Love makes the world go round. This is a message that I see in one form or another several times a day on my Facebook feed.

As a Divine being, I imagine you live love every day. 

The Spirit of Valentines Day extols the virtue of  romantic love. But what about other kinds of love? 
The Greeks defined several, some which I recently discovered when I did my research for today's blog. The new to me ones were Storge- family love, Ludas- playful childlike love, Pragma,- a mature love and deep understanding between long term partners.   

I didn't find a term for love of pets, or nature, although I'm sure if I spent more time I would have found references to these. 

I was familiar with Eros- romantic love, Philea-  deep friendship and of course  Agape, the highest frequency divine unconditional love for everyone.

There is also Philautia- self-love.  There are two types of self love: narcisstic and a healthier version which enhances your wider capacity to love. It incorporates the notion that by liking and feeling secure in yourself you can give more love to others.
Or, as Aristotle put it, “All friendly feelings for others are an extension of a man’s feelings for himself.”    

And "if you give yourself the love you seek the universe will send people who match it." Abraham 

So what can you do to show yourself how much you love you?  I came up with a few ideas for what I plan to do.  

1. Get out in nature more.  I boosts my high vibeing chemical cocktails in my body. 
2. Go on an artist date every month or so.  This practice suggested by Julia Cameron in her book the artists way is a delight for the senses.  I like to go to a store like ten thousand villages where they sell international arts and crafts often done by indigenous people. Or I'll go to a gallery, museum  or a place where I can actually touch creations to get a sensual experience.  I usually don't spend any money, just appreciate the artists work and leave it for someone else to enjoy
3. Do one new thing I've never done before once a month.
4. Take more baths with candles, essential oils relaxing music and something to drink in a wine glass.  Even if its just water with lemon it creates a beautiful ambiance.

I came across an Ode I wrote in celebration of self love.  I'm going to experience it more often too.

 I hope it inspires you to consider what daily practice you can cultivate to enhance your philautia.  
 
 ​Ode to Your Beloved

You are Your Beloved
Let the nectar of the gods
Kiss your eyelids
as you lie in luxurious rest

Open your eyes 
and Gaze adoringly upon your Divine Glorious Self

Deeply Experience the  Mysterium tremendum et fascinans** of this relationship with your Numinous Essence.  

Hold yourself gently in a  warm nurturing hug.
Lovingly Stroke your limbs, your whole body, your beautiful face 
and thank them for supporting you.

You are the Gift the Universe gives you when you ask in quiet meditation.

Know your exceptional Beingness.  
Bless Yourself.  

You are a troubadour:
Sing your praises to the heavens.
Declare your undying Divine passion for you

Speak it out loud

I AM My Beloved

And So It Is.  
 
- Gina-Dianne

Until next week I embrace you with an expanded heart and Much Love, 

​**unfathomable Mystery before whom we are awestruck and stand trembling, yet find ourselves inexorably drawn into relationship, attracted and fascinated in ways we cannot fully explain. term originated by Rudolph Otto, as explained by  J. Edward Culpepper
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You may have noticed several posts in your Facebook feed about the upcoming lunar eclipse with the full snow moon on Friday, February 10/11 at 4:33 pm PT, 0:33 UTC. It will be followed as always by a solar eclipse on New Moon 26th Feb..  Interestingly, their influences can be felt a few days before, but their effects can actually last for months before and after.
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From a higher conscious perspective, we know we create our own reality.  However, I also believe there is sentient consciousness in everything. We can choose to tune into their higher frequency energies and if they resonate we can choose to utilize the forces offered by these celestial events to create our reality.  Remember you no longer attract any denser aspects because you are resonating at such a high vibrations.

So, what will you choose to magnify?  Eclipses are thought to allow deep transformation and change, making them ideal for giving a kick-start to creating new habits.  If the energy from any changes you initiated as part of your year of new beginnings has waned this eclipse can give you a renewed sense of purpose as the universe lends a helping hand.
 
In addition to the alignment of the sun, earth  and moon which will create this penumbral partial lunar eclipse, this moon is aligned in a star shape with other planets which brings harmony, divine synchronicities, balance and good fortune in outcomes of events in your life.   You may find you feel a certainty about the decisions and choices you make.

Look to see what area of your life your attention is being drawn to. Where are your passions? This may give you a clue for your focus for change for the better or enhancement of what’s already flowing. 

Your divine All-seeing eye is invoking wisdom, and awareness. Your passions are being activated. Your higher mind and heart can be connecting to the universe making the world a better place by being a positive influence.  This eclipse is in the sign of Leo, which is the archetype of the Inner child.  So as you create your reality you may want to use the mediums of play, dance, art and song,   
 
 In terms of what you’ll actually see, you won’t notice much of a difference if you are in a place and time to observe the moon, just a bit of a lighter grey colour.  It’s the energy you want to tune into.
 
There will also be a comet passing by a few hours later.  Comet 45P, which has been visible thru telescopes after sunset since December makes its closest approach to Earth.
It will appear in the east around midnight PT Friday night. It will be visible in the sky in the constellation Hercules. Although NASA reports it will be visible to the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope could be helpful. It will have a bright blue-green "head" with a tail.

I found a great article which looked at comets from a higher conscious perspective.  Rod Chang refutes the notion that comets are symbols of disaster. He noted in 2014 that “As comets warm, they release gases, but what does this represent? The release of ideas and emotions?”
He goes on to write “We surely have to notice that what we release is not only emotions but also gases. What are gases? Thoughts, ideas and views….what get released when comets appear are ideas that are new and innovative….Interestingly, ‘to release’ could also mean ‘to be freed’.”

He cites several areas where major dense beliefs were shifted and laws changed and also new inventions were released by Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs and others during the times comets were passing by earth. Chang writes about how we can look at new life and new positive issues arising out of chaos which may act as catalysts for change.  
 
Another celestial event occurring now, Jupiter is retrograde for the next 4 months, bringing us a bit of respite. Quiet and peace are more easily obtained and you have an opportunity to reflect and play with trying on new and different perspectives about what’s happening in your life and in the world.  You can play the “What if Something Good is happening game.”

Friday itself is influenced by the Mayan star glyph “EB” which of course synchonistically boosts the energies of the eclipse and comets.  Rod Chang mentions the Chinese call comets the broom star.  The Mayan Oracle by Ariel Spilsbury and Micheal Bryner says EB in common Mayan usage represent broom or grass. 

From a higher perspective EB is the grail, “a luxuriant emptiness and passionate abundance…sending the golden vortex of galactic gifts…..transcendent bliss and pure consciousness merged…omnipotent being. It is the pleasure of heaven to fill you to overflowing with your heart’s desire…Rejoice at the ease with which the alchemical transmutation takes place turning baser materials into gold.  It is already so. You are in this moment the golden fruits of loves harvest to come.” 

I would suggest you contemplate the potential of this eclipse and feel this message from the Mayan Oracle as you choose what you wish to change or enhance in your Divine reality and share it to the world. 

Enjoy the energy of the full moon, lunar eclipse and comet.   I would be delighted for you to share your insights and experiences on the Divine You Facebook page.

Image by Evolutionary Transformative Photographer June S Russell

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Although I've written blogs about ways to find your bliss, I enjoy discovering others tools for doing so.  As you know if you've been following the Divine You, I resonate with Sharon Lyn Shepard's wonderful wise words.  I invite you to try her technique for finding your sweet spot in the pandemonium, chaos and upheaval many are currently perceiving.

​There's one addition I'd like to add.  I smiled when I read how her neighbours leaf blower was initially disruptive.  Distraction in the form of noise is common when you live and work with clients in the city.  I usually suggest at the beginning of my guided visualizations that any noise from dogs barking, children crying, toilets flushing,trucks backing up serve as signals to take you deeper into relaxation and further into your meditation or visualization.  

Finding Your Sweet Spot

​" We’re living in a time of pandemonium, chaos and upheaval. A time of r-evolution where the old paradigm is breaking up and the new one is filtering in… all at the same time. The Light is shining upon all that has been in the shadows. Old beliefs and hypnotic trances are being uprooted from our very core, leaving us wondering what is real, what do we actually believe and what programs have been running our lives below the surface. We’re struggling to find a new balance, which is changing moment by moment. Now more than ever we need to find our own personal “sweet spot”.
What is a “sweet spot”?
It’s a moment in which life feels sweet with a smile in your heart. A moment of peaceful pleasure. A moment spent with you, free of everyone else, free of the rest of the world. Just one moment in your sweet spot can shift your entire day. And as you string these moments together you have the potential of shifting your entire life, one sweet spot at a time.
How do you find your “sweet spot”?
Because it’s your own personal sweet spot, you get to choose it.
I have several sweet spots. Why only have one? *wink*
The easiest one for me is to sit down in my actual sweet spot, which happens to be the same place I’ve been meditating for years. It has absorbed so much sweet energy all I have to do is take a seat there and my demeanor shifts. This happens to be a place on my couch. It could also be a designated pillow, a bench in your garden, a prayer shawl or a favorite sweater. Have you ever reached for a specific piece of clothing that makes you go ahhh…? That’s a sweet spot.
Sometimes a few deep breaths and I’m good to go. Other times it requires a bit more. Since everything is effected by vibration, I use sound as a sweet tool. I find that three long Ohms clears and harmonizes energy in a snap. If ohming doesn’t do it for you, simple humming might. I’ve even made up a few childlike ditties with words that I sing during the day to maintain my sweet spot.
I resonate with music. You might resonate with something else. A few brush strokes if you’re an artist. A few moments of gardening. Reading a few pages from a favorite book. A few pen strokes in your journal. A snuggle with your cat or dog. Remember this is a sweet spot, a moment of pause from your daily life. I’m not talking about taking on a new project here, or completing a chore that’s been waiting your attention. Find something that only requires a few moments of your time. If that sweet spot draws you into completing a work of art, a weeded garden or the chapter in a book, fabulous! That’s all the more sweetness. But don’t make that your intent. We’re seeking a moment of pleasure, a smile in your heart. Simple and pure.
Mind you, I’m not talking about escaping or putting my head in the sand to avoid life. I’m talking about being able to approach life from my sweet spot rather than the crankiness that gets stirred when I see some of the world events happening around me. I’m talking about being able to approach life from a place of balance and harmony with whatever presents itself.
I can’t help but giggle as I’m writing this. My neighbor just bought a new leaf blower, ratcheting into my peace and quiet here in the forest and zinging my irritation. Okay, where’s my sweet spot? With a few deep breaths, somewhere in this racket I was able to find a deep humming ohm in what I originally thought of as noise pollution. sweeeet…. With practice we can find sweet spots in nearly everything. I can’t say this machine makes my heart smile, but I will say that it has faded into the background, out of my irritation zone. And as I look out into forest an eagle just flew by reminding me to fly high! Now that’s sweet!!!
~Sharon Lyn Shepard~
“message from my inner wisdom”
www.sharonlynshepard.com
  
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