kind of run wild....running itself on what it hears and learns from outside itself. Your mind has been programed by society. By ancient beliefs from others.
But.....you can re program your mind....you have just never understood that you could . You can think what you want. When you want. And what does that mean to you? For you? How about you do not have to think sick thoughts or poor thoughts or lonely thoughts or any other kinds of bad thoughts. You can think what ever you want.
Take control of your own thinking. Stop sitting back and waiting for something "out there" to change. To get better. It can't. Why, because nothing 'out there' can be...without a 'thought.' Your thoughts.
You can be in total control of ALL your thinking....and thus in complete control of your life. All you have to do is understand YOU are the thinker.

Think about that.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Be One With The Current of Change

In the final analysis there is no solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decisions, the day's generous utterances and the day's good deed.
- Clare Booth Luce

Be One with the Current of Change

  The "idea" of this article came to me, simply by sitting on the bus, and suddenly this Strong feeling emerged from within. I could not "think" it away and I could not in any logical way get rid of it. I tried to be with it, by allowing it, and it became even stronger, and suddenly my heart knew what to do, to simply take deep breaths, focusing on the in and out breath, through the nose.

This simple act changed everything. It changed my "energy" and my inner pressure was released. We are such powerful beings and a lot of our "feelings" get stuck in our bodies due to "shallow" breathing.

There is a Strong Current of Intense Light Sweeping through our Hearts and Our planet. It’s like the most powerful water current you could imagine. Just imagine yourself trying to stop this natural current or trying to change the direction of this powerful current towards anything you believe is right.

Allow yourself to be swept away by this inner current of Love, which is to be found within your heart. Don´t try to stop it. You have to let go and surrender to your heart, some will be concerned that surrendering to their heart current could disappoint people in their outer reality, because they may think they have a responsibility to change the world. When you become one with this natural Love current, you will synchronisticly be of service to others within your life. This current is flowing through all hearts on this planet and connects everyone.

The truth is that you will feel drained, and feel a lot of resistance within yourself if you don’t trust this strong current within you. You cannot change a "waterfall" to flow "upwards", but you can allow it to fall as it is. The Inner Love current is an energy of joy and you only have to "go with it" as you say, allowing yourself to understand that it’s a choice, you either create resistance to what is, or you Allow it. This is peace at its core. This is so simple that most people aren’t ready to hear or accept it.

The world will change. I can compare this way: Do we need to change Winter into Spring? Of course not, because it’s a natural process, a mirroring of the microcosm in a macro-cosmic cycle. This is hard for the Mind to accept, due to its programmed beliefs to “do” things, and to not "surrender" into a Higher energy of Love and Trust. The Belief that we have control over events is also an illusion, because you cannot control Love. Love is creating through us, with intent beyond right and wrong.

This current of Highly charged Light energy is bringing up a lot of issues that need to be healed and forgiven. So all the chaos and negativity we see around us now is just a "phase" of this transition. It’s nothing to be fearful of. You will come to understand that all of these old and limited beliefs hindered you from Allowing you to Let go and become one with the current of Love. You will stop trying, and just BE in this world and Enjoy the Shift.

All people have their personal inner journeys. We can see that but we cannot really interfere with peoples life-paths. We can extend a loving energy of Hope and project our Unconditional love to these people. We cannot tell them that they are creating their lives and circumstances, because all people aren’t ready to hear that.

It all comes down to self Love
Because the hardest lesson for us, is that we all create our lives and that there are no victims. People who read this, may doubt this. People don’t have their life experiences by accident or by coincidence. Some people go through very tough "Life-lessons", some even choose to transmute "collective karma" that was not theirs, because they are Great Beings of Love, who choose this. So we cannot judge anyone or anything.
We will share and care from the depths of our hearts, because it’s natural, Love is natural and cares for everyone. We are individual parts of the puzzle and everyone is doing their part like in a Synchronized dance.

It all comes down to self Love. When we love our self fully we will just do what feels best, without being approved by someone else. When we are in our hearts, we will simply know what is best for us. THERE ARE NO JUDGEMENTS IN LOVE, LOVE IS ACCEPTANCE AND FORGIVENESS.

Our minds and thoughts cannot translate what is truth, only our hearts can Feel that all IS LOVE and embrace everything as ONE. Duality is like chasing your own tail, and it has its purpose. When you stop chasing the truth, you will Be one with Life.

The breath will help you to "levitate" into a higher state of consciousness
Since I’ve started to breathe consciously I’ve felt a lot more Connected to my heart and in harmony with the dance of synchronicity. You can allow yourself to be one with this Strong current that will "push" you gently to "be swept away", allowing and Surrendering to what is. This will not be true for all but it’s my greatest "personal tool" for Transformation & Transmutation.

The breath is connected to Everything, it brings about a domino effect. It will Ground your being into the earth. It will affect your Blood and your organs, which in turn will affect your energy field or aura, which in turn will invite "higher" thought forms that you couldn’t access before. Just by following your breath you activate all of these "processes", that’s why all masters have said to meditate on your breath, because from there, everything follows in a chain reaction. The Now moment is all that matters, it’s like you are breathing yourself out of illusion and into self-realization.

The breath will help you to "levitate" into a higher state of consciousness. It’s when we have the so called Shallow breathing that our energy "stagnates" and we feel locked or limited. The simplicity of the breath will actually be "overlooked" by the mind. Is it really possible to BE THE HIGHEST VISION of yourself only by breathing, yes from my point of view, it is so simple. Spirituality and Ascension has been interpreted by the mind as something "complex".

This is the time when we have to let go of the so called "Spiritual-mind" of how things should unfold, and what is truth and what is not truth. We can be in this world, but it’s not something that we have to change because something is wrong. We have to understand that we cannot follow anyone else, because we will all have different values and inner priorities. So you have to get used to walking and creating your own path, without forcing it on anyone else. The most difficult process in this transformation of inner consciousness, is to let go of what other people think about you and know that you are your own "authority" and that there are no victims.

To say to a person who is suffering that she or he has created it themselves, is not something that a person wants to hear, but we will all come to this realization within this lifetime. No one else is to blame and there is no one else to Judge. When you feel or see something that makes you feel a discord within you, know that it’s not the other persons fault, it’s something within you that is a part of you that you don’t want to acknowledge. See this as a golden opportunity to heal it, by observing it and forgiving it. Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. And if you judge others, you can expect to get that mirrored back to you. When you start to Embrace all of your discordant tones within yourself and fine-tune them into harmonious melodies. But as always, people have their egos and their agendas, and people will not "understand" these simple truths just because someone writes or speaks about them, it will come to them from within....

The Inner Journey of Ascension
The Ascension is an Inner journey that is "reflected" in the world around us. It’s like an upward Spiral, you move through that changes your perspective of the world. So Yes change comes from within. You don't change in that sense, as we may believe. We are more realizing that All things are WITHIN and that there is no "OUT THERE". We ascend into higher energies of Light vibration that connects us with the Total and Eternal NOW. The strong current of Light will make your "personality" feel as its not possible to plan anything, and this is true, because all Possibilities and realities are collapsing into the Moment of Now. You aren't dependent on any future plans because you will Live your Future Now.

We will become more and more aware of our own energy field, and understand what drains us and what uplifts us. As a human being you have to learn to take care of your energy and nurture yourself by Loving yourself. People cannot take energy from you, if you stand in your heart integrity. By Breathing you can balance and ground your Being. We are all responsible for managing our own energy field in a mature way. Every interaction you have with a human being will effect your Aura or energy field. Be Awake and alert to your inner senses. Have the integrity to say NO from your heart, even if it does not please anyone. Love is about being honest to yourself and others.

True Knowledge is within the heart, which embraces all possibilities, without fear and Trusts the Synchronicity of Creation. A master only needs to KNOW what is NOW, the rest is irrelevant.

When you breathe consciously and follow the rhythm of the in breath and the out breath you consciously connect to the Spheres of Knowledge and wisdom, without your "day to day thoughts". If you start to "practice" conscious breathing you will notice that your "body feels more alive" and you have more energy. You will also notice that Thoughts and Feelings will become more balanced. Even ideas will pop up within you that you couldn't have received before, due to your "limited flow of Energy".

Some will think that this is too simple to be true. But its up to our own inner being to choose how we want to Be and what we want to create in this Life. If we want to complicate things, or Simplify things. There are no right or wrong paths, there are only Individual interpretations of The inner path. So have compassion for each other.

Its not about thinking your way out of your feelings, or trying to Embrace your feelings with another feeling. The simplest way is to Breathe your way through it. Take long deep breaths, and hold the in-breath for a few seconds before you exhale. You will get better and better at this. The breath is like filling a balloon with helium, and you are that balloon. You will lift towards the "skies" and see the world from a different perspective, you will feel more light in your heart and be able to embrace duality for what it is. Many masters who have walked this earth, did teach about the breath and its purpose. To only focus on the breath going in and out of your nostrils will give your Feelings and Thoughts space to integrate your I AM presence within your body. Breathing is the "doorway" to your higher self.

The Logical mind and thought patterns will not Give you any truth, your feelings may sometimes stem from fear. Doing a 15 minute breathing exercise will help your body to Elevate your Feelings into a higher vibration, and your thoughts will be cleared, due to the "oxygen" within your body that is bringing you back to the "zero" point, which is a very blissful emotional state of being. Within this state of Pure awareness, new thoughts will come and knock at your door that you never would have received with your "shallow" breathing. When we resist WHAT IS, we will suffer, when we Accept WHAT IS we will feel Freedom.

Its like when a Woman is giving birth, the only thing she focuses on is the "moment" and no thoughts are there, its just total Focus on the Body and the forces of nature, which cannot be stopped, Surrendering to the Moment and breathing is crucial. We have all heard about the basic breathing techniques when giving birth... The breath will help you to Allow What IS within the moment. Its very simple but many do not practice Conscious breathing, its a Powerful "secret", so simple it’s almost forgotten. If someone stated that we could breathe ourselves into "bliss", most would just look strangely at them, because they don’t understand how much power the breath holds.

We've heard about the in breath and out breath of god, and you are that Divine truth here and now.

People will think this is too easy, so simple that most people will want to "complicate" it a little bit to feel comfortable. The whole universe is breathing. We can inhale to a certain degree, but then our bodies have to let go by doing an out breath, This is a natural cycle, which is also a part of creation and mother earth. We have to Flow with the rhythm of the breath. We cannot hold onto Energies, we also have to let it go. Everything is in motion.

This is the Time of Being Bold and True to yourself
When you are at the "peak" of your awakening you may feel that nothing has changed, that everything is the same and feels the same. And Spiritual awakening is about Realizing that you have always been GOD playing in a limited "consciousness". There was nothing wrong with your way of being and your expression, but now you see everything from a higher vantage point, you understand that EVERYTHING IS and you cannot change what IS. Change is an illusion, because change comes from within, from a state of being the change. You cannot become what you already are, You can only BE what you want to become. This is a part of 3-D illusion, to chase your tail as you say, in circles. Everything follows a Cosmic Rhythm, our hearts are connected to the Higher universal heartbeat. We all do have a choice, some will choose to Play the fear "game" and some will play the love "game". And some will step out of duality and see Love and Fear as Loving partners, an integral part of creation. Planet Earth is a School of consciousness.

Things are not always what they seem to be, a lot of people are calling other people dark, but its only a "projection" of our inner selves, that needs to be looked at and Loved. Like I said in one of my videos, its like "lost children" standing in dark corners in a room, and we "don't" want to see them or love them, but when we see and love them and take these "children" to our heart, without fear, we will understand that It was just "old emotions" that needed to be healed and released. When we stand in our authenticity and inner truth, and aren't dependent on what other people think of us, we Bring back the power to Our "Solar Plexus".

Many will be offended by this Strong presence of Love and Will "throw" all they ever could on you, which is not yours, its like you are a catalyst for Them to "Clear themselves". They project their inner "beliefs" at you, which are not yours, but out of love, you will BE there, in the midst of the storm, and say silently from your heart "I'm sorry you feel this way, I love you and forgive you". People may feel even more offended due to your "non-reactive" way of being, because they are so "emotionally charged". I’ve been there myself, and its not easy, but each time it happens, you get better and better at it. You know that all the drama you see around you is within you, so you have to "be an Example" of how to be in the midst of dramas, but not of it. Doing this will create ripples through time and space because you are "nullifying" the emotional energy, which in turns changes the so called "future". People can Judge you for who you are, but in the end you are Your OWN Judge.

This is the Time of Being Bold and True to yourself. Stepping on "toes" will be everyday life, because you will "bring" forth "buried" feelings within ALL SOULS. Some may even call you dark, because you are so much Light, its not about You! We cant hide from anyone, We cant pretend to say the Right words, or try to be perfect. WE SIMPLY ARE TRUE TO OUR SELF and its our Path. We truly know that Light and dark Dances together hand in hand, duality is an illusion, Love IS. People feel confused due to the Illusion of separation.

Love is the TRUE REALITY! Let your heart Be Free and Know that you aren't dependent on what other people think about you, take your power back and Forgive. We are mirrors for each-other. All reflections come from you! The illusion, truly is, that you can never be a Victim of outer circumstances, but it may look like it is...This is the "Veil" of separation. That's why its important to "Be honest to yourself and forgive yourself". Because it’s all a part of you. The "BLAME GAME" is an illusion.

We are in those times where choice is everything, moment to moment. Do I choose to fear the changes within my life or do I choose to Love and welcome the changes into my life?

Enlightenment is not to say the right words, by trying to be perfect or trying to "change" anyone for the better. It’s so much more than that. It’s a state of accepting yourself exactly as you are, without fear of what people will think about you. This is a "day to day" practice, because we all have patterns that need to be released. We will be more and more inspired to do what we enjoy in our lives, no matter what people think. Remember you have to respect and forgive people around you, because you have to allow other people be exactly as they are, but that doesn't mean you have to "Agree" with them, because we all create our own "personal" experiences and perspectives here on earth.

People will Push your buttons as you say, but what if you had no buttons that others could push? You are responsible for your Re-Actions, this can be summed up as self-mastery. Some think it’s unachievable or out of reach, but its there as a choice in every moment. Do we re-act in fear or act from Love? Claiming your divinity, to be your authentic self, is your "mission".

Simplicity will take over your life
People get caught up in each others perspectives and loose themselves within these dramas and take things to heart which isn't theirs to "carry". You will get better and better at understanding where your power comes from, and be able to hold it as a vibrational intent. You will be an expert as you say, in nullifying dramas, because your presence is in a state of non-duality which "dramas" cannot survive in. No one can take the power away from you, it feels like you have no power due to the belief that you are dependent on someone out there. The only thing you can depend on is your "over soul" which is connected to the "one omnipresent source". Don't take things personal, your personality is like wearing a mask at a masquerade, it’s beautiful. But it’s not who you truly are. We all came to this earth, fully knowing that we would be playing different roles, serving different purposes. We don't have to agree with each other, but we can agree that we don't have to agree.

Simplicity will take over your life, because you will enjoy the simple things, and expectations will not be able to ruin your "life". You will feel more and more connected to your "higher self" which is coming closer and closer to you. Trust and synchronicity will not just be beliefs any more, they will be the energies you will embrace as a natural part of life. Ascension is like building your own temple within yourself, from your own deepest heart desires, no matter what is happening on the outside.

This is what is the most difficult for some in their awakening, because we think we have to "change" the world. Yes you can, but not by forcing it on anyone, you can just begin with yourself. Put into practice everything you want to see in this life, don't expect anyone else to change. Everyone is here on earth for different reasons and people will not be going to the same destinations. Some will not feel any gravitation to Evolve or to know "higher truths" and it’s ok, because we all feel within us what is right in every moment. There is not any judgement towards what we want to Experience.

Yes, you could call the earth experience a grand experiment from a higher perspective, because we have experienced the most highs and lows possible throughout thousands of years. Planet Earth can be likened to a grand School for Duality Consciousness, and its graduation time. Everything, since the birth of this planet has been "recorded" and will be available to all of creation as an "Example".

I’ve come to the point, that I don't really feel I have to change anyone or anything for the better, everything is "rising" in energy by itself and we can choose to Dance with these energies or create resistance to what IS. Its is by Letting Go of Love that we will BE LOVE.

I will end with a good "quote".

"The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity." ~ Deepak Chopra.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

FROM RAVEN'S NEST Mar 17 2015

FROM RAVEN'S NEST Mar 17
Wisdom for the Soul


Each of us has been called to life to create and contribute to the world. Each of us was born with a purpose that attracts to us the people, places, events and opportunities for the fulfillment of our destiny. How much energy do you lose on a daily basis by worrying about things over which you have absolutely no control? Just image if you turned that worry into power. The power to be fearless in life. The power to erase anxiety and fear. Just imagine what you could accomplish if you turned that worry into courage and power.
Happiness is something that everybody interprets in a different way. Some people consider themselves happy when their relationships work; others see happiness just in giving to others. Happiness is a choice. It is the way we choose to think about ourselves, where we are in this world, and the world around us, and how we act in that world, that differentiates the happy people from the less happy people. If you judge your situation as bad for you, that’s unhappiness. If you judge a situation as good for you, that’s happiness. People use different terms to describe what feels good for them. For someone it might be excitement, passion, exhilaration, fulfillment, freedom, feeling fully alive with inspiration and joy. For another it might be more peaceful, content, capable, hopeful, satisfied, and comfortable feeling. Whatever you call it, all that counts is that it feels good to you.
Each of us has the freedom to live as we choose. When we make a choice it is backed by all of the will, purpose, and the law in the universe. Since there are no limits to this universal law there are no limits to our lives. We all have the potential to create a great life for ourselves.

CHANGE YOUR THINKING
Change your thinking, change your life—it really works. The great irony is that if we think we are powerless, and then you are. Know right now that you have a divine center that is ready, willing, and able to join with you to bring forth a wonder-filled life now and forevermore. Only YOU can change the state of your mind and belief system. The only thing you really need to do is erase all negative thoughts, feelings and uncomfortable emotions from your mind. You must begin to change your subconscious mind. That means to let it go. Let the past go. What is left is happiness. It takes a lot of practice and patience to master this task. Just think about it as reprogramming your computer and putting in new software. Throw all your old “files” out, put new ones in, reboot and you’re done. Well, almost. In the beginning you will most likely have difficulties working with this “new program” because you are not used to it. As time goes on, you can make positive changes.
Make a plan and motivate yourself every day. When you wake up in the morning say, “I will make the best out of this day and won’t waste time on negative thoughts.” At night, when you go to bed, ask yourself whether you have really utilized this day. Did you stick to your initial plan? Have you achieved everything you wanted to? If all answers are yes, celebrate the day and rejoice. If something did not go the way you wanted, find out why and learn from it. That way you can gradually achieve your goal and strengthen your mind. It is important that you train yourself. Through constant training you will be able to transform yourself and achieve happiness from within.

CREATE WITH INTENTION
The word “create” comes from the Latin word creatus, “To cause to grow, to bring forth or produce.” When we combine our ability to create with clear thinking and a vision for our life, we are on a path to true spiritual enlightenment. When you ask people what they want most out life, nearly everyone will say that they just want to be happy. The bottom line of a great life is to manifest your hearts intention. You need to wear it on your sleeve like a designer handbag. We need to also realize our full potential and how to make full use of our capacities. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be happy unless you make millions or are the president of a company. You will only find satisfaction if you feel from within. Pay attention to the quality of your inner experience. Take a few minutes out of your busy day, sit down and take a look from within. If you are always on the go you don’t have enough space to create a happy life.

MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS
Many of our choices are driven by the demands of time and space, our physical requirements, and so forth. But underneath all that is something that from time to time comes above ground; specifically, it’s our connectedness to the self we have always been, and a remembering of the time-less path we are committed to, that’s behind all that has transpired.
When we make a momentary choice congruent to our soul’s intention, a strange feeling of rightness occurs. When a choice is made that diverts us, we get a strange feeling. The soul’s intention itself evolves over time. We exist and create on many levels.. Ask yourself questions like: Do the things that I am doing give me joy? Does my inner voice tell me I should be doing something different? Is everything I do meaningful to me? Do my intuitive feelings tell me that I should maybe change my life? Get a new job? Get out of my relationship? The key is to really listen to our hearts and minds, our emotions and feelings.
Only spend time with those who make you feel good about yourself and your life. It is also important to put things into perspective. Ask yourself whether the problem you are experiencing will matter a year from now or next week or in an hour. Think positive! Boost your outlook! It’s hardly surprising that people with rosy outlooks — people who expect things to turn out well — report themselves happier and less prone to psychological distress. While each of us is born with a tendency toward optimism — or pessimism — you can teach yourself to shift your attitude to manifest your dreams!

As Goethe once said, “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it! Boldness has genius, magic and power in it.”

CREATE THE BEST LIFE YOU CAN
In order to keep your life the best you can, you need to maintain it like a garden with beautiful flowers. It is constant work. Just because you have a nice looking garden, doesn’t mean you can stop working on it. It takes skills to keep it flourishing. You will also be able to enjoy it more if you share it with friends or your family. You need to share your joy with others. Spending meaningful time with friends, family or romantic partners will help to enhance your best life. It is important to have people around us whom we care about and who care about us. Share your excitements, your adventures, and your daily activities with a person you love. It will give your life new meaning.

BELIEVE AND RECEIVE
The law of attraction demonstrates that we attract to ourselves the experiences that directly correlate with our thoughts. When we focus on what we fear, we attract the very things we fear. When we think about what we don’t want, we attract into our lives the things or experiences we don’t want. When we are living in lack and limitation consciousness, we tend to dwell on what isn’t rather that knowing what our truth is. When we notice that our thoughts are drifting into the old beliefs of fear, lack, and limitation, we have the choice to practice our mental power and bring our thoughts back to a healthy and positive place. The challenge is to be able to hold our thoughts clearly, positively and consistently on what we really want. If you believe something so strong, you will eventually receive it.

TAP INTO ENERGY
If we trust our higher consciousness we can create on the inner plane and tap into unlimited energy. All that is needed is to focus on what we desire and it will manifest as fast as our thought. Once we have created the energy form of our manifestation, we just need to draw it into our energy field and it will magnetically attract the physical situation that we desire in our lives. The match is as good as the idea we created in our inner world. And once the vibration and energy pattern of what we are choosing to create become a part of our daily energy field, it will begin to transmit the frequency pattern of what we are manifesting on the physical plane, attracting it to us and naturally manifesting it into being. Like an energy transmitter, we will be radiating that vibration outward, attracting the desire and outcome into our lives.

I invite you to choose to generate vibrations of joy, peace and love, and generously share these vibrations with others. By elevating your own vibration power you uplift the energy of joy, peace and love for the whole world.
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March 20 Solar Eclipse

A NEW Moon Solar Eclipse occurs on Friday, March 20, 2015, at 5:36 AM EDT.

On Friday morning, an especially potent New Moon occurs in late Pisces (the last degree of Pisces AND of the zodiac) - potent because it's a Solar Eclipse. Because this solar eclipse occurs in the sign of Pisces, imagination, service, dreams, ideals, and compassion will be in focus. This eclipse is about new beginnings when it comes to taking a leap of faith, our beliefs, the acceptance of imperfections, imagination and intuition, selfless service, and dreams.

This is a time when we should build our powers of acceptance, belief, and compassion; take a leap of faith--believe in something higher; start a creative, imaginative project; practice putting ourselves in others' shoes, and let some things go (such as judgments, annoyances, and the like); revitalize ourselves through experiences that require imagination, compassion, or that simply represent a "break" from the routine; give ourselves selflessly through compassionate service; and to share a dream with others. For some of us, circumstances are such that we need to pay more attention to our spirituality.

We may find ourselves completely re-working the area of life ruled by Pisces in our charts. It's a time to take special note of our dreams, as well as insights or thoughts/emotions that seem to come from "out of the blue". These could be creatively inspiring. The range of emotions that Pisces registers is extraordinary, and this could be a time when we feel that enormous range. With Pisces' opposite sign, Virgo, we are acutely aware of imperfections. We see the flaws around us and perhaps become very tense and irritable, or we work hard at fixing them. To Pisces, however, imperfection is beautiful. With the health and service axis (Pisces-Virgo) involved, health or work issues may come to the fore. As well, the ability to set boundaries when it comes to the services we render can become a major issue. Situations that test our faith, or magnify our fears and doubts, may be part of the picture. For some, a new "calling" will surface in the coming six months. A new line of work that better matches our inner nature, desire to serve, or emotional make-up may unfold in the months following this eclipse. We may discover that we need more rest and relaxation or attention to our spiritual nature than we are currently allowing ourselves.

Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Pisces are likely to occur over the course of the next 3-6 months. However, not everyone will feel the effect of the eclipse with the same intensity. Those whose personal planets are activated by the degree of the eclipse will feel its effects on a personal level. To personalize the meaning of this eclipse in your life, see Solar Eclipse in Pisces.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 29 degrees and 27 minutes of Pisces conjunct the Sun at 29 degrees and 27 minutes of Pisces, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 24 to 30 degrees of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) and 0 to 4 degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) most significantly.

Moon phase cycle: Bigger picture:
Mar 20, 2015 5:36 AM Sun Conjunct Moon (New Moon)
Mar 27, 2015 3:43 AM Sun Square Moon (First Quarter Moon)
Apr 4, 2015 8:06 AM Sun Opposition Moon (Full Moon)
Apr 11, 2015 11:44 PM Sun Square Moon (Last Quarter Moon)
Apr 18, 2015 2:57 PM Sun Conjunct Moon (New Moon)

Monday, March 16, 2015

FROM RAVENS NEST Mar 16, 2015

Meditation At A Higher Focus
Peace can sometimes be so far away, and inner bliss… even farther away.
Take the time now to spend some real quality time by going within. Find that sense of peace that lies within. Visit the place where inner bliss dwells and waits patiently for your return.
Let yourself unwind and compose yourself for a few precious moments of peace. Remember that your mind is much more far-reaching than your physical brain. Your mind, as consciousness, is nonphysical, while your brain is just the physical translator of your consciousness.
Your mind, therefore, always has the ability to tell your brain;
“Shsh! It’s meditation time!”
Focus your mind away from the clutter of day-to-day living and turn your attention inwards to the peaceful core of your inner being. Then think of the deepest possible state of consciousness.
And what could that state be?
It is the state of consciousness known as simply Being. The word Infinite reflects the idea of ultimate, while the word Being refers to a state of awareness, rather than a doing activity. Infinite Being is infinite consciousness without a focus upon any specific activity.
Simply Being doesn't have to do anything, it already is everything.
It is important to appreciate that the state of Infinite Being is not “out there” somewhere external to us. Infinite Being encompasses all consciousness, including all manifestation. We are that consciousness, as is everything else in existence.
The Most Powerful Affirmation
In meditation practices, affirmations are often used to focus the mind. By simply repeating the words, “I am,” you affirm your true nature as consciousness. In the case of the Infinite Being meditation, we affirm our innermost identity as the ultimate, infinite consciousness.
The affirmation “I am Simply Being” is the most powerful affirmation possible within the English language.
The phrase “I am Simply Being” is an affirmation of your oneness with the ultimate potential, the source of all life, the consciousness from which all life sprang. You are one with that universal consciousness. Everything in manifestation is one with that universal consciousness. Now is the time to consciously affirm your ultimate potential. It may take courage to begin with, but the results are more than worth the effort.
If you find issues arising, such as a feeling of unworthiness in your alignment with the ‘All That Is,’ with Infinite Being, just let those thoughts go, then gently bring your mind back into focus upon the affirmation. You do not have to justify the words, or settle any internal argument about them, just because of some prior conditioning as to how someone said you “should” think in this life. Think independently, think infinitely, and you will connect with the consciousness of your ultimate potential.
Have the inner discipline to stay with the affirmation and let any issues fade away unchallenged. Your inner self knows the meaning of the words and resonates in joy with their exact and literal truth. Every time you make this affirmation, you become more connected with Infinite Being. Any lesser thoughts are then healed within the light of greater truth.
Find a quiet space to sit down for a few minutes, close your eyes, and start looking for the quiet space within. To keep your brain occupied with the task at hand, focus your attention on the slow, even flow of your breath as it passes in and out of your nostrils.
As you breathe each in-breath, mentally repeat the affirmation “I am Infinite Being.”
On the out-breath, simply allow your attention to follow the flow of air from your nostrils. To induce an immediate calming effect, allow each out-breath to take longer than each in-breath.
Life energy, also known as etheric energy, is conditioned primarily within the human spinal column. From there it is distributed to the rest of the body via the subtle nervous system. Most key functions in the human body owe their operation primarily to the supply of etheric life energy, rather than to the supply of electrical energy. Etheric energy, like consciousness, is non-physical and yet it is behind all life.
To help enhance the natural flow of life energy within your spine while performing this meditation it is preferable to sit upright in an erect chair. As you progress with this meditation, the natural flow of life energy within your spine will become enhanced, bringing an enlivened awareness to your consciousness.
When distracting thoughts arise – which they will – treat them with patience and understanding. Put each distracting thought aside so that you can continue with the Infinite Being meditation. If a thought seems important or urgent, then it will be sure to return later, after your meditation session has finished.
There are a number of ways to enhance your meditation experience. One is to reserve a small space, such as the corner of a quiet room, where only meditation is conducted. That space then becomes more conducive to a meditation environment. A small table or surface can be covered with items that you connect with spiritual practice. Candles and incense are especially useful as they provide some initial focus for the senses.
It also helps to always use the same chair, one that is constructed primarily of a non-metallic material. Metal chairs attract etheric life energy away from you, which is great for the chair, but not so good for the meditation session.
A small clock completes your setting, and clean, light clothing, reserved especially for meditation, further enhances the atmosphere. A shower or bath before meditation is very valuable, as water is a powerful cleanser. If, for example, you have just come home from a hectic day at work, then your energy body will be filled with the distractions of the day, stored in etheric energy form.
The water that cleanses you in a shower or bath not only cleanses you of physical impurities, but, more importantly, it also cleanses the etheric energy impurities that do not belong in your energy body.
The reason that water is such an effective energy cleanser lies in its chemical composition. Water consists of H2O – hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is not just a chemical that the body needs. Its greater role is to carry life-giving, etheric energy. When you shower, your etheric body is being washed with the water’s flow of cleansing, etheric energy.
Make Spirituality Your Number One Priority
The best investment of your time each day is to spend 20 minutes in meditation. Make the time for this to happen. Make it the day’s first priority. The easiest habit to adopt is one which makes up the first activity of the day. Making it a routine will also reinforce the effects of the meditation.
If you are hungry to the point of distraction before a meditation session, then have some light refreshment, such as fruit or juice. Conversely, a full stomach after a heavy meal will have a deadening effect upon the higher possibilities of your meditation session, so plan to eat any large meals at least two hours ahead.
The Aims of the Simply Being Meditation
To quiet your daily brain activity by focusing on rhythmic activities that induce a spiritual focus.
To affirm your connection to the highest possible state of awareness.
To charge your system with additional life energy through controlled breathing.
To create a Being Space, where your consciousness can move easily into the experience of your inner state of being.
The Complete Infinite Being Meditation Technique
Take a few moments to completely relax your physical body. Sit in an upright chair with your eyes closed, then clench your feet, toes and leg muscles. Release the tension and let your feet and legs relax completely. Do the same clench-and-release process for your stomach, chest and back; then your arms and hands; then your neck and face.
In preparation, take three deep breaths and exhale each one completely.
Now focus your attention on the slow, even flow of breath as it passes in and out of your nostrils.
As you breathe each in-breath, mentally repeat the affirmation,
“I am Infinite Being.”
On the out-breath, allow your attention to follow the flow of air from your nostrils. To induce an immediate calming effect, slow each out-breath and allow it to take up to twice as long as each in-breath.
To make a space for your consciousness to dip into the experience of being, pause at the end of the out-breath. Hold the breath out of your body until you feel the need to inhale again. This will typically be for around three seconds, sometimes less. When you are in this motionless quiet space, don’t think, just be. Subtle impressions may arise from your inner self in this Being Space. The end of each breathing cycle is your personal communion space with your inner being. Ignore surface mental noise – words and feelings that jump into your attention – and maintain your focus upon the quiet inner space and subtle impressions of higher consciousness. Nothing loud comes from your inner being. Focus your awareness upon your inner silence. With practice, this is a time when great insights and inspiration quietly dawn upon your awareness.
Repeat this cycle of breathing and being for 20 minutes.
Remember
The affirmation “I am Infinite Being” is the most powerful affirmation possible within the English language.
An effective meditation technique opens the door to more inspiration, love and creativity into your life.
Happy surfing upon the realms of spiritual awareness!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

From Ravens Nest Mar 3, 2015

3 Tips To Protect Your Health As An Empath

Us, sensitive, extra-sensory folk find it difficult to set healthy boundaries and stay rooted in our own energy. We have the (bad) habit of taking on other people’s energy and emotions, and this ‘pollutes’ our own energy and can make us unwell.
Many natural born empaths and intuitives have chronic health problems, like digestive issues, back problems, headaches, low energy, hormonal problems and depression, because they don’t know how to set healthy energetic boundaries.
When you’re an intuitive, you’re naturally empathetic and know how other people are feeling. You can tap into a person’s energy and quickly get a sense of them and what is ailing them.
This is a wonderful gift if you use it right, but when you’re unconsciously tapping into people’s energy and don’t know you’re doing it, you’re ‘overloading’ your energy field. This lowers your immune response and adrenal function, and makes you stressed, tired and drained.
If you want to benefit from your empath and intuitive skills, be able to listen to the voice of your intuition, communicate with your angels and guides and help other people, make sure to set healthy energetic boundaries! And here are three easy ways to do this:

My 3 Top Tips For Empaths
chakra meditation cleanse1. Do a regular chakra cleanse meditation.
If you’ve been in my orbit for some time you’ll know this is my top tip. If you want to change your life, you must change your energy, and the most powerful way to do this is to regularly cleanse your chakras.
Most empaths and intuitives have chronically weak chakra 3’s (solar plexus chakras), and this is the reason why they can’t protect their energy.
Your solar plexus chakras is the bodyguard of your entire energy field. If this chakra isn’t working properly, your energy is not being protected and you will pick up other people’s negative thoughts, emotions and feelings.
By doing a regular chakra cleanse you make sure that your solar plexus chakra and all of your other chakras stay cleansed and balanced, so that your energy stays strong and vital.

2. Stay anchored or rooted in your own energy by being mindful of your body.
This I learnt from Eckahrt Tolle, and, along with a regular chakra cleanse, is one of the best ways to protect your energy.
You can stay anchored in your own energy by focusing your attention on your body, and trying, as much as you can, to always have some of your attention focused on an area of your body.
When you are speaking to someone be aware of your hands or feet, and when you’re walking, feel your feet in your shoes, hitting the pavement with every stride.
Or focus on your breathing and the way your chest rises and falls, or the vibration of your own voice in your throat when you sing.
All these things keep you in your body and anchored in your own energy.

3. Take regular retreats. Empaths and intuitives are hermits by nature.
Empaths and intuitives need time-out. We need to regularly withdraw from the world and process our own thoughts and emotions.
Because empaths have the ability to ‘tap into’ other people’s thoughts and feelings, we need to take time-out to make sure we feel the way we do because we’re feeling this way, not because we’re feeling someone else’s feelings!
Life can get very murky and cloudy if we lack clarity around what is our stuff, and what is other people’s stuff. Don’t let this happen to you! Take regular time-outs to stay healthy, clear and vital.
Follow these three easy tips and watch your energy levels soar and your personal power grow.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Dreams are the Window to the Soul

Dreams are the Window to the Soul

Your subconscious constantly and subtly speaks through your dreams and it’s just one of the many ways that your soul can reach out and speak to you. We all dream to some extent every night even if we’re not able to remember the dream the next morning. We remember some of our dreams with great clarity and interpretation, some we struggle to figure out, and there are others that just slip away as soon as the day starts. If you’re not working in partnership with your dreams then you’re missing out on a great resource for helpful advice, guidance, and direction. Over the years, I’ve taught myself to acknowledge and listen to my dreams. For example, just the other evening I had a dream that gave me vital information about an issue I was having with my body. I didn’t ignore this dream – and acted accordingly in resolving what my dream was telling me. I’m just thankful that I listened!
\When you tap in to the power of your dreams, they can provide an unlimited resource for you. Most people don’t know that you can often acquire the answers you’re looking for from your dreams, by a process called “Dream Incubation.” In others words, it’s possible to program your dreams to help you work out problems or issues that you may be having at a certain time. I highly recommend creating your own personal “Dream Journal.” If you’ve got a major issue to resolve and you’ve tried other methods, you could look to your dreams for help.
Here’s a useful tip. Before you go to bed, write down the issue or concern in your dream journal. It’s a bit like submitting your incubation request. Read it a few times to yourself before you drift off to sleep, so it remains fresh in your sub-conscious, allowing source to give you guidance. Try to keep the question or issue as short as possible, preferably to one sentence. For instance, you might write: “What’s the next move for me in my career?” or “How can I improve my relationship?” or even, “What’s going on with my body at this time?” It helps to wake up gently, so I hope you don’t have an alarm clock that shocks you awake!
When you awake, write down in your journal everything you received in the dream, anything that stands out, symbols, feelings, emotions, even the colors before your feet touch the floor, because by the time you get back from the bathroom, the dream may have slipped away. You may not remember anything or feel as though you didn’t even dream at all. Don’t give up. Try it for a few nights as you get used to programming yourself to dream and condition yourself to start remembering them. Ask the same question for a few nights and record in your journal anything and everything you receive, even if it doesn’t make sense. Even if it seems like a puzzle, the pieces will eventually fit together and you’ll see the message of guidance materialize from the pieces. When it happens for the first time, you’ll ask yourself how you didn’t see it before, as it will seem so obvious. That’s the beauty of dreams.

Remember that dreams are formed in the subconscious. They can be quite symbolic, as one symbol to you can often mean something totally different to someone else. Analyse the symbols you receive as it’s down to your own personal interpretation. If you don’t understand a symbol, then pause and ask yourself: “What does this symbol mean to me?” I found it helpful to look at some books on symbolism. That way they can be deposited in your mind for future reference for your subconscious. One great resource I recommend to everyone is the book Dream Images & Symbols by Kevin J. Todeschi. It’s available on Amazon and it’s the best book I have ever read on dreams, symbols, and their interpretations.

Anything that’s been stored in your subconscious is now part of your personal data bank that your soul can use in the future for dream work or intuitive information. It’s unlikely that you’re going to get a clear “yes” or “no” to your question. Sometimes, your dreams are your minds way of working out information stored throughout the day. It can be a sort of brain download or mind dump.
Even when they don’t seem to make any sense, it’s still worth writing down everything and anything, no matter how stupid it might seem at the time, for there could still be a small message hidden within the seemingly muddled information. As you learn to work with your dreams, you’ll recognize the patterns, symbols and be able to interpret how they’re trying to get your attention and talk to you.

I encourage you to start reading and studying as much as you can as you begin working with your dreams. It’s a resource that’s readily available to you and the more you use this soul ability, the more you’ll benefit from the guidance and messages.
Try making a commitment to keeping a “Dream Journal,” and to even try using “Dream Incubation” as a helpful tool.

Enjoy dreaming and live a Soul-Filled life!