Breadcrumbs on the path

Greetings everyone,

Summer is quickly flying by us all.  Before you know it the fall will be here.  I tend to get sad this time of the summer when it is past the solstice and the fourth of July.  I start thinking the trees will be turning soon.  To quote a book, "Winter is Coming."

Like many people who made plans to do so much once the warm season starts I have fallen short of my goals.  It seems like I make little to no progress.  Although lately I have been taking small steps each day towards accomplishing some of the tasks I set for myself at the beginning of summer.

For several reasons I have been lead to seek out office space to expand the work that I do.  For the past few years I have been primarily web based for my energy shifting work.  I do love my distance work that I do for people, but traveling and working with people in person made me crave that face to face interaction.  I will still be doing distance work, but I believe that meeting clients will make all my sessions more valuable to my clients.

I began looking for office space in June, and it is nearly August.  I've had a few leads but still haven't settled on a space.  I've often felt discouraged and thought that I have been dragging my feet.  Yet each delay has served me and led me further along the path.  Like the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, my guides leave me little breadcrumbs for me to follow.  I've met more people and have started to see who would make a good office mate.  So in that respect I have moved forward.

From the outside it looks as if nothing is happening.  That is often the case with me.    I have found my process is a slow one usually, until the last moment where all the little steps finally seem to add up in a way that makes sense. Then everything moves very fast (people even might think I am impulsive), but things had been moving that way for months or  years.  It is easy to become frustrated with ourselves when our timeline doesn't match up with the universe's or the expectations of others.

So why am I writing about this?  I am sure many of you are moving towards your goals, and it may seem that you are getting nowhere.  I say be patient with yourself and your world and deal with what is in front of you.  Look for signs along the path to keep you moving one step towards your dream.  If you think you aren't moving fast enough don't get upset and don't berate yourself; growth happens when you are supported not when you are criticized.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

Summer Time Shifts

Greetings readers,

Sometimes in the midst of the biggest shifts it can look like not much is happening on the surface.  In the past month I have scoured the area for office space and have looked at quite a few maybes.  I've quietly begun working on my next cycle of pottery.  I've also been looking at deep rooted patterns within myself that keep me from stepping into my full power and joy.

The chaos of life seems to still be surrounding me.  Currently I have a friend a recovering from a major stroke.  Within my immediate family I've had someone suffer a minor stroke this week.  Many of my loved ones are struggling hard with personal issues.  They have reached a precipice and are struggling to find a way past it.

I have had many people ask how I stay so calm.  My secret is that I am most often not calm.  I simply appear that way.  I feel the fear and anxiety like everybody else (in some cases more so), but I do my best to radiate a calm exterior.  The world needs no help from me to freak out.  I have found that I can be afraid and yet still do my best to remain in love for the ones I care about.  I have learned I don't have to be perfect to provide valuable service to others.

When I designed my Year of Transformation I knew that I would shift along with the participants.  I simply didn't realize the breadth of change that would occur within me.  My mind still passes through Crazy Town on a regular basis, but it seems as if I don't stop there as long as I used to.  For those of you who are waiting to be perfect or more confident to accomplish a life goal or purpose, stop waiting and get moving.  If you have a temperament like mine you'll never "feel ready" to tackle the next leg of the journey, but you will be ready despite your own doubts.  As an example I will let you know that I always experience a real discomfort when I hear my voice recorded, whether that is an audio file or one of my videos.  It grates on me and I can get really self conscious and critical on myself.  The interesting thing is that people know me from my videos and my interviews, and so I just have to let that self critical voice go.  I still hear it, but after doing enough videos and audio events I am able to accept me...mostly.

So what is the point of this post?  It is to let you know that I feel change coming all around me and within me.  I feel change coming into the world even though the exterior looks crazy.  Part of my job is to help anchor and hold a vision of a world and a life that I wish to help create.   Ask yourself what shifts are going on in your world that no one else sees.  Give yourself credit for any changes you've made to better yourself or your world.  Find that place where you can be afraid, but still touch the vibration of love.  Hear your fears but don't listen to them.  When you figure all that out let me know, because I will want tips.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

p.s.  If you want to hear my latest interview the link is below.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/withinsights/2012/07/11/entrepreneurial-excellence-radio-show-with-heather-l-tapia

Beyond the beyond

It's been a long time since my last post.  I've been traveling a great deal the last two months.  I've gotten to connect with clients in Maryland and Virginia.  I've been to a faery festival in Pennsylvania.  I have begun a shamanic initiation that will be ongoing for the next two years.  So I have had plenty of things to blog about, but as soon as I get ready to write something the next thing comes up.

Right now we are beyond the places that we know.  The energy of this year has been intense and has myself and many others playing catch up.  Lately I feel like I have been at the eye of  a great storm watching events whirl around sending the possibility waves crashing wildly into the lives of those close to me.  I have walked in on a friend being fired, had a coworker break their back, another friend lost their house, other friends considered leaving long term relationships,  and my closest friend suffered a stroke just 3 weeks back.  It has taken me far past the limits of what I thought I knew.

My days have been spent reorganizing as the life that I knew slips away.  That is okay change needed to come.   I was just hoping it would come in a gentler way.  Circumstances have forced me to really move on things in a more assertive and focused manner.  I am looking for an office space to help expand my healing practice.  My travels showed me how much I love working with people face to face, and now I am finally ready to consider myself "worthy" of having a dedicated space to meet with clients.  I have accepted a wholesale order for some of my pottery for the first time.  Just yesterday I had my first interview via blogtalk internet radio.

In the Faery Oracle (one of the divination devices I use) there is a card called the "Topsy Turvets"  this usually appears when people are delayed, there are big obstacles, or life is just plain messy.  They are the universe's demolition/construction crew.  They often say things like "Don't mind us we're just busy rebuilding your life, you may have to take a slight detour just follow the signs."  They remind me of the time we had the kitchen redone, and for 6-8 weeks we had no running water in the kitchen, no floor, no stove, and no counters.  It was a terrible nuisance, but afterwards our kitchen was transformed into a beautiful open space.  So if your life is crazy right now, it is because you are having some remodeling done.  Just think of that kitchen island you've always wanted, and believe that through the mess it awaits you.

Peace and Blessings,
Thomas Mooneagle

P.S.  If you want to hear my interview the link is below.  (I start about 7 minutes into the program)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/withinsights/2012/06/18/holistic-forum-intuitive-readings-live-with-iggy-garcia-and-rosa-bell

Easy/Hard really?

Greetings bloggees,

Bloggers write the blogs, and bloggees read them. It's a good arrangement. An easy one if you think about it which is what this is all about.

You have no doubt heard the expression "No pain, no gain." This is usually said repeatedly in the gym. However most people have adopted this as their mantra. While effort is important it is a bad idea to ascribe the belief that any thing you want to do or manifest has to be hard if you want it to turn out well. Now I don't suggest that you just wing it on everything. What sort of role model would I be (I'm a role model now when did this happen)? What I am saying is that when you believe everything has to be hard to be effective you tend to manifest more challenging obstacles. If you like that sort of thing then read no further enjoy the all the challenges you want.

Life will challenge you. There is no need for you to go out and seek difficulties for your own personal growth, they will seek you out; that is the beauty of things. Right now you may be wondering what is the point of this blog...patience grasshopper the good stuff is coming.

I once prided myself on getting through college without having to take any public speaking courses. I had just graduated and was working at my first psychic fair when the fair director said, "Oh by the way all the readers are required to give a 20 minute talk or lecture." Apparently the universe has a public speaking requirement, and while you may not have to take speech, you will be required to speak in front of a group. There are no exceptions. I didn't have much trouble though preparing a lecture once I picked a topic, I just picked something I knew well and organized it a bit and then gave my talk. It was easy really. Was there effort? Yes there was a little bit of thought that went into it (more organizing what I knew to communicate to people who didn't know about the topic).

So let us flash forward to the recent past. I was leading a shamanic circle (it was my turn this month), and I was to prepare for the group our focus for journey work and ceremony. In the past I have listened to people tell me about how many journeys they did to prepare. In this instance I only did one journey so I was beginning to feel like a slacker. I mean I obviously didn't work hard enough or take enough time right? Again I wasn't a slacker, I had done ceremony everyday for a whole lunar cycle, but that was easy and :gasp: I even enjoyed it. Do you see where this is going? I apparently thought I hadn't suffered enough to get good material for the circle. What a silly notion that was!

I recently began offering year long subscriptions for a premium service for my site called the Year of Transformation at www.thomasmooneagle.com (Shameless plug I know). It is basically 12 hour long sessions spaced one a month for a whole year, with drumming ceremonies to amp up the power on the equinoxes and solstices (I love to drum hurray). In talking with a client they kept saying over and over they didn't care how uncomfortable it made them or how much it hurt so long as their condition changed. Aha, there it was the same belief or rather a variation. Change has to be hard, hurt, or be very uncomfortable. Of course being myself I never have beliefs like that run through my head (did you catch the sarcasm in that last sentence...no really). Some change is hard, some change hurts, but does it have to?

One of the things that may help us all out in this year of changes and shifts is the idea that change doesn't necessarily have to be hard. Some of it can not only be easy, but enjoyable. Change is inevitable, so if we examine our attitudes and beliefs about it we do ourselves a great service. Change is the constant in our life, the other constant is love. So remember the Universe loves you and wants you to be happy. It is working on bringing the change in your life that you desire, and if you adopt a more relaxed idea about change that makes its job a lot easier.

Peace and Blessings,

Thomas Mooneagle

Dream a little dream

Dear imaginary readers,

I greet you in this way because I really don't know how many people actually read my blogposts. This one will be a short one. As the title suggests it will be about dreams. I've been working on dream incubation lately (for those of you unfamiliar it is when you implant a theme, idea, or question you want to dream on in your subconscious). So I have been paying extra attention to my dream life. It has rewarded me with vivid story and imagery.

You never know where one day will take you. Case in point, yesterday I had very few planned activities for my day. However at about 10PM I had the chance to go on an impromptu road trip with a friend. She needed a ride to Cincinnati to meet up with her husband who drives a truck. So when I would normally start winding things down I suddenly was off on a night drive under the moon with a blanket of snow upon the hills.

Flash backwards a bit to the night before. I dreamed I was in the hometown of my grandmother, and there was a volcano erupting. This is very odd since there are no volcanoes anywhere near grandma's house, however in my dream escape I ended up in Chattanooga unexpectedly visiting another relative.

Flash forward, it is after midnight and I have arrived safely with my friend to our rendezvous point. We walk up to the truck and on the door it says "Chattanooga, TN." Coincidence you might think, but I am not so sure. What I find amazing is that my dreaming mind knew I would be going to Chattanooga unexpectedly (if only metaphorically) even when I had no intention of going anywhere that night. Dreams are a funny thing, they can be terrifying, pleasurable, and sometimes prophetic. In some cases dreams teach us how moldable our life is. Life is but a dream, and we're the dreamer. So take care with how you seed your dream, make it good, make it loving. If you do you might just get to dream a little dream with me.

Peace and Blessings,

Thomas Mooneagle

Lovers in Light

Greetings everyone,

Happy new year! I can't believe I haven't updated since last year. The holiday season came with some sadness in my family. Since then I have been busy working in the studio, working on writing pages for my website (no they aren't posted yet), and doing some internal work. So far winter has been mild. Still the days are short. I always miss the light.

So comes the minor holiday of Valentine's Day. I've always had a rather shaky relationship with the day. Being empathic it is rather easy for my heart to be a bit over sensitive. For a very long time I hated Valentine's Day, it was a constant reminder that I didn't have anyone to share my life with. I still don't for that matter, although I don't over pump the day with drama because of it anymore. However there was a time where I would say things like "Valentine's Day is punishment from God for single people."

For those of you who subscribe to a harsh God who deals out judgment and retribution you may wish to stop reading right now. I won't be offended in the least. People have asked me if I believe in God, to which I usually reply flippantly, "No that would be like believing in the mailman why encourage Him?" However if you talk about the infinite enough and particularly if you try to pin your rotten experience of a holiday on a God don't be surprised if they show up.

It happened like this. It was Valentines Day perhaps ten years ago or maybe nine, but a bit back the year doesn't matter so much. Well that's not true I was probably a few months in to hanging out around magical folks for the first time in my life. (When you hang out with magical folks a lot things tend to get magnified). So it was coming round to my least favorite holiday, and I kept repeating my blame of the holiday that shames us singles on a deity. (If you think there is going to be any hanky panky coming up you are in for disappointment). I stopped by a friend's work to see them, and their mother was there selling raffle tickets for charity. The prize was a big lover's basket of Valentine goodies from wine and candies and cute stuffed singing teddy bears, $100 cash, and about a hundred dollars in scratch off tickets. I loathed the sight of the thing, but she really needed to sell the rest of the tickets. It was for charity and I never thought I would win.

Flash forward to Valentine's Day I get a voicemail that I have won the grand prize. Yes I was the proud owner of heart shaped chocolates, 2 elegant wine glasses, a bottle of white zinfandel(which truthfully is more a blush wine than a white wine), the cash, the tickets, and one duo of teddy bears that sang "I got you Babe." The irony was not lost on me. Rather than see the Creator as a vengeful and wrathful deity I think He's (gender is up for debate on this one) more like a great cosmic joker. I know I often feel like the punchline to some mysterious joke. However in this case I certainly earned it, I walked right into that one. It was a nice way though of getting me to stop reinforcing that awful belief that I and all singles were being divinely punished every February the 14th. Plus the scratch off tickets netted me another $20, so I must say the Creator is a good sport.

So whether you are single, married, or some status in between (what does it's complicated mean?) just know that you are loved. It might not seem very comforting minus the lover of your dreams, but it is true. Be kind to yourself, love yourself, and remember to keep joy in your hearts for all those who have found someone to share their life with.

Peace and Blessings,

Thomas Mooneagle

Thanksgiving

Greetings everyone,

I hope you experienced a blessed day of appreciating your family, friends, and many graces that life has shared with you this past year. For those of you who have felt challenged this year don't be too downcast it has been that way for everyone. If you have eaten today be grateful. If you have a warm coat be grateful. If you have a roof over your head be grateful. If you are healthy and without pain be grateful. It can be easy to focus on what is not right or upsetting in life, but so much more is going on that we take for granted. We race around roads in beasts of metal that carry in their bellies liquid fire and each time we reach our destination without incident is a small miracle.

This year I have been greatly challenged by the fears I have carried and still carry within me. I have come up against my own blocks, and yet there is so much to be grateful for this year. I have acquired new skills and honed others. I have made wonderful new friends and kept the heart fires burning for old ones. I have had the blessing of being able to use my skills to help others. I have found ways to integrate my art and my spiritual practices and that has been such a blessing. I have been given the opportunity to see how I have been a positive force in the lives of those around me. I have seen my friend Leslie come into her own with her published book "Love is the Thread", and I even have a few cameos in print. I've had the opportunity to work with new clients and develop deeper professional relationships with returning clients. I've gotten to travel on my own and with a friend. I've been down to the sands of the sea and sang song spells. The ups far outnumber the downs and yet the contrast has been stark. I take solace in the knowledge that I am not alone. My spirit helpers have heard me call and came when I needed. The ancestors have danced and sung with me in ceremony. My guides have helped me to chant the clay up on the potter's wheel. I have not gotten all that I have wished for, and perhaps that is best. It gives me more to look forward to yet and that is half the fun.

As the holiday season works into the frenzy of buying, wrapping, baking, and decorating remember to take a moment in the crisp cold air and offer a prayer to the stillness that waits there. Time always seems to slip through our fingers at this season. There is so much to do and get done we can lose ourselves in the media induced illusion of what the holidays are supposed to be, or try to recreate a past memory of the perfect celebration. The holidays come in the dark of the year, the time when we are biologically and psychologically most challenged. There is a reason we light candles in so many traditions, to call out the light we carry within ourselves. We must be the sun in winter's heart. We must be the warmth in the lives of all our relations. May you be thankful for all that you have and the love that you carry in this life.

Peace and Blessings,

Thomas Mooneagle