The Removal of Obstacles

For the last Transformational Workshop of this year, we'll be looking to clear obstacles for next year and beyond. We're going to be engaging with 32 forms of Ganesha. Ganesha is the beloved elephant-headed deity who is one of the sons of Shiva and Parvati. He is popularly known as Vigneshwara: the remover of obstacles. These 32 forms deal with removing all manner of obstacles in numerous fields of human life from health, wealth, youth, relationship and other worldly endeavors to all kinds of spiritual accomplishments and powers up to and including bhakti, love for the Divine. We will ask Ganesha in these numerous forms to not only remove obstacles but also to remove the psychological, emotional, energetic, karmic and ancestral bases for these obstacles. At the most profound levels, we will ask Ganesha for deep insight into the principles of obstacles, resistance and flow. Lastly, we'll consider anger, frustration, rage and despair as some of our less than advantageous responses to obstacles and we'll take a deep dive into patience and surrender as some of the most advantageous responses to various life circumstances.