Entering 2002, the composition of the prevailing energies has once again been enriched. More new elements have been added to the mix, creating an ever-evolving formula which continues to bring profound changes into our lives.
The pace
has quickened considerably since the changeover to a new year. Things
are going to accelerate even faster as this month progresses. A whirlwind
of dramatic changes is coming our way in this month of heightened activity.
The changes will be coming from several directions at once, forcing
us to be extremely nimble and keeping us impossibly busy.
It will
feel like we are playing a game of tennis against 20 - 30 people, not
only on the other side of the net, but off to the sides and behind us
as well; all of them lobbing balls at us. Each ball is important and
they're
all coming at us quickly from often unexpected directions.
This barrage
of activity and new opportunities gives us no time to carefully think
things out or make plans for the future. Instead, we must adopt a Zen-like
stance, doing our best to hit as many balls as possible. Some balls
will inevitably fall to the ground, not because they were unworthy or
we didn't want to hit them, but because there were simply too many to
deal with.
We will
be dealing with the resolution of old issues as well as the opening
up of our New Directions. Many
of those old unresolved conflicts and situations in our lives will be
finally completed during the first few months of 2002. This is because
we simply can't take the old baggage into our New Directions. These
resolutions will happen so quickly, it will be like a blur of events,
and then suddenly we will be completely free from them.
During January
it will also become ever more apparent that the glue which holds many
of us together in Oneness has become indelibly strong. This super glue
is in the process of replacing the thin flour and water paste which
formed our previous bonds. The old paste is losing its effectiveness
and loosening many of our old connections.
What this
means, is that many more people and situations will continue to leave
our lives. If our connections with others have been held together with
the old paste, they will very quickly come unstuck, almost effortlessly
undoing themselves. We could experience sudden ruptures with people
we have known for a long time. Anger might flare up or a quick resolution
will appear from almost out of nowhere and suddenly these people are
totally out of our lives.
And if the
connections are made with the glue of Oneness, they will not only remain,
but they will strengthen, like Super Glue. If we are moving into the
Greater Reality, we will be drawn to those people and situations also
moving into the Greater Reality-- those embodying Love, Compassion and
Oneness. And if we are remaining in the duality-based Warped World spoken
of in the Year 2002 Surf Report,
we will be drawn to those also inhabiting this distorted reality-- those
embodying anger, judgement and retribution.
Since the
veils between the worlds are rapidly dropping and there is such a dramatic
disparity in resonance between them, never before has it been more true
that LIKE FOLLOWS LIKE. It's like two very differently charged magnets
pulling us to either one or the other of them. It becomes increasingly
clear that these two magnets are no longer aligned to each other; there's
no magnetic pull between them. There's a total neutrality between them
which is causing them to become ever more invisible to one other.
Throughout
the month of January new opportunities will present themselves. As we
make the efforts to move ourselves outside all our boxes, more of the
extended landscape will be revealed. There will be many highly visible
signposts pointing to our New Directions. All we have to do is step
out of our old ways of thinking and being and look larger. And become
larger.
It's important
that we don't make plans based on the old status quo. Things like, "Let's
see, at the income I'm presently making doing this job that I don't
particularly like, in three years, I might be able to afford a new car."
Or, "I guess that I'll settle for this restricting relationship
since it's probably the best I'll find." We need to become
much freer in our perceptions. It's like folding the sides of the box
outwards and setting ourselves free. We are entering a much larger world
in which the Unexpected abounds.
The events
of last year should have taught us that in a big way. Anything can happen.
And all we really have is the present. Since the present is all we have,
then there are no more reasons to hold ourselves back. What are we saving
ourselves for? Who knows what the future will bring or even if there
will be a future, so let's bring our finest into each moment. Let's
fill each moment with our full Love. Let's treat each moment as if it
was sacred. Let's honor and respect our fellow humans. Let's shower
everyone / everything with our Love and Compassion.
OPENING
THE LOTUS
Inside our
beings is an inner sanctum which could be perceived as a lotus. This
is our most private and sacred place. Most people aren't aware of their
inner sanctum and don't ever go there. Some of us go there occasionally
where we sit on the throne of our being. The center of our lotuses is
a very sacred place, a place of great tenderness and vulnerability.
Because of this, we are very protective of our inner sanctum.
Once in
a rare while, we encounter someone who also can enter our inner sanctum.
Usually, we don't invite them in; they are just there. When this happens,
we share a very deep connection.
Now that
we are being called to go deeper into the Greater Reality, it's time
to once again enter the lotus of our inner sanctum. This time, we are
going to fold the petals of our lotus outwards, opening our lotus for
all to see. We are going to start embodying our Core Being.
Once we
do this, a new, deeper inner sanctum will be revealed. This inner lotus
could not be perceived as long as we remained in our previous one. It's
only by folding back the petals that the new one is revealed. Once we
can see the new lotus, it's time to enter it and sit in our new inner
sanctum.
Then fold
open the petals and perhaps, you might find yet another lotus...