Year of the Water Dragon: A Message for the New Year

I had the privilege of channeling for a dear friend who is very connected to the Dragons. Since it was the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon, they had a message they wanted to share with everyone. Here it is:

So, here we are at the Year of the Water Dragon and what we Dragons would like humanity to understand is that this is the year to step into your Power, into your fierceness, and to do it all in a gentle way! It does not have to be the conflict of energies that it has been in the past. It does not have to be a power struggle nor will it be a struggle for authority over or power over others. It will be like a giant exhale as you relax into yourself. It will be like peeling off an old tight costume and running naked and free through the fields. You have spent the last couple of years pushing though resistance; both your’s and other people’s. That time is over and done. All that pressure has made a beautiful diamond that is you. This diamond sparkles the best when it is brought into sunlight and the whole world can see it!
Allow yourself to step into the light and Shine!

This message was channeled through Elizabeth Saenz on January 23, 2012

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Choose Now

I personally, and many others I know, have been experiencing an intensity lately. It is like everything is heightened, everything has been magnified. Nothing is going wrong but weird glitches and challenges occur. I asked The Fairies for a larger perspective as well as guidance on how to move through this energy easier.

“It is like looking into a house of mirrors. The same as before but multiplied infinitely. Do not be afraid of your own reflection. This can be a tricky maze but really there is no harm for those who stay aware. Look down at your own feet; see the steps you are taking. The path is clear. Do not be distracted by the illusions that dance around you. Feel your own body, your breath, and your heart. You know you are safe. You know you are moving forward even if you are not totally sure where that is. There is peace here now.
This house of mirrors is made of the fragments of fears that are shattering. As the light dances through them they become very clear and apparent. Look again, it is just an illusion. You do not have to believe what you see in the mirror. Keep your focus on your feet and your heart and you will be out of this maze soon. What awaits on the other side of this maze?……………………………
What do you wish for it to be? What are you creating it to be right now? It will not be what you long for or what you fantasize. It will be what you can feel in your heart is right. It will be what you know so strong as truth you can taste it. So get real in your heart. What are you creating right now? What can you feel so close that it already caresses your fingertips? You are only steps away from it so don’t wait. This is no time to be indecisive. Choose now.”

We make plans, God laughs

Well I have been amidst chaotic energy this last couple months and it does not seem to be quieting down yet. I missed doing my newsletter, have not had time to blog, and feel behind on many projects. The monthly message has been up on the site since the first week of the month. If you haven’t had a chance yet please read it. I hope all of you are enjoying this powerful time. I wanted to share part of a larger message from the Fairies I just recently received.

“From our perspective this is a very magical time for Humanity. It is a time of creation. It is like you have spent years stripping away the layers of paint and wallpaper of those who have occupied this space before you and now you are finally at the base. You are finally ready to paint it your color. So what is your color? Is it just one? You have an empty canvas all you have to do is create. Do not try to make it look like anything else you have seen before. Glue crystals to it. Spread glitter on it. Make it sparkle and shimmer. Make it the perfect expression of you. Now is the time!” – The Fairies

They also discuss the chaos. They reminded me that this is just the breaking down of the old to make way for the new. The best we can do is trust it and relax. Let go of whatever is not working and let things fall into place.

So I will do my best to relax and do what I can and let other parts go. I am working on some great things for next year. I hope to get to share them with you all soon.

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Strive to be Worth Knowing

I have been feeling a little defeated the last couple of days. Even though the last few months have been the busiest in years, this week has been/is completely dead. Couple this with my husband’s other business being almost completely dead and you get me in money worry and stress. It never fails. Even though I know I am always supported and provided for, I still worry and stress. Then while on Facebook today I started noticing I was not the only one. Many people I know and think are brilliant or talented or wonderful people were expressing their feelings of defeat, or despair, or apathy. I started wondering if everyone had lost their passion. Was there a cosmic joke being played out for all of us to see? Then I started thinking about my fortune cookie last night. It said “Do not worry about being known, strive to be someone worth knowing.” I think too often we worry about how much money or fame or recognition we are getting as a way of measuring our self-worth or success. When I find myself living in my head and feeling this way I do two things. The first is to make a gratitude list. I list all the things I am grateful for in my life. My wonderful family, healthy kids, and even things like internet connection and heat in my house. No matter what there is plenty to be grateful for in every life. The second is reminding myself I don’t know nor have control over the future. I believe in CO-creation. The CO is an important piece. I can shift my feelings, my thoughts, and my vision, but I have to let God, The Fairies, and any other powers that be do their part. So if you are feeling defeated, lost, or passionless listen to what The Fairies told me. “Life will not always be ideal. There will be times when you feel like none of it is worth it anymore. The magic never leaves you. It sometimes pulls away a bit as it builds and then something amazing will happen. This magic that has been building will create a powerful miracle and you will have clarity for a moment. Then you will know where to step next and things will flow again.” – The Fairies

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Occupy Your Power

I have been at a bit of a crossroads with my political activist side. If you are a long time reader you will remember a blog I wrote about spiritual activism. I think there is a way to not be in denial of the powers that are causing oppression in our reality without having to stay in anger and fear. There is a way to be active but from a place of positive focus and empowerment. This is why I have been struggling with the Occupy movement. I believe everything they stand for; taking our power back, not letting the government be run by those with the biggest dollar, shopping local, and demanding that the people who make up society not be overlooked for the dollars that make up society. The issue I am having is the constant anger. The “us versus them”, “we are at war” mentality. I find this in a lot of liberal activist movements and it always bothers me. If you want to be heard, respected, and empowered then you need to act like it. If you act like a beaten dog lashing out then you will be treated that way. I understand that many feel that way. I certainly do at times. I asked the Fairies for a message about this movement and mentality.
“It is like you have a giant spring and there is a slab of rock placed on top. It can be pushed down more and more but eventually the spring will hit its limit and fling the rock way up in the air and away. That is what has happened in society. The people are springing back. It is happening in different ways all over the world. It does not matter if it is a corporation or a dictator you oppose the energy is the same. This is all very good. It is all part of the destruction to make room for the new that we have been talking about. Do not worry if they are coming from a fear place or a victim place. All you can do is not allow yourself to be in fear and play a victim. All you can do is be the one to stand in your power and speak your truth. Play that role for others and they can choose to do the same.”
So I say we start the Occupy Your Power movement. Let me know how you will occupy your power. I will Occupy my power by finishing the many projects I am in the middle of, find local and independent ways to publish, produce, and sell, and keep following my passion of empowering others on their path.

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A Talk with Grandmother Spider by Ryan Saenz

I found myself standing by the tree of knowledge on the hill in the meadow of my quiet place. The lush green fields spread down to a tranquil stream that bordered a forest. This is my place. I take in a deep breath when she walked up to me from around the tree. Grandmother Spider smiled softly at me as she approached me in her latest form as a tall slender elderly woman. Her solid black eyes were larger than normal, with eyebrows made of three smaller eyes.

“Why do you fight this change?” She asked, her hands folded calmly together.

“Because I fear the unknown.” I replied.

“But you didn’t fear me when I arrived before you as a giant spider.” A scene of when we first met flashed in my mind.

“That was because we are one. Our essence is the same.”

“If we are one. We are the same essence. You should understand how we are also the divine. We are the both the dream and the dreamer. Connecting and Creating to the whole. The web of abundance is also the web of the divine. The web of the whole.” She brushed her hand through her silky grey hair, looking at the meadow.

“Connection to the whole? If I am connected to the whole, how do I activate it? So that I may accept and know what it offers?” I said in a mixture of confusion and frustration.

“You see connection and activation as separate my child.” She stretched out her hand and touched my cheek gently, “Only ask. Send out the vibrations of hope, love, and faith. We will answer your request and prayers. Ask, know, and feel. It will come.”

Grandmother Spider offered her hand to me, as I took it, she pulled me gently down as she continued to speak, “So many times I speak to you and others, so often how it falls on deaf ears. First we must quiet your mind, and reconnect you to the world around you. Sit.”

I sat next to her, feeling the cool grass beneath me.

“Look around your, see the clouds, feel the breeze? Place your palm on the earth, and close your eyes. Feel the pulse of the ground as you touch it. Like the strings of a musical instrument, so are the vibrations of the earth, this is the web I speak of.” She gestures out to the field, “This is what you connect to when you need to ask us.”

Placing my hand on the floor of the earth, I feel a rhythmic pulse. A vibration like a hand on a drum head as it is struck steadily. Soon the blades of grass start tickling my hand as they vibrate, and soon I can feel the world around.“Feel the ripple of energy and follow it. Feel it pulse not just away to everything but through you, know and feel how it is a part of you as you are a part of it. Things are changing, as they always are. The world is constantly in motion to this rhythm you feel beneath your hands and in your body. Currently there are big motions set in place. The people of the world want to move this world’s vibration into one of better harmony, or a different frequency, we’re not just talking a simple perspective shift, but a total paradigm change. We are moving and preparing for the third great change. People need to know that this shift is working. That we are moving from a place of fear and pain, to a place of unity and love. In America you are seeing it as the Occupy movement. One voice becomes a hundred. One ideal becomes a movement. This is the change that is being evoked in our hearts. We as a whole are ready to start moving to love. This change is happening elsewhere in different ways, and different levels. All over the world people are starting to say, we are one. We are all connected, we are the whole.”

Looking up as she is talking, I see the sky light up with thousands of stars separated at first. As she continued to talk they split, one becoming two then 4 then more and more, until eventually the sky is filled with millions of tiny balls of light. They almost made the sky look like a white screen of light. One of the lights flew toward me, and as it got closer I realize it was a glowing dragonfly. It looks at me and says

“Remember me. I am the beacon of light. I am what we need in everyone, but only need for one to embrace me. Light up and they will follow. Connect to the whole.”

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Change Your Perspective

In the midst of the recent prophecies and changes (read last week’s blog for more info on this) I am came to a great realization. I was experiencing things from my old perspective that I was no longer aligned with. To get to the beliefs and issues under the current experiences I needed to change my perspective. I find myself since then giving the same speech to every client, friend, and family member. So I have fined tuned it for you.

This week and the challenges you are facing, the experiences you are having, and the feelings you are moving through all have the same purpose; to clean up the details so you can move forward into the powerful reality of 2012 and your path. Many feel like they are once again facing things that they thought they had “moved past” or “healed”. Do not be fooled. These are not the same experiences though they are bringing up the same feelings. Do not look to what you have moved through or learned already. Change your perspective to a different angle. This is the dangling thread that you need to cut to truly move forward. Feel your way through the experience. What do you feel forced to do? What do you believe blocks you? Where is the power? These questions will lead you to the answer of what you need to shift in you to let go.

Last night a friend asked me if the world was coming to an end. The answer is yes, but just the old ways of being in the world. The old ways of experiencing each other. The old ways of thinking about ourselves. So yes the world is coming to an end but just the world as we know it. And I feel fine…..

If something you have read touches you please share and or comment below. You can also find the monthly message from The Fairies and much more at my website:

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Tags: 2012, Elizabeth saenz, family dynamic, healing, Humanity, paradigm shift, psychic, struggle on a spiritual path, The Exapanded Gateway

Prophecies and Changes

As we head through the Fall equinox we are also approaching some interesting times of prophecy. One is the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012. I believe the 2012 shift, often based on the Mayan Calendar, is about we, as a society, moving out of fear and greed into a more love based society. I think we have been in this process and the peak of it is the year 2012. There is a Hopi prophecy about four astral bodies causing amazing shifts on our planet. A comet that is being tracked by NASA meets the description of some of this prophecy. The first time we came into alignment with this comet was the day before the Japan earthquake/tsunami. The next time we come into alignment will be Monday. Of course there are many predictions of huge earthquakes and the such, but I don’t want to talk about the fear. I want to share some of my recent experiences, what the fairies have to say, and my insight so far.

The last couple months I have been personally experiencing what I describe as inner upheaval. It is like my guides have decided that I need to move forward now and fast. The monthly messages have been about honesty, releasing, and basically being stripped down another layer to the authentic self. I have been experiencing this in multiple ways. The universe brought me multiple opportunities to see, hear, and feel the places in my relationships where I was not living in my integrity. My biggest lesson in this life seems to be that I need to stop taking responsibility for those around me and focus on what I need to. I can make plenty of excuses of how people need me, can’t do it alone, or have no one else, but that is all a lie. Everyone is as capable as me to take care of themselves. It is my ego wanting to be stroked or my fear that clings to these notions. So, once again I have to shift my focus to myself and my path and draw some boundaries and let go of roles I have played. Some of these have been more difficult then others and I am still in the process. Along with this revelation I was brought another one. It is time for me to focus more on and really claim my channeling work. I have resisted being a channel from the beginning. I love to talk to the Fairies and share their information through writing or in a reading with someone but not in the way of being a direct channel. In 2005 I had the Fairies come and tell me it was time to allow them to speak through me and I have fought it tooth and nail every step of the way. I have done the channeling often since then, but I slow it down and don’t claim it and only really allow it in a certain connection. Well, it is time to surrender and allow them to deepen this connection. After getting myself physically ill and injured, I finally decided to face what I had been running from. I am a Fairy Channeler.

I am sharing all this with you to illustrate what this time of prophecy and change is about. It is time for all of us to step forward and deepen our path. It is time for all of us to peel away another layer towards our authentic self. It is time for Humanity to surrender to the energy that we are a part of. No matter what you do, how you fight it, or what denial you are in, you will still be dragged along. I suggest we all stop fighting. We are here on this Earth in this timeline for a purpose. That purpose is being revealed to us now.

The Fairies wanted me to share this from them. “We are here. Call on us when you feel alone. Call on us when you feel stuck. Call on us when you think you have no hope. We will bring you solutions. We will bring you clarity. We will bring you miracles. They may not be what you think they should look like or what you think you want, but they are exactly what you need. They will fulfill you more then any daydream could. You are safe to step forward and it is time.” – The Fairies

If something you have read touches you please share and or comment below. You can also find the monthly message from The Fairies and much more at my website:

http://www.theexpandedgateway.com

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Reclaiming Self

I started noticing a trend in the sessions I was doing and conversations I was having with family and friends this last week. There seemed to be this energy that was making everyone face old family dynamics, that before they had just accepted, and realize it was time to change them. It seemed like every day I was talking about creating new boundaries in old relationships and changing old “knee jerk” reactions to something from a more aware perspective. A lot of these also had the power of secrets and shame tied up in them. The ultimate shift seems to come from a space of reclaiming a sense of self and being able to stand strong in one ’s self. Since this seems to be an overwhelming universal energy that is present right now I thought I would share some insights from these sessions and conversations.

The family of origin (our original family dynamic) is the base for our experiences of relationships to others, safety, God and the world. So when our experience in this original dynamic has abuse, terror, deep grief, abandonment, neglect, or any other horror that you can think of, we take that in as part of our reality tunnel (the filter in which we view the world from).We then recreate similar experiences in our life because of this trauma that we are carrying.  It isn’t until we ourselves acknowledge and then have another person acknowledge this trauma that we can free ourselves from this re-creating cycle. The problem is that in this healing experience many find the need to cut themselves off from their family to regain their sense of self. This leads to a need to find a new “family” support system and a need to face secrets and shame that have been weighing us down.

We humans need other human interaction scientifically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I am not talking about a co-dependent need or a feeling of trying to fill ourselves with what we think we lack. I am saying that we as conscious beings use these interactions to grow and feed ourselves on many levels. We are part of an ecosystem called Humanity and to behave as if we are not is detrimental to a person. This need for others is usually fulfilled by tribe which is usually our family. We have been almost brainwashed into the idea that family will love and support us no matter what, even when our experience would be counter to that. So to cut ourselves off from our family of origin, even part of it, can feel detrimental. In some ways it is. It can become a rejection of self, and a way to isolate to protect ourselves. Now I am not endorsing staying in abusive relationships nor am I saying to cut off all of your family. I believe that what a person who is going through this experience needs is support. One of the biggest hurdles to finding support is facing and admitting our secrets and shame.

I cannot tell you how many times people are shocked when I do not react in judgment as they reveal their deepest and darkest secrets. I also cannot explain what is to see all the shame they have been carrying around for decades start to disappear. We all walk around holding secrets and stories that we are sure will lead to instant rejection if we were to tell anyone. So we carry this pain, scared that someone will discover it, and waste energy and time covering it up. The truth is we all have things that have caused us shame. If we could just be brave enough to share it with someone else then we start the healing. Every time someone has been brave enough with me to share, it just endears them to me more. This is a true reclaiming of self. It is these parts that we reject and in turn give others power over us. When the secret becomes more important then your peace, you have lost yourself.

I started this blog by reflecting on this month’s message from The Fairies. It was all about honesty. They said that this month was about being honest with ourselves and others and how difficult that can be. Their closing is perfect for the closing of this blog. “Be ready to rip off the bandages and reveal all the healing and open wounds. See clearly, feel completely, and love it all.” – The Fairies

If something you have read touches you please share and or comment below. You can also find the monthly message from The Fairies and much more at my website:

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The Fairies Perspective on the Riots

I have been hearing about the riots that started in London a few days ago through various news channels and from friends online who are living there. I decided it was time to connect with The Fairies and get a different perspective. What follows is my conversation with them:

“I am here to ask about the riots in England, especially London, Birmingham, and Manchester. Many have lost their homes, property, and some have lost their lives. Countless people have been injured. It seems like senseless destruction that has no purpose even though I know all is Divine. Can you help all of us watching it happen, and all those experiencing it happening, gain a better perspective? Or at least some hope?”

A group of Fairies are present. An answer seems to come from the group but in one voice. “You must first understand that this creation has been slowly being built for thousands of years.”

“Do you mean hundreds? I know our time is often different then yours.”

“No, thousands. It is a cycle that humanity creates of oppression and intimidation that builds till it comes crashing down into chaos and then rebuilds to do it again. This particular cycle is happening not just in what you call England but all over the world. People feel fed up! They feel betrayed by the ones they thought served and protected them. They feel pushed around, lied to, and sold out. These people, which are the majority of Humanity, have a few ways they can deal with these feelings. One is to rage, riot, and violently lash out as you are seeing in London. The problem is that this leads to others feeling oppressed by those who are lashing out and then they will push back which creates more chaos.”

“I must say you are not making me feel much better.”

“What you all must realize is that this outward manifestation is a mirror for what is personally going on inside for all of you. The best way to diffuse this energy is focus on the parts in you that want to riot and burn it all to the ground. This energy has surfaced because it must be faced and released. It will only continue to build till it violently explodes into your life and creates destruction. This is a time of honesty. Be honest in yourself so that others can be honest with themselves so that the world can start operating in integrity instead of illusive deceit. Sometimes it takes chaotic destruction to crack reality open to a better loving way. That is what is happening here.”

“I know for many it is hard to forgive and be loving to those who they feel are destroying their town or home. Do you have any advice for those people?”

“It is not the time to be loving and forgiving to those who are lashing out. It is the time to be loving to yourself. Do what you need to do to be safe. Do what you need to do to stand in your power. Claim your sanctuary and hold that space. There will be a time for healing, love, and forgiveness very soon, but now is not that time.”

“What about us watching from the outside? Anything we can do besides face what’s inside us?”

“Do not under estimate the power of focused intent. Pray, meditate, create circles, or whatever way you connect to the Divine and align the Earth with that energy. We are doing are best to contain and diffuse the energy so it will do as little destruction as possible. As we have said before, this is a time of destruction, for structures to topple, and the old ways to be over. Humanity has to experience this chaotic destruction to be able to evolve and move forward into a new time based on love. Humanity has been creating this in its Divine knowing. As the individual you need to accept this time as it is, for what it is, and move through it.”

“Well thank you Fairies. I appreciate your perspective and help.”

We all must face what we feel trapped by, inside us or outside us, to help move along the energy that is manifesting. No matter how little or weakly you feel it. No matter how intimidating or insurmountable it feels. I hope you will also join me in sending love, light, and peace to all those experiencing the riots from any side of it. Peace be with you all.

If something you have read touches you please share and or comment below. You can also find much more at my website:

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