Broadcast Sol

11/10/2021

Hi friends, Tammy here. As you may know, Deva and I announced our decision to uncouple last March. Over the months since, we've been guided to also separate our business.

Broadcast Sol was a shared vision that began early in our relationship in 2004. Although Deva has held a larger public presence since we began homeschooling our daughter 5 years ago, I have been holding a large space behind the scenes, including managing technology, social media, content development and design, among others. Because I have skills to rebuild such things, Deva will continue with Broadcast Sol & I will move forward with http://www.SacredCup.com. (On Instagram .sacredcup, page coming soon. )

For now and the coming few months, we will share our email list. If you are a current subscriber, you will be receiving updates to Deva's event offerings from [email protected] and my offerings from [email protected]. There is an unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email, if you wish to unsubscribe from either of our lists. (You can subscribe to either list on our websites.)

I am excited to share my 2022 offerings soon, for both Austin and DFW areas. Please consider adding [email protected] to your contacts list / primary inbox, if seeing such updates feels relevant to you.

Thank you for your care and understanding with our growth and evolution. As always, both of our primary intentions remain to be of service to you, to Spirit and the Greater Good.

Blessings

01/12/2021

Belated Happy New Year, friends. Gratefully, some of the astrology that signified the difficulties of 2020 has shifted to include a higher frequency and quality of hope that wasn't as accessible before. However, as heralded by the events of last week, there are still some significant aspects in 2021 that indicate more potentially shocking and disruptive times ahead for our collective. Though daunting, the benefit of seeing such events reflected in the language of the stars is that it reminds us that the hand of the Divine is indeed involved.

As such, it remains as important as ever to commit to a daily practice of intentional connection to source, to consciously make space for essence to inhabit and radiate within your heart, to seek beauty, to invite grace, to call in support, to center, surrender, trust and receive. Your daily practice can be as simple or as elaborate as your schedule and inclination allow. Regardless, we gently remind and encourage you to commit to a daily inward turning spiritual/ contemplative practice as an anchor of stability through unstable times.

Furthermore, It's so difficult to discern truth by what we're seeing in the media and there seem to be forces that have been successful at fostering fear, confusion and division, those who would have us regard our neighbors as enemies, apparently to a dangerous extent. Keep in mind that when we allow ourselves to slip into such a state we are easily manipulated and controlled and we can become unconsciously harmful ourselves.

Consider those age old mystical precepts: where attention goes, energy flows & that which you resist persists. As tantalizing and exciting as the media and conspiracy theories may be, it's highly important that we safeguard the temple of our psyche and be discerning about what we allow in. By checking our attraction, if not addiction, to drama, by turning more of our attention toward that which we KNOW is true, good and beautiful and indulging less in the fear provoking questionable, we can remain more lucid, sovereign, effective and sane as we navigate the disruptive shock waves of change necessary for our evolution, to which the wandering stars allude.

But, what is true? On the most basic and irrefutable level, we can all agree on the truth that we are all similarly conceived, springing from the same mysterious source. We all eat, sleep, laugh, cry, live, love and die on this same planet, to which our bodies all return. In this way we are all relations. Our shared humanity is true, regardless of faith, belief, religion, party, country, color or creed. Cherishing, witnessing, honoring and celebrating our shared humanity is worth hanging our collective hat on. It's true, beautiful and good and is worth focus, energy, attention and cultivation. It is where I intend to consciously place more of my awareness.

I would love it if you would join me in a commitment to the prioritization, recognition and remembrance of our shared humanity. For if we can maintain a higher, broader perspective and remember and express our shared humanity in our interactions with one another (above all our opinions, conditioning & urges to be right and particularly with those with whom we disagree -- extra credit if done on social media), we can make empowered choices, take loving action and be a force for bigger positive change. Let's think evolution instead of revolution.

07/22/2020

If you need some inspiration (and who doesn't these days), then Julianna Barwick's new album Healing is a Miracle is great one. ❤️

Taken from the album 'Healing Is A Miracle', released 10 July on Ninja Tune: https://julianna.lnk.to/healingYo Director Of Photography: Joel Kazuo Knoernschi...

06/23/2020

"If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill

06/20/2020

Dear friends,

Today is the Summer Solstice (June 20th at 4:43PM CST), a powerful time of year for intentional and deep work on self, community and culture. Auspiciously, and adding in intensity, tomorrow is a New Moon and Solar Eclipse (June 21st at 1:41AM CST). The word solstice is derived from Latin and means 'sun stands still' and is an ideal time for stopping everything save meditation or similar practices. Witnessing and honoring what's come before, what's presently in your life and the vast potential for the future is a wise way to invest at this time. Clarity and action will come in the weeks and months ahead but for now nature is encouraging us to stop overthinking, BE STILL and listen.

The last several months (and the intense astrology and current events) have created some seismic shifts in our foundation for living. It's really quite amazing to be alive at this time in history even if it's replete with hardship, suffering and uncomfortable revelations. We're in the midst of a massive paradigm shift. Collectively and personally, whether we like it or not, there's been a process of scraping the bottom of the barrel in order to purge long standing patterns of trauma and ancestral wounds. The process can feel like molting, shedding an old skin in the process of birthing something new as the intense karmic contractions push us down the birth canal.

However, all of this is occurring because humanity is more conscious, aware and self-reflective than ever. There's a lot of light on the planet which amplifies our shadows and gives us ample opportunity to alchemize and regenerate from our core self outwards, both deeply within our own hearts and together as a species. So, step outside, absorb the light from the Sun at its zenith, get still and expand into the moment. Set some empowering and strong intentions for how you want life to look in a year and give those requests over to Spirit from a humble, sincere and authentic place.

We will be broadcasting light (sol) for each and everyone of you today. May the light within liberate you, evoke tremendous freedom and hasten your evolution. You are appreciated and loved.

Blessings,
Deva & Tammy

06/03/2020

Before Covid we were both touched and honored to be interviewed by and TheMAJicHour podcast. Tammy's episode aired on Monday & Deva will be featured in a two part series that will air over the next two Mondays.

Jade & Mercedes are doing beautiful work, if you're not already a fan, check out their podcast. There are tons of great episodes on a wide range of open-minded and open-hearted topics. They're on Spotify and several other podcast platforms, as well as Facebook.

Here's a Spotify link to Tammy's interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lD3IzKg9cdprFwwU1EJuE?si=D_0UYBqiR2mfi-D94wbwbw

05/19/2020

Great Spirit, you whose beauty, creativity, vitality and intelligence permeates all things, you, the witness and the witnessed, the observer and the observed, the perceiver and perception itself, the expresser, expression and expressed, the doer, the undoer, the done and undone, the creator, sustainer and destroyer, the one who gifts illusion and obscuration and free will, the one who reveals and liberates, thank you for this life, for dreaming me/us as an expression of you, for the rare opportunity to experience life in human form on planet earth for the benefit our spirit-soul's evolution. How miraculous it all is!

May we remember our source and our power in service to your will and may that bless you and all of creation.
Aho.

05/05/2020

The Huichol people of Northern Mexico are our precious link between Spirit and the physical world. May their sacred lands and practices be protected from the greed of mining interests. May they be blessed and respected as those doing sacred work for the whole planet.

No Mining in Wiricuta! May we recognize Sacred Sites, Sacred People and Sacred Knowledge are precious resources worth honoring, protecting and preserving.
https://youtu.be/exBvqiUodww

05/05/2020

The wise sages, saints, mystics, yogis and shaman throughout time remind us again and again, and it bears repeating...⁣
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YOU ARE a spark of the DIVINE. Perhaps not the totality of the fire, yet the fire dwells within, it is your Source and you in essence.⁣
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You are an individuated aspect of the Great Creator, gifted with free will and the opportunity to experience what it might be like to separate from the whole and forget that you are Spirit. ⁣
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But make no mistake, they say, it is Divine Love that binds your atoms together, Divine Intelligence than informs them to create complex patterns of function, and Divine Energy that animates them.⁣
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During this time of great confusion and uncertainty, when there is so much fear and separation, there are so many opinions and so many options, and it's difficult to discern true from false - we invite you to turn your attention toward the divine in nature all around you and relate it to the divine within you. ⁣
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Observe the complexity in the organization of an ant hill or of the galaxy and know that same intelligence permeates you.⁣
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The beauty that attracts the bee to the flower, the love of life that compels the hive to attend to the queen & the queen to give her life in service to the colony, that same love compels you. ⁣
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Feel the fierce power of the Spring rainstorm and know that same force animates and enlivens you.⁣
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May you be blessed with a deep remembrance of and connection to your indwelling Divinity. May it soothe and steady you. Aho⁣

05/02/2020

We're excited to launch 2 online offerings on Monday, May 4th!⁣
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BSOL Study Group:
Support for Unstable Times⁣
Our first monthly series meets weekly on Mondays⁣, May 4-25th @ 6-7:15PM CST⁣ - online via Zoom
$60/ monthly series⁣ ⁣

The BSol Study Group is designed to offer perspective, support and guidance during these unstable times. From the comfort of your home, build your confidence with meditation, visualization and other powerful techniques in order to thrive with the winds of change. Meeting on four consecutive Mondays (6-7:15PM CST), our group will provide a safe space to study, learn and apply practices to bring clarity, healing and neutrality towards whatever hand life is dealing you. ⁣
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The format will include an opening meditation, discussion, empowerment techniques, gentle movement, journaling prompts and an ending prayer for the collective.⁣
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2x Weekly Live Stream Online Yoga & Meditation w/ Deva⁣
Mondays & Wednesdays
@ 10am⁣, $10/ session ⁣

All Levels Hatha Yoga with Meditation⁣
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Email deva@broadcastsol to register for any of these events. ⁣

04/23/2020

The imagination is a primary vehicle for healing, divination and creative manifestation in Shamanism. The simple practice of visualization sharpens this vital Shamanic tool. Likewise, daydreaming, considered frivolous by current societal standards, is an excellent activity to exercise the imagination.⁣
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If you find yourself hopelessly searching for something to watch, instead, try allowing yourself to visualize or playfully daydream ("wake-dream," as our daughter calls it.) ⁣
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You might find that same Neptunian urge to escape into another reality can be satisfied in a way that is much more nourishing to the psyche. ⁣
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If you're out of practice with daydreaming, try cloud, star or fire gazing. Or allow yourself to imagine what life could be like if you had all of the resources you could ever need, what it might be like to go on an adventure in an alternate reality where you encounter an advanced life form, or what if you were made of super bouncy rubber? If you're not ready to go there, simply try visualizing a golden ray of sunlight entering your crown filling you with divine intelligence and well-being.⁣
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In addition to honing your Shamanic skills, you'll be counterbalancing the (personal and global, physical, psychological and spiritual) impact of the fear-of-the-future and conspiratorial imaginings that are understandably so prominent in our collective psyche, as evidenced by so many social media posts.⁣
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Especially if fear and worry are becoming habitual, give yourself permission to indulge in a good dose of the childlike, playful, fun, curiously absurd, what if medicine of a meandering mind.
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(Oil Painting and message lovingly channelled by Tammy.)

04/21/2020

Earth Day/New Moon Healing Ceremony ⁣
April 22nd
@ 6-7PM CST
online via Zoom⁣
$10 (Message to register)⁣
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Honor Earth Day (this year on a New Moon) with our first remote group healing event. We will provide insight and context to the times as well as conduct a remote healing ceremony for the participants and their loved ones. Gather with like minded folks in community, practice shamanic and yogic techniques for collective healing and support and celebrate the Earth with us this coming Wednesday.⁣

04/07/2020

Tonight (Tuesday 4/7) is a Full Moon at 9:34PM Central Time. ⁣
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This is an important time to take stock of your resources and flow of abundance. Regardless of the collective fear patterns being triggered, it's essential to feel into the vast beauty that life is offering. Take some time to bless your home, your family, your friends, your loved ones. Bless the land around your space and give appreciation for their medicine: the minerals, the plants, the insects and pollinators, the animals and the elements. They are there to support you as is Pachamama, Mother Earth. Root down and feel into her and be nourished. ⁣
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A tremendous amount of change and creative energy is in the air. It's a great day to daydream, envision and dream your life anew. With all the transformation and releasing of the old there's also birth, innocence and new beginnings. It's ripe, here and now. Catch those powerful winds of change and let them fill your sail and reorient your navigation so your future is seeded with safety, abundance and joy. ⁣
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We'll be doing a sacred pipe ceremony in our home labyrinth around this time. You are in our prayers and will send strong smoke to assist in alleviating distress, chaos, fear, insecurity, lack and trauma. In addition, we'll be sending blessings of healing to those who are sick and all the amazing health care providers to keep up and find resilience in their service.⁣
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If you have a prayer request for yourself or someone in need, please let us know and we'll include it in our prayers. Be specific in a statement or two regarding what is going on so that we can be of maximum support to you and yours. ⁣
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All the best in this profound global awakening.

03/14/2020

Coronavirus: A Shamanic Perspective & Support - read our recent Newsletter here:

https://mailchi.mp/8d66d9e4d018/coronavirus-a-shamanic-perspective-support

03/12/2020

Woke up next to this guy en soplada oraciones (blowing prayers), doing healing work in his sleep. ⁣
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If you're struggling - fear, grief, confusion, pain / mental, emotional or physical - we're available for healing and intuitive sessions by phone. We work on the level of Spirit/Psyche, equally effective remotely or in-person. ⁣
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These intense times are what we've spent the past two decades training for. Put us to good work!⁣
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DM to schedule a session with either Deva or Tammy. Half or full hour options. $50/85. (We're willing to work with you if finances are an issue.)

03/10/2020

Join us in North Austin for a community ceremony around clearing, grounding & stabilizing during these times of intense collective anxiety. The labyrinth is blooming with bluebonnets and our pipes are loaded with mapacho. Bring rattles & drums if you've got 'em. Also a picnic blanket or towel for laying on the ground.
Wednesday, March 18
6:30-8pm. $10
North Austin near the Domain (DM if you need the address).

01/31/2020

Spirit of the North (place of the Winter), and Bear, one of its totems, invite us inward. Within us dwells Source, the Atman, the Divine Intelligence that makes life possible, the Inner Guru, the Inner Shaman, the Inner Knower, Shakti, Divine Love, True Power, the Divine Masculine, the Divine Feminine, Essence, the Sacred Heart. When you power your engine by this indwelling Source, you can come into right relationship with others, and with yourself.

Inquiry:
In what ways do you seek what you need from external sources:
Love? Attention? Safety? Security? Validation? Inspiration? Motivation? Acceptance? Healing? Connection? Collaboration? Accountability? Boundaries? Entertainment or Amusement? Beauty? Protection? Nurturing? Provision? Compassion? Friendship? Peace? Happiness? Reassurance? Gratification? Satisfaction? Pleasure? Any others?

What does it look like to truly, deeply love yourself?
To show up for yourself?
To honor yourself?
To give to yourself?
To source your needs from within?

In what ways can doing so be liberating?

03/19/2019

As a student of shamanism I’m always observing how others relate to the natural world. People have a fondness for everything in life: types of weather, different habitats and affinities for specific mineral, plant & animal elementals. When I inquire, although there’s a wide range of opinions, the season of spring is often extolled in a flattering light. Without fail, it’s universally expressed as an auspicious and anticipated time of year.

Spring is a harbinger for fresh starts and new beginnings. Creativity abounds and possibilities emerge as life blossoms and beauty strikes forth. Literally, there’s more pep to people's step. Nature busies herself in diverse and extroverted ways which we can learn to match and mimic. It’s quite advantageous to intentionally link into and use this creative energy to channel our dreams to fruition.

This Wednesday, March the 20th, we officially move into spring by celebrating both the vernal equinox and a full moon. Day and night are balanced and combined with a super full moon; it lends great potency towards personal evolution and growth. What you do on this day will have impact for many weeks and months to come.

Do you need more inspiration, creativity, innocence, beauty, clarity, vital health or a new start? What qualities/memories come forth when contemplating what spring means to you? Can you recall an instance where spring embedded its magic and left a lasting mark? What was nature communicating at that moment and how can you bring that quality back in your life and take it to the next level? What do you truly want to create?

It’s imperative to get clear on our life’s navigation from time to time, especially in the transition from one season to another. Make sure to honor the arrival of spring and carve time out of your regular habits to hold a sacred, contemplative space. Ritualize the day in a practice. Keep it simple but deep. Open your heart. Call back your power. Clarify your goals. Ask the magic of spring to fill your sails with momentum and right action.

We will be doing a personal ceremony to celebrate. Let us know if you have a specific prayer request, feel free to comment, DM or email us. We’ll include a specific time to send out blessings to our community and would be honored to assist.

03/14/2019

New Article: Transforming Fear of the Future - https://mailchi.mp/733fb116b6dc/tncwtio6wk-2992573

Hello friends, It's been awhile since we've sent out an email but are on schedule to be consistent in our output from here on. Below is an article Deva wrote about his experiences in a cave at Enchanted Rock, which is in the hill country outside of Austin, TX. We hope you enjoy it, pass and forward....

11/11/2018

To that aspect of the Great Spirit that expresses itself as the West, thank you. You are the place of Autumn, the place of the sunset, the place of letting go, the place of surrender, the place of death and dying, the place of the ancestors, the place of the dream time, the place of the harvest and so much more. Your element is water, for which we give thanks. Spirit of the West, Spirit of Water, I ask you to take away all of these fears, all of my worries, all of those preoccupations that distract me from experiencing, from being, from fully recieving the gifts, the life, energy and beauty that this present moment carries. What must I release in order to be happy? What can I give up to be content? What can I let go of to know peace? May I be blessed with the courage to let go. May I be filled with trust so that I can fully surrender it all to Spirit, for the greatest good, that I may carry peace and presence. Blessed are the peacemakers, it is said. Teach me, Spirit of the West, how to make peace.

10/24/2018

09/20/2018

The Autumn Equinox is Saturday, 9/22 at 8:54pm CDT.
The summer season was particularly dense with intense astrological configurations supporting lessons around sacrifice, maturity and re-calibration, in addition to the alchemical heat that the South always brings. As such, you may be among many welcoming potential relief this change of season promises... https://mailchi.mp/64de2f232121/autumn-equinox-community-labyrinth-walk-invite

09/18/2018

The Autumn Equinox is only a few days away, which means these are the last days of summer and our exploration of the Spirit of the South of the medicine wheel. A cross-cultural Shamanic understanding is that how you end something is as important (if not moreso) than how you began it. With that in mind, let's take stock of all that the South cycle in this year has gifted us with, from the time of Summer Solstice until now. Let us count our blessings, acknowledge the support we've received, acknowledge our growth, and also where there's still work to be done. Let's move forward owning our responsibility as creators of our reality. Let us carry with us through the remainder of the year the fiery growth, expansion, passion, inspiration, motivation, vitality, will and determination to keep our hearts open, to stay connected to essence, to cocreate with Spirit in love, truth and light. Blessings onto you in this day.

09/01/2018

Our modern mythos expresses itself in fire ritual among collective subcultures in the United States this weekend. Yesterday, New Mexicans gathered in Santa Fe for the annual burning of Zozobra, a giant effigy, to cast off their worries, doom and gloom. Likewise, tonight, the well known Buring of the Man takes place and the Temple Burn at tomorrow. We'll be joining the collective tonight to release and celebrate with our own private fire ceremony. We invite you to consider working with fire ritual of your own this weekend. It can be as simple as speaking to the Sun or burning incense or as elaborate as you're inclined. Working with symbolism through ritual or ceremony is a way of speaking to our psyche, it's a way of working with the subconscious programming and beliefs that so often get in our way. When working with the Spirit of Fire, from a Shamanic perspective, always approach from a place of deep reverence, respect and appreciation for this powerful Ally, recognizing its life-giving and destructive capacity. Give to the fire that which you are ready to transform, transmute, release and purify, name your fears, habits, greif or regrets. Receive from the fire illumination. Always end with gratitude, expressing your appreciation for the generous, transformative and healing support the Spirit of Fire provides, acknowledging and allowing yourself to feel unburdened, lighter and full of light.

08/31/2018

Thank you for this day, for this life! Thank you, Great Spirit, for dreaming me into being, that I may be a beautiful expression of you experiencing what it's like to be human on Earth. Thank you for dreaming up this beautiful planet, exquisite in its intricacies, brimming with intelligence. What an honor and privilege it is to bear witness to and participate in this divine play. May I remember this good fortune, even in the trickiest of times, and may it inspire me to walk in love and compassion. Aho!

08/24/2018

To that aspect of the Great Spirit that resides in the South, thank you for helping us to remember the power and magic of the heart. Continue to teach us how to cultivate our hearts. May we know valiance and courage, sacred truth, love, devotion, faith, trust, confidence, vulnerability compassion, loyalty, grace, sweetness, service, forgiveness, mercy, joy, manifestation, magnetism, radiance, peace, harmony, rhythm, gratitude, humor, delight, wisdom, innocence, inspiration, curiosity, reverence, bliss and all of the other beautiful qualities of the heart. May our hearts blossom and grow for the benefit of all. Aho.

If we missed any qualities of the heart, please share!


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art credit: Tammy Mabra

08/23/2018

For many students in the Northern Hemisphere, the fall school semester has just begun or will very soon. The year is shifting and we can feel the changes. However, we still have a month of Summer, of South work to do, and South Medicine available to us. ⁣

Remember, the South is all about growth, abundance, maintaining and sustaining, good work, alchemical heat, support, containers, rhythm and primarily THE HEART! ⁣
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Simply put, when our words, work, choices and actions are aligned with the truth and wisdom of our hearts, it feels good, expansive, empowered, maybe even radiant. When our hearts are closed, when we're letting our (or someone else's) moodiness, false personality or fear patterns call the shots, it does not feel good. ⁣
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Take a moment to attune to your heart. Does it need tending? Are there any heavy, old or negative emotions, fears, beliefs or blocks, whether easily identifiable or unnamable, yours or someone else's, in your space? Or, are you feeling expansive, open, loving and connected? Either way, let's ask the South to help:⁣
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Greetings Spirit of the South, expansive place of summer and the noon day sun, you are so powerful and beautiful and we thank you for your energy and support. We ask you to heal and open our hearts! Transform any old energy, fears, thought forms or emotions that may be blocking or closing our hearts. Open our hearts, give us easy-access to gratitude, joy, beauty, levity, love and heart centered presence. Spirit of the Sun, connect us to the sacred fire that dwells within our hearts, illuminate us and our heart's path that we may walk with authenticity and power. Also, protect our heart, that we may feel safe and free to express it. May our work, our families and all of our relations be blessed by our open heartedness and may our love be contagious.⁣ Again, thank you so much! Aho!
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08/08/2018

A bit more on sacrifice and the South of the medicine wheel: Often times the sacrifices that lead to abundance, prosperity, fulfillment and realization are small choices made regularly with a coupounding effect. Like, water over soda, housework over Facebook, or taking a moment of contemplative gratitude before getting out of bed.

Other times, they are larger habit shifts, like waking earlier to make time for a daily spiritual practice or new excercise routine, quitting smoking or implementing a new budget. These often take more effort up front but momentum builds and positive results are often experienced quickly.

Sometimes, the sacrifices we know we need to make feel quite drastic, such as ending a relationship or switching career paths.

All of these bids for power require awareness and strong commitment to well being.

The good news is that we can call in the Spirit of the South to support us in making the tough choices, large or small. Like this...

With gratitude to that aspect of the Great Spirit that resides in the South, I call you in and ask you to support me with recognizing the sacrifices that will serve my heart's path, with making the best choices, for the highest good, throughout this day. May I maintain the awareness and will necessary to make the small choices and be filled with courage, strength and clarity of purpose to make the difficult ones. May this good work bless my family and this world in beautiful and profound ways beyond my wildest imagination. Thank you so much for blessing me so. Aho!