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Thursday, 2 November 2017

Samhain - new pagan year

During today and tomorrow (October 31 and November the first) we enter the new pagan year which is celebrated since ancient times in Europe and happens half way between the Autumn equinoxes and the winter solstice.

After the harvest and before the winter, people celebrate what they have and prepare for the months to come. And they want to do it right! ...for winter is not easy!

At this time the veil between the visible and the invisible worlds is thin and they connect with their ancestors on the other side because they know help and support can be provided so winter becomes easier.

That is the origin of Halloween. The difference is today we do it for fun but in the past they did it for survival.

I see it as a big energized commitment with the divine to assure the journey we have chosen here on this planet.

The pagans call it the Celtic Samhain, which is the end of a year and the beginning of another. The sacred meaning of the phase we are entering is strong. We might feel a bit awkward, its ok, its fine. All is well, we just feel tremendous energies that are coming to our field and need to be understood.

This year I suggest you ground, center and connect with your deep self. That way you easily connect with your higher self which is the safest and most powerful tool for achieving happiness and anything you want. Talk to your guides and ask for the help you need. When humble and open they show instantly.

Also focus on your relationships. Its imperative that you remember yourself how loved you are, because you are truly loved, please enhance, connect and communicate. Your winter becomes better. Humankind is supposed to commune and connect.

Some of us feel tremendously happy, some others confused, or half happy and half tired or anxious. all is ok, as long s you stay centered and aware of what you are feeling and sending out as well as able to change focus when you start feeling to low. Pay attention that these kind of moments are to be used in order to know what to do next,soon...
One of the great rituals you can start practising at this time of the year is gathering with friends and family and talk about the year you had so far, what changed you,the learnings, struggles,spiritual and personal winnings, the challenges you went through... why you think it happened, if you thing you went great through it all... Celebrate where and with who you love, open, get close to others, create a climate of love and enjoy. You will see what others have to share with you and you will be surprised. It is also great to get bonds stronger and energize you.
Anyway in company or not, make sure you meditate a bit about this and make plans for the future! it is imperative that you can know yourself more, love yourself more, trust yourself more... and take your self more in this path of life.

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Monday, 31 October 2016

10.31 Today`s Card: Beyond Illusion!

Commentary of the card: The butterfly in this card represents the outer, that which is constantly moving and that which is not real but an illusion. Behind the butterfly is the face of consciousness, looking inward to that which is eternal. The space between the two eyes has opened, revealing the lotus of spiritual unfoldment and the rising sun of awareness. Through the rising of the inner sun, meditation is born.
The card reminds us not to look outside for what is real, but to look within. When we focus on externals, we too often get caught up in judgments--this is good, this is bad, I want this, I don't want that. These judgments keep us trapped in our illusions, our sleepiness, our old habits and patterns. Drop your opinionated mind, and move inside. There, you can relax into your own deepest truth, where the difference between dreams and reality is already known.

This is the only distinction between the dream and the real: reality allows you to doubt, and the dream does not allow you to doubt....
To me, the capacity to doubt is one of the greatest blessings to humanity. The religions have been enemies because they have been cutting the very roots of doubt, and there is a reason why they have been doing that: because they want people to believe in certain illusions that they have been preaching....
Why have the people like Gautam Buddha been so insistent that the whole existence--except your witnessing self, except your awareness--is just ephemeral, made of the same stuff as dreams are made of. They are not saying that these trees are not there. They are not saying that these pillars are not there.
Don't misunderstand because of the word "illusion".... It has been translated as illusion, but illusion is not the right word. Illusion does not exist. Reality exists. Maya is just in between--it almost exists.
As far as day-to-day activities are concerned, it can be taken as reality. Only in the ultimate sense, from the peak of your illumination, it becomes unreal, illusory.
Osho The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 12

New Moon reveling our inner ascension

For the next 3 days, the effects of the New Moon are to be felt, worked and we can use this phase to plant the seeds we wish to see growing on our lives and the collective we live in.

The only way to unfold the future is to unveil the inner self. Lessons are here to be learned through feelings. If we chose to look at things with transparency and authenticity we can unite instead of dividing. If we divide inside by avoiding our inner parts to collaborate, we surely reflect that on the outside of ourselves.

This New Moon occurs in Scorpio, so the emotions to unveil are related to mysterious feelings we have been hiding inside. We prefer to feel comfortable and not look to what comes from the old self, pain or what we think is not natural or perhaps to much different than what we see on others.

The thing is: all the answers we look outside of ourselves, the time and energy we spend looking for someone to blame for our miseries, the solutions we ask from above... all that is inside, all we see is a reflection of us and all is created has been created from us.

This New Moon asks us to look to what must die, so we make a nice funeral and let go of the weight we have been carrying for so long; all changes and transformations take time, there are several phases through which we become stronger and feel capable to move on a little more, while we cut some more chords that make us lighter and therefore more open to the new.

That process includes a deep healing and each time we make a progress, we have done it because we have healed; to do that healing we must be truly honest, aware and analyze the situations from the feeling point of view. What is that we feel? why? does it feel good or not? are we happy? if not, why? whats wrong? not whats wrong with others, but whats wrong about what we are living now? why have we chosen a certain experience? what can we decipher so we can close it down? what more do we need to see about ourselves so we can move on? what can we discover about ourselves so we stop learning from others mirrors? how many more walls are we going to build so we do not make our emotional griefs?

The new cant come if we do not close chapters, the new cant come if we do not talk with ourselves honestly, if we do not listen to our true voice. These energy stays for a complete month so we can look within our emotional waters and its mysteries that want to be unveiled, reached, understood and loved. self forgiveness is vital at this phase. The emotions that Scorpio bring to the surface might tend to make us feel as victims, so pay attention to this and realize there are no victims , specially ourselves as whatever we live today which we want to change or improve is only a creation we manifested yesterday!!! what is we want to manifest tomorrow and the next tomorrows? inside is the answer,all the answers... Think: there will be an enormous space for creations as we clear and let our new renewed self to emerge... thousands of ideas and possibilities... amazing prospect is to know us better inside, trust us more, reveal what we didnt know we could be...

Keep in mind that the turbulence we avoid seeing inside rests on the same place we can find peace and calm. It is all a matter of choice and spiritual posture. If to gain peace we need to look first at the disturb waves of our hearts, well... we do it! with love!

As energias levam-nos para o novo ano pagão! Feliz Samhain

A Lua Nova em Escorpião, bem como mais alguns eventos astrológicos trazem-nos uma grande quantidade de energia. Mas o principal aspeto dessa energias relaciona-se com as emoções, ações, impulsos e revolução interior.

Esta fase marca, também, a chamada fase Dia das Bruxas ou Hallowween, o que significa que estamos a entrar numa nova fase sazonal, mais ainda, num novo ano energético! Em linguagem pagã e, relacionada com com os antigos Celtas este momento é conhecido como Samhain, o que quer dizer fim de um ano e começo de outro. Este evento paz parte de uma das fases da Roda da Vida pagã que se relacionam com a antiga sabedoria e respeito pelo planeta, cosmos e vida!

O significa sagrado desta fase que nos encontramos é muito forte e alinhando esssas energias com a Lua Nova e outros eventos, poderá fazer-nos sentir estranhos, não faz mal, tudo está bem... somente sentimos enormemente as energias que chegam até nós, até ao nosso campo energético e essas energias precisam ser entendidas.

Muitos sentem-se tremendamente felizes, outros confusos, ou meio felizes e meio cansados. Tudo está bem! Desde que te mantenhas centrado e acordado para o que estás a sentir quando te sentires vibracionalmente em baixo... Presta atenção que este tipo de momentos são para ser usados de forma que possas descobrir o que fazer a seguir, brevemente! quer isto dizer, que sementes queres plantar na Lua Nova? que pretendes para ti e pata o teu mundo nos próximos meses? mais ainda, com este novo ano energético, que sementes queres plantar para que a próxima primavera mostre aos teus olhos o que tanto sonhaste, trabalhaste com amor?

Um dos rituais que podes começar a praticar nesta altura do ano é reunires com amigos e família e conversar sobre o ano que tiveste até agora, o que mudou, o que aprenderam, lutas, desafios, os ganhos pessoais e espirituais, o quanto cresceram... porque pensam que aconteceu, como pensam que lidaram com tudo...

Celebra onde estás, com quem estás, abre-te, chega perto de outros, cria um clima de amor e alegria e disfruta! Verás o que outros passaram e têm para partilhar contigo; Irás ficar surpreendido! Este momento é ótimo para criar laços e energizar.

Seja como for, com companhia ou não, certifica-te que pensas/meditas sobre isto tudo e faz planos para o futuro! É imperativo que consigas conhecer-te melhor, amar-te mais, confiares mais em ti próprio... e continua a prosseguir neste caminho da vida!

Lembra-te, esta Lua Nova é ácerca dos mistérios dentro de ti e como olhas para eles. Aprende com eles e usa-os para construires o teu ser e a tua vida. Ser capaz de ser feliz e em alegria em todos os momentos é uma benção e um grande feito, faz isso por ti!

Pensa nisto. Conecta-te com quem amas. vive e ama!

Autor: Maria José Antunes (LYRA LIGHT). Se desejares ter sessões de cura, ajuda e orientação espiritual ou tornares-te meu Estudante contacta-me para: mariajoseantunes66@gmail.com