The Journal of a Spiritual Seeker, Overcoming Resistance
Hello Seekers,
I’m going to break up the chronology a little bit this week and share this collection of messages about resistance. And in the spirit of transparency, I am going to admit here, at the beginning of this week of resistance, that I am working my way through new levels of it myself!
When I received these messages three years ago, I was being made more aware of what I was being called to do and the scope of my work. As I began to understand that sharing this was a part of receiving it, I got a little uncomfortable, and that discomfort has not yet fully subsided. A huge part of the process of sharing this with you here is so that I can fully transmute those old energetic blockages within me.
One thing that is helping me let go of my resistance is to realize that these messages, while channeled for me and for my benefit, aren’t mine alone any more. They are moving out and away from me, to you, for you, and will mean whatever they mean to you in the context of what you need to hear — what your Soul is whispering (or yelling) to you, right now. What are you awakening to as you move through this time and place in your life?
This week is tough on a lot of different levels. In the U.S., we’re in the midst of an election that feels more important than anything else ever has. In other countries, people are moving in and out of lockdowns, and everyone everywhere is facing the uncertainty of when life will ever return to normal again — while also being called to greater and deeper awareness of the ways we shouldn’t ever return to normal because normal is unsafe and unjust for many people worldwide. It’s complicated, and resistance lies in wait around every single corner we turn. But I believe in this work and this calling and that we can heal things within and without. So keep going, friends.
And take such good care of yourself this week. Keep grounding, keep protecting, and keep looking deeper because underneath the fear and resistance is clarity. And clarity always helps.
Sending lots of love,
Jodie
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Message from the Devic Collective, Oct. 20, 2017
You are closing off when you allow yourself to enter these places of pain and sorrow, for that is what is at the root of this block.
Keep flushing light through these spaces, use this as an opportunity to create openness where it wasn’t open. Expand from these places and breathe light into the darkness. We appreciate your awareness of resistance, it is a good first step in allowing it to fall away. It’s as simple as that — allow it to fall away and it will. And there we will be, ready to help you bring manifest to these messages that truly will help open up this world.
Be sure of your safety in this process. Stay protected and trust your protection. Don’t be afraid. You are transmuting fear and that is helpful and good.
Allow the excitement of these prospects to fill you with joy. This is an adventure, and one you have been calling for this entire lifetime. You have been calling to us since your birth, but only now are you fully ready to engage on a deeper level and bring this energy through to the world.
And you ARE ready. You don’t feel ready and you doubt your readiness, but we tell you now — and we are experts in this — you are ready. You wouldn’t be receiving this guidance if you weren’t.
The world is ready too. Many people are being awakened to the fact that this current way of life is unsustainable, but they don’t know what to do about it. Your messages — yes, it’s important you take ownership of them in a way — will give people a means for expanding into the openness of their own soul light. And that is an incredibly beautiful thing. Seeing people live with joy and authenticity will be very healing for you and them.
Okay, go get ready for your day and carry the energy of intention with you as you go. Keep opening, keep expanding, keep releasing. Stay with the process and rejoice in it.
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Exercise: Begin each exercise by grounding and protecting. For more information on how, see this post.
As you go within, notice where your resistance lives in your body. Can you feel it physically? Does it present as anxiety or exhaustion? Do you get sick to your stomach or short of breath? As you pay attention to this, can you notice subtle differences between the anxiety and exhaustion you feel because of external influences — like the pandemics and injustice and politics — and when you feel it because something within you is pinging against something that needs to be healed? Take a few moments each day this week to pay attention, without attachment, to these feelings and what they’re trying to tell you. Sometimes it will be that the world is chaotic and we’re facing almost constant uncertainty. And sometimes it will tell you that there’s something you’re meant to be doing, and that you need to push through some of your own resistance in order to do it. If you feel called to, write down or record your reflections on the differences you begin to notice, taking notes and comparing your experiences day to day as you reflect on how you feel your resistance.
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A brief note: This journal and its exercises are simply a means to help you find your own flow. There is no pressure to follow them exactly or read each and every one. It does not need to be read in order either, so if you miss one, don’t feel like you’ve failed or fallen behind. These messages are here to hold space for you as you discover and evolve within your spiritual practice.
This is the first volume of The Journal of the Spiritual Seeker, and I’m presenting it here on The Devic Connection website, serialized over the last 10 weeks of 2020, with weekly roundups via email (you can sign up in the box at the bottom of this page if you’d like to receive these.) If you’ve just arrived here and would like to start from the beginning, here’s the link to the first post.
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We all need help with clarity …
Sometimes, things come up in the healing journey that we can’t quite manage by ourselves. I’m fortunate to have people I can call on to help me gain that clarity. And I’m also in therapy, which helps immensely with processing the psychological and mental health issues. If you find yourself getting stuck on this journey or having something come up that you need some guidance on, please do seek help. An internet search can help you find a qualified mental health practitioner for those psychological issues. And if you’re looking for help from the Light on the spiritual questions, I have some availability for readings. (Read more about that here.)