Just returned from the Journey with Your Wild Soul Retreat -- the women who came (you know who you are!) are my posse: undauntable women, committed to discovering the longings of their deep self no matter what -- and believe me - it was a very wet weekend out in McElmo Canyon but they couldn't have shown up more brilliantly for all the wild experiences I planned, whether indoors, outdoors or even underground!! They gave me new inspiration for following my own path home. As beautifully written by Clarissa Estes - they personified La Loba - the ancient wise woman whose singing over the bones of the wolf calls to life it's vibrancy and joy. I returned as the full chalice, with a huge smile on my face!
Before I left last week, I had been very much playing in the world of synchronicity and watching my clients do so as well. I believe that when our vision is a clear one, and we let go of the "How", magic happens. Things turn up beyond even what we can imagine - that's how powerful we can be. The tricky part is that letting go, as it's so easy to get attached to what the vision will look like and I've found it rarely arrives in exactly the packaging that you imagine.
My dear friend and client Val had an experience on retreat with me this summer that is a perfect example of this 'different packaging' and what my teacher Trebbe Johnson calls the "maginal zone" - a place we visit when simultaneously attending to what's happening around us and what's happening within us.
Here's how we get there:
"We enter it when we expand our awareness of our surroundings and let the surprises, coincidences, and insights we discover there touch our particular habits, longings, fears, and questions. Interacting with what happens on both inner and outer levels, we find that aspects of our past, present, and future come into a new focus. We see other people, places, and ideas with more insight and compassion, and we feel more connected to a higher sense of purpose."
And here’s Val’s story that I believe had her squarely landing in this Maginal Zone:
“I emerge from the vision quest not quite sure what just happened. Did I have the answers, was there greater awareness, what was revealed to me? Then, as if the next moment or twenty four hours really mattered…everything at that point was so present….. I am in sacred ceremony, celebrating with such abandon and happiness …and realize that I have injured myself. It hurts and I am told I fractured both wrists. And then and only then did the awareness really pour in. Here it was and could not be undone. This thing that happened to me was a shock but somehow I welcomed the gift it had given me. I would survive, I told myself, and I would listen and acknowledge all that was flowing through me, feeling so alive and agreeable to accepting this unexpected physical, however temporary, handicap. SoI took charge and became my own healer and loved that I was able to feel that this thing that happened to me was right with the world and provided me with connection to Source that I would never have expected otherwise. It was a surprise and I loved it.”
It is in embracing what has happened in the physical world (and boy, did that come in a surprise package) with her desire to slow down and tend to her own healing that Val comes face to face with her own next life lesson. Synchronicity has linked powerfully with her unfolding inner life and it’s longings. And see how it didn’t follow an expectation of going on a vision quest and receiving a nice, neat A-HA while she sat out on the land… however, just a few hours later (which in sacred time is a snap of the fingers, to be sure!)
Do you notice the magical happenings in your life? Are you being mindful to them? Are you stretching your beliefs and ideas about possibility to include the gifts that lie right in front of you? This month, take a look… a listen… be present to the Maginal Zone. Let go of viewing everything from the perspective of just Mind and let your body lead you to allurement. What fascinating thing, seen before as distraction, could lead to new insights that could change your life? Focus on linking together the events of your outer life with the longings of your inner heart to live with more wholeness and True Spirit.
And if I can support you in the Journey, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Coach Victoria
(970)259-9040
Victoria@truelifecoach.net
