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Wednesday, 4 April 2007
inside the room of your soul
Mood:
 don't ask
Topic: Musings
check this out :) http://blogthings.com/insidetheroomofyoursoulquiz/ | The Wisdom of the Universe | | | All human beings are born with all the wisdom of the universe imprinted on their soul. It is in the DNA of everything. Indeed, "DNA" could very well be used as an acronym for Divine Natural Awareness.
Every living thing has this natural awareness built in. It is part of the system. It is part of the process that you call Life. This is why, when people are confronted with great wisdom, it often sounds so familiar to them. They agree with it almost at once. There is no argument. There is only a remembering. It is part of their Divine Natural Awareness. It is said to be "in their DNA." It feels like, "Ah, yes, of course." |
Home With God
Neale Donald Walsch
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Posted by angel-healing
at 8:49 AM BST
Updated: Wednesday, 4 April 2007 9:37 AM BST
Sunday, 25 March 2007
Spring Equinox/ April Newsletter
Mood:
 a-ok
Topic: archive newsletters
Spring Equinox/ April 2007Free e-newsletter From Rachael Hertogs With the Spring Equinox and the dark moon in Pisces, and of course that amazing lunar eclipse, energies have been a bit chaotic! The Spring energy is taking us outward- just as the new buds are bursting forth as is our creativity pushing to make fresh starts! But then the energy of the new moon is one of going within, contemplating and connecting with our deeper wisdom. The influence of Pisces encourages us to experience the common heart of humanity- longings for love, understanding and a sense of belonging. But this epiphany also happens in our daily lives -- little miracles that create a bridge to another person, where before there was an illusion of being isolated. Our troubled world aches for such connection, and this new moon offers encouragement for all who dare to reach out! In my personal life I am about to move house - a great time for new beginnings but balancing such an emotional upheaval with work and family is proving a challenge!! My saving grace has been my voluntary work down at the City Farm Boiling Wells Site- a few hours of digging, weeding and generally absorbing the suns rays does wonders to renew my spirits! I heartily recommend a good dose of sunshine to anyone who is feeling a bit down or 'stuck' ;) Of course I'm still promoting the Sacred Arts Camp- which I hope to see some of you at- its a wonderful community experince. And taking bookings for my Summer Solstice Workshop in June...a few places left at the moment. I have some new Reiki Classes starting in May and June- all the info on the above is below! and now some recipe's for bright summer skin! Facial Steams help improve circulation, balance the oils in the skin, open pores, release toxins, and absorb healing herbs.
~4 Herbal Tea Bags (try organic peppermint, chamomile, lavender or a mixture of herbs (I've listed a source for them below)
~2 litres water (best to use filtered, spring or distilled)
-Put water in a large pot, bring to a boil, turn off, add tea bags, cover and let sit for 5-10 minutes
-Place your head directly over pot or pour into a glass bowl, being very careful not to touch the pot or water since they are very hot.
-Sit with the pot or bowl in front of you
-Place a towel or a large light cotton cloth over your head, lean your face over the steam in the pot or bowl and cover the pot or bowl creating a tent.
-Steam your face for 5-10 minutes
If it gets too hot for you, open the towel and let some cool air in. Tips: 6 Tips for Vibrant Summer Skin 1. Cleanse your face daily in the morning and evening with a gentle cleanser, one that does not strip your natural oils
2. Hydrate your skin daily: Drink plenty of water & mist your face with floral water
3. Use a day time moisturizer
4. Exfoliate weekly with a scrub that gently opens pores
5. Do a self massage on your face a few minutes each day
6. Eat fruits & vegetables high in antioxidants An affirmation for you - I am grateful for the inner guidance that directs me. Much love and many blessings, Rachael xxx This month we have- *Classes * Summer Reiki Courses Reiki Courses May - June 2007 with Rachael Hertogs
Reiki courses run over 6 weeks to allow time for your body to adjust to the subtle energies, my Reiki classes usually consist of 6 students - allowing for individual support and plenty of practice time. Payments can be made over time and concessionary places are available. Reiki I- starts Thursday June 14th 7-9pm £150 (book by May 26th) Reiki II- starts Monday June 11th 7-9pm £200 (book by May 26th) To take level II you are expected to be using the Reiki Principles, and giving yourself Reiki, daily. For further info or to book call 9245040 (or 9537765 after April 6th) email info@rachaelhertogs.co.uk or see website www.rachaelhertogs.co.uk Free Reiki I Class at SPAN starts 1st May - SPAN Classes are for single parents! crèche spaces available! FFI and to book a place contact Anna - 0117 - 9522712 Single Parent Action Network, Millpond, Baptist Street, Easton, Bristol. BS5 0YW Reiki II in Spetember! payment covers hire of a beautiful space – in nature, workshop materials, refreshments and chocolate! Summer Solstice Celebration - embracing the creative energy of the sun. We will use song, visualisation and art to connect within. There will be glitter and sparkle, laughter and chocolate! We will explore where we are and where we want to be on our journey of life, what is holding us back, and how can we break though and transform them. We will rewrite our futures and honour ourselves as women! Contact Rachael for further info or to book 9245040 info@rachaelhertogs.co.uk At Wise Women’s Workshops we offer unique healing spaces for women *Events* Your Community Clinic offers a gateway to complementary therapies for a minimum donation of £10 for 30 mins. treatments are 30 minutes- although 1 hour sessions can be booked. Therapies:
Aromatherapy, Back, Shoulder & Head Massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy{, Crystal Healing, Ear Acupuncture, Facial Massages, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Reiki & Shiatsu { only on Saturdays please call to pre-book a treatment – we also have gift vouchers available! ffi and bookings contact Rachael on 0117 9245040 email- info@rachaelhertogs.co.uk see web site for venue and dates http://communityclinic.tripod.com Provide yourself with an opportunity for rest and enhance self esteem, feel more peaceful, content, positive and better able to cope with day to day stresses! DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE IN BRISTOL Sat 21st April - James Burgess - day of DUP Tickets on the door £25 (£20 concessions) All welcome - no previous experience or pre-booking needed. Please bring veggie lunch to share. Ffi tel Lucy 01373 813591 or John 01453 731424 john@jsrees.freeserve.co.uk *Networking* sound meditation with gongs and singing bowls at the Pierian Centre Thursday 26 April at 7.30 pm. Cost is £10, including refreshments. Please let me know if you would like to book a space - and if you can bring a blanket or shawl that would be good. Wishing you a happy Easter and equinox. love, Celia (tel 0117 924 1023) may all beings be well, may all beings be happy 70max.com If everyone in theUK drove at 70mph max we would reduce carbon emissions by 1 million tonnes a year! Sign up. Display a sticker. Stay below 70. http://www.70max.com Those who do not drive we salute you! I would welcome the following from you:Willingness to display the 70max window sticker, which is free, all you need to do is sign-up on the site. Any opportunities you can help with to reach a wider audience, i.e. partnership with other campaigning organisations and their membership. PR opportunities/contacts. Sponsorship opportunities/contacts . Advice on charitable status/running a campaign. Thank you in anticipation. (This is just the beginning!) http://www.70max.com Sacred Arts Camp 25 May - 2/3 June 2006 Nr Reading The world's biggest gathering of our peace dance family.This camp is for all the family.There is dancing to live music, with harmony singing, yoga and other spiritual practices, clay work, painting, woodcraft, parachute games, waterplay, nightly story time, women's circles & men's groups, the experience of cooperative living in a beautiful secluded field. Camp life - camp fires, hot showers, sweat lodges, café, sacred foot ball, & pancakes, open hearted people from many countries, lots of spirit - no alcohol. Cost - only £140 per adult; £40 per child (5 -12); £50 per teenager (13 -18); £80 per young adult (19 - 26). Enquiries - Diane 01297 33700 or Gitta 01202825450
e-mail: mail@sacred-arts-camp.org.uk Details & updates on www.sacred-arts-camp.org.uk Websites don't have to be expensive. They can cost as little as £50 to set up a simple one and are a great way to let people know about you and what you do. You can use them to promote your business or to share family photos with friends overseas. Contact Lisa Cole - moomum@lactivist.co.uk for more details. http://www.thevoiceforgod.com/ For those of you who have enjoyed Conversations with God- you may like this -I haven't done it myself, but it comes recommended! PS Conversations with God book 1 is £2.99 in The Works!! *Promotions* Mary Magdalene Experiment Spikenard /Mary Magdalene Oil Experiment 5ml - £9 The bible tells us Mary anointed Jesus' feet with a rare substance called "nard", which she carried in an alabaster jar, a substance that was so rare and expensive that the apostles could not believe Jesus allowed the anointing to occur. Even today, nard (or spikenard) is a rare and very expensive oil. It is one of the holiest and highest vibrating substances on the planet and believed to have many other rare esoteric qualities. The flower that produces the oil grows wild in a small region of Nepal and nowhere else. This region of Nepal is considered the land of "Buddha Consciousness". Spikenard has the ability to open the heart and clear doubts. I invite you to participate in a mystical experiment to unlock the mysteries of an ancient oil often associated with Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Spikenard has been revered for thousands of years, and its effects are legendary. I thank you in advance for joining us. Spikenard should only be used as a meditation tool, and is safe to apply to the skin. Though many other sources relate the health benefits of the oil, in this experiment we invite you to note its spiritual effects. The Spikenard you will receive is a pure distillation. The first thing you will likely notice when you receive your oil will be the oil's strong fragrance. You may feel drawn to the scent, or somewhat repelled. If you are not immediately drawn to it, sit with the oil for a while and see what it inspires. Often, essential oils take us right to places within that need to be healed, and when the healing is addressed, your experience with the oil may change. Be patient. Don't rush the process. You may choose to dilute a bit of the oil by mixing it with Jojoba; creating a salve for applying to the skin. Once again, this is for you to decide, and creativity is the key. to order on line go to www.rachaelhertogs.co.uk/gifts.shtml And to finish: My Garden My garden is a place I like to be, It’s like an island in a tempestuous sea, Where I can withdraw from the problems of this life, From a world torn with trouble and strife. A place where tranquillity can be found, In appreciating the beauty which is all around Above the silence there can still be heard, The buzzing of a bee, and the chirping of a bird. As I look around many different colours catch my eye, I can behold the beauty of the butterfly, As I look closely there can be seen suSigns where the aphis and the slugs have been. I often get the feeling that I am not alone And that another power seeks to make it’s presence known, The perfume of the flowers pervades the air, And God seems to be talking to me there. As I contemplate the power of God who is in control, Peace and serenity descend upon my soul. I ask myself, “How has all this come to be?” And without God it must remain a mystery. Anon.
Posted by angel-healing
at 8:46 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 25 March 2007 8:51 PM BST
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
The Process of Life- from Conversations with God
Mood:
a-ok
Topic: Musings
Neale Talks About the Process of Life Itself... AND THE VOICE SAID: Today I shall tell you everything there is to know about Life. (Or, at least, everything that you'll be able to understand Right Now.)
AND THE VOICE WENT ON...
We live within a System. We are this System. This System is run by a Process. We are this Process. This Process is fueled by Energy. We are this Energy.
There is nothing else going on.
There are one or two words that can be (and have been variously) used to describe this whole Cosmology. The word Life comes to mind. Then, as we elevate our thinking (which humans are prone to do), the word God . Both words refer to the Same Thing. You could say, with accuracy, "God is Energy." Or, "God is a Process." Or, "God is a System." You could say, with accuracy, "Life is Energy." Or, "Life is a Process." Or, "Life is a System."
Conversations with God says: God is a Process, and that Process is Life Itself. This statement is accurate.
So let's explore this Process that God Is and that We Are.
It is a Process of Energy Exchange.
Energy -- which is the Pure Essence of All That Is, All That Ever Was, and All That Ever Shall Be -- is constantly being Exchanged. With what? With Itself. It never reaches outside of Itself. It could not if It wanted to, because nothing outside of Itself exists. That is, this Pure Essence is the All In All. It is the Sum Total of Everything. It is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the Before and the After, the Up and the Down of It, the Left and the Right of It, the Here and the There of It, the Now and the Then. It is the Sum and the Substance, the Creator and the Created, the Unified and the Individuated, It is the Unmoved Mover,
This Energy exchanges Itself with Itself in a never-ending Process that has built into it a Self-Sustaining Design, or a System. The Process is not helter-skelter. It is not catch-as-catch-can. The Process knows what It is doing and It is doing it deliberately.
There is a Synergism to this Process, and it is that Synergism which renders the process eternally sustainable. Within this Process nothing is wasted. Nothing is lost. Nothing goes unused. Everything is fuel. And the fuel is reburnable.
I call the reburning of Life's Fuel Synergistic Energy eXchange -- or S.E.X.
We are having SEX everywhere, all the time. No two people every meet without exchanging this Energy. Trust me. The question is never, Are we exchanging this Energy? The question is, What are we going to do with it...?
In human terms we call this Synergistic Energy eXchange the Cycle of Life. Indeed, it is the energy exchange which creates Life Itself. Our description is accurate.
In truth, it is impossible to create what we call New Life. All we can really do is cause the Life (Energy) that is eternally present to emerge in a New Form. This is exactly what Stars do in the heavens.
The evidence of all that I have just said is right up in the sky. (We know this, of course. That is why we intuitively look "to the heavens" when we think of "God." That is why ours eyes instinctively go upward when we are thinking deeply, or desperately seeking help. Do you think this is an accident? It is not. At a cellular level, we know. )
In our case, in the case of this particular Solar System, we are looking at what we have called The Sun. (It is not a happenstance that earlier civilizations worshipped the Sun -- and that some people still do today.)
The Sun is giving up its Life for us. It is burning Itself out, right now. True, it may take a few more billion years, but that is What It Is Doing. Make no mistake about it. That is what is going on.
One day the Light Will Go Out. Not to worry, though. Life in its miniscule expression known as Humanity will by that time have figured this whole thing out and will have been Long Gone. We will have found a way to harness the very energy that the Sun is sending us to get out of the Sun's way when it finally implodes in its last burst of energy, then becoming a Black Hole. We will long before then have used that energy to propel ourselves to a New Star System, where a much younger Sun, perhaps one Just Born, will guarantee our species a few more billion years of survival in pretty much our present form. And when that Sun approaches Final Burst, we will move on again, like nomads of the Universe, like gypsies of the stars, like humans have done on this very earth, traipsing around for food (read that: energy ) when the local supply runs out.
What do you suppose we are eating here...? We are eating sunlight. That is what all food is. Nothing more than stored sunlight. It is not only plants that engage in the Process of photosynthesis, but all of us, everything. The Earth Itself does. We are absorbing energy from the Sun, and radiating it back out again. This is how flowers bloom. This is how trees grow. This is how planets become.
There is a huge boiler inside our planet, lying at its core. Sometimes a tiny bit of this core material oozes out, cooling considerably on its way, but still emerging as white hot molten lava. This core material is hotter than hot. It is the direct energy of the Sun, cooled at its fringes as it spewed forth to form the crust of what we now call The Earth.
As it cooled, some of this Energy liquified. We call this oil (among other things). Some of this Energy solidified. We call this minerals (among other things). Some of this Energy gasified. We call this hydrogen and oxygen (among other things). Some of this Energy vaporized. We call this ozone (among other things). Some of this Energy miniaturized and stored Itself in just about Everything. We call this vitamins (among other things). Some of this Energy maximized and showed Itself in just about Everything. We call this the Planet Itself (among other things).
We are this Energy, individualized. We are part of this eternal Process of Energy Exchange. In a sense, we eat ourselves in order to sustain ourselves. We need vitamins, so we eat plants and animals, and minerals and oils (fish oil capsules are very big these days). We draw the line at consuming ourselves -- but cannibals once even did this, being so primitive as to not understand that eating one's own species was not self-sustaining. When primitive humans finally figured this out, we took Each Other off the menu. Now we are gradually taking other Life Forms off the menu as well. Vegetarianism is, course, the outflow of that. The day may very well come when we take every Life Form on this planet off the menu. We will simply get our Energy directly from the Sun.
This may seem far-fetched to some, but it does not seem so to Hira Ratan Manek. You will find it interesting to Google Mr. Manek, and read what you find there.
The eyes are not merely the instruments through which we see. They are the instruments through which we intake Energy . They work in that capacity even if we are blind. They are the portals through which Life is Absorbed. They are not the only portals, not the only way we absorb Life Energy. But they are the Most Direct Route. Which is why Hira Ratan Manek insists that if we just look at the sun a few minutes each day, we can get most of what we are eating things to get. And we can get it faster. Because when we eat things -- when we consume plants and trees and minerals and animals -- we have to first convert these substances to extract the Sun Energy that is stored there. By sun gazing, Mr. Manek suggests, we absorb sunlight directly, without having to convert it through any internal (and energy using ) digestive process.
(A word of caution however: most Sun Gazers say to look at the Sun only during the few moments around Sunrise and Sunset, to protect the eyes from permanent after-image and other possible retina damage. And note: I am not here, in any way, suggesting or endorsing the process of Sun Gazing.)
Having said that, we all know already of the benefits of sunlight. When we feel sick, it is common for those around us to say, "C'mon, you need to get out in the sun." And sunlight deprivation is now being recognized as a diseased condition, which medical science and modern technology have found a way to treat. SAD (or Seasonal Affective Disorder) is now treated with Full Spectrum Lighting, among other things, to give people what they are missing from not getting enough sun.
Do we really think it is a coincidence that sunbathers are inordinately healthy? Go to any nudist colony expecting (hoping?) to see lots of nubile naked bodies running around, but don't be surprised if you see that the majority of nudists are people in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, exercising and swimming and playing volleyball and having the time of their life inside of healthy, vibrant bodies that are absorbing more Sunlight in one day than most of us do in one month.
Life IS a System, and there is a way to go about changing your life, improving your life, systematically. This "way" is what some people have called... The Secret.
~ NDW
Posted by angel-healing
at 10:17 AM BST
Updated: Sunday, 18 March 2007 10:22 AM BST
Sunday, 18 March 2007
Hapy Mothers day!!
Mood:
 special
Topic: Positive News!!
Happy Mothers Day to all us mums- it's the toughest job in the world- but the most rewarding :)Enjoy my Mothers Day Selection love Rachael xxxSubject: mother reclassification
A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the Clerk's
office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
'What I mean is,' explained the recorder, 'do you have a job, or
are you just a .....?
’Of course I have a job,' snapped Emily. 'I'm a mother.'
'We don't list 'mother' as an occupation... 'housewife' covers it,' said
the recorder emphatically.
I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same
situation, this time at our own Town Hall.
The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed
of a high sounding title like, 'Official Interrogator' or 'Town Registrar.'
'What is your occupation?' she probed.
What made me say it, I do not know... The words simply popped out.
I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human
Relations.'
The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as
though she had not heard right.
I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words.
Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
Might I ask,' said the clerk with new interest, 'just what you do in your
field?'
Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply,
'I have a continuing program of research, (what mother doesn't), in the
laboratory and in the field, (normally I would have said indoors and
out).
I'm working for my Masters, (the whole darned family), and already have
four credits, (all daughters).
Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities, (any
mother care to disagree.?) and I often work 14 hours a day, (24 is more
like it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill
careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction, rather than just money.'
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she
completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous career, I was
greeted by my lab assistants - ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear
our new experiment, (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone
on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than 'just another mother.'
Motherhood.....What a glorious career! Especially when there's a title
on the door.
Does this make grandmothers 'Senior Research Associates in the field of Child Development and Human Relations' And great grandmothers Executive Senior Research Associates'? I think so!!!
I also think it makes Aunts 'Associate Research Assistants'.
Mother's Day History Contrary to popular belief, Mother's Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark. The earliest tributes to mothers date back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea, the mother of many deities, and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of Gods, Cybele. Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday in Lent in honor of Mary, mother of Christ. In England this holiday was expanded to include all mothers and was called Mothering Sunday.
In the United States, Mother's Day started nearly 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it "Mother's Work Day."
Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," organized a day encouraging mothers to rally for peace, since she believed they bore the loss of human life more harshly than anyone else.
In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, "I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother's day. There are many days for men, but none for mothers."
Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna's mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white carnation. Five years later, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother's Day. In 1914 Anna's hard work paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother's Day as a national holiday.
At first, people observed Mother's Day by attending church, writing letters to their mothers, and eventually, by sending cards, presents, and flowers. With the increasing gift-giving activity associated with Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis became enraged. She believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit. In 1923 she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother's Day festival, and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a convention selling carnations for a war mother's group. Before her death in 1948, Jarvis is said to have confessed that she regretted ever starting the mother's day tradition.
Despite Jarvis's misgivings, Mother's Day has flourished! In fact, Mothers Day has become the most popular day of the year to dine out, and telephone lines record their highest traffic, as sons and daughters everywhere take advantage of this day to honor and to express appreciation of their mothers
Who ran to help be when I fell,
And would some pretty story tell,
Or kiss the place to make it well?
My Mother."
-Ann Taylor
"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Who is getting more pleasure from this rocking, the baby or me?
-Nancy Thayer
"Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground."
-Zora Neale Hurston
"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother."
-Lin Yutang
"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."
-Abraham Lincoln
"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
-Author Unknown
"Making the decision to have a child-it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
-Elizabeth Stone
"Is my mother my friend? I would have to say, first of all she is my Mother, with a capital 'M'; she's something sacred to me. I love her dearly...yes, she is also a good friend, someone I can talk openly with if I want to."
-Sophia Loren
"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
-George Washington
"Nobody knows of the work it makes
To keep the home together.
Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows-but Mother."
-Anonymous
Posted by angel-healing
at 10:11 AM BST
Updated: Sunday, 18 March 2007 10:17 AM BST
Friday, 16 March 2007
12 Steps to Reunite with your Golden Angel
Mood:
 bright
Topic: Positive News!!
12 Steps to Reunite with your Golden Angel 1. Create Your Space
Find a peaceful place where you feel comfortable and protected. You can make it even more beautiful by adding crystals, flowers, and lighting a candle. You can prepare yourself by bathing and putting on clean clothes. You might want to play some inspiring music to help get you in the mood. 2. Quiet Your Mind
After you enter your sacred space where you feel safe and protected, empty your mind by gently letting go of your doubts and fears, then center your being through breathing, stretching, or meditating. Let your thoughts and anxieties slowly drift away. 3. Visualize The Star
Above you is a radiant Golden White Star which showers you with Golden Light. Feel this Light enter your body through the crown of your head. Let yourself be filled with Golden Light from your Star. Breathe in the Golden Light to all the fibers and cells of your being. Now, feel yourself radiating as a Golden Beam of the Star. You and your Star have become One. 4. Attune With Your Angel
Remember, your Angel is always with you. It has never left your side. to feel your Angelic Presence, all you need do is remember that it is present. Now you will start feeling the Angelic frequencies which ever surround you. Feel yourself embraced by Golden Wings of All Encompassing Love. 5. Send Forth The Call
Call out to your Angel, sending it deep gratitude for always being with you, for guiding and protecting you and for loving you even when you were unable to love yourself. Speak to your Angel of your yearning to fully feel its Presence and to reunite, that you may be whole once again. 6. Listen And Feel
Feel the waves of Golden Light which surround you in ever increasing brilliance. Then allow yourself to experience the Love and delight which your Angel directs towards you. Simply bask in it; swim in this Golden River of Love and drink deeply. 7. Ask For Your Name
This is the time to ask your Angel for its name, YOUR name, that you may bring it in and become One. 8. Listen And Trust
Simply open yourself to receive the sounds which your Angel is sending to you. Do not allow your mind to interfere, gently set it aside whenever it tries to intrude. If necessary, ask your Angel to make your name louder or clearer. It shall do this, for it wants you to receive your name. As your name comes to you, trust what you are hearing. 9. Try On Your Name
Speak your Angelic Name and let it resonate through you. Notice how it feels inside of your being as you bring in the higher dimensional frequencies. The more you say it, the more comfortable it will be, and the more empowered you shall feel. 10. Claim Your Name
Say out loud, "I am (your name)." As you do this you will bring the energy down from the Golden, White Star above you all the way to your toes. As you repeat this process several times, the Golden Beam of Light will be anchored deeply into your physical body. This is Angelic Grounding. 11. Merge With Your Angel
Feel your Angel descend into your body and merge with you chakra by chakra until heart is aligned with heart, mind with mind, will with will, toes with toes, eyes with eyes, until you have truly become One. 12. Go Forth Freely
Now you are ready to embody your Angelic Presence. Remember that you are an Angel, consciously serving on this Earth, no matter where you are or what you are doing. This will transform your entire life in wondrous ways!
Posted by angel-healing
at 11:05 PM BST
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
global warming
Mood:
bright
Topic: Musings
this message came from a friend in the US. love Rachael xxx Every One of Us Is a Mystic
Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it; we may not even like it. But whether we know it or not, whether we accept it or not, mystical experience is always there, inviting us on a journey of ultimate discovery. We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring, compassion, and wisdom. Existence is a summons to the eternal journey of the sage -- the sage we all are, if only we could see. The Mystic Heart
Wayne Teasdale (1945-2004)
Catholic lay monk
Last Friday we went to the Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit on Ben Franklin. While there wandered into a room that showed (in a series of 12 large paintings) what Colorado looked like over the past years, starting with 150 million years BC. It was fascinating. I never thought of Colorado being 600 feet under water as it was 80 million years ago.
The earth is a living organ, and must grow. To do so she must keep eliminating things that hold back her growth and produce new species to help her accomplish her next phase. Right now we are probably entering a mini ice age that usually prepares the earth for a drastic warming age. Is man accelerating the passage of these phases ? Almost certainly. Is he the major cause of this change of weather ? I seriously doubt it. The earth is way overdue in her progress. The last "ice age" was just over 1000 years ago, during the Dark Ages (which was one of the reasons for the Dark Age - no food - and Mother Earth conveniently used a depleted, undernourished population to eliminated 100 million people with various diseases.) She is very mean at times.
The future is certainly scarry. Be pleased you and I were born when we were. In fact, I think we are probably one of the luckiest generations ever to live on earth. Think of the progress we have witnessed, and we did it all in comfortable style. Add to that that we were the children of what is considered "The Greatest Generation" and we can go to our graves with smiles on our faces.
Posted by angel-healing
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Monday, 12 March 2007
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Sunday, 11 March 2007
I had a Dream
Mood:
bright
Topic: Musings
from a friend at the Humanities Team- I had a dream last night. The most wonderful and deeply fulfilling dream I've ever had.
I dreamt that I was living on a planet in Peace, in a place were everyONE around me was Love, Joy and Truth. Were I was surrounded by people who are able to express their highest visions about humanity,manifested in the way they are acting towards each other and to themselves. I dreamt that each morning when I woke up I went down to the restaurant, and was meet by amazingly beautiful spirited people, who hugged me and touched me, and expressed their LOVE for me, in so many different inspiring ways. I dreamt that we were dancing, laughing and playing together all through the day, and that we were talking about life in an environment, were everyONE felt completely safe and unconditionally loved, and were laughter, joy and amazement were the shared experience. I dreamt that these people all was so fantastically peaceful, accepting and loving, that it was possible for a woman to allow 5 men to give her soothing massage, alone with them in a room only lit by candles, without any fearful thoughts, knowing that noONE would touch here anywhere that she would not want them to. I dreamt that I saw this profoundly liberating display of love, when ONE man in the circle rose from his chair, to take a walk around in our circle, kissing everyONE on their lips, without any kind of resentment or fear, in full acceptance from all involved. I dreamt that we were hugging each other, and looking deeply into each other's eyes, recognizing our own beautiful soul dancing such a marvelous dance of LOVE, making us feel totally and completely LOVEd, and creating deep acceptance of our selves, synergistically raising our energies to a higher level than I have ever experienced before. I dreamt that we could talk about anything without fearing any form of judgment, that everyONE present listened respectfully and let the speaking person finish without interrupting. That when someONE had need for comfort or support, it was not necessary to ask for it, because everyONE was feeling the others fully and completely, and was there for you instantly. I dreamt that Great Masters of life, some not even seeing their own greatness, surrounded me. Masters of Love, Laughter, Truth, Play, Dance, Singing, Healing and many more. That I was healed by some of them so much that my physical being was relieved of old pain, and I even experienced my energy rising to a level where bright white light lit up my head inside. I dreamt that we went out into the streets, and showed humanity a glimpse of its beautiful nature. That we filled the public room with dancing, singing, laughter and angelic touches of each other. And that more and more people came to us, awakening by the divinity in this display of LOVE, and brought great gifts of HOPE, LOVE and KINDNESS back to their family. I dreamt that I was walking in The Garden of EDEN, with Adam and Eve, and all the great prophets of history. That I was making love to god all day long, while angels were singing tales of what humanity can become when it awakens. And then I realized. I was not dreaming at all. All of this is for real. Thank you god, for letting me experience this at the 4th friendship gathering, in Prague. This week alone would have been enough reason for me to choose to be born on earth this time. I am deeply grateful to each individual version of you, god, for being so incredibly amazing, and especially for being my teachers in so many special and wonderful ways. Thank you for teaching me to LOVE myself, for I cannot overlook how amazing I must be, to be allowed to walk amongst you and receive the gift of your unconditional LOVE. The tears that are falling from my eyes right now are tears of GRATITUDE and LOVE. You bring HOPE to humanity and you will change the world into a place where every BEING on this planet Earth will be able to experience a LIFE like I just experienced last week. I honor you all for having the courage and determination to reCREATE our world in LOVE. I have no words to express my LOVE for you, but I know you can feel me. Thank you for showing me your divine nature god. And thank you for BEING here in this time of change. Bent.
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THE TAIRONA HERITAGE TRUST
Mood:
a-ok
Topic: Positive News!!
THE TAIRONA HERITAGE TRUST Report on Alan Ereira's visit to the Sierra, Feb. 2007 This visit had three objectives
1. To establish the current state of affairs among the indigenous people, especially the Kogi
2. To provide assistance to Ramón Gil in ensuring continuity in the passing on of traditional knowledge
3. To explore the possibility of making a new film, with the direct involvement of indigenous people in the process. 1. On my arrival I met up with Eric Julien of the French charity Tchendukua, who we helped last year with the purchase of some land for the Kogi. Eric had managed to persuade the local police to provide a free helicopter ride to the mountain peaks, and I joined him. The snow peaks are seen as an essential life-source of the Sierra; when they made the original film in 1990 the Kogi Mamas warned that the retreat of the glaciers there was potentially catastrophic, and that it should be seen as an indication of heating-up that was affecting the whole planet. It was also seen as a process mirrored by the final invasion of the mountain itself, the Heart of the World, by violent and rapacious Younger Brother (us), in a potentially apocalyptic end-time scenario in which the Great Mother herself suffers and ultimately dies. Bad news, then. The glaciers are almost gone. The snow that remains will probably have vanished in two or three years.
Jan 1990 - permanent snows Feb 2007 - the peaks are drying out
At the same time, the invasion of the Sierra continues. A number of dam projects are being developed to take possession of the remaining water. Gonawindua Tairona, the indigenous organisation which has exercised a level of governmental authority within the northern part of the Sierra, has been informed that it is no longer entitled to state funding, and that its activities (health, sanitation, education etc.) are to be put out to tender to private companies, without any obligation to treat indigenous territory as different from any other part of Colombia. Parts of the Sierra are a little safer than they were, due to a quite extensive military occupation and the (notional?) disbanding of paramilitary forces. But Kogi society has been massively disrupted, Kogi towns have a military presence, Kogi have been murdered.
The indigenous response has been different among different communities. The Arhouaco have been organising politically, sending many young people to university, looking for sources of help abroad. The Asario (who now prefer to be known as "Wiwa") have been concentrating on cultural revival - hardly any of the old generation of Wiwa Mamas remain alive, and they need to find ways of teaching the young who they are. The Kogi were described to me as standing silent and frozen, with outsiders unable to comprehend them. To the invaders, they seem to be as mute and uncomprehending as stones and trees. The invaders do not understand stones, trees or Kogi.
But some Kogi are politically engaged. Mama Juan Mamacatan is the governor of Gonawindua Tairona and fighting for its survival. Arregoces has set up the Consejo Territorial de los Cabildos (Territorial Council of Governors) to pull the four peoples of the Sierra (Kogi, Arhoucao, Wiwa, Kangwama) into a political force with a single voice. For this work they both need cash to help Mamas and leaders travel to meetings. I said we would consider ways of providing some. To unwind, I went to bathe in the sea in the beautiful bay of Taganga, just along the coast from Santa Marta. I found the water so polluted that it was like swimming in the Dead Sea - I could not sink. There is now a plan to build a storm-drain to carry floodwater from Santa Marta into Taganga Bay. Santa Marta floods regularly in heavy rains. The tunnel will carry all the muck from the streets, sewage, dead rats etc. into the bay. It is to run through a sacred site. The situation is not without hope. Taganga has responded with an environmental campaign that draws its inspiration from the indigenous people. Their core text is the film From the Heart of the World. It is kept in the library, and children are instructed to watch it. And there are Mamas working in Taganga. Perhaps something may yet be done. 2. Ramón Gil, who was instrumental in helping me make that film, is concentrating now on protecting his father's community of Wiwa (his mother was Kogi). He has now become their highest-ranking Mama, and at Gonawindua's request the Trust has provided the finance for the first six months of his new "Colegio de Mamas", where young Wiwa men are to learn traditional law, medicine, philosophy and history.
Ramón teaching
The school is in a new community in the Guachaca river-valley, on land which was a remote colonnos farm until we provided the funds for Gonawindua to buy it. In those days it was called "El Encato" - "The Enchanted". Now it is "Gotzedzi", "The place of purifying waters". Water is, of course, a synonym for spirit, but in more material terms the river there did have to be purified. Two farms on the opposite bank had, until recently, five cocaine factories spewing poisonous effluent into it. The factories are gone now, and the water is purer.
Photo by indigenous Wiwa Raphael Mojica
A government eradication team came and destroyed the commercial coca crop by hand. It does seem as though fumigation has been suspended, which is just as well - I met Arhouacos from the Palomino valley who have been blinded by the spray from aircraft, and whose children are born horribly deformed, or with cancers.
Ramón wants to buy these farms before the factories re-appear. The first one, covering some 200 hectares (500 acres) will cost about COL160,000 (£40,000, or $80,000). It looks like a good buy - at one swoop, we block part of the cocaine trade, protect the environment of the Sierra and help the survival of an indigenous community. I promised that the Trust would take this seriously.
The land to be bought
I was rewarded for the Trust's efforts with a six-hour presentation of music, dance and singing. Sitting on a green plastic chair (the only chair in the town), I felt rather embarrassed, an imitation viceroy in a community that receives little help from elsewhere (though Evangelical Christians are keen to get involved). There are only 5000 Wiwa left, and only 2800 still speak their language, Duhmuhna. An alphabet is being developed for them, and they asked for materials to help them learn English. 3. I discussed the idea of a new film with a number of leaders - Kogi, Arhouaco and Wiwa. My idea is that the documentary format has a limited (serious) audience, and this time we need to tell a story - one which sees the Sierra as it is, was and may become through the experience of just a very few people, and which carries the audience into a world permeated by other ways of seeing and being. To my surprise, the response was genuinely enthusiastic, and various people are now out collecting stories, both mythic and present-day, which can act as a spine for a narrative that shows the reality of the Sierra now, and the reasons why we need desperately to understand the vision that still survives there, of how human beings can be in the world without destroying it. And how much Younger Brother has to learn from Elder Brother, if we can just be brought to respect and listen before we wipe it all away.
We are the Elder Brothers,
with knowledge of all things, material and spiritual
Four hundred years ago the Tairona people of northern Colombia retreated into their mountain fastness. They call it The Heart of the World. From there they watched us, the "Younger Brothers", destroy the indigenous population and plunder the earth, the Mother.
They say we have no understanding of Aluna, the mind inside nature. Their spiritual leaders, the Mamas, have the task of caring for the world by meditation and offerings. But they now know that the damage we are doing is beyond their power to repair. For that reason, the most reclusive of the Tairona descendants, the Kogi, invited a BBC film crew to help them speak to the Younger Brother. The feature-length documentary that resulted, From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers' Warning, is a classic work. They draw a parallel between the invasion of their own sanctuary (the final step in the conquest of America) and the final destruction of the Mother. You can stay in touch with these remarkable people and help them, through
The Tairona Heritage Trust
90 Summerlee Avenue
London N2 9QH
www.taironatrust.org Name........................................ Address.................................... ................................................ ................................................ email......................................... I enclose a donation of .............. A DVD of the film is given as a gift to donors contributing £25 ($50) or more
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Friday, 9 March 2007
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