Pam Wood at Spiritual Healing Coaching

“Promise Yourself”
To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticise others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

HOW I BECAME A WARRIOR-Author: Jeff Foster
Once, I ran from fear
so fear controlled me.
Until I learned to hold fear like a newborn.
Listen to it, but not give in.
Honour it, but not worship it.
Fear could not stop me anymore.
I walked with courage into the storm.
I still have fear,
but it does not have me.
Once, I was ashamed of who I was.
I invited shame into my heart.
I let it burn.
It told me, "I am only trying
to protect your vulnerability".
I thanked shame dearly,
and stepped into life anyway,
unashamed, with shame as a lover.
Once, I had great sadness
buried deep inside.
I invited it to come out and play.
I wept oceans. My tear ducts ran dry.
And I found joy right there.
Right at the core of my sorrow.
It was heartbreak that taught me how to love.
Once, I had anxiety.
A mind that wouldn't stop.
Thoughts that wouldn't be silent.
So I stopped trying to silence them.
And I dropped out of the mind,
and into the Earth.
Into the mud.
Where I was held strong
like a tree, unshakeable, safe.
Once, anger burned in the depths.
I called anger into the light of myself.
I felt its shocking power.
I let my heart pound and my blood boil.
Listened to it, finally.
And it screamed, "Respect yourself fiercely now!".
"Speak your truth with passion!".
"Say no when you mean no!".
"Walk your path with courage!".
"Let no one speak for you!"
Anger became an honest friend.
A truthful guide.
A beautiful WILD child.
Once, loneliness cut deep.
I tried to distract and numb myself.
Ran to people and places and things.
Even pretended I was "happy".
But soon I could not run anymore.
And I tumbled into the heart of loneliness.
And I died and was reborn
into an exquisite solitude and stillness.
That connected me to all things.
So I was not lonely, but alone with All Life.
My heart One with all other hearts.
Once, I ran from difficult feelings.
Now, they are my advisors, confidants, friends,
and they all have a home in me,
and they all belong and have dignity.
I am sensitive, soft, fragile,
my arms wrapped around all my inner children.
And in my sensitivity, power.
In my fragility, an unshakeable Presence.
In the depths of my wounds,
in what I had named “darkness”,
I found a blazing Light
that guides me now in battle.
I became a warrior
when I turned towards myself.
And started listening.
Artwork: Joshua Fuller

New Moon Blessings~
:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:
May your courage be reclaimed
May your heart be expressed
May your soul be rejuvenated
May your belief be strengthened
May your struggle be supported
May your energy be charged
May your mind be opened
May your choices be bountiful
May your decisions be wise
May your love be wild and spirited
May your loneliness be comforted
May your abundance be overflowing
May your pain be soothed
May your journey be celebrated

This lunar cycle is a fusion of potent energy that will be for you what you choose to make of it. Not just words to read, but emotions to be felt, desires to be ignited and intentions to be set. We become that which we embody and your greatest role is to now live the teachings you have absorbed so you may evolve to new levels of consciousness.
May you dedicate this day and every one after this towards the greatness that is within you. The opportunities that surround you. The survivals that are behind you and the brightness that lies ahead of you.
Where is your fire?
No matter if it’s just a flicker, a roaring flame or a wild blaze. It’s what holds your brave and powers your faith.
Let it breathe.
Miracles happen when we accept that they do. Let your heart roar loudly and believe to receive the energy activation of something magical and new.
You are destiny unfolding in real time.
You are energy transforming and a soul evolving.
You’re everything you’ve ever wanted to be. But the truth is...
you’re so much more than that.
This New Moon is your New Beginning.
Live it.

Bright Blessings

~Romy Wyser

art: Ana Novaes

Transition~
An accelerated ‘Transition’ (a very long time in the making) is where we are now.
It’s finally happening. All the things we have been reading about, talking about, dreaming about… are here … and it’s heavy. But remember, these changes have to have a lot of weight so they can lift us up and take the brunt of the enormous pressure we have been living in and under.
And it feels as if a collapse in what we have always known to be true is being exposed (shredding all of that sh*t to pieces metaphysically.)
So, it’s important to be with people who have the same spirit, bring us joy, and evoke our best because the darker side is about to get real…
Please prepare your heart, your mind, your soul and make room for betterment.
This means dumping a lot of baggage. Baggage that is not our fault or contained in our personal space but the collective trash.
Tune it out.
Raise up the faith metre, hold hope in reverence.
Storms come and go – this one is a whopper, but the end result will be clarity.~

~Debbie Lynn

“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”

~Epictrtus

art: Autumn Skye Morrison

Do not ask your children to strive -
William Martin

For those of you on the spiritual path,
I have a secret.
When you finally sit in all the ayahuasca ceremonies,
When you complete your 16th vision quest,
Have done countless rituals,
and fasted for 10 days...
The answer is: come back to earth and do the work. Right here.
Where you're at.
And with what you have in front of you.
Be a good human.
Be a good friend.
Serve those who have less than you.
Protect the earth.
Protect innocence.
Start with what is innocent inside of you.
Be a good human.
Be kind. Be honest.
Be humble. Forgive yourself.
Yes it is important to heal.
Yes it is important to gain bigger perspective.
But don't get lost in the lust of always wanting something more.
Don't yoke your ego to your spirituality.
Every guru has his folly.
Don't be so quick to give over your power.
Any true teacher will lead you to your own power.
Any worthwhile medicine will heal you until you don't need it anymore.
Don't let your path to liberation become a trap.
Do the work. Be a good human.
You don't have to try so hard to be perfect.
Your mistakes are the greatest teacher you will ever have.
Your love is the most valuable gift you will ever give.
You can relax.
Be a good human.~

~ Miriam Elyse
The Message from the Bear: "You're Already There!"

If you are one of those people who has the ability to make it down to the bottom of the ocean, the ability to swim the dark waters without fear, the astonishing ability to move through life's worst crucibles and not die, then you also have the ability to bring something back to the surface that helps others in a way that they cannot achieve themselves.

~ Lidia Yuknavitch

[Image: Daria Petrilli Official ]

Ask permission:

Before cutting the branch of a tree or removing a flower, tell the spirit of the tree or plant what you are going to do, so that they can withdraw their energy from that place and not feel the cut so strong.

When you go to nature and want to take a stone that was in the river, ask the river keeper if he allows you to take one of his sacred stones.

If you have to climb a mountain or make a pilgrimage through the jungle, ask permission from the spirits and guardians of the place. It is very important that you communicate even if you do not feel, do not listen or do not see. Enter with respect to each place, since Nature listens to you, sees you and feels you.

Every movement you make in the microcosm generates a great impact on the macrocosm.

When you approach an animal, give thanks for the medicine it has for you.

Honor life in its many forms and be aware that each being is fulfilling its purpose, nothing was created to fill spaces, everything and everyone is here remembering our mission, remembering who we are and awakening from the sacred dream to return home.

~ Getting To The Root; http://www.gettingtotheroot.org/

[Art: victoriazschommler; http://www.victoriazschommler.com]

“Know that one day you will look back at the ‘bad’ things and realize they were neither ‘bad’ nor ‘good’ - they were invitations to deeper healing. Unexpected turnings. Strange gifts from a vast intelligence.”

- Jeff Foster

Where your fear is, there is your task.

-C.G. Jung

Art | Molly Gur

VENUS/PLUTO – Extreme Love - angstoic.com [image: Martin Leavitt] Once in a while, we may become possessed with intensely strong feelings of a

The empath without boundaries "holds space" for the chaotic expression of somebody else's fear, shame and negativity, unknowingly absorbing it like rain into her skin, receiving the garment of somebody else's darkness.
She thinks she is being understanding and compassionate, and forgets herself in the shadow of somebody else's pain.

The empath without boundaries places herself as a doormat at the feet of those unable or unwilling to see their own inner landscape as the source of their misery, instead pointing fingers at anyone and everything, distorting the reality of the empath.
Who she once trusted, she now doubts, who she once loved, she dislikes.

Her own wounds and weaknesses are entered by the darkness that she willingly opens herself up to, adding fuel to fire, thinking that she can heal it, help it, fix it, but is herself in need of her own presence, her own self, her own love.

The bond created between her and her stressed out parent/family member as a child recreates itself in this delusion based friendship as she enables and confirms the fear based reality being portrayed as truth, in the hopes of the approval, respect and acceptance from that person.

But by the end of it all, she feels depleted and empty, after nights and days of just sitting and receiving the bombardment of negative information that actually has no basis in her own reality. When she tries to express her authentic self, she is treated as naive, less experienced, inferior, and can easily trigger a traumatising response, which she is so terrified of for she depends on the acceptance and approval of this person.

The empath without boundaries’ codependency is poisonous, and drains her life force, until she suddenly becomes aware of this unhealthy, unconscious pattern within herself and her relationships.

At first she is angry at all those who have been taking and taking from her energy without giving back in the same measure. Those who took advantage of her weakness and treated her poorly. Then she realises that it was her own self that allowed for it to happen, that she consistently gave of herself out of a severe fear of being alone.

She always wanted to "be there for" someone, as being the “therapist" was the only love language she could recognize, after a childhood of being the peacekeeper/maker in her conflict fuelled family.
She begins to recognize how her lack of boundaries has only lead to her own pain and suffering, and how being a martyr only served the other and enabled their refusal to take responsibility for their own feelings and process.

She recognizes how her desperation for somebody else's approval has left her wounded and empty, for they cannot even approve of themselves, let alone anyone else. She took both their praise and their poison so personally, flying to the highest heights only to be dropped all the way back down. She placed her happiness in their hands, and they themselves did not know of such a thing.

The empath without boundaries begins to realise that she has been mistaking abuse for love, self sacrifice for love, toxic soul ties and agreements for love. She has been justifying the ill actions of others out of fear of being alone, leading to her own repressed anger and sadness, that lead to her mistreating others.
Blaming the other is not enough to shift this paradigm, taking self responsibility would be the first step.

The empath without boundaries begins to form her first boundary by saying that she no longer wishes to be a dumping ground for other people's unprocessed turmoil, and is no one's therapist, unless some kind of specific agreement has been drawn up and agreed upon.

She recognises how she wishes to be treated in a friendship, relationship, etc, and begins to prioritise her own wellbeing, serving her own needs and desires first, and stopping someone dead in their tracks when they begin to insert negative narratives into her reality without her consent.

She begins to recognise what and what is not her responsibility, and does not carry what is not hers to bear.

She does not accept the fear and shame of others as a truth in her own reality, instead questioning where it has come from, and whether it is a reality that can be changed for the better.

She recognises that everything is a choice, and that she is not cursed to endure a reality that does not align with her true spirit and soul.
She acknowledges that what she sees in those around her are all reflections of her inner landscape, and that even those who were taking from her energetically, are teachers and lessons that she signed up for so that she could level up to the next phase of her self discovery.
What she is not happy with in her reality can be changed by addressing the feelings that are triggered because of those things.
What she accepts will relent, and what she resists will persist.

She no longer just absorbs what the other is saying, but points out possible points for reflection and questioning, and instead of just enabling and accepting ego stories so as not to cause conflict, she encourages further growth and introspection in both herself and others.

She welcomes challenges to her own paradigm and ideas, embracing healthy debate that doesn't leave her stagnant in her own comfort zone of delusion.
She is not scared to trigger people in case they get up and leave her, for she would prefer having friends who are able to take responsibility for their own triggers and who aren't scared to look at themselves, for those are the qualities she wishes to nurture within herself.

She is also no longer afraid to be alone, and trusts that the right company will stick and stay throughout this process of growth, as they are busy growing themselves.

The Empath is a powerful individual whose greatest tool is Self Love. Once she begins to nurture her own inner garden, the scent of her roses waft through the streets and her sweetness inspires those around her to follow suit.
She transmutes her own pain into wisdom, and becomes a great friend, lover and community member.

The path of self discovery can be exceptionally painful once we begin to become aware of our unconscious behaviors and patterns, but the process of clearing debris from the pure river of love that flows through us, is priceless, and the reward is endless.

I am an empath without boundaries in recovery, and I am proud of myself for coming so far.~

~Aziza Azura
https://medium.com/

LIFE IS HERE TO BREAK YOUR HEART~
over and over again -
until you realise that
heartbreak is life too.
Then your heart can no longer be broken,
or fixed, for that matter.
So you learn to live
with an exquisitely fragile heart
permanently broken, permanently aflame,
vulnerable and indestructible too,
and you stand naked in front of life,
moment by moment, breath by breath,
knowing that whatever happens
is totally okay somehow -
even in the midst of this perfect devastation,
which is now a kind of
‘devastating perfection’.
(Even when you forget all this,
which you often do.)
This is freedom
beyond the speaking of it.~

~Jeff Foster

Do you feel it in your bones? A sense that something has shifted, that the world has turned? The dark is far from over, but it’s no longer rising. Something new is coming; something new is ready to be birthed.

But there you are, still in the darkness; still hunkered down in the cave... the black, chasmal mouths of the Otherworld; the gateways to transformation – the deep and enduring transformations which are delivered from exposure to the darkest of places. The night-filled, fecund womb-places of the Earth – out of them we are reborn.

The darkness undoes us. Dismantles the ego, takes us apart, breaks us into pieces – precisely so that we can begin the long, hard work of putting the fragments back together again, rebirthing ourselves into a new pattern. In that place of destruction, gestation and rebirth, we begin to learn the answer to the biggest question of all: if we strip away everything we are told we must be in the Wasteland, what is left? When everything we once valued is taken from us, what then do we become?

Old Bone Mother lives in a cave; she understands the dark. She knows that there are dangers to be found. One of the greatest dangers lies in the fact that it is all too easy to get stuck there. We may focus in too tightly on the intensity of our grief, sinking into it, drowning in it. We may talk of little else, we may become self-absorbed, self-pitying, navel-gazing. This is another of the ways in which our society tricks us, for we have become a culture of narcissists, excessively focused on the perfection of our own pain. But this is a time to resist the urge to protracted self-pity, because it is all too easy to lose ourselves in tending our own emotional wounds; it is all too easy never to move on. It is true that we have to do a good deal of inner work before we have anything meaningful to offer to the outer world; it is true too that we must recognise our wounds and incorporate them into the ground of our becoming. But we need also to stop licking them. We are more than the sum of our wounds. We need to focus on coming back to our bodies, beginning to repossess our instincts, beginning to reclaim our deep connection to the land and its non-human inhabitants. This is how we heal.

Who is Old Bone Mother, and what does she have to do with all this?

Old Bone Mother is an archetype, a potential; we find her in the old folktales. In the person of Baba Yaga, with her forest hut which runs on chicken legs, and is surrounded by a wooden fence topped with skulls. In the Siberian story of the dead hero who is taken to an old woman in a cave; she sleeps on his bones, and so brings him back to life. In the Mexican story of La Huesera, who takes bones back to her cave and sings them back to life.

Bones are the essence of us, and they always speak the truth. The childish bones buried beneath The Juniper Tree; The Singing Bone with its story of murder and treachery. You can’t fool the bones, and you can’t fool Old Bone Mother. She’ll lead you to the cave; she’ll sleep on your bones; she’ll show you the way to tend your wounds, how to grope your way gently back to wholeness. Old Bone Mother knows all the tricks of the healing dark. But Old Bone Mother knows we sometimes need a little tougher love. She knows when it’s time to let you go, when it’s time to kick you back out again. Back into the world, back on the path, on out into the promise of returning light.

It’s time to begin rousing yourself now; it’s time, slowly, to begin to wake up. It’s time, like the light, to be reborn.

You’ve been touched by Old Bone Mother. You’ll be all right.

~ Dr. Sharon Blackie https://sharonblackie.net/

[Art: Tin Can Forest ]

“Their biggest mistake: they knew that the human collective was reaching a very high vibration, but they were unaware of the amount of awakened souls.
They made a mistake of judgement.
And they got scared .
Now they don't hide anymore.
They are now in a hurry to officially launch a "new world order".
Now their attacks are straight and frontal.
And the attacks will rise.
They will try by all means to stop people from waking up.
They will try by all means that the "woke" people can't communicate so they don't wake others up.
They will try by all means to make the woke considered lunatics or criminals.
Whatever they do, it doesn't matter.
The quantum leap has already taken place.
He is unstoppable.
Humanity already considers plants and animals as souls that cheer them up.
Humanity already respects the mother earth.
Mankind already understands that there is no separation.
The souls that incarnate now are already arriving as teachers.
It's no longer about experimenting.
They only incarnate to teach how to love.
We may or may not witness this total change.
The transition can take a week or 300 years.
But he is unstoppable.
No matter what happens during the transition, remember one thing: you are the one you proposed to.
To be here and now.
No matter what.
All that you see.
You are the engines of change.
Only one thing is required of you.
Only one.
Don't be food.
This is the only thing you have to do.
A simple thing.
Don't be food.
Human beings are one of the most powerful generators there is.
We are vortex.
Depending on the polarity you align to, you create high or low frequencies.
These dark entities feed on low frequencies, we have been feeding them for millennials.
The awakening of humanity has pushed the collective vortex to high frequencies.
This is why they attack with such a ferocity.
They are hungry.
Connect with your soul.
And look at yourself.
If your soul resonates with these words, don't give an extra second of your existence to be food.
Eliminate the basic passions in your life.
Hate, resentment, envy, fear, vices, junk, lies, ambition. Selfishness, sadness, distrust.
All of this generates dense energy.
Food for the dark.
Be aware of your emotions.
Listen to yourself.
To you.
What if, on any occasion, you feel in one of these low vibrations, change ipso facto your energy.
Play music that lifts you up.
Sing to her.
I'm dancing.
Breathe.
Light up the incense.
Kiss your cats.
Give your friend a hug.
Hug your dog.
Give your mother a hug.
Hug your family animals.
Take a walk in nature.
Meditate.
Get your exercise in.
Do what you gotta do, but change that energy immediately.
Cause you serve food.
Always be aware.
And the only thing you're asked is not to feed the dark hordes.
Feed your soul with everything that helps you lift yourself up.
If you get used to living in the frequency of love, your reality will transform into your will effortlessly.
You are a powerful being.
You are unstoppable.
Fear not a thing.
Free your mind from the matrix.
Focus on what you desire.
But most of all, have fun, be happy, smile, sing, dance.
Love.
We are alive loving everything.
And you are part of it.
With the stars and sun.
And all the galaxies in the universe.
You are the love. "~

~Alejandro Jodorowski

“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.”
Anthon St. Maarten

Sir Frank Dicksee - The Sensitive Plant,1820.

A tree stands so patiently
not asking ; what can I be ?
for a tree is as sure
as a tree can be
that it’s purpose in life
is to be a tree.
And without speaking
it teaches me
to be happy with
just being me ..

~ Unknown ~

Artist Stuart Dalby