Matthew Ashdown is a Gene Keys Guide, working with the keys and Grail mythology to bring its timeless wisdom into our modern era.
11/23/2025
The whirling dervishes of the bird world. Emu and Ostrich, Vision Keys of the 34th Gene Key. A Vision of Grounded Majesty. Based upon the 34 connection to Brand and the Whirling Dervishes of the Creativity sphere I am being playfully guided to look at the Pathway of Subtlety. It's a right hand playful and intuitive way into the work but it's just as valid. It happens to be part of my current Star Pearl triangle so I will trust my inner guidance to look here 😊.....
"Everything moves according to its own rhythm and timing, so this pathway has much to do with planning. Although we cannot second-guess how long it will take for our plans to come to fruition, we can anticipate the kind of process it might involve." - Richard Rudd, Star Pearl
11/23/2025
'You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one'
- John Lennon
My Dream Arc cohost Amy Wharton met us down at the beach today, where she introduced us to Octopus. And from there Nicole and I went on to some botanical gardens, an incredible place that was like a temple to all traditions. We sat under a Bodhi tree, a descendant of the tree Buddha sat under. There was a Hindu shrine, a Muslim shrine, a Buddhist shrine, a Lady of Guadaloupe shrine, a labyrinth, a Rosicrucian shrine even, all at arms length between one another.
'As we learn to let go, the octopus reveals the greatest of all secrets – the secret of the underlying order and unity of all creation.' - Octopus
There was a statue of St Francis, another of Padmasambhava, and another of Green Tara, covering the saints of the 3rd, 4th and 7th Sacred Seals respectively. I am sure if I looked closer all would have been present.
It is a living and breathing embodiment of a kind of world so many of us hold in our hearts, where all traditions can live in harmony. You may say I am a Dream Arcer but I am not the only one.
11/22/2025
I don't always see turtles but when I do it is during the Pulse of the 14th Gene Key (last few moments of it anyway), the key for which it is the fear key. In Dream Arc it is supporting us to move through the Fear of Prosperity.
"Upon my back are the interlocking plates that represent the mystery of working with one’s soul group. Find these people in your life. Begin with the ones you trust and build from there." - Turtle, Dream Arc
These turtles were huddled together and sleeping on or next to one another. They found their soul group! In Dream Arc it is a creature of inspired action and asks us to reclaim our power. For me I am in a time of deep rest but as the turtles are resting I know they will let me know when it is time for action once more, and that in rest we can align.
11/21/2025
COLLECTIVE PROSPERITY
Before coming to Gene Keys I had studied programs talking about prosperity but the Pearl was the first I came across that was focused on prosperity for all, not simply talking about manifesting desires. It's the healing of the wasteland in the grail myths, that archetype within each and everyone of us. When the wounded fisher king is healed it is amazing to see what can flow through the kingdom. To know enoughness so that giving truly becomes a joy without any feeling we are pouring from an empty cup.
And the Gene Keys show us how the outward expression of prosperity does not look the same for everyone but that sense of inner flow and generativity can be experienced no matter the outer form it takes. For some prosperity is simple (line 1 Pearl for me) whereas for others great flow of resources is needed to create the destined impact. We receive in order to give. Giving is receiving.
We can have a vision of prosperity for all but its probably wise to let go of any idea that it looks a certain way for everyone. You may have found an outer form that resonates for you but it may be different for the person right next to you.
'Syntropy – the mechanics of collective prosperity, whereby the total energy – or money – through a system is exponentially increased through an ideal rooted in a higher level of consciousness.' - Richard Rudd
11/21/2025
I am on holiday but couldn't let this lineup go unmentioned and in no way was it a compromise to sit with it....These were the alignments at the time of the new moon yesterday. If you have not paid attention to 14th Gene Key Line 5, then now is a good time. Sun and Moon direct and Mercury going retrograde in that may have stirred up some communication related to its themes.
14th GK moves from Compromise to Bounteousness and is the pathway of Competence. Our actions may look like compromise externally even if internally we know we have made no compromise. So it matters less how others view our actions than we feel inside. With competence comes great prosperity.
Where are you making internal compromises that are reducing the flow of prosperity in your life? Where in life can you allow for more flexibility and efficiency? What do you feel a natural sense of gratitude for at this time?
And specifically Gene Key 14 line 5 from the 64 Ways by Richard Rudd.
"When we look at this 14th Gene Key however, we see it has all Yang lines except one, so we might think it’s also very Yang, very masculine. In a way it is, but with one big difference; the Yin line is in the most powerful position in the hexagram, the 5th line. The 5th line of the hexagram is traditionally the ruler of the hexagram. We see here huge creative force with the guidance of deep femininity. Doesn’t that sound good? This is the key to material success. If only today’s businesspeople knew this secret. Ah well, they will find out soon enough."
Tomorrow i am intrigued by Earth and Uranus in 8.6 😊
11/21/2025
11/18/2025
It has been 16 years since I last swam in Hawaii with wild dolphins. Below are photos from that time. It is a dream returning as I head there to be with them once more. Last year I could not go with Nicole because I was headed to the Gene Keys event in London, but I knew there would be another chance. We are staying at a friend's place for two weeks and feeling incredibly abundant to be so close to a bay they swim in regularly. Maybe I will get to play fetch or sing tunes with them once more? There is a way to swim with them with great respect and thankfully I have had equally great mentors for that.
"Use our dolphin freedom to open up your heart and imagination to what is possible. What you dream now can actually happen. Then adapt your daily life gently towards this new vision. We are keepers of Gaia, you humans and we dolphins. As we hold the high frequencies in the oceans, you anchor them onto the land, into the earth, into your relationships, communities and societies.'
- Dolphin, The Dream Arc
And with the turtles, eagle rays and whatever other creatures come my way I will bring them back to the land with me. Not physically but within.
I found this 14 year old post reminiscing on my last time there, dreaming of return. And here it is 😀
I may share photos over the next few days but my ponderings on Gene Keys might take a back seat while Dream Arc magic abounds.
11/18/2025
When you listen to & act upon your calling you may meet all kinds of opinions about you that describe anything but who you know yourself to be. People who have decided who you are based upon a momentary glimpse into your life through the windows of their own perception. Allow others to have their opinions & think what they will of you & continue on. Practice loving them with their opinions. In time you won't even worry about what you think of you.
11/15/2025
I am so looking forward to meeting some of my dolphin friends in Hawaii. 16 years ago I went and the joy I experienced meeting them left an indelible mark on my being. It's possible the baby I swam with might remember me 😊 I certainly remember her.
If intelligence is measured by joy, dolphins beat us by a mile.
A clip from a longer conversation between Jesse and me. Here I was talking about the crocodile God, Sobek, and the labyrinth in Hawara, beneath which the creatures crawl in the primordial waters. How will crocodile support me in embracing the chaos of my writing process? :)
Matthew Ashdown and Jesse Chesnutt explore the themes of the I Ching season of Heaven in the latest conversation weaving between Gene Keys and Dream Arc. In ...
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Synchronicity and inner connection to the source of all life is the key to living a purposeful and harmonious life. For most of my life I was the doer, the person who would work from the masculine principle to make things happen in the world around me. It lead to various levels of success which I put down to the power of my mind alone, arrogance at its finest. But many times it was not from a centred place, it was from a place of insecurity. Meditation, deep contemplation and other spiritual practices reconnect us to the universal rhythms and although it has taken me time to learn this, I see it all around my world now. And I love sharing with others so they can see the spiritual perfection in all events including those we would call mistakes and failures.
We are deeply connected to all of life, newer findings in Quantum Physics have revealed this to us. Life is connected through a giant web of life and at the level of consciousness we truly are one. We don’t really know what everything is happening for so to label it as a mistake on our part is not really serving us or anyone else. It is through learning to tune in to this web of life and its morphogenetic fields that we begin to unravel our deeper individual purpose for being here. We can fight our true nature all we want, but it will keep returning us to the shadows until we can witness it.
We may want to escape all of this to become a meditating monk in a monastery or a mountain, but if you are open to the belief that you came here to play a role, then in order for you to learn what you have truly come here to learn it is necessary to reconnect to your own true nature. From the recesses of our dreams come the stories of our life. It is our feminine nature that guides us, and whether we are woman or man it would do us well to heed this guidance. We have to journey inward if we are ever to understand the journey in the world around us.
Our DNA is unravelling quickly at this time which means we are witnessing a transformation in individuals and the collective. At the level of source, nothing changes, but this illusion or maya we are experiencing is changing all the time. Surrendering in to your journey reveals the part you play in the greater whole.
Through the embracing of Intuition, Gene Keys, Yoga and breathwork Matthew is here to play his role as a guide, to help reorient those of us who have been distracted by the materialism of the world. Through his guidance you can begin to reconnect to your true nature and experience greater synchronicity as you step bravely in to your true purpose. It is not a journey everyone is willing to take but those who feel the shift in the collective are feeling called to step in to their roles. It doesn’t have to be a lifetime worth of unravelling to reveal our purpose, this is the gift the Gene Keys brings to us all.
