This July Breakthrough, we choose to “welcome the unknown through creative exploration!”
In the summer of 2024, uncertainty reigns supreme. How will you anchor yourself amidst this swirling unknown? The answer lies in embracing art and creativity. These twin forces are humanity’s oldest technologies for transmuting life’s mysteries into tangible form. They’re the alchemy of creating something from nothing, bringing order to chaos.
Many protest, claiming they’re not artists or creative types, but creativity extends far beyond traditional roles and mediums. Do you cook, tend to plants, solve problems at work, raise children, or invent strategies for healing a wound? If you engage in any activity requiring original thinking, you are a creative being with art waiting to be unleashed.
Embracing your creative side is crucial now more than ever. It allows you to express and process the complex emotions arising from these unprecedented times. The first step is simply allowing yourself to feel. From there, you have the raw materials to work with. It’s through these ineffable emotions that stories, ideas, and forms emerge. If you had unlimited resources and time to express your dreams and visions, what would you create? Can you start now, with whatever you have?
Begin with whatever feels most enjoyable and low-stakes. Bake a pie, but infuse it with your unique perspective, family heritage, or political opinions. Could an all-American apple pie start a conversation about the America you wish to see?! Devise an innovative solution to a workplace challenge. Write a poem about your daily commute. Make it more than a routine task – create something that only YOU could conceive. This approach transforms lemons into lemonade and makes the mundane fun and meaningful.
We live in extraordinary times, so why cling to the familiar when it’s all falling away? With major changes occurring at every societal level, possibilities for creative problem-solving and artistic expression are more abundant than ever. Pursue the dreams, innovations, and creations you’ve always envisioned – the old rules no longer apply. Create and innovate freely in this new landscape of endless potential, turning uncertainty into opportunity.
For many in the US, July symbolizes independence. However, it’s crucial to acknowledge that this independence came at a devastating cost to Native and Black communities. With this awareness, we can reframe our understanding of independence. Instead of clinging to the individualism of the ego’s goals, consider surrendering to the greater creative force within for the sake of how the process will change you. It’s writing and performing a one-woman show at your local theater or doing a pop dinner party in your backyard. By surrendering to the vision, will, and purpose of your true Self, you paradoxically find true freedom and purpose that contributes to the greater good.
Guide for July:
Affirmation:
I embrace the unknown as a source of artistic expression, transforming uncertainty into creations that express my authentic self and connect me to the greater good.
Ritual:
Sacral Chakra Healing & Meditation
Principles of Healing:
Transmutation through the principle of surrender: The process of changing or transforming negative energy or experiences into positive ones by surrendering to the unknown and making magic from the mystery.
Journal Prompts:
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Join me live for breathwork July 20th at 12 PM PST to breakthrough in July and welcome the unknown through creative exploration!
This month will be another big harvest month, truly a time when you shall reap what you sow, dear one. For some, this is a scary revelation as they are shown what they have been planting and cultivating unconsciously. For others, the work has been so consistent and so top of mind that this season of sowing is once again of great wealth, health and abundance in all ways that fortify.