Juice Fast - Day 10

Today I am fasting. Actually I have been doing a juice fast of the past 10 days or so. I must say this is the easiest fast we have ever done! LOL

Each day we are making a juice – both fruits and vegetables – often with some juiced garlic, drinking about 8 ounces or so of that in the morning, then spending the rest of the day drinking herbal teas and my own fermented drinks (Rebel Juice available on my market stall). Of course we taking medicinal mushrooms, herbal teas and water as well.

How I feel is; better. Much better that I was feeling before and certainly feeling as if I am moving forward in the right direction. My goal at the outset was to not make any promises to myself, but to just start fasting, not let anything get in the way (ride the waves as they roll in) and keep going no matter what.

So far, so good.

Physically, this is easy our bodies are designed to fast and can shift into fasting mode quite easily. I love how I feel when I am fasting and fasted…clear, light, in-touch. Mentally this is a challenge, but I knew it would be. 

I’ll keep you posted on this…..should be an interesting ride….

April

Full Moon 

Waves of Consciousness & Full Moon

I am still eating garlic! LOL

So, I finished 2 weeks of 3 days each week on several cloves of garlic and felt fantastic...almost like a big spring cleaning on the inside. Today we are still in long weekend mode, but I plan to get back to doing another garlic cleanse again this week.

It was that beneficial - almost as if this healing food went deeply into my tissues and helped me sort some things out. But, it's been that kind of month so far as well. As if I am in the middle of sorting things out.

Right now it all appears to be at the brain level - perhaps a brain detox is the best way to describe the action of garlic. I have experienced in the past how my head would immediately clear and feel free of clutter - a definite opening up in the cerebral cortex. 

It is an awesome sensation of connectedness and clarity all at the same time.....

However, this weekend we decided to go all out and relax with feast meals and lots of goodies for the kids (well, us really!). And even a ceremonial fire last night to celebrate the full moon (Worm Moon - which draws worms up to the surface to feed the birds). 

I love this time of year, spring is all about life, spontaneous regeneration of physical matter with the earth coming into it's own - doing what she knows how to do best; LIVE. I always feel such a sense of hope and promise for the rest of the year to come.

Right now the energy of the earth feels settled as if she has reached some decision about herself - change is irreversible and imminent - it seems as if a higher level of consciousness has been opened up and is spreading like a mist over the land. 

It's actually an amazing part of the process of awakening that we are all witnessing.... when the earth does this, things will shift, change and move. Positive and spiritual 'Life' only responds to waves of pure consciousness. 

This is going to be a most incredible year of healing and rapid spiritual growth. Hang on everybody!

April

Fire ceremony with the Full Moon in the sky

Harvest Moon....

Today I am getting ready for my full moon ceremony….this one is a harvest moon and of course is something quite special. I remember last year we had a blue moon in the month of August – we don’t have that this year….but….

We have something far better.

This year we are witnesses for the earth, watching as she awakens, stretches and returns to life as it once was. She is re-gaining her energy, coming back to herself day by day and as she does this – the old ways will become relevant to us once again.

By this I mean the simple things such as honouring the full moon. Paying attention to the changing seasons, foraging for natures’ precious offerings and most importantly, using herbs as our medicine.

I have found one significant difference over these past few months since I completed my nearly 2 ½ years of back to back fasting (clearing, cleansing, parasite cleanse), the way my body now responds to food, water and herbs has changed.

What stands out to me most is the herbs of course, because it is so marvelous to have a dramatic, immediate and positive effect from a single cup of herbal tea or a glass of my Wild Harvest Herbal Remedy syrups (you have got to try them! LOL).

It’s as if I have broken through the barrier that kept these natural and healthy benefits of the planet in check – and this barrier also slowed down their action. I had long thought they should work faster and now I see that they do….it was the toxins (viruses, parasites, chemicals etc.) in my body that prevented these herbs from doing their work efficiently.

Which leads me to what I have been doing these days….over this past few weeks I have been busy looking at ways to make my life more efficient. To streamline my ‘working’ (homeschool, farm animals, market activities etc.) day while I keep things (the rest of my life!) in balance.

So, this harvest moon has come to mean something quite special for me this year, it’s finally the culmination of a year where I have truly watched things come together….efficiently.

April

Irish field in West Cork

Access to Sacred Space

The sky is dark in front of me, but light shines through on either side of the cloud bank - sort of that kind of day, isn't it? Actually I appreciate this type of weather - squalls of rain, hail and sleet rolling through, then a burst of sunshine before another downpour.

At last clearing to allow the bright full moon it's escape from the under the blanket of clouds...

The moon recharges us, it brings the necessary light and energy we need to fuel our night time hours and more importantly our journeys after dark. Yet so many pay no attention whatsoever to this luminous planet shining in the sky.

Today, if you can see the moon go outside and walk, spend a few moments in thought and quiet conversation with all you see and feel. It will do you good to get reacquainted with this inner sanctum within yourself.

And if this is something you do regularly, shake up your routine and do it a little differently this time. Take a ritual bath, plan a ceremony and a special meal - we have lost touch with earth celebrations, tradition and rites - in the same way that we have distanced ourselves from our sacred spaces.

This coming year will bring much change - I am looking forward to re-gaining these precious places, we have long been pushed out of our rightful sanctuary and it is time to take them back. Part of having that access will be to use them fully once again.

Perhaps this is a good time to reflect back on the year that was - how our time was spent and to find new ways to carve out moments in these sacred spaces. You will find greater meaning, lighter energy and higher consciousness that you did not even know existed....

April

Moon at Lughnasa 1 August 2012 

Full Moon Magic

I love the days leading up to a full moon (Saturday is a full moon), especially this time of year when the world is balancing between light and dark with the dark finally overtaking. Today I can feel the magic in the air and I have been dreaming of bunnies and small creatures.

You know how some days are just special? Well, today is one of them, it is a day for change, creating and moving forward in many ways. Of course there are lots of roads opening up to those of us who are seeking them.

All that's required right now is to choose one or two of these paths and start walking - further up ahead we will find specific directions telling us which way to turn, what to do next and how to keep up the momentum.

At this point in time, movement, motion, and momentum are what is important - keeping the energy flowing in a healthy body. In this way there is little room for more blocks to form and indeed we are working away at dissolving old tangles long holding us back.

So, on a day like today, during a week such as this, we have finally run out of excuses for staying where we are. Now there is no time like this moment to stand up, start walking, running or crawling towards our hopes, wishes and desires.

All it takes to shift the energy in this Universe is one small step forward - one tiny decision to be who we are and to follow the calling within our hearts. Then, there is not any force strong enough to stop us.

The time to move is now

Have a magical day!

April

Opening up to the sun