December 21st, 2012 is upon us! We have heard quite an assortment of predictions, ideas, fears, hopes, and wishes throughout the year about the end of the Mayan calendar—from doomsday to collective enlightenment and everything in between. The diversity of opinions about this day not only shows the variety of souls incarnated on the planet at this time, but also…
Author: Yol Swan
12/12/12: The Opening Toward Creative Cooperation
Everyone is aware now that December 21st, 2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar. Not only has this information become mainstream; it has provoked apocalyptic fears, doomsday books and films, and even triggered outbreaks of panic in Russia and France, as reported in a recent New York Times article. It has also brought much joy and hope to those,…
Using Your Creative Power to Shape the New Earth
Creativity is usually defined as the ability to produce something worthwhile, meaningful, and original—a literary or artistic work, a solution to a problem, an innovative product, a scientific discovery, or even a good joke. Obviously, what may be considered new and valuable will vary depending on the cultural and social context, as well as on the timing of its delivery.…
Harness Your Visionary Powers to Accomplish Your Goals
One of my mottos is, Hold fast to your vision, regardless of what is going on around you, because you need the power of your vision to transform your perception and your current reality. When you truly stop believing (and living) in the past (i.e., past experiences, beliefs, thoughts, traumas, etc.), and instead you appreciate the things and thoughts that…
Lord Ganesha and the Feminine Path of No Resistance
Feminine energies are becoming stronger than ever, both in a regenerative sense (Mother Earth re-balancing and re-shaping things) and in the awareness and sense of community and connection that global changes bring about. In order to embrace the Feminine within and without, it is time to remove the sense of competition, lack, hierarchical power, struggle, and control that arise from…
Integrating All of Who You Are
Andrea (not her real name) came to see me because she was having a conflict regarding career choices. Her family had supported her through law school, but she had always dreamed of becoming a professional musician; she had started guitar lessons a few years back and was now enjoying being able to play with her friends. She didn’t want to…
Are You Opening Your Heart Up to Abundance?
Do you see all the abundance around you? How many trees and flowers and birds and blades of grass can you count? There is abundance everywhere! And yet most of us fail to see and allow it into our experience because we tend to focus on what is wrong, what is missing, or what we don’t have—our attention is on…