The waning moon of June is coming to a close, moving this evening to the dark of the moon, preparing for the coming new moon on July 1st.
I always feel a thinness in the veil I imagine separates me and GOd. I feel more keenly The Hands of God at this time of month. Either a squeeze of encouragement during a challenge. being held in the palm of respite when I am exhausted, a gentle push (well, and sometimes a whack) when I need to get moving, or a high-five of "you go woman" when I've lept into the unknown! I love knowing The Hand is always there,I only have to take a breath and remember to notice. This month I notice some encouraging waving on-"go-keep going The Hands seems to be saying.
The closeness between the Sacred and the Self at this time of month adds power to the practice of reflection and focusing for movement into the next cycle of growth and movement in our life. It is during this time as well, that I notice dreams get stronger, clearer and at times more urgent in their messages. I had one of those dreams this morning. It pertains to the seasons of the year. I woke to this message: "Winter is the Season of loving the Self". Spring is the Season of loving All Living Things". "Summer is the Season of loving Human Beings". "Winter is the Season of loving God".
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
June 15th-the full moon for the 6th Moon Cycle
This is the month of Storyteller, the grandmother of the sixth moon cycle. It seems fitting to have a storyteller as the energetic personality as we begin to work with the energy of relationships of the course of the summer months. We can tell story to teach and to share history, or we can tell stories to deceive and manipulate. What kind of stories do we tell, and to whom do we tell them? The full moon energy always invites us to send out into the world what we have been working on creating in our life over the past weeks-as well as to release and offer up for cleansing what no longer serves us or others. Are there any stories you need to share-or stop sharing/telling yourself?
As I read my daily inspiration today, from the book Earth Medicine by Jamie Sams, the reading for June 6 was a telling of the tale of woodpecker coming to clean the bugs off the White Pine-the Peace Tree, so that the Pine could perform its' duty as peacekeeper for the people without distraction from the bugs that were burrowing under its' bark. Full moon energy is a good time for cleansing-if you keep or use crystals, you know about setting them in salt water in the full moon to clarify and cleanse them. We too, need clarifying and cleansing so that we can fully shine. A good sea salt scrub bath is a wonderful way to clear what is bugging us no matter what the source.
As I read my daily inspiration today, from the book Earth Medicine by Jamie Sams, the reading for June 6 was a telling of the tale of woodpecker coming to clean the bugs off the White Pine-the Peace Tree, so that the Pine could perform its' duty as peacekeeper for the people without distraction from the bugs that were burrowing under its' bark. Full moon energy is a good time for cleansing-if you keep or use crystals, you know about setting them in salt water in the full moon to clarify and cleanse them. We too, need clarifying and cleansing so that we can fully shine. A good sea salt scrub bath is a wonderful way to clear what is bugging us no matter what the source.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Working with the June moon cycle: Relationship Aspect/Partner Element
This current moon cycle is specifically oriented toward reflecting on our relationship with others in terms of partnering. I wondered if this is one of the reasons June has been considered the month for weddings, but is that too trite and corny?
What in fact is your purpose of having a partner, creating partnership? Most people think about partnering in terms of their love interest, usually in terms of marriage or a committed union which means sharing a home and house holding responsibilities, children, financial responsibilities, vacations, religious orientation, etc. Probably the second most common form of partnership is a business relationship. While there are is a lot of common ground between these forms of partnership, at this point, we will focus on the partnership in terms of a committed personal relationship, as in our life partner or spouse.
Our Element of Partner differs from our role as friend/colleague in the Relationship Aspect in a number of ways, primarily in the intention behind the relationship. Partnerships are negotiated, either consciously or unconsciously, and there is generally a consensual agreement between the partners concerning the rules of the arrangement. Again, this may be a conscious and overt commitment or it may be unconscious and covert or manipulative on the part of one or both members of the partner relationship.
The partnership archetype has very strong and energetic component, perhaps more so than any other element of the relationship aspect, other than the child element. Because of this, making shifts in our partner relationships really does require very conscious and purposeful focus and change. Any time there is a strong archetypal element at play, we are working not only with our own individual issues, needs and wants, but also with the collective imagery of the archetype. If you want a deeper understanding of archetypes, written in understandable and useful way, I suggest looking up Carolyn Myss’ work Sacred Contracts (see resources).
Take some time to list out the current relationships you think of as partnerships. Reflect upon how these partner relationships were formed. How much consciousness and active participation did you have in the formation of the partnership? Who initiated the partnership? Is it in balance? How or how not?
Even if you don't currently have a partner, or have never had a partner, it is likely that at some point in your life you have had some form of partnership-even if it were just a lunch line partner in grade school. If that's your partnering experience, begin there reflecting on what experience of various partnering relationships have been for you.
There are some helpful exercises for developng healthy partnership energy in yourself and creating healthy partnerships. As of June 7, 2011 they have not yet been published on the webite, but I am be happy to forward them to you. Or, if you'd like to work in depth on the partner element in your life I would love to support your there as well. You can contact me at drfaivre@circleofself.com or http://www.circleofself.com/
What in fact is your purpose of having a partner, creating partnership? Most people think about partnering in terms of their love interest, usually in terms of marriage or a committed union which means sharing a home and house holding responsibilities, children, financial responsibilities, vacations, religious orientation, etc. Probably the second most common form of partnership is a business relationship. While there are is a lot of common ground between these forms of partnership, at this point, we will focus on the partnership in terms of a committed personal relationship, as in our life partner or spouse.
Our Element of Partner differs from our role as friend/colleague in the Relationship Aspect in a number of ways, primarily in the intention behind the relationship. Partnerships are negotiated, either consciously or unconsciously, and there is generally a consensual agreement between the partners concerning the rules of the arrangement. Again, this may be a conscious and overt commitment or it may be unconscious and covert or manipulative on the part of one or both members of the partner relationship.
The partnership archetype has very strong and energetic component, perhaps more so than any other element of the relationship aspect, other than the child element. Because of this, making shifts in our partner relationships really does require very conscious and purposeful focus and change. Any time there is a strong archetypal element at play, we are working not only with our own individual issues, needs and wants, but also with the collective imagery of the archetype. If you want a deeper understanding of archetypes, written in understandable and useful way, I suggest looking up Carolyn Myss’ work Sacred Contracts (see resources).
Take some time to list out the current relationships you think of as partnerships. Reflect upon how these partner relationships were formed. How much consciousness and active participation did you have in the formation of the partnership? Who initiated the partnership? Is it in balance? How or how not?
Even if you don't currently have a partner, or have never had a partner, it is likely that at some point in your life you have had some form of partnership-even if it were just a lunch line partner in grade school. If that's your partnering experience, begin there reflecting on what experience of various partnering relationships have been for you.
There are some helpful exercises for developng healthy partnership energy in yourself and creating healthy partnerships. As of June 7, 2011 they have not yet been published on the webite, but I am be happy to forward them to you. Or, if you'd like to work in depth on the partner element in your life I would love to support your there as well. You can contact me at drfaivre@circleofself.com or http://www.circleofself.com/
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