The Energy of Earth and the Eclipse

Dear human alive in these activation times,

This past week we were in California visiting relatives. The coastline of California is truly stunning... moving amongst redwoods to the ocean crashing against the cliffs is a humbling experience. Even though the trip was busy seeing cousins, aunts, uncles and friends, I took some time to go inward and connect in with the elements of the Earth and her creatures.
 
We have the opportunity to open our hearts to the Earth in this month of April. The planet Mercury is in retrograde right on the heels of a total solar eclipse passing through much of the United States (including right here in Maine!). With all this powerful soul activation energy, we are being asked to go inward, to reflect and to respect the Earth more deeply than ever before.
 
I was reminded of this during our trip this past week.
 
The towering redwood trees (some around for over 2,000 years, here when Jesus walked the Earth!) reminded me of the wise, ancient energy in the rocks of Stonehenge. Their messages to me were that they have seen many things on the planet, and they are grateful that humans are now understanding how to work in harmony with Mother Earth, rather than taking from or harming her.
 
Then, as we went out to sea near the Channel Islands, hundreds of dolphins swam with our boat, frolicking and whizzing along. They reminded us to find joy in life, and to play.
 
Yet the most powerful connection I felt was with the whales – first a gray whale migrating to Alaska and then a few humpback whales we followed for a while. As they were under the surface near the boat, I linked in with their hearts. The messages they shared with me were that humans are getting ready to receive the light-codes that the whales and dolphins, as holders of the Akashic Records of the history of Earth, have to offer us. And this upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th will serve as an “upgrade” of sorts, allowing us to embody higher frequencies as we move into elevated states of consciousness. This is a 5th Dimensional guided meditation on accessing our Higher Selves to help us move into expanded states of consciousness, in alignment with the Earth.
 
If you can make it into the path of totality for the eclipse this coming Monday, I highly encourage you to do so! I was able to see a total solar eclipse in the Wyoming in 2017, and it was surreal. I believe that each time we witness a cosmic event such as these, we are more deeply aligning with our galactic, multi-dimensional selves and with our indigenous ancestors who understood how to align with the stars.
 
This is truly a magical time we are living in. And, to more deeply attune to the Earth and her creatures, and to the messages they have for you, you may want to check out the Intuition Development 101 Class series (5 classes meeting online starting early May) to fully open your third eye, clear away fear and begin to receive healing information to guide you in any aspect of life.

With blessings to you as always,


Rachel

P.S. I am so excited to now be a "Certified Master Trainer" in hypnotherapy with the IMDHA/IACT hypnotherapy association. Stay tuned for a hypnotherapy certification program I'll be offering soon. I can't wait!

The Message of I Am

Dear soul on the other side of the screen,

After every retreat, I always spend time just soaking up the energy of the weekend, and really reveling in it.

This past weekend was no different. After having led over a dozen retreats, I feel I have settled into a flow of where I really enjoy them myself too, and can relax in the light of being with others I support.

This retreat was different in a way though, as it was the first I have done at Limina Renewal Center in mid-coast Maine. I took a risk in booking a weekend there even though I had never seen it myself. I trusted.

And I was blown away. The attention to detail, the organization, the little touches like candles, bathrobes and chocolates, helped us all feel so special and pampered. The view is spectacular, and of course the delicious treats of an infrared sauna, amethyst bio-mat, labyrinth, art/music room, reading nooks, chakra tea, and so much more made it that much more special.

In addition to the meditations to meet our angels, spirit guides and an Ascended Master, apparently my higher self visited retreat participants in their dreams at night too! (Yes, a few people told me this, that’s probably why I didn’t sleep much that first night - ha!).

We also cold plunged in the ocean, and shared our personal musings and experiences in meditation with each other. And we felt the deep oneness of the Creator and light of multi-dimensional realities in the didgeridoo/gong bath sound healing we were blessed with.

The sound healing in particular stood out for me. While I loved the gongs undulating around me like waves, and the didgeridoo guiding me through portals into Pleaidian light (the Pleaidians are high-vibration multi-dimensional beings), it was the silence at the end that impacted me the most.

After an hour of the sound bath, the quiet spoke to me in a way that I had truly not experienced before.

It was as if in the silence I could hear the voice of Source/Creator/God.

What came to me was simply the words: "I Am."

Upon hearing those words, I tried to interpret them in the moment, but to no avail.

There was no understanding or interpretation that was needed.

I was simply being guided to just be with the stillness, and with those two words.

It was a profound experience that led me to a new place of spiritual connection.

When we access the energy of the Source, it's often indescribable. Even now, I struggle to put the experience into human words.

It felt as if I were just basking in the feeling of deep connection with all that is, and in the knowing that I was one with all that is. It was quite simple. 

Afterward, I remembered a poem that came to me a few years ago. The poem was about a particle of light that wanted to know itself, and how that particle expanded and then expanded again, into varying expressions of light. It was about the formation of human souls and of the universe (aka, the Big Bang).

The "I Am" experience is one that I feel many of us will have more and more as we remember that we are one with the Source, that we have pieces of God within us; that we are that God-energy.

When I get to be in retreat spaces like this with people who trust in me and who share of themselves with such vulnerability and connect so powerfully with each other,  and when I benefit myself from the energy of connection and healing, I feel so lucky to be able to do this work as my job.

I hope you can feel the energy of peace, connection and union with the Creator as well. I pray that it be so.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Ah, it's March! This is the time of year we always look forward to - when the sap starts flowing and we sit outside by the fire making maple syrup. There's something about this gift from the trees, along with the gifts from our hens collecting eggs in late winter right before spring too. It brings in a sense of flow and joy that life is returning.

I have been spending more time doing my best to rest, to play and to allow. More and more, I've been aware of the innate desire to just slow down in the winter (even though I love to get outside and go cross-country skiing with my family as much as I can). In the past, I'd often been "go, go, go," yet I have found immense benefit in noticing my energy and being careful of where it's being placed.

This has led to a desire to be more quiet, on social media in particular. It's as if, after writing my book and speaking up about the past few years of craziness, that I feel like I have said a lot of what I wanted to say. 

And yet, it is my blessing to share with you my thoughts that may be helpful as we move into higher states of consciousness.

I hope that you are taking time to rest and heal. The past few years have really taken a toll on so many of us. I hope that you are taking time to sit and be with your emotions, especially we all continue to heal from the collective trauma that Covid brought. The pain of division among friends and family is still one that many of us (including myself) are continuing to process and heal from.

Hopefully, we can come to a place of allowing others to be where they are comfortable, without trying to change them (or "wake them up"). Believe me, I have learned this the hard way!

The more we go inward, the more we find answers. There is no one "recipe" or right way to heal, but it's just a sense of innate knowing that we are intuitively doing and being what feels right to us in our hearts and in our bodies.

Trusting in our intuition is the way forward, in my belief. Taking the time to get quiet to tune into our hearts and with the energy we are feeling is how we "know" what's right to do - what to do based in love and what to say or what not to say based in love.

However you start doing this, I hope that you find some peace within. Take some time to quiet your mind, invite light into your body and ask your heart what message it has to share with you (sometimes asking a "how/what/why" question helps bring the answer).

May this be healing in some way.