February
2013 Monthly Visions: Truth vs Theatre
The video version with commentary is here
This year has had a
real heaviness to it which may have left some questioning have we truly
'made it'? The ending of our old cycle
meant one of two things as we faced the beginning of a new cycle. Collectively
we had a choice: to awaken and transform our world, or to stay in our slumber
and experience the demise of all living things. That was the reality of our
situation. The way we were going was not, and is not, sustainable. So it was
with great anticipation that we looked forward to the beginning of our new
cycle. It symbolised a positive turning point and a new beginning. We knew that
we did not come here to fail yet again, and so millions of people celebrated as
together we shifted into a new era of consciousness, and thus a new era of
awakening and global transformation.
Yet after the first dewy days of a new dawn,
rather than feeling exhilaration and bliss many of us found ourselves feeling
like we’d been hit with a wet cloth. We
experienced a sense of heaviness, depression and even a desire to leave the
planet for much of January. We may even have wondered “Did we
really choose the road of mass awakening and transformation? Am I deluding
myself? Maybe we failed...again!!” Speaking
for myself, even though everything was fine and dandy in my personal world, it
felt very hard to be here on Earth and I haven’t felt that way in a long long
long long time. I became hyper-super aware of all the injustice that is still
out there, all the lies and dysfunction that are still happening, all the
mediocrity we’re still surrounded by that’s celebrated by the mass media while
real issues and solution-pioneers are ignored, and part of me just did not want
to be here anymore. I’m sure many of you felt the same way.
February
will feel much lighter as we adjust to the new program which is: here’s the
truth of your reality/world, what are you going to do about it? We will
continuously be called this year to find ways to come back to our centre with
revelation after revelation sending us into waves of shock at times and even
further despair. We need to remember that revelations are a positive thing,
even if they are challenging, because they lift what has always been there
under the carpet to the surface. Revelations are an important part of the
process of positive change. Revelations are part of the process of awakening
into greater consciousness and awareness. So it will be a very dramatic year,
and it will also be exciting to be a witness to all that is being uncovered.
Many
of you will already be feeling this ‘witness’ or ‘observer’ vibe, having
energetically already stepped out of the old matrix, and watching as if from
the outside in as the old world falls away.
This may seem to contradict our commitment to greater conscious action,
however the key word there is conscious
action. We don’t personally need to be
involved in every demolition and re-construction of every building and
structure on the planet. We all have our own piece of the puzzle to take care
of. Just follow your own inner compass
and your own Hansel and Gretel Cookie crumbs. You may be a conscious observer
for some issues, and a passionate activist for others. You may be a devoted
parent who is committed to researching about the healthiest food options for
your kids, or you may be a kind, loving person who is always there to extend a
helping hand to others. A lot of people get confused about this fine line
between taking action vs allowing thing to unfold. To me it is not an either/or
situation, it is both. It is our old paradigm’s version of action that has
confused us. The old version was a very masculine, aggressive, mind type of
action, often coming from fear, that wasn’t necessarily in harmony with the
actual, desired outcome. The new version of action is conscious, heart-based,
divinely-inspired action which may at times mean that your action is to sit and
be in your own sacred space. It may mean getting political. It means whatever
it means for you in each moment.
At
the same time that January brought a heaviness born of hyper-awareness, I was aware
that this hyper-awareness was a good thing and much needed for everyone to
finally snap awake in a really conscious, practical way and be active
transformation agents in greater and bigger ways; on a humanitarian level,
political level, environmental level etc.
We are continuing to receive so many
signs that
something major has shifted. Mass protests are everywhere demanding a myriad of
social changes, and governments are finally committing to meet some of those
demands - British MP’s have voted in favour of same-sex marriage. There has
been, and will be more, unprecedented outrage and a ‘no more’ vibe to attitudes
and ways that have long passed their use by date. Negative comments about women
breastfeeding in public triggered a ‘nurse-in’ outside a television studio in
Australia. While those particular negative comments may not compare to other
recent triggers for outrage (the rape of women and the sexual abuse of children
for example) the reaction is linked to the same core: the rise of the divine
feminine and the refusal to continue to allow the disrespect that women,
children, minority groups, and other vulnerable people have continually been
shown. Conservative U.S television host and political commentator Bill O’Reilly
said recently, “The White Establishment is now the minority.” He said that with
a grim face like it’s a bad thing, but for those who have been suppressed as a
result of this establishment it was cause for celebration.
There
have been major revelations of long-hidden secrets and we will see more as the
months continue. Lance Armstrong finally came clean (ish) to Oprah and there is
news breaking just now regarding a major drug cover up in Australian sports. It’s been revealed in the UK that popular
brands of food purporting to use beef, are actually using horsemeat instead. There was a mainstream
article that somehow skipped the censor’s brush and dared
to point out the truth: that we have all become participants in a false reality
that has been constructed for us. We will
become aware of this more than ever this year.
A
recent media controversy in Australia highlighted the insensitivity of prank
phone calls after a tragic consequence. In another case, a much loved media
identity’s on-air confession about smoking, tearfully admitting to not being
able to kick the habit while currently pregnant, has raised awareness of the
power and dangers of addiction more than any smoking campaign ever has. All of
these things are shifting our collective consciousness just as much as, if not
more than, any self-help seminar.
So
what’s going on? Have we made ‘the shift’ or not, and if we have why does it
feel so heavy? Well indeed we have but as we’ve been saying for years: shifting
into a new vibration means anything not in alignment with that vibration has to
come up and out for release, collapse or transformation. It is the era of transparency and
authenticity. It is the era of truth and integrity. Whenever we make a major
personal shift, we will always come face to face with all the ways in which we
have been sabotaging ourselves. We will have lightbulb moments about thoughts,
beliefs and actions that have been running contrary to what we say we want.
We’ve experienced this in our personal lives, we are now seeing it in greater
numbers of people, and in wider global arena’s. As with personal awakening and
inner transformation, mass awakening and global transformation requires a
confrontation with truth, and truth is what we are collectively finding
ourselves neck deep in right now.
The heaviness is a result of the megatonnes of
truth, or rather deceptions that were disguised as truth, that are pouring out
of every personal, social, political, government, military, corporate, media,
pharmaceutical, religious, historical etc nook, cranny and crevice right now,
spilling out for all to see and feel – and a lot of it is not pleasant. It can
be downright ugly, disturbing, uncomfortable and challenging to our personal
reality comfort zones. Yet if we truly
want what we say we want – a transformed world – then this heightened exposure
to the current reality that surrounds us is an essential part of that process.
Shifting to a higher level of consciousness involves being awake and aware to
everything that is playing a part in creating our reality, to everything that
is being portrayed to us as reality. We cannot change what we are unaware of.
We cannot step into our power if we are blind to the ways in which power has
been taken from us. Pulling back the
curtain of OZ, or the veil of illusion, is not for the faint-hearted.
Discussing and exposing the truth is often seen as
negative for the very reasons mentioned above. It is often uncomfortable and
challenging to hear it. In mainstream
society the truth often flies against the face of what we have been taught, or
are being told, is truth. In the alternative community, it often flies against
the face of the old ‘new age’ motto to think positive and focus on what you
want, not what you don’t want. Yet there is nothing positive in remaining
silent, in keeping quiet, in being blind to what is going on in the world. Our old ‘everything happens for a reason so
leave it alone’ motto is not going to cut it in this new cycle. Yes, everything
does happen for a reason – we are collectively starting to realise that one of
the higher opportunities of a tragic event or injustice is to act as a catalyst
for action and transformation. This is what we will see more and more of this
year. People being galvanised into action by small and large events, that
trigger unprecedented outpourings of emotion and response, compelling individuals,
communities, companies and governments alike to finally do something about a
variety of issues.
“I feel we are not supposed to sit
back and use spiritual platitudes as justification for inaction, or to avoid the
emotional responses that would be triggered by actually facing the realities of
the world in which we live. Those emotional responses hold the key that will
guide us to whatever action is most appropriate. It is through our emotional
experiences that we find our humanity and ultimately express our spiritual
“enlightenment.” The greatest measure of our enlightenment now lies in this
question: In the face of watching brothers and sisters in extreme crisis, what
are you going to do?
Right now, the truth is
making some people very upset - namely, those who have relied on certain truths
remaining hidden in order to stay in power. There’s now even a supposed
negative name for those of us who dare to question official stories and
practices – ‘truthers’. It’s starting to feel like the days of the witch hunts
all over again where people who voice the truth or dare to question are
ridiculed or worse! Protests are seen as
low-level terrorism, while laws are being put into place in some U.S states
making anyone who reports factory
farm abuses a terrorist! Facebook is suspending
accounts that question the official narrative of Sandy Hook following a warning
from Connecticut Police that misinformation could result in prosecution. Questioning a narrative that has so many
inconsistencies as to be completely mind-boggling is a perfectly normal human
reaction. It is our right as citizens to question things that are directly, or
indirectly, affecting our community, country or world. Whether it is mass media incompetence
reporting staggering inaccuracies or outright deceit that explains these inconsistencies,
surely we aren’t okay with either? So why are people who are asking questions
being vilified by members of their family and community? It is a good sheep-herder
that can train his sheep to herd themselves into not stepping outside the
established boundaries!
Before
we all run away from the planet in despair, the good news is that the degree of
truth-repression that’s occurring right now is a direct response to the degree
of truth-seeking, truth-demanding and truth-revealing that is occurring right
now. Informed, courageous people are still daring to question. They are daring
to reveal truth and they are having a positive impact - activists have
prevented the ‘factory farm whistleblower = terrorist’ laws from passing in
seven states.
No one is here to tell you what is truth and what is not,
what is good for your children and family, and what is not. There is no one
truth fits all size, however there is that which is true for you. And to find
out what is true for you is one of your most important jobs right now. Do whatever resonates best – read, research,
meditate, journal, ask questions, look under carpets, muscle test. Find answers
that sit right with you and let your own inner authority guide you.
Another
reason for this new cycle heaviness was explained so well by the ‘grandmother’
of Conscious Evolution Barbara Marx Hubbard in a recent interview with The
Shift Network’s Stephen Dinan. She described it as a kind of post-partum
depression that even she has felt. Having spent so long exerting so much time,
energy and focus toward the ‘birth’ date of a new world, it is as if we woke up
the next morning to the reality that we had a newborn in our arms (a world
needing to be completely overhauled from ground up) and frankly the reality of
the situation hit us all like an overwhelming blanket that we wanted to hide
under for a while.
A
relevant comment came through on my Facebook page that many of you will
resonate with: “Initially my January started off
rather light but as it's gone on it's just gotten heavier and heavier and I feel
like I've stepped back 10 steps for no reason ... so I'm just sitting with it
and not 'doing' anything with it as I'm hoping it will pass very soon.”
My reply was: “I would love it to pass soon too but
unlike heaviness from energetic or emotional debris that can be cleared in an
easier way, what we are feeling is the physical debris, the physical reality of
all the systems that have been operating in a way that is not in harmony with
our hearts, souls, our health, our worth. So in this case the clearing that
needs to take place revolves around action be it exposing truth and old
attitudes, or participating in the creation of/supporting new systems and
structures. So the heaviness is not so much an energy we need to move through,
rather it is many aspects of physical reality that we have to dismantle and
replace with a new physical reality. We had to get to a certain level of
consciousness in order to be able to do this, but now we're here it's time to
transfer our consciousness into action, in whatever small or large ways. I
believe it will be in our daily actions now that we will find relief from the
heaviness.
So a good question to ask right now in the heaviness
might be: what can I do right now to find relief from the heaviness? What can I
do to make me feel I am participating in the clearing/renovation process? It
might be as easy as reminding yourself: Well I am recycling a lot more than I
used to. I am choosing fresh, healthy, local food when I can. I am aware of the
ingredients in my packaged food and moisturisers. I support local farmers and
craftspeople. It might be as challenging as committing to something that you
keep procrastinating about that your soul is calling you to do more of, or less
of. Even not 'doing' anything can be a conscious action eg consciously choosing
to stay in a peaceful heart-based space. When you consciously acknowledge that
this is your contribution for this moment, it is in those moments that you will
find relief. Another great question to ask is: what is this particular
heaviness drawing my attention toward? What have I just been made aware of?
Often you'll find that the same sort of topics/events make you feel heavy, so
these are clues as to perhaps what your soul would like to get more involved
with at some point down the track or find more information about.”
Around the same time that I was writing about this
heaviness, a friend sent through a
beautiful short video of a young boy with down's syndrome being mothered/patted
gently by a golden labrador. It instantly lightened the heart, so add to the
list of actions you can take: watch something, read something or listen to
something that reminds you of all the beauty and love that exists on our
planet. It was a great reminder to balance out all the heavy truth-revealing with
joyous truth-revealing as there is plenty of that out there right now as well.
We
are creating a new world, and there is plenty of evidence right now to show
that. This evidence may not be wrapped in the pretty package we expected, but
remember that the real gift is not the package. It is what is inside once the
paper comes off.
(c) Dana Mrkich 2013
Dana
Mrkich is an Energy Intuitive, Author of A New Chapter, Creator of E-course
Create a Life you Love and an inspirational teacher, writer and speaker. For
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