
The symbolic meaning of the hot air balloon
A hot air balloon represents the lifting of previous burdens and a newly found freedom and new beginning through spiritual growth, elevation, and ascension. These balloons are like signposts that carry significant messages, pointing us towards our higher purpose in life. Their colourful appearance symbolizes visibility as well as fun and celebration. We are worthy of taking our rightful place on Earth and celebrating our earthly existence. By heating the air inside the balloon with a burner, it becomes lighter and less dense than the cooler air on the outside, causing the balloon to float upwards and travel in the direction the wind decides to take it.
The aeronaut never knows in advance where the balloon is going to land after its journey through the sky. This is a beautiful metaphor of going with the flow, surrendering to where the winds of life take us, and accepting what we encounter along the way. The aeronaut can control the height of the balloon and test out the wind directions at different altitudes. We can also influence the rising or lowering of our energy-vibration through our awareness of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviour and make the best of what we have and work with our current circumstances in a smooth and enjoyable fashion.

Channeled message from Archangel Michael
My dear ones,
Let me take you on a ride through the sky with the symbolism of the hot air balloon, but in order for us to be light enough to float up, you must be willing to release the burdens that you are carrying and leave them behind for our travels. This unnecessary weight is connected to your earthly narrative and existence and you have the power to seperate it from your true nature as an energy being of love and light. Right now we are going to focus on the elements of fire and air that are needed to allow our metaphorical balloon to rise up. The combination of fire and air results in courageous decisions, a passionate focus, and a bright inner light that brings forth clarity and understanding. Once you have learned to navigate your balloon though the beautiful vast sky carried by the wind and blown in all directions and towards different adventures, you will be able to land on Earth again with a whole new sense of being, which is the purpose of my message to you. So let us embark on this adventure together and allow me to guide you through this process. You deserve to break loose from your status quo, my dear human adventurers, and bring more aliveness, joy, and passion into your life. The key is that your circumstances do not need to change right away to experience this, but they will, once you get the hang of steering your own personal hot air balloon and reap the fruits of the power of the elements of fire and air.
Let us approach our upcoming adventure as a meditation. Close your eyes and picture your own big and bright hot air balloon in your mind’s eye, give it a creative design with patterns and colours of your choice until you start to feel excited just by looking at it. As you climb into the basket, you take a moment to realize that you cannot take your human loads with you, you have to get back to the absolute basics and leave them behind. They mostly consist of the worries nagging on your mind and the fears you hold for future events and developments. They are the physical limitations that you experience in your life and the heaviness of judgments, comparisons, and expectations that you impose on yourself and others. You do not need them on this trip, but not to worry, if you still want them when you get back, they will be there exactly where you left them, but chances are, my dear ones, that you do not recognize them as yours anymore and that you do not want them in your life anymore. So let us prepare for our journey. With every breath you take, you are now throwing a metaphorical bag of sand overboard, which makes you feel lighter and brighter. You notice that the basket is starting to float up from the ground and a joy is beginning to rise inside of you accompanied by an excitement and eagerness for the experience of this new adventure that you are embarking on. This is the fire that heats up the air, allowing the balloon to reach higher and higher altitudes.

Once you reach a considerable height, you notice the stillness and the silence around you, the ease and flow with which the balloon glides through the sky carried by the winds. The fire is still needed from time to time to prevent the balloon from dropping down, but here the element of air is at its best for you to make the most of its power and qualities. As you have chosen to leave the chatter of your mind and your heavy and mostly unproductive thoughts and worries behind, you are now able to experience the higher aspects of the element of air, which are clarity, inspiration, and higher wisdom. It is from this higher state that you are now going to look forward towards new horizons and down to the Earth to see new structures and life’s circumstances appear. What do you see, my dear ones? What starts to take form before your mind’s eye when you are immersed in the silence and higher perspective that arises within you during your flight through the sky? You are free to focus on everything you like, the landscape of your life, your ideal work and home spaces, the desired relationships with the people who are in your life or are about to come into your life. Use your binoculars to zoom in and allow more and more details to surface. From time to time you hear the sound of the fire coming out of the balloon’s burner, which symbolizes the surge of elevated and uplifting emotions that arise from your vision quest. They will eventually motivate you into taking inspired action steps when you get back to solid ground. Enjoy the ride, the sense of freedom and excitement that it brings you, dear ones, and when you are ready we will start to descend again towards the earth below.
So here we are again, back to the place from which we left and although this place has not changed, you have, because you have experienced that you are not bound to it and that you can observe it without attachment. It no longer holds such a strong influence on your well-being, because you know that you can contribute to your well-being by getting into your hot air balloon at any given moment in time. You have created space between who you truly are and your earthly identity and form, and this is a space of creativity, a space of possibility, and a space that allows you to embrace and appreciate your earthly form and human experience because you detached from it. What I am about to convey to you is key, dear ones, if you wish for your earthly elements, in whatever shape or form, to thrive, you must elevate the other elements of air, fire, water, and ether. For now, I have only talked about fire and air and the importance of taking metapohorical balloon rides on a regular basis. Another Archangel will soon take you on a journey regarding the elements of water and ether. Remember to incorporate the results of your adventures through the sky into your creative endeavours, for example through writing, drawing, or meditating, but keep them mostly to yourself and avoid talking to others about them. This is a personal journey and it involves fine-tuning your ability to manifest and create a new content for your life. Others might not always be able to understand and support you. Instead of resisting and pushing against your life as it unfolds in the moment, decide to take time out for a hot air balloon ride. Once you do this regularly, you will start to notice a new sense of freedom and adventure rising within you, more air to breathe deeply and fully and more fire to keep you motivated and enthusiastic about your life as you are discovering the power of these elements and making them work for you on behalf of your highest good and outcomes! Invite me, Archangel Michael, on these adventurous balloon rides to guide and protect you, and watch miracles unfold all around you!

© 2024 – Flowing with Angels

Dear Marielle, I only saw your message this afternoon after work. What a lovely surprise. I am very grateful for the times when it is easier to put down those burdens that we carry with us. That completely changes my perspective, and truly does create a lightness where there is only heaviness. I hope that you and your family are all doing wonderfully today. I have already started the weekend with some rest and relaxation and will fill in with practice and study. I’m so grateful for everything that I am given and that I am able to do. Take good care. Much love, Madeline
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Thank you, dear Madeline, have a wonderful restful weekend with easy, uplifting, and fruitful practices and moments of study! Sending lots of love and light as always! 🙏🏼🌟💕
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