Wow... This has been such a powerful waning moon. So powerful that I cut off my dreads. Sunday morning I woke up *knowing* that it was time to release them. During that day, I kept going back and forth about doing it (I felt scared to be honest)... But then when the sun was setting, I just thought "okay I'm going to do this". It felt empowering, courageous, and a freeing release. I made a little video as I did it, releasing the dreads into the St. Clair River...
Cutting hair is a vulnerable thing, hence the story of Samson & Delilah. Even though I miss the look, the feeling of confidence, and the fun playthings that dreads were to me... I am glad that I had the courage to let them go.
I've noticed that when I do a ritual like this ~ it's more than just words and actions. It ripples into the Universe. Since that moment there have been many emotions, challenges, and opportunities to evolve in alignment with what I declared.
A few nights after cutting my hair, some very wonderful friends & I had a fire, in the spirit of releasing what no longer serves us. Because it's right before the new moon (a powerful releasing time), it was very potent. Fire is a very good tool for releasing in a quick, transformative, energizing way.
We were discussing how powerful it is be fearless. There is some fear that is caution (guiding us not to do something that would harm us), whereas some fear is simply our inner limitation ready to be exploded into more love power. A way to tell the difference between the two is: when I imagine doing this thing, does my heart feel contracted or
e x p a n d e d ? The e x p a n s i v e feeling means that the fear is simply a doorway to open up to more of who-we-really-are and what-we-truly-desire in life.
I had a moment of realizing that I desire to live fearlessly and lovingly. I decided to have my head buzzed by a friend. It felt a m a z i n g. I burned the hair in the fire, as a symbol of living fearlessly. I remembered the scene in V for Vendetta when Natalie Portman realizes that V gave her the gift of fearlessness.
I've noticed that when I do a ritual like this ~ it's more than just words and actions. It ripples into the Universe. Since that moment there have been many emotions, challenges, and opportunities to evolve in alignment with what I declared.
A few nights after cutting my hair, some very wonderful friends & I had a fire, in the spirit of releasing what no longer serves us. Because it's right before the new moon (a powerful releasing time), it was very potent. Fire is a very good tool for releasing in a quick, transformative, energizing way.
We were discussing how powerful it is be fearless. There is some fear that is caution (guiding us not to do something that would harm us), whereas some fear is simply our inner limitation ready to be exploded into more love power. A way to tell the difference between the two is: when I imagine doing this thing, does my heart feel contracted or
e x p a n d e d ? The e x p a n s i v e feeling means that the fear is simply a doorway to open up to more of who-we-really-are and what-we-truly-desire in life.
I had a moment of realizing that I desire to live fearlessly and lovingly. I decided to have my head buzzed by a friend. It felt a m a z i n g. I burned the hair in the fire, as a symbol of living fearlessly. I remembered the scene in V for Vendetta when Natalie Portman realizes that V gave her the gift of fearlessness.
What a shift!! I find myself perceiving myself in a whole new way. In some ways I feel very vulnerable, soft, and new ~ but I also feel like I've surrendered into being more of who I truly am. The mystical monk look reminds me that I am a spiritual being having a human experience.
This feels like such a powerful new moon. At 3:18am (EST time) tonight, it will be a completely New Moon and from that moment on, ideally in the first 8 hours, is a very powerful time to write down intentions & wishes. The Universal energies are ready to help us heal, grow, enjoy, and e x p a n d more into the powerful beings of Love and Light that we truly are. :)
This feels like such a powerful new moon. At 3:18am (EST time) tonight, it will be a completely New Moon and from that moment on, ideally in the first 8 hours, is a very powerful time to write down intentions & wishes. The Universal energies are ready to help us heal, grow, enjoy, and e x p a n d more into the powerful beings of Love and Light that we truly are. :)
Wishing you lots of healing release & amazing renewal as the moon shifts!
P.S. I am feeling *super* inspired by Bjork lately... Especially this song... Make sure you watch the end of the video, and her illumination...
