Day 262 - A Year to Clear - AUDIO Meditation - Rest

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Lesson 262: AUDIO Meditation - Rest

Today is about meditating on the following phrases:

• I rest in stillness

• I rest in awareness

• I rest

You can take yourself through the guided audio or go through repeating these phrases yourself. Just close your eyes, let go of any thoughts for the day and take some deep breaths in through the nose and out of the mouth. Let your mind be still and repeat the first phrase. Once you’ve feel you’ve accomplished this, move onto the second phrases. Again, once you’ve feel you’ve accepted this phrase, move onto the last one. Let any emotions rise up or physical feelings, but you don’t have to do anything about it. When you feel ready, open your eyes and allow yourself to let any feelings that came up during the meditation, to be let go.

When I was meditating, I was taken to a valley. I was standing up the top and could see various cliff faces in the distance as well as a stream in the valley. It was just a rock faced valley without trees but it seemed peaceful. It was nice. Not sure where those images came from, but it was like I needed to be transported there for this meditation to just sink in. It was still. I appreciate this simple exercise to switch off and take a moment of rest.

Day 262 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

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Lesson 262: Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

Pain is no longer something to be afraid of. Over these months, going through pain, compassion and connection has allowed us to confront fear in ways that we wouldn’t have been able to before. Today we are to practise just that… thinking of a moment that causes you pain, going into it and progressing it through those 3 phases. It’s easier than it’s ever been.

I personally forget to practise just this. As I’ve been developing this year into my spiritual journey and passing through the passages of the heart, I feel a lot more stronger as an individual. I think being able to tackle pain head on is something that I can do without an issue. I think it’s part of life and we should definitely work through it. I understand that it’s not something to avoid. Yes, it can linger there, but the longer we leave it, the longer it can manifest into our lives and not for the better. My pain holds me back.

During the month of August I recognised the signs of depression coming on. I had no emotions and I wasn’t sure why. I had to meditate and look within myself to find the answer. That was confronting my own pain essentially. Some of it was stuff that I manifested myself, but some was that of others infiltrating my own energy. What I’m proud of is being able to recognise that there was something I had to confront and not having the fear to face it. It was more of an attitude of “just get it done”. Not everyone has this self-awareness and I’ve definitely learned this from the 365 challenges that I’ve taken on this year. From dealing with the pain, I did apply compassion, so that I could go back to being in connection. I still learn every day and although I don’t remember these lessons, I somehow get reminded from time to time to use past lessons in my every day life. I am grateful for this series because it’s helped me to grow.

Day 261 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Consciousness Does Not Mean Without Pain

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Lesson 261: Consciousness Does Not Mean Without Pain

As we’ve been learning about the passage of the heart, it’s reinforced today that we won’t ever avoid pain. What we’ve built up is that we are more able to move in and out of pain quicker than we ever have before. We can move quickly through pain, compassion and connection. Today’s lesson is to be aware of pain that may come to you and progress it through compassion and connection in a fast manner. If you’ve been following these lessons with me, notice the difference from the start of the year to now.

I definitely know that I can deal with pain a lot better than I ever have been able to. I can even recognise the pain and aware enough to want to understand where it has come from. The challenge I have on myself is my application of compassion towards self. This is something that I sometimes miss and forget about. I do try and practise not being so hard on myself. We are always making decisions or taking actions on things that may not bring about the best outcome, and it’s forgiving those decisions we do make. I am always tell myself that it’s okay and to move along.

I will say that the connection I establish is for those that I want to be connected with. I cannot be around those that are a drain and there definitely people out there that do just that. I have worked hard in establishing good connections and try to cut out the toxicity that comes about in this world. I want to be with those that I feel truly connected with because that’s the environment I’ve built for myself. I also feel my best if I’m connecting myself spiritually through Mother Earth, through my magick or with others on similar paths. I feel energy when I’m connecting in this way. If I’m walking around my city, it’s easy to notice the disconnection between people and how I don’t feel connected with them. Is this something I need to work on? Are we meant to connect with everyone? Is this a larger pain that we need to solve through a passage of connection? Just poses more questions than answers doesn’t it?

Day 261 - A Year to Clear - Depressed or Deep Rest?

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Lesson 261: Depressed or Deep Rest?

“One day a client oozed into my office, slumped into a chair, and said she was depressed—only she said it so slowly that I thought she said “deep rest.” In a way, this was accurate. Depression can be part of a general shutdown, meant to turn us toward healing. A tired body, a tired mind, a tired heart can’t—and shouldn’t—be passionate about anything but rest. So if you’re exhausted, care for yourself.”

— Martha Beck

Today we are to take notice of something dragging us down and being aware of your own resistance. By acknowledging it, it starts to begin to release and then leads you towards rest within your being.

I can’t really think of something that was dragging me down today. I went to work and that was busy and fine, I then went to a meeting for my business logo and then I came home. Nothing really dragged me down and made me depressed. I think the only thing that has been on my mind lately is how to find time because I don’t seem to have enough of it. Everything in my life is going smoothly at the moment. Like I had a depressive state for a month or so, but I got myself out of it. I think the best thing I did for myself was being aware of it and taking steps to deal with it. I didn’t necessarily rest as this lesson suggests, but more so face what was causing my depression. This weekend I have a public holiday which means a longer weekend for me, so I intend to do not much on the Friday to rest a bit. Sometimes doing nothing is what’s needed to reset.

Are you resisting rest and allowing something to drag you down? Can you release it?

Day 260 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Consciousness Does Not Mean...

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Lesson 260: Consciousness Does Not Mean...

When we awaken spiritually, it allows us to see through the illusions that society, others or the world may have placed upon you. It’s clarity that you may not have experienced before. Your consciousness is awake. Today we are to welcome an opportunity where we will be present.

My day consisted of going to my normal day job, going to my tarot reading job and then going to belly dance. I think I am fully present when I am doing my tarot job as that’s a safe place where I can be myself. Not saying I can’t be myself elsewhere, but I feel like there is judgement surrounding what I believe in – that of being a witch and medium. It’s that people sometimes choose to not understand or have the same respect towards me that I have of them. I am very much in the moment when I do readings for others. I want to make sure that I deliver the messages that are right for these people that come to me to have a reading. I need to be fully present and not off in my own world. I need to hang onto their every word and make sure I give messages that relate to their situation. I cannot falter. I use my spirit guides to achieve this. I don’t achieve what I do based on a logical path the world has taught me. A lot of what I do cannot have logic applied and may seem unnatural for some. I feel like my spiritual consciousness is fully awake when I am doing tarot readings.

How do you think your spiritual consciousness delivers being present to your days?