Trusting your Gut Feelings

I am a firm believer in keeping a journal. I don't write in it every day, I write in it when I feel the urge to share or gain clarity, or to process things, situations and events in my life. They are a wonderful tool for processing as well as to look at back and see some of the 'places' you've been. In my workshops I encourage others to journal as well. It requires that the person slow down and get in touch with their inner being. I am also very particular about my journals, they need to have a certain feel and the paper of a higher quality for me, it must feel right and good in my hands or I just don't use that book. So each year as I fill up one journal and look for another, I search for the right one. The one I currently am using is called  'feng shui - meditation journal' and it has some wonderful text within it by Tom Bender and is produced by Amber Lotus. Today as I was journaling, across the page was this wonderful text:

Tummi - Trusting Gut Feelings

Quiet voices from the heart of Creation
drift into focus in our consciousness.
They speak the silent songs our minds are yet to hear.

Our minds, hearts, and feelings interpret and connect 
the worlds we manifest on both sides of our skins.


Listen to your heart. Trust your tummy.
Places that feel right are right.
Later, we may learn why.
 
What touches our hearts
binds us to the dance of life.





http://www.amberlotus.com/

Sharon's Take for April 2010

As our beautiful mother nature comes back to life around me in the northern hemisphere, I am continually touched by the beauty and energy that is coming alive all around me. The wondrous sounds of the birds as they attract a mate and begin to build a new home is remarkable to me. I love the change of seasons, especially spring, as it brings with it rebirth and starting anew.

For me, March was a interesting month. There were many shifts and changes, and I find myself entering April making many changes in all aspects of my life. If I am not passionate about an area of my life, I am finding that it needs to be changed and adjusted, as well, if I am passionate about another area, it too is shifting and changing. I started March with a plan and a purpose, by the 4th day, everything seemed to take a big shift. I became a great auntie to a beautiful little girl, Avery Raine, and am very much looking forward to this role. I love children and the gifts they bring to us. From there, I took a 'job' at the nursing home as I am still working on the balance of money in this realm. I am truly tired of this juggling act of making sure I have enough energy in my physical world.  I adjusted my radio programs, workshops and meditation groups to meet this new schedule. This however did not lend to bringing any balance into my life in any other realm of my life. It was interesting to see, feel and experience how my fellow travelers at this 'job' responded and treated me during this experience. I became acutely aware that this was not a way I could spend my day. I looked for the gift in the experience, which took a great deal of searching. It is amazing to me how a few people can affect the experience of the many - I felt very much like I had shifted into an alternate dimension of lower energy than I normally reside in. I discovered that I would not 'survive' in this energy, meaning that I could not live my 'life' in this energy. I was reminded that I often don't have long lives on planet earth as I often find the energy here difficult to stay within. I am here to assist in the shifting energy of who and what humanity is evolving towards, and must ground myself and remember that. I am not as attached to the physical journey as most around me are, yet here I am. I've had a few conversations with people who get this look of shock and sometimes horror when I share with them that I am just not that attached to being a human. This does not mean that I am going to be leaving this realm any time soon, as I still have unfinished business here or I would not have come in the first place. I am finding that I need to have the connection of the spirit realm in all that I do in order to find the passion and desire to be part of the human journey. If I am unable to create enough energy and 'time' for pursuits  that feed my spiritual/emotional bodies, the physical and mental world are just plain not worth the work that is required to be a  part of this entire experience, I would not care to survive in an only 3D world.  So, where do I go from here. Luckily for those around me who are attached to the physical me, I receive enough energy and love from my spiritual pursuits, from my programs and clients who are open and expanding to keep me here in the physical world. And, as I look at the lessons from this experience, I find myself seeking more balance in this realm to be at peace. Which really is the energy of April combined with the energy of the year. Finding the balance in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms and doing what you love, while being true to yourself and trusting in the universe is exactly what I am going through at this time.

I know that I need to make changes in my life. I know that this is part of why we come here to be human, and that to experience all the separateness of the totality of this experience is why many of us are doing the human journey.  So, for this wonderful cycle we are now in, I pledge to focus on being more in love with the physical aspect of my experiences. To search for more ways I can be in my passion, and therefore be more passionate about this experience instead of just doing time till I am released.

I am currently working on creating a new schedule as well. Please check out my home page at www.playingwiththeuniverse.com for more information on upcoming workshops and meditations. As well, I am also available for healing sessions and readings via telephone or in person here in Williams Lake. 

As a way to thank you, I am offering a contest to my readers for a 30 minute reading session. If you would like to have your name entered in the draw, send an email with contest in the subject line and include the email address you would like me to contact you through if you are the winner.This is open until the end of May. Thank you, thank you, thank you.


Love and blessings, Sharon

Sharon's Take for March 2010

As we move into a month of Truth, Trust and Passion, we are entering the month that carries the energy of this year.

Are you living your truth - are you being your authentic self? If not, you may not be enjoying the energy that has been around for the past few months. I know this isn't always the easiest path take, however when you begin to integrate who you truly are with your everyday life, you find the balance and energy that seem to be lacking. Start with small steps. Oftentimes we take on too much or too big of steps and we become discouraged when we are almost where we want to be. Or, we take on all the problems and responsibility of others in our eagerness to make the world a better place. It is time to release and let go of that which belongs to others and focus on our own journey. This is the time for purposeful action, getting-on-with-it-style antics. No procrastinating, thinking it over and over, wondering how to do it - activities otherwise known as staling. Action is what will count to get things moving. And, with that action comes the desired outcome you should expect. Take good care of your health, while there is definitely meaning in good work well done, there is also the desire for something more spiritual. Start reading, take a course, take time out for yourself, and turn your face to the sun. Take a walk in the woods, enjoy your loved ones, your food and care for your health. Life is complex and yet simple. Go on a spirit quest - you are worth it.

Take the time to look at how far you have come, release any unfulfilled expectations or disappointments from the past, for these do not serve in your growth, take the lessons and the love that you have learned from these experiences and leave the rest where they belong, in the past. Focus on the future and where you are now. Trust that you deserve the love, peace and harmony that you are longing to create in the world and know that creating it in your immediate surroundings is what does change the world.  If you are not already in your passion, you are likely feeling a disappointment in your relationships and/or job - although you may have had high hopes, you find yourself stuck in a familiar pattern. You may feel that the world isn't on your side. It is time to shake off those thoughts, take a break and go somewhere completely new. You need a fresh outlook, and there is no better time than now. Start a new beginning of teamwork with your guides, angels and your loved ones. Trust that you deserve to have loving unions, peace and harmony in all of your relationships.

If you have been longing for change, this is the time to move forward and bring that change into your life. Trust your intuition and inner guidance. Trust in the choices that you are making when you tap into that guidance and move forward. We all have the opportunity to bring about good fortune, celebration and bounty as we emerge and merge with our higher or authentic self. Live each day with truth, trust and passion.

As a way to thank you, I am offering a contest to my readers for a 30 minute reading session. If you would like to have your name entered in the draw, send an email with contest in the subject line and include the email address you would like me to contact you through if you are the winner.


Love and blessings, Sharon

Healing for Chile

SANTIAGO,Chile - A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday,killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a
tsunami.

Let us send our light and love and healing to the people of Chile who are affected by this and assist those who have crossed over and especially those who are left here on the earth plane without their loved ones....

Munay-Ki THE FOUNDATION RITES Workshop

MUNAY-KI ~ THE FOUNDATION RITES Workshop

Williams Lake, B.C.
May 29 & 30. Pre-registation necessary to secure a place in the class.
"The Shaman assumes full responsibility for who we are becoming and influences destiny by envisioning the possible."
~ Alberto Villoldo

The Munay Ki consists of nine rites of initiation. This ‘initiation’ will, in effect ‘raise your vibration’.These nine rites, that exist in every shamanic tradition though in different forms, evolved from the great rites of initiation of the Earthkeepers of old. These courageous medicine men and women crossed the frozen Baring Straits from Siberia to the Americas during the glacial period around 30,000 years ago.

Upon receiving the rites:

~ You may establish a deeper soul contact.
~ You may more easily be able to see the ‘bigger picture,’ and view life from a higher perspective.
~ You may become more of who you truly are: your soul-self, higher self, your Divinity.
~ Your ‘life purpose’ may become clearer.
~ You may find that you are following what brings you joy.
~ You also may begin to come more readily from a place of greater wisdom, love, peace, harmony and clarity.

The First Four FOUNDATION RITES:
Each rite brings new awareness to one's being, clearing and erasing all that does not align with your highest self.

1. Healer's Rite – Connects you to a lineage of luminous beings. Opens up your chi pathways.

2. Bands of Power – Five "Elemental - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit" luminous belts that are woven into the luminous energy field.
3. Harmony Rites - Seven archetypes are transmitted into your seven chakras. In the first chakra you receive serpent, in the second jaguar, in the third hummingbird, in the fourth eagle. Next you receive into your upper chakras three “archangels”: Huascar, the Keeper of the lower world (the unconscious); Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent God of the Americas, Keeper of the middle world (our waking world); and Pachakuti, Protector of the upper world (our super-conscious) and keeper of the time to come. This rite helps you to develop a ‘rainbow body’ and to shed your past the way serpent sheds her skin.
4. Seers Rite - This rite installs pathways of light that connect the visual cortex with the third eye and heart chakra. This rite awakens the ‘inner seer’ and your ability to perceive the invisible world of energy and Spirit.
Included in the training:

HUCHCA CLEARING ~ Andean Shamanic methods to release "huchca - heavy energy" from your body and the environment around you. (manual included)

Your Investment: $275.00 which includes a manual, Pi stone and three cds.

Facilitators/Earth Keepers: Sharon Taphorn & Sue Peters

Sharon's Take for February 2010

Greetings and welcome to a wonderful month of balance!

February should prove to be an interesting month. Already many of you have emailed me to share how things have been shifting over the past month as we entered into the year of truth, trust and passion. Be brave and embrace the energy of the year, you won't regret it.

The photon levels are in the 7's most of the month, 8 on the 18th, which means to expect a bit of temper flairs and people to be fed up with things that are happening around them, perhaps responding with more ego than they normally would. This also should create some heighten paranoia to go along with Vancouver's 2010 Games. Take extra care to strengthen your energy field, bring it close to yourself and do lots of clearing when having to deal with the muggle world. Especially if you are living in a densely populated area, Vancouver or in areas where there is already volatile energy ignited. Put yourself in a bubble of 5 energy and you should feel much more balanced.

Expect more change to happen as we expand to taking our own power. There is plenty of opportunity for change in every opportunity decision we make, in the attitude in which face our tests in life. Divine forces are always at work, and change is inevitable. Best to welcome it, as well as the liberation it can represent. It is a good time to let of go of many things, and for some, this can be a difficult process. Trust that the old needs to be released to make room for the new and these current changes will let the new you begin to thrive in the place of your old self. It will soon be time for you to shine, and this process of change will help to create the energy and strength for new projects, new loves, new friends, and a balanced life.

Enjoy the outcome of the new you. Celebrate, enjoy and expand yourself. Take a spiritual retreat by joining a class, starting a new meditation or movement class such as yoga or tai-chi. There is much good fortune and help around you, seek it out and embrace it. Tune into your intuition and let it be a part of all your activities and try to keep up with yourself.

For those of you who aren't in the flow with the energy, feeling out of balance and experiencing a bit more chaos than you would like. This is the perfect time to begin to shift. You are worthy and you are worth it. If you feel there is an area that you absolutely cannot change at this time, accept it and look for the gift in it. Once that shift comes into your acceptance, you realize how many opportunities and how much freedom you have within that restriction. Take that time to pause and reflect the circumstances you find yourself in.

Spend time out in nature and connect with Mother Earth. There is much creative and healing energy available to us by regular connections with balancing energy. Enjoy the moments that you have with each other, and feel the peace the she has to offer us.

I have started Spiritual Growth Workshops here in Williams Lake on Mondays. Each week will explore and Each week will explore working with our Energy fields and developing our 6th Senses. Email me for the topic of the week, it is not necessarily to attend every week, as each week will be its own workshop. Investment $25 - $45 Sliding Scale it starts at 10am at Sharon's Sanctuary. Full Moon and New Meditations, Saturday February 13 and 27th at 4pm, suggested donation $11. I am offering a Ra~Sheeba Workshop in Williams Lake as well March 20th and 21st.

The Crystal Path to Spiritual Growth

RA~SHEEBA * Level I - Indigo Light
Williams Lake, BC. ~March 20 & 21 (Investment: $225.00)
Your Investment: $225.00 ~ includes a manual

For more information on Ra~Sheeba:sharon@playingwiththeuniverse.com

Ra-Sheeba is a very powerful facet of the Universal Healing Energy. It combines the intense and powerful masculine energies of the Great Central Sun (Ra) with the sensual, joyful and creative feminine aspects (Isis) and results in an exciting "dance" of energies. Many experience it as very intense but very subtle and sensual at the same time.

The first level of Ra~Sheeba ~ the Indigo Vibration:
This course will not only teach how to work with Ra-Sheeba and the Indigo Vibration, it will also be a very powerful personal healing experience.

And Sue Peters and I are presenting this wonderful workshop here in May!

MUNAY-KI ~ THE FOUNDATION RITES Workshop

Williams Lake, B.C.

May 29 & 30. Pre-registation necessary to secure a place in the class.

"The Shaman assumes full responsibility for who we are becoming and influences destiny by envisioning the possible."
~ Alberto Villoldo

The Munay Ki consists of nine rites of initiation. This ‘initiation’ will, in effect ‘raise your vibration’.These nine rites, that exist in every shamanic tradition though in different forms, evolved from the great rites of initiation of the Earthkeepers of old. These courageous medicine men and women crossed the frozen Baring Straits from Siberia to the Americas during the glacial period around 30,000 years ago.

Facilitators/Earth Keepers: Sharon Taphorn & Sue Peters

Your Investment: $275.00 which includes a manual, Pi stone and three cds.

Again, you can email me for information on any of these wonderful events and workshops, as well I am open to offering these and other workshops in your area. See my website (www.playingwiththeuniverse.com) or email me for more information.

Don't forget to tune into my radio programs on The Shift Radio. They are excellent opportunities for growth and expansion. There are archives going back over a year, so there is tons of wonderful information, meditations and resources for inquiring minds.

love and blessings, Always, Sharon

Sharon's Take - January 2010

Greetings and welcome to a year of Truth, Trust and Passion!

As we enter into a 3 year, most of us will find that things are starting to change and move. Knowing that we must approach from the perspective of Truth, Trust and Passion tells us that it is important to honour our true selves this year. To trust in the path, things, people, jobs, finances etc, that we want to create in our lives.What does that mean? It means that people will feel the need to be true to their basic nature inside. If they are following some else’s dream for them, they will find themselves increasingly uncomfortable in that role. Those who decide to follow their dreams will find more doors opened. The challenge for most of us is not the truth or the passion as much as is it the trust. As we release the past, the results and the situations that didn’t work out, and release the expectation of how things will turn out, putting all of our energy into moving forward with what we are doing now. Start the year by looking at your life, what you want, where you are headed – What is your Truth? Then ask yourself if you trust that you can create those things now? Ask yourself, “Do you have the passion to make it happen, no matter what?” And be with the flow of the year.

Many people will find that their personal relationships will shift and change. Finding that long awaited relationship or elevate the existing one to a whole new level. Some people will want to march headstrong into new ideas and next steps...the message is to do this next few months on a steady and even process...the tortuous and the hair...be the turtle.... be sure that you have done the journey to its completion, releasing the past, completely, so that you can begin the next stages in your journey. Open your eyes, see where you are going...is it in the direction you want to be going at this time...if not, now is the time to change it. As the year progresses, we will be seeing the results of this work... what do you want to see then, for that is what you are creating right now.

This year will bring a lightening in many of our personal journeys, as where else can you go but up hill for here. Spend the first few months looking at the your life review, seeing the different options that are available to you, as there is more than one way to get from here to where you want to be. Look at what makes you happy, what do you love to do and how can you make your passions become your life everyday. When things are on, you love being in that energy. This is the year to figure out what makes your heart sing and how you can bring that song into all aspects of your life, the things you wish to change and the things that you feel aren't going to change until you change how you look at them. "When you change the way you see things, the things you see change!" This will become more a part of your experience as you transition through the year. Those of you working on creating and deepening relationships will indeed find this in the coming year, many of you who have been working on creating a healthy and balanced relationship with yourself, will find that balance reflected in your relationships with others. Keep loving yourself and loving the world more as you go.

Lots of changes and decisions regarding emotions, heart issues and relationships in general. Dreams of change are happening for many who have been working towards creating more peace, love and joy in their lives. Some are challenged with keeping their focus in what it is that they truly want. In order to avoid this confusion, ensure that you start off with the clarity of the truth of what you want in the coming year. If you find that you are continually thrown off course, then perhaps stepping back and looking at whether you are still working on the same goal. Take the time to re-evaluate along the way. There will be plenty of distractions put along the journey to make sure that you are indeed doing what makes your heart sing. Keep you blinders on and don't listen to those who think they are have your best interest at heart, however may wish to hold you back out of fear of losing you. Avoid negative people, programs, and situations. Go on a negativity diet at this time, watch for over-indulgences in any realm at this time,as these are the shifts you been working towards.

There are most changes that are coming our way in 2010, those of us who have been activiely participating in creating for ourselves will find that the pace of change will be a bit slower in 2010, or is it that it will feel smoother because we have learned how to consciously work more with all these changes and opportunities as we have sought the balance, temperance and harmony around ourselves. There is a nervous excitement in the air that many of are feeling with anticipation as we head into the year. Will this finally be it? Yes, yes, yes for many of you it will feel like the pot of gold at the end of rainbow as you honour your truth, trust in yourself and follow your passion.

Action is the key to enjoying this pot of gold. See your journey from love, from the observation point of the guides and the angels. Know that you are changing and that all change is good, it is but a matter of how you look at what is changing and what you are releasing, to make room for this new energy you have worked so hard for. Make sure you get out of the way of yourself. It is simple to get distracted and discouraged. Instead sty focused on your dreams and get inspired - then move determinedly toward those goals. Be a resolute and gentle warrior and be a hero and welcome the quest!

I am offering a six week course both online and here in Williams Lake at my sanctuary to assist in assimilating the energy and our journey, Walking the Path with Spirit. This workshop is about being more of your spirit self as you walk the earth plane in your physical body. Merging the two and being more of who you truly are. If you would like to join us and feel the calling to take this workshop please send me an email at sharon@playingwiththeuniverse.com

Enjoy the shifts and the changes that are before you, and as Scarlett O'Hara said... Tomorrow is another day... and a grand day indeed!

love and blessings, Sharon