Spring Stars and Water

 

It seems that the stars in springtime have a different character than other times of year. They are brighter and flicker more. Like white lanterns in the distance their light shines brighter, then dims and shines brighter again. I recently read about this phenomena and it seems the flickering is because of the moisture and wind currents in the air between us and the stars. I think of the unfathomable distance my mind has to travel “to be with a star” and I think of how happy I am to reside on the earth.

 As I watch the stars so many light years away, I hear the water rushing below me in the glen to pour downstream, meeting the lake below. Sometimes the water can barely be contained in the lake basin but still it flows downward. Nothing can stop its power and force. Nothing stops being of its true nature whether star, nor water, nor wind. I think this is true for humans as well. Our true nature never stops being. I have noted this even in the personalities of passed spirits- they keep their true nature in all beauty/ perfection and imperfection. Spirits as part of nature waiver and flicker but like lanterns remain lighted for us to see so many distances away.

Spoken by a medium-.

www.earthwindskye.com

 

Manifesting -How to Do It and Get Results

 Through my work in counseling, I have recently been noting how people are manifesting their desires, what seems to be working, what doesn’t seem to be working, and what methods are most effective. The reason this is important to me is that I am always sharing future visions with people of what they want and I usually become invested in helping them get what they want. So I have some observations to report:

1.    Most everyone I speak to about their goals and desires know what they want at least in the time-frame they arbitrarily set for their goal.     
2.     Frequently, there is an interruption in applying energy (work) to what they want which disrupts the plan and can result in ultimate failure.
3.    Organizing principles which assign the next step or series of steps are usually overlooked in the process of creating a design because the designing phase is SO MUCH FUN!  (the design is your manifestation only if it comes to fruition).

The example of what I see very often in readings of people’s manifestation status is this:

“If the universe wants my desire to manifest then it will and I will watch from over here.” This is an old take on “if it’s meant to be- it will happen” (Qui Sera Sera-).

From my vantage point as a psychic and from my personal experience of manifesting, this is a little like this metaphor of “Building a Ship in a Bottle.”

You assemble all the proper tools i.e. pliers, scissors, tape measure, glue, you gather the kit- the ship’s materials i.e., mast, body of the boat, sail, and then you lay them down just outside the bottle and go to bed dreaming about your desire.

This approach lacks an execution stage- the actual painstaking work involved in finding a job, starting a business, buying a home, finding a life partner. There is a belief in metaphysical circles that “if you can see it you can be it” but metaphysics falls short here… you must include an execution stage. Without combining all the stages of this endeavor; planning, gathering information, gathering of materials, and painstakingly and meticulously doing the work of  building -you will rest just outside the bottle and never see your ship assembled- your dream manifested.

There is another stage which is essential and which carries you through the entire task to its completion- I’ll call it integrity. This is a pledging to yourself alone that you will consistently put all the energy required into reaching your goal. The required amount of energy may change and you have to stay connected to these changes and adapt as you move forward. You may have to change your energy input as the situation dictates and work harder than you thought possible but never give up (unless you want to learn a different lesson). If it’s manifestation you want you can never say “well I guess I didn’t want that goal so much after all -it was too hard…

So help yourself get to the next stage of your manifestation and try the steps I cited above starting with committing your own integrity to the task at hand.

Life Patterns and "Changing Up"

This month I’m writing about a trend I see in all my readings. No matter the age, quality of life, or economic status, EVERYONE seems to have a pattern in their lives which they have entrained themselves to and which guides, binds, directs, and informs their future. It seems to be operating all the time and this is not a negative thing but certainly a binding one. In Hindu this pattern is called “samsara.”

Samsara is seen as an endless cycle of life and illusion from which devout Hindus seek liberation. For our purposes, I like to use the metaphor that each of us lives in a unique “soul room” surrounded by a unique wallpaper and though each wallpaper is tailored to our personal soul growth, the design has a repetitious pattern- this, no matter what we do. There is also a quality of illusion to the patterns we experience here on the earth plane.

 But surely we can change the pattern of our desires and what we manifest? I know it is an age-old question and I know that I don’t see any evidence of it from my readings or in my personal life. If we can’t change the pattern, maybe the lesson is broader and deeper… maybe we are supposed to learn through illusive means; the bigger house, the healthier relationship ,the brighter job prospects, each are something we  spin out wheels to produce in life, missing all other input that may cross our path. Zen Buddhism has an answer to this dilemma which is to live in the moment. Hinduism holds that you believe in the illusion ( Maya ) of your  free will and desire because you believe you are an autonomous being and separate from your karma and the cycle of birth and rebirth ( death too).To Hindus, awareness of the pattern is freedom from it.

 “Changing up” the pattern we are experiencing for something better (and by better I mean more whole, more peaceful, more fulfilling)   and doing this all our lives may be the highest good the average person (i.e. without becoming a monk) can do. This “changing up” can only come from realization-AWARENESS of the pattern which keeps reappearing. Since it began as a thought, a seed of longing, the sought- after item grows as we nourish it with our hopes, prayers, and visions and sometimes in our dreams. It grows large and ever present – it becomes a pattern in our lives, every single day of our lives we encounter aspects of it until at some point we become aware and realize the persistent pattern and turn to call its name. At that moment - poof!  We recognize it was not real, it is Maya, spurious, false- whatever term you prefer and on that day we are free of the pattern. We have broken through! Through our awareness, we see the pattern for the illusion it is and the sought- after item we so anticipated having simply dissolves. And because of our increased awareness this is not even painful. It feels like growth!

Now we are ready to create something new-“the change up.”   The new, sought- after item will not resemble the old one at all because you have grown so much. It will seem foreign at first and unreachable (that’s why it’s a change- up). The attempt to find more and reach further may be what constitutes spiritual growth in this life. And our ability to change the patterns of our lives constitutes a cycle of increased awareness which precedes our perfection as Soul beings.  Our new change -up makes us each uniquely special, human, and deserving of all the compassion our brothers and sisters on this earth can allow.

 

The World Heart

                              

In 2015, the people of the world are more connected than ever before in the history of the world.  Through our computers, cell phones, the Internet, and services provided such as email, texting, Skyping, Facebook, FaceTime, and hundreds of others and through high-speed travel, we are always connecting to someone. This would be a good year to be aware of your connection to the World Heart- the center of all compassion which we visit each day if we are fortunate enough to remain open and aware. This heart station which we all share is a point at the center of the world which records all our thoughts and actions. It is where the real and the ideal meet. It is the meeting point for the higher selves of this world. It is the meeting place for the best of humanity combined with all other sentient creatures.

There are many life choices which cost us our awareness of the World Heart. Some of these shield us from pain and others are meant to help us “focus” on our private concerns. This “focus” must be tempered or we lose our connection to the World Heart. Remaining aware of world events is one way to stay connected. Making an attempt to understand what others are receiving and experiencing in their lives is more than a gateway to our common humanity. It also helps us step out of our singular role of “self” and into the wider realm of “others.” Without an awareness of “others” we risk living a life of narcissism in which every video we view is about us, our individual needs, motivations, and desires. It may seem perfectly acceptable that every video you view has you as the main character but after a period of time, you realize that the video keeps rewinding and playing the same thing over and over again in repetition perhaps with a slightly different cast of characters but always with you as the “star”. The recognition of the repetition is a message from your soul, wanting a larger world view for you and your soul will persist in sending messages that contrast you alone, starring in your own movie, and you as part of a larger connection. Narcissism also feeds on itself. Like an animal caught in a trap who chews off its own leg to escape, narcissism binds us to incompleteness (the animal never stops chewing).Yet our awareness of self and others opens us to a wider world and a larger story and maintains our connection to the World Heart. Compassion, giving, and service are ways we can connect to the World Heart and escape from narcissism which threatens to wind over and over again the same life story.

When you feel another’s pain no matter how different or distant, when you allow your spirit to be touched by another’s story, when you speak up against injustice or cruelty, you have entered the World Heart. Then you are free to complete your journey through this life.

Happy Valentine's Day!              

Margaret Saxon-Psychic -Medium

 -www.earthwindskye.com

Change

 

While walking along a familiar country path this morning, I encountered a young man on an ATV who was using the same path. I thought about him riding that same path frequently and wondered why he didn’t change routes or find a new path. This brought me to asking myself the same question. Was I stuck on the familiar safe route? Did I need a new path? Was the path I was on working for me to make me happy, to give me connection to others and nourishment for my spirit? I would have to say there were many things offered on the path I am on in life but some things are missing and my New Year’s resolution is to fill those needs in. But as an “over -50 woman”, I have discovered that drastic change is too jolting to the body and the psyche though it may sometimes be forced upon us as in natural disasters, accidents, relationship break-ups etc. Of all the events I have experienced in my life those that came suddenly were the hardest to bear and took the longest to recover from. So my thought is to proceed slowly and meticulously with a plan in mind towards the change I want. And my greatest resource will be my desire for greater well-being and my consciousness that I know myself very well. Desire as an emotion has energy (perhaps even mass) and can fan the flames of my change. So I’m glad I encountered the ATV rider on the path we were both using and I’m glad to light a fire under my newly stated desire for change and I think I won’t even wait till January 1^st, 2015. I’ll start planning and designing and desiring right now!

Happy New Year!

Margaret Saxon- www.earthwindskye.com

 

Happy New Year!

Margaret Saxon- www.earthwindskye.com

 

Gestation Crates and Reincarnation

I recently learned that in the business of raising pigs for human consumption, the female pigs live 80% of their lives  in a crate which is 2 feet wide and 7 feet long. These crates are called "gestation crates." The  pregnant female pigs can't move or even lie down and they can go mad from the stress. New Jersey is awaiting the governor' vote on this( Chris Christy) and  in New Jersey most legislators have voted to ban the practice.  There has been an uproar of people observing " they can't even turn around!" and proponents of the practice are so insensitive that they ask -"did anyone ask the pig if he wanted to turn around?" The crate is so small that the pig can only always stand in one position and not even be able to lie down. What if this were turned on the pig farmers, say in their next reincarnation?  What if they were forced to live their entire life incarcerated in a 2x7 foot cage as a pig themselves?( The ugliest thing about a pig is the manner in which  they are raised by callous humans).
 I don't know everything about reincarnation ( no one does) but I feel certain that a person's actions in this life reflect their soul growth AND what joy and well-being they will experience in the next. Some believe that in reincarnation you always evolve upward but that seems to be tied into the science of evolution: from less complex life -forms to more  complex life forms( an ameba vs. an elephant). My personal observation from past-life readings I have done is that there are many young souls out there who haven't inhabited a human body past just one reincarnation ( their present one). Why wouldn't it be possible to incarnate into a simpler form of life if the best way for someone to learn compassion might be to suffer as those you torture have( in this case pigs)?So pig farmers everywhere- beware your condescending attitude towards animal lovers and the pigs themselves. While you already manifest many qualities we ascribe to pigs( hoarding behavior, gluttony) to actually live the tortured life of a gestating pig might be just the thing to teach you compassion and respect for other creatures. And if you are a politician you already know that what goes around comes around.
For more on this national travesty read:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392262/ban-gestation-crates-bruce-friedrich

Margaret Saxon-www.earthwindskye.com

Numinosity-The Sacred in Everyday Life

Numinosity -The Sacred in Everyday Life

 “Numinosity” is a word I created from the root word “numinous” and means having an awareness of things of a divine, supernatural, or sacred nature. Each of us are connected to the sacred and are capable of experiencing it every day. 


Think back to the last time that you were amazed by something that you witnessed; a shimmering rainbow, a highly synchronistic event, a stroke of divine providence. Besides being surprised, do you remember the feelings of awe or gratitude you felt? Numinous events in our lives are the glue that holds the world together (and not the Internet).

Numinosity is the deliberate attention to the sacred all around us.  In the act of noticing sacred events around us, we live more dynamic lives and connect to our own divinity. We appreciate everything around us with a greater sense of excitement and joy. Numinous events do not happen because we are watching and waiting for them- they happen all the time. But they are not subject to human law or the “Law of Attraction.”   We cannot “call” numinous events to us just like we (under ordinary circumstances) can’t call the wind. But by being open and with greater awareness and regard for the sacred quality of existence, we can experience numinous events more often. You also need to safeguard your experiences.

You might note that in our culture (in the U.S.) that reference to the numinous is often ridiculed by the media. Also, many aspects of present- day culture contaminate the numinous (when was the last time you sat to meditate and had your cell phone ring?). We can also experience a sort of contamination when we share with acquaintances our deeply moving numinous experiences and they miss the point and doubt us. It might be a good idea to shield yourself from casual scrutiny and hold your numinous experiences in a “sacred space”- keep a journal, record the event, or even create an artful expression of it like a drawing or painting.

Your life experiences are a signature of your uniqueness. Numinosity can give you a greater regard for the mystery and the miracle of all life. What could be more fulfilling than exercising numinosity each day?

An exercise for enhancing your own numinosity:

Sit in one place for 5 minutes with your phone off, and in silence. Allow your aura (that subtle energy field around your body) to expand. Feel it osmose outward to connect with surrounding atoms and molecules. Breathe deeply. Relax your throat, shoulders, neck, arms, hands, torso, legs, and feet. Let your attention drift to your environment; the sense of deep relaxation which allows you to breathe deeper, the well-being emanating from your body in this quiet space.  Now choose one thing in your auric field to focus on: a glass, a flower, a paper clip-any one thing. Disassemble this object as if you were breaking it down molecule by molecule. Let its parts scatter from the center outward. For a moment it may seem that the object has disappeared, at least in spirit. Then reconnect all the parts and bring the object back to wholeness. The idea is to connect to the subtle energy of one thing and eventually to everything around you a bit at a time. As we note the subtle energy of objects in physical reality, we can see how an object changes each moment into its numinous essence (because all things have a sacred essence).That glass, that flower, that paper clip, will never seem the same again. The awareness you just experienced will promote your ability to note subtle changes which always presage a numinous event. To finish your exercise in numinosity take a few deep deep breaths and feel gratitude or just say “thank you” to the Universe for allowing your participation in appreciating the subtle energy of a sacred object. Time to get up and move around; walk, dance, do a yoga pose! 

The above excerpt is part of a class called “Numinosity: Your Connection to the Sacred” which I will be offering in the future.

Have a Thanksgiving Season filled with Blessings-

Margaret Saxon –

www.earthwindskye.com