Shifting Perspective

Facebook in an election year often feels like this:

A firestorm of moral outrage, us-and-them-ing, end-of-the-world-ing, rage, fear, polarization, and propaganda-driven divisiveness.

And this is nothing new, although it feels like it is escalating to a new crescendo. I wrote a blog post, On Political Divisiveness, back in 2012 and, while a few details may have changed, the gist of it remains just as true today as it was then.

You can go back and read (or re-read) that post if you like; there’s no need for me to repeat myself here, other than to reiterate the point I was making then and still hold true today, which is that we are all in this together; there is no THEM, there is only US.

So, how can we break the cycle of polarization that feels so systemic and unavoidable, especially on social media?

Maybe it starts with holding a new image in our hearts and minds.

Today, during a wonderful guided meditation and transformational experience facilitated by the amazing Aliza Bloom Robinson, I was led through a series of imagery that moved me incrementally from a place of dense woods, to an open expanse of water, to the peak of a mountain and then up into the atmosphere. At each step of the journey, my field of vision opened a bit wider until, from that soaring-above-the-world level, I could see below me the beautiful, timeless image given us from our first space explorations: that pale blue marble, set in a vast black sky, that we call Earth.

The Earth that I saw from that vantage point was aglow with a soft light and I at once felt an immense love for my home planet and everyone on it.

The sense of peace I could feel from this higher perspective overrode, at least momentarily, any anxiety or anger I had been feeling in the days and weeks before taking this experiential inner journey.

This is not to say that we aren’t facing challenging circumstances, conditions, and decisions. Nor that we all agree on how to address them. Yet the feeling I get from this higher perspective image is that if there is a battle to be fought (and I know that the word “battle” is impossibly contradictory in this context), then let it be a battle we all fight together for the good of all, rather than a battle against each other where one side wins and the other loses. Let’s find a path upon which we can all stand together for the good of us all. It feels challenging, or even impossible, from the social media level of my experience. But from that higher place, it feels not only possible but inevitable that we can and will reach that place of oneness.

I’m not going to stop speaking out about the things that feel important to me: issues of justice, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, freedom, equality, democracy, and global stewardship. As I do continue to speak out, I intend to carry this image close to my heart and mind. May it both soften and strengthen my voice. May it keep me mindful that these things I hold dear are not just for me and my loved ones, but for everyone in my bigger home planet family – even, and especially, for those with whom I disagree. May that higher perspective come through with my words, whether online or in person.

There are no enemies here. There is no US and THEM. There is only one family here on this pale blue marble we all call home.

First Image: SoulCollage® card from my private deck, Community Suit, “Facebook in an Election Year”

Second Image: SoulCollage® card from my private deck, Community Suit, “Home Planet”

Calling Upon My Inner Healer

Calling Upon My Inner Healer

In this crazy new covid19 Twilight Zone reality we are currently living through, I feel like I need to develop and tap into an Inner Healer who can support my physical health. Not a beleaguered health care worker like the one in my “Aye! Corona” card (see my last blog post) or the real life hospital workers being inundated by the growing number of covid19 cases beginning to hit the ICU. God bless them and the work they are doing. And if it comes down to it and the need arises, I will seek their help of course. But before it comes to that – to prevent its coming to that – I need a calm, cool and collected Inner Healer whose only job is to care for me from the inside out.

To tap into that inner source of healing, I decided to create an “Inner Healer” SoulCollage® card. Over a background of amethyst crystals, light-filled hands beam healing energy throughout my body. A winged and gowned healer – part nurse and part angel – stands by, constantly monitoring my state of health. Her eyes are bright and smiling, and she is ready for anything. Her mandala halo is like a holographic portal for Divine Healing to pour through me at a moment’s notice, should the need arise.

This card echoes and transforms some of the shapes and colors from the original “Aye! Corona” card. The pink colors, predominant in “Aye! Corona,” have shifted toward purple which, to me, is a color of Divine Connection. The shape of the mandala halo and the light radiating from the hands both mirror the shape of the virus in a way, transmuting that original imagery in the same way that the peony and daisy did in the “Healthy Lungs” card (from my previous post). The angel-nurse transmutes the beleaguered nurse from the “Aye! Corona” card. Her eyes are her own and her glasses are much like the ones I wear, making her feel like a true inner aspect of myself.

Angel-Nurse Image

I am one who knows your every health need. I am one who stands ready, 100% at your service, to diagnose and treat anything that goes wrong with the perfect balance of your body system. I am one who is here to offer direct and clear guidance about what your body needs to remain healthy.

What do you need from me?

(NDH) I need you to listen to my guidance. Some of what must be done must be done by you. Choosing the foods you eat, getting enough water, enough exercise, practicing safe distancing and good hygiene, using the natural healing tools and supplements at your disposal – these things are up to you, but I can guide you if you’ll listen. I can also guide you to seek outside help from health practitioners when and if needed.

Light-Filled Hands

We are Reiki energy – the Life Force – laser focused on healing.

What do you need from me?

(NDH) There was a time when you knew you had this power within you – within your own hands – but you have forgotten. It is time to remember. Call upon Reiki light to fill your being. Channel Reiki light from your hands into your own heart and lungs daily. It will help to build a protective barrier against the intruding virus. Do this for others as well. Remember they do not have to be right in front of you in order to transfer this healing energy. It is just as effective at a distance.

Mandala Halo

I am one who contains the Universal blueprint and your own essential blueprint. I am one who holds the spinning image of your own unique DNA. Like the holo-doctor on a Star Trek vessel, I have immediate access to all medical knowledge. I am the conduit between the Universal Healer and your own Inner Healer.

What do you need from me?

(NDH) I need nothing from you. I Am, regardless of any action you take. Simply trust that this is so.

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Source images used to create the “Inner Healer” card are free use images from Pixabay.