"Coming Out of the Closet for LOVE!" ~ A Sage Confession for June 6, 2012

I feel as if I'm coming out of the closet...AGAIN!  This time, it's to say, "I am a LOVER.  I am here to LOVE.  I am here to spread a message of LOVE.  LOVE YOURSELF.  LOVE ONE ANOTHER."  There, I said it!  It's been awhile since I have posted a message on my blog.  I feel I go through fits of stops-and-starts, not only related to this blog, but in every other area of my life.  Why is that?  Because I have not really embraced who I am and what turns me on!  I have not really embraced my calling, my joy, my mission, my BEING.  I have not really summoned the courage to come out and really be transparent with who I am.  That's why I'm coming out today. I know, I know!  Those of you who know me are probably thinking, "Well, duh, Nicholas!  We already knew!"  I know.  But I have fought with myself for so long.  "What will they think?...Will people think me silly, odd, weak, foolish, annoying...will they think that I think I'm on the level of Jesus?"  I know, right?!  The self-doubts could go on and on.  But it seems I can't get to where I am going unless I come out and just say it; "I LOVE YOU.  I LOVE MYSELF.  I LOVE THIS LIFE.  I LOVE IT ALL!!!"  I am passionate about it, and doggonnit', I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF LOVE.  This is what I am here to teach and learn.  This is my vision and mission.  All that I do is about discovering the right way to get the message across.  What are you here for?  What is it that you really want to teach the world?  What drives you from your core?  Come out of the closet.  Say it.  Do it.  BE IT.  You are LOVED.

~ Old Sage

"A VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP" ~ Energy Forecast for April 2-8

CLARITY.  Reflection and stillness.  You have an opportunity to see yourself and the life you are creating in a new way.  Up until this point, you may have struggled with the old clashing with the new.  It has been a tumultuous ride of transition after transition.  The biggest changes have been inside of you.  This week brings an opportunity for you to view yourself from a "higher" vantage point.  You have come a long way, and when you see yourself from the mountaintop, with awe and love, you see clearly that you have become more conscious...more AWAKE.  Part of this new clarity is understanding that you are the only creator of your life, and it is your right to create whatever you like.  So, what makes you smile?  What really turns you on?  What fascinates you and feels like home?  Whatever it is, that is the path you are now allowing yourself to walk.  And with each step you take, the way becomes clearer and clearer.  Take a nice deep breath and trust your calling.  Everything your intuition is telling you is right and true for you.  Are you enjoying the view?  May you become crystal clear! Blessings, seekers and finders.

~ Old Sage

"PLAYING WITH FIRE!" ~ Energy Forecast for March 26-April 1

Dynamite!  That might be a way to describe the energy of the week ahead.  This could play out in several ways, of course.  One way would have you enjoying some exciting adventures in terms of new potential relationships, new sparks of creativity, new awareness of yourselves and how fabulous you are and new paths to pursue.  But the other way this energy could erupt is through accidents, conflict, impulsiveness and excess.  Spring has arrived, and that irrepressible life-force wants an outlet.  Breathe deep into this new beginning and give yourself some time to reflect on how best to channel this boost of energy and inspiration.  You will have plenty of time to work out all the details.  In fact, Rome was not built in a day!  Have fun this week, and remember playing with fire can be fun...so long as you don't get burned!  Blessings, fellow travelers!

~ Old Sage

"GROWING PAINS" ~ Tarot Healing Msg for March 5-11

It seems we are all under some kind of stress this week.  We have taken on a great deal of burden somewhere along the way...whether it be physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually.  There is a stress, a strain.  The good news is that we have taken on more because in recent weeks and months, WE HAVE GROWN.  We can now handle more than we could before.  Some of us who had been hiding from life, have now jumped back into the dance.  We find ourselves stretching and trying out our new wings, experimenting, playing...and yes, sometimes taking on more than we can chew on!  This is ok.  Just as easily as we took on the burden, we can release it.  Our freedom and release is in a simple shift in perspective.  We have grown and become more.  We will always be sorting through exactly who we are and what it is that we want to do and create next.  Let's remember that it is ALWAYS OUR CHOICE.  What do we really want?  What really matters?  There.  Relax and be at peace.

~ Old Sage

"UPLIFTING LOVE!" ~ Tarot-Healing Msg for Feb 20-26

Relationships are highlighted this week.  Prepare to be touched.  Prepare to be moved.  There is a great deal of passion and emotion waiting to be stirred up from deep levels of being.  You may get an invitation from someone, a proposal, a reunion...your love with someone may be renewed.  There is an uplifting energy in the air, and you may be inspired by all of the love you feel in your heart.  At a very deep level, all of this stirring of feeling can connect you to that profound Divine within that loves you unconditionally.  Experience bliss as you open to love...and give it...and receive it.  It is ok to be idealistic and innocent in love.  Let your guard down, and experience this wave of emotion.  Let it be your greatest teacher and healer.

~ Old Sage

"UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" ~ Tarot-Healing Msg for Feb 13-19

LOVE.  What IS it?  Is it real?  You will know it when you experience it.  When it comes right down to it, love is what we all need the most.  Sure, we need money, shelter, food, and all of that...but without love, we could not exist.  This week, let yourself explore the love that is experienced within.  There is a profound, deep love inside of you, waiting to be touched.  And if this love comes with any conditions, then you know you have not truly touched it.  Love has no conditions.  If you are holding out on loving yourself, thinking and believing you are not worthy of love unless you do or become something specific-stop it!  You cannot know love until you remove the conditions and experience yourself as you are...perfection in BEING and BECOMING.  This week, open to unconditional love.  Experience it in your own heart...that love you have for your own self.  Then share it with another.  And don't forget to receive the love another shares with you.  And if you are really wanting your mind blown, allow the love of the entire universe to rush in.  I promise you, you won't ever be the same.

~ Old Sage

"Falling in love...it's nothing personal." ~ Sage Insight for Feb 13

Each of us is a universe unto ourselves.  Each of us has such specific inner secrets, longings, dreams and desires...such specific requirements for that feeling of falling in love.  We each have such specific keys.  And, even though we are all learning how to love, we are each creating our own unique pathways back home.  Who we fall in love with...it's nothing personal.

~ Old Sage