Mistress Peony: Companionship

February 3rd, 2003

Companionship Transcript

—I call us into Sacred Space.  I ask for the blessings and the guardianship of the Grandmothers and the Grandfathers of the Sacred directions, of the Sacred elements.

I ask that each of us be fed strongly by Mother Earth this night while we gather to do our unfolding work.

I ask for the presence of Father Sky and the mystery of the universe that holds us.

Into this Sacred circle I invite the knowing and protection of the plant realm and the animal spirits.  And I invite each person’s Spirit guides to warmly come and sit with us.  That we may be strengthened by your powers and your knowing.  Thank you.—

Good Evening. You each are very dear.  You touch us with your truthfulness.  And I am Mistress Peony.  

Well, also perceive that between you and behind you there are Spirit beings that come.  You each have animal spirits who love you, that are most specifically connected to you as individuals.  

And the animal realm, of course, has this wisdom, has in some respects simpler identity of being, but devoted to the development of those qualities for many, many years.  

And those of you who have yet to identify an animal being in the Spirit realm who is part of your identity.  You have this to do as a source of joy for yourself. 

Joy because, you know, animals have a capacity for love that is very loyal, and come to you with gifts which are related to your identity.  So, it’s not them they are connected to.  This is because part of your Spirit is part of their Spirit, and so, this is why.  

It is a very rewarding, potentially rewarding relationship.  So they join us this night.  And part of their influence is to help ground you to this world that you live in.  

And so you live in the Earth realm and Spirit realm at the same time.  It’s a very grounded energy.  And as you are embarking on so much transition, so much change, it is appropriate to utilize all those things which can support you.  

So, in those moments when you are alone, you can call upon this animal being to guard you.  Some will sit by your bed.  The bird creatures will stand by your bed keeping watch through the night, or keeping watch while you meditate, or keeping watch while you lay down in order to ask for healing to attend you.  

Other creatures you may choose to invite to sleep with you, to cuddle next to you. 

And each person has their own need and their own form of sustenance.  Receiving secur, is a word in French.  

And we would say become sensitive to yourself because you were so often taught not to be, and not to give yourself gentling, not allow yourself to be loved so sweetly in your very vulnerability.  

And it doesn’t mean only your sorrow moments or your moments of confusion. 

You are vulnerable when you sleep.  Yes, you are vulnerable because you release consciousness.  You dive into the unconscious.  You open your apertures to some new information coming through you.  

And you don’t know what that might be.  So, your vulnerability is - if you can experience that with sweetness, that is what we think is a helpful combination.  And so, we encourage this for you. 

A blanket might enfold you and make you feel held, and we encourage this for you.  If you are even reading, can there be something in your environment with to hold yourself with?  

A blanket which embodies or symbolizes your animal companion.  Because we wish to hold you in a strong, and yet subtle energetic form of love where you are cherished. 

Now, these are simple words, and yet very powerful energy.  Energy that can change your existence, change everything you touch, in enough magnitude, change the entire existence. 

Now, your hearts all need some healing for you to be able to receive this deeply.  Your hearts are all in the process of opening more and more greatly.  

So, as you sit here in this moment breathe.  Allow the fluidity of the breath to be a symbol, a reality of change, a reality about the fluidity of your existence.  You never stop, not even when your body stops. 

Feel your heart chakra.  And note if there is a feeling of clamping down, or noticing a little pain or squeezing, and breathe there.  And allow your very heart chakra to breathe as if it were a respiratory vehicle.  

And, now to listen.  Notice if there is something.  Honor this, not as a limitation, but a willingness on your part to try your edges of limitation, so that they may be released. 

Now I spoke earlier of your companion.  Imagine and energetically accept.  Welcome something to hold you warmly.  

Perhaps you are comfortable with a blanket.  Perhaps you are comfortable with an animal friend who loves you.  One who has been in this lifetime, or one who is from the Spirit realm alone, or both. 

Allow yourselves in this very moment to hold or be held by this energy of comfort.  

Perhaps you know you have missed them.  You know that they have been part of your life, and you have overlooked them.  Or you have not had their souls personally connected to you.  

Let them be full of pleasure for your companionship. 

You see, I can put my love into this Sacred space, but it is for your active reception which changes you.  And your active reception is not grasping.  It is nothing that you have to create.  

You only need allow it to come to you.  Breathe it in your heart.  It is under your control.  Choose it to the degree which you wish to choose it tonight, this minute. 

If you feel pain in your heart, honor yourself for touching your edges of openness.  And soften further, so that you can drink in the deep love of those who attend you. 

Your very consciousness changes with the opening of your heart.  Because as your heart opens, so does your third eye, and also your crown chakra.  Which then allows for further Spirit consciousness. 

So, breathe with your whole being.  Spend one moment in quiet with your companion, and communicate to them your willingness to be in a loving relationship with them. 

As you go on in your days continuing to release that which no longer serves you.  This can be painful or discomforting.  

Do what we have heard you doing.  Observing and releasing.  And your process will be eased by this loving companionship.  Even in great struggle, if you can bring this love within yourself, it can fill those dark corners where you feel truly alone. 

This is a great challenge, and yet it will change everything.  It will lighten your load. And then the path before you will unfold with more grace, because you carry light with you.  

And light attracts light.  And when you find yourself in the dark spots, know you are valiant to go there.  You are valiant to unlock these places which have been unconscious depths of despair.  And that your path leads onward.  

It does not end there.  Change is only around the next breath, the next hour, day, or contact with someone or some being which can transform the darkest moments.  

Change is upon you, and you may find that it requires a continuing process of opening and softening.  That your strength come from some place deep within you.  

It does not come from the defenses.  It does not come from the will.  It does not come from the mind needing to control. 

It comes from your core.  And this is a place of certainty which cannot be shaken.  And yet this place of power looks so different than what you have been acculturated to associate with power, because it is soft all around it. 

Each of you feel your core strength.  I ask you to connect with this strength, and let it burn within you.  This core is everlasting.  

If you can, feel and sense this core within you.  Sense it going beneath your body, and above your body.  Invite it to be connected to the Sacred both below and above. 

You are your individual selves, and yet, just as you can join in friendship and caring with one another.  You can also join in the forces that are part of the Great Mystery. 

So now, we have done some work on strengthening you.  And we are still very interested if you have questions. 

—Mistress Peony, can you offer a prayer or a mantra that would be helpful to maintain our hold on when we are under stress?— 

I’ll tell you to practice as often as you can before the challenging moment, so that you have some habit with this state of being.  

And yet, please do not punish yourself should you find yourself in the moment where you need the strength and you feel unpracticed.  That would not be to seize upon the potential opportunity in that moment. 

Now, I wish each of you to conceptualize, to feel into your body for your own prayer, because this is something very, very personal.  It is important that you create this from your own being. 

But, do call yourself into Sacred Space.  Bring about loving protection around yourself.  Ground yourself to the Earth, your Mother Earth. 

Wherever you are in this practice, you can continue to practice letting her energy fill you, because then you will be grounded. 

And from there, open your crown chakra, and acknowledge your connection there.  If you do this, and let it charge your energy field, this is enough alone.  

Because in doing this you acknowledge your Sacredness, and you acknowledge the Sacredness that is around you.  And, hence you are strengthening. 

And then see which words come from you to acknowledge where you stand in the universe, that you stand so connected inner and around you.  I think this practice will help you greatly. 

Well, we preach to you to take care of yourselves.  But we love you for your sweetness and your generosity.  We love you for your abiding quality of wishing to help another in need.  

We love you for this, but we want you to learn to put yourself at the center of your healing quest.  So, let the power that you have created wash back around you.  

Breathe it into your chest, into your heart.  Breathe it through the pores of your body.  Everything can breathe.  Your toes can breathe.  Let it move through your chakra system, whether you understand it or not. 

Allow this feeling of power to nurture the cells of your body.  This power will harm no one.  This is the power which the saints radiated with.  Why not you? 

We can leave you with no greater blessing than this moment that you created.  Until we meet again.