The monthly special will be updated here on the website when I return from retreat. In the meantime, here is what I had to say about September in the newsletter. If you’re not on my mailing list, and you would like to be, you can sign up here.
Blessings to you and yours!
September is historically the crescendo of the year, that month when all of the themes you have been working on are brought to their height. So now, at the beginning of the month, is a great time to assess what it is that you have been manifesting, processing, or learning over the last 8 months. But don’t worry, if you don’t bother to sit down and do that, it will still be obvious to you by the end of the month what your themes have been. Me, I just feel like forwarned is forearmed.
Universally, 2014 has been a year in which we have all been offered the opportunity for enlightenment, self-discovery, and of seeing how we can be more of service to the world at large. I’m not sure the planet’s population as a whole has risen to the challenge, but all the Universe can do is offer us the opportunity for growth; in a free will universe, it is still our decision what we do with that offer.
The Autumnal Equinox, this year on Tuesday, September 23rd, offers us, very specifically, the chance to let go of the ego, to drop all our masks, and to get out of our own way. Again, if we choose not to, I have found it true that we get to experience the death of the ego, large or small, one way or the other. I’ve always found conscious work to be less traumatic. If you would like to do some conscious work on your own ego issues, set aside some time on the 18th for self-searching and contemplation. Go somewhere quiet, preferably out in nature. Take your journal. Think about how you get in your own way and in the way of the wonderfully functioning machine that is the Universe, as it tries to bring you all of the abundance and joy you can handle. If you have a tradition of prayer, you might start by praying for guidance and clarity. If not, you could set your intention for that same clarity. Go into a loose meditation and witness what gets shown to you. Doing some writing on the general themes that come up will be even more enlightening.
The most powerful days of September are likely to be the 9th, the 18th, and the 27th. These are considered to be the triple intensity days of September and, therefore, of the year. Pay special attention to what happens on those days, personally and globally. Write it all down, so you can look back at the end of the month and see the patterns. This sort of exercise is how you train your awareness to see what it is the Universe is trying to tell you.
Hold your loved ones close and be especially aware of ways in which you allow perceived differences to separate you from others.
May you be the Light of the World!
Ayamanatara