For the PH8 of the Moon Summer Solstice

As we moved into Summer, I was moved to begin a new practice in my day-to-day routine. The idea has been nagging at me for quite some time and I had found numerous ways of avoiding it. However, after the Summer Solstice Unconditional Love Activation with Mark "Dr. Dream" Peebler, I tapped into an even deeper part of myself; a part where the energy of 'follow through' had been held captive by the 'fuck it' part of my ego. And, boy, am I happy to have freed that part of me because after only 2 days the rewards have been awe-inspiring. I love you Mark!!!

So this is how it went....
Thursday morning I was almost propelled out of bed which is so not my usual habit.... with 4 planets in Taurus and a Scorpio rising I like to linger in the in-between times giving the physical, mental, emotional and psychic bodies all a chance to align. Well, no chance of that at 5:45 am Thursday as I found myself filled with this crazy energy which had informed my brain and body that it was time to get out of bed and up to the hot-tub and pool. I dutifully got up, dressed and was out the door in 10 minutes. As I picked up the mail I was then was struck with the idea that I needed my sneakers so that I could get on the treadmill. I almost wondered aloud: "Really? Who the hell is this that seems to have taken over my life?" Well, always one for changing things up, I stopped back at the house and got my sneakers and my iPod to listen to Spirit Rap by Astarius; then I hit the exercise room before the pool. No big hoopla, not out to prove anything to anyone, I did 15 minutes at 2 miles per hour, burning about 48 calories and by the end of it, I was pretty happy with myself for having followed through.

Off to the hot tub.... Facing East to honor the rising Sun, I breathed in the light while I massaged my feet. As I communed with nature, massaged my feet and pondered on the endless possibilities we are afforded in life, I mused that it would be such a treat if the neighborhood Harris Hawk would stop by for a visit. For those of you who know me well, you know of my love and fascination with birds. I admire their ability to rise above it all... they are a treat and a blessing in my life and Hawk is one of my animal totems and guides. So I let the thought go out to the multiverse and was then taken by the desire to get in the pool and move around some. After doing some gentle laps, I floated around enjoying the buoyancy of the salt water, again musing on how much I appreciate Nature and Her gifts.

So it was time to head back to the house and don't cha know??? I grab my towel, begin drying off when I am drawn to look up and there, not 50 feet away from where I stood, was the Harris Hawk perched atop the exercise room. There she sat, preening and, quite obviously, acknowledging me as I did her. My eyes are again filled with tears of gratitude, just as they were at that moment. Being one to understand that the signs are there if we choose to look for them, I took her presence to be a strong indication that I was doing right by myself in following this new inner directive.

The day was quiet, affording me the opportunity to continue my inner dialogue. With a good number of people around me fasting, I have been having this on-going argument about whether or not I should be doing so myself. The arguments/justifications/rebuttals go something like this:

"Am I supposed to fast? I'm not getting any inner prompting to do so."
"You're being lazy and self-indulgent"
"No, just being aware of blood sugar issues."
"How about just one day a week doing the Master Cleanse?"
"That's a cop-out"
"No, seriously, we've been eating much healthier for several weeks now; even cutting down on portions. Don't we counsel clients to take baby-steps?"
"But look at how many people are doing the fast."
"Ah, since when have we been one to follow the popular path?"

OMG!!! I had to stay plugged into Spirit Rap to keep the voices at bay and all along I drank water while keeping my hands busy with crafting. In the end I opted for a liquid diet for now, having veggies juice for dinner and my fruit smoothie this morning AFTER the exercise room and pool.

While swimming this morning, I swam in this reflection of Sunlight that was beaming on the surface of the pool. Heading East in a breast stroke and West with a back stroke, when I closed my eyes, I had a powerful visual of a shaft of neon green light filling me with energy so I tried to change the color to pink for Unconditional Love and found the green stayed. Then I opened my eyes and looked at the clouds and there it was, this shaft of cotton candy pink light dancing in the clouds. What a delight to play with Nature and have Her play back. LOL Life rox when we allow it.

Toweling off today, I mused that I was earlier today than yesterday so I would likely miss the Harris Hawk. Unfazed, I drove back to the house and don't cha know??? Perched atop a street light was the Harris Hawk, almost waiting for me and then my little eye spied another Harris Hawk swooping in from the South, landing atop a house. You know that I stopped to say "Hello and thanks" to each one of them. I AM so very blessed!!!