Monthly buzz ... meditation 2/9 and food for thought
Shamaret Meditation Monday 2 September
Welcome. Join me in meditation for one night or on a regular basis. We meet on the first Monday of the month (March to November).
Shamaret meditation brings together eastern and shamanic meditation techniques in a unique way, to support you journeying to your own consciousness and knowing. For further information go to http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation
Monday 2nd September 2019
7.00 pm – 8.20 pm (arrive around 6.50pm if you’d like a cuppa beforehand)
$10 per evening
Summer Hill, Sydney
Email me if you’d like to attend so I can send you location details: maret@maretstaron.com
Change and transformation are not the same thing
Change is often temporary. For example, you listen to an inspirational speaker and come away determined to change, act differently, practice a new skill … however some days or weeks later, you notice you’re back to the same old patterns or habit. Whereas, transformation is ongoing, the old conditioning no longer runs you or your perspective has changed and you no longer view things in the same way. As a teacher once said to me, change is like turning ice to water, you can always change the ice back to water; whereas transformation is like making toffee, you can no longer change the water in the toffee back to water.
The important thing about transformation is that we can no longer close our eyes to those moments when we step out of our own integrity. Transformation increases our connection to our true authentic self. With real transformation, we can no longer pretend to be someone that we’re not.
All we have to do is drop what blocks us being our true authentic self. Simple, but not always easy to do. Those blocks (or patterns or habits) have often kept us safe and helped us survive when young. And our body can get very distressed when we do things differently. In other words, our ego can feel threatened.
So when you are on your path of transformation, remember to talk with your body. He/she can hear you. Sooth your body, explain to him/her what you are doing and why you are doing it - as if you were explaining it to a friend, which is what you want your body to be.
Spiritual Transformation Demystified: 7 Signs You Are Having a Spiritual Awakening
In an article by Beau Norton, he writes about his experiences during spiritual awakening. His 7 signs of a spiritual transformation are:
You start becoming highly aware of your negative thoughts and emotional reactions to certain events and circumstances.
You lose interest in gossip or drama and what most of the world is focused on and feel pulled towards learning more about yourself.
You start to prefer more quiet and peaceful environments and can spend lots of time alone without feeling lonely.
Your desire for freedom becomes stronger and following the crowd becomes more and more unbearable
You start questioning everything you believe and begin desiring a deeper understanding of religious or spiritual concepts.
Negativity and violence (even in movies and TV shows) becomes less enticing and more repulsive.
You tend to enter deep depressions which have no apparent “cause” that are followed by periods of unexpected happiness and inner peace.
You can read Beau’s article at https://perfectlyatpeace.com/spiritual-transformation-awakening/
Cycles of spiritual awakening
We don’t experience just one spiritual awakening. We go through cycles of spiritual awakening because our growth and expansion is never ending ie. eternal and infinite. It’s about learning to align our human self with our soul or spirit on all levels - emotional, mental, physical and spiritual.
Everyone has a different pattern (or reaction) that they go through on the path of transformation or spiritual awakening. Notice your pattern – as it makes it easier to ride the cycles of transformation. For me, every time I went through a major inner shift I experienced grief (crying). However, these patterns lessen as you ‘wake up’ and become more conscious of your human experiences. They can even disappear over time or only surface rarely.