Celtic Spirituality group on Facebook
Celtic Spirituality…it’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day anymore!
Join me on Facebook to share resources, ideas and connections around the rich tradition of Celtic Spirituality. Whether your tradition is pre-Chrsitian, Christian or outside that box altogether, if you are drawn to finding your soul in nature, dancing between the worlds and seeing beyond the visible join us!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=391047370870&ref=mf
And if you’d like to listen in on a Complimentary teleseminar about Celtic Spirituality, that takes place today!
No need to register, just call in, and feel free to invite your friends!
Tuesday, March 16,
1pm Pacific, 2pm Mountain, 3pm Central, 4pm Eastern
Call in number: 1-712-432-0080
Bridge code: 293807#
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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- See Beyond the Visible
- Move between the Worlds
- Commune with Your Ancestors through the Veil; and
- Bend Time?
Call in number: 1-712-432-0080
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Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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Beyond the Green Beer: Do You Have a Celtic Soul?
On Great Day St. Louis this week I talked about aspects of Irish spirituality that are relevant for modern seekers…do you have an Irish soul? Check out the video clip below:
Irish Blessings to you,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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Divination…The Celtic Way!
My first exposure to Divination was the study
of ancient Greece and Rome, and it wasn’t very
impressive. Political leaders and corrupt priests
and oracles often twisted the signs or issued prophesies
according to their ego desires, not out of a desire
to commune with the Divine.
True Divination, however, is the art of making
meaning out of whatever is happening around you.
It’s not about looking outside yourself for
“an answer” or direction, having someone or
something tell you what to do. Instead, Divination
is an intersection between your Self and your Source,
an opportunity to step between the worlds for a reminder
of what, deep down, your soul already knows.
The ancient Celts engaged in Nature Divination.
If you lived in old Ireland and were troubled or
needed clarity, you might set out to climb a mountain.
The first animal you saw would have a message for you.
Of course, the deer or falcon or rabbit would not likely
speak your language. In order to understand the message,
you would need to be fully present…to know yourself and
also know the natural world…the energetic qualities and
habits of the species you encountered.
We can still engage in nature divination today. Doing
so invites us to slow down, to set our egos aside and
to be open to the ways of our companions on this planet.
Alchemists and Druids and ancient magicians did not
make magic by subverting nature…they became so attuned
to natural energies that they worked with them in powerful
and profound ways. So Nature Divination might be your next
step toward making magic!
If you’d like to hear a short audio about a recent experiencew
I had with nature divination, and a poem I wrote about it,
you can listen now from here: http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WPcp2hzK
Or download it here:
http://kschneider.audioacrobat.com/download/Nature_Divination.mp3
Deep peace of the migrating geese to you,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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Irish Wisdom for you: Find the Sacred in the Ordinary
It’s Day 2 of our Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day so here’s
another piece of wisdom from my Irish ancestors:
The Divine is Everywhere.
The Infinite isn’t just in some far away heaven…
it’s right here, in you and in me and in the space
between us. In the Celtic imagination, God lives
in the storm and in the breeze and in the ancient oak;
Goddess dwells in the lake and in the flower…
in mountain and in birdsong.
That’s why the Celts had prayers for everyday tasks like
lighting the fire and planting the fields. And blessings
weren’t just for special occasions (although they were
certainly used then too!) but also for eating, for beginning
a journey, for the start and the end of a day….
St. Patrick understood the Celtic way of seeing
the world…that’s why his prayer “St. Patrick’s
Breastplate” is still so famous. I say an adapted
version of it every morning: Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ under my feet…Christ
within me, Christ over me, let all around me be
Christ….Christ in every thought, word and deed…
Christ in every wave and every particle….Christ
in every heartbeat and breath. Christ be in the
space between me and everyone I encounter today.
Christ on the lips of those who speak of me, the
minds of those who think of me, the hearts of those
who feel about me. Christ in my blood and bone,
Christ in every cell and wave and particle and in
the space around me. Christ guide me, inspire
me, protect me and encourage me, Christ be with me,
today and always, in all ways.
In invite you to create a similar prayer for yourself
to remind you that the Divine is with you always,
in all ways…in fact, YOU are a spark of Divinity.
You are an expression of Essence. You are a manifestation
of the All that Is.
And that is pretty cool!
Back tomorrow with more wisdom from the Irish…
Peace of the brightening sun to you,
Even if you’re not Irish & especially if you are!
Our 7 Day Countdown to “St. Patrick’s Day” event begins today!
And you’re asking yourself: ”Why should I care about St. Patrick’s
Day?” Well, that’s a valid question.
A lot of people think St. Patrick’s Day is about wearing green,
drinking Green Beer and sporting a t-shirt that says “Kiss Me, I’m
Irish.”
But if you let it be, St. Patrick’s Day can be an invitation into
something much deeper.
Over the last few decades, there’s been a resurgence of interest in
“Celtic Spirituality.” Why is that? Perhaps because Celtic Spirituality
is a way of being in and looking at reality that invites us to step into
magic, yet is also grounded in something ancient and real…and very much
connected with living and loving on this physical plane.
Actually, Celtic Spirituality is a perfect lens through which to
understand Conscious Manifestation, which, of course, is another
one of my passions.
So whether or not you’re part Irish (or your ancestors hail from
Scotland, Wales, Brittany, northern Spain, western Germany, etc.),
then Celtic Spirituality may have something to offer you. And over
the next 7 days we’re going to let St. Patrick’s Day be our threshold
into a new, yet ancient sensibility.
Quick Celtic Spirituality Tip of the Day: Let Go of Time.
The Celts did not live in linear time…they (like all the other indigenous
peoples of the world) experienced time as circular and connected to
the cycles of sun and moon. The Gregorian/Julian calendar and the
modern clock are actually unnatural for our bodies…and that’s why it
feels so bad to be rushing around all the time.
Here’s a secret: If you want more time, slow down.
We’ll talk about that more next Tuesday at 3pm Central during
the complimentary Celtic Spirituality Teleclass (and yes, I am
recording it, so if you can’t be on live to ask questions, don’t worry.
You can access the class later).
But if you have questions now that you’d like me to address
in the TeleClass, let me know! I’ll send out more info about
how to get on the free class in another email so watch for that.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another Conscious Manifestation tip
drawn from Celtic Spirituality. Until then,
Blessings of the purple crocuses to you,
The Geese Came Early…
I just returned from a lovely weekend away to the country with David, Maddie and Bridget. We were visiting our friends who live on a farm outside a small Missouri town.
When I asked David if he wanted to come with us to the farm he said, “what is there to do there?” ”Nothing,” I answered. ”Great! I’m coming then.” We were all hungry for some down time.
As we drove into the sunset on Friday afternoon we we were able to watch Canadian geese begin their migration north. It was an astonishing sight, as flock after flock crossed the highway above us on their return journey home. When I mentioned it to our friends they told us that the migration was early this year…typically the geese don’t come through until the 2nd week of March.
My Celtic ancestors believed that encounters with animals held meaning for us, if we are open to receive the messages.
I was especially taken with this encounter with the geese because a couple of weeks ago I created a “totem” of a Canadian goose for a family wall hanging we are making with artist Holly Hughes. The goose came to me in meditation and so I gave expression to her in fabric. The first time I made her she was lovely yet too small….her nest was cramped and she got lost in the scope of the scene we were making. So I remade her, bigger this time, with a lovely long neck and a nest ample enough to be a container for the energy I hold for my family and my business. It was a profound experience, so I couldn’t help feeling on Friday afternoon that the geese, crossing Missouri two weeks early, just as I happened to be on the highway, had a message for me.
Sunday morning I woke before sunrise and watched the sky begin to brighten. As I sat in front of the window I heard them…the geese….thousands of them flying over just before the tangelo sunball squirted its juicy citrus energy over the eastern horizon and into my heart.
I’m still sitting with the message of the geese, but they’ve already written one poem through me so I’ll share it with you this morning:
The Geese Came Early
The geese came early this year,
their exultant cries an exclamation point
to the message their expectant necks
and outstretched wings
were already writing across
the coral-washed sky:
Look. The ice is
melting. The ground that was so
cold and hard and unforgiving is softening now to receive us.
And so on this day through countless bodies
and innumerable voices
we declare
as one
our alignment with hope.
For no matter how bare
or bleak
or bitter the season past has been,
we WILL make our nests,
we WILL welcome new life,
we will answer the heart call
of spring.
copyright 2010, Kimberly V. Schneider
Spring is coming, my friend! I pray that you’ll answer your heart’s call to welcome it.
Abundant Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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This Week on Conscious Manifesting
Have you checked in on Conscious Manifesting Radio in February?
Week 06 of 2010: Music that Inspires: Best *?#$! Singer Songwriters in Ireland! Join Kimberly and the group Size 2 Shoes from Ireland!
Week 07 of 2010: Busting Loose from the Money Game Kimberly interviews author Robert Sheinfeld about his NYTimes bestseller on how to stop playing games you can’t win and step into your power!
You can download both episodes from the “archived shows” link at www.webtalkradio.net/shows/conscious_manifesting
Enjoy!
Blessings,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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Valentine’s Day Gifts: What Does the Heart Really Want?
Flowers, chocolate and hearts enhanced with terms of endearment. The card that says just what you’ve always wanted to hear. Romantic getaways, silk nightgowns and jewelry. The best sex of your life. Diamonds are forever! These are the trappings of Valentine’s Day. But do they really satisfy? It depends…on what you expect from them.
Our culture’s ideas about romance do us a real disservice. Most of us grow up believing that we will be happy when and only when we find our perfect partner (who will then, of course, bring us the perfect gifts to show how much they love us!) If we buy into this story (and it’s difficult not to do it), then we may spend our single years desperately wishing for a partner only to find that love, when it comes, leaves us frustrated and disappointed. Whether or not you are involved with someone now, take an honest look at your relationship history. Do you expect that your partner will read your mind, discover your unspoken needs, and meet them? While many of us bring such expectations into our romances, the truth is that the only time we can appropriately expect such a response is when we are infants. And of course, even the best parents can’t always figure out what a baby wants (so now perhaps you’re looking for your partner to make up for how your parents—or siblings or friends or past lovers—let you down).
As beautiful and healing as relationships can be, I know from personal and professional experience that you can never get what you are looking for from a relationship as long as you are hoping that your partner will satisfy your heart’s deepest longings. True love implies freedom to allow the other person to be who they are–and you can only offer that freedom when you take responsibility for your own needs. If you find yourself feeling let down at Valentine’s Day, your birthday or other holidays, ask yourself what is driving your expectations. Do you expect a gift to make up for something else that’s missing in your life? Do you resent what you receive because you think it reflects a lack of intimacy or investment in the relationship? If you don’t believe that your partner (or anyone) “gets you,” have you taken the risk of being vulnerable enough to be authentic and ask for what you want? Do you believe that gifts are a measure of how much you are loved (or not?)
If you are not in a romantic relationship, are you waiting to create the life you want until the right person comes along—when you might actually find the right person on the way to creating the life you want? Each of these questions ultimately boils down to this: have you neglected self-intimacy and self-responsibility with the expectation that someone else will make you happy? Carefully examining your feelings around gift-giving and receiving may encourage you to gift yourself in loving ways, so that you don’t look to others to satisfy empty spaces that only you (or the Divine) can fill. Are you craving a little sweetness in your life? Offer yourself some. Invest in some really amazing organic chocolate and savor it slowly. Look for crocuses peeping out from the frozen ground. Brighten up your home with some flowers (since you are buying them, you will get exactly what you want!) Find a fun, funky little coffee shop that you’ve never visited and sip on a warm drink. Spend the day doing nothing but taking baths and naps, reading books and watching movies. Want some sparkle? Bundle up on a cold night and let yourself be amazed at the stars. Take an afternoon to window shop for amazing jewelry or try on beautiful clothing. Quit waiting for someone to throw you a surprise party and plan one for yourself. Does your body want to be touched? Seek out people who give good hugs. Get a massage or a pedicure. Splurge on silk sheets or pajamas (or both!) Get some amazing smelling lotion and rub it all over yourself. Perhaps none of the above suggestions sound appealing to you. Only you can know what you really want and need. Take responsibility for yourself, and you might be amazed how satisfying all your relationships suddenly become.
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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Prosperity Experiment Week One: The Only Thing Wrong with this Picture…
Week one of the prosperity experiment has just ended. It was a week sprinkled with some nice surprises and some surprises that have called me to deepen as well.
Today’s the first day I can spend some money for something other than necessities.
Interesting thing is: I’m not itching to do that. Nice to know that I can, yet I’ve been surprised by how easy it has been to make different choices this week. This week it will be time to begin reviewing recurring charges to see if there are any I want to release.
I am liking the open-ness and receptivity that have awakened around money during this week.
That’s not to say there haven’t been some challenges in the last few days:
Some major business deals we thought were coming through in the last several weeks have yet to materialize. So I’m releasing attachment to form.
Many of the people I love are dealing with major challenges to their faith right now. No need to go into the stories.
And then, on Monday we found out Bridget will need heart surgery this spring. We’ll be scheduling it for May.
I’m feeling grateful for all the cleansing I’ve done this past month because the deep inner work is giving me the tools I need to create magic and miracles. That’s what I came here for, right? A grand adventure, a chance to remember that I’m a co-creator in an awesome multiverse…
Last night I went to my Celtic spirituality group and we did a meditation with the GoddessBrigid/St. Bridget for her feast of Imbolc, which is just a few days away. Brigid governs healing, inspiration and smithcraft. In the guided meditation we were asked to visualize Brigid molding a beautiful bronze object in her creative fire. What I saw was that I was the craft being purified and molded in the fire of my life. This week, all of the people most dear to me: David, Maddie, Bridget and my Mom are carrying heavy burdens. My natural tendency is to want to fix it all for them, to make it ok. But my vision made it clear that DOING in the outer world is not in resonance with my soul right now.
Brigid showed me that my task for the moment is to go inside. To seek guidance moment to moment. To hold on to my inner vision, no matter how chaotic the outer world may appear. And to act only when I am inspired by the clarity I receive from deepening into my Essential Self.
So I keep asking myself the two questions: 1) who do I want to be? 2) what would that person do, right now?
I want to be the person who is awed by her capacity for joy, who awakens to the wonder of being alive, who creates magic and miracles wherever she goes. So I’m called to be authentic, to be tender with myself, to dig deep, to trust in the benificence of the Universe, to let joy bubble up in me and then share it with everyone I touch.
I know I’m one of millions today holding fast to my center as the world around me seems to crumble. And I’m trusting that everything that’s happening….EVERYTHING…in my own life and in the culture at large… contains a portal to my heart’s deepest desires, to OUR deepest desires.
Today I’m breathing and releasing attachment to form and throwing myself into the arms of the infinite.
Because, as Marianne Williamson says, “the only thing wrong with this picture is that you think there’s something wrong with this picture.”
If you want to send prayers and healing to Bridget, we welcome it! Please picture her having fun in Ireland with us next summer! You have my heartfelt appreciation.
Sending you peace, joy, love, wisdom and abundance,
Kimberly Schneider
PS A number of people have asked me to resend the information on the Ireland trip. A few spaces remain…we’re going in July. Thinking about this makes me happy! If you want to find out more just go to www.KimberlySchneider.com/trips
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