Follow Your Passion And Truth

In Native American tradition, human existence and well-being is based on the Medicine Wheel, also known as the Sacred Hoop, that consists of the Four Directions, Father Sky, Mother Earth, and the Spirit Tree. Together these ‘spokes’ of the wheel honor all aspects of human existence, growth, balance, and well-being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

In each lifetime, we are destined to achieve progress in one or more of these areas until, finally, after many incarnations, all the ‘spokes’ of our wheel are complete – all the way from the inner hub to the outer rim. At that point, we have completed our various missions through many incarnations in a myriad of schoolrooms, and we finally achieve ascended mastery.

When all our spokes are complete, we leave this dense, earthly dimension and arrive at the highest plane of existence, the realm of the Great Spirit, traditionally known as the ‘Hunting Grounds of the Ancestors,’ and since the arrival of Christianity, as ‘Heaven.’

In this state we never need to descend again, and will remain infinitely in the higher dimension. We are liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth and reach a new level of consciousness and enlightened existence, known as nirvana in Buddhism, moksha in Hindusim, and eternal life in Christianity.

As a result, from a spiritual stand-point, we are offered a smorgasbord of options and choices that we may need for our particular journey in this lifetime. The enthusiasm and passion we feel when we are guided to a particular path is spirit directing us toward the ‘curriculum’ we need to complete in order to achieve our ultimate goal of transcendence in one or more spokes of our wheel.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one’s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others ~ Chin-Ning Chu

Paying attention to signs and synchronicities is an effective tool to guide us. For example, why do certain people or animals show up in our lives at the perfect moment? Well, the answer is simple: when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

I had synchronicity show up in my own life again recently. I was thinking of taking up writing again, after many decades of pursuing other interests. It was just a thought and idea, until a writing class made its appearance in my daily reality. Everything about it was perfectly ideal. It was timely, affordable, and taught by a mentor whose writing I have always admired. So, I joined the course, and I’m loving it. Now, I’m back in my passion thanks to paying attention to the guidance of spirit.

Completing our wheel succesfully, for me, lies in the perfection of following our innate enthusiasm and intuitive passion, as opposed to following some ideology, dogma, or cultural dictate. Our soul direction is where our heart leads us. If there are some ‘down times’ in-between, I feel that physical rest is needed to reground and regroup. Intensity and speed is not of importance.

The road to enlightenment and transcendence is to remain conscious of one’s own sense of what feels resonant and timely. Our higher self knows what, where and when is best. Following your passion and truth will result in the emergence of the uniqueness of you.