{"id":15815,"date":"2018-01-01T01:10:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T06:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=16666"},"modified":"2017-12-31T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T20:27:09","slug":"solstice-releases-and-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/01\/01\/solstice-releases-and-intentions\/","title":{"rendered":"Solstice Releases and Intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"

At this time of year, my inner wise one (A.K.A High Self or Dreamer) wants to slow down to the pace of cracking ice.\u00a0\u00a0All I want to do as folks buzz around buying gifts is to journey to the centre of the planet where I can dream with the Earth Mother.\u00a0\u00a0I want to engage in the Norse tradition of hygge and regain balance. Often, I do any Christmas preparations in November so I can have this time in December for introspection and slowing down. Ancient peoples, of course, knew that the winter solstice was a powerful time for dreaming and connecting with the inner wise one.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In my home, we honour our ancestral Catholic roots as well as the shamanic ones. We celebrate Christmas with our Catholic relatives by feasting, spending time together and exchanging gifts.\u00a0\u00a0And when that is all over, my shamanic foundation comes to the fore. I go into my inner cave to see what needs releasing from the previous year, I release it into the earth, and then I birth my Vision Board for what I want to create in the next year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We humans are more powerful than we know.\u00a0\u00a0We spend a lot of time feeling helpless, allowing ourselves to fall into victimhood.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve found through experience that Carlos Castaneda, the pioneering anthropologist and dreamer said it best: “We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of energy is the same.” We humans tend to stay in patterns and pack around crap that doesn\u2019t serve our evolution for a long time. We forget\u2013if we ever were encouraged to remember\u2013that we can release pain, trauma, and harmful patterns right out of our energy bodies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As I often tell kids, if you outstretch your arms and draw a 3D egg around your body that same width all the way around, that is your energy field and the only thing you have control of in your life. When I tell kids that they are in command of what comes into that space and what leaves, they look at me funny initially and then a remembering often comes upon them.\u00a0\u00a0They remember that they are made of spirit and light: often, they are eager to try the simple technique of scanning their bodies and energy system, followed by pulling the energy right from where they feel it into the earth where it can be composted. The earth is good at neutralizing low vibrating energies so we don\u2019t have to worry about hurting her.\u00a0\u00a0In my experience, she is more than happy to help humans return to balance.\u00a0\u00a0With more stubborn energies, I have the kids imagine they are cutting the energy from their bodies from the root or then banishing out of their energy bubbles forever.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have already started releasing the past year through ceremony and I know that next year, my focus will be on curtailing my workaholic tendencies to bring in more pleasure-full activities that feed my spirit, body, heart, mind, and life force energy.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve created new boundaries with my place of employment, with myself, my friends, and my family members to support this change. I realize that being is a state that comes from being present.\u00a0\u00a0Even when my life is full, presence is possible when l take command of where I put my attention in any given moment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Most people this time of year are getting ready to make New Year\u2019s resolutions.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve tried those and I don\u2019t find them to be very effective.\u00a0\u00a0Why?\u00a0\u00a0Well, they feel more like \u201chave tos\u201d or \u201cshould dos\u201d mostly based on what the external world expects of me. Usually, people don\u2019t consult with their High Selves before they make these resolutions.\u00a0\u00a0I know I didn\u2019t before I started practicing shamanism!\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve found that dreaming with my inner wise one to set an intention and focus for the year is a much more powerful way to manifest what I want more of in my life. If you are tired of making resolutions to no avail, I recommend trying releases and intentions instead this year.\u00a0\u00a0See if it feels any different from what you normally do this time of year.\u00a0What dreams do you want to fertilize this year to make yourself stronger?\u00a0\u00a0This simple Solstice Intentions Ceremony on the Rainbow Bridge Ceremonial Society\u2019s website is excellent for anyone wanting to play with the energy of intent for 2018.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.rainbowbridgesociety.com\/solstice-intentions-ceremony\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Happy solstice everyone.\u00a0\u00a0I wish you all a year of putting your unique light into the world.\u00a0\u00a0May your giveaways of service some back to you many times over. May you grow the self-worth to receive and then recognize these gifts from Spirit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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***<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jennifer Engr\u00e1cio<\/strong> has been a student of shamanism since 2005. Jennifer is a certified teacher who has worked with children in many different education\u00a0settings since 2001. She is a certified shamanic practitioner, reiki master, and lomilomi practitioner; in addition, she runs Spiral Dance Shamanics. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in Calgary, Canada with her life partner.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Engr\u00e1cio participated in self-publishing three books that are now available:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The Magic Circle: Shamanic Ceremonies for the Child and the Child Within\u201d
\n\u201cWomen\u2019s Power Stories: Honouring the Feminine Principle of Life\u201d
\n\u201cDreaming of Cupcakes: A Food Addict\u2019s Shamanic Journey into Healing\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Amazon Information Click Image<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

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For more information go to:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>www.spiraldanceshamanics.com<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At this time of year, my inner wise one (A.K.A High Self or Dreamer) wants to slow down to the pace of cracking ice.\u00a0\u00a0All I want to do as folks buzz around buying gifts is to journey to the centre of the planet where I can dream with the Earth Mother.\u00a0\u00a0I want to engage in the Norse tradition of hygge and regain balance. Often, I do any Christmas preparations in November so I can have this time in December for introspection and slowing down. Ancient peoples, of course, knew that the winter solstice was a powerful time for dreaming and connecting with the inner wise one.\u00a0 In my home, we honour our ancestral Catholic roots as well as the shamanic ones. We celebrate Christmas with our Catholic relatives by feasting, spending time together and exchanging gifts.\u00a0\u00a0And when that is all over, my shamanic foundation comes to the fore. I go into my inner cave to see what needs releasing from the previous year, I release it into the earth, and then I birth my Vision Board for what I want to create in the next year. We humans are more powerful than we know.\u00a0\u00a0We spend a lot of time feeling helpless, allowing ourselves to fall into victimhood.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve found through experience that Carlos Castaneda, the pioneering anthropologist and dreamer said it best: “We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of energy is the same.” We humans tend to stay in patterns and pack around crap that doesn\u2019t serve our evolution for a long time. We forget\u2013if we ever were encouraged to remember\u2013that we can release pain, trauma, and harmful patterns right out of our energy bodies. As I often tell kids, if you outstretch your arms and draw a 3D egg around your body that same width all the way around, that is your energy field and the only thing you have control of in your life. When I tell kids that they are in command of what comes into that space and what leaves, they look at me funny initially and then a remembering often comes upon them.\u00a0\u00a0They remember that they are made of spirit and light: often, they are eager to try the simple technique of scanning their bodies and energy system, followed by pulling the energy right from where they feel it into the earth where it can be composted. The earth is good at neutralizing low vibrating energies so we don\u2019t have to worry about hurting her.\u00a0\u00a0In my experience, she is more than happy to help humans return to balance.\u00a0\u00a0With more stubborn energies, I have the kids imagine they are cutting the energy from their bodies from the root or then banishing out of their energy bubbles forever. I have already started releasing the past year through ceremony and I know that next year, my focus will be on curtailing my workaholic tendencies to bring in more pleasure-full activities that feed my spirit, body, heart, mind, and life force energy.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve created new boundaries with my place of employment, with myself, my friends, and my family members to support this change. I realize that being is a state that comes from being present.\u00a0\u00a0Even when my life is full, presence is possible when l take command of where I put my attention in any given moment. Most people this time of year are getting ready to make New Year\u2019s resolutions.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve tried those and I don\u2019t find them to be very effective.\u00a0\u00a0Why?\u00a0\u00a0Well, they feel more like \u201chave tos\u201d or \u201cshould dos\u201d mostly based on what the external world expects of me. Usually, people don\u2019t consult with their High Selves before they make these resolutions.\u00a0\u00a0I know I didn\u2019t before I started practicing shamanism!\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve found that dreaming with my inner wise one to set an intention and focus for the year is a much more powerful way to manifest what I want more of in my life. If you are tired of making resolutions to no avail, I recommend trying releases and intentions instead this year.\u00a0\u00a0See if it feels any different from what you normally do this time of year.\u00a0What dreams do you want to fertilize this year to make yourself stronger?\u00a0\u00a0This simple Solstice Intentions Ceremony on the Rainbow Bridge Ceremonial Society\u2019s website is excellent for anyone wanting to play with the energy of intent for 2018. http:\/\/www.rainbowbridgesociety.com\/solstice-intentions-ceremony\/ Happy solstice everyone.\u00a0\u00a0I wish you all a year of putting your unique light into the world.\u00a0\u00a0May your giveaways of service some back to you many times over. May you grow the self-worth to receive and then recognize these gifts from Spirit.   *** About the Author: \u00a0   Jennifer Engr\u00e1cio has been a student of shamanism since 2005. Jennifer is a certified teacher who has worked with children in many different education\u00a0settings since 2001. She is a certified shamanic practitioner, reiki master, and lomilomi practitioner; in addition, she runs Spiral Dance Shamanics. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in Calgary, Canada with her life partner. \u00a0 Engr\u00e1cio participated in self-publishing three books that are now available: \u00a0 \u201cThe Magic Circle: Shamanic Ceremonies for the Child and the Child Within\u201d \u201cWomen\u2019s Power Stories: Honouring the Feminine Principle of Life\u201d \u201cDreaming of Cupcakes: A Food Addict\u2019s Shamanic Journey into Healing\u201d For Amazon Information Click Image   For more information go to:\u00a0www.spiraldanceshamanics.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}