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The Present of YOUR Presence!
Staying peaceful, grounded and centered during the holiday season!
Remember what the Holiday Spirit is all about.
This means different things to different people. What is your favorite thing about the holiday season? Family gatherings, the snow, decorating the Christmas Tree, expressing your feelings to those you love, helping someone in need... Remembering that it's not about the shopping, the most impeccable house or family dynamics anxiety can help take the edge off.
Stay Present Staying in the moment is hard in itself. Doing so during the holidays can prove to be a a near impossible task. We are distracted with our to do list, shopping list, donations, school functions, baked goods and our internal dialogue and emotions. Planning and preparing early and writing things down can help alleviate the internal chatter. This will allow you to stay in the moment, particularly with the children in your life who need it the most.
Breathe Remembering to Breathe works for just about every stressful situation. When we breathe deeply, our body relaxes and sends chemical signals to our brain alleviating the sense of urgency we often find ourselves in. We can go about our day without being influenced by and engaging in the chaos around us.
Have Fun The Holidays are Fun. There is a spirit of giving, the decorations are pretty, there are lights everywhere, we see many we only see once a year. Focus on the positives and not the negatives and have fun with it.
Be Aware of the Inner Critic No time like the holidays has the ability to have that Inner Critic roaring. The voices of our negative ego, critical parent and lesser self capitalize on the feeding frenzy of anxiety, loneliness, grief, fear and despair -many emotions which can be present and triggered by the holiday season. Notice this voice and then notice the softer, sweeter voice underneath it sending you comfort and love. That is the ever present voice of Spirit.
Be the Light With the high rolling emotions and anxieties, comes negativity, martyrdom and lots of complaints. Don't engage in this dialogue with others. When they say something of a lesser vibration, elevate them with a nice comment, thoughtful compliment, word of encouragement. When we take the lead as the light, everyone wins.
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Greetings!
Hello again fellow travelers!
Welcome to all you new subscribers and to those who have been following along each month. Here we are at the end of the year once again, the door soon opening to 2012, a year that prophetically has been deemed a year of radical shifts in human consciousness and changes in the climate and landscape of the Earth.
I'm sure you've already noticed how things are changing rapidly in your own life. The more attuned you are to your spiritual guidance, no matter what form it takes, the easier it becomes to welcome-or at least surrender to-these shifts. You're probably seeing relationships that no longer serve your emerging purpose falling away, old habit s and beliefs being challenged and released as new ones are birthed, while clearing the clutter becomes both a reality and a metaphor for that which needs to be cleansed and liberated.
Sometimes the process can be so intense that it shakes you to the core, while other times it feels like a sweet, loving embrace by the angels. Emotions can catapult you to great heights and bring you to the depths of grief and sorrow, until compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude befriend you once again and guide you to the stabilizing platform of loving acceptance.
I'm reminded of a Sufi story.
A great king suffered from radical mood swings such that he called his three wise men together to come up with a solution. They spent several days discussing amongst themselves the best way to resolve this problem for the king. Finally the day came when they arranged to meet his majesty with their solution. The king was very excited to hear the news. They ceremonially handed the king a simple gold ring.
When he saw what it was he was outraged and indignant. "You've spent days with this and all you came up with is this ring?!!!" The wise men were shaking, fearful for their lives, until one of them stepped forward and said, "Your majesty, please. Look at the inside of the band!" When the king did so he saw some writing in a rather elegant script. It read, "This too shall pass."
We extend our love and prayers to Esther Hicks as she mourns the passing of her husband Jerry into spirit world, and a huge etheric hug of appreciation to Jerry for the tremendous support he gave to Esther and the teachings of Abraham. He will be missed, yet his legacy will continue to unfold.
I want to wish you all a peaceful, happy, and loving Winter Solstice. May you all celebrate by bringing Light to the Darkness in whatever manner is befitting for you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Blessings,
Steven
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Winter Solstice/Yule
December 18th - January 6th
(Excerpted from "Sacred Ceremony")
This is the season of religious and cultural celebrations worldwide, including Christmas, New Year, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. It's the darkest day of the year, around December 21, yet with that darkness comes the promise of the returning Light. Celebrations and stories abound across cultures, telling of the birth of a sun God at this time of year. In the fourth century, by decree, this time of year became the official birthday of Jesus (the Christian "sun God"), and was moved to coincide with more familiar Solstice festivals and holidays.
Commemorating Winter Solstice/Yule-Slow down!
That's perhaps the best way to commemorate these times. It's the time of year when life is dormant, when the seeds that are in the ground will be there for a while, until the proper amount of light and heat beckon them to germinate and sprout. It's time for us to rest and recuperate, to settle down for "a long winter's nap," to go to bed earlier and to sleep later. This is quite a challenge in these hectic, hurry-up times, but with such an intention, you can do it.
Everyone tends to rush around during the holidays, frantically trying to fulfill the Christmas wish list and prepare for the feasts. If our inner nature is in step with the season, then to override this with such tremendous forced activity can't help but contribute to stress. When our organic self is stressed, it compromises the immune system, and voilá! -Illnesses, such as colds and flus, beat down the door of our natural defenses.
One effective ceremony to remind us of this is an energy fast, which I described earlier. This is perhaps the best cross-quarter day to do this. Let yourself surrender to the darkness. Light candles, and go to bed very early. An addition to this would be a day of silence, to couple this with the energy fast. If you want to round it out, at the same time as these do a cleansing fast.
On the morning of the return of the Light, that is, after the longest night of the year, I like to go up on a mountain and greet the sunrise. It's possible to do various ceremonies with this. As I mentioned, one year I danced and drummed as the sun rose.
Needless to say, feasts and festivities with friends allow us that time for a pause and for appreciation. These kinds of activities remind us we're part of a clan, tribe or family, and that we need not suffer the dark times alone. Make time in your schedule for such gatherings, and create ones that fit your needs and desires. Some of these can be formats for sacred ceremony.
Another powerful ceremony augmented by this season of darkness and light is a manifestation ceremony, similar to a release and renewal ceremony but with a slight twist. A couple years ago some friends John and Barbara, had a few of us over for a New Year's Eve ceremony. We all brought a dish to share, and there were snacks as we sat around the warm fireplace, socializing, with occasionally a flute or some drumming happening on one side of the room. On the steps leading to the house, they had constructed lamps made from paper bags folded halfway down, with sand in the bottom and a lit candle on top of that.
We started the ceremony rather informally, when our hosts brought out a whole bunch of crayons and paper and, not so subtly, placed them in the center of the living room. They explained that on one sheet of paper, write or draw the stuff you want to leave behind (release), and on another, those attributes and attitudes you want to have expand (manifestation).
We all set to work. On the release piece of paper, I wrote such things as "shame," "fear of disapproval," and "self-doubt." On the manifestation paper, I wrote "faith," "purpose," and "courage." On both papers, the words were stylized and multi-colored. We all had fun with this, and yet there was serious intent.
Whenever any of us finished, each person took the release list to the fire, and with a prayer threw it in. Once everyone had done this, then we walked ensemble to the back yard. There we found lanterns similar to those in front outlining a path to a small plateau of dirt. We followed the path, and circled around a hole that was dug in the center of the mound.
We prayed together, then chanted "Om" three times. John explained that we were to bury the manifestation paper when we were ready. Each of us in turn did so, and once we all finished this, everyone then added a handful of Earth. The purpose of this was so that Mother Earth could take these requests into her bosom and nurture them through the darkness of the winter into warmth and light of the coming sun days, such that these items would manifest.
We circled together once more, and sang a couple of songs, then closed with a prayer. There was a tremendous sense of camaraderie and support in that ceremony. It was a beautiful Solstice ceremony, designated to welcome not only the coming new year, but also the return of the light. For more articles written by Dr. Steven Farmer - Go HERE. |
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