The Community Within: Recent Episodes
S. K Hobbs
The Community Within A podcast community of spiritual seekers and mystics on a journey to know and love themselves and therefor love the other.
What happens when as authors, interpreters and storyellers we decenter ourselves? What happens when we deeply listen? What happens when we consider collective story, collective trauma, and collective separation from self? Can we begin collaborating with all life, to author a more all inclusive narrative?
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What are our dreams communicating? What language does the plant speak? Does the soul speak?
All these questions and contemplations are explored and more on this episode of the Community Within podcast.
More story and metaphor to support embodiment, grace and appreciation for cycles within ourselves. We are not static and our mood will ebb and flow through our major phases, seasons and cycles as it is designed perfectly and divinely to do so.
With a slightly off-the-beaten path exploration into the ingestion and digestion of art and music with respect to the processes of emotions. Lana Del Rey's new album and the influence of embodied art on our alchemizing of emotions.
I hope you enjoy this episode. Please rate, share and leave your feedback dear ones.
Are we aware of and participating in a conscious, reciprocal relationship with the nature around us?
In sharing two distinct stories, Shelby invites the listener to consider their relationship with the natural world. In a contemplative review she explores the relationship between humans and all beings in a complex web of symbiosis. Suggesting that in a regulated state and embodying our authentic deep instinctual desires, and our most conscious expressions of emotional vibration we inherently find ourselves in the flow of life and reciprocity.
I ask you, when is the last time you sad in the souil and really listened?
When did you last introduce yourself to a tree?
When did you last contemplate the wolf? Or the ladybug or the flower?
Are you being consciously aware of their presence because they may very well be of yours.
Notables:
- Introductory piece of writing 0:45 - 03:33
- Beginning of a new story 08:50
- The Praying Mantis pine tree 11:30
- Symbolism of praying mantis 13:23
- symbolism of pine trees 16:18
- Introducing myself to the tree 18:00
- deepest desires and reciprocity 26:50
- the big question 27:44
What keeping alcohol in my life was doing for me, how it served me and my expression and the way my stories created the backdrop for this to happen.
What my eventual decision after teetering back and forth in this relationship ,and acceptance of a sober, teetotal lifestyle has given back to me.
What alcohol used to do for me, how I have been giving myself more permission and how my stories provided the backdrop for this to take shape the last few years.
How I am deepening my resolve in a culture obsessed and possessed by booze and how this relates to sovereignty and belonging to myself. Let's get into it!
Shelby introduces community member #4 - The Initiate. The initiate has the power of sight. She has hindsight, and foresight. My initiate sees what is necesary to let go of and what is needed to bring death and rebirth. My Initiate guides transformation and when I can fully surrender to her she keeps me steadfast and in alignment bringing me closer to who I am. There's a hunger in her, a lone-wolf. She longs for growth, skill and intenionality.
Affectionately titled "Fireside Reflections" in Episode 4 Shelby dives deeper into episodes 2 and 3, The Bell Pendant (An Unconscious Painful Belief), and The Angry Mother.
Reflection being an important part of growth and spiritual development, there is charity in being willing to go deeper and share what new awareness has emerged. In sharing these first few community members there is opportunity to observe objectively, learning and acknowledging even more. Listen to the end to hear new insights, exploration of separation and finally a recording of "You are my sunshine" being sung round the "campfire" by Shelby and her 3 young boys.
"Magic is the art of changing consciousness at will."
Words of Dion Fortune, introduced to me by Starhawk.
An invitation to pause and consider the collective anger Mothers carry.
Generations of sending children off to fight violent wars led by unconscious men, never to return home. The mothers and children living now in Ukraine as war happens all around them. Present day young girls and women in Iran enduring a war on their bodies and rights. The global and collective devaluing of the feminine and of the woman. How does this history and current events impact the individual woman/mother?
This history, these stories are in our blood, our DNA and the air we breathe today. It's present in us now.
So how do we be with it?
Today's discussion barely scratches the surface. It's a nuanced and large topic with so much to consider. The objective is not to relieve ourselves of our personal accountability but rather to deepen and explore how the collective and historical trauma, plus evolution are present in us today and in what ways are these emotions being expressed, and where?
prayer for the mothers ~ channeled by Shelby
Father-Mother God I invoke your will,
Be present in the hearts of our planet’s mothers, all it's mothers. Assist us in navigating the evolving landscape of our culture, our earth and our humanity. Please be with us on our journey, guiding us to the language of love and patience. I invite you to be present within us today and all days to create ease, intuition and flow as we best meet ours and our children’s needs.
God, I ask that you be present in those parts of us that feel overwhelmed, traumatized or triggered. I invite you to be in the emotion with us and ask that you lead us toward the light of consciousness to remember who we really are.
We are your divine expression on earth, the soul and source of oneness.
Divine mother of all mothers, please bring to me and all those who hold the sacred office of motherhood the sweet nectar of your love and purity. Heal our wounds and fill us with courage to abolish our fears and choose great love, and intentional action.
So, it is.
Initiation by Fire - My Inner Child. Shelby brings listeners on a jouney within to meet her inner child.
Shelby brings the listener along for a journey beyond the ego and into an uncomfortable truth.
Unconscious beliefs have the power to colour our experience and communication with others. It's only when we accept the invitation to light our candle and journey into the darkness of our discomfort that we can arrive at it's origin.
Once arrived, we can bring it home to our true nature.
Introducing The Community Within
A soulful discussion for the seekers on a journey to know, love and heal themselves. Hosted with love and intention by Shelby. Shelby identifies as a woman, mother, daughter, sister, lover, friend and guide who shares with vulnerability and honesty from the heart of her own healing journey.
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