Animal Totem of the Month
Animal Totem of the Month
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Bruce Lee said that his personal message to people is "that I hope they will go toward self-actualization rather than self-image actualization."
I know for a fact as a meditation teacher that this can only be achieved by going within! My book The Modern Meditator talks extensively on how one finds their "True Self" through meditation. This is a necessary first step towards self-actualization. Actualized people see situations objectively and without biases or fear-based conditioning or ego influenced comparisons.
What does all of this have to do with the RACCOON? One of the most notable characteristics of the raccoon is the mask it wears. This mask is quite mysterious in its symbolism. Cultures have employed masks in rituals to induce altered states. A mask made it possible for people to be someone or something else. Often familial masks are imposed on us at such a young age that we often forget they are even there. When we put on a mask, we are not who we thought we were, or perhaps we forget who we are. We become one with some other force.
In The Modern Meditator I said:
"We are all inundated with mind programming from the moment we are born. The minute you are born, you are given a name and a role to play. The conditioning you received during your upbringing may or may not resonate with who you truly are, the unique frequency that you are, which is your "True Self." If it did not, you might have adjusted by forming a version of yourself required to fit into your environment, by dimming your inner light. When that conditioning begins to stop us from living our truth, it will create a disharmony within us. Unconscious inner turmoil can manifest as anxiety, self-doubt, or other “mind” issues. Meditation helps one develop mindfulness. Mindfulness of this inner disharmony is a step on the path to freedom from it, without labeling or judging it. Labeling and judging it only intensifies the attachment to it. Mindful, nonjudgmental awareness will result in raising more awareness of your inner light or ‘True Self.’ It is a path to self-realization."
When you focus inward, you remember your true nature that is beyond ego -then when you focus outward (after coming out of meditation), you begin to live a self-actualized life. As your true potential expands into mastery.
Now available on Audible!
My audio book The Modern Meditator has just been released- and is now available on 50 audio book platforms including Audible!
It is narrated by Clare Staniforth who is an excellent narrator. Listen to The Modern Meditator on Audible and practice the meditation exercises as they are read to you. It will increase your peace!
The Modern Meditator Group Meditation
You are invited to join The Modern Meditator Group Meditation on November 7th at 10 am at the Holistic Wellness & Detox Center. You will be guided in a breath awareness and Vipassana Body Scan meditation. Vipassana Meditation is also known as Insight Meditation and you will gain insight during this session. There is no sign up needed -just come. Hope to see you there! 60 minute guided session.
~ $25
With much love,
Janet
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