Monday, December 26, 2011

Contribution

Yesterday was the first day that I experienced Joshua Tree National Monument. It was practically in my backyard, but I had to wait until the time was right before exploring this exquisite rock climber's, meditator's, star gazer's paradise.  Picture rock outcroppings, Fred Flintstone appearing everywhere you look and purple dancing trees, well, maybe not the last part, unless you expand your mind a bit.  I went there with some new acquaintances.  All of us in our own world, in unusual worlds that are not part of this world, and yet, here we are.  We brought with us our strange reality. One of us was a Canadian version of Le Petit Prince, one of us, in his 7th decade, was an amazing world-traveling astrologer, and one of us, me, was a white witch in hiding still looking to find her broom.

Here's what I learned:  Saturn has been conjunct my sun in a placement that was to its detriment, meaning it has been in my way and making me feel like I wasn't getting supported down here.  However, with all that fire, if it wasn't shading part of me, I'd be a chaotic inferno.  The answer: talk to Saturn and work with it instead of struggle.  It wants my rebellious Aries to settle into pattern, into discipline, into structure, into restriction.  I've wanted to shrug it off, break free, leave my body and fly around in the ethers.  I've craved the Freedom of being without a body and wanted to go home ever since I've understood that my home was in the ethers.  Yet, since I find myself here, I am now to make peace with this planet and appreciate that a bit of structure is a good thing.  Does this mean I have to make my bed every morning?  Well, I would if I could walk around my entire bed and have access to the space around it, but I don't. So, we'll conveniently skip that one and start with what I can develop into pattern.  Although, I don't want to commit to structure and then back out like I had so many times before, so I will just invite it in and have it stay for tea.  I will have conversations with this Saturn and make peace with it after all; I will somehow come down to the earth plane and do certain things that my rebellious Aries would have screamed at. 

The other thing that Paul Six, the astrologer, told me that made a shift is about Contribution.  When I asked him about making money, I began to explain how I really don't like the way people live on this planet. They all seem to clamor about and do things to attract others to give them money. Even spiritual people write pages of copy that are very long asking repeatedly, buy from me, this will make you better or improve something.  It felt like everyone was begging from another, needed someone to be sick that they could heal, needed someone to be hungry so they could feed, needed someone to be tired so they could provide a bed, needed someone to want something or need something in order to get money from them.  What about our Higher Power within that is the Source of all things.  Do we have to write pages of copy to advertise to our inner Source to give us light and energy, enthusiasm and Joy?  Forget about it, I thought, that is not the world for me.  So, I withdrew, all the while trying to figure out how the heaven I was going to make it on this planet while I insisted that everyone should quit their job if they didn't like it and make FUN the prime importance.

Then Paul nonchalantly answered my dilemma.  "Contribute," he said.  Instead of trying to get money, thinking about acquiring it, and making it the same soup du jour of worry, I could think in terms of what I would like to contribute and just be focused on sharing what I have to share.  That sounded so simple that it almost passed me by.  You mean I don't have to change my neuro-chemistry in order to attract money, I can just dwell on contributing to the earth plane and everything will flow from that?  That I can do.  That has no, "Buy from me Lady," pulling on my skirt.  If I attribute money flowing in from what I contribute, then it shifts the focus from asking to giving.  Then, as I invite Saturn's discipline/restriction in order to write diligently combined with contributing through whatever I am given to contribute, I would surely be able to breath easily and sleep at night.  Voila, astrology is a healing science.  But beware, amateurs can steer us the wrong way.  I remember a cousin of mine that brielfy studied astrology who called me a "selfish shell fish" due to my sun being in Aries.  However, she never knew of the placement of my North Node and so pushed me to believe that I should give more to others when in fact, because my North Node is in Aries, I need to learn to give more to myself, to be centered in me.  So when the world is learning to give to others, to serve, I have to find balance in my service, come up for air, and give to myself.  What a novel idea!  

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Day 4

Continuation of Story of Feather:  

The feather had dropped off my brow. I hoped it hadn't landed in the tapioca pudding on the stove that I was cooking for mother.  How can one search for such a tiny feather.  It meant a lot to me, but I had to let it go.   Many days later, I was standing in the dark kitchen on a wall to wall rug that is as busy as a New York Subway.  I felt something underfoot that felt like stepping on a piece of uncooked pasta.  I bent down to pick it up and discovered it was a twisty used to close plastic bags.  There in the dark, right as I was bending to pick the wire twisty off of the floor, I saw it, my feather.  It was so small and so camouflaged in this busy rug, but it wanted to be found.  My feather had returned to me. Now it is a mystic symbol; I put it in my Buddha Box on my desk for safekeeping.  For me, it was a wink from the universe to keep going, to keep the faith, to know that good happens and mystical occurences are all around.

Shortly after finding my feather and publishing my parable on kindle, Go with the Flow, I received a message for my next writing assignment.  I am creating a guide for attracting and keeping your Soulmate.  This is funny to me because at this now moment I don't have a Soulmate.  I am, nevertheless, now writing this guide and will report when it is published on kindle.

As I am writing it, I am learning a lot about this topic.  It is writing itself, as is the case with everything I write.  When we don't feel worthy and deserving of being with our intended Soulmate, we might attract Romances. These are experiences that may teach us great lessons and provide lots of fun, but also, perhaps, end in heartbreak.  There is a point where we decide to dive in and heal ourselves so that we feel ready and worthy, deserving and self-loving, to attract the right lifetime mate.  Then we can put away the false starts and stops of other relationships that are meant for a reason and may last a season.  They may be Fun and Joyous, Seasons in the Sun (Terry Jacks, 1974). But the Sun that can  be reached can only be found in starfish on the beach, not the gold of the milky way in the heavenly sphere of a healed heart.  We must feel worthy of such a Divine Relationship and attract that by loving ourselves.  Without self-love, we are in for a ride, not on a milky way, but on a trail of spilt tears that form oceans that we have to eventually navigate our life around.  There are not enough sponges in hell to mop up the mess.  Better to stop and clean up our own self-love, self-worth and deserving issues before having to buy a sailboat just to get around.   I will keep you updated on my progress.  In the meantime, Focus on the Good.  Focus on the Fun. Focus on attracting the Good Life.  Seek Ye First a mind of Focus on Good, and all else shall follow....

Monday, September 26, 2011

day 3

I just put my 2 poetry collections on Amazon's Kindle, Romantic Poetry: To All the Men I've Loved and Poetry of My Life.  They are pending approval. 

I have been receiving huge messages for myself.  My "work" down here is to learn and implement Fun, Play, Joy and Happy.  They must me taken very seriously.  So, it is like a job for me, but it is enjoyable.  Each day I make sure is filled with that which is good for me, with that which flows and I enjoy.  I have to look at things and really ask myself if I enjoy it or a person I was spending time with.  I have been changing a lot because of this mission.  I am on a mission to raise my vibration so that my dreams can come true. 

Today I went to see my goat.  Strange thing happened, I saw a feather falling from the sky, I didn't quite see where it landed.  It felt like it landed on me, but I thought it fell off.  I was sweating and I put my head on my goat.  Hours later, when I washed my hands after visiting the goats, I noticed there was a small feather stuck above my right eyebrow.   I knew this to mean right place, right time, good things happening.   Before I left the house,  I told my mother I was going to write a parable that I would put on Kindle.  Sure enough, I went to a cool place in this summer heat and wrote that parable.  It flew out of me.  I still had that feather on my forehead.  I was so happy to have written this story which is also a children's story written for everybody that teaches what Abraham/Hicks teaches from the point of view of a fish.   Smiling ear to ear, I walked in the mall, so proud of myself for being able to take dictation from above to write that story.  While in my bliss, I met a Chinese man giving chair massages.  He noticed the feather above my brow. He told me, according to Chinese belief, that where it was placed indicated good luck.  Indeed, it did.  It was an auspicious day as I walked around with a small feather tattooed above my right brow.  My thoughts were in place and I felt good.  I have to keep watch on my thoughts and be a coach to my mind sometimes.  But, other times, my mind is cooperating and there is no need to coach.  Then things just flow and I don't have to monitor.  My mind is getting more positive now that I have made Fun, Play, Joy, Happy my full time job.  A little art work, a visit to goats, some dancing, chanting, singing, cooking, baking cookies, making salads, being in nature, walking, hiking, writing, more artwork, etc.  Abraham teaches us to let it in, to allow.  We allow by enjoying ourselves and going with the flow.  When we smile inside then what we desire is attracted to us and then manifests.  The energy of flow, of happiness, of feeling our desires here now is, according to Abraham, equivalent to many, many hours of doing action.  It is easier to be what we desire and feel it appear until it does rather than turn up the pavement in exhaustion which yields a small or no return.  Better to act from inspiration than from obligation.  More later as I continue to wear that feather on me brow, whether others or myself can see it or not, it is there now in spirit, tattooed in my memory.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Day 2

These days are not consecutive.  I will label them in order, but I skip days here and there because my schedule is eclectic. 

After listening to Sanaya Roman channeling Orin on Public Recognition, it was clear that bringing in the amounts of money that we desire is directly connected to Service. When we do what we love to do and follow our Spirit Given talents, we are in Service because we are in our Joy.  If we can see the merit of Service in our contribution to the earth and its inhabitants, then abundance flows even better.  I saw clearly that my poetry is in Service. First, it is channeled; it comes from a High Source.  The kindle version of Romantic Poetry: To All the Men I've Loved serves those who read it by helping them let go of co-dependency, by helping them focus on the type of relationship they truly desire, by coping with loss, by not allowing themselves to get lost in looking for love in all of the wrong places.  In one of the poems, the line, "I no longer need your love to feel whole," is very healing.  I reread it so many times. In doing so, I got a major healing.   The realization of the power of healing from these poems helped me see my whole endeavor as one of Service.  Making money from Service feels really good to me since that is what my life is about.  In keeping congruent with my value system, I am able to prosper more easily. 

Each time I write a poem that I like, it really raises my energy vibration.  In turn, when I raise my vibration, I am able to write poetry I like.  But, it starts with first raising my vibration, then the energy is flowing and I can "hear" what to write.  Listening to the Abraham Getting into the Vortex Meditation cd is such a huge part of my day.  It guarantees an energy vibration rise.  

There is a lovely gym where I live with a treadmill overlooking mountains.  The time I spent on walking on one today was invaluable to me.  I remember when Ted passed away and how many therapists I went to.  (story is in Piece of Planet or Planet of Peace: A Journey Through Letting Go Told in Prose and Poetry available from www.EmpireOfTheSunspirit.com)  After spending much money on various therapists, I let them all go and joined a gym instead.  The hours walking on treadmills were worth their weight in gold. Everything flows better when the body has been moved well enough.  It raises the vibration quickly.  It is a continued practice. It is better if the body is moved from what brings joy.  I don't believe we should force ourselves to do things we don't want. Doing what is joyful doesn't involve coercing ourselves into things that we really don't want to do.  If we choose a type of movement that we enjoy, then everything flows better and we are not forcing ourselves, we simply do what we enjoy, like dancing, etc. 

Happenings:  I have noticed that in focusing on raising my vibration, I have brought more friends into my life.  They each add to my life in wonderful ways.   I intended to bring more people into my life and shortly after that intention a few lovely people were added almost instantly.  The Law of Attraction is in action.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Day 1 details

I went on my trampoline, jogging in place and then up and down.  The vertical movement is great for us.  The jogging is better for my knees that no longer like to run on hard surfaces.  I bought an expensive mini-trampoline called a cellerciser which has really good springs and materials.  It does not cause jolting to the joints like some of the cheaper rebounders do.  Stretching helps my joints so I can continue to do this.

I am not into food combining, so if you are, disregard this.  I loaded my blender with romaine lettuce, not just a handful, but most of the blender was loosely filled with these greens. Then I added frozen blueberries, 4 Brazil nuts, almond butter, 3 pitted dates and water.   I make enough of it so I can have it a number of times in day. Since it is already made, it saves a lot of time.


When I don't have a lot of time left in the day, I can listen to part of the Getting into Vortex Guided Meditation Cd. The entire cd is 70 minutes long.  I notice the breathing makes me calmer and the knowing of Abraham in my life supporting me to higher and higher vibrations is a grand comfort.  I have been reading the book that accompanies the cd.  It is important to read that first, it makes the listening seem that much more poignant. 

Happenings:  I notice that when I misplace something, I never say or feel it is lost.  I ask it to be revealed to me.  I have a knowing it will show up.  Usually, within a short time, I am led to the location and there it is.

Day 1 of experiment

I am posting here an experiment I am setting out to do in order to raise my vibration so that I might achieve my dreams and do things that the peanut gallery had taught was not possible.  I am planning on documenting this here for two reasons:  1. in case anyone might want to try something like this and wants to see what is possible and 2. for me to mark my progress in an organized fashion. 

The most important thing for us to do is to raise our energy vibration. This is a good goal to have and to begin the day with, as well as to be aware of throughout the day. There are many ways to raise the vibration, we each know or need to find out what makes us joyful.  It is important to include those joyful, fun, playful aspects into each day.  We need to know what those are. 

In each day I am planning on doing something creative that I enjoy, moving my body in a joyful fashion (this used to be called exercise, but that word does not always mean fun ways to move the body, so I am not using it here), on some days I will be with animals and in nature. Everyday, I will be listening to the cd Getting into the Vortex Guided Meditations by Esther Hicks channeling Abraham and I will meditate.  I will also listen to Public Recognition  Orin Meditations channeled by Sanaya Roman.   I plan to stretch my body to keep my joints flexible and to eat as healthy as I can.  This is a mind, body, spirit plan.  Sometimes I will share recipes, sometimes I will share stories.   I also plan to write whatever comes to me to write, it might be poetry or channeled material that gives direction from a high source, this may or may not be shared here.   I am used to doing a combination of these things, the difference here is that it is regimented. I am keeping track of what is being done and focusing on the intent of greater vibration raising.  

All of this was prompted because I am in the process of putting my poetry on Kindle, on the Amazon site. I am now editing two of my anthologies. One is entitled Romantic Poetry: To All the Men I've Loved. The other is Poetry of My Life.   I am purposefully raising my vibration so that I can make a living from my poetry.   You can imagine what I have had to go through to get to where I am now.  So many people have discouraged me from ever doing anything like this.   It felt impossible. I am embarking on the energy raising vibration in order to change my mind, my beliefs, my knowing and my life.  My intention is that my whole life will be healed by this FOCUS on raising my vibration, my dreams will come true and I will be living in the Miraculous Realm.  I will document my progress.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Receiving

Are we receiving from the Universe as much as we possibly can, or are we fine with just enough and turning our backs away from more bounty?   It came to me recently when I asked a friend of mine to visualize receiving what they were desiring that people often put a cap on their receiving.  My friend didn't ask for much and thought she was being humble about it.  She was fine with accepting bare minimum because she believed that was what she deserved and could not manifest more. 

I use the term Mine the Scene. This is a term taught to me in a screenwriting class for Hollywood scripts.  Mine the Scene means take it to the highest level, exaggerate it.  Just when something good happens, make it even better, then mine it so that it's outrageously great. The key here is to believe we deserve that kind of receiving.  If we don't believe in receiving way beyond measure, then our doubt stops the manifestation process.   This is something that we may need to rewire into our brains.  I am a student of Abraham, channeled by Esther Hicks.  I believe that we might need to change our neurochemistry to create new neuro-pathways in order to expand our thinking.  A lot of our thinking is still outdated.  It goes back to the flood when we were taught by work ethic teachers that believed in punishment.  Schools teach that everywhere. Hard work is supposed to amount to happiness instead of happiness amounting to happiness.  So, we might need some rewiring to create new chemical pathways in our brains that are geared toward receiving maximum good just because we now believe we deserve it.  Repetition can help here. So can having friends that are like-minded to reinforce this new behavior.   I believe we are creating these new beliefs for the next generations as well.  Once we really change our brain chemistry the hundred monkey concept steps in.  Enough of us will overturn the current societal belief that upholds the work ethic and creates shame for receiving what they call is more than our share.   The concept of displaying humility by depriving ourselves of really receiving greatly will become extinct.  Imagine a whole world where everyone is as abundant as everyone else.  It will look different for each person because we value different things.   But, for now, for the Fun of it,  Mine the Scene.  Stretch your desires to beyond the moon.

I remember asking a taxi-cab driver in Israel what he wanted if he could do and have anything. He said he wanted to open a small food or beverage stand.  It struck me as odd.  Here was my sky high question, but his answer reflected a limited reality that smelled from oppressed thinking.  Asking children the same question gives immediately different results. If they are allowed to still have their imagination, their answers are full of creativity and uniqueness.   It is a given that their answers go way beyond the moon. And still, the work ethic, limited-minded adults laugh and roll their eyes.   Anything magical then becomes the domain of the childish while the adults do not Mine the Scene, but are fine with less as their palms are not open and outstretched to receive the bounty of the Universe, but are instead at half mass as they carry too much on their shoulders. 

Mine the Scene, take desires to the next level.  Don't limit the receiving.  Imagine the palms open to receive from the Universe all of the time. The Universe is a giving benevolence that makes no judgment whether we partake or not.  In the minds eye, see both palms open to receive.  Keep visualizing the best and then even more of the best.  Mine the Scene.  Grab a friend if possible and help each other get a bit more juice out of that pomegranate.  Just when you feel it is sweet enough, make it more sweet.  And then, as the Kabbala teaches, share that sweetness.  Receive in order to share.  By sharing, the sweetness becomes even sweeter. 

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Self Love

A friend of mine called me while she was very distraught.  She had been to many healers and still she was beside herself in emotional pain.  I told her not to retell her story.  It was now no longer important.  She needed Self Love.  We all need this, but sometimes we forget how to give this to ourselves.  This is what came to me after I was going through my own emotional turmoil.  We need to Love ourself first before we can give to another.   Hold your arms and gently pet your skin as if petting a dog or cat.  Also pet the outside of your hands, gently stroking the skin.  Repeat either silently or aloud loving things that you would also say to your cat, dog or inner child.  Say things with emotion in your voice or in your head silently:  I love you, you are so loving and lovable, oh, you are such a good person, ah, how wonderful you are, you are love, just be who you are which is love, ah, you are pure love, you are such a caring person, you care so much, it's okay that you might have had some fears, they have gone away now, you are so good, you are so loving.    Say things like this while stroking your arms and back of hands, say it with feeling.   Use your name also so you can hear that you are directly talking to yourself.  You are giving yourself the love that you had previously believed should come from another person.  It can also come from another, but we have to know how to love ourselves first and we have to feel it and hear it to make it more real.  

My friend called me after she had been doing this for a couple of days.  People came back into her life to help her.  She received many good things from the Universe.  The Law of Attraction was in action as she shifted her vibration to loving herself, she was now in a place to receive love from many different ways, from herself and from others. 

Stay tuned for my next blog on healing.  Remember, I offer private sessions that you can obtain from pay pal on my website www.EmpireOfTheSunspirit.com  
Enjoy your journey,
Lara De Ann