Growth Rings - The Re-emergence Of The Divine Feminine

I've never written in terms of male and female. I have always kept my writings to be completely inclusive. When I say us, I include everything living and non-living in this universe. I've never seen men as greater or above women, even though so many cultures and twisted versions of religions try to indoctrinate children with these false beliefs from a very young age. Even as a child, I always knew and felt that women were divine and held a great power that surpasses what men hold. I saw that even though women hold this power, they never flaunt it willingly, or use it to hurt anyone who does not deserve it. I saw clearly that instead of owning or controlling with power, women only want equality with everything. Not greater or lesser, but equal.

I feel that through my female partner, through my mother, my sister, female cousins and female friends, I feel that through them, there is a great wisdom that is always being taught to me. These divine teachings are not done through words, but rather through emotions, feelings, and vibrations. The tree of life and the secret of our existence is being taught to us at every moment, if we are willing to listen to our teachers. I owe so much of my wisdom to the divine feminine. I am grateful for the strength that they show regularly, for it has shown me what true strength really is.

Our genes hold a certain type of memory, memories from our ancestors, like the growth rings of a tree, every ring has its story, every ring has seen growth and has been through many seasons. Without the previous ring, the next one would not appear, one ring leads to the next. If the tree is growing in a healthy environment, then more and more rings will appear, one after the other, from one healthy ring to the next, and the tree will grow for centuries. The tree will continue to reach upward into the sky, all the while, each ring seeing and feeling the one before it. If the environment that the tree grows in is unhealthy or destructive, the growth rings will eventually stop appearing. The ring that grows the last will feel the pain that the last ring had to endure, it will not grow strong. Unless the environment is changed into a healthy one, one that sustains growth, the tree will wither and die. If the earth that the tree grows in is polluted, diseased and disrespected, then it is likely that the growth rings will stop, and the tree will die...Without a healthy mother earth, growth will stop...


The same goes for humanity. Our past follows us into our present, and what has created us now was created in a specific type of environment. What our ancestors have gone through, what they have done is felt by us, whether we want to feel it or not, we are connected to them. The space between every growth ring in a tree is what connects one ring to the next, the same goes for us. In our case, the environment has not been healthy, it may have appeared healthy at some points, but destruction was and is mostly rampant...our history is filled with innocent blood....The grandmothers, the daughters, the sisters of our world have been disrespected continuously, and this has stunted our true divine growth...This to me is the cyclical continuation of life...the tree of life...it can be destroyed, it can wither and die, or it can grow, prosper, and evolve into ascension.



Since this is truth to me, I understand that there is a certain responsibility that we all have when it comes to the wrongs or rights our ancestors have done. I understand that like a tree's growth, our growth depends on a healthy and sustainable environment. I understand that the putting down and destruction of the female by our ancestors will continue into the new age unless people, not just men, but all people, can finally admit to the guilt, and forgive. If we can finally rebuild what we have destroyed, the tree will start to grow again, and the rings will continue to appear, one after the other, stronger, and stronger....divinely pointing to the sky...what connects our ring to the next, will become stronger.

All conscious men must admit to the guilt of their ancestors, and women must forgive. If this does not happen, then the new age will be postponed once again, and ancient chords of hatred, revenge, mistrust, and ultimately, destructive separation, will continue.

I clearly see that a huge window of divine opportunity has opened up to our world. It is crystal clear to me that this rainbow of compassion and love is spreading through the hearts of so many on this planet. This gives me much hope, but at the same time, I believe that we should not take this opportunity for granted. I believe that it is more important now, than ever before, to spread the awareness, to educate the people in terms of the power of the feminine and the path that can be built by this awareness.

I feel that in this age, there will be many men and women alike who will backlash against this discovery of what has always been there, the divinity of women. I believe that without the re-emergence of the female divinity, the world will not be able to evolve. I am not saying that men are not divine, all living things are divine, in essence of course. What I am trying to explain is that without the realization and re-emergence of the divine feminine, all will stay dead, and the essence of this world will stay hidden in plain sight. The key is the divine feminine, the key is the birthing of a new age through the divine feminine, this is the key to a mass shift in consciousness.

Look at it this way. When a woman is pregnant with child, it is extremely important for her to consume the right amount of vitamins, for her to rest, for her to receive care and to be given love and respect. If this care is not received and given, the baby will likely not be born, or the baby will not be born healthy. The same goes for this new age, the birthing of this new age will not happen unless we feed the divine feminine with what she needs; respect, adoration, motivation, stimulation and ultimately, a culmination of all our love....

What has held us back for so many ages is the destructive forces that have continuously put women down. What has held us back is the false belief that women can be seen as objects or possessions and not as divine carriers of ancient knowledge. This false belief is our barrier, and once this barrier is dropped, divine consciousness will be reached...and through the divine feminine, our collective evolution will be inevitable.

It is not by chance that it is women who are leading the Idle No More movements, it is not by chance that it is women who are standing up all over the world in unity. It is not by chance that many of the revolutions in the Arab Spring were inflamed and motivated by strong women...This is more than a sign for what is to come, and the men who consider themselves to be part of a higher consciousness need to step it up a notch. The men need to stop talking, and instead, be the catapult for the females in your life, be the stepping stone, literally, get on your hands and knees, and let the women in your life stand on your back, lift them up high above you, and allow their voices to be heard....it is time.

With Love

SS

Real Compassion - No BS

I want to start this by making it crystal clear that this is not an attack on anyone, and that I am simply questioning behaviours, for my own curiosity, and for the curiosity of others who share my type of awareness. I am trying to understand myself by understanding others, who in reality, are a mirror of myself. I also want to send a message, to those who are willing to listen...
Sorry if this comes off as insensitive...it is not the intention...just questioning is all

People are drawn to tragedy. People seem to be drawn to other peoples pain and loss. I understand compassion, and I understand sympathy and empathy. I understand that compassion is a rarity in this day and age, and I understand that sympathy and empathy are more common.

Let’s look at these three words and my understanding of their meanings: compassion, sympathy and empathy.

Let’s start with Sympathy and Empathy, what is the difference? Well, sympathy, simply put, is the feeling of pity or sorrow for another's misfortune, the feeling doesn't go much further from there, it simply stops at “I am sorry for  your loss” type thing.
Empathy goes a step further, where as a person who is empathetic will not only feel pity or sorrow for a person's plight, but they will also feel what the other person is feeling, usually because the person feeling the empathy has been through the same or similar situation, or because the empathetic person has a deeper awareness and opening to the feelings of others (whether it be for human life, animal life, plant life, etc).

What is the purpose of showing sympathy or empathy? Is it to merely show those who are paying attention to you that you appear to care? Is it because you are trying to draw attention to yourself? Is it to show that you appear to be sensitive to the pain of others? What if sympathy is only adding to the persons or peoples negative situation? What if empathy only amplifies the plight and also creates an opening for sickness or disease in yourself? What if, sympathy and empathy were actually propagating the negative feelings and emotions in any given tragedy or catastrophe? Why do we as humans flock to tragedy? I think this behaviour is even more obvious now because of social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter.

The moment an event that a person deems to be tragic occurs, the person adds a comment or a status update offering his or her condolences, even if the person has nothing to do with the tragedy and knows no one connected to the tragedy that occurred. What does this accomplish exactly?

Here is an example/question: How come, a Canadian in Canada has the urge to offer condolences for a tragedy that occurred in the US, but when a similar tragedy occurs in lets say, Pakistan, the Canadian has no urge to offer the same sympathy? Is it because the Canadian is physically closer to the US? Or is it because the Canadian only watches or hears news of North American events? Is it because the Canadian thinks that American and Canadian life is more precious than the lives of others around the globe? I am dumbfounded.
Is the purpose of your sympathy merely to show others that you care or that you are capable of feeling sympathetic? How does this behaviour help or improve the tragic situation? Please, if you can provide me with a logical explanation to these questions, I am eager to listen and possibly learn something that I have not yet been able to wrap my heart/mind around.

Now, what about compassion? What is compassion exactly? Simply put, compassion is the feeling of unconditional love towards situations of misfortune or tragic events accompanied by a feeling of unquestioned determination to try to alleviate the situation or to make the situation better. Compassionate beings usually go completely out of their way to help others, without expecting any recognition or attention from their compassionate behaviour. Compassion is not accompanied by a feeling of pity, and is fully based on positive thoughts and feelings of love. A compassionate person does not help others because he feels bad for them, he helps because he loves them, and see’s himself in everything. He wants all to be treated as he wishes to be treated. A high self respect and self reverence translates into the high respect and reverence for all things.

My understanding of this lack of real compassion and for the sympathetic and empathetic behaviour has taken a slight turn for the bitter, especially after the tragedy of what happened yesterday at that elementary school....I more or less understand fully that men have produced a society filled with extreme narcissism, a population filled with ego maniacs who have a hard time understanding the difference between real compassion, and bullshit.

Compassion is not reserved for a specific country or culture. It is not reserved for a specific type of person, a specific ethnicity or a specific species of living beings. Compassion is not choosy, and is not prejudice.

Compassion surpasses all jugements, all pre conceptions. Compassion is non existent in the ego mind, and is a part of the soul itself. Compassion is infinite and undying. Compassion is fire and water. Compassion is darkness and light...Compassion is the creator and the created.

I urge all of you who read this with an open mind, to question your intention when it comes to showing sympathy or empathy. Question your behaviour and find out if you are capable of compassion. I have done this, and have been doing this, and it has led me to writing this and sharing it with you.

Whether you are American, Palestinian, Pakistani, Afghani, Canadian, British, Italian, Egyptian, German, Persian, Russian, Syrian Chinese, Bolivian, African, European, South American, Latino, Asian, Caucasian, Arab, Oak, Maple, Rose, Thorn Bush, Pacific Ocean, Olive Tree, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Duck, Dog, Cat, Cow, Crow, Seal, Fish, Penguin, Dolphin, Tiger, Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Spider, Lizard, Guinea Hen, Pig, Horse, Chicken, Owl, Gay, Straight, Hippy, Muslim, New Ager, Atheist, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jew, Fire, Water, Air, Rock, Earth, Soil, Man, Woman, Child, Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Crippled, Blind, Deaf, Short, Tall, Skinny, Fat, Blond, Brunette, Redhead, Blue Eyed, Green Eyed, Brown Eyed, etc, etc, etc, etc....I do not care about who YOU are or what YOU are. I do not want to know your label, your physical traits, your language, your religion, your culture, or what you have labelled yourself, what the media has labelled you, what others have labelled you. I do not want to know why you think you are different than others, I do not want to hear your national anthem or your patriotism. I do not want to learn about your belief of separation or superiority or inferiority.

I want to send you my love, I want to show you that I am you, and that you are me. I want you to feel that regardless of who you think you are, or what you think you are, I feel that you deserve life. I feel that you deserve to be loved, and that you deserve to love. I feel that your life is precious, not more or less than anything or anyone elses life, but equally precious.

I want you to know, that I want to protect you, and will protect you if I can. I want you to know that regardless of your label, I believe your life is important and significant. I want you to know, that regardless of where you are in the world, I care about you, and believe that you deserve to live freely and without fear. No matter what religion you follow, or what culture you have embraced, I want you to feel that you are everything, and everything is you.

Maybe, just maybe, if compassion was the emotion that gripped this planet, rather than fear...tragedies like yesterday's tragedy would not have happened at all. Maybe, if compassion was taught to everyone, every child, and retaught to every adult...maybe there would be no murders across the planet....Maybe, prevention is teaching compassion. Maybe prevention lies in the education of open mindedness, acceptance, and the awareness of interconnectivity...Teach our children that we are all one, and that when you hurt another, you are hurting yourself. Teach our children that ALL life, including their own is extremely precious and has purpose.

Preventative measures accomplished through this type of education....The world needs to be released from the grip of fear and separation....

That is all.

With Love

SS

Do You Believe In Magic?

Why do we judge so much when it comes to subjects or situations that we do not understand fully? Why do we judge what we fear?

I judge, I am recognizing my judgments, and in turn, I am curbing the need to judge out of fear of the unknown.

Take what people call magic, black magic, white magic, etc etc. Some have said that there are types of magic that exist that can be considered science, but because the practice itself cannot be measured or understood with the current paradigm that science uses to prove itself, it is considered to be fantasy. If you consider yourself to have a closed mind, you most probably want to stop reading here, though I hope you will continue to read this out of sheer curiosity.

The thing is, whether you believe it or not, magic exists. I am not referring to the magic that you see a clown perform. I am referring to the types of practices that conjure energies (spirits) that will perform “favors” for the ritual master. This type of practice is performed, mostly behind closed doors within secret societies on a regular basis. This practice is also performed by yogis, reiki masters, and other types of ancient knowledgeable practitioners, though they will not call it magic.

Now, for those who believe in what I am referring to, many among will immediately judge any type of practice of energy manipulation as black magic or dark magic. The ones who believe that these practices exist, and only see them for their negative, are usually the ones who have been conditioned  by a certain belief system (religion).  The issue with this type of thinking is that you are automatically assuming that the knowledge of this magic is evil, when in reality, it is the intention behind the magic that can be either for good (positive) or for evil (negative). This is only so in this dualistic portion of our existence. Now, if the intention behind the ritual falls within the realm of any of the 7 deadly sins (fear based intentions), you can rest assured that the intention is considered negative, and the energies that are being conjured will manifest negatively. This type of magic is dangerous in that it will affect the physical environment and everything within the environment in an extremely negative fashion, EVERYTHING is affected negatively.

Now, on the opposite end, if the intention behind the ritual is for a positive purpose, a selfless and loving purpose (genuinely), and it steers clear of the fear based intentions, then the energies that will be conjured will be positive and will affect the physical environment and everything in it positively.

Energy has different forms and these different forms have ways of being manipulated. Take the practice of Reiki for example. Reiki, simply put, can be considered the manipulation of thermal energy, electrical energy and electromagnetic energy (light energy). This manipulation is used with the intention of healing, which is a positive intention, therefore, the surrounding environment and everything within it is affected positively.

The knowledge of magic and the practice of the manipulations of the unseen (energy) has been with humanity since ancient times. I feel that there was a time where this knowledge was used for good, for a positive purpose, and to help humanity evolve without harming any of the earths or universes systems. Humans were acting in conjunction with the cosmos, and not against it. I feel that at a certain point in our history (possibly at the same era as the appearance of pyramid scheme civilizations), the practice took a negative turn, and practitioners started to dwell in the realm of the 7 deadly sins. Ancient kings started to use this knowledge for their own personal and selfish gains, and this affected the environment negatively, bringing about an age of materialism and destruction. It is possible that this age was inevitable, and that it is all part of a larger process that most are not aware of, but is it not also possible that in order for humanity to go back to its roots, there must be a shift that is brought on by a re-discovery of this ancient practice?

Is it possible that the end of this age will also be the beginning of an age where magic is again used for the good of all? Where do we begin and how does it end? Acceptance rather than ignorance of the unknown and unseen...let us listen to the sorcerers and witches of our modern day, the ones who truly understand the essence of magic, let us bring them back into the light so that they may teach us what we have forgotten, no longer shunning them and treating them as if they are delusional or fantasy ridden..

It is no longer wise for us to deny what truly exists, for there are those who practice behind closed doors with dark intentions who continue to practice within the realm of the 7 deadly sins. They do not hide with fears of being judged, they hide with fears of the masses waking up, and stopping them. The ones who hide and practice with positive and loving intentions, the witches and the sorcerers, they hide because they fear judgment, they fear persecution...

This fear needs to end so that they can come out of hiding, and help the masses to end the age of ignorance, to end the age of materialism and destruction, and re-discover the age of higher learning, the age of aquarius...call them lightworkers, call them energy workers, call them crystal children, call them what you will...in the beginning, we will call them the ones who removed the veils and showed humanity the true way.........open your mind.