The Gathering: Sending and Receiving Messages with the Universe

Good Morning, and Happy Sunday!

This morning I wanted to talk with you about sending and receiving messages from the Universe. Without the convenience of texting or social media to communicate, it can seem difficult to stay in touch with the forces beyond us. When actually, communicating with the universe is done easier than sending a text. Most of the time when we’re communicating with it, we don’t even realize it. Our energy often speaks for us. And, whether we want it to or not, the universe is listening, and speaking back to us.

Both receiving and sending messages are affected by our energy; our thoughts, patterns, what we put out there. For when we are receiving a message our energy may feel off – our instincts, our gut may kick in. When we are sending – well the thing is that we are sending and receiving all the time but we can’t analyze for hours over the cause and effect messages for what we feel like for breakfast or we’d never leave the house in the morning; so we just grab the banana and go. But our repeated thoughts, our energy, our reactions are all communicated, so what we need to do, instead of looking for the mute button, is do it with purpose; for the big things, for the hard things, for the unsettling things and for the really important things, at least.

To think that the whole universe is as simple as only a positive force would mean to imply that we too, are only one way. We know that we all have darkness in us somewhere, maybe not complete darkness, but grey areas for sure. We’re complex and I believe the universe is probably more complex than me. So yes, sometimes it throws us blindsides, or even straight up bad, but instead of us throwing our hands up in anger and falling into a ripple effect of negativity because of it, we need to combat it; match its force with our own. If we fight negative with negative we only get more...negative.

And there lies the only thing we have any control of at all. Our reactions; life, the universe, god, the devil, whoever is to blame, throws all kinds of tests and trials and situations at us but all we have control of, is how we react and what actions we take forward.

While we receive and send all day long, purposefully or not, there are many times that, I think, it’s pretty safe to say we’re receiving something that we need to see: our problems, when we’re tested, when we get a break, the people we meet, when things seem to add up, and when they don’t.

For a deeper look at purposeful communication with the universe try out the exercise below!

Crystals may be used in this exercise but are not necessary. They would be used in the places of focus and be put in place at the start to the exercise.

Places of focus:

Forehead, heart and hands

Lying down in a comfortable spot, eyes closed begin to focus on breathing.

In three counts through the nose

Out five counts through the mouth

Continue counting your breaths

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths

As the thoughts come and go and you begin to relax and the breathing counts begin to come naturally, we begin the places of focus

From your forehead, perhaps where a quartz crystal is placed, focus your energy. Feel your eye open there and have a look around in the dark space.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths

Imagine a light ray funneling outward from this place, opening your connection with the universe.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths

Let this light stay lit.

From your chest, perhaps where a Rose quartz crystal is placed, focus your energy.

From your forehead, perhaps where a quartz crystal is placed, focus your energy. Feel your eye open there and have a look around in the dark space.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths

Imagine a light ray funneling outward from this place, opening your connection with the universe.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths.

Let this light stay lit.

From your hands, perhaps where a Citron crystal is placed, focus your energy.

From your forehead, perhaps where a quartz crystal is placed, focus your energy. Feel your eye open there and have a look around in the dark space.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths

Imagine a light ray funneling outward from this place, opening your connection with the universe.

Let the thoughts come, say them to your self, acknowledge them, let them pass.

Continue counting your breaths.

Let this light stay lit.

Once all are lit send your words and energies through these lights.

Then, leave yourself open to the messages for you.

Remain in this place for as long as you can, five minutes at least.

Allow yourself to focus on your breathing again.

Open your eyes.

Be attuned to the messages you receive throughout the rest of the day and conscious of the messages you are sending.

#TheGathering