New Moon in Aries – 2011
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Ascension, Inner Alchemy, Manifesting, Self Healing, Transformation, Transmutation
Take full advantage of the new moon on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 7:32am PDT (10:32am EDT) by incorporating the energy of Aries. The fire sign of Aries helps us experience a deeper level of self-awareness and self-acceptance.
Aries intensifies our feelings, pushing us over the edge. It teaches us to live in the moment, and trust our wits and instincts. The fire sign in spring is a time of growth and rejuvenation. It’s time to burn out the old patterns, behavior, thoughts, and emotions that hinder spiritual growth and allow your true essence to shine.
This time of rebirth is supported by an intense energy and stimulation to help your seedlings grow. In letting go we have the opportunity to experience a deeper self-awareness and self-expression.
Give yourself time away from all the chatter around you to go deep within and discover what is coming up for you that needs your attention at this time. No longer do we have the luxury of pushing the old emotions and fears that are cropping up. You’re finally ready to face and resolve them so they no longer haunt you.
We will be holding a FREE conference call and meditation in honor of the new moon on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT). Click here for registration and conference call access information.
Have a blessed month manifesting your dreams!
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Faith, Ego, and Inner Wisdom
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Inner Alchemy, Manifesting, Transformation
Article first published as Faith, Ego, and Inner Wisdom on Technorati.
During times of transition or change you may feel unsupported, isolated or alone. But we are never alone.
Our God, Creator, Universal Intelligence (or whatever you call your higher-self) is always with us. By asking for help in all areas of our lives, no matter how mundane or trivial the request seems, we open a connection into an invisible network of assistance.
By asking for help, we receive guidance, support, and doors that seemingly appeared locked, miraculously open for us. It requires faith, patience, and letting go of expectations or preconceived ideas of the outcome or timing. The more we learn to listen to our inner guidance and are obedient to our promptings the easier our life becomes.
“I found that whenever I have surrendered in obedience, impossible things have become simple.”
~ St. Teresa of Avila
Sometimes people get so caught up in their circumstances they fail to realize the more difficult things get the more God is prompting them to move past their fears instead of being the “victim” of them.
Many people resist or ignore the promptings of their inner guidance and are paralyzed by fear. Isn’t insanity doing the same thing, expecting different results? If you want something different, yes, you will need to do something different.
Doing something new requires us to take baby steps. Our higher self may ask us to shift the people we’re around, place we live or work, let go of patterns and emotions, or whatever is necessary to create different results. We must surrender our perception of how the process will unfold and embrace faith to truly take us closer to flow.
Flow is the serendipitous timing of everything perfectly synchronized. Flow happens when you obediently follow the promptings of your inner wisdom; discerning, or asking for clarity to ensure your higher-self is guiding you instead of the ego.
The ego is tricky and attempts to keep us locked in our old patterns and behaviors. It wants to take credit or be “right” to prove it’s important. As soon as we rationalizing or justifying what we think is the answer, the ego has taken over. The ego will always lead us astray and away from our Divine Intelligence. By asking for clarity in your decisions you’ll learn to distinguish between your ego and higher-self.
By simply asking if this approach is devised by the ego or a message from your inner wisdom, you’ll bring awareness and clarity to the situation. The more you ask, the less the ego is involved and the easier flow becomes.
Faith is learning to trust in your higher-self and stepping away from the ego. When you surrender to the guidance of your higher-self you life will flow smoothly because you’re in sync with your inner wisdom, providing true peace and joy.
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Respect
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
One of the most vital aspects of manifesting is respecting ourselves. Without self-respect, how can we feel worthy to receive what we want? Many times the voice in our head tells us all the reason we won’t or can’t create our dream. The dream is squashed because of the self-rejection and judgment created by the voice inside. People reject themselves before others do it to them.
When we have conflict within, we dislike or hate ourselves. With this inner conflict, it contaminates our results by poisoning our words against us. These inner lies become our truth because the subconscious cannot distinguish between the truth and lies – it simply accepts what it’s being told. Under these circumstances how can we receive what we want?
People often rationalize or settle for less than they deserve because of the inner conflict. When the voice inside says “No, you can’t have or do that,” how do you feel? When a child is told “no,” do they stop asking? If it’s something they really want they become more vocal about it!
Even if you make it past the inner voice, there is another chance for rejection when you present the idea to others. If you lack respect for yourself you’ll project the disrespect and people who you share your ideas with will most likely reject them also.
Respecting yourself is a crucial element in achieving what you want. In the book The Voice of Knowledge, Don Miguel Ruiz said, “Introduce the agreement of self-respect, and tell the voice in your head, “It’s time for us to respect each other.” Many judgments will end there, and most of the self-rejection will end there too.”
Once you’ve stopped the self-rejection and judgment, learn to accept yourself the way you are. As you respect yourself you’ll build a different inner relationship based on self-love, honor, and respect instead of criticism, rejection, and judgment. When you love and respect yourself, others will do so also. It all begins within. You’ll create different results because you are vibrating at a different rate. And manifesting what you want becomes effortless.
Affirmations:
I respect myself.
I accept myself.
People love what I am saying to them.
People respect what I say.
Create a loving and respectful relationship with yourself and see how your manifesting improves!
Tags: honor, inner voice, inner wisdom, judgment, Manifesting, rejection, respect, self-love, worthiness
To prepare for the manifesting, write down a list of goals or intentions you want to attract or issues you want to release during the lunar cycle. After the cycle is over, review your old list crossing off goals achieved and file it, then begin a new list for the new cycle. To maintain balance in your life, look at goals on several different levels including financial, spiritual, mental, emotional, and physically.