Calling A Spiritual Service Master

Confession: The bottom line is that these one minute meditations are written for the benefit of my own self.  It’s likely others can relate to my life experiences, and I hope some can benefit from, and receive some healing (or a good laugh) by, my sharing.

It seems that in this waning moon, what is being called for in my life is attention to my own container of truth. The service to Truth I feel I am being called to is service to my own self, and what is really Truth. I need to be calling the Spiritual Service Master instead of looking at the mess I have created in my life, bitching and moaning that it should be different, and wailing, “Not Again!” 

Self-Reflection:  Am I willing to have the Spiritual Service Master come and clean up my mess for me?  What else would I need to be willing to call for that kind of help in my life?

Strengthening and Aligning Our Internal Flame, Part 3

From Sara’s waxing moon inspiration: “To be born again is to accept the gifts of life consciously and with humility.”

Humility and Alignment: It is unfortunate humiliation and humility sound so similar.  Humiliation is an invitation to crawl back into our hiding places; to fight for our emotional life- to struggle against being under others’ control.

To be humiliated is one of the worst feelings and experiences we can have as human beings.  It is a truly a violation of our being to our deepest core sense of self.  Most of us will do whatever we can to avoid humiliation-and a big part of that avoidance is hiding our light and our life from others.

Humility is the ability to carry, with grace, our gifts, making space for those around us to feel safe, supported, seen.  True humility allows us to be visible in our gifts and abilities, and vulnerable to others response to these gifts.  

Self Reflection:  Embracing humlilty, I carry my gifts with grace; making space for those around me to feel safe, supported, seen. Embracing humility, I, too, am safe and supported.

Building A Reservoir of Love and Healing: Serving the Truth Within Ourselves

How each of us experience the gifts and teachings of each of the moon cycles is going to be an unique and individual experience.  Our common ground in developing a practice of contemplation, prayer and meditation.  Each of us will have our own unique expression of these practices as well. Our practice of prayer, contemplation and meditation is actually a practice of communication with Truth in all her forms.

Developing this communication generally develops over time.  Most of us will not have 'conversion' experiences like Paul of Tarsus or Buddha or Hildegard of Bingen.   It is more likely we will have times of personal struggle followed by an awareness that changes our attitudes, behaviors and beliefs. It is these series of little changes that then lead to major and sustainable shifts and ultimately regenerative transformation of different areas of our life. Over time, our entire life transforms.

Self Reflection: I begin building my reservoir by asking in prayer, contemplation, and/or  meditation what serves me most to focus on as I begin the practice of loving and healing my own being.  

Setting the Space for the August New Moon: Serve Truth and Heal

The journey of Love Truth has prepared us to step  into the moon cycle for August, Serve Truth, a month that invites us to VERY INTENTIONAL (and maybe intense) SELF-HEALING.  

We are called by the focus and energy of the August Moon Cycle to experience Serving what is True.  This serving begins with our own being, ourselves.  Otherwise, it is not possible to sustain serving others and the rest of the world.

Self Reflection:  Can I be truthful about what I need healed in my own being?  Mental, emotional, physical or spiritual?  Am I willing to accept, without knowing, the outcome of being healed? Am I willing to continue asking for healing until I can sense healing happening?  Can I ask for support in holding this space and staying steady in the waiting? 

PS.  A reminder that 'healed' does not mean the same as 'cured'.  

Conscious of It or Not, We Live With Our Past

Our past lives with us.  Long before 'us', our stories began. The wounding of an ancestor last generation, 7 generations ago, 70 generations ago, sets the stage for beliefs, actions, prejudices and roadblocks in our own life.  A 'happenstance' encounter with nature influences our DNA and we and our offspring for future generations is forever altered.
When we become aware of a something in our life where we feel wounded, impaired or troubled, and are not able to come to peace or resolution with it, despite our best efforts, a "healing with the ancestors" may offer what is needed-healing the past, bringing hope and wisdom to our present and the future.*

* Carolyn's comment: "Healing With the Ancestors"  is a guided imagery process which alters both conscious and unconscious patterns of energy and beliefs for the person requesting support. Those who have engaged in this healing ceremony have, afterward, seen healing changes in the lives of other family members as well.  If you would like more information on this process, just email me: carolyn@drfaivre.com and I'll be happy to share more information.


Self Reflection:  Am I aware of the lineage of my story?