Ice Block Candle by TwisterMc

This last Sunday, we lined our Labyrinth with Ice Candles.  Candle holders made from frozen water with a place for a candle within the ice. 

Anyway, the process ended up being really wonderful.  First, we had a guest, Arnon Davidovici come and do a guided meditation.  He prefaced his meditation by talking about letting go.  Unbeknownst to him, that was what we were going to do during the ice candle walk was let go of what might be holding us back or keeping us blocked.  Anyway, after Arnon led folks through a guided meditation, we filed out and walked the labyrinth. 

Every few feet, an ice candle lit the way.  A person would know when and with which ice candle they would be ready to release something on their way to the center of the labyrinth.  During the trip out of the labyrinth, people were instructed to stop by an ice candle and let it assist them in taking on something they wished to take on. 

The feedback I got was that the experience was truly powerful.  The ice candles received what they released and assisted in taking on something new. 

Many members of The Divine Fellowship have spent weeks preparing the ice candles.  They came in all shapes and sizes and were decorated with pinecones and greenery.  It was truly amazing to have so many loving hands work together for the greater good.  As we could see the ice turn to water, we could see that things that were blocked up in our lives could relax and release.  We could also experience the fact that those candles were made with love.  Just as the entire creation of our physical plane was created with love, by love and through love.  Love now supports each and every one of us when we become willing to receive that Love.  May you be blessed on this journey called "Life" and may you feel the Love that supports you now.

damsel&fireflies from Sure2talk

Who knows why it happens, but a song gets stuck in the old noggin and it just won't go away.  Doesn't matter if you even LIKE the song - there it is. 

All day today, I've had the 'Fireflies' song in my head.  I happened to be pondering animal spirit guides.  At our services on Sunday, I led the fellowship through a guided meditaiton where they met one of their spirit animals and shared an experience with them.  On Monday, several people had e-mailed me regarding their experience of that to see if I had any insights about it since those experiences in guided meditations are generally symbolic in nature.  One of them mentioned a firefly.  The energy of a firefly is finding one's truth.

Today, I found myself still pondering the energy of fireflies.  What came to me was that the energy of fireflies is that of finding their way by lighting where they've been.  Once we know where we came from and why we responded in the ways that we do, we free ourselves from those past lessons and can move forward fearlessly.  All too often, we tend to ignore the past and shut it out because it's painful.  Examining the past doesn't require us to re-injure ourselves with the past hurt, but rather look at it from the perspective of love and tenderness.

Like a cougar waits atop an outcropping of rock to see what lies below, we can stand upon the truth of our divine sacredness - safe and secure in the Light of Love - and gaze down at the past with the heart of compassion.  I know there are things in my life that I chose to do because I didn't realize the pain I would cause myself or others.  From the perspective of today, I can look at yesterday, not at a shame or regret, but as an experience that brought me to today.  Could I have done some things differently?  From the perspective I had in the past, I did the best I could.  Would I do it differently now?  Yes, that's called learning and growing.

It's important to cut ourselves some slack and let go of regret and remorse.  Those emotions cause us continued pain.  Knowing we can choose something differently empowers us to move forward with joy.  So, the energy of firefly is powerful.  Illuminate the past to see it for what it truly is - past.  Know that growth can be painful, but we needed keep hurting ourselves by makeing the same choices anymore.  If our past is filled with sorrows at the hands of others, we can illuminate the pain that caused them to act/react in the way they did and let go of painful thoughts that keep us locked in the past and keep us giving our energy and power to someone who no longer holds significance.

May 10,000 fireflies teach you how to dance!

This last Sunday was our monthly "Healing Sunday" at The Divine Fellowship.  As the first Sunday of the year, Phil offered healing energy to each one in attendance.  As he opened up to receive energy to give, he felt "filled" and had to ask for the energy to be slowed down a bit so he could manage the flow.  He sent energy directly to each person that came to stand in front of him.  The energy was for whatever that person was requesting at that time.  It was beautiful.  I was the last to receive and I reflected the energy back to him as he gave it to me so he was a recipient as well.  It was an amazing experience.

After the healing part, I had been shown a quick process to lock in the energy.  Actually, several weeks (months?) ago, I had a vision where I saw us in this process.  I didn't know what it was for or why we would be doing it, but knew it was significant and that I would know when the time was right. 

It was time.  Everyone was invited to stand.  Each person was invited to say their first name as the first name is our energetic signature of their physical form.  We all said our first name in unison three times.  Then I would say a phrase and the fellowship would repeat it.  We said, "I am."  "I am ready."  "I am ready to receive."  "I am ready to be."  And then say our first name again three times.

As we were saying our names the final three times, it was as if I became one with everyone and I had no idea what my name was.  I couldn't really hear anyone else's name, I just heard voices.  I knew I was a unique individual, yet I was so fully a part of the whole that my name was lost in the whole.  It was quite an amazing feeling.  Very deep and very spiritual.  It was a sense of totally belonging.  It was like the jigsaw puzzle was completed and the individual parts became the whole and the personalities and differences no longer mattered.  I could fully be myself and fully be connected.

I mentioned this experience and one of the members, Monica, suggested we do "The Divine Fellowship" instead of our first names.  So, we repeated the process saying "We are," etc.  When we came to the part where we were to say, "We are ready to be."  I heard myself say, "We are ready to believe."  Again, that feeling of complete belonging kicked in and I could feel a new level of belief being gifted to all of us as a whole.  It was truly unbelievable. 

We will be doing this process again, I'm sure.  I have a sense that something wonderful and amazing is coming for our Divine Fellowship.  Don't know what that will be, but can feel the sense of it.  What a rush!  What a beautiful experience.  More will experience this as we repeat the process.  I'm looking forward to experiencing what will unfold for us.

photo by scubadive67

Sunday morning I had a dream - well, I won't bore you with the details as most dreams are pretty boring to everyone but the one dreaming them.  I will share with you that I was repeatedly asked to remember a phrase.  I would dream on and then someone in the dream would come close to me and make me repeat a phrase over and over until I remembered it and then I'd go back to dreaming.  This happened three times and usually when something happens in three's it is important.

Here's what I brought back with me from the dream state. . . "The Actions We Now Take, Arise From Decisions Once Made"

What I feel this might mean is that sometimes we are acting upon old commitments we make to ourselves.  In times of anguish our emotions make contracts that we spend the rest of our lives living.  Like having someone tease us as a child (even if the teasing was without malice) and we say to ourselves, "I'll never tell anyone how I feel."  We may not even remember the event!  I remember a gentleman relating a story of a young boy who was the youngest of a whole herd of children.  As the children raced to the kitchen to grab a cookie after school, he being the smallest was shoved to the last in line.  When he got his cookie, he said, "my cookie all broke!"  The other children thought it was the cutest thing (as they adored this boy) and laughed hilariously.  He didn't feel adored!  He was hurt and felt belittled and swore he would never trust anyone again.  As a result, he spent his adult life being cautious and holding back his feelings - even from the woman he loved. 

After some deep soul searching, he remembered the incident and could move through that and into a more trusting place.  He could allow the love of his life to adore him like he truly wanted to be adored and could trust that she would not mock him or hurt him.  It was a huge turning point for the both of them.

I don't know why I was sent back with this message.  Perhaps it was just for me to search my own heart for any inappropriate promises I made under times of duress.  Maybe this is for you.  Maybe all of us.  I know that the message was so urgent that I was repeatedly made to repeat it until I got it in my sleeping state so I could carry it back out into wakefulness. 

I would encourage all of us to see if there is any part of our lives that have a hang up and look behing the hang up to an old self-promise that no longer serves us.  If you would like help walking through that, I'm here - just send me an e-mail - janice@janicelynch.com

Sandy Beach by CyNicaL

Well, I try to take Mondays to rest.  Yesterday, I was resting and started to get another meditation/mystic question process coming through.  Well, I couldn't rest until I got it all down on paper and then I couldn't rest until I had given it a test drive.  After I was done with that, Phil came home and we ate some leftovers and I ran the process past him and found a little inconsistency that was easily corrected.  I have a sense that I'm to share this around Christmas or at the first of the year.

What this process looks like is this . . . I "see" myself on a journey and I have experiences and options.  I see all the options and write them down as I see them.  For example, this time I saw ships - three ships:  A galleon, a sailboat and a air craft carrier.  After I "see" the process and write down all the options, I wait prayerfully to see what Spirit has to say about each one.  What do the ships mean?  What does each ship mean?

Now, some folks get up tight about me deciding what someone else's imagery might mean.  In these processes, I ask for guidance about what they might mean to someone.  Each person can certainly come up with their own meaning.  When I share these processes at church or at our Expo (April 9, 10,& 11 this year!) people tell me that they see or experience the next thing before I get a chance to speak it.  That just lets us all know that what we are experiencing is truly a spiritual experience.  It is very fun!

When I had my radio show on 7th Wave Network (it might still be there in the archives) I tried to have "Three Mystic Questions" every time.  People love it because it is symbolic and we get the ring true when we hear the interpretation.  Here's a couple of questions for you coming through right now!!

You are walking along a shoreline.  Is it a sunny day?  A cloudy day?  or a breezy day?
You pick up something.  Is it a starfish?  A conch shell?  or a coin?
You play in the sand, do you write your name in the sand?  Draw a heart? or make a sandcastle?

If the day is sunny, you are warming up to a new idea or a new project.  If it is cloudy, you need more information.  If it's breezy, you are not quite ready to participate in the new idea or project.

If you pick up a starfish, it will be important to know what your part is in the situation.  If you pick up a conch shell, sound others out to see what they perceive about the situation.  If you pick up a coin, pay attention to the value of what you are considering.

If you write your name in the sand, you want your efforts to be recognized.  If you draw a heart, you want to enjoy what you to - have your heart into it.  If you make a sandcastle, you want to make a difference in the world, so make sure this project is worth your efforts.

Too fun!!  Let me know how this fit for you . . . janice@janicelynch.com