Entering the Path of Human Initiation

Walking the path of transformation
brings a wholeness which we can continue to walk
with an ever growing wisdom, every moment,
as fully awakening human beings,
knowing the journey of life is forever evolving
Life is an honor, a privilege
It is Creator's gift to us all
and to live it in the present,
is the gift we give our selves

Human life is the ultimate initiation!
When we choose to heal our separations
we come to find our place in the wholeness of Creation…
that we are part of everything--not separate
Our spiritual essence is pure energy
and it can not be destroyed
because it is part of the Great Mystery
We can change the forms that energy takes,
but energy itself can not be destroyed
The Wheel of Life and the cycles of transformation are eternal

Every time we honor the four cardinal points~
North, South East and West~
of the Medicine Wheel,
it offers humanity opportunities
to learn the lessons of each direction~
and within ourselves
we can come to our own deeper understandings
about human growth and spiritual potential

The Wheel of Life teaches us
that wherever we go and whatever we do,
the self is always present
And each time we walk these paths of transformation,
we instill our spiritual vitality
we remember our eternal spiritual essence
within our human form

Every thought and every feeling has a life force of its own
and how we choose to think and feel
directly affects how we live
Each time we change our perceptions
and open our selves to new possibilities,
new opportunities come our way
We learn to embrace paths of transformation
when we start acknowledging the energy
that we work with,
evidenced in our patterns of behaviour,
as to how we do things in our world
And each time we go beyond
our self imposed limitations
and come to choose to heal
and release a fixed idea
that was created by our fear of the unknown,
we experience a sense of lightness
with the release and we are gifted
with a flood of new life force which enters
We can marvel at how our individual threads of energy,
dance through the universe

Most of us are not even aware
of the connection between our thoughts,
feelings, behaviors and the responses of others to us
We have the ability to change the way we act
and to shift our perspectives on how we perceive things,
what opinions we hold,
how we feel about life
Through personal choice and free will
together with choosing to see
that all life experiences are initiations,
our ability to change what we do and do not do
in our life can lead us to becoming whole human beings

We all grow, develop and change at our own individual pace
as we dance our life to our own unique rhythms
Each of us is unique and consequently
each of us embraces whatever paths we take in our life,
in accordance to our unique levels of understanding
How deep we are willing to go in our quest
to reach understanding
is up to each individual
and the willingness of each individual
to go the distance
We see our selves as victims
and at the mercy of life
when we refuse to look deeper at our selves
and when we refuse to take responsibility
for our thoughts, feelings and actions
We start to learn how our energy
which we personally put out into the universe
affects everything around us
including the experiences we encounter in our lives
Our personal connection to the Creator
and to our spiritual life
is found when we refuse to be the victim in our life
and we make the choice to be willing to change our ways,
as we test our selves
by entering the path of human initiation
that lead to authentic wholeness
The initiations appear when we apply our truth
which we have come to discover,
by walking them in our physical life
Every time we change our point of view,
life responds and our reality shifts

Our human growth process
is not linear because life is a circle,
whatever we do, wherever we go,
we are reminded that the self is always present
Each time we remember this,
we come home to our selves
and to all we have become in the learning process

The path of transformation
contains focal points in each life lesson
offering humanity ways of understanding
the map of human growth and spiritual potential
Each time we consciously walk these paths
we afford our selves new opportunities
to reflect the manner in which we use or misuse life force
More life force is made available to our selves,
each time we face life's challenges
and learn how to heal our limiting concepts of separation

The gift of embracing these paths
is that we come to realize
nothing in the universe is outside of us
and we come to witness and understand
the circular nature of life, transformation, death and rebirth
within the spiraling circle of life
which is forever unfolding
As we walk these paths
we instill this spiritual awareness in our physical consciousness

When we enter each of the paths of transformation with discipline,
we can change our levels of perception
to enable our selves to become fully present at all times,
to learn to follow through with commitment to our process,
to claim the wisdom
and learn how to work with that wisdom,
wisely, finding our place in the wholeness of Creation

Embracing the gift of humour
and being able to laugh at our selves
helps us to balance our perspectives
and release and cleanse our stuck thoughts and feelings
Growing with awareness and a sense of humour
helps us to better our attitude

To honor ourselves becomes an awakening realization
a requirement as a choice as to how to regard our selves
and our role here
for it takes courage to live in this world at this time,
discovering the bravery required to be human,
remembering to maintain our integrity and purpose for being

When we refuse to acknowledge or take notice
of the subtle signs that change is needed in our lives,
chaos and despair ultimately force the course of our life to change
Sometimes it may seem there is no way out of a situation
or we can feel disconnected from the Creator,
God, Great Mystery
We may experience feeling abandoned,
alone or think that no one understands our personal situation
, or even believe that there are forces working against us
In Native American tradition,
these times are regarded as rites of passage, initiations

These times are also generally referred to
as the Dark Nights of the Soul
These times call us to respond ultimately
to discover the power of the spiritual warrior
which exists inside of each one of us
When we engage with our warrior nature,
to face and embrace our issues
rather than shut down in these times,
we will not have to repeat the challenging lessons
that life drives us to make us confront unpleasant issues
Through these passages in our life,
we begin to understand the hidden strengths
of our personal Medicines…
who and how we actually are
All Dark Nights of the Soul teach us ultimately

Anyone who has gone through a Dark Night of the Soul
comes to find their inner strength,
comes to learn from their mistakes
and the need to become accountable for them
and can find their way to pick up the pieces
and carry on as a better person
We come to learn that the people,
who have suffered and survived,
develop a particular inner strength
and courage that those who have not suffered,
do not yet possess

It takes bravery to be human and acts of courage
to live in this world at this time
And every step we take,
we need to honour ourselves
and acknowledge the effort required
to embrace the human condition
without the requirement of abandoning our personal integrity
or purpose of being

It takes enormous courage
to accept that our experiences
are something that we do not always get to work out
at the time they happen
and that there is a divine plan
that we may or may not come to see or understand
Whether we maintain our faith and trust
depends on our ability to heal the need to blame God,
life, others or the self

That choice of course is ours

The key to unlock the doors during the passage
is found in prayer and in our asking for guidance
Realizations, revelations,
answers can come in a whisper in a heart beat,
or a fleeting thought or feeling which we may choose to ignore,
yet the guidance is there if we ask for it
and remain open to it
In these times the synchronicity
of a word of kindness from another,
a gentle smile from a passing stranger can change our lives~
Written BY Andreas Maritz

Im going thru alot of my own transformations~
sometimes its not so easy~
hope you all enjoyed as much as I enjoyed the reminder~
have a wonderful evening~
Oyate Nimkte Wacin Yelo Mitakuye Oyasin
blessings Redfoxsees

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