[Reg Wilford]

Its very inspiring to hear such heartfelt reflection from you all. Its not always an easy task in our worlds, and I admire the level of reflection and sharing of what is a very personal journey. Thankful for everybody’s input and willingness to share openly.

Once I ensured “quorum” in my Vision Council (as I’ve come to learn, there are always “open seats” and we accept nominations from anyone/anything of wisdom and substance 😉 )…it felt as though there was a strong and welcomed presence and support around me. As a prolific “Solo Warrior” who admittedly struggles with asking for support at times or leaning on others, it felt reassuring and a source of strength to feel my vision council present and ‘at the ready’.

And this is a summary of what I learned from them that I wish to share here.

– The First lesson I received was that calling in support, even at this level is an act of strength. And specifically LEADERSHIP, as it allows the strengths of others and other perspectives to be heard. Recognizing and providing the fertile ground for the abilities and offerings of others to take root is a core leadership act/skill. A Leader intent on acting alone (aka Solo warrior?) is bound to meet an unnecessary and unfortunate end at some point or another. It is a required skill to draw upon strengths outside of ourselves. (this is of course a natural conclusion, but apparently I needed to hear it again from my newly formed council)
– The predominant lesson my council wanted to share, before answering the question directly, was that it was necessary first, to understand those parts of myself that were OUT of alignment with Soul and Soul’s Intention. This needed to be considered/addressed before identifying specific elements and potential misalignment (behaviours, attitudes etc) ….And then it came down to prioritization….all the ‘parts’ have ‘needs’ (or so they say) but Soul is to be the final conductor on the prioritization of those needs. Attempting to give voice to each and all of the needs at any one given time (and perhaps attributing it to being ‘multi-facetted’) really is creating a forum for chaos to ensue. There must be more order. Gentle order. Profound order that is agreed to amongst the parts to be the final touchstone for a Soul-directed approach to living. All voices can be heard, and acknowledged, however, SoulTruth, shall be the presiding voice of reason.
…Grateful to my Vision Council for this wisdom. As a starting point….Its like establishing ‘Guiding principles’ or ‘ rules engagement’ before the actual work of alignment to vision and transformation can begin.

[Reg Wilford]

To perhaps be more succinct in my definition that came to me today in reflection, and to answer directly “what BEING Soul-directed” means to me, it to BE intentional and purposeful and endeavour at any opportunity to touch down into our soul, to behold the golden thread (purpose) of our lives, and to draw our direction from this place.
And to BE Nature-connected is to ground into and channel through nature (that is found in all places and in all things at all times) as a means of reaching that place where we meet our Soul.

[Reg Wilford]

I’m a little late to this party :), but have thoroughly enjoyed hearing everyone’s unique and diverse perspectives. I feel this kind of sharing – amongst ourselves – is where we can really learn different ways of seeing/reflecting/applying the knowledge presented in this course to ourselves and then to the many many different kinds of souls we do and will encounter on our journey and through our work. Seeing the vastness of experiences and perspectives on these discussions enables us to see so much more in the world and those around. So, much gratitude. to you all for sharing. I’m humbled to be a student of your collective wisdom.

What does Soul-directed and nature connected mean to me?…

I was very blessed (some might say cursed lol) recently to have gone through one of those very dark and life-changing experiences that come around but a few times (hopefully) in ones life. It was dark, difficult, dirty and demanding, to say the least.
…and I wouldn’t change a thing about it. Not one thing. And would welcome it all over again as it was one of those times/experiences that are so raw and real, you know you will never be the same again. So in this way it was beautiful, and just what The “Universe ordered”.
One of the greatest benefits was that it brought me so far down deep into myself, to a place I could not move from without facing the internal structures and self-defeating “obstacles” I had built up over the years. Horrible, yet completely real and beautiful at the same time. I realized that this time was the Dark Night of my Soul for me. The spiritual reckoning as it were.
It was there, in the depth of self, that my soul re-revealed itself to me after many years of trying to get through to me when I was too “preoccupied” to listen…to connect, to SEE, without all the distractions we fabricate in ourselves through ego.
I was very fortunate (I will say miraculously blessed) that in that time, the clearest, and only the clearest, messages came through to me in a multi-lateeral discussion between myself, my Soul, the Cosmos, the earth…All. In harmonic discourse. It was amazing. and it was pure Soul.
As so happens in these rare times of the deepest self-reflection that happens in our lives, the right messages cam through to me from the pages of the right book. “Awakening the Soul” by Michael Meade. I’m not sure a more clear and relevant message of SOUL has been written.
As I turned each page, I settled deeper into the KNOWING…of Soul. My Soul. the Soul of the World. Your Soul. Our Soul. For they are all One.
And as Mr Meade (a key member of my vision council) says, “the work on one’s soul is the very work of the soul of the world”…and when you realize this, you see that we are usually precisely where we need to be, IF we are in communion with Soul.
So, to stop short (for now 😉 …Soul-directed means to me, to be in dance, in dialogue, in relation with the Soul of the World, with Spirit, with Source…in that place of Oneness. Pure, unequivocal Oneness. Where falseness is stripped away to leave only pure truth. All that ever was,and is, and will be. And direction from that place of Soul is never “wrong”, if we take the time and intention to get down to that bottom, deep realm.
Its difficult to express, and expressions of it are as diverse and many as there are beings and living creatures on earth. Its direction from Source. Its moving, while being still. Its pure resonance.
And “Nature-connected” is the holy “Cathedral’ for this all to happen, because that is where Source, in all her perfect and complex expression, simply IS. So one cannot be Soul-directed if one is not Nature-connected, in my humble opinion. And One cannot be truly Nature-connected, with experiencing Soul-direction at the heart of that nature connection.