Weekly Oracle: Surrender

Dailey's Thoughts: Surrender CAN Be Easy

The word for the week is Surrender. If you have been holding on to relationships that don’t serve you, working yourself to death in commitments that don’t resonate for you, or making promises you don’t truly want to keep, this is the week to let them go. Let them all go. All of them.

Surrender is not passive. Maybe at one time, it was a passive act, the act of simply not doing. In this age, however, we have been so deeply programmed to do, to act, to be, that surrender sometimes requires a crowbar in order to unhook those tightly fisted hands. When you surrender, you give yourself over to something. This is the week to give yourself over to the force of Love. Surrender to your own higher knowing. If you are Christian, surrender to God. If you are Athiest, surrender to your inner wisdom. If you are Pagan, surrender to the rhythms of the Earth and the spirits who have your happiness in mind. If you are Buddhist, surrender to your Dharma, to your Way. If you are pan-religious, surrender to all of these things. Whatever your beliefs, surrender to Love.

When you love yourself wholly, you won’t remain in relationships that shut you down. When you love yourself, you won’t work to death for commitments that don’t resonate. Instead you will make space for the commitments you love, and find ways for them to feed and inspire you as well. When you love yourself, you won’t make promises just to please others. Instead, you will learn how to communicate what you need, and what you can healthfully give.

Sometimes we love and value others more than ourselves, so we do mental (and sometimes physical) gymnastics in order to protect others, make them happy, or prove how much we can love. But we have to give just as much love to our own being. We don’t always realize where we’re being contortionists for others, to the detriment of our own selves (that also need our self-love).

This week, you may feel those insights beginning to creep in. You may begin to notice where you’ve been holding too tightly to things because they are your comfortable security blanket. And this week, this is the very best time to surrender. Give up the blanket. Open the fists. Soften your death grip. Realize that everywhere in your life where you are resonating in love and in harmony, you will continue to receive those gifts and benefits. What does not serve you will fall away. All you have to be willing to do, beginning today, is to Surrender. Give yourself over to Love, wherever or however it may appear in your life.

If you’re trying to hold on to old patterns that need to be released, you’ll recognize it if you sit still and ask yourself honestly, “Does this serve my highest good? My ultimate happiness? My life purpose?” Where the answer is no, *let go*.

When and where you surrender, you make space for incredible blessings to rush in and create new value, new life experiences, and new growth.

Where you have surrendered, your mind will create new mindsets, new programs that will help you take positive actions toward your dreams.

Surrender, surrender, surrender.

blessings,

Dailey

Heart Illumination

Dailey's Thoughts: Heart Illumination

This weekend was the fall equinox, a time traditionally celebrated as the equal balance between night and day. From here, we tip slowly into darkness, culminating at the longest night before Winter Solstice hails the return of the sun. I often feel most active during the darkening part of the year. School starts up, holidays slam us with staccato rhythm, and the dark nights lend an air of mystery and introspection for those willing to settle into stillness.

I have said this many times before: The heart illuminates. In the darkest night, we have a heart that will show us the way. We may not be able to see the way forward with our eyes, or think our way through challenges, but if we trust the wisdom of our heart, life unfolds gracefully.

I believe this happens because in each of our hearts, we have an invisible bridge directly to creative source. You may call that Universal Life Force, God, Goddess, Great Spirit, Inner Knowingness--whatever you call it, is the ever flowing source of energy that spins the threads of life. Through this heart bridge, we receive energy, hope, and light with which to see our way forward.

We all have deep longings. In some of us they are buried so deep they are almost forgotten. This fall, I challenge you to uncover those longings, and to admit them to yourselves. I challenge you to allow that beautiful heart of yours to shine forth and highlight the path you need to take.

Sometimes you just won’t see the way forward until you start walking. Opportunities may look non-existent. The answers to your prayers may seem out of reach. But the moment you step forward on faith and begin to move, determined to succeed with your intuitive heart leading the way, doors will begin to open.

They may not always be the doors you were hoping for. However, they will be the right doors, and you will recognize them by a feeling of lightness in your heart. You will recognize the right opportunities by a feeling ofYesness in your guts.

But to get there, you have to listen to your heart. Listen to the feelings in that part of your body. To get there, you have to be willing to act upon those feelings and know that you will be met by the universe.

As we descend into the darker time of year, claim your deep inner truths and desires. Recognize them so that you can work with them and integrate them into your life, much like Persephone traveling into the darkness to claim her crown as Queen of the Underworld for six months of the year. Whether you view the darkness or the underworld as scary or adventurous all depends on outlook. If you believe in the power of your own heart to illuminate all matters, you’ll have a blast!

blessings,

Dailey

PS: If you are not sure how to listen to your heart, you're welcome to come in for a session and we'll look at what may be blocking you.  If you have special ways for how you to listen to your heart, please share them below so we can all benefit! :-)

Angel Oracle of Peace

Dailey's Thoughts: Angel Oracle of Peace

  

This week's oracle card comes from Doreen Virtue's Archangel Oracle Deck: PEACE. 

Archangel Chamuel says: “Peace comes from remembering that only love is real.”

One day earlier this year, my five year old son came up to me and said, “Mom! This is important. Love is REAL.” He said it emphatically as if it was something critical I mustn’t forget. His timing was profound. I’d spent much of my early life treating love like a commodity that should be dealt out only to worthy people, loved ones who’d earned their right to stand in my inner circle. Although I’d realized years ago that this was a fallacy--that in fact there is enough love within us to share with the whole world, and that love is a healing balm we all need, and that we needn’t be so scared of saying those three words--I believe it may be a lifetime process of shedding old conditioning to learn deeper ways of being in a state of love, and of honoring it wherever we see it.

Sometimes we don’t know what is Love or what is Passion. Sometimes we get confused about whether we are being loving when we have to hold our boundaries and say no to things that, in our hearts we might want, but for our well being would not be good. Sometimes love comes knocking on our doors but we are so afraid, we give it a good set-down and tell ourselves we're just infatuated, or we tell ourselves a million reasons why we--or others--are not worthy of our loving attention.

Archangel Chamuel is here to remind us that these are all acts that stem from deep fear. We are afraid we will lose our dignity, our pride, our health, our chance, our luck, our autonomy, etc. Chamuel reminds us that love is a connective force, and that if we surrender our fear, then love is what is left, and in that deep well of love, we’ll find peace.

Some say that when Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, Chamuel was one of the Archangels that was there to help them out. As they awakened to self-awareness, all sorts of fears were born. They found themselves at the beginning of a great adventure in trying to reconnect with the loving state of Oneness that they’d forgotten. Of trying, in essence, to remember that All is Love, and thus shame and fear and just illusions. Chamuel helps us to connect in with that same state of inner remembrance, helping us to reconnect parts of ourselves within, where needed, and to have faith in the opportunities for Love that present themselves within our lives.

We all have situations in which we are uncertain about what’s real and what isn’t. This may be a new opportunity that fills us with excitement, but is just enough outside of our comfort zone to also incite a little bit of fear. This week you may encounter a situation that seems too good to be true, or a challenge that puts you on edge so that your regular peace of mind is not intact. If you find yourself quietly frustrated, disempowered, or simply confused about the reality of things, call upon the loving, grounding energy of Chamuel.

Chamuel says (via Doreen Virtue), “Look past the surface of this situation and see the underlying truth: that everyone involved is a child of God filled with love. By focusing upon this truth, you elicit loving behavior and solutions. Even though appearances may seem otherwise, trust that a higher wisdom is in charge. Love is the only power that exists, and its light shines away any seeming darkness. Hold the intention to look for examples of this light within yourself and others, and you’ll have more light in your mind, heart, thoughts, and life. This knowledge is the foundation of peace.”

Believe in the power of love to heal yourself and others.

Blessings,

Dailey

Angel Oracle: Life Review

Dailey's Thoughts: Angel Oracle of Life Review

This week's timely card, "Life Review," comes from Doreen Virtue’s Archangel Oracle. Archangel Jeremiel asks us to “Take inventory of your life, and resolve to change or heal anything that is unbalanced.”

For a long while, this card always seemed to come up when I was in the throws of angst and felt like I couldn’t see clearly. The last thing I wanted to hear was, “Look at the patterns and figure out when and how this has happened before so that you can clear it out.” When you are emotionally upset, it can be very hard to ground, get calm, to perceive truth, and do the healing clearing work necessary to transform your life. In order to heal what is unbalanced, you may begin with a mental process of looking at the past, but really the resolve to create change for the future is where the healing occurs.

There may be events in our lives in which we felt powerless to create the experiences that would bring us to a place of happiness. Because of our pain, we could not connect with our power center. Even after we physically moved on, we may have forgotten to reconnect with our power center around those situations. When we do a life review, we have the opportunity to look at past events in which we may have felt disempowered, and create the healing shift that will allow us to reclaim our centeredness and feel our powerful essence.

A life review can be conducted in a number of ways. My favorite ways are either via journaling or active meditation with Reiki. Your guide for this work is Archangel Jeremiel. Jeremiel is a healing angel, often appearing in a ray of eggplant purple. He specializes in helping us to release negative emotions, to let go of situations that may have been beneficial or pleasurable but no longer serve our highest good, and to see truth unfettered by our own ego as we review the past. First, ask your self if you are struggling with a current issue. Take a mental review of the issue at hand. Are you acting from a place of love, or a place of fear? Are you being proactive, or are you simply responding to stimuli from other people?

Once you feel clear about these questions, ask yourself: When have I acted or felt similarly in my past? What situations from my past may have triggered these same feelings in my present?

For example if you struggle with being late all of the time, try to remember the very first time you were late for something. Look at the circumstances that cause your lateness. Look at your feelings.  And then go deeper. What is the root cause for this lateness?

We all heal in different ways. You may find it easiest to journal your thoughts as a way of uncovering your root cause. You may find it easiest to do a transcendental meditation, shamanic journey, or to sit quietly and ask the angels via your intuitive channel. Take a route that is most comfortable and enticing for you.

Now ask Jeremiel to help you heal these root experiences and memories. See if you can identify in your body where these old stories are being held, and send Reiki or white light to flush out those stories and welcome in a new way of being.

Resolve to make physical changes: What is one thing you can do to physically change the old pattern and support your happiness around this issue?

Resolve to make intellectual changes: How can you shift your perspective so that you step out of suffering, and remember the new empowering perspective? Answers may include writing new affirmations, reading books, seeing a therapist, making a vision board, or purchasing something visual that triggers your memory of this new way of seeing.

Resolve to make emotional changes: Release the emotional body memories that don’t serve you, either through self-Reiki, meditation, or trance/journey work. Sit with the emotions that are still left and explore them thoroughly so you have a better understanding of how you are being impacted.

Resolve to make spiritual changes: We are constantly evolving spiritually. What spiritual wisdom might inform the issue at hand? Get clear about where you receive your spiritual wisdom. You may do this through church, community events, through quiet intuitive insights, or through a vigorous hike in the mountains. We all have different ways of connecting with spirit, so check in with the truth that is there.

Life Reviews don’t have to be this detailed. They can be a simple 5 minute meditation. Many times when this card is pulled, people aren’t certain what they are supposed to be reviewing. They don't understand what their current struggle has to do with their past and don't see an immediate correlation. That’s okay too. In that case, the best thing you can do is to open yourself up to being as present as possible in your life, and looking at the causes you are currently making toward your happiness. Ask yourself,  Is there anything I am currently doing that may be inadvertently sabotaging my happiness? 

I’ll leave you with this message from Archangel Jeremiel (via Doreen Virtue): “It takes courage to look at your life. Yet, if done with compassion and a sense of humor, you’ll grow and learn from a life review. I`ll help you take stock of where you’ve been. We’ll look at what you’ve learned, and how these lessons are a valuable asset for today and tomorrow. We’ll also notice life patterns that aren’t serving your highest good, and we’ll take steps to release those patterns.”

Call on Jeremiel to help shed some light. If you are really struggling and need human helping hands, call me to schedule a Reiki with Wisdom healing session, where we will check in with your higher self, guides, and guardians to help facilitate the energy work of healing.

blessings,

Dailey

PS: Do you have a favorite way you like to conduct a life review? Or a favorite resource? Please share for others to enjoy, below! :-) 

Angel Oracle: Prosperity

Dailey's Thoughts:  Angel Oracle of Prosperity

The card for this week is Prosperity, from Doreen Virtue’s Archangel Oracle. I particularly love the green and gold motif of the art, and the swirling cornucopia. I’m reminded of how our green, fertile heart chakra can draw into our lives sincerely good riches of all kinds. Look-- she has stars in her horn. Remember that all of your dreams can be yours if you are willing to give and receive, grounded in the wisdom and power of your heart.

The Affirmation:

“Your material needs are provided as you follow your intuition and manifest your dreams into reality.”

This comes from Archangel Ariel, who specializes in the manifestation of all that you need, in line with your higher will. If you enjoy working with angels, you can call upon Ariel to help you with whatever you are trying to manifest.

Carry or work with a Rose Quartz this week to help anchor you in a soft, fearless form of love.

Ariel’s message (via Doreen) says, “I am pouring a cornucopia of prosperity upon you and your life, and ask that you open your arms to receive. Some of the treasures will come in the form of brilliant ideas, and some will come as opportunities. We’ll work together to realize your highest dreams, and I ask that you give any worries to me. God and I love you very much, and are happy to help you in this way. We know that you’ll pass along the goodness to others as well.”

Often this card is a reminder that we need to remain open to the prosperity that is waiting for us. How would your week be different if you believed, in your core, that the universe is conspiring to bring you everything that you need? What changes must you make in order to be receptive to the actualization of your dreams?

It is easy for us to forget we are in a flow of abundance. We may want a new job, but then we don’t tell anyone we’re looking, so others don’t know to mention the new job they just heard about that might be perfect for you. Or we become frustrated with our loved ones--or lack thereof!--and yet we do not take the steps needed to open dialogue around these issues with others. Being willing to Receive prosperity is about making space to welcome it, and that “making space” is sometimes an active pursuit.

Here’s a final question to ponder for your week:

What 3 things can you do to make more space for prosperity (or for your dreams to come true) in your life?

I would really love to hear your responses, so if you have time, please comment below!

Also if you have tips for me and others about how you receive and generate prosperity, please share them below.

Have a Blessed Week!

Dailey