2007 Treasure Mapping? When will it be? - Page 5

[Annikate]

Originally Posted by Tracy

because I don't want you guys to get too bogged down in astrology..

but I do feel I want to mention this....

There are 8 phases of the moon. And the last phase of the moon is balsamic..this is the dark just before the new..and this is traditionally the time we get rid of stuff, clear out debris...end some stuff..and start to create the space for the New. New begins on Thursday and this will be the new moon in capricorn.

Everyone, follow?

now..as we begin the new moon in capricorn we will also begin the slow descent to our aries new moon in Spring time (when we build our treasure maps)... so for the next 3 months you will sort and ditch and clear space figuratively and metophorically and probably metaphysically... things that no longer work for you, beliefs that no longer work for you, people that no longer work for you, just stuff that no longer fits will become apparent. And so that is why on Aries New moon you will energized and ready to focus on the new.

Also, for those who did treasure maps last spring..some of the final areas that may not have been realized yet can start to show up now.

I know that for me one area that was just dragging its ass on my 2005 treasure map..did not get realized for me until late Feb 2006...so there you go...some things will come up now for your enjoyment!

And don't forget to clear stuff...

come down to the Feng Shui threads and start working it..

Thanks!

[francesca'smom]

coming out of lurkdom to subscribe.....

Hi! I'm looking forward to doing this again.

[browneyedsol]

I'm in a process of change, with certain inner changes becoming so clearly evident they have...given me a big smack. I'm not talking about kisses yet, but hopefully those will come later.

When big changes happen, there is a grief process that accompanies it. Anyone else in the grief stage of a change process? I'm letting go of A LOT right now. I cry at the drop of a dime...like pms is lasting all month. I'm not depressed. I'm not unhappy. I'm bogged down by responsibilities, and definitely grieving as I shed old beliefs.

So, aside from shredding bags full of papers and organizing and decluttering and feng shui'ing and getting ready to map treasures...I'm looking for some sage advice about the grief process in the change process. I do know the joys will come. They just aren't the things looking me in the eye at the moment.

[CariOfOz]

Originally Posted by browneyedsol

When big changes happen, there is a grief process that accompanies it. Anyone else in the grief stage of a change process? I'm letting go of A LOT right now. I cry at the drop of a dime...like pms is lasting all month. I'm not depressed. I'm not unhappy. I'm bogged down by responsibilities, and definitely grieving as I shed old beliefs.

So, aside from shredding bags full of papers and organizing and decluttering and feng shui'ing and getting ready to map treasures...I'm looking for some sage advice about the grief process in the change process. I do know the joys will come. They just aren't the things looking me in the eye at the moment.

Oh definitely browneyedsol...I have the same thing going on at the moment. I'm not seeing the joys yet either so I have no brilliant advice unfortunately. I am contenting myself with what I have now and just knowing that the joys are on their way to me and that I deserve them! Just think of yourself as a phoenix... sometimes ya just gotta burst into flame before you can recreate yourself & your life

I wanted to treasure map last year, but I was very pregnant and miserable and just couldn't summon the energy to get into it. THIS year however, it's ON! I am decluttering my house & my life so that the energy I'm putting out (and that my environment is harboring) is in line with what I want for myself & my family!

[WendyC]

Yay! I want in on this - this year! I give birth in May, so its perfect! My birth will be empowering, beautiful, and inspiring. My baby will be healthy, a good nurser and deeply loved!

Subbing!

[Treasuremapper]

Browneyedsol, I think you bring up a great point. I know that for me, I need a new house for my family. But even though this house is not workable, I feel a huge sense of grief when I think of leaving it. That grief is buried, but it is here inside of me, and may be an energetic obstacle. thanks for bringing this up. I don't have any advice.

[Taradactyl3]

I am right there with both of you. It's great and it's sad at the same time. Everything with me is so powerful right now that I do get exhausted and need to zone out with some knitting or a good light read once and a while.


T

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

Oh definitely browneyedsol...I have the same thing going on at the moment. I'm not seeing the joys yet either so I have no brilliant advice unfortunately. I am contenting myself with what I have now and just knowing that the joys are on their way to me and that I deserve them! Just think of yourself as a phoenix... sometimes ya just gotta burst into flame before you can recreate yourself & your life

I wanted to treasure map last year, but I was very pregnant and miserable and just couldn't summon the energy to get into it. THIS year however, it's ON! I am decluttering my house & my life so that the energy I'm putting out (and that my environment is harboring) is in line with what I want for myself & my family!

[Zannalyn]

Originally Posted by Tracy

because I don't want you guys to get too bogged down in astrology..

Oooh... that's my problem! I'm bogged down in astrology! Where's the drowning in quicksand smiley?

sorry... it just struck me as so funny. I've been studying astrology for years and years and have at times thought I would make it my career if and when I ever decide to have one. Of course, I could put that on my treasure map....

ok, back to clearing junk off my desk, out of my house and out of my head...

[Tracy]

sorry, Zannalyn... that was for everyone else... for you I expect astro bog.

just like my house I might add.

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[browneyedsol]

re:clutter and letting go-cross posting to Feng Shui

Thanks for your thoughts on this. I love the Phoenix Rising image and always have. I have artwork I've created with that image.

I picked up a Natural Home magazine today at the co-op. There's a great little article in here. Ask and you shall receive! This is what I needed. The article title is: 3 Steps to Clutter Free Living by Misty McNally. I'm usually pretty skeptical about simple step by step things, but this little article works for me. I'm absolutely clear that what people are looking for, definitely including me, is meaning--and not stuff. So, here's what really resonated with me about why it is so hard to get rid of stuff:

"An awful lot of the stuff we have-and I'm not talking about one or two things, I'm talking about 50 percent--we literally never use and are never planning to use again, but can't let go of. They are basically objects in which we've invested dreams that didn't happen. It's very difficult to let go of the dreams, even though we know that they didn't actually bring us the satisfaction we were hoping for."

When I look around me, I see an awful lot of my dreams that didn't happen. The whole point of treasure mapping is new dreams, and manifestation. When we hang on to the old ones...how can we truly open to the new?

I lit a fire in my hearth the other night and shredded next to it. It's the only fire I've lit all year. I avoid filing because I have a lot of unfinished business and bills I simply cannot deal with presently. I cried, but I didn't stay stuck in grief. I got a little brave, and am trying to stay brave. It is absolutely sane to grieve dreams that did not happen. Yet, remember you're alive! There is a tomorrow, and that tomorrow has opportunity to re-ignite and/or start anew. I'm facing things and letting go as much as I can. In the spirit of LoA I plan to look at all the balances on those bills I cannot pay and write zero on them just as I add zero's to my bank statements as a visualization tool. That's how I'm dealing with my grief presently. It's a start, so I thought I'd share here.

[Mom4tot]

Thank you for sharing that

[Zannalyn]

Originally Posted by browneyedsol

I picked up a Natural Home magazine today at the co-op. There's a great little article in here. Ask and you shall receive! This is what I needed. The article title is: 3 Steps to Clutter Free Living by Misty McNally. I'm usually pretty skeptical about simple step by step things, but this little article works for me. I'm absolutely clear that what people are looking for, definitely including me, is meaning--and not stuff. So, here's what really resonated with me about why it is so hard to get rid of stuff:

"An awful lot of the stuff we have-and I'm not talking about one or two things, I'm talking about 50 percent--we literally never use and are never planning to use again, but can't let go of. They are basically objects in which we've invested dreams that didn't happen. It's very difficult to let go of the dreams, even though we know that they didn't actually bring us the satisfaction we were hoping for."

WOW! That really resonates with me. That explains a lot....Thank you so much for sharing that. I am pondering this, and I think it will help a lot in moving through all this stuff that feels so very stuck....

[browneyedsol]

You are welcome. Once I realize why I am holding tight to this stuff, I can figure out how to loosen and let it go.

I just got home from Ikea. I swung in to pick up a few inexpensive organizing things. I love those little wooden boxes with drawers for my art supplies. I'm on a roll...welcome to the zone.

Here me out: I am going to free this space and free my soul!

Bring me my treasure map!

[chasmyn]

That article is perfect, browneyedsol. Perfect. It resonates and resonates....I definitely feel the grief of letting go of some of these things. Some of these dreams. I still have a trunk full of stuff that belonged to my first son, the one who died. All dreams. I'm not ready to let go of those, though. I don't know if I ever will be. BUT. I did let go of a lot of his stuff that I felt like...okay, I've held onto this long enough and no I don't know why I'm still holding it. Clothes he wore only once or twice, things that were NOT his favourite things, but just things he had. The trunk WAS a couple of large boxes AND the trunk stuffed full of things. Now it's down to one trunk with space to spare. And to me, it's HUGe progress. Other things, things less charged, I am having an easier time of getting rid of, and there is still that grief. Those high school photos and notes and journals, BIG loss of dreams there. But I don't need them anymore. They were lifetimes ago. And just seeing them makes me unhappy, so why on earth do I want to continue to hold onto them? I realized finally: I don't. And wow, what a load off! And at the same time, very emotional. On a side note, is anyone else having technical difficulties with MDC? I can't get the cmileys or the multiple quote thingy to work...is it just me and my own browser issue?

[Tracy]

Browneyesol....

I found the link to your article in natural home magazine.

what a great mag.. never saw it before. thanks


http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/...storycontinues

[Tracy]

here's the link to browneyesol's article...

http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/...storycontinues

[browneyedsol]

That's it! Thanks Tracy. I've never visited the magazine online and didn't even think to! I've been reading this magazine for a long time and have several back issues I love to page through during evening tea time on the sofa. See that green dining room on the cover--yum. I've longed for a natural home of my own for yeeeears. Some of the images from the magazine will likely make it onto my treasure map!

btw, OT maybe--sometimes this magazine has grrreat recycled craft ideas. I'm using this months ideas for making wall hangings out of my children's artwork with thier "wire hanger" craft. We have a lot of "stick art" around the house. My littlest and I are making the letters of the alphabet out of sticks, hot glue, and magic yarns...I'm so excited to add this in.

[browneyedsol]

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Who DDDDC'd me. It had to be this forum.

[Zannalyn]

So I had this thought a while back, that for part of my treasure map I might print out something to look like a newspaper with headlines I'd like to be reading. You know like "Peace Breaks Out"... ok, maybe smaller and more specific. THings I can imagine reading and being really happy about.
what do y'all think?

and would some kind person please tell me what a DDDDC is?

[Annikate]

Originally Posted by Zannalyn

So I had this thought a while back, that for part of my treasure map I might print out something to look like a newspaper with headlines I'd like to be reading. You know like "Peace Breaks Out"... ok, maybe smaller and more specific. THings I can imagine reading and being really happy about.
what do y'all think?

and would some kind person please tell me what a DDDDC is?

I think that is a great idea and an important one too. I think I'm going to make a treasure map just for peace. Once for peace and one for me.

DDDDC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - see the top of the page between Copyright and iTrader.

Good one too!