Following on from our 11:11 ceremony I have been going back deep into my roots of Mother Earth, having been known as Cosmic Carly it felt good to be here in full form, in my body and falling in love with life. I could feel my inner child awakening as everything in life felt like an adventure and something new to learn.
This week I decided I was going to learn the Mexican way, there are so many beautiful rituals carried out here which really align you to the rhythm of Earth and the cycles we are in so I decided it was time to get ceremonious with myself.
I started this by taking part in a Tamascal, this is a deep cleansing of your mind, body and spirit, traditionally this is carried out once a month and it is a chance to cleanse out what is no longer serving you and welcome in guidance for the next phase/cycle of your life. The ceremony takes place in a dome like structure which is designed using sacred geometry, when it is constructed a lot of prayer and intention goes into the land with offerings put into the ground. Stones are then heated in a fire which also holds strong intentions. In this case Juuan was playing the flute into the fire to set the intentions for the night.
There is the most beautiful story behind this, Juaan had told us how much he loves music and that he wanted to get a flute while he was here in Mexico, he had been looking everywhere but only had 2 days of his trip left and hadn't found one. Now before coming out to Mexico Juaan had a dream that he gave one if his most treasured necklaces to a gentleman, he didn't think much of it at the time but had remembered the dream quite clearly.. That day Juaan had gone to a ceremony and there before him was the exact man in his dreams, he loved this necklace because it was made up of all of his favourite crystals and he had made it by hand but he just knew it was meant for him. He walked up to the gentleman and explained the story and gave it to him and the gentleman turned around and in exchange gave him a flute!!! How amazing is that! This very flute had been used in the Hopi ceremonies, WOW you got to love the Universe! So as Juaan stood playing the flute into the fire I knew this ceremony was going to be powerful.
This week I decided I was going to learn the Mexican way, there are so many beautiful rituals carried out here which really align you to the rhythm of Earth and the cycles we are in so I decided it was time to get ceremonious with myself.
I started this by taking part in a Tamascal, this is a deep cleansing of your mind, body and spirit, traditionally this is carried out once a month and it is a chance to cleanse out what is no longer serving you and welcome in guidance for the next phase/cycle of your life. The ceremony takes place in a dome like structure which is designed using sacred geometry, when it is constructed a lot of prayer and intention goes into the land with offerings put into the ground. Stones are then heated in a fire which also holds strong intentions. In this case Juuan was playing the flute into the fire to set the intentions for the night.
There is the most beautiful story behind this, Juaan had told us how much he loves music and that he wanted to get a flute while he was here in Mexico, he had been looking everywhere but only had 2 days of his trip left and hadn't found one. Now before coming out to Mexico Juaan had a dream that he gave one if his most treasured necklaces to a gentleman, he didn't think much of it at the time but had remembered the dream quite clearly.. That day Juaan had gone to a ceremony and there before him was the exact man in his dreams, he loved this necklace because it was made up of all of his favourite crystals and he had made it by hand but he just knew it was meant for him. He walked up to the gentleman and explained the story and gave it to him and the gentleman turned around and in exchange gave him a flute!!! How amazing is that! This very flute had been used in the Hopi ceremonies, WOW you got to love the Universe! So as Juaan stood playing the flute into the fire I knew this ceremony was going to be powerful.
I sat in the dome with the heated rocks in the centre, it is completely pitch black and your whole body is wet with sweat. I couldn't help but resemble it to a womb, it actually took you back into a memory of being in the womb space of your mother. Each of us joined in the singing, chanting and drumming and you go around and announce one by one what you would like to release. I announced to the group that I would like to release guilt. Goodness knows what they thought I was guilty of, robbing a bank or something but guilt is a vibration I would really like to lovingly release. I love that it shows that I care so much but guilt can cripple you into a place of non movement, guilt is the pure opposite of love, sometimes you can find yourself feeling guilty for feeling happy or for making a choice that at the time made you feel happy and believe me I haven't robbed any banks so it was time for this one to go.
It felt extremely powerful announcing this to the group, nothing explained, just said and then we sang to the spirits. Heat swirled around my body and I swear I could feel it drawing out the cells of my body. New intentions were set and the priesstess sang blessings for the next steps of our journey. I could feel the change in the air, held in this womb I was ready to be re-birthed, the door opened and it was so symbolic as the darkness is met by light, you climb out they pour water over you and wrap you in a white cloth, this literally was a rebirth!! I walked home knowing that I was not able to understand the depths of what had just happened.
The following week I was in full student mode and loving following the local traditions when I came across a traditional aztec saying:
Dont take anything personally
Do your best every day
Speak your truth
So simple, yet wise words. Dont take anything personally feels like key words for this time, we are all moving through life times of stuff at the moment whether we are aware of it or not. This time round we dont have to burn at the stake, be forced into silence or betrothed all we have to do is love. When you stop and think about it all it is so beautiful, that this soul, whether its your Mother, your father, your girlfriend, brother, friend or acquittance is helping you experience a feeling so that you can release it and return to love, that's beautiful.
So if someone right now is upsetting you or drawing up emotions, firstly whatever they are saying dont take it personally and then see the beauty in the fact that this soul is helping you move through these emotions and release them, in this realisation it allows you to move into a deeper space of love as you see the beauty in it, in them, in the pain, in the release and meet it all with love. This is the magic of the Universe.
It felt extremely powerful announcing this to the group, nothing explained, just said and then we sang to the spirits. Heat swirled around my body and I swear I could feel it drawing out the cells of my body. New intentions were set and the priesstess sang blessings for the next steps of our journey. I could feel the change in the air, held in this womb I was ready to be re-birthed, the door opened and it was so symbolic as the darkness is met by light, you climb out they pour water over you and wrap you in a white cloth, this literally was a rebirth!! I walked home knowing that I was not able to understand the depths of what had just happened.
The following week I was in full student mode and loving following the local traditions when I came across a traditional aztec saying:
Dont take anything personally
Do your best every day
Speak your truth
So simple, yet wise words. Dont take anything personally feels like key words for this time, we are all moving through life times of stuff at the moment whether we are aware of it or not. This time round we dont have to burn at the stake, be forced into silence or betrothed all we have to do is love. When you stop and think about it all it is so beautiful, that this soul, whether its your Mother, your father, your girlfriend, brother, friend or acquittance is helping you experience a feeling so that you can release it and return to love, that's beautiful.
So if someone right now is upsetting you or drawing up emotions, firstly whatever they are saying dont take it personally and then see the beauty in the fact that this soul is helping you move through these emotions and release them, in this realisation it allows you to move into a deeper space of love as you see the beauty in it, in them, in the pain, in the release and meet it all with love. This is the magic of the Universe.
In wonder of it all Carlos, the Shaman we had connected with had seen my passion for learning and connecting with Mother Earth and suggested I carry out another traditional ritual of burying myself, I was keen. A few days went by and then I decided today is the day, I am doing it! I walked up to Moses the owner of the site we are staying at, now if you have read some of our other blogs you will have gathered that my Spanglish is not the best, even the Carly classic mime was going to be tricky explaining this one... "Moses can you bury me?" A few mimes later, me on the floor, a spade in hand, we had both established that I am not normal! Eventually he gathered what I wanted and kindly obliged. I will never forget his face "Miss Carly I will come and find you in half an hour", no just leave me I said, "Just leave you"!!? Well it's not every day you get buried by Moses I was going for it!
As I laid in the Earth I offered my heart to Mother Earth, we are always asking for what we need, it felt beautiful to say, you give me everything I need, what do you want from me? Here is my heart. When I finally opened my eyes the sun was going down and the first thing that I noticed was that the clouds were shaped like diamonds, nearly all the clouds were diamond shaped as were the spaces where there were no clouds, EVERYWHERE was the clear shape of a diamond, perfect straight edges!! Wow I thought this is a strong message but what does this mean? After as nice long shower I checked my mail to find an e-mail from a beautiful lady that we had connected with in Shasta, spirit had heard my question as there she had written all about the new diamond frequency that we are moving into. "It is the symbol of us healing ourselves, the planet and the bringer of Wisdom to us". Wow I thought this is so beautiful. It is true we are healing us, we are healing the planet and we hold the wisdom that Mother Earth needs, it's in the store house of our hearts. The way this message came up and followed by the day it was all blowing my mind!
As I laid in the Earth I offered my heart to Mother Earth, we are always asking for what we need, it felt beautiful to say, you give me everything I need, what do you want from me? Here is my heart. When I finally opened my eyes the sun was going down and the first thing that I noticed was that the clouds were shaped like diamonds, nearly all the clouds were diamond shaped as were the spaces where there were no clouds, EVERYWHERE was the clear shape of a diamond, perfect straight edges!! Wow I thought this is a strong message but what does this mean? After as nice long shower I checked my mail to find an e-mail from a beautiful lady that we had connected with in Shasta, spirit had heard my question as there she had written all about the new diamond frequency that we are moving into. "It is the symbol of us healing ourselves, the planet and the bringer of Wisdom to us". Wow I thought this is so beautiful. It is true we are healing us, we are healing the planet and we hold the wisdom that Mother Earth needs, it's in the store house of our hearts. The way this message came up and followed by the day it was all blowing my mind!
So here I am like a child in awe of this place, of what is happening around us. This is such a special time it is important to stop and reflect on it all, see the changes that are happening in your life and in the people around you. Remember we are what this planet has been waiting for, we are the prophecy, we are at this time of change now and it is beautiful.
In line with all that I was feeling I pulled a card from a deck of cards that I have and it said the following:
As the nurturing soul of Earth is once again recognised and allowed to re-establish herself in nature and in society, the true inspiration of the divine will express itself in Oneness in your daily life through the building of community - Celestia
In line with all that I was feeling I pulled a card from a deck of cards that I have and it said the following:
As the nurturing soul of Earth is once again recognised and allowed to re-establish herself in nature and in society, the true inspiration of the divine will express itself in Oneness in your daily life through the building of community - Celestia
The timing of this message was oh so perfect as shortly after Vaz received amazing, amazing news about the community, (Vaz has written full details about it in his blog so I will refrain form going through it all too) but the community is manifesting in a way that is beyond beautiful. We had decided that Ecuador felt the right place to do it as this had been coming up a lot for us so we knew we were being guided there and then this came in for Ecuador!
What I love about this is Vaz and I set off with the vision of the community in our hearts, no real idea how any of this would work out and collectively we are making this happen. The support and love from you all, each part allowing the next step to happen is what has bought this in, together we are creating dreams. How beautiful is that!!
So it is all systems go! And it goes without saying that I am excited about this, in fact it seems to have left me speechless!! The vision that Eric has created is so beautiful everything designed around sacred geometry, love and passion, he has created the most amazing structure to work from and is most definitely singing the same tune as our hearts.
We will be in touch with the next big update at the start of next year. Vaz and I are taking time off over Christmas before the action starts next year so this will be the last blog from us until 2012. For now though we want to say WE LOVE YOU, Have a Beautiful Christmas, have a Happy New Year and we will be in touch in 2012 with full plans and updates on the next steps for the community co-creation yaaaayar!
One Love, MAGIC and Christmas blessings!
What I love about this is Vaz and I set off with the vision of the community in our hearts, no real idea how any of this would work out and collectively we are making this happen. The support and love from you all, each part allowing the next step to happen is what has bought this in, together we are creating dreams. How beautiful is that!!
So it is all systems go! And it goes without saying that I am excited about this, in fact it seems to have left me speechless!! The vision that Eric has created is so beautiful everything designed around sacred geometry, love and passion, he has created the most amazing structure to work from and is most definitely singing the same tune as our hearts.
We will be in touch with the next big update at the start of next year. Vaz and I are taking time off over Christmas before the action starts next year so this will be the last blog from us until 2012. For now though we want to say WE LOVE YOU, Have a Beautiful Christmas, have a Happy New Year and we will be in touch in 2012 with full plans and updates on the next steps for the community co-creation yaaaayar!
One Love, MAGIC and Christmas blessings!
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