The Crucial Hour….
I just interviewed Ross Heaven, author of the book Walking with the Sin Eater” for my Conscious Manifesting radio show. Ross is a shaman trained in both Celtic and Peruvian traditions of ancient healing and one of his most intriguing concepts is the idea of “the crucial hour.”
The crucial hour is a moment of opportunity, a point at which you can shift the energies and habitual patterns of your life to create something and someone entirely new–to enter into a new reality.
The Celts spoke of “thin” or liminal times and places where it is easier to step into a new reality: dawn; twilight; the change of seasons and “between” places (shorelines, cliff faces, crossroads, mists). I often take advantage of these special times and places when I’m aware that I want to make a shift in my life.
And yet, it occurs to me that the crucial hour is any hour. The crucial moment…is any moment. It is the moment that you choose. It’s the moment you decide to imbue your life with consciousness.
So, how can you turn today, this hour, into your Crucial Hour?
What in your life cries out for change and transformation?
Your crucial hour is not determined by some outside force. It’s up to you. My prayer for you is that each one of your crucial hours are marked with insight, compassion and Grace.
Peace of the Crucial Hour to you,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven P.S. If a “Crucial Hour” is upon you and you’d like the assistance of a Manifestation Matrix Session or Life/Business Coaching with me, I have a limited # of sessions available this month for as little as $275. Email me here if you’d like to schedule and I’ll call you back personally to answer your questions and find a mutually convenient time.
Email this postThe 3 Things that Might Be Getting in Your Way
Every time I connect with someone, whether on a coaching call, a Facebook exchange or at an event, they almost always want to know the same thing:
“What am I doing wrong?”
So, here’s the good news:
You’re not doing anything wrong.
Yes, you’re creating your own reality.
And if there are some things in your current reality that are a little
(or a lot) uncomfortable, then you can give thanks.
Because they are there to nudge you toward what you really want:
A better relationship.
More joy.
Passion for life.
Work that reminds you why you’re alive.
Vitality in your body.
Laughing so hard that you cry.
Abundance.
Freedom.
So, no matter what’s happening in your life right now, I can promise you, it holds the seeds for the glorious garden that is the life you want.
How can you water the seeds?
What can you do to nurture them into fruition?
First things first: have some compassion for yourself.
Develop what the Buddhists call maitri (total self-honesty married to self-compassion).
When you cultivate maitri, it gives you the power to say “yes, I might want to do that differently next time”–without drowning in the abyss of judgment and self-blame. It gives you the power to act consciously, instead of habitually. And that’s pretty cool.
And then you’ll have the presence of mind to notice whether you’re caught in one of the 3 big obstacles to getting what you want.
What are those obstacles?
I’ll tell you all about them on this week’s Conscious Manifesting radio show. You can listen or download it at no charge right here, right now:
www.WebTalkRadio.net/shows/conscious-manifesting
Enjoy and let me know what you think! You can also download previous shows at the “archived” link. And then, if you live in or near St. Louis, read on because I have an announcement for you:
My Mom (Mary Lou Schneider) and I are offering some in person groups/classes in the St. Louis area for the first time in a long time and we hope you will join us! These are live, in-person, small group experiences at a very reasonable cost. Feel free to pass on this information to anyone you think might benefit.
I’ve included a brief description of the classes below. If you want more info, just email me back and I’ll send you the brochures with all the details.
1) Time for Me: A Support Group for Healers/Energy Workers, Caregivers, Professionals who need a “listening ear.”
- Relax, unwind and nurture yourself
- Dissolve “compassion fatigue”
- Share your own stuff
- Listen to others with similar challenges
- Learn how to serve others in ways that nourish your spirit
- Return to your life renewed, replenished and re-energized
- Re-birth your Self
- Remember who you are
Facilitated by Mary Lou Schneider, The CounterCultural Contemplative.
If you’ve experienced Mary Lou at a retreat, workshop or group you know that she’s a gifted listener and group facilitator. This group
promises to be deeply healing, nurturing and restorative.
Monday evenings; monthly for 9 months; begins September 20
Email support@kimberlyschneider.com and let me know if you want the flyer with more info & details on how to register or contact Mary Lou at marylouises@att.net
2) Tools for Transformation: Embodying the Sacred in Everyday Life An experiential course for women….
Mom and I are resurrecting this popular course we used to teach together and we’re excited about bringing it back!
The 5 “Tools for Transformation” are:
- Spiritual Commitment
- Embodiment
- Intuition/Creativity
- Transcending Victimhood/Owning your power
- Social & Planetary Justice
5 group meetings on Friday mornings in October, November, January, March and May also includes individual sessions with Mary Lou or Kimberly (your choice)
Email support@kimberlyschneider.com and let me know if you want the flyer with more info & details on how to register or contact Mary Lou at marylouises@att.net
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider, The Manifestation Maven
www.facebook.com/kimberlyvschneider
A Summer Solstice Prayer for you
I felt the early morning sun coming through my window
this morning and remembered: it’s the Summer Solstice!
So I wanted to remind you to tap into the energy of
this very auspicious day.
Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year
in the northern hemisphere (if you’re down under,
happy winter solstice…you are celebrating
the imminent return of the light!)
In ancient Celtic cosmology, Summer Solstice was the
best day for making wishes. And…here’s the really fun
part. If the wish arises from your heart and soul, if you
can see and feel it happening,
then it must come true.
The wisdom from all the mystical traditions tells us this
is so. We are expressions of Divine Essence. We are
co-creators. Whatever we imagine, comes into being.
So, if you want to live on a planet where people respect
each other and our fellow creatures, where we celebrate
diversity, where we live in peace, joy, harmony and
prosperity and…all you need to do is see the world of
your heart’s desire. Feel it in the core of who you are.
And then live out of that place.
Jesus the Christ, one of humanity’s greatest manifestation
teachers, taught “Ask and it shall be given unto you. Seek
and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be open unto you.”
So go outside this morning.
Feel the sunshine on your face (even if it’s behind the clouds
or you’re feeling the rain on your skin, feel the sunshine.
You know it is there).
Send your energy into the center of the earth. Give thanks
for this day. And feel the smile coming to your face as you
imagine, see, feel, know the desires of your innermost heart.
Send them into the Cosmic Mirror and know they are already
dancing their way back to you.
Here’s a prayer for today:
If I see it, I can create it.
If I believe it, I can become it.
Say your prayer over and over
and over and over today.
Then let go. And no matter what
appearances present themselves to
you in the coming days and weeks,
keep saying your prayer until you
feel and know that it is true. Because
the external reality is only an extension
of your inner being. It will be the last thing
to shift. You need to trust your inner reality
to be the barometer of how things are.
And if your inner barometer isn’t how you
want it to be, then go back to praying,
imagining, seeing believing. And have fun
doing it!
Happy Summer Solstice!
Peace of the longest day to you,
A Magical Invitation from the Manifestation Maven…
And…..she’s back!
Click here for a short Video Message from Kimberly.
For some time now I haven’t offered 1 on 1 sessions because
I was focused on developing my radio show and other projects.
It’s been almost a year since I started the radio show, which
I’m happy to say takes me much less time now (oh those
learning curves!)
I’ve had some open time and space during Bridget’s
convalescence and I realized I miss doing individual coaching.
So, I’m going to offer some individual phone sessions.
You can work with me in one of several ways:
- Transformational Business or Manifestation Coaching Get a little taste of what my Alchemy of Business and VIP clients experience when they work with me to transform their lives and careers.
“Kimberly Schneider is one of the finest coaches I have had the privelege to see in action.” Baeth Davis, The Hand Analyst, Tucson, AZ YourPurpose.com(30, 60 or 90 minute sessions)
- Manifestation Matrix Sessions, which draw upon archetypal psychology, tarot and my intuitive insights to show you WHY you’re experiencing the results you’re getting, where you might have energetic blocks and how to shift your vibration. (mini session 30 mins; full session with in depth coaching 60 or 90 minutes)
“My recent manifestation matrix session with Kimberly Schneider was the turning point that finally moved me foward and gave me the courage and support I needed to leave my sixteen year legal career behind and focus full time on my life purpose.” Becky Bishop, St. Louis, Missouri, TheHealthyFoodFashionista.com
- Abundance Spell Need a little magic in your life? An “abundance spell” is a powerful method of shifting the landscape of your consciousness (which is all “magic” is, really) to allow prosperity into your life. We’ll call upon the Divine, your spirit guides and my friends in the Otherworld and bring you into vibrational alignment with your birthright of abundance. (minimum 60 minutes)
“Every time I do one of your spells, more money comes in!” Dr. Samantha St. Julian, internationally acclaimed intuitive and creator of Synergia Healing Arts, Leawood, Kansas Synergia.bz
Investment for sessions = $275 per 30 minutes (you can purchase as many increments as you like to be used all at once or over time; please note that Abundance Spells require 60 minutes minimum)
I have space for just 9 sessions before I leave for Ireland in July. So if you want to book a session prior to my trip, call right away 314-275-8188 or email me your phone # and what type of session you’d like. I’ll call you back personally to schedule your session.
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
www.facebook.com/kimberlyvschneider
Make a wish!
Do you know the difference between a fanciful wish and a wish that holds the power to transform your life?
A fanciful wish is a distraction from what don’t like about your life. It takes off just enough of the edge to keep you in an unsatisfying situation.
A transformational wish, however, makes your dreams come true. It gives you the power to create magic and miracles because it arises from your authentic desires and it fuels inspired action.
A transformational wish recognizes that YOU have to transform in order for your life to transform. It implies a willingness to become the person you would have to be to experience what you want to experience.
I drew upon this principle recently to support my daughter Bridget’s journey through another open heart surgery (her 5th). One of the tools I used to help her was a prayer collage…a visual representation of the conscious gathering of prayers and healing wishes coming to her from all over the planet and an invocation of the powers in the unseen world.
On the prayer collage I included pictures representing the two events I’d heard Bridget mention again and again with joyful expectation: her birthday on June 15 and our trip to Ireland in July. We looked at the prayer collage together and talked about those events, and all the love and prayers represented in the collage, several times a day leading up to her surgery.
Thank heaven, Bridget did beautifully during the surgery. One of the first times she woke up in the cardiac intensive care unit, she whispered “Ireland.”
The day before we went home, Bridget wanted to throw a coin into the wishing pond in the beautiful outdoor garden at Children’s hospital. When I asked her later what she’d wished for, she said “Bridget in Ireland.” That same day she threw another coin in the pond to make a wish about her birthday.
Clearly, those two wishes, spoken before the surgery and confirmed after her successful journey through the procedure, had become talismans for her. She was able to feel what it would be like to celebrate her birthday. She could envision herself in Ireland. Those experiences became real for her….and they helped her summon the strength she needed to flourish during surgery.
As Bridget’s mom, I had some deep inner work to do myself to prepare for this experience. It was not enough for me to wish for her to be well. I had to ask myself who this experience called me to be and where I needed to let go. I had to recognize (again, at an even deeper level), that I was not in control here. I had to be willing to change.
Because real magic has nothing to do with changing what goes on in your external reality. Real magic, the manifestation of miracles, involves changing your inner landscape. Real magic involves claiming the miracle even when, especially when, the outer reality seems to mock the wishes that come from your soul.
So what are YOU wishing for, Kimberly?
Is your wish a transformational wish?
Does it call you into your authentic self?
Does it challenge you to become the person you came here to be?
And are you answering the call of your transformational wishes with inspired action?
My wish for you is that all your wishes be transformational wishes.
And that you become the person you wish to become in the process of making those wishes come true.
And If you’d like some help with your transformational wishes, check your email TOMORROW because I’m having a manifestation celebration special on my Home Study Course to celebrate Bridget’s birthday!
(and if you aren’t going to be around tomorrow you can place your order now. We’ll send the orders into the fulfillment house on June 15).
http://kimberlyschneider.com/hsc_products_special.html
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
www.facebook.com/kimberlyvschneider
Fairy Magic for the Princesses in Your Life (& it helps Bridget too!)
Before I sprinkle a little fairy dust I want to say thank you once more for all the wonderful messages I’ve received of love, concern and prayers for my daughter Bridget. She is doing very well, recovering at home now. I’ve been overwhelmed by the number and sincerity of the emails and Facebook posts. Please know that while I won’t be answering each one individually (there are so many and my focus at the moment is primarily on supporting Bridget in her convalescence) I am reading every single one and they touch my heart!
OK, now for the fairy magic…
When Bridget came home from the hospital a Follow Me Fairies activity pack was waiting for her…a bright pink backpack complete with an Alexandra fairy doll, dry erase boards and markers, a wonderful story book and a flower pencil! Right away she said she wanted to take it to Ireland with us this summer. Then I got an email from my friend Holly, the creator of Follow Me Fairies, with this special invitation for you:
Hello, I’m Holly Gerchen, the creator and owner of Follow Me Fairies. Summer is upon us and your Fairy Princess is looking for enchanted entertainment, in the car, on the go or at home. Parents are always looking for healthy, imaginative ways to keep young girls happy as they travel or hang out, without the excessive use of TV, movies or the handy dandy DS. It is all too tempting to overuse these forms of entertainment when we’re taking a long car ride or simply need a moment to call our own. Because of this need, when my daughter was 4, I began creating the Follow Me Fairies Activity Pack. It is now available for your Fairy Princess and will be featured on QVC in NOV/DEC and soon to be found at your local stores.
However, in the meantime since Kimberly Schneider was deeply involved in the early development of this project (yep, I was in her FIRST Radical Abundance Group!!!) and her daughter Bridget is now the happy owner of the Alexandra Pack, I am offering any of the 3 Fairy Packs for $39.95, tax and shipping included. $10 of this will go to the Schneider Family towards Bridget’s healthy, happy FAST recovery!!! My goal is to support Kim, as she has supported all of us.
Here’s how to take advantage of this offer that will create hours of giggles and fun for your Fairy Princess, while it contributes to Bridget’s medical expenses. First, go to www.FollowMeFairies.com and check out the video. Browse the store, as there are 3 Fairy Packs to choose from. However, when it is time to order you will no longer be able to do it on the site (our reps don’t want the site competing with them, so the website is shifting gears). Instead, email me at info@FollowMeFairies.com letting me know which Fairy Packs, how many and where to ship them to. Then mail your check to 8816 Manchester Rd #166 St Louis, MO 63144. If you are here in St Louis, I may be able to simply meet up with you or have an open house at my house on Saturday, June 12th. I live in Clayton and can arrange morning and evening hours if you want to stop over and get your Fairy Pack. Wherever you live, I can certainly mail you the backpack (and remember Shipping and TAX in the Continental U.S. is on ME! It’s one more way I can make this offer easy and affordable for you and help Bridget more). Please make checks out to ChildScapes LLC. If you prefer, just call 1-877-783-2479 and I will get back to you.
Thanks for supporting a world in which Fairies exist and making a difference to Kimberly’s Family while Bridget recovers.
All the Best,
Holly Gerchen
Well obviously I was touched by Holly’s offer and I am delighted to pass it on to you. If you have any questions about the offer please contact Holly directly at Info@FollowMeFairies.com or call 1-877-783-2479.
Thanks again for all the prayers! And by the way, I’m so happy and grateful for your kindness and support over these past few weeks that I’m planning a 1/2 price “Manifestation Celebration” sale on my Home Study Course to celebrate Bridget’s birthday on June 15! So if you want to learn about the tools I use to create magic & miracles in my life, watch your email for details!
Abundant Blessings,
Praying the 5 Directions
Do you ever pray the 5 Directions?
In ancient European cosmology there are 5 directions for prayer: east (air), south (fire), west (water), north (earth) and center (heart or spirit)
I’ve been praying with those five directions for decades.
Since returning from western Ireland last summer, the landscape of that place lives in my mind and I call upon it each morning as I pray, meditate and set my intentions for the day.
In the East, a rainbow over thatch cottages, and the clean air filling my lungs to remind me that the breath of my Source enlivens me…
In the South, the sun breaking out of the clouds and warming my face, connecting me to the fire in the center of the earth, the fire in my head, the fire in my belly, the illusion of form dissolving in the cosmic flame…
In the West, my eyes looking out from the cliffs on Dun Aengus at the wild Atlantic sea, the blood in my body connecting me with the circle of time…my eyes searching for what my heart knows: that the isle of Tir Na n’Og and my ancestors dance in the misty horizon…
In the North, the energy centers of my feet reaching deeply into the limestone of The Burren landscape, feeling the energy of God moving through the earth that is my body, dissolving the illusion of duality…
In the Center, Spirit flowing through me, dissolving the illusion of ego control, opening my heart, which is connected to The Heart of The World.
Peace of earth, air, fire , water and heart/spirit be with you today!!
And if you want to pray the 5 directions with me in Ireland this summer, TODAY, May 18, is the registration deadline!
www.KimberlySchneider.com/trips
I’d love to have you join us.
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
www.facebook.com/kimberlyvschneider
The princess who was traded for a sack of tobacco
According to family legend, my earliest immigrant ancestor, Honora O’Flynn, was an Irish princess born in the late 1600s, kidnapped from the coast as a young woman and traded for a sack of tobacco to become the wife of an English man, William Logsdon.
My daughter Maddie was certainly impressed with the Irish princess part. Not so excited about knowing that her ancestor was swapped for tobacco.
Honora O’Flynn was a vivacious, spirited, red-headed Catholic whose piety was responsible for introducing Catholicism into the Logsdon-Durbin clan over 400 years ago (if you’re curious about the power of Honora’s influence, consider my grandmother, Melba Madonna Durbin Schneider. She and my grandfather attended daily mass until they could no longer drive).
I like to imagine that Honora’s resilience and tenacity live on in me and in my children. I’m sure her strength has been one of the factors in our daughter Bridget pulling through 4 open heart surgeries so far (I also credit Bridget’s namesake, the Goddess/Saint of healing, poetry and smithcraft, whose name means “resilient strength”).
Do you ever consider how the blood that runs through your veins connects you to your past…and to your future?
For me, ancestry is a palpable experience.
When I visited the west coast of Ireland for the first time last year, I felt I had come home.
Maybe it was my Celtic ancestors from both parental lines: O’Flynns, Johnstons, Walshes, Doyles, McDonalds and Greenes….
or maybe was just the sense of rooted-ness that pervades rural Ireland…the sense that the land exists in a time outside of time. That I could reach into my future and seek some wisdom to guide my present steps.
I’m returning to Ireland this summer with a small group of seekers to spend a week immersed in poetry, song and ritual, connecting with land, sea and sky via treks to ancient sacred sites.
I’d love for you to join us in Ireland this July!
If you’d like to Dance on the Edge and Answer Your Soul’s Call for Expansion in western Ireland this year, enroll by Tuesday, May 18!
http://www.KimberlySchneider.com/trips
Slainte,
Kimberly
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Let Go to Grow!
I’m guest blogging today at Heather Gray’s Soul Filled Life blog.
Read about how you can let go to grow & then ask me a question about how letting go works in your life. I look forward to connecting with you at Heather’s blog!
http://www.soulfilledlife.com/2010/05/03/let-go-to-grow/
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
www.Facebook.com/kimberlyvschneider
April Fool’s Day…Are You a Holy Fool?
Happy April Fool’s Day! Are you a Holy Fool? I hope so!
Perhaps that warrants an explanation…
In modern times we’ve relegated April 1 to a time
for practical jokes and “foolishness.”
If you look online for the history of April Fool’s Day, you’ll
discover that in the 16th century with the adoption
of the Gregorian calendar, the celebration of the
New Year was changed from April 1 to January 1.
But many rural people refused to accept the new
date and continued to celebrate in April. They were
labeled “fools” by those who were more in the
swing with the changes.
If you look beneath that historical explanation of
“fool” however, you’ll find a deeper, esoteric
meaning.
The fool or jester in a court was the truth teller…
the only one who could poke fun at or question
royalty. Because the fool was seen as crazy
or a little “off” in the head, he got away with saying
what everyone else knew to be true.
Court Jesters, or Fools were living out an ancient
archetype of the Fool or Wisdom seeker… The Fool
goes where others fear to tread.
The Archetype of the Holy Fool is alive and well, and the line between mysticism and madness is still razor thin…
When you step out in faith like the Fool,
others may declare you insane. And the end result (or what I call “the form”) is never guaranteed.
What is certain though, is that you can’t be The Magician unless you’re first willing to be The Fool.
You can’t wield spiritual power without stepping, as the Fool steps,
into the Void. The Void is the space between the worlds. It’s the place where creation begins. It’s where magic arises. It’s the emptiness where nothing happens, and nothing is left undone.
The Void is void of reason.
And the call of The void is a call the Fool must answer.
So if someone calls you a Fool, take it as a compliment. Let it be a reminder that you’re walking a Sacred Path, even if it looks as if the road ahead is actually a drop off the cliff face.
Chinese Philosopher Lao Tsu said this about the Fool:
When the wise man learns the Way,
He tries to live by it.
When the average man learns the Way,
He lives by only part of it.
When the Fool learns the Way,
He laughs at it.
Yet if the Fool did not laugh at it,
It would not be the Way.
Indeed, if you are seeking the Way,
Listen for the laughter of fools.
Laughing on our Way into the Void….
Kimberly V. Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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