Venus Self Renewal, Day 9, 10, 11

Day 9, 10 and 11 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: The magical doorway. Yes, this one is a three part process. Thank for you for your patience with the reactivation of this journey as I paused to sit with the last day that was 2013 and allowed space to be with the first few days of 2014.

Part 1: Imagine you are about to step through a divine portal, one that can transport you from where you are to where you truly desire to be. Before you step through it, write a love note (or thank you note) to 2013. Focus on the lessons, blessings, gifts, insights, aha moments, wisdoms and intuitive gems received during your past 365 days. This may or may not include some of the things on your gratitude list from day 8.

Part 2: It’s time to pick a word for the new cycle ahead. Use it as a focus, guide or intention. Life-enhancing feeling-based words can be the most powerful here. Write down your word. Or if several come to you, write them all down then circle the one that jumps out at you the most. Then write down (i) what this word means to you, (ii) why this word speaks to you right now and (iii) how are some of the ways you can invite this word into your life in the coming days ahead

Part 3: Your magical doorway. Imagine on one side 2013, a year that on many levels held up a reflection of who we are not, gifting us the opportunity to shed old and outgrown definitions of self. On the other side of the doorway is 2014, a year that will hold up a mirror (if we allow it) of all that we really are. Pure energy, light and love. Visually express out what your magical doorway looks like using the materials that call you.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

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Day 2 

Day 3 

Day 4

Day 5 

Day 6 

Day 7 

Day 8 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 8

Day 8 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: Gratitude. Write down 10 or more things that you are truly thankful for in this past year. However 2013 unfolded for you, take a moment to bring to mind what you are grateful for in your life. Keep a self-empowered focus. If you list a material object, allow yourself to look deeper and write what that object means to your life. When you pause and reflect include what really makes you feel wholeheartedly good, what uplifts your spirit, what has taught you deep lessons, what has given you blessings, what touches your heart and what expands your capacity to love and be your authentic self. Keep writing until you feel done. Breathe that in, and out.

If you feel called, do a small ritual to symbolise giving thanks to the universe/ divine/ source energy/ oneness/ your higher self. You are welcome to add your ideas in the comments below.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Day 3 

Day 4

Day 5 

Day 6 

Day 7 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 7

Day 7 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: What have you learned about yourself and your life in 2013? Write out 10 or more things. Keeping a soul nourishing perspective write out your list as if you were writing it about a beloved friend. It’s unlikely you would say ‘Oh, you learned you completely lack courage!’. Right? Word it in a way that encourages your highest movement forward. Such as, ‘You learned that you move through life in the best way you know how in that moment’.

Use markers, pencils or other materials to circle or highlight words that jump out for you.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Day 3 

Day 4

Day 5 

Day 6 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 6

Day 6 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: Acknowledge the goings-on in your inner world today. Take a few deep breaths in and out. Bring your awareness to the emotion(s) wanting your attention, the thoughts in your focus, the beliefs you are holding and how you feel in your skin in this now moment. Allow yourself to observe these goings-on, sans judgement. Then visually express this out (or express out what needs to come to the surface) using whatever medium calls you, such as pastels, pencils, watercolours, collage, etc. When you are done ask your piece ‘What is your name?’, and write that down.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Day 3 

Day 4

Day 5 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 5

Day 5 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: I hear you. Bring to mind one aspect of your self that you are saying ’no’ to right now. It may be the same aspect that showed up for yesterday’s prompt or perhaps it is a new one. See this aspect in your mind’s eye, as if it was an energy unto its own. Allow it to show up in whatever form it needs to. Imagine entering a chat with this aspect. Ask them the following questions then write down each response; (i) what emotion (or fear) are you holding for me? (ii) what message do you have for me right now? (iii) what are you needing from me to feel safe right now? Then take a deep breathe in, and out. Bring your chat to a close by writing down “I hear you”. Breathe that in and allow a space for acceptance for the next 24 hours.

Use markers, pencils or other materials to circle or highlight words that jump out for you.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Day 3 

Day 4

Venus Self Renewal, Day 4

Day 4 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: I see you. Bring to mind one aspect of your self that you are resisting right now - it likely revealed itself on your list from Day 2. An aspect that might urk you, annoy you or frustrate you. Perhaps it feels too much to even look at this aspect. Maybe this aspect is pulling at your sleeve or poking your arm (again and again until it has your loving attention!). Write down (i) how you truly see this aspect (ii) what you really think about this aspect and (iii) the way you feel about this inner aspect - without self judgement or trying to change this aspect right now. Then take a deep breathe in, and out. Write down “I see you”. And breathe that in.

Use markers, pencils or other materials to circle or highlight words that jump out for you.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Day 3 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 3

Day 3 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal: An uncovering. Write down 10 or more things you wish to cultivate or strengthen within yourself and your life during this journey. Like yesterday, keep a self-empowered focus. Consider your core desires (what you truly want to embody and experience), what honors your authentic worth, what feels wholeheartedly good for your being, what is life-enhancing for you, what fuels your self-love and self-care tanks, what uplifts you and what moves you into positively powerful action.

Use markers, pencils or other materials to circle or highlight words that jump out for you. 

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1  

Day 2 

Venus Self Renewal, Day 2

Day 2 of 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal

The shedding. Write down 10 or more things you would like to shed during this journey. Keep the focus on you. For example, rather than listing external things, see how you can bring it back to the goings-on in your inner world. For example if a job, situation or another is triggering something within you, what emotion is coming up for you? What are you feeling here? Owning the emotion enables you to ride it to the shore. For now, allow yourself to make the list sans self judgment, and without trying to change any of it. Simply create the space for it to be heard. Observe what wants to rise to the surface for transformation. Consider old modes of being, out grown patterns, belittling self-talk, actions than shun your true self, life-diminishing choices and commitments, worn out behavior, limiting beliefs and fears you might be (or have been) holding.

Use markers, pencils or other materials to circle or highlight words that jump out for you. 

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Day 1 

40 Days of Venus Self Renewal, Day 1

40 Days of Venus Self Renewal, Day 1: 

Begin where you are. Open your sketchbook or journal and leave the first page blank. On the next page write down what self renewal means to you. If renewal was like the shedding of the old (like a snake sheds it’s skin, a rather apt image given we are moving toward the end of the Year of the Water Snake), at what stage do you feel you are at right now within yourself and your life? On the next page, trace around a CD or DVD to create a sacred circle. Within this circle express out what stage you feel you are at right now. Using whatever materials call you right now.

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.  

Here is a list of all of the other posts in this journey:
Introduction

Venus Self Renewal Challenge

As Venus goes retrograde (appears to travel backward in the skies) for the next 40 days and nights, it’s a brilliant time to renew your sense of self, replenish from within and refuel your self-worth. 

Join the 40 Days of Venus Self Renewal journey Dec 23, 2013 to Jan 31, 2014. As Venus goes retrograde for the next 40 days and nights, it’s a brilliant time to renew your sense of self, replenish from within and refuel your self-worth. Every day during this process look for the journey posts here in this blog. 

You will need a blank page sketchbook or journal (or use one that you have already started), a pen and any other materials you wish to use. As part of all these prompts, take a moment to center yourself with three deep breaths in, and out.

Stay tuned for Day 1! 

I am taking these posts from a Facebook page I follow: www.facebook.com/jelenamrkich but I would really love for you to follow along with me on this journey and share your journey here. This journey is absolutely perfect for each of us for this new year and being a new YOU.