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July 10, 2010

Self Mastery: Hope or Intention

Hope is a four-letter word.

The dictionary defines hope as "desire accompanied with expectation for fulfillment." My definition is similar, yet much less accommodating and certainly not so nice.

H stands for helplessness. O stands for oppressed. P stands for passive. E stands for expectation.

I stay away from that word, recently replacing it with “trust.” Trust carries a higher vibration, and “hope” is often just a mere step above victim, breeding powerlessness like a rabbit.

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Musings & Meditations

   "There are no happier people on this planet than those who decide that they want something, define what they want, get hold of the feeling of it even before it's manifestation, and then joyously watch the unfolding, as piece by piece, it begins to unfold. That's the feeling of your hands in the clay."

- Abraham



Awareness & Alchemy

Sit for a moment, eyes closed, breathing deeply through your nasal passages into the center of your head, allowing the breath to clear your Third Eye. Relax, be still, ground your body. Create an intention for yourself aligned with your soul purpose; be simple. Imagine a beautiful rose or lotus flower in front of you. Hold that vision, allowing your intention to move from your soul through the ethers into your flower. Envision a beam of golden light connecting Heaven and Earth through your intentional flower. Admire it for a while, knowing you can create everything. Send your vision out into the core of the Universe where it will manifest and come back to you.

You can also listen to similar meditations in our new Sacred Space podcasts on Grounding, Center of Head, Breathing and more.



Enlightenments & Education

Opening to Spirit I:
Exploring Ceremony, Healing & Intuition

Opening to Spirit II:
Balancing Sun & Moon, Fire & Water

These online courses, complete with audio accompaniment, will guide you with restorative yoga poses, breath, visualization and creative assignments toward your own self-mastery. $69 for each 6-session course. Please visit our online courses at Heart of the Mystic.



Keystones & Kingpins

These specific Young Living Essential Oils are blended to resonate with the energies of abundance, acceptance, present time and gratitude. Each one is created from several powerful single oils with the highest vibrations to match your intentions. Abundance holds the same physical frequency as the brain; Acceptance and Present Time have a bit higher MHZ rating with both physical and emotional resonances; Gratitude has an even higher frequency in a combination of emotional and spiritual vibrations.



Conservation Concerns

Take Action. Hope No More! We can save between 7-12 trees per ton of paper by purchasing recycled materials. It takes 24 trees to manufacture one ton of non-recycled printing and writing material, giving you more reason to buy fewer paper products and when you do, make sure they are recycled. For more paper and tree facts, visit Conservatree.com.



Self Mastery: Oneness & Individuation

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Although the dictionary definition can be construed to appear positive, most avoid the key step of actualizing what they "hope" for, and instead pray from a place of lack. Wishing for things like a big lotto win rather than knowing we are inherently abundant; spending hours on Facebook, passively seeking relationships instead of getting out to meet someone; or, sitting on the couch watching “The Amazing Race,” as opposed to taking a walk in nature or going on a trip; these are all ways we apathetically live our lives in "hope."

Passive, un-actualized hope is based on thinking from the abyss of our spiritual memory loss. Like a lost love, it's grief for some desired outcome that was never acquired. It's a state of no responsibility, self-suppression and yearning for acceptance. In this place of desire, we are emotionally numb, dissatisfied and envious for what we lack. We have pity and sympathy, not empathy, and we engage with others through appeasement.

At some point on the road of self-realization we begin to recognize who we are. We look into that still pool of water every day, entraining ourselves with knowingness. One day we actualize what we know. Rather than waiting for someone to wave the magic wand of fantastical change, rather than listening to a repetitive, mental mantra of passive "hope," instead we set intentions, take action, and trust we have the power within us to create everything.

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