Finding a Respite from Volatility
An Online Celebration, Attunement, and Community Healing Session on August 11
What do you do when everything in your world seems completely shaken up? How do you care for your heart when there is so much tension and volatility everywhere, and the world seems like it’s in chaos?
You may find yourself in overwhelm and wonder how to find and keep your center with all the disruptions and eruptions that are happening all over the world. In these times, it’s natural to go into fear or anxiety, and/or to get caught up in the drama of the news stories, and/or find yourself swamped emotionally.
You know you need to care for yourself and your needs. You also know that finding a place of calm and centeredness will help you move through.
At the same time, you want to make a difference. You wonder how you can help the world and keep your nervous system in balance at the same time.
This celebration, attunement, and community healing session offers a way through.
Quick Details:
Date: August 11, 2024
Time: 8-9:30pm Eastern
Investment: $75
We will be on zoom.
Do you resonate with one of these situations?
- You know that we’re in the midst of a huge transition, but the tensions and the fierceness of the current unraveling are really hard to deal with.
- You have tried to step out of reactivity; you’ve tried not to be affected by the drama. But it’s everywhere, and it’s hard to hold your center.
- You feel your inner creativity bubbling up – but all the tensions and volatility on the outside (and maybe inside too) are holding you back.
- You may find yourself triggered by events and you may keep getting caught up in the drama or fear or anger, and can’t seem to move out.
- You’re ready to “just get on with it!” But you feel stymied on every side, and you long to break free.
- You feel yourself caught between the old way of being – the old structures – and your sure inner knowledge that something new is coming, getting ready to breakthrough. But you just can’t get there.
What you’re feeling are the eruptions and volatility associated with our larger awakening and shift into higher consciousness.
What you’re experiencing is the beginning of a hugely volatile, even chaotic, second half of August.
Themes are authenticity, truth, integrity, and revolution. There are going to be a number of very tense aspects to the astrology for the rest of this month – and indeed, the rest of this year – that will make for a lot of volatility and heat. And this upcoming full moon is going to be a doozy, said Pam Gregory, at least three times! Looking at the astrology, I completely agree.
At the same time, this attunement will harness some very positive energy that will help you navigate the second half of August (and the rest of this year) with more grace and ease.
First, we will still be within the portal of the Lion’s Gate energy. Being attuned to the Lion’s gate portal will help you stay in your heart. It will also give you courage.
Second, we will also still be in the energy of the cross-quarter holiday of Lughnasadh/Lammas, a feast of the first fruits of harvest, and beginning of Fall in the Celtic tradition. Being attuned to this time will help you be grounded, and also use the energies of the sun to support you as we move into this time of extraordinary change.
I will also attune you to this doozy of a full moon. It has 3 T-squares which are the most powerful hard aspects in astrology. Think lots and lots of tensions and drama. And also, think lots of change.
We are also in the beginning of Jupiter-Saturn square, which is the first test-point of the Great Conjunction (the 800-year shift) we had in December 2020. This square (tension) is going to be exact at the full moon, and will run for the next 11 months or so, becoming exact again twice. I will do attunements for all three.
Uranian energy is interacting with a lot of different planets. It’s also a revolutionary, seismic (think earthquakes of all kinds, not just physical), very electric energy.
For those of us in the US, these astrological aspects are going to hit the US especially hard.
Join me so you can harness the Lion’s gate and Lughnasadh/Lammas energy to fill up, and do the deep spiritual and healing work to prepare yourself for what’s to come.
Now is the time to come back to center, to get grounded in the earth and the earth’s cycles, and to get connected in community. Now is the time to find an oasis in the midst of the eruptions, turmoil, volatility, and unraveling. That grounding and rest will fuel new projects and vision. Finally, now is the time to step into expansion, and your own inner authority and power.
This Session is for everyone!
We are in the midst of the biggest evolutionary shift humanity has ever seen. I have been guided to offer a series of celebration, attunement, and healing sessions throughout the year to support you in your own personal and spiritual transformation.
This session will help you embrace and make the best use of the huge transformation that these shifts are bringing. It will also support the collective as we are all moving through these times of great change.
This session is for all! Anyone on our planet who is experiencing or has experienced both the contraction and the push toward transformation that we’ve been undergoing will experience the benefits of this session.
On August 11 we will also gather to celebrate, and you will be attuned to, the third of the cross-quarter light festivals:
The festival known as Lughnasadh (or Lammas) in the British Isles. One of the four most important festivals of the Celtic year, Lughnasadh celebrates the first harvest and marks the halfway point between the Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox. The harvest is coming in, the days are getting shorter, and in the Celtic tradition, it marks the beginning of autumn.
The Celtic European tribes sacrificed the corn god, Lugh at this festival. In the Christian tradition that came out of this festival, Lammas, bread was baked and brought to the church for blessing. It was a time to celebrate and give thanks –and to begin to put stores aside to prepare for the coming winter.
This session will help you:
- Come back to center, get grounded, and take in the light so you can move into the expansion of this season.
- Find a place of renewal and refreshment that will sustain you in these tumultuous times.
- Connect with your own inner resources and light to deal with all that’s going on.
- Let go of the past, so you can step into what’s coming with ease, making both outer and inner space for new beginnings.
- Embrace your inner power and unleash your creativity.
There are three components to these sessions.
The first is celebration.
We will celebrate the cross-quarter holidays of light and fire. These holidays are the true beginnings of each season. Celebrating them together – yes, even together online — will give you a sense of grounding and connectedness to each other and the earth.
Gathering together, celebrating with ritual (even as simple as lighting a candle and sharing a blessing), will also re-connect you with the light that is coming through and changing every one of us and our planet. More than that, it will be a time to drink in that light so it can continue to illuminate you and help others to experience the light.
The second is healing.
We will gather for healing – individually and collectively. Each person who is registered will receive the healing session, and we will also do some healing work for the whole planet.
The last component is attunement.
I will attune you to the current astrological energies so that you can move through with grace and ease. I will also attune you to the cross-quarter holidays themselves, so you can connect deeply with the earth and find strength and sustenance from that connection.
These attunements will also help you deal with the ongoing turbulence. Being attuned to these energies will help you deal with the shake-ups. It can also catapult you forward in your own personal and spiritual growth.
Finally, these attunements will support you as we move through the biggest shift that humanity has experienced, as we move fully into the Aquarian age. It will also help you take in the light that is bringing awakening, change, and a global shift from power-over to power-with; the light that is literally pouring into our planet and each one of us, changing our very DNA.
What is an attunement or alignment and what is its power?
Attunement means to “bring into harmony.” It helps you to be “in tune” with the energies that are strongly affecting us. Alignment means “the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts in relation to each other.” When you are aligned with the energies, that puts you in sync with them and gives you a greater ability to incorporate the gifts they bring and to use these energies more effectively.
Being attuned or aligned means that you have nature’s support for these shifts. This session will connect you with the opportunities for growth that these events are bringing.
As your Guide: Mary Shields, PhD
Since 2003, I have been working with astrological energies as a healing practitioner. About a decade ago, Spirit gave me the gift of attuning and aligning people with these energies in such a way that they can use them for their greatest benefit and healing. I have been working both individually and in groups in this way ever since.
Additionally, I bring a strong background in Celtic spirituality. I lived in Scotland for two years, and also did research on Celtic spirituality as part of my sabbatical. As a minister, I know first-hand the importance of ritual and gathering. I love facilitating both, and have been doing so for several decades.
One of my gifts is creating community, and I now have close to a decade of experience doing it online. For many years, I did these attunements and celebrations via teleconference. Zoom has enhanced our sense of connection and community by adding the ability to see each other as we participate together.
What happens on the call?
This is an energetic and healing session, so the process is not like a workshop or class with exercises. Celebration will begin and end each event. I will begin with opening sacred space. After some information on the cross-quarter festival, I will attune you to the cross-quarter holiday, and I will lead you in a celebration. I will let you know ahead of time what to bring or prepare (for example, I may ask you to have a candle ready to light together).
Next, I will give some information about the astrological event, as well as the challenges and opportunities it brings. We will then dive into the attunement(s) and session, which I will explain as they happen. There will be some short periods of silence. I may ask you to breathe deeply or tap your head, heart, and navel (the three brain centers of the body — to learn more, click here). The last part of the healing session is devoted to the healing of the planet, with all of us participating through holding space. We will end by completing our celebration together.
Generally, you are in a relaxed, receptive state throughout. I do suggest you have a notebook handy for any notes you wish to make. I also suggest that you make sure you are in a private, receptive space.
It is especially powerful if you can be on video for the first part of the call, so we can see and feel each other more directly that way. And not to worry if you can’t be on the call live, or need to be on audio/phone only: if you are registered for the call, you are fully connected into the entire event.
What might you experience during or after the session?
You may or may not feel anything during or after the session. That’s perfectly fine. The energy and healing will still be working in you whether you can feel it or not. Whatever you experience (or don’t experience) is just right for you. You will receive what you need.
You may seem to “fall asleep” during the session. Or, you may fall asleep every time you try to listen to the session for a while. This is also perfectly normal. If this happens, know that you are in a very deep, restful state where Spirit can do the deeper work inside you. Don’t resist it and don’t worry — you haven’t missed a thing! Just follow your body’s needs as you listen, and the session will work in you as it needs to.
After the session, you may feel energized and ready to take on the world, or you may feel, as my client Linda told me, “Like I was hit with a truck.” The session will affect you differently than it will other people. What you feel after one session may be completely different than what you feel after another. The energy and healing will be continuing to work in you for quite some time. Be gentle with yourself, especially the day after. Drink lots of water, rest, and give yourself time to integrate.
Why celebrate these holidays that mark the wheel of the year?
It is more important than ever to celebrate the holidays that connect us with the earth and the earth’s cycles. Gathering together in community and celebrating with sacred ritual helps to ground and center you. In the midst of this extraordinarily difficult, even chaotic, time, it reminds you that you are not alone.
Eruptions, volatility, volcanoes – are all dramatic. The drama of unfolding events in the past month – even three months – has been overwhelming.
We have either been consumed by or overshadowed by the constrictions, the breakdowns, and the ongoing shifting of most of what we’ve known. The drama itself has our attention.
In the midst of this it’s been hard to see that it’s not all bad. That even in the midst of very difficult times, there is more going on than meets the eye. Celebrating these holidays also remind you that what you’re going through is part of a larger cycle that is bringing in much more positive change and transformation.
These seasonal holidays draw us back to basics.
- They connect us with the earth.
- They help you to get grounded and centered.
- They provide the reminder that the drama and the constrictions may be the loudest voices, but they will not have the last word.
- They remind you that everything goes in cycles.
- They remind you that what is causing the most noise and drama is not all there is.
- They help you have hope that this cycle is passing – or almost past – and it’s time to step into the new.
When we attune to the cycles of the earth, we are no longer swept away by the swirling and eruptions on the surface.
We remember we are part of something much larger and greater.
When we attune to the festivals of light, we bring light back into our lives and the lives of others. We shine the light of truth onto the shenanigans of those acting out more hatred and division.
What others have said about attunements
“Powerful,” and “Incredible” are the most-used adjectives I hear from those who write to me after an attunement.
Some of the comments I’ve received about the last celebration, attunement and healing session: “Amazing Session!” “Beautiful and powerful session!”
“Thank you for hosting the attunement. Somehow, I felt I needed to join in this. Over the past couple of weeks, I have experienced low back pain, affecting hips and legs, stiffness, and soreness. I felt the relief in the sacrum, which also relieved the hips and legs. It all went away when the bones balancing happened! I have been able to squat, not all the way, but something I have not been able to do for a long time. I’m hoping this lasts so that I can do more on my yoga practice.” A day later, she wrote, “So good to be able to move without the pain and stiffness!”
Vicki W, Michigan
“That session was so powerful. I literally felt the fear lift off me as soon as you mentioned…. I was carrying so much fear. And it just kept getting better from there. I couldn’t move after – had to integrate and just felt so peaceful.”
Angela S, Massachusetts
“Those in my orbit are noticeably more ‘lighter’ and joyous since the session.”
Casper B, British Columbia
“Thank you, Mary. I so enjoyed the session and the background and astrological facts that accompanied it. It was a great evening and loved being connect to 99+ people I’ve never met, but we will be connected now for sure. The healing of the planet was wonderful and so needed.”
Cindy H., North Carolina
“I joined the group only by phone last night and was blown away by the energy I felt during both the attunements and healings.” A few days later, she wrote, “My awareness seems more expansive and I sense being an integral part of the Whole.”
Becky A., Ohio
