I recently returned from a much needed family vacation. We went to three cities in Italy–Rome, Florence and Venice–and then to two cities in France–Nice and Paris. I noticed something in myself that had never really emerged in me before and that was that each city affected me so differently as to make me experience myself differently. It felt that there was an "attitudinal mist" hovering over each city, and that by simply breathing the air, I became infused with the field of energy that each unique mist created. I thought of them as color fields. My next few blogs will be my attempts to describe them.
I'll start with Florence/Firenze, where I had such a strong sense of the evolution of Beauty that I can only call it an Amber Field. (Beauty is in the Yellow Sphere, evolving toward Amber.)
In a sense amber is a perfect metaphor for the city of Firenze. Amber is a gem stone that was at one time a fluid (sap in a tree) which over the centuries has solidified into a magnificent crystalline form refracting the light in a rich, honey-colored way for human eyes to enjoy. Sometimes an insect or another artifact from the past gets petrified inside the stone, bringing the past right into the present for our eyes to gently touch and awaken.
So it is with Firenze. It's an ancient city which has crystallized into a shining gem. Over the centuries many acts of God have tried to bury her. With each flood or fire or quake, the citizens of the city have cleaned her up, polished her facets, and made her ever more beautiful.
When one walks in the streets of Florence, one can sense the molecules of the air as they deliver Beauty into your blood stream through your breath. The preserved artifacts are more alluring than the tourist guides could ever hope to portray. The attitude of the people is more generous and thoughtful than you dared to hope. The color of the sky is more crisp than you ever imagined. The sunset bathes the city in the signature color–Amber.
The Amber Sphere is the sphere of Sophia–Divine Wisdom. In A Colorful Life I describe the council of Sophia thusly:
I felt myself bathed in Amber energy in Florence. It's no surprise that so many important artists spent their foundational years there. A city that opens one's heart so thoroughly would of course produce talent of this calibre.
This trip made me wonder whether every city has a "host council." Perhaps where the density of humans hovers into clusters, like cities, an overall energy pervades that area, and one of the color councils takes up residence there. I'm pretty sure that Divine Wisdom lives in Firenze, Italy. My own Sun principle, Humility, is one that also evolves into the Amber Sphere. I must say that I felt myself being "more of myself" than usual as I strolled through each delightfully burnished street and absorbed every edifice of every ancient building. When I returned home I reread my own words about the Council of Sophia (words that I don't remember having written), and sighed contentedly.
I'll start with Florence/Firenze, where I had such a strong sense of the evolution of Beauty that I can only call it an Amber Field. (Beauty is in the Yellow Sphere, evolving toward Amber.)
In a sense amber is a perfect metaphor for the city of Firenze. Amber is a gem stone that was at one time a fluid (sap in a tree) which over the centuries has solidified into a magnificent crystalline form refracting the light in a rich, honey-colored way for human eyes to enjoy. Sometimes an insect or another artifact from the past gets petrified inside the stone, bringing the past right into the present for our eyes to gently touch and awaken.
So it is with Firenze. It's an ancient city which has crystallized into a shining gem. Over the centuries many acts of God have tried to bury her. With each flood or fire or quake, the citizens of the city have cleaned her up, polished her facets, and made her ever more beautiful.
When one walks in the streets of Florence, one can sense the molecules of the air as they deliver Beauty into your blood stream through your breath. The preserved artifacts are more alluring than the tourist guides could ever hope to portray. The attitude of the people is more generous and thoughtful than you dared to hope. The color of the sky is more crisp than you ever imagined. The sunset bathes the city in the signature color–Amber.
The Amber Sphere is the sphere of Sophia–Divine Wisdom. In A Colorful Life I describe the council of Sophia thusly:
The Council of Sophia will bestow grace to the human realm. Grace in this sense refers to the unconditional and undeserved love that showers human consciousness with the divine rain of spiritual well-being. Sophia, the Divine Mother of Humanity, grants universal love to each individual. The Council of Sophia will strive to engage with every human who opens to its frequency, and to shower each person with the sense of being totally loved.
I felt myself bathed in Amber energy in Florence. It's no surprise that so many important artists spent their foundational years there. A city that opens one's heart so thoroughly would of course produce talent of this calibre.
This trip made me wonder whether every city has a "host council." Perhaps where the density of humans hovers into clusters, like cities, an overall energy pervades that area, and one of the color councils takes up residence there. I'm pretty sure that Divine Wisdom lives in Firenze, Italy. My own Sun principle, Humility, is one that also evolves into the Amber Sphere. I must say that I felt myself being "more of myself" than usual as I strolled through each delightfully burnished street and absorbed every edifice of every ancient building. When I returned home I reread my own words about the Council of Sophia (words that I don't remember having written), and sighed contentedly.
The Council of Sophia manages the destiny of each person, as well as the destiny of humanity. Each of us has a destiny. It is known to us between lives, but mostly forgotten during incarnations. The Sophianic masters will help us remember our destiny while we are living it, as we open ourselves to the frequency of this sphere. And as we remember our personal destiny, we will also remember that our collective destiny depends on our actualization as individuals and our conscious interdependence with all sentient beings.
I'm so grateful to have been reminded of my own destiny. Can you think of a city where you felt your own destiny surging through your veins?
I have always thought that cities had their own personalities. I feeling i would get when I visited or lived there. Seattle and Denver are always a good feeling for me, Albuquerque sort of creeps me out, but I like Santa Fe. Jacksonville, FL was the absolute worst. Austin is very good but not so much in the summer, besides the heat, it feels sort of dead to me.
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ReplyDeleteDido...DIDO Florence, your vivid words describe exactly my whole body
radiant floods of Amber emotion. Every step I strolled down the narrow alley ways was stepping back to the many lives I had there. I lived in Florence,Italy for 4 months, and returned there often afterwards for I felt wanting to be back home. I lived all over Europe hitchhiking in the 70's.
I also feel at home in Amsterdam, feeling my artistic creativity wanting to explode there. i lived 4 months on a houseboat there...later to learn my past lives I lived on the same canal painting landscapes. Bergen Norway, I feel my viking heritage come through as well as Stockholm Sweden. I married in Stockholm where the Nobel prize is given every year. The need to obtain Amber there and walk the cobble streets in old town (GamalStat) is home to me as well. We lived there and the first thing I feel and smell is the sweet clean air, and then the abundance of really good chocolate.
State side is the whole coast line of Oregon (Portland). Hiking around the Lakes in Lake Tahoe, NV, Black Mountain, North Carolina the energy is so sweet there. Ft. Collins and Golden / Boulder CO area I feel I have sat around many fires telling stories. Vancouver / Victoria, BC and the border of Washington state all have clear clean energy as well.
The ancients associated a deity with each city, so this seems an evolved version of that idea. I associate Krakow, Poland with the Green sphere - perhaps that is why Copernicus worked there, the search for balance and harmony, combining the clarity of yellow with the logic & fact-orientation of blue.
ReplyDeleteAnd. . . .Los Angeles? or do we have to break it into neighborhoods!
Perhaps I'm biased. For me Los Angeles is indeed the City of Angels. Pick your angel:) The principle is Love, the color is Indigo, and the attempt to evolve is toward Rose Quartz. But that's another blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating topic! I've heard it said that each of us has a Soul city (no not Motown :-)) but a city that resonates with our unique energy - our Soulprint, I suppose. It's certainly something to consider.
ReplyDeleteWhy I've chosen to stay in Texas is a mystery to me, but Nancy K Dillon beautifully sings her song about Texas and I begin to cry. Considering the politics in Texas at present, I wouldn't know where to start. Something in me says Yellow - Clarity and Expansion. Yet, Texas is certainly having difficulty moving into the realm of Peridot at present. The drought. The oil spills. The Tea Party. A governor who...
Recently, I visited Seattle and Vancouver Island for the first time. What a breath of fresh air. Lush, is the first word that comes to mind, yet the days we spent there were sunny. I felt lighter; I could literally feel the difference in my entire being the morning after we arrived.
There were a plethora of gorgeous coral and magenta inpatiens in a planter just outside our hotel. I plopped down unaware I had worn a magenta poncho, which my husband noticed immediately. He captured a lovely photo. Someone asked if I had my poncho dyed to match the flowers. :-)
All to say, I think of the plant beings and plant devas in Seattle and Vancouver Island. Butchart Gardens. Vancouver Island was adorned in flowers. The people in Seattle and Vancouver Island were so friendly, in a way that was respectful. I think of the Ruby Red Council and the Coral Communities. What a lovely experience.