Today is St. Theresa of Avila’s feast Day. She awakened early in her life. Visions and mystical experiences carried her above and beyond religions and doctrines. My own visionary experiences started at age 23. The walls slid down into the boneyard creek, revealing the most gorgeous dawn, heralded by Gabriel’s trumpet. The heavenly choirs sang to me.
I feared walking out of my door-uncertain if the Earth herself would be solid or swallow my dog whole as she went out. It didn’t. She was safe. And so was I.
Safer than ever. As I remain 35 years later. Ever since, I’ve been amazed by my own dawn, just beyond the clouds, above the trees, over the creek, within the walls, and the melting, inside my eyes and brain….the dawning awareness of the all pervading Light, the heart’s home, the sense of a peaceful Presence, the sound of the voice of Guidance in the innermost ear.
Like St. Theresa, the voice spoke to me intimately. It said “And you will see the Lord of Love with the sunrise”. So I get up early each day to greet the sunrise, to re-member myself to the Highest Light.
What has awakened you? When did it happen? How has that transformed your life? Who around you slumbers still? Ki to Happiness celebrates the saints, mystics, prophets and poets who have blazed the path before us.