Life Lines...for a changing world

All the Time

2012-01-20T12:12:00.001-05:00

When I reflect upon the past 12 years of my life and all of the "shifting" that had occurred, from leaving my job, entering into the alternative health field, ending a 14 year relationship, moving across country, focusing on my inner work and life work, changing career fields again, and after driving over 30,000 miles back and forth across the country, I realize much of it was like a dog chasing its tail.

Was all the movement necessary? Yes. It is only after we climb every mountain, turn over every stone, chase every dream, and exhaust every belief can we stop, catch our breath, and then realize the truth of who we are. Last year was a year of long needed rest after a virtual whirlwind of movement. As still as 2011 was, 2012 will bring new movement and begin a new spiral in our lives.

For many, the truth of who we are is our greatest fear. It comes from all of the programming we received from our parents, teachers, society, government, and religion. You can't be that powerful. You can't know that. You can't do that. You can't...you can't...you can't. No wonder we have spent years chasing our tails! We break these chains of limitation through movement, through spinning and creating a vortex of energy focused in our core. Only then have we amassed sufficient energy to break the god-awful grip of those foolish beliefs.

Much of our chasing is done alone. Soul family come and go to assist us along the way but no one can chase our tails for us. This is a path we must walk alone.

Then one day we wake up and know in our hearts what we came here to do. We focus our energy on our work until we've done all we can do by ourselves. We realize we need others to help us bring this creation into the world. 2012 is the year we find our work partners. We begin to co-create heaven on earth.

I recently heard this song by Barry Manilow and felt the words more deeply than I had in the past. I think the lyrics may express how many of us may feel this year.

All The Time

All the time I thought there's only me
Crazy in a way that no one else could be
I would have given everything I own
If someone would have said "you're not alone"

All the time I thought that I was wrong
Wanting to believe but needing to belong
If I'd've just believed in all I had
If someone would have said "you're not so bad"

CHORUS
All the time, all the wasted time
All the years waiting for a sign
To think I had it all
All the time

All the time I thought there's only me
Crazy in a way that no one else could be
I can't believe that you were somewhere, too
Thinking all the time there's only you

CHORUS
(Words and Lyrics by Barry Manilow and Marty Panzer)

To think I had it all, all the time?! Wow. Now comes the fun!

Here's to finding our play buddies! I don't know about you but my work is play!

2012 - Embodying the Divine

2011-12-13T10:10:00.015-05:00

What better time than the season of light, Christmas, to prepare for the physical integration of my God self. For those of us wayshowers, it is becoming increasingly evident that our time draws near.

This past year has been physically still, emotionally moving, mentally challenging, and spiritually awakening. I have experienced numerous heart-opening events, challenging yet empowering relationship issues, disconnection from and reconnection to consciousness grids, and reclamation of my soul and its passion.

If I look back at 2011 with the eyes of mainstream consciousness, it appears I didn't do much. I worked a part time job and researched and wrote numerous chapters for my second book. In turn, my book worked on me. As a writer friend of mine says, we write for ourselves first and then others. The first potential title I gave my book is, Remembering Your Divinity. 2011 has certainly been a year of doing just that. From stillness comes all motion.

2012 feels like the year of not only remembering my divinity, but embodying and living as the God that I AM. How do I wrap my human mind around that? The answer is I don't. I open my heart to it. In my second book, I am writing about the heart and how the energy of the universe, the divine intelligence, works through the heart and enables us to do anything. The heart's electromagnetic field is 5000 times more powerful than the brain's. The heart can handle the enormity of what it means to be God incarnate, the mind cannot.

While we are tuning into the higher frequencies of new consciousness grids, the 3D world appears to make no sense. Words do not always flow freely and when I find myself searching for the word I chose to use, that word no longer makes sense to me. New thought templates cannot contain the words of the past. Words are powerful tools of creation. Given the nature of the world today, I certainly do not choose to continue to create more of the old. A new vocabulary is literally forming since sound yields form. We are writing the new thought templates as we move up in frequency. As we do this we reform our world, first within and then without.

2011 was a year of intense internal reformation. I think 2012 will be a year of intense external reformation as we embody, as Maureen Moss calls it, the heart and mind of God.

I will begin 2012 with ceremony to declare and embody the God that I AM. For me, there is no other "work." This is the work of the human soul.

This Christmas, I know and experience joy in my world, triumphant faith, love beyond measure, a thankful heart, and heavenly peace. Here's to 2012 and the end of the world as I have known it. Cheers!

Allow, Accept, Remember

2011-10-17T10:44:00.001-04:00

We are the author of our life's story. Chapters begin and chapters end. In this lifetime of writing multiple volumes and not just chapters, I recently completed volume one. After completing a volume, it is best to rest, recoup, and reflect for what is coming will not look at all like the previous volume.

This year of stillness seemed like a never-ending period of mercury retrograde on steroids. All of the "re's" came to visit. In addition to the three "re's" I listed above, revamp, rehash, redo, revisit, revise, rethink, reorder, re-imagine, and even rewire came to add to the fun. Does anyone feel remotely like the person he or she was ~~last year~~, ~~last month~~, yesterday?! The best way I can describe this year for me is I went on an extended writer's retreat, had writer's block the whole time, and yet couldn't or wouldn't leave.

When do I get to start volume two?! Every time I compose a beginning - a workshop here, a book promotion there - the universe takes the paper and crumples it up. More rewrite. The old is done. The only "re" I cannot do is recreate what was. Volume two cannot be written by the same person who wrote volume one.

It is as if I stepped into a whole new world and I am disoriented. Where am I? How do I navigate? How do I communicate? What in this world do I do next?! What came to me the other night are three words that someone used as their topic for a speech I heard years ago: allow, accept, and remember.

Allow the universe to flow through me. Allow myself to be taken care. Allow my abundance to flow from and to me. Allow myself to love and be loved. Allow myself to feel joy. Allow what is next to come to me. Allow myself to be who I really am.

Accept where I am. Accept what the universe has given me. Accept my power. Accept my gifts. Accept who I am.

Remember my agreement before I embodied. Remember my origin. Remember who I truly am.

Only by allowing, accepting, and remembering who I really am, can I begin the next volume of my life and live my life's true purpose. Knowing it is one thing, living it is a whole other thing.

Here We Go!

2011-08-10T15:33:00.001-04:00

Yesterday was the crest of the 5th day of the last wave of the Mayan Calendar. Picture humanity at the highest point or crest of a roller coaster ride. We are all securely seated, each with our unique view point, knowing that we are all about to take a plunge. Some are fearful of what they think lies ahead. Others are giddy with anticipation of the rush of the ride and some are just along for the ride and don't care either way. Just look around and I think you will see people who see this time in history as a time to fear or a time to rejoice or are just observing in neutral. No matter how you view it, there seems to be no way for humanity to turn this ride around. Like it or not, here we go!

I am currently living near an amusement park that is within walking distance. During one of my walks around the park, I thought about how a roller coaster is a metaphor for life, with its ups and downs, twists and turns, and coming full circle. Even so, people choose to take the ride. We all decided before we embodied to take this ride during this lifetime of change. How we choose to experience the ride, whether to embrace the ups and downs or to fight the flow, makes all the difference in how we feel when we are done.

The purpose of an amusement park is to amuse or bring joy. Life is meant to be lived in joy. We, as conscious co-creators, are designed to create from our hearts and what resides in the heart? Joy.

The physicist, Julian Barbour, proved that what we think in this 3-D world creates certain forms in 6-D. I refer to these forms as etheric templates in the book I am currently writing. He proved that what we focus on is created as sacred geometry forms (thought forms) in another dimension, which eventually become part of 3-D. When we focus on fear, we get more fear. When we focus on joy, we get more joy.

I knew that at this crucial time, humanity would be looking for lifelines. Hence the title of my blog and publishing company, Life Lines. What lifeline will be strong enough to survive this ride we are on? The obvious answer is love but love is cliche. Love is a loaded word that can be interpreted in various ways. Joy, on the other hand, is less ambiguous. Can you imagine feeling joy without also being in a state of love?

On August 18, we enter the energy of destruction during the 5th night of the Mayan Calendar. Destruction of the world economy, destruction of political and societal structures, destruction of the environment, destruction through catastrophic earth changes, and destruction through war may all come to pass. Not a pretty picture and yet, if you realize that we can no longer survive if we continue on this current path, then you can look at this change with gratitude and joy. If the world as we have known it is coming to an end as the indigenous of the world have predicted, then let's keep dancing! Let's bring in the new with enthusiasm! The word enthusiasm comes from the root entheos meaning having a god within. What may seem to be counter-intuitive to most people, being in joy, is exactly what will turn the tide.

Riding the waves of change while in joy creates smaller swells. It calms the rough seas of change. Time flies when you are having fun because joy keeps you in the moment of now. Fear cannot exist in the moment of now.

I wrote in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, "Joy comes from living the truth of who you are." As destruction increases in the last months of the Calendar, our consciousness increases. Joy is the natural effect of awakening to our divine nature. As doom and gloom abound, joy tiptoes in unannounced. When was the last time you played? Pay attention to what brings you joy. Notice when you are in your joy. Choose joy. Joy is contagious.

The Collective NDE

2011-06-01T11:11:00.003-04:00

Each of us is living a "near death experience" or NDE. We know our bodies still exist and yet we experience what it is like to be out of body. Have you felt like a walking zombie lately?

For months now, it has felt like we were dying yet we are still here. What we are experiencing is the collective dying to left brain-dominated consciousness and simultaneously experiencing right brain expansive consciousness. What is orchestrating this zombie-like experience is our hearts. Yes, the heart, and not the brain, is mission control within the body.

The left brain is responsible for interpreting energy patterns so that we are able to make sense or rationalize what is happening in the physical realm. This is why the left brain is the seat of reason. Without our left brains, we would not be able to function in the physical reality. If we remain stuck in our left brains, we begin to believe that what we see in the physical is all there is. I am separate from everything and therefore the fear of not having enough is birthed. Greed takes over and we all can see the effects of this greed in our world. Separation consciousness is self-destructive. It breeds competition and war.

In this time of the collective NDE, our left brains switch off for a while, allowing our right brains to take over. Right brain consciousness taps into our creative, expansive selves. When we meditate, we experience the bliss of "losing ourselves" in all there is. Separation doesn't exist. The idea of competition is nonsense since we end up defeating ourselves. We realize cooperation is the only way.

It feels wonderful to be in your "right mind". Everything is beautiful. Love is all there is. It is like reliving the 70's but the hippie movement didn't make a lasting change in the world. When we are stuck in right brain consciousness, we live in la la land 24/7 floating around like a hovercraft going nowhere. Nothing really materializes in our world. In order for us spiritual beings having an occasional human experience to manifest anything in the physical, we must ground the energy. The Kabbalah teaches us this. The first Sephorith in the Tree of Life, upon which the tree is rooted, is Malkuth - Lord of Earth.

The key to enlightenment is to balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain. "We live in a many and one universe" so says the first key in The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch. The right brain says "I am that" realizing the unity of all things. I am part of the everything, even the energy that made me. The left brains says "I am." I am the individuated genius from an energy matrix from the vast Source of All. No one has the exact same manifestation of codes as me. This is the middle pillar Rebecca Carol Lee referred to in her book, The Three Resurrections. The middle pillar is the blending of the left and right hemispheres of the brain, the masculine and the feminine, the science and the mysticism creating the Divine Science.

We are recalibrating our energy and rewiring our brains to first experience living in right brain consciousness for a while. Have you tried counting money, remembering an address, or comprehending what you have just read lately?! These are all left brain activities. If you feel like you are totally disconnected from "reality" and feel like a blissful cloud floating in a sea of noisy nonsense, this too shall pass. Heaven is here now so be here now. You are in a body and through that body you create. You were born to create and there is no creating without interpreting the energy around you. Soon we will marry our left hemisphere to our right hemisphere and create heaven on earth. We live from our hearts, knowing that the heart is in control. That, my friends, is what this whole ascension thing is about. We become Adonai Ha-Aretz, Lord of Earth.

Extreme Heart Makeover

2011-05-23T16:44:00.012-04:00

Well, what an ascension ride this is! What is your ascension "soup du jour"? Most of my friends are experiencing major cellular memory clearing through upper respiratory or intestinal "infections."   I experienced my big clearing event on May 9, only my clearing was not with the lung and large intestine meridian. Mine was with the heart meridian.

It has been raining everyday for the past month except for a couple of days. The rains flooded my front yard right up to the front deck. I know water symbolizes emotion and boy is there a lot coming!

The day before my big event, I noticed as I was slicing a beet, it felt like I was cutting open a heart, as this beet was heart-shaped. Later, I looked at the sliced strawberries resembling small red hearts. I didn't realize the significance of making note of these until after the event.

When I woke up on May 9, I immediately sat up in bed and said determinately, "I know my heart is not as open as it can be. I choose to open my heart now." What I forgot to add to that was "with ease and grace."   Thankfully, my guides were with me the entire day, telling me what to do next. I pulled my tarot cards for the day and one of them was Pay Attention.

That morning I noticed a seagull land in front of the house. Just the other day I wondered why I hadn't seen any around the canal so this sighting caught my attention. The seagull symbolizes deep emotional healing. How perfect! I knew I needed to be by a larger body of water so I walked to the lake.

After walking along the lake shore, I was guided to walk to the amusement park, which had not yet opened for the season. As I sat on a bench facing some of the rides, I realized that this amusement park was where I experienced the most joy as a child. One of the nine keys from my first book is, "Joy resides in the heart." I walked to look at my favorite rides at Kiddieland. (Can you believe they have the same rides I enjoyed as a child?!) Tears started welling up in my eyes as I said to myself, "I want my joy back!" I knew I needed to get back to process this release.

On my way back, I had the thought that this release will bring about another metamorphosis. Just as I had that thought, a blue butterfly flew in front of me! As I approached the house, I saw a flicker fly from the ground to the tree. Flicker medicine brings a new cycle of growth and helps us to see hidden patterns and "coincidences."

I was guided to go online when I got back, which I thought was odd. I was guided to sign up for a teleconference that included some instant free downloads, one of which was a guided heart opening meditation. Okay, here we go!

Almost immediately after finishing the meditation, I felt this incredible pressure and palpitation in my chest. The phrase "Be careful what you ask for because you will get it" never entered my mind that day! I thought I had better call a friend and ask her check in with my energy as it felt like I was having a heart attack. As I am on the phone with her, I am sobbing uncontrollably. Tears that were held back from this and every other lifetime came out. She said she saw a huge chunk coming off of my heart and that my guides were there toning and facilitating. As all of this is happening, as though in another dimension, I am watching two rabbits play in the field across from the canal. The rabbits came to tell me it is time to face my fears that hold me back from growing.

I went into the bedroom and immediately went into child's pose. I toned and cried at the same time - not an easy thing. So much energy was moving that I felt like I was going to vomit. After that passed, I went into the shower and used a loofah to scrub away the old skin of who I was. I was guided to make dinner and then meditate. As I meditated, I felt my third eye and heart being worked on and then I saw a huge intense white light coming out of my heart chakra. I heard, "What did you think an open portal would look like?!"

That night I dreamed I lost my wallet and my car was gone from the parking lot. The old identity is gone and along with the old journey. All that in less than 24 hours!

Oh, but there's more! As soon as I opened my heart, more incredible synchronicity happened. A woman emailed me on Facebook the next morning saying that she has been following my work and would love to share life stories. The reason this email caught my eye is that her name is Susan. I had just listened to a reading I got years ago that said I would meet a Susan and she would be a marker for me. So I looked up her website and she lives in the area and knows some of the people I know!   We emailed back and forth and scheduled a lunch meeting.

On the morning of the meeting, I saw a hummingbird at the front deck. Joy and the ability to do the impossible, I thought. I felt light as a feather as I walked that morning. I noticed a sign on a dumpster that read, "Bliss." How appropriate!

The lunch meeting was magical. After lunch we sat on a stoop where we enjoyed our coffee. Next to us was a small sidewalk sign that read, "Don't delay, today is the day." After seeing that, I asked her if she would like to teach some workshops together.   She was delighted. When we arrived back at her car, I noticed the cars parked between us were gone. I said, "The path between us is clear now." We had tears in our eyes as we hugged good-bye.

Magic happens when we open our heart and lighten our load. Healing isn't always pretty but it is worth it. I know there are other wonderful stories of awakening out there. You may be living yours right now. Just know that my heart is with you.

Coming out of the Dark

2011-05-03T21:33:00.003-04:00

The winds of change blew through last month in a BIG way. Through the dark clouds of death, despair, and destruction, I see a light. The light isn't off in the distance. This light is coming from me.

I experienced my own death, despair, and destruction over the past several months. When May 1st came, this "May Day" did not signal impending doom but impending delight. It was as though I woke up that morning with the answer I have been seeking, duh! Light! Lighten up. Enlighten. Light the way. Delight in life!

An article I recently read said that the time for struggle is past. We can all let go now and boy, do I have a lot to let go of! The old patterns and fear have weighed me down long enough. To face all of the boogie men in my closet isn't easy but it sure does feel a lot lighter after the closet is clean!

I still have some sorting to do; sweep out an old relationship here, mend a torn one there. These relationships are the ones that try us the most - our family. How do I remain true to myself, speak from my heart, and say things that may be difficult for them to hear, let alone understand? Effective communication between family members can be trying but when we are literally tuned into different frequencies, it is nearly impossible. Nevertheless, this is part of my growth and clearing.

As we all lighten our load, we are able to focus our light on creating a better a world. As more of us become en-lightened, we shine the light so solutions to our problems are able to be seen. We realize (see with real eyes) that we have the power to change our world and when we work together, we create miracles. It begins with the willingness to change ourselves and then shine our own light.

I will leave you with this song by Gloria Estefan, "Coming Out of the Dark". The words to this song are so appropriate for our time. I changed the word "on" to "from" from the lines "It's shining from me". I encourage you to sing along if it feels right. Happy coming out!

COMING OUT OF THE DARK (Gloria Estefan)

Why be afraid if I'm not alone?
Though life is never easy, the rest is unknown
Up to now, for me, it's been hands against stone
Spent each and ev'ry moment
Searching for what to believe

(Chorus:)
Coming out of the dark
I finally see the light now
And it's shining from me
Coming out of the dark
I know the love that saved me
You're sharing with me

Starting again is part of the plan
And I'll be so much stronger holding your hand
Step by step, I'll make it through; I know I can
It may not make it easier
But I have felt you near all the way

(Repeat Chorus)

Forever and ever, I stand on the rock of your love
Forever and ever, I'll stand on the rock
Forever and ever, I stand on the rock of your love
Love is all it takes, no matter what we face

(And so it is!)

Stop the world, I want to get off!

2011-03-21T10:44:00.001-04:00

Before I begin, my heart goes out to people all over the world as we all go through our trials and tribulations of rebirth. My gratitude to the people of Japan for being the example of calm and poise in the midst of chaos.

We began the final wave of the Mayan Calendar just a week and a half ago. The acceleration during this "wave" is like the roadrunner cartoon character on steroids. Adding some lighter fluid to the fire, Uranus entered Aries on 3/11, the day of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The symbols from this event are unmistakable: the ninth wave began just two days before the giant wave of the tsunami and the date of the disaster, if written the way most of the world writes it, would look like 11-3-11. Elevens are gateways and this month of March signifies our entry into accelerated change of all kinds.

Within one month, governments have changed, thousands have died or are missing in an earthquake and tsunami of historic proportions that may lead to another Chernobyl, volcanoes have erupted, floods continue in the US and around the world, and now we are on the verge of yet another war. What gate did we just walk through?

On a personal level, we are all experiencing the effects of the earth changes in our own ways. The electromagnetic field around our hearts is connected to the earth's electromagnetic field, which is decreasing. In many ways, we are witnessing the death of Mother Earth before her rebirth. For weeks, I have felt like my life force was being drained out of me. Hum,I must have walked through the pearly gate! I wonder if I should update my will?

The answer to that question is yes, but not in the 3D sense of updating a will. My personal will to do, to be, needs updating. As I begin the chapter on alignment in my next book and consciously choose to align my will with divine will, I realized that once again, I am living my book. The gateway I entered is one of realigning my life purpose with that of the universe. This realignment is so big that my old self has to "die" to make room for the new.

Perhaps you have recently felt the deep exhaustion. You think you slept well the night before and wake up only to want to go back to bed. Everything is an effort. Not only is everything an effort, I have wondered why I am doing it? I look around and I don't understand anything or want to be here in this old world. It looks foreign, falling apart, and far from being in harmony with who I am now. There is so much of a schism that things we take for granted look foreign. Why do we need automobiles? What is this device for? Why would you build a building that way? Why do most people give up their lives to just work and sleep and do it again and again and again? I don't get it! I haven't for a while but it has now reached a new level, one of total disconnect. Stop the world, I want to get off!

Clearly, monumental changes are needed but it is not quite time yet to implement all of them. We are still in the birth canal. While we are in this in-between state it is best that we prepare. Prepare for more earth changes, more political unrest, and more internal changes as we birth who we really are. Have compassion and hold space for those who don't realize the extent of this change. They are going through a consciousness shift every eighteen days like the rest of us.

Soon we will be called to step into our new roles and new persona. Others may not recognize us and that's okay. It is our job to be their mirrors and show them who they truly are. We may all like to stop the world and get off right now and the reason why we came to earth this life is to help her through this transition. I know we will do just that!

Love Is

2011-02-20T09:09:00.036-05:00

In my quest to find the answers to life's biggest questions, the question "What is love?" is perhaps the most difficult to answer because it is so ubiquitous. To answer the question with the statement "love is" just didn't satisfy my hunger to really know and define love.

The reductionist in me had me looking at love under the microscope of life. The visionary in me broadened my view to include all of creation. Everywhere I looked, from the tall to the small, I found love. Yes, love is all there is but what is all there is?

In Glenda Green's book, Love Without End,Jesus Speaks, she talks about adamantine particles, the fundamental particles of creation that respond only to love. These particles are smaller than atoms, or protons, neutrons, and electrons. Perhaps they are even smaller than bosons and leptons. Whatever their size, if they respond only to love, then love commands the universe.

Moving up to the atomic level, hydrogen is the simplest of all elements, containing only one proton and one electron. It is the most abundant element in the universe. Our sun is mostly hydrogen. Some researchers have even speculated that hydrogen is the memory stick that plugs into the akashic records. It is because of hydrogen bonding that DNA is able to "unzip" and replicate.

At the molecular level, lets look at water because of its association with emotion and its ubiquity. Our bodies are approximately 70-80% water similar to earth. Water is made of mostly hydrogen and it is hydrogen bonding that is responsible for many of water's unique characteristics, including its ability to structure itself.

Researchers have found that water responds to love. Dr. Emoto's ground-breaking research with water shows us that water holds memory. He and other researchers discovered that the emotion of love structures water and forms a beautiful crystal when flash-frozen. Structured water, as I am writing about in my second book, is the key to the transference of information throughout the body. Love our water, love ourselves is one obvious conclusion from this research. What does it mean to "love" our water or anything else for that matter? I am back to where I started. What is love?

Love is an emotion. We innately know what love feels like to give it and receive it. Since emotions are energy in motion, and all energy has a frequency, then love must be a particular frequency. Once again, our words are literal; the term "good vibrations" is often associated with love. Love is a good vibration.

According to Dan Winter, the feeling of love is the result of the harmonic wave pattern created in the heart, which in turn affects how tightly your DNA helix is braided. A magnetic X, as he calls it, is produced in your heart's electromagnetic field. The magnetic rush you feel when you are close to someone you love is the result of this magnetic X. Your DNA braids its strands according to the golden mean ratio and this produces the emotion of bliss. I would say that is a good vibration.

Drunvalo Melchizedek says love is the golden mean ratio - the harmonic expression of nature. Perhaps Karen Carpenter was right. "...all you get from love is a love song." The harmony of love permeates all of creation creating a symphony whose purpose is to blissfully give praise to the grand architect of it all.

How do you define love? Please share your definitions of love and while you are it, please send love to water. Water is so important to all of life. My love to water and to you, my readers! Thank you.

Tipping Point

2011-02-03T11:11:00.004-05:00

Lessons come in various sizes and shapes, generally wearing a clever disguise.

After being immersed in an intense death phase and forgetting what seems to be real is an illusion, I went out job hunting. My 3-D visible financial resources are low and I thought going back to what was, the 9 to 5 routine, was the way out.

One day I went to a job fair and had a screening interview for a manager position. The interview went well and I received a call that night for another interview the next day. Prior to the second interview, I checked my email. I received an email from my website contact form with the subject line, "Remembering Your Divinity" (part of the current title for my next book). A woman was asking when my second book would be available as she wanted to purchase it! Would I betray the book if I took this job, which would require much more than an eight hour day? Had I forgotten my divinity?

The interview went well even after sharing the nature of my, yet to be completed, second book. Perhaps having this job will provide the money to publish the book, I rationalized.

I moved to the next stage of the hiring process, a critical thinking test which I passed. When I received a call from the company on my birthday informing me they forgot to schedule me for the personality portion of the testing, I immediately noted the timing. Here I am on my rebirth day, as I call it, taking a personality test. While taking the test, I asked myself, "Just whom do you wish to rebirth Joan?" In other words, will you answer from your heart or will you give the answer you think the company wants? Still true to myself, and to my amazement, I "passed" the personality test.

On to yet another interview with some hospital managers with whom I would be working if I got the job. I was half way through the interview when I realized I didn't want the job. It became crystal clear that I would be selling my soul for money. In that moment, I realized how much I needed to write the book and how much I love writing it!

The very last question of this week-long ordeal was, "Do you know Joy Cerio? In the moment I didn't realize the real significance of what he had asked and responded in the usual 3-D manner. It took but a second after my conventional response for me to understand what the universe was asking me. Just add a pause after the word joy (Cerio being my last name) and I think you get the picture! Am I living in joy? Will this job add to my joy? No.

The next day I was notified I wasn't chosen for the position. Of course not. My heart was not in it. I didn't choose the job so why would it choose me?

What the experience showed me was that I was not trusting even though I thought I was. As my friend Mark David wrote in his novel The MoonQuest, you either trust or you don't. There is no in between. I clearly was not trusting.

I did some automatic writing for myself during this never-ending interview process. I wrote that I am at a tipping point. Why not? 2011 may be a tipping point for all of us. Since I wrote this, I have heard this phrase used in various articles and by various reporters describing current events. What huge change inside me is about to happen that will forever change how I operate in the world?

In the shower this morning I played a mind game. I asked myself a series of "what if" questions.
What if I'm really not "from here?"
What if I came here with a divine purpose?
What if every choice I have made so far has provided the ideal experiences to support me carrying out my divine purpose?
What if the past eight years of soul searching and clearing, of unfolding who I really am, was not only for me but had a greater purpose?
What if I totally trust the universe will provide for me?
What if I defy logic and concentrate on finishing my second book instead of looking for a 9 to 5 job?
What if writing this book is part of my divine purpose?
What if I follow my heart in every moment?
What if I remember my divinity?

Sometimes we know something so deeply we miss the forest for the tree. Saying these words tripped a switch within all of my cells and opened a new neural pathway in my brain. Sounds like a tipping point to me? Perhaps now I will live in joy.

As I continue to process this latest "ah ha" moment, I also continue to surrender to the moment of now. Everything happens in the glorious moment of now. Even tipping points.

As Dead as a Door-nail

2010-12-13T17:50:00.002-05:00

"The Marleys were dead to begin with - as dead as a door-nail." So begins The Muppet Christmas Carol. My name is not Marley and I'm not a Muppet, but I am "as dead as a door-nail."

As this year is coming to a close, my life, as I have known it, it also coming to a close. I am in a death phase. Doors of all kinds are closing. It is time to let go of everything.

During my last trip to Sedona, I reluctantly went to a full moon ceremony with a friend who wanted to introduce me to the owners of the retreat where the ceremony was held. Participating in the ceremony was like pulling teeth for me - I just didn't want to do it. I understand the power of ceremony and I had my fill. "I don't need to tie a prayer bundle to set an intention", I thought. The owner who was leading the group was clearly a well-polished showman who, from what I had seen earlier in the evening, doesn't walk his talk. "Enough of ego-driven charlatans too!" I couldn't wait to leave. I reached my saturation point.

The next day I realized why I needed to go to the ceremony. I had to feel totally done with what going to that ceremony represented in my life, that my days of spiritual seeking and learning at that level are done. I let go of all attachments to what I think my spiritual work is or even doing any more spiritual work. I took a good long look at my life and woke up from some delusions.

This death phase has lasted so long and been so painful that all I can liken it to is a spaghetti western where a cowboy was shot and is taking his sweet time to die - twirling around, kicking his feet, and taking some long and painful last gasps. If I were a horse, someone would have put me out of my misery by now. It's a good thing I'm not packing a six iron.

I feel empty like someone picked me up and shook me upside down to get the last whatever out of me. I am hollow. Spent. Kaput. There is no more to give and at this moment, nothing to do. Perfect timing for a mercury retrograde period, don't you think?

In this strange spiral sine wave of life, I just hit the bottom of the trough. The good news is, of course, there is no where to go but up from here. Since much of November felt like a slow death and here we are into mid December, my concern is - how long is the trough? Oh and next week is a full moon lunar eclipse on the solstice! As Charlie Brown would say sarcastically, "Joy to the world."

Christmas is usually a time for miracles, light, and birth. I think we may need to wait until Epiphany for the birthing of the new since mercury doesn't go direct until December 30 and the new moon solar eclipse is on January 4. Yes, we should all have our own epiphany by then!

Meanwhile, I'm allowing all of the last remaining gunk to come up and out and making friends with my death phase. Out with the old and in with the new!

I will leave you with this song from Barry Manilow, "It's Just Another New Year's Eve." Let's take a moment and pat ourselves on the back for making it through this intense year. Enjoy my friends. May 2011 be kind to all of us.

Knocking on Heaven's Door

2010-11-13T18:55:00.003-05:00

Where did this year go? It felt like time stood still for a month or two in early summer and then the rest of the year went into hyper drive. Anyone else feeling this? I know things are accelerated in Sedona and this feels different than my other Sedona sojourns.

This past week I felt an energy at my back gently nudging me forward. Call this person, get this session, see this friend, go here, do this. Today I took a moment to think about what I intended for this visit to vortex heaven and what I asked for since I arrived. So far, everything I intended and asked for I've gotten in short order. In three short weeks, I have received life-altering bodywork, read a couple of books, watched about 7 informational DVDs, given several healing sessions, made a new friend, reconnected with several friends, received several messages, and this coming week may be the crowning glory, literally. I have scheduled several powerful events for this week that I know will change my life forever.

A friend of mine who channels shared a powerful and personal experience with me this week that I needed to hear. She shared some messages for me and said I may have a similar experience. Much of what she said confirmed what I was feeling and some sent me into a tailspin. I know it is time to embody my divine essence.

We are near the apex of our current spacetime spiral. Just as a vortex of water accelerates the further down the drain it travels, we are being accelerated through this zero point, into the next dimension, and onto the next spiral cycle. What happens when we break one plane of existence and enter the next? Our consciousness changes so dramatically that we no longer feel like the same person.

I thought the main purpose of this ninth journey across the country was to write my second book. To my surprise, what I realized today is that the book is writing me. Until I energetically catch up with what the book requires, I can write no further. Until we can "catch up" with our divine essence, we can progress no further with this level of consciousness. We've gone as far as we can go.

So here we are knocking on heaven's door feeling empty and spent, like an empty rocket booster hurdling through space. The thrust for our "past" life is gone. As we pass through the eye of the needle, zero point energy, we lose all sense of time and place, if you haven't already. It is no man's land, true limbo, zero point. We also refuel for our next life's journey through spacetime as we pass through this enormous amount of energy.

Each of us has a preprogrammed launch time into our new/next lives. We remain in limbo until the countdown is complete and liftoff occurs.

For now, my stare is like a deer in headlights, I have forgotten much of the past, and feel like I am on perpetual autopilot. Limbo land is unnerving, seemingly unnatural, and this too shall pass.

The Home S t r e t c h

2010-10-13T15:33:00.001-04:00

We made it through the 10-10-10 gateway. Woo hoo! The way I felt over the weekend I was ready to pass through the "big" gateway, if you know what I mean! Thankfully, I feel better, strange, but better. Now what?

After a physically challenging and spiritually powerful weekend with my friend and owner of the house I am renting, the energy shifted big time. After she left on Monday, I received phone call after phone call from various Realtors scheduling appointments to show the house, which was sold last month and then the buyer withdrew her offer earlier this month. In this "clear as mud " energy we are in, the only clarity I came up with is, don't plan on staying in this house for too long...whatever that means.

The same day, I received an email about a conference next week in California that I had wanted to attend when I was back in New York. Not knowing where I would be on this ninth trip across the country, I had put the conference out of my mind. Now I am located within a day's drive of the conference and I have a friend near-by with whom I could stay. The location of the conference is within another day's drive of where I also considered going on the following weekend. I think the universe just started turning over the cards from the 52 Pick-Up. As I was speaking to my landlady Tuesday morning and saying I had asked for clarity about whether to stay another month, an A-1 Express Moving Van drove past! (I live on a dead-end street with very little traffic.) Bingo! Another card just appeared! Move 'em out rawhide!

When a friend asked for my latest take on the energies, what came out of my mouth was we are in the home stretch. Whatever is coming to us now, and it does come to us, is preparing us for our final descent as we embody our angelic nature. While we are "back stage changing into our new costumes", the props for the next act are moved onto the stage. Act 999 will begin when every prop is in place, every actor dressed and ready to go on stage, the orchestra tuned and on the same sheet of music, the lighting crew is ready, and the audience is seated and waiting with great anticipation.

If you have ever been a part of a theater production, you know how many details go into producing a play. Just imagine all of the details that need to be addressed in order for you to enter the next "stage" of your life. And we're not talking about small town theater. We're talking Broadway!

While all of the support crew and cast are doing their thing, we wait for our cue to enter stage right. Indeed. We will enter this stage of lives right. The magic, majesty, and mastery of this next stage is beyond our wildest dreams.

For now we wait until the next cue card appears...and then the next...and the next... While we are coming around the home stretch, it sure feels like a s t r e t c h. The universe asks us to stretch a little bit farther than we ever have and then asks us to stretch even more. Time feels like it has been compressed and stretched at the same time. Things move quickly now compared to the speed at which we were accustomed and it feels like it is taking FOREVER. How is this possible?

While we are in this no man's land of the home s t r e t c h, I thought this might cheer you up a bit. Remember the Looney Tunes Cartoons? You may feel looney tunes by now! I know I do!

52 Pick-Up

2010-09-24T19:55:00.003-04:00

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Has Dickens reincarnated or what? It seems we are all having a "dickens" of a time riding these swells. They have been anything but swell.

I don't know about you, but this fall equinox/harvest full moon kicked my butt. One minute I have a sore gum and then it's gone, or rather the pain shifted to my jaw and sinuses. My neck feels like I have a cervical collar around it and I have to move my entire body to look left or right. My mid back needs some serious TLC and then there's the emotional stuff. Oh joy. Fear reared its head again over the last couple of days. How will I survive this insane ride? Then I am overwhelmed by the feeling of just wanting to go home only I don't know where home is. If home is where the heart is, I'd better fine mine soon!

In twelve short days, the house I am renting, which is for sale, was viewed, offer made and accepted, and then the buyer changed her mind. Am I staying or going? Where am I going? For a while I thought I was going to Sedona with a friend but my heart tells me no. Planning even a minute from now is too far into the future. I'm "planning" to teach Reiki over Columbus Day weekend and who knows?! October 9th and 10th might as well be a thousand years from now. What is clear is that the universe is DEMANDING we BE HERE NOW! Live in the moment ...or else.

I went for an early walk the morning of the equinox. The full moon still glistened over the calm ocean. As the sun came up over the mountains behind me, it outlined each puffy cloud in pink. A boat heading south oddly stopped for several moments in line with the moon and myself. At that same instant, a huge flock of seagulls flew directly over my head. It was so powerful. I thought, things must be lining up for me.

It seems the universe is playing 52 pick-up with us, but its arranging the cards before they land, lining everything up for us down to the last detail. Since it is arranging the cards before they land, we can't see what arrangements the universe is concocting for us. Shuffle, reshuffle, and shuffle again. Once the cards land, we turn them over one at a time. Each card contains a clue that leads us to our hidden treasure.

So when you take your weathered and weary body to bed tonight and before you pull the covers over your head, remember the universe is conspiring for you. It is taking care of all the arrangements you need to create the life of your dreams. Sweet dreams.

Magical Mystery Tour

2010-08-25T21:55:00.001-04:00

My trip to the Pacific Northwest continues to be filled with synchronicity. Whenever I've needed anything, I asked for it and it appeared. Manifesting in the moment is just plain FUN.

When I got into Wisconsin, it was time to get the oil changed for my Highlander, which I affectionately call Higher Love. As I was driving on Interstate 90, I saw a Walmart near my exit and thought I could get the oil changed there. When I turned the corner toward the hotel, there on the right, within walking distance of the hotel, was a place to get the oil changed. Sweet. Even sweeter was the grocery store and the Panera Bread Company across the street. I love Panera's salads and coffee. I was good to go! What a welcome site after driving all day, which included rush hour traffic in Chicago.

I had never been to South Dakota so of course I wanted to see Mt. Rushmore. A good friend of mine who also knows the road life all to well, put me in touch with a friend of his in Rapid City. She was delighted to open her home to me and even gave up her bed for the night. Cool. I dropped off my things and headed for Mt. Rushmore. Just as I entered the visitor's center that faces the monument, the friend who connected me with my host for the night called. He asked, "Where are you?" I said "I am looking at Mt. Rushmore as we speak." He said, "How interesting to call you right at this moment so my energy can connect with it since I never stopped there." We laughed and talked about the significance of these four great leaders of freedom and our connection to the energy of freedom.

After I enjoyed viewing the information movie and pondered the monument one last time, I left thinking I would head up the Black Hills. Something made me stop and head back to Keystone. It was a warm day and I knew I need more ice for my cooler. I pulled into the first shopping plaza and saw a shop sign "On Eagle's Wings" gift shop. Eagle is one of my totems and I recently thought about using that name for one of my ventures. As I was speaking to the owner of the shop, a police car and ambulance drove by. There were motorcycles galore since it was the week of the Sturgis motorcycle rally. The shop owner said it must be another accident. He added that someone was killed in an accident the day before. I thought about my decision not to go up the mountain and was grateful I paid attention to my intuition. I asked the gentleman if he knew where I could get some ice. He asked how much I needed and I told him I have a small bag in the car that I would like to fill. It happened that he also ran the coffee shop next door and gladly filled my bag full of ice, no charge. Ask and you shall receive. Okay, I would like to do laundry so I asked for a laundromat. Just less than a mile down the road was a clean laundromat where I could purchase detergent and get change. Yeah!

One of my favorite drives on the trip was the drive to north gate of Yellowstone. The road follows the Yellowstone river, which is the longest free-flowing river in the US. As soon as I could pull off and get to the river, I did. I wanted to put my hands and feet in the river that symbolizes being in the flow. I continued driving toward the hotel, which was just outside the gate. I pulled into the hotel, checked in, and unloaded the car. As I made my way to my room, a storm hit. The wind was bending the trees and the rain was coming down in side-ways sheets. Perfect timing.

The next day I drove into the park to see Old Faithful. I stopped at Mammoth Hot Springs and a couple of other pull-offs along the way. It happened that the same day I was in the park, two fugitives were seen in the park and were armed and dangerous. As I wanted to continue on and not spend another night there, I decided to go to Old Faithful and turn around and head back. I pulled into the large parking lot for Old Faithful and stopped at the rest room before heading to the geyser. Just as I made my way in between people to view Old Faithful, it went off! Perfect timing! It usually takes about an hour or so before it goes off again but I didn't have to wait!

While in Washington, I stayed about 25 miles from downtown Seattle. Before I arrived at the hotel, I had the thought that there should be a Trader Joes in town. I went out in search of Chinese food and ended up heading back toward the hotel. On the left I noticed a plaza and there on the sign was Trader Joes! Just next door to Trader Joes was an excellent Chinese restaurant. Think it and it appears!

I stayed in Medford, OR for a couple of nights while I checked out Ashland. Nothing seemed to click either day and it felt like I needed to go to Mt. Shasta. I noticed a flier for the Mt. Shasta pyramid. The flier talked about tachyon energy and zero point energy which I am writing about in my second book. I called and left a message, intending to experience the energy that same day. Shortly thereafter, the owner called and scheduled an appointment for that afternoon.

After my activation in the pyramid, I went back to the hotel. I had no feeling of where to go the next day. I had messaged a friend on Facebook who I met in Sedona. She lived in Dunsmuir and I thought she was moving to Ashland. She answered my email and was indeed in Ashland. We spoke over the phone and I headed back to Ashland the next morning. Before we met, I saw a room for rent on the board at the Co-op. Ashland is a college town and the landlady usually rents her rooms to students for six months but the students would not be arriving for a couple of weeks. On my way to the house, I thought of asking to rent the room for two weeks. She was in agreement with that and I had a place to land while the next thing showed up.

I met with my friend who told me a mutual friend also lives in Ashland. We met at the park and had fun reconnecting and realizing we have similar interests. After checking out numerous apartments, my friend told me her mom is renting her house on the Oregon coast. Her tenant just happens to be moving out this weekend, when my two weeks are up. The house sounds like a perfect retreat. More magic!

I was in Medford today doing some shopping. I was feeling it is time to get my haircut but being new to the area, I wasn't sure where to go. After I finished my lunch, I was going to go to a styling salon I saw as I was pulling into the plaza. As I was leaving, I could not turn left to head towards the budget styling salon. So I decided to head toward the mall. It was my first trip to the Rogue River Mall. I pulled in and headed toward the right which was near Penney's. I said this is where I will park. I got out of the car and headed toward the door. It was the door to the salon! I guess this is where I will get my hair cut!

When you follow your heart, remain in the moment, commit to being in the flow of your creation, and pay attention, magic happens. Ask and trust the answer will show up.

The beach house is on Gold Beach...I wonder what magic my heart has in store for me there!

Play Ball!

2010-07-17T09:55:00.004-04:00

One of my favorite holiday movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. At the end of the movie, while watching a flaming Santa's sleigh streak through the sky, Clark's Aunt Bethany exclaims, "Play ball!" Yesterday's earthquake near Washington, DC is the energetic equivalent of Aunt Bethany's command. Let the games begin!

'Tis the season for dismantling the old to make room for the new. The shake-up in DC yesterday was just that...shake up the systems to facilitate their breakdown. On July 26, Saturn is opposed Uranus ushering in an energy to support dramatic social change. Watch for signs of another more severe downturn in the economy. Banking regulations continue to change as power gets redistributed. Government programs that supported us in the past can no longer hold the weight of millions of people out of work, in debt, or homeless.

The quake not only shakes up systems, it shakes down the corruption that has long been the life blood of the beltway. That corruption doesn't end there as we have witnessed with BP. Government and big business have been bed fellows for too long.

Pluto is in Capricorn and this energy can bring about major changes in petroleum and government. Pluto is the great transformer, unearthing whatever is not in its integrity. Hum. The Gulf oil spill is certainly unearthing quite a bit. There is more than oil and gas coming up to the surface. Long-held discontent of the populace is bubbling up. People are waking up and realizing we are destroying our planet. We are finally getting that we must make deep and lasting changes in our way of life...now!

This weekend is the celebration of the Conscious Convergence Carl Calleman talks about. With the ceremonies and intentions of this weekend, we the people, consciously usher in unity consciousness. It is from this level of consciousness that we will solve the greatest challenges this world has known. If this resonates with you, please take a moment and say this shared agreement from the commonpassion.org website where you can find more information about the Conscious Convergence:
"I, as a sovereign being, join together with All That Is to call forth the presence of balance and unity within me and in our world. I am the conscious presence of harmony and reconciliation and I am grateful for the wholeness I bring forth in this and every moment. And so it is."

Acknowledging our oneness and connection with All That Is is the first step in our road to renewal and rebirth. We are experiencing the labor pains of rebirth. The Washington, DC earthquake was the first contraction. There will be many more before We the People birth a new world.

As you ride the waves of change, you may be looking for a lifeline. During the acceleration this summer and fall, I have decided to expand my blog to offer a series of nine teleconferences to offer:

Information on the latest energies and changes.
Tools to maintain balance in a chaotic world.
Group sound activations to free you to live your divine purpose now.
Group meditations to heal Mother Earth and all of her inhabitants.
A supportive community of like-minded people.

The Life Lines...for a changing world Teleseries begins August 1 at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific and runs every other Sunday through November 21. For more information and to register, please visit the events and classes page of my website.

Eclipsed

2010-06-26T17:55:00.002-04:00

Eclipse. The word means any obscuration of light. On this Partial Full Moon Lunar Eclipse day, light is partially obscured. Take the time now to look within while there is light cast on the old belief systems. Discard. Delete. Deep clean. Do it now.

According to astrology, eclipses, which travel in pairs, always herald change. We have already seen our share of change in 2010 and even deeper change is on the way. In this two week window between the lunar eclipse on 6/26 and the solar eclipse on 7/11, we may experience an event that may well turn out to be the defining moment of humanity.

Astrologers are talking about the Grand Cross. Astronomers are keeping a watchful eye on the sun. Geologists are measuring the decreasing magnetic field of the earth and the increase in earthquake activity. Volcanologists are busy predicting which volcano will erupt next. Marine biologists are assessing the loss of life and the damage to the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico. Meteorologists are shaking their heads in disbelief as weather patterns do not follow the predictable ways of the past. Mayan Elders predict more monumental change. AND...Eclipses herald change.

The oil spill in the Gulf is a recipe for monumental change. The tens of millions of barrels of oil already spewed out of the well along with the hundreds of gallons of toxic dispersant create the mixture from hell. Add in lies, cover-up, and a tropical storm or hurricane and stir well. The result? Disaster on steroids.

The effects of eclipses can be felt for weeks before or after. The July 11 solar eclipse is a total eclipse of the sun. Darkness is cast on the South Pacific Ocean then across Cooks Islands and Easter Island to southern Chili and Argentina. Most of the darkness will be cast over the water, as if we don't have enough darkness in the form of oil covering the water. In Dr. Emoto's words, "Water, I love you. Water, I thank you. Water, I respect you." Please say it daily and whenever you drink water, shower or bathe, wash dishes, or are near water.

It only takes a little awareness and the understanding of a junior high science class to predict what may be coming. It only takes enlightened beings to prevent it. Alleluia for the influx of light from the galactic center, photon belt, and the sun. The cosmic convergence, when this great influx of light is due to come in, is only a week after the solar eclipse. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

I wrote about the earth changes in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul:
The earth is changing now. Love her in her transition. Love the rain, love the tremors, love the volcanoes. She is cleansing. She is readying herself for her rebirth, renewal and new life.

Yes, love is the answer. Send love to the water, to the marine life, to people of the Gulf, to those who lost their lives, to those who are cleaning up the spill, to those regulating the clean-up, and to those responsible for the spill. There is no power greater than love. Love it all, including yourself especially during these times. You are cleansing. You are readying yourself for your rebirth, renewal and new life.

We are at the cusp of the end of one era and the beginning of the next. Since we are the ones we have been waiting for, it is up to us to choose differently, to change, and to challenge ourselves in ways we may have not thought possible. We must step fully into who we really are, into our empowered truth, and step out of this tired illusion of victimhood. As old worn out systems and beliefs crumble and the dawn of a new day begins to peak through the clouds, courage, constancy, and creativity will see us through.

Birth by Fire

2010-05-26T16:44:00.000-04:00

Fire is an interesting element. It needs air to consume matter, and as it does, it produces light. What we are about to enter is no less interesting, all-consuming, or light-producing.

Fire got the attention of the world when the fire and ash the Icelandic volcano kept spewing into the sky temporarily halted air travel. When the BP oil rig exploded we witnessed fire's destructive power. Everyday we see the effect of that power - the 90,000 or so barrels of oil that continue to flow out of Mother Earth. As I said in my last blog, she is bleeding out. Just before the oil well blew and shortly thereafter, there were at least three mine explosions around the world - West Virginia, Russia, and Turkey. I can't help but think Mother Earth wants us out of her...now!

From a bigger perspective, we live on one of billions of planets in the universe. What we do here affects the rest of creation. Perhaps some good has come from the oil rig explosion and Icelandic volcano eruption. We are FINALLY starting to understand that everything is connected and what happens in one location can and does affect the rest of the planet...and the universe.

Some of our planetary neighbors are about to add to the fun. On May 27, Uranus, the planet of sudden changes, shocks, upheavals, innovative thought, rebellion, independence, liberation, and awakening, heads into Aries. Aries is a fire sign. More fire. The Aries fire is ambitious, impulsive, full of energy, self-centered, aggressive, and argumentative. Put the two together and you have a recipe for sudden profound change. Birth by fire. From the cosmic blacksmith's fire, we will be reformed. We, the People, will soon have enough.

In the midst of our personal and collective transformations, more earth and economic changes will most likely alter the landscape of the world. As tectonic plates move and waves crash, we may wake up one day and look out at a vastly different world. As money continues to be drained from us, we realize we must work together.

When can we expect things to really "heat up?" July, of course - from mid July through October we are likely to have a bumpy ride. On May 27 at 9 PM EDT I will offer a free teleconference about the coming changes for the remainder of 2010, entitled "The State of the World." Even if you cannot listen in at that time, the call will be recorded. If you are interested, please email me and I will send you the call in number, access code, and call back number to listen later. I am compiling some useful information which I will send you once it is complete.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Look, Listen, and Feel

2010-04-26T14:30:00.003-04:00

We live in a world faced with global warming, global terror, nuclear war, water and food shortages, crumbling economies, and environmental holocaust. 9/11 was our spiritual wake up call. The world is in a state of emergency and in dire need of first aid. It is time to look, listen, and feel.

Look around. The world is literally crumbling around us. America's infrastructure is a code blue. Roads in need of serious repair will soon have signs, "Drive at your own risk." Bridges pronounced DOA will be closed. Recently, a building in upstate NY was so structurally unsound that a section of a major interstate was closed because the DOT was concerned a wall of the building might topple onto the highway. Mother Earth is adding to the destruction as she shakes to relieve her elevated pressure.

Look at the consequences of our actions. We forgot about the law of cause and effect. Our bad habit of taking from Mother Earth and not giving back to her has left her in critical condition. Oil and water well drilling, excavation, mining, subterranean building, and the like have wounded her. She is bleeding out. We need to apply direct pressure, but where? On the holes we have created within her, on the corporations and governments responsible, on the consumers who keep demanding more, or all three?

Look at what is, not through the lens of the media or government, but with the innocent perception of a child. See what is really happening. Look at each other through our hearts' eyes. See who he or she really is, not what the false facade of the body suggests.

Listen to the cries of the children who do not have enough to eat, who are orphaned, and who are living on the street. Listen to the call of the animals as their homes are destroyed daily. Listen to the water fowl as they take their last gasp of air through the black oil that surrounds them after another off shore oil well explodes. Listen to our still small voice within. Listen to our gut instincts. Follow our intuition.

It's time to feel. We have become disconnected from our hearts and let our minds rule. We were dumbed and numbed down. It's time to wake up and stop feeding ourselves unhealthy food and unhealthy images on TV. No wonder heart disease is rampant in the US. We forgot our connection to Source, to the Divine. We forgot we are powerful beyond measure. Somewhere along the way, we stopped feeling. Feeling and emotion are our power tools. The universe is hard-wired for emotion. Love is the glue that holds everything together in the universe. Obviously, we forgot to love.

To reconstruct a crumbling world, we need to FEEL. Love it back together. Come from your heart. The world might be in critical condition and we have the power to save her. When we fall in love with Mother Earth, her condition naturally improves. Her prognosis is full recovery.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Remembering Our Divinity

2010-04-08T11:55:00.003-04:00

In my first blog this year entitled "2010: A Year of Miracles", I wrote that after the spring equinox, the energy would be fast forward motion. By now, we are well on our trajectories, like a cannonball shot out of canon. It is no coincidence that I use the analogy of a canon. After experiencing the energy of death and resurrection from this past Easter weekend, we are now experiencing our canonization. We are reborn into who we truly are. We remember our divinity.

And so it is with me. I am being called to step fully into my divine essence. A client this week said to me, "I know this sounds stupid but I am afraid of being who I really am." Clients are a beautiful mirror for me since I recently had a similar thought. The fear of being powerful beyond measure is greater than the fear of being impotent. Foolish or not, it is the knowing in our hearts that we are powerful beyond measure that elicits such strong emotions.

How great thou art. How utterly awesome and magnificent are you. Gentle and strong, kind and loving, your beauty radiates like a sun around you. The last key of my first book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, reads "When a plum reaches ripeness, it cannot hide its sweetness." We cannot hide the sweet nectar of our truth. It drips out to sweeten others.

It comes as no surprise to me that my energy is currently focused on allowing my sweetness to flow. Just as my first book activated my mind to integrate the truth of who I am, my current book, Remembering Your Divinity, A Co-Creator's Guide to Manifesting by Heart, is calling me to live the truth of who I am. I already know how powerful this new book is and it is not yet complete, nor is my integration of who I truly am.

I feel great changes will begin this month especially in the US and around the world. The old structures of the past will come tumbling down and the earth will continue to shake beneath our feet. For a while we will feel the energy of death and destruction like never before. Extreme and unexpected earth and social changes are at our doorstep. My mantra for this year is "Expect the unexpected."

At the same time, the energy of rebirth and resurrection is building. Amidst the rubble and dust from the crumbling of the old facade, the light of a new day is dawning. We may be challenged in ways, that until now, we have never experienced in this life. When this time comes, we will be ready for we will know we are powerful beyond measure. We will know we are majesty in form. We will know and live as God incarnate.

We enter the final cycle of the Mayan Calendar in just 11 months. During this cycle, we will experience a consciousness shift every 18 days until the Calendar ends on October 28, 2011! The end date of the Calendar was recalculated by Carl Calleman along with some Mayan Elders. Are you ready for this acceleration? Are you prepared to become a conscious co-creator? My new book, Remembering Your Divinity is so timely and so needed.

I invite you to step into the co-creator that you are and assist me in co-creating this book. I recently entered the Next Top Spiritual Author Contest. When I win, I will be awarded a contract with Hampton Roads Publishing. My book is longing to be shared with the many instead of the few. In order to advance to round two, I need your vote. Please take a moment and cast your vote for me and my book. Here is the link:
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In return, if you email me at keykeeper@selfaware.com and tell me you voted for me, I will enter you to win your choice of either three free personal transformation sessions over the phone or a scholarship for my school of self-mastery. Just indicate in your email your choice. You must vote no later than May 3. I will announce the winner of my offer on May 5.

In Gratitude, Love, and Light,

Joan Cerio

Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

A Fortune-Telling Story

2010-02-25T12:12:00.003-05:00

A couple of nights ago I went to the local Chinese restaurant for some take-out. After I enjoyed my meal, I opened my fortune cookie. Once again, the fortune was quite appropriate for me. I love to save the fortunes and place them in my wallet to read at a later time. So I opened my wallet and took out the fortunes that I had already saved. As I read each one, I realized they were telling me a story.

Messages come to us daily in many different ways, whether it is a song on the radio, the headline on a newspaper, or fortunes from fortune cookies. Our job is to pay attention to the signs along the way and decode the breadcrumbs of insight the universe leaves for us.

I am always amazed at how perfectly the universe choreographs events. All things in divine timing, I always say. The timing of this fortunate event of reading my fortunes is no different.

Here is the "fortunate" story told by my fortunes -

We must become the change we want to see.

Stop worrying and take a chance.

Any idea seriously entertained tends to bring about the realization of itself.

The human body was designed to walk, run, or stop; it wasn't built for coasting.

A recent investment will pay off.

They will be grateful that you cared enough to make it.

All the news you receive will be positive and uplifting.

And the fortune I received just the other night... Love is on its way.

For five years now, I have dedicated my life and work to assist others in realizing who they really are and remembering their divinity. During this time, I published my first book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, and created a school of self-mastery called Coeuressence based on my book.

In the Key of Life consists of inspired writings with accompanying sacred geometry drawings that represent the energy of the writings. The writings activate the conscious mind and the drawings activate the subconscious mind to assist readers in realizing who they truly are and to live their life purpose. It is like taking my healing work and putting it into the book, which is meant to be re-read and used as a tool for self-transformation.

Part of my work in the world is to teach others how to become self-realized. I saw the grand vision of what Coeuressence School of Self-Mastery will become. My job was to step it down into a meaningful and manageable program to start. Just this past year I completed the first phase - an enhanced self-study program that anyone anywhere can access.

Before I could write the book and create the school, I "became the change I wanted to see."

I believed in myself and decided to "stop worrying and take a chance."

I remained single-minded with my creation - "Any idea seriously entertained tends to bring about the realization of itself."

If I want my dream to manifest, I must do my part - walk, run but not coast. As many of my friends know, I have been "on the road" for over five years so there was no "coasting" for me!

I believe in myself and know that even if I use some of my savings that my "recent investment will pay-off." In a world full of uncertainties and financial ups and downs, I took a chance on me, knowing that the odds are in my favor.

I continue to believe knowing that "all the news I receive will be positive and uplifting." I know this because I trust in love. I do my work because I love the Earth and all of her inhabitants so deeply. "Love is on its way" not only for me in my personal life. Love is on its way for humanity. When we awaken to the truth of who we are, it must be so for "at the heart of who you are is a love song that has always been resonating." ~ In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Awakening the Avatar

2010-01-29T11:11:00.001-05:00

If you are a movie buff, read the newspaper, or watch TV, by now you have heard about or seen the movie, Avatar. It has surpassed Titanic as the highest grossing movie worldwide. Besides its beautiful colors, awesome special effects, and astonishingly real 3-D images, this movie represents more than high tech movie-making. James Cameron, its writer and director, envisioned this movie over a decade ago. Since then, he has worked on developing the 3-D technology and computer simulations that would make his dream a reality upon the screen.

Timing is everything. Technologically and consciously we were not ready for this movie ten years ago. More important is the exact timing of its release. The movie, which was released on 12/18/2009, is still drawing in crowds more than a month later. When I look back at the energies from 12/18 until now, a lot has been going on. From mercury retro and then direct, to mars retro in Leo, to the full blue moon lunar eclipse on 12/31, to the solar eclipse of 1/14 in Cancer/Capricorn, to Saturn retro, and Jupiter moving into Pisces, there has been a lot going on!

To me, this energy represents shaking out the old, seeking the new, and sharing who you really are with the world. In a word, these energies assist us in becoming congruent - our true essential selves are portrayed as who we are or more simply, our inner world matches our outer world. What does this have to do with the movie, Avatar? A whole lot.

The term avatar comes from Hindu mythology meaning "the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god." In other words, an avatar is one who has mastered congruency.

This movie is filled with metaphor. The protagonist, Jake Sully, agrees to take on his Na'vi human hybrid body called an avatar. He does this to fill the role of his now deceased brother and to help the humans understand and control the Na'vi natives to "obtain the unobtainium." As he goes back and forth between his human body and avatar body, he begins to loose his identity. In one of his video journals, he records he doesn't know who he is anymore. Does this sound familiar?

Watching Avatar was an activation for me. I saw the movie in 3-D, which made it even more potent. I chose to see the movie on my birthday as a gift to myself, not knowing that at the end of the movie Jake says he doesn't want to be late for his party...his birthday party. Perhaps the term birthday was used metaphorically as this was the day he chose to leave his human body and enter into his avatar body for the remainder of this lifetime. I think of birthdays as re-birthdays and this was truly a rebirth day for Jake...and me.

As I said in my last blog, the energy at the beginning of 2010 is purely full steam ahead. Once you embark from shore, there is no going back. Once you embody the persona of who you really are, there is no going back to who you were. Jake Sully knew that once the ritual was performed, he could not return to his human body, to who he was.

After I left the movie theater, I was shaking. Like Jake, I questioned who I am. I wondered if I was losing my mind. Am I leaving the old me behind and fully embodying the avatar that I am?

We are losing our minds, our limiting thought patterns and old consciousness, in order to make room for the new. This year is characterized by emergent energy - the energy of coming into existence and coming into view or notice.

Dear lightworkers, this is the year we emerge from our chrysalis. As I wrote in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul: "...there comes the moment in a caterpillar's life that requires the ultimate act of surrender and faith. It knows it must allow the death of one body in order to step into another that will allow it to reach the sky. Just like the caterpillar, within each of us is a butterfly waiting to fly."

And so it is.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

2010 - A Year of Miracles

2010-01-08T14:22:00.002-05:00

What an incredible year we have in store for us. 2010 started with a bang. With the Full Blue Moon Solar Eclipse on New Year's Eve to herald in the new, to Mercury and Mars going retrograde, and with a New Moon Solar Eclipse coming on January 15, we have a truckload of potential energy.

This combination of energy is like pulling back on a slingshot, the bow of an arrow, or the trigger of a gun. Back we go again for another round of "re's" - rethink, revise, reconfigure, redo, revisit. This pulling back motion takes energy. It takes energy to pull back the bow or cock the trigger and at the same time, we are creating potential energy. The energy of the stretched-back bow is what propels the arrow. This energy is waiting to be released into that forward motion for which we have waited for so long.

After the Solar Eclipse on January 15 and Mercury goes direct on January 16, the energy lets go and we let go. It is total fast forward motion and when we release the bow or pull the trigger, there is no more controlling what we have set in motion. Once we let go of the bow, we cannot grab the arrow and retrieve it. We can't even change its trajectory. Once the task is executed, there is no stopping it. We cannot return the bullet to the barrel, the arrow to the bow, or the stone to the slingshot.

After we let go, we are at the will of our hearts. Our hearts create the patterns we follow. They created the trajectory of our arrows. The universe will now mirror back our hearts' desires that we projected years ago. It is the projection of what we felt in our hearts and its passion that has been building and building, literally building the roads, bridges, tunnels, and superhighways for our forward journey this new year.

This next week, before the release of this energy, is the time to clean out our spiritual closets. Replace the old with the new. Review our vision for our future. Soon it will be time for us to come out of our spiritual closets. The world wants to see us, to hear us, to know who we are, to shine our light! It is time to bring all of who we are forward. Remember in this forward motion, there is no going back.

By the time the spring equinox comes, we will truly spring into action. It will be the dawn of a new day. Around January 17 the "big bang" happens and at the equinox, the physical takes form. It takes time after the release of energy or the big bang for things to manifest. Everything may be in total chaos to begin. Creation comes through chaos and then order starts to appear.

By March 20 we will see a concrete pattern of what is forming in our lives this year. Now the etheric template that we created through our hearts' desires will come into the physical. We will precipitate our passions. We will see it, we will feel it, and we will know it. There is no more guesswork. What we have dreamed, what we have envisioned, what we have loved into existence, becomes reality.

So now as we are now going back and "ringing out the old", this twisting and pulling energy is fueling our potential. When enough energy builds, we will release our potential. This release, this letting go, this surrender of our will to divine will will propel us forward, into the life of our dreams. Our wildest dreams will become our reality and more - beyond what we can envision. This is only the foundation of what we are creating, for what we are creating is so enormous, we could not envision it with our present mindset.

Expect miracles this year and know that our beliefs will change. A miracle is only a miracle until we have a new experience that changes our beliefs. We all may say, "I thought this wasn't possible but now I see that it is."

We are God incarnate. We are the Divine in form. We are the ones that co-create our reality. We are victims no more but the masters of our lives. And so it is.

A most glorious New Year to you all!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

'Tis the Season

2009-12-07T14:11:00.000-05:00

I love the holidays, especially when they are celebrated consciously. We start the holiday season with Thanksgiving. What a beautiful way to begin with the vibration of gratitude. It reminds us the way to start anything is with gratitude.

Hanukkah and Christmas are next in the holiday parade. Hanukkah reminds us that our essential nature is light. The word Christmas is literally defined as Christ's festival, the celebration of the birth of a master. A master who mirrored to us who we are. It was the advent of Christ consciousness within the matrix. Joy and good/god will are part of our original blueprint, something to be shared everyday instead of once a year. As the Hopi say, we are the ones we have been waiting for. We are our own saviors. No one and nothing outside ourselves will "save" us from our limited belief systems but ourselves. It is time to celebrate the masters of light that we are!

On New Year's Eve we reflect on the past year. We take time to review our actions and beliefs, knowing that self-reflection is key to self-growth. It is also time to make resolutions and set intentions for the new year. It is interesting that we use the term new not next to describe the coming year. New Year's Day holds the energy of renewal, when the universe hands us another year upon which to write our life. Our hearts are full of gratitude for another year. The holiday cycle is complete!

This holy-day season, may you awaken to the Christ consciousness within and celebrate the God that you are! May your new year be filled with joy, hope, love, laughter, peace, and gratitude.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

The Power of Gratitude

2009-11-21T12:30:00.000-05:00

Another Thanksgiving is less than a week away. As I pondered the meaning of the holiday, I asked myself what makes gratitude so powerful? Giving thanks is so important that we made it a national holiday. Every religion emphasizes the importance of gratitude and every language has a linguistic equivalent for the word gratitude. So I did a little research on gratitude. Here's what I found.

From a study entitled "Gratitude & Happiness: Development of a Measure of Gratitude & Relationships with Subjective Well-Being", published in Social Behavior and Personality in 2003, the researchers found that gratitude is a highly developed trait and ranks in the top 4% in terms of likable traits. It improves mood and naturally occurs as a result of happiness. Being grateful is important to living the good life and increasing a sense of well-being. Grateful people have a sense of abundance, simple appreciation, and appreciation of others.

A University of Miami study found that gratitude is integral to health, wholeness, and well-being. It increases optimism, decreases physical symptoms, aids in personal goal attainment, increases a feeling of connection with others, and improves sleep. People who practice gratitude are more likely to help someone with a personal problem or offer emotional support. They are more empathic and take the perspective of others. They place less importance on material things. Generosity, sharing, commitment and responsibility to others are natural outcomes of being grateful. The study also indicates that faith enhances the ability to be grateful.

Wow! Gratitude is powerful medicine and when we have faith, especially in ourselves, gratitude naturally increases. From an energetic or spiritual perspective, the more you are grateful for something, the more the universe brings similar opportunities to you. It simply follows the Law of Attraction.

What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving? What do you choose to attract more of at this time of year? As the song goes, "I've got plenty to be thankful for."

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Just this side of paradise

2009-11-01T14:11:00.000-05:00

Messages come to us when we pay attention. As I was perusing some metaphysical books at a Barnes & Noble the other day, the words to the song playing in the background got my attention. While not the exact words, a line from the song went something like this: You are an angel come down from the heavens. I smiled, grateful for the reminder, and kept skimming Deepak's new book, Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul. I just finished reading this excerpt from his book:

The spiritual path unfolds when you follow your heart's desire. Inside everyone is a place that is intimate, alive, and full of yearning. It doesn't focus on God, or salvation, or unconditional love. It focuses on the next thing it desires. If that next thing is fulfilled, there will be a next thing, and then another and on and on.

As I was prompted by the book, I asked my heart this question: What is next? Home was the swift response. I then asked what "home" means to me. Immediately a feeling of pure contentment came over me as I imagined myself with my yet-to-be revealed ideal partner. In that same moment, my eyes were drawn to a sign at the end of a row of books. Only half of the sign was visible from where I sat. There, on the red sign, was the word Romance. My attention was then drawn to the wall poster on the far wall. On it was a drawing of a couple with these words: This side of paradise. Yes, I am just this side of paradise. What is next for me is feeding my heart the love it has craved for years.

We are all "just this side of paradise." I keep getting messages that wonderful change is about to sweep through my life. Amen. 11:11 will be an enormous gateway ushering in our new life. Now is the time to ask your heart what it desires next. "All you can do is what is next." I have heard this advise from a close friend many times and I have given this advise to clients. Do what is next and then the next step will be shown to you.

Especially during these chaotic times, my best advice is to pay attention, be in the moment, and focus on what is next. First and foremost, pay attention to what your heart desires then pay attention to the messages that come your way to confirm you are following the path your heart created for you. Allow your heart to take the wheel of your life. Use your mind for reference and interpretation and let your heart do the navigating.

For now, clarify what your heart tells you is next and then focus your attention and intention on that. Watch for signs and follow the bread crumbs of your soul. Be grateful. Act as if you have already attained your heart's desire. Be in your joy. Joy is like a glue. It will attract people to you to assist in creating your heart's desire. Joy-n together. Co-create. Laugh. Play. New life is just this side of paradise.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

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Idling in Neutral

2009-10-11T20:55:00.000-04:00

My July blog was about reaching zero point. It has taken three months for us to integrate enough of this energy to actually feel it in our bodies and see the outward manifestation of it in our lives. Fatigue and lethargy seem to be the prominent physical manifestations, while neutrality about anything and everything seems to have immobilized us from moving on our outward manifestation.

The current energy is a spiritual no man's land - quite literally for me as I have yet to find a place to live that feels right. In this no man's land we may feel totally detached and choose to detach from the 3D reality. We may have the urge to move away from urban areas, find a community of like-minded people, live in a "green" home, off the land, and off the grid.

It has been a long and at times arduous process for us to release and release, transmute and transmute the lower vibrational "baggage" we all packed. I must have thought I was going on an a hugely extended stay when I packed my "bags" before arriving on earth this lifetime. In the past three months, I have unpacked so much energetic and karmic baggage that when I think about it, I literally get dizzy. Oh but there's more! There always is and the next big purge is coming between mid October and mid November. For those who are dedicated to self growth, it is like going through airport security, everyone one of your bags opened, the contents dumped onto the table, and each piece inspected. How's that for "homeland" security!

What is the "security" about? It is about being secure in who we are. It is about knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt who we and why we are here. It is about believing in ourselves, trusting in our unique divine blueprint, and the one Source of All. As I say in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, "Your security is directly proportional to your faith."

While it feels like we are idling in neutral with no apparent motion, it is important to note we are not in park. When a vehicle is in neutral, it can be moved by outside forces. When it is in park, the vehicle normally cannot be moved. We are transmuting and integrating a gargantuan amount of energy while we are in neutral, which started after the summer solstice. This monumental move up in frequency cycle will end on the 11/11/11 gateway next month, when we finally get the green light to shift into drive.

For now, go within and do your inner work. Just be and be grateful...for everything.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Silver Lining

2009-09-15T20:11:00.000-04:00

There is a lot of talk about the astrology and energies of September. I can understand why. What is occurring now is quite unique, at least in this lifetime.

Our third Mercury Retrograde for 2009 began on September 7. Mercury retrograde asks us to rethink, revise, and take time to go inward and clean house. Just two days later, we experienced the energy of 09/09/09 - completion and mastery. Today, September 15, Saturn opposes Uranus for the third time out of a total of five in a two-year period. Saturn deals with structure, authority, and form while Uranus calls us to do things differently. Three days later on September 18, there is a powerful new moon ushering in new beginnings and four days following this is the fall equinox. Equinoxes are a time of balance and intense change. Just as the leaves fall to earth, our energy is drawn down as well. Trees shed what once gave them life. We are asked to do the same. Finally, Mercury goes direct on September 29. Wow, that's a lot of change but what does it mean?

Here is my energetic take for this month. September has this push-pull or opposing energy. Completion versus new beginnings. Structure versus radical reform. Review and wait to act versus sudden changes and awakenings. It's schizophrenic energy to say the least!

What is happening is as creation is speeding up, opposing energies show up at the same time. What is true is that all types of energy are accessible at all times. We are now able to actually experience what this means. Change is happening so rapidly that eventually the rate of change will increase so much, that we will not notice the changes in the moment. As I say in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, "Change becomes the familiar structure." It is as though a change grid is forming over the earth to hold the vibration of this monumental amount of change.

Expect the change that is happening this month to be permanent. I have noticed several themes for this year: expect things to do a 360 (see my January 2009 blog) and only forward motion. There is no going back. What you choose to change now you will live with for a long time. Choose wisely. Take your time, unless something or someone comes to you suddenly and you know in your heart it is part of your path. You may feel that you are being pulled in two different directions. Look again. Perhaps it looks like two different directions to your old way of thinking. Think again. Reconsider. What appears to be in opposition is just the flip side of the same coin. Find your silver lining.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

A Breath of Fresh Air

2009-08-07T20:55:00.000-04:00

Phew! What an intense month it has been! Since the start of the "Holy Trinity" of eclipses on July 7, the heat was on. Like being placed inside a pressure cooker over a high flame, we were accelerated to high pressure and temperature almost immediately. It was as if the universe decided to put our worn out beliefs and patterns on the menu board of a cosmic fast food restaurant. No time to wait for the powerless beliefs to slowly boil and float to the surface. Even flash frying fears of being seen for who we really are takes too long. We no longer had the luxury of taking years or months to look at our stuff, letting it simmer slowly until it is done.

Just when you thought you and the pressure cooker were going to explode, the heat was turned off and the pressure dropped to zero. The change in energy on August 6 was palpable. I attended a full moon ceremony that evening and so many of the attendees commented on the energetic shift, expressing their gratitude for the breath of fresh air.

It is a great time to take a deep breath, congratulate, and thank yourself for making it through these eclipses. Go for a hike. Go for a swim. Go for a picnic. Take frequent naps. Meditate. Do what you know helps you to integrate all the changes of the past month. Whatever you do, don't get too comfortable. More change is on the way. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what is to come.

These three eclipses cleared the way for your essential self to shine through. Intellectually, you may now realize who you truly are but until you experience who you really are, you cannot fully embody and assimilate it. The next set of changes will provide opportunities for you to show the world who you really are and allow you to experience your divinity.

It is time for you step fully into your power. Don your royal robes and look at yourself in the mirror. The person you see in the mirror is the one you have been waiting for, the one that has been there all along. Your tireless inner work and dedication to be in service to all lifted your false facade. Welcome home to your essence, to the core of your being, to the heart of who you are.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Zero Point

2009-07-09T15:12:00.000-04:00

Zero point. Still point. Electromagnetic null zone. Neutrality. The last judgment. The second resurrection. Ascension.

Many of you may have heard and read about these terms. Until now, they were just concepts. For the lightworkers these terms are now becoming real. I realized about a week ago that we, "the ones we have been waiting for," are at zero point. Things have come to a standstill or still point. Perhaps you have felt it: the need for extra sleep and frequent naps, the calm before the storm, and the feeling that our divine timing is not quite here and yet is within our reach. We are standing at the precipice of the new world whose gate is about to open.

Physicists describe zero point as a point of super-concentrated energy. These zero points exist within the zero point energy field that can be described as the energy that remains after all other energy is removed from any system. This means that the amount of energy in any system can never reach zero or as Newton described it, energy can never be destroyed. Since we are made of energy, we, too, are eternal. It also makes us rethink the meaning of the term "void."

Think of space as filled with these zero points that represent hyperspatial energy and serve as gateways to other dimensions. According to David Shiga, who published an article entitled, "Could Black Holes be Portals to Other Universes?" in the New Scientist 4/24/2007: "Einstein's theory of general relativity says black holes should form whenever matter is squeezed into a small enough space." He goes on to say that black holes are most likely wormholes, which warp the space-time continuum and connect one place in the universe to another. Look at this image of the flower of life from which all forms in the universe arise. One could say that this is the matrix or zero point energy field from which everything originates. When these circles within circles cross and form a point, these points that are created are zero points or portals.

What does it mean to be at zero point? The veils are being lifted. Our thoughts begin to manifest almost immediately. We can literally travel "down the rabbit hole." The pendulum is at its equilibrium position. People and systems can now become balanced. The masculine and feminine energies within each of us are in harmony. Any build up of charge around any person or circumstance can now be easily neutralized. We are experiencing a collective Sacrament of Reconciliation. Each of us are balancing our own set of karmic books and worn out belief systems. As we reconcile the books to bring them to a zero balance, we become congruent. The word reconciliation means the process of making consistent or congruous. Who we really are now matches how we portray ourselves in the world.

Our journey ultimately leads us back to the "void" from whence we came. The accumulated mass of polarities has shifted to the neutral zone. Here all duality of positive and negative ceases to exist. The final accounting of your life's ledger clears all debits and credits. We return to the zero point, the stillness, the void, love itself. All charges or attachments to things or people, be they positive or negative, are discharged and replaced with compassionate detachment. I know you are connected to me and I am connected to you through the divine matrix or zero point energy field and therefore, separation at this level cannot exist. We are part of the One Source of All. With this wisdom, there can be no judgment, for if I judge you, I also judge myself. The last judgment is upon us.

As the Earth creates shifts in her poles, we, too, shift our attention from duality to neutrality. Things, circumstances, and people are no longer good or evil, they just are. This is the true awakening to zero point.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Death of the Icon

2009-06-29T12:44:00.000-04:00

As soon as I heard of the death of Michael Jackson, I knew it was symbolically huge. What did Michael Jackson represent to the mass consciousness? He was an icon. The world viewed him as a superstar, bigger than life, exceptionally talented, and one who was unafraid of showing the world who he really was.

His death represents the death of the icon. One definition for icon is a representation of some sacred personage. We looked up to him and other icons as being "more" than we are: more talented, more successful, more powerful, etc. We have given our power away long enough. Our power is not outside of ourselves. Just look in the mirror and you will see the physical representation of your sacred personage. You, too, are a god or goddess incarnate. The Source of All moves through each of us equally. All we need do is to awaken to this truth and take back our God-given power. This is clearly a doorway for us to awaken to who we truly are.

The word icon exists in our vocabulary because the notion of a deity being outside of ourselves was planted in mass consciousness. We have worshiped stones, symbols, and beings because we were told we were less than. Somewhere along the way, something was lost in the translation and transcription of Jesus' words - You are gods and goddesses. This and more shall you do.

When I looked at the word "icon" I noticed that it can be separated into "I" and "con". Con is an adverb meaning against and it is also a verb meaning to learn, study, peruse, or examine carefully. One could look at the meaning of icon and say I am against it or we could look at it as "I can" instead. We could also think of it as "I am learning, studying, and examining who I really am.

It is clearly time to extract the word icon from mass consciousness and replace it with "I can" and "I am that. I am."

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Equal and Opposite Reaction

2009-06-15T11:08:00.000-04:00

Dear Friends of the Light,

I know many of us are weary and ask how much longer can we endure more of the same. We have listened to our inner knowing, our God Self, and faithfully carried out the orders from mission control. Sometimes these directives meant leaving home, family, friends, possessions, and professions. We made friends instead with the dark nights of the soul. Most importantly, we opened our hearts - the master key that opens all doors.

Many of us are now remembering who we truly are. This is necessary in order for us to stand fully in our power. For true power comes from living the truth of who you are. Before the pendulum can swing back the other way so we can find our new balance point, we must be able to stand in our power.

We hold the light, not through doing, but being who we are. We hold it by speaking our truth, by assisting others to remember who they are, by being in our joy amidst the chaos, by being the beacon for others to find their way.

We held space for humanity and the planet long enough that the energy now must return to us. It is how energy works. Think of it like a tsunami. Because of this great disruption in energy, the tide flows farther out to sea than it normally does. For so long, much our of personal world has evaporated - money, home, possessions, etc., that we think it will not return. Everything seems eerily quiet and at a standstill, just like it does after the tide goes out in a tsunami. The energy that caused the tide to go out to sea must come back into balance. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Now the wave comes back with more force than normal. Prepare for the wave of opposite energy to come back. Do not be surprised at the speed and enormity of what is about to enter our lives. Look at it and remember the energy we expended to be where we are and to remember who we are. We will not be surprised for we will remember the way of the universe and instead, we are grateful.

In my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, the writing for "Sight" begins

The blessings of those chosen to bring forth the light are here now. They fall upon those who hear the words of truth. Riches pour forth now. All are bathed in the light of compassion. It is happening before your eyes.

The tide is turning and our rewards are great. We lifted our frequencies high enough to affect change in the world. We excelled in our mission. Each of us will be called up on stage to receive our reward.

I am so grateful to each of you for the marvelous work you have done. Because of you and your love, we will all live in a much brighter world. And so it is.

Many blessings my friends!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Locked In

2009-05-24T14:11:00.000-04:00

For a while last year, I had client after client tell me they feel "stuck." The feeling of not being able to move forward is an illusion since everything in the universe is in motion. It is our human perception that gives us the appearance of stagnation.

I came up with an analogy for this experience that is also appropriate to describe the current energies. I grew up in a small town on the Erie Canal so it was easy for me to come up with the analogy of a canal system with a series of locks. Locks are used to raise or lower the barge depending on the level of the canal. Once a barge enters a lock, the gates behind and in front of the barge are closed. Water is then allowed to enter or exit the lock depending on the topography. While the barge is in the lock, it appears it is not moving relative to its immediate environment, even though water is flowing into or out of the chamber.

Which brings me to the current energies. It may appear that there is no outward movement. We can feel that our next mission is so close we can touch it and yet, it seems as though we are not progressing. We are like the barge in a lock. Until we allow in just the right amount of energy, we cannot move forward into the higher level of ourselves. Until the gates to the new kingdom are opened, we are locked in. We have also "locked in" on our target - who we really are and why we came. There is no need to wonder if we will arrive. Our guidance system is true.

Currently, there is much going on in our inner worlds. If we choose to scale a mountain, we must prepare at all levels. Physically, I am preparing for the new energies by hiking and working in the yard to stay grounded. Mentally, I scan my every thought to insure it is not limiting me. I open my mind to all possibilities and to the possibility that I may do things that I never dreamed of doing. Emotionally, I allow myself to feel every emotion without losing my center. Spiritually, I stay tuned into my energy, adjusting it as needed through meditation, music, toning, or being out in nature.

So here we are, preparing to scale to heights we have not yet attained. If we embark unprepared, we will not reach the top. Once our lock is full and the gate is open, we will move swiftly and easily into our higher level of being - into who we truly are.

The gates will open in June and after a short period of integration, we will know and feel we are at another level in July. Are you ready to allow joy, peace, love, and abundance to fill your life? Now is the time to prepare.

While my new website is prepared, I am offering Coeuresence School of Self-Mastery at a one time introductory rate of $225. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please visit the Coeuressence page of my website, http://joancerio.com.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Intermission

2009-04-15T14:11:00.000-04:00

As I was channel surfacing last night, I noticed "Gone with the Wind" was on. I have seen the movie so many times that I knew intermission was coming right after the scene where Scarlet says, "As God as my witness, I will never be hungry again." The word "Intermission" was scrolled across the screen and of course the theme music was playing in the background. As I sat there blankly staring at the word intermission, it dawned on me. Yes, it is the perfect word to describe where we are energetically right now.

The prefix "inter" means between. That is where we've been for the past couple of months - between missions. The work we have been doing is coming to an end or may have ended for some of us. We are in a limbo state while the codes come in for the next manifestation of our soul work. Perhaps you have felt it, that in between state of neither being fully here nor fully there. I have experienced several days over the past month where I do not feel present. I know what it is like to feel out of my body and what it is like when my higher self is off preparing my way. This is different. It is like I vacated my body. We are on a vacation of sorts while we await the next set of orders from mission control.

Even my mail was in limbo as my post office thought that the forward was still active. For a couple of days, I had no address. Quite interesting especially since it occurred over Easter weekend. Perhaps it was symbolic of the death of my old self and now the resurrection of the new.

Also over Easter weekend, my computer experienced some technical challenges. In order to fix it, I did a system restore. I think in a way we are all experiencing our version of a system restore, only we are not going back in time to restore ourselves, we are going forward in time. Our systems are being rewired to accommodate the frequency of our next mission.

Without taking the time for this rewiring and decoding, our minds could not handle the enormity of our next mission. In order to be able to integrate this change on a cellular level, we are waking up now to who we really are. (Read my previous blog and you will understand.) The oracle card that keeps coming up for me lately is "Dream Big." Allow the thought that what you are about to do is grander and greater than you have ever imagined. Dream big. The sky is not the limit. There are no limits.

Celebrate and savor each moment. These days will soon be gone. There is no going back. By this summer we will see the fruits of our labor. We are about to give birth to our new selves and our new mission. On the weekend of May 9, there will be a rebirth celebration since it is the midpoint of the sixth day of the Mayan Calendar. To read more about this event, click here. Prepare your own rebirth celebration.

For now, why not get some popcorn, come back and relax, and enjoy the show!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Human Angel

2009-04-12T23:44:00.000-04:00

For years I have wondered who I really am. I always felt that I am more than a human being. Since I was young, I knew I was different and that I have an important assignment to carry out. Knowing who I really am is essential for me, for I know that once I remember, my real work begins.

Symbols are an important part of my life. Their meaning transcends words and I understand them so deeply. They are such a part of my life that sometimes the symbols become literal. So it comes as no surprise that my higher self chose Easter week for the resurrection of who I really am.

On Holy Thursday, which also happened to be a full moon, a small group of "kindred souls" gathered inside a most special and sacred lodge. We shared our thoughts with each other. One of us began to give messages and then facilitated the energy for clear visions for each of us. When it was my turn, my vision was that of an angel with silver wings and a ball of light in her heart. I soon realized that the angel I saw is who I really am. Tears began to flow. I hear in my head, "I haven't fallen. I haven't fallen." I remembered that I had mastered many things and decided to come to Earth and experience what it is like to be human, to master that, and share with the world my heart light. Then I remembered the name of the location where I did my healing work...Heart Light Passages. More tears. I was told there will be more books and more information coming through. So much more than I had ever envisioned is coming.

Since Thursday, I have been getting message after message confirming my essence. It will take a bit to integrate this and allow each of my cells to really feel it and know it. Just a couple of months ago I again asked for an answer to the question "Who am I?" Things are clearly accelerating.

The beauty of Thursday evening was that I remembered. No one told me this is who I am. Would I have believed them if they had? When the knowing comes from the depths of who we are, we cannot deny it. I am an angel having an occasional human experience. My world has been turned upside down.

My December blog was titled, "Fallen Angel." Our higher selves are so cleaver. They keep sending messages any way they can until we get it. Now I also understand that I never "fell." I chose to come here, especially at this time, to be one of us, to experience pain, sorrow, joy, and love, and to assist us all in remembering who we really are. Love.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Into the Deep

2009-03-13T19:22:00.000-04:00

We are now in the depth of the shift. The energies of what was and what is to come are swimming together in a bubbling cauldron. Like a witch's brew, we are going through an alchemical process. This is our perfect storm.

We are not allowed to put off until tomorrow the work of self-transformation. I saw several people this week who are at a critical juncture in their lives. With their life force waning, they may be faced with the decision to live or transition out of this life. For years now, I have been saying that this time of transition will ask each of us to "sign up" or "sign out." The word intense does not begin to describe this pressure-cooker energy.

The waves of change are now cresting. A tsunami of dark nights of the soul are crashing on the shore of humanity. How will we ride these waves of change? Will we pull in our anchors, our supports, and head into the wind, into the crest of the wave to ride out the storm? Or, will our fear of making a decision and taking life-affirming action drown us? Do we have the courage, the energy, and the will to save ourselves from all of this tumult?

Collectively and individually we are asked these questions. We have little time to make a decision. It forces us to be in the moment and to TRUST our inner guidance and intuition.

Our intuition is our lifeline, our direct connection to Source. No anchor or boat landing will withstand the force of this storm. Go with the flow we must.

If you would like some free lifelines or tools for riding the waves of change, please visit the home page of my website, http://joancerio.com. My book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul is a tool for self-transformation, along with its accompanying Key of Life elixir. I also offer personal transformation sessions over the phone. Just visit the products and services page of my website.

Remember, you are loved beyond measure and powerful beyond words. My love to you.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Living in Right Relationship

2009-02-09T14:11:00.000-05:00

Self-discovery is a journey each of us enters alone. No one else can walk our path to who we are. Yet, we walk this journey in the world, not in a vacuum. We live in a world of the relative. Our thoughts, words, and deeds acquire meaning relative to something else, whether it be a social norm, another person's values, or our own standards.

Relating with another is the best and perhaps hardest way to unfold and know who we are. As we walk our path to self-awareness, people come into our lives always bearing gifts. We can all think of people who have come into our lives and forever changed us because of their presence or "presents." Some have come and gone. Some still remain. And some are yet to come.

Tonight's full moon lunar eclipse on 02-09-2009, which happens to be an 11:11 gateway, opens us to live in right relationship with ourselves and others. We experienced monumental change last year and of course, the change continues. As we pass through this gateway, (just look at 11:11 and it looks like a gate) the energy within our relationships with ourselves and others will align itself with our current consciousness. Beliefs, dreams, and ideals that are no longer in alignment with who we are now, come up for review, revision, or removal. Similarly, our relationships with others may come up for review, revision, or removal. Realigning our energy is sometimes uncomfortable and in the long run, necessary for growth.

As I wrote in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, "Change becomes the familiar structure." It is best we make friends with change and soon. In two short years, we will enter the last cycle of the Mayan Calendar. The last cycle, called the universal cycle, is characterized by conscious co-creation and a shift in consciousness every 20 days. Currently, most of us raise our consciousness about every year. Just think back to last year at this time and how you thought about things and notice how you have changed. Now, imagine going through that change in less than a month!

The purpose of walking our path is to unfold ourselves and show our true essence. Think of it as removing worn out layers of clothes. We are now getting close to removing our under garments. So, as our relationships change and come into harmony with who we are now, remember this too shall pass. Be in the moment! Enjoy! For we may never pass this way again.

If you would like to learn more about living in right relationships, register for my Teleconference tonight (2/9/2009) at 9 PM EST by going to http:joancerio.com/events/classes.html.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

360

2009-01-15T23:08:00.000-05:00

It started several nights ago in a dream. I dreamed I was looking at what I thought was a submarine because of its shape and it is was on the surface of the water. I had the feeling the people on board were afraid but that everything would be okay. Later in the same dream, I found myself on a ship listing sharply. I noticed I was not afraid even though the ship turned over under the water and righted itself. I knew through the whole experience everything would be fine.

After watching the news this evening, I realize that the submarine I thought I saw in my dream was actually an airplane, most likely the US Airways plane that crash landed on the Hudson River. It must have been terrifying for the passengers and crew, wondering if they were about to lose their lives. Miraculously, everyone survived. What appeared to be a tragedy quickly turned around and became a miracle. The universe wants to come 360 and turn adversity into advantage. Only a complete turn of events is satisfactory for this new year. Calm through chaos. Blessings through adversity. Such is the energy of 2009.

While thankfully I haven't experienced things this extreme, I have had experiences since 2009 began that appeared to be not so pleasant and almost immediately turned themselves 360 degrees and became miraculous. When I saw that my latest heating bill was almost $1000, I admit I had an emotional response although I stayed calm. I always say that everything is a gift and the gift from this experience came quickly. The high fuel bill made possible the experience and feeling of total love and faith in me as someone close to me offered to help pay the bill. The real gift was not the money. It was the unconditional love and care that was given to me. That, my friends, is priceless.

So as 2009 continues to unfold, watch for complete turn of events. Remember, this too shall pass - quickly. Stay calm in chaos. Expect miracles and love even more deeply than you thought possible.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Fallen Angel

2008-12-29T00:09:00.000-05:00

Where am I? I look around and things appear familiar and yet nothing resonates with me. It is as if I have fallen from the sky and landed in 3D land. I'm dazed and confused, looking upward for the ship that must have made a terrible mistake. The door must have malfunctioned and I fell out and they just don't realize yet that I'm gone. I'm sure any minute they will be back to pick me up.

I wait. I wait. Nothing. No one.

Panic. Despair. Reality settles in slowly. I'm on earth in the physical world. This isn't what I thought ascension would look like. I didn't sign up for this! I want to go home. Now!

I was in deep depression and disillusionment for days until I realized I can't go home. I agreed to be a bridge and bring heaven to earth. Going home now is not in my contract. It is best to make friends with my "predicament" as soon as possible. Another level of surrender.

The density of the physical dimension was almost unbearable for me this past week. I had to remind myself to breathe and searched for a reason to keep going. What is life about if we don't have a purpose, a reason for being?

I searched my heart and again it reminded me that my reason for being is assisting others with their enlightenment. Now, I not only know how important it is to find and live my heart's desire, I feel it. I have intellectualized many spiritual principles and unless each of my cells acknowledge and feel them, I cannot move forward in my growth or my work. Every thought comes from the spiritual, through the mental and emotional layers to the physical where it can set up shop and produce tangible results. That is what this time is about: taking our dreams and creating them step by slow step in the physical.

I don't know what 2009 will bring for me. I do know that it will be unlike any year I have yet experienced in this life.

"So this is what it feels like to be in the world and not of the world," I say to myself. I slowly stand and brush off my wings as if they have always been a part of me. I know that with them come extra responsibilities. Responsibilities I am now prepared to carry out.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

On Holiday

2008-12-16T18:30:00.000-05:00

Before I started writing this blog about the holiday, I decided to reread the blog I wrote last December. For the most part, the words still ring true. This year, I will be physically back home in the house I used to own as well as spiritually home within myself. So it is with the current energies. It is time for us to connect heaven and earth and the only way we can do this is to ground our vision and work in the physical.

I recently returned from a short trip to Maryland to see my nephew graduate from Test Pilot School. I flew into Washington's Dulles airport. The airport has these "transporters," for lack of a better word, that take passengers from one terminal to another and literally dock to the terminal. It reminded me of something out of Star Wars. These transporters are a great analogy of where we are energetically right now. We left the higher realms and are now being transported back to earth to dock with the energies in this realm. While we are being "shuffled off to Buffalo" we are in no man's land. No wonder we feel like we are in limbo.

This in between place is not easy. I am so close to completing the first phase of my school of self-mastery that part of me wants to keep moving forward while another part says, "Not yet." I keep reminding myself to think of this time as though I am on holiday. After all, it is the holiday season and everyday is a holy-day filled with wonder, gratitude, and joy.

While we hang out in limbo land and wait to dock, I'll leave you with my thoughts from last Christmas. Enjoy the down time. Things will accelerate even more in 2009!

Home for Christmas (first posted 12/9/2008)

As I was driving this morning, the song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was playing on the radio. Several people have asked me where I plan to spend Christmas. My answer has been, "I don't know." As soon as I heard the song this morning, I knew where I would be. I will be home this Christmas, perhaps for the first time - home within my heart, within the essence of my being. I will be home with my God Self.

I used to love Christmas. It was my favorite time of year. Ask anyone who knew me. I knew all of the words to most of the Christmas shows. Rudolph was my favorite. Before I left on my road trip, I sold or gave away most of my belongings which included my Christmas decorations. Guess my higher self knew what was coming.

It is interesting that this year Christmas feels out of place to me. When I look at my life, I see that I live Christmas every day. I celebrate each day: the joy of living in the moment, the wonder of nature, love for all of God's creation, compassion and forgiveness for my debtors, healing the "sick", and using my intuitive abilities to act as my star of Bethlehem to guide my way. Christmas, the time of Christ, of living as the God that I am, does not fall on one day a year. It is a way of life.

This year, I do not celebrate the birth of a man who showed us that we all are God incarnate. I celebrate my birth, or rather rebirth, of the God that I am. "These things and more shall you do", Jesus said. If he was able to heal the sick, help the blind see, and master his intuitive abilities, then so it is with all of us...and more.

When you listen to Christmas songs, I invite you to put your name in place of Jesus'. This is why he came - to show us all our divine nature. If we are made in the image and likeness of God, how can it be otherwise?

Joy to the world my God Self has come! I sleep in heavenly peace.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Inside Out

2008-12-01T14:11:00.000-05:00

November was an interesting month. I remember this past summer having a conversation with a friend of mine how we both could not see anything or intuit the energy for our lives past October. For me, it was like November on was blank except when I got to February. In hindsight, I understand now why we did not see what was coming.

There was a palpable shift in mid November around the time of the start of the sixth day of the Mayan Calendar. It was as if we stepped through a doorway and the door closed behind us. It is clear that we cannot go back. Indeed, there is no going back. The past is just illusion for the universe is a perpetual forward motion machine.

A friend recently wrote in one of his blogs, what is old is new again. And so it is, even down to living in the house I once owned. On 11/11, I officiated a rebirth ceremony for a group of people. Of course, I received an initiation as well. What is more interesting is that five years ago in November I performed my own rebirth ceremony. What does it look and feel like to renew and rebirth our lives?

The best way I can describe the energies of late is that it is like taking an old reversible coat and turning it inside out. The coat is not new and yet to you and others, it looks new. We have turned ourselves inside out and are now showing the beauty within. Like a Christmas present, we have finally removed all of the gift wrap and clear plastic wrapping around the gift itself. We now get to see the gift that each of us are and "present" it to the world. We have not changed our essence - who we really are. We merely shed our worn out clothes, removing them layer by layer, until we reached our core or heart essence.

So many are waking up now and asking who am I at my core and why am I here. To answer the calling of so many hearts, I will begin my school of self-mastery called Coeuressence in the spring of 2009. The school is based on my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul.

"Renew your own vision of who you think you are. Take the time to open your heart to yourself, look inside and see the divine spark that has been waiting to be fed." - excerpt from In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

We Made It

2008-11-21T15:21:00.000-05:00

What a month this has been and it's not over yet! It began with an incredible US presidential election the likes of which are still reverberating not only within the US, but around the world. What more visible example of a shift in consciousness could we ask for than electing a black man as president of the United States - showing us we are all part of the one Source of All.

On 11/13, we entered the sixth day of the Mayan Calendar infusing us with the energy of enlightenment. The light of a new day is dawning.

I feel an incredible shift within myself and in the world. As severe as the economic and environmental problems are, I have the feeling that "we shall overcome." We turned a corner and the mass consciousness finally said, "Enough." Enough war. Enough famine. Enough greed. Enough taking and not giving. Enough living out of balance with Mother Earth. Enough. Enough.

There is a stillness and silence as the spiral of out of balance masculine energy comes to a stop. The collective consciousness has taken hold of the reins of this out of control horse and broke him. Divine feminine energy will now infuse the collective consciousness so we can balance the masculine with the feminine energies.

The dire predictions of late suddenly do not resonate with the current consciousness. It is as if we have turned a deaf ear to them and decided the reality they predicted is just not acceptable. Welcome to the age of conscious co-creation.

I noticed a shift within myself these past weeks. I have an unshakable optimism and abiding joy. During one of my walks this summer I heard, "You made it." I remembered those words yesterday and thought, "We all made it now." We can take a huge sigh of relief before we roll up our sleeves and start the work of creating a new world.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

A New Day

2008-11-05T13:10:00.000-05:00

A new day is dawning. Light is replacing darkness. Eyes are opening. Hearts are opening. We are just beginning...again.

We, the people of the United States of America, voted last night not only for the next president but for ourselves. We voted for our freedom, the ideal upon which this country was born. People of every race came together last night and embraced each other with tears of joy, tears of hope.

What does it mean to be free? For me, true freedom comes when you open your heart to yourself and follow its call, no matter how difficult it may seem. So many of the people coming to me now tell me they don't know their heart's desire.

For so long, we have allowed our minds to lead the way and held our hearts at bay. Awakening to who you truly are is like moving house. First comes the decision to move - move from the comfort and familiarity of your mind into the unknown depths of your heart. Next comes sorting. What do I leave and what do I take? The answer is clear. Leave behind your limiting thought patterns and beliefs, anything that held you back from hearing your heart's voice. Now move your belongings (what truly belongs to you and what you have longed for) down to your heart. Take a few minutes to get to know your "new" surroundings. Look... Listen.. Feel...Know.

I am reminded of a key from my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul: "Joy resides in the heart." The first several sentences of my writing entitled, "Joy," express the energy of this time. "The new day has started. No longer shall you live in fear of what appears to be real, for you know what is real. The truth of who you are is but a breath away."

And so it is.

I offer various tools to assist you in opening your heart to who you really are, from my book, to my personal transformation phone sessions, to my school of self-mastery called Coeuressence to start early next year. For more information, please visit my website at joancerio.com and watch my You Tube video at the bottom of this page.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Fall - The Letting Go

2008-10-14T14:11:00.000-04:00

Fall is my favorite season and the fall colors in the northeast have been exceptional this year. I feel very blessed to be in upstate NY at this time. I am not alone. Each autumn, many people come to NY and New England to take in the beauty.

As I was breathing in this beauty during my morning walk, I pondered about why we are so drawn to view this seasonal color change. After all, the job of a leaf is photosynthesis: to take in light through its chlorophyll and convert it into food. When the chlorophyll leaves the leaf, so does the green it imparts. As the yellows, oranges, and reds slowly fill the leaves, the life force slowly leaves. What we are doing when we come to look at the fall colors is really to witness and celebrate death.

It comes as no surprise that the fall of the dollar, the falling economy, and the fall of America is happening during this season. Like the leaf peepers, we have come here at this time to witness the death of the U.S. as we have known it. Similarly, we are experiencing our own death, the death of "US" as we have known ourselves to be. It is the ultimate letting go of what is no longer in resonance with who we are, whether it is beliefs, thought patterns, relationships, place of residence, etc. You can't move new furniture into a fully furnished house. The old furniture must be removed before the new is set in place. This is what we and the country are doing - making space for the new.

I, too, am making space for the new to enter my life. I have been dog-sitting for my former partner's dog, Pepper, for the past four months while my former partner hiked the Appalachian Trail. Pepper and I had bonded quickly and had enjoyed each others company. My former partner came to get Pepper this past weekend. My heart ached when they left. My former partner is in a new relationship and is leaving NY. It was as if we had to come back to the house we built, and during fall, when we first came together, to say good-bye one last time. What is no longer in resonance with who I am is leaving and I must let go, no matter how difficult it may be. This letting go will open the floodgates of my heart to allow in a new relationship for me that is in resonance with who I am.

So if it seems that things are falling down around you like leaves, remember the beauty of the autumn leaf. Death is nothing more than a transition into new life, a new world, and a new you... and it is so beautiful.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Acceleration

2008-10-03T20:55:00.000-04:00

As we enter the vortex of accelerated change, we soon realize we cannot pull ourselves out. It is like moving past the event horizon of a black hole, nothing can escape, not even visible light. All we can do is surrender. Surrender to what is. Surrender to our highest vision of who we are. Surrender to our divinity.

It is human nature to avoid change unless it is the only option. Here we are at the doorstep of monumental change unlike any we have seen. The Hopi have a saying that when you are on a raging river, it is best to let go and go with the flow. In other words, don't fight the change. Instead, embrace it. Love it. Cherish these days. We are FINALLY letting go of what has not been in its integrity. Systems that were not based on love are leaving. Sometimes it is best to allow things to fall apart so we can put them back together again in a way that is stronger than before.

What does it mean to be in your integrity? To be in your integrity means be in alignment with divine intent and follow your heart. Where in your life are you not in alignment with what your heart tells you to do? Change it now or you might feel the universe's two by four strike you in the head. Go with the flow of your creation.

Chaos is the mother of creation. We are entering the womb of creation, the darkness, the void. It is like drawing the blank Rune. Any and all things are possible. We are pregnant with potential.

So during this acceleration phase, listen to your heart and follow its guidance. Allow it to be your compass to lead you through these uncertain times. Create what is in your heart. Follow your passion and find your bliss. Listen to that still small voice that tells you you are so much more than what this society or government has told you.

As soon as the pieces of what once was are scattered about, start picking them up, one at a time, following your heart's guidance, and watch the beauty that is you unfold.

If you would like a list of lifelines or tools to help you maintain balance in a chaotic world, just email me at joan@joancerio.com or visit my website, joancerio.com.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Laying the Foundation

2008-09-12T16:44:00.000-04:00

The person that I am mentoring in sacred geometry asked if the next lesson would be centered around the number four. Immediately the tetrahedron and the four-pointed base of the pyramid come to mind. Numerologically, foundation, completion, success, and earth come to mind for the number four. To Pythagoras, the number four represented perfection, harmonious proportion, and divinity. So why did the number four come to the "fore"front in my life now?

The number four appears in my numerology as a master builder - one who works hard and is determined to lay the proper foundation to create something solid and lasting. It feels like I am laying the footers for the foundation of my life's work. I am networking with so many people and offering workshops and sessions in such a short period of time that it amazes me. When we align our energy with that of our heart's desire, we align with our heart's exact coordinates in the matrix.

Pinpointing our heart's exact harmonic residence is like connecting to a worm hole or portal. In no time, we are swept off to another physical location. For me, that was New York. This new location has its own consciousness matrix and I felt like a fish out of water for a while until I was able to explore it. Like dialing the numbers on a phone, I sent out different tones to connect with the appropriate parties. Many are answering the call.

Laying a foundation is hard work. Here in the northeast, most foundations are created by first digging deep into the earth, laying the forms to pour the footers, and then laying cement blocks upon the footers. We have already dug deep within ourselves and excavated much of the old. As we align with our heart's mission, the forms are carefully laid. When we open our hearts, we allow love to pour forth and fill the forms. Love is the foundation upon which all of our work is performed.

We are now laying the blocks one at a time and applying the mud to hold them together to create a solid foundation. Where in your life do you see yourself laying a foundation for your work? Are you taking the time to keep the blocks in alignment?

Laying a solid foundation is so critical to the success of our work. Even though it feels tedious and tiring, it is worth every minute of it. After all, we are laying the foundation for the New Earth. Talk about extreme home makeover! Take your time. Check your measurements. Drink plenty of water. Take frequent breaks. Look at what you are creating from time to time. See that it is good.

I commend all of you for your hard work and dedication. The pillars of our new society are about to be raised. Many blessings to you and much, much gratitude.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Blast Off!

2008-08-22T12:22:00.000-04:00

For years now, we have prepared ourselves to take flight. We took workshops, learned various healing modalities, studied metaphysics, meditated, practiced yoga, and did our internal work. Our fuel tanks are now full of knowledge, wisdom, life experience, and life force energy. Baby step after baby step, we checked to be sure all systems are go. We donned our protective suits of love and strapped ourselves in for the ride of a lifetime.

Countdown to launch began on 08/01/08 with the first eclipse of the month. On 08/08/08, the universe pressed the launch button. The thrusters ignited and we were full of anticipation.

In the next millisecond, as we looked out the window from our ship, we saw the supports fall away that held our ship safely in place during our preparation phase. These supports must detach to allow us to take flight. Friends, business partners, love partners, old patterns and beliefs, and anything else whose mission is complete, must fall out of our lives. If they remained, they would only hold us back. On 8/11/08, I detached from a friend who was clearly a support in the past, but who now had become a crutch. It all happened in a matter of days. Whatever is not in alignment with who we are now, will no longer remain in our lives.

In the next millisecond after the supports fall away, fear and doubt may come as we look out the window and see no supports. It feels like we are not moving. What force is keeping us standing fully erect on our own two feet? It is our own power, which perhaps many of us haven't felt until now. I can remember the day my father raised the training wheels on my bike without telling me. I was riding along fine until I noticed the training wheels weren't touching the ground. For an instant, I was afraid. It was only after I realized that I had been riding on my own power, that the fear lifted.

In the next millisecond, we feel enormous raw power. The ship is vibrating and our lives may be a little shaky. This is the most dangerous period of the flight. Expressing our power may be awkward and unsettling at first. After all, we are embarking on a journey into the unknown on our own.

It takes enormous energy during lift off to finally move our ship off the launch pad. We may feel exhausted during this time as every ounce of fuel is used to overcome the inertia of the past. I have felt my share of exhaustion lately.

Our ship moves slowly at first, gaining speed as it moves. Things are starting to move slowly for me and I know that my work is gaining momentum. Be patient. The accelerated manifestation phase is quickly approaching.

After our booster rockets spend their fuel, it is time to release them. This occurs in stages. Releasing the old through the physical body occurs in stages as well. For the past several days, I have had a scratchy throat and tightness in my chest. My sacrum hurt the other day, and now the pain is gone. Symptoms will come and go until we release the old that is not in alignment with our higher vibration.

Finally, we enter into our orbit. We come back into balance with the higher frequency of who we are now. We are free from the gravity of the past and life floats effortlessly. The new orbit we reach is our heart's desire. It is the reason we are here.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Side View Mirror

2008-08-13T13:00:00.000-04:00

As one eclipse ends and another begins, it is clear that what was hidden or eclipsed, must now come up to the light to be viewed. For most of July and the first week of August, it felt like I was mired in a tar pit. From the depths of this natural trap, I quickly learned not to resist. The more I tried to make things happen, the more they disappeared. Surrendering to the energy of inertia was the only viable option.

Surrender I did, not only to the inertia, but to diving deep into my limiting past patterns and beliefs. One by one, they surfaced to be examined, emoted, and excised. Not only did I release past patterns, I released past relationships that were no longer in alignment with who I am now. It wasn't pretty. What does look pretty coming out of a tar pit?

Sandwiched between the eclipses was the 08/08/08 portal. Since then, things happen magically, without much effort. As I was riding in my sister's car the other day, I once again read the words on the side view mirror: "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear." Yes, I thought. The objects of my desire are closer than they appear. I can't see their outward manifestation with the same eyes I used to assess other manifestations in my life. I live in a different world now. Things come to me in different ways. No wonder I can't see them. I am looking for them to show up through my limited perception.

Abundance and prosperity come in various ways, not just through conventional work. My current mind cannot grasp the universe of infinite possibilities. Why not just surrender to what I mapped out for myself before I came into this life and enjoy the ride? The harder I try to make something happen, the further I push it away. The more I allow my abundance to come, the faster I draw it to myself. The slower I move, the faster things unfold around me....exactly what the "tar pit" was designed to do.

So, if you feel like you aren't "doing" enough and think you need to make things happen, try slowing down, going with the flow, and enjoy each moment. And remember, "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear."

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Just B

2008-07-18T17:22:00.000-04:00

Birds, bees, bats, and beavers, oh my! Since I rented the house I once owned, I have seen and experienced a bounty of these "B" words in and around the house. Swallows nested at the entrance to the breezeway and the robins made their usual nest under the front balcony. One Saturday, bees swarmed inside and outside of the house. For weeks now, bats have been literally coming out of the woodwork to interrupt my sleep. Although common to this area, beaver sightings are not that frequent. What does it all mean?

According to Ted Andrews' book, Animal-Speak, swallows symbolize protection and warmth for the home, and taking proper perspective of your life. Robins are traditionally a sign of spring and new growth. Bees remind us to partake of the honey of life and pursue our dreams. Bats signify transition, initiation, and drawing our greatest fears to our self to be healed. Finally, beavers are master builders and symbolize the building of dreams. When I put these puzzle pieces together, the message is clear: Prepare to face my greatest fear that has held me back from living my dream, all the while knowing that I am protected.

So, what is up with this alliteration of the letter "B?" During one of my morning walks, I spoke the words the that came to mind that start with the letter "B": beauty, bounty, blessings, beneficial, benefactor, (in fact, all the "bene's"), bright, balance, and believe. "B" is the second letter of the alphabet. What does it mean to be second, as in second place, second fiddle, etc.? A friend relayed a message to me yesterday that I can no longer be second. I knew exactly what the message meant.

It is clear that it is time for me to step fully into who I really am and to carry out my life's mission. No more second best or second fiddle for me. My pattern was to hang onto the coat tails of another, thinking that he or she would shield me from myself. The energies of late will not allow this pattern to continue.

What does it mean to take full responsibility for your dreams? Recently, I played "second billing" to a friend of mine at an event. She is a gifted medium and always seems to attract a crowd. I thought it might be a good way to market myself. It didn't feel right. Her philosophy is to go after what you want and make it happen. So far this has worked for her. When I allowed myself to go into her way of thinking, I became fearful, and again, it didn't feel right. Response-ability means that you have everything you need to respond to your dreams. The key word is "respond."

The current energies are constantly sending messages to us to just "B." Be who you are. Be patient. Allow. Stay in the moment. Know that you have already set your dreams into motion. Watch for signs that tell you when to act. Go with the flow of your creation. "It is in the allowing, the surrender to your divine plan, that peace permeates each of our souls." - In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Final Touches

2008-07-01T21:55:00.000-04:00

The solstice has come and gone and we are now approaching Independence Day. This is another big full circle day for me as it will be the one year anniversary of the publication of my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul. As my book is a tool for self-transformation and self-empowerment, July 4th seemed to be the ideal publication date.

This holiday is also symbolic of where the energies are now. What does it mean to be independent? What is true freedom? Independence comes from actualizing our innate power and abilities to manifest the life of our dreams. We are sovereign unto ourselves. Freedom only comes when we break the chains of forgetfulness and allow our mind to explore our unlimited potential. The tarot card I picked today was "Worthiness." When we realize our divinity, we realize our true worth.

The energy of movement is building. Things seem to be swirling around as in a tornado, flying out and sorting themselves by what is in alignment with our highest vision and grandest version of who we really are. Anything less than what is in complete alignment with who we truly are will not manifest. We have no control over this now. We set the wheels in motion a year ago and the pattern has completed in the matrix. What we have left to do before the accelerated manifestation phase is to take care of the final touches.

What we will manifest now will be nothing short of miraculous to many of us. Things we thought we would not do again or were not capable of are becoming our reality. I recently rented the house I used to own with my former partner. I didn't imagine myself ever living in that house again and here I am! The best part is the rent is lower than what our mortgage payment was and it includes mowing the lawn and plowing the driveway, things I do not choose to do any longer and what I thought would prevent me from renting a house.

The things I have chosen to manifest are starting to form. I choose to form a community of like-minded people and they are coming to me! I have asked to manifest guiding sacred and mystical tours of Sedona, and again, the opportunity is coming to me. So much is happening AND we are not yet into the accelerated manifestation phase!

We have now raised our vibration high enough to step into the next level of our work. It is like being upgraded from a Chevy to a Maserati. As with any high performance engine, a little fine tuning is needed to insure peak performance. Not only that, but I really do think any car runs better when it is clean and waxed. We are in the buffing and polishing stages, taking the finger prints off and making sure the chrome is shiny. When our motors are humming and outsides are glistening, we are ready for the trip of our lifetime!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Shifting into High

2008-06-08T20:55:00.000-04:00

I have often likened the energies of the past year or so as moving through the gears of a manual transmission. After all, we are on the move energetically and receive pretty constant transmissions of information. So when the transmission started to go in my now former vehicle, I knew it was time for me to shift into the "next gear" of my life.

I remember shortly after I purchased my former vehicle, I was having a session with my counseling astrologer. My partner at the time dropped me off for the session and went about doing errands. The astrologer's office overlooks the street below and as I noticed my then new vehicle driving past, I pointed it out to her. The astrologer said, "That's the vehicle you are going to do your journeying in." Little did she or I know that I would literally journey 2500 miles away from my home to journey within myself for four years. After that, I journeyed across the country to promote my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, among other things. I knew that when it was time to let this vehicle go, it would symbolize the end of this chapter in my life. A chapter that lead to my self-discovery, self-love, and soul's purpose.

Just this past week, I purchased another vehicle which, interestingly enough, is the same year, 2003, and same color, gold, as my last vehicle, with about 70,000 fewer miles. If you have read my past blogs, you know that the number 5, the number of change, has been showing up in my life recently. It is interesting that I purchased another 2003 vehicle, which the numbers added together, equal 5. More change. It is also interesting that this vehicle is also gold. My last gold vehicle allowed me to travel to find the riches within. This "new used" vehicle will allow me to find the riches without. Even more interesting, I purchased a Highlander. While it seems that I have come full circle with purchasing this vehicle, I know that I am now entering the next level of the spiral of my life.

Full circles abound in my life now. It is as though I am sewing up every last little hole so that I will move forward with a clean slate. From my last two blogs, you know that another full circle with a past relationship is in the process of completing. What you don't know is that I recently rented the house that my former partner and I used to own. It is almost as if each of the 360 degrees (notice that 3+6+0=9, the number for completion) needed to complete a circle have to be honored before I can move into "high" gear.

Things are definitely shifting in my life. As soon as I decided to rent the house, it happened quickly and easily. As soon as I decided to purchase another vehicle, I found the ideal vehicle within a week. Whatever I have asked for lately, has come almost effortlessly and in record time. The energies are shifting into a higher level, one that will lead us to the accelerated manifestation phase I have talked about.

I have a feeling that this solstice will be the turning point for this accelerated manifestation phase. It feels like the energies are coming to a head and any and everything is possible now. We are sailing in a sea of endless possibilities, listing to and fro, until we become crystal clear about what we choose to manifest. Then our thoughts chart the course and immediately bring to us what our hearts desire.

Just as with an automobile, it takes less and less energy to shift into the next higher gear of our lives. Once we are in high, shifting into overdrive will take even less energy. We have overcome the bulk of the inertia of the past and as the Borg from Star Trek: First Contact said, "Resistance is futile." With each addition of momentum, we release more and more resistance to living our hearts' desires.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Profound Love

2008-05-26T20:55:00.000-04:00

The words "profound love" appeared very clearly in my mind just before I awoke Saturday morning. The word profound means "originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being, pervasive, intense, thorough, and complete." Not coincidentally, this message came to me the morning after meeting my former partner in a rural section of Virginia.

In the past, I kept my relationships at arm's length and a "safe" distance from my heart. For me, to love someone was conditional on them behaving in a way that was acceptable to me. When they stepped over my line too many times, I stepped out. Commitment was based on contingencies. In past relationships, my fear, I thought, was if I step over their line, they will leave me. It wasn't until this weekend that I realized that it wasn't my fear that my partner would leave, rather it was that I would leave. When the going got tough, I was gone. So was the case five years ago on Memorial Day weekend. Another full circle. Now I find myself opening my heart and life to staying the course, even when the going gets tough.

The going may get tough. If my intuition and that of two friends is correct, a life altering experience for my former partner may be just around the corner. Will I be there? Will she want me to be there? Again, all I can do is be in the moment and realize universe time is different from my current perception of time. In the grand scheme of things, around the corner may mean several weeks to several years.

If you read my last blog, you know that my former partner recently entered into a new love relationship. Despite the initial awkwardness of meeting my former partner's new love, I was able to detach and notice my behavior as well as theirs. As I did, I experienced several "ah-ha" moments about myself.

First, I now see how my life is out of balance. I've done much inner work and have formed quite a loving relationship with myself. However, I haven't allowed myself joy through loving another.

Second, I noticed my relationship skills are a little rusty. It has been five years since I have been in an intimate relationship and this weekend I got to feel the effects of that.

Third, I was able to open my heart to her current partner. I liked her immediately and I am grateful she is in her life now. My former partner is hiking the Appalachian trail and having a close buddy is important. I imagine hiking the trail is similar to being in the military. You tend to make close relationships fast because you know your life may depend on the other person.

Lastly, I opened my heart to loving what is. I love that my former partner is with this person for now. I love that I am grateful about the situation. I love that I spoke from my heart. Even though I feel we may be reunited again in some way, I love that I am unattached to the outcome.

Now I love to the depths of my being, intensely, thoroughly, completely, and profoundly. She must have felt that. For before we parted, she told me she loved me.

It is interesting that Virginia's slogan is "Virginia is for lovers." I surely benefited from the energy.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Heart First

2008-05-21T21:39:00.000-04:00

For the past eight months, I have been on the road, traveling to where I have been guided, doing book signings, sessions, and workshops here and there. It is easier for me to be in the moment when I am on the road. My antennas are up and functioning, keenly watching for signs from the universe.

My recent trip feels different from the others. It wasn't my universal communication that prompted me to leave Sedona and travel 2500 miles to the east coast. For once, I wasn't going head first into the great unknown. This time, I didn't think it through first and had no plans. In fact, I often said I must be out of my mind to do this. This trip is based on my feelings and inner knowing. As I wrote in my book , In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, our hearts create the patterns we follow. This time I was going heart first into the unknown, following its patterns, paths, and purpose. Indeed, we are all being asked to go out of our minds and into our hearts.

My heart's guidance has lead me back to my home state and to see my former partner. My heart must know something my mind just cannot grasp. After arriving on the east coast, I learned that my former partner just recently entered into a new love relationship. Every time I allow my mind to try to figure it out, I come to a deeper realization that there is no "figuring it out." If I live in the moment, there is nothing to figure out. There is only surrender to the next moment. Thinking about the possible outcomes of this meeting just leaves my head and stomach spinning, and takes me out of the moment. When that moment comes when we do meet, I will be in that moment. Until then, everything is just speculation.

We are being asked to totally surrender to our heart's desire. It's time to trust in what our hearts are creating and get out of the way. My gut tells me that whatever happens, it will be a huge heart opening experience for me. I trust that feeling and I am grateful for the opportunity to open my heart even wider.

These are intense and incredibly challenging times. Nothing but complete self-transformation will suffice. There is still light at the end of the tunnel. By the summer solstice, I have a feeling that I, along with many others, will never be the same again.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Distillation

2008-05-01T17:55:00.000-04:00

Just like a fine wine or delicate perfume, we are now experiencing what it feels like to have our "impurities" boiled off and our essential nature condensed into who we really are. During distillation, impurities are separated from the desired compound through the addition of heat, which naturally causes an increase in pressure.

I've felt like I was in a pressure cooker for the month of April, with the heat and pressure building each day. Each day, the lower frequency "impurities" of anger, control, resistance, holding, and frustration drifted to the surface to be released. It hasn't been easy. I even decided to expedite the process by going through a series of "five" colonics. What is past is past and it's time to make room for what it is coming.

After this period of purification, we will finally experience the accelerated manifestation phase. I had a glimpse of it the other day when everything I asked for showed up immediately. We are in the final phases of this level of cleaning and clearing to prepare for our heart's desire. A word or two of caution: deeper levels of surrender and trust are necessary prerequisites for this accelerated manifestation.

Several of my friends, myself included, have been asked lately to trust at levels that challenge our logical minds and put our left brains into a tailspin. You want me to do what? And yet, we all know we agreed long ago to carry out our divine blueprints. Mission control has issued the next set of directives and like the good spiritual warriors we are, we keep marching forward.

Nervous anticipation best describes how I feel now. I am guided to leave Sedona on 5/5 to travel back east. Life-altering change is likely to be the result of this return. The number 5 represents change and fives keep popping up for me lately.

We will see glimpses of the light at the end of the tunnel in May, the fifth month, the month of change. After traveling in a long dark tunnel, the light seems even brighter than normal when you exit. Hooah!
Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Phase Change

2008-04-18T14:50:00.000-04:00

The energy of the past several weeks has been quite strange. Have you felt it? I have experienced sleepless nights, base of the head and neck aches, exhaustion, and feeling ungrounded most of the time. While I am in this state, it is very difficult to do my everyday activities, let alone create something, like this blog! When I tuned in this morning about what is happening, what came through is that we are going through what chemists call a phase change.

When water goes from solid to liquid, it goes through what is called a phase change or change of state. During this process, energy, in the form of heat, is added to melt the ice into liquid. Even though more energy is added, the temperature remains the same until all of the ice has become liquid water. The energy that is added is used to break the bonds between molecules in order to change their potential energies.

What bonds are we breaking? Bonds of all kinds and at all dimensional levels are being liberated to allow us the freedom to move toward our hearts' desires. Influx of energy is needed to break bonds, whether we are talking about chemical bonds or our perceived human bondage.

The energy that is about to enter at the Wesak full moon this Saturday night, April 20th, is the energy of enlightenment. This light excites our electrons of desire to move us to our next vibrational frequency. Remember, we are still recalibrating and the energy that is coming in this weekend is the new standard. We are lightening our loads and cleaning house to make space for the manifestation of our hearts' desires. As we release our long held beliefs and outmoded structures, we free ourselves to live our fullest potentials.

What is most interesting about a phase change is that the temperature remains the same. It sure feels like I am at a standstill. What is happening is that all of our "extra" energy is being used to create this change of state. Once the change is complete, we are free to use our new capacity to bring in energy and take off! The accelerated manifestation phase I spoke of in my blog, "Reformation," will follow this phase change.

So, as it seems like nothing is happening in our lives and we hardly have enough energy to complete our daily activities, remember what is happening on the side lines. Soon, we will all be singing, "Put me in coach. I'm ready to play, today!"

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Higher Love

2008-04-12T12:06:00.000-04:00

As our frequency increases, we naturally resonate with the higher frequency of love. What is the "higher" frequency of love? It is the realization that we are love. As the structures of old come tumbling down, our hearts are left exposed and vulnerable. We see who we really are and are awed.

Love commands us to live life at a higher frequency. What does it mean to be love? When we stand in the eye of the storm, we love it. When we are challenged, we love it. When we are misunderstood, we love it. When the earth shakes or floods wash over her, we love them as well. My universal answer to most questions is give 'em huggies and kissies! Just send love. What a wondrous time we are living in! To realize the power of love and use it in our lives is enormous. To rise above the vibrations of greed, control, scarcity consciousness and the like, means our lives are about to change in ways we haven't yet imagined. The beauty of what is coming is beyond words.

In order to open to this frequency of love, we must first open to ourselves. "Opening to oneness is about opening your heart to your true self. It's about falling in love with you. It is the experience of love made manifest in the most intimate way possible."

These first lines of the introduction to my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, remind us that self-love is the foundation upon which we build this higher frequency. Once we feel our hearts full of love for ourselves, our heart's energy naturally spirals out to others and our 'special other'. We realize in order to continue to grow, we must relate at all levels.

For years, many of us way-showers have walked our paths alone. The days of doing it alone are quickly coming to an end. We have fallen in love with ourselves. Now we fall in love with another at a deeper level than we have ever experienced. This is happening in my life in ways I didn't imagine were possible.

In order to see ourselves and who we are, we must have a mirror, that ideal partner who brings in the resonance and power of two. In this world of the relative, we can only know something in relation to something else.

As we move up in frequency, our bodies change. These changes can be felt in various ways. This past week, I felt some heart palpitations and chest discomfort, signaling for me more heart opening. I know I am not alone. We see it everyday when people realize that we must all help one another if we are to make it through these challenging times.

"Think about it, there must be higher love.
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above.
Without it, life is a wasted time.
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine."
From Steve Winwood's song, Higher Love.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Recalibration

2008-04-06T14:22:00.000-04:00

As part of the reformation process, our energies are recalibrating. So many people have told me recently that they have experienced weeks of interrupted sleep patterns, myself included. I have spent nights of waking up every two hours or every hour. The latest pattern to emerge is not being able to fall asleep. It feels like the "off" switch is shorted and has to be tweaked a bit to work. Eventually I fall asleep and I feel like I spend more time in the alpha brain wave state, that in-between state, between fully awake and fully asleep. It is interesting that the frequency of alpha waves ranges from 7-14 Hz. This range is significant since we are in the process of increasing our frequency from 7.8 Hz to 13 Hz. Also, it is through our alpha brain waves that we are able to remember our dreams. So much is coming through in dream time now that it seems incongruent to have so many sleepless nights. What I think is happening is our higher selves are purposely increasing the time we are in alpha sleep so we will remember our dreams. Just last night, I heard that it is time to bring through more information and saw what this might look like. I woke up briefly to consciously note this and then went back to sleep. The important part is that I still remember it today.

Becoming enlightened includes bringing in new information. This is vitally important to us, especially now. Just as electricity takes the path of least resistance, this new information comes in through our sleep time when we are most open to receiving it. The reason this information is important is that it will assist us in breaking old belief systems such as "I didn't sleep well last night so I will be tired today." "I must get eight hours of sleep every night." Our bodies are changing. What we required in the past is past. We are able to recharge our batteries in other ways that somehow make up for the full, uninterrupted eight hours of sleep a night we are told we need. This doesn't mean we will not feel tired. Actually, until we fully recalibrate, we may feel more tired.

In recalibrating any instrument, there are parameters that are checked and adjusted. Our parameters include our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual selves. First, check in with your physical body. Are all systems functioning optimally? If not, what is getting your attention and why? What can you do to adjust or recalibrate your physicality? Exercise, nutrition, and elimination seem to be the top three now. Be mindful of what goes in and out, not only with food and waste, but with thoughts and words as well. To stay in the flow naturally infers movement. Move your body.

To emotionally recalibrate, set the standard to joy. Are you in joy most of the time? What in your life is keeping you from living your joy? Joy and enthusiasm are the new emotional standards. Enjoy your life.

Mental recalibration means a thorough identification of all belief systems, thought patterns, mind sets, etc. Any and all patterns that keep you from living your truth, your joy, and your vision are no longer serving you. Remove the old programming and get new software!

Spiritually, we are now realizing that we can no longer calibrate to someone else's standard, even if that someone else is an ascended master. As we enter the realm of fifth dimensional consciousness, we recalibrate to the frequency that is within each of our hearts and not to any frequency outside of ourselves. We fully realize the masters that we have always been and live our truth.

If you find you need assistance recalibrating, my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul will assist you in breaking up thought patterns that no longer serve you and provide a framework for new ones. I also offer personal transformation sessions that quickly elicit old thought patterns, set the repatterning for new ones, and activate you to live your heart's desire. To schedule a session or purchase a copy of my book, please visit my website at http://joancerio.com.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Reformation

2008-03-30T15:58:00.000-04:00

The energy of monumental change has been swirling around for weeks now and is sure to continue for weeks to come. This monumental change is happening within our core. As such, our core issues are surfacing. Issues of self-worth, self-forgiveness, self-trust, and self-fear (fear of your power) are relentlessly knocking at our door and will not go away until we answer them.

On April 2, Pluto goes retrograde and heads toward aligning with the Galactic Center and our center of being. Pluto, the great transformer, heralds in the energy of self re-form-ation.

Our energy is literally being reformed. Old thought patterns are dismantled and new thoughts are taking shape. The outmoded structures in our life are crumbling to allow for our freedom. The winds of change are blowing away the chaff from the grain. We are in a whirlwind of wonder and the wonder is all about who we are.

As the wind continues to kit up the dust of our former selves, it is hard to see what is forming. Repatterning generally takes some forethought and we find ourselves saying we didn't ask for this. Oh, but we did. The collective thoughts have been weaving a celestial tapestry for some time now. Each time we prayed for freedom, for peace, for compassion, we sent thought forms into the collective consciousness. We all know deep inside that "the system" and our system of doing things are broken. We are literally reshaping our world. The old structure is gone and yet we unconsciously reach for the familiar. There is nothing to grasp onto. The new pattern has not yet completed in the matrix. We are in the midst of creative chaos.

Everything is up for grabs. Like the tornado in the Wizard of Oz, everything and everyone is swirling in a vortex. Breakups, breakdowns, and breakthroughs abound. The cosmic child has scattered its tinker toys on the floor of creation, awaiting further instruction before reassembling the pieces.

What instructions will you give to the universe? What structures will you build? Be extra careful with your thoughts, words, and deeds now. We will soon be entering an accelerated manifestation phase. As the dust settles, clarity will come...soon.

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Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Breaking Ground

2008-03-24T17:17:00.000-04:00

While the moon slowly faded away as the sun rose over the red rocks of Sedona on Easter morning, I contemplated what this particular Easter represents. Sun rise. Son rise. Each of us is our own sun. Our perceived reality revolves around us. We are illuminated from within first, and then from without. The divine spark of our true light rests within our hearts waiting to be fed. Our brilliance is peaking through. We can't help it. It is who we are.

Just as a tiny seed follows its path of creation with total faith and breaks ground, we too, are unearthed and rebirthed. The ground that is breaking open is our hearts. Light peaks through and bathes our deepest desires. How precious is this moment. How beautiful it is to see new life. Yet, the seedling is tender and vulnerable as it searches for this light. We have just entered unknown territory. Like the seedling, we are used to much darkness. Just as it takes time to adjust to the light walking from a darkened room into daylight, we are in the adjustment phase with this new light. Imagine what it must be like for a newborn to leave the dark womb of its mother and enter the light of the world. You may feel like you are walking around like a deer in headlights for a while, a bit stunned and dazed. Be gentle and allow time to integrate this new energy.

Part of the birthing process is to expel the afterbirth. What had sustained us is no longer needed. Old paradigms are discharged. Worn out belief systems are erased. We are severed from what we thought was safety and security. Our lives break open to allow the light to shine.

This energy, as everything else in the universe, has a purpose: to propel you to live your purpose. It is because of this energy that we are able to face our greatest fears and take that leap of faith. We realize that following our hearts is our security. As we assimilate this new energy, our circuitry is converted from DC to AC and immediately our potential increases exponentially! Our once battery-powered selves are now able to plug directly into Source. We have unlimited potential...we always have only now we FEEL it! Now we live it!

What do you choose to show the world? Are you living your highest potential?

I am facilitating a two and a half day intensive workshop designed to propel you to live your higher purpose in Sedona on May 2-4, 2008 entitled, Live Your Passion! Find Your Bliss! For more information about this workshop and others, please visit my website at joancerio.com and go to the events and classes page.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Can You Feel It?

2008-03-12T14:42:00.000-04:00

"Did you ever feel somethin' in the air
and you block it out, but you know it's there?

Did you ever find, things about to change?
I can see the signs all along my way.

And I can feel that
something's comin' up and I don't know what it is.

Something's comin' up
and I don't know where it's gonna take me.

But there's something dyin' and
something bein' born."

-lyrics to "Somethings Coming Up" by Barry Manilow

Can you feel it? Everything is on the move. Even the earth is rumbling, especially on the west coast of the US. There is so much movement within us and without that it's almost impossible to tell where the movement is coming from. Change has definitely become the familiar structure. From the Democratic primaries to political scandals to economic swings, we cannot deny we are on changeable seas. My best advice to ride these waves of change is to go with the flow.

You are not exempt from the waves of change. As without, so within. To the hundreds losing their homes and/or jobs, you know what I am talking about. Our world is being turned upside down. What we thought was stable and secure has been turned over like soil. What is being unearthed is your richness, your fertile soil, the cosmic compost from which you grow into your fully realized being. Thought patterns and belief systems that no longer resonate are shattering around us. We are redefining what stability, security, and sovereignty really mean. The consciousness of the planet is getting a face lift.

Hang on to your hats as next week may blow them them away! Spring begins on Thursday, March 20th. There is a full moon in Libra on Good Friday, and of course, the energy of resurrection comes on Easter Sunday. Spring, as we know, is symbolic of new beginnings and new growth. The energy of the Libra full moon on Good Friday signifies the end of suffering for what we know is right. Justice just-is. We will all be born again in the energy of Easter Sunday. Many of my friends, myself included, are experiencing labor pains of rebirth. What is being resurrected is our unique divine blueprints. Who we truly are will no longer remain hidden. What will be unearthed in you and in society is our essential nature. As another progression on the spiral of life comes to completion and a new one begins, we take a giant step toward being the masters that we are.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Preparation

2008-02-09T17:14:00.000-05:00

I knew the recent new moon lunar eclipse in Aquarius would be powerful for me since I am an Aquarian. It wasn't until I looked back at what happened around this time that the full meaning of the eclipse came into focus.

As most of you know, I have been traveling across the country for the last five months. It is most interesting, then, to note that I spent the eclipse in Corpus Christi, Texas. If you have been reading my blogs, you also know about the importance of names. Also, the lunar eclipse occurred around the time of Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent for Catholics. Lent is a time of going inward to prepare for the death of one body, Corpus Christi, and resurrection on Easter Sunday. Of course I am also referring to myself and all of us, going through the "death" of our former selves and then soon to be resurrected into our new selves. We are heading into the thick of things as the shifting energies start to come to a head. This may prove to be the year of greatest change through this monumental cycle of change.

My higher self decided that my body would facilitate the process of change by releasing much of the old through having the flu. After four days of fever, my body literally burned off the dross of my old self. I could feel the "death" of the old come up each time I coughed. It was as if the deep cleaning finally reached the sub-basement.

I feel like I am being polished like fine silver in preparation for a feast the likes of which I have never seen. The table is set. Name tags are prepared for each place setting. I can't see the names, I just know that people I have yet to meet along with old friends have been invited. Fine linen lines the table. An abundance of food and wine are lovingly placed on the table. Music that makes my heart sing is playing in the background. I can even smell the delectable food - it is that close. My feast, my banquet awaits.

I have waited so long to feast upon MY life. My turn at my wheel of fortune is only months away. This preparation time creates space for all that is coming. So many of us have worked so hard for so long. Now, we are all just months (if that) away from living in our abundance and joy. Our passion and purpose are about to burst open!

Do as the song from the musical, Godspell says: "Prepare ye, the way of the Lord!" Prepare to feast on your life, ye gods and goddesses!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Endings and Beginnings

2008-01-21T13:10:00.000-05:00

The beginning of a new year reminds me to pay attention to the cycles in my life. This year, 2008, carries the energy of new beginnings. If you add the numbers in 2008 together, you get 10. If you add the 1 and the 0 together, you get the number 1. Numerology tells us that one carries the energy of new beginnings as it is the first integer. Not only are we starting a new 365 day cycle, we are starting a much larger cycle with this year of new beginnings. Of all the new beginnings I imagine for 2008, I never imagined what has already begun.

Last year was the year of completion. If you add the numbers in 2007 together, it equals 9. Nine is the last integer and it carries the energy of completion. 2007 ended with completing the greatest full circle of all for me.

When I decided to go on the road this past fall, a friend kept asking me to come to California first to visit her. I was feeling it was more important to go back to my place of birth first to bring that cycle of my life to completion. California, in my mind at the time, was the last big leg of my journey.

In mid December, I headed for northern California and worked my way down to my friend's house just before the holidays. Prior to going on the road, I was told that my former partner had sold the house in New York and was traveling across country as well. What I didn't know was that my former partner and I were to meet the day after Christmas through this mutual friend.

Our higher selves are quite clever. They sometimes orchestrate things we in the physical would not choose to do. It ended up that we spent New Year's together and I traveled with my former partner and her mini schnauzer, who looks similar to the dog we used to have, for several weeks. It almost felt like we were a family again, except we are different now. We have grown and changed. While I was in New York, my former partner had sent me an email saying thank you for waking me up. I wrote the blog, Clarion Call, about the email as it was such an activation for me. That email provided an opening for me to revisit our relationship.

After catching up on what happened in our lives over the past couple of years, I realized one of the reasons why we went through so much pain and separation. I realized the gift I had given her. We created a situation requiring tough love on my part to allow for awakening on my former partner's part. Over the past several weeks, we healed our old wounds and became friends again. Like suturing a deep cut, we ended 2007 and began 2008 together, weaving the past into the present like one continuous thread. We both see the gift from the past now in the present. My gifts, along with our new friendship, are a huge heart opening for me and the realization of the power of forgiveness.

Thank you higher self for always knowing what's best for me. 2008 is going to be magical, mystical and beyond my wildest dreams!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Home for Christmas

2007-12-09T16:57:00.000-05:00

As I was driving this morning, the song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was playing on the radio. Several people have asked me where I plan to spend Christmas. My answer has been, "I don't know." As soon as I heard the song this morning, I knew where I would be. I will be home this Christmas, perhaps for the first time. Home within my heart, within the essence of my being. I will be home with my God Self.

I used to love Christmas. It was my favorite time of year. Ask anyone who knew me. I knew all of the words to most of the Christmas shows. Rudolph was my favorite. Before I left on my road trip, I sold or gave away most of my belongings which included my Christmas decorations. Guess my higher self knew what was coming.

It is interesting that this year Christmas feels out of place to me. When I look at my life, I see that I live Christmas every day. I celebrate each day: the joy of living in the moment, the wonder of nature, love for all of God's creation, compassion and forgiveness for my debtors, healing the "sick," and using my intuitive abilities to act as my star of Bethlehem, to guide my way. Christmas, the time of Christ, of living as the God that I am, does not fall on one day a year. It is a way of life.

This year, I do not celebrate the birth of a man who showed us that we all are Gods incarnate. I celebrate my birth, or rather rebirth, of the God that I am. "These things and more shall you do," Jesus said. If he was able to heal the sick, help the blind see, master his intuitive abilities, then so it is with all of us...and more.

When you listen to Christmas songs, I invite you to put your name in place of Jesus'. This is why he came - to show us all our divine nature. If we are made in the image and likeness of God, how can it be otherwise?

Joy to the world my God Self has come! I sleep in heavenly peace.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Through the Gateway, to the Peak, and Overflowing!

2007-11-21T13:37:00.000-05:00

Well, my drive back west has certainly been interesting. The trip has been an activation for me in so many ways and at so many levels. Trusting my gut feelings has been a huge blessing. I decided to take route 70 west since I had stopped to visit my nephew and great nephew in Dayton, Ohio. Route 70 goes through St. Louis and I knew it was important symbolically for me to go through the gateway arch. Walking under the arch felt like entering a gateway to another dimension, even the tramcars inside the arch looked like mini spaceships.

While I was in St. Louis, I was strongly guided to visit the butterfly house. I watched butterflies as they hatched from their chrysalis. I guess I wanted some more metamorphosis! As I watched the butterflies make their way out into the world, I thought, “Rebirth isn’t pretty.” Think about what a new chick looks like when it first comes out of the shell, or any new born for that matter. It is tiring work breaking out of our shells. Rebirth is usually messy…and magical. Walking through the greenhouse filled with all different varieties and colors of butterflies was transformational in itself. The only way I can describe my experience is that it was the closest thing I have experienced on earth that reminds me of heaven. Like a rainbow after the rain, beauty replaces the not so pretty rebirth.

When I entered Denver, my gut told me something wasn’t right. The next day, in Colorado Springs, my car broke down. As I reached the parking lot of Cave of the Winds, steam poured out from under my hood. It was a steep climb to the parking lot, reaching what seemed to be close to the elevation of nearby Pikes Peak. I had the car serviced and I still didn’t feel right about it. When I got back to the hotel later that day, I checked under the hood again. There were some new areas where the coolant had leaked, so I took it in to be checked again. There was a crack in the neck of the radiator, which meant that the radiator would have to be replaced. It couldn’t have happened at a better time and location during my travels. I am always taken care of. I was in town and not on a secluded stretch of road, and the repair shop was within walking distance of my hotel. Even so, my fear around not enough money came up when I found out the new radiator would cost hundreds of dollars. I had been told by at least four people that I need not worry about my abundance. It is coming and my work will support me. After all, I reached the peak, so to speak, and was overflowing, with coolant anyway. Humm, maybe this is a good omen and it’s days like this that make believing in my coming abundance a little more challenging. Most of the time I trust and know that the universe supports me and “most of the time” is not good enough. So, my higher self called in another experience to facilitate releasing more fear around money and to trust 100% of the time. After all, isn’t that what a master does?

As the metaphysical principle goes, “As without, so within.” My motor vehicle (without) had broken down, and now my physical vehicle, my body (within), goes through its own “breakdown.” My internal world of microorganisms and cells are moving into another level of homeostasis, which on the outside appears as a cold. It is the breakdown before the breakthrough, as a friend of mine used to say.

So many of us now are testing our level of trust by calling to ourselves our greatest fears. One of my greatest fears has been around being homeless. So, here I am on the road without a physical home. Interestingly, it feels okay, even right, to be without a traditional home base for now. As more of my fear around money gets released, I remember what I wrote in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, “Your security is directly proportional to your faith.”

During the holidays, we are reminded of two of our greatest emotional states: gratitude and faith. I have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and every day. As for Christmas, yes, the time of the Christed frequencies is upon me. Time to act as the master that I am with complete faith. After all, I passed through the gateway, went to the peak, and now I am overflowing! Joy to the world!

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Clarion Call

2007-11-06T08:39:00.000-05:00

The energies of late have left me feeling depressed. Just after really feeling and acknowledging my need to be loved, who emailed me? My ex-partner, who I had asked almost exactly a year ago to please stop calling me. The subject of the email: "Thank you." The message: for waking me up. The timing is uncanny. Yet another full circle in my life. 'Tis the season. Whether it is another plea to get me to communicate or a way of saying thank you for your tough love doesn't matter. The words are what matter. They trigger a universal response deep inside. After all, waking people up is why I am on a road to seemingly nowhere with unknown resources. It is why I get up each day and take another breath. It is my passion and purpose. "Why is it so difficult to get my work to the masses?," I ask myself daily. Sometimes I feel like packing up and going home, as the saying goes. Only I am packed and there is no physical home to go to.

The depression is not just mine. It comes from deep within the earth. Mother Earth needs to be loved too and I am feeling it. A tremendous shift is upon us: volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, potential new wars, shortages of fuel and water, economic uncertainty, mass migrations, life altering changes, and list goes on. Hundreds of thousands have no home to go back to. "The bump in the road," as I call it, on our way to waking up is directly in front of us. We have little time to swerve to avoid it. Best to just hold on and ride it out. Go with its flow and do not use your energy to resist it. It is merely energy moving to clear itself.

As I wrote in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, "The earth is changing now. Love her in her transition." Love is the key. No matter what happens, send love, starting with yourself. Allow the change, without and within. Open your heart to yourself and then to others. The clarion call to love has arrived.

Are you on your path of awakening and would like assistance in these chaotic times? My book is a tool for self-transformation and my distance learning school, called Coeuressence, is a school of self-mastery similar to the ancient mystery schools. For more information, to order my book, or to enroll in Coeuressence, please visit my website, http://joancerio.com

Love is calling. Will you answer?

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

What's in a name?

2007-10-24T00:38:00.000-04:00

A name calls forth a particular vibration or sound. In the beginning was the word, the first breath of the universe breathing life into existence. Our names embody our existence. They breathe life into us.

For years I have been intrigued by a place near the ocean that breathes in part of my essence, part of who I am, because of its name. Mystic. What’s in this name?

Yesterday, I was mostly directionless and surrendered fully to each moment. I stopped at a motel that just didn’t feel right, so I left and kept driving. And driving. Until I ended up at my sister’s house downstate, as New Yorkers call it. I am so close to Connecticut, I thought. So, I decided to visit that place by the ocean with the intriguing name.

Here I am, in Mystic, Connecticut, the mystic in Mystic. As soon as I arrived, I drove to the seaport to smell the salty sea air. It has been over 15 years since I lived about a mile from the Atlantic Ocean. It felt good. It felt sacred. I wanted to hug the water. I felt so connected to it that I wanted to jump in and feel it surround me. “I can’t swim,” I thought. It didn’t matter. The water felt like my mother and I just wanted to be in her arms. I knew I would be safe. I imagined myself in the water, gently held in her arms, being rocked back and forth, following the flow of each wave. It was then I realized how much I missed the water, having lived in the high desert the past three years.

Atop the Mystic River drawbridge, I said the words that Dr. Emoto uses to raise the vibration of water. “Water I thank you. Water I respect you. Water I love you.” I thought about how precious water is and about the people of Atlanta who are facing a water shortage. My heart filled with emotion.

Water is symbolic of emotion. How interesting that the man who has now devoted his life to water is named Emoto. What’s in a name? Emotions are flowing on the east coast as many states are experiencing historic drought conditions and on the west coast as many lose homes and businesses to devastating fires. Fire and water. Earth and air. We have forgotten the elementals, our fundamental building blocks. We have forgotten that we are first spiritual beings, then physical beings. We have forgotten that we are all mystics - that everything is part of us, part of Source. We are part of the water, fire, earth, and air.

As I tour the area, I notice there are very few places that are overtly “mystical;” a tarot reader here, a mystical hometown author there. Interestingly, I feel my mysticism even more. I am in my joy and live as if I have all the time and money in the world. For in the words of an inspirational speaker I heard years ago, “If you believe it, be “live” it. We are all called to live the life of a mystic while still taking care of the kids, going to board meetings, and working two jobs. If we send the message to the universe that we will only accept our grandest and greatest vision of ourselves and our lives, that is exactly what the universe sends back to us in reply.

What’s in a name? Everything.

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Returning to the Flock

2007-10-01T19:20:00.000-04:00

In the movie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Jonathan knows there is more to life than what the majority of his flock believes. So, he sets out to fly faster than any seagull has flown before and eventually accomplishes his goal. The flock perceives his flying as reckless and are not yet able to open to a more expanded perspective similar to Jonathan's. As such, fear takes over and they label Jonathan as an outcast. Nevertheless, Jonathan continues his pursuit of flying faster as he travels the world alone. Jonathan is mentored by a divine master seagull after his ascension. After many "lessons," the master knows Jonathan is now ready to share what he has remembered with others. As such, the master says to Jonathan, "Jonathan, it's time to return to the flock." Although reluctant to go at first, Jonathan soon realizes deep inside that he, too, is a master and returns to his flock.

Indeed, it is time for me and other lightworkers to return to the "flock" and begin the next level of our work. It is time for us to realize our mastery and inspire others to live their mastery.

After almost 3000 miles, I have returned to my "flock." I am now back in Central NY, my birthplace. I know it is important for me to begin the next level of my soul work and mastery here in NY.

Seagulls have been appearing to me since visiting Sandusky, Ohio. As I was getting into my car this morning, I looked up and there was a seagull. Of course there is more to the sightings than just "returning to the flock." Masters at moving through the three worlds they inhabit - air, water, and land -seagulls are as much at home on land as they are in the air or at sea, easily bridging heaving and earth. Something I find increasingly easy to do.

What I find challenging is adjusting to total surrender, allowing the road, the land, and the moment to guide me. I am slowly adjusting to living on the road, surrendering a little more each day, allowing my divine plan to unfold, moment by moment. In truth, the lesson of surrender is applicable for more than just living on the road. It is a life lesson. Act in accordance with your divine plan and then, get out of your way.

As I organize talks and book signings, I remember to get out of my way. I surrender to the flow of energy for the day - I plan when it feels right, and play when it feels right. All things in balance.

One of my stops along the way was at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Immense red and white rock formations emerge in stark contrast to the green trees, endless blue skies, and breathtaking view of Pikes Peak. Every formation has been given a name. One is appropriately named balance rock, a large boulder that sits balanced upon another rock formation. After obliging a couple to take their picture in front of balance rock, the woman asked if I wanted my picture taken in front of the rock. Staying in the moment, I realized just how perfect it was, and of course said yes. I now have the energy of balance intermingled with mine on a snapshot. Balance is key, especially for these changing times. It is our essential state. Just as joy and abundance are when we live our soul's passion and purpose.

As I continue to live my passion and purpose to assist others in realizing their own passion and purpose, I am grateful to have returned to the "flock." I am grateful for each moment I bring some light and love to someone whom I haven't yet met and remind myself and others that we are all connected. No one is a stranger...we are all part of the one flock.

"Joanathan, it's time to return to the flock."

Here I am, universe. Grateful to be of service.

If you would like to know where my latest events are, to enroll in my new school called Coeuressence, or to purchase my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, please go to my website, http://joancerio.com.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Jump!

2007-09-06T13:48:00.000-04:00

As spiritual warriors, we have been flying, for the most part, a well-chartered course, each of us with our unique assignment, awaiting the green light. All is prepared and in order: jump suits, maps, compass, survival gear, and parachutes. It's time to stand up, hook up and shuffle to the front. There is only enough time left for last minute checks. Everything latched and secured? We take another step closer to the door. Our hearts begin to pound. Sweat beads up like water on duck's back.

For years we have prepared for this very moment. We willingly and lovingly chose this mission and now that we are about to embark on our first campaign, shock sets in. We forget what we had remembered. Our internal guidance system seems to have malfunctioned and our full attention goes to the pit of our stomachs. Thoughts permeate the cabin like intuitive whispers. "It is really happening. Are we ready?"

Something brings us back to the task at hand. We realize we are next in line to jump. The words "next" and "go" echo through our heads like an eagle's cry in a canyon. "Who packed our chutes?" Panic sets in for a moment, then we hear "TRUST." We look up, see the green light, and hear "Go!" In the millisecond it takes us to leap from the plane, a total life review flashes before our eyes. We see, hear, and feel everything we have experienced. Without another thought, our body is in free-fall and quite literally, anything that has held us back, falls away. We are totally free. In this beautiful and terrifying moment, we finally feel what it is like to be truly alive, to live our life with abandon, and to be fully focused on the moment of now. No thoughts are necessary. Every action occurs on cue, as if perfectly orchestrated.

Our hands feel the ring and our arms move away from our bodies. After the sound of the chutes opening, we feel a strong tug at our shoulders, as if our guardian angels have grabbed us and said, "We've got you." We float, silently. We see things from a new perspective. Everything looks different, more vibrant, more alive. A knowing comes that our landing sites have already been prepared and we relax into the hands of the universe to guide us gently and effortlessly to where our new work will begin.

Before I moved to Sedona, I had asked myself, "Can I jump and know the universe will catch me?" It is time for all of us to jump and trust the universe will catch us. As the fall equinox approaches, I realize it is time for "fall," a free-fall into who we really are, into our, until now, top secret assignments, and play the part we agreed to play.

As I jump and trust the universe will catch me on my journey across country to promote my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, and my new school based on the book called Coeuressence, I know I am not alone. When those moments of loneliness come, I will look up and see many of my fellow spiritual warriors floating down into their next assignments.

"Move your arms!" I hear, and as I do, I feel I am flying, supported by my own wings... and realize we all are stepping into who we truly are - human angels.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Birth by Fire

2007-08-12T18:49:00.000-04:00

Cone Nebula. Photo courtesy of NASA

The fire of the Leo New Moon is burning. Have you felt the heat? A record heat wave has moved across the country. Through this heat, gold is tempered and formed. With carbon and pressure, the heat performs its alchemical magic and transforms the carbon-based substance into precious diamonds, the hardest of all structures. The fourteenth card of the Tarot deck teaches us temperance. It is the fusion and mixing of opposites, fire with water, heaven with earth, as a means of birthing our creative self-expression, all through trial by fire.

Through the heat and pressure cooker-like energies of late, we dive deep into our oceans of emotions, gather our hidden treasures, and rise above our internal inferno, like the phoenix, reborn. Our dreams, passions, and purpose amalgamate with our true essence and human flesh. Our treasures can no longer remain hidden. It is time to rise and be who you are. Your God Self demands attention.

I can only describe the energies of late as INTENSE. As my impurities were boiled out in the pressure cooker energies, and the last known remnants of resistance squeezed out of me like toothpaste from a tube, my treasures emerged and with them, more clarity. Not only is it time to walk my talk, but to talk my walk. With books, computer, clothes and my faith, I set out for points unknown. As one of the keys in my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, says, "A bear cannot hibernate forever." It is time to emerge from the sleepy and idle warmth of my den and, as the next key states, "Cast your net upon the sea and let your faith feed you." Now, I live the book. Now, I speak the book. I am the book and it is me.

I set out on my journey in September to "talk the book" and build interest in the school I am creating based on the book. The school, called Coeuressence, is an experiential journey of self-discovery and self-mastery, similar to the ancient mystery schools. Although primarily a distance learning school, students will meet two to three times during the five month program and will be provided with tools and experiences to unlock their hidden treasures.

I will be doing book signings, free introductory classes about the school, and my master initiation sessions while on the road. If you know of places to hold such events or if you would like to host an event, please email me at joan@joancerio.com. If you would like more information about myself, the school, where I will be speaking, or to make a love donation, please visit my website at joancerio.com.

Many blessings on your path!
Joan

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Riding the Waves of Change

2007-07-22T10:22:00.000-04:00

As I was taking my morning walk yesterday, I noticed I was walking as though I was on a ship that was listing upon the sea. I became quite dizzy and at one point, I felt like I might pass out. I spoke with a couple of my friends who also had similar symptoms. During my bout of dizziness, I thought about the significance of what came to me during the previous day's hike when I noticed the leaves, bark, and branches that had littered the path after a previous day's storm. There is beauty amongst the chaos, I thought, and there will be much chaos in the world. The key is to find the familiar pieces that serve as touch stones to relate to the unknown, the courage to continue to move forward and not look back, and to find magic in every day occurrences. This is what will sustain us. This and our love for one another. Soon things won't look the same and yet there is beauty in destruction and renewed life from what seems to be total devastation.

Our lives are waiting in the balance. Soon, we all will be tested. Where is our balance, where is our center? The earth herself is off balance. I felt her shift today and tilt to and fro. There will be much movement now, within and without. Within her, molten lava surfaces. Within her, tectonic plates move and create earthquakes. Upon her, social upheaval, unrest and more war. The building U.S. concern regarding Pakistan's involvement with terrorists concerns me. The night of September 11, 2001, I dreamed the U.S. used a nuclear weapon against Pakistan. It certainly feels within me, within the earth, and upon the earth, there are great rifts occurring. The tectonic plates are moving, colliding, and abrading each other. Movement unlike any I have experienced in this life is about to happen. I don't know what it will look like. What I do know is that it will arrive soon. I felt the beginning of it the other day, the heaviness, the anticipation. As I was walking down the hall of the healing center from which I work, I felt like I was walking down the corridor of a make-shift hospital. While the battle rages outside, inside the rooms are all prepared waiting for the first casualty to arrive... knowing it will arrive. It is just a matter of time.

Now we will be tested in ways we have never been tested before. We will be asked to answer this question: Do we choose fear or do we choose love? That is the only question we need answer. The only one we need act upon. In truth, there is only one answer because all there is is love. Fear does not exist. Awakening is the realization there has always been only one choice all along from which infinite possibilities flow. Love is the ONLY answer.

Are you looking for lifelines to assist you in riding the waves of change? Enroll now in my new school of self-mastery called Coeuressence based on my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul. The school is primarily a distance learning school which begins in February 2008. For more information and to purchase a copy of my book, go to my website at joancerio.com.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

The Holographic Reality...We're "Fractally" There!

2007-07-05T21:36:00.000-04:00

When I think about the holographic universe, I think about the numbers one and ten, the one (1) and the many (10). That’s really what the holographic universe is. If we could pick apart all of the components of this universe and look at them on their grandest level and their minutest level, macroscopically and microscopically, we would see that the big picture and the little picture really are the same. It is all just a mirror of each other. The one and the many are the same thing. In numerology, if I add each of the digits of the number 10 together, the sum is 1. We are all one.

What does that mean for us? Does that mean we are all the same? What I think the holographic universe is telling us is we are mirrors for each other. We are mirrors to show our greatest potential and our weakest links. We are made of the same stuff as the universe. But, the one (the uni-verse) manifests itself differently, in as many ways as it chooses. The only way the universal consciousness or the cosmic mind can know itself is through creation. If the one consciousness could not relate with another, it would have no reference point. The purpose of relationships is to provide a reference point and a mirror through which we come to know ourselves.

If you were creating in order to know who you truly are, wouldn't you choose to create a myriad of things, as many things as possible to know whom you are in this instance versus who you are in that one? So, the holographic reality, the cosmic mind says, hmmm, what do I choose today? How do I know myself in this moment? Have I ever experienced X? No. What happens? The universe chooses X and as soon as it chooses X, X exists. Now there is another soul, X, another individuated genius of the energy matrix, of the universal consciousness, of the holographic reality. X is no different than anything the universe has created. And yet, X’s expression of that same source, that drop of universal energy of what is, gets to experience and express itself in very unique ways.

Can we realize, incorporate, and integrate the holographic reality into our reality? If this is true, then because everything is so connected, thought, which I propose travels faster than light, can break the barriers of time and space and allow us to manifest instantaneously. Some individuals have already been able to do this, Sai Baba for example. Will it happen in a grand way such that everyone everywhere on planet earth will, at some point, be able to think of a thing and it appears as fast as the thought goes out? If the universe is truly a mirror for each of us to show our core potential, then clearly we all have the ability to do this. The true essence of our being is to create things according to our wishes. Can a thought move mountains? Yes it can. This is how we have been creating, only in slow motion. Soon all of us, in our own time, get to hit the fast forward button and speed things up in our lives, so much so, that we now correlate our thought with the effect of that thought. What really makes the difference, breaks through the time-space barrier for us, I believe, is the repatterning of thoughts and the removal of preconceptions we have held for centuries, perhaps since the times of Atlantis, Lemuria, and Egypt. These old thought patterns and preconceptions from government, society, and religion are what hold us back from actualizing our true potentials.

So how do we break out of the old thought patterns? One way is to bring in high vibrational information in the form of words, symbols, sounds, or movement. In addition, the mind needs to have a new reference point from which to create its new holographic reality. This is, in effect, what my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, does. It shatters the old belief systems and mental patterns and replaces them with a new reference point from which to construct a new holographic reality. The readers realize their essence and the power and purpose behind their lives. They now realize the joy and passion that comes from living the life they chose to live before they embodied. As a natural outcome, their reality is now a fully realized part of the larger holographic reality, instead of a fractionalized part. They know they are connected with everything that exists in the universe, whether it is with a tiny grain of sand on the earth or with a giant swirling nebula out in the cosmos.

Our holographic reality goes beyond all boundaries, borders, and beliefs because there are none in the minds of co-creators. We are part of the universal mind. We were always meant to be part of the one and the many, the holographic reality.

To purchase a copy of my book, go to http://joancerio.com or http://amazon.com and type in the full title to search.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Abundance

2007-06-25T23:00:00.000-04:00

Mother Nature is a beautiful mirror for me. She shows me how to be in right relationship with myself first, and then with all that is.

I noticed on my walk last night that no matter what I focused on, Mother Nature has an abundance of it. Whether it is rocks, trees, bushes, insects, birds, or the ferns in Oak Creek Canyon, it is provided in large quantities. When I look at the night sky, I see an abundance of stars and what seems to be an infinite black canvas upon which the stars are painted.

Then I turn my attention to myself. My body is made of trillion of cells. If I were to take a microscope and look at any type of tissue from my body, I would see another reflection of nature. I too, am abundance expressed. Clearly, abundance is the natural state.

So, what keeps me from living my abundance? My thoughts of being less than, there isn't enough money, enough time, etc. I see others struggle and wonder if I will as well. I have allowed others' thoughts to permeate my thought patterns. Thoughts such as "life is hard" and "life is suffering." CANCEL CLEAR! I erase all thoughts that are not in complete alignment with abundance. I replace them with: I am abundance. Abundance is my natural state.

There. Thank you Mother Nature.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Bridging Heaven and Earth

2007-06-16T10:38:00.000-04:00

We are all bridge builders. We build bridges to form friendships, communicate with other cities, even to find our "pot of gold."

The bridge that I am currently building connects the earthly, the physical, the mundane to the heavenly, metaphysical and the profound. "I have come to build a bridge over a river of sadness for all to see," was one of the first "channelings" of my higher self. Think of your higher self as mission control and these bits of information that come in are your instructions. So, what does that instruction mean? I know that it's not to build a physical bridge. When the instruction first came in, I thought whatever I am to do, will be in the public eye to help people overcome their sadness. That's nice, I thought, and went on with my life.

Fast forward about five years to the present. I see the river of sadness swelling each day. Whether it is another natural disaster, war, poverty, hunger, or people so stressed they are at their breaking point, all of these con-tributaries feed into the river of sadness - and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

So, what is the bridge that I am building? Clearly, it is my life's work to awaken people to who they truly are: powerful co-creators with God. I recently published my first book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul. I didn't write it with the intention of building a bridge over a river of sadness. Actually, I allowed the writings to flow from me, to be written on different days, with no intention of compiling them into a book. Until one day, I started to construct the structural supports of the "bridge." I typed the writings into the computer and then arranged them. I took each "girder" and thoughtfully placed it. The publishing task was like adding rebar to the matrix, into which the cement is poured. What completes the bridge surface is putting the book in the public eye, doing book signings and talks, conducting classes and facilitating experiences based on the book. What cuts the ribbon to open the bridge? I live as the God that I am. I acknowledge my part of the divine. I am the fully realized being that leads others from their perceived bondage and constraints of the physical 3D world. Through my writings, my words, my teachings and my example others are free to be who they are, connect with the divine spark within them waiting to be fed, allow themselves to be known as love and compassion, and become citizens of the multidimensional universe.

What bridges are you building? Which do you choose to cross? To read an excerpt from my book, please go to my website joancerio.com and click on the products & services page.

Joan Cerio - Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life

Life Lines - Publishing high vibrational words that serve as "lifelines" for self-transformation.

Fine Tuning

2007-06-02T15:32:00.000-04:00

The energy around me has been weird lately. The best way for me to describe it is to liken it to changing a radio station (or frequency of radio waves). Remember when the only way to change a radio station was to rotate the knob of the tuner? While turning the knob, searching for the next station, there is usually some static. That's what it feels like now. I am changing from one frequency to the next and in between stations it feels scratchy and staticy. The energy is haphazard and dispersed versus focused.

Yesterday was a prime example. Almost every event was not quite in sync, like being between radio stations. Things occurred that prohibited me from completing my "planned" tasks, my router stopped working, and twice I was almost in an accident.

I am readjusting to a new frequency. And I know not to get comfortable at this frequency. The message, "Don't get comfortable," came in loud and clear last year. Who knows how long I will be at this frequency, on this "station." Like anything else in life, I enjoy it while it is here and I don't get attached to it. I allow the flow of my creation without placing limits on myself.

In truth, nothing is stationary. Everything moves and changes or it ceases to physically exist.

My life changes in every moment. Who I am now is different than who I was a moment ago. I am in a constant state of change that spirals endlessly in the eternal moment of now.

Think of now as a single point in which everything that has ever occurred, is occurring, and will ever occur, exists. Now is the universal reference point. When I live in the now, I am able to connect my heart center, my reference point, to the reference point of now, through which the universe exists.

I am fine tuning...making incremental changes as I use my heart center as my reference point. Yes, this is fine tuning. Mighty fine.

If you would like to know more about Joan, how you can live a masterful life, or order her book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the Soul, please click here http://www.joancerio.com

Coming Home

2007-05-18T16:53:00.000-04:00

An interesting title for my first blog. I have been asked by several friends lately, when are you coming home? Home? The east coast is no longer my home. I live in Sedona, Arizona. Then I asked myself, "Is Sedona my home?" The answer came immediately. No. So where is home?

Home is where the heart is, so the saying goes. My heart is the center of my being, the core essence of who I am. After all, the heart has been associated with the emotion of love for centuries. Love is who we are, the "stuffings" of the universe. If I follow my heart, I am not following someone or something outside of myself. I am following an internal compass, a homing device, if you will, within my heart. As long as I follow the tracking beam of my homing device, I am good to go. It is similar to an ancient Chinese device used to find their way back home. They placed a wooden statue of their emperor, arm outstretched and finger pointing, atop a cart. Underneath the cart was a series of cogs that would turn as the wheels turned. As the cart was pulled, the wooden statue would turn in such as way as to always point toward home, no matter which direction the cart was pulled or how far away from home it was.

My heart has pulled me in many different directions, some thousands of miles away from "home." I imagine that some of my friends and family wonder about my wanderings. We all have our own path to follow. The heart knows what no one else has seen.

Do you know where home is? What is at the core or heart of your essence?

My book, In the Key of Life An Activational Journey to the Soul, provides nine keys to realizing who you truly are. It consists of a series of inspirational writings with accompanying sacred geometry drawings that represent the energy of the writing. The writings serve to activate your conscious mind, while the drawings activate the subconscious mind, unlocking the codes to living your divine purpose. The publication date is July 4, 2007 - Independence Day - freedom to be who you truly are.

If you woud like to purchase an autographed advance copy of my book, click on the link below. On my website, you can read an excerpt from the book, order other products, and find out more information about me and future web classes based on the book.

www.joancerio.com

To answer the question posed by my friends back east - I am always home.