Tag: consciousness

The Invitation – Oriah @ MountainDreaming

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me

what you do for a living.

I want to know

what you ache for

and if you dare to dream

of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me

how old you are.

I want to know

if you will risk

looking like a fool

for LOVE

for your dream

for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me

what planets are

squaring your Moon…

I want to know

if you have touched

the centre of your own sorrow

if you have been opened

by life’s betrayals

or have become shrivelled and closed

from fear of further pain.

I want to know

if you can sit with pain

mine or your own

without moving to hide it

or fade it

or fix it.

I want to know

if you can be with joy

mine or your own

if you can dance with Wildness!

and let the ecstasy fill you

to the tips of your fingers and toes

without cautioning us

to be careful

to be realistic

to remember the limitations

of being human.

It doesn’t interest me

if the story you are telling me

is true.

I want to know if you can

disappoint another

to be true to yourself.

If you can bear

the accusation of betrayal

and not betray your own Soul.

If you can be faithless

and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty

even when it is not pretty

every day.

And if you can source your own life

from its presence.

I want to know

if you can live with failure

yours and mine

and still stand at the edge of the lake

and shout to the silver of the full moon,

“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me

to know where you live

or how much money you have.

I want to know if you can get up

after the night of grief and despair

weary and bruised to the bone

and do what needs to be done

to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me

who you know

or how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand

in the centre of the fire

with me

and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me

where or what or with whom

you have studied.

I want to know

what sustains you

from the inside

when all else falls away.

I want to know

if you can be alone

with yourself

and if you truly like

the company you keep

in the empty moments.

By Oriah © Mountain Dreaming

from the book The Invitation

Soul retrieval

You have traveled too fast over false ground;

Now your soul has come to take you back.

Take refuge in your senses, open up

To all the small miracles you rushed through.

Become inclined to watch the way of rain

When it falls slow and free.

Imitate the habit of twilight,

Taking time to open the well of color

That fostered the brightness of day.

Draw alongside the silence of stone

Until its calmness can claim you.

Be excessively gentle with yourself.

– John O’Donohue

[Image: Inner Navigation digital artwork by Catrin Welz-Stein.]

The Smart Witch by Elizabeth

Classic The Smart Witch

Post from 21 October 2023

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Love & Unity are on their way 🎊❤️

As a collective, we have been preparing for this time we are in for many lives. We have chosen to be born at this time.

It is not the darkness that should scare us, but our incapacity to navigate our relating with our light, morals, and humanity intact and our capacity to keep our compass on the shining star of Love.

Seeds grow in darkness and still find their way to the light.

Challenging times call for revolutionary work, my teacher told me. Prophecies of rebirth, eagle & condor, rainbow warriors, are unfolding over hundreds if not thousands of years. Many parts of those prophecies warn us of a very dark time before the light will shine again.

Societal collapse, also known as civilizational collapse, is a complex phenomenon characterized by eight parameters that all large and powerful civilizations faced before collapsing. And we have eight of them right now. It is not something to be afraid of but to be deeply conscious of as we walk our path.

Indeed, there is also the grief of the losses. Losses of friends who have forsaken their humanity for an illusion of freedom. Grief to witness that it is ok for too many to pretend that mocking disabled people is ok, to call immigrants vermin ok, to threaten anyone who disagrees with oppression and dismissive labels, to say that “we are ok” when what it means is “I am safe with my privileges, skin color, and sexual orientation.”

There is grief for the voiceless, the lands, animals, trees, and Earth beings that are less of a priority compared to capitalism, greed, power, ego, the circus of politics, and old men throwing tantrums like a five-year-old.

We have been preparing for this time we are in for many lives:

How to return to our prayer.

How to navigate the darkness.

How to stay connected to the land.

How to weave beauty and music in the wounds.

How to build open, inclusive, and loving communities.

How to witness mental & emotional purge with compassion.

How to stay connected to wise elders, teachers and traditions who carry those ancient prayers of unity and compassion.

We have the tools. We have the songs. We have the prophecies. We have the anchors. We have the roots.

And we have the web of relations that whispers more than ever that there is another way that does not praise the stock market, the billionaires, or the cultish followings as a benchmark of our success.

More than ever, we need each other to heal what hate and fear have separated. The false beliefs and stories of this dying colonial world that give justification for abomination, land grabs, and demonization of the ‘others.’ It’s our unity and compassion that will bridge these divides and bring us closer together.

Even if our dream is tender today, our dream is more alive than ever. More necessary. More present in all of our decisions and actions.

The darkness that births the seeds is birthing a powerful force of determination and commitment to another possible world. And even if we are tired or anxious, our eyes have a calm, warming light that keeps showing us the way into a new world.

That world, a world of Love and unity, is on its way.

Be patient. Keep it in your prayers. Shower it with your Love.

Angell Deer

@followers

Ever lasting love ❤️

Love never truly fades. Even when someone is no longer part of your life, the love you felt for them remains within you. It transforms and becomes a part of your emotional landscape, but it doesn’t disappear. Learning to live without someone you once loved deeply is one of the hardest lessons, but over time, you find a way to carry on, holding that love in a different, quieter place within your heart.

Advice: It’s okay to still feel love for someone, even after they’re gone. Healing is about learning to live with that love, not erasing it.

Seeing things / people as they are

May You Always See People for Exactly Who They Are, Not Who You Fantasize Them to Be.

May clarity and discernment be your guides in relationships, allowing you to navigate the complexities of human connection with wisdom and intuition. May you recognize the beauty of authenticity and resist the temptation to idealize or romanticize others.

Seeing people for who they truly are, flaws and all, is a gift of emotional intelligence and maturity. It allows you to:

Build genuine connections based on mutual understanding

Set realistic expectations and boundaries

Avoid disappointment and heartache

Foster healthy relationships built on trust and respect

Cultivate empathy and compassion for others’ struggles

May you be brave enough to look beyond the facade, to peel back the layers and reveal the true nature of those around you. May you recognize that everyone has their own story, their own struggles, and their own strengths.

In doing so, you’ll discover:

The beauty of imperfection and vulnerability

The value of honest communication and active listening

The importance of embracing differences and diversity

The strength of forgiveness and understanding

The liberation of letting go of unrealistic expectations

Remember, people are complex and multifaceted, full of contradictions and paradoxes. May you approach each relationship with curiosity, empathy, and a willingness to see the truth.

As you navigate the intricate web of human connections, may you remain grounded in reality, yet open to the possibility of growth, transformation, and redemption. May your relationships be built on the foundation of authenticity, mutual respect, and a deep understanding of each other’s humanity.

I am here

There is a kind of secret strength.

It lives in you and no one, not even you, knows it’s there.

It lives inside you, waiting for the day it’s needed, waiting for the darkest hour of the darkest night.

And then, when you are defeated, when your heart is so broken you don’t know if it can ever be put back together again, it whispers,

“Hello. You don’t know me. But I am here.”

lain S. Thomas 💫

Mourning on your own

“Survivors do not mourn together. They each mourn alone, even when in the same place. Grief is the most solitary of all feelings. Grief isolates, and every ritual, every gesture, every embrace, is a hopeless effort to break through that isolation.None of it works. The forms crumble and dissolve. To face death is to stand alone.”

― Steven Erikson

December 21 Invitation

I am being called to organize a global meditation for the anchoring of the new earth and unity consciousness on Dec 21st! There is also a woman in Norway that has been called to do the same on the same date. I have no clue how to organize this but was hoping to receive some guidance and insight from you all. We are preparing to usher in the golden age and we need to unite! ❤️