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In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen and the Queen will answer.’ - Norwegian proverb

In the wisdom teachings of the Divine Feminine, there are certain earth cycles, which open a gateway between the higher planes of existence and the earth plane. These moments of enhanced connection allow us to view the rhythm and timing of the goddess in her form as mother nature. As the traditions of the Goddess and Divine Feminine resurge in the light again, it’s time to celebrate. The powerful life-affirming magic of Spring is around the corner. Should you wish to change something in your life, this is the moment to set that intention and ask for your dream to bloom, grow and rejuvenate.

We are experiencing one of these magical moments this week, marked as the mid-way point of the season of Winter around February 2nd. This celebration is most popularly known by the Celtic reference of Imbolc. Imbolc, a gaelic word, means in-milk, derived from the gaelic pronunciation ‘oimelc’, meaning ewe’s milk.

While Imbolc is the most well known celebration of this holiday, its origins stem from a powerful universal wisdom teaching known as – ‘As Within, So Without’.

During the barren frozen winter days of early February in western Europe, the celebration of Imbolc was a symbol of hope and represented the good things to come. When surveying the landscape (without), everything appeared bleak, and lifeless yet (within) the dairy animals, hints of Spring were returning as the animals began to lactate and milk began to flow again.

There is a Goddess assigned to this quickening and universally she symbolizes the seeds of life planted (within) the earth and within each person and how when nurtured and cared for, they blossom (without) producing the life affirming milk and awakening of life and hope.

In the Celtic celebration, the Goddess is known as Brigid, also spelled as Brighid. Brigid is revered as the Goddess of healing, writing and prosperity. As a solar goddess, she represents the fire and light that burns within each living being and how when cared for, this eternal light creates inner healing, restores vital energy and stirs life within. She is also represented in the phases of the Goddess as the maiden and the bride. Wise women around the world work with this goddess energy, helping others to launch new projects and beginnings, to stimulate powerful healing energies within the body and perform weddings, as this is the most advantageous day of the year to be married.

Brigid is referred to as the bride, which in modern times is recognized in the form of a young woman being joined in matrimony. This is but one derivative of the wisdom teaching and rituals. The Goddess Brigid is recognized as one of the Queens of Heaven who is being transmuted during this time and reborn. The Wise Woman of Winter, who has journeyed deep within herself during the darkest days of winter, is now ready to emerge and be reborn as the Young Maiden. This maiden carries the hope and promise of new life along with the wisdom and discernment of the wise women, giving herself the gift of intuition, healing, abundance and love. She is a bride of the light, participating in her own unification of this energy in a marriage ceremony of the heart and mind.

Would you like to connect with this energy and connect with the loving energy of the light without and stir this energy within your heart and mind?

Here are Seven Sacred Ways to Connect with the Energy of Imbolc and the Goddess:

1. On February 1st through Feb 2nd, light candles and lamps in the home to welcome the return of the Light. Yellow, white and orange candles are the best colors to use. As you light each candle, focus your energy with the flame and ask that the light burn clear and bright, bringing clarity to the home, burning off any residual gloom or negative energy within the home.
   
2. White flowers symbolize the purity within and the promise of blooming to come. Place a beautiful bouquet in the heart area of your home and breathe deeply into the flowers, allowing their essence and fragrance to be experienced by all of your senses.
   
3. Reminiscent of the milk flowing, sharing dairy products is abundant, the most popular choice being milk chocolate. Hot chocolate warms the body and when stirring the chocolate, imbibe the mix with loving thoughts and warmth.
   
4. Place a silk ribbon or piece of fabric on a window sill, often referred to as Brighid’s Mantle. It is said overnight, it will be blessed with the healing, intuitive and abundant energy flowing at this time. Use this fabric to wrap your deck of tarot cards, to wrap herbs in or create a special pouch to hold treasured items.
   
5. Leave an offering outdoors of bread for birds and other small creatures who may be having a difficult time finding sustenance in the barren landscape. While outdoors in the cold, give thanks to the beauty surrounding you. Stand with your feet firmly grounded to the earth and raise your arms in the air, bring the light from above around you and allow it to flow deep within you.
   
6. Gather the seeds that you will be planting in your Spring garden. Hold your hands over the seeds and ask for the energy of the Goddess within to bless the seeds and nurture them. Take a small quartz crystal and charge this crystal with the same intention. When planting these seeds in the spring, plant the quartz crystal into the earth next to the seeds.
   
7. Reflect on the seeds of thought you planted in the Fall within yourself and the goals you are affirming in this new year. Ask for the quickening of the seeds within you, that they may blossom and grow. Take a quartz crystal and charge this crystal with the same intention. Keep this crystal on your desk or in a spot where it will remind you of your goals and intentions.

The Goddess in her many forms, teaches by example through nature. Use this time wisely, as it creates a sacred opportunity to plant new seeds of thought in the mind and heart. In the circle of life, there are adversities (within and without), representing a time of darkness and Winter, which are always overcome through the journey. The return to the light in the Spring, offers the opportunity to be reborn and move forward on the path, having learned from the time of adversity. Offerings of gratitude are given at this time to one’s adversaries, as they represent lessons and growth opportunities in disguise.

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“Today, I see how strong the energy of the wise woman and divine feminine ran in me and I’ve connected with my past lives and understand the parts I’ve played in previous lives and how they have culminated into who I am today.” – Kala Ambrose

Are you feeling the Clarion Call of the Wise Woman? Does your heart race and your senses tingle when you see something that reminds you of the old ways, whether they be Celtic, Egyptian, Greek or others? If so, the Divine Feminine is calling your name.

The time has come for women to explore a journey of self-enlightenment, releasing the goddess energy within, rekindling lost dreams and awakening the ancient spirits and legends of the ones who came before us.

This year I’ll be offering a new course, an inter-active guide of how to connect with the ancient energy from the wisdom of the elders.

It’s time to rediscover the High Priestess living within you. Explore your goddess roots and history on a soul stirring spiritual journey and discover the magic that lives within you.

The Spirit of the Divine Feminine has a wish for you, for a wonder filled life, full of magic and power.  Come dance in the moonlight with your divine sisters and discover who you were born to be!

If you are interested, let me know, facebook me, twitter me or post a comment below here on the blog and let me know if you hear the call. When the course is ready, I’ll send you a message to join me on the path…

In love and service to the Divine,

*~Kala~*

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Yule, a festival of light with twelve days of feasting and public celebrations, begins at the Winter Solstice, Thursday, December 22nd at 12:30am. Symbolic rituals are observed including the lighting of candles and a Yule log is kept burning throughout the twelve days to symbolize the returning of the light and the Sun after the darkest day of the year on Winter Solstice. In more recent times, the tasty addition to the festivities has been added in the form of a Chocolate Yule log cake.

The origin of this holiday comes from over 2000 years ago, originating in Northern Europe. The holiday began as a pagan tradition known as Yule, which was celebrated for 12 days.  During this time, Scandinavian people celebrated the Norse God Odin, a bearded god who flew through the air on a horse and handed out gifts. The Pagan Romans held a seven-day festival of Saturnalia beginning on December 17th, which included the celebration of the God Mithras, who was born on December 25th. They exchanged gifts, enjoyed feasts and once this festival culminated, the New Year festivities began. Modern day examples of how we celebrate these pagan traditions today include candles in the windows of our home and what we now call Christmas lights, which we hang on a Christmas tree (our modern adaptation of the yule log and evergreen branches that the ancient Europeans brought into their homes).

In the 4th century, Rome changed from a pagan society to a Christian society and the church began to replace and absorb pagan traditions. Since there was already a holiday in place to celebrate the birth of the God Mithras, the decision was made to switch this birthday and dedicate the day as a symbolic birth date for Jesus. The Roman Catholic Church holds a ritualistic midnight mass for this event, which became Christ’s Mass, i.e. Christmas.

Like many pagan traditions under siege in the attempt to be absorbed and overwritten by the church, the campaign was met with mixed success. The European people continued their own traditional pagan celebrations and simply added the new religious connotations into the mix.  Over the centuries, the festivals, feasts, gift giving and celebrations continued including the adoption of medieval carolers who went door to door singing while enjoying a cup of alcoholic punch at each stop.  Over the decades, Yule became the celebration of Christmas.

The festivals continued in this manner until around the 17th century when Protestant reformers decided that Christmas should be banned. Their reasoning was based on the premise that the holidays was built upon pagan traditions, which were then further embellished by the Catholic church with the adopted birthday celebration on December 25th. Both traditions, the pagan revelry and the Catholic traditions, were customs that they wanted no part of and they were able to ban Christmas in England. This only lasted for a few years, but many people who held this protestant belief moved during the 17th century to America, the New World and brought their religious beliefs with them. They were the Puritan settlers who formed the colony of Massachusetts. In 1659, they banned Christmas as a holiday in Massachusetts.  As new settlers including Catholics, Pagans, the Irish, Scottish, Dutch and others with moderate religious beliefs migrated to America establishing colonies in New York, Virginia and other Atlantic states, they brought their Christmas traditions and festivities with them and the celebration of Christmas was restored in the U.S.

How do we celebrate Christmas today? According to the History Channel’s documentary, The Real Story of Christmas, the preservation and evolution is credited to two influential Americans. The first is Clement Moore, who in 1822 wrote Twas the Night Before Christmas, which gave inspiration to new customs for the holiday, based on old world traditions. Moore combined the white bearded Norse God Odin who flew through the air handing out gifts with St. Nicholas, a 4th century Catholic Bishop who was known for gift giving in stockings and the two were then melded with Sinter Klaas, the Dutch version of St. Nicholas. Odin was known as the God of Thunder and was said to have flown on a horse with eight legs. Moore substituted Odin’s eight-legged horse into eight reindeer, which he gave individual names including Donner, which means thunder, and Blitzen, which means lightning.  He also combined old European stories of elves, making Santa Claus a wizard like magical elf.

The second influential figure was Thomas Nast, a famous illustrator who created the images of the donkey and the elephant for the Republican and Democratic parties and created the image of Uncle Sam.  In 1862, Nast took Moore’s poetic descriptions of Santa and drew the illustration of Santa Claus. He changed the image of Santa Claus from a smaller elf into a full size elf man with a white beard. He also created the concept of St. Nick’s naughty or nice list. (A lesser-known fact about St. Nicholas was that the original story of St. Nicholas said that when he visited houses, he was followed by a demon named Krampus who punished bad children). Nast glossed over this story by creating a gentler naughty or nice list. Nast also captivated his audience by capturing the growing sentiment of this time where children were becoming the focus of the family and thus Santa Claus was very attentive to children, bringing them gifts.

From the light filled traditions and festivals of the ancient Europeans, to the migration of Odin into Santa Claus and the bringing in of the evergreens from Northern Europe morphing into the Christmas tree, Christmas as a holiday has continued to evolve. The Industrial Revolution provided the opportunity for a variety of good and products to become mass produced and accessible to consumers and soon after, gift giving for the holiday began in earnest and became the American staple of the holiday that is widely celebrated today.

The holiday season continues to mix old and new, with a rise of neo-paganism bringing a resurgence of old traditions and returning back to the ancient customs and celebrations of Yule. This along with a growing distaste of Black Friday shopping complete with people fighting and trampling others over bargain gifts and thousands of Americans going into debt each year with over the top gift giving, may stimulate an entire new series of traditions and festivities in the 21st century.

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I’m so excited to share this newsletter with you today on 11-02-2011. The sacred energy in the date today is powerful and magnetic and if you look at the date, it can be read in the same way, both backwards and forwards. Energetically, today is a day where you can be like Janus, the god of time and look at your life from both directions, with greater clarity and understanding of the past and what occurred and with deeper knowledge and energy to create your future. This energy continues through 11-11-11 next week.

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Each September, once Labor Day has passed and we’ve put away our white shoes for the season; there’s a noticeable crisp change in the air and a mellowing of the sunlight guiding our thoughts to turn toward the season of fall. In some parts of the U.S., the landscapes are ablaze with vibrant colors of red, yellow and orange as the trees put on a dazzling show for several months. The official marker of the fall season is the fall equinox, which arrives this year on Sept. 23, 2011 at 5:05 AM EDT. In ancient civilizations, where agriculture was the focus of activities in the village community, the fall equinox was often celebrated in a variety of rituals and festivals, which portrayed the bounty of the harvest through abundance, gratitude and reflection.

In this modern age, we are not as directly connected with the earth and the harvest season. But, it is still possible to observe this passage of time in order to express an appreciation and awareness of our connection and relationship with nature.

Here are three ways to recognize and acknowledge the special attributes that the season brings to our consciousness on the mind, body and spirit level.

See my suggestions on how to celebrate the fall equinox with family and friends in my column on the Huffington Post. 

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The Temple of Stella Maris

My new course is now available on Daily Om.  Here’s some information about the eight week course, which includes printed lessons, exercises, video and guided meditations. We are far greater than we remember ourselves to be. In ancient times, mystery schools of Egyptian and Greek origin taught the nature and destiny of mankind and revealed powerful secrets regarding universal natural laws including how to awaken our higher self so that we could develop to our full potential.

Inscribed above the entrance to one such mystery temple in ancient Greece were the words: “Hu-Man, Know Thyself.” Do you remember Who You Are and Why You Are Here? It was these topics and others, which were explored by inquisitive souls who were willing to delve into the transformational teachings of the mystery schools. This information is still as valid and inspiring today for those who seek to connect with their Higher Self and unlock their intuition and other spiritual gifts and abilities.

The purpose of these ancient teachings is to strengthen the energetic vibrations around you so that a deeper connection is established with the spirit world. As this occurs your aura, chakras, and energy bodies open fully in order to receive the highest transmissions and attunements from the spiritual planes. When your energy is operating at this peak performance, messages from the other side are able to flow through to you with ease and your intuitive abilities are heightened. This allows the communication between your Higher Self and the spirit realms to advance significantly and assist you in awakening to your divine potential.

INCLUDED IN THIS EMPOWERING COURSE with Kala Ambrose
Participants will explore Ancient Practices and Techniques from the Mystery Schools including:

• Exploring the Seven Energy Enhancing techniques from the Mystery School Temples, which include Color, Light, Sound, Crystals, Botanicals, Dreams and Nourishment.
• Enhancing your Intuitive Abilities through Meditation to communicate with your Higher Self and the Spirit World
• Walking along the High Priest/Priestess Path of Light to open and balance the Heart Chakra using rituals from the ancient Egyptian teachings.
• Changing your thinking through your energy fields in order to change your Life Path using the teachings from the Oracles of ancient Greece
• Practicing Sacred Rituals and Traditions including cleansing your home in order to make it your Sacred Temple
• Clear Disharmonious Energy from your body to restore your Aura and Energy BodiesJoin Kala as she guides you through the ancient wisdom teachings. The lessons are designed to stir the soul, awaken the mind and reveal long forgotten memories of past lives in these schools, as well as inspire you to explore the magnificence of who you really are.

  8 WEEK COURSE -  1 LESSON EACH WEEK This is an 8 week online course available from Daily Om and mystery school wisdom teacher Kala Ambrose. We will email you when each new lesson is available. You’ll be able to login and read each lesson online, or print it out. With a click you can listen to Kala’s audio and video messages along with special guided meditations. Your first lesson will be available immediately after you enroll. 

• CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COURSE ON DAILY OM
  

• ABOUT KALA AMBROSEKala Ambrose is a mystery school wisdom teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire. She is an intuitive, inspirational speaker and host of the highly acclaimed, Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show. Kala is the author of three books including the award-winning 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled, Ghosthunting North Carolina and The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body and writes as a national columnist for the Huffington Post, the Examiner, AOL and Yahoo. She presents workshops at conferences and events nationally, including the Omega Institute, Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly and online for Daily OM and John Edward’s Infinite Quest.

  

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We’ve all heard how important it is to focus our thoughts in order to achieve our goals, but for many of us, we’ve been so busy working that we’ve run out of ideas and lost touch with our vision plans.

The missing key to activating your highest potential and achieving your goals may be to daydream. Organizations, including Google and 3M, agree with the philosophy that daydreaming is crucial to creative, out of the box vision planning and problem solving. Google invites their employees to dedicate 20 percent of their work time to daydreaming and allowing their mind free reign to wander and roam. The results have been so promising that Google continues to encourage the practice.

Would you like to tap into this limitless, brainstorming energy that is available to you every day and re-energize yourself to the point that people ask how you find the time to do all that you do?

Discover six steps to creating a vision book and daydreaming your goals into reality here on Huffington Post’s Healthy Living.

About Kala Ambrose: Kala Ambrose is a highly interactive mystery school wisdom teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire. She is an intuitive, inspirational speaker and host of the highly acclaimed, Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show. Kala is an award winning author and writes as a national columnist for the Huffington Post, the Examiner, AOL and Yahoo. She presents workshops at conferences and events nationally, including the Omega Institute, Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly and online for Daily OM and John Edward’s Infinite Quest.

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Now in the 21st Century, we are evolving into Super-Powered Human Beings! In ancient times, mystery schools of Egyptian and Greek origin taught the nature and destiny of mankind and revealed powerful secrets regarding universal natural laws. Inscribed above the entrance to one such mystery temple in ancient Greece were the words: “Hu-Man, Know Thyself.” Do you remember who you are and why you are here? It was these topics and others which were explored by inquisitive souls who were willing to delve into the transformational teachings of the mystery schools. This information is still as valid and inspiring today for those who seek to know themselves on a deeper level of consciousness and desire to learn the spiritual mysteries.

Discover these powerful ancient wisdom teachings from the mystery school temples of ancient Egypt and Greece with wisdom teacher and intuitive, Kala Ambrose. Connect between the two worlds to tap into the sacred knowledge and healing source at the mind, body and spirit level using color, light, crystals, botanicals and sound, which deepen the connection with your soul and the spirit world. Join Kala as she shares how your aura and energy bodies are evolving and what this means for the future of the world and for humanity.

About the Aura and Energy Bodies:

When the auric field along with other energy bodies is aligned in harmony, we are able to manifest to our full potential. The aura is part of this energy field and mirrors your mental and emotional states, and the physical vitality of the body, showing the level of health as well as potential blockages, which can lead to dis-ease before the onset of physical symptoms. The aura reflects our thoughts, feelings and desires, magnetizing and attracting to us what we create with our thoughts and emotions. As we become sensitive to the auric field, we can interpret the symbolic messages and use this as a compass to guide us on our path through life.

Learn how to see, sense, and interpret auras within yourself and others, including children, animals, buildings, and nature. We will discuss unique characteristics in auras, review how they were depicted historically, and reveal how the aura is changing in the twenty-first century.

The mystery teachings are best taught in small groups where the energetic vibrations are stronger and a deeper connection is established. This allows the body, mind and spirit to relax and the aura, chakras and energy centers surrounding the body the ability to open fully in order to receive the highest transmissions and attunements from the spirit world.Join Kala Ambrose as she teaches about The Awakened Aura  at the Bodhi Tree in Charleston, SC.

WORKSHOP:
Awakening the Aura with Kala Ambrose
The Bodhi Tree in Charleston, SC
Friday, September 16th at 6pm

Register at the BODHI TREE

About Kala Ambrose:
Noted wisdom teacher, author, intuitive, inspirational speaker, and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show (www.ExploreYourSpirit.com), Kala Ambrose’s teachings are described as discerning, empowering and inspiring. Whether she’s speaking with world-renowned experts on the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, writing about empowering lifestyle choices, reporting on new discoveries in the scientific and spiritual arenas or teaching to groups around the country, fans around the world tune in daily for her inspirational musings and lively thought-provoking conversations.

Kala is the author of three books including the award-winning 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled (Reality Press 2007), Ghosthunting North Carolina (Clerisy Press 2011) and The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body (Llewellyn Worldwide 2011). A highly interactive teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire, Kala presents workshops nationally on the Mind/Body/Spirit connection including Auras and Energy Fields, Developing Business Intuition, and Wisdom Teachings at the Omega Institute, the Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly, and online in Webinar presentations including John Edward’s InfiniteQuest and a course coming soon on Daily Om.

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