Angels and Roses

I have been reading Claire Nahmad’s book, “Your Guardian Angel”. She talks about meditating on a rose in connection with guardian angels. She mentions the following in chapter 4, “In contemplating the rose, we may directly comprehend the mysteries…the rose is able to lift the soul above the confines of earthly understanding. At the heart of every rose is a circle of golden stamens. It is a sigil…of the ‘mind in the heart’, that seat of consciousness, which is not….limited, calculating, ego-rooted intellect, but rather the intuition…which bears the gifts of inner seeing and spiritual percipience, and within which can be found the true self….the rose dwells within us, within our heart center, and is our very heart of hearts.”

In addition to this insight, my husband and I were listening to Eckhart Tolle explaining why comparing- souls awakening -to flowers blooming- is so appropriate. He said something to this extent: that flowers are so delicate and full of light that they are the closest translation to the soul’s own lightness and high vibration when in consciousness/awakened/in the now.

I post here, a photo of a beloved rose that bloomed at my home a couple years ago, in the spirit of these contemplations. My father in law, Ray, was a gifted gardener, having dedicated his retirement years to the creation of an eden and sanctuary for both animals, birds and family. After he died at the beginning of 2005, Spring came and with it his plans for the garden. We inherited the climbing rose that he had ordered. It roots itself very preciously in our lives, in our midst, reminding us of Ray’s legacy and love for us and the earth. That first season the roses bloomed with gold, coral and pink. Ever since then they only bloom a deep solid pink, adding to the mystery and wonder of spirit/soul and life.

The idea of the stamens representing our soul’s ‘mind’ resting within the heart center is magnificent to me. This knowing offers joy, peace and profound light.

blessings of the greatest good,

Chandra