Synchronicity: Guide & Gauge for Surfing the Universe

I was taught that when your intent and your path are aligned, the universe begins to actively conspire on your behalf to move you forward toward your goals. Or to move your goals directly onto your path. That is essentially what I was taught to refer to as synchronicity. When things do not line up well, or I tend to be running into a lot of turbulence, or resistance, I use that as a barometer to step back and calibrate. I check in with myself and the universe. Is this what I really should be doing? Is the timing correct and appropriate? Is there external resistance: ie something ELSE that is acting as a counter-force, working against what I should be doing? Often, in my own experience, I have found varying aspects of both support and resistance.  In thinking about it, it seems that this is likely the more “natural” state of events, in Life and the Universe. At the center of these opposing forces, is our center: valiantly trying to navigate the storms, and rough waters, and find the currents that flow most fortuitously in the direction we want to go. Bet you wish you’d spent more time on those swimming lessons as a kid, eh…?

In this regard, I suppose synchronicity is a tool, a form of awareness and measure for energetic integrity. Not quite like water-wings or floaties, but maybe like the surf board underneath you..?  Sometimes I can step back and see that there is other work that needs tending. no surfboard/kickboard. 🙂  I would spend a while, maybe an afternoon, in a nature retreat, or do a fire ceremony ( or Despacho ceremony. Andean thing:), to bring clarity and/ or remove obstructions. relocate the board. 😉

Perhaps this is essentially what the term some people refer to as ” confirmation bias.”  That we use the fact of alignment to confirm that we are correct- thereby using a biased method. As such, that term seems to carry a derogatory undertone with it. Words and usage carry great power.  How we present and process a term, or a concept, impacts how we embody it and our relationship with it. And I prefer to have a pro-active relationship with the worlds around me, seen and unseen. And there have been enough instances where I have experienced the outcomes of the universe aligning itself to give a helping hand, that I don’t doubt that there ARE supportive forces all around us. Call them angels, devas, guardians or guides.. or simply the cosmic energy that infuses everything on the quantum level ( resonance). Ultimately, the universe is far more vast and ineffable than we can begin to comprehend.

There have also been instances where I have undeniably felt, sometimes physically, the affects of things that interfere: from sudden inexplicable anxiety, to losing track of things and procrastination, to outright car accidents that have little explanation other than… interference.

Navigating these waters can be a trial by fire ( pun almost intended:).  Because there are a lot of times it is difficult to discern if an event is the good guys trying to shift your direction, or the not-so-good guys, trying to keep you from your goals.  Either way, we do learn how to become better swimmers.  And by developing awareness, it is possible to learn how to differentiate friend from foe. Sometimes it is a learning based on trial and error.  Other times we just figure things out.  The great thing is, as we become stronger swimmers– we get to see the really cool parts of the cosmic waters. the surf’s up, the waters great! Take a swim, you’re already wet!

 

 

I am an Education Specialist, Health Coach and Author. I work with aspects of the teachings I have learned from Andean shamanic and cosmology, to health, nutrition and education.  Everything is energy. Energy must flow. Like water, when it does not flow, it stagnates and is not healthy. These techniques help your life to flow. I have been initiated into many of the ancient lineages and learned ceremonies, rites of passage and healing techniques.  I have worked as a healer and done workshops and taught some of these aspects – passing the teachings on.

Author of:
Dancing in Your Bubble : ancient teaching, modern healing
Natural Support for Alzheimer’s
Getting a Handle on Happy : find and fix causes of stress and depression
The Naturally Smarter Kid : a parent’s guide to helping kids succeed in school and life
Cafe of the Hungry Ghosts : behind the veil of ordinary – a paranormal-ish fiction book

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