First Day

Greetings on this day of Venus transit!


On such a day of change, of what looks to me like a corkscrew (kundelini) energy, I feel inspired to print a piece written three years ago.  As we approached the summer solstice of 2009, A. Michael said we were entering a three-year period during which we would "try on for size" the energy of the Third (New) Earth that dawned with that solstice.


We approach now the conclusion of that leap of faith period in which we have explored ourselves in formlessness; a heady time and a frightening time for many.  Wisdom guided me to write this:


Be still and know that you are divine;
That change without reflects change within
And we are equal to it.


Know this time is formless,
Know that we are re-forming what is human.


Imagine that all before has been as the child
Preparing for kindergarten.


Well-meaning adults have encouraged you,
With visions of the
   playground, the pretend corner, lunch with friends,
     nap time, learning to read and count.
And so the new life takes shape in your mind.


First Day comes.  You are excited.
Your Teacher opens the door.
And there is no floor.
No toys?  No shapes, no colors, no numbers or letters
To guide you on First Day.


And yet,
With courage dredged from some mystical space
You step inside and BEGIN.


As we enjoy this awesome day of transit, in the lingering energy of yesterday's full moon, and as we approach the Jupiter event and solstice, I consider how prepared we are; how we have practiced this new energy and what courage it takes for us each to begin and to persist and to Become.


Breath is the key to relieving the inevitable tension that comes with such awesome exploration and initiation.  So I breathe with all of you and offer gratitude for "that which we cannot yet see."
It is real.  That dream.  That New Earth.  Breathe an try it on for size.  It is more than we can imagine.


Phyl-EL