Freeing ourselves from the if/when then trap

Conscious Identification

The very essence of everything we want is that state of being that says, “I am in the right place at the right time.”

Right here, right now, we have the choice to personify this state of being and in so doing, be-come that which we are wanting. Law of Attraction, because it is law, then has no choice but to transform this energy into a new form, into our physical experience, one that matches our state of being.

Be.

Become.

Be, Come.

Be, it comes.

It is Law.

Circumstances, conditions, contracts, debates, bills, rainclouds, questions nor their answers control the freedom you have in any moment… in any moment… to embrace this choice with a resounding, “yes”.

I choose to feel wellbeing right here, right now.

Sense your allowing, sense your willingness.

It is when we find ourselves believing that our freedom is controlled by circumstances that we limit our perspective of our vibrational state of alignment with who we really are; beings of wellness, wellness being.

Reiki says, All is Well, and so the path of the conscious healer is one in which contrast is seen as just that: contrast.  And the beauty of working with Reiki is that it matter not what we do, what we believe and what we expect, it goes to that place within us that has no words and it resonates with who we really are. And so, it feels like a natural shift and we are able to notice ourselves being different without the need to control what we think.

We realize that contrast is just that when we see it in the presence of Reiki.

The path of the conscious healer is one in which we realize that the essence of everything is Source energy and because of this, because we are all connected to this original energy, we can all relate to this vibration.

So what is this vibration, that transcends language, culture, beliefs - circumstances, happenstance and synchronicity?

It is the vibration of unconditioned love.

The belief that circumstances control freedom is identification with form, it is our physical mind, which only understands linear cause and effect reality, assuming the role of “I”.

“I” can only do/be/have if/when.

“I” am this/that/the other

It is when we find ourselves limited by this identification that negative emotion occurs.

It is not the form that causes identification nor is it the act of identification that causes negative emotion… It is our chosen or accepted relation to the form and to the reason for our wanting to identify with it that produces our reaction to it. (read that again)

So from our state of Being, we can identify with something consciously and because it is a conscious choice it is imbued with Source, with wellbeing.

Our identification is deliberate and so it is experienced from our place of detachment: it is what it is, and I am letting love in.

If our reaction is negative, if we feel worry, anxiety or old patterns creeping in it is an indication that our freedom is calling, it is our Source self saying, re-cognize me, be unconditional, be unconditioned. Love.

By being present to our negative emotion, by allowing it to be while allowing you to be, we are allowing our freedom to be, even in the midst of contrast. In this moment we are Source becoming aware of it’s unconditioned nature.

And so we come to realize that what we focus on is what we get and that “on” does not mean the object, person, circumstance or expectation but rather our relationship to it.

Right here, right now, we have the choice to personify the essence of everything we want by simply choosing to be here, now, in this moment and allowing ourselves to know that right here, right now, I am the right place at the right time.

You see, when our identification with form comes from our place of being here, now, it is imbued with the energy of Source. It is creative, it is energy moving, changing, evolving….. becoming, now.

It feels safe and contained instead of afraid and controlled. It is the absence of doubt, of worry and of anger. It is pure, positive energy, and with Reiki we come to know that it is like magic: we can relate with it to anything for the experience of wellbeing.

The word Source suggests origination. There is only one moment in creation. There is only one original energy, it is Now, and it is here. And we are all in it. All separate moments, is this original moment from a different vantage point.

When we realize that even in the most dire conditions there is still a liberation to be had in the deliberate choosing to give that which is not seen validation, we give ourselves immediate evidence that Source energy, the essence of everything is truly abundant, Now.

The very essence of everything we want is that state of being that says, “I am in the right place at the right time.”

Right here, right now, we have the choice to personify this state of being and in so doing, be-come that which we are wanting.

I am the right place at the right time.

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Ordinary Miracles


Lyrics | Sarah Mclachlan lyrics - Ordinary Miracle lyrics

A Leap of Faith

To me, Faith is a felt oneness with a vision. In other words, when we put ourselves, or find ourselves in proximity to what we are wanting, when we want it and when we notice we are wanting it, we can ask ourselves: am I feeling in alignment with this vision being real? Do I trust this vision? Am I embodying my faith?

The leap is into the heart of knowing that as you release worry and embrace your freedom to choose which vibration feels most in alignment with your vision right now - you are creating a clear channel for it to reach you.

Now, I encourage you to watch the following two videos of Bashar. They will invite you to really get a clear feel for what this process of embodying faith feels like, and offer you a simple yet very powerful tool to use to your advantage.

Circumstances don’t MATTER only state of BEing MATTERS

part two

Oftentimes our physical mind wants to know step-by-step HOW things are going to or should pan out: it wants the process to “make sense”. However, when we find ourselves identifying with this mind we feel as though its point of view is the only real one there is. We identify with it by believing we are that logical mind. Our story is who we are; our very sense of self is rooted within that story. This story has a beginning, a middle and an end and we are somewhere in the middle of it.

The truth is, our physical. logical mind is only a fraction of who we are. We are also our Intuitive Self/Higher Self/Inner Being/Source…

Imagine for a moment that your Higher Self is standing on the top of the mountain and the physical mind is down in the valley.

The physical mind want to go from point A to point B and because the shortest distance between two objects is a straight line, the physical mind wants to go forward, then right to get to where it wants to be.

Now imagine that the Higher Self can see a broader scope of what is. It sees the valley and it sees where the physical mind is in the valley. It can also see that the bridge the physical mind has to cross just before he would need to turn right is broken and that if the physical mind were to go backwards, then left it would get there more efficiently.

But the Higher Self cannot communicate this to the physical mind in terms it understands. The Higher Self is an energy that transcends and includes thought. This means that while the physical mind is capable of translating the energy into thought, the primary substance of this energy is of a higher frequency and therefore cannot be transmitted purely as a thought. And we all know how the physical mind like to utilize thought energy by creating a lot of monkey chatter. It must be still for us to recognize intuitive guidance.

So all the physical mind gets from the Higher Self is an URGE to go backwards. And it starts asking how this possibly makes sense???

It is up to us, to Observe the physical mind and trust that our urges are messages from our Higher Self: _IF_ they feel good - even though we cannot logically figure it out.

This is where trusting our emotional guidance system comes in. You do not need to know what the next step will be, you just need to choose a state of Being that feels good to YOU and let that be your compass point - your true north. BE this energy: BE.HAVE. Behave accordingly; respond in faith. Have the feeling of your vision be your true north.

Know that your Higher Self is unconditional in its love for you. It is not separate from you: the choices you make do have impact on your Higher Self but your Higher Self exists in a state of pure, unconditional love and because of this is forgiving. It is here to guide you not control you. And this is why our intuition is not a booming THOU SHALT but rather a “hey, how bout this?” And if we choose something else, it is not offended. Rather, it asks again. It honours our Free Will.

There is NEVER a point of no return. We are always where we need to be. So its up to us to have fun with this process and allow ourselves to boldly define what we want by Feeling our way through this with a clear vision, a clear faith.

How does Unconditioned feel to you?

It’s a windy evening here in Cape Town (South Africa) and the moon is just incredible! There is a beeeeg ring around it in the clouds with a bright star at the edge of the ring Such a gift we gave ourselves when we chose to inhabit this physical existence

That was one of the things that came up during the Reiki share for some of us and I suspect a LOT of us - a calling to be more deeply aware of our bodies.

During our call we did an Energy Awareness Practice in which we became aware of our inner energetic body. We were able to sense and channel this Life Force energy simply with our Free Will, Intention, Attention and Allowing.

(listen to the call here: http://envisionjoy.com/2009/08/reiki-life-preview-calls/)

It became apparent to us during this practice that our bodies are portals through which we are able to make contact with Life Force energy and we realized that by connecting through the body in this way, it was easier for us to enter the heart space of deeper allowing, deeper connection and deeper trust, which in turn amplified our ability to feel wellbeing in the present moment.

I was excited about sharing an experience I had the previous evening, after our Reiki Share, which gave me a way to viscerally understand the concept of Unconditional Giving | Unconditional Receiving (if you remember, this was something that came up in the reading after our Reiki Share as something for us to focus on to bring us into alignment with who we really are).

(listen to the call here: http://envisionjoy.com/2009/08/reiki-life-preview-calls/)

Lets take a peek at each word (so as to draw a holographic agreement of terms) and see where it leads us.

At the beginning of our call I point out that Rei-Ki are two kanji (images) that conjoin to form a bigger picture, or Ideogram.

These images each have several layers of meaning: from the mundane (physical/literal) to the esoteric (non-physical/metaphorical).

This is how I’d like to look at the word Unconditional

On a mundane level, Unconditional means (and here I turn to the trusty dictionary)

“not limited by conditions; absolute”

With this in mind, lets see it’s esoteric meaning, and it is here that we turn inward, through the body, in order to experience our broader, non-physical perspective and wisdom.

Breath in deeply and allow yourself to focus on the rhythm of you breathing;

Relax - allow each breath to invite you deeper and deeper into relaxation; feel the tension leave your body….

now from a place of feeling present… intend for your awareness to inhabit your heart space - wherever you find your attention, follow it to your heart centre, focusing on your breathing….

imagine that you are floating in a gravity free environment….

notice how you physical body responds to your imagining…

continue focusing on your breathing….. allowing yourself to be exactly where you are in the stillness of your focus…. you cannot get it wrong….

you are freely floating in a gravity free environment….

in this space you are unconditioned….

notice how your emotional body responds…. focus on your breathing….

How does it feel to be unconditioned?

What are you able to do? Watch and SEE what your imagination is showing you…

notice how it feels to watch yourself occupying this space, as if you were reading an absorbing book…

you are unconditioned

ask yourself how it feels… listen… see…. watch….

This is your personal esoteric meaning to the concept of Unconditional. Allow this word to trigger this state of being. Use your Intention.

If I had to write a formula for Intention it would look like this:

I = UD over D squared FW

Intention is Unconditional Desire over Detachment amplified by a Free Will.

There is freedom in detachment. There is a freedom in being unconditioned. There is freedom in intention.

There is freedom in the balancing of these energies. The balance, is weightless.

A “pure” desire, as Abraham reminds us when they speak to us of the power of a pure thought ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBmuc8_GySQ&feature=PlayList&p=880794B9823B4227&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19) is an uncontradicted one.

A pure desire feels like, “I want it, I got it, it’s coming, I know it!”

This is the energy of Unconditional Desire: it is a desire held for the Joy of it. It is held in the glory of its apex, it’s zenith - the grand finale - because it feels good.

We are unattached to it: there is no fear of it stopping or it not being enough or right… we enJoy our present moment, it is our greatest gift to our Self

How are you enjoying inhabiting your body?

In our next call we will be exploring our bodies more deeply as channels for Life Force energy.

Notice how your body is responding to your consciousness (awareness of being aware) and how your perception of physical energy corresponds to your Intention.

Intend for yourself to inhabit your inner energetic body and respond to it from your heartspace: say Yes Your will is free and your Inner Being honours this - intuition is unattached to weather or not you say yes

Following your breath is an amazing and ever constant invitation to enter the body - happy breathing!

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In Joy

Shireen

What is the Purpose of the Number of Crystals in a Grid?

Q: What is the purpose of the number of crystals [in a grid] and how do u place them? Do you cleanse the crystals first?

A: Good questions.

The purpose of each stone, is to receive, store and transmit energy/intention: the ability to “do work”.

The number of crystals vary according to your preference - you can use one crystal in a grid and have
it be as effective as using 6 or 10 or 50.

The constant denominator in all grids, is the central “Master Crystal” which acts as a powerful conduit for the energies.

The important thing to remember here is to include in your intention, that the rate at which the energy is being received, stored and transmitted occurs at a pace that sustains the highest good for all. Some people are more sensitive to energy shifts and can experience dizziness, headaches or fatigue, for example, after an energy healing session.

I recommend cleansing crystals before use, yes. From this post:

There are many many ways to cleanse crystals. My current favourite is with intent-infused breath. Many crystals do not fair well in water or sunlight (amethyst fades in sunlight for example) and this method eliminates any need to research or second guess.
Hold your crystal in your hands. Close your eyes and feel the intention of wanting your crystal to be cleansed of all negative and previously stored energy for the highest good of all.

Feel what it feels like to be cleansed.

See your intention as a ball of white light in your navel. As you feel it more and more vividly, see that it travels to your heart centre where it infuses your breath.

Take in a deep conscious breath as you hold your crystal up before you and then, as you blow all over your crystal, become aware that as you are doing so, your intent is manifesting as you desire.

Thank your Higher Self and your ability to tap into Source for the highest good of all and spend a moment fully present in your body.

When I create grids, I remember Grandmother Spider, weaving her silky web of Life and Cycles in silvery strands of wisdom and light.

She hums as she weaves, gently connecting the strands at points where she knows they will yield just the right amount of tension. She is graceful, yet quick and nimble. She does not second guess herself.

Her Life-Silk comes from deep within her belly, where peptides of ancient knowing spiral into substance that is stronger than any replica. She reminds us that ancient knowing is that which connects us all.

She invites us to count our blessings, that the deep appreciation and heart-felt allowing that comes through this, is where our strands are connected.

Have fun with this. Know that you cannot get it wrong. Your intentions are your energetic tools: the empty spaces between the strands of the web that borrow a view, frame a branch of a tree, allow the wind to pass.

As you feel the frequency of relief and all the joy that follows in its wake as you render your desires acknowledged by a Divine Universe, resoundingly say, Yes to the invitation to act.

Spirit penetrates matter in order to evolve. Inspired action is this: spirit evolving through you.

And as you channel this consciousness, this awareness of being suspended in motion, rooted in knowing, moving with the breeze of intuition and allowing the manifestation of wellbeing to occur, complete the circle:stand in appreciation. Acknowledge the dew dropped web. Bask in humble appreciation, that is to say, acknowledge the divine presence at hand through you and allow each cell
to absorb this beingness.

In Joy, your wellbeing!

Discovering What You Want

Behind every desire is the core feeling we believe the dream will bring with it, so it can be very enlightening, and infinitely beneficial, to recognize and acknowledge the quality behind a desire. Here’s a process to help you identify what it is you are truly hoping for through the manifestation of your goals.

Get specific about your desire. Write out a description of your desire, including specifics around how it will make you feel to manifest this for yourself. Include all of your senses in your description, as this will engage your body in the feeling place of having your desire manifested and help you clarify what it is you truly want.

What quality will your desire bring? Read through your description and think about the essence of feeling behind the manifestation. Is it love? peace? accomplishment? confidence? harmony? What feeling is it you are hoping your desire will help you to achieve?

Recognize where you already have it. Once you’ve made note of the quality behind your desire, spend some time thinking about where you already experience those feelings in your life. Spend some time appreciating where you already have what you hope to manifest, and think of ways you might increase the frequency of those experiences in your life.

Consider the options. Think about the other ways in which you can have the feelings you are hoping to manifest with your desire. What other things could you do to bring those feelings into your life?

The more you can allow yourself to experience the feelings of your desire, the more you attune yourself to that frequency of vibration. The more attuned you are, the easier it is for the Universe to bring you more that matches that frequency. So have fun feeling your way around your desires, and watch the magic unfold!

We’d love to hear how this process works for you! Please feel free to leave a comment or drop us an email.

“I Am Big Mind”

In the Japanese language, which the word Reiki comes from, the pictures or ideograms used to depict a word has several layers of meaning: from the mundane, or physical, to the esoteric, or spiritual.

On a mundane level, Rei means universal: all that exists in space-time.

On an esoteric level, it means, All Knowing, or God. God can be defined as the Original Self, the source of consciousness. Ok, so before we go on further, let’s agree upon a definition for consciousness.

Consciousness is the awareness of being aware. It is that which exists before matter – that is to say at a higher vibrating frequency, and that which all matter is born out of. The universe is one great idea!

In the mundane or physical universe, light is the fasted travelling frequency. But in the esoteric model of the universe, which includes that which cannot be seen, thought – the skin of all ideas – travels faster than the speed of light. It is instantaneous. As it is thought, so it exists.

This is what Albert Einstein was touching upon when he said that “everything is energy and beyond that Supreme Intelligence.”

The Law of Attraction shows us that everything exists in vibration first and reminds us that anything we conceive, anything we desire, is made instantaneously possible by the Supreme Intelligence of the universe.

The All Knowing God Self permeates all space-time. The essence of this is the invitation is to recognise that everything is therefore consciousness and that God Consciousness is intrinsically related to your Consciousness. 

To illustrate the point that we are the essence of Rei - we are the consicousness of God becoming aware of itself, I would like to share a video with you, made by Ken Wilber. 

Friday Favourites: Communing with Intuition

One of the most important things I have come to learn about working with my intuition is the value of having fun with it! Feeling good is the single most important thing we can do for ourselves: it releases stress and tension thereby boosting the immune system and uplifting our spirits. It allows us to inhabit the moment without worry and makes our orbit inviting to others. It also creates a clear channel from which we can receive intuitive guidance with ease. 

Having said all of this, please do not think that there will be a huge and unbearable price to pay if you find yourself feeling less than good. Going through the contrast of our daily lives is part of being alive. Being enlightened does not mean never experiencing contrast. It simply means having the wisdom to know that it too shall pass and that there is a gift within every experience, regardless of the labels we have put on them. The enlightened visionary does not attach his or her sense of happiness on external events. The enlightened being knows that nothing is permanant and therefore the only way to be at peace is to source it from within. 

Our intuition invites us to experience the power of our Free Will. It gives us nudges in the form of suggestions to follow our bliss and move toward the essence of our deepest desire (which is is always a good feeling place wrapped up in a fun illusion). It is up to us to make the choice to act on our intuition. It is up to us to shift our focus toward that which pleases us and the first step in this is always an internal shift. A shift of perception. 

Being in a good feeling place is simply a matter of choosing to not worry and then animating that choice in such a way that it allows us to inhabit a space of enjoying the moment simply for its own sake. 

Remember, you do not only have the choice to feel better when you are feeling less than good. Get into the habit of asking yourself, “how good am I willing to stand it?” and then give yourself permission to shift even higher up the vibrational scale. Allow your contrast to incluce better and even better. 

Here are two instant vibration raisers that I have found to work wonders for me. They all include communing with intuition and allowing our higher knowing to guide us.  

Please feel free to add your own, it is always uplifting to try new and fun ways to be in joy in the moment! 

- Ask yourself: what is my favourite colour? 

Most people have a stock standard answer to this, which they have used since we were six. 

Before answering, close your eyes and allow yourself to feel your way through this. Embrace all the colours that come to you. You will know which is your favourite by the way you feel. 

Your intuition often speaks in the language of feelings. By tapping into how you feel you are perfecting your intuitive tongue. You are also learning the valuable art of observing how you feel as opposed to just feeling in response to what you are thinking. 

- Body Bliss

Our bodies are portals through which are able to experience the magical essence of every moment. Oftentimes we feel burned out because are occupying our mental minds far more than we are occupying the rest of our bodies. 

Intuition is a whole body langage. Not only does it commune with us through inspired thoughts and ideas and through emotions but also through our bodies. 

Here is a fun way to get into the body and thus into harmony with our intuitive nature. 

Take in a few deep conscious breaths. Notice that you cannot think and consciously breathe at the same time. Neat, huh? 

Now spend some time with each of your senses. Look around and see everything around you. If you are consciously breathing while doing this, you will give yourself the space the witness through the eyes of your source self, your intuitive, all knowing self. Most often we are quick to label what we see before we see it for what it truly is. By looking without labeling we invite the spirit of that which we see to make itself visible to us. 

Listen, truly listen. Let each sound wash over you. Notice how you feel.  Smell and taste in an attitude of curiosity. Allow each scent, each flavour to dance within your perception, weaving a sensual tapestry of appreciation within your heart. 

Touch - your hair, your face, your desk, your walls. Touch your heart through each texture that sings into your flesh. Let is all in. Revel in each of your senses. You are a sensual being.

Trusting in our Process

One of the most important things we can do to help improve our manifesting experience is to build a relationship of trust within ourselves. Trust that things always work out, trust in the flow, trust in our natural abilities, trust in the Universe’s desire and ability to support us… When we have faith in the process and our place within it, we sit in a space of positive expectation, allowing room for magic and miracles to happen! This exercise is about recognizing where we have experienced a deep level of trust in our lives so that we can tap into that feeling in other areas.

Consider past manifestations. Make a list of things that you imagined, wanted, and then received in your life. This list might include things you have consciously manifested, or it may include mostly things that unfolded for you without your deliberate intent. It doesn’t matter how actively you pursued the manifestation, or how big or small the item or experience was. (If you have difficultly coming up with a list of your own past experiences, feel free to borrow from the experiences of others around you.)

What was the level of trust? Take a look at your list and consider what level of trust you had that you were going to receive each thing. Did you just know you were going to get that raise? Were you absolutely confident that the boy would want to go out with you? Were you sure you were going to win that contest?

Look at your current desire. Think about a current desire you are hoping to manifest. What’s your level of trust and expectation of success? Recognize where your trust is strong, and where you might need a boost. You might want to use EFT to tap on any areas where you feel a great deal of resistance.

Demonstrate your trust. Think about what action you could take right now to demonstrate your trust, and faith in your success? This might mean sharing your plans with others (be sure they’re people that will be supportive!), doing some research for your new web site, contacting a travel agent to inquire about that vacation, test driving your new car… think about the steps you would take if you absolutely trusted that your desire is manifesting, and consider moving forward with some of them!

We’d love to hear about how this process works for you! Please do leave a comment or send us an email to share any insights you have.

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