Meredith ~ a spirited woman has been part of our Embrace Life Festivals for a few years. Her name is actually Meredith Louise Moonsoul Wilson and she often hosts workshops about her life experience, her spiritual practice and how you can embrace change. This month Sze Wing finally gets a chance to talk to her up-close and personal about dreaming.
As the conversation begins, Meredith shares about her own lucid dreaming experience. “I was just sleeping, but then it was like I was floating upwards and I was next to the ceiling light. Although I was dreaming, it felt as if I woke up outside of my body. But then when my fear set in, I completely woke up”.
Personally I have had quite a few intriguing dream experiences, from time to time dreaming about how I could use my mind to focus and to elevate from the ground. The feeling of moving upward and the air pressure below my feet were just so real. Sometimes also experiencing what people called astro-travelling. Being weightless floating in the universe, in the utter space and feeling so connected to the source energy. Like I am ONE with everyone and everything.
But just like Meredith, whenever fear or doubt sets in, it all stops.
Meredith and I also talked about dream interpretation. Meredith said to me that the same dream symbol could mean different things to different people; it is all about your perspective and it’s the intuitive feeling you have that truly counts.
She said, “Our conscious mind always tries to make sense of what our subconscious mind is trying to say.” Shamanism is all about using our altered state of consciousness to see and experience our reality (to receive insights) but without attachment. To me, those attachments are simply fear or doubt, and they are just illusions. I love what she said later on, “We all need to wake up to become a Sharman”.
What she said really resonated with me.
Our mind is so accustomed to the 3 dimensional realities. When I get into the altered state of consciousness, I stop putting a boundary of What Is and What Isn’t. I then often receive insights to my questions, clarity on my next action and most importantly, I become more aware of what am I most grateful for in my life.
Her last piece of advice was also very profound. “Gratitude is such a state of grace, be in touch with this grace often, be grateful with what you have and not necessarily what you want. This shift in focus will occur as you no longer hold on to fear and bitterness and you will begin to start loving and enjoying what you have and receive healing on another level.”
Meredith is a gifted healer who offers reading, one-on-one meditations, healing and spiritual mentoring. You can find out more about her via her web site: http://www.aspiritedwoman.com
During my college years, I heard this popular break up line a lot: “Its not you, its me”. But I was told that the underlying meaning is actually the opposite. Its You who is the problem. If you ask me, I found dating in my early 20s extremely confusing. I doubt I understood myself or my behavioral pattern at all. In my case, it was definitely Me.
As I grew older and wiser, I became more eager to understand and really know myself, especially why and how I act or react in a certain way.
I guess when the student is ready, the teacher will show up.
Just about that time, I often listened to Hay House radio, an internet radio channel that broadcasts uplifting and inspiring shows featuring some of my favorite authors such as Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer and Doreen Virtue. By then I was not a newbie to meditation and esoteric studies. When I heard about Dr. Brian Weiss’s work on Past Life Regression, my light bulb just lit up.
During that time, I had several glimpses of memories of another life time in my meditations. It was like watching a movie set in a different time and space inside my mind. It was very vivid, the emotions were very real and raw. All of those memories seem like fragments of a longer story and I was keen to retrieve more of it. At that time, I was deeply reflecting on my relationship pattern and I wanted to move away from my past self-sabotage behaviours and embrace new healthier ones.
I then contacted a local therapist and booked in a proper Past Life Regression session. The benefits I experienced were immediate. One example in particular, I regressed to a medieval life time where I was a healer, herbalist and spiritual teacher. My work was well respected by the local community and I dedicated my life to heal and educate others. I lived a quiet country life which allowed me to be very close to nature and to study. But that peaceful and fulfilling life didn’t last long. When the Romans came to evade our land, they were ordered to killed people like me. I still vividly remember that day when I was riding and running away with my husband, the soldiers caught up with us, they shot us with arrows. My husband was on another horse right behind me and somehow he managed to shield me, but he was killed by an arrow that shot through his heart. I narrowly managed to escape and survived. I felt deeply sadden by this trauma and I vowed that I would never want to cause any harm to anyone who loved or cared for me.
From that regression, I knew that the reason why I was never able to whole heartedly commit into a long term relationship was because I fear somehow I would hurt the person closest to me in a dramatic way or I would spend rest of my life in sorrow if that love was taken away from me.
Of course these beliefs were not true but there was an imprint on my mind and it affected how I feel about relationships. With Past Life Regression, I was able to heal from that trauma and change my current life since then.
After reading most of Dr Brian Weiss’s books, an opportunity came up to go to the US to attend professional training with him back in 2009. I was thrilled. I took that wonderful training and I met and treated many people who have healed from regression since then. Each regression is an unique spiritual experience where you know, time and time again, there is no death. Birth and death are both a continuation of life, not the beginning or the end of it.
Dr. Brian Weiss is coming to Australia next week to speak in Melbourne. If you feel drawn to this modality, it will be a good opportunity to meet this master.
If you would like to arrange a Past Life Regression with me, you can email me directly at szewingyip@mac.com
“What is the truth of your life? It’s your duty to know. In order to find out, know that the truth is that which feels right and good and loving. Love doesn’t hurt. It’s that which allows you to live every day with integrity” ~ Oprah, What I Know For Sure
When I read these lines, which I have done on many occasions, it touches me on such a deep level and reminds me to remember who I am, and what I am here to do.
These lines call upon us all to awake, to be purposeful and to live in a state of grace and gratitude, for we are enjoying the privilege of being here, right now in the present.
Simple words, and yet ones we can often forget when we allow ourselves to be sucked up in the drama of the “ego” mind who thrives on reliving the past, or paralyses us with fear of the future, the constant mind chatter that keeps us enslaved and comfortably numb. Resulting in us forgetting that at the heart of every living thing is in essence, love and that we are the sole creators of the life we live.
What you believe, you create!
As I draw upon my Oracle Cards today for inspiration, I was given the card of the Artist; where I was reminded that when we express ourselves creatively we are in turn balancing and healing our emotions, offering a time for us to be authentic and true to who we are. For when we allow ourselves to express our feelings without reservation, censorship or judgement, we are honouring our inner child, being present and allowing ourselves the right to be heard.
Now when receiving such a card or when we hear the word artist, we may automatically jump into the archetype of someone that draws, paints, writes, gardens or plays an instrument and in some occasions this is correct.
Taking the time to nurture the creative self is a powerful rescue remedy for stress. Most self-destructive habits emerge because our busy schedules do not permit enough time to care for ourselves in a positive way. Embracing the creative process in any medium that feels comfortable to you, will offer you a transformative way to clear your mind and release any emotional blockages.
However, if we subscribe to What we believe, we create, then this card is also a timely reminder at a much deeper level than a creative pursuit, it is asking: how are you turning up in the world?
For it is in the words we create within our minds that our relationships with ourselves and others are nourished, it is in the beliefs and values that we have formed healthy boundaries or erected war torn walls, and it is the person we have (and are) creating by where we have placed our focus, all of this has been at creative play today and will weave into the days to follow.
We all have the ability to choose where we put our focus. There will be times in our lives when things are going our way and it is easy to be grateful, and then there will be others that will provide us challenges and our response may be different, mostly these events have been unexpected and out of our control. Not knowing the outcome requires a level of surrender and trust, and how we chose to experience this incident will be very personal coming down to your perception, and the choices you will make.
Where have you focused today? Enjoying the abundance, joy and grace within your life, or on the things you fear, this is the basis of all creations – for where our energy goes, so it must grow.
So what have you decided to bring more of into your life, what piece of art are you creating? You create every moment of every day, know you are the artist and your life will be your portrait.
Or as Oprah says, “Everything you do and say shows the world who you are. Let it be the truth.”
The Moon is a receptor of Energy. When the Moon meets the Sun every Month – New Moon – it is an excellent time to plant seeds for gardeners. The same thing happens with our ideas and intentions.
The New Moon Phase is the beginning of the Lunar Cycle and generates a powerful energy to plant our intentions working with the Laws of Attraction. It’s time to Visualise and Create your New Moon Board!
New Moon Vision Boards
This is a simple, powerful, and visual way to capture your intentions on paper. I really suggest doing it on cardboard as it gives you a better display using pictures linked to your intentions.
There are no rules but these guidelines may help your mind to learn to work with the energy to set your goals. It is important to realise that you need to use common sense too. If your intention is to find a new place to live you need to work on it: look for places on the internet and go to “open for inspections” on Saturdays plus send applications to get the one you find suitable for you.
Visualising your intentions using the Laws of Attraction, the energy of doing it at the perfect time of the New Moon, and also aligning with the energy of the Zodiac sign where the Sun and Moon meet, will set the best inspiration for the action to take effect. Here’s how you do it.
- You need a clear space to let your mind run free.
- Prepare yourself with a meditation and prepare your space with a candle, aromatherapy and incense.
- Define what you want in connection with the energy of the sign where Sun & Moon will meet.
- Have coloured markers and pens (don’t use black) and a cheerful bright coloured paper in connection with the moon element.
- Put a happy photo of yourself in the centre of the cardboard and write your main goal for the month according to the energies boosted by the sign of the New Moon.
- Always write positive sentences (say “I want..” not “I don’t want…” – don’t use the word ‘no’) and stick on pictures which manifest your words.
- Visualise the outcome you would like to achieve and write down a draft plan to take the action to get what you want.
I am going to explain the process by using an example with the New Moon in Scorpio on November 12th, 2015 at 04:47 am-Sydney Time.
Have a blue or purple coloured cardboard (Scorpio is one of the 3 signs in water element as well as Cancer and Pisces; Fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius – use reds, yellows and orange cardboard; Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn – use greens and terracotta cardboards; and Air Signs are Gemini , Libra and Aquarius – use white, silver, creamy or pastel cardboards, including light pink for Libra).
Write intentions and goals related with Scorpio’s energy. For the Sign of Scorpio the Key Words are associated with transformation, re-birth, healing through overcoming fears and shadows, passion, reformation, being resourceful, researching, intimacy and deep commitment.
I have created an example New Moon Board for you as inspiration. Look at the picture below:
Once you have finished your Visual New Moon Board place it somewhere you can see it every day. I always display mine on the wall next to my side of the bed to read it at night and again when I wake up. it helps me to maintain focus on what I want to achieve. But don’t forget to take action to make your intentions happen. And never give up!
Have a beautiful New Moon!
If you want to know more, Cecilia will be joining us at the upcoming Embrace Life Northern Beaches Festival on Sunday 29 November or visit her website, www.stelliumlight.com.au
As a lead up to our upcoming 7 Day Chakra Experience: Expanding into Gratitude that starts on 12 November we have posted a meditation from Dr Darren Weissman from Hay House, that you may want to experience.
Indulge in this full-body meditation as you are gently led through each chakra to uplift and inspire every part of your being.
Dr. Weissman moves through each chakra using the transformative power of color, spiritually soothing music, and healing words to help you reach your highest level of love and gratitude. Release unwanted or harmful beliefs, make space for divine guidance and support, and feel a restoration of balance during this powerful meditation.
This meditation is a wonderful way to discover what thoughts, beliefs or behaviours may be keeping you from truly connecting to the divine source of love within.
This month we will be exploring the Chakra System, an subtle energy system that is commonly used in our language today, often referring to our subtle energy system and stems from the Sanskrit word meaning “wheel” or vortex.
It is believed that the chakras are energy centres in our body where energy flows – meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy channels. Over the 7 days we invite you to explore these chakra points from a perspective of building an awareness of yourself, what you are attracting into your life, being mindful of things you want to change while continuing to build a sense of gratitude for all that you have right now.
Our 7 day experience will commence on 12 November to coincide with the New Moon in Scorpio. A perfect time to look within, seek to understand yourself more truly and be open for transformation. These 7 days will allow you to look at each area of your life via the chakras and if you are noticing there are areas that may need a little support, you can apply the activities and support we provide into your daily routine.
New Moons are a great time to refocus our energies and have a tendency to heighten energy around your emotional and inner self. They offer a great chance to take a pause, reflect on the lunar month we’re leaving behind and focus our intentions for the lunar month ahead. So we believe, a perfect time to support yourself on your own personal transformation pathway.
If you would like to take part, please register.
On September 21st, we celebrated World Gratitude Day ~ so as part of our 21 Days of Gratitude event, the Embrace Life community came together on Sunday 6th to host our Central Sydney festival, focussed purely around our philosophy around Gratitude.
Gratitude is a state of being when we know our life is more than enough, abundant with blessings and being in the present, it is here we can enjoy all the things we are grateful for – our families, our local and global community, Mother Earth and all she provides, health and wellbeing, our lives!
With a program that celebrated through music performances, Embrace Families, yoga, meditations, sound healing, intuitive readings, wellness exhibitions, treatments and displays, and a full day of love, joy and abundance, a Gratitude Wall and the wonderful blessings of Shakti Durga, the Peace Angels and Shanti Music, it truly was a magical day.
Thank you all for everyone for all that you give to our Embrace Life community.
More details, http://embracelifelivelife.com.au/services/events-workshop/centralsydney/
Cecilia’s passion for Astrology started in the 1980’s when she was studying psychology in Venezuela and learnt the effects of the phases of the Moon on the sea tides and studies showing how the Moon influenced the collective behaviour.
The Moon rules our emotions and is associated with our instincts, intuition, fertility, nutrition and intervenes in our mood to satisfy our needs. The Moon plays a role in how we react with people who matter to us every day. Generally we all know our Zodiacal sign shown by the position of the Sun in the particular sign when we were born. The Sun is the source of energy that gives us light and motivation in our life. THE MOON IS IMPORTANT TOO! The Moon symbolises how we feel emotionally … and by getting in tune with the Moon we can be happier!
The Moon travels through each Zodiac sign in about two and a half days, and changes its appearance in our sky projecting sunlight through its phases in a 28 day Lunar Cycle.
The Sun and Moon align each month in a particular sign – New Moon – offering us a powerful time to create our Visions and plant our intentions. One week later the Sun and Moon form a challenge relationship in the sky – Waxing Quarter Moon – for us to take action in order for our intentions to have potential. The following week we will be illuminated by the Full Moon for us to blossom balancing the polarity of the signs where Sun and Moon will be opposing each other. Finally one week before the 28 day Moon Cycle ends, the Waning Quarter Moon will bring us a reflection time to review the whole process and consciously close the cycle and prepare for the new one.
In October 2015 we have the New Moon in Libra on 13 October at 11:05 am to promote our growth in relationships working together with a common purpose. It is a blessing time to boost fairness, aesthetics and negotiation to achieve peace, where negotiation is handled such that it results in a win-win for each side. Find below some ideas to create your visions:
- Get ready to express love in relationships but also remember to be nice to yourself.
- Set intentions to learn to negotiate both points of view in partnerships taking the best decision for your relationship.
- Diplomacy, respect and tolerance are the keys for harmony following our principles and values.
- Listening to each other, we can integrate peace and respect to enjoy the Art of Loving
- Beauty is obtained through the balance of contrast in colours, textures and light. Embrace the Spring buying flowers and decorating our home to create a Sanctuary of Love
Two weeks later on October 27, the Full Moon in Taurus will illuminate us to connect with nature and satisfy our senses with a hug, the scent of flowers… releasing our fears and acknowledging the pleasures of life.
Cecilia has created a beautiful Moon Wall Calendar, with individual artwork which she is launching at the upcoming Newcastle Embrace Life festival on Sunday 18th October or you can visit her website, www.stelliumlight.com.au
If you are visiting this site by choice, not by accident, then the chances are you already know what Affirmation is all about!
However, just in case you aren’t sure about that, here is the way I see how it works:
Affirmations are positive present tense statements that aim to change your thought patterns. If you are open and receptive, they can affect your conscious and subconscious mind. The words composing the affirmations bring up related mental images or thoughts that could inspire, energize and motivate you. Repeating affirmations through time can influence your behavior, habits, actions and reaction.
But point of cautions here, it only works if you are open and believe in your affirmations. If you are repeating an affirmation of “I have perfect health”, but in your mind, you actually keep saying to yourself “What am I kidding? This is just lying, it is simply silly”. Then you are only doing a lip service, your feelings are completely misaligned and certainly the affirmation won’t work. So go easy, be open to the possibility that you CAN have perfect health, you can return to your optimal natural state of good health. Think about Ease, instead of Dis-Ease.
The universe only response to how you feel not what you say.
It is easy to create your own affirmations.
First, start with what is that in your life you may want to change. For example, if you feel dull and stuck in life, then look at what is that you really want. In this case perhaps you want more creativity and excitements.
So you can write down “I am creative and there are plenty of pleasant surprises coming into my life”. You can use a post-it note and stick it on your bathroom mirror, window in your study, on your computer screen or in the kitchen. Wherever that is easy for you to see and to be reminded. You can do a little coloring or drawing to make it pretty and fun. Again, endless possibilities to create your affirmations.
Recently I have created my very first set of affirmation cards. Each of the card corresponds to a particular chakra and the imagery, colors and affirmations are all aligned with that chakra too.
Today I would like to share with you my Creativity Card, which corresponds to the Sacral Chakra. Next month we aim to share with you more about chakra as well, so stay tuned!
Enjoy!
I am creative and self-nurturing.
I look after my physical and emotional well-being.
I am comfortable with intimacy and I honor loving relationships.
My thoughts are peaceful, hopeful and uplifting.
I am focused and I take inspired actions everyday.
I love this time of year when the days become warmer and longer, the leaves start to form on the trees and the birds are becoming more vocal as the sun rises.
Spring is a time of new beginnings, gentle cleansing and increasing activity. It also means those wonderful fruits like mangoes, stone fruit and all the berries start returning to the markets. Mangoes are one of my favourite fruits and when they return I will use them as much as I can – a burst of sunshine on my plate.
Green smoothies are a great way to start gently cleansing the body from the more heavier foods of winter. They are easy to make and the whole family, including the kids can enjoy. This is my all time favourite smoothie recipe as it so simple to make and makes great icy poles.
Ingredients:
1 mango
1/2 cup cashews, soaked for at least 4 hours*
2 cups of filtered chilled water
2 cups of baby spinach
Directions:
- Drain and rinse the cashews. Place the cashews and water in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Add the baby spinach to the cashew milk and blend again until smooth
- Peel the mango and add to the blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into your favourite fancy glass and find a quiet place to enjoy.
*It is recommended to soak the cashews to remove the phytates which inhibit digestion.
If the smoothie is too thick for your liking add some more water and blend again. Use a thicker consistency if making icy poles.