Spiritual Imprints
Aboriginal Dreamtime
Everything in nature contains the memory of when they were created and vibrates with that life force.
Everything in the natural world leaves its mark on the earth. The Australian Aborigines, who have one of the longest continuous cultural histories of any group on earth, know this. Dreamtime, the spirituality and culture of the Aborigines, explains the origins and culture of the land and its people. In Aboriginal Dreaming, every meaningful activity, event, or life process is believed to leave behind a vibrational residue. Aborigines speak of the seed power deposited on the earth that all natural life brings forth known as jiva or guruwari. As plants leave an image of themselves as seeds, so too do the oceans, the mountains, and the smallest pebble. Everything in nature contains the memory of when they were created and vibrates with that life force.
“Dreaming,” in Aboriginal culture, is comprised of the knowledge, faith, and practices derived from the stories of creation and the history of Australia. Dreamtime ceremonies, rituals, stories, and drawings describe the time when humans, plants, and animals were created. Often referred to as the time before time, it was during Dreamtime that the ancestral spirits came to earth in human and other forms, creating rivers, lakes, hills, and deserts. When their work was done, the ancestral spirits became a part of the earth, changing into plants, animals, land, and the sky.
The places the ancestral spirits traveled and where they came to rest was told to the Aborigines through Dreaming. Aborigines know that they do not own the land but are a part of it and that it is their duty to respect and look after the earth. Aboriginal Dreaming acknowledges that the ancestral spirits still reside in the natural world and their imprints resonate everywhere. The past is still alive and breathing today, as it will be in the future.
Here's a key to begin the process of awakening your co-creative
Feminine Power:
Key # 3: Activating the Magnetic Field
The first step to getting on track to realize your own destiny in
all areas of your life has to do with shifting from a way of
creating that is strategic to one that is co-creative and magnetic.
Instead of seeking to get things from life or achieve goals
externally, begin to tap into the source of creativity inside
yourself. You can do this by tapping into the deeper desires that
you're holding in your body.
Practice:
1. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Allow the center of
your awareness to deepen into your body. Breathe into the center of
the most connected, wisest part of yourself, all the way in your
hips.
2. Imagine that you're stepping into a field of limitless
possibility and that you're surrounded by a field of limitless
support for the realization of your greatest gifts and
contributions.
3. From this center of awareness, ask yourself the questions:
"What do I most deeply desire to...
· experience in my life...?
· express through my life...?
· create in my life...?
· contribute to others and the world...?
4. Welcome in any awareness you have of the answers to these
questions, or notice the sensations you feel when you ask these
questions to the deepest parts of yourself. Breathe deeply into
each desire as though you were inhaling the rich fragrance of a
rose, fully welcoming and embracing them with each breath!
5. Ask yourself: "What's my next step to be able to experience,
express, create and contribute these deeper desires in my life?"
6. Listen for the answer from the deepest part of yourself. Then,
act on this knowing!
By welcoming in your deepest desires, you begin to activate the
source of co-creativity in your life and become magnetic to all the
support you need to realize these potentials. You'll also begin to
tap into your inner wisdom and guidance about the next step on your
journey.
A Taste of Wisdom
By: Author Unknown
An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice
complaining and so, one morning, sent him for some salt.
When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the
unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of
water and then to drink it.
"How does it taste?" the master asked.
"Bitter," spit the apprentice.
The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take
the same handful of salt and put it in the lake.
The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and once the
apprentice swirled his handful of salt in the water, the
old man said, "Now drink from the lake."
As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the master
asked, "How does it taste?"
"Fresh," remarked the apprentice.
"Do you taste the salt?" asked the master.
"No," said the young man.
At this the master sat beside this serious young man, who
so reminded him of himself, and took his hands, offering:
"The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The
amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. However,
the amount of bitterness we taste depends on the container
we put the pain in. So when you are in pain, the only thing
you can do is to enlarge your sense of things. Stop being a
glass. Become a lake."
A Reason to Smile
Five Minutes to Happiness
In the flip of a switch, a thought, we all have the capacity to be happy in this moment.
It can be so easy to get caught up in the rigors of modern life that we tend to forget that happiness need not come with stipulations. Happiness becomes something we must schedule and strive for — a hard-won emotion — and then only when we have no worries to occupy our thoughts. In reality, overwhelming joy is not the exclusive province of those with unlimited time and no troubles to speak of. Many of the happiest people on earth are also those coping with the most serious challenges. They have learned to make time for those simple yet superb pleasures that can be enjoyed quickly and easily. Cultivating a happy heart takes no more than five minutes. The resultant delight will be neither complex nor complicated, but it will be profound and will serve as a reminder that there is always a reason to smile.
So much that is ecstasy-inducing can be accomplished in five minutes. Alone, we can enjoy an aromatic cup of our favorite tea, take a stroll through the garden we have created, write about the day's events in a journal, doodle while daydreaming, or breathe deeply while we listen to the silence around us. In the company of a good friend or treasured relative, we can share a few silly jokes, enjoy a waltz around the room, play a fast-paced hand of cards, or reconnect through lighthearted conversation. The key is to first identify what makes us dizzyingly happy. If we do only what we believe should bring us contentment, our five minutes will not be particularly satisfying. When we allow ourselves the freedom to do whatever brings us pleasure, five minutes out of 14 wakeful hours can brighten our lives immeasurably.
It is often when we have the least free time or energy to devote to joy that we need to unwind and enjoy ourselves the most. Making happiness a priority will help you find five minutes every day to indulge in the things that inspire elation within you. Eventually, your happiness breaks will become an established part of your routine. If you start by pursuing activities you already enjoy and then gradually think up new and different ways to fill your daily five minutes of happiness, you will never be without something to smile about.
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