A couple mornings ago a friend and I were out for a stroll in the country, trying to get out of the house and soak up some nature for an hour on wet and foggy day. During our time we mainly talked about our families and the transformations we had gone through in the past few years. Towards the end of our jaunt, this friend (who has an affinity for all things alive and green), casually said, “I feel the trees are trying to warn us about something coming, fast. It feels like we need to be aware.” The message felt a bit arcane and out of the blue in contrast to the more commonplace conversation we had been having a moment before, a bit ominous too. A minute later, we were walking around a patch of woods, when a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle came blasting around the corner driving on the wrong side of the road. We swiftly side stepped into a foraged corn field to avoid the vehicle. The driver and his wife waved their hands smiling apologetically, as they over corrected their speed and changed lanes. They were senior citizens, who I couldn’t help but notice looked incredibly cheery, the woman in oversized emerald green glasses and the man in an apple red cardigan. It almost felt comical seeing their friendly faces, vibrant colors, and sunny car come plowing of the spooky mist and almost hit us, especially after my friend’s warning.
The symbolism and messages here from spirit to us is this: expect the unexpected, what we are currently fearing may be a barking dog without teeth, the emperor has no clothes, remaining peaceful within ourselves will allow us to be in the present moment in order to side step quickly when needed.
While on a worldwide scale, there are certainly many cruel and devastating events occurring, the above illustration felt like a message that what we may be worried over in our own individual lives, is harmless and reckless at the same time. As long as we can maintain an inner peace and keep our wits about us, we will move through this time with more efficiency and calm.
As a child my favorite author was Madeleine L’engle, I’ve been collecting her vintage hardbacks since college. I was elated when my kids were finally old enough to read them, and at bedtime we’re currently working our way through A Swiftly Tilting Planet, one of the followups to A Wrinkle in Time. Though written in 1978, the story is eerily similar to what is going on in our world today. This quote was meant for us, and I pulled it from the book the other night, as an aha moment, it so perfectly incapsulates this reading:
“You know, my dears, the world has been abnormal for so long that we’ve forgotten what it’s like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace and reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes…especially at a time like this. We don’t know what the next twenty-four hours are going to bring, and if it is what we fear, then the peace and quiet within us will come to our aid.”
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by, Madeleine L’engle.
We are currently undergoing a massive transformation, that requires us to truly transmute the pain of the past and move into a completely new (true) identity. There is no other way forward, the only way out is through. Spirit has guided me to do an intuitive meditation on the Akashic Records for our next post. My most requested Akashic Records reading you will do for yourself, with some added shadow work within it. During this intuitive meditation you will receive the truth about who you really are. With that information you will re-write the past with that true identity as the focal point. In this way, we will then receive clarity and power for our future, the destined path. I hope you will participate in this perspective driven evolution with me, coming next!
Our cards & symbols for the extended reading are below:
Signs & symbols:
Sun: We are called to be the light. Lean into your inner light (inner Holy Spirit) and magnify that out into the world. Do not dim your light any longer
Snake: You are in the process of transformation, you are not at the destination yet. Have grace with where you are right now, and do not sink into despair, you are being led out of the desert, to your own promised land
Medieval Goblet or Tea Cup: You’ve already accepted your cup. Release control and know that the dreams of your heart are yours
Christmas trees: A sign of hope and benevolence in the darkness - all will be alright
Gold coin: Your needs will be provided for, you are supported along this journey
Rainbow: A new, brighter beginning is coming
Dragon: Obstacles are being removed
The cards on the left represent our past, and the cards on the right represent the present and future.
Message:
You have a lack of trust for a reason. In the past your trust was betrayed and taken for granted over and over again. Those fears of being used and deceived, may be haunting you right now, glimpses of old situations in dreams, memories, or situations could be presenting themselves. Do not fear, this is just the past trying to cling onto you as it knows the end is near. There is no escaping the past, but there is a way to face it and transmute it. Alchemy. In the tale of Snow White, the princess’s bully from her childhood (her stepmother, the Queen), comes to her in a brand new form (the old woman peddler), after Snow White believes she has finally escaped her past. It is implied that the princess would have had to learn to trust again in her new life, and was not expecting this old energy to return in a new and totally different form, ready and waiting to betray her again. How was she able to finally defeat this old energy that was intent on breaking her? Snow White had to die. In this narrative it can feel like the bully actually won. How could cruelty and narcissism be allowed to take over an energy so virtuous and pure? This simple story is somewhat parallel to the Christ story. In that story it appears that all the bullies win: Judas the betrayer, Barabbas the murderer, Pontius Pilate, the crowds that welcomed him now cheering for his death, his best friend Peter who denied he knew him three times, his friend group who fell asleep during his extreme anxiety attacks on the last night of his life. Jesus went through constant states of betrayal when he was at his most vulnerable, and it leaves one to wonder if he also had trust issues in mankind?
The similarities between Jesus and the fairytale is surrender. By surrendering and ultimately releasing those who persecute you (forgive them father, for they know not what they do), you are transmuting the energy once and for all. There is no longer an emotional anchor or polarity that exists when you surrender. The anger, the desire to prove you are right, the bitterness, it’s gone and left with “it is well with my soul.”And isn’t that why we came to earth in the first place? Not to perpetuate karma over and over again, but to clear it for future generations. It is a sacrifice to consistently choose growth, accountability, and healing over resentment, blame, and vengefulness. Both Snow White and Jesus were resurrected in their own ways. They walked into a new life after their ultimate surrender. When you release control, the past and all of its devils have no control of you any longer. It is then that we can step onto our destined path. The past does not control you, it can only dictate your future when you don’t face it. The only way out is through. There is a new path and a promised land calling you now, you can feel it. But we cannot get there until we face the good, the bad, and the ugly from the past, and then surrender. Maintaining peace during this time is crucial (extra boundaries on what you see, hear, entertain, and consume), and that peace will steady you and allow you to step into your truest self, into that new life. True surrender in itself is a magic spell, it has more power than any other energy. Rebirth is coming, but there is a bit of work to do first. As the outside rages, you will be transformed into a peaceful yet resilient boss that is no longer controlled by old devils that once influenced your behavior. You will be free. Set your mind on the call of your heart and know that its truest desires will come in divine timing. Many are waiting for you in your new life, you’re needed there, the time to face the past is now.
I leave you with this powerful story from Oprah on her experience with surrender:
Will you accept your cup reading referenced in the audio recording is HERE.
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Sending you love and peace!
S
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