 Hey there beautiful souls, this is Christy Martin with Art of Awakening. Thank you so much for watching and Welcome to this energy update. This is the 5-5 portal May 5th, 2019 and 5 is the number of change. So this is like a real portal or threshold for You know change to happen a Very powerful day, and I'm being guided to take you guys on a little hike I'm gonna take you up to one of my power spots, and we're gonna talk a little bit about thresholds and Making this shift whatever shift is happening in your life Hopefully towards towards the light towards more ascended way of being So if you're ready, let's begin Okay, so this is one of my favorite trails. It's Pretty close to my hometown of Marquette, Michigan And I love Marquette because I can live in the middle of town and be here in about 10 minutes And this is just acres and acres of wilderness. Well, wilderness, but it's it's at least wild land all right, so I'm just coming up here to the thresholds and Usually when I come in here I Don't go in. I don't charge in right away. I take a little time to pause Connect with the woods connect with the forest and just feel into you know my welcome here just Get a little humble and in ask, you know requesting entrance and Typically, I'll get the response that you know go come on in come on in But I just want to talk a little bit about this idea of thresholds because You see this in animals We probably you probably find that you do this naturally when you come to a thresholds you pause You know pause look around that's a natural natural thing to do and I just want to sort of as an aside This time right here in this area is a thresholds time You probably have you may have leaves and stuff where you are But we don't yet, but they're about to pop just started getting a little bit warmer weather and that threshold between the the dormant period and the and the fully leafed out period is pretty powerful one but But that that instinct that instinct to pause it's there for a reason because at those transition zones You know, it's it's it does represent change and You have to make a shift You know no matter what the transition is whether it's a transition between A meadow and the forest or wherever it is those transition zones are active there Really they tend to have a lot of just energy hanging out there because there's the characteristics are the the energies of both Places are present in one and we see that in In these transition zones and in in in nature and we also see it like energetically now as we're moving from The 3d existence to 5d we're going through 4d and that that really has energies of both and these are places where or times where we need to be especially Especially aware you can see there's still snow here on the ground But if you look up The buds are starting to pop on the poplar trees. So, you know, we've got a little bit of both happening But thresholds for this reason because things can lurk around thresholds things can You know stand and ambush sometimes and you know not not to sound frightening But in nature that's that's the case and that's why animals are so cautious when they come to any kind of thresholds They really know Instinctually that one has to be very very aware In these times and places and and they really are a kind of sacred transitions That's my dog Jasmine. You've probably heard her in prior videos if you've been following me. Hey jazz Good girl. Um, okay, so So this has been coming up a lot lately. I've been seeing it in clients I've been seeing it just you know things that are being shown to me the dreams that kind of thing that This this real need for awareness and things that are I want to say, you know trying to keep you back, but there is an archetype It's called the guardian the guardian of the threshold that you know the guardian of the gates and In myths and stories it usually often comes in the form of a dragon or something, you know, it could be a Monster or a dragon or sometimes even an angel like You know the angel that's set to guard the the garden of Eden Eden and if you're going to enter you know the sacred space or the temple or the treasure house You have to get past the guardian. Okay, and So in life what this shows up as as we start moving towards a higher plane of existence Towards a better way of living Towards more peace more harmony more joy, you know as we're doing the work A lot of times what happens is things come Forward to to block us, right? And this is why sometimes when we're when we're moving forwards You know in our life and doing all this stuff That's supposed to make life better. Sometimes the first thing that happens is that all this stuff comes up You know to it to block us and it can be really discouraging, but the thing is like to stop like rather than thinking of it as the enemy Which I think sometimes is really what it wants. That's that's a It gets us back into that You know antagonistic or us versus them or or battle kind of mindset Which which keeps us down more in that 3d. So rather than thinking of it as the enemy You start thinking of it as the guardian and it's just it's testing because what will It's testing your awareness and it's testing your resolve Right and it's also testing your courage. It's testing everything everything, right? so When it's only when we are ready we've really Built ourselves up and we've done the work when we've done our push-ups, right? We've done our our You know, whatever it is we need to do To make ourselves mentally aware and you know ready mentally ready Physically ready, you know all these things Then we're able to Move past. Okay, and a lot of times in stories the hero is given some kind of magic key or magic incantation or Is told something, you know, maybe it's singing a lot of times it's it's maybe a song or something that that Get sung to the dragon to put it to sleep so that you can pass but there's something that the hero needs to bring to it that that You know dis disables that guardian or charms it So the guardian is look at the light coming out the guardian is not It's not the enemy it's the teacher and How so, you know when we have these things happening to us whether it's physical illness or money trouble or Relationship trouble happening You know, it's it's there to teach us and it's going to be showing us where Those places that we still need to work on those places where we still need to You know find that magic charm the magic spell the Power piece that that will charm the dragon or or put it to sleep And and there's several Ways to do this like I guess I'm constantly lately being shown this number four and so I'm being guided to talk about being the center of the four of the four the number four is this number of stability and It also You know we it's it's a it's really a very sacred number we have the four elements. We've got the four directions and It's being in that center of the four When we're in the center that puts us in a position of being able to see Clearly in all directions and what does that do that? Enables us to be aware of everything that's going on and that greater awareness is what is needed To to you know find that key to get in And so what does this mean? Well one thing to look at is You know the four bodies. We've got their physical body. We've got the spiritual body We've got the you know the mental Intellectual body. We've got the emotional body. So working with all four of these aspects and if And if we often tend to be kind of get drawn into Excesses or imbalances needs to happen in any of these areas But if we just if you the practice of awareness What it does is it helps us to stay as close as we can to the center so that each of these four can act as checks and balances for the others for instance and because one of the things that this guardian will do is to try to pull us off into One of these directions One or more, but you know, I'm gonna focus on one at a time and and kind of lead us astray and pull us To where it's you know, something is unbalanced in that direction. We just tend to fall into that Kind of fall deeply away from center towards that for instance Physically it can happen in In terms of addictions, okay, that's the physical body that is Falling into illusion because it's telling us that we need and want You know something that really isn't good for us, but it's telling us Oh, we need this we need this we need this because usually when the body is in a healthy state and it's in a balanced state It will tell us what it needs. It tells us what's healthy. So normally the body is a really good thing to to you know to listen to but When you become aware of an addiction or a craving that won't stop sometimes cravings will tell us what we need But if it's a craving for something that we know is not healthy a craving for cigarettes a craving for excessive amounts of alcohol craving for Particular food that maybe isn't so good for us potato chips or chocolate. You know chocolate can be very good for us but you know the right kind of chocolate right if you were looking at like Really crappy. Maybe her shoes bars or something is not very good for us so like Look at those cravings. That's the The Guardian working to get us off balance. Okay, because when our physical body Gets out of alignment. It pulls everything else along with it. It can happen. Okay, so the Guardian can do this Pull us off track Spiritually it this can happen in terms of Maybe Getting this compelling feeling like we've got to do this or that You know to stay spirit. I mean and again, it's just that could be very very tricky because sometimes Because a lot of times like, you know spirit will be very decisive and tell us that we need to do this but When it's when the trickster When the Guardian in the form of the trickster comes in it will you know tell us things like I guess Killing commies for Christ. That's a really really good example of you know being spiritually led astray and you know at this threshold kind of thing, so if you're You know like like somebody who's very spiritual And you can get caught into these beliefs, you know that that Doing things that really aren't for the highest good of yourself or others are what God wants. Okay? So that's an example or Conversely, we get like this Sometimes you can get drawn the other way and really wanting to Spend all your time in meditation, which feels wonderful But eventually it can become sort of like a spiritual addiction and just pulling you off because really what we're meant to do is Take our spirituality and bring it to earth, right so that we can You know make this world a more beautiful place and a more aligned place And if we're spending all our time in meditation or you know, what whatever if that just doesn't happen, so it becomes us like dead end Okay, so it can happen Mentally we get like into in mental gridlock or start You know just making all sorts of decisions that We make them rashly usually and they they bring us to places that really don't is not where that we intended And it can show up emotionally And that is really just kind of getting caught up in the emotion and and just caught in Just just emotional gridlock People can really take us as an advantage of us or people beings whatever You know and and this guardian or the trickster. I'm talking the trickster the trickster and the guardian very closely related The guardian uses this trickster energy To pull us away from that threshold away from that portal You know scammers has a really good example of Emotional thing because they play in your emotions, right? They get you all hyped up about you know often it's it's greed or if it's not greed then sometimes it's like You know if they're there you think you're You're gonna get a lot of money or something and it's really it could be altruistic It could be like oh my god, I can help so many people with this money You know, and then you don't pay attention to what's going on to what you know And and you want to believe it so much that you just fall into it so And that's that's sort of a combination of playing on the emotions and the mind so a lot of different ways this can happen and the really the antidote is to Stay very very focused and very aware. Okay, because the more aware we are we can start really picking up on This is not real. This is illusion. Okay And and there are checks and balances because we can use our mind our Thoughts our mental capacity to look at say what's going on with the body and say, you know these cravings these this isn't real this is not healthy and You know and it's a lot of times it takes a lot of that power of will to bring us back to a place, you know to constantly having to Have a check on that body, right? It's like body, you know, we're not gonna let you do this But it takes a lot of courage to do that and a lot a lot of courage and A lot of willpower. Okay, so this is This tests us on all all levels And and that's what it's for because it's this idea of Only those who are quote-unquote worthy. Well, we're all worthy We are all worthy and we're all you know, we're all capable of this. It's just that you know somehow we've gotten ourselves in separation and we need to You know get ourselves back to that point where where we Can't even enter this place, right? So it takes dedication and it takes You know, it just takes the work it takes the The discipline and there's that D word, right? I call it the D word because people don't want to hear it But if you're going to ascend it always takes discipline, you know and and the discipline requires Awareness you can't be disciplined without being Extremely aware because you need to know You know not in the true sense discipline because you need to know You know what's going on so that you can keep yourself aligned, right? So in addition to this idea of the Guardian what's another thing that's been coming forward for me a lot lately You know in a lot of ways I'm seeing it and clients. I'm seeing it and you know just things that are being shown to me is the inner child and I believe that's really a big part of what's awakening right now That's the threshold here is we're being able to access the inner child I know this is going to show up in different ways for a different people this threshold right now. So there's a certain Soul group that is starting to really access their inner child And I'm gonna talk about that in just a second. I'm also going to talk about there's a good There's another soul group that is really struggling with this threshold and and really You know paddling with this Guardian a lot and and just so you're aware of this is what's happening. It's not that You know, it's not that everything's out to get you it's just that you've come up against this this Guardian and it's just you're being asked to become more aware and The awareness really requires coming back into stillness because all these things What they're doing and bringing us away from You know center is there they're bringing us into this state of Either confusion It's the state of anti-peace right? It's either confusion or it's heavy emotions. It's turmoil. It's drama all this stuff Okay, and so the way through is to keep coming back to center keep coming back to the breath to stillness and The really the only way through this portal It's like counterintuitive because we want to move we want to we want to battering ram it we want to You know get up a bunch of momentum and crash through it And each time we try that approach or even we want to strategically, you know figure our way through it And all this focus on motion That's why it's such an effective Guardian It's because every time there's like all this motion come motion emotion It completely has a force field against that stuff So the only way through it is through coming to stillness to just really come to a halt And and really center into that true still voice that the stillness is where you find The absolute truth of who you are And when we get there then we are able to really tune into the still small voice that Has that key that gives us that wisdom that little piece of information that tool whatever it is That will tell us how to charm or you know, modify or pacify the Guardian so that we can pass through So if you are in that state of turmoil, if you're having a lot of that in your life, it's it's it's simply a An invitation to invite yourself to come deeper into stillness and And again that does take discipline and and sometimes it's like we Sometimes it's like we need we need each other. We need each other, right? Because it's it's really hard to do it all by yourself. I don't know if anybody Who who doesn't buy themselves? We're not meant to do that. We're human beings. We're social, right? So social beings were meant to lift each other up And you know, sometimes that's in the form of finding the spiritual mentor or guru other times It's it's in the form of connecting with nature or connecting with You know just other beings pets very small children or You know even any friend that really resonates with you, you know, I have seen People like two people who are very messed up in their own ways But if they're resonating in the right way together, they can come together hang out together and heal each other So it's not that it always has to be this this, you know Mentor kind of relationship. We have healers and teachers all around us So so really tuning in and be but it requires being aware of how does this person make you feel? How does this being or tree or whatever it is make you feel if it's helping you to come more into center? Then that's a healing presence. That's a Relationship that you want to foster Usually coming into nature like this is a beautiful way because that that works for most everybody, you know It is very centering and healing okay, so then I want to come back to this other soul group that it has been doing a lot of work in one way or the other whether consciously or not and They're they're really starting to allow that that you know the inner child is coming forward for them And this can you know, this is the portal to joy. This is the portal to really living a beautiful life of Joy and freedom. Okay, so for this soul group You know if you've come to that place of peace or you're starting to get there This time right now is very very powerful, but it's You may find that things are being revisited You know old fears might be surfacing a you know old nightmares Maybe if you do a lot of dream work that you know, maybe nightmares that you thought you had Worked through they might be coming through again. You might be falling prey to scams. You might be you know finding that that You know chasing opportunities that maybe aren't you know all this stuff all these patterns Maybe coming up for you and it's it's just like I'm just being encouraged to just kind of point this out and just to Just to suggest that this is a really good time to Kind of Come back to discipline and it does not mean that you have to come to stillness by meditating five hours a day, but even just you know coming in maybe like a Couple minutes of tuning in every time just being very very aware of any time that you're feeling That sense of urgency, okay, and here's how you can tell The difference whether it's physical mental spiritual or emotional When these things come forward it's going to be showing up as Feelings of urgency like you know, this has got to be done now or this is so important that that I got to get it right, you know those feelings of You know, I just I really need this But but just kind of that that sense of you know driving this Behind it rather than a sense of peace so really look for You know if you because spirit will speak very decisively, okay? And here's another one if it feels like it's very confusing or you're you know a lot of turmoil then then it's it's probably not You know the absolute truth that you're looking for so just feeling into You know if you're being asked to do something does it feel Grounded you feel a sense of Just absolute this is it and without that sense of You know that that that sense of urgency urgency and and here's where it can get very very Like it it can be very deluding because it It can be very subtle Okay, so if you're Unsure then come deeper in just in this and you'll be told Whoo, so this is a lot and I mean I could probably just go on but I think you know just for now. That's probably enough Looking at this portal time as as a very powerful time for manifesting what we want but we have to be maintain awareness and Also just maintain awareness that whatever comes up that is not feeling good or it seems to be drawing us a way It is simply it's not our enemy. It's our teacher so You know giving Thanks for everything that comes up. Even if it's uncomfortable It will really help us to maintain that sense of peace that sense of groundedness that will help us through So hope you've enjoyed this if you've had if you have please do like subscribe Sorry about that truck noise And and share if you feel like it's been helpful to you And again enjoy this beautiful Sunday Take some time to enjoy yourself today because you deserve it and that's part of You know that's part of the journey is really focusing on joy and and one last little piece. It's coming in. It's like another part of it besides coming to stillness is like Bringing the focus back to what it is that does feel good, right? Keep bringing the focus back Because this is what this this trickster energy will do is take our focus away. It wants to divert us. It wants to Kind of make us want to go somewhere else, right pulling our attention away from That the goodness so it's it's a matter of continuously checking in and seeing if you're aligned, you know that internal compass and There are certain things that we can really focus on if you've been doing a lot of work and gotten to the point where You know, you're doing pretty well Then I would suggest like really focusing and feel what joy feels like You know take some time to think of think of joy Call in that feeling of joy feel what it feels like in the body and and kind of bring yourself back to that when you come to these Times where you're pulling yourself back where you're re-centering Focus in on that feeling of joy feel it in your body and and that can help you stay in line If you're struggling, I would suggest joy might be hard for you to to You know get a feel for If things have been really hard for you, but I would start with gratitude You know, just just really focusing on gratitude and giving thanks for Everything knowing that each test brings you a little further towards, you know, where you want to be so really giving thanks for everything as it shows up every last thing even the dark stuff even the you know just giving thanks because it's It's it's helping it's flushing stuff up out of you so that you can process it so you can purge it So you can get past it So that gratitude is super important even if you are at this point we're wanting to you know You know feeling like your joy is accessible to you still keep hold of that gratitude And then the final thing is don't don't lose sight of the self-love Give yourself love constantly Because that's that's that's huge All right, so I think this is the end here. Thanks for hanging on this long. Thanks for you know sticking with it and Much much love love you all and much joy and peace to you today, and we'll catch you again soon