First, an acknowledgment on this celebrated day of resurrection—to the place where Jesus’s final healing meets Christian Mysticism, Hermetic Principles and Natural Law.
Please find your way to this beautiful Substack page: The Way of the Heart by Raphael, and yesterday’s post: The Alchemy of the Cross.
My response (which I’ve posted below) feels appropriate to the celebration of the symbolism on this day, and as well to the moments of excruciating self-awareness, which is the actual point of these Sacred Body Pathworking articles and their simple body-mind and spiritual awareness practices.
Without daily re-cognition and recapitulation through both the mind and the felt senses there is no link to the limitless potential that exists between body and soul.
On this 639 Hz and “F” note, I also recommend a beautiful book, “Reflections of the Christ Mind,” by Paul Ferinni.
“Thank you, Rafael for this beautiful acknowledgement of Jesus' sacrificial message--both a reminder and view of the gateway into the heart of our humanity.
I remember the first time I embraced (not just saw or recognized) the potential for violence that exists inside me. It came in as a frightening mental image picture that I almost ignored--likely because it may have caused too much mental suffering to bear at that time.
Instead, I shared it with my then-partner who said quietly and simply, "is this the first time you've realized it?"
Yes, it was the first time--I was in my 30's. In the ensuing months--into years, I purposefully and poignantly recapitulated anything that may have been a potentially earlier awakening, if I had only looked, felt and listened.
The discovery led me to feel and know both victim and perpetrator inside me, and how they are one and the same--not just a matching of opposites, but the very same.
It also opened a willingness to actually feel suffering--the correspondent nature of its (so-called) positive and negative aspects, and eventually to better understanding the profound truth in natural law.
In an evolutionary, step by step sense: I am committed to a fully conscious, felt-sense journey of ever-increasing awareness and non-ignorance--to evoke, model, and when appropriate, to provoke anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear the subtleties of the incredible adventure that brings darkness to light.
There are no sticky places at the midpoint of suffering; only compassionate spiritual warrior-ship and flow. From belvedere, everything is brilliant and beautiful.
Much appreciation and gratitude for your beautifully provocative writing.”
Weekly Pathworking
Energetic Essentials:
The energetic pattern for your body’s cellular structure lies in the etheric body and is inextricably woven into the fabric of your physiology, your health and well-being. Home to human emotions, this energy portal is also a conduit for body-spirit communication.
This is your blueprint!
Your astral body is the vessel for traveling the cosmic sea. Resting in your chest at the heart center, its energy, coupled with your soul memories, resources the power to transport you through the inner and upper dimensions. This dream portal opens deep into the imaginal planes where the mundane and spiritual realms are bridged by self-awareness and affinity.
The core of your immune system, this subtle body is home to your soul and the commitment you made to your physical body with your first breath at birth.
Effortless Engagement:
Etheric Body: The blessings of spirit come from within, reaching to the tips of your fingers and toes.
Sense:
As you walk, notice how your legs glide and your arms float just to the edge of your auric field, helping to define your personal space. Beyond that is the realm of relationship and shared space with others.
Feel:
Breathe into the center of your head and out into the space immediately surrounding your body. Breathe into your chest and belly, then out in the space immediately surrounding your body.
See:
See your blueprint on the screen in front of of your inner eye. Look at your spiritual anatomy. What do you see?
Astral Body: Dream a lot—now bring it back to your body.
Sense:
Rest on your back. Raise your arms and legs to toward the sky. Wiggle!
Feel:
Breath in to feel the divine within. Breathe out to spin golden threads into a protective mantle, surrounding and caressing your body.
See:
Look out from the center of your head to see your heavenly cocoon. See the threads curling from each of your energy centers out into your aura.
Subtle Body Breath
Heavenly Cocoon
Each week you will find symbolism and relaxing practices following the Wheel of the Year, the Sacred Body Oracle cards and the calendar journal, “Sacred Body Pathworking: Mapping the Evolutionary Journey.”
The calendar journal and its companions are available for purchase here--please scroll down to the bottom of the linked page.
Weekly Relax your Body, Quiet your Mind audios accompany your pathworking journey around the Wheel of the Year.
Thank you Chele for your heart-full sharing and for sharing Raphael's post too. This is my biggest growth right now, exposing my shadow and feeling my pain. Coming out of hiding. Thank you for your guidance and for truly walking your talk.