Messages from the Divine
There are metaphors and symbols around us on a consistent basis that communicate our feelings, state of mind and are messages from the divine. Depending on your spiritual orientation, divine can mean God, Angels, the Universe, Goddesses, Spiritual Guides and Ancestors that guide you. 'Divine'can also refer to your higher self, your knowing self.
Have you ever noticed that when you’re in an unnecessarily foul mood you might see ‘foulness’ or ‘ugliness’ in your surroundings? Same goes for when you're in a happy or joyous mood. The whole 'like attracts like vibe'. Or, if you’re wondering what to do about a situation and somebody says something that speaks directly to your situation without referring to, or even knowing about it? These moments are symbolic messages demonstrating the divine support and guidance available to you. These messages might come across loud and clear, or subtly and gently. They might take shape as warnings, nudges or validation that you're on the right track. I'd like to share a personal experience that demonstrates a simple example of communication from the divine:
A while back, I'd been in a space of wondering whether I’m “on purpose” and doing the “right” things to be on purpose – whatever “right” may be. I then experienced two moments on the same day that gave me some insight into these thoughts. The first moment came about when I was driving to a meeting. As I was driving towards a set of lights in the left of two lanes, there was a T-junction. I was concerned about being in the “correct” lane. As I approached the lights, I realised that I needed to switch to the right lane to turn right (as I was in the left lane). I started to panic a bit as there was no opportunity for me to slip into the right lane however, as I approached the traffic lights, the arrow on the road indicated that I could turn right in my left lane. In that "small" moment I had an epiphany: no matter what lane I am in, the road will lead me to my destination.
The second moment was when I needed to use a public restroom later that day. As I approached the restrooms I saw two entrances without the usual “Lady” and “Gent” stick figures in sight. I couldn't tell which one was the ladies entrance. I stood for a while trying to figure this out. I eventually chose the entrance to my right. Only when I entered did I see the two specified entrances for ladies and gents, so it didn't make a difference which entrance I had chosen. In that moment I understood that my pursuit of trying to immaculately figure things out wasted time and energy…and this was a very small decision, imagine the bigger decisions in life. My lesson and message from these two scenarios was that I need to keep going and not try to calculate everything to be the perfect move – rather just move with it. I’ll get there eventually.
What are the messages that you have received? Notice them today. Notice them now. The trick is not to over-analyse and to be in a state of mind to notice. You don’t have time to notice because you’re too busy? Aha! There’s even a message within your busyness: NOTICE the busyness and reflect on what ‘being busy' symbolises to you? Are the things that are keeping you busy constructive or are you 'busy doing nothing'? Are you distracting yourself or avoiding something? Does 'being busy' make you feel more important?
There is much to explore when it comes to messages from the divine. I will definitely be writing about this topic more. Subscribe to my blogs to receive more blogs like this.