Pink Full Moon April 15 2014

Drawing by Sue Schmidt 4-13-14

The moon becomes full April 15 at 1:42am MST. This moon is called the "Pink Moon" because now is the time the pink phox plant begins to bloom delighting gardeners and observers of spring.
This particular Pink Moon will turn into a "Blood Moon" during the total eclipse which begins at 11:58pm and reaches totality at 1:07am.
I'm planning on setting an alarm for 12:30am and catching the totality.
A lunar eclipse is when the earth is directly between the sun and moon. The earth  blocks the light from the sun from reflecting off our beloved Moon. But the earth's atmosphere is dense and refracts (bends) the light from the sun.  This refracted light reflects off the moon creating the illusion that it is red.

photo by www.earthsky.org

This full moon falls under the sign of Libra. This invites us to delve into our relationships with harmony and balance. When a relationship is balanced both people stand on the scale of Libra equally. Yin and Yang are balanced and compromise reigns. It also invites us to self reflection as relationships are our mirrors and show us clearly where we are.

A good meditation for relationships:

*Let your eyes close. Feel your connection deep into the earth through your feet or sit bones (if you are sitting on the floor. ). Feel connection to the energy above, through the crown of your head.

 *Feel and visualize the energy flowing down from above, through the crown of your head, through your body out your feet into the earth. Feel and visualize the  energy flow up from the earth through your body out the crown of your head.  When you feel grounded and relaxed then-

*Breathe into your physical heart on the left side of your chest as if your heart had a nose. If this feels uncomfortable then move your attention to your belly.

*Think of someone you love, who is easy to love and who you have a calm harmonious relationship with. 

*See this person, happy and well in your heart.

*Send them positive, loving energy.

* Now visualize yourself  and this person in the space in front of you. Hold your hands up and send light and loving energy into the space between you. and this person Ask you angels, and  helpful spiritual energies to help you. Ask that, "This space be cleared and for love to flow."

*Now, think of someone who is important to you, but perhaps you have a more challenging relationship with

*Repeat the steps above.

You can do this as many times. with as many people as you wish and have the time and energy for. Remember to channel loving energy from the space above and the earth below rather than using your own energy.

*Finally, come back to your belly, breathing in and out sitting in peace and send love and gratitude to yourself. You deserve your own love and respect as much as anyone on the planet.

Some American Indian names for this April Moon are:
Flower Moon-Cherokee
Moon when the Buffalo Drop their Calves-Cheyenne

Enjoy this Moon and its Eclipse. Celebrate and clear your relationships. Know all is evolving, changing, growing and moving into darkness and back into the light.

Peace and Happiness
Sue Schmidt
www.healingmeditations.net
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Happy Spring Equinox!

Today is the Spring Equinox! At the Equinox nature is at its most balanced. There are 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. The sun rises due East and sets due West. So if you notice the sunrise/sunset where you live you will know exactly where east and west are.

 According to Chinese 5 Element theory this is the zenith of spring! Even if you live in  the north you may notice that trees are budding, and the bulbs are starting to come out of the earth. The birds are singing in the morning beginning to look for potential mates nesting places. There is a quickening in the earth. Many of this experience this as an increase of in energy--so much to do!

In 5 Element Theory, Spring is the time of the Wood Element. Wood Element  makes visible and known the energy of "pushing through". All the plants and trees are waking up and pushing out of the ground pushing out of their tight buds.
You can see this energy in the effort it takes a chick to peck its way out of an egg, a seed to crack open, a baby to be born. Have you ever seen a plant growing out of a crack in the sidewalk or a rock and wondered at how such a fragile thing could "push through" rock? That is the energy of Spring and Wood Element.

When this energy becomes blocked we experience anger. The anger gives us an extra umph to push through or go around or do things differently. It can be useful! If, however, we are not able to resolve the blockage our anger may turn to frustration or resentment and eventually depression. This is the shadow side of the Wood Element. The healthy balanced side of Wood is Power! The power to move toward what nourishes yo and turn away from what doesn't. The energy to push through obstacles. The organs associated with Wood are Liver and Gall Bladder. At this time of year it is helpful to drink water with lemon, and eat lots of fruits and green vegetables. The color of Wood Element is green and it is represented by the green dragon.

www.earthsky.org via The Dragon

A meditation you can do tonight is to face the setting sun. Think of all the feeling tones, activities, lessons, and fun times of winter. Bless it and let it go. Then in the morning get up and face the rising sun, imagine, wonder and daydream about all you would like to do and accomplish in an easy, gentle way. Know that it will emerge in its time. Just as plant doesn't spring forth  fully formed, so our ideas take to time to come to fruition. This is a time to be very gentle with young, green energies that are beginning to emerge in your body, heart, mind and energy body.

Happy Spring Everyone!
Sue Schmidt C.Ht., CMT
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Full Moon March 16 2014

Photo by Carl Galloway www.earthsky.org

The Moon was precisely full at 10:10am MST. When we see the full moon tonight it will already be waning, altho it will look full. 
According to the Western calendar, this is the final full Moon of winter. 

From a 5 Element Perspective, Spring actually  began on Feb. 7 so this is the 2nd spring moon. In the 5 Element system the height or middle of Spring is at the Equinox March 20. Its coming up!

This moon falls under the astrological sign of  Virgo. The Virgo moon encourages us toward self reflection and self awareness. Virgo is the virgin and in ancient thought, the virgin was one who stood alone, self aware and complete. The Virgo moon emphasizes moving toward our goals in small steps, in a methodical, careful way. It is time to feel our individuality. We are a drop in the ocean of the universe. We are the ocean and the drop and Virgo moon invites to think, reflect and ponder what our individual purpose may be. Virgo's magic understands how everything fits together to work and helps us master a talent, skills and how we can be of service to others. 

Some American Indian names for March Full Moon are;
Moon of the Whispering Wind--Hopi
Strawberry Moon--Cherokee
Eagle Moon-- Cree

Tonight go out and look on the moon. Consider that the moon shines on everyone equally, but it also shines just for YOU! What is your unique gift, talent, skill? Let the moon show you your gifts tonight in a dream or in meditation. 

In Peace, 
Sue Schmidt C.Ht, CMT
healingmeditations1@gmail.com
www.healingmeditations.net

Valentine Moon: Fri. Feb. 14 2014

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The moon becomes full on Fri. Feb. 14 at 4:54pm. This full Moon rises around sunset and sets around sunrise. This is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. Normally, the moon spends at least some time in the daytime.


This Valentine Moon falls in the constellation  of Leo inviting us to experience and explore our creativity and passion.This should encourage romantic love for Valentines Day!

Photo by www.lunaf.com

Traditionally, the full Moon in February is know as the Snow Moon because of heavy snow falls in Feb. or the Hunger Moon because it was hard to hunt. 


Some other American Indian names are: 
Shoulder to Shoulder around the Fire Moon-- Wishram
Moon when Trees Crack in the Cold Moon: Lakota

This Valentines Day remember that love is an energy we can experience whether we are in a romantic relationship or not. Go outside and feel  Love for the Moon! We all share the same Moon. 

Happy Valentines Day! You are loved.

Mandala by Sue Schmidt

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Levels of Intuition: Downloading Information from the Field

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The ancient tradition of Chi Kung tells us that we are surrounded by a field of energy. This field of energy exists inside of us, all around us and is the “stuff” the universe is comprised of. It connects us to one another and to everything in the universe. It is like the water a fish swims in.

Quantum mechanics describes this field as sub atomic particles in a matrix or medium which connects two or more points in space. These fields are constantly changing and rearranging by exchanges of energy. 

Knots of energy emerge from the field as discrete entities react with other particles and then disappear back into the field.

These sub atomic particles or quanta form into waves when they are interacting with one another in a coherent way. As more and more quanta join into the waves that are oscillating at the same frequency and amplitude, the wave or signal becomes stronger and stronger. Eventually, the neutral field becomes discrete and information is exchanged.

So the Field is an invisible, infinite sea of energy that connects all matter (this means you and I!) We are a part of this web.

If you are still with me….you may be wondering “What in the world does this have to do with intuition or even more importantly me and my life!?

Well….thoughts are energy. Thoughts organize the field.  This is especially true when great numbers of people are experiencing the same event or praying meditating together. When the field becomes organized the information is exchanged.  

Of course, this field of energy operates and exists beyond space in time.  It is everywhere and connects everything. That is how we sometimes know, when the phone rings, who is on the other end of the line. Someone is thinking of us and reaching out to us and alters the Field in such a way that we can pick up on the information being projected. This also explains the sudden knowing of an event outside that is beyond our personal space/time parameters. We can even pick up on what is going to happen as there is no time in the field. All possibilities exist simultaneously. 

I can relate an example of this from my own experience. In 1998, I had a strange dream of Japanese girls all dressed in white dancing. When I mentioned this dream to a friend, she looked surprised and asked,
“Didn’t you watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics last night?” I replied that no, I hadn’t watched TV at all. She then described the opening ceremony of the Japanese winter Olympics. A long line of Japanese girls dressed in white dancing! I believe that because this was such a strong imprint in the field my sub conscious mind could pick up on it. 

The Field is neutral, neither bad nor good. It has consciousness in the sense that it is effected by everything that happens on our earth and it responds to thoughts and events. It is the intentionality of our consciousness and the intentionality of all life forms that organizes the field into meaning.

The Global ConsciousnessProject has been studying this phenomenon for fifteen years. They are is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and engineers that collect data continuously from a global network of physical random number generators. These number generator just produce 1s and 0s in a completely random order. These generators are located in up to 70 host sites around the world at any given time. The data are transmitted to a central archive. Incredibly, these numbers become more synchronized, beyond the level of chance, when a world event occurs or even before it occurs. Before 911, the numbers became less random showing a fluctuation in the unconscious minds of many, many people.  How our intentionality or even just observation interacts with random or neutral energy is explained in this fun video.



Science shows up us what the mystics, sages and Chi Kung masters have known for thousands of years. We are connected. Our thoughts create meaning from a neutral field of energy. This field is life affirming, and responds to our thoughts. It especially responds to lots of people thinking the same things. It is not constrained by time or space because it is everywhere at the same time.
So imagine and think positive thoughts about yourself and others and you will be contributing to the world in a positive way!
And know that when your mind is quiet and your energy system is open, you can download information from this field that is not constrained by space or time. The best way to be able to tap into the Field with your intuition is to Meditate.

Wishing you all love and happiness,
Sue Schmidt C.HT, CMT
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Levels of Intuition: The Collective Unconscious

Joseph Campbell, the author of the Power of Myth, said: “My studies have revealed the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony” 


Just as the personal subconscious is individual and separate from others, the collective unconscious unites us. Our brains and bodies are the very much the same and we have more common with one another than not. So people all over the world tend to create the same myths and archetypal images even when separated by geographic distance. Many ancient cultures, for example, talk about a great flood. These cultures did not have contact with one another, yet the myths are surprisingly similar. Perhaps there was a great flood at one time? Or..it may be that water, a symbol of the unconscious, overwhelms everyone, and therefore a myth arose to give expression to this experience.
All cultures have stories about angels, spirits and deities that exist outside and beyond our three dimensional experience. Once again, we can wonder do all peoples carry this idea because spiritual energies actually exist? Or is there a need for all humans of all races, cultures and times to create these beings to fulfill a fundamental need?

 

Personally, my direct experience as led me to believe that angels and helpful energetic beings really do exist. I believe they are energies that exist on a plane of reality that is parallel to ours, but that is vibrating at a higher frequency. But that is a subject for another blog….. 

Because we all have similar needs on an emotional/spiritual level we tend to create archetypes that are common to all peoples in all times. Some examples of archetypes seen in all world religions of all peoples are:
Father/ Mother:usually the Sun represents father, the earth mother
Trickster: Coyote, Raven, Jester
Fertility: Spring, Egg, Gardens, Young Maiden, Corn shoots, Flowers/Blossoms
Death: Grim Reaper, Angel of Death, The Owl
Anima: The inner male (Carl Jung)
Animus: The inner female (Carl Jung)




Both men and women have both the anima and animus.
These are only a few of the archetypes that are our vast heritage of symbols. We relate to these archetypes in our dreams, art, music, religion and stories.
All people also carry the burdens and gift of our ancestors.One of my readers, Evelyn Wray, proposes that we also carry future realities within us. These ideas are mirrored in the life cycle of the caterpillar.

When a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly it melts inside its cocoom into a shapeless blob of goo. But within that goo, is the DNA of its old caterpillar self and the DNA of the butterfly.  Nature tends  to have patterns that repeat so I wonder if we carry in our DNA the memories of our ancestors as well as future possibilities? Its an interesting idea…..and would love to hear theories, explanations, comments or other questions from all of you who are reading this!
So what does these commonalities have to do with Intuition?
We can look for archetypes and symbols in our dreams that transcend the personal for information and guidance. We can pay attention to the symbols that appear over and over again in our environment. We may see multiple sightings of a bird, or other animal and can be sure that we are noticing in our outer environment an inner universal symbol. We consciously activate specific archetypes to help us in our lives. For example, when giving actual birth or birth to a project we can think about and surround ourselves with flowers, spend time in a garden, notice growing things.
Spirit is always talking to us through symbols and images and Spirit has a lot to say!

Wishing you Peace and Happiness,
Sue Schmidt C.Ht,CMT
www.healingmeditations.net
healingmeditations1@gmail.com

Present Momen vs. New Years Resolution

It doesn’t matter what you do, as much as it matters how you feel when you are doing it. "  Osage.....

Osage

Most of use, including myself,  are busy trying to do more. We want to exercise more, meditate more, work more, relax more…..the list can be endless. We feel this more keenly as a collective at the New Year. We are busy making resolutions based on what we think we should do. This is good and it is what human beings do. But we can take it lightly with a loving humor and acceptance of ourselves. 

I've had fun making resolutions that I KNOW I can succeed at. Like, "I am going to try really hard to NOT be perfect." (-:

But I find that if I pay deep attention to what is actually happening around me and right before me, as well as  internally monitoring the shifting shapes, emotions and energies, as they  arise  and dissolve like clouds in the sky, that I feel satisfied, full and content.

There is something that feels very good about present moment awareness. And I wonder if someone, anyone, could be in the present moment constantly, would this be enlightenment? Would eating, walking, driving, writing ,sitting….thinking about and planning for the future, become enlightened activity?

I think then what we DO will arise effortlessly from a centered place where heart, mind, body and emotions are balanced. From this place of no effort, other than the effort to be in alignment with oneself, all unfolds.

Wishing you all Happiness,
Sue Schmidt C.Ht
www.healingmeditations.net
healingmeditations1@gmail.com 

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