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Install your HigherSelf as your GateKeeper

February 13, 2020 by Elaina Geltner

glyph-energy template for radiant love and light — Radiant Love + Light ©Elaina Geltner, 2020

Here is a meditation to create a safe connection with the HigherRealms. (See this blog if you’re wondering why you need that).

While gazing at the Radiant Love and Light Glyph™, take a moment to center yourself. Feel your connection to the earth. Take a few deep breaths, feeling the expansion of your chest. Imagine yourself in a beautiful place in nature. A place you’ve been or can imagine. Feel the warmth of the sun. As you take the next breath, notice the air moving in and out of your body. Imagine the sound of a creek or the gentle crashing of waves on the shore. Feel the beating of your heart. Know that you are surrounded by grids of Love and Light.

Use an invocation: If you already have an invocation or a mantra, use that. If not, try this: “I am surrounded by light; connected to the grids of love that surround the planet. And I know that all that occurs is in the highest good of all.”

Focus your attention on a spot about 4 inches above the crown of your head. This represents your HigherSelf. Ask for your HigherSelf to come closer; to guide you. To show you more of who you really are.

Next, create this gentle request: “I ask that you install yourself as my gatekeeper; to allow in only the energies of the highest vibration that represent love and light.” Take a moment to bask in the energy.

In conclusion, record your experience in a journal, with a drawing or just in your heart. Regular practice will deepen your experience and bring you closer to your HigherSelf.

If you are looking for a deeper experience or to develop your spiritual gifts, check out our HigherSelf~Spirit Guides courses. You’ll be glad you did!

Love and Light,

Hold Space: Support 2.0

January 9, 2020 by Elaina Geltner

Calling all empaths and sensitives! Check out this new paradigm.

For the last 5+ years, this has been a major part of my personal evolution and growth. It was lovingly pointed out to me that I had a very co-dependent energy system: I had been raised to be responsible for my mother’s well-being. This was all very subtle, and, really, just the way she thought life worked. And she had been taught that mothers were responsible for their children’s “everything” as well. I remember she once told me about her role as a mother “It’s my JOB to worry”. Mind you, I was in my twenties, and trying to explain to her that the worry energy wasn’t helpful.

Psychological codependence, identified by Melody Beattie and others in the 80’s, became something to move beyond. Her book: “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself” was a big hit in the personal development circles and spawned support groups and workshops. I even attended some of those.

There’s a new paradigm for “support” that is perfect for empaths and sensitives. We replace “support” (which is a slippery slope for empaths) with the idea of “Holding Space”.

The old paradigm of support was to give advice, keep tabs on what someone was doing, take on their energy, be all enmeshed. Lately, I’ve been developing a new paradigm: Mind Your Own (Energetic) Business: #MYOB. A new perspective for empaths. Out of that has come this idea of “Holding Space”. I’ve been testing it in the BreakThru to Your Heart’s Desire class, with great reviews. Bob and I have been trying new ways of “helping” each other. Here’s what we’ve discovered:

What it looks like to “Hold Space”:

Energetically return responsibility to them.
Imagine the task done.
Be the cheering squad: “You’ve got this!”
Hold your own energy in your own energy loop, connecting with the earth and Source.
Bring the energy you think “they” need into your own energy loop. Emanate it.
Call in the cosmic forces to help YOU hold the energy.
Hold pictures, feelings, memories of their competence, past successes and brilliance.
You might ask them what they need, or simply invite them to take a deep breath.
If they’d like to set a timer so it can be tackled in 15 or 30 minute chunks, you could volunteer to operate that.
You might suggest they find a “reward” for completion. This engages the inner child.

What is NOT included: Advice-giving, empathically taking their angst into you, taking responsibility for the task or their feelings.

Here are some examples of how it works:

I needed to glean some boxes of “treasures” left over from our Store and Center. I asked him to “Hold Space”. Frankly, he doesn’t like this type of task any better than I do. But he sat with me and “saw it done”. It was way more fun than I expected, and it got done.

Bob needed to gather some materials in response to his family farm. He had a letter from the state requesting some documentation. This kind of stuff is definitely not in his zone of genius, and he wanted to put it off as long as possible. Instead, we played “Hold Space”. I sat with him while he re-read their (confusing) request. And we took it step by step, until, amazingly, the packet was ready to send out.

Recently, I embarked upon a series of Facebook Live Videos. This is new to me; I’m used to having live people in front of me. I realized I didn’t have to do this alone…and I asked him to hold space for me before and at the beginning of the FB live. He was my live audience for the first few minutes and that’s all I needed.

You don’t have to be “in person” either. In the Facebook community, I just asked people to “Hold Space” for me to complete the translation (live to digital) and upload of all the materials for the HigherSelf 1 downloadable course.

Listen to this audio meditation called “Mind Your Own (Energetic) Business” for more support. You can also download the meditation here.

They Get Me!

September 22, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

One of the most important things a human can experience is the feeling that “they get me!”.

I hear this over and over: the angst that is created when we aren’t understood, and the elation when we are.

So what’s a human to do? If you are living a life that isn’t quite mainstream, it’s particularly important to surround yourself with people who are at least accepting of you. And optimally, where you are free to fully express.

“It’s such a relief to be able to talk openly about ‘this stuff’!”

This has been my mission for years: to create the safe container for fully expressing yourself; for being yourself. For years, QuietStar (our Center in San Luis Obispo, CA) held weekly gatherings. People came together at “The Vortex” to be with like-hearted people. They shared their dreams, their vision and their unusual/spiritual experiences.

After the Center was done, we worked in the etheric realm. But this was a little challenging for people to consciously access. The Guides began to show me the “Web of Light”.

Now, we are building a ClubHouse, using Zoom and Facebook groups. As I work on this, I’m having memories of the Mickey Mouse Club. At the young age of 2 or 3, I began synching up with that clubhouse via the TV. I loved it. My mom says I was singing the theme song before I could really talk! It ). I’ve been thinking a lot about how I felt like I belonged, even though it was never in person; it was one-way (remember TV, before the internet?!) Today we have the option of Zoom to connect; we can see each other, we can share, we are all there live.

I hope that you find your way to our ClubHouse if it resonates for you. Like the Facebook page here

It CAN be #Just Right! – Hints for Being YourSelf #6

August 27, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

I was watching Tom Kenyon’s story last night about how he always felt the song of the earth. It reminded me that even as a child, I was blown away by “JUST RIGHT” in Goldilocks and the three bears. I didn’t think life could be “just right”.

I was always being told to “get over it” and accept what was being presented to me: food I didn’t like, too much light, too noisy, ugly things. In short, all vibrations that weren’t right for me, even though they were ok for others. And here’s Goldilocks…not only does she find a chair that is “just right”, but a bed and porridge.

WOW! Now mind you, I grew up in a world where everyone around me was recovering from the depression; survival and making do were the norm. But it’s funny that I waited to be born until after that. I came into the world as that consciousness was just beginning to shift. Some have even suggested that I wanted the abundance and refinement that I knew was coming. And, perhaps, I chose to be part of that transformation.

Since you are a sensitive person, I bet you spend a lot of time noticing things that are NQR: Not Quite Right. As you can imagine, that is often an understatement! But we like to lessen the drama, eh? And, equally important, you have a strong radar for “Just Right”.

What in your life feels “just right”?

What areas or situations are NQR?

Transformation Alchemy: Shifting from NQR to “Just Right”

Just noticing and admitting (the NQR parts) to yourself can bring a shift. Then ask your HigherSelf for insight and inspiration.

What small step are you willing to do to transform this? You can pick one of these:

Imagine all is “Just Right”. Feel it. Let an image, sound, sensation, or word come to you that goes with this “just Right” feeling. Use this to cultivate what you want.
Find an image (magazine, web…) that represents your “just Right”. Put it where you’ll see it every day.
Join our SoulPath Alchemy Facebook group. Share your “just Right” and get support for being that way.
Let go of something that is NQR: an idea, a goal, a shirt, a book.
Release it with a conscious, ceremonial action; feel the release. Notice the space you’ve created.
Check out other blogs in this series
Need help? Check out my course and session offerings here.
Watch my SoulPath Vibe Video: when you are in your SoulPath Vibe, what’s “Just Right” and what’s NQR becomes clearer.

Love and Light,

Simplicity: Hints for Being YourSelf #5

August 4, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

Sometimes we make things complicated cuz we’re trying to cover all of our bases. We are afraid that if we do exactly what we want we won’t hit our target. This is the shotgun approach. It takes a lot of energy, and then you have to pull a lot of weeds!

What if I was willing to do what feels JUST RIGHT? And keep refining that? What if I was willing to trust that what I put out there will reach just the right people? What if I was willing to get rid of stuff that I don’t love, trusting that I can easily manifest something that IS just right?

What if I’m attached to the “Just Right” of the past? In a time of rapid transformation, things become “old news” really quickly. It’s tempting to hold onto that which brought us security, success and joy in the past. But what if all that just holds me back from moving toward my future self?

I challenge you to find your “Just Right”, that which resonates deeply, and have the courage to trust yourself deeply. To go for what you really want, and let the rest fall away.

Want to explore this idea of simplicity? Try this Inquiry.

Take a moment to center yourself. Take a deep breath, do your invocation, connect with your SoulPath Vibration. Which one of these questions calls to you at this time? Answer one:

What is Simplicity? Where have I seen it work for me or others?
What is “Just Right”, right now?
What is driving me to create complication? What am I compensating for?
If I had a magic wand, what would I conjure up at this time?
What is one thing (idea, attitude, responsibility, etc) that is holding me back or lowering my vibration at this time?
What is one thing that I could do, today, that would move me closer to my goal?
If I was really willing to follow my intuition, what would happen?
What am I doing because someone thinks I should? How do I really feel about that?

Going deeper: Action steps. Choose what resonates for you. Don’t need to do all or in order!!

Close your eyes and ponder your writing. What stands out? Do you have more to say to yourself about that?
Commit to one action step that makes sense to you. And make sure you follow through. Do it right now. Put it on your calendar. Contact a friend for support.
Commit to further inquiry: observe yourself this week, keeping the Inquiry questions in mind.
What is one thing that I could let go of? Imagine letting go. What is the shift that occurs when you just imagine being free of it?
Do this Art Process: (can be done after, during or before the Inquiry)
Pick a “random” magazine. Ask for an image that supports your inquiry and tear it out. Then ask for an image that supports the action step you choose. Glue these into your journal or onto a card that you can look at for support and inspiration. Add any ink, markers, paint or stamps that you like. Make it yours!
Check out other blogs in this series

Here is a collage I created to embody my SoulPath Vibration: Bliss. It is the energy and action of Simplicity for me.

May your heart be full of trust and your life flow smoothly in the direction you most desire!

Love and Light,

Create Community for your Soul’s Evolution (Hint for Being YourSelf #4)

July 8, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

In order to really “Be YourSelf!”, it’s so important to surround yourself with people who “get you”. If you’re a rebel (and all of my tribe is!), you need support for standing up for your inner knowings, especially if they go against the status quo.

These days everyone is talking about their Tribe. In this online era, it’s a different kind of challenge to stay connected. Humans are tribal creatures. Although it’s really important for sensitive people to spend time rejuvenating in the quiet and stillness, too much of that can lead us places we don’t want to go. We need to connect and create synergy. With balance and awareness. Getting to know what nurtures you, and when.

After we closed our Center, I began to work online. Very quickly, I realized that one of my SoulPath missions is to create safe community where people can share their experiences, get support for their evolution and even have fun together. Because of the internet, we have so many more options to find the tribe(s) we really resonate with! And, we are still challenged to find our spot.

5 tips for creating Community that’s just right for you:

Read Seth Godin’s book: Tribes
original Glyph ©Elaina Geltner
Explore the Tribe at the SoulPath Alchemy FB page
Gather two other like-minded friends and create a plan for supporting each other
Join the SoulPath Alchemy 1 course. Info
Check out the QuietStar Web of Light online gathering (monthly, usually) Web of Light WebinarYou can also use the “Go Deeper” tools (below) and share the results with friends and loved ones

Take this inquiry to the next step. Tools to Go Deeper:

Go into meditation and ask your inner self, guides, angels: “What kind of connection do I need? Where can I get that? Journal, create a collage/mind map/vision board
Create the energy of belonging, community, support, etc. in your energy field. Think of times when you have felt that. Even if it was for a minute. Notice how it feels; do you get an image? Cultivate that energy in a regular meditation, by journaling, or with images. Imagine yourself manifesting that kind of community in your life. Use this energy to gauge whether a group or an opportunity is right for you. Does it increase the amount of Community energy you feel?
Explore Tribe: Some bands know how to do this (Deadheads, Parrotheads, Shakti Tribe). How do they do that? Talk to friends. Read “Tribe” by Seth Godin. Google “Tribe”. Journal, etc. (see #1)
Check out other blogs in this series

More blogs about community:

Turns out you can create community online

Sound and Toning to create virtual circles of light

Wishing you the best on your journey into community. Thank you for all you are and all you do.

Love and Light,

Embrace YourSelf: Hints for Being YourSelf #3

June 13, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

When I got my sassy boots, I was almost embarrassed to wear them. Even though when I FIRST saw a picture of them, I KNEW that I resonated with them. Since they were made-to-order (isn’t that a hoot in itself!?!), it took awhile to actually show up. Then even longer to actually wear them out in public.

Could it really be that simple? BOOTS?!?! Lots of talk these days about “Authenticity”. It gets really complicated if you think about it. So, how ’bout we get to know ourselves, deeply, and embrace it inside ourselves? If we want someone else to “get” us, it’s so important we hold ourselves in high esteem. Whether or not they get us becomes less important. And, those who are like-hearted, will. Those who resonate with who we are, will. Since I’ve taken my work online, I have a coach who’s been helping me step out as who I really am.

The Sassy Boots? ME! When I wear them, and people fall over themselves trying to look at them, and HAVE to say something to me; I pay attention. This has helped me to really get at a deep level the importance of our SoulPath Vibration. I’ve been teaching about this for awhile now, and every day I realize just how powerful a tool it is. As I more deeply embrace who I truly am, I attract others who are on the same page. Grounded Spirituality. Heart-based connection. Inter-dimensional awareness. And a sense that “Energy” is the basis of everything. The more we vibrate in harmony with ourselves, the more we get of that!

The boots are a sort of sorting tool à la Harry Potter: my tribe resonates with their vibration. How can you embrace your uniqueness more deeply?

Further Exploration: Embracing YourSelf

What is something that you’ve gotten a lot of flack for in your life? Were you being yourself or trying to be what someone else wanted? If you were being you, see if you can think of ways that quality makes you unique.
Be YourSelf…Everyone is already Taken. That could be a whole other blog…and will be one day. For now, what is it that makes you different? Use your imagination to think of ways you might “use” that quality to create the life of your dreams?
How can you share more of yourself? Post a picture on the SoulPath Alchemy FaceBook page and see how people respond. You might be pleasantly surprised!!

When you express yourself, you inspire others to share their unique gifts. Thanks for all you are and all you do!

Love and Light,

Cultivate Love: Hints for Being YourSelf #2

February 3, 2019 by Elaina Geltner

As you probably know by now, I’m all about vibration. And the vibration of love connects us to our heart center, and allows us to open up to who we really are.I love hearts in all forms: I collect heart rocks, I have lots of heart stencils, stickers and stamps for my mixed media art.

I, personally, love to feel love. In fact, I’d say it’s an essential component of my SoulPath Vibration (link in blog). It’s that open heart feeling.

So what is LOVE? And how can we be in charge of our own experience of it? Can we love someone else if we can’t generate love within? I’ve heard that you can’t love another until you can love yourself. So, rather than debate that, I’d like to turn it around, and say that when you cultivate love anywhere, you can have it everywhere.

Ways to cultivate love:

Smell a rose: Roses became a symbol of love because the scent of rose (real essential oil or smelling a blossom, or even using this photograph) opens the heart.
Rose Light by Elaina Geltner
Meditate with my “Luv is EveryWhere” monoprint at the top of this blog.
Hum a tone that vibrates in your heart chakra.
Make a valentine for yourself or a friend. Remember folding paper in half so you could cut out hearts? Engage your inner child in this process and see what happens.
Look at yourself in the mirror and say “I love you” out loud.
Sing your favorite love song to yourSelf. (Or play it on repeat and see how much Love you can stand!)

Going Deeper: More ways to cultivate love.

I love to officiate at weddings! They are all about love. Often, before the bride walks in, I invite the gathered guests to imagine a time when they felt deeply loved. And then I invite them to grow that love by imagining other times. And then to let it flow out of them so we can create a giant bubble of love for the Bride to enter. It’s palpable; people love this. And, really, it’s all about the power of imagination and where we focus our energy.

So here’s your own version of that: Imagine a time when you felt really loved. It could have been only for a minute. Can you feel the vibration in your body? And remember another time, and so on. See how many times you can remember, and allow the feeling to grow.
Look around you right now, and find evidence of love. What you pay attention to, you get more of. Maybe it’s a flower that opens your heart, a photo that reminds you when you were filled with love, even a gift given to you in love.
Make a list of 3 things you love about yourSelf….every day.

If you are looking for love and cultivating love, how long does it take to feel more love? If you make a habit of this, you will feel more love. You will have more love to share. You can allow love to help you make decisions….

Love and Light,

Embrace Winter Solstice

December 16, 2018 by Elaina Geltner

**Embrace the new year with this Glyph:**
**“Be YourSelf: Everyone Else is Already Taken!”**

As each year comes to a close, it’s so important to gather all that we harvested, appreciate all that we’ve done, and then till the chaff back into the soil so that it can enrich what we will be planting in the Spring. Although as a culture, we spend a lot of time socializing, shopping and celebrating during the darkest time of the year, our bodies want to hibernate. By consciously acknowledging the dark, we allow ourselves to regroup for the return of the light.

At Winter Solstice, we have to opportunity to create a personal ceremony where we begin to accumulate the energies we need to nurture that which we want to plant in the spring.

What to do? Here are some suggestions:

Set the energy for the next year with the SoulPath Alchemy Glyph™at the top of this email: “Be YourSelf; Everyone Else is Already Taken!”. You can use it to help you connect with your HigherSelf, Inner Guidance, and your SoulPath for the upcoming year. It is an energy template to help you feel the vibration that is wanting to come in. If you want a personal glyph, I am creating those, too. So if you want your unique version (or to gift one to a friend), email me here for details: Elaina@ElainaGeltner.com.

Create a Winter Solstice Ceremony to mark the beginning of the gathering of the energy inside, beneath the surface. I’ve been doing this for many years. Check out my winter solstice ceremony suggestions here:

Winter Solstice Ceremony 2018 Download

Go out in nature and visit deciduous trees. They have shed their leaves and are putting all their energy into their roots. See what you can learn through observation. You might be able to learn from them, by sensing the energy of hibernation that they are holding.

Plant a bulb indoors and watch it begin to sprout, even in the darkest time of the year. It’s not quite the natural way; but it brings hope that you, too, will again emerge! Find the alchemical formula here

Visit the Cosmic Tea Room where you can see what others in our community are up to this season and ask for support for your transformation.

glyph/symbol to reflect light — Reflections of Light ©Elaina Geltner

Love and Light,

About YOUR Legacy…

December 5, 2018 by Elaina Geltner

There seems to be a re-surgence of a desire to leave a legacy. You hear a lot these days about the “bucket list”. Certainly our era of digital media gives us opportunities to leave behind stories, videos and photos that will last forever, or almost. What would the world be like if we all had the courage to do what we deeply desire? What if we could leave behind the tools that we have found so useful?

A few years ago, I thought I would “retire”. I had completed one of my life-long goals: I had founded and overseen QuietStar Center, where we explored our SoulPaths, and I was able to fully express my healing gifts. I had mentored aspiring healers and spiritual practitioners. I got to “play store” with our collection of tools for transformation, I had led years of spiritual gatherings, retreats and workshops. I had taught “HigherSelf” courses and year-long transformational experiences. Along the way, I had designed websites, embraced many new forms of technology and written lots of blogs. But I knew there was a change coming on. The Center was complete. Both of my parents had passed. I had become a grandmother.

So I began a quest to discover what that might mean for me. I created a writing schedule and for 6 months worked on turning my course “BreakThru to Your Hearts Desire” into a book. I took some online intuitive art classes and painted. I traveled to Bali and embraced chanting and kundalini yoga. I trained to teach Restorative Yoga. All things I’d been wanting to do for years. Then I explored “just being retired”; being a grandma, visiting friends, having lots of freedom to follow the energy and be spontaneous.

But then, there was this “wake-up call” (read that blog here)

And I realized I was far from done. But I didn’t know what was next. I painted some more; I even put myself out there as an artist, participating in our local Open Studios Tour, Art after Dark, and other gallery shows. But it still felt like I was wandering. I tried teaching in-person restorative yoga and sound workshops…but that wasn’t it, either. My guides were a bit quiet in the “guidance” area at this point…at least in terms of long-term guidance. But I was feeling a deep transformation, and I felt on track, even though I couldn’t really see the future. Then I noticed I was loving taking online art classes. I had been taking online sound/energy webinars with a couple teachers for years. And a lightbulb seemed to go on. I felt a strong urge to work with people who didn’t live locally. I had been doing phone sessions for years. I wondered if I could take this thing global through online webinars? I had tried some of the platforms in the past, but they were just too clunky. Someone told me about Zoom. TA-DA! I found it just right for me. It worked; it was visual as well as having good sound. I did some tests, and the rest is history.

I have found a way to leave my legacy, that works for me! I plan to get the book published, at first as a workbook to accompany online courses; eventually with video recordings to go with it. I have been teaching online regularly for about a year now, and it’s perfect for my temperament. I get to have a lot of control over the environment I work in; I get to reach people all over the world. The ideas are unfolding quickly. And the technology is getting better everyday.

Along the way, I happened upon a lot of other women who were in this same “phase” of life. When I studied developmental psychology years ago, life past 50 just wasn’t really addressed.

I’ve been exploring “conscious retirement”, “graceful aging” and the idea of elders and wisdom keepers. And synchronistically, SoulPath coaching clients who had been regulars for years have started saying, “My kids are leaving the nest” or “I’ll be able to retire from my corporate job in a few years”, and that left them with a desire to use my spiritual gifts in service. I kept hearing: “I still want to be useful”. Funny, how it fit right in with my inquiry!

I love the tribe of amazing people who are currently finding me. Some of them are elders, but many of them are much younger. Why wait till you’re old?!

Want to explore your Legacy? I offer complimentary Discovery Calls. Schedule yours here.

Love and Light,

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Install your HigherSelf as your GateKeeper

Use an invocation: If you already have an invocation or a mantra, use that. If not, try this: “I am surrounded by light; connected to the grids of love that surround the planet. And I know that all that occurs is in the highest good of all.”

Focus your attention on a spot about 4 inches above the crown of your head. This represents your HigherSelf. Ask for your HigherSelf to come closer; to guide you. To show you more of who you really are.

Next, create this gentle request: “I ask that you install yourself as my gatekeeper; to allow in only the energies of the highest vibration that represent love and light.” Take a moment to bask in the energy.

In conclusion, record your experience in a journal, with a drawing or just in your heart. Regular practice will deepen your experience and bring you closer to your HigherSelf.

Hold Space: Support 2.0

They Get Me!

It CAN be #Just Right! – Hints for Being YourSelf #6

Transformation Alchemy: Shifting from NQR to “Just Right”

Simplicity: Hints for Being YourSelf #5

Want to explore this idea of simplicity? Try this Inquiry.

Going deeper: Action steps. Choose what resonates for you. Don’t need to do all or in order!!

Create Community for your Soul’s Evolution (Hint for Being YourSelf #4)

5 tips for creating Community that’s just right for you:

Take this inquiry to the next step. Tools to Go Deeper:

Embrace YourSelf: Hints for Being YourSelf #3

Cultivate Love: Hints for Being YourSelf #2

Embrace Winter Solstice

About YOUR Legacy…

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