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Firewalls and blockages

What was meant to be a fun project, for us to share with who ever felt it to be interesting ,became a completely blocked ,no movement what so ever ,situation. LOL. ~I did not want to be seen ~
I was supposed to start editing our videos and you will not believe the amount of stuff that came up which basically stopped me in my tracks. Frozen. For about a year ,or two ??

Not that i did not knit or that we did not record more videos ,but the part of going public with these conversations was to much for my fragile ego. I was not able to see it as a fun project.

Then today ,for another reason entirely ,i ended up having a look at this site and i fell in love with it all over again. So i am deciding to give it another try.

An astrological side note ,Pluto moved out of Capricorn ,which is all about being the best and coming out on top ,in to Aquarius ,the sign of the people. Pluto moves through my first house ,so i went through (and am still going through) some intense changes ,BUT ,Pluto in Aquarius feels very different. A lot of the pressure is off.

I was in the United States last summer. This is a photo of Iliana and me ,visiting the cutest little place called Port Townsend in Washington State. And yes ,we did go to two wool shops and bought wool too. And yes ,i am wearing a hand knit sweater my mom made for me. The wool is dyed by a good friend of hers.

If you want to know more about Firewalls and Blockages and how to deal with them ,here is a link to a blogpost by Inelia Benz about Firewalls with instructions on steps you can take. This is a link to a guided instructional video ,and here is another link to an exercise to deal with barriers.

You are always more than welcome to ask questions or to leave a comment.

Connecting via our crafts

Ever since i started knitting wristwarmers, handwarmers, mittens and gloves, i’ve been selling them in different ways. Via social media, markets, my mother’s wool shop or other people’s shops. Selling handmade materials can bring about nice conversations with people. There is often an interest in the product, process and or recognition because many people, in this case knit, themselves too, and like to exchange experiences, techniques or just compliments.
It is such an easy way to connect with people.

At other times, when picking up my son from school and waiting outside the school, i would take my knitting with me and most of the time, someone would come and say something or ask a question. People’s curiosity overcomes what at other times could be a barrier.
In this case it is knitting, but it can be anything we share with the world, which creates an opening or invitation for people to interact. And for me, being a bit of a lonewolf and an introverted extrovert, this is a really nice way.

So i really enjoy sitting down at a market or crafts fair, putting my creations on display, for sale. The variety of people, people i might normally never talk to, never have a reason to interact with, that suddenly enter my life and often with a little story to tell and often open to hear the story of a particular creation, is enjoyable to me. And sometimes, when sitting at the same market, year after year, the same people pass by again and again, and they become familiar and my awareness of who lives in my neighborhood grows.

i’ve heard people say that it feels calming and grounding, when i sit and knit, for instance at the outdoor afterschool care of a friend of mine. i guess practicing a craft requires a certain energy, a certain focus of attention which feels pleasant to be around. i love to hang out with people who do handicrafts or some kind of manual labor. My body loves to sit in that energy and as a youngster i would do it often. And isn’t that how we learn. By mapping to those who are good in their crafts. Sitting in their energy and absorbing all the little details, often without being fully conscious of it, until we try it out ourselves.

Iliana –

I have my dedicated time and space to knit with Nicholette, but other than that I have to carve time for my knitting. So yes, I am one of those persons that carries a knitting bag and does it when waiting for things, for my son’s at school, when traveling, at airports, etc. And it has been a surprising tool to connect to people. As I was waiting to start jury duty in the waiting room, a lady asked me if she could join, she pulled out her knitting and chatted for a bit. Then one more lady joined the conversation about her experience knitting. On a recent trip to California, once I was seated in the airplane, I pulled out my knitting then right away the couple next to me wanted to know all about it. He shared how his mother-in-law knitted him a sleeveless sweater, he showed me the pictures and shared how he started a trend among his male friends. From here we discover other interesting aspects about each other and create a great connection.

I found knitting in public is somehow similar as when you are walking my dog. The conversation about “them” is not too personal, is friendly and warms us up for more if we want. They are a great bridge for us to connect to others, or icebreakers as we settle into our natural ability to be social and find connection.

What helps you connect to others?

About Us

Knitting Realities is Iliana and Nicolette.

We met on WalkWithMeNow, a forum created by Inelia Benz ,which is like a second home and one of our tribes.

Iliana had a knitting project for Christmas 2021 and she needed some help. Of course she contacted Nicolette and 1 ½ years later we are still knitting ,because it never stops with one project, right?

So we’ve been knitting and chatting for about a year and a half ,meeting two or three times a week on zoom. During our meetings we not only talk about knitting but we have expansive conversations and get really inspired about all sorts of different topics ,from parenting to how to process (dissolve and release) low vibration emotions and programs ,meditation, starting our own businesses,,difficulties we encounter on the mystical path from living a life as mystics with a tribe of light workers in day to day reality , Inelia Benz teachings and all other teachings we have incorporated. Things we run into on a day to day basis, living our lives, expanding our awareness and manifesting the New Paradigm. !

It was during one of these meetings when we realized how wonderful and expansive these conversations are and how much they help ourselves and help us to strengthen the world we want to create, a world of light, love and joy. Out of this inspiration we said it is like “Knitting Realities” ! Let us record these conversations and share some of these explorations with the world.

We did start recording, but we have not yet started sharing, so as a stepping stone we decided to start a blog.

This blog will be a combination of information about our current knitting projects, tips and explanations about the patterns and photos of the progress of course, as well as sharing of the musings and insights we get during our conversations.

If you don’t know what we are talking about, but are curious to know more, check out our blog