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Opportunities Abound with the incredible 11-11-11 Portal this Sunday!!
At this time on the Wheel of Life with cold weather just off in the distance, we are preparing to go within, almost like a cocoon or chrysalis However, Butterflies in all colors have been coming to me in meditation and visions. I realize we just had Last Harvest, Samhuinn old time Celtic New Year and Day of the Dead, honoring our departed loved ones/ancestors only a week or so ago. This is the time of year when we are being asked to slow down and prepare to go within. In fact, the recent Scorpio New Moon insists on it! Scorpio loves the mysteries and deeper darker aspects of life! However, the interesting aspect to this is as we begin to prepare for the deeper inner journey, my seeing Butterflies of all colors threw me a bit from the expected darker palette of an approaching winter! I pondered this just a moment or so when it ‘hit’ me that maybe Butterfly was showing me that this inner journey did not have to be the usual ‘doom and gloom’ path. It occurred to me that Butterfly was presenting a different more elevated perspective of this inner journey and it can be Joyful. Why not welcome this phase and begin to ‘Dance with the inner Sacred Fire’ . . . fire purifies and transforms as well as open one to their passion(s). This is definitely NOT the same journey I have taken in the past. Personally I AM embracing it with positive anticipation. The colorful Butterflies constantly are reminding me of the unique and multidimensional journey about to be embarked upon. Also it reminds me not to take life so seriously even though it is very important ‘work’ . . . In-JOY the Dance. Change is necessary and to embrace it and allow change to come in as strongly or as gently and sweetly as you desire – you are the ‘Lady/Lord of the Dance’. Also, to let Butterfly bring color and spontaneity into your life.
This reminds me what an essential and significant role color plays in our lives. Each color carries a vibration/tone/qualities that have great impact and meaning to us, both as a group and as individuals. We all get drawn to different colors throughout our lives which correspond to where we are going and/or what experiences are taking place. Of course, there are those colors which we fall in love with as children and stay at the top of our favorites forever. If color has taken a far more significant role in your life, maybe Butterfly is giving you a message to study color in greater depth. It certainly is giving the message to pay attention to what colors you are drawn to and understand why. The Butterfly message with this quieter time of life reminds me of a beautiful story from the book, ‘The Medicine Wheel’ by Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, and Crysalis Mulligan. It goes like this:
It is a legend about how butterflies learned to fly that can help you appreciate the importance of color for healing as well as learning to ‘find your own wings’ when you emerge from your cocoon/chrysalis. It starts out with this young woman named Spring Flower who had amazing powers of healing. When she reached time of womanhood she went out to seek her vision of what she would do in life. On that vision quest strange and beautiful flying creatures came to her and gave her the power of the rainbow they carried with them. She was told that each color of the rainbow had a special quality of healing. These colorful creatures told her that during her life she would have great powers to heal and at the time of her death, she would release healing powers that would stay with the people for all times. The name given to her in vision: “She Who Weaves Rainbows in the Air’. True to her vision, She Who Weaves Rainbows in the Air became a great and kindly healer. During this time, whenever she went to heal someone, she would notice crawlers of different beautiful colors would come near her. Some would rub against her, walk on her hands, crawl on her legs and even get close enough to perch on her shoulder. When that happened, these colorful crawlers would share ways of healing. Many years came to pass, then one day she sat down on earth and decided to ask these beautiful colored crawlers how she could be of service to them and their families. These crawlers told her that they brought the magic healing powers of the rainbow to her thru their colors. They said they appreciated her offer and asked ‘can you help us to fly?’ In this way they would be noticed and able to reach more people bringing healing and joy with their wings of color. She replied that she would try to do this. Then they shared with her that she was soon to pass into Spirit. Afterwards, she shared their special conversation with her husband. It was not long after that she passed into Spirit. When it was time to bury her, her husband looked for one of the colorful crawlers. Upon seeing one, that crawler asked the husband to bury it along with his wife. The crawler admitted that it would die too, but that its spirit would merge with the spirit of ‘She Who Weaves Rainbows in the Air” “Together we will fly out of the earth. Then we will go back to my people and teach them how to fly so the work your wife began can continue. She is waiting for me. Bury me with her now.” The husband did as asked and proceeded with the burial. After everyone had left the burial sight, the husband stood there alone wondering how he would manage without his beautiful colorful wife. All of a sudden from the grave a flying one with all colors of the rainbow spread over its wings flew to him and landed on his shoulder. This flying one said: “Do not be sad my husband. Now my vision is totally fulfilled and those who I will help to teach will always bring the goodness, healing and happiness of the rainbow to the people. When your time comes to pass into Spirit, I will be waiting to rejoin you.” Several years later the man passed into Spirit. As his children stood at the grave, they noticed one of the new creatures called butterflies hovering near the grave. In a few minutes another butterfly of equal beauty flew up out of their father’s grave and joined the one who was waiting. Together they flew North for renewal. Since that time butterflies have always been with the people brightening the air with their color and beauty!
This is one of my favorite short stories and metaphors. The rainbow and all its colors still has great impact on all of life today. We use colors as a means of expressing how we feel: ‘I am blue today’ or ‘I am in the pink’ and so on. With this 11-11-11 Portal opening which means amplification on all levels, why not magnetize and amplify the radiance and divine qualities of the rainbow from our Family of Light. Ask to focus the corresponding color to each of your chakras which would be so much more empowering and enlightening. Allow the clearing, healing and illumination on this 11-11-11 to take place especially as 11 is number of enlightenment and illumination. Our auric field is comprised of all different colored energies. Let each one of us embrace our true radiant Rainbow hued Diamond Light Body as best we can and for the highest good. Thus raising our consciousness and the collective consciousness during this most auspicious moment. Let the 11-11-11 Portal opening bring Gaia and all her Family that much closer to Peace, Harmony and Prosperity . . .the New Earth! And So It Is!
