Starseeds: Polarians

Very sorry to hear about the earthquake in Haiti. Not just to those people there, but this kind of change in Earth energy affects many of us. Here is my piece about another starseeds who are especially sensitive to such energetic shift. (Photo credit)

The Earth’s axis and the North Star

Polarians come from the star system of Polaris, the North Star. Our Earth’s axis used to point directly to Polaris. However, when Maldec, the planet that used to be where asteroids are located now, exploded, it affected other planets including the Earth. It is also said one Earth year (the time it takes to complete one circulation around the orbit) was exactly 360 days, corresponding to 360 degrees. The solar system was beautifully designed.

Polarians embody the energy of the true north, loyalty. They are down to Earth and have a rock solid way of living. On the soul level, Polarians remember how things were before and still feel resistance to this change. It’s horrible their home star will not be the pole star in the future! Some Polarians react to this from their subconscious and try to weigh down the Earth by gaining weight. Polarians are also sensitive to Earth energy, so changes such as earthquakes affect them. I advice Polarians to take things easy when there is an earthquake, tsunami or volcanic eruption even if it is happening far from where they live.

Polarians’ ideal

Polarians are the glue in a group. They are not charismatic and not a typical leadership type, but they have a way to gather and keep people together for a common cause. They know the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Unity and wholeness are the Polarian ideal.

In Polarians’ ideal world, everyone comes together in a circle, talks about everything, and decides everything together. This is a beautiful vision. It reminds the ancient community where everyone in the village was included and valued. This is a great antidote to the fragmented modern world that causes so much pain of isolation. However, it also reminds kindergarten. Belonging is good, but so is independence. Polarians need to understand others’ need to have some breathing space. Not everyone wants to be included in everything. Trusting and letting others make their decisions are critical learning experiences for Polarians.

Polarians’ gifts

Polarians bring the gift of unity and wholeness. Again, this is a wonderful gift to this fragmented and conflicted world. Restoring the value of group and community, while balancing it with individualism, is important.

Interestingly, Polarians have two points of vibration. Usually, we have just one level of vibration, with some fluctuations. Polarians have higher point and lower point of vibration. Most of the time, they operate at the lower level, which keep them grounded. The lower point of vibration is not necessarily a bad thing. While we do want to raise our vibration rate, pushing ourselves higher when we are not ready is no good. Polarians’ lower vibration point keeps them to live and work in a steady, predictable way. When they are at their higher point of vibration, they move swiftly toward their goals. I also think some Polarians use this higher point of vibration to receive intuition and communicate with the spirits. Although Polarians usually need a lot of time to make decisions, they move quite swiftly when they are tuned in to their higher vibration point.

Polarians’ challenges in loving relationships

If you are family-oriented, Polarians make great partners. They may not be exciting to date, but their steadiness brings comfort. The typical singles’ scene is hard for Polarians. They are looking for someone they can start a family with, not a playmate.

Polarians are loyal to a fault and tend to stay in the same situation for a very long time, be it relationship, workplace, or the place of living. In other words, they get stuck easily. Polarians benefit from having someone check on them occasionally to see if their situation still serves them. If you are in an abusive relationship, for example, there is no point staying there for the sake of keeping the relationship, but Polarians make this mistake often.

Because Polarians love togetherness, they often dream of starting a home business with their spouse. The success of this business, and the relationship, depends on how willing their partner is to merge so much in the union and how the Polarian can let their partner have their way at appropriate occasions.

Polarians’ single-mindedness can sometimes be viewed as rigid and stubborn by others.

Polarians’ challenges in career and finance

Polarians are team players. If your business requires group effort, you want Polarians in your team. They keep the group functioning in a grass-root manner. Don’t underestimate them for their non-showy grounded disposition.

Polarians’ tendency to stay in the same place works in their career, too. These are the souls who keep the same job for years. Again, it’s critical they review the situation occasionally to make sure it is still serving them. Because it is very difficult for Polarians to initiate change, they may want help such as life or career coaches.

Polarians present us a solid way to success. We often associate success with brilliant talent and extraordinary effort, but success can also be achieved by doing the one thing, day in, day out, making steady progress over a long time. Some Polarians I know have accumulated impressive wealth this way.

Polarians’ role on Earth

Polarians’ sensitivity to Earth’s energy is interesting. Our Earth is ascending, raising her vibration rate, and influencing her residents’ vibration rate. I think Polarians are the workhorse in this Ascension, the shift of ages.

Seth Godin Interview And Review Of Linchpin

I received a review copy of Seth Godin’s new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?. (I say this just to be compliant with the new FTC regulations.) Let’s see if I can do the review in his signature style: short, bright, and to the point.

Linchpin is different from his previous books such as Tribes (link to my book review), which was about the new meaning of leadership, and Purple Cow, which was about new type of marketing. Linchpin is about being a new type of employee, who is “indispensable”.

So? He is still talking about new concept, right? And there is certainly a market for this book as the unemployment rate is high and so many people are afraid of becoming the next victim of downsizing.

Well, I see the difference in empowerment. Upon reading Tribes, I understood I didn’t have to have a certain title or status to be a leader; I can just start leading, and the point is if I can form a tribe. That was empowering. His marketing books are also empowering to me as an entrepreneur because they help me see and do marketing in a new meaningful way.

Linchpin, however, requires an evaluator, someone who decides if he is indispensable or not. So the power is not in the hand of the linchpin really.

I’m not saying being an employee is no good. The world needs organizations and team members. Great team members, in fact. I just feel it is very difficult to be truly empowered as an employee.

My last corporate job was assisting a president of a midsize manufacturing company which was part of a global conglomerate. This position gave me the opportunity to meet indispensable linchpins — for instance, a brilliant design engineer with unique vision and expertise (who used to work for our competitor — we were so excited to get him). My boss was a linchpin, too, who literally resurrected a near-death company and therefore saved several hundred jobs. Yet the engineer was practically demoted when the company’s business direction changed … I’m not sure if he is still there. When my former boss leaves, his boss will surely replace the position, or may even do away with that position. That’s how corporate world works.

When David, the linchpin worker at the posh Dean & Deluca cafe leaves, Dean & Deluca may loose some customers, they probably suffer from some operational difficulties, but soon enough, they will find a replacement. No one is really indispensable in the corporate world. Of course, in the meantime, David can leverage his linchpin value and get a better job — good for him.

How do you become a linchpin? Here is a list from page 218:

1. Providing a unique interface between members of the organization
2. Delivering unique creativity
3. Managing a situation or organization of great complexity
4. Leading customers
5. Inspiring staff
6. Providing deep domain knowledge
7. Possessing a unique talent

We are each on a different path of evolution. If you are working for someone, read Linchpin. If you aspire to be a leader, read Tribes. Seth Godin has something for everyone, and together we can make this world a better place.

Now a bonus to this book review. I had the honor to interview Seth Godin by email.

Akemi: We all know you are a prolific blogger and author, but will you tell us the whole scope of your business?  Do you still take marketing clients and if so, do you choose your clients in some ways?  Or are you more about public education now, doing speaking, seminars, etc?

Seth: I’ve actually never done consulting. I do speeches, write a book now and then, run some seminars, help a few non-profits and cook dinner.

Akemi: Oh, that’s interesting. I always thought you are first and foremost a marketing consultant. So you have been in education (in the big meaning of it) always.

I think you are a change agent.  Will you tell us your vision of the world we are creating?

Seth: I fear we’re creating a long term world as an accidental by-product of a short term future. It’s not good. On the other hand, there are plenty of individuals making great art.

Akemi’s note: The concept of “art” is discussed further in Linchpin. He means a lot more than paintings.

Do you have technique or daily practice to stay creative? Or do you think creativity is a talent and you are just blessed with it?

Seth: Writing a blog post every single day is amazing therapy. Everyone should do it.

My gratitude and blessings to Seth Godin for this interview.

Starseeds: Mintakans (Orion)

Here is a new post on starseeds. A note to new readers — if you find this too New Age, don’t worry, I will be posting more practical, inspirational posts, too. If, on the other hand, you find this intriguing, please check the linked article for the overview of starseeds.  (Photo credit)

Mintakans come from the star system of Mintaka, located in the constellation of Orion in its belt. Many Mintakans intuitively look to the Orion because of this. Their home star had multiple suns, so it was always bright and warm. It was a beautiful star of water, where the water was so clear that you could see miles away through it. I have the feeling they were living in the water like dolphins. I know there are many people who feel close to dolphins, and I wonder if they are Mintakans — I don’t know until I read their Akashic Records. I do know, however, Mintakans are large group among the starseeds.

Mintakans’ ideal

Mintakans see the world with their optimistic and idealistic eyes. Even when the going gets tough, Mintakans don’t stay distressed too long. Soon, they start thinking, “Okay, what can I learn from this?” rather than carrying their anger or sorrow. They always see the glass half full. This is wonderful — the world benefits from Mintakans’ positive attitude.

I don’t know, however, if Mintakans have a common ideal or vision they are working on as a group. To me, they seem to be just moving forward with their cheerleader-like attitude without the clear vision of where they are going.

On the personal level, Mintakans do have a common dream. I call it the Mintakan dream of working from home. Mintakans love their home. This is because their home star is no longer inhabitable and they cannot go home. Mintakans feel this loss on the deep level and have this unexplainable “homesickness” even when they are right at their earthly home. Many Mintakans become nesters, decorating their home beautifully, to ease this strange longing of true home. And they love staying at their beautiful home. To the point they want to work from there.

Mintakans’ gifts

The best gift Mintakans bring to this world is their never-ending cheerfulness and positivity. Mintakans are willing to see the good in everyone, and give second, or third, or fourth chance to others. Mintakans are friendly and happy to help others. My advice to Mintakans is to keep the positive cheer while paying due attention to whom they are giving energy to. (Remember the discussion of darkworkers?)

Another unique gift Mintakans have is the non-linear way they approach to life. Most of us are linear in our thinking — we tend to think one thing happens after another, and another, in a linear manner. So we approach life in a linear way, doing one thing, completing it before we start another.

Not with Mintakans. Mintakans do one thing, and before they complete it, move on to another, and then to the third, come back to the second project . . . and it all makes sense in them. Mintakans typically have many hobbies and totally enjoy dipping their hands in many things. This is how Mintakans are developing spiritually.

We can learn this approach from Mintakans. At the same time, Mintakans might want to show some consistency in their way of doing things when other people are involved because they have a hard time understanding what is going on. (“Where are we going for vacation? I thought you wanted to go to Hawaii. Now you want to go to Disneyland? I’m okay either way, but . . .”)

Oh, speaking of vacation, being close to very clear water is deeply nurturing for Mintakans because it reminds them of their home star. They might even want to live near the clear water.

Mintakans’ challenges in loving relationships

Mintakans are happy chatty type and easy to get along. It doesn’t take long to get to know Mintakans. In fact, I’m surprised how open and outspoken some Mintakans are. These are the ones who start telling me their love and sex life within ten minutes of the phone session. Mintakans talk (or even write) with lots of “!!!”

So Mintakans have many friends. But what about romantic relationship? I think the key challenge in Mintakan romance is to find a quality date — which is a challenge indeed when they have so many friends and constantly distracted with so many interests. As I review my clients file, I see some are happily married, some dating on and off, and some single. I honestly don’t see particular pattern here.

Mintakans’ challenges in career and finance

Again, Mintakan dream is to work from home, which often means starting their own business. (Hope they enjoy my eBook on self-employment.) This yearning seems to get only stronger as they get older.

Finance — I’m not so sure if Mintakans care about financial management. I’m not saying they cannot do it. Some of my clients are in management positions and I guess they are good at what they do, including managing money. Deep down, however, I have the feeling Mintakans enjoy spending big time.

Mintakans’ role on Earth

Mintakans have a wonderful way of lightening up people, and this world. They are well aligned with Divine Light. I guess Mintakans are great networkers among Lightworkers, supporting Ascension is a grass-root manner.

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