A Prayer for the Spring Equinox 2024: The Elders Speak

Thanks Anatoly. It’s both comforting and challenging to hear from others who have gone through similar issues on the path, and your perspective helped me look at my own differently. 

Wishing the very best to you and your family this holiday season!

I am like you, Paul, have had similar concerns about supporting the family being the only "bread winner" in corporate business.  And to some point i still have some apprehension as my energy no is longer there at work as it used to be.  But i have found something rather interesting happening in my case when i just let go.

I will not compromise my soul but I still have all other soul aspects i can work with including diplomacy, empathy, commitment and others (seven rays in Openhand approach). Does it mean i have to quit a job? It depends.  I ask the question "does it serve to keep the job?" and at the same time i let go of that which doesn't serve.  I am being authentic with all the engagements at work and just let it roll.  

Yes, there maybe certain expectations from the family to provide financial stability but i will net let it burden me.  I trust and i flow.  Feels like riding a wave, like a surfer. I don't know when the wave will break binging me to the shore, but i ride as long as i can.  And i notice something miraculous seeing how the flow has taken me so far dodging all the engagements that wouldn't serve.

I am the surfer and wish you the same!

Anatoly

Thanks so much Open -

Onboarded your suggestion and found some much needed time to freewheel after a business meeting. I was shown unequivocally that I needed to leave my corporate career of 15 years several months ago, and have been agonizing over the HOW ever since. Intellect driven questioning like how to pay the mortgage and support my wife and children, with the underpinning of worthiness and Trust featuring heavily.   

Drawn to a park called Echo Lake in a part of town I’d never been before. Walked around just following the Pull for an hour as the last vestiges of sunlight faded into a brilliant cold sunset.

In addition to tons of playful squirrel communication which had already been happening all day long, my attention kept getting spiked by a solo white duck on the lake - separate from several other coupled pairs but definitely the leader - who was determinedly submerging his head into the freezing water by the shoreline over and over - stirring up the muddy sediment to find nuggets of food. 

Kept meandering and from the other side of the lake I noticed suddenly that all of the ducks were all exactly lining up from my vantage point - aligning and realigning themselves over and over into a straight line, with the white duck stationary at the top all the way on the other bank.

I knew this was a key part of my message but it didn’t fully drop at that point. Stayed open and looped around the lake again, and they started moving towards lining up again. Besides the definite support of my continued “digging in the mud,” the phrase suddenly landed and I cracked up laughing:

“Chill out - it’s OK to get your ducks in a row!”

They immediately all started quacking loudly in unison to let me know I’d finally gotten it.

 Thanks for the space to share this.  

Paul

Open, thank you for such an informative feedback – very interesting indeed!

Yes, I can see/feel that shamanic energy is foundational to Openhand. Looking forwards to doing the sweat lodge again, this time for longer! Oh, fire walking! Hope I get to experience this someday! Oh my!

I came across Buxton’s web site a couple of months ago whilst looking for info on shamanism. I have been searching for an approach that will speak to me. His spoke to me and now you are here confirming my gut feeling – thank you :)

Quan Yin, the compassionate warrior queen – love her! Her statue and painting (commissioned a friend artist to paint her for me…) are proudly taking a stand on my altar. DK, I do not know – interesting…had a look and found these wonderful words of his! Breath taking!:

“Before closing this message to you today, let Me refer briefly to a beautiful aspect of the returning to Earth of the Ascended Ones, in answer to the calls of those who accept their reality and assistance. These Great Ones always – without fail – express their sincere and intense gratitude to the Source of their life which gave them their Ascension. Such releases of Divine Gratitude from their Blessed Selves remains in Earth’s atmosphere as great Foci of their Perfected Consciousness – magnificent thought and feeling Forms of Blazing Light. Then, as is the Nature of the Ascended One’s Life and Light, these continue to expand and expand their perfection to all and all. Now gracious reader, will you too earnestly endeavour to produce, release and expand the God-momentums of your own lifestreams – so that everywhere you move you leave a permanent blessing of your Light here – for all to enjoy! I AM your friend of ever expanding Light, Djwal Kul”.

Yesterday night at the dance…on the altar a beautiful deck of cards called ‘Ascended Masters’. I pick one…’The Flow of Prosperity’, Lakshmi: the Hindu Goddess. The message: A new flow of prosperity is supporting you. Wow!!

And the other set of oracle cards…I pick one… 'Time to Move on'…the message: It’s time to let go of the old and worn out so that the new can come in”. Wow!!

Evlogies

(greek for blessings!)

Wow! Very moving! My tribe :) I looked on their web site and this is their mission (part of it) – just amazing!

“Within our global community, we have access to the tools needed to make changes, take action and spread awareness of how to live in harmony with Mother Gaia herself. We are honored to be a force of attraction for positive and creative minds during these often-corrupt times. With your trust and support, we humbly accept this role and speak our prayers of intention to take direct action…”

Indeed, ‘there is no private salvation’ - that’s the Bodhisattva ideal.

It’s very interesting I found out that - and quote:

“the true origin for the word Shaman can be tracked from the Sanskrit initially, then through Chinese-Buddhist mediation to the manchú-tangu, indicating a much deeper but now overlooked connection between early Buddhism and Shamanism generally. In Pali it is schamana, in Sanskrit Sramana translated to something like "buddhist monk, ascetic.""

Well, well not surprised I am attracted to shamanism! Ha ha!

Earlier today I was in St Magdalene’s church near where I live teaching ‘Pilates Flow’ and I see a copy of an ink & pencil drawing called “prayer hands” by – I was told – a German artist called Albrecht Durer. So, I am praying tonight in movement through conscious dance with my local peer-led group (tribe) – can’t wait!

Enjoy yours everyone x

Only just seen this video, it speaks to me deeply, thank you for sharing.
Lesley
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