{"id":6242,"date":"2020-07-30T14:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T14:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordmagicglobal.com\/?p=6242"},"modified":"2020-07-30T14:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T14:47:38","slug":"navigating-by-magnetism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordmagicglobal.com\/navigating-by-magnetism\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating by Magnetism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly\u201d. Buckminster Fuller, 20th<\/sup> C American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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One day, while garage-sailing in my Santa Monica neighborhood, I came upon a large cardboard poster of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and purchased it for $5.00. Lakshmi represents a divine maternal force that bestows blessings of beauty, fertility, good fortune, and contentment.<\/p>\n

Because I truly aspire to be such a bringer of blessings \u2013\u2013 in my own particular way \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

I placed the poster near my prayer and meditation altar. And I would look into Lakshmi\u2019s eyes for reflections and directions just as I would look into the eyes of characters on Tarot decks when doing readings for clients at the first Psychic Hotline (circa 1995).<\/p>\n

On one particular occasion when I was feeling especially lonely, discouraged and distraught, I turned to Lakshmi and asked for her guidance, then dutifully wrote it down. The other day, I found what had flowed so effortlessly through my fingertips onto the page \u2013\u2013\u00a0on 9\/27\/09. And because the words feel so relevant and timeless to me now, I thought I would share them with you \u2013\u2013\u00a0in case you, too, might find encouragement in these channeled words. Here they are:<\/p>\n

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Hold on to your dreams through the dark passages<\/p>\n

and let them serve as your Guiding Light.<\/p>\n

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Refrain from judging yourself or your life<\/p>\n

as positive or negative, advance or retreat.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In the heat of battle<\/p>\n

there is no telling loss from advantage.<\/p>\n

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Trust the course of you’re your High Intentions<\/p>\n

and know that the winds must one day carry you Home \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

to the absolute fulfillment of your dreams for Sacred Service.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll arrive<\/p>\n

\u2013\u2013 there is no telling when \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

but your craft will carry you there.<\/p>\n

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Navigate by prayer<\/p>\n

and trust the strength that you are gaining<\/p>\n

to hold True North when the winds are blowing fiercely<\/p>\n

and seemingly against you.<\/p>\n

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They are your friends, conditioning you<\/p>\n

for the strength you\u2019ll need in victory<\/p>\n

by chastening the ego and the Will<\/p>\n

as apparent adversaries.<\/p>\n

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Your Will is honed<\/p>\n

sometimes by arctic winds<\/p>\n

in which you stiffen your resolve<\/p>\n

to stand firm \u2013\u2013 yet stay flexible \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

and allow your gifts to give themselves<\/p>\n

through the way you have become<\/p>\n

in service to carrying them forward.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t frighten off the pain<\/p>\n

or affirm it out of your awareness.<\/p>\n

You are on the leading edge<\/p>\n

where the winds can blow most fiercely.<\/p>\n

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Embrace and imbibe<\/p>\n

this strengthening draught.<\/p>\n

Allow it to infuse your Spirit;<\/p>\n

for the winds beat hardest<\/p>\n

when we are nearest<\/p>\n

to our Home.<\/p>\n

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Welcome what feels<\/p>\n

like the dying of your heart<\/p>\n

and let it not discourage you.<\/p>\n

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A rebirth always comes to take its place.<\/p>\n

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And for those with the highest intentions<\/p>\n

even the fiercest demon most become a friend.<\/p>\n

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Be Beloved \u2013\u2013 to your self.<\/p>\n

Behold the boldness of your high pursuits<\/p>\n

amidst the great abyss from which you have emerged.<\/p>\n

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Know that such bold Souls win \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

no matter what the outcome.<\/p>\n

Chart your course with your pen<\/p>\n

like the poet\/nightingale you are.<\/p>\n

For no matter what the weather<\/p>\n

\u2013\u2013 inside or out \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

Holiness attends you.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Carry the torch for yourself<\/p>\n

And others will arrive to help you<\/p>\n

get where you are going.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Greatness and Beauty<\/p>\n

inside that seeks expression<\/p>\n

and won\u2019t be silenced<\/p>\n

is a cry of the Heart<\/p>\n

that seeks union in service \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

Always to Love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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