The Seasonal Journey
If you think about the Five Element Theory like a rich unfolding spiral, a ladder to the stars, a celestial helix of evolutionary layers, it suddenly takes on a richer dimension. It is oversimplified to think we run on a single-dimensional wheel as we move between Summer and Winter, when in fact we are walking the spiralling arms of a labyrinth, stepping up, up, and up through our life experiences on our own uniquely evolving path.
Balancing the Fire Element
And when people say "open your heart" I am fast to clamp my hand over my chest to assess if it is in fact safe for the Emporer to leave the grounds.
The ‘Way’ is easy
We often hear talk of the Law of Attraction among modern Self Help gurus and changemakers, however its not a new idea. The ancient Taoists were well and truly onto the concept that thoughts turn to things, and as such urged purity of thought and mind “in here” so that what we created “out there” matched the frequency of goodness in all ways.
They called this nourishment, and its discovery speaks the volume of who we are.
The Wood Element in movement, coordination and grace.
Wood is an exquisitely intricate being responsible for co-ordinating us through space, orientating us towards the light and esuring that we navigate along the best path possible.
Its healthy to occasionally blow your mind!
Also, a pretty picture of Spring Butterflies.
Beltaine Energies
Bealtaine is a period of time filled with the bright green of sunlight through leaves, the type of light that infuses the subaquatic green light of the Faerie realms and brings us to the place of magic and possibility that exists beyond the rational.
Sun, Rain and Wood.
As Spring gains momentum around us we are moving as rising Yang. From the belly of the family hearth of winter, outwards like the wind, to the very edges of the world this blog looks at growth and evolution through the lens of the Wood Element.