NEW MOON IN VIRGO CYCLE OF ORDER

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1 NEW MOON IN VIRGO CYCLE OF ORDER

2 In this Meditation, Virgo, the Cycle of Order, you will learn how to develop your gifts into workable forms. You may use this Meditation at any time, but for the best results, I suggest using it while the Sun is in the sign of Virgo. The most powerful benefits will come from using it as a ritual during the New Moon Phase when both the Moon and Sun are in the sign of Virgo. "Nothing is difficult that is wholly desired." ~ A Course in Miracles We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service." ~ Earl Nightingale "What a man thinketh, that is he; this is the eternal mystery. Dwelling within himself with thoughts serene, he will obtain imperishable happiness." ~ Upanishads Let's prepare to move into meditation mode. In your search for union the deep connection to your Higher Power you must first make the connection to that center deep within yourself. 2

3 When you feel in touch with your center, you can then continue with exercises designed to connect you to the energy of the current Solar Cycle. The following meditation technique offered by Dr. Deepak Chopra is a simple procedure that can create a deep state of relaxation in your mind and body. As the mind quiets down but remains awake you will experience deeper, more silent levels of awareness. Begin by sitting comfortably in a quiet place where you will have a minimum amount of disturbance. Close your eyes and breathe normally and naturally, gently allowing your awareness to be on your breathing. Simply observe your breath, trying not to control it or alter it in a conscious way. You may notice that it changes of its own accord. It may vary in speed, rhythm, or depth. Innocently observe the changes without trying to cause or initiate changes. You can center yourself quickly by simply taking a moment to find a quiet place in which to be still and gather your thoughts. Meditation begins by first becoming still, quieting the clamor of your inner voice. You will find that at times your attention drifts away from your breath and you are thinking about other things or listening to noises outside. Whenever you notice you are not observing your breath, gently bring your attention back to your breathing. During the meditation, if you notice that you are focusing on some feeling, mood or expectation, treat this as you would any other thought and gently bring your attention back to your breathing. Practice this meditation technique for ten minutes. 3

4 At the end of ten minutes, keep your eyes closed and just allow yourself to come out of meditation gradually before opening your eyes. Now let's look at the energy of Virgo's Cycle. Virgo rules routine, daily activity, and organization...in a word, order. During Virgo's annual Cycle, it's time to sort out where everything fits in your life. Since the Virgo Cycle follows Leo's Cycle of creativity and each consecutive cycle lends your life another layer of meaning, in the Virgo Cycle you must commit yourself to adding order to what you have chosen to create during the Leo Cycle. It's great fun dreaming about manifesting your creativity. However, your real commitment begins when you are called upon to add order to your creative ideas if you are to realize them. When you get down to the reality of manifesting your dream, you are connected to the energy of Virgo. In Virgo's Cycle, you commit yourself to making your creativity a habit. Do what you love, but do it! Because Virgo can be a very discriminating energy, remembering to love yourself is one of the most important processes of the Virgo Cycle. You begin to love yourself by choosing to love your daily routine love how you serve others. Invest your energy during this cycle in an activity that not only brings you joy but has the added value of serving others. Learning to embrace your physical body is another important process during the Virgo Cycle. To add order to your physical routine this month, begin by choosing to love the part of your body that you experience as less than perfect. Heal yourself with the gift of self-love. Identify the part of your body that you are least pleased with and every day honor it during this cycle. You can stand before a mirror and recite Louise Hay's affirmation: "I love my body, I love my body, I love my body." 4

5 During the Virgo Cycle of Order our responsibility is to forward the action of the creative process we began in the Leo Cycle. Perhaps you've already noticed that thinking up a brilliant idea is more fun than actually doing the work to actualize it and get it off the drawing board. Here's a process that can help you fulfill your creative vision, and it has the added benefit of giving you a powerful ally the Universe! It's called The Place Mat Process. Esther Hicks, who channels the wisdom of Abraham, and her husband Jerry often have lunch at a hotel or at a coffee shop and there's usually a paper place mat there. If there isn't, Esther takes a big piece of paper from her purse. They draw a line down the middle of the paper and on the left side they write, Things to do Jerry and Esther. And on the right side they write, Things to do Universe. On their side of the page they write down the things they plan to take action on. On the other side they write what they would like the Universe to act on. They simply take responsibility for what they feel able to accomplish and turn the rest over to a higher power. This sounds like a brilliant strategy to me, and one well worth emulating. The potency of the Place Mat Process is this: When you tell the Universe what you want, you accomplish the prerequisites in what Abraham calls "Deliberate Creating". 1. The first is, you identify your object of desire. 2. The second is, you have no resistance. More positively stated, you allow it. "Want it and allow it, and it is." ~ Abraham (Esther Hicks) 5

6 Channeled Wisdom from Abraham "The Universe will always give you what you have asked for." "The question is, how soon will you allow it?" "How many things will you use as your excuse to have resistance that does not allow it?" "How long are you going to hang on to those habits of thought that don't let it in?" "If ever you are not letting it in you've got a signal that's telling you. That's what negative emotion is. Negative emotion means, "I'm right now vibrating in a place where I can't let it in." "We catch on to the truth and technique of expectation in those rare moments when we are stirred by an awareness of a guidance seemingly higher and greater than our own, when for a little while we are taken over by a force and an intelligence above and beyond those commonly felt. Confident and free, filled with wonder and ready acceptance, we permit ourselves to be taken over by our unquestioning self." ~ Marcus Bach 6

7 "We never know how high we are, Till we are called to rise. And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies." ~ Emily Dickinson Since you are moving from the concept of your dream your creativity into its actualization--during the Virgo Cycle, you must be assured that you have the necessary skills to enable you to make this leap of faith. Virgo's energy is also about acquiring techniques that work. It's time to take inventory of your skills. Think about your current skills (abilities). What are you good at? Make a list and add to your list activities that you may not consider yourself good at, but for which you have some modest skill. Think about skills you may have in all areas of your life including: Work and/or school Relationships and family Recreation, art, imagination, and creativity Physical activities Spiritual practices Taking care of your body and mind Notice if your skills tend to cluster in one or just a few areas. Are you focusing your self-development too narrowly to be well rounded? Are your skills commensurate with the dream you wish to actualize in this Cycle? Give yourself credit for developing the skills that you have. Remember, there was a time when you didn t have the skills of telling time by a clock, or tying your shoelaces. You have skills. Appreciate your mastery of many tasks that did not come instinctively, but that you can do anyway. 7

8 Forget the word impossible and think of the skills you need to become the person you would like to be. Decide what you are going to do to develop the skills that you want. Practice. Practice more. "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." ~ Arthur C. Clark This part of the annual Solar Cycle Virgo's disciplinary and achieving energy requires more than ever that you keep your thoughts positive and on the highest level in order to succeed in your undertakings. I cannot emphasize this point often enough: You are what you think! I am certainly not the first person to have noticed this phenomenon, nor do I have trouble finding sources to reiterate the message. I would like to share some of the wisdom of Seth, channeled by Jane Roberts: Thought is energy Your expectations send telepathic suggestions. The intensity of a thought or image largely determines the immediacy of the physical materialization. 8

9 True self-knowledge is indispensable for health and vitality. The recognition of the truth about the self simply means that you must first find out what you think about yourself subconsciously. If it is a good image, build upon it. If it is a poor one, recognize it as only the opinion you have held of yourself and not an 'absolute state.' You create your reality according to your beliefs and expectations, therefore you should examine these carefully. If you do not like some aspect of your world, then examine your own expectations. Your world is formed in faithful replica of your own thoughts...if you think positive suggestions to yourself about a situation you send telepathic ammunition for positive use. You must learn to erase a negative thought or picture by replacing it with its opposite. "Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world." ~ Emerson Let's begin to create affirmations to help you accomplish your dream in this Cycle. By working with affirmations, you enter the process of changing negative and unproductive beliefs into positive life-supporting beliefs. Some of the ways you may choose to practice affirmations are by writing them down using pen and paper, typing them out on a computer, or by simply saying them aloud to yourself. Establish in your mind the specific area in which you most want to improve or which goal you most wish to accomplish. Affirmations are more effective when they are stated in the present tense. It is helpful to see yourself as already having obtained your desired outcome. While holding the image, bring to mind the feelings you would experience when you have actually accomplished your goal. 9

10 As you visualize your goal, your subconscious mind will go to work for you, behind the scenes, to encourage the manifestation of situations which will ultimately enable your goals to come true. What follows are some affirmations that seem especially appropriate as, during the Virgo Cycle of Order, you seek to call forth the abilities that will bring your creative vision into reality. Remember, these are only suggestions designed to awaken in you the desire to create more personal affirmations of your own that will more accurately describe your particular situation. My body is relaxed. I am calm. I am clear. I am focused. Every one of my problems has a solution. I am strong and capable. I appreciate the good job that I am doing. There is enough time to do everything that truly needs to be done. I accomplish my work at a calm and relaxed pace. It is okay that I am not perfect. It is okay to ask for help. I release my attachment to the outcome, knowing that the universe will act on my belief and intention to provide the result I seek. I release any signs of haste and anxiety. 10

11 I am centered, calm, and productive. I listen deeply to my inner guidance and know exactly what to do. I create my own reality. What I intend comes into being. The universe takes pleasure in manifesting my intentions. My response to anxiety or fear is to take a moment to be still, to observe the sensation and to let it pass. The Violet Flame The violet flame is the ideal tool to help you in your physical, emotional and spiritual life. It is a unique spiritual energy that can heal emotional and physical problems, to help you to grow spiritually, or just make life easier. You may see, feel and even hear the violet flame when it is invoked correctly. The violet flame is invoked through decrees, which are based on the teachings of the Ascended Masters. Decrees are spoken rhythmic prayers which use meditation and visualization. They call forth a powerful spiritual energy to help remove obstacles on the spiritual path such as fear, anger or 11

12 pride. On the physical level, the violet flame can help heal our bodies by removing the karma that makes us vulnerable to illness and disease. The Violet Flame Invocation Breath of God inside each cell, I AM the violet flame. Pulsing out the cosmic time, I AM the violet flame. Energizing mind and heart, I AM the violet flame. Sustaining God's creation now, I AM the violet flame. With all love, With all love, With all love! Now, let s think about the Tarot Card that corresponds with the Sign of Virgo The Hermit. 12

13 Meditation on the Hermit You look down at the landscape from your cold peak Illuminating the path for others who wish to Journey inward, seeking Truth. You have withdrawn from the material world To attune to your inner self, Activating your unconscious mind. You lead by your example, Demonstrating that approaching deity is A personal, private experience. As you contemplate the road you have Traveled to reach your peak, Quiet your mind, so that you may Listen to the voice of your higher self. The way of the Adept is lonely, But it is a path that can only Truly be walked alone. 13

14 To familiarize yourself with the Tarot Card the Hermit, and how its essence resonates within you at every step of your journey through the Virgo Cycle, why not take a few moments to explore these questions and write down any feelings they may provoke: How often do you make time just for yourself? What do you do with this space and time? How can you make better use of this time in order to fine-tune your creative gifts that you wish to share with others? The message of the Tarot Card The Hermit is summed up by Karen Hamaker-Zondag in her book, Tarot As a Way of Life. What is the meaning of events? Why do they happen to me? Who am I? In the phase of The Hermit, we need the freedom, space and independence to discover our own answers and to gain insights that can lead us to our own truth whether it is spiritual, philosophical, or social. All this is a painful psychic process which leads us to the insight that there is a connection between our own psyche and what we endure. It is important to note that although the connection is there, it is present at a level where we cannot immediately blame someone else for our situation. Invocation to the Yellow Ray I call upon the Creator Of the Topaz Ray. To pour Divine Realization Through my body. 14

15 Through the Yellow Ray I awaken my Divine Purpose. I call upon the Yellow Ray, To strengthen my sense of service To the Source's Vision. I call upon the Topaz Ray. To soften my ego, That I may surrender to Spirit. "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another." ~ Helen Keller Now it is my prayer that Order as you conceive it, as you refine it, and as you implement it willl continue to enhance your life from this day forward. Namaste. Beverlee 15