What Does Christmas Mean to You?

Today is Christmas day. I hope you find that this day has some kind of meaning for you. Like any other day of the year, the meaning of Christmas is the meaning that you give it. As children, our parents create Christmas for us by setting up activities and bringing us presents. Some adults are still waiting for others to create Christmas for them. They wait for others to bring them presents and create Christmas-y things to do. Then they are often disappointed.

So if you are disappointed with how you experience this day, it's time to take responsibility for yourself and look deeper within yourself.  Here's a psychic energy exercise to help you get started:

Sit in a straight-backed chair with your feet on the ground. Visualize, feel or deliberately send down a grounding beam of energy all the way to the center of the earth.  Give it roots and make sure the energy is flowing in a downwards direction. Using your clairvoyance, look around inside your personal space for any energy that is blocking you from having a meaningful Christmas.  

If you don't think you have any clairvoyance, then ask yourself, "Well, if I did have clairvoyance, what would I see?" You might see images of your family not enjoying Christmas. You might see just balls of energy that look dark and old. You might "hear" people telling you to not be so enthused. Or you might just feel the energy of disillusionment or punishment. 

Turn your ground cord into a vacuum and let it gently pull out anything you see, hear, feel or know. Let it pull it out and all the way down to the center of the earth. Now create or visualize a giant golden sun about your head. Fill that golden sun with pictures that you create. You can create pictures of spiritual fulfillment, prosperity, joy, gratitude, giving and receiving, feeling connected, etc.  Allow the golden sun energy to flow down through your space, and fill your aura with the pictures that you created. Absorb the energy into every cell of your body. Let it be a tremendous healing. Send some golden energy down your grounding also.  When you feel complete, stand up and stretch.

Everything in your life was created on an energy level first. It is more effective when you create consciously like this exercise demonstrates. I recommend that you use it every day of the year.  It may not feel very real at first. But all great talents are developed through daily practice.

Blessing for today and everyday.
Madeline

www.PsychicAwakeningsSeattle.com

Buddha is the Reason for the Season

Well, actually, in the Christian world the saying is "Jesus is the reason for the season."  But Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, the Dali Llama and others are all avatars: divine teachers or gods in human form.  All of these great souls came to earth to teach others how to be more aware of their own divinity, their own spiritual awareness. They incarnated to teach love and compassion.

Each of these deities' births is honored with a whole month leading up to, or surrounding, a sacred holiday.  Eid Milad-un-Nabi in the third month of the Islamic calendar honors the birth of Mohammad. The holiest Buddhist holiday, Saka Dawa, which occurs in the fourth Tibetan month, observes Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. And December, of course, is full of advent and other celebrations leading up to Christmas, the most exalted Christian holiday.  I don't know about the cultural traditions of the other two religious holidays, but the deeper meaning of Christmas is greatly overshadowed  by merchants trying to make a living and by our American marketing traditions.

Everyone is aware of the superficial commercialism of the Christmas season. There are many expectations, some of which lead to disappointments. The disappointment is usually because of not feeling emotionally connected to other people. Without connection, the traditions are meaningless.  In order to feel connected to others, you must feel connected to yourself first since your external reality is a reflection of your internal reality.

One way to rediscover or recreate the meaning of Christmas, or any holy-day, is to take the time to rediscover yourself.  You, the Spirit who resides in your body.  Reconnect with yourself and find your own God or Goddess within.  This can be done by meditating, reading spiritual books, going on a nature retreat or even attending a religious service that resonates with you.  Go with the clear intent of creating meaning.  You can even ask for help... from Buddha, Mohammed or Jesus.

Blessings on your journey,
Madeline

December Expectations

The day before Thanksgiving (“On your mark…”),
Thanksgiving (“Get set…”),
The Friday after Thanksgiving (“GO!”);
and we are off and running the countdown to Christmas day (well, in our society December is mainly Christian-focused, but there’s several other worthy holidays: Hanukah, Kwanza, Yule and the Winter Solstice). For most adults, the thirty or so days go by quite quickly. At the end of the race, are you left with fulfillment and satisfaction, or disillusionment and disappointment? The first few days of December are a good time to clarify your intentions for the remainder of the holiday season.

Being that I live in Seattle, where there is perhaps one or two days of snow in December, I’m always amused at the winter-themed decorations that appear during the week of Thanksgiving. Snowmen and snowflakes appear everywhere. That’s when the department stores and radio stations turn up the volume on the Christmas carols too. They want to get you into the “Christmas Spirit” so you’ll spend your money more freely. That’s because merchants and businesses are setting the energy for a profitable December. There’s a theory that most businesses “operate in the red” (i.e., red ink on their income and expense reports indicate financial losses) from January through November, but make up for their losses during the Christmas season which traditionally starts on starts on Black Friday (they change to black ink on their reports to indicate profits). If you adjust your energy to match the energy that the businesses set, you may behave the way they would like you to behave and buy things that neither you nor your friends need. It’s a good idea for you to set the energy of Christmas and December to where it means something to you. You’ll be much happier setting expectations and intentions that you are capable of manifesting.

Present Time Exercise:
Here’s an exercise to help you create a more satisfying, enjoyable December. Get a fresh December calendar page. Preferably one without any pictures on it (if you don’t have one handy, you can Google “printable, December, 2009.”) Draw pictures, or use store bought stickers, to mark the holidays you want to celebrate. Also indicate any parties, family get-togethers, gift shopping, performances and religious services you want to attend. Next add enough quiet time or self-pampering. Finally, create time for connecting with a few individual friends one-to-one. Be sure to decorate the borders of the page, and some of the empty spaces too.

Now it’s time to energize, or “work the energy of” your December. Take your calendar page and sit in a straight back chair, with your feet flat on the ground. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Imagine sending down a grounding beam of energy from your body down to the center of the earth. Now imagine a grounding cord of energy from your December page down to the center of the earth. Use it to drain off everyone else’s attention, energy and expectations from your December. Just see that energy being sucked down the grounding deep into the earth. Keeping the page grounded, now fill it up with your highest creative essence. See your favorite color spreading across the page. Set the intention that you will be in present time as each day unfolds so that you will fully enjoy each activity. Bless it and ask your Spirit Guides or Angels to bless it also. You’ve now given yourself the best gift of all: Present Time. Enjoy your December!

Blessings of Peace,
Madeline
http://www.psychicawakeningsseattle.com/