Shifting Consciousness on the Planet

Wow – snow flakes, icy cold temperatures, blustery wind and it feels more like Christmas then nearly mid March. It’s a bit of a strange feeling overall – the weather changed very quickly, which to me always means something.

Just what it means – is interesting. I have long thought of earth's weather as reflective of earth events or the energy that tends to be generated with different happenings here on the planet. Everything has meaning - there are no random events.

It is very much an indicator of our consciousness as well.

So, this is where we are at right now – a tremendous shift in consciousness is taking place – some old energy vampires are leaving their posts and we will all benefit from it one way or another. It is a remarkable time to be here on the planet - at least for those of us who are willing our energy to come back in perfect alignment with our purpose.

All of which takes work, dedication and the willingness to be here during these incredible energy changes. And we are each of us, making them happen with the various things we do to heal, shift and change our own lives.

Right now I am on day 21 of my parasite cleanse – some days are fairly tough – not necessarily physically or what I would have expected. This one is mental, requiring 'mind' resources and stamina.

Of course persistence doesn’t hurt either – and I usually have lots of that. I am looking forward to when this is over and we have our feast days at the end of the month however and as thinking, planning and dreaming of food – as usual!

And of course , this week I will be cooking, baking and preparing for when this detox is done….but my real curiosity lies in how I will feel afterwards – if I have indicators that parasites are gone and if I feel different from before I started.

Time will tell….

My son next to some bee hives...

Blessed Light of Brigid....

Tonight at sundown marks the beginning of a feast - in Ireland known as St. Brigid's Day or Imbolc or simply as the Celtic Spring. It's the start of a lovely time of the year - I for one am hoping for some drier weather...

As I am sure nearly everyone else is in Ireland after the deluge (again) of monsoon like downpours over the last week or so. But, then again - at least there is no shortage of water which might be far worse. And water does so much to cleanse and heal....(trying to stay on the positive side here!LOL).

So today is a quiet day so far - I am home doing some baking and reflecting on these past few weeks since Solstice and Christmas with all of the changes in between. But I have also been doing something else - planning.

This is the perfect time of year to put a plan in place or at least an outline of some wishes, desires and goals for the coming year - or any amount of time you might like. Everything begins with a dream, but after that you must have a plan.

The plan can then serve as a framework for the dream to shape itself into or sort of like a foundation for these plans to build on. It can be formal such as a business plan or more of an outline in your own head that can spill over into your life.

As your dream takes shape. 

Right now is perfect for those early stages of growth - inside and outside of us....with the blessed light of Brigid to guide us.

April

Butterflies in the summer

What kind of year are you planning on having?

It really all is about remembering who we are, finding our selves again after so long and then allowing those returning parts of us to rejoin and open up. Today is the last day of Christmas - Three Kings Day or Little Christmas here in Ireland.

And of course a feast day for us - the twelfth day of this lovely season usually is celebrated in a traditional sense with a spicy drink and a meal. And as this is an official way to mark the ending of something - the trees come down.

It's hard to believe we are already into 2013 and moving forward into another year of..... what? For some this will be another few months of nothingness and the same old version of each and every year. While for others, those who have been working hard at putting their dreams into a framework - things may just start to fall into place...

But either way, there is an opportunity for great change - we stand with the door open to opportunity - however we must be willing to take a chance and walk through to the other side. So, I guess the key word here is trust.

When we are asked to trust in something outside of ourselves - life becomes quite difficult. If I have learned anything over these past few years it's this single thing...I am to trust in my body, mind and soul to take me where I need to go (read my free birth story).

One of the main reasons I am doing these detoxes is to get back into places, spaces and regions of my body I have long been pushed out of (or have never even occupied). Once I am back in there, my task is to get to know that part of me and then to trust in my body to do all it needs to do.

Of course any type of inflammation will push you out of your body - and this is one of the most prevalent problems in our world right now. We are all walking around with varying degrees of low level chronic dysfunction due to poor diet, lack of exercise and taking medications which create this situation.

We will find it increasingly more difficult to trust when we are out of our bodies in any way... and even more so, as long as we take these poisons that lock the doors...

It's time to choose...trust in your body, listen to it's needs and make the changes necessary for health or carry on and have another year just like the last ones....

April

Some of us need to grow into our ears!! 

Happy Lughnasadh!

Today is one of the most important feast days of the year, which is centered around the harvest, for me this usually means harvesting herbs, but also has been important for grains in times past. There are a couple of things that I thought could be mentioned here on this special day - one is why bother to celebrate and the other is about the spiritual connection of this time.

First of all, why do we celebrate anything with feasting and ritual or ceremony? Perhaps if we look more closely at our ancestors the answers lie somewhere in the past. Observing and keeping a special day alive, increases the inner connections to it deep within our psyche. We actually establish energetic ties to these holidays through this binding of ourselves to its significance.

Mark the day and you create an energy bridge within over which you can travel to find deeper meaning and understanding in your life.

As I discuss in my book The Pagan Diet©, the year revolves around the sun like a wheel reflecting inner time and cycles. Once we start walking a spiritual path, it is important to develop a relationship with all of these special aspects of ourselves as they also mirror our human journey in the outer world.

Thus, the month of August is seen as the culmination, an ending and completion of a full phase in our lives and one cycle fully fulfilled by following the path around the sun. The projects, hopes, dreams, wishes and desires (at least some of them) that have been worked on consistently throughout the year should now be coming to fruition. 

Completing another phase or stage of the spiritual path is incredibly important and should be cause for celebration, just as planting seeds, weeding, tending the young plants and encouraging your garden to grow is vital work for a family. Each person in the family benefits from the effort placed into this project and everyone is wiser for having walked the path during the year.

In this way, the ancient ones who honoured us by keeping the old ways alive have left many footprints for us to follow in. Of course, the calendar shows us that the most precious spiritual link is to be found within these carefully selected dates and changing of each season. What has long been known is that as spiritual beings we are not separate from the world around us, but merely a reflection of its' mystery. 

So, today is a feast day - there should be plenty of food (local, organic, fresh) and clean water, herbs for cooking, tea and in salads, homemade soda breads using ancient grains such as oats, spelt and millet and perhaps fish or lamb with gently cooked root vegetables. 

Then tonight, light a candle, or a small fire outside if you can, while you contemplate how far you have come this past year, all that you have to be thankful for and your harvest from the work you have done. If there is rain, create your circle inside around your dinner table with the people you care most about and make more plans for this next sun cycle - and remember, when you dream, dream big!

Have a happy day,

April

Herbs drying in the kitchen