new prayer

 May the peace I receive from Spirit ripple out to those needing it, may healing assistance follow that with as much power to cleanse and uplift as possible. With gratitude and humility, may I transmit healing energy at all times from the loving ancestors, from Angels and Loving Guides and all the powerful unseen forces of unconditional love. May I stand in the stream of this beauty surging through my own self, sharing it with other living beings.

Revisiting Spirit and Soul

 I do not quickly accept the definitions of certain metaphysical terms. I search within to check whether I agree with the words and explanations used. If I do not agree with what I hear, I redefine for myself. 

It occurred to me that perhaps what we call soul and spirit are not separate entities. Perhaps they are expressions of energy and consciousness that are intertwined within living beings. The soul may have records within itself of the imprint of identity and consciousness of the living being where it dwells. It can recall past lives, connect to the Akashic records, create and destroy soul contracts with other living beings and events etc. So, then the spirit is specific to the living being for this lifetime and has its imprint of identity and is contained within the breath that circulates through the body, oxygenating the blood, giving life to the cells that make up this particular incarnation's body and so on. When a being dies and the breath takes its final exit from the lungs, that is the extinguishment of that particular incarnate spirit being. However, both the spirit and the soul are eternal, since that spirit breath and imprint of identity for one incarnation is still recorded into the consciousness of the soul. The soul has a longer, more complicated memory. It contains memories of imprints and identities that stretch back to a certain beginning or initial birth. 

The life of a soul is akin to the life of a star; energy that manifests as a form that has a beginning and end, but the essence is eternal.

Bird Shadow

 Bird shadow.

time rests inside grains of sand

across multitudes of beaches

waiting to mix with ocean waves,

and be hurled against itself

repeatedly

until all has changed shape

repeatedly

so we too, become unrecognizable

to each other

due to molecules of time infused into

these grains of sand, and the

shadow of a bird

falls across the shore

reminding us then that we landed there

for some list of reasons

and yes

we still have our wings

Community Ministry service offerings

 Witnessing and Spiritual Counseling 

Sometimes we need to be deeply witnessed. Sometimes we need safe space held for us and then we can move forward. At times, we need Counseling alongside being seen and witnessed. At other times, we need more of just the counseling and not as much of the witnessing and being seen in our current situations. 

Having graduated from Cherry Hill Seminary a few years ago and having received the Community Ministry Certificate, I have been truly prepared to offer these services for clients. I can offer the Witnessing service and not give counsel around any issues. I can offer Witnessing and Counseling together as a package, or just counseling alone. 

What would a session look like?

For witnessing or counseling, I will meet with you in person or over video/phone call to assess where you are and what you are needing. A Witnessing or Counseling session is typically 50 to 60 minutes. Shorter sessions are available. 

To be witnessed, I will just ask a few questions to get started and will focus on listening to you, reflecting back what feels significant and in need of focus and clarity. The conversation will move in an intuitive, safe manner.

To be counseled, I will ask some clarifying questions and create safe space for this work as well. Once I hear from you and get clarification on what you need, I will then offer counseling advice. I am not necessarily giving you specific answers, but I will provide guidance that is relevant to your situations. 

Please get in touch through www.imayasmodalities.com if you are interested or have more questions. I am happy to assist you. 

Purified Intention

 

the dream of the self has many rooms

it is a huge dwelling, an undertaking, a wide expansive canyon

where you cannot see from one end to another

the space is ever unfolding, sometimes caving in on itself

and in those times, you must sit tight at the center

expressing all you can get out of you, taking in nourishment

finding wisdom where before there was only exhaustion

finding truth where before there was only pretense

you might love this dream of self, you might

believe in it wholeheartedly

but the rapture that comes is complete as well

it consumes all of you and sends you back to 

a sacred origin, to source energy, to purified intention.

you teach yourself in this dream, over and over 

about impermanence, but it is only a concept until 

you are folded back in on yourself

in order to make a new being, sorting out along the way

what is temporary and what is eternal, these questions pull at you

you are created and creator

you destroy and will be destroyed

your mortal dreaming has its power, its holiness

but as a mortal, you only see in a limited manner,

you only know and are known within the confines of your dreaming

and limitations but it is beautiful. it is terrifying. 

I will be holding your hand, the whole time. 

when we meet; we rise up,

swelling with deep recognition until we almost burst

giving thanks as humbly as we can

giving thanks for new solid ground on which to stand.