Integration Period
Take the time to process and integrate healing, lessons, growth.
I'm back! I have been taking time away from the different demands in my life that are not completely necessary in order to sit with the healing and growth I am have been undergoing. The time away was needed, and felt great to say no to things that didn't need to be done. These integration periods are important. We need to be able to soak in and process what we have learned, what we have healed, and all areas of growth so we feel it and identify with our new self and our new beliefs.
September was beautiful. This month is always such an elegant transformation from summer to autumn. I sat with my feet in the sand by my favorite pond and watched the leaves turn different colors and litter the beach with them. While the water was fairly chilly by then I did dip me feet in. The sun was, and still is, a comforting warmth on these ever increasingly cool days. I also finally made it to the ocean! I was starting to think I wasn't going to make it before winter. It was medicine for my mind, body, and soul. Sometimes nothing beats the scent of salt air that clings to your skin and tangles in your hair. My brother and I walked long stretches of beach along the NH coast, pausing to just sit with the waves up on the rocks.
My favorite pond in September. Photo by me.
Over the course of the past month and a half I have seen so many birds that carry special meaning for me. Some I consider signs from my Guides and loved ones. Birds such as: Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Eagle, Cardinal, and the lovely melody of the Chickadee, just to name a few. I have also received many "angel numbers." So much so that every time I looked at a clock, the mileage in my car, and even the pages of the books I have been reading, they have all been either: 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 1212. It has been insane! And really cool.
There has been a sense of elevation and leveling up for me lately. It's like being on cloud nine at times! I have felt such a sense of positivity, calmness, awareness, and being in touch with myself on a grand scale. I have felt more in my body and seeing myself in a new way. I journaled this the other day:
"I have been feeling pretty good and in the flow, less reactive. If I do catch myself being reactive I correct it instantly. I really feel like I have up leveled, maybe even jumped timelines! I'm finding more joy in my days. More self awareness. I can talk about things more calmly and without getting upset when, before, I would cry (over difficult situations/conversations). I have been proud of myself and feel good about myself. Loving ME more." I know my feelings are valid. I just don't lead with my emotions like I used to. That does not mean I don't have days when I get testy. It means I can pause now with more awareness so I'm not simply reacting to a situation. Which can be hard with a ten year old!
Back in August I mentioned I took a class through Arthur Findlay College. It was a beginner class for developing your psychic awareness/abilities. We discussed and practiced aura and color impressions and what those colors mean to us, which we can then translate to the sitter. We did the same thing with visualizations of things/elements/objects/scenes etc. and impressions of the soul. I gave my first readings in this class!! I was so nervous and wanted to be able to do it well. What I learned the most from this class is to trust what is coming through. Trust in myself and trust in the divine and my own intuition. We can second guess every message coming to us and overthink things. We can also feel as though it is simply our own thoughts or imagination making things up. This is where validation can be so helpful.
I received validation from every reading I gave! With each reading I became more and more excited and empowered. I remember sitting there thinking, "I'm actually doing this!", and I cannot wait for the next class and more practice. We didn't even touch on mediumship, which is something I have always wanted to hone. This class was all about our own psychic gifts and awareness.
My favorite reading I gave during this class was for a sitter from Whales. The first part of this reading I was getting a feel for her soul's essence and any impressions that came with it. How I want to describe it is like I saw her silhouette and in the middle of her were curtains that opened revealing her standing on a pebbled beach at the ocean. She was standing barefoot with her face tipped up to the breeze and slate grey sky. There was an impression of calmness and inner strength from this scene. After sharing this with her she told me there is a beach she loves to go to that is more pebbles than sand, and she mentioned something about the feeling of being there (I can't quite recall, but it was good) and that this beach wasn't one she got to visit as often as she's like. So cool!
The second part of this reading was me practicing seeing/receiving the colors of her aura. I sat there with my eyes closed for a moment. With my eyes still closed I smiled and shared with her that I was seeing multiple colors mixed together and moving around her aura like they were dancing. It was like her aura had waves in it around her body and I felt happy and upbeat. When I opened my eyes I shared that I got the impression of her dancing around her home and that she felt like someone who is fun loving, up beat, and who loves having fun. She shared with me afterwards that she used to sing in a band, but hasn't done that in a while now and misses it. She said she plays musical instruments and is actually getting ready to play in a concert coming up. She shared that she was feeling nervous but also excited. She even shared that she loves to dance around her place! I was blown away!
So, as you can see, I have been super excited about developing my abilities! I cannot wait to practice more and take more classes to learn more. I'm telling you, I have been dreaming about this for most of my life.
Image by Tyna Janoch.
Ok, that's all for now. It was nice to catch up and put out another blog post after taking my break to integrate. I'm going to go enjoy this gorgeous autumn day! I wish you all well.
Until next time...
