The ABCs for 2008

Accept Differences
Be Kind
Count Your Blessings
Dream
Express Thanks
Forgive
Give Freely
Harm No One
Imagine More
Jettison Anger
Keep Confidences
Love Truly
Master Something
Nurture Hope
Open Your Mind
Pack Lightly
Quell Rumors
Reciprocate
Seek Wisdom
Touch Hearts
Understand
Value Truth
Win Graciously
Xeriscape
Yearn For Peace
Zealously Support A Worthy Cause

Medicine Cards

I pulled a medicine card this morning for insight and guidance.

Owl.....deception...........

Owl medicine is symbolically associated with clairvoyance, astral projection, and magic, both black and white. Owl is called Night Eagle on several medicine wheels used by Amerindian teachers. Traditionally, Owl sits in the East, the place of illumination. Since time immemorial, humanity has been afraid of the night, the dark, and unseen - waiting fearfully for the first crack of morning light. Conversely, night is Owl's friend.

Owl hunts its prey at night. Not only can Owl see in the dark, it can also accurately pinpoint and identify sound. This gives it a great advantage when seeking food. Owls are the night hunters. Some Native people are fearful of Owl and call its feathers "deceiver feathers." An Owl feather is silent. You cannot hear Owl when it flies, but its prey definitely knows when it strikes, for its beak and talons are razor sharp.

Owl is oftentimes the medicine of sorcerers and witches. If Owl is your medicine, you will be drawn to magical practices and perhaps explore the dark arts. You should resist any temptation to practice black magic or any art that takes energy away from another person or being. If you have Owl medicine, these night birds will have a tendency to collect around you, even in the daytime, because they recognize a kinship with you.

Is it any wonder that in many cultures Owl is a symbol for wisdom? This is because Owl can see that which others cannot, which is the essence of true wisdom. Where others are deceived, Owl sees and knows what is there.

Athena, the Greek goddes of wisdom, had a companion Owl on her shoulder which revealed unseen truths to her. Owl had the ability to light up Athena's blind side, enabling her to speak the whole truth, as opposed to only a half truth.

If Owl is your personal medicine, no one can deceive you about what they are doing, no matter how they try to disguise or hide it from you. You may be a little frightening to be around, since so many people have ulterior motives which you see right through. If you are unaware of your medicine power, you may take your keen insights and abilities for granted. Others never do. You may frighten them and reflect their blindness, for you cannot be fooled. Owl medicine people know more about an individual's inner life than that person knows about herself or himself.

If you have pulled the Owl card, you are being asked to use your powers of keen, silent observaton to intuit some life situation. Owl is befriending you and aiding you in seeing the total truth. Owl can bring you messages in the night through dreams or meditation. Pay atention to the signals and omens. The truth always brings further enlightenment.

Hay House Radio

Louise Hay has a publishing company and an online radio show where guests come on and talk about lots of different subjects from the Mayan Calender ending in 2012 to astrological implications of recent planetary movements, to psychics and mediums discussing their work and cases. Go to Hayhouseradio.com

2008

Happy New Year!

Ah Love, Beautiful Love

If you are not in love at the moment, surely you've been in love at some point in your life. Do you remember? Picture, not the person with whom you fell, but what you felt at that time. The person is not the important part of this exercise. In fact, for some of you, picturing the person may bring up the wrong feelings. Close your eyes and remember the feeling. Take a few deep breaths to clear your body of other emotions that this week or month has surfaced. Really clear the decks for that particular feeling of being in Love. The big Love. It may be the first time you held your baby or the first high school kiss, or the day of your wedding or the righteous car in the showroom at the first of the year. Maybe it was the first time you went fishing with your grandfather and fell in love with the outdoors and the whole experience. For most it is that special feeling a certain someone activated in you. Do you remember the feeling in your belly? You can't help but smile when you bring up that feeling. When life is beautiful and patience is plenty, do you remember?

Remember the beautiful sunsets and maybe the hand holding. Remember the excitement of being near the object of your affection. Feel the excitement, feel the smile creep up on your face. Remember it and feel it. Feel it and amplify it. Turn up the dial on LOVE. Turn up the dial on the volume of LOVE. Turn up the vibration of LOVE. Not for any particular person or thing....just the feeling. It's in you. It was not given to you by another person or thing....it's in you. It's always been in you. Take five or ten minutes to feel it and amplify it today because that is the REASON for this season.

May you be blessed with LOVE today and always....

Psychotic Medication

If you asked Tom Cruise what he thinks about pharmaceutical intervention for mental illnesses, he'd jump up and down shouting the L. Ron Hubbard philosophy of any and all mental conditions being a result of earlier programming, good and bad. I read Hubbard's book, "Dianetics" in the 80s and found it to be very interesting and in alignment with the teachings of Royce Morales, Wayne Dyer, even Deepak Chopra. Basically, "garbage in, garbage out." I would agree, that in most cases, this is true.

Many energetic belief systems are in place due to programmed experiences and memories that are running in the unconscious mind and interfere with daily, present day, present moment, clarity. Those memories, experiences and beliefs run an interference pattern that obstructs our mental vision. It's like trying to get a clear picture on a 1950 television, with rabbit ears. For those of you born after 1970, you may have to look that up.

I remember those old televisions with rabbit ear antennas. Sometimes we'd have to hold them in a certain position or hang foil on them to get even the slightest fuzzy, static-filled, reception. Chucko the Clown would look like he was in a snowstorm if the antenna wasn't in the right position or if the weather outside was interfering. All of the static and interference distorted the picture so that you weren't quite certain what Chucko was doing with his balloons. If you think of all of the dis-empowering beliefs and memories being that static on your screen, you'll see where I'm headed here.

Compare that old static-filled screen with the crystal clear picture of a High Def, cable or satellite connection you can get today. Without all of that atmospheric interference you can see with absolute clarity. Some people can get clarity through processing out the old static-causing memories, beliefs, and energetic interferences with the help of a mentor, teacher, therapist or even a book or CD. There would not be any need for cable or satellites. But others may need the help of a cable patch. If you think of a cable connection being the medication for mental illness, the pharmaceutical patch, the chemical cable, you can see the need for intervention in many cases.

Not everyone can see the static for what it is. Some people get so used to the static that they don't know the difference or even think that there can be more pristine clarity. To them, Chucko is just fine in a snow storm. It may be that Chucko 'needs' to be in a snowstorm. It may be, to a patient with mental illness, that Chucko looks that way in reality and the clarity of High Def is all wrong.

If your television has been dropped and is damaged, even a cable patch can't help you. If your receiver lost a part, no satellite is going to make your picture clearer. But, if all your parts are working and in place, as is the case with most of us, then clearing out the static is all that is needed.

Now, here's the deal. I have a friend who stopped paying his cable bill, so to speak. The static has returned and he thinks that's the way is should be. He got tired of paying the bill, that is, he got tired of the side-effects of using a pharmaceutical patch for his bi-polar condition. His static could have been caused by a genetic condition. His mother couldn't stand the static she was getting so when her son was 17, she killed herself. His sister has so much static on her reception that she has used several pharmaceutical patches and seems to be stable. Her side effects don't seem to bother her. My friend, well, he has lost it. His static is so distorting reality that he has a restraining order against him. He has been banned from Hollywood Park and he has stalked a young woman who gave him an hour of her time and attention. Our friendship is coming to an end. He has said that I cannot be his friend if I am a friend of his wife's. His static is so loud and so fuzzy that there is no ability for clear communication.

Could he be helped with a mentor or a teacher who can process out the static? Would removing the static layers, one by one, or group by group, give him clarity? Could he have clarity without a cable patch? I think yes. But, and here's the big but...he would have to want to, and he doesn't. He said that he is happier than he has been in his life. He feels like he is a descended angel. His doctor would call this manic euphoria. I think it's part of the detox process.

Don't get me wrong. I totally believe there is a strong need for medical intervention for depression, bi-polar disorders, and psychosis of all varieties. However, I have to agree with L. Ron Hubbard. Garbage in, garbage out.

If my friend wanted to delete the static of emotional turmoil in his memory bank , I believe he can. It's all energy. All beliefs and memories are energy. Static energy. Even genetic conditions are shifted by the energy of our conscious attention. There is no condition that cannot be cleared with the conscious, energetic intention of our soul. We can have the clear, static-free reception without a cable, without a satellite, without pharmaceutical intervention. You have to want it.

An email I received this morning contained this....

"As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields." - Tolstoy

At holiday gatherings, let's have a moment of remembrance and respect for the beings for whom these are "Horror Days" – 65 million innocent turkeys murdered for "thanks" and then the birth of one called "Prince of Peace"; countless intelligent pigs, killed for ritual consumption that Jesus, a vegan Jewish rabbi, would never eat or approve under his biblical dietary mandate - Genesis 1:29 ("Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.' ")...

Scripting about financial abundance

I have a dear friend named, MONEY. She is a wonderful energetic partner in my life and she is so much fun. She surprises me by showing up in my wallet and in my bank account all the time. She has the wonderful ability to multiply like bunny rabbits. She loves to have fun with me. She takes me to the movies and she buys me lunch. She loves to help me decorate my home and she even takes me to the spa for a massage, a facial and a new hair-do. I love my friend, MONEY and she loves me right back. She shows up everywhere I go. Today I am amplifying, in my body, the magnetic point of attraction for her. We are working together to end world hunger and to help all children find shelter and an education. We are working together to heal Mother Earth by planting trees and visiting GREEN PEACE. She's a great Friend to me and my family. I want to hug her today and tell her how much I love her and how much I appreciate her abundant presence in my life. Today I am paying bills with her and we are going to listen to music as we work together.....Together we can do miraculous things. She travels all over the world and she loves all that she does with her energy. She brings food to the hungry, she lights up the dark places for our safety, she builds machines that help doctors and nurses heal the sick. She supports scientists who are finding solutions for every problem. She's an amazing, powerful vibration and I welcome her in my life. I amplify her love by sending her out into the world with my blessings. I am blessed to have her as my friend and I welcome her.

A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view. ~ Alan Cohen

Winter Solstice

I call myself the Goddess of Christmas. I used to get all crazy this time of year, decorating, cooking, baking, shopping, gift wrapping. My house looked like a department store with lighted greenery draped around the fireplace, the banisters, the chandelier, the front door, everywhere I could reach, including the bathroom mirror. I had beautifully wrapped gifts stacked up, one on top of the other, stretching into the living room.

Then one year, I realized that I had fallen for the trap, the commercialized Christmas, the Hallmark version of the celebration of Love and Peace. How did I get so insane?


I'm quite certain it started in my childhood. In the fifties nobody realized the pollution we were generating by our decadent spending and over-the-top decorating. I do remember feeling bad that we were all cutting down trees to celebrate the birth of Jesus and I somehow knew that wasn't right.

Back then I compared the number of gifts I received to the number my friends got. Did it mean they were loved more if they got more? Did it mean their father was more successful than mine if they had a bigger tree, more lights, more stuff? What was it all about....?

Of course, I was told in Sunday school, that Christmas was a time to celebrate the message of Christ, the Prince of Peace. I knew it was supposed to be about sharing love and not about what you unwrapped but....hey, I was a kid. I had a big family, four sisters and a brother. In my house it was about stuff.

There are a couple of movies out, "What Would Jesus Buy?" The film focuses on the issues of the commercialization of Christmas, materialism, the over-consumption in American culture, globalization, and the business practices of large corporations, as well as their economic and cultural effects on American society, as seen through the prism of activist/performance artist Bill Talen, who goes by the alias of "Reverend Billy," and his troupe of activists, whose street theater performances take the form of a church choir called "The Church of Stop Shopping," that sings anti-shopping and anti-corporate songs. The film follows Billy and his choir as they take a cross-country trip in the month prior to Christmas 2005, and spread their message against what they perceive as the evils of patronizing the retail outlets of several different large corporate chains. The other is, "The Story of Stuff" It's about the where stuff comes from, how it is processed, how it is manufactured, sold and how polluting to our bodies, our planet and our consciousness it all is.


I want to bring back a simpler version of Christmas. One that doesn't consume tons of foil wrapping paper and packaging that ends up in landfills. I want to celebrate in a way that supports Mother Earth and shows love to all people. How do I do that? I'm going to start by not sending Christmas cards and I'm cancelling all catalogs. I refuse to shop in department stores and I won't be wrapping any gifts in polluting wrap.

There's a store near me, Harmony Works, where they sell organic, and recycled items made into art. Glass dishes made from tossed bottles, cards and paper printed on recycled newspapers, books, CDs and candles for inspiration and made locally. I am now a conscious consumer and no longer will I fall for the 'over-the-top' consumerism we call "The Holidays"

Join me, will you?

I gave the kids their Christmas Jammies early....

From The Los Angeles Times 12/5/07

"Getting inside their heads....really inside

Presidential candidates'health is a campaign issue. So what about their brains?

By Daniel G. Amen

What do Rudy Giuliani's messy personal life, John McCain's temper and Hillary Clinton's inability to seem authentic have in common? Maybe nothing. They may be just overblown issues in the otherwise normal lives of candidates under the political microscope.

Such symptoms, however, may mean a lot - such as evidence of underlying brain dysfunction. Sometimes people with messy personal lives have low prefrontal cortex activity associated with poor judgment; sometimes people with temper problems have brain damage and impulse control problems; sometimes people who struggle with authenticity have trouble really seeing things from someone else's perspective.

Is the brain health of a presidential candidate a fair topic in an election year? Certainly Dick Cheney's heart condition wasn't off-limits in 2000, nor have questions about McCain's age been considered out of bounds. The White House issues a complete medical history of the president each year - detailing everything from his seasonal allergic rhinitis to his adenomatous colon polyps. Clearly we care about the health outlook for our elected leaders. Should we go so far as to do brain scans of candidates for the Oval Office? Some people might consider discussing brain health a ridiculous idea. Not me.

As a neuropsychiatrist and brain-imaging expert, I want our elected leaders to be some of the "brain healthiest people" in the land. How do you know about the brain health of a presidential candidate unless you look? The brain is involved in everything humans do: how we think, how we feel, how we get along with others, how we negotiate, how we pay attention in meetings and how we turn away the advances of White House interns or decide to invade a country based on contradictory intelligence.

Three of the last four presidents have shown clear brain pathology. President Reagan's Alzheimer's disease was evident during his second term in office. Nonelected people were covering up his forgetfulness and directing the country's business. Few people knew it, but we had a national crisis. Brain studies have been shown to predict Alzheimer's five to nine years before people have their first symptoms.

President Clinton's moral lapses and problems with bad judgment and excitement-seeking behavior - indicative of problems in the prefrontal cortex - eventually led to his impeachment and a poisonous political divisiveness in the U.S. The prefrontal cortex houses the brain's supervisor, involved with conscience, forethought, planning, attention span and judgment.

One could argue that our current president's struggles with language and emotional rigidity are symptoms of temporal lobe pathology. The temporal lobes, underneath your temples and behind your eyes are involved with language, mood stability, reading social cues and emotional flexibility.

A national leader with brain problems can potentially cost millions of people their lives. Milosevic and Hussein give us recent historical examples. Both of Milosevic's parents committed suicide, he had serious bouts of depression and reportedly drank heavily - all signs that point to brain problems. He was found to be unreasonable and unreliable in negotiations and heartless as a political leader. Hussein was described as paranoid and without empathy, also symptoms pointing to poor brain function. His mother suffered severe bouts of depression and attempted suicide while pregnant with him, which is known to affect a baby's developing brain. He was physically and emotionally abused by his stepfather. All of these stresses must have been involved in shaping his paranoid brain into a mind that could torture dissenters, murder relatives and launch chemical attacks that killed thousands.

Functional scans, such as Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, provide a window into the brain. Doctors can now see healthy or dysfunctional brain patterns, much as we can assess the strength of a heart or measure hormone levels, and recognize trouble. All doctors might not agree on the interpretation, but there is a growing body of scientific literature establishing what these scans mean, such as attention deficit disorder or a predisposition for Alzheimer's

Ensuring that our president has a healthy brain may be more than an interesting topic of conversation. It can be important information to put into the election equation. A president with brain problems could wreak havoc on the U.S. and the world at large. Maybe we shouldn't leave the health of our president's brain to chance. We have the tools; shouldn't we look?

Jaqueline Walker Watson 1923-2007

My Aunt Jackie passed over this morning, a mere twenty minutes ago. On Thanksgiving Day she was singing songs with her children and grandchildren and she sat at the family table to eat her turkey with all the fixin's. She smiled and radiated love all around that table. She was blind but you'd never have guessed it. Her beautiful blue eyes were clear and intent. It was a wonderful gift to her family to have her present one last time.

I have a photograph of my Aunt Jackie and my mother on the beach,not more than a mile from my home. It was taken in 1940 and they were hot! Bombshells, is what my father called them. Tall, long legged, beauties, they were. The Sisters. Each had a radiant smile, beautiful skin, and those blue eyes. It's no wonder the boys chased after them with coursages and candies.

Gary, Nancy, Peggy and Paul are Jackie's children, my cousins. All of them are intelligent, college educated, successful and the most fun cousins I have. These are the cousins, out of 24 that I always gravitated to during the hundreds of family functions.

We were all together Monday, at Jackie's bedside. All the memories of the holiday gatherings, family reunions, memorial services, weddings and showers, funny stories and family love spread out all over the room. My mother held her sister's hand, I stroked her head, we all said our good-byes, and this morning she took her last breath.

Jackie Walker Watson, a wonderful mother, a delightful aunt and loving baby sister has left this world a better place. What more can anyone ask of woman?

Be Careful What You Ask For

Spirit has a sense of humor, I'm sure you know. Sometimes I don't find my Spirit Guides to be all that funny, until after a few days of introspection...even then, you may not find me laughing at all.

As each year comes to a close, I usually take time to evaluate the passing year and my behaviors and perspectives, my successes and my failures. I look at my weaknesses and my strengths and I sometimes beat myself up for what I am not. That doesn't mean I do anything to change it...I just simply punish myself for not being a better person, a more responsible grown-up, a more enlightened individual, a more humble servant of God. I fail more than succeed in that department. It's not that I don't want to be a better human being, I just don't want it to be a hard job. LOL It's like I want to be a concert pianist but I don't want to practice, and in fact, never buy the piano. I want to run a marathon but I never put on my running shoes. I want to be a success in my practice, but....I don't really want to advertise, market myself, or write the content for my website. I want to be an author, but I seldom spend time on the books I've begun. I want all my bills paid in a timely manner, but I never seem to get to them in time. I desire a loving relationship but refuse to date.

I am a right-brained individual. I am intuitive, creative, a dreamer, a romantic, an aspiring free spirit without a fully developed left-brain. I am a rebel without a cause. I am irresponsible and a flagrantly defiant citizen. There are laws I don't agree with and rules I refuse to follow. I don't want anyone telling me what to do and I am a non-compliant patient. I am my own worst client!

I decided, at the ripe old age of 56, that it is time I develop my left brain and step into the role of being my own personal assistant. I decided it was time to clean up my past behaviors and mistakes and take responsibility for my finances, my health and my well-being. I scripted a couple of weeks ago for Spirit to assist me in releasing old habits and patterns that were impeding my growth and my more expanded success. Then, as my usual pattern, I did nothing to clean up old garbage that was cluttering my life. Oh I cleaned house, and organized drawers and decorated the house beautifully, (busy work for the feeble minded as John has said) I threw out old junk and sold or gave away the rest. I cleared my space for the new year and the new life I was preparing for. I got new tires and brakes, renewed my auto insurance, registered my car, (albeit four months late). But the big ones, the heavy burdens I've been avoiding for years, I left untouched, unexamined, hidden-away in the baggage I carry everyday.

Spirit, in its infinite wisdom, provided me a growth opportunity in the form of a two-by-four right between the eyes. You see, I registered my car at AAA where I am a member. I was told to fax my proof of insurance to the DMV and return to pick up my sticker. Well, I faxed the proof and skipped step number three. I headed to Phoenix for my long traveling month. Now, here's the kicker. 12 years ago, I drove to Tucson Arizona for a family emergency. Not my family, my boyfriend, Zorro's family. On our way out of Arizona I received a speeding ticket. I was to appear at the Quartzite Court to handle it, but, instead, I thought to myself...."Self? What does it matter? You're never going back to Arizona. Screw it!" I never forgot about the ticket, although I'd like to pretend I forgot. In fact, I never forgot and it hung over my head for years. When my daughter moved to Phoenix I knew I should take care of it, but.....never got around to it. Well...you see where I am headed here, right?

The Highway Patrol pulled in behind me on Wednesday afternoon. He turned on his lights to signal me to pull over. I knew immediately why. My license plate was lacking that little sticker. He checked his computer and in fact, my car was not registered. I skipped step number three, remember? Step number three was to go back to AAA and pay a $14 fee for reinstatement and receive my little sticker. (These things I do always cost me many times over what they would if I would just comply in the first place!) So, he asked for my drivers license and that's when it got ugly. Low and behold, that old speeding ticket had gone to warrant for failure to appear. My driving privileges in the state of Arizona had been suspended 12 years ago. He informed me that my car was to be impounded for 30 days and that I was under arrest! Me! Handcuffed in the back of a Highway Patrol car, quivering like a little chihuahua!

Fortunately I wasn't taken to jail, although I could have been. Spirit spared me that nightmare, and I am grateful. I asked spirit to assist me in releasing old habits and patterns, then I waited. I didn't actively take ACTION!

I wanted to play the piano but.....

So, today I am cleaning up old messes from the distant past. I am not decorating a tree, I am not Christmas shopping, I am not avoiding reality. I am paying my debt to society for being a defiant, non-compliant citizen. I asked Spirit and Spirit immediately provided the perfect opportunity to comply. Thank you very much.

Oh! And here's a giant P.S. The cruel irony in all of this? These qualities or faults I see in myself? These are the exact qualities or faults I judge most harshly in others. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Don't ya just hate when that happens?

Channeled Info, Thanks Steven Morrison of Idyllwild Healing Arts

Today I share with you excerpts from a communication by The Brotherhood of Light, a group of non-physical beings who channel their messages through a human being named Edna Frankel. I got this from the July 2006 issue of Sedona: A Journal of Emergence. My intention is to give us a bit of context for why people like us would even be engaging in something like a Spiritual Workout in the first place:


“You are becoming aware of the existence of your greater being, meeting and merging with your own higher self in a fully conscious way, at all levels. You are also finally realizing that you are all connected!...You are all bound within the energetic framework of this planet, which is the electromagnetic house within which your bodies reside. So you are connected not only to one another but to all forms of life, to all energy patterns of life on this planet, including the weather. Have you noticed, dear ones, that the worse your world chaos becomes, the worse the weather patterns get? We use the word “worse” as you would from your human perspective of what you see happening. You see the chaos, the discord, the disharmony as getting worse, as being unmanageable and as a huge, global mess with no solution in sight.

“Ah, but from Spirit’s perspective, what a lovely situation to have! Your lessons are no longer separate, no longer isolated, no longer hidden. Everyone is involved — all peoples, all cultures, all countries. Why? In order to finally transmute these lessons off this planet, they must be played out and resolved in common consensus at the global level. Why do we keep saying that all humans must rise together, as all levels of reality also rise together? Because that is how lessons are transmuted, healed, and released from the global consciousness. Those isolated pockets of lessons must be raised up to the light, or they will remain interlocked in the human weave, keeping it dense, dark, and unable to rise.

“When light is shed in a space, all that was dark becomes revealed. Why do you think the lessons of war on this planet have grown from tribe against tribe to nation against nation to isolated pockets of terrorists? Look at the patterns within the grand design! You’re up to flushing out those pockets, as all societies realize that the need to live in peace and share resources is the only viable path to survival as a human species. Congratulations — you have reached the final crossroads!

“What is that higher light being shed? Spiritual integrity, dear ones, the highest good of all, is becoming your comfort zone of morality rather than the individual good of one without regard for the rest. That way hasn’t worked, has it? Yes, you still have the basic forms in place of judgment, guilt, blame and shame, but you are learning to forgive the past and move forward in the Now...That is your new focus...

“Why do you hear from so many spiritual sources to think globally and act locally? Why are you encouraged to clean up your own backyard and just keep faith for the rest of the world to get better? Why are you told, time and again, that global peace is achieved one heart at a time? Because of the energetic connection between all humans! Because you are all becoming so globally aware, so interconnected by the Internet and the news media, that your backyard is now connected to every other backyard. What happens in Africa or Nepal comes into your television set in North and South America, in Europe, in Asia, in Australia, around the globe and back again...

“...As long as you see yourselves as separate beings from the life forms all around you, that separation causes the haves and the have nots. Once you start to see, think and feel from the higher perspective of “all is One,” then you realize that all you do affects everyone and everything around you. And herein lies your power, dear human. How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as small and separate or as being powerfully connected to all life? Are you at the mercy of your fate or in charge of your destiny? It’s all a matter of perspective ...

“...as the Mayans predicted, 2012 was called the end of time. We say that it will be the end of time as you know it, where you carry forward the pain of a lesson from the past in order to learn it and heal it in your present and future. The new construct of variable time in the Age of Aquarius is replacing many old, fear-based constructs that limited your reality in the Age of Pisces. It is time to carry the love forward, dear ones, and leave all the rest behind. Learning to love all and all learning to love will bring peace to Earth...Peace will come soon, dear ones, for you are bringing it in by sheer faith.”

A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne,
Creator of The Secret



Two words which will change your life!

There are two words that, when spoken, have the most unfathomable power to completely change your life. Two words which, when they pass your lips, will be the cause of bringing absolute joy and happiness to you. Two words that will create miracles in your life. Two words that will wipe out negativity. Two words that will bring you abundance in all things. Two words which, when uttered and sincerely felt, will summon all the forces and vibrations in the Universe to move all things for you.

The only thing standing between you, happiness, and the life of your dreams, are two words...

THANK YOU

Gratitude is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to transform your life. If you become truly grateful, you will magnetize absolute joy to you everywhere you go, and in everything you do. In fact, without gratitude, nothing can ever change. Your life will change to the degree that you use gratitude and begin to feel grateful. If you are just a little bit grateful, your life will change a little bit. If you are very grateful, your whole life will change. If you live gratitude every single day, you will become one of the greatest human beings on the planet, and the light of your life will uplift our world.

The greatest human beings who have ever lived showed us the way with gratitude, and by their example became shining lights in our history. Einstein said "thank you" hundreds of times every single day! Ancient wisdom dating back thousands of years gave us the truth about gratitude. Every single religion speaks of giving thanks. All the sages and saviors of the world demonstrated the use of gratitude in all their teachings.

Of the thousands of letters we receive from people whose lives have become miracles after experiencing The Secret, every single one of them has made gratitude their way of life. It is impossible to be negative when you are giving thanks. It is impossible to criticize or blame when you are feeling grateful. It is impossible to feel sad when you are in gratitude. Most people are sporadically grateful, however, to change your life with gratitude, a new way of learning how to be truly grateful is what will bring unlimited happiness into your life.

So how do you live in gratitude? Begin your day by feeling grateful. Be grateful for the bed you just slept in, the roof over your head, the carpet or floor under your feet, the running water, the soap, your shower, your toothbrush, your clothes, your shoes, the car that you drive, your job, your friends, your refrigerator that keeps your food cold. Be grateful for the weather, the sun, the sky, the birds, the trees, the grass, the rain, and the flowers. Be grateful for the stores that make it so easy to buy the things you need, the restaurants, the utilities and services and electrical appliances that make your life effortless. Be grateful for magazines and the books that you read. Be grateful for the chair that you sit on, and the pavement that you walk on. Be grateful for your favorite music that sweeps you away, and for movies that make you feel good. Be grateful for your phone that connects you with people, for your computer, for the electricity that lights up your life. Be grateful for air travel that flies you everywhere. Be grateful for the roads and traffic lights that keep the traffic in order. Be grateful to those who built our bridges. Be grateful for your pet, for your child, for your loved ones, for your eyes that enable you to read this. Be grateful for your imagination. Be grateful that you can think! Be grateful that you can speak. Be grateful that you can laugh and smile. Be grateful that you can breathe! Be grateful that you are alive! Be grateful that you are You! Be grateful that there are two words that can change your life!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

The more that you practice gratitude the more deeply you will feel it in your heart, and the depth of the feeling is the key. The more deeply and sincerely you feel it, the more you will bring absolute bliss and happiness on every single subject. Watch what happens in your life when you practice gratitude every single day and in every single moment and in every opportunity that you can. Remember, if you are criticizing, you are not being grateful. If you are blaming, you are not being grateful. If you are complaining, you are not being grateful. If you are feeling tension, you are not being grateful. If you are rushing, you are not being grateful. If you are in a bad mood, you are not being grateful.

To understand the power and the magic of gratitude, you have to experience it for yourself. So why not begin by deciding to find 100 things a day to be grateful for? As you practice gratitude every day, it won't take long before gratitude is your natural state of being, and when it happens you will have unlocked one of the greatest Secrets to Life.

Sacred Geometry from Wikipedia

Sacred geometry may be understood as a worldview of pattern recognition, a complex system of hallowed attribution and signification that may subsume religious and cultural values to the fundamental structures and relationships of such complexes as space, time and form. According to this discipline, the basic patterns of existence are perceived as sacred: for by contemplating and communing with them one is thereby contemplating the Mysterium Magnum, the patterning relationships of the Great Design. By studying the nature of these patterns, forms and relationships and their manifold intra- and interconnectivity one may gain insight into the scientific, philosophical, psychological, aesthetic and mystical continuüm. That is, the laws and lore of the Universe.

The term sacred geometry is also used for geometry which is employed in the design of sacred architecture and sacred art. The underlying belief is that geometry and mathematical ratios, harmonics and proportionality discoverable from geometry also gird music, light, cosmology, and other observable and sensate features of the Universe. This value system has been held throughout the World from time immemorial to prehistory, a cultural universal endemic to the Human Condition. Sacred geometry is the foundation of the design, architecture, fabrication and construction of sacred structures such as temples, mosques, megaliths, monuments and churches; sacred space such as altars, temenos and tabernacles; places of congregation such as sacred groves, village greens and holy wells and the creation of religious art, iconography and divine proportionality. Sacred geometry, art, iconography and architecture need not be monolithic and enduring, but may be temporary and yielding, such as visualization and non-permanent sandpainting and medicine wheels.

Making Conscious Contact With God

The practice of meditation offers us a remarkable trip to a space beteen thoughts, where we attain the experience of a stress-free, healthy and more peaceful life. It is available to each and every one of us. These wonderful side effects are merely that, side effects. The primary reason for a daily medition practice is to get to what Dr. Rolo May called, The Pause. The Pause is the place between our thoughts, when both sides of the brain, the logical, rational side, and the intuitive,creative side, find a perfect balance. This great Pause is where we can make a conscious contact with the creative energy of life itself.

When I was four years old, I had an out-of-body experience. I entered a place in consciousness where I made that conscious contact. It was by accident, of course. I've told this story here before, but it is worth sharing again.

It was 1955 and I was with my mother in our backyard, a most beautiful yard with a green lawn, avocado trees and colorful flowers blooming all around. My mother was hanging wet clothes on the clothesline, back before the time of dryers. She used wooden clothes pins to hang sheets and towels in the warm sun. I wandered out to the middle of the lawn and looked up into the sky, looking for the edge of the universe. I left my body and expanded into the 'all that is'. I don't know how long I hung out there with that magnificent, loving energy, but when I returned I knew there was much more to this place called Earth and this experience we call humanity. I walked up to my mother and asked her why we are here. She said, "We live here." If I was having this conversation today I'd say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah..... I mean, why are people here on Earth? What are we supposed to be doing? What is our spiritual purpose? We are obviously on a mission from God, so what is it?"

My mother is a wise woman. When I asked her why people are here and what we are supposed to be doing, she knew I had had some kind of metaphysical experience. She looked me in the eyes and said, "You're a little girl. Your here to have fun." I was such a serious child and she wanted to lighten me up. She did. It worked. But, here I am...doing the work I came here to do.

Making conscious contact with God is why we are here. To live our lives with a higher purpose and intention. Meditation is a tool to activate in us that avenue of expression. It is empowering, it is healing and it is available to everyone.

When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,
please include the following:

A Recovering American soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

Page 5 of "The God Code", Gregg Braden

We are a mysterious species of extremes and contradictions. It has been said that we are capable of dreaming the most beautiful dreams and harboring the darkest nightmares, while having the power to bring each of our visions to life. Perhaps at no other time in our history have we shared our world with so many of our kind while feeling so separate and alone. At the same time, the possibilities of our future have never held such promise, yet so much fear. It is within this context of extremes that we search for unity in our world and deeper meaning in our lives.

What would it mean to discover undeniable evidence---verifiable proof-----that our species exists as an intentional act of creation? How different would our lives and our world be, knowing that within each cell of every woman, man and child, evidence revealed the ancient name of God, hidden as the chemical code of life itself? The moment that such a message was shared, the world that we have known could never be the same.

Imagine the implications of discovering that the God of our prayers--the Allah of Islam, the Lord of Judeo-Christian beliefs, the Supreme God of Hindu traditions, and the Great Spirit of the Native Americans---is precisely the same God. Consider the ancient wounds that could be healed knowing that the persecutions, ethnic cleansings, religious wars, and inquisitions in the name of God over the last 2,000 years have arisen from a misunderstanding of the same timeless message!

With the revelations of such a discovery, the reasons that have justified the horrors of our past would become obsolete. From that time forward, ignorance could no longer be used to condone atrocities based on our differences. Through the undeniable evidence of humankind's common heritage, conflict in the name of God could only arise from the choice to create conflict. In such a moment, we would begin anew.

Just for the heck of it....

Karen Drucker is a talented singer and song writer who was inspired by Carole King when she babysat for her. www.karendrucker.com I recently purchased two of her CDs. There are a couple of songs that I played over and over through the expanse of desert that separates Los Angeles from Phoenix. Here's one of my favs...

I LOST THE RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES

I woke up this mornin'
and somthin' was not right.
My poor head was a-throbbin'
'cause I tossed and turned all night.
This unfamiliear feelin' it shook me up inside
The truth it was revealin'
that a part of me had died.
So, I called my higher self
and she gave me the bad news.
She said, "Your life is just too good, you lost the
right to sing the blues!"

That broken down old Chevy
that was eatin' me alive
I visualized a Lexus
and now it's sittin' in my drive.
And that man of mine
that scoundrel that rotten low-down bum
I've transformed him into a love-God
with a sizable trust fund.
Everywhere I looked
I was confronted with the clues.
my life was just so good....
I lost the right to sing the blues.

You can sing the blues if you can't pay the rent.
And you can sing the blues
If all your money has been spent
But how can I sing the blues I ain't got no excuse
when I'm driving in my Porshe
on the way to my masseuse.

So you won't find me wailing late at night
in some smokey bar.
And you won't see me cryin tears
into my old guitar.
I'm too busy cleaning my chakras
and chasing bad karma away
and fluffing up my aura
Well that could take all day.
Now that I'm enlightened
I gotta spread the news.
When life gets this darn good
You've lost the right to sing the blues.

You can sing the blues
when your best friend puts you down.
You can sing the blues
if your man has done left town.
But what gives me the right to sing
that mournful tune
when I'm steamin' with my honey
in my sauna in Cancun.

So now you've heard my story
and you understand the pain
of searching and not finding
any reason to complain.
Cause my stars are in alignment
my house has been feng shui-ed
I'm filled with peace and harmony
my bills have all been paid
I've let go of the struggle
you know I've paid my dues

I've lost the right to sing the blues.....

Awakening Goddesses and Avatars

It's an exciting time when so many people are hearing the call inside of themselves to seek tranquility, peace of mind, healthier attitudes and lives. They are asking the questions, "Who am I?" "What is my purpose?" "Why am I here?" They are asking the questions in the face of global change. "Where do I fit in this puzzle of humanity?" We are asking these questions because we know, intuitively, energetically, that we are an important part of this puzzle and it is time for us to awaken from this hypnotic state and step up and into our role as the peacekeepers, the Avatars and Goddesses we intended before our birth.

Yoga and meditation classes are filling up quickly. Retreats and conferences like "Celebrate Your Life" are selling out. People of all ages are beginning to awaken to a higher awareness and universal calling.

We read the papers and watch the news. We know Mother Earth is facing her darkest hour. We see humanity is killing itself. More people have died in the 20th century from war, violence, and genocide (80 million) than from natural disasters and AIDS combined (15.2 million).

The Awakening Goddesses are women who have secretly known that there is more to who they are and are beginninig to seek out the elders for instruction or guidance on how to manage their emotional energy. They feel the call to awaken the part of themselves that has been hidden for many years. Some women have known their whole lives, that they had something special about them but just couldn't let it shine. They are being drawn, now, to classes and books and DVDs that ignite a light inside to show them the truth about who they are. They are getting a glimpse of the more expanded Goddess Self. The healers and teachers, the Wise Women are emerging from thier butterfly cocoon. A Universal transition is taking place before our eyes...go look for the evidence that this is true.

The awakening Avatars are the men who have given up on the old ways of doing things and are searching for the inner power to lead them back to themselves, back to their true nature, their spiritual nature. They are drawn to the movies and books that remind them of their personal power that will lead them to change the way they are working, fathering, loving and leading. There is a whisper pushing them to try something new, like yoga and meditation. More and more men are stepping into the role of Avatars, the Spiritual Warriors of Peace. It used to be that these conferences and yoga studios were filled with women. Not so today. More and more men are stepping into their power place as the Avatars they already are, but have denied. It requires training, and learning techniques they've not used for many lifetimes. But as soon as they hear it, it resonates truth inside of them because they have been there before.

Men and women all over the world are waking up with a new idea. Learning how to meditate is a good place to start your journey of self realigning with Self.

It's not too late to create a new reality of Peace and rejuvenation for Mother Earth and her inhabitants. The essence of the life force that holds your cells in place, holds the stars and planets in place, is the essence we call God.

"Human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our own ignorance about ourselves." ....Carl Sagan.

"Today, new discoveries in science and technology have placed at our fingertips the power to preserve or destroy all that we love and hold dear. For the first time in recorded history, the survival of our entire species rests upon the choices of a single generation. Perhaps it is precisely the presence of such power that now compels us to recognize that we are a part of all we see, and the expressioin of something even greater.".....Gregg Braden

"Go within.", "Know thyself." Meditation is the practice of guieting the lower mind so that our higher awareness may reveal itself.

It is time.
Be the Avatar you are seeking.
Be the Goddess you already are.

Ask for your teacher to appear.... "The teacher will appear when the student is ready."

Addicted to Pain?

Some people get addicted to pain relievers like Rush Limbaugh. Some people get addicted to the pain. They want you to spank them, drip hot wax on them, pinch them, bite them, and break their hearts. They want it, they ask for it, they create it, one way or another. Perhaps they get lots of surgeries, or one disease after another. They may even be the kind of person who ends up in jail every few months for tickets, speeding, drunk driving or simply for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person, intentionally. These are the people who like to play the victim. They will cry to you all about their ex-wives or husbands and they will dredge up all the sadness and pitiful events of their childhoods. They may be involved in dangerous sports where bones are sometimes broken and skin is often scraped off of their arms, legs and heads. They are addicted to the pain.


Linda Ronstadt sang a song once....I think it was Linda, maybe it was Carly Simon. Something along the lines of..."I don't need to feel the pain to know I'm alive."

Are you addicted to pain? Are you addicted to sorrow? Are you addicted to drama? Are you addicted to Global Warming and world catasrophies? Do you like to watch the disasters and car accidents? Do you get a thrill when you walk into a hospital? Do you perk up when you hear the neighbors fighting or is your attention always drawn to the dark side of situations? The "what if's?".

I had a client who always asked, "But what if something bad happens?" I always answered with, "What if something good happens?" She'd say, "What if I lose?" I'd say, "What if you win?" She'd say, "What if I don't?"

What if. Yeah but. If only. I'll try. I can't. blah blah blah. Pain can be addictive. It releases endorphines. The worry, the sadness, the 'what ifs' are the cause of a chemical reaction that makes them feel better.... only not. It's an energetic release that has them confused.

There is hope for these people. They have forgotten who they are. In search of the 'high' they get from worry and concern and pain they got off on the wrong path.

When emotional energy builds up and there is no place for a release, we find a behavior, habit or addiction to cure the build up of energy. We are looking for a way to release it because we don't know how to contain it and focus it on something positive. Nobody taught us.

Sex can be that addiction and it is for many people. The anxiety buids, they go find someone to release it on and all is better, for the moment. As with all addictions, the release is temporary.

...more on this later....

Dissolving cancer

Gregg Braden presented several videos and slides in his class last week. One of them has been on my mind ever since. I want to share it with you guys. I'll do my best to describe it as I saw it.

First of all, a woman was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She had a very large tumor in her stomach and her doctors told her there was nothing they could do for her. It was suggested she go home and make her preparations for what can only be imagined as a painful transition.

She didn't do that. Instead she went to Beijing, China. The film began after the woman had found the healers and was ready for her process to begin. She was lying on an examination table and an ultrasound machine was next to her bed with the screen facing the camera. On her right was the technician, trained on this machine and on the other side, were three monks. The technician rolled the device over the womans belly until you could clearly see the tumor in her stomach. She took a picture of it and that picture stayed on the left side of the monitor and the right side of the monitor was the live feed from the patient. The monks began to chant. As they chanted we could see something happening with the tumor. It trembled, it shook, it shifted, it began to break apart and dissolve. It got smaller and smaller until there was nothing left of it. The whole process took less than four minutes. When they were finished and the tumor was no longer...they applauded and the healing was complete.

These things we call miracles seem to be "miracles". I mean, it appears that these things we hear about, are the rare exception. What if they weren't? I'm sure every one of you reading this right now has heard one or two similar stories of seemingly miraculous healings or events and wonder how those things could have happened. We think we know things, but we are still living in an un-enlightened state. That is why we still have wars and disease and dysfunction. But, what if there was a better way, an easier way, a more advanced practice that we are ignoring? It's a different, more open perspective one must entertain in order for advancement. We, and I mean the collective 'we', are very much like the 'we' who didn't believe the Earth was round. All we needed was someone to prove it, and one by one we began to believe. Some people today still believe the world is flat. I swear to you this is true. There are some people who believe we never made it to the moon, that it was a sham, filmed on a set somewhere.

In the "Course In Miracles" it tells us there is no more difficulty healing cancer than healing a hang nail. Healing is healing. It only requires an open and willing mind to accept the process. In, "Joy's Way" he tells us, it is love that heals. Channeling the energy of love through your heart chakra into another will heal them. The words the monks chanted were embued with love.

All things are possible. We can heal ourselves, each other, the planet, the forests, the waterways, our children and grandchildren. We can live many years longer and more fit than we allow ourselves to.

Did you know that the United States is one of the worst countries in the area of health care and education? Infant mortality rates are lower in countries you'd think the opposite. I will look it up and post it here if you are interested where our country falls on the lists. I know I was shocked when I first saw it. I thought we were so much more advanced than other countries but we are lagging far behind. It's almost barbaric how we think of our Earth and her resources and how we view education, and health care. It's time to step out of what we think we know. Now is the perfect time. I don't believe it's too late, but our time is running out if we want to save Earth's forests, her lakes and streams, her processes, cycles and seasons that allow us to live here.

If we can heal each other, just as the monks healed the cancerous tumor, we can heal the cancerous destruction we call advancement on this Earth. It's all the same. If we only have 5% of our ancient forests left, it requires us to stop the process by buying smarter, thinking smarter and loving smarter. If not, well, we can have a painful transition. OR not....

Interesting Fact

The butterfly has been my totem for many years. At one point, in the 70's, every birthday, Christmas and anniversary gift I received had a butterfly on it, in it, or as it. I had belt buckles, cowboy boots, art work, blankets and doormats with butterflies on them. My favorite was a purse I found at the Laguna Art Festival. It was a handmade leather purse and the outside pocket was a butterfly, the wings were peacock feathers. Hey, it was during the hippie days. What can I say?

All of these years I thought a caterpillar wrapped himself up in a silk cocoon and transformed into a butterfly. I assumed, as many of us did, that the essence of the caterpillar was in the butterfly, but that isn't the case. In order for the butterfly to be born, the caterpillar must die. He dies and a few cells remain that eat up the mush that was once the caterpillar. A new and completely different insect is born.

A butterfly represents total transformation, down to the cellular level. I dare say, down to the essence level. From one energetic expression to another. From a crawling perspective to a soaring one. And so it is with humans.

When we shift and change it bits and pieces we don't notice the cellular changes. However, there are times when we are called upon, summoned to shift so dramatically that the change is apparent immediately and completely. Old ideas of 'self' die. New ideas and experience of who we are, are born.

In 1981 I had a client arrive for a massage. I had just read "Joy's Way" a book about hands-on healing by Dr. Joy. The client was lying on her stomach and the room was dark and quiet. Only the sound of soft music and our breathing could be heard. As my hands slid down her back and she was beginning to relax, I felt a large, golf ball sized lump under her skin, near her sacrum. It wasn't a muscle spasm, it wasn't a knot. She screamed out loud and was about to jump off of the massage table. I calmed her and asked her to try to relax again. She was very resistant and had no idea she even had a cyst there. She was afraid of the pain and afraid of what it might be. Once she agreed to lay still, I placed my hands, ever so gently, over the lump. I remembered what I had read the night before and simply waited for the energy to work. I didn't say anything. I didn't guide her through any visualization. I didn't even know Rieki at the time. After a few minutes I removed my hands and the cyst was gone. Gone. Completely gone. The woman said, "Oh my God! It's gone!" I said, "Well of coure it's gone." But inside my head I was screaming, "Oh My God! IT's GONE!"

I continued with the rest of the massage as usual, but something magical had happened. A miracle healing happened that changed her and changed me. It changed her on a cellular level as well as shifted her awareness of possibilities. It changed my idea of human potential, my potential.

I had forgotten about this case. I was reminded of it last night. Now I understand why my daughter has so much confidence in my ability to heal Michael. Afterall, I've assisted in disolving cysts before. Why not now? The only thing in the way was my fear. I was too close to this case. I have new perspective this morning.

So, Michael and I are healing his cyst and creating more space for his brilliant brain. I can't wait to see the doctor's face when he says, "Oh My God! It's gone!"

Michael

His MRI came back with a diagnosis. Michael has Chiari Malformation, CM type I and an arachnoid cyst the size of a small chicken egg on his left temporal lobe. The cyst can grow and cause any number of symptoms, however, the Chiari is just as serious. The neurosurgeon wants to operate, of course. That's what surgeons do. My daughter and her husband want a second opinion. They have the MRI on a disk and we've looked at it. Even I can see there is a problem. Michael's only symptoms so far are mild. He has occasional head pains. Others with this disease have had to deal with much worse and some with death.

The CM will not get worse. I was just informed. Some people live with the condition their whole lives. Since Michael's symptoms arise occasionally, I feel confident we can move past this stage.

Shanon said she thinks there is no coincidence that I have just returned from a conference with the top healers in the world. She is confident that we, meaning me, will find a way to heal our little boy. Tonight I will work with him. I have emailed a healer in Santa Barbara, Ray Castellino and am waiting a reply. I believe in miracles and magic and instantaneous healing. I will keep you posted.

This is Gregg Braden. You can go to www.greggbraden.com and learn a bit about this most remarkable man.

The Conference Ended

If I could do anything in the world, without restriction or constraint, it would be to travel the world to attend the kind of conferences like "Celebrate Your Life". I met, not only the big names, leaders, authors and teachers and healers of the spiritual movement, like Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Carolyn Myss, Gregg Braden, Alan Cohen, Lynn Andrews, and a dozen others, I met new friends whom I will keep in my life for a very long time. I seriously didn't want to leave last night. The energy that had been generated by the work we did, the connections we made and the subjects discussed, felt like a magnetic vibration of the finest frequency. Many hundreds of like-minded souls had gathered together with an intention of opening up their hearts and minds, not only for their own personal enlightenment but for the enlightenment of the planet. It was magnificent to witness. These are billiant people. I highly recommend this particular production by Mishka Productions, a family owned company that is finely tuned and well organized. Next year they will be in a brand new hotel in Scottsdale, I believe, November 8th or so. If you are at all interested in integrating the concepts of world religions, spirituality and the latest science of cosmic consciousness, if you are wanting to expand your awareness along with the ever expanding universe, then this is the ticket. From this venue you will be able to get a glimpse of what each teacher brings from the soup of the intelligent matrix. You'll find one or two, maybe more, who stir a resonance inside of you and who will lead you further into yourself, and therefore, into the Source of all that is. It is a journey you will not regret. I am changed, once again. This journey of the self realigning with the Self is an ever shifting, growing, manfesting trip. It never ceases to amaze me. I am, indeed, blessed.

Holy Mole'

The Scottsdale, "Celebrate Your Life!" conference is blowing my mind. 3000 healers intuitives, teachers, students and curious newbies have come together to hear the lastest research on Cosmic Consciousness from Princeton and the cosmic matrix energy photographs from NASA. Wayne Dyer is here, Carolyn Myss, Gregg Braden, James Van Praagh, Lynn Andrews, Deepak Chopra and I'm on fire! I feel like a pig in shift.

Damn! I love my work!

I love, most of all, that science and spiritality have finally collided.

I love that when I wrote a few years ago about feeling the shift in the cosmos, I wasn't the only one. So many wonderful things are happening. I wish that everyone reading this right now could be here. I will share more about what I am learning as the days go by. For now, focus your attention on the possibilities of shifting our awareness for the greater good. We are, collectively more powerful than you realize.

Wholeness, Sowelu

From The Book of Runes.

Sowelu

This Rune stands for Wholeness, that which your nature requires. It embodies the impulse toward self-realization and indicates the path you must follow, not from ulterior motives but from the core of your individuality.

Seeking after Wholeness is the Spiritual Warrior's quest. And yet what you are striving to become in actuality is what you, by nature, already are. You must become conscious of your essence and bring it into form, express it in a creative way. A Rune of great power, making life force available to you, Sowelu marks a time for regeneration right down to the cellular level.

Although this Rune has no Reversed position, there is a reason for caution. You may see fit to withdraw, to retreat in the face of a pressing situation, especially if events or people are demanding that you expend your energy now Know that such a retreat is a retreat in strength, and that it can indicate the need for a voyage inward for centering, for balance. Timely retreat is among the skills of the Spiritual Warrior.

At the same time, for some this Rune counsels your life that has been secret, shut away. To accomplish this may call for profound recognitions, for admitting to yourself something that you have long denied.

There is a prayer known as the Gayatri that embodies the spirit of Sowelu. Address the sun in this fashion:

You, who are the source of all power,
Whose rays illuminate the whole world,
Illuminate also my heart
So that it too can do Your work.

While reciting the Gayatri, visualize the sun's rays streaming forth into the world, entering your own heart, and then streaming out from your heart center, back into the world. This is a powerful and life enhancing prayer.

Again, there is a caution here not to give yourself airs. Even in a time of bountiful energy, you are required to face and vanquish your refusal to let right action flow through you. Nourish this capacity, for it is a mark of true humility.

Practice the art of doing without doing: Aim yourself truly and then maintain your aim without manipulative effort. For by our own power we do nothing. Even in loving, it is Love that loves through us. This way f thinking and being integrates new energies and permits you to flow into Wholeness, which is the ultimate goal of the Spiritual Warrior.

When Religion Ruled The World....

....we called it, The Dark Ages.

What's in a name?

Carm and I have been having so much fun! I don't want to leave her this morning. We are so in sync, in like mind, in like soul....we are indeed soul sisters. Yesterday we went to the bookstore to pick up "Eat, Pray, and Love". My daughter recommended it to me and since then another three people have suggested it so, I had to add another book to my collection. (I may have to build a library in the new house.) While at Barnes and Noble, we found a book about the meaning of names. Here is what is says about Elizabeth.

If Eliza is likely to be involved with construction, it would be reasonable to expect that Elizabeth has even stronger ties with this field; her name is made by adding the full spelling of Beth, meaning "house," to the end of Eliza,(construction) However, the Kabbalah is never straightforward, and like a Buddhist koan or riddle, it is constantly presenting us with paradox after paradox. Elizabeth's name can be reduced to eleven, which is the number of magic, and she is likely to have a long-standing interest-if not an active involvement-in the occult or the unexplained. The house signified by Beth is not a physical house but a representation of Elizabeth's complex worldview. Elizabeth likes to be able to categorize, which may manifest itself as a desire to control. (ME?) She sees the world in some ways as a jigsaw puzzle that fails to make sense only because the pieces are not quite in the right place. In order to solve the puzzle, she brings a sense of religious or spiritual. But although Elizabeth likes the world to make sense, she also wants it to retain its soul. The first half of the name, Eliza, refers not to physical construction but to a more mysterious building process: the building of a magical or spiritual understanding. Elizabeth retains Eliza's inner strength and potentially vicious tongue, and these will both stand her in good stead when faced with snide comments and ridicule for her beliefs.

Elizabeth is most fortunate to have Thurisaz, the gateway, in her name, which provides her a place in her mind to gather strength and contemplate hidden aspects of the self. The Algiz energy of protection cautions against emotional extreme, so Elizabeth seeks to remain calm and stable. Elizabeth is aware of her personal power, and for her this equals self-discipline, which is her strongest asset. Elizabeth is probably drawn to politics or the courtroom. She is highly motivated to fight for a cause and is persuasive and heartfelt in her appeals for justice. Elizabeth is not easily intimidated, and when the going gets tough, Elizabeth quadruples her efforts and emerges victorious.

Elizabeth is a name that gives abilities in all mental pursuits. A woman possessed of a wide variety of intellectual interests, Elizabeth has a very introspective side to her nature, and will find no problem spending time alone investigating what beckons to her. At the same time, her relationships are most important to her sense of personal completion. She requires a partner who will be supportive of her more subjective moments and enjoy sharing her urge to travel and explore all of life's many possibilities.

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." -Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross


I read all of that to Carm while we were in the bookstore. The whole time her jaw was dropped and we both kept saying, "Oh my God, that so true" This book seems quite accurate about most of the names we looked up. That's so fun.

I'm on my way to Barb and Dave's today to play with the children and do more readings. The readings I've done so far, while here in Denver, have been very powerful. I've met dozens of new people and I've fallen in love with Colorado. I suspect this will be my new home before too long.

Here's a script for today.

"Today is a new day, a new beginning and I am new as I shed old outmoded ideas and beliefs that no longer serve my highest good. I want to walk through my day feeling that newness all around me. I want to amplify my excitement about the changes that are coming my way as I activate my desire for a more connected relationship with my inner teacher . She wants the best for me and wants to bring me all the wonderful adventures, experiences and abundance I ask for. I look for evidence today that I am in the flow of this wonderful current of currency. I am Light today. So it is."

A Mile High

It may be warmer here, in Denver, than it is in Redondo Beach today. Who would have thunk it? It's absolutely beautiful. We spent yesterday in Boulder and I met two new clients via a client in Idyllwild. Bill and Carol have a lovely home and a meditation room that was a perfect place for us to do our work. So far, on this leg of the trip, I've been very blessed to have met many new clients who are eager to do the work they have come here to do. They are all prepared, excited and have received positive comfirmation that their loved ones and guides are, indeed, present in their lives. I have three more working days then we get to play.

Boulder didn't feel like a place I would want to live. I was surprised about that. I've always heard such positive things about that town and it's vibration, but, I guess it just doesn't calibrate well with my energy. I did, however, feel a strong connection with a town called, Westminster. As we drove through it I could feel the positvie vibe build up in me. As it turns out, Deepak Chopra is building a center there. I guess he felt it too. We shall see....

Positive Evidence Journal

Keeping a Positive Evidence Journal is a way of reminding yourself that you are, indeed, receiving messages and imput and direction from your Spirit Guides and Angels. Here is a recent entry in my journal.

"Earlier today I scripted to feel calm, safe and protected as I moved through my busy day. I asked to keep an open connection to my Inner Guide and my outer spiritual team to guide me through my day of chores and errands. Shortly after I wrote that, I found myself driving to the car wash after having had breakfast at Good Stuff. My car was covered with soot and ash from the local fires here. I was headed up from the beach, on Avenue F, about to cross Pacific Coast Hwy. The traffic light was green, so I gave it a little gas to make sure I made it through. Then I heard a voice inside my head. "Which way do you want to go?" My foot came off the gas pedal as I contemplated that question. I could go straight through the intersection and into the driveway of the large parking lot in front of Albertson's and around to the car wash....or.....turn left and right into the driveway of the car wash. I decided a left turn was the most direct way and my foot went to the brake to slow down...just then, a car came screaming through the intersection, ignoring the red light. Had I not hesitated I would have been on his front hood. I was safely protected. That is my positive evidence that I am heard. My guides, my teachers, my team, my Angels, my Inner Guide is always pre-paving my day according to my script. And so it is.

I'm Leavin On A Jet Plane.....

It's that time of year again. It's time for pumpkins, sweaters, boots, and gloves. Not so much if you live in a beach town in Southern California so, I have to travel to get my Autumn fix of blustery cold and crisp weather and perhaps some trees in their fall wardrobe.

This trip, as with all others, is a mix of vacation time and work time. I'll be doing a dozen or so spiritual readings but I will have plenty of time for a Day Of The Dead party on Friday night and some shopping in Boulder and Denver. This will be my first visit to Boulder. I don't know why, but the first time I ever heard about Boulder I thought I'd like to live there. Thirty years later and I'm finally going to see for myself if that is the truth.

First stop? Phoenix for Halloween. Can't miss my babies in their costumes. Shanon has arranged for her friends to come over after the kids are in bed and we're going to have our own seance. Oooooooh.......Spoooky.....

And, Marlie is scheduled tomorrow for an MRI. This baby girl hasn't finished putting us through our paces. Two more months and she'll be a year old. I have a feeling, an intuitive hunch, she's going be ready for a more normal sleep pattern and any health issues will be fully and completely resolved when she is one year old. Bless her heart. She has been an amazing teacher for me and I suspect she has the genetic link for psychic abilities.

I'll be in Denver/Boulder for a week with Karl and Carmelita, the angel Feng Shui Consultant. I'm so excited to see them again. Barbara and Dave and their three blonde cuties are giving me the guest room for a few days before I head back to Arizona. Andra is now 7 and the twins are 6. I gets lots of love when I am with those girls. I'm the California Auntie.

Then, it's back to Arizona for "Celebrate Your Life". www.celebrateyourlife.com Scottsdale has some great restaurants and beautiful shops but I may not have any free time for that. I have a full day class on Friday , keynote speakers on Friday night and Saturday night, three classes on Saturday and Sunday and a full day class on Monday. I'm not sure if I'll be exhausted or energized. Hmmm. I just decided. Yes, I'll be energized. That will be my script for the weekend.

I'm not sure if I'll have access to the Internet while traveling but I'll do my best to keep up with emails. Of course, the cell phone is always on. Leave a message and I'll call you back as soon as I can. Phone readings may have to wait for my return on November 13th.



Have a fun Halloween!

From "Good News Network. org"

World's Largest Freshwater Conservation Area Set Up by Canada
Written by geri
Saturday, 27 October 2007
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday that a section of Lake Superior's northern shore has been declared a protected marine area, making it the largest freshwater conservation area in the world.

Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
Written by JOHN GRAMLICH, Stateline.org
Friday, 26 October 2007
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched lands by replanting it with millions of sagebrush seeds, a plant critical to the local habitat, which will provide shelter and food for wildlife while preventing erosion.

Cities Try Going 'Green' With Blackouts
Written by geri
Thursday, 25 October 2007
"On Saturday evening, it's "Lights out San Francisco," where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on."


White House Moves to Protect Striped Bass
Written by Cindy Bogard
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
On Saturday, President Bush visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, to sign an Executive Order to protect America's striped bass and red drum fish populations from over-fishing.

Trout Return to Once-Contaminated Creek
Written by geri
Monday, 22 October 2007
Butte, Mont- A Superfund cleanup of Silver Bow Creek has led to the return of wild populations of live trout, after mining contaminants left the stream dead for more than a century. (AP)

Superflock of Endangered Birds Spotted in Turkey
Written by M. Mealey
Monday, 22 October 2007
Scientists thought as few as 400 Sociable Lapwings remained, a critically endandered bird of the Middle East and Central Asia. "Now, a superflock of 3,000 has been spotted in Turkey."


Cirque du Soleil Founder Brings Water to Poor Nations
Written by geri
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte unveiled Monday a new foundation that will help the world's poorest countries gain access to precious clean water, funding the program with (Canadian) $100 million

Anti-Emigration Strategy: Small Mexican Towns Try to Create Jobs at Home
Written by geri
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
"In rural Mexico, locals try to make a brighter prospect out of staying home." (CS Monitor)

Mexican 'Bomberos' Helping California Wildfire Effort
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
More than three dozen Mexican firefighters have been tackling California's wildfires in what officials say is the first time firemen from south of the border have battled blazes on US soil. "Firefighters are firefighters; it doesn't matter if they're Mexican or American..."


Ex-Child Soldier Finds Healing and Purpose in Music
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
"As one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, he has traveled a road of pain many people cannot imagine, survived against all odds and come back to become an artist, rapping about those experiences. Music has provided him an outlet to deal with his boyhood suffering and transform it." 'I believe I survived for a reason,' he sings, 'to touch lives.' Now he's raising money for schools in Africa and performing for homeless kids there.

Less Junk Food Seen in U.S. Schools, CDC Finds
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
U.S. schools have made considerable improvements in their policies to promote the health of students since 2000, particularly in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and tobacco use, says a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Every thought we think changes our biochemistry. Your hormones are all affected by your thoughts. Pay attention to things that bring you joy. When I read the newspaper, I look for the good news."

— Dr. Christiane Northup

Ah Yes...the Action...

When Ghandi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." he was expressing the importance of the Law of Attraction or the Law of Vibrations.

Know what you want, see it, feel what it feels like to be it, or have it already manifest. Now walk about in your world today, looking for the evidence that it has been put into action. The next step is 'take action'.

A spiritually responsible individual walks the walk by taking action. The action can be as simple as picking up a plastic bottle and putting it into a recycling bin. Or, it can be as big as speaking to a large audience about the changes we need to make to bring peace and harmony back to planet Earth. It can be a discovery, an invention, and investment, a manuscript or a fax to the White House requesting attention be brought to the solutions rather than to the game of blame.

Your actions, whether small or large add powerful vibration of attraction. Your energetic intention is the vibration of change.


What can you do today to say to the Universe that you are serious about wanting to bring Peace to the world? How do you bring about a healing for the planet? What can you do today to show that you are part of the solution and not part of the problem? Can you put your cigarette butts in an ashtray instead of throw them out of your car window? (Seriously. I have a friend who does that.) Can you drink your water out of a glass rather than a a plastic bottle? Can you choose to eat one vegetarian meal today to help cut down on the pollution of the meat and dairy industry? Will you? Will you say, "I am a citizen of Planet Earth. I want every person to have enough food to eat, shelter, education, and health care. I want this planet to rejuvenate and be a healthy environment for all people."

Can you send one dollar to Doctors Without Borders, or PATH or Habitat For Humanity or any organization working for a better world? Will you be a spiritually responsible citizen? Take some action today to show you are serious about the change we all know needs to happen in order for our planet and our brothers and sisters, children and grandchildren to live a better life in a safe and clean environment.

One thing. Just one. Two if you're feeling particularly generous. Three if you're on a roll....

Monday Night Football

The Broncos are playing tonight so the kids are ready to cheer on Daddy's favorite team.

What a Difference a Blog Makes

Three years ago I had a blog where I wrote a great deal more about political issues, the war, and global warming. I chose to delete that blog for this one. My intention was to shift awareness from what I viewed as 'wrong' with our current state of affairs, to focus on the possibilities and positive evidence of what is 'right' right now.

We know that what we put our attention on, with emotional energy, tends to create more of the same. That is the Universal Law of Attraction, The Law of Cause and Effect, Karma. Opening a doorway in the collective unconscious to the solutions rather than the problems is a way of shifting energies to greater possibilities.

Every problem has a solution. The solutions are already in place and have been since we started asking and praying for things to be better. Those who pray and meditate on Peace are adding to the mass energy of solutions rather than more conflict. Those who bring their attention to the solutions to global warming and hope for future generations are adding to the possibilities for the very ideas, inventions and discoveries that are now taking form. A movement and shift in consciousness is gaining strength to shift from global destruction to balance and global harmony.

Evangelical fundamentalist Christians believe in the apocalypse and believe the end of the world is at hand. They believe it, are emotional about it, lecture on it, sermonize about it, and create a mass of energy that supports it. What they, and others like them, don't seem to understand is the mechanics of creation. These individuals and organized groups, by their focused attention and fear, are really creating much more of what we are experiencing than they know. The Law of Attraction works whether you believe in it or not. It works whether you are thinking about health and prosperity or hate and vengence. It works by intention or by default.

I changed blogs so as not to add to that energy. Instead I wanted to teach about alternative possibilities. Put your attention on love, as Jesus taught us, and you will experience your life differently. Come from acceptance, as Jesus taught us, and you will experience harmony. Hold faith in your heart, as Jesus taught us, and you will live in a state of trust and health.

There is a huge difference between Christians and Christ Followers. Christ followers hear His words of love, peace, harmony, non-judgemental brotherhood and that is what we follow. When organized religion and 'churches' manipulated His words and messages, to follow a selfish agenda for profit, Christ Consciousness had to take a back seat. For this reason alone I support the "Separation of Church and State" amendment. Religion has no place in politics and vice versa.

When people ask me if I am a Christian, I say no. The truth is, I am a Christ Follower. I follow his message and the meaning of His life as my truth. He was inclusive, not exclusive. He loved all people. He was a Buddha, a fully enlightened spirit who had experienced nirvana. He put his hands on the sick and healed them with a combination of His love and their faith. That is healing energy. He awakened the hope in the hopeless and he forgave the unforgivable. When he was asked about these miracles he performed he said that these things he did, we can do and much more. Jesus was a pacifist, a liberal, a healer, a teacher, a passionate and loving man by all accounts. When did his message become so polluted with hate and discrimination?

Much has been said about global warming being the cause of the fires in Southern California and hurricane Katrina. More fear propaganda. Some Christians have said it is God's wrath for our liberal ways and our acceptance of alternative lifestyles. More fear.

The fire in Malibu happened because of strong winds blowing down a power line. The fire in Irvine started because of a very sick man who needed to feel powerful so he lit a match. We are experiencing a drought, things are dry so everyone wants to blame someone, including God.

A few years ago we were flooded by El Nino and again...the God's are angry...who do we sacrifice? Who do we blame? Homosexuals? Liberals? Environmentalists? The President? Someone, please. How silly is that? Fear breeds more fear and down the rabbit hole we all go. Stop it.

Stop for a moment, that's all it takes. Stop and put your attention on the solutions, inventions, discoveries, and new ways of thinking and being that will allow the solutions to manifest. You don't have to know what the solutions are. You only have to know that God, in it's infinite wisdom and love, always has a solution, a healing, an enlightened avenue for this planet. It is evidenced all around us.

In the recent fires here, there were beautiful heroes everywhere. Normal, everyday citizens saving animals, saving neighbors homes, opening their's for the 'refugee's of fire' to find harbor and safety. Yes. Look for the heroes and the miracles that came from this disaster. Look for the awakening and the love that has come from this. See these people recovering. See them finding solutions. See them rebuilding. See them finding answers. See us all in the light in which we were created.

Focus on the cure, not the disease. Anger and fear is the disease. What is the cure?

I watched Bill Maher last night. His guests were angry that women in the Middle East wear burqa's. Huh? We're angry at our president and vice president. We're angry with our congress. We're angry at the democrats the republicans the left, the right, the sick, the poor, the immigrants, the doctors the patients....

Understanding is the cure for anger and fear. Understanding happens when you quiet down the inner chatter and listen. Open your mind to alternative ways of thinking and being. Ask for a change in you that will bring about your own enlightenment, your own state of peace and grace, even in the face of others fear and anger. That's how we will move forward and heal this planet and these conflicts.

So, with that in mind. Close your eyes and receive some expanded breaths. Calm down your fear and anger and ask to see a doorway, an alternative to conflict, a way to peace and harmony. Ask for the solutions, discoveries and inventions to be shown to us, the 'collective' us. Then move through your day, looking for the evidence that your Angels, Spirit Guides, God, have heard you and they are acting according to your intention. Do it everyday, several times a day if you wish. We have the power to make the shifts necessary so that our children have a bright path to follow. Be the healers you were put here to be.

That's alls I'm sayin.

Scripting the day.

Here's a sample of a script that may help you think differently about healing.


As I move through my day, I want to feel and experience the evaporation
of tension in my neck and shoulders. The pain in my head is easing as
I type these words. Tension is simply excitement with fear attached.
I hold my excitement and release any fear that may have crept in on old
memories of past experiences that no longer exist. I am new. My day
is new. My life is new. My relationships are new. I attract positive
evidence that I have released past injuries and heartache with love and
forgiveness and therefore I am free to move forward to new fun loving
experiences and healthier, supportive, loving and committed
relationships. Today I want to surrender my old ways of thinking and
being. I want to receive the glorious wave of love and encouragement
from my spiritual team. I am healed today, right now. So it is.

The Winds Have Changed

Moisture is moving into Southern California. I felt it at 6 PM last night. The winds have slowed and shifted direction. There is good news in Malibu, Canyon Country, and other hot spots. I can breathe, although, I won't be taking any long walks just yet.

Thank you all for your kind messages and prayers.

I remember the last time we were surrounded on all sides by wild fires. It was October, 1993 and I was mad hot crazy in love with a silver haired Zorro. He lived on a boat in the Portofino Marina that is right down the hill from me. We were snuggled up inside his cabin when we smelled the smoke. When we stepped up onto the deck it was covered with ash. The air was red and glowing like our love, or so we thought at the time. I thought about this last night as I drifted off to sleep. My attitude that time and my attitude this time are a contrast in energies. It was the same type of wild fires, burning up homes and hillsides, spewing particles in the air, but it felt like purifying passion back then. This time it felt like devastation and murder. The only difference is my state of mind. My perception and attitude changed the experience. Love changed the experience.

So, I've decided to shift my energy today from sadness and fear, to love and trust. I will take baby steps as I move from the lower vibrations to the higher ones.

We are powerful beings with a connection to the infinite intelligence of creation. When we consciously make that connection to the higher vibrations of the universe, we are divinely guided to make the right decisions, take the right action and trust that we have a higher purpose.