HEALTHY LIFESTYLE · JULY 2017
By Lynn Andrews
As shamans, we learn to see
Next face North...this is the
So it is essential, now more than ever, that you look at the
the energy between all living
direction of Spirit, the place
choices you make and why you hold resistance in your body -
things - the energy of true
of inspiration and creation.
which, in turn, creates a block, literally, within your life force.
power. I want you to be aware
The questions to ask here are:
That resistance depletes your energy, separates you from Great Am I listening to God? What
of the truth that energy is
Spirit, creating more chaos in your life and thereby in the world. am I resisting in my spirit and
just energy. It is not good or
bad, not dark or light, until
why? What is God trying to tell
someone or something focuses
me? Finally, if I was working
How do you shift away from resistance into
it. Energy itself is pure and unaffected in
in concert with God, how would my spirit
riding the wave of uncertainty?
its original state and is incredibly powerful.
respond to this challenge or change?
By understanding and refocusing these
Let me offer a practice using the Sacred
frequencies, you can move into their flow
Lastly, turn to the East, the direction that
and achieve the male/female energy balance. Wheel of shamanic tradition.
rules your mind. Propose these questions:
You can learn to surf!
Without emotions interfering, what is the
Find a place where you can be comfortable
rational response? What does common sense
and at peace...whether that is outdoors or
It is your awareness of energy that al
say to do? And then ask: If I was facing this
in your living room. Grab a pie ce of paper
lows you to begin to use it, to tap into its
choice with a calm and unattached mind,
or journal and a writing implement. Draw a
power to create the life you desire, to bring
how could I best embrace this change?
circle around you and sit inside of that circle,
healing to yourself, your loved ones, the
with your journal at hand.
planet. Within that awareness, you make a
If you have gone around the circle once
shift of consciousness. However, the chaos
and you have not yet released most of the
First face South, which represents the
you experience today is the result of your
resistance, do it one more time. This is like
physical part of spirit and the physical aspect peeling an onion...with each turn, a layer
resistance to this shift.
of the energy. Begin asking the following
of resistance will peel away. The chaos will
Furthermore, throughout much of the world questions, recording your answers in your
subside and-eventually--you'll make friends
journal: Where do I experience resistance in
now, the economic field of energy is very
with it. This is where balance is restored.
my body-Am I closing my mind to change?
stressed. This stress spills over into almost
every aspect of your life, as you worry about Am I experiencing illness or physical pain?
It is also where you begin to experience the
how to support your family, as our countries Where do I feel stress? And finally, what
freedom of letting resistance go, feeling the
would I experience if I let that go or opened
move ever deeper into debt, creating an
flow of energy moving through you again,
my mind?
instability that will become the legacy your
and allowing creativity to bring new choices
grandchildren inherit. This all results in fear.
and new opportunities. That unencumbered
Then face West, which represents the
Your inability to create meaningful changes
creativity is the great healer that enhances
emotional aspect. Ask: How am I responding, your personal power, and is your portal into
in response causes you to put up walls of
am I reacting? What do I feel? What emotions the energy field of a truly fearless, generous,
resistance, to separate from others, to fear
am I experiencing? And then: what emotion
and distrust those with whom you disagree
purposeful, and bountiful life.
would allow me to flow with this change?
on ways to improve our world.
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