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  • How To Recognize a Human Design Projector (Gloria Gaynor)

    What is a Human Design Projector? Projectors are here to help us grow and evolve through unusual methods of leadership. For this month’s podcast, hear about Gloria Gaynor, a Human Design Projector and owner of 9 different voices.

    To listen to this podcast on YouTube, go here.>>

    Table of contents
    • What Is a Human Design Projector?
    • The 5 Human Design Types
    • The Projector: A New Kind of Leader
    • Some Famous Human Design Projectors
    • Projectors and Energy
    • Back to Gloria Gaynor – and I Will Survive
    • Gloria Gaynor’s Throat Chakra
    • The 9 Voice Gates in Gloria’s Chart
    • The Deeper Meaning of I Will Survive
      • A Projector’s Legacy
      • Want to Explore Your Own Human Design?
      • Download the Free Human Design for Beginners PDF
      • What Is a Human Design Projector?

        There are five Human Design types, and Gloria Gaynor, the legendary singer of I Will Survive, is one of them: a Projector.

        So what exactly is a Human Design Projector?

        They’re the new leaders and guides of humanity — those who see deeply into others and help direct collective growth.

        The 5 Human Design Types

        If you’ve come across Human Design, you’ll know there are five distinct Human Design Types: –

        1. The Generator
        2. The Manifesting Generator
        3. The Manifestor
        4. The Projector (this page).
        5. The Reflector.
        6. The Projector: A New Kind of Leader

          According to the Human Design chart (based on her birthdate, 7th September 1943), Gloria Gaynor is indeed a Projector.

          Projectors began incarnating in greater numbers around the mid-1700s, marking the emergence of a new evolutionary role for humanity — one focused not on initiating action, but on guiding it.

          While Manifestors (like me) were the leaders of earlier eras, Projectors are designed to connect, visualize, and direct.
          They read the energy of individuals or groups and help channel that energy toward goals, projects, and even movements.

          Some Famous Human Design Projectors

          Historical examples include: –

          • Winston Churchill
          • Queen Elizabeth II
          • Nelson Mandela
          • Napoleon Bonaparte.
          • (Napoleon may not have embodied the highest expression of this energy, given his war campaigns, but he certainly demonstrated the Projector’s ability to inspire and mobilize others.)

            Modern examples include: –

            • Barack Obama
            • Pablo Picasso
            • Steven Spielberg
            • Princess Anne, Princess Royal
            • Taylor Swift and, of course,
            • Gloria Gaynor.
            • Projectors and Energy

              Projectors, like Manifestors, are non-Sacral beings — meaning their Sacral Chakra is undefined. About 30% of humanity shares this trait.

              If you’re non-Sacral, your energy works differently.

              You’re not designed for constant output.

              While Generators and Manifesting Generators have a steady flow of Sacral energy (and can often “work until they drop”), Projectors and Manifestors thrive in shorter bursts, followed by rest.

              When Projectors seem full of energy, it’s often because they’re amplifying the Sacral energy of others, especially when they’re collaborating or surrounded by engaged, energized people.

              Learning to manage this dynamic of knowing when to rest and recharge when needed is key to thriving as a Projector.

              Back to Gloria Gaynor – and I Will Survive

              If I asked you to name one song by Gloria Gaynor, you’d likely say it instantly: –

              “I Will Survive.”

              This timeless anthem wasn’t originally expected to be a hit.

              When first released, it was placed on the B-side of a single, an afterthought compared to the main track, Substitute by the Righteous Brothers.

              But Gloria knew the song’s power. She felt the audience’s emotional response when she performed it live.

              Her intuition (pure Projector wisdom) told her this song would connect with people deeply — and she was right.

              Read the full story here on Smooth Radio.

              The Story of… ‘I Will Survive’ by Gloria Gaynor – Smooth (smoothradio.com)

              Gloria Gaynor’s Throat Chakra

              When I looked at Gloria Gaynor’s Human Design chart, one feature stood out:
              Her Throat Chakra is alive with expression.

              In Human Design, the Throat Center contains 11 gates — each one has a different “voice” or archetype of expression.

              Most people have a few of these activated. Gloria has nine.

              That’s an extraordinary level of vocal power, not just in the physical sense, but in energetic resonance.

              Her voice literally carries multiple frequencies of communication and connection.

              Her Throat Chakra is supported by two other defined centers: –

              • The G Center (Sense of Self) — the green diamond below the Throat
              • The Ajna (Third Eye) — the darker green triangle above the Throat
              • This combination gives her voice clarity, purpose, and intuitive resonance, the very qualities that allow a song like I Will Survive to move hearts across generations.

                The 9 Voice Gates in Gloria’s Chart

                Here are Gloria’s activated Throat Gates and their energetic “tones”:

                • Gate 56 – The Wanderer: Curiosity and storytelling.
                • Gate 35 – Progress: Versatility and experience.
                • Gate 12 – Standstill: Reflection, openness, and social grace.
                • Gate 33 – Retreat: The witness; one who holds history.
                • Gate 8 – Contribution: Offering something valuable to the collective.
                • Gate 31 – Influence: Leadership and authority.
                • Gate 20 – The Now: Manifestation — turning thoughts into action.
                • Gate 16 – Selectivity: Talent and refinement.
                • Gate 62 – Expressing Details: Precision and organization.
                • No wonder her voice feels so multi-dimensional.

                  Through these nine energetic “voices,” she can reach thousands — even millions — with her expression.

                  The Deeper Meaning of I Will Survive

                  The song was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, with Fekaris drawing from his own experience of being fired from Motown Records.

                  Its lyrics carry universal resonance: strength after struggle, empowerment after loss.
                  When those words met Gloria’s voice, carrying the energy of nine active gates, the result was magic.

                  As Gloria herself said:

                  “I love the empowering effect; I love the encouraging effect. It’s a timeless lyric that addresses a timeless concern.”

                  Gloria Gaynor

                  A Projector’s Legacy

                  It’s no coincidence that I Will Survive became a cross-generational anthem of empowerment.

                  Gloria Gaynor’s chart shows the pure essence of a Human Design Projector, guiding, inspiring, and influencing through energy, voice, and vision.

                  A recent documentary film about her life was shown in theaters for one night only (what a shame!). I’m looking forward to watching it soon, and celebrating her as the luminous, magnetic Projector she is.

                  Want to Explore Your Own Human Design?

                  Human Design offers a profound way to understand yourself energetically: how you make decisions, what drives your purpose, and where your challenges lie.

                  In a Human Design Reading, we can explore:

                  • Your Life Purpose
                  • Your unique decision-making strategy
                  • The shadows or blocks that hold you back
                  • The energies influencing your relationships and success
                  • Each chart tells a story, and yours might surprise you and yet feel deeply familiar at the same time

                    I offer Human Design Readings for anyone interested in connecting energetically with their chart.

                    Download the Free Human Design for Beginners PDF

                    When you sign up for my email list, you’ll get access to a free PDF covering Human Design through your Soul’s intentions, what Human Design really teaches, and how to begin working with your Human Design.

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                    • Human Design – Why Manifesting Generators Have Powerful Throat Chakras

                      On Fridays, I like to unwind with People Magazine. It’s a light ritual, a mix of stories about one of my favorite subjects: human nature. Recently, a familiar name caught my eye — Carrie Underwood — and, as it turns out, she’s a Manifesting Generator in the Human Design system.

                      Carrie Underwood, Human Design, and the Manifesting Generator Type

                      If you’ve ever flipped to the back page of People Magazine, you’ve probably seen the “One Last Thing” feature, a quick-fire interview where the same five questions are asked of a celebrity each week.

                      In an October issue, that celebrity was Carrie Underwood, singer, songwriter, and winner of American Idol’s fourth season.

                      Curious, I looked up her birth date on Wikipedia and ran her Human Design chart.

                      What I discovered fascinated me: Carrie is a Manifesting Generator, one of the most dynamic energy types in Human Design.

                      That one chart sparked a whole new exploration, and this post (and podcast!) grew from there.

                      Feeling Overwhelmed by Personality Systems? You’re Not Alone

                      There are so many personality tests and self-awareness tools out there — Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, astrology, numerology — and now, Human Design.

                      Life is busy, and many of these systems can feel complicated or even overwhelming. So, how do we get the most out of them without drowning in data?

                      I often remind my clients: –

                      “Understanding your energy is like solving a multidimensional Rubik’s cube — one small move at a time unlocks the next level.”

                      That’s exactly how Human Design works.

                      What is Human Design?

                      Human Design is a unique system that weaves together four ancient traditions with one modern scientific discovery – creating a map of how your energy is designed to operate.

                      It blends:

                      • The Hindu Chakra System
                      • The Jewish Kabbalah (Tree of Life)
                      • Western Astrology
                      • The I-Ching, an ancient Chinese system of 64 archetypes representing facets of the human experience.
                      • The fifth and most modern layer is genetics. The 64 I-Ching hexagrams correspond to the 64 codons in human DNA (discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953).

                        Together, these elements form a multidimensional framework for understanding who we are, how our energy moves, and how we interact with the world.

                        The Challenge with Human Design Charts

                        If you’ve ever seen your chart, you may have felt both intrigued and a little lost.

                        People often tell me,

                        “I had my chart done once… and then I had no idea what to do with it!”

                        It’s understandable. The chart looks like a beautiful matrix of shapes, numbers, and colors, fascinating, but also overwhelming at first.

                        That’s why I encourage people to start simple: focus on your Type and your chakra pattern first.

                        Human Design isn’t meant to be memorized; it’s meant to be felt. Once you start noticing how your energy naturally flows, the chart begins to “speak” and each part clicks into place.

                        If you’d like to begin exploring, connect with me through my secure client portal. I’ll send you a short report and your Human Design chart for free.

                        If you’d like to make a start, connect with me here at my secure client portal. I’ll send you a short report and your Human Design Chart for free.

                        The Five Human Design Types

                        There are five main energy Types in Human Design:

                        1. Manifestor
                        2. Generator
                        3. Manifesting Generator
                        4. Projector
                        5. Reflector
                        6. My own aura type is Manifestor, and I’ve written more about that in this blog post.

                          But today, let’s focus on the Manifesting Generator — the type that both Carrie Underwood and Simon Cowell share.

                          Understanding the Manifesting Generator

                          Manifesting Generators are energetic dynamos, creative, fast-moving, and full of drive.

                          They juggle multiple passions, explore widely, and learn by doing. Once something excites them, they go all in, full throttle, no hesitation.

                          They often have an entrepreneurial streak or an unconventional approach to life. They innovate naturally, bringing fresh energy or a new twist to familiar ideas.

                          The Power of the Throat Chakra

                          Every Manifesting Generator has a defined Throat Chakra, a constant energetic connection to expression.

                          This gives them a magnetic voice, a natural ability to translate inspiration into sound, speech, and creative manifestation.

                          Imagine a lamp that’s always plugged in and ready to shine – that’s what a defined Throat Chakra feels like. The current is always on, waiting for a cue to illuminate.

                          Carrie Underwood’s Heart-Driven Voice

                          In Human Design terms, Carrie Underwood’s Throat Chakra is powered by both her Heart Chakra and Sacral Chakra — a combination known as The Money Line.

                          This channel fuses love, passion, and creativity into one steady current, linking heartfelt communication with material and emotional success.

                          Think about the raw emotion in her song “Jesus, Take the Wheel.” That’s Heart-Throat energy in motion — vulnerability turned into resonance.

                          When the Heart and Throat align, passion flows into purpose, and purpose into prosperity.

                          Simon Cowell: A Different Kind of Manifesting Generator

                          Simon Cowell, interestingly, is also a Manifesting Generator, but his energy moves very differently from Carrie’s.

                          His Throat connects to his Sacral energy through his Self Center (sometimes called the GPS Chakra). This creates what’s known as the Channel of Exploration, the energy of trailblazing and bold self-expression.

                          He also carries the Alpha Channel, which drives leadership and the courage to speak truth without apology.

                          We’ve all seen it on American Idol: Simon’s sharp honesty, his confidence, his clarity. That’s his design in action.

                          Carrie’s Superpower: The Channel of Concentration

                          Carrie’s chart also features a defined link between her Root Chakra (drive and stamina) and her Sacral Chakra (life force and creativity).

                          This forms the Channel of Concentration — the energy of sustained focus and productive flow.

                          It’s what allows her to channel her creativity day after day, maintaining steady momentum over time. With rest and balance, this becomes her secret to long-term success.

                          Final Thoughts

                          Both Carrie Underwood and Simon Cowell are brilliant examples of the Manifesting Generator in action, yet they express that energy in completely different ways.

                          That’s the beauty of Human Design: no two charts are ever the same. Even when people share the same Type, their specific channels, chakras, and life experiences give them their own energetic fingerprint.

                          If you’re curious about your own Design, I offer free Human Design charts through my secure client portal. Once you’ve received your chart, we can begin exploring it together — one “Rubik’s cube move” at a time.

                          You might be surprised at how clearly your energy starts to speak once you know how to listen.

                          What is Your Unique Human Design?

                          I hope you have enjoyed this podcast about Human Design Manifesting Generators. Maybe you identify with Carrie or Simon, and are curious about your own Human Design? 

                          To receive a short chart report and a free Human Design Chart, message me through the client portal.

                          Would you like a Human Design Reading with me? I’d suggest beginning with the Life Purpose Reading.

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                            If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy this one – How To Recognize a Human Design Projector – Gloria Gaynor.

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                          • Living Out The Human Design Incarnation Cross Of Eden In A Meaningful Way

                            In this month’s podcast, I’m exploring the Human Design Incarnation Cross of Eden — a Life Purpose theme that both my father and I share. You can read the show notes below or listen to the full episode to dive deeper into how this theme shows up in real life.

                            Table of contents
                            • Discover Your Own Incarnation Cross or Life Purpose
                            • June 2023 Podcast show notes
                            • How to Live Out Your Life Purpose or Incarnation Cross
                            • My Father and I: The Incarnation Cross of Eden
                              • My Father’s Not-So-Edenic Beginning
                              • A Hardworking Man Trying to Create His Own Eden
                              • The Shadow Side of Eden
                              • Living the Cross of Eden More Fully
                              • Inner Light Work: Returning to Eden
                                • What is Your Unique Human Design?
                                • Download the Free PDF – Human Design for Beginners
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                                • Discover Your Own Incarnation Cross or Life Purpose

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                                  Learn More About the Life Purpose Reading>>

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                                  June 2023 Podcast show notes

                                  This month, we’re talking about living out your Life Purpose, specifically through the lens of the Human Design Incarnation Cross of Eden.

                                  In Human Design, your Incarnation Cross represents the total of your top four gates, two from your design (the left-hand column on your chart) and two from your personality (the right-hand column).

                                  These four gates combine to create a vibrational frequency that reflects your Life Purpose — the energetic focus your soul chose to express in this lifetime.

                                  Here’s how it breaks down:

                                  • Design Sun Gate: Top of the left-hand column (unconscious expression)
                                  • Design Earth Gate: Second square in the left-hand column
                                  • Personality Sun Gate: Top of the right-hand column (conscious expression)
                                  • Personality Earth Gate: Second square in the right-hand column
                                  • You can think of it as your core frequency, similar to your Primary and Secondary Energy Centers in Akashic Records work.

                                    Your Energy Centers express roughly half of your soul’s energy across lifetimes — eternal and unchanging, life after life. Your Incarnation Cross, however, reflects how that energy wants to express itself now, in this particular life.

                                    Think Soul Blueprint – eternal and unique Soul Expression, Human Design – your Soul’s intentions for this lifetime.

                                    How to Live Out Your Life Purpose or Incarnation Cross

                                    Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could receive an email from the Universe outlining our Life Purpose?

                                    Unfortunately — or perhaps wisely — consciousness doesn’t work that way. It’s a co-creative dance between spirit and matter, awareness and action.

                                    Think of your Life Purpose not as an instruction manual, but as a frequency, a way of being rather than a list of tasks.

                                    You can choose to ignore it, partially live it, or even express it in its reverse polarity (which can be just as educational!).

                                    To make this theme more tangible, I’ll share a personal example: how my father and I both lived (and learned from) the Incarnation Cross of Eden.

                                    Only 192 Incarnation Crosses and 8 Billion People?

                                    In Human Design, there are 192 possible Life Themes or Incarnation Crosses, which might seem like a small number for more than 8 billion people on the planet.

                                    But remember, each Cross is expressed through:

                                    • Your time and place of birth, which shape your Personality Gates.
                                    • Your Design Gates, calculated 88 days before birth.
                                    • Your unique genetic expression (no two are alike).
                                    • Your karmic patterns, carried in your Akashic Records.
                                    • And your soul’s larger evolutionary trajectory through many lifetimes.
                                    • So even if two people share the same Cross, the way they live it out will be unique.

                                      My Father and I: The Incarnation Cross of Eden

                                      Both my father and I share the Life Purpose of Eden, souls who, in essence, carry the vibration of a higher, more harmonious world. You could say we come from a place where negativity is rare, and joy is our natural state.

                                      And then… we incarnate on Earth.

                                      Here, we get to practice rediscovering Eden within the chaos, to bring that light into form.

                                      My Father’s Not-So-Edenic Beginning

                                      My dad’s childhood was far from Eden.

                                      His father, my grandfather, fought in World War I and returned home severely injured after being gassed in the trenches. He lost a lung, most of his hair, and passed away young, leaving my grandmother widowed.

                                      Dad’s mother had her own struggles, and he arrived late in her life, as what was then called a “menopause baby,” which carried social stigma at the time.

                                      She had difficulty caring for him, so her sister, Aunt Nell, stepped in. She lived next door and made sure Dad had a bath and a warm meal each week (usually fish and chips).

                                      That was his only experience of childhood Eden, small but consistent acts of care.

                                      A Hardworking Man Trying to Create His Own Eden
                                      My dad rowing a dingy in Shalfleet on the Isle of Wight, during a family holiday

                                      My dad was determined to build a better life. He became a production engineer in aviation design and even earned his physics degree at night school by tutoring other students.

                                      By the time he met my mum, he was established, and they built a solid life together. They cared for his mother until her passing and even bought their first home as a young couple, quite an achievement for that era.

                                      Yet deep down, my dad knew he wasn’t living in Eden.

                                      So, he set out to create one of his own.

                                      Every summer, he’d take us camping and sailing near Newtown River on the Isle of Wight. He and a friend restored a £20 boat that became our family treasure. Those holidays became our family’s Eden, filled with sunshine, sea air, and connection.

                                      For those weeks each year, he was more fully present for some of the time. To me, he seemed relaxed, joyful, and at peace.

                                      The rest of the year, though, was a struggle.

                                      The Shadow Side of Eden

                                      After returning home from our holidays, Dad would sink back into dissatisfaction. His work as a production manager at a sewing thread manufacturer often left him drained, caught between management and the shop floor, trying to keep everyone happy.

                                      I remember him sitting at the dining table, cigarette in hand, frustration in his posture. He longed to work with his hands, carving wood, creating beauty, but practicality kept him from following that dream.

                                      He’d imagined a life of peace and craft, yet found himself in the machinery of production.

                                      It’s a powerful illustration of the Eden Cross polarity, yearning for paradise while feeling trapped in the material world.

                                      Living the Cross of Eden More Fully

                                      For those of us carrying this Life Purpose, the world can feel… dense.

                                      We remember, on some soul level, what harmony feels like, and we ache for it here. But the invitation isn’t to escape Earth; it’s to bring the light of Eden into the present moment, through our awareness, our choices, and our inner work.

                                      This planet isn’t (yet) a place where everyone has the luxury to “just be.” But that doesn’t mean the Eden frequency can’t exist; it simply starts within.

                                      Inner Light Work: Returning to Eden

                                      The real key to living the Incarnation Cross of Eden is to cultivate an inner state of lightness and peace.

                                      When we anchor that energy inside ourselves, it naturally radiates outward. We don’t need to teach or persuade — resonance does the work.

                                      If we can find that Eden frequency, even for moments at a time, we live our purpose more fully. We become beacons — quiet reminders that paradise begins in consciousness, not circumstance.

                                      What is Your Unique Human Design?

                                      I hope you enjoyed this article about the Life Purpose of Eden.

                                      To receive a short chart report and a free Human Design Chart, message me through the client portal.

                                      Would you like a Human Design Reading with me? I’d suggest beginning with the Life Purpose Reading.

                                      Download the Free PDF – Human Design for Beginners
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                                      • Becoming a Mentor – Channel Your Spirit Guides For Help (Podcast)
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                                        Becoming a mentor as a parent is probably the biggest role we didn’t realize we would need to do. When you are put in a mentoring role, how can intuitive guidance help you?

                                        Table of contents
                                        • Becoming a Mentor: A Role We Often Grow Into
                                        • Channeling Guidance Through Oracle Cards
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                                          • The Journey of Mentorship
                                          • When the Student Is Ready…
                                          • The Ascent — Moving Toward Mastery
                                          • The Lover — Learning Through the Heart
                                          • The Mother — Creating and Letting Go
                                          • The Scribe — Stewarding Knowledge
                                          • The Poet — Expressing Soul Wisdom
                                          • The Infinite Spiral of Student and Mentor
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                                            • Becoming a Mentor: A Role We Often Grow Into

                                              This podcast is about becoming a mentor. There are times in life when we find ourselves in that role, even when it’s not something we consciously sought. Suddenly, others look to us for guidance, and we’re not entirely sure how to go about it.

                                              This episode came about because I wasn’t even sure what I was going to talk about! So, I asked my Spirit Guides for help. They immediately directed me to Caroline Myss’s Archetype Deck and told me to draw six cards.

                                              Channeling Guidance Through Oracle Cards

                                              Using Caroline Myss’s beautiful Archetype Cards, I channeled a message about the student-to-mentor journey.

                                              Caroline Myss Archetype Cards on Amazon.

                                              Archetypes, as you may know, are energetic blueprints, patterns of thought and behavior that exist within the collective mind. They describe the roles we embody as humans on our path of growth.

                                              Each archetype has light and shadow aspects. In this channeling, I focused on the positive, light-filled side of each one.

                                              I channeled a fascinating six-step cycle of transformation: how we move from student to mentor and back again.

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                                              The Journey of Mentorship

                                              What I discovered is that becoming a mentor isn’t a single event; it’s a cycle.

                                              We begin as students. Often, we don’t even realize we’re stepping into mentorship until we’re already actively practicing it. Maybe a teacher once asked you to help another student, or a friend turned to you for advice.

                                              For me, it started while working at Channel 4 Television, teaching colleagues how to use Wang typewriters (remember those?). I only learned to use one myself because I wanted to save my work! Yet, that small moment led to a lifelong path of teaching and training.

                                              In that instance, my teacher wasn’t a person, it was new technology.

                                              The Six-Step Archetype Cycle (from Caroline Myss’s Deck)

                                              The cards my Spirit Guides directed me to were:

                                              1. The Mentor
                                              2. The Ascent (The Magical Journey Begins)
                                              3. The Lover
                                              4. The Mother
                                              5. The Scribe
                                              6. The Poet
                                              7. And then—back again to The Mentor.

                                                When the Student Is Ready…

                                                The first message that came through was clear:

                                                A Mentor is a Student in disguise.

                                                Wisdom is not just received—it’s embodied. The eternal student learns, applies, and evolves.

                                                As the saying goes:

                                                “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”

                                                I’ve had many teachers—some conventional, others unexpected. True mentorship is synchronistic and empathic. There’s a mutual exchange of energy and understanding that helps both people grow.

                                                A wonderful example of this is the relationship in The Karate Kid: the timeless dance of student and teacher, each reflecting the other as they both grow.

                                                The Ascent — Moving Toward Mastery

                                                After learning from a mentor, we begin The Ascent. We take what we’ve learned and move upward into new life stages, creative pursuits, or personal challenges.

                                                This is the part of the Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell described so beautifully: the mountain is never the same mountain upon your return, and the river is never the same.

                                                Growth requires courage. Along the way, we face our “monsters”, usually obstacles that test and strengthen us.

                                                The Lover — Learning Through the Heart

                                                The next card, The Lover, speaks of passion and devotion, the unbridled appreciation for someone or something.

                                                But love can also become obsession or self-destruction if we lose balance. The deeper truth of this archetype is that every act of love teaches self-love.

                                                To love others fully, we must first learn to keep our own hearts open, even after they’ve closed and reopened many times. Love is always a mirror: in the end, all love is love of the Self, reflected through others.

                                                The Mother — Creating and Letting Go

                                                I remember attending my first Kryon conference when my eldest was still a toddler. The channeling by Lee Carroll emphasized the word responsibility, and I suddenly grasped the profound responsibility of nurturing a child into adulthood.

                                                Parenting, like mentoring, is a powerful heart-opener. It invites us to grow something new, whether that’s a child, a creative project, or even a movement.

                                                Yet, what we create, we must also release. The child becomes an adult. The project is complete. The book is written. Growth always involves letting go so that new life can emerge.

                                                The Scribe — Stewarding Knowledge

                                                Next comes The Scribe, the keeper of knowledge and stories.

                                                Recently, I was reminded of the difference between preserving information and stewarding it. In truth, knowledge isn’t ours to own. It moves through us, not from us.

                                                As scribes, we receive wisdom, process it, and share it in the way that best serves others. Information isn’t the gift, it’s the bridge to understanding.

                                                Through this process, our experiences crystallize into insights we can transmit, whether through writing, teaching, or simply the way we live.

                                                The Poet — Expressing Soul Wisdom

                                                Finally, we arrive at The Poet.

                                                The Poet expresses Soul insight through symbolic language, art, words, or resonance.

                                                After the Dark Night of the Soul, after the desert of transformation, we emerge with wisdom we can’t help but express. The Poet’s role is to sing the soul’s truth in a way others can feel.

                                                At this point, we often find ourselves mentoring others without realizing it. The cycle begins again.

                                                The Infinite Spiral of Student and Mentor

                                                The truth is, there’s no beginning and no end to the student–mentor journey. It’s a continual spiral of learning, embodying, creating, and sharing.

                                                If we can stay in a state of curiosity, the “beginner’s mind”, we remain both student and mentor simultaneously.

                                                As I like to say:

                                                We’re all on the same bus—just sitting in different seats.
                                                Each of us has a unique view to share from where we are on the journey..

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                                                  • What you learn spiritually carries over >> Podcast

                                                    What you learn spiritually carries over

                                                    This week’s podcast (more links at the bottom of this post) discusses an aspect of Kryon’s 4th Cosmic Law, what you learn spiritually carries over from one life to the next.

                                                    The law is

                                                    Everything that you learn spiritually in one expression carries over to the next.

                                                     

                                                    Opening the Akashic Records

                                                    This week I was guided to open the Akashic Records of the Gaian Crystal Cave for this podcast.  If you have followed any of Lee Carroll’s work with Kryon then you will have heard Kryon mention the Crystal Cave often.

                                                    It’s a location on the planet where we leave and return during the two winds

                                                    • the wind of birth
                                                    • the wind of transition (death).
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                                                      When we pass through the crystalline cave we record our activities here on a crystal, so that when we return we can collect them again.

                                                       I opened the Records of the Gaian Crystal Cave and a Lord of the Akashic Records moved towards me and flipped open a book with fairly long list, since my question was

                                                      What exactly do we carry over as spiritual teachings/learnings from one expression or incarnation to the next?

                                                      This week’s podcast (link at the bottom of this blog post) lists each item that is carried over from one expression or incarnation to the next and also contains a few hints and tips to help us with these during the Spiritual Journey.

                                                      The list of spiritual teachings and learnings carried over from one lifetime to the next
                                                      • Life memories – memories of all lives are present in the energy field.  They may not all be activated in this life but those you have chosen to work with often are.  They can appear as an a-ha moment, the feeling of being familiar with an old song or piece of music, the knowledge of how to move your body in a dance, a feeling of homecoming to a brand new country you are visiting in this lifetime.  Some children are already coming through with very active life memories to show us all how to look.
                                                        • Golden threads of existence – these are the fibers that comprise the UCL, or lattice.  They are multidimensional and hold human consciousness in now time. Although often we incarnate and we don’t even bother to stay present when we are here!  There are so many realities to visit.
                                                          • Multidimensional existence – the ability to time shift.  From Jules Verne to Star Trek.  We can throw our minds ‘out there’ and shift from one existence to another.
                                                            • Sensory experience – why some things feel familiar, because they are!
                                                              • Racial delineation – this is a marker in the energy field which shows us our racial type this time around.  It changes dependent upon incarnation.
                                                                • DNA pockets – these are areas of the human DNA which are different in each lifetime too.  They allow for different physical expressions of incarnation yet also record them and carry them forward to the next incarnation if you choose to have one.
                                                                  • Energetic postures – habitual ways of being.  If you always like to work out in other lives, you are more likely to be active in this lifetime, dancers will be dancers, singers will be singers, craftspeople will love to craft.
                                                                    • The power of Now – Eckhart Tolle.  Being present is a major key to intuitive development and all creative activities, all truly productive activities.  If you are not present then you are simply moving through time with no physical focus of attention or energy.
                                                                      • Centered-ness or not (energetic habits).   If you have a tendency to be scattered or to get scattered easily, this may have happened many times before!  Work on centered and presence this time around whether they are natural to you or not, it will help
                                                                        • Chakra habituation  If you finished a previous lifetime being present in the solar plexus chakra, that will be your habitual focus of attention.  So any chakra work is always beneficial because it opens us to further energetic possibilities.
                                                                          • Soul group markers.  So you find your way back to your Soul group, your Soul group can visit you here if need be or connect up if they are incarnated.
                                                                            • Spiritual gifts – anything you have practiced before can be awakened this time around.  So ask your Akashic Records!
                                                                              • Everyday skills – this connects to energetic postures but at the fully embodied physical level.  Perhaps you were a scribe in a past life so you can write beautifully at an early age.  Perhaps you were Royalty in a few lifetimes so you are good at ordering people around (and sometimes leading) and feel that this is the natural order of things.
                                                                                • Gaian energetic remembrance from a location – you love a country even though you are new to it, or feel an enormous pull to visit a particular landmark or location.
                                                                                  • Sound memories (sensory) – when you get the ‘chills’, this is one reason.  You hear a sound and it takes you back.
                                                                                    • Visual memories (sensory) – somehow you are in a location and know where everything is, even when you haven’t been there before.
                                                                                      • Kinesthetic memories (sensory) – you know what to do as if born to it.
                                                                                        • Repetitive thoughts  – these can definitely be programmed into you by parents and carers, but some do get carried forward from your Akash.  Some can be useful, much not so much – the more work you can do to let go of what no longer serves you the better.
                                                                                          • Off world inheritance – your lineage from other planets.
                                                                                            • Crystalline connectors – your ability to communicate via planetary grids.
                                                                                              • The silver cord – from here to there and back again.
                                                                                                • Joy – a big dose of this to carry you through the veil and back again.  It’s like a battery and has a life, can be recharged by your actions, thoughts, emotions in this life or drained by same.  When you go home, you’ll know you are there when you recognize this feeling.
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                                                                                                  Book references

                                                                                                  I mentioned a book in this podcast – Lee Carroll has written many books including the very well known Indigo Children.  Here’s some recommended reading from him to get you started including Amazon Links.

                                                                                                  The Twelve Layers of DNA: An Esoteric Study of the Mastery Within (Kryon)

                                                                                                  The Journey Home: A Kryon Parable: The Story of Michael Thomas and the Seven Angels

                                                                                                  The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived

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                                                                                                • Have You Been Slimed By Energy? How To Know And What To Do

                                                                                                  Sometimes we realize we have been slimed by energy. Maybe you felt creepy vibes from a person or place. Perhaps you just feel off and can’t put your finger on it? Here’s some things to work with and check, so that you can de-slime yourself. Everyone deserves a clean aura!

                                                                                                  Table of contents
                                                                                                  • Yuck
                                                                                                  • Slimed By Energy – What is Energy Made Of?
                                                                                                    • Your Personal Energy and the Electromagnetic Part of Your Aura
                                                                                                    • Your Personal Energy, Human Design and the Aura Merge
                                                                                                    • Listen to the accompanying podcast that goes with this blog post
                                                                                                    • 3 Ways that Personal Energy Can Be Drained
                                                                                                    • Giving and Receiving In Balance
                                                                                                    • If We Have Been Slimed By Energy, What Can We Do?
                                                                                                    • Download the PDF here – it’s a short guide and questionnaire.
                                                                                                    • Know that we are all energy!
                                                                                                    • Yuck

                                                                                                      All is well in your world; you are growing and glowing and then – shazam.

                                                                                                      You interact with somebody else or get a creepy vibe from a location and you feel ungrounded. Your previously high spirits have just dropped into your boots.

                                                                                                      Up until that point in the day, all was good in your world, until THAT happened.

                                                                                                      Now you feel emotionally drained, perhaps even physically unwell. Maybe you have been slimed by energy?

                                                                                                      You have no idea where all this cruddy energy came from.  

                                                                                                      You need a time out, maybe even a day out, or more – simply to regain your balance.

                                                                                                      Slimed By Energy – What is Energy Made Of?

                                                                                                      One of my main areas of study has been about the nature of our energy fields. I have studied how our auras or personal energy fields can affect each other.

                                                                                                      The energy of other people can affect our mood and sense of wellbeing. Even planetary transits or energy field disturbances can affect our auras.

                                                                                                      One thing I have learned for sure is that people can hook into other people’s energy. With bad intentions or just through extreme need, this act can change a person’s resonance or vibration.

                                                                                                      Our energy fields can be conditioned by contact with other people’s auras.

                                                                                                      In two different energy modalities I have studied are the EMF Balancing Technique, and Human Design.

                                                                                                      Both modalities study human energy field interaction in depth.

                                                                                                      Your Personal Energy and the Electromagnetic Part of Your Aura
                                                                                                      from www.emfbalancing.com

                                                                                                      In the EMF Balancing world, as a practitioner, I have worked with the electromagnetic field surrounding the human body.

                                                                                                      When we create a relationship with someone else, we create a quantum energetic phenomenon called the Third Lattice.

                                                                                                      This Third Lattice is a balance of all of our energies, ideas, thoughts and emotions about the other person, mixed up with their energies as well.

                                                                                                      Think of the Third Lattice as the energetic representation of both of your energies or fields. When we have a relationship with a person, we form an energetic attachment to them.

                                                                                                      These attachments are created in our minds and include connections to our mental body through our (thoughts). We also create attachments through our emotional body (feelings).

                                                                                                      Multiple Third Lattices can be worked with and cleared. Energy work can sometimes help us to improve a relationship, or release an attachment to a person, place or thing.

                                                                                                      Your Personal Energy, Human Design and the Aura Merge

                                                                                                      If you are sensitive to energy, or more empathic than most – then you may other people’s energy as you walk into a room or meet a new person.

                                                                                                      From the perspective of Human Design, we merge with someone else energetically as soon as we get closer than 30 feet away.

                                                                                                      Our original Design is conditioned by the energetic aura that the other person radiates from their aura.

                                                                                                      This is why we ‘vibe’ with some people, and immediately feel uncomfortable or take a dislike to others.

                                                                                                      Listen to the accompanying podcast that goes with this blog post
                                                                                                      3 Ways that Personal Energy Can Be Drained

                                                                                                      Here are 3 general ways in which other people can consciously or unconsciously drain energy from someone else: –

                                                                                                      1.  Energetic Vampirism – yes, it does exist!

                                                                                                      2.  If Someone who needs uplifting – you feel this and help them – even though you are pretty exhausted yourself.

                                                                                                      3. A fan of another person, such as a celebrity. It’s not called ‘stalking’ for nothing!

                                                                                                      Giving and Receiving In Balance

                                                                                                      As I trained to become an Akashic Records reader, I was taught not work in the energy for too long. I kept my readings to 30 minutes for the first 6 months, and all was well.

                                                                                                      As a new reader, if I went over the half hour reading limit, I felt very drained energetically.

                                                                                                      Over time as a reader, I began to understand my own limits and to learn how to avoid over-giving. Giving energy to others can sometimes be a bad habit too.

                                                                                                      As you read the rest of this article, be aware that we ALL have energy fields and very specific vibratory rates. Everyone is on the journey of learning to balance their Personal Energy. 

                                                                                                      I am quite sure that I have taken another’s Chi or energy whilst working with other energy teachers in an unaware state.

                                                                                                      I can honestly say that I’ve never intentionally been an energy ‘vampire’, but who can say for sure what happened when I’ve been out of present awareness?

                                                                                                      I’m quite sure that in my younger years I took other people down in resonance to make myself feel better.

                                                                                                      Some examples of this are: –

                                                                                                      • scoring a point with somebody by winning a silly argument or showing them up.
                                                                                                      • Forcing someone to agree with you or go along with an idea or plan that they do not really want.
                                                                                                      • Making someone ‘jump’ or be triggered by playing a joke on them.
                                                                                                      • If We Have Been Slimed By Energy, What Can We Do?

                                                                                                        If you interact with someone and you have been slimed by energy, then check for the following: –

                                                                                                        1. If your intuition or guidance tells you that energetic vampirism is involved, see if you can intuit the reason. Use Archangel Michael’s white light shield to prevent further interaction.  
                                                                                                        2. If you feel drained, take responsibility and time to rebuild your own light-body or ‘Chi’. You can do this with regular meditation and energetic practice.
                                                                                                        3. If someone else is trying to take you down vibrationally speaking take a time out. Perhaps you have been triggered. Maybe the other person is definitely in the wrong because they are behaving badly.
                                                                                                        4. Either way, a breathing space won’t hurt.  It may be that you have some healing to do also.

                                                                                                          Think of ways that you can set good boundaries with the person and act on your ideas.  

                                                                                                          I’ve created a special PDF and podcast to support you with this process.

                                                                                                          Download the PDF here – it’s a short guide and questionnaire.
                                                                                                          Know that we are all energy!

                                                                                                          As we all continue to grow and learn on our spiritual journeys, more people will awaken to their Personal Energy.

                                                                                                          Along with this growth in awareness comes a deeper responsibility to the self and to others.

                                                                                                          Keep working on your own spiritual growth and share what you learn. It can only benefit all of us in the long run.

                                                                                                          It’s a good idea to do the work and clear your chakras and aura if you believe you have been slimed by energy. Use your experiences as a resource for future interactions.

                                                                                                          If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: –

                                                                                                          The 7 Energy Bodies Podcast.

                                                                                                          3 Easy Ways to Perform a Spiritual Cleanse.

                                                                                                          Human Design Readings.

                                                                                                          7 min

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