Earth - Air - Fire - Water - Ether

We are vibrantly and chaotically traversing the early stages of 'The Shift'... Most people are finding that the day to day world is filled with surprises and, too easily, those surprises are dramatic. As I begin to fill this monthly page, I am dedicating my focus toward softening and en-lightening these post-shift times.

My teachers are firm in their teaching that The Shift is complete. If you are not experiencing a newly born, positive... even heavenly... world then it would be wise to suspect that you still hold beliefs which come from the old way of doing things. It would be very valid and quite effective to use the 5 elements to redirect your thoughts, clear old and anachronistic beliefs and set the resonance for your own life experience to shift. And so...

Earth: Most people equate the earth element with grounding first. If this is your path, wonderful! For without grounding, it is virtually impossible to live effectively, work with your guides and have impact on your environment and world. When I ground (which I do 24/7), I envision the light of my own Sacred Heart Center... I breathe using the Source Breath... and I imagine a shaft of Emerald Green and/or Gold Light flowing from my heart, down my lower Chakras, out my feet, through my Earth Star (8th Chakra) and traveling all the way to the Sacred Heart Center of the Earth. I envision giving Light and Love as my gift to Gaia and I feel her loving gratitude. For me, this is joyous grounding!

As we transition through this shift, I believe we are becoming a matriarchal world... I believe that the Mother God energy is joining in balance, respect and equality with the Father God/Patriarchal energies. Furthermore, I believe that working with the Earth energies aligns you with this process.

In your meditations, contemplations and prayers send light and love to our dear Earth and help her to strengthen, heal and evolve... This, to me, is the joyous work of the Earth element.

Air: Do you wish to develop greater clarity? The element of Air is a willing partner for that purpose. Clarity of mind, clarity of will, clarity of emotion... Imagine that you are standing on the peak of a great mountain and that a strong wind blows... Ask the wind to clear your energy through all layers, dimensions, realities and times... known and unknown... and welcome greater clarity to your thoughts and your feelings. With greater clarity comes clearer purpose and more successful and elegant co-creation of your reality.

Fire: Are you passionate about your life? For most people there are a few things that they are quite passionate about, such as family, politics and money. What if you became passionate about your happiness, your neighbor's happiness, your world's happiness... What if you learned to focus your passion... the fire element... toward your dreams. And can you imagine if you were passionately grateful for the mundane blessings of each day as well as the more miraculous ones?

How do I envision the fire energies? My favorite is to begin with the Violet Flame to clear and sanctify my own energies and that of my home and work space. Once that is complete I love to envision a flame of inspiration blessing my work. This is the fire that adds life and passion to your experience...

Water:  Do you feel nurtured? Do you feel in Divine Flow? The element of water will help you to develop these perceptions.

Once I went to a nearby lake on a 'perfect' summer day. There was very little wind, the sun was warm and the water of the lake was calm and mirror-like. I had an inflatable float with me that day and I spent more than a few hours simply floating in a state of bliss. I felt truly nurtured and the presence of the Divine was palpable. This is now one of my favorite meditations... it seldom fails to align me.

Ether: What connects us all? Divine Light and Love... Where do we connect? Everywhere... What about the spaces between... the empty spaces? Ah... the Etheric... That layer of connectivity, the field that surrounds and blesses each and every one of us. Through the Etheric comes the flow of the miraculous. Through the Etheric comes growth and experience beyond imagination.

I imagine (and see) the etheric as luminous cobalt blue and I spend a great deal of time/focus with the etheric with my healing and manifestation work. I find that, when the Violet Ray touches the Cobalt Blue Etheric, inspiration happens. Meditation is a wonderful technique to practice creating this marriage of energies and to encourage the magnificent inspiration to flow through to your physical reality.

These are the basics of the 5 elements from the perspective of my teachings and experience. They are not necessarily traditional but they work quite elegantly...

Enjoy!