Sacred Guidance with StellaMuse

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World Servers of the New Age Nov 07, 2018

Show notes

Walking this earth, no exoteric outer form to recognise them by; no titles, badges or superhero capes, and no building or ceremony needed - there is a group of women, men and those however they choose to identify, who are striving to supersede the outdated hierarchical efforts of what has been.

From all fields they come; economic, political, scientific, religious, artistic and beyond. They are gathering greater and greater numbers, while training their minds and controlling their emotions – to keep conscious, calm and poised. They embody a yoga of synthesis. They may seem silent, but they are steadily and powerfully applying themselves to govern and guide this world.

These are the people who, whether they are aware of it or not, comprise of the World Servers of the New Age. They are not an organisation, they are an organism. Breathing new life into the modern dark ages we are finding ourselves still dwelling in. They are working to educate humanity and expand human consciousness, so that newer, truer ideas may be grasped, embodied and acted upon. This is a spreading of international goodwill and spiritual unity – Which is greatly needed at this time.

Are you one of these World Servers of the New Age?

Together, We Also Explore

Who 'World Servers of the New Age' Are
Shifting from the old age of Pisces to the new age of Aquarius
What 'World Servers' Learn to do
How to change and evolve even when it's hard
Cleaning your own mental, emotional and physical self
Inner Harmony & Alignment
Fear & Stress
Love – unconditional & acceptance of self, others and, ALL humanity
The quality of Harmlessness
How to become a Leader through listening
Questions to ask yourself as a blossoming 'World Server of the New Age'
Transition & expanding consciousness

Stella Excerpt

"Are you ready to intelligently train your mind and balance your emotions – knowing there is no easy shortcut along this path to reach the goal?"

Takeaway Gem

"World Server's Choose to Change Themselves – even if and when it's hard or challenging.

Be honest with yourself – how are your daily thoughts, actions, emotions, motivations?

Notice and learn about yourself, your habits, default patterns, your emotional reactions, your constant internal dialogue, your addictions (beyond sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, shopping, it may be any PATTERN – it can be being rejected by people, being judgmental, being superior/inferior, working too much, making excuses, always being late…),

Watch and witness yourself as you take one part; a physical, emotional or mental behaviour / addition or habit and start to make even one change here."

I am honoured to join with you as we move ever onward with this lighted way of service, as World Servers of the New Age.

With Love, Elise | S*M

Yoga Nidra - Guided Practice Oct 26, 2018

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Yoga Nidra is that profound serenity felt between full awake, alertness, and sleep. That beautiful calm, relaxing in between space also known as yogic sleep.

I'm sure you're well aware of how full scheduled and non stop your life gets at times; the rushing, pleasing, pushing, striving, balancing, trying your best…and sometimes you, like me, just need to pause. You need to fill up your cup and relax, reconnect, slow down, tune in and create a moment for yourself. A moment just for you to cease the doing and instead bask in the being. Where your physical body can ease into a feeling of relaxation and some of that built up tension can ease away. Where you can let go of those tightly held onto emotions and calm the astral/emotional body, while creating an opportunity for your mind to drop the frantic thoughts and busy monkey mind and instead, become more alert to higher awareness – all to help you tune in.

I want to offer you this guided practice as an experience that may well become a practice you can go to whenever it calls. Because we all need places to go when life feels too much, or we are tired, drained, over worked, not well or just not feeling ourselves because we've gone through every emotion in the book in a day. This is an alternative from reaching for quick fixes like a wine, or sugary fatty foods, drugs, sex, or any form of escapism. Instead, you may find the practice of Yoga Nidra can provide something you need that will have a healthier effect and likely last longer than a quick pleasure – that you may even regret after.

Together, We Also Explore

What is Yoga Nidra
Some benefits
Relaxation
Awareness of breath
Deep, full breathing
Sankalpa – yogic intention
The systematic journey of sensory awareness
Opposite sensations
Rapid image visualisation
Coming back to self & after glow

Stella Excerpt

"In the yogic tradition this practice is seen as 'sense withdrawal' to prepare you for the practice of meditation. When we turn our attention within, we have a better ability to help ourselves; to create that body, heart, mind connection."

Takeaway Gem

"Any form of meditation – however you may practice - isn't easy; from the basics of sitting up, still, silent, using your will to overcome the active monkey mind for a period of time while not fidgeting and likely pushing through a sense of discomfort, to more advanced practices which call for laser focused training of the mind, such as in esoteric meditation. Whichever style of meditation you practice you may find Yoga Nidra can help you on your way. Complimenting or preparing you for your meditation practice like a helping hand."

Are you ready to come journey with me as I guide you through a practice of Yoga Nidra...

With Love, Elise | S*M

Chakras: Gateways to Consciousness Oct 10, 2018

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Through time the unfulfilled ways of the West, have sought wisdom of the East. Partly because people are pulled by the enticing glamours of the Eastern Mysticism. One of those such mystical pulls are to the chakras. Nothing is more popular amongst the spiritual and new age groups of today as learning to 'activate' and 'force' the opening of chakras.

I'm here today to talk to you about this, some dangers that go with it, what qualities the key chakras represent and bring some ancient wisdom to light. Wisdom that is not shared in the modern books you may have read or the courses and workshops you may have experienced.

Together, We Also Explore

Asking the right questions to better know where you are on the Path
The danger of forcing open chakras
The Esoteric Way & The 9 Step Path
What is 'Astral' / feel good experience and what is true spiritual experience
Discernment with chakra teachers / healers & events
What happens if you or someone closes or opens your chakras
Seeking self-validation
The Ancient Wisdom - on how the chakras connect to the physical body
Chakras & the central nervous system
Lower nature chakras & higher nature chakras
Two other important chakras - beyond the main 7
Focusing on the quality – not the chakra
What you think you've achieved with chakra study and, where you really are
Some of Buddha's wisdom

Stella Excerpt

"The key for you is, if you like working with the chakras, is to learn that they represent qualities, like symbols represent higher truths. They represent something you are learning. You don't need to do anything – no hands on work necessary, no colours, crystals placed on and around you. You need nothing other than to learn the QUALITY itself of the chakras."

Takeaway Gem

"When it comes to anything forcing something that is not ready to be opened it is not an act of 'yoga' nor is it practicing harmlessness or 'spiritual' living. As a teacher once explained to me it is like wrenching a bud open to force it to be a flower."

May you take this lighted way to uncover the qualities of your centres, knowing this Path is one of a lifetime, or more.

With Love, Elise | S*M

Harmlessness: Destroyer of Limitation Sep 20, 2018

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Harmlessness… sounds pretty simple, in its most basic form it can be. But this is no easy feat along the Path.

Some of us interpret Harmlessness as not physically hurting anyone, others as choosing to not eat animals or to not speak cruel words. While all of this can be part of, it is by no means all there is to embody if we are to commit to Harmlessness as a way of life and discover it can indeed be the Destroyer of our Limitation and the key to our Liberation.

Together, We Also Explore

Ahimsa | ahiṃsā & the first of the five yamas
Harmlessness & Truth – two beloveds
The story of the Wandering Monk and the Snake
The Five Commandments of the East
Harmfulness
And esoteric exploration of Harmlessness
The control of the Soul over the three lower human natures; your personality, your emotions and your mind
How to weave more Harmlessness into your everyday starting now
Practices to cultivate Harmlessness
An 'Evening Review'; thoughts, emotional reactions, actions
"Spiritual self-espionage" - learning to be Witness & make the changes
The new Spiritual Endeavour & the key for growth
Destroyer of Limitations & Liberation

Stella Excerpt

"If we have imprisoned ourselves in our minds and our bodies by the things we say that should not have been said and did that shouldn't have been done and thought that shouldn't have been thought, then is it not possible that the moment you and I stop thinking things about people that we should not think, and stop talking to ourselves the way we do or, having those hurtful thoughts, or those harmful outbursts, one step at a time the words and thoughts and actions that have shackled us and kept us prisoner could be cut and severed for good."

Takeaway Gem

"Keeping in mind Harmlessness is not weakness or a sentimental loving way of being which only wants harmony, and nothing which can lead to discomfort. NO, that isn't the case at all. Harmlessness may well feel uncomfortable at times as it is your higher nature actively forcing your lower nature to yield to a greater force."

Whether you deem yourself a yogi, practice raja yoga or any yoga for that matter it need not matter. This practice of Ahimsa or of non-violence in all aspects of life; from the physical body to the emotions and mind, is something all of us who walk the Path are encouraged to explore, understand and commit to practicing daily. And I sincerely trust you do.

With Love, Elise | S*M

Spiritual Bypassing & Spiritual Materialism Sep 13, 2018

Show notes

What you can look out for if you are falling into either Spiritual Materialism or especially Spiritual Bypass of avoiding the real work on the Spiritual Path. If you can see yourself or perhaps those you care about clinging to the shine and glitz of the pseudo-spiritual circus while not actually committing to being 'Witness'; not meditating and studying the wisdom and truth teachings, nor embodying the authentic Path that calls. All this avoidance or pleasure seeking isn't authentically committing to Spirituality as a way of life, no matter how much we dress it up in spiritual drag. So let's explore what to avoid, what to be aware of and, what to muse on to get on track.

Together, We Also Explore

The origin and meaning of Spiritual Bypassing
The origin and meaning of Spiritual Materialism
Modern Psychology's perspective of the Self and the Ego
Esoteric psychology's interpretation of 'personality'
The Maya, glamours & illusions that cloud us
An exploration of popular spiritual bypassing and spiritual materialism in the form of;

Narcissism

The Spiritual Groupie & Storyteller

The Guru Trip

Saint in Waiting

Romanticising the East

"Borrowing the Light"

Superficiality

Spiritual High

Immediate Breakthroughs & Transformation, Today!

Tantrums of the Inner Child

Self-Improvement Wanderlust

Spiritual Shopping Sprees

There's No Ego in Spiritualised

Desires of Magic & Mysticism

The Powerful Personality

Not the What but the How is what to look for
Looking at your blind spots
What are your motivations – deeper thinking and questioning
'Busy-Lazy' – modern day avoidance
Choice – avoidance or doing the work

Stella Excerpt

Constant filling our days with doing to not acknowledge what is really going on is like the modern version of laziness. It's busy-lazy or active-lazy. Where your spiritual or professional schedule is full and you're so BUSY DOING, DOING, DOING - but what exactly are you doing? And where is it taking you? Are you any closer to knowing yourself? To connecting with what you really are? To seeing clearly? To making the right changes and evolving?

Takeaway Gem

"…the spiritual Path is big work. It is dedication and daily showing up to not only do the work but then apply what you learn to make conscious changes. Essentially to evolve so you can eventually light the way for others in whatever form that may take, while simultaneously continue your inner work for continual growth."

The first line of the Tao Te Ch'ing can be translated to read; "the Tao is that which is Nameless..." or "the Tao is that which cannot be named...". What you are seeking, let's say ultimately, it's Enlightenment, this is just a wisp of sage smoke. Spiritual materialism is your personality, your lower animal nature trying with all its might to clutch that smoke. Perhaps instead you can let the smoke just pass and sit in the discomfort of what lies within and ultimately needs processing and healing before you can find harmony in the duality of the Path and the true work it requires if enlightenment or joy, bliss or truth, love-wisdom and beauty is indeed what you seek as you journey ever upward and inward to know thyself as Soul.

With Love, Elise | S*M

Loss & Death: A Sacred Transformation Aug 30, 2018

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When it comes to death, can we not better see the process as part of the circle of life?

–A truly sacred transformation from one state of being to another.

I long for a time where we can better heal and continue on from a place of love with more ease and less attachment to what inevitably must be released while remaining connected to what is eternal … but in order for that to happen we must talk about it.

If you are willing to come journey with me I want to share with you some mystical and esoteric truths on loss, the sacred act of dying and death and how we can help support ourselves, each other and those we meet along the way who just like you and I are inevitably also going to face this time. For death and loss is something we will all go through at some point, both as one who feels left behind and, one who crosses over the threshold departing this life.

Together, We Also Explore

What appears as your loss is their transformation
Perception shift & our misperception
What happens at death, exactly? - Restitution, Elimination and Integration - An esoteric perspective
Souls are always connected
In sleep, we die to the physical plane…
If someone you know is dying - support, silence & permission
From the 'Sacred Act of Dying' we learn of the constant connection of soul
Death - no longer is such a dark mystery
From fixation on death, to fixation on life
The process of Grief – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and the seven Stages
The gift, perspective & transitioning
Deeper understanding – beyond our five senses
Afterlife and transition
The continuation of consciousness & Gayatri mantra

Stella Excerpt

"It is our misperception called Maya on this physical level or glamour on the emotional level that veils what this really is – which is transformation – for those crossing over and those of us staying here. It is this transformation, this change I mentioned, that we cannot fight or will away as it is as much a part of the dance as birth and living."

Takeaway Gem

"Can we not then see death as part of the spiritual journey that we seek to live while walking the earth? The journey that doesn't stop here as the soul returns time and time again to learn and grow, serve, evolve and enrich with every experience. Then, through death it absorbs the precious bounty of its last voyage and progresses to the next mysterious phase of life carrying with it that which will serve next."

As much as I would love to, I can't take away the pain you may experience, but I can offer a new perspective to not perpetuate the pain. To mentally come to terms with and emotionally grieve what is hurting you and then reach a place of more ease and inner peace.

It is my sincerest intention to bring some light to this often dark topic today if you are willing to journey with me.

With Love, Elise | S*M

LOVE ~ The Selfless Revolution Aug 15, 2018

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How can we express more love in this world? The magnetic, attractive expression of consciousness that is LOVE.

For many love is not really Love, it is a mix of a desire to be loved and to love, combined with a willingness to do (sometimes anything) to show and evoke this in another, essentially to feel better within oneself. Been here before? While this may 'feel' like love, it is called 'psudo-love' as it is a love of sentiment, not a love of Soul.

That is why affection is not Love, it can be a physical or emotional (astral) attempt to demonstrate love - Like trying to communicate something intangible by making it 'seen' or 'felt' - but it is seldom the selfless love of Soul. Of course, we have bodies and to use them as a means of kindness, compassion and loving expression can be beautiful, but we cannot mistake this for Soul Love when we also desire to gain something, anything.

For there is no obligation from Soul Love. The love of the Soul is free and leaves others free - there is no binding or expectation, no forced reciprocation. SOUL LOVE asks for nothing of the separated self as it is spontaneous and desireless.

It is quite a shift in perception to see that Love is not a sentiment or an emotion, it is not a desire or a selfish inspiration motivating you in your day to day life. LOVE when we talk of the grand overarching glue of all that is, it is The wielding force guiding all and leading the way to integration, unity and inclusiveness. Imagine that! THAT'S LOVE. So, let's dive into this deeper…

Together, We Also Explore

Love is not sentiment or emotion
Selflessness
Love of the Soul
Affection
Maya, Glamour, Illusions
Attachment
Wanting in return
The Law of Service
Humanity is Striving to Realign with Love
Freedom & Peace
Inclusiveness, 'One Love'
Beauty – the true meaning
Crisis, Tension, Emergence
There is No Master or Guru like the Soul

Stella Excerpt

"The opposite of this which has been planted in humanity and kept us away from true love is that of true dark forces; hate, separation and aggression. Pause and think for a moment how these are the dark forces that control humanity. The three great spiritual counterparts that we instead are striving to bring to all human hearts and minds is instead Love, selfless sharing and synthesis."

Takeaway Gem

"If we listen to the call of our higher nature, our soul, that "still small voice" of conscience we will listen to the master in our heart - that being the Soul. It is this small voice within that gently prompts you to strive and work towards a higher place of greater good, for self and eventually for all. If only you will listen and take action from this sacred place."

It really is up to you and I and everyone else to find our Way on the Path to Love.

I sincerely trust you do.

With Love, Elise / S*M

Botox – More War on Beauty Aug 02, 2018

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I'd love the war on beauty to end, and instead see a world embrace Beauty, Botox Free.

Beauty today is so glamourised and sexualised that it's not 'seen' in its truth. Beauty has morphed into a tired ideal.

It's sold to us as something that is deliberately exclusive and often unattainable – meaning a very small few are deemed beautiful, thus we as a humanity are shown and start to believe in a very small and restricted 'beauty' ideal. This may come and go in trend waves but it is always present none the less. In the 90's we saw Supermodels with bust and curves, then the waif or heroin chic movement came in Vogue before an athletic and muscular physic and now bust and booty are in together along with the hyper-accentuation of everything you can imagine almost to cartoon like proportions – from hair and eye lash extensions, plumped cheeks and lips, Botoxed face and neck, with a mask of contoured make-up (that takes how long to apply?), along with fake nails, fake tan,…the list goes on and on and on and that's just to leave the house to buy some gluten free bread.

Let's journey into Botox & More War on Beauty...

Together, We Also Explore

The Tibetan approach to life & 'enough'
Botox – the quest for "eternal youth"
Flaccid Paralysis& details on The science of Botox
Botox, the 1820's, a German scientist and pork sausages!
What Your Beauty Injector May Not Know – the unspoken facts on Botox
Is Botox harming your central nervous system?
Animal testing, Ahimsa & the inhibiting of vital brain chemicals
Seeking authentic Beauty
Real stories, side effects, & psychology of facial expression
Self-worth, Celebrity & unattainable 'Beauty' ideals
Esoteric take on beauty – radiating from heart, coming from within
Will I be using Botox?
Cutting the life phases of the feminine; the maiden, the mother and no more crone
Ending the War on Beauty

Stella Excerpt

"The question isn't to Botox or not to Botox, but whether you can own what you're becoming with integrity, truth, love-wisdom and (authentic) beauty."

Takeaway Gem

I question is selling an unattainable 'beauty' stripping peoples' self-worth?

How is your self worth when you look around at what you're told is beautiful?

Is this a form of perpetual enslavement?

Are you a slave in this War On Beauty?

Articles to Dive Deeper

Rise of Feminine Rise: From Suppression & Abuse, to Radiant Essence

http://www.stellamuse.com/rise-feminine-suppression-abuse-radiant-essence/

3 Phases to Evolving the Feminine; Primal, Emotional & Heart

http://www.stellamuse.com/3-phases-evolving-feminine-primal-emotional-heart/

Prostituting Your Soul or Living your Empowered Truth

http://www.stellamuse.com/prostituting-soul-living-empowered-truth/

Navigating Anxiety Jul 19, 2018

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Fear, worry, nervousness, panic … Anxiety is not something that is easily talked about for many. Yet more and more people are finding everyday life harder to manage and want to find answers.

Be it fleeting anxious moments, frequent sensations of angst for the world we live in or, panic attacks when all gets too much to bear, anxiety doesn't have to be a mystery.

I've been particularly drawn to research, study and explore how we can better understand where anxiety comes from, what triggers it, and how it can be navigated, as there is a noticeable rise in clients and those in and around my world who are struggling with anxiety and the apprehension and fear (sometimes of the unknown) that can simply come along the Path.

What I do notice when I explore people's behaviours, personality, mental, physical or emotional patterns when it comes to anxiety is they are ending up in the same spot over and over again. I'm talking about patterns here of some form on some level, which continually brings you cycling back into the dark places anxiety creates. This can look different for each person of course. For some people the uncontrollable emotions of anxiety can be amplified by the ending of one job and starting a new career, the entire world change of new parenthood, body changes with age, pressure to perform be that physically, sexually, emotionally or intellectually, your most intimate relationship being able to last the evolution of life, and of course the pressure that is often put upon you by yourself. Just to name a few.

Let's take a look at how to break down the process of Anxiety and walk this path together to Navigate the darkness it brings.

Together, We Also explore

Anxiety starts with Fear
The Science and Esoteric truth behind Fear & Anxiety
Your Fear
Taking on Fear of others
World Fear & The Astral plane
Dealing with Fear
Reducing Emotional / (Astral) reactions
What to keep in mind when seeking professional help & guidance
Exploring alternative means of overcoming Fear & Anxiety; Talking, Self-Esteem building, Skill Set development, Rationality, Creative thinking
Getting to the Core of your Anxiety
More help moving forward

Stella Excerpt

"I want you to develop a sense of security – however that looks for you. That is key.

Can you get rid of fear entirely? No, you can't. But you can potentially calm down the emotional / thus astral part of it flowing out of control and taking over your moment, experience, day, life."

Takeaway Gem

"Because, here's the thing I want you to know, and really sit with right now – what if the thing you're really afraid of is not what you really think. You might have some BIG joy work to do on this one right here."

You are here to shine. Never doubt that. Until next time, take wonderful care of you.

With Love, Elise / S*M

Warriors of Compassion & Light Jul 05, 2018

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Warriors are often seen as strong, resilient, courageous, ready for anything and especially ready for battle. That's what they train for after all. But we have past the time in human evolution where a warrior's strength is solely of body. The greatest battle is within, it is of mind and emotions along with the glamours and illusions that veil the truth and keep us fixated on the physical body.

True strength we learn along the path is found in the harmony of an open loving and pure heart, a trained mind and a purified body. With a clear and purified being then becoming an ideal and useful vessel for greater light and love, let's call that Soul, to pour in and radiate out. This is the type of warrior I am talking about. A warrior of light, of love, of compassion. A warrior who silently serves where it is needed in the world and asks for no applause, a warrior who knows when to speak out and when to be silent, a warrior who walks the Path ever inward and ever upward willingly devoting their time here to a good that is beyond their own personal needs, wants and desires.

So how do we start this training and how do we go deeper and deeper still if we are already a warrior? Let's journey together and find out.

Together, We Also Explore

Compassion, what Buddhists call Bodhichitta
What true strength is
How to start Warrior training and how to go deeper and deeper still if you are already a Warrior
The importance of 'Cultivating the art of Awareness'
How to "stop, drop into the feels and realign"
Your role as 'Witness' and 'Warrior'
Knowing the difference between going into your pain with the intention to heal, and dwelling or wallowing in self-pity or victimhood
Sitting with the pain
Applying the triangle of study, meditation and service to your life on the Path
Selfless Service
What Happiness really is

Stella Excerpt from Today's Podcast

"This study of self, this self awareness, is deeply imbued in what I teach through StellaMuse and Sacred Guidance sessions. It is the devoted path of learning to 'Know Thyself as Soul' by healing, witnessing, learning your personal patterns and rhythms, removing glamours and illusions misconceptions and false truths to better know what you truly are - which is not a body, not your feelings and emotions, not your thoughts, but you the Soul. And how all those other parts of you are merely 'vehicles' for Soul to work through."

Muse on

"If you want to be a Warrior of Light it encompasses training as a Warrior of Compassion. And, as with any big work, it starts with working on yourself and within."

With Love, Elise / S*M