Grieving

Grieving is a part of life. One that is not often experienced to its full potential due to the fact that we as humans tend to work as fast as we can to move away from any discomfort. I don't advocate dwelling in sorrow and depression. I do however believe that when loss occurs honoring the feelings of pain, sorrow, heartache, anger, helplessness, confusion and loss help make the process of grieving turn into a transformation of self. Being witness to what is lost and how he/she/it affected us while they were with us shows growth through reflection. It allows us to breathe in the moments and see how they changed us or how we would like to change with their passing.

Death in my opinion would be the deepest level of grieving as its finality is so obvious and reminds us of our own mortality. I have come to view death as a new birth for a soul- a belief that is taught in many Eastern Religions. This brings a lightness to the passing of an individual that helps center the grieving back around to me- the person experiencing the loss. Death is the last moment a person can make an imprint on our lives. How we choose to move forward with this moment is their final gift.
I have visited the depths of grieving once and after 11 months of being a walking zombie I decided to climb myself out of the valley of sorrow and reach for the highest peak of life I could see and started walking. I turned the grieving experience on its tail and worked it to my advantage. I had lived in the pain long enough. It was time to honor, to accept and let go. To gather my courage and make the changes that I had wanted to make in my life for a long time. To use the anger and pain as my backbone when I just didn't feel I had the energy to keep going. Knowing you can overcome something that seems insurmountable shows you just how strong you really are and just how capable you are to do anything you set your heart and mind to.
When the loss of a loved one ends with things left unsaid and issues unresolved a lot more healing needs to take place. I do believe this healing is possible and may be more life changing as the courage to face the inner demons and forgive now runs deeply between the individual and God. The person who is now gone no longer holds resentments or anger. These are released and worked through at the passing. Utilizing this knowledge helps to know that once you are ready to forgive and forget the pain really can run out with the tears never to return again.

Grieving the loss of a marriage, job, home, or friendship can be just as painful because the loss is viewed as something that you had control of on some level. The process of release is still the same. Honor the feelings, live in the pain and once it fills all the crevices of your very being let go. Imagine them falling to the earth in your tears. Exiting with your screams. Silently drifting off with your breath. However they need to leave when it is time letting them go allows for the transformation- the real healing of the soul. Once free you can fill these spaces with new memories, new energies, new loves, and most importantly a new you. Allowing yourself to live through the pain also allows for reflection of what may have went wrong. It allows for the lesson to present itself so it doesn't have to be relived again. It allows for new seeds to be planted and old patterns to be released.

Remember that grieving over life changes is a healthy and sometimes necessary process in growth as well. While transforming into the Divine Souls that we are becoming we are letting go of an old way of life that was comfortable and familiar. It wasn't wrong, it just isn't right for the new paradigm we are creating. Honor what was and grieve if needed. This process doesn't have to be painful. It does need to be acknowledge as it deserves a final farewell. Once released it is gone only to be brought back in distant memories or situations if needed to solidify the severed ties. Our universe is doing wonders to help us with this release and utilizing these energies to assist with this process makes the grieving process at times more manageable and at the very least more productive.

We are Divine Souls having a Human experience. We are here to live this life because we choose to do so. It is our honor to know all the aspects of this human endeavor and that includes the more painful times also. View Grief as a gift and honor it as a chance for transformation. Face it with an open heart, utilize prayer, and know you are surrounded by the Divine Love of God.

It is my honor to Serve and to be present for all the changes that take place in our world today. Thank You to each of you for choosing to be here now.

In Love & Light,
Leah


To learn more about the ever changing planetary cycles that are affecting our lives and planet I recommend these two sites:

• Allison Rae is a talented Astrologer, her ability to utilize her gift of clairvoyance and bring forth the energies and messages of now is truly transforming. http://www.starpriestess.com/index.html
• Kelly M Beard brings astrology into the world and shares her gift of words to help us understand the changes of now. Her work is in-depth and easy to understand and utilize. http://www.karmictools.com/

Meditation

I have been working on different meditation forms that visually come to me as I maintain presence in my daughters nursery while they fall asleep. Since I am actually performing my service of presence for them I have a hard time going into deep meditation. I decided that I would use this time to perform Reiki on myself, stretch quietly if the movement doesn't distract them from falling asleep, and doing more 'active' meditation. I call it active because instead of going within and finding my quiet place I visualize. Today my visualization was a guided meditation that was a beautifully Divine gift. I allowed the meditation to flow, the beauty of it was life changing. I will utilize this meditation regularly as it was extremely effective.



The meditation is centered around the 5 elements and clearing the energies of the body. It also assists with clearly seeing the chakras without the the interference of the body. Allow this to flow at its own speed and visualize each step feeling the sensations of each element as well as releasing any energies or feelings that come up. Just flow...



Sitting in the crossed leg or lotus position breath in deep cleansing/centering breaths. In through the nose and out through the mouth or nose. After feeling your center on your next exhale imagine your physical body slowly disappearing and draining out through your base chakra into the earth. Once the essence of the body is gone become aware of the aura that highlights the emptiness of your physical shape.
Become aware of your chakra column. Make note of any other energy points that may also be seen in the emptiness. At this time breath in to each chakra and balance if required, cleanse if needed, and speak to any new energy points to learn of their purpose, then just breathe.
When your are ready imagine a bright white light come into your emptiness from your crown chakra and fill the shape that was your form. Allow it to pulse and radiate out of your aura. Then on an in breath request the light to soak into your very being. Touching every molecule of your body, mind, and spirit. As it is being absorbed notice the light slowly reveal the physical body again. Once you feel the physical body again allow it to drain as you did before. Notice if it is faster, slower, or similar in speed.
Once the drain is complete on the next in-breath allow the element of fire to enter from your base chakra and feet chakras. Visualize the flames, witness the movement. What do your feel, what do you smell. Give thanks as it burns away all unwanted vibrations, energies, feelings, and unwanted thoughts. Once it has hit the crown chakra witness your physical form in flame. Notice the beauty and be aware of the sensations and feelings that may be coming up.
When you are ready visualize water in the form of a waterfall or rain entering in from your crown chakra and slowly putting out the fire and at the same time draining you and clearing you of what needs to be removed and let go. Using your base and feet chakras as drains into Mother Earth. Again, notice the sensations of what the water feels like, how it smells and what if any energies remain after the fire is extinguished and replaced. Feel the essence of water within you. Notice how calming and refreshing it feels. How akin you may feel to it as our body is made primarily out of this substance.
When you are ready notice at the base and feet chakras again the water forming into ice. Slowly moving up the legs, torso, hand, arms, neck, and then finally head. How does this feel, smell, taste, or sound. Is it heavy or constricting. What feelings come up with these sensations. Notice the colors and textures.
When you are ready imagine a warm red sand flowing in from the top of your crown chakra breaking down the ice and melting away unwanted feelings and releasing old patterns. As you feel the sand fill and swirl inside you notice how freeing you feel or what you may still be holding on to as the ice recedes and the sand connects with your base and feet chakras and finally into Mother Earth. Feel the connection to our host Mother. What areas of your body feel tight or still feel constricted.
When you are ready breathe in and request that the gift of wind blow away any remaining energies, vibrations, thoughts, patterns, or pain into the air to be sent back to the Divine Mother/Father God to be healed and transmutated. If it helps imagine a clear bubble of light that will gather the sand and energies that are being released. Once the wind has cleared you of all remaining sand allow the bubble to pop releasing and cleansing.
Notice that all that is now left is your empty shape again. Allow yourself to be filled with the white healing light again and slowly allow the physical form to enter from the crown chaka and complete itself at the base and feet chakras.
Breathe deeply. Give thanks and remember to follow any intuitive information you received and as always drink lots of water to help with toxin release.

Thank you Divine Buddha for your Love and Guidance with this meditation.

Namaste,
Leah