The Indigo Gateway (Ajna)

       As I travel through this life, from forest to river, oceans to mountain, I walk with purpose.  I tread toward the end goal of spiritual awakening, the awareness of love and peace, a place of transcendental universal understanding.  We all strive to be closer to Creator, even as we co-create our lives and situations to be in a place of strife or a haven of tranquility.  As we journey through life we exercise the muscles of our body and strengthen them according to how we use them.  Our arms are strengthened as we climb, our legs as we run, and our wisdom as we learn to trust our intuition and perceive truth.  Ajna, our third eye, is the muscle that we use to unify ourselves with all of life.  When we find this gateway we realize that we have always had the ability to stand in its blue and purple light and view the heart and soul of other living beings.  The wisdom that hides behind this door is able to transcend a wisdom beyond speech, a  knowing of truth where we can clearly see how the past effects the present and future, but not just the truths that seem to be, we can understand circumstance and situations for what they truly are.  Mental and emotional clarity act as a balance for our masculine and feminine abilities as well as a rudder that steers us down the spiritual path of what is harmful or helpful to all of humanity.  A swan stands guard at this beautiful portal to remind us that all may enter into the dwelling place of the master, but not all are able.  Ajna is considered to be the master as it is associated with the pituitary gland in the brain.  The pituitary gland controls the hormone function of all other glands in the endocrine system, regulating such hormones as Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Prolactin, Growth Hormone, Vasopressin, and Oxytocin to name a few.  Symbolically we can see how being able to understand all things for what they truly are in the past, present, and future simultaneously gives us a full body, mind, and soul connection to happiness and neutrality.  Ajna is a point of balance, where there is no positive or negative, love or hate.  The granter of knowledge lives across this gateway, allocating erudition to those fearless few who are able to detach themselves from physical earth and unlink the need for a desired result.  All of the elements, in their purest form, reside in this place to gift those who travel in imagination and super-consciousness with the realization that time and space are not linearly real.  All can be accomplished through penetrating intuition since living in this state of cosmic knowledge takes on personal meaning and purpose.  Swami Kedarnath felt that once he awakened to this Ajna state that he no longer simply knew truth, but he became truth.   This philosophy essentially states that the death of ego is the life of the soul, meaning that once we let our masks fall our real selves can appear.  When we allow our consciousness to relax and focus our minds, we find that we can see beyond the distractions and illusions that stand before us and have greater insight to live and create more deeply in alignment with our highest good.  I will remind myself that I am visceral and I trust my intuition.  I rely on the guidance bestowed upon me through my spiritual gifts, and it is safe for me to follow this direction.  I am my higher truths.  I am clear.  I know my own voice and I have a healthy mind.  My calm and peaceful thoughts have unlimited possibilities.  I can easily hear the voice of my soul as all of the answers are inside of me.  I am my spiritual truth and I am connected to my true path and purpose.  I embrace vision and proudly stand guard at the gateway to the divine.
Which eye are you watching with?

"I have three eyes: two to look and one to see meaning."
- Bellamor

"The Art Of Intuition" with guest blogger Stephanie "Pixi" Morris

       Have you experienced a time when you absolutely knew what you needed to do and your whole body was vibrating with anticipation, knowing that things would turn out right?  Or, perhaps, have you longed for a way to listen more deeply to that inner-knowing in times when you are confused, anxious, not sure what your next step is?  If you answered yes to either question, then you are ready to dive into connecting with your intuition.
       Up until the 17th century, intuition was defined as “mentally looking at, examining, inspecting.”   After the 17th century, scholastic philosophers stated it meant, “spiritual perception or immediate knowledge.”  Nowadays we define intuition as “immediate apprehension or knowing without intervention of any reasoning.”  We suddenly have a deep knowing, even if it doesn’t always make sense.  The word originated from the Latin “intueri” which means “to consider,” then changed to "intuito" and finally made it’s way to English and other languages as “intuition.”
       A very interesting approach and definition, given by Esoteric Astrology is “…the ability to arrive at knowledge through the activity of some innate sense, apart from reasoning or logical processes.  It comes into activity when the resources of the lower mind have been used, explored, and exhausted.  Then, and only then, the true intuition begins to function.  It is the sense of synthesis, the ability to think in wholes, and to touch the world of causes.”
       I like to see it as a muscle we must keep using and practicing with in order to really feel, hear, or understand when we are being told “yes, this!!”  So, how does one warm up this muscle of intuition?
       Here are a few easy ways to start using your intuition in fun ways so you can start using it in your every day life.

Yoga and Meditation

       When I first started taking yoga and meditation, I had no idea of the profound impact it would have on my electromagnetic field/aura.  Yes, it does help the neural pathways in your brain realign and network better, but it also helps the physical body cleanse and detoxify physically and metaphysically.  As the body continues to find balance, so does the energy system.  I was able to use yoga to heal myself of seizures (read more about that here). While sitting in meditation, like I said you balance out the neural pathways and both hemispheres of the brain so you are more aware of thoughts, emotions, feelings, but it also allows you to find the space you need to truly feel into what you want.  And you never know what might come up during a really good yoga or meditation session.  The moments when you allow your higher self to speak through you are rare and when they happen, especially during yoga and meditation, you’ll know.  Try my meditation to enhance your intuition for free here.

 Get to Know Your Tarot

       A great way to connect with your seat of all knowing self is to take a tarot course or play with any oracle deck you like.  You could give yourself a daily reading or try to give your friends a reading.  To start, pick one to three cards.  Without looking in the book, really look at the cards.  Notice symbolism, notice what’s happening on the card, but without thinking about it too much, what is your gut telling you that the card represents for you or another person.  Its fun to keep a journal of all of the cards you pulled, your answer, and the answer that is in the book.  As you practice more, you will notice you become more and more on point.

Any Self-Healing Modality

       If you have ever heard of reiki, theta healing, crystal healing, or balancing the chakras, your intuition may be guiding you to explore these areas a bit more.  Even if you haven’t, diving into any of these healing modalities (and many others) requires us to tap into our deepest selves and highest self to listen to what we feel is happening.  For example, in reiki, you use the energy of all that is through a laying of the hands on certain energy centers of the body to bring healing to yourself and others.  When we do reiki, we must listen to our inner knowing that says, "ok this area is complete," or we may even be given more information about what is going on if we are open.  The more one practices, the better he/she gets at listening to the information you are intuitively receiving.  Research theta healing, crystal healing, balancing your chakras and more to find out how you can start to open up to listening to your highest truth.

       Wanting to dive even deeper?  Read more here about diving into your intuition and cultivating a spiritual practice.  If you are wanting to complete your reiki certification, priestess certification, would like a theta healing consultation, or more, please see this page and email me at pixi.morris.yoga@gmail.com

       -Stephanie "Pixi" Morris
What's your intuition telling you?

Photo by Stephanie Stein

"The desire to help others heal themselves led Stephanie “Pixi” Morris down a path of learning many different healing modalities. After being a teacher herself at private schools in Memphis, TN and Charleston, SC for 8 years, she is passionate about educating + helping others. She has her masters in Education and has been a Kundalini Yoga Instructor for nearly a decade.  She is also a Reiki Master Teacher, Angel Card Reader, High Priestess, and is completing her aromatherapy & herbal certification.  Her teachers and training instructors include Ana Bret & Ravi Singh, Reema Datta, Shiva Rea, Moses Love & Zeina, Gabrielle Bernstein, Lisa Michaels, Olivia Lomax, and many others. She leads an online Alchemically Awakening Avalon Priestess Training and sells jewelry, magickal sprays, teas, and other healing items on her business page, Apothecary of Avalon.
Pixi currently lives with her husband, two step-sons, and two crazy pups in Charleston, SC.  She enjoys writing, exploring the beach, and decorating her new home via Pinterest in her free time.  To find out more about her click here."
- Stephanie "Pixi" Morris