As I write this the Super Blue Moon of 31st January 2018 is reaching the climax of its cycle. Although I am not a big astronomer or follow much astrology, I do consider the cycles of the moon to be an important rhythm in my life. Its influence on the earth and its natural systems cannot be ignored, so to appreciate its influence on us as earth beings just requires some personal observation.
I am not going to go into loads of detailed reasons as to why, but I do feel the energy shifts associated with the moons waxing and waning cycle and it is something that I have become quIte sensitive to. As such I have been observing the cyclic rhythms in my own life that appear to flow in synchronisisity with the moon and the more I have observed these the more aware I have become.
The journey to creat the website, which contains this blog, is a classic example of the process for me, with the ebb and flow of the creative process synchronising nicely with the energetic influence of the moon cycle. Add to that the eclipse cycle that started back in August last year and concludes now at the end of January, which has been really quite intense for me.
The extremes of the moon cycle are times for contemplation, focuses meditation and energetic experience. I feel my physical, mental and spiritual energy levels fluctuate with the energy of the moon and my sleep patterns are frequently affected. The new moon is a time to focus on new beginnings and visions for the future, with plans to grow and expand as the moon waxes to full.
The full moon is a time to take stock of progress and let go of things that do not serve a creative purpose, letting the waning moon energy dissolve them away. For me this energy has been used more to consolidate the things I have creatively worked on during the previous waxing period. It’s a time to feel the fullness of creative expression in what ever form it takes and to appreciate the experience.
Fires are a great tool to use as part of the moon cycle experience, as a natural stimulant to enliven thought processes, encourage visions, fuelling ideas that can take shape in the flames or form in the embers. Holding ceremonies around fires can also be a fantastic process of giving and taking with the energy of the flames, that can both consume unwanted aspects of our lives and carry our dreams out into the world.
I was sitting beside the fire last night with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the incredible journey I am experiencing, especially all the people I am connecting and reconnecting with along the way. Every connection offers an opportunity to share stories and experience new perspectives, and it is through sharing that we expand our consciousness and grow…..
A recent insight from connecting with someone new and openly sharing experiences, with details of our personally journeys, has been an expanded understanding of intimacy. Now, this is something that I had an instinctive awareness of, but it took a new perspective from someone else to really consolidate it all for me and thus has given me something to reflect on as the moon now enters a waning cycle.
I have always had a close relationship with the intimacy of physical tough and this has been expanded with a greater awareness of my energetic frequency, which is a joy to experience in relationship with others. However, I had not truly appreciated how my openness to share my story, could be experienced as a display of intimacy, although this becomes so clear when the word is broken down into ‘in-to-me-see’…..
I have had the great fortune to be offered the opportunity to process so many challenges in my life and feel now in a position where I have no problem sharing my story in discussions with others. The content of this blog and the website are all part of this, but only really touch the tip of the proverbial Iceberg. I will be exploring other opportunities to express my story through intimate expression as ‘in-to-me-see’ opens and engages with shared experiences.
The vision for the retreat community in Bulgaria is all part of this process for me, because it emerged from a challenging period in my life, which was transformed through a deep connection with the land in this beautiful country and the vibrancy of the natural landscape that held me so securely in my fragility. Now I want to share my experiences and offer others the opportunity to discover this connection in a way that helps their own unique process.
A fundamental part of my healing process has been a reconnection to the natural rhythms of the land under the warms of the Sun’s rays, within the beauty of the four seasons, the sensitive stimulus of the changing temperatures, the visual invigoration in the transition of day length and of course the cyclic ebb and flow of the energetic moon.
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