Let your giving be without attachment. Let your receiving be without need. Let your heart be open so that giving and receiving flow naturally in and out. Let your heart be aligned with all that comes to you and all that leaves you, for this is what life calls for as it progresses toward maturity, an acceptance of all that is. For the heart knows that everything is meaningful, even that for which there is no reasonable explanation, for the heart knows that the unexpected often carries the greatest gifts and brings the most meaningful experiences. Be open to life’s guidance and life’s gifts in whatever form they arrive and in whatever form they are asked to be given, for indeed everything is meaningful.
Find stability in knowing that you are there living upon that earth for a reason, that your spirit is up to the task set out for you, and that your physical body is capable too of taking the journey through life. Turn to your spirit for the answers you seek, for resolution and for new directions that will take you further along your path. Turn to your own heart repeatedly for guidance too as you figure things out, for this, your own heart, is your greatest anchor in body and in spirit, the connecting link to all that you are. Stay connected to it and all will be revealed, and all will be well too. Stay heart centered.
Let’s get those chakras in alignment… – Photo by Chuck Ketchel
Harmony is created when the primal energies of heaven and earth move into union with each other. Heaven, whose natural movement is upward, places itself beneath the earth, whose natural movement is downward, creating a true meeting of their respective influences.
Heaven corresponds to the mental/spiritual plane in a human being, the upper chakras starting at the heart center. Earth corresponds to the physical plane, including the instincts, emotions, and inherent archetypes of the collective unconscious that dominate human behavior. These are the core lower chakras in the human body starting at the solar plexus downward.
When the mental plane respectfully places itself beneath the physical it attends to the sensations and emotions of the body as important messengers of necessary actions. Thus the mind attends to a body discomfort vs. cutting it off and acting on its own agenda.
Cutting off the body through imposition of the will is a form of dissociation. In this case heaven/mind is above, lifting into space far removed from the body/earth, which sinks in the opposite direction, their influences completely disconnected from each other.
Harmony requires connection and balanced integration of opposite tendencies. The I Ching reveals to me that this is the necessary action of now, for the time we live in. Further, it emphasizes that body/emotion defer to mind/reason at present . As well, it asks of mind/reason to defer to the more inclusive mind/Self. Consciousness in alignment with truth is called upon to further the individuation of the whole human being.
Understand that all human beings, regardless of gender, are a mixture of Yin and Yang, body and spirit. In effect the I Ching asks Yin/earth to receive the initiative of Yang/heaven. Truth received with affection is harmony. The operative word here is truth: that which emanates from the heart center of the body, home of the spirit Self. Initiative that emanates from the ego/mind lacks the rootedness and comprehensive truth of the Self.
We are faced now with a world of breakthrough conditions whether it be the hot lava in Hawaii or the protests in Gaza. In the midst of the chaos we are guided to seek peace and harmony through tuning into the guidance of the truth of the heart.
Truthful guidance is always accessible if we still ourselves, breathe into our heart center, and intend genuine harmony. Regardless of outer conditions we can always find peace and harmony within and act upon what is truthfully necessary to do and not do now. Thus, may we all be restored to harmony in the eye of our present storms.
Protect your energy, especially from inside sources that continually take you down old roads, demanding your attention, your time, your physical, mental, and emotional focus. Save your energy for your spiritual growth, for the journey of your soul through this life as you figure yourself out and hone your energy for better, more productive and good use. You can’t go wrong. Being an energy miser is the warrior’s way to ensure there is enough energy to do that which is most important. And what is most important? You will know that when the moment arrives. Until then, prepare yourself, protect yourself, and hone your energy wisely.
Change is the means by which things happen. It is a transfer of energy from one thing to another, from one intent to another intent. It is happening constantly, inside and out. The human being often ignores it, refuses the call to change out of fear. Fear becomes a block to all that is and all that will be. Expose fear for what it is and find the key to reluctance so that you may free yourself to finally move into the changing realm where everything flows and constantly becomes what is possible. Get into that realm, the realm of all possibility. Go with the flow!
