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TheDailyGuru.com          Changing Consciousness Why should we care about raising our consciousness? When we set an intention to change and grow, we begin a journey in which we move from coping, to learning and finally, to the enjoyment of living. Here are some of the shifts we move through: From dependence on the clock, to charting a direction, to moment-to-moment guidance from intuition. From doing things right, to doing the right things, to being your true self. From lack of self discipline to having personal willpower to serving divine will. From being out of control, to being in control, to trusting and letting go of the need to control. With each step, we experience greater freedom, fulfillment and joy. Worth going for, don't you think? "Every human has 4 endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change." -- Stephen R. Covey		It's the Little Things!    Discerning the Effectiveness of Your Choices Life is all about choices. And if your parents were busy, like most parents are, with survival and keeping a roof over your head, clothes on your back and food in your belly, sitting you down once in a while to point out your choices and their consequences probably wasn't a priority. That's okay - you chose your parents for the lessons they would facilitate. You got what you got and you didn't get what you didn't get. The choice now is how can you use what you did get in the most effective way? Effective being the key word here. You know what I say every time I leave my house for a trip I had to prepare for? I say, "If I don't have it, I don't need it!" And I walk out the door, releasing to the Universe, all my worries about not being provided for.     Prayer/Affirmation: I have all that I need, desire and deserve, here in this moment.    The biggest lesson of Virgo is TRUST. The catch is, you have to learn to trust your Self first! How many times have you started a project and not finished it? How many times have you said you were going to do something (that only benefits you - like exercise or education) and didn't follow through? You have let your Self down. That erodes the trust you should have innately. If you can't trust your Self, how can you trust your Self to know who and what external things to trust? When anything happens "to" you (positive or negative) - it's ALWAYS YOU! You have to turn it around and ask your Self how you do the exact same thing TO your Self and others. That way, when you figure it out and stop doing it to your Self, others will stop doing it to you as well. (It's a Universal law!)   Prayer/Affirmation: I practice trusting my intuition so that I can learn the difference between what it feels like when it's right and what it feels like when it's wrong. That strengthens my ability to discern and it strengthens my Inner knowing and trust (of my Self). Have you trusted that someone or something would come through for you and been let down? Of course you have, we all have. If you really sat down and analyzed how you came to the conclusion that this person or event was supposed to happen, you would find where you went wrong. Very often we depend on others to do for us what we can and should be doing for ouselves. Them letting us down is only the Universe's way of pointing out that obvious fact. Or you trusted someone with a part of your Spirit and they didn't guard and protect it as the gift it was intended to be. Again, the Universe is trying to show us the difference between people who can be trusted with a sacred part of ourselves (secrets, sex, etc.) and those who cannot. Discernment is then learned, one way or another.    Prayer/Affirmation: I protect what is important to me, that is my responsibility. I choose to make people earn my trust. Another lesson of Virgo is sorting and sifting through the "little things" of life and deciding what is useful and effective and what is not.  It could even be useful and effective for a time, but it no longer is and you continue to do it out of habit.  You have to be more aware of your thoughts and actions, they create your world.  Have you ever missed an opportunity because you were really worried about one little thing?  And then found out down the line, that it really wasn't as relevant as you thought?  There is a time to focus on the details and a time to remember the big picture.  Your ability to discern is like a muscle, if you don't use it, you lose it.  Practce - practice - practice!    Prayer/Affirmation: I practice being aware of what I allow to consume my energy and time. That awareness enables me to discern when it's the right time to focus on the details and when I should be focused on the big picture.
		VIRGO Inspiration Points! Voluntarily Surrender Release the Illusion Honor Your Accomplishments Re-Define Your Values Release Approval Seeking Balance Intellect & Instincts Release Paralyzing Indecision Nourish Your Vision Acknowledge Your Feelings Choose Differently BE Who You Were Born to Be ... NOW!

~~~~~~~~    Add'l Affirmations Inspired by the ... * Medicine Cards * by Jamie Sams & David Carson MedicineCards.com ~~~~~~~~

The Medicine Cards are very useful for all kinds of guidance, helping you connect to NATURE'S RHYTHM which is innately connected to your own.   Anytime I do a reading with them, I take notes. What I've started doing is writing those notes in first-person, affirmation-form.  That has only increased their power and it helps hold the message clearly in my memory as I proceed throughout the day / week / month. 

Today, I meditated on what energy would be useful to YOU, my circle of students, clients, friends and extended family. 

I pulled ... SWAN ~ which is Grace. A perfect expression for Virgo, which represents discernment, knowing who, when and how much to trust ... both trusting your Self, as well as others. It is the energy that teaches us the healing power of SURRENDER.

Swan was not so sure that she wanted to enter the black hole. She asked Dragonfly what was necessary for her to earn entry. Dragonfly replied, “You must be willing to accept whatever the future holds as it is presented, without trying to change Great Spirit’s plan.” Swan looked at her ugly little duckling body and then answered, “I will be happy to abide by Great Spirit’s plan. I won’t fight the currents of the black hole. I will SURRENDER to the flow of the spiral and TRUST what I am shown.” Dragonfly was very happy with Swan’s answer and began to spin the magic to break the pond’s illusion. Suddenly, Swan was engulfed by a whirlpool in the center of the pond.

  
Swan reappeared many days later, but now she was graceful and white and long-necked. Dragonfly, was stunned! “Swan, what happened to you!” he exclaimed. Swan smiled and said, “Dragonfly, I learned to surrender my body to the power of Great Spirit and was taken to where the future lives. I saw many wonders high on Sacred Mountain and because of my faith and my acceptance I have been changed. I have learned to accept the state of grace.” Dragonfly was very happy for Swan.

  
Swan told Dragonfly many of the wonders beyond the illusion. Through her healing and her acceptance of the state of grace, she was given the right to enter the Dreamtime.

 
So it is that we learn to surrender to the grace of the rhythm of the Universe, and slip from our physical bodies into the Dreamtime. Swan medicine teaches us to be at one with all planes of consciousness, and to trust in Great Spirit’s protection.

 
If you pulled Swan, it ushers in a time of altered states of awareness and of development of your intuitive abilities. Swan medicine people have the ability to see the future, to surrender to the power of Great Spirit, and to accept the healing and transformation of their lives.

  
The Swan card is telling you to accept your ability to know what lies ahead. If you are resisting your self-transformation, relax; it will be easier if you go WITH the flow. Stop denying that you know who is calling when the phone rings. Pay attention to your hunches and your gut knowledge, and honor your female intuitive side.

CONTRARY: If you are operating from Shadow ...

If you have pulled Swan in reverse, it is a warning that you must acknowledge what you know, so stop denying your feelings and klutzing up. You may be bumping into furniture or forgetting what you are saying in mid-sentence. If so, this is a sign that you are not grounded. Jump in place and hold the top of your head as you do so. This will get you back in touch with the Earth, and keep you from wandering into a dreamy reality that lessens your focus. Baths help, as does going barefooted or doing some gardening.
In any case, Swan reversed says that you need to pay some attention to your body. It can seem as if you are flying without a pilot’s license if you are not aware of when you take OFF or land. Not recognizing the shift from left brain to right brain is common when you are evolving spiritually. This is all a part of developing the intuitive side of your nature and is a sign that you are not being conscious of your entry into other levels of awareness. In the development of higher mind, you are embarking on new territory that has rules or universal laws of its own. In the world of Spirit you need to pay close attention to the unseen. You may sense or feel in a slightly different way, but this is gradual. Sometimes this SHIFT is lost among your normal activities until you feel “spaced out.” At these moments it is time to reconnect with Mother Earth.

THE SOLUTION TO CONTRARY SWAN IS:

• 1)  Notice your surroundings and touch the Earth with your feet, hands, or both.
• 2) Focus on ONE reality or the OTHER: If you are being called to visit the Dreamtime, stop what you are doing and be still.  Enter the silence and empty your mind of chatter.  Be receptive and open so that the message may enter your consciousness.
• 3) If you are just preoccupied, daydreaming, or “spacey,” you need to focus on doing some physical activity.  Use the reasoning side of your brain to make a list of what you need to do next, and this will stop the clutter in your mind that may be causing the confusion.

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