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It’s February already! Where did January disappear to? Today is the festival of Imbolc and the return of the Spring in some traditions. This weekend I’m journeying with friends to celebrate the end of a period of withdrawal. And to dream my next set of dreams.

It’s also the celebration of the Goddess or Saint, Brigid, a patron of poetry, the hearth, healing and smiths. She represents the many abilities needed of a woman to ensure that there is a happy home and a good harvest at the end of the summer. I love her energy because it also represents the fire and light at the centre of any home. The fire and light that we all have at the centre of our being. I also love journeying into fire energy at this time of year. Letting my inner warmth stir me to dream bigger than before. When I look at the seeds of ideas that are sitting inside me I know I can turn them into the things I desire to have in my life. All I have to do is feed and love them and they will manifest.

So I expect to be doing another kind of journeying too. Letting myself wander into altered states of consciousness so that I can dig down to find the hidden seeds I might not recognise yet. Meditation is one of my ways to do that. Visiting places where I can spend a little time in contemplation, quietly exploring what else I need to plant this year. Sometimes I forget that things take a while to grow. I have a folder I made in 2015 about doing videos to help people. In 2017 that turned into my Letters From The Light Side broadcasts. I’ve been doing them for nearly a year now. That project has brought me new seeds for this year. My journeying with new broadcasts will start soon. I am planting more seeds.

One of the things I’m often asked is about the way I communicate with Spirits and Energy Beings. And how it’s best to go about making contact. When I explain that the start is to find a quiet place and to pay attention people sometimes think I’m fobbing them off.

However I’m not. I’m reporting exactly what I had to do to establish a connection. My own intuitive abilities were very rusty. Although I had all the psychic senses, exactly like everyone else, I hadn’t used them for most of my life. So they had virtually seized up. It took a lot of inner effort to get them all open again. And more effort to exercise them so I got better at communicating. But my starting point was through quiet contemplation. Sitting waiting for something to happen. Being ready to acknowledge anything that seemed to be out of the ordinary and asking for it to be repeated. This noticing and thinking about what I was thinking, feeling, hearing and seeing in my mind’s eye was a way to explore.

I found my way into better connections by exploring what was happening to me. Once I had let it happen. That’s why the quiet was important. Guided meditations, music, chanting, are all ways to clear the mind. But they can also mask the tiny, subtle communications that are present at the beginning. Creating a quiet space in my mind, by letting my thought wander wherever they wanted until they faded out, took a lot of practice. Yet the discipline of a quiet inner space eventually brought so much to my attention. Including the presence of my Guides. They were aware that I was listening. And helped me find the certainty that I could communicate. Even if it was all a bit hit and miss at first.

The habit of quiet contemplation is still with me. When I want to check things out I sit and listen. Patiently. Because I know that sometimes I am distracted. Or confused. Even stressed. But I still pay attention, waiting for a small signal or another voice to start. And I suspend my doubt and disbelief until afterwards. That way the message gets through as soon as possible. Is it time for you to try quiet contemplation?

Day 776 of my blogging challenge

Annie Conboy

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Tag Archives: Quiet contemplation

Journeying Again: Imbolc Dreams And Wishes

It’s February already! Where did January disappear to? Today is the festival of Imbolc and the return of the Spring in some traditions. This weekend I’m journeying with friends to celebrate the end of a period of withdrawal. And to dream my next set of dreams.

Quiet Contemplation: Listening For Inspiration

One of the things I’m often asked is about the way I communicate with Spirits and Energy Beings. And how it’s best to go about making contact. When I explain that the start is to find a quiet place and to pay attention people sometimes think I’m fobbing them off.