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May 1, 2004BIRTHING THE BALANCEThe energy of April was primarily focused on “love” and its ability to shift and change our lives instantly. We moved through the portal of pleiadian energy on the 4/4/4, a solar eclipse and Mercury Retrograde. It held an intense beam of light on relationships like so much of the energy these past months; the ride was often bumpy but as always filled with opportunity. Within all of us is the desire to be loved, treated with respect and heard by those we care about, allowing us to feel and know our hearts. At the same time it sets the stage of experience of looking outside ourselves to others for love, support and respect. This has been one of the most profound learning experiences we have had both personally and for the collective. Now, we are beginning to truly understand that the love we want substantiated is firstly and most importantly with ourselves. The energy of May will be filled with even more of the opportunity we have experienced in April – deeper levels of ourselves being revealed around relationship. What is relationship? It is the connection or understanding of our god essence exemplified as “love” through each experience we have with ourselves and more importantly with others. A lot of us are experiencing transition in our personal relationships at this time. Many are divorcing, separating or taking steps to change what isn’t working. These close and intense relationships offer us a grand opportunity to recognize ourselves in the words and actions of those that often hurt, cause discomfort or pain. What we see in another and then judge is ourselves, we cannot even recognize a behavior or situation in another that we dislike unless we too have the same behavior or pattern within us. There must be a resonance of identification for the recognition to occur. The old saying of “when you point a finger at someone there are three more pointing at you” is an absolute truth. When we sit quietly and solemnly with this truth, it affords us the quickest and most effective opportunity to change our lives in an instant. To release the drama and charge around the pain or heartache, and put it squarely into the mirror of you. The love, joy and happiness we are searching for individually and collectively is within us, not in any outside relationship that you hope will fill you up or make you feel better, look better, etc. Everything solely lies within us and all relationships are a glorious and potent tool for our evolution and ascension. We are now demanding that we be wholly accountable for our thoughts, words, actions and the impact these have upon ourselves and those we love. So, as we now look at relationship with a clearer perspective of everything being a mirror too what is within us, we can see how creating a harmony within of balance and true love shifts everything outside of ourselves. From a place of balance and wholeness we magnetize to us those with the same frequency and “mirror”, individually and collectively. During the month of April I had the profound opportunity to once again visit the Big Island of Hawaii. I was able to spend 8 days enjoying this most pristine and sacred place. Never have I been where the balance of masculine/feminine energy is so acutely felt and expressed so visually. From the lush verdant rainforest of the mother to the fiery lava of the father creating new land – the balance was felt intimately. I sat deep within a lava cave steam vent, the womb of mother created by the fire of father in perfect balance. The newly created land spilling into the ocean – everywhere the balance was being birthed and in divine perfection. It was raw and primal the “new” being created out of what appeared to be chaos and destruction – the energy of this was intense. It brought to the surface all manner of hidden feelings or experiences that required examination and acceptance. Once again I swam with my beloved dolphins only to be shown again and again that the wholeness and integrity of the individual in balance, allowed the pod to be whole and balanced. Each dolphin a perfect and integral part of the whole, each with specific roles to play and gifts to share, each filled with their own sovereignty and yet completely the pod itself. I began to see how this relationship is being revealed all around us in nature, from our beloved mother herself to each of us. The twinning of our god/goddess essence within each of our hearts, allowing the same for our beloved earth and stars beyond. The energy of May speaks deeply of balance and a time to embrace more fully all parts of ourselves, the lush and the desolate within each of us. As always we have many threads weaving this grand opportunity and the stars once again are offering a plethora of support and infinitite wisdom. We begin with the traditional celebration of Beltane as described by Carolyn Brent of Shamanic Astrology (see link below) “May 1, Saturday. Traditional Beltane The Moon enters Libra late morning 11:03 am Pacific Time transmitting the Libra mysteries until the afternoon of May 3. Beltane marks the cross-quarter between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. The word Beltane means 'bright fire' or 'lucky fire' and in the Celtic seasonal year, Beltane celebrates the start of summer. In ancient traditions this was a time when all the fires were extinguished on the Eve of Beltane and new fires lit at Beltane sunrise. Often these fires were lit on the hills and in the Standing Stone Circles or Rings found on hilltops. These giant stones are acupuncture needles into the ley lines or meridians of the Earth grid. The Beltane Fires on the Hills are the beacons or points of fire that alchemically activate the energy of the Earth and of ourselves.” On April 19th we celebrated the New moon along with the Solar Eclipse. It was a powerful time of the new, the fire of the sun giving energy for creation. Now the balance of that eclipse is being experienced May 4th with a Scorpio Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse. Carolyn Brent once again describes beautifully the full meaning of this powerful event. "May 4, Tuesday. Today is the Scorpio Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurring at 1:33 pm Pacific time so not visible in most of the America’s as the Moon will not have risen yet at eclipse time. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth lines up between the Sun and the Moon creating a triple alignment. This means that the Earth is aligned with the Sun and Moon so that it is blocking the light from the Sun casting a shadow upon the Moon and literally causing the Moon to go through her entire monthly process from Full Moon to Full Moon in around three hours. This super speeded up or accelerated affect is occurring at 14 degrees and 42 minutes of Scorpio within 18 minutes of the exact astrological Beltane cross-quarter (15 Scorpio). This eclipse is accelerating the transformative shamanic mysteries of empowerment that come through embracing the shadow within ourselves." ’May 8, Saturday. The Waxing Moon in Capricorn is crossing the Galactic Plane where the Winter Solstice Sun currently rises marking the Turning of the Ages. This Galactic Gateway is where new creatively inspired energies pour into this dimensional realm. Capricorn is the archetypal mystery school that is most familiar with how spirit manifests into form and how to most efficiently, effectively and responsibly administrate these forms of manifestation for the benefit of the next seven generations to follow.’ May 17, Monday. The second rarest retrograde is occurring today with Venus (26 Gemini) stationing retrograde very near the Galactic Gateway or Galactic Anti-Center that looks out into deep space and is located opposite of Galactic Center. Currently this is near where the Summer Solstice marker is located in the sky. The solstices align with this Galactic Axis once every 13,000 years. Thus, 13,000 years ago the Winter Solstice was aligned with Galactic Anti-center and now we have the Summer Solstice aligned here. It is this alignment of the Solstices with the Galactic Axis that also marks the movement of the Earth through the Photon Band. (See May 8). Venus (the sacred feminine principle) stationing retrograde here is an important cosmic event drawing our attention to the galactic shift taking place in the deepest part of our collective feminine psyche. It is worth noting that any planetary station often feels disorientating and confusing as the energy shifts direction. This Venus Retrograde however is especially important as it will transit the face of the Sun on June 8 for the first time in 122 years opening a doorway into the magical feminine mysteries that has been closed for eons of time. May 18, Tuesday. The Taurus New Moon (28 Taurus) is conjunct the Pleiades. (See May 19) This means the Sun and Moon are simultaneously aligned with the stargate portal of the Pleiades suggesting there is a powerful transmission available to us from realms beyond our ordinary experience. Being open to receive the messages that are beneficial and supportive to our current process helps align our intention with this divine timing and provides possibilities for experiencing the miracle of Grace. Once again the old adage “as above so below” is keenly evident from the astrological support we are receiving from the heavens. All of this energy and opportunity is creating new pathways to expedite our journey to wholeness and beyond. Each planetary theme is supporting relationship, examination and release of old restricting patterns and the movement into balance, allowing a birthing of new energy to create all we could ever dream of. Look carefully at your life and release what is complete or something you have been hanging onto out of fear, guilt or mis-directed intent. Toss all that is appropriate into the fiery flow of lava to be alchemcially changed or birthed into the “new”, whatever that means for you. Allow this “new” you are creating to come to form easily, without any rigid picture or concept of how it must look or feel. Trust deeply that these times are indeed magic, that levels of multi-dimensional support are present and with us daily, guiding and nurturing our journey. Hold strongly the vision you wish for yourself, even if you are not able to take all the steps necessary to fulfill the vision at this time. Even making the decision that something is complete starts the energy to flow and allows all the lose ends to be united and tied together as necessary. Often during this time of treading water we can feel drained physically, mentally and emotionally. Take time to keep yourself balanced in whatever way works for you. Surround yourself with support of those that understand your journey, and as always listen keenly to your body and the infinite wisdom of your heart. During this month on May 9th we celebrate Mother’s Day. The sacred feminine is coming back to balance here and now in all manner of ways. I extend heartfelt gratitude to each and every woman celebrating this special day. Honour our beloved Mother Earth, sit with her, sing to her and walk upon her with presence and deep gratitude for all she is so graciously giving to each of us. Once again celebrate the energy of May’s bounty with prayer, meditation or ceremony in whatever way feels right for you.
Love and
Deep Blessings, © Shala Mata 2004 **© Carolyn Brent – Shamanic Astrology 2004 www.shamanicastrology.com Pervious
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Shala Shala was born and raised on Vancouver Island, in Western Canada and continues to make her home on this magical island. The death of her father in 1975 was the catalyst for what has now become a 28-year study of Spirituality, Energy, Frequency, Vibration & Healing. This study has made for an interesting path of self -discovery with the understanding that our "fears" can be released, and that we create our reality every moment of the day. Shala has always been fascinated with the body and its ability to hold energy. During the past year and a half she has been living a vegan lifefood lifestyle. During this time she has healed herself of a serious illness and from that gained a profound understanding of the intimate functions of the cells, lifeforce in foods, detoxification, youthing, increased vitality, energy and intuitive ability. Shala is currently studying with world renown Dr. David Jubb of New York City in a further attempt to master the subject of colloidal biology and the bridge between the physical and energy construct of the body. She continues to operate an energy healing practice and to create safe sacred space for clients to move into their power and experience the profound energy of their guidance. She continues to weave the many modalities she has studied into personal and transforamtion sessions of channelled information and healing. Having overcome a lifetime fear of water, Shala has re-membered her passion and connection to the whales and dolphins of our planet. She has and continues to swim with these loving teachers, who are helping all to remember how to communicate beyond our familiar senses. For information
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