In early May, my shoulders were so painfully tight that a visit to the osteopath was absolutely necessary. Helene. I always go to her with mixed feelings. She’s incredibly good (oleee), but she doesn’t hold back (aiiii). But this session was unlike any other I’d ever had.
As she worked out the knots with the point of her elbow and her strong fingers - releasing not just the muscles but also the deep connective tissue (ouch!) - suddenly I began to see visions. Before my third eye appeared a tall, slender, graceful woman in an emerald-green velvet dress with golden details. Her blonde hair was styled in a bun.
When she turned around, I saw that her face was that of a dragonfly. A bookshelf appeared beside her and I got emotional. For a long time, books were my passion, my everything. I miss them. Tears ran down my cheeks. The dragonfly woman spoke to me. “You are here to teach people how to fly,” she said.
Then I saw the newly built bathroom space of my retreat center. The walls slowly turned blue, and dragonflies, water lilies, frogs, and fish appeared on them. Water, too, wanted a place on my finca. What a beautiful idea - to bring it in like this!
Then the session ended. Wow. I told Helene what I’d seen. She looked at me, wide-eyed. Her eyebrows still raised, she gently guided me out of the room.
Sitting in my car, some pieces of the puzzle fell into place. Murals… underwater world… there could only be one person for that… Helana.
My friend and designer I’ve worked with for years, though we hadn’t spoken in a while. She’s crazy about fish and painting, so I sent her a voice message. She replied almost immediately: “Now that’s funny. I was just thinking about you and your retreat center this morning.” We chatted a bit about possibilities, and then daily life swept us back into its rhythm.
On the first of June, my children and I finally assembled the long-awaited bookshelf. They were thrilled - they could play “library” again. And I was happy too, to see my books basking in daylight once more. That very same afternoon, we had a special visitor. In the bathroom sat a bizarrely large… dragonfly!
But the synchronicities didn’t stop there. Three weeks later, things really got magical. Money psychologist Hanneke van Onna arrived at Costa del Soul to co-host our very first Moneyfestation Retreat. I told her about the dragonfly in the bathroom and my vision of the dragonfly woman. As I looked at her - blonde bun on her head - she said, “Guess what color dress I brought.” No joke. It was emerald green.
The dragonfly women told me: "You are here to teach people how to fly"
Then the retreat began. We started with a money constellation. One-on-one, we confronted participants with their money stories. I supported Hanneke energetically, placing my hands on the spine of one of the women. Suddenly, I saw wings appear - spreading wide. The woman sensed them too, and Hanneke said: “Time for you to fly.” Goosebumps.
The next day, we went a layer deeper. I took the group to Sierra de las Nieves National Park to connect with Mother Earth. At a waterfall, each woman released old beliefs and limiting patterns into the water - supported by my vortex healing.
All around us, colorful dragonflies circled. I was enchanted. One red one landed right next to me on a stone. I looked at it and tilted my head slightly. It did the same and said, “This is your true path.”
I burst into tears. I could feel it. Deep inside, something opened. Finally. Yes. I had been seen. There was no turning back - only forward. With Mother Earth. Healing wounds and guiding people back to their essence. I felt deeply supported.
Back at the finca, I went straight to the house and picked up the golden dragonfly I’d recently bought on a whim. I brought it to the altar in the dome. That day’s card? The dragonfly - symbolizing the unseen, the spiritual - and number 22: partnership.
Only then did I fully feel how special my connection with Hanneke really is. I had manifested a collaboration with her, and there she was. That she would offer me a platform among her clients, allowing me to experience my true calling - I could never have imagined when I first heard her name.
The universe is like a box of chocolates.
You never know what you’re gonna get.
And I love it.
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