Vibing in the Decisive Moment
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Vibing in the decisive moment is one of my favorite feelings!
Through my personal lens of perception, in this world thus far, I truly believe that every moment has her very own vibe. Her very own language and translation of what is offered and to be offered. Each moment, day, week, month, year is autonomous to the next and offers an expression that will forever be unique to that time in space. In a similar regard, each moment is absolutely quantum and offers an endless strewn of possibilities. The crossroads between the authentic vibe and the conscious knowing of infinite possibility is where we find the “decisive moment” and this is where you and I play.
The way that I have found most resonant to capture photographs and video footage is to surrender to the moment in a way that allows me to create and cultivate with the mediums of time and space -- capturing the energetics within the physicality of my subject(s) amongst the surrounding flora.
It always amazes me what shows up when working with various clients. It is never the same two photos or even vibes from one to the next, even when co-creating with the same exact subjects/objects/offerings. It is the way we, together, show up in our most exposed state of being. There will always be an underlying frequency translation of “Jayde,” but what dictates the scene is so beyond and so absolutely co-created.
In my teenage years, I was into a variety of different healing techniques and would practice these very specific techniques on my family and friends. Since then, I have learned what miraculous healing actually is on a basic level. Healing another body is simply holding a frequency for the cells within that other body to attune to, versus solely imposing frequency. Imposing and holding space can be seen as polar opposites. With polarization comes relative familiarity between the two, but consciously knowing the distinct difference has taken my photographic creation from something that is just a photo to a photo that innately has authentic-soul of its own by knowing when to impose and when to hold space. It is a dance between the two elements within the decisive moment. Where I see this show up the most obviously, in my own evolution, is the way I edit now compared to previous years + my packages have totally evolved as well because it is not about the amount of editing and it is not about the amount of photographs, it is about the translation of the decisive moment.
In my day to day life, I have been learning what it means to hold the frequency of love on deeper levels than ever before -- for myself, my family, my clients, and the moments between. When my perception really began to shift about the meaning of holding energetic space is when I had the honor of supporting my cousin through her first birth just over a year ago. This experience took my being into a major perception shift within my own cells -- a quantum self-healing experience in itself. I felt like a new wombyn, like I had been initiated into a certain type of understanding and knowing in regards to cultivation within the unknown. Now, I am seeing this concept resounding throughout every photo session, conversation, and various creations beyond photographic captures.
Holding space and facilitating the orchestration of the dance to translate your message to the world!
Let’s co-create!
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Let Love Be Your Rebellion!
Aloha Loves,
I am curious to know, how have your conversations been lately?
The world has been changing so rapidly that every time I sit down to write a blog post or produce a new post on instagram, I get a little overwhelmed in translating my thoughts into words, while also feeling like simply talking business and offerings wasn’t going to feel resonant either. Noticing my inner need to process and grasp the feels, has led me to an observer role throughout the current planetary movements and taking action where I can in my very acute personal life. Honing in for a moment, allowed space to open a totally honest conversational platform with friends and family. Although, this all feels like a lot and we are being stretched on the feeling spectrum, I am in good faith that many human creatures are fulfilling a piece of his or her destiny in one way or another. During this maya of destruction is also such a potent opportunity for rebirth and restructuring, which is the dichotomy that I would like to discuss today in this blog post - distractions, supremacy, division, fragmentation, focus, privilege, knowledge, understanding, unity, depth, compassion, ancient wisdom, and so on as implied.
As a business owner, you may be concerned about the way you present yourself on social platforms and/or in the eye of the public these days. So many of us are standing up for the same cause, as light workers, we are holding the frequency of unconditional love, while finding our solid stance in a poised peaceful warrior. Yet, it can be so easy to get caught up in the nuances, so much so that we become distracted from the present moment. It may be my paranoia about the government that has led me to finally speaking out or not speaking out for nearly a month now, but it seems to me that a sure divide and conquer plan has been set and administered.. And it looks like it is working. Oh, snap. That is the first zoom-out from acute reality and what is being experienced. The second zoom-out is seeing this all as absolutely divine.
So, what do we do? We recenter.
If you have ever given birth or witnessed a birth, you will most likely be able to relate to the following metaphor -- I feel like so many are shrieking and screaming at one another in tones that pierce the air, but make no physical progress. Versus moaning, grunting, and focusing on the pain in grounded, low tones. Try it right now to see the difference, to understand the metaphor on a deeper level. If we continue to scream at one another instead of grounding into ourselves before speaking out, then we will only tread water and spin out. Leaving many wounded and exhausted when it doesn’t need to be that way. To make true reformation happen in a system that has set up the illusion that we are in a rat maze, we must ground down, recenter, and focus.
I saw this chart of emotions a few weeks ago that correlated outward expressions to emotions or to the way we are actually feeling. The anger one stuck with me, as I thought back to times in my life when I was the most angry and in times in my baby nephew’s life when he has been most angry. Anger correlates to feeling out of your own control.
Expression = Emotion
Anger = Powerless
When I feel anger around what is happening in the world, I go back to this concept and find myself immediately grounded back into the present moment where the possibility is infinite and the impact is exponential. When I sink back into myself, I feel strong again and in my power because I know change is possible and I know these are fluid times and that this structure is merely a facade that was created at one point in time. Made for humans, by humans. Soak that in for a moment.
Made for humans, by humans.
Have you noticed that we have become fragmented more than ever? Let’s zoom out and open our perception to the divinity that is at play within these potent times and as a business owner, as a lightworker, as an artist, it may feel as though you are expected to speak out. Yet, speaking out only seems to cause unwanted tension or less followers. I have heard this feedback from several friends and clients with large followings lately. There is a fragmentation that appears to be in our reality right now more than ever. This tension, this fragmentation, this irritation allows us to expose the roots of our shadows. It allows us to take a wider perspective and an embodiment into our true, personal and collective, resonant beings.
The fact that we are fragmented shows our absolutely unique ability to be individually authentic. The lesson to be learned within the fragmentation is to appreciate and to love one another and ourselves for exactly where we are seeing from in the moment. Momentary perspective is all that we are truly in control of and that is what truly matters. For all to be heard and listened to in the language of grounded moans of concern. From these grounded songs, we are easily able to sing with the soul that is unique to each one of us and to the collective versus swimming against the current and allowing traction to slip.
To condemn and to condone are both ways to cause unhealthy division.
Let’s talk about “white privilege” and how this concept is actually holding us all back from our fullest selves and potentials. Allowing the gap to grow even greater. Through the low frequencies of guilt and shame, we (collectively) are in turn being held down versus held accountable. It is a double edged sword because, yes, awareness is key and beyond the initial awareness is an even deeper awareness, a deeper understanding, a picture that ignites the realization that we are all on the same playing field. That we are residing upon the same mama earth, together. Individuality is what brings us together and what creates the highest of vibrations where fluidity is the structure.
Keep your vision clear, my loves, we are riding waves into new days.
Somewhere in the mix of posts on social media, I saw this sign, held by a peaceful protestor, that said “All Cops Should Do Ayahuasca” and I thought.. Hell yea, that’s a thought… What if those in the justice system and/or leadership positions were mandated to face their shadows before being accepted into such positions?
When one is able to safely process his or her own shadow aspects, it liberates them and those around them in a very sovereign way and empathy grows and is more easily cultivated. When the heart is full of love, it is able to spill out and be shared with all those who come into contact with it. When a heart is full of hurt, it is an opposite reaction, yet similar cascading pattern. This is when the polarity allows for clarity, when we see that the opposites are exactly the same and that, simply, we always have a choice as to which wolf, inside ourselves, we choose to feed.
Right now, it is like we are vomiting hurt and pain all over one another. Showing where the world is absent in love. Where “passion” fills to the brim so much that hate and anger take hold and lead to rash and hurtful decisions. Hurt will only cause more hurt. So, here we are facing the ugly truth of our lineage pain. Each and every one of us, both consciously and subconsciously.
Where does it begin?
Where does it end?
We must see through this illusion for the sake of our own wellbeing.
We must ask these difficult questions and take them into our own, individual hearts.
We must have a conversation with both uncertainty and possibility, realizing they are one in the same. Polarity creates clarity.
Thank you for taking the time to read this string of thoughts around the current state of our planet. It finally came together! When there are so many distractions, as business owners it is our dharma to stay focused on what resonates. To stay in alignment with self truth. This is how transformation begins and how fluidity flourishes. So much love to each and every one of you! You are absolutely magical and powerful just as you are, allow this message to course through your veins as you step into the day. Allow inner joy and a curiosity for deeper understanding be your rebellion.
Blissings,
Jayde
The Guru
Hey Moon Shines,
The new moon is upon us and has us melting deeply, once again.
Allowing us to harness the fullness of our essential beingness.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a true “guru” — the kind they portray in the movies — someone to look up to for everything? I definitely have. Coming from the conditioning that one must first be certified or obtain some sort of a degree to move forward in life, I have often thought that if someone shows me the way, then I will know the way and that if I did not receive a green light from someone external, then my path wasn’t legit. With this belief came waves of disappointment in others and a humbling within myself, which has brought me to recognize that everyone is just as human as I am! What?! Yes! That’s the beauty of it all! If we are all just as human as the next, then we are all also just as divine and capable as the next.
I proudly received my BA degree in Photography when I went to Art School in Denver and I will always choose to keep those memories and those lessons to cherish. Although, I realize that I did not need a degree to be legit (no matter what the system told me) to become a true creatrix. Beyond the bachelors degree, after 17 or so years of consecutive schooling, I was finally out in the vast ocean of the world, yet it was like I was waiting for some external human being to tell me that it was ok to take a risk and jump into my own creative endeavors full fledged.
When Tony Robbins titled his Netflix film, “I Am Not Your Guru,” my subconscious self wasn’t totally on board… until now! Thank the goddesses that I have leaped and have began to truly emerge with this divine creature that is within me. The creature that leads with purpose and passion.
There is absolutely no doubt that we learn from this person or that person about how to navigate the nuances of life or business or even subtle nuances regarding our planetary purposes, yet it is incredibly pertinent that we know that we are all human and we are all in this individualized human experience together. For many of you, this may come as common knowledge. For me, on the other hand, realizing that I am my own guru may have been my biggest personal revelation within this past year.
I believe that a few others have also been impressed with a similar conditioning model, so I have shared some prompts and a short mindfulness experience via the audio bar below to begin melting away the walls of disillusion. I am sharing this in hopes that it will bring us one step closer to living fuller as a human race, as creators, and as business owners.
The breaking down of these conditioned thoughts has led up to this moment of knowing that my purpose is to co-create with healers and artisans through imagery. This may not be my dharma everyday for the rest of my life, but the amount of time invested or what it will be isn’t what makes it important. What graces my occupation with importance is that it is in alignment with the present moment of my presented empowerment. Co-creating as a photographer, beyond all else, feels damn good! It feels good to be in alignment through encouraging alignment on the planetary scale. It feels amazing to co-create with beautiful beings and business owners, such as yourself!
My beautiful gods and goddesses, alignment is the reason you and I are here, communing together through these blog post words. You know your worth and you became your own guru.
Utilize these prompts as passing thoughts or as an opportunity to sink in and journal, above is an audio version:
What is your truest self desiring to offer the planet at this moment?
What nuances are necessary to learn from another for this to come to fruition?
What are you depriving or denying yourself from that would otherwise nourish you?
What messages do you receive in the silence?
What is your being craving or longing to become?
Imagine yourself merging with this being that you are innately becoming.
Muster the infinite love that is inside of you towards your core.
Hold the frequency of love and gratitude in your heart space, as all arises. Allow it all to arise with ease and compassion. Take deep, cleansing breaths while you emanate blue, luminescent light throughout the cells of your being. Give a gesture of gratitude towards yourself. Then, open your gaze as you cast away that which is no longer part of you into the stars for alchemical recycling, to emerge more connected and in alignment with your true essential self.
Wishing you Clarity and Curiosity!
Blissings,
Jayde