The scepter and the sword. The image from the period of time from 3/18-3/20. This is a challenging time. The energy can be interpreted in a way that is beneficial or seemingly detrimental. We are being turned upside down and inside out. And as you may have guessed, it is very much on purpose. We are challenged now to override the voices in our heads that have kept us from rediscovering the hidden treasures within the underworld, to find a way to rise (no matter how seemingly futile of a task this may seem), and to put down the tendency (read: vice) to overcompensate with the comfort level of wading in the deep (staying stuck) rather than sloshing through the marshes and being willing to track the mud through the rest of our lives a little in order that we don’t remain asleep to what’s been driving us. So long as we remain unconscious ( and afraid of) what lies within our deep, we will continue to operate on auto. And I would say it’s a safe bet to say that that’s not really working for Anybody anymore ( and probably never has).
There’s this thing, though, where we like to pretend. We like to tell ourselves that maybe it will all be ok, or that those sneaky gut feelings we have don’t really matter, or those deep-seated feelings of ours (of guilt, or pain, or shame) will somehow go away without ever sinking into them. Thing is, none of that is true. We have to go into the underbelly and BE with what’s inside. We have to BE with ourselves, and ALL that we are, not just what we try to fashion ourselves to be. That’s what loving ourselves wholly is about. We can’t just abandon or turn on ourselves every time we don’t like what’s coming through. We have to be willing to be with the whole of who we are, not just the selective stuff. And though we are taught to look away from what may not be pretty, it’s in loving ourselves through what’s underneath that our deepest wounds are healed. And this is how we soften, rather than be so hard on ourselves. This is how we make amends with our past or our ‘flaws’. This is how we come to know ourselves more intimately and testify for the beauty of who we really are. And we do this by witnessing it, and holding the space for it, and loving it all the while, loving it ‘anyway’.
And as we begin to sit with ourselves in this way, we begin to uncover our deeper beauty and we begin to share our secrets with ourselves. We begin to confide and disclose our deepest longings and our deepest fears. And in sharing those we are able to bring them out of secrecy and out of the darkness, and we are able to see that we are worthy of love no matter what’s hiding in our closets or living in our hearts. And then we no longer have to live in shame for what we are concealing. Through softening, and opening to the place of holding space for our selves and creating relationship with all of our many parts, we are able to restore our claim in joy and begin to live from that place rather than from the place of hiding. And we can do that by letting go of the need to judge and label, ourselves, our experiences, and all that surrounds us.
What does this have to do with the scepter and the sword? The scepter is about reclaiming power, and using it. The sword is what we wield when we are in fear. The scepter teaches us to remember that we are powerful beings and reminds us to use that power, all of that powerful energy that is flooding through us right now, and create with it. When we create circumstances that are to our liking, that are more suitable and in alignment with our truth, that are more reflective of our essence, then we are no longer at the mercy of the sword which we utilize to slay all that we find is negative or encroaching on our space.
Perhaps the sword could be better utilized to cut through the layers of stuff that keeps us in our own way. The sword could be used in the name of truth, as an agent of change, though not a weapon of defense. When we come from a place of needing to defend, we come from a place of fear, a place of being the victim of circumstance. The notion here is to remember that life does not just fatefully unfold, and your job is not to simply respond to it or defend yourself against it. That’s the old way. The new (empowered) way is to realize that not only is this Your life, but You are creating it- and to then assume the stance of creating it consciously and With Power rather than from fear (or unconsciously).
Be proactive. Be productive. Be on purpose. Use your time and your energy wisely. Effect change, don’t just moderate from the sidelines. You are being given an opportunity to move forward and that does not mean a time lapse into whatever happens next. Or at least it doesn’t have to anyway. It means gather the strength, and the power (within you) and use it to create the life that you love.
Don’t be critical of yourself for the mistakes you have made. As you sit with your self more, you will begin to understand why you have made the choices that you have, and you will begin to grow compassion for who and ‘why’ you are. And this becomes molded into support for what you wish to fold into and become. By shining the light on your ‘darkness’ you are able to see that underneath it all already Is great power and strength. It’s simply wrapped in fear, and maybe a little traumatized, and mostly it just needs to be witnessed (and held) and told that everything’s going to be ok. And it is, really. No matter what has happened, or what’s been said or done, or what you’ve got hiding in the deep, it’s all ok, right? And it’s going to be even better when all of these secrets’ find their way to the surface and you can live from inside out without the fear of being exposed. Once it’s all on the table, there’s no need to conceal what might be revealed. And that, right there, that need to be one step ahead of yourself, or the world, for fear that someone might see you for who you truly are (secrets and all) would be one heck of a burden to let go of.
Imagine that. Work in the name of that. Lightening your load (enlightening) is what this work’s all about anyway. So let your self be with your Self and get to know you a little bit. The you that you’ve been running from would be happy to make your acquaintance. All you need to open up to you is a little reassurance that you’re not going to be turned away. Make an effort, be kind, and the aspects of you that have been in hiding will be revealed. No more concealing. No more mistreating. No more stuffin’ it down, into the depths so that no one has to see it. You are here to be Seen. As long as your selectively slide-showing who you are, you’re only half alive. And you're spending waaaaaaay to much energy doing the coverup job- energy that could well be spent creating a life of please and ease rather than run away and hide.
The veils are thinning as we are opening to our higher level charkas, 6,7,8,9 and as they are opening our eyes to see far Beyond all that we have allowed ourselves or all that we have had ‘permission’ to See up until this point. As we are connecting to higher aspects of ourselves, we are more able to receive the information that stands on the other side. We are being given glimpses into realities that stand beyond (or parallel) to the ones we are living (or the ones we’re aware of anyway). We are being shown these ‘possibilities’ so that we can know what awaits us, and so that we can begin to open more fully to what is ours and to begin to radiate in that direction (if we so choose).
Times like these, where the veil is thin, where higher perceptions and powers are coming on line, where we are envisioning (which feels like daydreaming, only you know that it’s real) our very near future selves and the sights that we set our hearts eyes on long, long ago, and feeling our way into a timeline that is then and now and later on…can be destabilizing, disconcerting, and enchanting all at once. But this is part of the evolution into the grail, into the times that tell the tale of a land where All is One and where wonderment abounds, and it begins with the surreal elements of time and space and relativity being turned on its head. It begins with ‘reality’ being distorted so that you can begin to imagine beyond the scope of what’s been.
Reality is far greater than we have lent our imaginations thus far, the reality we’ve been dreaming of anyway. Begin to open up to this greater version of what is, broaden the scope of possibilities, and don’t fear this new sight, this sixth sensory development that’s enlightening your perspective. It's there to show you a new way, beyond where you've been. And in this new reality, you can rediscover your powerful nature that's always been.
To graceful abundance and a joyful evolution into the depths and the wonders of you!
Blessings!
~Rhonda
Copyright © 2012 Rhonda Simpson~Conscious Co-Creating. Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this transmission on the condition that the content remains complete and in tact, full credit is given to the author, and that it is distributed freely
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