Lauren Aletta - The Seasonal Soul: A Mystic’s Guide to Inner Transformation

First published by the author in 2017.

Copyright 2019 by Lauren Aletta

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.

ISBN 978-1-4521-7482-2 (pb)
ISBN 9781-4521-7505-8 (epub, mobi)

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The Seasonal Soul has been and continues to be my adventure.

Through years of self-observation and experimentation, I have found the unique approach outlined in the following pages incredibly helpful and supportive in discovering my personal orientation and rhythm in the chaos and brilliance of life. It has allowed me to create from what I call my soul space, to redefine (and redefine again!) my personal alignment and propel myself forward with a thirst and zest for life!

About a decade ago, I became aware of highly familiar internal sensations that married with my external experiences at the time. I was curious and began to track these sensations and life experiences as a way to better understand mySelf (my Soul Self) and my life. I became hyperaware that something deeply mysterious yet deliciously magical was occurring within me and my life.

There was a burgeoning pressure and propulsion that pressed up against me internally, creating a cycle of friction, irritation, then depression. I often felt caged within my life and trapped by the ideas I held about myself, as well as the ideas and vision I had for mySelf. Nothing about this feeling was new. It was an old and familiar friend that had accompanied me since I was a child. Not knowing what to do with this insistent and uncomfortable sensation, I simply ignored it. Putting on a smile seemed to be the only way I could fit in and deal with life.

From what I saw, this seemed to be how everyone did life!

But eventually my soul prodded and poked until I paid attention. Finally one day, out of the blue, I had a tremendously exciting body slam of a realization. A very clear and distinct pattern was taking place within me and my life. Instant imagery of the Earths seasons jolted me awake, accompanied by the phrase Cycle of Growth.

By the time I had looped around all four seasons on a larger scale three times, I was excited! I was utterly hooked as I noticed strong consistencies and distinct attributes that belonged to each season. I became increasingly aware of my own personal relationship with each season and the various tools that were helpful (and sometimes unhelpful) in traversing this ever-exciting terrain.

From there, I began to record each of my personal seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. The distinct and consistent attributes of each season allowed me to discover my personal orientations and create stability and strengthen self-trust in my own life. Even during the heaviest and coldest of Winters, I witnessed forward movement, growth, and birth.

I know now there is always order to chaos and chaos in anything ordered. This is the thrill and flow of life!

As I consciously and curiously explored my seasons, steadily looping around and completing the larger Cycle of Growth, more of my soul truth unfolded and my soul purpose became clearer. Day by day, I grew more confident and patient with mySelf. The restlessness that had been bubbling up deep inside mySelf was teaching me. All I had to do was be present with where I was within each season and be brave enough to follow the internal prompts when guided to act. By following my own natural rhythm, the path became clear. I felt more and more like myself, and that awful low-lying discomfort transformed into hell yeah! happiness and excitement for what lay ahead.

After much documentation in a messy handwritten scrawl, I began to introduce this approach to my clients. Where appropriate and with guidance, we would explore their personal seasons and reflect on their past cycles to create familiarity.

Their wonderful aha! moments made me smile, and I watched their faces soften, their panic vanish, and a newfound understanding take root. Like me, when they dug deep, they experienced revelations about themselves and their environment.

This book is designed to press your internal reset button. This book is a deep exploration of Who You Are! You will laugh, you will cry, you will relive moments of pain to release the chains and develop clarity about where you are right now in your life. You will begin to find your own magicand it will astound you. You will stop wondering what your purpose is and slowly begin to live it, allowing it to unfurl and unfold out of you.

This is what this process has done for me.

My adventure is only just beginning. But what I already know to be true is if I continue to consciously be the explorer and pioneer of mySelf, in step with my own seasons and cycles, I will paint this lifetime of mine with my best colors. I will turn up to the world and serve in the most authentic of waysand have an absolute blast doing it. And you, dear reader, will be joining me.

Within these pages, you will find relief, alignment, confirmation, and excitement. Know that one season is no better than another. All seasons are purposeful and each new cycle is different from the next.