Hola Wildlings!
The last couple of weeks have been rich with making new connections, welcoming in new followers on my IG, and preparing the home for Lunar New Year Feng Shui remedies.
The Feng Shui came first and I know it has facilitated the energy for everything else. I hadn’t committed to being in this home because of the challenges of the altitude. But when I got into right relationship with the home, everything began flowing. (And getting an oxygen tank has really helped too!)
Realizing I hadn’t been fully committed to being present now, regardless of whether we stay or go later was such a heart-shift for me.
One of my values is brining more beauty and enchantment to the world. And so whether I’m camping or renting, I always do my best to leave places better than I found them.
When we were camping, I’d invite the kids with me to spend our last minutes saying good bye to the spot by picking up at least 10 pieces of trash.
When my favorite house in Petaluma at 8th & B recently went on the market (the landlords wouldn’t sell to us back in 2016) I saw updated photos from inside showing all the improvements that I had made, the sweet vintage lighting I found, the painted offices that gave me tendonitis (still taking turmeric for it).
Did it make me angry that they capitalized off my improvements while leading me on about selling the house to us? You bet. I hope the new owners enjoy the little beauty I added.
The energetic shifts being made to our new rental will help the house and all its future inhabitants.
The Quit Quitting IG is almost complete. I went a bit deeper creating a sliced grid. And I have been going through removing old posts, keeping ones that are high engagement and culling through hashtags that might be shadowbanned. Definitely a Digital Detox of sorts.
But I found a piece “I” wrote back in 2018 that blew me away. Much of my mind-blowing writing feels channeled really. Just grateful to listen to what comes through. I’m including it below along with more explorations of AI.
Stay wild, love fiercely. Your presence is golden.
xo Ixchel
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Saturn Opposite Neptune
I have sat in the dark closet sobbing with grief and rage for what was taken from me.
I discovered the cold edge of my life force as it was ripped from my body, only to be rejected by the warm light of Eternity because it was not my time to go.
Returning again and again, I consumed the terror, hate and violence put on this tiny body and saw it transmuted into light.
Feel the rage, the pain, the fear. Then let it go. Let the darkness that has taken hold of your spirit in human form be wiped way. You are light.
Dance to re-member that you are made of stardust and love, filled with the ecstatic elixir of Cosmic light!
Re-member where you come from and shine your light into that which tried to take what is inviolate.
This moment is but a fraction, a rapid beat of Hummingbird’s heart, in the rhythm of Time’s spiral dance.
Do not be distracted by, dismembered by, or disembodied by that fleeting moment.
Harness the energy of this moment, this movement of change, to pour your Soul into your purpose.
“Whatever makes your Soul happy, Do that.” (–Unknown)
You are Infinite Love. Shine.
Written October 3, 2018 when transiting Saturn was conjunct my natal Moon
AI generated image with prompt from Ixchel: Mend relationship with Time
More on ChatGPT
My Prompt: What is ChatGPT and what does the name mean?
ChatGPT Response:
ChatGPT is a conversational AI language model developed by OpenAI. The name “ChatGPT” is a combination of the words “chat” and “GPT”, where “GPT” stands for Generative Pretrained Transformer. This model is trained to generate human-like text based on the input it receives, allowing it to engage in conversation on various topics.
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As I continue my lifelong pursuit of being understood (and understanding myself even 💀) and experiencing belonging, I have found this AI tool to be incredibly helpful immediate feedback on my writing. Feedback is one of 22 known Flow activators, as I’ve shared in my 23 Rituals ebook.
Having Chat GPT read my work or define terms I’m using and interpret it into plain language has helped me to know whether I’m making sense. It’s even helped me to simplify my bio (posted to the Wild Presence page) for a speaking gig I recently submitted a proposal to (and I also did this live with a client who also loves to be poetic and they found it so helpful too).
While my methodology for my book is complex in academic terms, I am not relying on academic jargon in my writing. But I do want my work to be an example of this methodology as I write about my experience and relationship with Time and how that has informed my cosmovision (worldview and ways of being). I’ve been using autoethnography in my academic writing since my days at Mills College.
My prompt: What is Indigenous autoethnographic ontology?
ChatGPT Response:
Indigenous autoethnographic ontology is a philosophical framework that views the world from the perspectives and experiences of Indigenous peoples. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things and the importance of relationships between people, land, and the environment.
Indigenous autoethnographic ontology seeks to challenge dominant Western ontological assumptions and epistemologies and to give voice to Indigenous perspectives and experiences. It is an attempt to recognize and restore the agency of Indigenous peoples in shaping their own narratives and experiences.
In Indigenous autoethnographic ontology, the researcher’s personal experiences are seen as an integral part of their research, and they aim to examine the relationships between personal experiences, cultural knowledge, and the larger political and social context.
In this framework, knowledge is seen as a holistic and relational process that is shaped by the experiences and perspectives of individuals, communities, and cultures. This ontology recognizes the importance of incorporating personal experiences and emotions into research and understanding, and seeks to bring a deeper and more nuanced perspective to our understanding of the world.
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✨ Decolonizing Astrology and Human Design with Stellar Astro/HD Sessions
Last year after being coaxed to give readings I began offering these sessions more publicly as an entry point to working with me.
But every time I gave friends and clients a bit of insight into their charts, I kept getting a lot of “holy shit aha’s” as people began integrating these strategies into their lives and relationships.
As I went through my lineage work I realized I was really hiding a lot of my Astrology and Human Design studies as something I just did for myself.
Reflecting on my 42+ year journey with tracking the Moon and my transits, I saw how much my relationship with our place in the Solar System was informing my decolonial body of work and how that could support my clients’ journeys too.
Let’s re-orient your relationship with your stellar imprint to Leverage the emergent patterns of your planetary wisdom
So you can TRANSFORM YOUR RELATIONSHIP with Time and the Cosmos
- Gain deeper awareness into your patterns and rhythms
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- Increase clarity on how to apply this knowledge in your life
These sessions help you shift your relationship with the luminaries and planets, so you can see how you move in the world and how to apply your wisdom and initiations in your body of work in greater harmony with your stellar imprint.
Folks are able to access my popular Decolonizing Time talk and joy-centering Radical Rest Handbook, as well as receive 2 weeks of integration and guidance via voxer or telegram after the session. Quite a bit of study goes into each client’s session, so I can only offer a few of these sessions a month. Book a session today.
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This [Stellar Astro/HD] session was my first introduction to Human Design, and it was extremely eye-opening (and even consciousness-opening, I would say).
It’s a new, complex world that enriches what I already knew about astrology. I can’t wait to delve in more!
I felt that this session opened me up to new possibilities for this chapter of my life and brought together so many different threads in a way I wouldn’t have seen on my own. It’s the start of a new journey for me!
— Allegra Cramb, Language Consultant
“Ixchel is a gift for our time. Our work together transitioned me from a path of should-ing and burn out to tuning into my deepest call and making space for it.
The principles of flow Ixchel teaches are magical, rebellious and life changing. Their presence alone had a way of bringing me into deeper alignment with myself every time we met.
For anyone called to unhook from old systems and bring forth work from a deeper place within, Ixchel is a pioneer, an inspiration and incredible guide.
Ixchel’s work is world changing, one human being reoriented towards time…at a time. They are a powerhouse of wisdom, depth and knowledge and I felt so seen, informed and cared for in our session.
The way we’re doing things is not working and Ixchel is showing us a new way. I left our sessions feeling inspired, resourced and ready to be part of the change.”
— CARA JONES, UNTETHER YOUR VOICE
“Every session with Ixchel left my nervous system calm and peaceful in a full, embodied way. No matter what topic we were discussing, their ability to co-regulate without (apparent) effort, but just by being, filled me with ease and freedom.
Just being in a container with Ixchel is enough, THEN receiving their wisdom about Time, healing, breath, Flow, human design, and all things down-regulating is simply magic.
We completed by celebrating some shifts in my path since we’d begun, and we got to talking about integrity and purpose-as-essence in a really wholing and exciting way; even up to the last few minutes, we were making mind-expanding connections!
Thank you, Ixchel, for your energy and your beingness. So empowering (in such a parasympathetic way) to work with you.
— ANNE MARIE CORLEY, WRITER
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I was raised and bore children on the traditional, unceded, and stolen lands of the Coast and Central Valley Miwok (colonized as Petaluma, CA) and Nisenan (colonized as Sacramento and Fair Oaks, CA), past, present, and future. I also write, work, and live in the highland forest of the traditional, unceded and stolen lands of the Totonac, Nahua, and Mexicah, past, present, and future, in what is known as Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico.
P.P.S. I do not live or consent to the colonial impositions regarding the construct of Time. I also practice honoring rhythms of work, play, and rest so that I can serve you with embodied presence and with loving care. This means I may take several days to respond to your requests and questions. (h/t Eva Glamaris)
P.P.S. A mention is not necessarily an endorsement of someone. It’s an acknowledgment, a citation, of the origin of information in my process of understanding. (h/t Kelly Diels)
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