Focused. And expanded.

Essentially, this is the way we need to walk through life.

Focused: What matters most? Where does your attention and energy need to be going so that you are getting the most out of this life?

• Showing up for the people in your life
• Being impactful
• Sharing your light in the best way possible

Expanded: What else is unfolding?

• In your life?
• In your community?
• In your environment?
• In the world?

Both are essential qualities to be embodied as you walk through life. The question is, can you do both at the same time?

Expanding your perception of reality

Over the past years I have become consumed by polarity theory. In its essence, it is an expanded way of perceiving the world that levels us up out of one-dimensional, either/or thinking - just as it moves us into the ability to perceive the both/and of the world.

Loves, you are not one-dimensional beings. You can do so much more than either focus on a singular thing OR be so far caught up in the wild wheel of the world that you can never complete an important task.

Yes. There are times to focus.
Yes. There are times to expand.
And, much (if not most) of the time, we need to be doing both.

Listen to this week's episode to learn more and get into practice:

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Focused vs. Expanded Conscio... Aug 3 · The Mountain Mystic Podc... 58:34   ​

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What else is at play in the world?

Maybe some day I will stop writing what I am about to write. Maybe, then, we will have a reprieve from this insanity of daily life and the chaos of the world. Alas, that is just not where we are right now.

Instead, we are in big energy.

Can you feel it in your body? Are you experiencing it in your life?

Collective energy through the lens of Astrology

At this specific moment, there are different things in the astrology I could use to frame this. For one, we are once again in an eclipse season. These happen twice a year and offer portals through which we go through a great shedding of part of life, and a great turning towards new doors of opportunity.

We also have Lion's Gate coming up on August 8th (8/8)! This is a big one every year, and it has a lot to do with the energy of the sun and Sirius aligning, opening a portal of heightened spiritual awareness, courage, and abundance. (note, Lion's Gate is extra meaningful for me as 2 years ago it became a first hike, and a first date for myself & the man I will marry in just 2 months!).

Whether or not you believe in the energetic mechanisms of astrology, I find that it can be a fun and helpful space to lean into as you go through transformations in your life. Astrology comes with powerful frameworks for understanding self in relation to the greater world (something that is entirely on theme for us here, yes?)

An extra invitation - focused and expanded in this big energy

One of the central teachings I am aiming to get across is this ability to walk through life staying focused on what matters to you while also being able to stay expanded into the collective energy such that you always have the ability to alter course.

Yes, what you already believe to be important matters, and your attention in these places is going to define your life.

AND - there is so much else unfolding "out there" - and within it contains guidance and wisdom and nourishment and healing and all those things that you need to stay supported and in alignment.

Practice:

1. Listen to this week's podcast and do the Focused & Expanded practice
2. Tune into Lion's Gate, Eclipse energy, or anything else "out there"
3. Ask - How can this energy bring you into greater alignment
4. As time unfolds over the next weeks, continue this practice. Become more and more focused on what matters as you continue to allow yourself to shift

As always, I would love to hear what is up for you over there! Are you listening to the podcast and completing the practice? Are you tuned into the astrology and playing in that space? Let me know by replying to this email.

Big love,

Katie