On the Spiritual Path, we have to learn to love ourselves unconditionally. We will make choices that we will later reprimand ourselves for. But then, what we are doing is choosing to separate ourselves from Great Spirit. We are making the same mistake twice, (or perhaps many times) once for making the error in the first place, and again in chastising ourselves for making it. Each of those acts is choosing to be separate from Love, which is really all there is.

Tests come to us when we are ready to move further on our path of evolution. When we are ready to make choices from the place of who we are in our highest, most conscious, soul evolution. It has been my experience that the soul uncovers more of itself as we grow, and the ego, the inner child, and other parts of us (like our personalities) have to catch up. Imagine how the Spiritual Plane of Astral Consciousness has a much more refined vibration. It moves very quickly since the energies are so subtle. Our minds and bodies have much denser, slower moving vibrations, and they need more time to absorb these higher teachings. They also need time to practice acting out and integrating new awarenesses, which are not always flawless in transition.

When we move forward on our Spiritual Path, we make choices in alignment and in integrity with EVERY aspect of our consciousness. We make decisions that reflect the highest evolution of our soul’s growth. So, in mind (thought), body (action), word (mental), and deed (physical), we are congruent with the spiritual evolutionary plane, and are making choices and decisions from our deepest knowing, from our heart’s intuition. These choices are based in True Alignment, in alignment with who we are becoming.

Sometimes though, we fall short and miss, and our physical and mental bodies are still playing catch up with what we are consciously aware of as Truth. Then our test comes again but in another version. And the question is, again and always, “How much do you love your Self?” Now you have the opportunity to practice Radical Self Forgiveness, an asset to those on the Spiritual Path. Forgiveness is the key to this journey if we are to bring heaven to earth and alleviate suffering on the planet. And it starts… as most things do, within.

So, when you make a choice that does not reflect what you know in your current evolution to be a true reflection of who you are, and is rather a reflection of your past, take heart. Choose now, to align with love instead of fear over and over again. Self-forgiveness, radical self-acceptance, offering yourself your own approval, all boil down to practicing unconditional self love.

What does it really mean to be unconditional? We hear that word a lot and are often desensitized to it, so let’s break it down.

Unconditional means that no matter what acts you perform, how you carry yourself, or which choices you make… no beating yourself up! No chastising yourself for your perceived flaws or faults, for the ‘karma’ that holds you back, for having these lessons to learn, for being human and going through these trials and tribulations, for knowing better though still acting like you didn’t, for speaking untruths to yourself or others.

No more shaming yourself. No more wishing you could just break on through. Instead, utilize every perceived failure as an opportunity to pass another spiritual test, How will you treat yourself after your decision? How kind can you be? How much do you really love yourself? How compassionate are you with yourself? How much forgiveness do you show yourself? How open is your heart to your own Self, your life, and each and every choice you make?

Choosing your Self is so important.

For those of us, especially women I feel, but also some men, whose lives are focused on healing and nurturing others, we so often forget to put ourselves first and keep our frame of reference, as well as our boundaries, healthy. To be truly effective nurtures within our society, we must take deep care of and have reverence for our own processes in life, the same way we would do for our children and those we love and care for.

Practicing unconditional self love on a daily basis starts with the time you take for nurturing yourself through self care, meditation, quietude, and rest. Even allowing yourself to be in a mood, go through your cycles, and HONOR all of them. It takes practicing integrity, making your schedule with you in mind, creating enough space in your calendar so you don’t run yourself ragged, and taking time to just be still. There is such joy in taking care of our bodies, skin, hair, nails, taking long baths, taking pleasure in life, eating lightly, making beautiful meals, wearing silk robes, and drinking water infused with fruit and leaves like mint, strawberries, and cucumbers…

Take the time to get to know yourself through journaling. Writing out your emotions is and act of courage and bravery. Remind yourself of where you have been and how far you have come by reading your journal every once and a while too. Tune into your own inner wisdom. Your heart is wiser than you give it credit for and learning to love yourself as you would a partner is a gift that you can give yourself the honor of partaking in.

As you learn to love yourself unconditionally no matter what your actions, to show yourself compassion no matter what your altitude, you will carry yourself with a gentle grace and allow the vibration of forgiveness to be shared outwardly with others. You will be a fountain of compassion, and heal the world, as well as your relationship to the most important soul you will ever know in all your life… your own.

In Love, Light, and Warrior Spirit,

Michelle Infinity

The quieter you become the more you can hear.
—Ram Dass, Be Here Now.

Zen

/zen/ Zen; noun: Zen Buddhism

1. a Japanese school of  Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuitionOrigin: Sanskrit; dhyāna, meditation > Chinese; chán, quietude > Japanese; Zen, meditation
2. Japanese, literally ‘meditation,’ from Chinese chán ‘quietude,’ from Sanskrit dhyāna‘meditation.’

The universe has been teaching me about silence as of late. Silencio.

A place that is simultaneously full and empty with creative possibility. A place of pure potential where all that has ever been brought into form is birthed. Birthed through sound, vibration, through thoughts, intentions, and our breath.
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Transmutation in Relationships, The lessons of Libra – What do we have left to bring into balance?

Connection is the most important thing on Earth. It is the reason why we are here. It gives our lives purpose and meaning. It grounds us, gets us high, opens us up. Allows us to pass beyond our limits, sometimes by breaking our own hearts.. but connection with another allows us to confront our mental patterns and witness our habitual actions. And in its highest function – connection is what allows us to be real. Here, now.

Connection is the reason we are alive.

It is the most important tool for growth we have, and may be the most important quality to learn how to cultivate while we are on this earth. Whether this be connection to self and source, through a monastic life connecting solely to God, or through interpersonal relationships in the world where we learn to consciously connect with ourselves through dancing with others.

I say to consciously connect to ourselves through others, because when we connect.. in truth, we are connecting to the spark of God threaded through each of us, and we see this divine aspect of ourselves reflected by another soul. This mutual recognition of soulful energy is what makes us feel most alive and is a way for God to see God – through us. I believe this is why it makes us feel so complete. It may be the reason for all of existence. To meet in this oneness space while dancing in the illusion of separation though identity and form.

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I have heard, “Be Yourself” intuitively for years now. Around 2006, the birds started singing this phrase to me every time I asked if they had a message for me. (Asking animals if they have messages is something I would encourage if it calls to you. Totems have medicine, plants do too.) I saw a lot of moths back then. Big huge orange fuzzy ones. On my doorstep, on the wall outside the yoga studio I went to.. ‘Out of the darkness, and into the light.’ That’s what the moth totem represents.

Strangely, tuning into who we are is not the most easy thing to do. It takes a lot of focus. On the way to becoming who we are we face the shadows of ourselves. They show up on the outside reflecting the false beliefs we hold inside. These patterns are woven like tapestries over many lifetimes and take root inside of our chakras waiting for the opportunity to be exercised out. These Karmic Patterns reveal to us the treasures of our soul and also the Dragon we must fight (or perhaps outsmart or befriend, but definitely face) in order to move beyond the beyond and receive the gifts that are waiting for us.

We are the ones that we’ve been waiting for —more on this in a bit…

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Like a tug of war on our psyches, the pull of what once was can be like a drug for the soul.

Sometimes we feel as if we are under a spell, confused by the clouds of a strange familiarity — only to wonder where we lost ourselves when we come out of it.. when the veil has lifted. These feelings of a deep familiarity resemble love and seem to tug on the core of our inner beings. Why are we pulled by the instinctive part of us and why does that pull seem to contradict the highest part of us?

Witness this phenomenon — this is the pull of your past lives.

In our energy bodies, there are etheric cords that attach from one being to another and anchor in through our chakras. It is also possible to have these cords to food, substances, places, or memories. The chakras where these cords attach depends on where the particular ‘Karmic Baggage’ resides. The following graphic describes the chakras to gives a description on what each center represents.

Signs of being connected:

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