Surrendering: the foundation to hearing the voice of the Divine within

Listening to our heart prepares us ~ just as the bride prepares for her groom

≅The Whispers of the Heart

~ the sublime of the Divine≅

An exploration into communication with the Holy Spirt 

⊕Ω⊕ the still quiet voice that speaks through our heart and reverberates through out our entire being⊕Ω⊕

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Art images: The first one is from a photo session with Maria Scozzari, the second image is from a wedding I photographed ~ turned into a digital art piece.

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Inspiration:

The inspiration for this blog post is to become more acquainted with the Holy Spirit and to share my personal experience communing with the Holy Spirit. It has been a radical head change and awareness provider to repeatedly day after day invoke the Holy Spirit for guidance. I ask for guidance in practically everything and particularly in trigger moments when I want to see ~ move ~ speak within correct perception.

Establishing the Connection

A Continual Process

Building a stable foundation to hear the Holy Spirit is a continual process that requires discipline and dedication, however, with continued practice the benefits become blatantly evident. Some of the benefits have included as if in an instant download, a broader scope of vision and knowledge about a given situation. On many occasions I have radically viewed a person, situation, etc…literally in a new way while immersed the moment that afforded me not only truth as revealed to me regarding the situation (and person) but also resulting in a deeper compassion for myself and whomever may have been involved in a given situation as well as the situation itself. In turn the Holy Spirits teaching express the falsehood of old behavior patterns and thoughts which provide a new road for action, speech, and thoughts aligned with a higher frequency.

  This expansion of knowledge and insight has attuned my awareness to reveal that I truly don’t know, that there is so much more, that things are not as they appear, and has reflected back to me my miscreation’s in my thought processes and perceptual nature (which also impact the emotions). It is only through actively participating in calling upon the Holy Spirit for direction that all these revelations have been possible. The spontaneous insights weren’t right away, however, they began around a few months of immersing myself in this process. It is as if this vast source of wisdom knowledge, which lives beyond  definition, can in a split second piece together and download all pertinent information into my consciousness which then awakens me to the truth and higher perspective of a situation, person, or a question I am asking. I am sure this is just scratching the surface and this ignites the impetus to stay the course.

Surrendering to the Moment

 Tricking the Tricky

To invoke, receive, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction when in a moment of distress is a little tricky. It is only tricky as the habitual patterns of thinking and acting tend to dominant and take hold so fast that often it is only in retrospect that their is awareness and realization that a situation or thought process could have been completely eradicated if I would have summoned the Holy Spirit and listened and followed. The Holy Spirit is ever present so that’s not the issue. The issue is to step back from a situation while in the midst of it and call upon Her Grace.

  After enough episodes one knows not to put their hand on a hot stove and thus seeks refuge in the One that Knows. 

As with all things, it does become closer to second nature through devotion and a desire for clarity and peace above all else.

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A Blessed Friend

Viewing the Holy Spirit as the Divine Feminine

She is within our heart in the depths of our being

Although not the conventional interpretation of the Holy Spirit, I perceive the Holy Spirit as a Feminine Presence. This is the energy I pick up on and what sits right with me. Perhaps, it doesn’t need a male or female reference point, however, this wind and breath life force, feels inherently feminine.

◊Blessed is the Holy Spirit ~ and Oh, what a Gift She Is◊

My personal view on the Holy Spirit is that it is a feminine energy. This is contrary to conventional support, however, this is my resonance. She is an ever present guiding light and love force to help direct our lives when we allow it ~  when we surrender……as we let go…..

◊How blessed we are, all of us, to have built within us such a trusted friend and wise One who walks with us◊

Call Upon the Holy Spirit

It’s A Daily Thing

Call upon the Holy Spirit and in that instant She is there. She has always been with us.

Each day, and the moments that make up a day, I focus as much as possible on hearing, feeling, and experiencing this Grand inner voice and following without waver Her splendid and always amazing direction. I ask tons of questions on the day to day daily “stuff” as well as share thoughts, feelings, observations, on any and all seemingly relevant issues and pause to hear what comes. Often I have been so amazed, and Grateful beyond measure. I am on a journey to grow deeper and deeper into this communion until it is automatic. The Divine Voice experienced within me as One.

Adore Her in moments of sacred communion and seek daily Her ingenious practical guidance and infinite reservoir of information. She far surpasses what we know or how we could even organize a day, an event, a project, or handle any personal issue. The Holy Spirit knows us better than we know ourselves. Most importantly She knows how to reach us ~ knowing what moves us uniquely, what inspires us, what we need to learn and see with new eyes, and what will bring forth the desires we wish to live out.

◊She is our Dearest confidant and Divine resource for all that we need.  Addressed by many names, nonetheless, the Holy Spirit always hears and answers our call◊

Following the Voice of the Holy Spirit

Conscious Choices

The deeper I go into making conscious choices to inquire within and commune with the Holy Spirit the more I am truly amazed and grateful. It is a releasing of the ego’s (lower self) decision making process to the honoring of the One True Voice. It is also an act of honoring yourself as this connection is also you.

∞Hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit within and following through with the guidance heard is demonstration of trust ~ of trusting the Divine and yourself∞

The Blessed Voice

The Voice of Knowing

Connect with the Holy Spirit for guidance, love, support, advice ~ you name it. From daily activities to the areas in need of clarity and insight.

Her voice can even anticipate the next moment and what is in our best interest to know and or to do. It is really amazing! The ego thinks it knows ~ we think we know, however, we don’t. When we surrender to knowing that we don’t know and open a space within us by attuning to our heart then we can know by hearing the Holy Spirit’s redirection and thus new direction bringing us greater fulfillment.

◊When we fully let go of the ego ~ then we will continuously hear Her Divine voice inside us◊

I encourage you to give it a go and experience your best friend if you haven’t already ~ if you are in constant communion with the Holy Spirit then I hope you can share some of your experiences as we all learn and grow from one another.

♥What a Precious Gift to have this Magnificent Friend built within our dwelling place. Thank You Dear Holy Spirit!♥

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≅The Whispers of the Heart

~ the sublime of the Divine≅

The heart is an ear to hear

the whispers of the heart

the Divine makes clear

Holy Spirit

comes to visit

speaking in lyrics

awakener to no limits ~ a fearless spirit

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

bridging the space of no space

separation is a mistake

the Voice alive from the Throne

→listen

know Ye are gods

awaken to know thyself

Her call back to home

all will be shown

She speaks

in the realm beyond sound

→listen

to be found is to wear your crown

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

draw near

→listen

Her Voice appears

a door becomes clear

the knower with a message

answers come without guessing

wherever we are

to listen is the blessing

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

in silent repose

the comforters Voice is known

the advisor speaks

when the ego is hung low

quiet still mind

Her Voice

awakens the blind

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

→listen

Holy Spirit

holder of the three in One

→listen

our lifeline

a guideline to the finishing line

become familiar with the vine

drink of this wine

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

→listen

Holy Spirit

breath of life

speaker through the heart

dance to hear

the eternal

the whispers of the heart

the sublime of the Divine

→listen

Holy Spirit

keeper of the One Vision

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♥Great Blessings of Perfect Communication with the Holy Spirit♥

⊕May we always be present within ourselves to hear the whisperings of the heart from the Holy Spirit ~ the sublime of the Divine⊕

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**Victory Worship Center**

Little White Church

Up the road

*Victory*

Inspiration:

This poem was written last summer after several months of all of us getting accustomed to a new normal, which in this case was a remolding into a new routine which was vastly different from the prior one. My prior routine was going to the church up the road (from our home) called Victory Worship Center on Sunday, Tuesday evening, and Wednesday evening. This had been my routine since we moved into our new home which at the time of Covid making its global appearance was around 3 months.

From my East windows, I can see the top structure of Victory as my eye moves past the lake, trees, houses, and street. It is close to a straight line visually out of my window ~ like a B line. Here is the Urban Dictionary definition of a B line: A B line refers to the direction in which a bee flies after gathering nectar. Bees use the sun to navigate their way around and when they are ready to return to the hive they fly in a straight line back. This is why when someone is trying to get to their destination quickly they are said to be “making a B line.”

Although Victory has opened its doors again for a while now, I haven’t attended a service close to a year now. However, I follow them on social media and connect in with them in this fashion. I have much admiration and gratitude for the pastors who keep Victory going. When the music flows and the worship begins alive becomes the atmosphere in the Spirit and Presence of God.

*Photograph taken on a sunny windy afternoon*

Not all is at it appears:

This blog post is not about religion or symbolic references pointing to the way. It is about change, allowing, and adapting to a flow that knows how to reach us and lead us to our victory. It’s a converting and restructuring that births a newness inside of us when we yield to its calling and guidance. Sometimes easier said than done. Some are master’s at it and we can learn from them. We become our shining brilliant realized Self as we accept and trust in ourselves, the moment, and say yes to life without a struggle.

Blessed be to opening to a change that comes from the unchanged and only seeks to provide us with what will clothe and feed us beyond what we could ourselves.

Offering a certainty of true rest in the Divine even when we are completely uncertain is the key element to unlock the door of that which we truly desire to experience that lays with open arms within our heart.

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Little White Church

Up the road

*Victory*

I used to go

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday

haven’t been back since the pandemic hit

no not yet

I’ll be back

when the Aquarius light is lit

the little white church up the road

called Victory

I can walk there

a stones throw

I see Her out my East windows

 all day and night

glowing with a glow

The senior pastor keeps Her alive

God’s love shines

the other pastors nurture Her too

keeping the sacred fires tended to

Thursday morning chats

keep me connected

it’s all how about that

welcome welcome welcome

Love the Lord Thy God

simple, just like that

the little white church up the road

called Victory

I can walk there

a stones throw

I see Her out my East windows

  all day and night

glowing with a glow

I’ll be back in Her arms again

my sweet Victory

I’ll be back

when the Aquarius light is lit

Christ Love and Light

Victory in my sight

 little white church up the road

called Victory

I can walk there

a stones throw

I see Her out my East windows

  all day and night

glowing with a glow

Victory

onward with the show

that flows and flows

Holy Spirit Presence becomes known

 little white church up the road

called Victory

Oh Her voice

the sound that leads to liberty

Victory

little white church up the road

Victory

a stones throw

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♥Blessings of Victory in our life!! Skillful in adapting, changing, and being in the flow 🙂 

◊Christ Love and Light blessings for all!

⊗May we all know who we are and live in the Highest of our calling⊗

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2021 ~ ≈Ride the Feeling≈

Being in the Driver’s Seat

∴Happy New Year!

Yeah! We are approaching a brand new year 2021!

Happy New Year Everyone!

(image is from the internet)

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♥Prayer for 2021:

⇒⇒⇒Everyone is back on the dance floor!

The dance floor can be literal ~ I love to dance ~ shall we? Yes 🙂 Or it can be metaphorical and or both.

“Back on the dance floor” is symbolic of good times and celebrations.  That priceless elated feeling that makes us want to dance, that we experience while dancing, and any and everything that makes us happy and causes celebration.

I pray we are all out on the dance floor in 2021. So in preparatory fashion we need to get that body moving, get those feet dancing, and get a good sweat going. Here’s a few songs and videos to get us back out on the dance floor.

Everybody dance now!

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Official HD Video) – YouTube

(2) Tina Turner (featuring David Bowie) – Let’s Dance [Extended] – YouTube

Here’s a good song also as we enter the beginning of 2021. “Begin the Begin” by R.E.M. Add your favorite songs and videos to the playlist. Let the celebrations begin…

Let’s begin again……..

Begin The Begin – YouTube

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Inspiration:

Spontaneity as Divine guidance:

I wasn’t planning on having a blog post centered on 2021. Actually, I have had some blog posts in the mix for a while now that I wanted to complete. However, I was taken in a new direction.

It all happened rather suddenly. The day after Christmas, during my morning meditation, spontaneously the word “arise” came into my awareness and it was known to be in direct link to 2021. Then a few more words came into my awareness as well as some potentials aimed at 2021. This blog post is more from a place of being guided to share some of these things.

This entire blog post content is from what came into my awareness the day after Christmas while in my morning meditation. I don’t claim to be a predictor of any sort. I am only and simply sharing what I feel guided to present based on what was presented to me in my after Christmas morning meditation.

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≈Ride the Feeling≈

Driver’s Seat

≈Ride the Feeling≈  came to me  during my morning meditation the day after Christmas. When the words came to me there was a direct link to the year 2021. Often for me, the knowing comes without words and yet combined with a word or a few words that relate back to the knowing imparted and sometimes with a image (s) serving as a metaphorical guidepost.

 While in my meditation I was experiencing a back and forth consciously of a polarity of feelings. Like a on and off switch. A few times I experienced a feeling rooted in fear and then it switched to a feeling rooted in love. This is the best I can describe it. I was able to move back and forth between the two polarities very fast and this was a new experience for me while in meditation. It happened suddenly and spontaneously. So from there, I was able to “ride the feeling” ~ the love based feeling ~ as in a wave ~ a current ~ moving. The feeling was different from the transcendental unbounded feeling most of us experience while in meditation. It was more like riding a conscious wave and as a choice. Then the words “ride the feeling” came about as the gracious flow continued. So perhaps this coming year, we will be able to make more love based choices and actually direct through our will an experiential wave fueled on love, joy, and bliss. This bliss wave ride feeling felt like being in the driver’s seat. It was as if I was opening the door myself not someone else opening the door for me. I was completely participatory in the ride as opposed to a bystander.

Let’s all “Ride the Feeling….” that lasts and lasts.

So in 2021 be in the driver’s seat. The place of our empowerment. In control of our life via our choices, speech, action, perspectives, feelings. etc… Go places!

A song in our hearts to kick off 2021: This song and video link below conveys the message. Driver’s Seat by Sniff  ‘n’ The Tears. “

“Come what may….gonna dance the day away….” “pick up your feet….gotta move to the trick of the beat…” Get in the driver’s seat! #takeyourplace

sniff n the tears driver’s seat – YouTube 

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2021: Words

Below are some words that came into my awareness during my after Christmas morning meditation as related to 2021

⇑Arise ~ this is the first word association I received relative to 2021. It is as it states. It feels symbolic of a long incubation stage completed (or nearly completed) and a full emerging of the Christ Self. 

A few symbols akin to ⇑Arise:  A flower that rises up and out, petal after petal, in its full bloom singing the Glory of its Creator. Another image is a rocket going up and up into space at full force ~ into the unknown. Going higher and higher into unexplored territory. Living to aspire and be our arisen Self as our highest calling. 

∇Understated ~ this is somewhat ambiguous in that I feel the meaning applied to 2021 is not the full literal conventional definition of the word and more spread out to touch many areas. The overall impression I have is that the feel is where things become more subtle and an emphasis on being humble. Less “look at me” substituted with more “look at us.” A broader range and scope of seeing things from a more unified perspective while remaining true to one’s own uniqueness of being.

For example if one’s natural tendency and affinity lines up with a more expressive, flamboyant, flashy way of living and creating on any level that the feeling behind it is understated and not coming from a place of  “look at me” but more on a level of   pure creation without a ego centrality to it. So things can be big and even opulent but it is held within the context of the whole, for the whole, and as the whole. 

Understated is also a reference  for communication ~ where communication will be at a subtle more refined level.

∴Wizardry ~ the word wizardry as opposed to wizard is what I experienced in my meditation and the feel behind it leaned more to a masculine energy in some respects. Magic, nature spirits, an opening of a Merlin portal of the enchanter and wise man. Wisdom and magical realization.

∇Hands ~ Hands are important in 2021 in my estimation. This pertains to what we create with our hands, what we touch with our hands, and anything related to the use. purpose, and creation via our hands. 

ΩAnimals ~ I am not sure how this animal focus will play out. There may be more of a realization collectively (beginning with the individual) that animals are our equal and this frame of reference may institute new loving humane treatment of animals. The feeling I received is that this area of highlight is for all animals ~ domesticated and undomesticated.

This is a huge step in honoring all life and seeing life as One collective unit all in equal status. 

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♥However 2021 unfolds may it be a healthy, happy, prosperous, love and light filled year for All!

⇒May we all live from our God centered Self⇐

⊕May we all honor and accept ourselves and extend this to each other and all of life⊕

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♥Blessings of Ride the Feeling!!

◊Many blessings in 2021 for all!

⊗May we all take our place in the driver’s seat⊗

Happy Healthy New Year 2021! 

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