January 7, 2011

Because vital energy is able to flow within an individual and between individuals, it is possible to gather together and share this flow of energy and utilize it for the welfare of the individual, those gathered, the larger community, the planet, and/or the universe. This would be akin to healing circles and/or prayer circles, or any grouping the purpose of which is to focus on a positive outcome. This is not dependent on religious affiliation or orientation. The energy itself has no denomination, but exists to be utilized, for example, to heal, send love, and work for peace. Through meditation and the act of common purpose, two or more people can combine their vital energies by focusing on their intent and sending this (via the same energy) to the person or people in need of help. This technique can also be used between or among the people working in this manner to clear negative energy or build positive energy towards a common goal. For example, two or more people can sit quietly, eyes closed, focus on the vital energy individually, and allow the energy to flow between or into the center of the group. Having previously determined the purpose and intent for the gathering, the energy so accumulated can be sent to the person or those in need, or be utilized by the group itself. It is also possible to gather the energy and send it out globally for world peace, healing, or love. Although it would seem such a small group would not proportionately be able to bring about such a large change, remember that this sort of energy is believed to have the power to move mountains. Namaste!

January 6, 2011

There is an energy that permeates everything in the universe. This vital energy is known by many names, including Qi, Chi, and Prana. This energy, which is of and holds your spirit, flows through your body, emanating around the body as light and color. This light-energy surrounding the body is called the aura or, around the head, it is sometimes called a halo. The energy remains in and attached to the body while it is alive, and continues to exist after that which is termed “death” but is, in reality, a transition, from spirit in the body to spirit without a body, neither superior to the other in and of itself. The energy that is the spirit and holds the spirit can be seen under certain circumstances and by those whose gifted or developed talent it is to discern such energy. You can experiment with and verify the existence of this energy by performing a simple exercise. Hold your hands several inches apart in front of the area between your heart and solar plexus. Try not to let your breath flow between your hands. Close your eyes and visualize energy flowing from the palm of each hand towards the other hand. As the energy meets in the middle between your hands, you will begin to feel a warmth building and a slight vibration or tingling in each hand. Slowly move your hands apart. The energy will continue to reach between your hands as the warmth increases. If this were simply the heat of your hands, the warmth should lessen as you move your hands apart, but instead you will find that it simply becomes warmer and warmer. This is the vital energy flowing between your hands, the same energy that flows within you and from you towards the energies emanating from those around you. It is the omniscient and omnipresent energy of the universe. Namaste!

January 5, 2011

In addition to the individual spirit and the community of spirit, there is an energy that permeates the universe in all of its dimensions, on all of its planes. This energy connects you, body and spirit, to everything and everyone in all times and in all spaces. From the smallest nanoparticle to the universe itself, everything contains this energy and is held within this energy. It is the energy in your cells, in your spirit, in the moon, and in the tides. It is the energy of the original spark spreading out from the one source, binding everything to it as part of itself. That which is the essence and the substance of the stars is this energy and includes us . . . we are like small stars in the physical plane on the planet earth. When we reach across and through this energy towards each other with love, compassion, empathy, and kindness, we honor the creative force and recognize ourselves, each other, and our oneness with all. All is one . . . Namaste!

January 4, 2011

We have been discussing spirit, but what is the nature of spirit? What do we mean when we reference the spirit? It is the essence of who we are, and it remains who we are whether we are spirit within a physical body or not. Now, there are many spiritual planes and dimensions, just as there are many physical planes across the universe, but the being that is spirit remains the same on and within all of these. The essence that is you is a spirit that always has and always will exist. It is indestructible and over space and time (in reality, here and now) it maintains strong relationships with other spirits. How can you discern the nature of your spirit? How can you acknowledge your existence as spirit in a physical form? Look at the sunrise . . . do you feel the quickening in your core? It is your spirit reaching towards the miracle of another day, a new day to learn and grow in this physical-plane school. Listen to a soaring piece of music, look at a piece of art that captures your eyes and does not let go, read words that resonate within your heart . . .  in the space where the energy of expression and the energy of perception meet is where the spirit dwells when in the body. And, when you happen upon another spirit with which your spirit is familiar, there is a recognition of knowing. When we are able to acknowledge the spirit in another, we do so with an awareness signified by that same subtle creative love-based energy.  Namaste!

January 3, 2011

There are many planes of existence. The earth-based physical plane is but one of a multitude of physical planes spread out throughout the universe. The earth plane is perceived through the five senses and interpreted through the physical brain, which processes the information, resulting in the belief that one has seen, for example, the color blue. The fact that two people can see the same wavelength considered “blue,” and yet perceive different tonalities, is a suggestion of the difficulty of relying on physical perception to reliably apprehend the physical world. The limitations are unlimited. Adding the intuition removes the reliance solely on the physical senses and the brain, and allows for a more immediate knowledge of both the physical world, and the spiritual world that imbues it. If we metaphorically say that the heart, for example, is the repository of the intuitive sense, then when we perceive, using the earlier example, the color blue, we are perceiving the spiritual vibration of that tonality, imbued, as it is with a spiritual essence vibrating at the rate of light-filled love. Therefore, when two people utilize intuition to perceive the color blue, they can be confident that they are having a shared experience. Utilizing the intuition of the heart, we can confidently perceive the truth in our spiritual equality, resulting in a recognition of our intertwined relationship on this plane, and the reality of other spiritual beings inhabiting the non-physical planes. It is then we honor the spirit of another and of ourselves. Namaste!

January 2, 2011

In this vast universe there are many suns and moons, stars and planets. But there is only one you, a singular expression of the oneness we are. As such, each of us is a flame and each flame is part of a larger, vibrant fire of love and creativity. In this communal light, we share love and healing, passion and compassion, knowing and understanding. We celebrate your experience as a spirit living here and now, in this physical expression in this space and time. We exist not in some distant place, but beside you, walking with you on this path and in this light. It is a very thin space between us, the thickness of a fine veil. When we reach towards each other through this space, the universe celebrates the unity of creation. And, when you doubt the truth of your true self, we will send our love and light to sustain and fortify you. We celebrate the spirit that is within you. Namaste!

January 1, 2011

In the beginning was the beginning and words heralded this and separated before from after, celebrating a perpetual now. Today is the start of a new year, and the start of new opportunities, new creations. Everything is filled with hope and a shining promise that eclipses doubt and any idea of failure. We stand at the beginning of a fresh adventure and the world stands poised in love and a hint of peace. We resolve that this year, these 365 days, will be better and brighter than the past. Look on this day, not as the only day of beginning, but each day as a new start, a new beginning, and create the world you wish to live in, secure in the knowledge that you are never alone. Ask those who exist in the multitude of dimensions that all exist here and now for help and guidance. On this first day of first days, bask in the promise of a fresh start, a new perspective, and step towards a new paradigm of light and love. Know your own spirit and acknowledge the spirit in those around you. Take that first step into a future that creates a wondrous spiral of now. Namaste!