Back into the fray

I've finally gotten around to blogging. I've had a month of priorities. Fear has been a companion. Old patterns popping up to raise their heads and show me where they are still pulling the strings on my life and reactions. Moving into the core of issues is challenging because so many other things tie into it. As one of my teachers said, "The thing about change is that we have to change." We want change and simultaneously to stay exactly as we are. This doesn't work so well.

This month I have been embroiled into the conflicts in the lives around me. I got to be the calm center. For a few weeks it was nonstop. One of the gifts of this experience is that it put a perspective on my own inner conflicts. I basically came to the conclusion that all my so called problems would take care of themselves. We all have our conflicts, but we shouldn't let them get in the way of our living of life. All men without problems share one trait...they're dead. What I couldn't understand is why everything was happening at once and around myself. It dawned on me that in my daily practice I had been offering myself in service. TADAAA WISH GRANTED! I don't mind really, now that things have calmed down and I have the chance to regather myself. I found that when I needed my spirit helpers they were there and they performed great service through me. It is good to know the skills you spend time learning and developing have real world significance. Although I should use the term "real world" loosely. It would be more accurate to say shared reality. Did everyone sign their consent form?

The other piece of news is that I have been working in the studio again. Things just seem more right when I am creating. This year has been good for integrating my spiritual practices and artwork. The two are no longer so separate. They weave in and out of each other enhancing both facets of my life. I'll be talking a bit about this in the upcoming Faery and Deva Communication Workshop which is happening on June 18th at Compassion Retreat Center.

Lastly I should mention that if you are experiencing challenges you aren't alone. Everyone I know right now is dealing with either big change in their life or core issues that are resurfacing. Intuitive people are picking up on earth shifts and feeling anxious, restless, exhausted, etc... Don't see yourself as alone. Come together with others and help each other. Make use of the support network you have in your life, and if you don't have one well it is the perfect time to form one. Be a willing listener, share a kind word, and don't forget to love yourself.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

p.s. Come and see me at the Healing Clinic this Sunday June 5th I will be one of the readers there. It is being held at the Ramada Conference Center (used to be the Clarion). It will go from noon to 5 PM.

Growing pains

Greetings everyone,

I've been busy causing trouble or as my spiritual kin would call it "harmless mischief". What I have not been doing unfortunately is working in my studio. I've reordered my space and cleaned out quite a lot of items. Changing the arrangement of my space has changed the entire energy of my home. In some ways it is smoother and more calm and retreat like. It has affected how I practice my yoga asanas. Still I haven't gotten back to my artwork there always seems to be something else that needs to be reordered or organized. I am constantly planning more and more and getting less done lately.

Last week I got a headache. This wouldn't be of much note except that it lasted for about 4 days. The worst day I had to teach my tai chi class and see a client. I had circles under my eyes so dark I was being called a raccoon. I was luckily able to drop into an expanded state for my client which also had the effect of helping alleviate some of my pain. For some unknown reason my body had decided it was going to detox. I had congestion, the irritated eyes, muscle tension in the head and neck, and it was turned up so high I was nauseous. Normally I have only felt this bad when I have taken a commercial cleanse, which is of course why I stopped doing those. When I was able to journey I was told all the shifting work I had been doing for myself and others was forcing a change in my physical template and there were more shifts to come. This spontaneous detox was to help pave the way for a new energy pattern in my physical template. I had asked to transform and to experience a deeper level of mastery. Well my wish is being granted. Dear reader when you make these wishes always add the phrase at the end "in the gentlest way possible."

The good news is that I was given a regimen to follow to help me prepare for this template upgrade. Advice from spirit should be to the point and they laid out not only my meditative practice, but some dietary guidelines as well as physical exercises. So far I've done my best to comply. The pain has subsided to a great degree, but a new shift is coming in and that makes me just a bit nervous. As it approaches I may take the advice of one of my incarnate teachers who wisely said, "You are the one with the body and you can always say no."

So to all of you out there who are tackling the major blocks and energies in your life, don't be in such a rush. Make sure you have given yourself enough time to adjust. Spiritual growth is just fine but having fun and enjoying the life around you is just as vital to your soul. Learn to appreciate the level where you are. The next lesson, energy, mastery will always be there this moment will not.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

Break out

Greetings everyone, It's been way too long since I last posted. As always I have been keeping busy. I have started my travelling for the year. Mid March saw me in Chicago for a Matrix Energetics seminar. I have taken Level 4 and one day may even understand it. LOL! I met a lot of great people in the holistic field. This was my first trip to matrix without my business partner Leslie. It was odd, but also rewarding because I got to experience just my energy with new people. Part of my deal with any sort of relationship be it friend, business, or romantic partner is the need to have occasional separate adventures. This gives us something to talk about rather than circling the same topics. While I was in Chicago I met up with an old friend and he took me to see Lake Michigan where I connected my mesa. A new cord of energy now runs from my altar to the great lake. I feel like I have made a lot of new cords and ties to good sources. I've even started using a teleconference service to keep up with all my new friends. The past year or so it has dawned on me that I am generally well liked and respected. The truth about that is I have been shocked, amazed, finally very very grateful. For all of you out there who felt they have gone through life feeling unloved and under appreciated buck up because you never know when you will shine. I am someone who was never popular growing up. The fact that I need a teleconference service to keep up with people is a true miracle. The seeds of all this started years back but the total realization that I could be a lovable person came suddenly. Currently I am finishing up projects and getting ready for spring cleaning. I've received my new studio equipment, and have just about finished decoupaging some new shelves. I'm already thinking of travelling this summer to teach workshops, see sacred sites, and visit friends. I am still dumbfounded how things sneak up on our awareness until we realize that we are where we dreamed we would be. In clearing space I have run across old manifestation wish lists and have been pleasantly surprised how many of the wishes have come true. In many ways this has already turned out to be a breakout year. I've gotten new training, new friends, new clients, and I have an accountant (because I actually need one hurray!). Right now I am still unwinding patterns from the past and detoxing, but it is no longer such a drudgery because I know that it will bring increased energy and joy. I've committed to mastering what I have learned and becoming a more effective human being. In this time of rising energies (both scary and enlightening) make sure you get outside to connect with the renewing energies that are flooding through the soil. Peace and Blessings, Thomas Mooneagle

Reset button

Greetings everyone,

The first month of 2011 has come and gone. For many it has been a challenging month with weather events more frequent than the norm this year and also for the tail end of 2010. Many of you may have also had an uptick in vivid dreams over the past few weeks. It seems as though guidance is reaching out for us. I have been busy working on commissions as well as getting better organized to allow more business into my life. It has been a year of clearing the decks so to speak and making sure all parts of the system are taken care of. In the past month I've met with an accountant, purchased new equipment, started work on new furniture, and have done some deep inner work.

There is something about energy work and shamanic work that makes me constantly have to rebalance. This is a good thing.. However when I fail to keep up with the rebalancing and give myself time to process I can and do get sick. As a person in the healing arts there is sort of a stigma about being ill. There is a belief that we are somehow above all that. So not true. If I don't get enough rest, eat enough of the right foods, deal with situations and feelings, well my system is compromised and I get out of balance.

Illness for me often acts as a reset button. I rest more. I catch up on correspondences. I balance my checkbooks. I also drink more fluids, and cut out unnecessary contact with people. Many times I fill my days with conversations and talking more than I really have time to do and get all of my tasks done. Often I will cut time out of self care for chatting. When I am sick I just don't have the energy to do that. I completely focus on myself and getting better. I renew my connections with healing rites and energies. I see where I am not balanced. I try and make the time valuable. That being said I would prefer to be well.

I already feel myself opening up to more possibilities this year. That is exhilarating and scary too. I've felt shifts in my personal energy and that of the world around me, and it has been a challenge to remain grounded and balanced. This pushing of the reset button is a reminder that I need to take time to be outside and catch the light of the moon, sun, and stars. I need to break up my routine so that I can be more invigorated when I am in a routine. Most importantly I need to address my insecurities when they arise as small seedlings rather than wait till they grow into trees. So in this last stretch of winter do yourself a favor and get out in the world. Touch the earth, look at the sky (cloudy or not), rest, and keep moving towards your dreams. Don't give up and don't wait till spring.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

New year new attitude

I hope everyone had a peaceful and enjoyable holiday. I am actually relieved to be back to work in my studio and with clients. I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to do what I love as part of my career. In order to stay in the vibration of gratitude I started doing something new with my workout routine. I swim 3 times a week (yes even in the winter). A few weeks back in the middle of the holiday season I began focusing on a body system with each lap and thanking it. I start usually with my hands and feet and then branch out to the bones, muscles, circulatory system and so on until I have thanked every system. I then thank the 6 senses that give me the picture of my world. (No I did not miscount I have 6 senses and so do you.) Afterwards I thank the medicines I carry in this lifetime and good qualities I possess.

I do my best to honor the body and personal qualities rather than possessions or circumstances, and this is deliberate. I am working out my body when I swim and this way I spiritualize that workout, I add dimension to it. I've always loved swimming since I was a young child and this offered a way to broaden the effect of my favored workout. In this way I can focus on getting stronger and healthier with the mind contributing to the body's enhancement. The body is my only possession I will keep my whole life. Everything else I can give away or wear out or have to replace.

Often in the metaphysics or new thought movements the body can be left out, but with the spread of yoga and martial arts training in western cultures over the past 50 years this is becoming less so. I have noticed that some people (myself included) tend to turn yoga into a workout rather than a practice. We try to slap the "NO pain NO gain!" template onto it. So I propose a countermeasure. When you workout (and many more of you are doing that this post holiday season) bring in some of that expanded awareness to the routine. Thank the muscles for the work they are doing. Thank the lungs for bringing you the breath you need to keep going. Thank the heart for its ceaseless labor. Try this for a while: does it change your body's response, do your fitness goals come easier, or do you just feel more at peace with your body?

Peace and Blessings and a Happy New Year,
Thomas Mooneagle

Manifesting self acceptance and love

The key to so many situations is to just be okay with who you are. I don't always manage it, but on the few occasions where I have it has been the most freeing and lightening experiences in my life. The ability to just accept and love yourself in the face of the overwhelming evidence that life provides you of your imperfection is a talent. Perfection arises from imperfection. If you find yourself berating yourself take a breath. View the video above as often as you feel you need it. Coming out of the holiday season we can all be a little worn out from stress of trying to create the "PERFECT XMAS" or whatever holiday you celebrate. Movies, televisions, and books have painted an illusion that at this time of year we are able to be more open and compassionate. Often times we are so stressed from trying to make everything perfect that we can forget the most important thing which is to cut ourselves and our families some slack.

I too have been guilty of expecting others to behave in a certain way for "the holidays". I tend to be more judgmental of myself about how my body looks, how successful I am, or how well I am liked. I also notice when I am treating myself this way I tend to project that onto others. That's not exactly the holiday spirit I want to convey. In light of that it is extremely important for me to remember what is going right and to honor that. One of my prayer practices is to say after meditation " I pray beauty into my heart, I pray beauty into my mind, I pray beauty into my body, I pray beauty into my relationships, and I pray beauty into my work."

Take time to honor yourself this winter, to reflect on what is right with life and the world. A billion processes must be working flawlessly for you to continue breathing each second. There is beauty to be found in winter's heart.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

Opportunity knocking

I've been rather remiss in posting lately, and much has been going on in my life. You would think that would lead me to post more often, but alas no I mean to and yet somehow the next thing happens. One of the most interesting experiences I come across is to see how others view me. I had no idea that many people in the community were completely unaware of my ceramic production. This was hammered home to me when I took some of my work to the Sound Light and Ascension Expo the last weekend in September. I had a booth sort of fall into my lap at the last minute, and when I checked in with my guidance I was told to bring "my whole bag of tricks". So I finally brought some of my ceramic wares to sell, and sell they did. The most common thing I heard was "you made these?" Usually followed by a compliment to my skills. I should let you know dear reader that I only brought the best of the lot(in other words there were some pots that didn't make the cut). The event went well for me both in pottery sales and in readings.

One of the things I had been told repeatedly by spirit guides was that I needed to make space for client sessions. So I finally put it on the calendar and made it official. I have opened up an hour on Wednesdays (9:30 - 10:30 PM) for remote energy shifting/clearing sessions. This isn't the only time I am available, but putting a specific time down was a symbol to the universe that I am ready and making space. Within 24 hours I had a new client.

Another recent event I worked at was the Gypsy Night in LaGrange this past Thursday. I got to connect with a few new people, and once again was reading in the toy store. It wasn't the most visible location, but I like the energy in there. I'm still a kid at heart, and sometimes I even get mistaken for one(thank you to the man for carding me at the movies a few months back it really gave me a laugh).

So I think this is nice and at the same time all this success all at once after a long and what seems like painfully slow build up is rather overwhelming. I even feel myself trying to step back from it. I've done this repeatedly over the years, but this time I have decided to just say "yes" to opportunity. I know a lot of you readers do this too. You don't know how to take a compliment or an opportunity. Learning to be okay with things going successfully takes practice. I am willing to practice now though, even if it is a little anxiety provoking. Anytime we reach one of our limits we can feel a bit nervous. New doors with new possibilities, we always seem to wish for them and when they show up well we don't want to go through them because we don't know what it will be like on the other side. So just like you dear reader I ask for change and then get a little scared of it (okay sometimes more than a little scared). What I am starting to realize is that it is okay to be scared or nervous about all the opportunities knocking, but I am resolved (and I hope you will be too) to start answering the door more often.

Peace and Blessings,

Thomas Mooneagle