Embodying Your Magic

Exploring empowered embodiment as the magical theme to help us grow and train our magic this month... and announcing February's Calendar of Heretical Events!

As the seeds begin to stir deep in the Earth and we celebrate the first hints of spring coming soon upon us, I’m reminded of those first moments when we—as tiny seedlings—first stirred in the bellies of our mothers.

Today, I’m attending a baby shower… and another one next week.

I love to see my life naturally aligning with the seasons. It’s taken years of practice to begin to live this without additional effort, and I have immense gratitude for those times when it shows up so starkly.

The idea of quickening is very present for me—honoring the life that stirs beneath the surface long before we see it.

Yet often, if we look any deeper at these joyful moments—a more painful reality is also present.

Planet Earth is a difficult and scary place, and the taken-for-granted transition from a vast spiritual eternity to the itty-bitty-living-space of a human body can be a traumatic initiation.

As a Seer, I often look deeply at babies. The strange truth is that more often than not, they are disembodied.

Babies often remain half in another world—gazing out at the sky as if longing to return.

Unsurprisingly, those who don’t fully settle into their uncoordinated human forms are often praised for it. They tend to cry less, because they simply aren’t as uncomfortable as those who experience the rude awakening of being trapped in a tiny, useless physical body.

Those souls who do choose to come into full presence of their new skin suits, can encounter it as a shock or even a traumatic experience.

Imagine being a vast, cosmic being who suddenly finds itself trapped in the body of a newborn baby.

Wouldn’t that feel like a kind of torture? For some it is.
(And some of you feel the echos of this every day.)

As children grow, many of them sink into their skins—the simple fact of climbing monkey bars and feeling boots crunching snow brings them deeply into the present moment.

Yet many children still remain disconnected with their physical bodies in a way that follows them into adulthood.

Even without a Seer’s abilities, you can sometimes recognize the subtle symptoms. Tendencies toward distraction and daydreams, strong feelings of not belonging, clumsiness and seeming lack of care for where the physical body happens to be in time and space can all be signs of something much wider occurring.

This isn’t to say go out and judge the children—or adults—in your life, but perhaps some of you can relate to these descriptions.

There are many reasons for consciousness to become disconnected with the physical reality here on Earth.

Most of us weren’t taught as children to occupy our bodies. We never really thought about what our bellies felt like unless they were hungry or we had a skinned knee. We certainly weren’t trained to bring our energy down into the soles of our feet or recognize the vast and subtle information available in our bellies.

But COMPLETE EMBODIMENT is the only way to experience the breadth and depth of the real magic that’s possible here on Planet Earth.

Whether we like it or not, we’re among the lucky few—yes, comparatively few—in the entire scope of reality who exist in a physical form. This game of being bound by the laws of physics is one of the greatest challenges available to anyone in the Universe, and souls are lined up around the block to get onto Earth!

Meanwhile, we adorable humans are down here commiserating about how difficult the game without even realizing we’re playing.

You see—in an existence without resistance, there’s a lot of beauty available, but experience… and the learning that comes with experience is hard to come by.

All those difficult experiences and uncomfortable emotions we often wish would go away… they’re not possible without a human body. And they’re actually what make this journey so special.

So while you may complain about how difficult Earth is, your soul is secretly reveling in all of it… even the horrible, uncomfortable, wish-you-didn’t-have-to-live-through-it parts.

And your soul get so much MORE out of every experience when it’s actually PRESENT in your body to experience life on Planet Earth.

Still, the question of embodiment can feel like a double-edged sword.

While your soul is reveling in the difficulties of life, you’re left totally present to them.

Yikes!

When you’re fully embodied— those discomforts… emotions… and other sensations of the physical body become impossible to ignore.

… Which, I admit, seems like a raw deal… until you discover that there’s a miracle hidden in the system.

When we stop ignoring our deeply human feelings and instead choose to sink into them, to feel them, to experience them fully….

Our lives actually erupt with Beauty!

Real Beauty.

Beauty that simply isn’t possible when we aren’t fully present in our skins.

Suddenly, the magic inside of everything becomes tangible. Even the painful experiences are washed in wonder.

We don’t need things to be comfortable or lovely in order to experience them as magical. We can allow things to be exactly as they are and revel in them nonetheless.

From this place, peak moments that were once reserved for special occasions can become a regular phenomenon.

Even the yucky stuff—the pain, grief, discomfort, terror—becomes delicious… exquisite… beautiful to experience.

Frankly—I couldn’t do what I do without being fully embodied.

It would hurt too much. If I couldn’t find the Beauty and joy in all the terrible things that happen here on Planet Earth, I wouldn’t be able to stay present to it all.

But from a place of embodiment, the fact that war AND butterflies exist at the same time gives me Godde-bumps! I See the bigger picture, and I feel the hope alongside despair at all times.

I have great hope for the humans of Planet Earth, not in spite of everything that we are, but because of it. Living fully in my skin, I can be present with the great chaotic dichotomy of our nature, and find it utterly charming. (Yes, even with our vast destructive capabilities.)

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Here at Mystery, Magic & Mayhem, we dive into a theme each month to deepen our magic and train our natural gifts.

In January—inspired by the notion of New Year’s resolutions—we adventured into our hearts to discover the deep and often mystical yearning buried there.

But now, the Wheel of the Year ticks on toward Imbolc…

The world will soon awaken to itself in the fullness of spring. And this theme of sinking into the body to be fully present to whatever comes next feels perfectly aligned with this quiet time of waiting and becoming.

This month, we’re going to explore magical practices to support you in the magical journey to empowered embodiment.

We are creatures of Earth, and there is no escaping that reality this life. Yet for off-worlders, wandering souls, those who have experienced trauma in this body, and so many others, embodiment can feel unnatural.

Whether as the tiniest baby, you never completely settled into your physical body…
Or whether you fled during a moment of trauma…
Most humans in the modern West are not living fully embodied lives.

We’re not present to the subtle nuances of the body… not privvy to the secret language of the physical self.

Only with our feet planted firmly on the ground… and our souls connected and aligned with our human bodies… is real magic in this world possible.

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THIS MONTH’S SACRED EXPLORATION IS:

🌳🖤 Empowered Embodiment 🖤🌳

Your physical form is your vehicle for this life. For better or worse, your body holds the deep memory of everything you have lived. When you attend to your body in ways that are loving, present, and courageous, you heal ancient wounds and step into the magic that is calling you forward.

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February Heretical Events

Community Energy Magic

Friday, Februrary 14 @ 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm CET / 4:30am AEDT (+1 Day)

A Divinely-guided transmission where you’ll learn to bring your consciousness down into your body and infuse every cell of your being with Love. Healing old wounds, clearing out not-self energies, and inviting your Soul into deep relationship with the physical world, you’ll practice Divinely-empowered embodiment.

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Heretic Happy Hour

Wednesday, February 19 @ 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST / 12:30pm AEDT (+1 Day)

Bring your favorite brew for an hour of magical inspiration with kindred spirits in a safe-to-be-yourself space. This month we’ll explore what it means to be human on Planet Earth and how our relationship with the physical body impacts our experience of real magic.

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Heretic Reading Circle

(TBA at the end of the month) - POLL COMING SOON ABOUT TIMES FOR THESE EVENTS

Share the epiphanies and explorations that this month’s magical book open up for you as you explore a profound relationship with the energy of Money right here in the physical world.

BY POPULAR DEMAND…

Many of you weren’t able to make it to our first Heretic Reading Circle gathering and many more are still diving deeply into the insanely powerful lessons and energies of our first Heretic Reading Circle book.

Our community of Heretics has voted to spend ONE MORE MONTH exploring

Love Money, Money Loves You by Sarah McCrum!

Going far beyond our everyday concept of money, this book is actually a powerful transmission from the energy of Money itself, teaching us about longing, relationships, value, and the fundamental nature of the universe. Stepping into these magical lessons will revolutionize the way you operate—opening new channels of giving and receiving to transform your entire life!

I highly recommend grabbing the audiobook, read by the author with her lovely British accent.

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If you didn’t get a chance to explore last month’s theme thoroughly, I recommend revisiting the Sacred Exploration Writing Prompt:

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I only recommend curated magical content that raises consciousness, connects hearts, and helps you train your magic… AND the links in this post are affiliate links. Buying from one of these links won’t cost you any extra money, but it will take approximately 1-4% from Amazon and Mr. Bezos and give it to me. 🥳

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