Meditations on dying- “This life is but a room” by Tracy Brooks of Soul Beckons

God, grant me the strength of eagle wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on His spirit to carry me there ~ Native American Serenity prayer

Meditations on dying- “This life is but a room” ~ 

Part 1

How we find our place where Spirit speaks the loudest

"We come into this life for a brief visit. We are born without clothes, But we die naked".

From the time I was a young girl I have always found myself with someone who was dying. That may sound strange or even sad.  But to me death never was all that scary, my experience was that the process leading up to the death was often terrifying. But the final moments were most sacred, most pure.

As a young girl I spent many hours alongside dying people and animals. I learned to acknowledge the sacred journeys of those on their last mile. There was a peace that was palpable to me when their spirits were departing.

Ah but those long days and nights before you have accepted this journey are hard.  It was meeting life’s natural flow with resistance that provoked discomfort, trying to rein in the uncontrollable that sparked anxiety. When I just let myself be with it all, sitting with both the primal tears and the breathtaking beauty peace somehow would creep in. I do believe that these early times that I sat with angels and talked to death somehow was a deep meditation.

When I was 6 the sky would beckon me. I would spend much time watching the openings, the clouds dancing, the winds would almost sing and when it blew I knew God was there. I figured this might mean I was different, and perhaps a bit odd. Years later I realize this was/is the way Spirit speaks to me. Spirit speaks the loudest when someone I love is about to cross over. I also see how Spirit speaks to all of us, and guides us through. Perhaps your whispering from Spirit comes from the ocean, or deep in the earth. If you feel like you have lost your line to this guidance, close your eyes and recall the place that nourished you as a young child. If the everyday clamoring prevents you from this try devoting a little time to reacquaint yourself with a place that feels comfortable, or that provokes your curiosity. 


Spending time getting to know these comfort places will nourish you deep down. Just don’t worry too much if this place that feels like home makes you cry, makes you rant a bit, makes you question. We spend far too much effort running away from all the feelings and turns that are parts of us. These places that will awaken our soul stir up all the cloaks and insecurities life takes on.

This life is but a room,

in a house so vast,

a world so limited,

a love unending.

This pain is but an invitation to invite what is abundant,

pure and unconditional love.

The moments of birth and death are inseparable,

life's sweetest and sacred times.

This life is but a moment,embrace each precious day.

There are so many rooms left to explore,

one ending is a new beginning.This world is but a room...

(((♥))) Tracy

Tracy Brooks - Soul Beckons

Tracy Brooks has been spiritual traveler and a soul seeker her whole life. She has always felt a call to be a listener of life and to inspire others. A yogini and poet since age 9, she grew up in New York rescuing abandoned animals and holding a space for those who hurt. Born intuitively empathic, she often finds herself listening to strangers open up to her. Studying education, psychology and engaging in community service invited her to feel we all have a gift to share. Life has led her to teach, write and now home-school her young ones. Blessed to be happily married to the love of her life and living (out loud!) in Florida, she has been embracing contemporary shamanism, writing inspirational pieces, and working on her first book. You can find her Facebook page here or visit her blog here. You can also email her. 

Having a Bad Day? Guest Blog Post by Vicki Lickorish

I woke feeling BAD which is so out of character for me! 

I felt alone, I felt rejected, and I felt useless. I felt like the whole world was conspiring against me!

It was such a horrible feeling, all I could do was cry, and those tears just did not want to stop flowing.

What had happened to me over night?

The whole house seemed heavy and as everyone else woke up, the tension seemed to build with it, to which my tears just flowed some more!

My usual routine had also been disturbed, I snapped and then sulked, then when I’d sulked a bit more, I went back shouted and stomped around not understanding why the bloody hell I was feeling the way I was feeling.

Now in this sort of mood, it’s not good when everyone asks,

“What’s up with you?”

Even though they are saying it with a loving concern, this particular morning I wasn’t quite seeing it that way, and my reply, with tone of a women processed, “I DON’T KNOW, SO JUST PISS OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE…If you don’t…I’m quite likely to kill you!!!!!”
They all soon got the message, and did as requested…wise move!

Cup of tea time, a good cuppa always helps, out with the Yogi energy tea, the message on the tag,

“One taste is more than ten telling.” 

I dismissed the message.

Ok, now they’ve left me alone I start to sulk some more, I felt excluded…but hey hang on a minute, they are only doing what you’ve asked them to do, so let it go women.

Time for a bit of guidance from the cards…surprise surprise, Bear, Introspection!

My internal dialogue was certainly confused, and I didn’t need telling twice to go and find some quite space and reflect in the silence.

Another cuppa, another message, “Reach the wonderland of consciousness.”

Message received loud and clear…Garden Wonderland time!

I took myself off to my own little sanctuary space in my garden, looking at my warrior tree in the distance. Crow landed on the tree and cawed its mighty cry at me, White Tail, my blackbird friend joined me and then the Dove flew in to say high!

I found a deep sense of inner peace, my tears where in full flow and I had the most huge grin on my face, the wind blowing through my hair, really blowing away all those cob-webs and giving me the reminder that I needed that we are never alone and we are always loved.

I came back indoors and it hit me again, obviously still not quite getting it…then when my laptop started playing up; well that was the final straw…omg…no facebook support from my sisters!!

Yet another cuppa, (it’s true us Brits like our tea!) This time the message said,

“See yourself in the mirror of grace.”

In the cards I use, grace is the essence of Swan medicine, so without further ado I’m off to focus on a physical activity to try and stop the mind chatter.

Determined to snap myself out of it I washed the dishes, a job, along with the rest of the housework, I really dislike doing!

For the first time ever, I found washing up a huge release, there I was stood at the kitchen sink having a good old soul cleanse…oh those tears where flowin!

What a release…made me feel soooo much better and my mind went back to my first cup of tea, why did I dismiss the message, one taste was enough, it took two tastes for me to realize I didn’t want another eight times telling!

After a nice long hot shower, (don’t you find, it’s the one place you know you can have 10 minutes totally undisturbed time, such a great place to reflect!) my son came out with a question that took me by surprise and made me stop and think,“Mum, I know you haven’t got all your woman’s bits (I had a hysterectomy 12 years ago) but do you still get the hormones and things?”

Why son?

“Well you’ve changed; you seem to be getting all moody like this each month, you never used to, so I just thought I ask.”

Right ok…so anything else you’d like to add to that son?

“Yeh mum, I think maybe you’re due on!”

This made me quite literally laugh out loud, omg had I been that bad, I had a flash back to my PMT days…tell you what it snapped me out of negative mood I still had hanging around me that’s for sure!

So why am I telling you all this, because I know how it makes feel to read something that makes me feel ‘normal’ again, that makes me feel like I’m on my own.

Sometimes just knowing this can make so much difference, it does for me!

Yes there will be shitty days when we are feeling low, we’ve just got to see them from a new perspective, learn from them, work through the feelings they evoke in us.

It doesn’t mean that we’ve not already dealt with issues, see it as almost like a test to see how we deal with things reoccurring and re-surfacing…it’s how we react that is answer to the test.

Life really is like a rollercoaster, it has the highs and lows, the ups and the downs, it sends you all shaky but always makes you want to back for more!

Don’t let the lows override the highs, remember it’s all part of life and the lessons it has to teach us, work through the lows so you regain balance and remember, you are never alone, support is always there.

loads of loVe…Vicki Lickorish.xx

Vicki Lickorish

Vikki is the founder of Combined Energies, C0-Founder of The Real Road, a Life Guide, an Empowerment Coach, an Intuitive Empath, a Motivational Speaker, a Spiritual Co-Ordinator, a Soul Healer, a Wife, a Mother, an Internationally Published Story Teller, and a Radio Show host on The Real Road Radio Show!


In Vikki's words "Let's just say, I'm Me, living my journey from my heart, with the occasional blip every now and again when the lessons haven't quite sunk in, I am human after all!  I keep things real, I keep it simple, I say it as it is, and I loVe what I do."

Vikki shares a quote that sums up everything perfectly for her.  

"Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do.

It's a decision about Who You Are.

When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes.

You begin to see life in a new way.

All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do." Neale Donald Walsch

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Weekly Vibe with Laurissa Heller - This is a year to make history ....

Thomas Eicherger

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. --John F. Kennedy

Interestingly enough that will not be the problem encountered this week. We will be thinking so much that our brains may feel over taxed with all the information that we have been gathering. We will more than likely surround ourself with foggy places that seem unending.

Trying to organize parts to make sense will most likely drive our focus, but with Neptune and Chiron sitting next to Mercury and the Sun, it would be good to understand that we are meant to be walking the path of faith at this juncture. This does not mean that there will not be ingenious thoughts dropped into our laps every once in awhile. If this is the case, write the thought down because the mind will more than likely move on to the next item on the list and forget the pure brilliant intelligence that was gifted. It is a time to take chances, meaning on new ideas and ventures. This does not mean throwing a lot money at an investment; this is about filling-in the spaces of you.

Emotions can be heavy with the Moon in Scorpio, and this aspect will be connected to relations with others who have a direct number to your heart. If you remember to check your ego at the door, life will flow much more. Have compassion and understand that your loved ones are also going through tremendous change.

We are in the middle of a birthing process. In human terms it means being pregnant for 9 months and then -- anywhere from 2 to 36 hours we form a new life on Earth, but this is a collective birthing which takes years. Stick to your inner compass and be patient with process of transformation. This is a year to make history, and so it will be.........

Laurissa Heller - Vibes From The Sky

Laurissa Heller is an astrologer and a 500 hour (Yoga Alliance Certified) teacher in Annapolis, as well as a meditation teacher. She assists people with their personal questions about life through her own unique style that she likes to call Infusion Astrology.  Blending her yoga and meditation philosophy with her skills as an intuitive astrologer gives her a different perspective on a person’s chart.  Her readings inform people of the different powers that they encompass as part of their incarnation. It is significant to understand how traits and qualities that have been imprinted can be used to benefit life’s journey.   She likes to combine her varied background to give her clients in-depth, detailed readings which empower them to make informed decisions. Laurissa’s workshops, personal readings, and classes allow fellow travelers to guide their development in a very empowering way. 

Laurissa has taught various types of yoga for over ten years throughout the Baltimore, Washington area.  She has studied with Robert Ohotto, (Intuitive Strategist and Astrologer), Beryl B. Birch, a long list of yoga teachers, Carolyn Myss (author of Sacred Contracts), and Lynn Bell who teaches at the Center for Psychological Astrology in London.    Laurissa considers Liz Greene, teacher, and founder of the Center for Psychological Astrology, to be one of her primary teachers through her many books.  She has studied with Lama Surya Das. She also belongs to the National Council for Geocosmic  Research Inc.

Eastern Philosophy ~ Western Living ~ Infusion Astrology

If you are interested in learning more about Laurissa’s work, you can check out her blogtalkradio show on a weekly basis, as she integrates the symbolic world of astrology and ritual into every day living topics with her co-host Deb Kabin, Earthmotherholisticevents.com.

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Weekly Message from Agni - Trust

Weekly Message from Agni - 2/12/2012

This week:


Trust becomes an issue this week.
You might loose some trust in others.
You will gain trust in your own vision
You even might start to trust the voice in your heart.

Have a blessed week.

Love and light, Agni

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