Did you feel the shift last weekend? Saturday morning, before many of us were awake, the moon came into the seventh house and Jupiter aligned with Mars. That's right folks: the dawning of the age of Aquarius, as immortalized by the song most of you are probably humming (I have been for nearly a week now). Peace and love, folks. Peace and love.

What does this mean for you and me?

Well, I'm not in your body, but I can tell you about my experience. I'm not suddenly filled with love for all things and spreading glittered hearts around. However, I am noticing disharmony more. When I get angry (and this has been a week of angry outbursts for me) I feel it actually welling up inside of me. It feels wrong, off-balance, and out of sorts. It simply does not ring true. This is interesting to me, the former hot head who felt out of control whenever stressful circumstances came up. Before now, my world (at least in regard to anger) was simply black and white. I was fine, or seething. There was never a mild irritation- just hot anger I buried so deep I almost couldn't feel anything anymore.

So this is a good thing. I am more loving because I am able to better recognize the opposite. In doing so, in time, I will lean towards love instead of anger. I will talk instead of hiding. I will take frustrations out on paper, or in the gym, instead of attacking myself with food or pain. I will bow to the light of those around me, instead of seeing my light as superior. I will speak Truth instead of illusion, but only from a place of love. I will respect the illusion that other people hold dear, accept that I alone chose this illusion, this playground for this lifetime.

shh

A few weeks ago, the local metaphysical center held a class on the Law of Attraction, commonly know by its pseudonym of Oprah fame: the Secret. I never have understood why someone decided to call it a secret. It's not, after all. It's simply the way the universe works.

For those unfamiliar, the basics of the Law of Attraction are this:
1)You are made of energy
2)Nothing in this world is truly solid. Everything vibrates.
3)Like attracts like.
4)Vibrate in a way that brings you the things you want. Often, this means you must change the vibrations you're putting out into the world.

You see, the truth is, people do get what they deserve- based on what they are putting out.
“Well, Richard, we’re magnets, aren’t we? Not magnets. We’re
iron, wrapped in copper wire, and whenever we want to magnetize
ourselves we can. Pour our inner voltage through the wire,
we can attract whatever we want to attract. A magnet is not anxious
about how it works. It is itself, and by its nature it draws some
things and leaves others untouched.”
I ate a potato chip and frowned at him. “You left out one thing.
How do I do it?”
“You don’t do anything. Cosmic law, remember? Like attracts
like. Just be who you are, calm and clear and bright. Automatically,
as we shine who we are, asking ourselves every minute is this what
I really want to do, doing it only when we answer yes, automatically
that turns away those who have nothing to learn from who we
are and attracts those who do, and from whom we have to learn, as
well.” from Richard Bach's Illusions

It's not about being good or bad- yes, bad things happen to good people. There are two reasons why- they do good, but keep sending out negative thoughts about how they aren't good enough, and the universe responds in kind; or they simply choose those bad thing because they are interesting learning and teaching experiences.

But when you want something- when your desire is so great that it radiates from every pore in your being- you get that thing. Regardless of whether that thing may be "This is going to be a crappy day." Okay- here's weather you don't like, co-workers you can't stand, lines at the checkout, a fender-bender to top it off. "I need my own building!" Great- your current landlord will raise your rent to get your butt in gear, but a place that meets exactly what you need will be there for you.

I've known this for years. My copy of Illusions is passed down from my mother, my earliest guru in all things spiritual. I simply needed to be reminded of it now, when I am ready to use it in my life.

So what am I vibrating for, attracting to me? It's no secret. Someday, I will open my holistic health center, but for now...

I AM A RUNNER. Watch me soar.

Welcome!

I'm begining a new adventure here- moving past the confines of organized religion and traditional classrooms to learn about the ideas that make my heart soar. I'll be documenting the journey here- my dreams, my musings, the things I'm discovering and the joy of striking out on a path few dare tread.

Welcome to the great adventure.