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A new dawn

By Cathy

For the past week I have been watching my own life unfold. I watched this process closely. Why? Because this past week, on 20 June 2024, I finally reached the milepost of having spent 22 222 days on this planet. For those of you familiar with angel numbers, you will already know that this number signifies a great transformation. I have been waiting for that. A few hours before my life’s clock ticked over to the magical number, the universe blessed me with a joyful piece of music that came my way. An aunt sent me a video of some beautiful artwork, and the background music in the video made me grab my phone to open Shazam. What the app produced was the title of the musical artist Yanni’s great composition, Tribute. As I listened to the heavenly music – heavenly to me, and to thousands of others – I marvelled at the fact that I have never heard this music before. I had to wait for it for 22 222 days, so that it could be my blessing on that day. The recording I listened to was made at a concert outside the Taj Mahal. That night in 1997 Yanni had a few words to say to the audience as he announced Tribute as the next piece of music on their programme:

“I remember when I was young, my father would take me for these long walks up on the Greek mountains. And during those times he would try to teach me about life. He was always trying to teach us simplicity and appreciation for nature. And he liked to say that the best things in life are available to everyone, because they’re inside us, like truth, imagination, creativity, love, kindness, compassion. So you see, greatness has nothing to do with success, or money, or possessions. The next piece of music celebrates the greatness that’s inherent in all of us. It will feature our conductor, Mr Armen Anassian on violin, and it’s called Tribute.”

Wise man, Yanni’s father. And Armen Anassian’s interpretation of Yanni’s music was spectacular. But this week had two other special things to offer. The one was the full moon, and the other the solstice. And I went through the transformation that I knew was coming. I sat waiting for it, and when it came, it was easy, and instant. Shedding the past and all that no longer serves me in one moment. I was only able to do this because of the teachings of Dr Alberto Villoldo, renowned Energy Medicine Shaman. I have been following The Four Winds Society’s videos while waiting for the 22 222nd day of my life to arrive on the calendar, silently preparing for what was coming. Like the Serpent, I have managed to shed it all at once, and I am grateful. Will it upend my life? Yes, but then change and transformation always do that. Like the Jaguar I am stepping into the more difficult aspects of my life, releasing and sorting them out and making sure that no one is harmed in the process of my departure from spaces where I am no longer supposed to be. Like the Hummingbird I am tentatively trying to turn away from what is not joyful and focusing on the nectar of life, embarking on the hero’s journey to move on to the next phase in my existence, despite nothing around that being certain. Thank you to Yanni who created a piece of joy when he long ago dreamed the music of Tribute into the world. The music raised the Earth’s vibration and made everything lighter, for others back then, and for me now, only having discovered its blessed harmony at this stage, when it meant everything I needed it to symbolise as I approached my milepost. And finally, like the Eagle, I hope to soar in my new space, so that I can see with clarity the energy grid that holds us all, so that I can find my way home …

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