Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Photo by Cathy Denton- Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
Our Purpose In This Life
I’ve done a number of intuitive readings and spiritual counseling for clients, classmates and friends.One of the most sought after answers people desire is to know their purpose in this life and how tobring that out into the world. Most have this belief that they have a mission or purpose that is perhapstied to their vocation or it becomes a business for them in some fashion. I have found through studyand reflection on life that the very act of our existence makes more difference than we realize and allother considerations as to “our purpose” is secondary.
My husband, Jonathan, was a quiet man with a gentle nature. He loved machines and electronics andworked most of his life fixing these items in an automotive industrial setting as a maintenance person.These machines “spoke” to him on an intuitive level and he was excellent at troubleshooting. In onesense, his purpose was to keep the world spinning with his skill. Being surrounded by other men,young and old, he also developed a keen understanding of the male population and their general needs.He helped the older more experienced to feel needed and relevant. The younger men sought him outfor counsel on marital issues and health problems. As he kept the machines in his care running, heinfluenced and guided his various co-workers as they journeyed through life. He lived his purposeeveryday on his job. At his memorial in 2022, there was a steady flow for two hours and after theservice of folks letting me know what he meant to them.
In my early 20s, I attended a Bible Study where they explored the Gifts of the Spirit as it is laid out in1st Corinthians 12. They gave examples of different Bible characters that exhibited each of the giftsand how these gifts may be found in our own lives. When Barnabas (Acts 4) was brought forth toexamine his life and how God worked through him, I felt a kinship. His name meant, “Son ofEncouragement.” He was said to be an Encourager in the Early Church. He displayed joy andgenerosity as well as wisdom, counsel and consolation. People stop me in the grocery store and tell metheir life story. Children are enamored with the items I take from my purse to entertain them. I haveforetold events unfolding sometimes years in advance for myself and family members. I can see peopleand feel their life story before I am told anything about them. Miracles in the form of opportunities,money or inexplicable recoveries in body and machine are numerous in my life.
Though now I make this my life’s vocation, in my early days, unbeknownst to co-workers and bosses, Ibared these aspects of my personality in my various jobs- biscuit maker, electricians’ helper, mother,wife, daughter, nurse and in the Navy Reserve. My purpose has not changed but how I display it hasgrown as I have.
I believe we look too far afield for what we are to do in this life. Our personalities are made by thestruggles and victories we experience. Our mission is to discover ourselves amongst the chaff andbring forth our best to give to the world, understanding our best changes from moment to moment.Whatever excites us and brings forth passion will resonate with those who need what we give out. Inwhatever capacity you work your job or career, look to what makes you feel alive and incorporate anaspect of that in your daily routine. Jon fixed machines but he may have saved many marriages andlives while his hands were dirty and calloused. How are you influencing the lives around you for thebetter? What is the legacy you are leaving just by being you?
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
In 1998, I began having symptoms of depression and anxiety that had not been present since high school. I was pretty healthy and not on any medications before this recent episode. After being on an antidepressant for a while, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder as my doctor added a mood stabilizer and anti-anxiety med to my cadre of medications. This list of pharmaceuticals included a prescription for reflux, high blood pressure, migraines, and a muscle relaxer. The irony of it all was I didn’t care. The psych meds were touted as a remedy for my psychological woes so I could lead an everyday life again. Instead, I felt nothing. I had no motivation, no joy, no anger, no empathy, and no love. I was an empty shell.
In 2003, I poured a bottle of Xanax into one hand and held a glass of water in the other. After breaking down, I poured the pills back into the bottle and called my husband to take me to the hospital. Thus began a long, bumpy road back to sanity. In 2011, I managed on my own to reduce, then discontinue, all my psych meds. Then the real work started. My emotions swamped me. I was drowning in all I had suppressed. Since 2004, I have begun the process of cleaning out unresolved trauma, re-wiring my brain to include healthy coping skills, and researching everything to heal my body and mind. In the past two years, I have gotten off the rest of the drugs with a much cleaner bill of health. I now only take a small handful of supplements and some bio-available hormones after I began a carnivore diet.
Since 2018, I have experienced twenty-eight deaths of close family and friends, none of these from covid, but three of them were suicides. This streak of passings culminated in the death of my husband of 32 years. His demise was from a brain bleed that progressed into him becoming septic. Emotions have run high these past years. Grief affects so many processes in the body. For a time, I felt all the work I had done to heal and integrate my traumas and emotions was for naught. Slowly, I have brought myself to where I am ready to live again.
A friend read my book, Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered My Mental Health and wanted to discuss it with me. She asked me how I felt about that time in my life now. I said it was awful. She wondered why I couldn’t re-frame that time to something better. I thought about her suggestion. My early years consisted of being an Army Brat and moving every eighteen months or so in response to the military’s desires. Dad had been in Vietnam, and several years later, my mother had a nervous breakdown. I was responsible for my family when I was supposed to be learning to be a child. There was no time for emotion, only duty. By the time I was an adult and in a stable marriage at 27, I had carried all I could, and at the age of 37, the time had come to re-assess. I had to crash the system and start over.
As I climbed out of that abyss, I knew I had run the gauntlet and somehow survived. There are scars, of course. Still, my battle wounds are hard-won, but I won them nonetheless. To deny how deep and painful that time was diminishes the victory achieved. If we are to believe the premise that we are all aspects of the Creator getting to know itself, then denying the reality I felt going through my Dark Night seems like cheating or bypassing so that only the “good” is thought as a result. Without contrast, how do you tell good from evil? Admitting how awful my life was at that time allows me to feel full of awe for my life as it appears now.
The disparity between the two extremes gives context to the story of my life. Seeing it as it felt, then and now, clarifies how far I have come. I see in stark relief how strong I am. I can’t deny the Creator of that knowledge, nor do I want to disown myself by making light of my past straits. How is that assisting our collective journey? I am only doing my part.
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Since early Spring, I have been walking the trail that surrounds Townsend and flanks Hwy 321 to the Smoky Mountains. I go once a week or so, parking at Apple Valley and strolling to Mountain Ave, just shy of Tremont Lodge & Resort. For this hour, I am immersed in the sights, sounds, smells, and essence of this peaceful side of the Smokies. Communing with nature this way keeps me grounded and active.
I love getting up early for the sunrise and feeling the light permeate my being. I am transported to youthful days spent playing outside, flying kites, and catching fireflies. Sauntering along the trail, I notice the freshly mowed edge and higher growth beyond. Blackberries loaded with miniature red fruit twine amidst the fragrant honeysuckle and grasses. Red worms dot the broken asphalt path while Robins wait for me to pass so they can scoop up an easy meal. Bird choirs sing a call & response tune as small animals rustle in the woods up the hill. Insects provide a background buzz of life that resonates in the morning air.
My stride is paused now and again to take in the sun peeking through clouds or rising above the mountain just ahead. Vehicles pass by heading toward the Park or back to Maryville, heedless of the life that surrounds them steps away. Businesses begin to open, enticing some travelers to sample their offerings. Beautifully landscaped gated communities, event buildings, art centers, and lodgings are scattered along the trail. The occasional cyclist or dog walker passes me, waving or wishing me a good morning as I trek along.
A decorative water wheel greets me with its wooden paddles and pool of water beneath. A creek, too shallow for baptizing, babbles over flat, rounded stones as it wends through the landscape. I smell the wet earth from a recent rain and notice muddy indentions near the transition from the trail and a driveway. In the shadier areas, moss creeps along the edge of the asphalt, attempting to stealthily overtake the path. Trees provide a canopy, protecting travelers while allowing wind to whistle through their leaves.
Townsend is a pretty little village near the Smoky Mountain Park entrance. I am fortunate to live in close proximity to this lovely town on the peaceful side of the smokies. Look around where you live and explore areas you may have yet to think to take a 2nd look. Be in nature, however it presents itself to you. Experience your home’s doorstep, backyard, or potted house plant. These places have something to share. Allow it in so that it may enhance your life. You will not regret it.
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
The practice of Reiki was developed by Mikao Usui as he was taking a Buddhist training course in 1922 on Mount Kurama. It is said he had a mystical revelation where he gained the knowledge and spiritual power of what he called Reiki. He opened his first clinic that same year. It is reported that he taught his system to over 2000 students with 16 of these going on to complete the Shinpiden or Master Level.
What is Reiki? the word Reiki is broken down into two parts: rei- spirit, miraculous, divine, and ki- gas, vital energy, the breath of life. Many explain the meaning of Reiki as being universal life energy. All of life is energetic to some degree with each atom vibrating at different frequencies. Rocks are made up of denser low-frequency minerals that vibrate at a slower rate than perhaps a hummingbird with its higher frequency lighter minerals. This energy can be channeled to flow, or it can be blocked causing stagnation. The application of Reiki can help stagnate energy to flow again thereby causing the life force to do as it was meant to do in a body.
This is not a “magical thinking” process. Physical touch is a powerful tool when applied with caring and intent. A parent soothing a child in distress or an adult grieving a loved one is often cared for by using touch in some way. Stroking a beloved pet is soothing for the animal and for the person petting it. Reiki channels that intention in a deliberate manner from the practitioner to the client using their hands placed on or slightly above the clothed body. The Western version has prescribed hand placements while the Japanese version uses a more intuitive approach.
During a Reiki session, the client is in repose either on a table made for this purpose or they can be in a chair or bed when using this technique in person. There is also a technique for using Reiki on a person distantly. For most people, a session of Reiki is relaxing and refreshing. Afterward, the client may feel a bit dizzy or lightheaded due to the energy being manipulated in the body. Intake of water is essential as the body uses its stores of this vital liquid to help the stagnate energy flow once again. Water also flushes out the toxins that have been released by the body.
There have been scientific studies done on the efficacy of Reiki. In the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, we find a study in Using Reiki to Decrease Memory and Behavior Problems in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease. In the course of the investigation, it was found that there were statistically significant increases in mental functioning, memory, and behavior problems as measured by standardized tests after the application of a course of Reiki treatments*.
In another case reported in this same journal, a severely ill 54-year-old man with hepatitis C was treated with high doses of interferon therapy but developed profound anemia and neutropenia (compromised immune system). After the application of Reiki therapy, the immediate clinical result was an improvement in the patient’s absolute neutrophil count (ANC) which shows an increase in the immune system, and he could, therefore, resume the interferon treatment without problems**. Other studies and explorations are reported in the peer-reviewed journal.
As with any skill, there are degrees of effectiveness concerning the practitioner and their own innate ability. Some people are more in touch with their own energy awareness and their focused intent on their clients. There are also degrees of receptiveness when it comes to the client and what they perceive as helpful. This is true in the regular medical profession as it has anything to do with individuals and their needs. Whatever the case the Reiki energy does what it does regardless of these factors. Reiki allows for a relaxed state to be obtained so the body and mind can heal itself as the body was designed to do.
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*Stephen E. Crawford, V. Wayne Leaver, and Sandra D. Mahoney. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. November 2006, 12(9): 911-913. doi:10.1089/acm.2006.12.911.
**Melvin L. Morse and Lance W. Beem. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. December 2011, 17(12): 1181-1190. doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0238.
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Hello, dear blog friends! I have missed you and feel the need to get you caught up with all the happenings. Chances are you have much to relate to as well, for 2022, the Chinese Year of the Water Tiger, was a busy year for many of us. If you are reading this, you made it through, perhaps with a few bruises, shattered emotions, or even physical scars. I know my being has been through the wringer. Knowing other folks were likely suffering helped me sustain solidarity.
My 89-year-old mother-in-law, Jo, began having heart arrhythmia issues in late 2021, but it wasn’t until early 2022 that we discovered her problems. This started a concerted effort to visit more often and be present when she went to physicians. She wasn’t fond of what she thought of as interference, but we prevailed in our attempts to give care.
We enlisted local family members unaware of Jo’s needs, and they willingly agreed to help. Jon and I readied ourselves to go on our annual April beach vacation and were prepared to leave the next day when a call from Jo’s neighbor changed our plans. Jo was in the hospital. We unpacked our bathing suits & shorts, replacing them with long pants & sweaters, trekking across the mountain to Western North Carolina.
After a series of tests, examinations, procedures, grumbles, and worries, Jo was on the mend. We spent all of April through early June with her while Jon took leave from work. Jon and I cared for his mother, fixed many a broken item, updated several household issues, and leaned on each other for comfort. It was stressful and, at times, terribly uncomfortable for us. All of us had been used to living our lives in our own spaces, and now we were thrown together, compromising and disagreeing in equal parts.
I began staying with Jo for a day or two nearly every week from June onward while Jon went back to work. This put stress on our marriage and our finances. Somehow, Jon and I managed time together less often than we desired. I noticed our interactions were becoming less like husband and wife and morphing into the roommate zone. It wasn’t reassuring, to say the least. We had always enjoyed a close relationship. I had friends and a grief support group to process my emotions through, but Jon had always been reluctant to share his thoughts with anyone but me. Now he was quiet with signs of depression coming back.
We spent a hectic Thanksgiving with various family members over the days Jon was off work. Our 32nd anniversary was December 1st, but we could not celebrate properly with work and stress interfering. Over the weekend, we managed time together, but I could tell we were both somewhere else in our minds. I left home Sunday afternoon to take Jo to a doctor’s appointment on Monday morning, so I was out of town until that evening. Jon got home from his 2nd shift job at 11pm that night. I had to get blood work at my doctor’s early the following day. Jon was still in bed when I got home. This was not his usual routine.
When I tried to check on him, he said his head and body ached, and he just wanted to sleep. I assumed he had the flu and treated his symptoms as such, allowing him to sleep all day. Thursday morning, he got up and sat at the dining table, as he always did. That morning he didn’t have any cereal or coffee. He didn’t scroll through his phone or check on the birds and squirrels at their feeder on the porch. He spoke only one or two-word sentences and looked disoriented. I was getting alarmed as lunchtime approached.
By the early afternoon, his confusion and disoriented behavior had increased. So much so that I checked him for symptoms of a stroke. He passed with flying colors. Finally, I sent a text to my son explaining his symptoms, and as I typed out the words, I knew I had to call the ambulance. At that realization, I also felt this would be the last time he was home. It’s odd now to think of that moment. I felt my life-changing course and longed to tell him what I felt, but I knew that was impossible.
My neighbor, Sherry, came over as the ambulance people got him on a gurney to be loaded into the vehicle. Sherry kept a steady chatter and put her arm around me as the first responders did their work. My son was meeting us at the hospital. The ER attendants were prompt in their care and allowed us to be with him. After the doctor checked him out, he recommended a CT Scan. The results were a significant brain bleed.
Jon was transferred to the closest Tier One Trauma hospital, ensconced on the Critical Care floor. We spent twenty days where Jon’s roller-coaster ride of issues kept us all on our toes. After an initial outlook of recovery, he had a seizure. When the seizure effects got better, he developed several infections. He went into septic shock when they thought they had a handle on the infections. Christmas night, his heart stopped for 8 minutes. They used 4 rounds of CPR to revive him. At 4am, I was called to let me know what happened.
When I got to the hospital the following day, the room was filled with treatment paraphernalia- IV machines, a respirator, more nurses, and lines injected into various body parts. One thing I found missing was his comforting presence. His body was hooked up to all that equipment, but the man I knew wasn’t there anymore. The doctors wanted to do some tests to see what damage occurred from the lack of oxygen and CPR. It was starting to snow, so I left them to it & I would return tomorrow.
Where I live, I usually enjoy a sweet spot of weather and rarely have severe snow that wasn’t anticipated. This was one of those times. I had to park my car on the side of the road at the bottom of our neighborhood and walk to my home 1/4 mile uphill in shoes not meant for anything other than indoors. I thought it was fitting that my new life should begin with the utter stillness of that snow. I had called my son and daughter, discussing with them the near certainty of removing their dad from life support. They were greatly saddened but in agreement.
The next day, there was nothing to do but stay home, for I couldn’t get out of my driveway even if I had the car with me. No one was on our neighborhood roads until the afternoon. A friend drove me to my car, and I carefully moved it back home until the following morning. Though at home, I was not idle. I had nurse calls from the hospital and made calls to family and friends who had been supporting us with prayers and anything else needed.
My son and his family lived nearby and had been near constant support for me. They wanted to be there for Jon, whatever we decided. My daughter was 8 hrs away from school and taking finals. She opted to come later on when arrangements were to be made. I heartily agreed with this decision though it pained me not to have her there. My son and I had slowly seen the changes and additions of treatment. Suddenly entering all that was in the room would be too much trauma to bear.
Jon’s body was still fighting a losing battle with the infections raging everywhere. The EEG showed that essential brainwave activity was absent, and they projected that his quality of life would be near zero due to needing so much care and life support systems. Jon and I agreed long ago that this scenario was out of the question. I asked for the protocol to remove life support, and they acknowledged my request.
With the family that could be there on such short notice- his mother Jo, our son and his family, and some of Jon’s cousins and friends- we all said our goodbyes to Jon. Three of us were there when they removed the respirator. Jon took 3-4 easy breaths and then was gone. My husband of 32 years had transitioned from this life into the next at 4:19 pm on December 28th, 2022. Thus began my new life as a widow. Those who have read my book know that a similar thing happened a bit over 30 years ago. My first husband left, and I began a new life that led to meeting Jon. As I start again, I wonder where this next leg of the journey will lead me. Rest assured, dear reader, I will write those stories and let you know.
I was born in August of 1962, The Year of the Water Tiger
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Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
I have felt the tugging in my mind and heart to communicate with Thiel and was able to be in that space this morning. As I set myself the intention and relaxed into the chair, my body becoming soft in that familiar way, I enjoyed the sensation of it all for a few minutes and then began to type as directed.
Voice-Katana
Me-Yes
Voice-We are Thiel
Me-What message do you have for me today?
Thiel-You are loved. Indeed you are love itself. Indeed that is all there is, is love where we are on this plane. It is the “air” we breathe and the “food” we eat. It is like the air you breathe into your lungs and take for granted until it is there no more. A baby in the womb breathes a fluid and then it is thrust into a world where there is light and sound in HD. There is also a foreign substance that it must breathe called air. To leave the plane of existence where it is safe, secure, warm, and loving to have to change so drastically and breathe something it is not used to is frightening and harsh. Here in the 6th and 7th plane, we are warm, safe, secure, and breathing love all the time. The love we enjoy is not the romantic love of the movies and books but the love of existence. The love of breath. The love of all. The acceptance and compassion of all there is and ever shall be. It is our BEING that is love.
Me-How can we as a human on this 3D plane experience this type of love and the existence it engenders?
Thiel– Let go and resist not your calling, your being-ness, your experience. You are here for a purpose and that purpose is to love. To do that is to integrate all that you are, your shadow, and your light. When that happens fully then you will be here on this plane. I speak in concepts that you will perhaps understand but it truly is inadequate to explain the All There Is in such a way as to do it justice. For All There Is is here with you now in your past and your future. It is evermore and always been. It is now. In reality, as We know it you have already integrated your light and shadow. It is done and done. And it is yet to be. This may seem a riddle or trick but I assure you it is not. All you are is already here. You have yet in this small life to claim it as part of yourselves. Love is your essence. You just do not realize it all yet to its fullest. Oh, at times you get an “inkling” as you say and at other times you feel it strongly. But to have it permeate your being as though it is not there, such as with air you breathe, that is the true telling of your being as the love you were meant to be. As the frequency of life changes so too does the connection to the love that is all around you, through you, and within you. You are never without it though it feels that way at times when YOU move from the place you feel it the most- when you are truly yourself and in your power. Feel the power you have and FEEL the love that is all around you. Do not seek it for it is elusive that way. Allowing it is the only way for it to “come” to you. Remember the ocean and how the current takes you to and fro and all is mixed in together. Flowing in and out with the tide of life is the way to be and FEEL the love that surrounds you. Feel the chair you sit upon. This is how you FEEL the love that surrounds you. Become aware of it and accept it. Have compassion for yourself and others in the journey. It is enough and enough.
~ originally channeled February 26th, 2016
~I met Thiel in my meditations in June of 2015 during a Gemini Full Moon while Mercury was retrograde. They indicated that they were from the 6th & 7th planes. We had 29 conversations over 3 1/2 years. Interestingly, in astrology, the 29º in any sign is considered a critical degree. One of its connotations indicates a sense of urgency. Gemini is ruled by Mercury and both are concerned with communication. It is with urgency I share these messages with you.
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Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
It has been a few weeks since my last attempt to communicate with Thiel. It felt good to be “back in the saddle” and I did not want to exit that feeling. Where many of the other meditation/channelings took about 45 minutes, this one lasted an hour. Channeled Feb 8th 2016.
Voice- Katana
Me- Yes
Voice- We are Thiel
Me- What message do you have for me today? Today is a new moon!
Thiel- You are loved. Indeed you are love itself. Indeed it is a new moon. A beginning and an ending. We are all one and have access to all that there is. Even though we are all aspects of the One we still have access to the All and all that the All is capable of. We are not alone nor are we powerless. We are merely play-acting and it suites the needs of the many to do this. If all were warriors on the same team in the Dream then who would we learn anything from? We are being who we are meant to be at any moment of the day or night. It is not for us to wish to be different for we have agreed to play the part we have chosen. To be content in that is the outcome of all our experiences. We may be advocates of change or the ones that resist the change but we are all going toward the same goal no matter how it looks on the outside of the circumstance. When a virus invades the body it is because it was allowed in. There was a breach in the barrier of the body due to neglect or willfulness or some such. The “warrior” cells come to the rescue of the body to fight off the invaders. The invader virus knows no other way to be than to attack a willing host. The body knows no other way to be than to attack an invader. If the body can be built up and strengthened then the invader virus can be pushed out. No, it is not destroyed, it is merely waiting for another chance to invade. It may mutate into a more harmless version or it may mutate into a strengthened version. It is dependent on the body to keep the barrier or to allow it in. The troubles we see in our life are the virus and the warriors are our beliefs. Our beliefs keep the barrier up or it allows a breach.
Me- How do we build our “body” so no invaders may attack?
Thiel- As in the illustration of the body and the virus, there must be a foundation of good nutrition and compassionate care. So too must there be the same for the person that has allowed troublesome circumstances to invade. Some things we agreed to before we came but our reactions to these circumstances are the real tests. If we have allowed our foundation, our beliefs, to crumble and decay with disuse or neglect then we can not complain if trials come to test the limits of that foundation. To build up your foundation you may adjust your beliefs to ones that serve you better. If you are hiding behind a fake you then how can the real you do as it needs to? Allow the real you to come out of hiding and be all you can be. You will fit more perfectly in the life that you were meant to live in this way. Just as a puzzle piece needs to be turned just so to fit in any given space so too must your life be turned to fit in your space during this lifetime. Practice your awareness of things so that when it is very important and not a drill you will be able to change “on a dime” as it were. Be mindful of your surroundings- not necessarily of danger but of love and enjoyment. Allow yourself to FEEL the chair you sit on. To FEEL the tool in your hand. To FEEL the words before they come out of your mouth. These things will build the foundation and give nutrients to your soul. This in turn will not allow the “invader” such as doubts, worries, second-guessing to enter. It takes practice and that will last a lifetime for all. Access the ALL when you are in need of extra guidance. The All is there for everyone, not just the few. Never fear, you will succeed at being. Until we meet again.
*Originally channeled Feb 8th 2016
~I met Thiel in my meditations in June of 2015 during a Gemini Full Moon while Mercury was retrograde. They indicated that they were from the 6th & 7th plane. We had 29 conversations over 3 1/2 years. Interestingly, in astrology, the 29º in any sign is considered a critical degree. One of its connotations indicates a sense of urgency. Gemini is ruled by Mercury and both are concerned with communication. It is with an urgency I share these messages with you.
Written by:
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Thiel– You are loved. Indeed you are love itself. Consider an artist. They have a vision in their mind of what they see for their chosen medium. As their work progresses so does their vision become clearer and clearer. Their vision is more feeling, in the beginning, then it becomes translated to the canvas or clay. They manifest it into reality. Though they started with nothing more than a feeling and a vague shape with a bit of color and style. The feeling is what gets them through the initial stages of the process. Without the feeling they would never complete the project nor would it take any sort of form in this reality. The artist may collaborate with others at some point or draw inspiration from something but the work alone is theirs to do and manifest otherwise it is not their work and accomplishment. As humans, you are all artists and manifestors. The feeling of what you see is what takes it to the next level to become reality as you see it. Manifesting is an art and everyone has the capability to be the artist using the medium they have chosen for the particular project. It matters not what the medium is or how it is used. What matters is the feeling of the artist and the progression of the art.
Me– What if we do not feel artistic? What if there is no inspiration for the manifesting of the reality we are wanting?
Thiel– Calm the mind and body. You can not see the vision when the waters are muddied and moving. You must wait for the vision to appear and that only happens if you are still enough to pay attention to what is happening to you and your surroundings. Take heart, there is enough visions for all and enough reality to make for each and every soul. To bring something into reality takes time in your way of thinking. It is already done to our way of thinking. You must feel the feeling of the doneness. You must already be using the manifestation as if it were in your hand for it to be so. As children, it was fun to play a game of pretending. As you grew it was no longer encouraged. We do not see that as a possibility for us. We use “pretending” as an art form and a step to manifestation. This is what an artist does and it serves them well. This is also a useful tool for your own life. Pretend it is so and feel as if it is already in your hand. This is what makes magic appear before you. An artist may become attached to their art and then be stifled. Play with your art/manifestation but then let it go so you can create more. There is always more. Always. As your mothers and grandmothers used to say to you when they wanted you to “get out of their hair”- Go run and play! This is all we have for you now.
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. ~Zen Proverb
Whether you like it or not, we are all evolving. Some are doing this faster while some are slower to change and transform. As a collective, we are also evolving and becoming more of who we need to be as a species. In our next phase of development, we will become more individualized and sovereign. This doesn’t mean we will have fewer friends or families. It does mean we will not identify with a group or tribe as much as we do now.
The history of our evolution began with nomadic families moving to where the resources were. Each person was important and had a duty within the group. Our lives were short, so every person counted. We then began communities with a tribe or clan leader as we developed agriculture. People had a bit longer lives, so social structures formed. The communities grew and more complex forms of governance came along. Dynasties were formed and leaders had family ties or marriage alliances. The stronger the ruling powers, the more opportunities for corruption and gate-keeping of resources. Restrictions and permissions were enacted on those with (seemingly) less power. Eventually, the people rose up and decided to govern themselves through surrogates such as in democracies and republics. We are now entering the self-responsibility phase in our evolution.
We have come to the conclusion that we can only truly trust ourselves. We have matured as a collective, thanks in part to those who restricted us these past two years. They did not remember that darkness is where exponential growth begins. We discovered what we could do for ourselves and how we did not need supervision or permission. There was a boom in homeschooling, new sole proprietor businesses, food gardening, food prep and storage, researchers, natural healthcare, homesteading, shelter-building, and the list goes on. We became like the pioneers of old.
As our consciousness and lifespan increased over the last few thousand years, we moved up the ladder according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We begin fully embracing the Esteem Level where we know who we are. We will leave behind the need for outside approval. We mastered the Love & Belonging Level where being part of the group was the ultimate in importance. We won’t leave those lessons and abilities behind, but we will embrace the new lesson of sovereignty. A sovereign state of being is to be independent of outside authority. This includes being free of the opinions of others, approval of family as well as the control of a government. It takes skill to be your own authority.
With sovereignty comes responsibility. We can’t place blame on those we no longer hold as an authority over us. If we make a mistake, we are responsible for making it right. If we made a decision that turned out to be problematic, we issue the apology and see what can be repaired or salvaged. We also can not take for granted that others will help, take up the slack or rescue us. We ask, not assume someone will be there for us. We express gratitude, not inconsiderateness in our actions with others. Etiquette and social graces, the sincere kind, will be in style.
In order for this type of society to thrive, we must offer something of value. Our possessions may fulfill a requirement for some but knowledge will have a longer-lasting benefit. Like the old saying- Give a man a fish & he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime. We all have expertise in something. Is it of enough value someone else might want to learn it? At the moment, supply-chain disruptions have caused the substitution or disappearance of some items we need. Can we make these things ourselves? Do we need instruction on how to do that? Once we fulfill our basic requirements, would we like some of the amenities? Learning any skill takes time but the more intricate in detail the greater the need for a master craftsperson.
Now is the time to take stock in what you know. Is your knowledge more mental or are you able to do things with your hands? Be honest in your assessment. Your life may depend on it. I am reminded of those Survivor TV shows where folks that are useless or unwilling to get along get voted off the island. Considering your physical and emotional talents, how long would you last? Learning basic life skills can open doors to greater capabilities and potential.
Right now there are many avenues to acquire experience and competence in an area of study. Vocational and trade schools are an obvious choice. Some companies offer internships where you learn and get paid in exchange for staying with the company long enough for them to recoup their investment. The military works this way as well as many manufacturing plants. My former grandmother worked at a sewing factory for years in the 1960s and 70s. At her retirement, she opened her own sewing business making lady\’s suits. She hired women she used to work with and taught others how to sew who had never threaded a needle.
Chances are there is someone in your life that knows how to do something you need to learn. Find them and ask for their instruction. It takes skill to be a sovereign person. We all need more folks to take on that way of life. We are heading in that direction anyway, so if you feel called, be that pioneer. I was fortunate enough in my younger life to learn to sew and cook from my mother. She knew the basics and I expanded that knowledge with practice and further instruction. I was exposed to and dabbled in farming, building trades, mechanical repair, fishing, astrology, tarot, historical research, besides the actual jobs I held over my lifetime. I am still learning but I’ve got skilz. It’s time to get yours.
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
Thiel– You are loved. Indeed you are love itself. Consider energy. It is here, all around and you never have really considered all of what it is, does, or claims. Energy is movement, action but also just Being. It takes energy to maintain a presence. It takes energy to think, to exist. It is taking energy to channel this message. Imagine giving energy. If you can take something you may also give it back in some form. As we have stated before everything anyone could have need of is already here and exists within your reaching for you are all and everywhere. Harnessing energy in a concentrated form is useful and acceptable. Mr. Keshe [the Keshe Foundation Founder] has the right of it with his “machine”. To generate energy is something we all do so why not harness it for a purpose you deem worthy? There are many without power and I do not mean the electric kind though that is true also. Power takes energy that many do not deem a worthy cause if it is in use by oneself. They do not “feel” worthy enough to be a cause they can put their energy into and that is saddening to accept to us. We release our need to control your journey and allow you the powerlessness you feel is necessary for the experience of it. You have come far with the use of energy even though it is only to know the ways it does not serve so that you may choose the ways it will serve the greater good. All of life is energy and therefore useful for the whole. Energetic waves are incoming to this planet and that buffets you and whirls you inside the vortex of the stream. A stream is like a river that flows. As has been stated before everything you could ever want or need is downstream and so it is with this energetic wave that is coming to and around the earth. Accept the energy that surrounds you and you will have a wonderful ride through it all. Embrace the wave and the incoming energy. Feel it pulse through you and around you as it changes your structure to one of pure light and awakened soul. Feel the return of your innate power and the energy that comes with that experience. This is all for now. Be at peace.
Cathy Denton
Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.
