Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising is for situations of burnout, illusion busting, fiery cleansings and recovery after firestorms. It shares with us the wise overview and deep faith of the bird kingdom and the knowledge that fire purifies even as it seems to destroy

The Angels tell us, 'The promise of the firebird and of this precious Essence is that you are not alone in your suffering or in a wasteland of purposeless burning but in a fire of purification. A new life awaits you. Let these fires bring their gifts and you will be set free. Let this Essence ignite, soothe, comfort and restore.'

The Phoenix Rising garden was planted with seven concentric rings of orange and flame colored Flowers: orange Snapdragons, Calendulas and French Marigolds in many shades, Apricot and California Poppies, Salmon Osteospermum, Serafina and orange Spider Dahlias, Nasturtiums and Bright Lights Cosmos to name only a few. Purple flowers shot through this abundance of glorious orange blossoms in the form of seven rays. The center of the garden was a pillar of brilliant orange Torch Flowers encircling a planter of purple Morning Glories perched 5 feet in the air.

When we planted the garden, the Angels had us tie strands of jute over the seven rays of purple Flowers. We thought the Morning Glories were meant to clamber along these lines, echoing the purple Flowers below. Instead, it was to be feathers that danced in the wind over this garden. Everywhere we went, we found feathers. Woodpeckers, blue jays, chickadees, crows, turkeys, pigeons, sea gulls, ducks and geese were just a few of the blessed bird friends who gifted us with their feathers. Sometimes we would walk out of the office and a feather would fall from the sky, the bird owner calling from nearby to announce its donation to the project. All these feathers were tied above the Venus Garden.
Wonderfully, many of you responded to the feather theme by sending feathers that you had been given. Feathers came from many tropical birds and from as far away as Australia.

During a very dry summer of difficult fires across the globe, this garden, with its Flower flames and dancing feathers, was a completely joyful firestorm.

The birds’ involvement was a particular blessing though a mysterious one. Eventually, the birds told us that the electro-magnetic stresses were affecting them particularly. They wanted to support the transmutation of this stress, which the Venus Garden represented. The birds explained, "We want to help, but we too need your help."
At the close of the season, there was a shift from fire to rebirth. During this transformation, we began a beautiful but complicated dance of Flowers and bowls of water. On September 20, 2000, the Phoenix Rising Essence was born.

The Angels tell us about this Essence, "The promise of the firebird and of this precious Essence is that you are not alone in your suffering. You also are not in a wasteland of purposeless burning but in a fire of purification, which takes you to a new life, and an experience of greater closeness with your Creator.

These fires burn the strangers from your heart. What are these strangers but all things that are not one with your Creator and your true self. This is the housecleaning you have asked for and have been given. It can be painful work, but it is worth the pain. Your willingness to be housecleaned of everything your Creator sees as unnecessary, not what you see as unnecessary, makes all the difference. A new life awaits you. Let these fires bring their gifts and you will be set free. Let this Essence ignite, soothe, comfort and restore.”

This Essence supports the purification process in the most harmonious of ways. When your system needs a little more burn to get rid of a big piece of illusion, Phoenix Rising helps to accomplish this. When you need a tangible buffer during turbulence, Phoenix Rising can serve in this capacity. When you need uplift, currents moving you into an updraft of hope, peace and acceptance, reach for this Essence.
Phoenix Rising carries all birds' wisdom of overview and conscious connection with the beloved Creator. It carries all birds' confidence that you can and will sail home to the full realization of who you are. Phoenix Rising also carries the firebird's knowledge that fire

purifies even as it seems to destroy. It carries the essential firebird truth that what is most precious can never be lost to fire. It knows that the fire of God's love is necessary to find this most precious treasure of all; your eternal self."

-When you need uplift after firestorms, currents moving you into an updraft of hope, peace and acceptance, reach for this Essence.