Yesterday I saw a Facebook post that said, “Mery CHRISTmas”. A young, man whose writings I often find quiet insightful posted a blog titled. “Who needs Santa when you have Jesus?”. If these people and millions like them knew anything of history and the evolution of Christianity they would not be claiming exclusivity over the Holiday Season. 
           But it does remind me that I should say something about this
time of year. I am not going to tell anyone what to believe or how to celebrate. My pagan friend is having Christmas dinner with her Mormon family; my Wiccan friend will have ceremony on the solstice and attend chapel on Christmas day. My reformist /protestant Christian friends will celebrate with family and not see a church. More orthodox friends will be at mass and my Asatru (ancient religion of northern Europe) friend will have 12 days of celebrations. Even diehard atheists will have a celebratory dinner and gift exchange. 
           Whether a person chooses to celebrate Jesus or Santa or the flying spaghetti monster really isn’t the important thing from the standpoint of spiritualism/ energetics.  At this time of year the vast majority of the world’s population finds some reason to come together in love and gratitude. There is more kindness pouring into our communities then at any other time. My friend Brenda volunteers as a driver for food bank distribution and she has been run ragged for the past month.  That increased vibration (good vibes) makes the whole planet better then it was. 
           This morning someone pointed out that not everyone is happy;
that holiday season has a very high suicide rate. If a person chooses not be grateful for the gifts of this life, of this world; that is not something we can fix for someone else. There are so many reasons to be grateful for this
Holiday. I am grateful to have people who love me and know that I love them, without the need for “proof" (i.e. gifts). I woke up to snow today, wet but still fun to see. And today I discovered that the 7-10 (soup kitchen) will be having a Holiday breakfast on the 25th. My kids won’t be here for Christmas but I will spend a beautiful day listening to music, maybe  writing and relaxing between phone calls and good wishes from family and friends. My big Holiday plans are fasting and meditation over the solstice this weekend.  I am saying choose to be happy! This may not be the best Christmas (Holiday) you have ever had or ever will have but it is the only 2013 Christmas you will ever have. It is hard to be unhappy when you are feeling grateful. So count your blessings ;-)
           Now about the Santa (lie) thingy. If your kid is old enough to ask,  “Is Santa real?” then he/she is old enough to handle the truth. Until then
let the kid enjoy the fantasy or folktale, either way the old guy is a vibrant part of our cultural tradition (albeit recent). When I was 5 my Grandmother told me that, Santa is the spirit of giving that we all feel at Christmas time. So in reality we all get to be Santa. That spirit of generosity is shared across the board this time of year; from atheists to the most devoutly religious… we have a shared sense of gratitude and that is what I celebrate this and every Christmas.  

Have a joyous holiday season.

To continue our discussion from the other day about putting my canoe in the water, here are some other important things I have learned through researching energetics.  Readers Digest version;
1/ We are spirits having a human experience.
2/ As spirits we are all powerful. But using it all doesn’t serve our
               growth/journey.
3/  It is our nature (birthright) to be abundant in wealth, health, joy,
               peace & love.
4/  Source energy is LOVE unconditional. 
5/  Each person has their own journey, do not interfere.
6/  Live in the moment.
7 / Ego (human consciousness) is resistant to surrendering control 
                  of your life to your spirit.
8/  Stop judging ,
          “A thing be neither good nor bad but that we think it so”. Seneca.
9/  Everything is connected (mind, body, spirit) in the individual
                  and in the quantum/universe.
10/Think with your heart (your higher consciousness speaks here).
11/Live in a state of gratitude and allowing (acceptance). 

 To elaborate a bit on the above points:  
1/ We are SPIRIT (conscious energy) having a physical experience (like Nicholas Cage’s character in City of Angels). Just a light being driving
around what amounts to a carbon based car and like cars when one wears out we replace it. Hence the reincarnation thingy.

2/ Our spirit-self is an expression of source/god energy and therefore is as powerful a creator as source. Yes that is ALL powerful.  Fortunately (unlike humankind) spiritual power comes exponentially with wisdom. That is why I described manifestation like dancing up a spiral staircase, the more powerful / skilled you become the more your priorities change.

3/ Some people come into their awakening suddenly, through a near death experience or another “Road to Damascus” type encounter.  For most of us including myself it is a journey, one step at a time picking up “ah ha” moments along the way. This knowledge is very old from multiple sources, times, people and cultures.  

4/ This divine ultimate power which is in all things, through all things
and of all things is LOVE. Not the ego driven human love; but unconditional, pure acceptance simply because you are spirit. Once you start living as spirit first you are receiving and disseminating that energy all the time. Remember energy is always in movement or flowing. Human love is also good, it is one of the things we came here to experience. Once you start living in that awareness, nothing troubles you anymore. 

5/  No you cannot be ALL powerful in human form. If that is what you wanted your spirit would not have chosen the human experience. This is the surrender part. We are on a journey and each step on the road brings us closer to awareness (awakening). Accept that each person (including you) is doing the best they can in any given moment. 

6/ We can learn from the past (even past lives)… We can prepare for the future but the only time we can live in is NOW. Live each moment like it is the only moment you have.  

7/ For most people the human –self (toddler) is running the show. As we awaken we become more aware of our spirit-self (teenagers-adult) and allow that part of us to be more in charge. Like taking a toy away from a 2 year old your human-self is going to fight you for control. So you may have to transfer power a bit at a time. 

8/ Stop judging, others, yourself, situations, outcomes, and whatever... just allow it to be or become and enjoy what that unfolding brings to you. Judgment comes from the ego (human-self) and is not is authentic to living from spirit.    

9/ The connectedness of all things means that our physical health is affected by our energetic flow (or lack thereof) as well as our  psychological state and the organics of our body and environment.  All of these things have to be considered in becoming our healthiest, happiest most abundant selves.

10/ All the wisdom and knowledge of the universe(s) is available to us through source consciousness (energy). Your intuition is in direct contact with that higher /divine knowing. These are the grown-up in the household of our lives. But the toddler (ego) in charge is going to try to distract you with tantrums to keep from hearing what the grown-ups are saying. Always follow your intuition (heart knowing/ gut) over logic. Don’t try to anticipate or control the outcomes just trust that all is as it should be.

11/ Be grateful in every moment for what is present and good, don’t carry the pain of the last moment into this moment. Will that pain still be there when I open to the next moment? Probably but we will attend to that moment when it gets here. In this moment, what do I have to be grateful for? The sun on my skin, air in my lungs, a child’s laugh or cry. So just for this moment I take a break from feeling pain and choose to feel gratitude.

This has gone on quite long and only scratches the surface of what I have learned on my journey to energetic power. Thanks for listening and now that we have the location of the north star I am excited to see where my canoe will take me. 

Have a joyous day.  

          When I was in my 20s my first husband and I decided to do some  wilderness canoeing. So like any prudent city dweller we took an orienteering class and after that I took a wilderness survival class which included orienteering.  Then because (at that time) I had an interest in wild life photography I took a bow hunting class (I was “shooting” not shooting but the same skills are required) which had an orienteering component. No matter how many charts you look at; the north-star is still in the same position in the night sky and the sun still sets in the west. After a couple of years exploring energetics, I feel like it is time to stop studying charts and just put my spiritual canoe in the flow and enjoy the ride.  So today I will share what I have learned about the constants of spiritual energetics. 
           We talked in earlier blogs about metaphysical laws and how these
truths (like geometry) exist with or without our awareness or approval. You may choose not to believe in triangles but it doesn’t change anything. Everything in our physical world consists of atoms which are more space than substance.  This space contains an energetic force which keeps the electrons and protons orbiting a particular neutron, if you didn’t take 9th grade science just trust me on this.  To keep this part short the energetic force which holds everything together is what passes for “source/god/universe/divine etc”. 
           What was news to me …is the idea that we can (and do) impact that energy and co-create our lives. If we co-create our lives why does life suck for so many people? Mostly it is because we don’t know we have any power so we let life happen to us… also as we react to the accidents of our existence we create an energy field which attracts more or what we currently have in our life.  This changes when we start to live on purpose, by becoming proactive instead of reactive. The Tall Trees (Robert & Terri) reference 3 arrows of power Thoughts, Words & Actions.  I think Action should be first because you are choosing what to Think and what Words you use to create your life.
          “But how do I create the life I want?” you ask. How the hell would I know, you’re you… I’m me? But I can share my understanding of the basic principles (location of the north-star to stay with the original metephor).      
          Source energy is always in  motion… so everything in creation vibrates (including people) these vibrations flow through the universe impacting the vibration of other things. Think of one of those kinetic desk toys, where you pull the metal ball back release it and each successive ball is set into motion. The last ball flies out comes back and reverses the motion. Your energetic vibration impacts the flow of the vibrations around you and because energy is all connected eventually it will ripple back to affect your field (create you life).  Hence the folksy wisdom around, you get what you give.
          The happier you are the higher (faster) you vibrate… apparently  the dynamic is that vibrations pull on each other so a high vibration usually pulls a s/lower vibrations up.  In lay terms, good moods are more infections than bad moods. 
           Source energy exists as collective consciousness. Picture an inverse pyramid with Source (of all knowing of all forms in all dimensions) at the top. Below that would be celestial / light beings (angels, spirit masters and such).  These groups have many layers within themselves. Then we have energetic beings which include ascended masters like Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad, Gandhi, Dr King, Mother Teresa etc. right down to your dead Aunt Edna in her big old flowered dress. At the bottom we have physical life forms, living here and in other realities/ star systems, wharever. 
           So you can see how putting human consciousness in charge of
co-creating reality is a lot like leaving a toddler in charge of running your
household. Just as it is a good idea to engage the grown-ups to run the household it is a good idea to get the higher levels of consciousness involved in co-creating your life. 
           I have gone way long on this blog so I have to sign off for now.
This weekend I will blog again and cover the topic of  how to approach the process of living on  purpose and creating the life you want, instead of whatever shit show you have  been living in. 

Have a joyous day.