You can’t always get what you want…but if you try sometime…you’ll find you get what you need.
The Rolling Stones
Co-Creative Mandalas have a vibration that anchors, activates specific qualities, and represents something about ourselves, the natural world, and the energy in the universe at a particular time. This year the mandalas support Aligning with Wisdom,
within ourselves,
with the natural rhythms in nature,
and with the Great Mandala.
The mandala archetype for this season is
Joy of Manifestation.
It's been fun, illuminating, and surprising to explore
Joy of Manifestation and all the ways it supports
aligning with wisdom:
Your wisdom--mind, body, and spirit--by listening to your inner guidance and finding joy, peace, and wonder.
How is your wisdom calling you
to embrace Joy of Manifestation?
This Co-Creative Mandala, Joy of Manifestation, from a photograph of fallen leaves (symbolizes letting go) and evergreens (symbolizes hope) is associated with Archangel Ariel. She has been a constant presence beginning with the first Co-Creative Mandala that emerged. This mandala reminds us to trust that Manifestation of our visions comes from a place of receiving and from co-creating with the Universe. The Universe wants us to succeed. When you're present and connect your vision to the support of the Universe the possibilities are limitless. With just a single thought, you can go directly to Source where your thoughts and feelings are in alignment with the vibration of Manifestation.
Happy Holy Days:
This morning, I awoke to the winter sun pouring through the window, a warm contrast to the season’s chill, on the first day of winter. My partner asked how I felt, and after a moment's thought, I said, "I feel blessed to be alive, bathed in winter light, and curled up beside your warmth. I feel hopeful, joyful, and full of wonder."
I wish the same for you as we enter the season of Holy Days—with so many opportunities to celebrate nature’s rhythms. We extend you a heartful turning of the Great Mandala and a peaceful, joyful winter.
This season of deepening darkness calls for rest, reflection, and a return to what truly matters. Nature’s quiet rhythm offers us the gifts of stillness, reflection, and renewal—whether through time in nature, connections with loved ones, or simple moments to pause and breathe.
We invite you to invest your time and energy toward rebuilding trust in yourself, nature, and the Universe, and reaffirming your power to manifest.
We've just passed through the manifestation portal between 11/11 and 12/12. It offered a time to pause, set clear intentions, and align actions with your visions. But that energy didn’t end on 12/12, and it won’t end with the solstice, the Holy Days, or the New Year.
Change and manifestation aren’t reserved for special days, though those moments are scared and very powerful. The time that stretches out in front of us offers opportunities for deep spiritual growth and reflection on what did and didn’t manifest over the past year. It’s also a season for new beginnings, bringing clarity, motivation, and hope.
This season carries a sense of promise.
When you tune into your inner knowing—the part of you that trusts the process and believes in the outcome—your energy shifts from contraction to expansion. I believe the Universe wants us to succeed. It’s up to us to create space for the Universe to fill, in perfect timing and form. By learning to receive, this becomes second nature.
Before that happens, we may face energy blocks, setbacks, and impatience. Our energetic container might feel too small to receive what we want. I’ve been there.
If I could sit down with my younger self—no gray hairs and more energy than patience—I’d say: “Trust yourself. Trust the process. It’s okay not to know, even if it feels uncomfortable. “That’s where the light comes in” (to borrow from Leonard Cohen’s wisdom).
As a Gemini, patience isn’t my strong suit. My imagined tombstone will read—“Patience isn’t a virtue. It’s a waste of time”. I used to rush through the discomfort of waiting for my visions to become concrete, wondering what was wrong with me when they happened slowly or in a different form than I expected. But over time, I’ve learned that some of my most profound growth and happiest surprises come from staying with the uncertainty a little longer.
When I first dreamed of co-creating Sacred Mandalas: Mandala Messages for Aligning with Inner, Nature, and Universal Wisdom, I thought it would happen quickly. But, as can happen with manifestation, it took years—waiting, growing, and aligning with the right support. I had to stop forcing it and let it unfold in its own time.
Here’s what I learned from that process:
Wisdom is the deep connection to intuition and divine guidance—seeing blessings and challenges as part of the path.
Alignment is living in harmony with your true nature, attuned to inner knowing and something greater.
I believe the same applies to manifesting our dreams. We can’t rush trust in ourselves or the process—it grows slowly through presence.
We’re always manifesting, even when things don’t look how we expected. Manifestation works, even if the timing or outcome is different from what we envisioned. When we try to control the “how,” we resist the flow of magic, slowing down manifestation.
So, if you’re waiting for your vision to manifest and it’s not happening yet, don’t assume you’re off track. You’re likely right where you need to be.
These days, when I feel impatient, I ask myself,
What’s the invitation to see something differently, to pause and appreciate the unknown, the magic that is emerging?
This simple question can turn frustration into curiosity, and curiosity into progress.
During this season of shadow and light, I hope you’ll slow down enough to notice the invitations life is offering, especially when you’re working on manifesting your next big thing.
And remember when it appears you're not getting what you want:
This or something better—for my most expansive self—will manifest!
Stay open to the magic that’s waiting to emerge.
Have a wonderful winter season.
Wishing you a peaceful, joyful winter and a season full of light, love, and magic.
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