LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL – HEALING through CEREMONY

Love, Love, Love ~ Mayan Daykeeper Ahaw

November 19, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Ahaw, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

This 20 day cycle is completed today. Tomorrow brings a new cycle, what is to come? Haven’t a clue, let’s wait and see shall we.

Love, love, love, love, love: 5 is the number for Sacred Humans, and what permeates our lives is love. We all want to be loved and I’d hazard a guess and say we all experience love at some time or another during this lifetime. Why this intense desire for love, why can’t we just be happy without it? Perhaps love is the catalyst for personal growth, the glue that holds the fabric of all our interconnections, all our opportunities of self-discovery and living a juicy life in balance.

~ Parents/Primary Caregiver(s) catalyze our being into this lifetime, and what a bond. As parents we can’t help but fall in love with our children and as children the longing for parental love and acceptance dominates our emotional landscape for a very, very long time. For some it is a lifetime, for some it never gets resolved, for some parental love is absent. However in all cases the longing for parental love is present from what I’ve seen.

~ Life Partner(s) give us an experience of love that is the most intimate and passionate, well at the beginning anyway. Just like that first sip of coffee, first taste of ice-cream, first line of cocaine we chase the high of that experience. Oooh I just felt a whole lot of you cringe at that last analogy. However that beginning phase of ‘falling in love’ is very addictive. We go from that into the sober experience of relationship with our partner(s) and that’s when the mind clears for better or for worse. (pun intended) Life partner(s) help us resolve issues from our childhood. They mirror for us, what needs to be seen at that moment in our journey of self-discovery. How often have we heard of someone picking the same type of partner over and over again, when from the outside it looks like it is to their detriment? Until they learn and heal the issues that are offered by being with this partner, they continue to get the opportunity to do so. So if you’re in a crappy relationship, look deeply into yourself. What needs to heal within you, what needs to change, what needs to be released, so that love can once again be a daily experience in your relationship with a partner(s).

~ Siblings offer us the opportunity to discover who we are as we grow up. So whether your siblings are biological, or not, or are other children you grew up with in the same home, you were/are dramatically influenced by those relationships, and the love or lack thereof within them.

~ Animals: Even though I do not have a pet I automatically smile when I think of animals, and I imagine this is true for most of us. Why? From my perspective; unconditional love. That sweet, pure elusive love that rarely comes from humans, is automatically perceived to be given by animals. Particularly those that live with us. What a gift it is to experience this kind of love.

~ Grandparents can be a wonderful experience of love. These blood relatives know what it is to be parents, but with their grandchildren, have the opportunity to love without the responsibilities of parenting. (Unless of course they are the primary caregivers, in which case they fall into the parental category of love.) How often are grandparents the ones that treat us and facilitate us doing things that are ‘not allowed’. With the freedom they have from mundane parental responsibility they are often the image-makers in our lives that expand what we thought was possible.

~ Friends: ever noticed the emphasis our society attributes to how many friends you have? Do we associate that with how much love we have to give and are given? I’ll leave you to answer that from your perspective. I have noticed that the friends we surround ourselves with are reflections of ourselves. Birds of a feather flock together. When we dramatically change all of a sudden our circle of friends does as well. Friends provide us with mirrors of self-reflection. The more they are like us, the greater our opportunity for self-discovery.

~ Self-Love, ouch this is the one from my perspective that is the barometer of our ability to love. Can you love yourself enough to honour your boundaries, beliefs and needs? Can you love yourself enough to accept your internal challenges and your mistakes? Can you love yourself just as you are now, warts and all? Can you love yourself first and say no when it does not serve you?

~ Children offer us a glimpse of innocence, of naturalness, for a lot of us a mirror of things lost. Over and above our biological love of children in order to sustain the human race, we love that mirror of who we were before life happened and we adapted to survive. Deep down I believe we are aware that this is how we are meant to be in order to be happy and balanced within our own being. Ever noticed that when you play with children, the world fades away, and you are present. Just present not trying to be in the moment, you just are there. As children this was not hard, this was natural. The more childlike we become, the easier life gets. Why? Flexibility, lack of judging, lack of reruns of past history, and imagining scenarios that may or may not happen. We just are, nothing more, our internal world is peaceful and quiet.

~ Spirit: when we engage with the world of spirit, we engage with ourselves. We are after all spiritual beings experiencing a human lifetime, in order to heal and grow, to remember our true nature. Well this is my belief at this moment. I leave you with your own. What is it you believe about spirit?

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Mayan Daykeeper Ahaw ~ The essence of Ahaw is completion, culmination, realization, integration.

Ahaw may be experienced as a sense of completion.
This experience may include understanding
the causes and effects that led to this moment.
Ahaw offers the awareness of how completion
relates to the entire cycle of life.

Ahaw’s days are opportunities to see situations
as they fit into the bigger picture.
It is a good time to consider the necessity of certain events
and their involvement in something larger than their immediate effects.

People born on a Ahaw day are sensitive to the cycles of time
and respect the importance of being timely.
They naturally accept that everything plays a part
in something greater than itself.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Ahaw days this year Jan 3rd, 23rd, Feb 12th, March 4th, 24th, April 13th, May 3rd, 23rd, June 12th, July 2nd, 22nd, Aug 11th, 31st, Sept 20th, Oct 10th, 30th

Your interpretation and experience of these energies is your own. I can only share my personal understanding, I invite you to explore what they mean to you and their relevance in your life. This is really important. We gain nothing by ‘taking on’ others life experiences and beliefs. The juice and healing comes from within your own understanding, it is pivotal for your healing journey.

Love: Spirit ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Kawak

November 18, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Kawak, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Love: Spirit sits in the centre of the Love Medicine Wheel

I put spirit in the centre of the wheel as this is the place of death & rebirth, chaos and creation, The Great Mystery, Wahkahn and Sskwan, God, Zehovah, Allah (whatever your belief system is).

Interconnections on other medicine wheels:
~ Humans
~ The Collective Consciousness of Humans
~ Pure Intellect and Measure
~ Confrontation
~ Patience
~ Defeat
~ Feelings
~ Pleasure
~ Harmony: Inside us and outside us
~ Attitude
~ Connection to the Sacred
~ Mind of the Soul
~ Self-Principled
~ Immortality

When I was growing up there was this lovely cartoon series created by New Zealand cartoonist Kim Casali. (Loveiscartoon.com) I remember waiting for the newspaper to see what the cartoon was that day. It is one of the few things that stuck in my memory about that time in my life. So I’m taking a leaf out of her book, sans cartoons to illuminate my thoughts about love in the upcoming blog posts. Some you may agree with some you may not, it is just my opinion, you have your own and that’s as it should be.

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Kawak ~ The essence of Kawak is immediate transformation. No heads up, sometimes a change that we don’t even notice happening, it just all of a sudden has happened.

You may experience Kawak
as an immediate shift in consciousness,
a powerful force or a loud violent noise.

On a day with Kawak as Daykeeper,
you are invited to acknowledge and respect life’s mysteries and
all that is beyond your power and control

Those born on a Kawak day
feel a part of something that is beyond normal consciousness.
Their deepest motivations often remain a mystery even to themselves.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Kawak days this year Jan 22nd, Feb 11th, March 3rd, 23rd, April 12th, May 2nd, 22nd, June 11th, July 1st, 21st, Aug 10th, 30th, Sept 19th, Oct 9th, 29th

Your interpretation and experience is your own. I can only share my personal understanding, I invite you to find your own truths and their relevance in your life. This is really important. If something resonates great, if not chuck it out. We gain nothing by ‘taking on’ others life experiences and beliefs. The juice and healing comes from within your own understanding, it is pivotal for your healing journey and manifesting what you want.

Random acts of love on Gabriola Island ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Etz’nab

November 17, 2017December 6, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Etz'nab, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Random Acts of Love on Gabriola Island
~ Neighbours bringing dinner when you’re sick
~ Donations to rebuild a home that burnt down
~ Donations for a bike to get to work
~ Donations for many people in need at one time or another
~ Bringing Syrian refugee families to Gabriola and making sure their needs are met
~ Picking up strangers that need a lift to the village
~ Donations to the food bank
~ Care packages: Christmas and otherwise
~ Sharing the abundance of food at harvest time
~ Treats of food and drinks at a restaurant
~ Sidewalk chalk writing to mourn the loss of a community member
~ Hospice home visits
~ Food and caregiving before and after a death
~ Making sure your neighbour is okay during one of our many winter storms
~ Dropping in for a tea and a chat to isolated members of our community
~ Hugs, hugs and more hugs
~ Folks helping you move
~ Donations of items you need
~ Keeping our trails clear
~ Caring for injured or abandoned animals
~ Caring for our old growth trees
~ Volunteering, so much volunteering

The roots of love run deep and connect us all on Gabriola Island

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Etz’nab ~ The essence of Etz’nab is letting go. Releasing what needs to go in order to birth something new. Sometimes this will be dramatic other times gentle, either way change is the order of the day.

When present, Etz’Nab may stimulate
a powerful awakening to anger and the need for change.
It can appear as rage or the destruction of an old form.
Through sudden events and changes,
Etz’nab may provoke you to be more present in the moment.

Etz’nab days provide an opportunity to detach from
obsolete motivations and future expectations.
You may want to voluntarily arrive in the present moment.
Recognize that when someone or something outside you
appears to interrupt you by demanding your attention,
you are being invited into the moment.

Those born with Etz’nab as their Daykeeper
are people who recognize and express the need for change.
Their actions often challenge the status quo and
can create change for themselves and others.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Etz’nab days this year Jan 1st, 21st, Feb 10th, March 2nd, 22nd, April 11th, May 1st, 21st, June 10th, 30th, July 20th, Aug 9th, 29th, Sept 18th, Oct 8th, 28th

Love: Children ~ Today’s Daykeeper Kib

November 15, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Kib, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Love: Children sit in the Northeast of the Love Medicine Wheel

Interconnections on other medicine wheels:
~ Movement & energy
~ The Moon
~ Pure science & Mathematics
~ Victory
~ Love
~ Self-transcendence
~ Creativity
~ Fairness
~ Joyfulness
~ Attention
~ ‘The Zone’

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Kib ~ Kib’s essence is solitude.

You may experience Kib as the need for solitude or the desire for separation.
Being alone is often necessary to unwind
from intimate or entangled interactions with others.
Kib’s gifts are given to those that can be alone with themselves.

On a day with Kib as Daykeeper,
you may want to find time to be by yourself
or focus on what you can do by yourself alone.
It is an opportune time to separate yourself
from people and things that no longer serve your current needs.
You may feel much better after bringing certain things to a final conclusion.

People born on a Kib day often experience
their most profound revelations in solitude and usually work best alone.
Even in the presence of others
they are able to maintain an independent awareness of self.

This is an excerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Kib days this year Jan 19th, Feb 8th, 28th, March 20th, April 9th, 29th, May 19th, June 8th, 28th, July 18th, Aug 7th, 27th, Sept 16th, Oct 6th, 26th

Love is … Self-Love ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Men

November 14, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers, Men

Self-Love: Love is
~ Honouring my boundaries
~ Never giving up on myself
~ Loving my body a wee bit more day by day
~ Forgiveness
~ Acceptance
~ Speaking to myself as nicely as I do my plants
~ Accepting that I am not perfect
~ Knowing I am worthy of a partner, friends, family
~ Learning who I am and how I tick
~ Persistence on my healing journey
~ Having patience with myself
~ Releasing blocked energy
~ Making yummy meals for myself
~ Being gentle and kind to myself
~ Treating my body with care
~ Releasing past history
~ Not indulging in festering emotions
~ Filling my own cup first, so that I have resources for others
~ Releasing not stuffing anger
~ Not stuffing with food
~ Staying sober
~ Celebrating my successes

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Men ~ The essence of Men, is fundamentally having the ability to envision, focus and manifest an abundant life in all aspects.

Men often manifests as a new idea or vision.
With this comes the ability to recognize a new goal or desire
and opportunities not apparent to others.
Men may visit you with a clear vision
of your potential for wealth and well-being.

On Men’s day, you can benefit by visualizing your true desires.
Be open to new ideas and unexpected insights.
Take the steps to advance your wealth and well-being.

Those born with Men as their Daykeeper
are natural producers and visionaries.
They can envision and bring together
the resources needed for the manifestation
of something larger than themselves,
something that involves the work and input of many people.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Men days this year Jan 18th, Feb 7th, 27th, March 19th, April 8th, 28th, May 18th, June 7th, 27th, July 17th, Aug 6th, 26th, Sept 15th, Oct 5th, 25th

Love is … Friends ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Ben

November 12, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Ben, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Friends: Love is …..
~ Supporting each other through challenging times
~ Being there to listen
~ Sharing
~ Laughing till you cry
~ Shared magical moments in nature
~ Eating yummies together
~ Taking care of their pets when needed
~ Babysitting
~ Playing together
~ Parties
~ Dinners
~ Walks and talks
~ Hugs
~ Compassion and kindness
~ ‘Getting’ them

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Ben ~ The essence of Ben is our connection to our ancestral lines. Ben is that feeling of family, the warm cozy one. I know that is not true for all of you, however families are created in many ways, through blood, through choice, through friendship. In all cases you have an opportunity to learn from your interactions with your families. Ben holds the energy of interdependent family relationships not co-dependent ones.

Ben expresses in the human experience as
the awareness of family, including both ancestors and
the future potential of the family.

On a Ben day, there may be a general focus on the family
or other dependent relationships.
You may feel more intimate with others around you.
Be careful not to engage those close to you in obsolete family patterns.

Those born with Ben as their Daykeeper
are often responsible and devoted family members.
They may assume the responsibility of being the caretaker of the family

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Ben days this year Jan 16th, Feb 5th, 25th, March 17th, April 6th, 26th, May 16th, June 5th, 25th, July 15th, Aug 4th, 24th, Sept 13th, Oct 3rd, Oct 23rd

Love: Friends ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Eb

November 11, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in eb, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Love: Friends sit in the Southwest of the Love Medicine Wheel

Friends sit in the southwest as they are the mirrors of self-reflection we journey with. As such they offer us a plethora of opportunities for self-growth and healing. Our dream of life sits in this direction, which is what we are creating in this lifetime.

Interconnections on other medicine wheels:
~ Dream of Life: What we are creating in this lifetime
~ Dream Kachinas who form all the images of substance
~ Need
~ Honesty
~ Self-esteem
~ Connection
~ Respect
~ Kindness
~ Meaning
~ Perseverance
~ Aliveness

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Eb ~ Eb is an energy, guardian angel/entity, spirit guide, (fill in your own belief word). An energy that helps you connect between the physical & spiritual realms.

Eb often appears as a guide or a powerful force
that assists you on your journey.
Eb may come to you from within or through someone else.
On days with Eb as a Daykeeper,
you may more easily access spiritual awareness and
expanded states of consciousness.
It is a good day to contact inner guides
or draw inspiration to attain a higher perspective on daily affairs.

Those born with Eb as their Daykeeper,
have a natural ability to attain a spiritual, expanded awareness.
When inspired they can guide other to their true path
to begin fulfilling their higher purpose

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Eb days this year Jan 15th, Feb 4th, 24th, March 16th, April 5th, 25th, May 15th, June 4th, 24th, July 14th, Aug 3rd, 23rd, Sept 12th, Oct 1st, 22nd

Love is … Grandparents ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Cheun

November 10, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in cheun, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Grandparents: Love is …..

~ Hugs and kisses
~ Bedtime stories
~ Baking together
~ Walks and talks
~ Teaching me to knit
~ Unconditional love
~ Care and gentleness
~ Sharing wisdom and knowledge
~ Sharing their life stories
~ Fulfilling wishes
~ Singing together
~ Treats
~ Playing games together

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Cheun ~ Cheun’s essence is the imaginative blending when we create alone or together, and the enjoyment that comes from these creations.

Those who are experiencing Chuen’s presence
may feel an energetic high and
a positive sense of power in their ability
to responsibly create their reality.

On Cheun’s day, you may experience creative,
artistic desires and abilities,
an openness to play and an ability to enjoy life.
It’s a day to be a conscious co-creator and a joyful,
positive participant in the creation of life.

Those born with Chuen as their Daykeeper
may be happy-go-lucky, enjoy responsibility or
be envied by others for their good fortune.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Cheun days this year Jan 14th, Feb 3rd, 23rd, March 15th, April 4th, 24th, May 14th, June 3rd, 23rd, July 13th, Aug 2nd, 22nd, Sept 11th, 31st, Oct 21st

Love: Grandparents ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Ok

November 9, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers, Ok

Love: Grandparents sit in the Southeast of the Love Medicine Wheel

Grandparents sit in the southeast along with all of our sacred ancestors.

Interconnections on other medicine wheels:
~ Ancestors
~ 20 Great teachers: We have learnt about these before rage, pain, care, the physical, feelings, sex, honesty, testing, victory, confrontation, raw power, spirit, death, fear, defeat, loneliness, fear, need, love, patience. Grandparents have the wisdom to share their experiences with all of these
~ Spirit-spirit: spirit in all forms
~ Loneliness
~ Sex
~ Self-awareness
~ Individuality
~ Care
~ Forgiveness
~ Self-knowledge
~ Character
~ Individuality

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Ok ~ The essence of Ok is the pure energy of carnal yearnings. It is also an awareness of our connection to our primordial instincts & intuitive senses.

Ok may be experienced as a heightened sensitivity to your inner feelings and desires,
as well as enhanced awareness of your environment.

Ok may express as a strong desire, a sense of loyalty
or the need to allow desire to guide your actions.
Ok’s days are good for allowing yourself to be guided by your desires and intuition,
trusting yourself and enjoying every moment.

Those born on a Ok day may be loyal, flamboyant, intuitive
and available for the true desires of the moment.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Ok days this year Jan 13th, Feb 2nd, 22nd, March 14th, April 3rd, 23rd, May 13th, June 2nd, 22nd, July 12th, 22nd, Aug 1st, 21st, Sept 10th, 30th, Oct 20th

Love Is … Animals ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Muluk

November 8, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers, Muluk

Animals: Love Is …

~ Waiting for you at the door
~ Hugs
~ Scratches and tickles
~ Feeding them healthy food
~ Taking care of them when they’re sick
~ Walks
~ Talks
~ Companionship
~ Lazing together in the sun
~ ‘The Look’ you know what I’m talking about, the one that can get you to do anything they want
~ Unconditional love they give you
~ Friendship
~ Cuteness factor
~ Stroking that soft soft fur

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Muluk ~ The essence of Muluk is the interdependence & connection between all things

Your experience of Muluk may include feeling a sense of debt,
a desire for unconditional giving or an unwillingness to give.
A day with Muluk as Daykeeper is a good time to consider
what is needed to maintain productive and agreeable relationships.
Demonstrate your appreciation and fulfill your obligations
to those that support you.

Those born on a Muluk day must rely on others to fulfill certain responsibilities.
They also need to be involved in the projects of others.
They are often most successful as team players.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, Contact me with your birth date.

Previous Muluk days this year Jan 12th, Feb 1st, 21st, March 13th, April 2nd, 22nd, May 12th, June 1st, 21st, July 11th, 31st, Aug 20th, Sept 9th, 29th, Oct 19th

Love is … Siblings ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Manik

November 6, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Manik, Mayan Daykeepers

Siblings: Love is …

~ Having your back
~ Being able to count on one another, no matter how old or far apart you are
~ Friendship
~ Life experiences shared
~ Apologizing
~ Forgiveness
~ Sharing
~ Taking care of each other
~ Defending each other
~ Consoling each other when sad
~ Laughter
~ Accepting each other just as we are
~ Learning from each other
~ Accepting our differences
~ Celebrating successes and life events

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Manik ~ Manik’s essence is the connections between actions in the now affecting the future. The evolution & growth towards something greater.

Manik’s presence may be experienced as a connection to the future.
You may feel that what you are involved in
is leading to something bigger and better.

Manik’s day is good for preparing and being ready for what is still to come.
You may need to trust the process and wait a while longer
before realizing the outcome of your involvement and contribution.

Those born on a Manik day may experience
a sense of being important for the future,
being ahead of their time
or carrying something for future generations.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, please contact me and send me your Birthday.

Previous Manik days this year Jan 10th, 30th, Feb 19th, March 11th, 31st, April 20th, May 10th, 30th, June 19th, July 9th, 29th, August 18th, Sept 7th, 27th, Oct 17th

Love: Siblings ~ Today’s Daykeeper is Kimi

November 5, 2017November 6, 2017 by Michele Fire-River Heart, posted in Kimi, LOVE MEDICINE WHEEL, Mayan Daykeepers

Love: Siblings sit in the South of the Love Medicine Wheel

Siblings sit in the south along with trust and innocence, emotions, self-expression, self-discipline, leadership, impulse control and reality. These are many of the things that form who you are. So whether your siblings are biological, or not, or are other children you grew up with in the same home, you were/are dramatically influenced by those relationships, and the love or lack thereof within them. I never know what will come until I start writing, and I have to say the sheer quantity of this one surprised me. Siblings and love is apparently bigger than I thought in my world. Imagined reality versus reality. These surprises are always interesting to me.

Interconnections on other medicine wheels:
~ Trust and innocence: Childhood is the time when our trust and innocence starts out unscathed
~ Water: Siblings who share a womb are very connected by water, as are all children. We grew in our mothers womb, lots of water there
~ Sacred Plants: Plants for most of us, are the first things after mothers milk/formula that we eat as infants. They become a part of us, nourishing & sustaining us
~ Love: No matter whether we are close to our siblings or not, the love that binds us is usually one of the strongest in our lives
~ Self-expression: Siblings offer us mirrors to discover & play with self-expression. They are after all from a primal perspective the competition, for our parents nourishment in all forms. To be different or the same as the child who is favoured can have a dramatic effect on a childs choice of self-expression. The politically correct illusion a lot of parents create, that all their children mean the same to them …. well from experience we know that more often than not, it’s a fantasy. It’s not right or wrong it’s just human nature, try as we might to fight against it. Children that are mirrors for who we are, might be more challenging for us, than children that aren’t. Hence we have an affinity for the child that doesn’t push our buttons in the same way. Children are just like any other human being, in part here for us to heal and grow. My child more than anyone else has had the greatest effect on my healing journey. Then the teen years come and holey moley, dramatic changes take place in self-expression, as children separate themselves from their parents identity to form their own. In addition we know from scientific exploration that sibling birth order plays a role as well.
~ Pain: Often our first experiences of physical and emotional pain are due to our interactions with siblings. Siblings when young seem to be competitive by nature.
~ Death: The death of pieces of the self often occurs, through our interactions with siblings
~ Impulse Control: Well I think this one is a no brainer. We learn and play with impulse control with siblings. We learn to share, to not think only of ourselves, to follow or not follow the ‘family rules’. The places where I needed to do the most personal forgiveness work relating to my siblings, was around lack of impulse control.
~ Self-Discipline: This goes hand in hand with impulse control, self-discipline is the brake we learn to use, to attain impulse control
~ Leadership: From first born to last, we learn about leadership. Who’s going to be the leader, is a common decision in childhood, conscious or not. Whether it’s playing a game, or who’s going to ask mom/dad for …… First borns in particular often have leadership thrust upon them.
~ Reality: Our personal realities are very different as siblings. I remember when I was younger, my sister asking me why my mom pushed my buttons so, and why I reacted like I did. (It wasn’t pretty!) One of the reasons she didn’t understand my behaviour was we have a very different perspective and therefore reality. Not one sibling has the exact same parent as the other. Our parents change just as we do. Who my mother was with her first child me, 8 years before my sister was born, was a very different person than the mother my sister knows. Add into the mix how different we are as individuals, well hello our realities are like chalk and cheese. It’s not good or bad it just is.
~ Personal History: How much of the personal history that you carry, has to do with your siblings? Enough said.

I encourage you to add your own in the comments sections & I will add them in.

Mayan Daykeeper Kimi ~ The essence of Kimi is death of the physical body in this lifetime. Kimi invites us to look at all aspects of death. Make death an ally, rather than an unknown fear.

Those affected by Kimi’s presence may be aware of ancestors,
both their own and those of others.
Kimi may bring to your awareness the immortal spirit
within and beyond the human body.

On Kimi days, you may choose to remember ancestors,
appreciate what has been passed on to you
and remember that a part of you lives on forever.

Those born with Kimi as their Daykeeper
are capable of clarifying the meaning and purpose of death
through discovering the gifts of humanity’s ancestors.
They respect those that have gone before them
and often give voice to those whose voices are no longer heard.

This is an exerpt from
Mayan Calendar Voice of the Galaxy by Raymond Mardyks and Stacia Alana-Leah

Should you wish to know your Birth Daykeeper, please contact me and send me your Birthday.

Previous Kimi days this year Jan 9th, 29th, Feb 18th,, March 10th, 30th, April 19th, May 9th, 29th, June 18th, July 8th, 28th, Aug 17th, Sept 6th, 26th, Oct 16th

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