Time of new beginnings
Thursday 7th February, 2008
We all know that we are facing daunting challenges and that it is not going to be easy. To be in our power it is vital that we honour our passion and allow the voice of our heart to guide us. 2007 was a year of great transformation for me personally and so there have been changes that have naturally occurred in my vision.
Live each day as if it were your last, learn as if you will live forever.
Ghandi
This year I have decided to focus my work in Ireland and Australia for the foreseeable future. I will however, continue to visit my regular communities, as well as some new ones, including south England in May this year, and offer special one day and/or evening events. If you are drawn to work with me on deeper levels I encourage you wholeheartedly to join me in Ireland for one or more of the pilgrimages and retreats I am offering in West Ireland. A land that is still steeped in primal energy and ways of old, a land where people have lived, loved, danced, prayed and mourned, where they have walked and talked and sung the land, for over 6,000 years. A place where the landscape is a treasure trove of wonderous, personal, breathtaking sacred places. A mythical landscape where we will spend rich time out of time visioning and connecting with the possibilities that await us through our imagination and creative expression.
Our programs this year are designed to support you in transformational processes that will enhance your capacity for creative endeavour, tapping into creative potential and personal passion, strengthening and grounding you in the present moment and helping forge stronger connections to your dreamtime.
How wonderful that Susan Chandler is now my personal assistant and coordinator. She has lots of information to assist you and can help you with enquiries about programs, bookings, travel into and within Ireland.
2008 is a time of new beginnings.
A time of unparalleled opportunities. A time to celebrate our creativity. So what is it that evokes your imagination? What does your heart feel passionate about? What do you long to do? This year is the Chinese year of the rat - a year of new opportunities and abundant possibilities. It is a year of initiations. Of beginnings.“What can I do to make a difference? What can I do to find fulfillment?.”
There is a strong sense that old patterns that have held us back no longer hold such sway over our choices and decisions. I have long believed that it is the choices we make that make a difference. Now on our planet we are facing consequences of past and present ongoing actions that have led to a world where all the boundaries have been pushed beyond limits, where we have to stop and take stock. Where we must make choices that will enable us to flourish as a part of nature rather than carrying on as though we are somehow separate to the rest of life here on planet Earth. I feel, in the face of this man made adversity, this destructiveness that we have tolerated, that there is great potential. That we have indeed just about scraped the bottom of the proverbial barrel and the only way to go is to be totally honest with ourselves about out creative potential. Now is the time to embrace and celebrate our light - our passion. The key lays within our hearts. It is the heart that matters and the heart will never lead you astray. So what does your heart whisper to you about your possibilities? What is it that stirs your imagination and fires your blood? Here within lies the answer to questions I am asked so often, “What can I do to make a difference? What can I do to find fulfillment?.”
It is vital that we flow with the energy that is available to us rather than becoming paralysed by fear about what might happen. If we focus on our creative gifts new pathways can open and unforeseen possibilities manifest. It is important to recognise illusions and how they play out in our lives, distracting us from our true passion. These all too often have become habit patterns that then project into our dreaming and we constantly recreate them in our now and in our future. If we remain open to outcome we will be available to new opportunities. Flexibility and healthy boundaries are also important here.
Fear and Faith
As this year is one of initiations and beginnings, there is the sense that these old ways/patterns no longer have the same power. They are no longer relevant. With this new clarity and perception we are entering a potent time of dreaming our future. A time where we can see more clearly what our priorities are and how we can express them in accordance with our beliefs. It is a time of owning our power, standing in our self belief and taking positive action. I believe that fear and faith are the 2 sides of the same coin. You can’t be in both fear and faith at the same time. You have to choose - so when you feel fear rising take a few breaths and consciously choose faith. Then magic can happen and when you make a choice, when you decide “this is what I am doing,” then the Universe can support you and you truly become a co creator. 2008 is a time to seek inspiration; take time to be creative and open your heart to what you are passionate about. And begin.
What is your story?
The programs I am offering in 2008 are about getting in touch with our own inner wild. Our instinct. The we can discover more about our sense of self, our sense of place and the power that we draw from our ancestors. This in turn supports us in the expression of our own creativity. Songlines of the Heart programs aim to evoke your imagination, challenge your old patterns and assist you in your relationship with your Dreamtime and in dreaming a new dream of your healthy and fulfilled future - not just for yourself, but the whole planet.
I recently heard the great writer Isabelle Allende saying that the only thing truer than truth is the story. So what is your story? Through this rich tapestry both, inherited and grown through personal experience, is an incredible wealth. It is knowing your story that will put you back in the narrative - an incredible dimension of continuity will open to you, flowing the abundance of instinctual wisdom and intuition, and you will more comfortably become the co creator of your own destiny.
Harmonising with your ancestral flow supports the strong sense of belief that defies the often dominating self critic. None of this is easy, like the old cliche, no pain, no gain. However, I believe that we are at a point in time where although we are working hard, there is a certain quiet power that is growing. This is the power of perception and discerning wisdom.
Walk the Beauty Way
This year our programs in Ireland are an opportunity for you to walk the Beauty Way. To unfold the feminine power of instinct and honour the qualities of feminine earth wisdom that must now prevail to create a harmony in our world - both inner and outer. For too long we have been bereft of this magical, mystical power that is ours by birthright. The birthright of being born of this earth. The fact is, we belong here. We are part of this Earth. Not separate.
Imagine if you will, a world where you can freely express your creative urge and be received. Where what you do is welcomed and there is no fear about the worth of what you are offering. Where you can truly express your hearts’ desire. A place where your creative passion is recognised and nourished, where it is encouraged. Walking the Beauty Way means for me to honour the good, the true and the beautiful in everything. It means following my hearts passion and learning the great discipline of marrying instinct with intention. Then we can truly co create.
In dancing your internal dance of life and embracing your inner wild - the wildness of your soul – you will discover a great longing. A yearning that is within each of us – to discover the secrets and mysteries of our individual lives, to find our unique way of belonging to this world, to uncover and express the never before seen treasure we were born to bring to our communities.
Pilgrimages nurture our innate yearning to explore the unknown, to merge with the mysteries. Our retreats and pilgrimages in Ireland will nourish your soul, fire your imagination and fuel your passion.