Going Within – Oracle December
by Darity Wesley
The energies and directions for the month of December are evolving around going within, like winter hibernation, taking with you the energy of thoughtful planning, staying aware and alert at some level that 2011 will burst on the scene and, as loyal readers of this Oracle will know, we have indeed shifted into an accelerated timeframe which will totally play out in our lives as 2011 brings us more and more opportunities for the evolution of our Soul. So, it sounds like we need quiet time with ourselves.
For December, I am directed to advise you to put yourself into a different mindset that usual. Mercury is going retrograde December 10th and will be retrograde pretty much the whole month of December so if you don’t know, this is a great time to re-think, re-group, re-do re-energize: get ready for the switch in energies coming in January. We also have a total Lunar Eclipse on the Winter Solstice, December 21st which represents a separation of some sort which is followed by a new group coming together for a joint achievement, according to business astrologer, Madeline Gerwick. This mindset is all about looking within. There was lots of energy moving around connecting with and coming to grips the fact that there are inner as well as outer senses during the month of November. Inner senses are expressed as: The inner sight of light, the inner sound of celestial harmony, the inner feelings of spaciousness, the inner connection to stillness. These inner senses deserve our attention and exercise as much as our outer senses this month and most folks are unaware that they even exist. It has been said for centuries: As Above, So Below. As Within, So Without. Going within throughout the month of December will add to your spiritual growth. The outer world will always be there, that illusion binds you to this reality. At some point you will realize, it is not “real.”
The process of learning to quiet the mind, so you can go and be within yourself, is an interesting phenomenon. So many folks drop right into that place, others struggle to shut off the ego driven parts of themselves. So many times I remember hearing: “Just let the thoughts pass on through like leaves on a flowing body of water: or “like fall leaves falling from a tree.” That was always difficult for me…beginning meditation. Eckhart Tolle’s book, Stillness Speaks, offers great opportunities to connect with the underlying stillness that lies beneath everything! When you can touch that stillness, that space between thoughts, that space between words, you are strengthening your inner senses, your inner awareness which will truly help you in the outer world where all sometimes just seems in chaos –but there are many of us who know and feel at an inner level, that All Really Is Well and therefore, all that Is occurring in our lives, in the lives of those we love, and the lives of those around us is for the evolution of the Spirit of each and every one of us on our Soul’s journey through this life. Even if we do not like what is going on. That’s okay too: accept that you do not like what is going on and as you go within this month, sustain yourself with the love of Divine Source. Draw upon it for support and direction for the choices and decisions to be made as we move into an extremely energetic and magical 2011 – much will be revealed in the upcoming year. The old models are struggling for existence. Violence is raging everywhere, drama, drama, drama, at every turn of the head. This will not get us where we want to be spiritually, this will not move us to the next level of consciousness. Duality based thinking: us versus them; good versus bad; black versus white; ego versus ego, greed, power, force – all is passing away but fighting for its very existence. Know that love, compassion, understanding, forgiveness and acceptance are the foundation of our new reality, a unity consciousness—union with God consciousness, All That Is! And it is by going within this month that will prepare you for this upcoming year which will bring the continued infusion and evolution of our consciousness. It is a magical time, embrace with awe and wonder the changes coming to your life. You are truly blessed!
