Spring is rolling in! What’s it looking like where you are? Tulips? Daffodils? New buds?
Spring always feels exciting to me. Well, all the seasons do, actually…
And when there’s SO much activity, new growth, and re-awakening happening everywhere I look, it’s hard not to feel excited about my own projects and growth, too.
So how do we align this energy with our own inner truth?
One way is by doing an inspiration check.
What the heck is that!?!
First, let’s quickly define intuition.
Do you have a go-to strategy when you find it hard to concentrate and your brain feels fuzzy?
Or when you can’t seem to figure out what to do next? What direction to move towards?
When I’m in that place, it sometimes feels like I’m spinning in circles, directionless and blind to possibility.
However, when I REMEMBER to use this tool (!), a breathing exercise, it can really make a difference.
Why?
Thanks for taking this journey with me through the seven veils of ego! We are at the final one!
Ready?
Here it is: Wisdom of the Wrathful Person
This one is about anger.
And just like all of the rest of the veils of the ego, there are ways anger (and lust, and gluttony and slothfulness…) can be useful, can be used to right wrongs, to fuel action, to face injustices.
That’s when we use anger in a pro-active, loving way.
Being on this journey can definitely feel challenging and I am SO appreciative that you are here willing to keep opening to the light and the love that is the essence of you.
Ready to keep going with the 7 powers of the ego?
So far, we have explored: darkness, desire, ignorance and zeal for death.
Today we’re diving into the realm of the flesh (whatever that means) and the foolish wisdom of the flesh. Here goes…
How was your exploration into darkness and desire? Illuminating? I hope so.
As Robert Holden often says, “emotional honesty boosts spiritual clarity.”
The hardest and perhaps best way we can be emotionally honest is when we’re willing to explore aspects of our shadow. And these ego veils can certainly shed light.
The next two that we’ll explore are: ignorance and zeal for death.
Here goes!
Spring is rolling in! What’s it looking like where you are? Tulips? Daffodils? New buds?
Spring always feels exciting to me. Well, all the seasons do, actually…
And when there’s SO much activity, new growth, and re-awakening happening everywhere I look, it’s hard not to feel excited about my own projects and growth, too.
So how do we align this energy with our own inner truth?
One way is by doing an inspiration check.
What the heck is that!?!
First, let’s quickly define intuition.
Do you have a go-to strategy when you find it hard to concentrate and your brain feels fuzzy?
Or when you can’t seem to figure out what to do next? What direction to move towards?
When I’m in that place, it sometimes feels like I’m spinning in circles, directionless and blind to possibility.
However, when I REMEMBER to use this tool (!), a breathing exercise, it can really make a difference.
Why?
Thanks for taking this journey with me through the seven veils of ego! We are at the final one!
Ready?
Here it is: Wisdom of the Wrathful Person
This one is about anger.
And just like all of the rest of the veils of the ego, there are ways anger (and lust, and gluttony and slothfulness…) can be useful, can be used to right wrongs, to fuel action, to face injustices.
That’s when we use anger in a pro-active, loving way.
Being on this journey can definitely feel challenging and I am SO appreciative that you are here willing to keep opening to the light and the love that is the essence of you.
Ready to keep going with the 7 powers of the ego?
So far, we have explored: darkness, desire, ignorance and zeal for death.
Today we’re diving into the realm of the flesh (whatever that means) and the foolish wisdom of the flesh. Here goes…
How was your exploration into darkness and desire? Illuminating? I hope so.
As Robert Holden often says, “emotional honesty boosts spiritual clarity.”
The hardest and perhaps best way we can be emotionally honest is when we’re willing to explore aspects of our shadow. And these ego veils can certainly shed light.
The next two that we’ll explore are: ignorance and zeal for death.
Here goes!
Hope you had a love-filled Valentine’s Day even if you were on your own! Remember, Love is always here… because you are here.
So how can you deepen into that ever-abiding love?
One way is to understand how your ego takes you away from experiencing that love which is your true and essential nature.
This is why I wanted to devote the next few weeks to exploring the ways we can consciously and unconsciously get taken out. Specifically, by diving into the seven (I call them veils) of the ego, that Meggan Watterson outlines in her book, Mary Magdalene Revealed.
A few years ago, I received Meggan Watterson’s book, Mary Magdalene Revealed as a holiday gift and devoured it. If you happened to glance at my copy, you’d see countless paragraphs underlined, asterisked, multiple pages dog eared. That’s how much I loved it.
Recently, I picked it up again.
Full disclosure- I’m really a fiction girl. There are few non-fiction books I’ve completely read cover to cover, so to return to one and read it AGAIN is quite unusual.
But Watterson’s book is all about connecting to the heart, to the divine love at the center of us. And it feels achingly timely to deepen into her teachings and practices.
One of the concepts she explores in this book, is the Greek word, nous. If you speak French or ever studied it, you know that word translates as we. Watterson explains that the word is difficult to define but in Greek, it means, “the eye of the heart.” In other words, “it’s the vision, or perception of the soul.”
Sound interesting?
She goes on to explain, “the concept of mind in Greek includes the heart; it was never separated from it…the heart according to the Near Eastern wisdom traditions, is an organ of spiritual perception. Merging with the nous, becoming conscious of it within the heart, and seeing with its vision, this is the goal of the process of inner transformation…” (p.93-94)
Later on page 94, she actually shares how we can do this.
She prefaces it by writing:
“I think this is how we pray, how we meditate like Mary Magdalene. We return to love within us, within the heart, quietly, discreetly, and we don’t ask for any reward or external affirmation in exchange for doing the work. The return to love is the treasure itself… Instead of reacting with the ego, we take a moment and respond differently.”
She offers this quick breathing exercise. I have paraphrased it below.
3 Breath Practice:
Take a deep breath and invite your awareness to descend into the heart space, the space at the center of your chest.
Your second breath is to connect to this space – the nous- the gateway to your soul.
With your third breath, you return to the moment and to whatever is happening, bringing that love with you. Ask love to show you the way and lead you as your guide.
The invitation with this is to do it at any time, in any situation. It is that simple and quick. Think about it as a reset, or a way to get out of reaction, fear, or thinking, and anchor back into the heart. Not from a nice, touchy/feely way, but from the insight, intelligence and depth that is your inner wisdom.
Watterson also shares in this book what she calls the seven powers of the ego. These are seven aspects that keep us from connecting to that deep love at the center of us. Not next week -because I have a special Valentine treat for you- but beginning the week after that, I’m going to outline and explain them all in detail.
Stay tuned!
Image courtesy of Jarin Dominguez on Unsplash
Lately I’ve been doing some reflecting. It naturally occurred as a follow up from all the visioning we’ve been doing lately.
The inventory I’ve been conducting is about examining my decisions more closely and looking at my underlying motivations.
In other words, did I make a significant decision because I was adhering to a set of unconscious rules passed down from family or society? Or because it was truly something I felt called to do for my own self growth? Take a moment to look back at your life and ask yourself the same questions.
It turns out we make loads of decisions based on things like: pleasing others, fulfilling expectations, because it’s the "right" thing to do, or it’s what we’re “supposed” to do.
Happy New Year!
Feeling ready for 2026?
It’s still pretty new which is why I like to incorporate some anchoring practices as a way to create clarity going forward as well as to feel more grounded into the year.
So, for the next few weeks, as I do EVERY year 😉 I’ll post my personal faves. Things I do each year to set me up for the BEST possible year. These practices will assist you to get clear and dream into your future, so you can move with confidence and ease into the days and months ahead.
As we move into the holiday season and a time of gift giving, it’s also the ideal time to explore what it means to receive and how to do this with more intentionality.
With that in mind, I’m going to dive deeply into the concept of receiving and how- especially for those of us (givers) for whom that is difficult- we can allow ourselves to experience even more of it!
If you’re wondering why this is important, let me clarify.
In truth, receiving IS the entire game. What I mean is that God/the universe/universal mind/conscious awareness- or however you think about higher self/spirit is ALWAYS trying to give us more love, goodness, support and help.
