Somewhere Out There....my Mother spoke to me from beyond the veil

Under the caption of things happen for a reason......

This is a portion of a letter I had shared with my close friends..…enjoy my experience.

Let me set the stage when this happened in March 2013.  I have an official copy of my birth certificate and my birth time is not on it.  I wasn’t born in the dark ages, nor at home…so why oh why isn’t the time on my birth certificate?

I have long lamented to my friends that I didn't know what time I was born (my parents have passed) and it seems to limit me as I seek to explore things like astrology, etc.  I have even thought about having an astrologer, do a “reverse” reading to see if they can work backwards and pin point the time….but I haven’t gotten around to it.

We had a speaker on The Human Design System coming to our monthly metaphysical group and again, I needed my birth time to do the Rave Chart.  I (again) called the hospital and county court house and pleaded for help and they confirmed (again) that if they didn't put it on my birth certificate, they, nor the department of Vital Records, would have it.  My heart sank.

On this particular Saturday in March, my husband was making comments about not cleaning house at our Saturday metaphysical “discussion group”.  Actually, I had tried to convince him we needed to stay home to clean house and not go to “discussion group”.  Cleaning house is not one of his favorite things to do so we went to “discussion group”.   After that, he dropped me at home to clean house and he went to see a presentation Michael Mapes was doing at the Morning Light Book Store. 

At “discussion group”, we had chatted about doing meditations while doing something like cleaning or dancing or just being still.  I thought perhaps I could get into a meditative state to dust and vacuum.  I started to get my cleaning crap out and went out to open iTunes music on my computer to lift my mood.  I walked by a box that has been invisible to me for years, within 5 feet of my computer for over 10 years since my parents had passed.

I had a thought, dream, suggestion or revelation the previous night.  I “remembered” that I had received a box of my "stuff" from my parents' estate, what we affectionately called the "Jerry Springer Show".  It was an ugly affair so I guess I had blocked it deep and had forgotten this box of "stuff".  I am happy to inform you that my Mother has spoken to me and lead me to the time I was born!!!!

She teased me a bit.  Just like her wicked funny sense of humor.  I found my baby book but very little was in it, which is understandable.  I think as children are born, the first baby’s book is filled and with the second, less and so forth...so by the time this 5th child was born, my Mother filled out the first page...with the time, 7:30 but not am or pm and then a few comments sprinkled about the book….and then she had to go to work and didn’t get around to it.  So I started to look up and talk to her.  I asked her to lead me or give me some “bread crumbs”.  I rifled through the box some more.  I found all kinds of stuff you would receive for a new baby: cards, merchant gift coupons, instructions from the hospital and the like.  I’m not sure why I kept going because I’m not fond of the “smell” of old dusty documents but I did.  Then I found the "actual" birth certificate which kinda looked like a copy of a "micro fiche"(black background with white lettering) ... and the time was not on it.  Disappointing.  So the people at the county hospital and court house had been correct.  I asked her again for direction and dug into the box...and Ta Da…….. I found the hospital's form with the time 7:35... with AM...in her handwriting.

I can't tell you how grateful and blessed I felt....

And playing RIGHT then was, Somewhere Out There, sung by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram....”someone is thinking of me and loving me tonight.”  I started crying.  “And even though I know how very far apart we are” …. ”It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the
same big sky”….  “Then, we'll be together.......where dreams come true.”

Now that I can see to type.....I don't think any words would adequately describe how I feel...but I think you know.

Energy Lab Notes from 5/14/2013

Crystal or Stone Meditation

Preparation:  clean the room by smudging (or diffuse essential oil ) with sage, clean your hands (then perhaps apply essential oil like sage or lavender), create your intention or project what atmosphere you want to create (or manifest) where you are going to meditate. 

Choose a crystal/stone and oils that will enhance what you want to create.  A clear quartz is a good choice to increase your frequency and clear chakras. 

Sit down with your feet on the floor and hands on your lab.  Tip: sit on the edge of your seat, straighten your back, pull your shoulders back and allow you head to drop or bow….to align your chakras.

Put your crystal or stone in front of you (we used a table), clear your head and breathe deeply for about 5 minutes.

Next, either hold your crystal in front of you or cup it without touching.  Alternatively, hold your crystal in your left hand which is direct connection to your heart chakra….depending on what you want to manifest or create.

Breathe deeply.  Gather up and send any tension or negative energy to flow out of you and into the crystal on the out breath.  On the in breath, draw in peace and harmony from your stone or whatever the particular attribute of the crystal is that you have selected.

Open your heart to the crystal and ask the crystal for any messages or guidance…then breathe and be still and be open and aware. 

If you have specific questions, you might want to either hold the crystal or while cupped, ask your questions.  This works a lot like pendulum dowsing…so you need to figure out how to interpret the answers (which may be unique for you).  You might get energy pulses up your left arm for yes, right arm for no, and a up and down feeling (like a pulse from your base chakra to your third eye) for I don’t know.

Once you have what you need, gaze at the crystal and take your eyes out of focus.  Keep breathing in peace and harmony.  Again be open to the messages you will receive.

You will know when you are done.  I said a little prayer of gratitude and slowly brought myself back to awake and alert.

Right after you are done is a good time to journal what you felt, what you sensed, your impressions, etc and any messages or images.

In Search of Truth

A little about me…. I am a skeptic by nature and a recovering accountant.  I think things should be logical and I used to think that most things in life are black or white, right or wrong and there is 1 right answer to all questions.  And there are Truths (big “T”) that we all share.  How wrong could I be?  That’s where this path starts with me... discovering my truths.

I have always been drawn to science fiction, space and it is no surprise to anyone that I am a fan of Star Trek.  I liken my adventures to Star Trek and have adapted the opening monologue:

Energy: the final frontier. These are my adventures.  My lifetime mission: to explore strange new ideas, to experience awareness, enlightenment and the universal energy field, to boldly go where I have not been before.

As I have moved along my spiritual path, I have discovered that there is a lot of gray and there can be many “right” answers.  And how frustrating is that?  What is the Truth?

I have found in seeking the truth, the more it challenges my beliefs.  People want to help and are quick to speak the Truth (big “T”).  But what if it doesn’t feel right, if it doesn’t resonate?  I have a lot of questions and find that what has been represented to me as Truth (big “T”) is really their truth (little ”t”).   

I have decided that I am no longer willing to take someone else’s truth (little “t”) and make it my truth.  I have decided I am no longer content to sit back passively (listen and read)…I need to discover my truth and I need to actively experience it for myself.

Stay tuned.