being bounteous
brand
aka… Doing you
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“The word ‘Brand’ is derived from an old Saxon word ‘Brinnan’ meaning both ‘to burn’ and ‘sword’. Your brand is therefore like your sword - an extension of your spirit that you wield in the world... the extension of your personality, your outer representation in life. ”
CONSCIOUS SUN
We have explored this gate from the perspective of your Life’s Work as part of your Incarnation Cross in the Meeting Ground and now will focus on it through the lens of your BRAND, which if done right, clearly + simply, helps you to express your Life’s Work more fully and fluidly.
In addition, it helps you align with your soul family, your Culture. In this way you can see how often the gates support + reinforce each other, many times as allies, in symbiosis, or like their own feedback loop. It can take courage to stand in our power and the truth of our brand + style, but when we do so we are a magnet for aligned and synchronistic support in the form of our fractal line, resonant situations, and opportunities.
This archetype helps shape our Brand which is ultimately our authentic truth, our level of commitment to that truth + keeping things simple. You are ultimately the product and the highest frequencies expressed are always Truth, Love + Awakening. It is at its heart a sacred transmission. It is doing you, the true you.
This goes beyond the outer layers and permeate everything you do and say, including how you say it.
Read about the GATE of your BRAND here. Contemplate it and its Gift with your Line below in mind.
“Once you can stand apart from your role and witness your life playing out, you become an exponent of executive magic. The word ‘executive’ literally means ‘to follow out’; so executive magic really means to follow your own magic out into the material world. My personal definition of magic is also very simple - it is the art of doing nothing outside your own nature. ”
shadow
The Shadow here is about the ways in which we may conform or step outside of our Brand into a “suit that does not fit”. Look to the ways here that your ego or that little voice in your mind may try to create obstacles, make you small, undermine you, or encourage you to do it like someone else, to compare, to imitate.
These shadows reveal the inner work we will repeat over and over until we have fully integrated and accepted it. This comes from fully opening our heart to this challenge. Every time we recognize and become aware of a Shadow and we accept and embrace it, we unlock another gift within our DNA.
This isn’t something to be fixed and then move on. These are the challenges we face over and over in our life. The healing that isn’t linear but a spiral, we circle back around, heal on a deeper level, unlock another gift. The more we continue to open and accept, the deeper we go and the more shadows and gifts we are able to reach.
This is the embodiment of as below, so above; as within, so without. The internal unpacking is represented in our outer reality.
gift
The Gift here is your unique Brand, the correct fit, a place to center yourself… and it is MAGNETIC.
As you work with your Shadow, it is important to hold its Gift (and Highest Vibration) in the same container, to lean in.
The HIGHEST VIBRATION is essentially attained enlightenment. It is said that the act of seeking enlightenment is still a form of shadow. I touch briefly on the highest vibration b/c I think it’s a seed we plant toward spiritual realization. It’s not something we try to attain. When we reach for it, we are playing into Shadow.
Dream big dreams through this energy, imbibe it, let it pass through you, bring you clarity, and open you up to INFINITE possibilities.
Lines
The line for this energy is the number after the decimal point of the gate. So if the number in the first box down on the right black column says 44.2, then your Conscious Sun is in gate 44, line 2. You would read the line of your Gate below and the line associated with your Gate.
Line 1
Key characteristics: security, boldness, calm, assuredness, a physical perspective.
Cultivate: do the research you need to cultivate depth + ground yourself in knowledge.
Gifts: putting others at ease, instilling trust.
Empowering through: transforming fear, creating feelings of safety, empowerment.
Line 2
Key characteristics: passion, creativity + artistic expression, a physical perspective.
Cultivate: freedom of expression, embodied emotion, the courage to be utterly naturally yourself + release any onus put on what others think.
Gifts: to be the message, to mesmerize, to stir emotions, to shake things up, to enliven.
Empowering through: visual images and pleasing aesthetics, metaphor, art + your own passion.
Line 3
Key characteristics: pleasure, humour, life experience (up’s and down’s), an emotional perspective.
Cultivate: experiences (remember they are all a success when you learn from them), embrace the unexpected.
Gifts: transmuting challenges, to make them laugh, to give pleasure.
Empowering through: experiential wisdom - sharing what you’ve been through + how you’ve moved through builds resonance + trust.
Line 4
Key characteristics: feels, the HEART, an emotional perspective.
Cultivate: romance (a higher ideal of love), relationships, connections, bridges.
Gifts: the authentic expression of feels, directness, speaking from your heart, a natural salesperson.
Empowering through: higher ideals, bringing heart back into business, humanness, stirring up emo vibes + opening people up.
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ”
Line 5
Key characteristics: solutions oriented, somewhat impersonal, a mental perspective.
Cultivate: an ability to truly listen, considering others before taking action, delivering on your promises.
Gifts: practicality, efficiency, simplicity, wisdom, to solve problems.
Empowering through: practical solutions + support, knowledge + hidden wisdom (eg; clinically proven), guidance.
Line 6
Key characteristics: visionary, education, a mental perspective + one typically ahead of the pack.
Cultivate: contemplation, study, patience.
Gifts: to shift someone’s entire perspective, to address the root rather than the symptom, a natural educator.
Empowering through: education, giving them the power rather than cultivating reliance - showing them the answers are within, creating an environment where it’s safe to do so.
*Regardless of what Line you carry in your definition, you will most likely find wisdom in each of these aspects. They all serve their purpose as part of the whole + work together to serve the whole.
“It engenders trust by telling you how it is and leaving you to dream of how it could be. ”
THE HOUSE
Look to the House where your Sun resides in your natal chart for the container.
Prompts
How does your Gate relate to the themes of the line?
How does the Shadow of this energy undermine you?
How are you already embracing your Brand? How can you step more fully into resonance? What is the correct fit?
How might your SUN SIGN come into play?
What conditioning and/or interference do you need to clear in order to be your truth + shine that light?
What if as you are doing this work, you held space for everyone else doing it as well, those moving through these modules now and in the future, also moving into more prosperity in their lives. You can also do this for people in your life. When you are setting your intentions, set the intention that everyone grows their prosperity. When you are playing your movie in your mind while you are chanting include the dreams + desires of those working along side you coming true for their highest good as well, for members you don’t know in their own homes, in different cities + countries. Hold some space for the collective, for this fractal, for the community prospering, knowing that our magic is greater + more powerful together, that we are more than the sum of our parts. And that when one prospers, we all prosper.
Meditate on these energies. Sit and breathe. Let it roll around in your mind like a marble. Contemplate it as a spiritual practice.
Get creative. Write a story or poem, collage, sing, choreograph, dance, cook, daydream, walk in nature, sit with the trees, start a convo, paint, create from this energetic space.
“As you go out into the world, let the gentle fire inside your heart sing out on your voice. Speak the words that come from your heart without fear or compromise. Fine tune your Brand to the perfect pitch so that your inner life becomes manifest in your outer life. Let your inner sun brand your name into the lives of those you come across, and leave the world a better place because you are here. ”
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
As you contemplate your Brand, bring your awareness to your VOICE + your LANGUAGE. What is the tone + frequency of your voice? Are you fully in your voice?
PRACTICE
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Read over this and your gates info multiple times, contemplate the information here and there. What does it mean to you? How does the Shadow show up in your life? The gifts? How can you hold space for the highest vibration?
Get clear on your Shadows here through the tools in Cultivate Awareness in the Shadow module.
Explore other potential Shadows in the center where this gate stems from in Shadow in Your Definition.
Bring them through Decondition + Rewire, EFT and/or through addiction meditation here.
What other energetics and support are specific to your gate? What chakra would this energy be associated with? What energetic body? Do you need support with Boundaries? Seek the other ways you can align and nourish.
Know that this is ongoing exploration that will serve you again and again. You’re not meant to figure it all out right now. Sit with it, ponder, marinate, ask questions, notice how it shows up in your life, put it down, come back to it, dig deeper, peel back another layer. These elements will continue to unfold if you allow them. Keep moving toward the gift and high vibrations of the energy.
Take good care of yourself. Take a break, take a nap, take a holiday, take a day in nature.
