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The desire to understand the mysteries The way of the ‘Initiate’ over the eons has been the desire to understand the mysteries of the natural world, as much as the desire to understand the spirit and the SOUL. The Cosmos, the Creative Principle and the Unifying Factor. The Mystery. If you’ve ever read any of Edgar Cayce’s work (and I grant you – it isn’t easy!) – it is to be drawn into the mysteries in a very matter of fact way, and yet, his work also contains a certain poetry! Of interest here is that Cayce always maintained that the man Jesus (who embodied the Christ), studied in the Mystery Schools of Egypt (in addition to many other places), long before he returned to his homeland and his role as teacher. Cayce often referred to Him as the The Great Initiate – as he states that he was the first to complete the process of ‘transmuting the flesh’ – which was during an initiation within the great pyramid of Egypt. In that way, he also refers to him as The Way Shower, The Master, and even… our big brother, come to show us the ‘Way’. It’s an inspiring tale, and often told through the past-life readings he gave to others. Sadly though, Cayce also states that many of this man’s most important teachings have been lost or obscured over time – including the importance of equality between the female and male principle. Interestingly, around the same time as Cayce was going into trance on a daily basis, to bring back knowledge and wisdom from the Akasha, a book on Hermetic Philosophy was being written. This book espouses many of the same principles, and as a consequence of it’s popularity it is helping to usher in a new passion for mysteries, for the ‘initiates way’. So, Who or what is an Initiate? The meaning of the word ‘initiate’ –  is to begin; to commence or to usher in – to take action. To initiate can also mean ‘to initiate someone into a group or society’, typically with ritual. Ritual and the process of initiation are ideas and processes that have been enacted out over the millennia. In the past a ‘Ritual Drama’ was a way of acting out what you wanted another to learn. It facilitated instruction via story telling, combined with the elicitation of emotion. “Ritual Drama has now permeated every aspect of our culture” Initiate also comes from the Latin ‘initiare’, which means to inspire, so to initiate someone into a ‘Way’ or a path, is to inspire them to commit to a particular journey. When we look at it in this way, a marital contract can be also seen as a commitment to a particular journey, and the ceremony is meant to inspire an emotional connection to that commitment. In that moment, in front of others drawn to the cause, we marry emotion with will, and we set out upon our journey. Many other various cultural and religious ceremonies can be seen in the same way, and in fact, our obsession with movie and theater, can also be seen as a continuation of the ‘Ritual Drama’. A way that we learn, from watching others, how to engage or respond to the situations of life that present, and we continue to place reverence upon those that act out these dramas for us, whether deserved or not! A true Initiation however requires certain elements: 1: Idealism, and the creation of a desire to aspire toward the attainment of certain values/ideals. 2: Reflection. It should inspire inner work, contemplation and learning. Deepening whatever is instructed with self knowledge (gnosis) 3: Elicit an obligation to fulfill the ideal or task that the heart has set its sights on. An initiation then, can be seen as a marriage of the motivating forces and the emotional body to facilitate commitment…WILL – (I Will). Personally, I feel its time we broaden our understanding around the importance of Initiation and Ritual Drama, as these things continue to be a part of our lives – but often, in an unconscious way. As a result, they have lost their potency, and at the same time the ideas being delivered are not ones that inspire learning or the soul-development of the ‘group’. What we have instead is default ‘ritual drama’ from social media, tiktok and reality TV, and we don’t have to be in the town square to watch the drama unfold – it is being beamed to the masses in all places. So, what’s the antidote? Or where can we start? Well, let’s take it to where it’s already happening, our own homes. This is something we need to foster in our society, our culture, at this time, to help all of the new souls coming to the earth at this time – particularly the Indigo Souls. Magick as active prayer; drama as intentional and conscious learning of ideals to assist with spiritual growth; ritual as commitment to something extraordinary – I’m all for it! 🙂 How about you? Are you ready to commit to something extraordinary, to the journey that goes above and beyond, and develop a little ritual in your life to mark the beginning of something new (a New Age). To fire up the emotional heart? It’s similar to the idea of spell-casting, which is really a supplication to the natural forces – divine in origin, in that you are acting out your intention with reverence and honor. Someone recently described it as prayer in action! What a beautiful idea…. It’s simple enough to do, and you can incorporate some of these elements to engage the psyche, as well as the spirit and SOUL forces. 1: Create a space, it can be a corner of the room, a dedicated area, somewhere out in nature, or by the sea. Throw a glorious cover over the space or onto the ground – to denote your area of ‘special-ness’. 2: Work with the energy of the...

It Shoots Up Through Stony Ground (U2) I’ve often thought that many lyricists are our modern-day poets. In years gone by I was often beset by excruciating, and at times soul destroying….cycles of anxiety and depression. The kind that has you running and hiding (hiding under beds and running to other states – of place and of mind). If you’ve experienced either of these conditions then I don’t need to explain further, it’s sometimes quite a painful thing to try to explain that which is, ultimately, unable to be explained. The inability at that moment to manage the vagaries of life, the point at which overwhelm sets in. Most of us experience it, what is more important however, is what we do when we find ourselves in that place. I remember my 42nd birthday… one of a few that I have had in my life (what is it about birthdays?)… where I am just not able to look the world in the eye. On this particular morning I was lost, wanting to hide, and just stay under the covers. I literally could not get out of bed, despite the fact that I was in a fairly good position at the time (to some anyway) working as a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company (hahaha), a beautiful son, and a partner who loved me – all good, right? Except No. Just no. I had lost myself from an existential perspective… I had lost myself from an existential perspective. I was living in a way that was not reflective of my true self, and in so doing, I had placed myself in the wrong environment, and surrounded myself with the wrong social group. Let me say though, part of my depression was that I had placed myself in the right and wrong situations on many many occasions prior to that. As capable as I was, my anxiety would slowly unravel the situation, slowly unpick the person I had set myself up to be. I was now heading toward a sizeable list of something like 30+ jobs… and it begs the question, what is the true cost of Anxiety? But that’s another story. So on that beautiful November morning when I was unable to move my mind or my heart, my 11-year-old son walked into the room with a small hand-made card – not pretty – but just perfect on that morning, as he had made it himself. On this card he had drawn (in lead pencil) a flower growing out of rock base – and then he said the words of a song he knew I played a lot at that time… ‘the heart is like a bloom, it shoots up through stony ground’ The words are of course from U2’s gorgeous song ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’. My son’s not silly (for all of his attempts to make me think he is), and he knew it was a favourite. I still wonder though, how he found his way to those two lines… on that morning?  Whatever it was, the idea helped me find some courage in my heart, and I was able to see my way out of the darkness that had descended. Working as a sales rep in those days I was on the road a lot, and as I would drive around the music I listened to in the car would inspire me, lift me, and encourage me. This has really been the way of things for most of my life… music has been my saving grace, and I recall that Edgar Cayce once said that… ‘music should be a part of every soul’s journey’ if they were to progress.’ So here’s to those great muso’s that really do light our paths along the way! My coffee table dream book At some point along the journey, I started to make a list of songs with the hope of one day creating a beautiful and visually inspiring coffee table book. My vision was to take the song (words + music), and give to someone who was experiencing (or had experienced) a ‘dark night of the soul’ – and ask them to listen with their heart, and then interpret the song visually. How do you imagine these words, these ideas? What emotions and ideas do they invoke in the deepest part of you? Then to lay the visual art piece side by side with the words in a gorgeous sleek and colourful book, that someone could pick up and sit with, contemplating each word, each image and each note – as an inspiration to healing. I have developed quite a list over the years, and I hope one day to create a history of words and music that inspire us to look for beauty, to see one another with compassionate eyes, and to dance! to laugh… or to simply ‘just keep going’. Some are magnificent. Some are gentle. All are healing. So here’s to those that really do light our paths along the way – it had to be their intention – so if we ever meet – the drinks are on me! #givetheguruabourbon #musicforthesoul #So(u)lution Therapy    

Dream interpretation through the practice of intuitive writing This is a soul based interpretation that came from reflecting on a dream I had many years ago. I’m not a poet so bare with me as I really wanted to share the beauty of this experience with you 🙂 Beautiful Bejeweled and Brilliant Blue Horses… In this dream I was walking (with another person) down a very long, straight dirt road. On the other side of the road 2 monks (or 2 persons dressed in brown robes) were leading two magnificent beautiful blue horses. They had jewels plaited into their manes, jewels plaited into their tails, and jewels sewn into and adorning the blankets across their back. We walked (in silence) for a very long time… the longest of times, until eventually we came to a city that had a high wall, and 2 very large ornate gates. As we approached the city, the 2 men in robes, who had not spoken a word, handed me the two horses to lead in through the gates. They then fell in behind me, following me in. It was almost as if this was the only way for them to enter into the city, I was there to help usher them through. I’ve had fun over the years attempting to interpret the dream, and my interpretation also seems to change as I change. Others have also given interesting accounts in regard to their understanding of it, all of which I appreciate 🙂 A little while ago I wrote this down when in a contemplative state – and only found it again recently. I hope it is received with the same energy in which it is offered Blue Horses WILD and DIVINE My Beautiful Blue Horses Where will you ride me today? Stunning in your beauty Glorious in your light Adorned with the gifts Found deep in the Earth My head is bowed, but… My heart is lifted! Lead me through the gates Of Space and Time I await my future Self With passionate patience All cultivated within… MY BEAUTIFUL DIVINE HEART   Channeling the Higher Self Using creativity as a way to open to and engage more fully with our intuition, or higher (soul) self is one element of the So(u)lution therapy course I have created. To use a game analogy, it’s important to understand why we’ve chosen to ‘enter the game’ so to speak. This is knowing your Soul Purpose. I think the next elements we need to explore are the rules of the game (karma/universal law), and what it is that we have to play the game with (different aspects of consciousness). Once we have that on board (pun intended! hehe) – we want to develop skill in the game. This is where we delve into meditation, dreams and ways to channel our higher self so that we really awaken to our intuition. The last part of the course is where we develop ‘skin in the game’, and we do this by digging into more traditional psychology, but from a mystic perspective. So, while I am no poet, and I personally prefer to work with dreams and meditation – I have to lead by example! And I see posting this as quite the achievement for a girl with anxiety. Taking the win 🙂 #asabovesobelow *The beautiful artwork that accompanies this post is a copy of Blue Horses on the Beach by Lee Vanderwalker #SO(U)LUTIONTHERAPY is a soul driven therapeutic coaching model for those in search of their divine heart

This little Ode to the Lilly came about when I was attending a retreat on Integral Psychology in Ubud, Bali, a couple of years ago. As part of the retreat we had to participate in an exercise where we went out into the beautiful grounds to sit with nature for an hour or so. Just one thing though, we were to come up close to just one beautiful part of nature and spend some time there, connecting through the heart. After that, we had to come back and write something – and then share it! Well, my anxiety went into overdrive. But I managed to do it, and in doing so, I learnt more about how to push my ego self aside a little, and just be in the pleasurable gift of the moment by moment experience. I chose a Lilly as this is one of my fav Edgar Cayce teachings – how we learn to turn our face to the light of the divine, even in the midst of the hardest circumstances. Ode to The Lilly ‘What lessons to have to share with me oh beauty divine’? I asked Quietly, gently…the answer came… Swampy water, muddy feet Not the sort of place that you would rest your feet Willingly, Knowingly And yet, I know the secret… It matters not to me where my feet may be But where my heart is As I turn my face upwards to the Sun To the Light It warms me and nourishes me It guides me And as I show the best of what I have to give I am rewarded With the most beauteous of flowers As I am shown, so now I show you Beautiful flower Show your strength in adversity and muddy surrounds Show your gracious heart to the Son And turn your smile toward the LIGHT The Divine Within and Without and you will have…  Learned the Lesson of the Lilly #SpiritualPsychology #So(u)lution Therapy #Spiritual Life Coach