Enlightenment, a GUEST POST by Ceci Miller
May 6th, 2008 by Rose Rosetree
Ceci Miller is a new writer to me, and already a cherished one. Her name is pronounced “See-see.”
To find out why I invited her to contribute to this blog series on Enlightenment, explore this photo with your own aura readings and empathic merges! Face readers, check out those eyebrows, etc.
And speaking of reading, I’ve been reading her book called Sacred Visitations.
It comes complete with podcasts, which you can access here. And you can click here for a chance to learn more about the print book, plus Ceci herself.
Even after all this time, as new grass appears in the spring, I find it utterly miraculous.
Again and again it rises from its whittled-down state, despite bouts of lawn-mowing so persistent you would think the grass would finally give up and quit.
And yet it doesn’t. It keeps on growing. And I’m so grateful that my son didn’t give up on me when I made awkward and even misguided attempts at feeding him, teaching him to ride a bike, and helping him understand the difficulties inherent in true friendship.
We keep showing up and growing up. It’s what we do. If we were any better at it, we’d all be giants. But size isn’t what’s important. It’s not how tall we grow, how large a space we occupy in our community circle, or how much clout we carry in the world at large. What’s important is that we keep going, with a sense of purpose.
Many spiritual students and people of deep faith find courage where they least expect it. I found it in my back, during a year of intense pain. I found it in a car accident, when my hatchback hit a van carrying a sick young man, and much more than a mere insurance payment–a call of apology and an offer to be of service—was required.
Fortunately, my back healed and the young man in the car was not seriously injured due to the moment of inattention that caused my car to collide into his.
We do rise to such occasions because human beings are built to rise—like the spring grass, growing up and up no matter what threatens to stop us.
And perhaps more fortunate even than our being made to rise, is the sacred presence within and all around us that shows us the way–that inspires and nudges us along.
Sometimes during the day I simply stop. The stillness inside me meets the noise outside me. And in that moment I am grateful to be in this body and this world, doing this growing thing. Because it’s miraculous.
It isn’t the sort of miracle that gets anyone canonized, but maybe it’s even better than that. Because this miracle of awareness–that still point of attention which opens to reveal that presence to me—is available all the time, every day I’m given this gift of life.
So Thank you, I say to this sacredness. Thank you for nudging me gently (and also not so gently) awake. Thank you for this miraculous minute!
Blog-Buddies, I want to comment on the style of Ceci’s Guest Post. Besides the wonderful content, as a writer, I’m just blown away by the beauty of her words.
One thing I’ve learned from “Sacred Visitations” is that Ceci is a musician as well as a writer. It really shows, to me, right from the first sentence.
I noticed that too! Definitely very lyrical. That’s what jumped out at me first and I had to go back and read the content to catch it again.
I will check out Ceci’s site to learn more.
Yes, her eyebrows are long–going from the inner eye way over to the side of her face. She probably has ideas and thoughts ranging from the mainstream to the far out. Her eyes are quite large. Maybe she sees the broad spectrum of life.
The undereye curve is still there, moreso on the right public side; she’s open to people.
Her priority areas are fairly balanced–she does NOT have the big priority area II seen on most celebrities and attention seekers.
Her nose is on the short side–hard worker and her chin seems pointed. Her jaw is somewhat wide; not quite even with her cheeks but almost–might be a peace-loving musician.
Overall, her eyes and eyebrows impress me as Very.
Hello All,
It may be of interest to you, Lisa W., to know that astrological readings consistently describe me as having a broad message to offer, but little interest in the fame and celebrity that often go along with that. This may explain, in part, the quietly growing popularity of my books — none a big splash, but all of them strong and steady contributors to the literature (Writing from the Body has been going strong since 1995, to John’s and my amazement and delight). Same with the children’s books, and now with Sacred Visitations. It looks to be forging a long, steady presence in the hearts of the readers who find it! The “back seat taking” (co-authoring and editing much more often than focusing on publishing my solo work) means I’m a passionate advocate for the CeciBooks.com authors.
And thank you for the lovely feedback, both your kind words about the writing and about the eyebrows
About the “peaceful musician” comment: I entered college to continue training as a concert pianist, but then writing poetry took over. I love love love to sing and listen to and play music. I played harmonium and sang the lead in sacred chants for many years. And a professor in college described me as “the most nonviolent person he had ever met.” I still think of his comment with gratitude, as it was a much-needed encouraging snapshot of the greatly bewildered young woman who bore my name at that time.
Quite enough about me. Just so you all know, the energy of the exchanges on Rose’s blog strike me as exceptionally even-minded and interesting. Thank you for including me in the conversation!
About those eyebrows, Ceci and fans, I didn’t mean to leave you in suspense.
Things have been wild here at Women’s Intuition Worldwide. Today, I am awaiting delivery at last of the copies of “Read People Deeper: Body Language + Face Reading + Auras,” and it has also been busy because of reading copy requests from publishers at the recent London Book Fair. In addition, I continue to do phone sessions with clients (more from E.U. than usual, this month).
Here’s the coolest statistic from here: Recalculating the number of copies of my various books in print, with foreign editions, we’re now up to 163,000!
Anyway, about those striking eyebrows, some of you might be wondering how it is possible to accurately read the brows of a well groomed, postmodern woman.
As experienced face readers know, but all you Blog-Buddies may not know quite yet, reading eyebrows as they are right now COUNTS, regardless of whether they have been changed in any way. What you see is what you get! That’s because of the reciprocal relationship between inner and outer in life; it applies to faces as well as other holograms that one can study here at Earth School.
So, about those eyebrows of Ceci Miller… Eyebrows relate to intellectual gifts.
First, note the broad range, a huge sweep to the curve of the brows. This suggests a wide emotional range that underlies thinking.
Second, the eyebrows angle with a wallop, gaining a sudden momentum toward the edges. This indicates a pattern, short- and long-term, of gathering and sifting through a great deal of information before Ceci makes her (inevitable) original synthesis.
Third, the brows have a rare three-dimensional quality, and they also sparkle. This suggests that her ideas have exceptional impact with others. A writer couldn’t ask for better!
Finally, these brows are highbrows, up-angled, focused (thin), and even. These characteristics add up to a personally integrated communication, intellectual leadership, greatest power at working on one project at a time, and a relatively effortless command of detail.
In short, if you’re looking for someone to sort out the niceties of spiritual seeking, hold Ceci high. In an age of blabbers, she has something worth saying.
Nevermind the eyebrows, what about those wonderful eyes. Aren’t they just amazing. The kind it’s possible to just sit and gaze into. Kind of like a sunny afternoon sitting on a sea wall with a warm breeze gazing into the warm, comforting, mediterrean ocean.
Thanks, Rose, for taking me out of those suspenders! Very interesting. Now I’m really eager to read more about face reading!
And… My word, Brian! (blushing profusely)…
Blessings,
Cec
Well, Ceci, Brian is absolutely right! Your eyes are quite striking, and looking into them in the picture gives me a peaceful, happy feeling of being blessed.
I imagine that you infuse that same energy into your books and your work with authors at CeciBooks.com. It shows!
Oh eck, awww, Ceci, I did not wish to cause you to blush and especially not blush profusely. I hope you are much better now.
Note:
There is some thought going on as to whether to wear dark glasses and thus avoid being dazzled by the brilliance of others.