What does Sovereignty mean?
You don’t have to be a Leo Sun, Moon, or Rising to feel like Royalty.
Throughout the ages, humanity has seen many of Royals controlling nations of peoples, Kings and Queens from all over.
Mostly stemming from European culture, the word “Sovereign” was used to describe the ruling authority over a people and territory. These monarchs often referred to their people as their “subjects” as if they were sheep and the Sovereign was the owner of the flock.
The “Divine Right of Kings” was a politicial doctrine used to give the monarch absolute power, depicting such was given to them directly from God (the ultimate power), therefore no government or parliment could overrule the Sovereign.
Pondering on Royal history for a moment, I think of Mary, Queen of Scots and the feud with her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. A sad story of two rival cousins who never met each other, but feared one another to the point of destruction and execution simply because of each other’s so-called, claimed Sovereign right.
The stories of old– how little they realized (or possibly knew and feared) that WE are ALL Sovereign in our own right. From peasant to priest, Wall Street to Hollywood, from the backwoods to the cities and ALL four corners of this Earth, WE each have the ability to be Sovereign in our own right.
What is Sovereignty in modern terms?
Over time, people have begun to realize their own ability to govern themselves and thus have shifted further away from monarchs to the democracies we see today.
When I think of Sovereignty, I think of my own free will and the right to control Oneself–Myself. More than just a Sovereign King or Queen seated upon a throne governing a nation, but an individual seated upon their moral individuality, self-governed in their endeavors, and aware of their own ability to rule oneself.
Free to be the you that you are, the I that I AM. To flash the beautiful light of your own unique matrix code of perception from and into the whole, the ALL that is– what makes up you and what makes up me, the WE of existence.
Freedom of the Soul
In the summer of 2015, as a newly divorced, single mom situated in the desert 2000 miles from home, I found Sovereignty in an apartment on the outskirts of Las Vegas where I would sit on my balcony and stare out at the valley of lights and mountain skylines in absolute wonder. No need for a crown, I was on top of the world looking out at endless opportunities for new life and growth within.
Rather than depression and self-pity for my failed marriage, I chose by my own free will, a perception based on growth. I wrote and recorded Freedom of the Soul on June 20, 2015, as I was claiming my own Sovereignty. It was the first time I had ever mustered the courage to record a poem I had written.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” -Dr. Wayne Dyer
For you, life may bring other situations that push your consciousness into waking up to the opportunites within yourself so that you can mindfully choose your responses and perception and claim your own Sovereignty. Whether it’s a divorce, the loss of a loved one, or a change in residence or station, at almost every corner in this modern world life throws us plentiful opportunities for growth and change.
Change brings us mulitple levels of potential transformation. While we have little control of the major events around us and the behaviors of others, the realization and awareness that we always have control of our own thoughts and actions give us a whole new playing field. How fitting that this morning the following quote appeared as a notification on my phone: “One of the amazing things about this chess game called “life” is that we get to choose if we want to be the chess master or the pawn.”
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -Viktor Frankl
So what does it take to become Sovereign?
Quite frankly, it only takes a change in your mindset. You are what you believe you are. So, depending on your particular belief structure, a change in mindset may be easy or difficult.
You must recognize Sovereignty in yourself first then make the claim unto yourself, with yourself. You must take control of your mind and take responsibility for your actions. If you do not, someone else will. If another has control of your mind or you are blaming others for your actions, you are not Sovereign but instead you are subordinate.
Which do you choose?
I AM FREE. I AM SOVEREIGN. I AM LIMITLESS.
What does Sovereignty mean to you?
It is the ultimate awareness of the power of self and of self-control. It is the ability to embrace all that we were created to be. To govern and allow our highest self to simply be.
Sovereignty means I am in control of all my actions and deeds and I am in control of myself. I can maintain my will and am not at the mercy of others’ actions. I take responsibility for my actions and leave others blameless for my reactions. It also means not letting others trigger your emotions and act in a way that is going to be harmful to your central being, yet also be affected by others, but not ruled by their emotions.
Real simple thought: Self Ruled.