 HOW I'M LEARNING TO UNMASK Yesterday, in a mastermind I’m in, we were invited to pull oracle/tarot cards to receive messages for the month of October 2023. The first card that flew out as I was clearing the deck and shuffling was: 18 Jumbie: Masks (from the African Goddess Rising Oracle Deck by Abiola Abrams) My initial messages from the card were:
 1. TAKING OFF THE MASKS If I’m guided to take off the masks, I first wonder: what masks am I showing to the world? The biggest mask is that I HAVE MY SHIT TOGETHER. This mask says I’m taking full responsibility for my life; I’m positive and cheerful all the time; and that my businesses are successful enough to cover my living expenses. BULLSHIT! I do NOT have my shit together. I am NOT taking full responsibility for my life and my businesses. I have been making excuses and blaming external circumstances. I am NOT fully showing up because I’m scared. How can I have my shit together if I’m not owning where I’m at and I’m not committing to what I desire? I am NOT positive and cheerful all the time. Sometimes I’m anxious, lack-focused and worrying about a future that doesn’t yet exist – but it will (be my future) if most of my thoughts are on scarcity. My realisation is that I have a limiting belief that I don’t have my shit together enough to serve others (in my Wild & Wise business). Currently, I’m creating a circle program which I think will be called Radical Rebirth (inspired by the second card I pulled for my October messages). The program will be about unlearning and releasing who you’re not, unveiling your soul’s truth and living in alignment with your authentic self. This is a program FOR ME. What I mean is that that this Radical Rebirth is part of my personal journey. And I would love to call in other women on a similar path to co-create a movement to become our truest selves. There’s power in joining a group with a common goal and having the divine feminine energies rise to magnetise balance and harmony on the planet. An affirmation from Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Body, which I think is perfect for me right now, is: I move forward with confidence and joy, knowing all is well in my future.  2. STOP HIDING The Shadow Guidance from the 18 Jumbie Masks card is: Where is the lie? Get quiet to get clear. Am I confused or afraid? I’m not confused. I have amazing moments of clarity. Then my mood/emotions change and the doubts creep in, especially when I haven’t taken action on the clarity. The truth is I am SHIT SCARED.
Under all of this is… What if I don’t have what it takes to be successful in business? What I’m realising is that: when I allow my fear to stop me, I am guaranteed of failing and having to start all over again. Right?! Ironically, I am already “starting again” with my Wild & Wise Business. I keep saying “my new business”, but it’s really my second business. Technically, Wild & Wise is actually my THIRD business – I started Discover the Oracle Within, my first life coaching business, in 2004! I am afraid of losing it all, myself included. The problem is by hiding behind the masks, I’m losing myself anyway. I’m not being my authentic self with a mask on. If I don’t FULLY show up and commit, then it’s definitely NOT going to work. I cannot attract my true tribe with a mask on. They will be attracted to my mask, and not to me. Stepping into my authentic self means I attract my real tribe. I wish to magnetise people/things to the REAL ME, and not to my mask. 3. BE WILLING TO BE SEEN FOR WHO I REALLY AM This is scary because it means I’m opening myself up to judgement and criticism. Then I think about a recent post from @jonhillstead on Instagram: Instead of showing up and focusing on the people who might judge you or criticize you. Show up for the people who are waiting to be led by you. The people who are waiting to be inspired by your story, the people who are waiting to be activated by your voice, the people who are waiting to receive your medicine. Show up for those people! What if I focus on showing up for the people who need me to shine my light? Who would I need to become?
I am willing to be seen for who I really am – because how people respond to me isn’t actually about me; it’s about THEM. Interestingly, after sorting out the crap in my bedroom on the weekend, I reconnected with an affirmation card that was on my bedside table: It is safe and satisfying for me to be seen for who I really am. (From: Joyful Abundance by Kris Franken) Side Note: I looked up the meaning of the number 18 (from the oracle card that flew out). According to iPublishing.co.in... Angel Number 18 is a symbol of transformation, spiritual growth, and infinite possibilities. It is believed to be a sign from the divine realm, encouraging us to draw strength from our own inner wisdom and understanding that anything is possible with the right attitude. Yep, I think that is a perfect message for me right now!  WHAT NOW? I created a new manifesto:
YOUR TURN
What did you realise about yourself through this process? I would love to know, so please comment below or post in my Wild & Wise Circle Community (private Facebook group) here. Sending you love, light and abundance, Olga xx NEXT...
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AuthorOlga is a women's circle facilitator, life coach and Latin Dance & Zumba Gold instructor. She is a lover of personal development, forest bathing and tree hugging, chanting, books and mochas! Archives
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