January 9 - Cancer Full Moon

Well, that was a doozy of a day!  What else is possible?  The energies were quite intense and I felt almost wiped out.  Instead of flowing through work, I was feeling quite 'bogged' down.  Did you feel the same?

What I chose to do, rather than pushing through that quagmire energy, was to rest and recharge.  I gave myself permission to reschedule readings and healings till tomorrow so that I could focus on myself.  I'm so glad that I did.  I felt much better about myself too!  I had a 'Caithe-nap' and then spent time in my garden.

All the crystals sat out on the brick wall soaking up the gorgeous South-east Queensland heat. What a gloriously HOT summer's day (says she as she spent most of it in the air-conditioning),  The two hours that I did spend outside were in conjunction with the zenith of the full moon, placing my crystals outside.

When I was finished with that task, I thought: Hmm Cancer energies need water.  So I hooked up our pump to our water tanks, ready to water the garden and water the crystals too.  As I turned on the hose, the skies opened in a heavy sun-shower!  AWESOME!  I still watered though as I felt that the rain basically evaporated as soon as it hit the earth.

After dinner and connecting with family, I attempted to open a joint page ~ Chakra PowerUps with my friend, Lorrae.  *laughing* Facebook was NOT happy. It was definitely responding to the lunar energies.  In the end, we had to close the page and begin again. So, if you are on Facebook, look us up ~ Celticai Chakra PowerUps! *hugs*

Full Moon Blessings.
Namaste

January 8 ~ Rhythm of Life

Remember the song: The Rhythm of Life?  I spent most of the weekend humming it.   My habit of humming can be quite disconcerting especially when I am supposed to be playing a slow song with our Celtic Fusion pipe band ~ the Clan. (that's definitely spelled with a 'c' not a 'k').  We spend 6 hours once a month to rehearse our tunes and then, after all the hard work, like typical Celts we party hard.  Okay, I'll amend that, the boys in the band party hard.  I tend to fade out at my normal sleep time so that I can drift away into the Land of Nod with the skirl of the pipes reverberating in my head.

Have you ever attended a Highland Gathering?  Bagpipes were officially registered as instruments of war sometime in the 1700s.  To carry them was an expression of intent i.e. you were going to slaughter someone or someone's property.  I know that there are many who do not like the pipes.  I personally feel that this is because sometime in their past, they were attacked by rampaging Scots/Celts as they played these instruments.

In the hands of a novice, the Bagpipes can indeed be treacherous to the health of your eardrums.  For me, when bagpipes are played well and with expression, they bring a tear to the eye, a lump to the throat and a yearning for 'home'.  After a day of rehearsals or having attended a Highland Gathering, I can hear the tunes echoing in my eardrums for days afterwards.  It sounds as if I'm standing in a mist-covered valley and the sound is reverberating through the mountains around me.  No wonder I love these instruments and the group of people that I am honoured to join in the co-creation of music.

After the rehearsal, the party begins (the Scots call it a ceilidh) ~ good food, lots of alcohol and rousing renditions of whatever tune happens to take our fancy accompanied by pipes, bodhrans, drums, keyboard, guitars etc etc.  I cannot think of a better way to connect with heritage and friends than these party nights.

Of course, on this day, we are recuperating from the rehearsal and party ~ cleaning up, resting our weary bones and a wee bit of smudging to remove anyone's energy that may still be hanging around *grinning*.  I'm especially focusing on the brick wall on our property that I use to cleanse my crystals.  The Full Moon is happening at 5.30pm on Monday night (Brisbane Time) ~ I want to ensure that the space is clean, cleared and ready to hold my crystals in the beauty of the Goddess Light.

Namaste

January 6 ~ Space

MOAHS is a hoarder. Let's put it out there, plain and simple.  He is a true throw-back to the days when you collected everything because you just couldn't pop down to the shop to get what you want.  I have a tendency to threaten his precious collections with an application of napalm.  I also bemoan the fact that our residence and yard are crowded with 'stuff' (you can substitute appropriate words).

Yesterday, I said.. okay, enough paddling upstream with these thoughts of mine.  "What else is possible?  Space is my friend. Time is my friend. Abundance and I are in alignment."  Then I waited to see what happened.. *giggles*

First, a friend came over and collected lots of plastic pots from our backyard. yay!  Then, I needed a break from writing energetic forecasts so I cleaned up and sorted one corner of our outdoor area.  Double yay!  At dinner that night, our youngest announced that he was moving out with friends at the end of month... Muted yay!  Well, I did ask for our space back! *laughing*

The classic de-clutter line is: Do I NEED this?  MOAHS always answers yes!  *sigh*  It's at times like that when I don my MOASS (Mistress of all SHE surveys) and squirrel things into the bin, the shredder or the local dump.

It looks like I'll have a huge de-cluttering and re-organising time at the end of the month.. perfect for the turning of the cycles of the Wheel of Life. Woot!  What will I need? Better make a list: backhoe, mini-skip, anti-nuclear protection suit, shovel..............

Namaste

January 5 ~ More

My simple wish for  New Years was encapsulated in the word: MORE.  On this 5th day of the New Year, I would like to express my gratitude for the bounty of the Universe.  THANK YOU!

I received an email yesterday from a friend.  Now, this friend is a Numerologist and they had calculated my Personal Year Number.  I won't try to explain how that is worked out. I've never had a brain switched on for numbers. Anyhoo, the number is 9.  What does that mean?  This is a year for rewards and for completion.  It is the end of a cycle for me ~ where much will be removed and much will be gained.  Think of it as the Mardi Gras of a 9 year cycle.  Next year will be a one ~ lots of new beginnings.  Woot!  I'm happy about that!  As I read through the short paragraph, I just kept saying: Thank you.  It's such a beautiful expression!

Whenever I think of words of gratitude, my mind invariably wanders back to the work of Masuro Emoto (my spelling may not be quite right there!).  He is a leader in the field of water healing.  He found that water, no matter how polluted, stagnant, corrupted, can be healed through expression of gratitude : word, thought, intention, music, poetry.  It doesn't matter how it is expressed it will work over time.  I have Reiki symbols of healing and connection over all my water bottles.  Simple stuff!  It is my way of saying thank you to the fundamental element that makes up over 80% of our body!  That means that every time I say thank you to the water for giving me life, I basically am I saying thank you to ME!  Gotta love that!

If you would like to learn a little about his work: you can watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4tZhMED-4M  or visit his website:  http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/e_ome_home.html

Namaste

January 4 ~ What you ask for!

We all know that the Universe/Supreme-Being-Of-Choice works in mysterious ways.  My friend, Lee-Anne Peters (www.templeofbalance.com) and Shelli Speaks (www.shellispeaks.com), have shared how the energetic manifestation process is speeding up.  I know that I see evidence of this on a daily basis.

Yesterday, my broadcast on Reflect Radio had the intention of giving people the purpose of creating a Manifestation Mandala for 2012.  I don't know if anyone else enjoyed the broadcast but as I created my own while listening to the songs played, I thought about what it was I really wanted.. what would make me happy?  What else is possible in my life?  Here is my finished product which now proudly resides as my desktop background:

A couple of items on this mandala (and yes, I'm aware it isn't your typical round mandala! lol)  was 1) make time my friend and 2) increase my wellness activities consciously.  These had been on my mind before Christmas, so my rockets of intention had been speeding out into the Universe for a few days!  Yesterday, I was released from an obligation which I felt had not been serving its original intention.  I had been working my way to saying this to a friend and found that they felt the same way! Awesome!  Yay for manifestation!

Then when the MOAHS came home from work, he walked in the door and said: Get your walking shoes, Woman, we're going for a walk.  Many may take umbrage at the fact that he calls me Woman, personally it doesn't bother me. I call him Man so we are even! ;) It was our first walk for 2012 ~ taking us down to the local watercourse and the walking paths available there.  Have I mentioned that we live at the base of a mountain range?  A walk from our house is no mere amble, although pleasant.  There are beautiful stretches of pathway that gently undulate across the landscape.  Then, suddenly, you are faced with the walking equivalent of an 18 degree slope.  I think I need to get new walking shoes ~ ones with gears for going up slopes! *laughing*  We only walk for half an hour but it was such a beautiful time of day.

Along the watercourse pathway, we came across one of the local inhabitants, a dusky moorhen. I watched this bird swim across the water, ducking under occasionally for some tasty morsel of food.  It reminded me of the spiritual path ~ we can look like we are just gently gliding along the ascension path to others, but little do they realise that underneath the surface, we are battling with our thoughts and our actions on a continual basis.  We are constantly aware of keeping ourselves in alignment with our Higher Self.  Still, we have a tendency to dip down into the darker aspects of ego but realise that it is much better to be upright in the light.

Namaste

January 3 - Expectations

There is a lot of discussion about expectations recently.  Almost gaining the status of a 'dirty word' in some circles.  At the moment, my current take on the vibration of the word expectation is just that: vibration.  From the wonderful works of people such as Esther and Jerry Hicks' Abraham, we have learnt about the Laws of Attraction, Creation and Allowing.

For awhile there, I was mightily confused.  One minute, I was told to affirm what I wanted in life and then told to release all expectations in regards to that affirmation. Ay Carumba! My poor brain whirled in frustration in trying to deal with two conflicting statements. At least, that is how I was interpreting them.

This conundrum raised its head again yesterday.  Fortunately, I had time to sit and meditate with this and to ask for clarification.  I have a Star Guide named Brolin.  He came to me a few months back to help me with my healing work and to help my connection with Spirit.  I like him. He has a great sense of humour that aligns with mine so I  understand him very well.    Brolin showed me a river with a rock in the middle of it.  Pretty, but what does that have to do with anything?  This is his explanation:

What does the rock expect?  It expects to be heavy and it expects the water to course over it and around it.  Some days, the river will seem harsh while at other times, it will be gentle.  No matter the day or hour, the water will be there. That is the expectation.  The rock also expects the sun to shine each day and the sky to darken to night in a cycle of life. The seasons will be cycle through as well. These are all intrinsic expectations.

You have the same intrinsic expectations : the sun will rise and set, the seasons will cycle through their year, you will age and cycle through your lifespan as well.  These are intrinsic expectations.  Why say that you expect nothing? Does this mean that you want nothing?  No, Celtic One, you want much and you want more. So, express that expectation but release the 'how' of the expectation. That way, the miracles of the Universe will unfold in front of you like a river of blessing.

On the 4th January, I'll be broadcasting on Reflect Radio to share a Manifestation Mandala exercise ready to release those expectations and the river of blessing for 2012.  Hope you can join me!  Here is the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reflectradio/2012/01/04/celticai-studio-manifest-2012

Namaste

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January 2 ~ Labour of Love

Hello World! It's a wonderful start to 2012 in my slice of the Earth.  My husband decided that his holidays should be spent working in our yard.  "Wonderful," I replied.  I dashed off into the nether regions of our household to retrieve the list of things that needed fixing, replacing, building or creating.  Unfortunately, He That is the Man (MOAHS - Master of all He Surveys) had his own list.  So, I carefully folded up the two-kilometre long list and tucked it away back in the cupboard for another day.

First item on this list was some plumbing and building jobs. Excellent!  We now proudly have a tap into our water tanks so that I may water the vegetable patch more easily and a roof over a walkway between the house and the shed.  My applause and delight happened to scare a few birds away from the garden (hopefully, they will come back).

Then, onto item number 2 - pruning.  OH NO! "Honey, I think we should have lunch before we begin?"  He agreed. Phew.  After a quick collation of cold meat and salad, I organised MOAHS to get the gardening tools together.  Now, you may be thinking that I am indeed a wifely sort of wife to provide for my MOAHS in such a way.  Let me disabuse you of that notion.  It was in fact a very stealthy way of having time to do a very important job: The formation of my Fey-Appeasement Pack  ~ tobacco, a flask of rum and some staurolite crystals.

MOAHS has a habit of decimating the garden.  Give him a chainsaw, pruning saw, secateurs and a ladder and I will give you a garden that looks like a plague of locusts, goats and caterpillars have been through the yard. This was going to be an interesting day and a half indeed.

As he hacked and decimated so many of the trees and shrubs, he cheerfully yelled out "Timber!" and "Oops.. I'm sure that will grow back, honey" as well as singing I'm a lumberjack and I'm Okay.  Meanwhile, I quietly spoke to the spirit of the land, to the Fey, to the animals and insects ~ "get out of the way... I'm REALLY sorry about this. I hope you'll forgive me. Here is my offering back to the Earth... etc etc"  I sprinkled tobacco, rum and crystals in the aftermath of the destruction known as Cyclone MOAHS.

At the end of two days, our garden looks rather naked. Having said that, the feeling of the garden is one of a huge sigh of relief.  They know it will be another 6 months before he feels the need to go all Conan on the trees again.  The offerings appear to have been well-received although I was NOT happy to find the biggest golden orb spider I have ever seen crawling along my neck.  That was the best Beastie Dance I have ever done ~ it even made the Dinosaur (water dragon) pause in his nibbling of our mulch pile.  "Silly Human", he said while he watched me scramble, fling and dance around like a Thunderbird on Acid.

I also had the opportunity to observe the beautiful flowers that have blossomed during the last few days: candy-pink hibiscus, purple and white Francescas, Star Jasmine, delicate dwarf agapanthus as well as a the vibrant and happy citrus coloured gerberas.

The garden may be naked in terms of foliage and height but the tone is one of delight.  Just like Summer, our garden is revelling in the child-likeness of being 'naked' and playfully romping in the sun.

Staurolite Crystals

Namaste