Hello, sparkling souls!

It’s Violet again. As I sit here writing this, the delightful sound of children laughing and squealing with excitement is drifting up from the primary school a few storeys below our windows. The tumult of voices in their high-pitched youth begins and ends at regular intervals throughout the day. They rise and fall like the tide beneath a watchful moon, setting a soundtrack to the cooling autumn days and the gradual changing of the leaves. It is a sweet reminder of the necessity of fun and play, the zest we can have for life, and the joy of these things whilst surrounded by friends, nestled into one’s community.

In the past few years, it seems as though our sense of community has been…not lost, but forgotten somewhere along the way. Like a book that we were enjoying and set down somewhere, neglecting to pick it back up again, or a project that we keep meaning to return to. For many, this feeling of being a piece of a larger whole has never fully returned after the last of the lockdowns. It may not be a common experience, but I felt more connected to a wider community at the start of the first lockdown. Those days seemed to be filled with an endless, fretful waiting – though whether that waiting was for information, an easing of cases, or the word that the world might begin again, I was never certain. But they were also filled with uplifting stories about people coming together. Helpful neighbours delivering a food shop to the people down the road who were shielding. Kind-hearted old men raising funds for the National Health Service with each step they take on their walker around their garden. Entire villages opening their doors and windows every week to applaud as loudly as possible the healthcare workers and their tireless efforts.

Even as people turned to virtual channels for support and connection, there was a greater sense of community at that time. Recipes for sourdough bread and sweet treats were shared. Lullabies were sung to just-born babies by their grandparents still waiting to meet them in person. And here, some of you came together to deepen your connection to Source Energy and develop your innate gifts. It seemed to be a time of learning and teaching, of forming strong foundations and building worthwhile relationships.

Now…the world is open again. But many of us are still trying to find our way. There is an urgency, a determination almost, to return to how things were before. Somewhat paradoxically, this has made the search for community feel both frenzied and obligatory, rather than sought out naturally. The very essence of interaction seems to have shifted from something pleasant to something that simply must be done now. At times, it feels that people have also forgotten how to listen properly and empathetically. Anything less than optimistic and cheerful to carry on was unwelcome. Perhaps it is my environment that makes things seem this way – I am living in a very large and busy city, after all. But still, I crave the authenticity that used to exist. I yearn for that sacred community.

Mum (Jane) told of the stunning energy of the big, outdoor Autumn Equinox Circle two weeks ago in Newport. The moving shares of each participant were made all the more rich by the deep, empathetic listening of this great gathering of souls. (The full testimonial video is now available on YouTube here). I grew up in vibrant seasonal circles like this. But this kind of gathering of heart has become tragically rare. It is the essential piece we are working to rebuild (or perhaps continue constructing) here. Together, we are reclaiming and honing gifts, tools, and abilities that may have been hidden or buried. The ability to connect, fully. The ability to see and be seen in turn. The ability to listen and receive with compassion. The knowledge that we are all Divine Emanations of Source Energy; equal parts human and divine, and utterly, breathtakingly beautiful because of it. The understanding that we are here to bring about positive change, to infuse more compassion into the world, and to remind people of their true soul and purpose.

It can be so easy to feel lost in the contrast. Let this newsletter serve as a reminder that there are still people working to pull in and share more love and light, ever more love and light. We have endured our share of tumultuous tides and lightning storms, thank you very much. Together, we are headed for a safer harbour. We are headed for calmer waters. We are headed for a place where we can dance, rest, and remember how beautiful life is in the midst of a caring community.

If you are seeking this peace, come join us where you can. Whether that’s online through our Sparkling Circle community platform, or in person in just under two weeks when we dance with a bounty of loving, shining women in Texas, you are welcome and invited. We’ve also dropped a Back-to-School special to help you harvest your own support from our Health & Peace Circle Online Course on our Sparkling Circle platform. Should you wish for a reminder that you are divinely loved and uniquely gifted beyond your imagining, this course can provide that nudge.

You are so loved. You are so honoured. You are so cherished.

Have a glorious weekend!

Violet