A Powerful Eclipse
RISING IN PIECES
Sep 7, 11:08 am, pt
The Grievance Moon –
Did you know that every eclipse occurs during a full moon, amplifying the powerful wisdom within us? Today, the solar system offers this gift once more. This is your moment to embrace the unfolding of a deeper vision. The effects of this moon will last for days!
The September full moon encourages your release from grievances! Have you noticed how your grievances are accumulating? Where do they originate, and how do we become entangled in them? Everything serves as a lesson for our growth.
Grievances often stem from judgmental thinking. When we observe what someone else says or does, we overlay it with our perception. This perception is shaped by our learned beliefs, rooted in our attachment to “memories”-the stories we’ve constructed about life.
Grievance involves blaming others for our feelings, but in reality, our own perception determines the emotions we experience. No one else can “make” us feel anything; however, we often avoid taking responsibility for our feelings. One avoidance technique is to develop a grievance towards someone else. In your mind, you see this person as wrong so that you can justify the pain you feel—pain you are actually causing yourself.
This moon and eclipse are your gift from the universe to lift the veil of judgment and help you see both the small and large grievances you are creating all around you.
Noticing how your mind shifts into judgment is a powerful way to begin observing this deeply ingrained, unconscious habit. Follow the trail of blame that points to holding another person or circumstance responsible for what you are feeling.
From this point onward, it becomes clearer that external events do not influence you. Instead, your reactive thoughts and perceptions produce your feelings.
YES! We all react to our environments, and WE create our feelings. Once we accept this self-responsibility, transformation can occur. This is the powerful rebirth energy the moon offers to help us shift our unconscious mind into self-awareness and self-choice.
When we see, we can forgive.
When we forgive ourself, we can Love.
It is as sure that those who hold grievances will suffer guilt, as it is certain that those who forgive will find peace. (ACIM W-68.3:2)
Allowing Love, Rev. Coleen