Indigo Earth Healing Arts

For me, both the longest and shortest days of the year are powerful times.  I can usually feel the energy humming.  Even without all the intellectual and philosophical ideas I have learned about these times of the year, watching the sun go down resonates at a deep level that seems to be outside of mind, body and even spirit.

 I could explain it, if I wanted to, by researching what the long or short days do to our biochemistry.  I could write and enact a ritual that would mimic what the pre-Christians did to celebrate it.  I could study the myths of the sun god and fairies and use them to explain why I feel something special on these days.  But lately - just today, in fact, although it feels like it's been coming on for a while - I think there is something else, something outside of the confines of being human and the human idea of divinity or a greater power -  that happens when we take the time to stop and watch the evening light shimmer. 

I have the advantage of living in a more northerly place with lots of green foliage and green space.  The light slides in through my northwestern windows and sets fire to the sparkly things on my altar, something I just discovered a couple of weeks ago.  Different walls are illuminated in the summer than in the winter as that last slice of amber light finds its way through the leaves- corners that are dark most of the rest of the year.  Maybe it's an aberration of the wiring of my brain, but I've always found things like that to be magical and healing, if I let them.  My friends from the cities over the years have never quite understood why I think things in nature are so compelling and charming.  I can't really explain it.  Lightening bugs still make me happy, as does the thrill of a thunderstorm.

Whatever this is in me that responds to nature this way is the same part of me that does the real work when I do what I do, whether it be give a massage or energy session, guide someone into their own intuitive knowing, play music or make art or even write this blog entry.  It's good on special days like these to stop and honor that part of all of us. 

I challenge you to go out and soak in the twilight tonight, or whichever night you happen to be reading this.  Just soak it in, where ever you are, and see what it has to tell you about yourself.

When I was a little girl I loved this time of year.  i wasn't so much into trick or treating as just the general ambiance of the world around me.  Evening twilight felt magical with red sunsets and the musky scent of fallen leaves.  Jack 'o Lanterns were usually carved right on Halloween, not before.  I loved the mysterious faces flickering out at me from people's porches.

In ancient Celtic cultures (from which Halloween comes), this was the time of year when the connections between the living and the dead were considered the strongest.  I don't know why it became about scary spirits.  I'm certain that back in the mists of time the ancestors were honored with love, not fear.  Today's Day of the Dead celebrations in Latino cultures is a great example of that.

For me I've noticed that my psychic (yes, psychic) abilities are enhanced this time of year, especially from Halloween to Christmas.  I am able to receive messages from the Dearly Departed, as I call them.  It's easy for me anyway but right now the lines of communication are particularly clear.  The messages I get aren't usually very complex.   Mainly the Dearly Departed want to pass on messages of love and comfort.  I'm not much into prediction. 

If you would like me to do a reading for you I am available in person if you're in the area, by phone, or via e-mail.  Normally I am paid a dollar a minute for this, but from now until Christmas I'd be happy to do 30 minute sessions for $20.   Contact me to schedule a session.

If you want to explore your own intuition, this is the time of year to do it.   There are a lot of great books out there that can help you get started.   I've collected a few of them here:  Intuition Books

I have read some of them but in the end it happened spontaneously.   One day I was talking to a friend of mine and I had the strongest sense that her grandmother was at my shoulder.  I said something to my friend about it and felt compelled to tell her things about the grandma's personality so she would recognize her.  Then I was overwhelmed with unconditional love.  That was the beginning.

One thing I'd advise is that you start small and be sure you have a strong support system.  There are lot of not-so-pleasant things lurking around in the part of the mind that's connected to the Other Side.  Old baggage from our own lives, mainly, but often in the form of something you'd find in a fairy tale and not real life.  It can be very confusing and even terrifying.  Been there, done that.   In fact, I have a theory about how it works but that's for another blog entry.