Integrate with the Universe -
3 s
econds at a time
I aspire to be 'an artist of being alive', an outgrowth of that evolved into living 'in the flow'. Usually when explaining “the flow”, the question arises as to “how do you listen to it?”. Decades ago, my guides taught me a ritual that literally opened me up to hear the Universe's messages . . . and this ritual only requires 3 seconds of your time at a time.
The ritual highlights our current “living in a bubble, multi-tasking” versus the ethos of the First Peoples walkabout. It begins with an understanding that the Universe surrounding you is constantly in flux, reacting to everything going on, not just that which exists in your egoic bubble. Science has now proven that you can't watch something without affecting it; not even watching, but just entering a building affects everyone and thing in that building.
Though this galactic intelligence is flowing through us 24/7 in real time, my guides suggested beginning with the recognition that your experience of life certainly changes dramatically every time we cross a threshold. Like we leave the house in a bubble, get in the car, drive half-way across town, and enter the mall in the very same bubble we left the house without having consciously witnessed anything.
Recognizing the ritual is to take 3 seconds whenever crossing a threshold to take a cleansing breath, raise your eyes above the horizon, observe the energy taking place around you, and inquire of Spirit if there is something particular in this vista to witness. In the example above, that means 3 seconds coming out of the house; 3 seconds once in the car; 3 seconds in the mall parking lot getting out of the car; and 3 seconds entering the mall.
Dedicating myself to this practice diligently for a few months naturally morphed into ‘listening’ to the flow in real time. It is not only educational and interesting, but being 'there' changes everything from 'seeing' a person who needs a hug to being on your toes that something ominous is afoot. Sort of the difference of being an active participant versus unconsciously living in a bubble with the music stuck on one song.
Another important aspect of integrating with the Universe is to play with all its' varied characters as if they are brothers and sisters. Say some circumstance requires gifting a flower to someone in need. Then go to the flower and explain your mission. Then ask if it's willing to give up its' life to fulfill your mission. If the flower agrees, present the flower with your story of its' volunteering, and ask the recipient to hold the flower in love daily as well as feed it fresh water.
Likewise when out in nature, talk to the rootabeings, the four-leggeds, the winged ones, even those that crawl and slither. They are your soulmates; that's why you never feel judged in nature, why your personal warts do not exist out there. Want to move a stone from a river, ask the river spirit if that also pleases her. Be in constant conversation acknowledging the sanctity of your relationship with the 'all' . . . that you aspire to be simpatico with everything, because you already are.
Climbing a mountain or driving to the mall, ask your guardians and
the local spirits for permission (ie: your car: mine's named Zsa Zsa from being very high maintenance). Enter with respect, because all of Nature listens to you, sees you and feels you. Every move you make in the microcosm has a big impact on the macrocosm. Nothing was created by nature to fill in empty spaces, we are all here re-member-ing our karmic mission, manifesting who we are at the core, walking the sacred dream of an 'artist of being alive'.
HO TO THAT FLOW . . . . .