Rare, Raw, Real

There is a unique beauty in you that wants to shine through. It is different. It might not be pretty, neat and tidy, and you might even feel vulnerable about sharing this real, unveiled you with the world…do it anyway because the world wants to love you. The rare, raw and real you.

It’s time to peel back the layers and unearth the real you – naked, vulnerable, real, beautiful. With every layer of hiding and protection removed, you’ll encounter whatever it was that caused that layer of self-protection to be built up in the first place –  maybe a sense of shame, fear, hate, anger or doubt. These feelings might seem so confronting that you’ll wonder if they are a sign to back off. If you can affirm your love for yourself, and a willingness to be patient whilst you become ready to be known and seen and loved for who you are underneath those layers of pain, then you’ll find it easier to let them fall away. As this happens there will be a revelation of a raw, rare and real you that you didn’t even know was there – so pure, so powerful, so precious. The inner light of you will shine through, like a lantern suddenly illuminated, with the radiance of you lighting up the dark.

Revealing the true you isn’t about exhibitionism or putting yourself on display. Someone could walk naked on a beach, completely comfortable with their physical appearance, and yet not be in touch with the true beauty of their soul, their radiance dulled and their authenticity a mystery even to them.

The oracle of Rare, Raw, Real comes to you if you are one of those special ones capable of dropping the defensive posture of perfection, of holding genuine compassion and goodwill towards yourself and others with a willingness to be shown who you are. Rather than reacting with fear to being judged, you choose to treat this revealed self as a precious divine creature to be loved and nurtured into full aliveness. In being brave enough to do this, you help empower others to be their true selves as well, to be less afraid of what makes them different, to embrace their uniqueness and feel the divine dignity that is rightfully ours when we choose to simply be who we are.

Healing Trick:

To help you take the wisdom offered and put it to best use in your life now, do this healing trick to clear obstacles putting this guidance into place.

Say this chant aloud, or sing it if you wish:

“Strange beauty, rare, raw, and real,

My authentic self I now reveal.”

Now you are going to create a truly unique creature in your imagination. And if you are feeling particularly daring, you can act it out too.

Say aloud: “I have the wings of freedom!”

What do your wings look and feel like? Are they heavy or light? Are they powerful? Are they like a butterfly, an angel, a bird, a dragonfly or an aeroplane?

Can you practice flying with your wings, perhaps by running around the lounge roomfor a moment in ‘full flight’?

Say aloud: “I have the heart of courage!”

What does your heart look and feel like? Does it have a colour? Does it have a particular rhythm as its beat? Does it look like a heart – or a lion, or a rampaging river or a galaxy? Is it a perfect ruby or a massive planet?

Say aloud: “I Have the feet of an adventurer!”

What do your feet look and feel like? Are they your human feet or are they the hooves of a wild brumby, the booted feet of an intrepid explorer, the graceful and strong feet of a ballerina, the bare feet of a dancing gypsy or the powerful tail of a mermaid?

Let your feet move freely, in the way they want to move – a gallop of a horse, the dance of a gypsy, the firm steps of an explorer.

Say aloud: “I have the voice of the soul!”

What does your voice feel and sound like? Is it like a bold bird call piercing through the air? Is it like a roar of a lion upon the African plain, or the deep sonic resonance of a whale’s song in the depths of the ocean? Is it like the crystal-shattering voice of a diva soprano, or the whispering of Mother Nature on the gentle breeze?

Perhaps use your voice and let it express its true nature in this moment. What sort of sound does your true soul voice want to express?

Say aloud:

“I am a creature unique and proud of all that I am. I am rare, raw and real, strangely and beautifully strange. My quirks and oddities, the parts that don’t fit neatly in, are part of what makes me special.”

You have finished your healing trick.

Affirmation:

Say the following affirmation aloud to boost the power of this message and to integrate it into your body, mind and soul. You can say it morning and/or evening for a few days, or even a few months if that feels right for you, or just at the end of your healing trick.

“Rare, raw and real,

My true self I gracefully reveal.”

Card artwork: “Black Swan” by Melanie Delon