“According to ancient Asian philosophy, life is not a circle but a spiral. Every life lesson that has ever been presented to you (which means everything you have ever been through) will come back again, in some form, until you learn it. And the stakes each time will be higher. Whatever you’ve learned will bear greater fruit. Whatever you’ve failed to learn will bear harsher consequences. Whatever didn’t work in your life before this point was a reflection of the fact that you hadn’t yet integrated the different parts of yourself. Where you didn’t yet accept yourself, you attracted a lack of acceptance in others. Where you hadn’t yet dealt with your shadows, you manifested shadowy situations. Broken parts of you encountered broken parts of others. So now you know! That was then and this is now.” -- Marianne Williamson, The Age of Miracles
One of the benefits to being back in the studio is having time to myself to be alone with my thoughts. It’s a time for me to sink into my practice and fully embrace my weaving as a meditative process. The rhythm of weaving allows me to be creative while also letting my mind have free reign to explore and examine certain ideas and concepts. And because autumn is always a time of planning for me, lately I’ve been thinking about where I am in my life, where I ultimately want to be, and the path in between.
I’ve mentioned before that 2016 is a 9 year, a year to complete unfinished business, reach conclusions, and tie up loose ends. A year of endings. I’ve embraced the 9 year knowing that whatever in my life that’s reaching conclusion is meant to end because the cycle is complete and the lessons have been learned. And I know that these endings are opening the door to new possibilities and opportunities in 2017 and beyond. It’s time to integrate my past with my present in order to create the future that I want.
We often live our lives as though they’re linear when in fact they’re a spiral. Each evolution in our lives takes us to a higher point on the spiral and the challenges we face along the way are the catalysts for our change and growth even though we may not be able to see that at the time. So when one chapter of our lives closes, it’s important to acknowledge and accept the ending with gratitude in order to move on.
So as we approach the Autumnal Equinox, I send this message out into the Universe...
"Show me who I am meant to become and give me the strength to be present to this expansion. I bless all involved. I trust. I release. I become." -- Christine Kane