This subject was  presented July 6, 2004 in Colorado Springs with Athene Raefiel.  The event was a group initiation of the astrological Venus transit and opening of the energies of “being love” coming into our planet.  The purpose here is for us to share the experience of connecting with spirit and preparing ourselves to live “in the flow”; being in balance with the physical world and our higher path as well.  We’ll begin with a common understanding of being in the flow as well as experiencing these strong initiatory energies that teach us how better to express love in our lives.  We will experience alignment with spirit in ceremony and discuss factors that help us to maintain our spiritual connection on an ongoing basis.

 

Most of us feel that we’re in the flow when we notice synchronicity of events taking place in our lives.  The synchronicity we are speaking of occurs when it seems that we are “magically” in the right place at the right time.  Also, this happens when we’re living in the “present moment” and unattached to life circumstances and how our prayers are to be answered.  This is not to say that we ignore our feelings when emotional trauma comes into our lives, but rather, we choose to ask a loving universe for the highest and best results in every situation.  Realizing and viewing our universe as all loving and supportive opens doors within ourselves to receive support.  We release feelings of heaviness and ask the universe to show us how we are supported.  As we release harsh judgments on people and situations, we also release our “make it happen or else” approach.  If we are not attached to the outcome, it allows us to receive the highest flow possible through spirit.  Then things happen that we would have never imagined or ever thought possible!

 

Factors that assist us to maintain our spiritual connection can be experienced on different levels and contribute to our continuous flow.  We are praying to the most powerful force of Love and Light and all-loving nature of Mother Earth that wants to support us.  If we acknowledge that, then we release our block to receiving support.

 

The influence of Love and Light flows through Earth, all of creation, and all aspects of our reality as well.  If we choose to be in alignment and allow the flow of spirit, we may experience joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in all areas of our lives.  When our lives are in chaos and we feel disrupted, it is not spirit that abandons us.  Instead we are not allowing ourselves to receive by being out of balance and feeling separation.  We may be unaware, but our guidance and support are always with us.  Centering and grounding brings higher Light to balance the energy of our lower chakra disturbance.  By realigning with ourselves, nature, and with spirit; we move back into our highest and best flow again.  This is the celebration of life for all of us to have and to experience.           

 

 

 Let’s begin our experience with prayer and invocation to establish a sacred space.  We invoke Great Spirit, Christ Consciousness, and thank Mother Earth for her loving support.  This is a quick and effective alignment that can be used whenever we’re feeling off balance- in the morning to create our day, and also at night for reflection and release of stress. 

Please read the following and receive the blessings of the July 6^th Venus transit as we anchor Light and experience this alignment process together:      

 

                    

                          INVOCATION OF THE ELEMENTS & SACRED SPACE

 

            We face the East:

From the East do I call to the element of air, to the winds that blow deeply in men’s souls, that is air.  To what moves communications and connects us all there, I honor you great element, great element of air.                     OM ……

Feel the energy come from that direction and welcome it.

 

Now we face the South:

From the South do I call to the Fire of Light, to the warmth and the Hearth, to the Fire in the sky.  Purify now all souls of mankind, trial by fire bring great goodness and keep us all right.                                                    OM ……

And we feel the energies from the South

 

Now we turn and face the West:

From the West do I call to the element of Water, oceans and rivers, movement of unconscious mind.  Awaken! Awaken!  within all those here, the flow of all life make abundantly clear.  I honor thee.                    OM ……

 

Now we turn to the North:

From the North do I call to the Earth Mother dear, 

She who clothes me and feeds me and coddles me here. 

Great Mother your magic I wish you unfold,

to all within your bosom in this time that’s been foretold.

Let me be your great assistant in expansion and Light,

hold me closely to your heart as I honor you this night.                      OM ……               

           

In addition to the four sacred elements,

We call to the Great Spirit, Divine Father and Christ Consciousness from above to flow down through us, connecting in our hearts, and anchoring into Mother Earth.

We also call to Mother Earth to come up through our feet, anchoring deep within in our hearts, and out the top, completing a return to Great Spirit, Divine Father, and Christ Consciousness on all levels.                        OM ……

 

 Next, we become centered and grounded within our Sacred Space.  Everybody knows what it is like to sit in the woods and feel balanced and at peace. We feel close to God.  Often when we go back to a job or family we experience confusion and difficulty in getting centered. We have mind chatter and our life is in chaos.  We experience mental anguish until we somehow get centered again.  Using these centering and grounding processes will move us back into balance whenever we want, especially under stress and when at times that are most difficult.

 

In sync with our group initiation energies, let us all see and feel and notice our own personal experiences; that way we can recognize later when we are centered and grounded.  Let us now recite an invocation to center:

               

 

Invocation to center

 

I call my physical, etheric, emotional and mental aspects of myself forward

into perfect alignment with my truth within my heart; and my perfect

connection with spirit through soul and higher self, through Divine Father and Mother God, to the purist heart of Love and Light of all creation and

all that is.

 

 

 I’d like all of us to sit for a moment and see if what we are feeling has changed.  It may be very subtle. Notice a feeling of well being or a fine tingling sensation in the crown.  It may be like bringing in more awareness around us, we may feel space, or we may feel more at peace or a feeling of well being.

 

Although we all experience energy differently, what we’re experiencing right now is what we want to look for in the future.  We want to use a centering and grounding process to come back and feel this way again.  That’s the way we will know that we’re getting centered in the future.  By recognizing the telltale signs, we’ll know that we are moving back into balance.  Once we bring ourselves into balance, then we can expand out from there.  Then we can help others.

 

Next is our invocation to ground.  It involves calling all of the parts of ourselves to come forward connecting with Mother Earth for grounding and healing and balance. Grounding is necessary for us to remember our meditations and to carry out practical expression of spirit in our lives.

 

                                               Invocation to ground

I call all aspects of myself forward that resonate with Mother Earth;        

and I ask her to come forward and connect with me in grounding,

healing, balance, nurturing and support.

 

 

I would like all of us to bring our attention to our feet.  See if we notice vibration in our feet, or a tingling sensation.  We may feel heat.  If so, that’s a sign that Mother Earth energies are connecting with us.  If we don’t have those familiar sensations, then we’re not grounded yet. We all have our own way of telling, but when we can feel those familiar signs again, then we know we are grounded. When grounded, we feel more present and able to perform practical aspects of living while at the same time being connected with guidance.  It’s very practical to be grounded.

 

 

 

Together let’s experience two alternative invocations to center.  The first one is good because it includes a place in it for flow.  We each have a personal flow and the universe has a flow.  It’s nice when we’re in harmony with the universal flow as well.  Then, we have synchronicity in our lives.  Events happen with perfect timing and in the most loving manner possible.

                              

 

                       ALTERNATIVE Invocations to center (2)

 

                          I invoke the Light of Christ within me,

                          I am grounded in the Holy Spirit,

                          I am in perfect flow with the universe, and myself,

                          I am a clear and perfect channel of Light,

                          Light is my guide.

 

 

                          I am Light,

                          I am Love,

                          I am Divine will,

                          I am perfect design,

                          I am aligned.

 

 

 

On another level, it is helpful to use positive affirmations for staying in our flow.  They are similar to positive motivational programming except we connect with spirit to make them into prayers as well.  We also can meditate with guidance and make them to suit our personal needs.  Positive subconscious reprogramming is very important to keep us on track during times when we’re distracted and not consciously steering our life.

 

 

 

                                                      AFFIRMATIONS

 

                        I am healthy, happy, whole and balanced,

                        I am happy and harmonious in all my relationships,

                        I am prosperous and in complete attunement with the Light,

                        I am free to do and be who I am without restriction,

                        I am loved with universal love-I fear not,

                        We thank you Father for all the blessings you have bestowed upon us

                        and for allowing us to be in service to the Light!

                        In the name of Lord Jesus Christ,

                        Amen, Amen, Amen and so it is!

 

 

These are examples of personal affirmations.  It is most important, however, that we all create affirmations for ourselves.  To do that, I am sharing the following exercise:

 

 

                        We call ourselves into spiritual alignment, all levels &  Mother Earth

              

                        Then we write down on a piece of paper the things in our lives that we

                        want to change.

 

                        Last, we turn the paper over & re-write these into “I am” statements.

 

Note:  It’s important for us to follow through with this in order to support our path.

 

 

One of the most important things to discuss here is the balance of male and female energies within ourselves. We all have both male and female energies inside.  When things aren’t working in our lives, we are usually unbalanced energetically. Ideally, it would be good if concern for our feelings and well being from feminine side were in balance with what we are doing to meet personal goals.   

Our personal empowerment is heavily dependent upon a strong recognition and alignment of our feminine side.  When we are out of balance, we are usually operating  on male energy.  The things that we want to do may not be happening the way that we want.  So, what we do is work harder to make things happen.  That still doesn’t work.  We are sacrificing our feelings of well being and appreciation of self, in order to put more effort into overcoming whatever obstacles seem to be in the way of moving ahead.

 

Things don’t usually turn around until we start doing the things that promote our feeling better.  Getting enough sleep, taking time to appreciate life, meditating to release stress and connecting with guidance-all these things are uplifting. These things help us to feel better about life and ourselves.  It is these kinds of activities that help us to restore personal balance.

 

In addition to taking steps bringing inner peace and balance, we can invoke feminine energies from spirit to channel through us.  This strengthens our awareness of our feminine side.  If we invoke Divine Mother, Quan Yin, Mother Mary, Archangel Uriel, or even Mother Earth; we still reinforce our feminine side.  This also brings more Light into our lives for living and healing.  Empowerment through our feminine side then attracts the things to us, and the people to us; for our life to work again, and for our life to be fulfilling.  This is the perfect balance to go along with spiritual guidance for self and service.

 

Besides bringing ourselves to balance and empowerment with spirit, it is best to recall past experiences with positive results, and bring those feelings of confidence and success forward in our memory.  It helps to see and feel this past success as confirmation for our flow of success and for it to continue.  This also helps to reinforce our faith and trust.

For those of us who have not had a record of success in any area of our lives, we must develop a “try and try again” approach until we start seeing the confirmation that we want.  We must also be flexible and unattached to the outcome, especially while we

develop our expectation of success.

 

It’s nice to continually remind ourselves that in the past we had the inner power with spirit to create the reality that we have now.  This is not to blame ourselves, but to understand that we also have the power to create a new reality if we so choose and we always have free choice.  It’s a matter of choice and a matter of practice. 

 

If we’re not getting the results that we want, it’s a good idea to look inside.  We may have a tendency to blame others rather than to look inside for our own issues. Having harsh judgements on life or carrying heavy emotions can hold us back.  Once we realize that it is our own outlook and relationship with God that makes all the difference, then we begin to let a loving universe reflect back to us our love inside and the success that we’ve been striving for.  We are better served to focus on fulfillment and success rather than dwelling on problem situations of past or present.

 

 

It’s important that we have a strong intent to be in the present and in the flow and to be flexible about the outcome. Allow things to happen that are non-linear.  We need to create a sacred space with spirit, consciously align and balance, and do it often. We must recognize that our empowerment relies heavily on being balanced in our female side, and that we are always supported in our view of reality.  We may choose to have success and fulfillment.  Set goals, make plans for success, and keep a positive frame of mind.  Continually ask guidance for our highest good, where to go, what to do, assistance in our alignment and peace.  Finally, and once again with gratitude, say this powerful prayer to the universe, “We know we’re supported; universe show us how”! Then expect the unexpected!         

   

 

 

In Love and Light,

John Pollock

 

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