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September 7, 2011 - Vol. 10, No. 18 Greetings! Here's a little personal story about word-power, garbage-slinging, and how we trade our authenticity and make ourselves 'acceptable dull bulbs' to avert potential attacks or even disapproval. Ouch, I know. It DOES hurt. I get that, and I share a little bit about WHY I get it in this newsletter. Read on, and see if this is familiar to you... After reading an article in Salon.com yesterday, I was stunned. Well, more accurately, I felt a knot of sick-anxiety gnawing in my gut...like I had a heavy stone on my chest. "Wow," I thought. "What the hell is this about?" I did a little bit of 'tracking' and then it dawned on me... It wasn't so much the article itself -- a relatively tame account of one young woman's experience of getting laid off from her job and returning to the small town she'd grown up in. No, it was the venom --a real viciousness-- in some of the replies that caught me by surprise. Some of these folks didn't just disagree, they full-out attacked the author, using profanity and some pretty venomous name-calling. Let's just say there was a whole lot of toxicity behind those replies! As any empath, spiritual teacher, or shamanic and energy practitioner will tell you, words DO carry energy along with them. So when we hear or read something ugly or venomous, we FEEL the energy behind the words. Remember Bill Murray's famous line in Ghostbusters? "I've been slimed!" Though it's funny in the movie, it's not too far off from what happens in the course of our daily interactions. We have the opportunity to bless or curse through our words -- and what's behind them. In the case I'm talking about here, the words were a curse. Sadly, this is an increasingly common state of affairs in our daily discourse, in political discussions, and definitely in online discussions -- where hiding behind technology and a user name allows even the greatest coward, and certainly the bully, to let all of his pent-up frustration and anger sling forth onto the next available projection screen. This phenomenon of bullying or 'cursing' isn't new, of course. The Mystery teachers and others long ago were caught off-guard by the level of violence and viciousness that their opponents were willing to use to silence them or drive them underground in fear -- often, literally fearing for their very lives. AND SOMETIMES (GULP) WE ARE THE TARGETS... I remember a time when I was a high school senior, and found myself the focus of a vicious verbal attack, in public, by the mother of a girl I counted as a friend. Apparently, I'd won an essay and scholarship contest she'd wanted her daughter to win, and decided to punish me for it...very publically, and very viciously. Sigh. I didn't know a whole lot about energy work and 'psychic attacks' back then, or I would have cleared that baby right away! As it turned out, that experience was such a surprise, so unexpected, and so traumatizing to my very-private (though very visible) 17-year-old self, that it buried itself within me like a time-released poison-pill, and stayed with me for many years. That was neither the first nor the last time I experienced that sort of thing, and I've faced that fear many, many times since then. But it was powerful none the less. As a result of that particular attack, subconsciously I'd made a decision to lay low, not shine too brightly -- in essence, BE INVISIBLE -- so as not to attract and have to experience that sort of bizarre attack again. Many of us are silenced now, today, by this very fear -- if we're authentic, if we put ourselves out there, will we be rejected, exiled from the mainstream, or worse...attacked by the Great, Silencing Vicious Ones? We carry the remembrance of it in our bodies, whether from our own experiences or those of our ancestors that we carry in our cells and bones. That's why it wells up -- like it did for me yesterday -- when we even WITNESS, much less find ourselves the focus of, someone else's rant or viciousness. We don't want THAT to happen to us -- it evokes a powerful combination of fear, humiliation, and shame that will strike us bland and silent in a New York second. THE PROBLEM? We all know what the problem is: If we aren't authentic, if we don't shine our fullest and brightest light, life stagnates -- WE stagnate -- and we don't shine the gift of our uniqueness, our unique experience and voice, with the world. What's more, if we're not shining our own light, if we're not being truly authentic -- if we're not being WHO WE ARE -- our people can't find us ... our tribe, or friends, our clients, our 'matches'. It'd be like a whole fleet of ships looking for their designated harbor, but the lighthouse keeper dimmed the signal light so that the ships go right on by that harbor. It's an uncomfortable responsibility, to face those fears, polish up our lamps, and shine that light. Even if we do it imperfectly -- experimenting, even stumbling our way into authenticity, maybe for the very first time in our lives that we can remember -- it's a thousand, a million, times better and truer than playing dull. Where to start? As the saying goes, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." The reward? The vibrance of living authentically, sharing our gifts, experience, and voice unabashedly and with dignity, finding our tribe of peeps, and shining the light so those who are looking for us can find us ... a safe harbor in crazy-times, if you will. How can you take a more authentic step today? Explore your Authentic possibilities in a dialogue session series ... intuitively guided questions and reflections help to open up what's been clamped down by fear and anxiety, allowing YOUR own intuition and creativity a voice. Take a look at the new Intuitive & Energy Sessions ... it's something I've offered for many years to friends and long-time clients, and now I'm opening the way for you to experience it, too, when you feel the need, because your intuition and creative genius are too valuable to be squelched! And don't miss the SIDEBAR story ... you'll find it to the right (if you're looking at the html version) or in the online version (if you receive the text version of this newsletter). Wishing you very well! Blessings A-Plenty, ------------------------ Jamie S. Walters P.S. HANDY RESOURCES FOR HEART & PURPOSE-CENTERED ENTREPRENEURS, LEADERS & CHANGE-ARTISTS - Find out more...
INSIGHT-DIALOGUE SESSIONS & INTUITIVE - ENERGY WHISPERER SESSIONS For many years, I've done 'authentic communication & expression' consultations, and intuitive 'reads' and energy sessions for my friends and long-time clients. Because the effects have been so positive and helpful to them, and because I have so much fun doing it, I'm making my Intuitive-Energy Sessions available to you, too, to help you sail the waves in these challenging and exciting times. Now, you can schedule Intuitive - Energy Whispering (energy clearing & adjusting) Sessions to help you in your quest to tame your Fear Gremlins and raise up your Intuition and other Mojos. And you can schedule those 'authentic communication & expression' consultations and sessions, too. After all, that's how your authenticity gets expressedin the world! Take advantage of the power of intuitively guided questions and reflections to open YOUR OWN intuitive and creative Mojo. Sessions may also included guided exercises (that you can do on your own from there on in if you choose!) and energy work, as needed. Send along an email to info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com, or... THE FEMININE MOJO MYSTERY SCHOOL * with * VIP ACCESS, TOO So many of our own Authentic gifts and skills are accessible through what we call "the Right Brain" capacities. Some refer to these Right Brain gifts as "the Feminine". Learn more about the VIP Collection and Feminine Mojo V-School ON THE FEMININE MOJO SHOW (Internet-Radio on BlogTalkRadio) Lots of great conversations on the Divine Feminine, 'going Mindless', the Sophia Mysteries, the Holy Grail, Mary Magdalene, the seriously cool mojo of the ancient Greek Priestesses, and more. Feminine Mojo Show guests have included Jeannie Zandi, John Lamb Lash, Sally Bartolomeo, Dr. David Hillman, Terri Degler, Mary Pierce Brosmer, and other fabulously insightful people. More shows being brewed up now behind the scenes. Stay tuned... (Follow Twitter and/or Facebook for updates and announcements -- you'll find the options just above (see those little graphics?) or at the FeMojo Show page (follow this link). Check out The Feminine Mojo Show page and ask for a 'show reminder'...
Did you miss the recent Mojo-SeaZines on: Taming Your Fear Gremlins (& Liberating Your Mojo) Puny Vision Syndrome (or When Your Sense of What's Possible Shrinks) Transition, Transformation & The Dark Night of the Soul Following Your Bliss & The Hero's (and Heroine's) Journey A HUGE Communication Tip (Inspired by the Pickle Man) Authentic Marketing: Shining Your 'Unique' Rat-Race Fatigue (Do You Have It)?
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