This is still my favorite painting of all time.....I may have to buy it. Yes, I think I must.You can see all of Susan Seddon Boulet's magical art here.... http://gallery.arcobaleno.tv/index2.php?41
Friday, June 30, 2006
Transcendence
This is still my favorite painting of all time.....I may have to buy it. Yes, I think I must.You can see all of Susan Seddon Boulet's magical art here.... http://gallery.arcobaleno.tv/index2.php?41
Knowing the Goddesses
Knowing which Goddess energy you pull from or resist can be very enlightening.
A brief psychological overview of Aphrodite
Aphrodite - possesses an extroverted temperament and focuses on relationship/love--she represents goddess of love (boundless eros) --her primary concerns/interests are mature, adult relationships, romance, sexuality, beauty and the arts. One account of Aphrodite's birth states that she rose up from the foam on the ocean as a naked and fully developed beautiful woman; and she rode on a scallop shell.
Aphrodite's origins, in fact, pre-date the ancient Greeks. She is said to be older than Time. An even more ancient deity exhibiting more aspects than love and beauty, she can also be recognized as Astarte or Ishtar. Her origins were Babylonian/Sumerian. Her domain embraced all of nature: vegetable, animal as well as human. Among her powers were associated with fertility and growth/harvesting of crops, war, descent to the underworld, birth/life/love/death and fate. She was also worshiped as sacred 'prostitute'.
Aphrodite represents the uniting of feminine and masculine energies--through sexual union.
This goddess includes autonomy similar to 'virgin' goddesses yet also includes aspects of the 'vulnerable' goddess such as relationship-oriented. Her consciousness is both focused--directed, goal-oriented and diffuse--receptive, taking in the relationship between things. Aphrodite does not suffer, however, as did the 'vulnerable' goddesses. Although she is known for her numerous sexual liaisons, she is not bound by any man. However, unlike Athena, Artemis and Hestia--'virgin' goddesses--Aphrodite did give birth to children. Unlike the 'vulnerable' goddesses--Demeter, Persephone and Hera--Aphrodite was never a victim of a man's unwanted passion for her; the desires were mutual. Unlike her 'virgin' sisters, she values emotional experiences with others more than she desires more solitary goals. Although an independent figure in her own right, this independence does not preclude emotional involvement with others. On the other hand, she is not attracted to permanent relational bonds like her 'vulnerable' sisters.
Aphrodite type woman admires potently masculine men and their capacity for success and combativeness. Her arena of interaction is in the boudoir or the salon. She feels comfortable with multiple relationships or extramarital affairs. She is attracted to creative men and engages with them as their inspirer. She is said to be attracted to the Son/Lover, as her romantic interests were a generation younger than she--those of the sons of her godly peers.
A brief psychological overview of Aphrodite
Aphrodite - possesses an extroverted temperament and focuses on relationship/love--she represents goddess of love (boundless eros) --her primary concerns/interests are mature, adult relationships, romance, sexuality, beauty and the arts. One account of Aphrodite's birth states that she rose up from the foam on the ocean as a naked and fully developed beautiful woman; and she rode on a scallop shell.
Aphrodite's origins, in fact, pre-date the ancient Greeks. She is said to be older than Time. An even more ancient deity exhibiting more aspects than love and beauty, she can also be recognized as Astarte or Ishtar. Her origins were Babylonian/Sumerian. Her domain embraced all of nature: vegetable, animal as well as human. Among her powers were associated with fertility and growth/harvesting of crops, war, descent to the underworld, birth/life/love/death and fate. She was also worshiped as sacred 'prostitute'.
Aphrodite represents the uniting of feminine and masculine energies--through sexual union.
This goddess includes autonomy similar to 'virgin' goddesses yet also includes aspects of the 'vulnerable' goddess such as relationship-oriented. Her consciousness is both focused--directed, goal-oriented and diffuse--receptive, taking in the relationship between things. Aphrodite does not suffer, however, as did the 'vulnerable' goddesses. Although she is known for her numerous sexual liaisons, she is not bound by any man. However, unlike Athena, Artemis and Hestia--'virgin' goddesses--Aphrodite did give birth to children. Unlike the 'vulnerable' goddesses--Demeter, Persephone and Hera--Aphrodite was never a victim of a man's unwanted passion for her; the desires were mutual. Unlike her 'virgin' sisters, she values emotional experiences with others more than she desires more solitary goals. Although an independent figure in her own right, this independence does not preclude emotional involvement with others. On the other hand, she is not attracted to permanent relational bonds like her 'vulnerable' sisters.
Aphrodite type woman admires potently masculine men and their capacity for success and combativeness. Her arena of interaction is in the boudoir or the salon. She feels comfortable with multiple relationships or extramarital affairs. She is attracted to creative men and engages with them as their inspirer. She is said to be attracted to the Son/Lover, as her romantic interests were a generation younger than she--those of the sons of her godly peers.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
A Simple Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me sow pardon.
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith.
Where there is despair, let me sow hope.
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
O Divine Master, grant that
I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me sow pardon.
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith.
Where there is despair, let me sow hope.
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
O Divine Master, grant that
I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Goddess Archetypes...which one are you? Hestia 16
A brief psychological overview of Hestia
Hestia - possesses an introverted temperament and is focused on her inner, spiritual world. Hestia is an archetype of inner centeredness. She was known to be mild mannered, upstanding, charitable, as well as a protector. She is the least known of the Olympian goddesses primarily because she never takes part in any disputes or wars. She minds her own business amidst a family of goddesses and gods who engage in 'high drama'. Similarly to Athena and Artemis she resists the amorous advances of men, therefore, placing her in the 'virgin' goddess category. Her energy is impersonal and detached. Her awareness is focused. Different than Persephone who seeks to please others, Hestia's focus is for herself. She is grounded and her life has meaning. Unlike Athena & Artemis, Hestia did not venture out to explore the world or wilderness; she remained inside, contained within the hearth. The goddess, Hestia did not take a partner. A Hestia-type woman, today, may prefer to live a more solitary life or live within a community of like-minded, spiritual 'sisters'.
Hestia - possesses an introverted temperament and is focused on her inner, spiritual world. Hestia is an archetype of inner centeredness. She was known to be mild mannered, upstanding, charitable, as well as a protector. She is the least known of the Olympian goddesses primarily because she never takes part in any disputes or wars. She minds her own business amidst a family of goddesses and gods who engage in 'high drama'. Similarly to Athena and Artemis she resists the amorous advances of men, therefore, placing her in the 'virgin' goddess category. Her energy is impersonal and detached. Her awareness is focused. Different than Persephone who seeks to please others, Hestia's focus is for herself. She is grounded and her life has meaning. Unlike Athena & Artemis, Hestia did not venture out to explore the world or wilderness; she remained inside, contained within the hearth. The goddess, Hestia did not take a partner. A Hestia-type woman, today, may prefer to live a more solitary life or live within a community of like-minded, spiritual 'sisters'.
Debra Sievers
I met Debra at Steven's party this weekend. This is a sample of her art. She's amazingly talented. http://www.visionsfineart.com/sievers/aa_index.html She told me the story of this particular piece. She saw it in her dreams night after night and decided it needed to be put on canvas. She searched for a model with long hair, one who looked like the young man in her dreams. Months went by and then....one day, in a restaurant, she spotted him sitting at the counter. She asked the waitress who he was and as luck would have it, he was the woman's son. He was happy to pose for her. He is beautiful, isn't he?
Another email.....
Published on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 by Common Dreams
What the American Flag Stands For
by Charlotte Aldebron
The American flag stands for the fact that cloth can be very important. It is against the law to let the flag touch the ground or to leave the flag flying when the weather is bad. The flag has to be treated with respect. You can tell just how important this cloth is because when you compare it to people, it gets much better treatment. Nobody cares if a homeless person touches the ground. A homeless person can lie all over the ground all night long without anyone picking him up, folding him neatly and sheltering him from the rain.
School children have to pledge loyalty to this piece of cloth every morning. No one has to pledge loyalty to justice and equality and human decency. No one has to promise that people will get a fair wage, or enough food to eat, or affordable medicine, or clean water, or air free of harmful chemicals. But we all have to promise to love a rectangle of red, white, and blue cloth.
Betsy Ross would be quite surprised to see how successful her creation has become. But Thomas Jefferson would be disappointed to see how little of the flag's real meaning remains.
Charlotte Aldebron, 12, wrote this essay for a competition in her 6th grade English class. She attends Cunningham Middle School in Presque Isle, Maine. Comments may be sent to her mom, Jillian Aldebron: aldebron@ainop.com
What the American Flag Stands For
by Charlotte Aldebron
The American flag stands for the fact that cloth can be very important. It is against the law to let the flag touch the ground or to leave the flag flying when the weather is bad. The flag has to be treated with respect. You can tell just how important this cloth is because when you compare it to people, it gets much better treatment. Nobody cares if a homeless person touches the ground. A homeless person can lie all over the ground all night long without anyone picking him up, folding him neatly and sheltering him from the rain.
School children have to pledge loyalty to this piece of cloth every morning. No one has to pledge loyalty to justice and equality and human decency. No one has to promise that people will get a fair wage, or enough food to eat, or affordable medicine, or clean water, or air free of harmful chemicals. But we all have to promise to love a rectangle of red, white, and blue cloth.
Betsy Ross would be quite surprised to see how successful her creation has become. But Thomas Jefferson would be disappointed to see how little of the flag's real meaning remains.
Charlotte Aldebron, 12, wrote this essay for a competition in her 6th grade English class. She attends Cunningham Middle School in Presque Isle, Maine. Comments may be sent to her mom, Jillian Aldebron: aldebron@ainop.com
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Glorious weekend...
Los Angeles has been blanketed with a thick marine layer of grayness for two months now with an occasional day of blue skies. This weekend was no different. I had hoped that driving up to the local mountains (6,000 Ft.) would take me above it all but that wasn't the case. Stevens party was Saturday, a party I was looking forward to. I always look forward to Stevens parties. He is a most thoughtful and generous host and Saturdays party was no exception. The clouds, however, did not cooperate. But, Anna, the caterer was a delight and her organic cooking is superb. She owns a little restaurant in Idyllwild but caters on weekends. Her treats just kept coming throughout the day and evening. How she managed to do that with such a tiny kitchen I have no idea. Hats off to her, for sure. The cute little bartender was gracious, as well. The open bar was on one end of the deck and the musicians on the other. I had my first cranberry margarita, and my second and third. Yikes! After that it was water and more water for the rest of the night. The musicians, (two of them) played a standing bass and guitar and sang in sweet harmony. At one point, in the middle of a sentence, they began a song I had never heard before, and I was taken away....I literally felt a shiver move through my body. They are very talented, but then, knowing Steven as I do, all I can say is, "Of course they were."....
One hundred of Stevens friends, from all the stages of his life, made the trip. People I have met over the years at his other parties or get togethers, artists, musicians, attorneys, engineers, software geniuses, therapists, and Intuitive healers. It was a perfect mix of personalities. Everyone stayed at the local cabins and inns. I chose to pitch my tent under the trees but got offers from almost everybody to share their homes or cabins, but I preferred sleeping near my campfire.
Living at sea level all my life, as I have, it takes some getting used to the altitude when hiking and climbing the mountains. I was out of breath too much of the time and have decided to kick up my workout routine by doing more hills. I have several trips planned for this summer and I don't want to miss out on the outdoor adventures.
One of Stevens new neighbors is an artist. She was leaving the next day for a two month stay is Idaho with her boyfriend. She asked me to give her a reading before she left, so we met Sunday morning at 10:30. After the reading, she told me that I could have her house for the summer. Can you imagine? Knowing someone so briefly and then just letting them live in your house anytime they want for as long as they want? Steven seems to attract the most generous, talented and loving people which says everything about who he is. I stayed in her home for the rest of the day. The view from her mountain top home is breathtaking, but when it came time to turn in....I went back to my tent and my campfire. All in all....it was a wonderful weekend, even with the gray skies and moist heat everywhere.
One hundred of Stevens friends, from all the stages of his life, made the trip. People I have met over the years at his other parties or get togethers, artists, musicians, attorneys, engineers, software geniuses, therapists, and Intuitive healers. It was a perfect mix of personalities. Everyone stayed at the local cabins and inns. I chose to pitch my tent under the trees but got offers from almost everybody to share their homes or cabins, but I preferred sleeping near my campfire.
Living at sea level all my life, as I have, it takes some getting used to the altitude when hiking and climbing the mountains. I was out of breath too much of the time and have decided to kick up my workout routine by doing more hills. I have several trips planned for this summer and I don't want to miss out on the outdoor adventures.
One of Stevens new neighbors is an artist. She was leaving the next day for a two month stay is Idaho with her boyfriend. She asked me to give her a reading before she left, so we met Sunday morning at 10:30. After the reading, she told me that I could have her house for the summer. Can you imagine? Knowing someone so briefly and then just letting them live in your house anytime they want for as long as they want? Steven seems to attract the most generous, talented and loving people which says everything about who he is. I stayed in her home for the rest of the day. The view from her mountain top home is breathtaking, but when it came time to turn in....I went back to my tent and my campfire. All in all....it was a wonderful weekend, even with the gray skies and moist heat everywhere.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
..........and yet another email....
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio show has an estimated audience of nearly 15 million weekly listeners. It is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications. Limbaugh also authored two books in collaborations with conservative writers: The Way Things Ought to Be (1992) with Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund and See, I Told You So (1993) with WorldNetDaily.com editor Joseph Farah.
Limbaugh regularly feeds his audience a diet of falsehoods, misstatements, distortions, invective, and childish put-downs in service of the conservative movement. During his long reign over the airwaves, Limbaugh has called abortion rights activists "feminazis", told an African-American caller to "take that bone out of your nose," referred to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib as "blow[ing] some steam off, " and declared that "what's good for Al Qaeda is good for the Democratic Party." He touts his close connections to Republicans, claiming that he "[g]ot a big hug" from President George W. Bush during a 2004 White House visit.
In August 2005, Limbaugh asserted that Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who staged an anti-war protest outside President Bush's ranch in Texas, "is just Bill Burkett. Her story is nothing more than forged documents." Burkett is a retired Texas Air National Guard officer who provided CBS' 60 Minutes with unauthenticated documents regarding President Bush's National Guard record. After Media Matters for America documented this, he claimed that he was taken "out of context" by "little pimple-faced kids that are working at wannabe websites" -- even as the audio and text published by Media Matters proved otherwise. Limbaugh also claimed that Sheehan was "exploiting death."
Limbaugh has also spread numerous rumors and conspiracy theories about the Clinton family, alleging that Hillary Rodham Clinton was involved in the 1993 suicide of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster and peddling gay-baiting sexual innuendo about Clinton based on Edward Klein's error- and innuendo-filled book, The Truth About Hillary.
Limbaugh was forced to resign from his position as a football analyst on ESPN in 2003 after he claimed that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because "[t]he media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." The following season, McNabb led his team to the Super Bowl.
Based on Limbaugh's trivialization and enthusiasm for prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, Media Matters requested that he be removed from taxpayer-funded American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), while Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) offered amendments to defense authorization bills in both the 108th and 109th Congress requiring political balance on AFRTS. The Senate unanimously passed a Sense of the Senate resolution calling for balance on AFRTS.
Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio show has an estimated audience of nearly 15 million weekly listeners. It is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications. Limbaugh also authored two books in collaborations with conservative writers: The Way Things Ought to Be (1992) with Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund and See, I Told You So (1993) with WorldNetDaily.com editor Joseph Farah.
Limbaugh regularly feeds his audience a diet of falsehoods, misstatements, distortions, invective, and childish put-downs in service of the conservative movement. During his long reign over the airwaves, Limbaugh has called abortion rights activists "feminazis", told an African-American caller to "take that bone out of your nose," referred to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib as "blow[ing] some steam off, " and declared that "what's good for Al Qaeda is good for the Democratic Party." He touts his close connections to Republicans, claiming that he "[g]ot a big hug" from President George W. Bush during a 2004 White House visit.
In August 2005, Limbaugh asserted that Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who staged an anti-war protest outside President Bush's ranch in Texas, "is just Bill Burkett. Her story is nothing more than forged documents." Burkett is a retired Texas Air National Guard officer who provided CBS' 60 Minutes with unauthenticated documents regarding President Bush's National Guard record. After Media Matters for America documented this, he claimed that he was taken "out of context" by "little pimple-faced kids that are working at wannabe websites" -- even as the audio and text published by Media Matters proved otherwise. Limbaugh also claimed that Sheehan was "exploiting death."
Limbaugh has also spread numerous rumors and conspiracy theories about the Clinton family, alleging that Hillary Rodham Clinton was involved in the 1993 suicide of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster and peddling gay-baiting sexual innuendo about Clinton based on Edward Klein's error- and innuendo-filled book, The Truth About Hillary.
Limbaugh was forced to resign from his position as a football analyst on ESPN in 2003 after he claimed that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because "[t]he media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." The following season, McNabb led his team to the Super Bowl.
Based on Limbaugh's trivialization and enthusiasm for prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, Media Matters requested that he be removed from taxpayer-funded American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), while Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) offered amendments to defense authorization bills in both the 108th and 109th Congress requiring political balance on AFRTS. The Senate unanimously passed a Sense of the Senate resolution calling for balance on AFRTS.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Churches today...
My mother took me to Sunday School with my sisters every week. We sang "Jesus Loves Me" and "Let There Be Peace On Earth". We drew pictures and listened to stories but my favorite time was when my mother allowed me to join her in the sanctuary. In those days the sanctuary was very quiet. Nobody spoke. It was a place of quiet meditation and prayer and everybody respected that. Women wore dresses and hats and sometimes gloves. The men were all in suits. When I visited my friends Catholic church we always wore something on our heads. We were silent and respectful. The sermons were serious and solemn with the occasional inside joke. But nobody was dancing and we only sang at the end of the service.
I've visited many churches over the years. I went to several Catholic churches, Agape, and a Seventh Day, a Baptist, Trinity and while in Denver, The Mile High Church. It seems that the reverence of the religious experience has changed. Churches have bands and singers and everybody is chatting. People come in wearing flip-flops and shorts, I half expect them to light up a cigarette. The entertainment is great, don't get me wrong. The jazz group in Denver was amazing and the band at Agape really rocks...but that's not why I go to church. I want the holy reverence the old experience gave me. I want to walk in and FEEL it. Hearing the conversations behind me or in front of me....."Jack couldn't come...he's playing golf with his father.".......... "Really? Where are they playing? Tom's playing today too." No, I'm sorry...you should respect the sanctuary as I was taught. Silent prayer and meditation ....communion with God isn't done with chit chat. I guess this is a sign that I am old. I'm old and old fashioned. I want to pray and meditate with God in a silent holy space. I want our voices to be one when we sing the praises of Holiness. I want the chills and shivers of physical resonance when the LOVE is present. I may have to start my own church...lol The church of shut the hell up.
I've visited many churches over the years. I went to several Catholic churches, Agape, and a Seventh Day, a Baptist, Trinity and while in Denver, The Mile High Church. It seems that the reverence of the religious experience has changed. Churches have bands and singers and everybody is chatting. People come in wearing flip-flops and shorts, I half expect them to light up a cigarette. The entertainment is great, don't get me wrong. The jazz group in Denver was amazing and the band at Agape really rocks...but that's not why I go to church. I want the holy reverence the old experience gave me. I want to walk in and FEEL it. Hearing the conversations behind me or in front of me....."Jack couldn't come...he's playing golf with his father.".......... "Really? Where are they playing? Tom's playing today too." No, I'm sorry...you should respect the sanctuary as I was taught. Silent prayer and meditation ....communion with God isn't done with chit chat. I guess this is a sign that I am old. I'm old and old fashioned. I want to pray and meditate with God in a silent holy space. I want our voices to be one when we sing the praises of Holiness. I want the chills and shivers of physical resonance when the LOVE is present. I may have to start my own church...lol The church of shut the hell up.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
This email arrived today....
When Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva (enlightened one) of compassion and protection, shed tears that formed a lake, a lotus flower rose to the top of the water. When the flower opened, a beautiful goddess stepped out of the middle, and her name was Tara. She’s the female counterpart and consort of Avalokitesvara. Tara has many different sides and personalities to her, represented by different-colored Taras (Green Tara, White Tara, Red Tara, Blue Tara, and Yellow Tara). In her Yellow, Blue, and Red personas, Tara is temperamental, but as White and Green Tara, she’s loving and very helpful.
Tara’s name means “star,” and like stars that provide navigation for our sailors and travelers, Tara helps us travel smoothly and safely and find our way — whether on a trip, on our spiritual path, or just during daily life.
Green Tara is known as a “speedy” goddess who rapidly induces insight and who quickly comes to your aid. If you need emergency help physically or spiritually, call upon Green Tara.
White Tara helps increase life expectancy, and if you call upon her, she will bring you longevity. She also is a bringer of Enlightenment.
Green Tara is very intense, yet she’s a very loving warrior spirit. Green Tara is a no-nonsense divinity who conducts rapid energy exchanges to help and assist those who call upon her. She says, “I get matters settled quickly and go right to work using wisdom and action. I set my sight on an intended outcome, and bring those preferences into experience.” She attains her goals, in other words.In contrast, White Tara is gentle, peaceful, patient, doting, nurturing, and maternal. She is the essence of purity. She approaches problems with prayer and by holding a steady focus on the beauty of Divine love. Her eyes overflow with gratitude, joy, and love. She feels and sees only love, so that’s what comes forth in her presence. She says,
“I am here to shift people’s hearts away from an inclination of worry. I love and I am happy, and this has a settling effect on people whose lives I touch. It is my pleasure to spread joy far and wide.”
Both Green Tara and White Tara help with:
Compassion
Protection
Removing and avoiding obstacles
Green Tara helps with:
Emergency aid
Overcoming fear
Understanding and insight
White Tara helps with:
Longevity
Enlightenment
Tara’s name means “star,” and like stars that provide navigation for our sailors and travelers, Tara helps us travel smoothly and safely and find our way — whether on a trip, on our spiritual path, or just during daily life.
Green Tara is known as a “speedy” goddess who rapidly induces insight and who quickly comes to your aid. If you need emergency help physically or spiritually, call upon Green Tara.
White Tara helps increase life expectancy, and if you call upon her, she will bring you longevity. She also is a bringer of Enlightenment.
Green Tara is very intense, yet she’s a very loving warrior spirit. Green Tara is a no-nonsense divinity who conducts rapid energy exchanges to help and assist those who call upon her. She says, “I get matters settled quickly and go right to work using wisdom and action. I set my sight on an intended outcome, and bring those preferences into experience.” She attains her goals, in other words.In contrast, White Tara is gentle, peaceful, patient, doting, nurturing, and maternal. She is the essence of purity. She approaches problems with prayer and by holding a steady focus on the beauty of Divine love. Her eyes overflow with gratitude, joy, and love. She feels and sees only love, so that’s what comes forth in her presence. She says,
“I am here to shift people’s hearts away from an inclination of worry. I love and I am happy, and this has a settling effect on people whose lives I touch. It is my pleasure to spread joy far and wide.”
Both Green Tara and White Tara help with:
Compassion
Protection
Removing and avoiding obstacles
Green Tara helps with:
Emergency aid
Overcoming fear
Understanding and insight
White Tara helps with:
Longevity
Enlightenment
Emails
You know the emails you get that tell you to make a wish, or say a prayer, or think of someone you love, then forward the email to ten friends in ten seconds and your wish or prayer or friend will appear or the phone will ring? Or the ones that ask you 25 personal questions, like "What was the last thing you ate?" and "What are you wearing?" and "What is your favorite color?" then put your name on the top of the list and mail it back to the sender and on to ten others? If you are my friend, my client, my sister, my ex.....please, please, please stop the insanity. What I am wearing or eating or reading today doesn't give you any real knowledge of who I am or what I think. Prayers are answered, not because we forward emails or make wishes, they are answered according to Universal Laws. And if I want a friend to appear or call, I'll send them a telepathic message!
The emails I love to receive are ones that are personal. If you have a question for me or just want to say 'hi' then say it. Write it. Send it. Emails that make me laugh or ponder new ideas, or open new ideas for discussion are what float my boat. Send them on or forward them and I will promise to read them through and respond. But, I will not now, nor will I ever, forward to ten of my friends a bunch of answers to questions they never asked. That's just not me.
The emails I love to receive are ones that are personal. If you have a question for me or just want to say 'hi' then say it. Write it. Send it. Emails that make me laugh or ponder new ideas, or open new ideas for discussion are what float my boat. Send them on or forward them and I will promise to read them through and respond. But, I will not now, nor will I ever, forward to ten of my friends a bunch of answers to questions they never asked. That's just not me.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Animal Medicine
The power that Butterfly brings to us is akin to the air. It is the mind, and the ability to know the mind or to change it. It is the art of self-transformation.
To use Butterfly medicine, you must astutely observe your position in the cycle of self-transformation. Like Butterfly, you are always at a certain station in your life activities. You may be at the egg stage, which is the beginning of all things. This is the stage at which an idea is born, but has not yet become a reality. The larva stage is the point at which you decide to create the idea in the physical world. The cocoon stage involves "going within": doing or developing your project, idea, or aspect of personality. the final stage of transformation is the leaving of the chrysalis and birth. This last step involves sharing the colors and joy of your creation with the world.
If you look closely at what Butterfly is trying to teach, you will realize that it is the never-ending cycle of self-transformation. The way to discern where you are in this cycle is to ask yourself:
1) Is this the egg stage: Is it just a thought or idea?
2) Is this the larva stage: Do I need to make a decision?
3) Is this the cocoon stage: Am I developing and doing something to make my idea a reality?
4) Is the the birth stage: Am I sharing my completed idea?
By asking yourself these questions, you will discover how Butterfly is relating to you at this moment. When you understand where you are, the symbol can teach you what to do next to continue in the cycle of self-transformation. If you have found the position through which you are cycling, you will see the creativity of Butterfly.
Using the air, or mental powers, of this medicine is done with ease. As an example, if you have been feeling exhausted and have asked how to heal your fatigue, take notice of the colors you hve been drawn to recently. Does your body feel better in green? Could this mean that you need to eat more green vegetables? This type of thinking is an inspiration from Butterfly medicine.
Butterfly can give clarity to your mental process, help you organize the project you are undertaking, and assist you in finding the next step for your personal life or career. The main message to be obtained from drawing this symbol is that you are ready to undergo some type of transformation.
As there are the many stages of development for the Butterfly to emerge, so are there many stages for your spirit to experience change and transformation. It may appear that you are struggling, crawling, surviving the many predators who want to gobble up your energy. Or perhaps you are feeling like wrapping yourself up in a blanket to hide and rest while you heal or regenerate and clarify the answer to: "Who am I?" or "What do I want?" Be assured that as the Butterfly shows us, you will emerge and fly.
Some people think that the Butterfly is a fragile and weak totem. However, know that the Monarch Butterfly has enormous strength, endurance and determination, flying thousands of miles, migrating from as far north as Canada to Central Mexico.
Monday, June 19, 2006
My Father...
My father loved music. I was so fortunate to have been given that gift from him. He had an eclectic taste in music too. It ranged from Mexican Ranchero ballads, Mariachi sounds, opera, classical symphony recordings, even Joan Baez and The Kingston Trio.
I found some Cuco Sanchez recordings on Music Match. Nothing brings back the memory of my father more profoundly than the sound of the Spanish Guitar. Guitarras, lloren guitarras!
Today, I listen to the sounds of my father's favorites. >sniff, sniff<
Sunday, June 18, 2006
I drove the long way today....
My house call was in Thousand Oaks today, an hours drive north of here on the famous 405 Fwy to the 101. I got there at noon and left at 4. Since the weather was so postcard perfect I decided to open the sun roof and drive through Malibu Canyon to Pacific Coast Hwy and then all the way from Zuma, through Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Playa Del Rey, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and all the way to my little condo in Redondo. With the sun on my face and wind in my hair...it was spectacular! I listened to some good old rock and roll, Buffalo Springfield, Janis Joplin, The Doors. It was the most perfect day today....Happy Father's Day!
He's out of the hospital....
.....thank you for your prayers, Reiki and well wishes. All the tests were negative. I guess it's still a mystery as to what his body was fighting....at least it's a mystery to the doctors and to him. He's not inclined to think in spiritual terms or unconscious awareness principles....he's a meat and potatoes thinker, and a man with nine lives.
Cooking....
I love, love, love to cook, especially in my new kitchen. I remodeled my 80s kitchen, into a Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen of the the new millennium. I have beautiful golden granite countertops and bar. I have custom Alder cabinets with glass doors and lighting. I have the most excellent KitchenAid stove, convection oven, and microwave/convection oven with bread warmer, and a side by side frig...even my barbecue is brand new, fancy-dancy, hooohaaa, stainless, smokin-ass, grill. Well, let me tell you, I took all of out for a test drive tonight with recipe's I've never tried before and I am so stoked! I barbecued pork tenderloin marinated in a fresh soy/ginger and shallot marinade and I cooked up some granny smith apples into a very scrumptious sauce. I served brown rice in a beef bouillon and served it all up after the most delicious appetizer of steamed artichoke with a garlic/dill sauce, and fresh steamed asparagus/baby broccoli/baby zucchini and carrot appetizer. All of it was put together while sipping fresh raspberry martinis. Man-o-man....Thank you Food Network! I got the pork recipe online and the rest I just threw together. For dessert we had fresh strawberries dipped in a gourmet dark chocolate sauce and freshly ground Vanilla Nut coffee beans, brewed in my new Grind and Brew coffee maker (a Christmas gift from Mother). I swear to all that is holy.....I've made some fine dinners in my life but tonight!....I freakin' out did myself. I know that those of you in Denver, the ones I served my "Slap Yo Mama Nachos" to, or you lucky recipients of my Emeril Banana Cream Pie with caramel and choc sauce will not believe it...but really....this was it. I didn't think I could top the smoked St Louis Ribs with the homemade sweet and spicy sauce but, tonight, I did. Yum, yum, yum. I am a Goddess!
It's midnight and the dishes will have to wait 'till morning. I have a house call tomorrow. A 50 year old woman who suddenly, very suddenly, became dizzy...really dizzy. She hasn't been able to drive for two weeks and spent several days in the hospital having tests. Her brain in fine, her chems are normal, everything checks out....except,....her stress level. Divorce, a child going away to college, a mother going blind.....and on and on. If you read this blog often or know me in real time...you know this is right up my alley. By the end of the day she'll be good as new. Easy speazy.
Good Night....... Sorry, no proof reading or spell checking.. live with it.
It's midnight and the dishes will have to wait 'till morning. I have a house call tomorrow. A 50 year old woman who suddenly, very suddenly, became dizzy...really dizzy. She hasn't been able to drive for two weeks and spent several days in the hospital having tests. Her brain in fine, her chems are normal, everything checks out....except,....her stress level. Divorce, a child going away to college, a mother going blind.....and on and on. If you read this blog often or know me in real time...you know this is right up my alley. By the end of the day she'll be good as new. Easy speazy.
Good Night....... Sorry, no proof reading or spell checking.. live with it.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Idiots
I received an email this morning, "...Al Gore is an idiot." This was in response to an email I sent out to just about everyone I know urging people to go see "An Inconvenient Truth". Whatever your opinion of Al Gore is, as a man, as a government representative or as a human being, put that aside. This isn't a movie about him. He's just the messenger. If I stopped watching movies that have idiots in them, well, I would have missed "Mission Impossible", "The Matrix" and "Pretty Woman".
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
These Plates and Bowls Serve the Environment
Clear Creek Compostables sells products made from sugar-cane pulp or corn resin. The market is small but growing.
By Evelyn Iritani, Times Staff WriterJune 9, 2006
Richard Feldman is trying to put himself out of the plastic business. For years, Feldman, an importer of plastic containers, gave little thought to the nation's overflowing landfills. But that changed when he realized that many of his customers, including Whole Foods Market Inc., were going green.
"I will lose the business someday," said Feldman, the founder of Los Angeles-based Clear Creek Compostables. "I just want to lose it to myself."It's already happening. Last year, Feldman began importing biodegradable plates and bowls from China that are composed of 90% sugar-cane pulp and 10% paper.He also is making clear containers from a corn-based resin developed by NatureWorks, a subsidiary of food supplier Cargill Inc."I've spent a career filling landfills. Now, it's time to reverse that," said Feldman, who calls himself a "born-again environmentalist."Compostable products are a tiny fraction of America's $8-billion-to-$12-billion-a-year container and packaging industry, according to the Foodservice & Packaging Institute Inc. in Falls Church, Va. But demand is growing as companies migrate to more environmentally friendly operations in such areas as energy and water consumption as well as in the products they sell and use.Compostable products biologically decompose in an oxygen-rich process used by industrial facilities.In addition to being biodegradable, Feldman's products are made from a renewable resource that is a byproduct of sugar production. The plates and bowls — which can be used in the microwave and will hold boiling water — are sold at Whole Foods, Sam's Club and a number of independent natural food stores.The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that each year, Americans discard about 14.4 million tons of plastic— 8% of total waste. Much of the container and packaging waste ends up in landfills, which produce methane, a greenhouse gas that is blamed for contributing significantly to global warming. Rising oil prices also have pushed up the cost of petroleum-based products such as plastic.The plastics industry has fought back by promoting the reusability of its products and encouraging recycling.Steve Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute in New York, said environmentally savvy consumers such as college students were putting pressure on their food service providers to reduce waste and move away from natural resources in danger of depletion."This market is beginning to accelerate because all these drivers are coming together," said Mojo, who compared composting to the recycling movement a decade ago.The institute tests products to make sure they meet the biodegradable standards set by ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials. Nearly two dozen producers of biodegradable bags and food service items carry the "Compostable Logo," more than double the number two years ago.At Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods, using and selling compostable products is a natural extension of the company's "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet" philosophy, said Patrick Lewis, the retailer's regional buyer in Emeryville, Calif."We're trying to put our money where our mouth is," he said.In addition to selling Feldman's bowls and plates under its Green Mission brand, Whole Foods has begun testing the sugar cane products in its deli and bakery operations and food sampling programs. The retailer also is considering substituting corn resin-based containers for the millions of plastic products it uses each year.Although those biodegradable products are more expensive, the prices should go down if other companies join in and the market expands, Lewis said."We're a very small fish in the pond when it comes to packaging," he said.The whale in that pond is Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has promised to step up its recycling and energy efficiency programs and offer its customers more healthful and environmentally friendly products.But the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer has discovered that it isn't easy going green without undermining its drive to deliver the lowest possible price to its customers.Sam's Club began carrying Clear Creek's plates this year in 18 stores in Southern California, the first time it's offering such a program. At $11.88 for 100 plates, the compostable products cost about 20% more than a comparable paper product. Sales have been slow and Feldman was told that the product might be dropped. But he won a reprieve after arguing that customers needed to be educated about the benefits of recycling and composting.Matt Kistler, vice president of products and packaging innovation for Sam's Club, agreed that the retailer should "step up the effort" to market Clear Creek's plates because they are a novel product. But in the end, he said, the customers rule."We want to see what the opportunity is," he said. "Ultimately, our members will decide whether or not we carry the product."Feldman, who has spent three decades in the food service business, is working to keep his costs low. He has outsourced his back-office work, and just three employees work in a small, crowded office in West Los Angeles. He gets his products through Jervey Ho, a Hong Kong entrepreneur who has produced plastic action figures and Halloween costumes in China for decades.Producing the biodegradable products is similar to making waffles. The basic material is sugar-cane pulp, or bagasse, which comes to the factories in flat sheets and is mixed with water and some chemicals before going into a molding machine. Using a combination of heat and steam, the machine presses the pulp into the final shape.It wasn't easy locating Chinese companies that could produce a high-quality product and meet the strict environmental and labor standards demanded by U.S. companies. Ho is working with three factories in southern China, but production is limited because the process is so time-consuming. One $70,000 machine can produce only six plates at a time and a factory's daily output is about 175,000 pieces."We cannot invest too much unless there's greater demand from the buyers," said Ho, owner of Palco International and an associate director at Clear Creek.To meet Clear Creek's green mandate, Ho has asked his sugar-pulp suppliers to stop using bleach, which means the products are light brown. He also is looking for a more environmentally friendly replacement for a petroleum-based additive that is mixed into the pulp to make the products water- and oil-resistant."It will not be 100% biodegradable, but maybe 98%," Ho said. "It will certainly be better than 100% Styrofoam."
Clear Creek Compostables sells products made from sugar-cane pulp or corn resin. The market is small but growing.
By Evelyn Iritani, Times Staff WriterJune 9, 2006
Richard Feldman is trying to put himself out of the plastic business. For years, Feldman, an importer of plastic containers, gave little thought to the nation's overflowing landfills. But that changed when he realized that many of his customers, including Whole Foods Market Inc., were going green.
"I will lose the business someday," said Feldman, the founder of Los Angeles-based Clear Creek Compostables. "I just want to lose it to myself."It's already happening. Last year, Feldman began importing biodegradable plates and bowls from China that are composed of 90% sugar-cane pulp and 10% paper.He also is making clear containers from a corn-based resin developed by NatureWorks, a subsidiary of food supplier Cargill Inc."I've spent a career filling landfills. Now, it's time to reverse that," said Feldman, who calls himself a "born-again environmentalist."Compostable products are a tiny fraction of America's $8-billion-to-$12-billion-a-year container and packaging industry, according to the Foodservice & Packaging Institute Inc. in Falls Church, Va. But demand is growing as companies migrate to more environmentally friendly operations in such areas as energy and water consumption as well as in the products they sell and use.Compostable products biologically decompose in an oxygen-rich process used by industrial facilities.In addition to being biodegradable, Feldman's products are made from a renewable resource that is a byproduct of sugar production. The plates and bowls — which can be used in the microwave and will hold boiling water — are sold at Whole Foods, Sam's Club and a number of independent natural food stores.The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that each year, Americans discard about 14.4 million tons of plastic— 8% of total waste. Much of the container and packaging waste ends up in landfills, which produce methane, a greenhouse gas that is blamed for contributing significantly to global warming. Rising oil prices also have pushed up the cost of petroleum-based products such as plastic.The plastics industry has fought back by promoting the reusability of its products and encouraging recycling.Steve Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute in New York, said environmentally savvy consumers such as college students were putting pressure on their food service providers to reduce waste and move away from natural resources in danger of depletion."This market is beginning to accelerate because all these drivers are coming together," said Mojo, who compared composting to the recycling movement a decade ago.The institute tests products to make sure they meet the biodegradable standards set by ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials. Nearly two dozen producers of biodegradable bags and food service items carry the "Compostable Logo," more than double the number two years ago.At Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods, using and selling compostable products is a natural extension of the company's "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet" philosophy, said Patrick Lewis, the retailer's regional buyer in Emeryville, Calif."We're trying to put our money where our mouth is," he said.In addition to selling Feldman's bowls and plates under its Green Mission brand, Whole Foods has begun testing the sugar cane products in its deli and bakery operations and food sampling programs. The retailer also is considering substituting corn resin-based containers for the millions of plastic products it uses each year.Although those biodegradable products are more expensive, the prices should go down if other companies join in and the market expands, Lewis said."We're a very small fish in the pond when it comes to packaging," he said.The whale in that pond is Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has promised to step up its recycling and energy efficiency programs and offer its customers more healthful and environmentally friendly products.But the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer has discovered that it isn't easy going green without undermining its drive to deliver the lowest possible price to its customers.Sam's Club began carrying Clear Creek's plates this year in 18 stores in Southern California, the first time it's offering such a program. At $11.88 for 100 plates, the compostable products cost about 20% more than a comparable paper product. Sales have been slow and Feldman was told that the product might be dropped. But he won a reprieve after arguing that customers needed to be educated about the benefits of recycling and composting.Matt Kistler, vice president of products and packaging innovation for Sam's Club, agreed that the retailer should "step up the effort" to market Clear Creek's plates because they are a novel product. But in the end, he said, the customers rule."We want to see what the opportunity is," he said. "Ultimately, our members will decide whether or not we carry the product."Feldman, who has spent three decades in the food service business, is working to keep his costs low. He has outsourced his back-office work, and just three employees work in a small, crowded office in West Los Angeles. He gets his products through Jervey Ho, a Hong Kong entrepreneur who has produced plastic action figures and Halloween costumes in China for decades.Producing the biodegradable products is similar to making waffles. The basic material is sugar-cane pulp, or bagasse, which comes to the factories in flat sheets and is mixed with water and some chemicals before going into a molding machine. Using a combination of heat and steam, the machine presses the pulp into the final shape.It wasn't easy locating Chinese companies that could produce a high-quality product and meet the strict environmental and labor standards demanded by U.S. companies. Ho is working with three factories in southern China, but production is limited because the process is so time-consuming. One $70,000 machine can produce only six plates at a time and a factory's daily output is about 175,000 pieces."We cannot invest too much unless there's greater demand from the buyers," said Ho, owner of Palco International and an associate director at Clear Creek.To meet Clear Creek's green mandate, Ho has asked his sugar-pulp suppliers to stop using bleach, which means the products are light brown. He also is looking for a more environmentally friendly replacement for a petroleum-based additive that is mixed into the pulp to make the products water- and oil-resistant."It will not be 100% biodegradable, but maybe 98%," Ho said. "It will certainly be better than 100% Styrofoam."
Finally, the sun is shining on Los Angeles
We've had a few days of sunshine now and I think it's safe to say we are past the June Gloom. Hurray! I know now I could not survive in Alaska or Washington or even Oregon for very long without falling into a bit of a gloom myself. I just laid out on the patio for fifteen minutes and I already feel more energized than I've felt all year.
Last year I went to a lecture on Solar Healing. It was fascinating. The sun temples were built, it seems, for more than worship. I have forgotten now what prompted this man to experiment with staring into the sun....something about his father and ancient texts....anyway, he started by looking into the sun at sunrise for ten seconds the first day. He added ten seconds everyday until he made it to forty-five minutes. He says the suns energy is all a person needs to be healthy, well, that and water. He hasn't eaten a morsel in nine years. He drinks water and walks barefooted on the sand to absorb the energy from the sand crystals. Doctors and scientists have studied him for months at a time, twenty-four hours a day and confirm he doesn't eat food.
http://www.solarhealing.com/
Last year I went to a lecture on Solar Healing. It was fascinating. The sun temples were built, it seems, for more than worship. I have forgotten now what prompted this man to experiment with staring into the sun....something about his father and ancient texts....anyway, he started by looking into the sun at sunrise for ten seconds the first day. He added ten seconds everyday until he made it to forty-five minutes. He says the suns energy is all a person needs to be healthy, well, that and water. He hasn't eaten a morsel in nine years. He drinks water and walks barefooted on the sand to absorb the energy from the sand crystals. Doctors and scientists have studied him for months at a time, twenty-four hours a day and confirm he doesn't eat food.
http://www.solarhealing.com/
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Water Fuel Experimenter and Team Threatened
Ken Rasmussen's research team has been working on a process that turns out to have similarities to the super-efficient electrolysis process being developed by Professor Kanarev. Rasmussen's work ceased after a member of the team was threatened at gunpoint.
by Sterling D. AllanPure Energy Systems NewsCopyright © 2006
VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA -- On May 16, a technician who was one of a team of garage experimenters investigating a hydrogen-on-demand technology was run off the road near a rural intersection and accosted by four white, middle-aged males in black suits, carrying Glocks and Mac tens. The assailants were driving a late model, black Lincoln Town Car.This comes just one month after Bill Williams was similarly threatened because of his alleged experimentation with running a vehicle on a Joe cell.The victim in this latest incident is an associate of New Energy Congress member, Ken Rasmussen, who had been working together with him on the project. Rasmussen also runs an alternative energy news service at http://www.commutefaster.com/Energy.html A week before the incident, Rasmussen learned of the work being done by Professor Kanarev in Russia. Both use a pulsed signal, and both were seeing similar performance rates. Kanarev holds multiple patents, and is widely published. A day before the incident, a person who was interested in funding the project of Rasmussen et al., and who had been trying to reach him since November, had finally made contact.Rasmussen reported the incident for the first time publicly in his news today. He said, "As editor of this page, my life has now been threatened by 2 loaded guns pointed in the face of a good friend.""Using information which could only have been obtained by monitoring digital cell phones and e-mail, the assailants portrayed to the victim that they had total control over his personal life, and was told to remain silent and to not talk to government authorities." He was told that if he did not comply, a family member would be killed. The assailants produced extensive details about this target family member. The threat also included himself, his family and all associates if he did not stop work on the process immediately. The threats made actually applied broadly to anyone working on overunity."I'm breaking the story to warn others who might be involved in similar technologies," said Rasmussen.Obeying the threats made to him, the person threatened has stopped all work on the project. "When happy people start acting silent and paranoid, friends get suspicious," said Rasmussen, who waited to publish this account until the necessary measures had been taken to protect the lives of those directly threatened in the incident.At the time of the assault, Rasmussen had been in discussion with several pre-screened, suitable investors, who were waiting on Rasmussen's team to fix a final detail before attending a live demonstration.Rasmussen addressed them publicly in today's report, saying: "For any of my previous business contacts reading this, please excuse the delay. Our lives have been directly threatened if we were to complete the item we were intending to demonstrate for you. All progress is stopped" . . . for now."Enormous amounts of personal information thrown in our face behind the guns proved to me NONE of the prospective investors had anything to do with the violence we experienced. These thugs knew things I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. Their boss has digital cell phone tapping technology at the very least. Other details were probably obtained by wire tapping neighbors and friend's phones too."In closing, Rasmussen said, "We have this kind warning to fellow experimenters who try to challenge the conventional physics being taught to students around the world. Challenge the system, the system that says oil is god, and there are paid mafia goons all over the world who will stop you for a few measly dollars. We know, because we met their guns face to face. Please continue your noble research, but PLEASE PLEASE watch your backside."Rasmussen's words to the assailants were that if anyone were harmed, the plans for this technology would be plastered all over the Internet. He believes that cowering to bullies is not good policy.
Ken Rasmussen's research team has been working on a process that turns out to have similarities to the super-efficient electrolysis process being developed by Professor Kanarev. Rasmussen's work ceased after a member of the team was threatened at gunpoint.
by Sterling D. AllanPure Energy Systems NewsCopyright © 2006
VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA -- On May 16, a technician who was one of a team of garage experimenters investigating a hydrogen-on-demand technology was run off the road near a rural intersection and accosted by four white, middle-aged males in black suits, carrying Glocks and Mac tens. The assailants were driving a late model, black Lincoln Town Car.This comes just one month after Bill Williams was similarly threatened because of his alleged experimentation with running a vehicle on a Joe cell.The victim in this latest incident is an associate of New Energy Congress member, Ken Rasmussen, who had been working together with him on the project. Rasmussen also runs an alternative energy news service at http://www.commutefaster.com/Energy.html A week before the incident, Rasmussen learned of the work being done by Professor Kanarev in Russia. Both use a pulsed signal, and both were seeing similar performance rates. Kanarev holds multiple patents, and is widely published. A day before the incident, a person who was interested in funding the project of Rasmussen et al., and who had been trying to reach him since November, had finally made contact.Rasmussen reported the incident for the first time publicly in his news today. He said, "As editor of this page, my life has now been threatened by 2 loaded guns pointed in the face of a good friend.""Using information which could only have been obtained by monitoring digital cell phones and e-mail, the assailants portrayed to the victim that they had total control over his personal life, and was told to remain silent and to not talk to government authorities." He was told that if he did not comply, a family member would be killed. The assailants produced extensive details about this target family member. The threat also included himself, his family and all associates if he did not stop work on the process immediately. The threats made actually applied broadly to anyone working on overunity."I'm breaking the story to warn others who might be involved in similar technologies," said Rasmussen.Obeying the threats made to him, the person threatened has stopped all work on the project. "When happy people start acting silent and paranoid, friends get suspicious," said Rasmussen, who waited to publish this account until the necessary measures had been taken to protect the lives of those directly threatened in the incident.At the time of the assault, Rasmussen had been in discussion with several pre-screened, suitable investors, who were waiting on Rasmussen's team to fix a final detail before attending a live demonstration.Rasmussen addressed them publicly in today's report, saying: "For any of my previous business contacts reading this, please excuse the delay. Our lives have been directly threatened if we were to complete the item we were intending to demonstrate for you. All progress is stopped" . . . for now."Enormous amounts of personal information thrown in our face behind the guns proved to me NONE of the prospective investors had anything to do with the violence we experienced. These thugs knew things I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. Their boss has digital cell phone tapping technology at the very least. Other details were probably obtained by wire tapping neighbors and friend's phones too."In closing, Rasmussen said, "We have this kind warning to fellow experimenters who try to challenge the conventional physics being taught to students around the world. Challenge the system, the system that says oil is god, and there are paid mafia goons all over the world who will stop you for a few measly dollars. We know, because we met their guns face to face. Please continue your noble research, but PLEASE PLEASE watch your backside."Rasmussen's words to the assailants were that if anyone were harmed, the plans for this technology would be plastered all over the Internet. He believes that cowering to bullies is not good policy.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Faux Pas
In my eagerness to post a story, about how our thoughts, ideas, beliefs and patterns in our unconscious mind are manifested in our physical condition, I gave little thought to the fact that this blog is a public blog. It is viewed, by some, daily. Others drop by from time to time. I also, in my thoughtlessness, neglected to filter my emotions. The subject matter was very close to me. I was quite emotional about it. I'm afraid that is part of who I am. I say what comes to my mind and act on it rather than letting the emotions settle down. Consequently, I have caused someone, maybe more than one someone, pain. It was not my intention and I have apologized. An apology will not erase the situation as a simple tap on a delete button erases a post. However, I do, again, apologize.
The truth is, we all create our reality. We are the only ones who can change the situations, patterns and the beliefs that support our pain and suffering. The process of change requires one to WANT to change. There was my mistake. I wanted the change in what I saw as a diseased and toxic relationship and the relationship is not mine to change. Silly me. I, of all people, should know that change can only occur when we are finished with the lesson. Can't hurry people through it, can't teach that which is not ready to be learned.
The truth is, we all create our reality. We are the only ones who can change the situations, patterns and the beliefs that support our pain and suffering. The process of change requires one to WANT to change. There was my mistake. I wanted the change in what I saw as a diseased and toxic relationship and the relationship is not mine to change. Silly me. I, of all people, should know that change can only occur when we are finished with the lesson. Can't hurry people through it, can't teach that which is not ready to be learned.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
White Tara
My Aunt Nancy used to have a fat, happy Budda in her living room and when we were kids we rubbed his belly for good luck. I remember thinking that was very cool and some day I would get a Budda of my own. I still don't have one, not a fat happy one, anyway. But while I was in Castle Rock a couple of weeks ago, Carm took me to one of her favorite shops. They sold many figurines of Budda and others. They burned incense and played beautiful music. I don't know how long we spent there, browsing the shelves but it was delightful. There was one figurine that kept calling me back. I didn't know who she was or what she represented but she touched me in some way. I bought her and brought her home. She is White Tara.
White Tara is an emanation of Tara who is connected with longevity. One calls on her for health, strength, and longevity. Her white colour indicates purity, but also indicates that she is Truth complete and undifferentiated. She wears the Bodhisattva ornaments. She has seven eyes: the two usual eyes, plus an eye in the centre of her forehead and eyes in her hands and feet. These indicate that she sees all suffering and all cries for help, even in the human world, even in the worlds of pain, using both ordinary and psychic or extraordinary means of perception. She carries day lotuses.
This Tara is also known as Samaya Tara, meaning Vow Tara. This refers to Tara's vow to save all beings and also to our vow, which is a Bodhisattva vow like Tara's. Whereas the Green Tara is a young girl and has a mischievous or playful nature, the White Tara is represented as a mature woman, full-breasted and wise. Some practitioners comment that the energy of the two Taras feels a little different. Green tara is very immediate and quick. One calls to her for immediate assistance, and also often for help with worldly things like lover, wealth and so on, as well as spiritual things. She feels very close. White Tara seems to help more with longer-term problems, particularly problems of physical or mental health. It sometimes seems as if she is more distant, harder to contact at first. Then it is as if she sends us healing energies and mystical power and understandings.
How appropriate.... >grins<
Closing my eyes, I visualize the healing of Mother Earth and Father Sky. Heavenly rays of sun stream through my body cleansing away all toxins and nourishing all weaknesses. The earth replenishes my lost energy with her own and draws out anxiety and other heaviness through the soles of my feet.
by Rita Loyd
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Jay Aleccia
My dear friend, Jay. He and I made a beautiful daughter some 31 years ago, a lifetime ago....
He's laying in a hospital bed tonight. He's very seriously ill. The doctors don't know yet what is causing it and many tests have been ordered. His temperature yesterday was 103.8 degrees. His blood pressure was 97/38....his body was shutting down. He felt sick last Saturday but didn't get to his doctor until yesterday, stubborn man. The doctor immediately called the paramedics and he was rushed to Torrance Memorial Medical Center. They put him on oxygen and an IV of antibiotics but, still, they have no idea why his white blood cell count is in the 21,000's. He was on deaths door. The doctors have managed to get his temperature down to 102 and his blood pressure up to 100/63. He shivers and shudders uncontrollably and barely has the energy to move a muscle on his own, without getting out of breath....
When I met Jay he was wearing his uniform. He was a radio man in Vietnam and had only been home one day when he came into the Proud Bird Restaurant,where I was working at the time. We hit it off right away. He was lean, dark and muscular under that uniform. Hmph. Years of memories we have shared, some beautiful....some very dark. I love that man. I will be praying and sending Reiki for the rest of the evening......Please see him well.
He's laying in a hospital bed tonight. He's very seriously ill. The doctors don't know yet what is causing it and many tests have been ordered. His temperature yesterday was 103.8 degrees. His blood pressure was 97/38....his body was shutting down. He felt sick last Saturday but didn't get to his doctor until yesterday, stubborn man. The doctor immediately called the paramedics and he was rushed to Torrance Memorial Medical Center. They put him on oxygen and an IV of antibiotics but, still, they have no idea why his white blood cell count is in the 21,000's. He was on deaths door. The doctors have managed to get his temperature down to 102 and his blood pressure up to 100/63. He shivers and shudders uncontrollably and barely has the energy to move a muscle on his own, without getting out of breath....
When I met Jay he was wearing his uniform. He was a radio man in Vietnam and had only been home one day when he came into the Proud Bird Restaurant,where I was working at the time. We hit it off right away. He was lean, dark and muscular under that uniform. Hmph. Years of memories we have shared, some beautiful....some very dark. I love that man. I will be praying and sending Reiki for the rest of the evening......Please see him well.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
I received another gift!
I'm so blessed to have such thoughtful friends. Carm and Karl sent me a gift for my new office in the spirit of blessings and feng shui. It's a wonderful chime that hangs inside of a wooden stand. A small fan is in the base of the unit and it turns off and on to simulate a breeze. I love it. I have it on my desk as I type but when Carm comes out here in July she may intuit a more apporpriate place for it. Right now, it is peaceful. Thank you Lotus Lady.
Monday, June 05, 2006
"An Inconvenient Truth"
www.climatecrisis.net
Go see this movie. Tell everyone to see this movie. Al Gore has been an environmentalist since his college days in the 70s. He knows more and has seen more about the changes to our planet than probably any man alive. Are we ready to change? Are we ready to face the truth? If not now, when? This movie moved me tonight and I for one am ready. I want my grandchildren to be saved from what will surely be a catastrophe if we do nothing.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Remember Who You Are.....
I received this in a newletter from another Reiki practitioner who works nearby. I thought I would share it.
5 Steps to Intuitive Healing
Intuition is a form of inner wisdom not mediated by the rational mind---and it's accessible to all! It's that still, small voice inside—an unflinching truth-teller committed to your well-being. Sometimes I experience it as a snap-shot-like flash, a gut feeling, a hunch, a physical sensation, a dream. Whatever the form it keeps a steady eye on our bodies and spirits, letting us know if something is out of sync.
Intuition is not something that is taught, it's an innate inner wisdom that insists you live in the moment with no expectations. Intuition is our birthright! To access it, here are five steps that can be applied to any issue you'll ever confront from healing your body, to deciding what to do next, to saving your life! Everyone can develop their intuition and utilize it as a powerful tool for living.
Step 1: Notice Your Beliefs
Your beliefs set the stage for healing. Positive attitudes stimulate growth and negative attitudes impede it. It's important to rid yourself of counterproductive attitudes that you may not even realize you have. If you examine your beliefs, choose life-enhancing ones and you'll create optimal wellness since your beliefs program your neurochemicals. Be completely true to yourself and this will free you from unconscious negative beliefs that can sabotage your healing.
Step 2: Be In Your Body
Your body is a complex and sensitive intuitive receptor. Make a commitment to be in it completely to heal. Most people in Western society are conditioned to live from the neck up, ignoring the rest of their body. This is counter-intuitive. Shift that perspective and enjoy your intellect but revel in your physicality as well. Being aware of the sensuousness of your body opens intuition. Then you'll become more aware of early warning signs your body sends. This gives you a head-start on preventing illness, choosing healthy relationships, and avoiding detrimental situations.
Step 3: Sense the Body's Subtle Energy
We are composed of flesh and blood, but also of subtle energy called "chi or ki or prana," a vital substance which penetrates the body and extends many feet beyond it. From an intuitive npoint of view, these vibrantly colored energy fields (or chakras) have a significant effect on our health so it's important that we learn to sense this energy within us, recognize when its off, and learn to correct the imbalance. Learn to tap into your body's energy.
Step 4: Ask for Inner Guidance
We each possess an intuitive voice that contains answers about our healing. Because our intellect is often so loud, this voice often gets drowned out. It's essential that we learn to access the stillness within—through meditation, quiet contemplation, connecting with nature, prayer—in order to gain answers about our health. Spend a few minutes each day devoted to listening to this voice. It may appear as a gut feeling, a hunch, an image, a sound, a memory, an instant knowing—as if a light bulb suddenly switched on. Learn to trust the signals your inner wisdom sends.
Step 5: Listen To Your Dreams
Intuition is the language of dreams. Dreams provide answers about health, relationships, career choices, any new direction. The secret is to remember them. I suggest keeping a dream journal by your bed. Before you go to sleep, ask a dream question. For instance, "Is this relationship healthy for me or should I move on?" The next morning, write down any dreams immediately before getting out of bed. Try repeating the question, every night for the next week until your answer comes. As you develop the habit of remembering dreams, you'll be able to benefit from this form of healing. ...........
5 Steps to Intuitive Healing
Intuition is a form of inner wisdom not mediated by the rational mind---and it's accessible to all! It's that still, small voice inside—an unflinching truth-teller committed to your well-being. Sometimes I experience it as a snap-shot-like flash, a gut feeling, a hunch, a physical sensation, a dream. Whatever the form it keeps a steady eye on our bodies and spirits, letting us know if something is out of sync.
Intuition is not something that is taught, it's an innate inner wisdom that insists you live in the moment with no expectations. Intuition is our birthright! To access it, here are five steps that can be applied to any issue you'll ever confront from healing your body, to deciding what to do next, to saving your life! Everyone can develop their intuition and utilize it as a powerful tool for living.
Step 1: Notice Your Beliefs
Your beliefs set the stage for healing. Positive attitudes stimulate growth and negative attitudes impede it. It's important to rid yourself of counterproductive attitudes that you may not even realize you have. If you examine your beliefs, choose life-enhancing ones and you'll create optimal wellness since your beliefs program your neurochemicals. Be completely true to yourself and this will free you from unconscious negative beliefs that can sabotage your healing.
Step 2: Be In Your Body
Your body is a complex and sensitive intuitive receptor. Make a commitment to be in it completely to heal. Most people in Western society are conditioned to live from the neck up, ignoring the rest of their body. This is counter-intuitive. Shift that perspective and enjoy your intellect but revel in your physicality as well. Being aware of the sensuousness of your body opens intuition. Then you'll become more aware of early warning signs your body sends. This gives you a head-start on preventing illness, choosing healthy relationships, and avoiding detrimental situations.
Step 3: Sense the Body's Subtle Energy
We are composed of flesh and blood, but also of subtle energy called "chi or ki or prana," a vital substance which penetrates the body and extends many feet beyond it. From an intuitive npoint of view, these vibrantly colored energy fields (or chakras) have a significant effect on our health so it's important that we learn to sense this energy within us, recognize when its off, and learn to correct the imbalance. Learn to tap into your body's energy.
Step 4: Ask for Inner Guidance
We each possess an intuitive voice that contains answers about our healing. Because our intellect is often so loud, this voice often gets drowned out. It's essential that we learn to access the stillness within—through meditation, quiet contemplation, connecting with nature, prayer—in order to gain answers about our health. Spend a few minutes each day devoted to listening to this voice. It may appear as a gut feeling, a hunch, an image, a sound, a memory, an instant knowing—as if a light bulb suddenly switched on. Learn to trust the signals your inner wisdom sends.
Step 5: Listen To Your Dreams
Intuition is the language of dreams. Dreams provide answers about health, relationships, career choices, any new direction. The secret is to remember them. I suggest keeping a dream journal by your bed. Before you go to sleep, ask a dream question. For instance, "Is this relationship healthy for me or should I move on?" The next morning, write down any dreams immediately before getting out of bed. Try repeating the question, every night for the next week until your answer comes. As you develop the habit of remembering dreams, you'll be able to benefit from this form of healing. ...........
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Pisces
Susan Seddon Boulet is one of my favorite artists.
I received a gift tonight. It's not my birthday today but it is a birthday present that's been waiting patiently to be delivered. It was all wrapped up in paper and ribbon with a lovely card from my friends Bonnie and Wayne. We haven't been able to get together since before Christmas because she's been working a lot of hours building a pond for Kelsey Grammer and I've been .....well, you know what I've been doing. Anyway, my gift is fantastic! I love it, love it, love it! It's note cards and gift cards and Goddess cards of Susan Seddon Boulet's beautiful work. You guys are the best! And interestingly, I was just thinking I needed more Goddess information for an upcoming retreat I'm giving. Yous guys must be psychic! LOL And the new Dixie Chicks album...Woo Hoo! I so love that they are number 1 on the charts. Happy birthday to me....happy birthday to me....happy birthday to meeeeeee eeeeeee. Happy birthday to me.
In one minute, Michael will be three years old. It's almost midnight. Happy birthday my Angel.
Friday, June 02, 2006
First day back...
Yesterday, my first day back in town I had a mixed up schedule. My eleven o'clock client was a Deep Meditation Massage, my one o'clock was an Avatar session, my three o'clock was a Manual Lymph Drainage, my six o'clock was a phone session from Chicago, an 'Introduction to Avatar', my eight o'clock was an emergency Couples Repair Session....
The door closed at 11:45. Whew! It was the perfect blend of protocols to keep me interested and focused. To be honest, when I have a day of five, ninety minute sessions of pure massage, I'm exhausted, but when it's mixed up like it was yesterday, I feel like I could work forever. I almost did.
I saw a sign while in Denver. "Stewardship is a fancy word for Karma"
The door closed at 11:45. Whew! It was the perfect blend of protocols to keep me interested and focused. To be honest, when I have a day of five, ninety minute sessions of pure massage, I'm exhausted, but when it's mixed up like it was yesterday, I feel like I could work forever. I almost did.
I saw a sign while in Denver. "Stewardship is a fancy word for Karma"
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Women, Power and Wisdom
I'm home from Denver and unpacking bags. I found the beautiful plastic bracelet Miss. Leah gave me as a parting memento. I received a rock and a crystal from Miss. Andra (one for Uncle Steven and one for me) and two sponge animals from Miss Jessie. I also opened a bag of a variety of incense from Carmelita from one of our shopping excursions. Ten days is a long time to be away from my garden but I thank Jay for coming by to give them water. Some survived, one or two didn't.
I spent a couple of hours in the airport yesterday clarifying the notes for the retreat coming up in September, "Women, Power and Wisdom". As is my usual process, as soon as I start thinking, I get into a planning mode. I'm happy to report that I caught myself before I started obsessing and instead I turned to my Runes. They are tools for centering, in the present.
The Blank Rune
The Unknowable
The God Odin
Blank is the end, blank the beginning. This is the Rune of total trust and should be taken as exciting evidence of your most immediate contact with your own true destiny which, time and again, rises like the phoenix from the ashes of what we call fate.
The Blank Rune can portend a death. But that death is usually symbolic, and may relate to any part of your life as you are living it now. Relinquishing control is the ultimate challenge for the Spiritual Warrior.
Here the Unknowable informs you that it is in motion in your life. In that blankness is held undiluted potential. At the same time both pregnant and empty, it comprehends the totality of being, all that is to be actualized. And if, indeed, there are "matters hidden by the gods,' you need only remember: What beckons is the creative power of the unknown.
Drawing the Blank Rune brings to the surface your deepest fears: Will I fail? Will I be abandoned? Will it all be taken away? And yet your highest good, your truest possibilities and all your fertile dreams are held within that blankness.
Willingness and permitting are what this Rune requires, for how can you exercise control over what is not yet in form? the Blank Rune often calls for no less an act of courage than the empty-handed leap into the void. Drawing it is a direct test of Faith.
The Blank Rune represents the path of Karma--the sum total of your actions and of their consequences. At the same time, this Rune teaches that the very debts of old karma shift and evolve as you shift and evolve. Nothing is predestined: the obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
Whenever you draw the Blank Rune, take heart: Know that the work of self-change is progressing in your life.
I spent a couple of hours in the airport yesterday clarifying the notes for the retreat coming up in September, "Women, Power and Wisdom". As is my usual process, as soon as I start thinking, I get into a planning mode. I'm happy to report that I caught myself before I started obsessing and instead I turned to my Runes. They are tools for centering, in the present.
The Blank Rune
The Unknowable
The God Odin
Blank is the end, blank the beginning. This is the Rune of total trust and should be taken as exciting evidence of your most immediate contact with your own true destiny which, time and again, rises like the phoenix from the ashes of what we call fate.
The Blank Rune can portend a death. But that death is usually symbolic, and may relate to any part of your life as you are living it now. Relinquishing control is the ultimate challenge for the Spiritual Warrior.
Here the Unknowable informs you that it is in motion in your life. In that blankness is held undiluted potential. At the same time both pregnant and empty, it comprehends the totality of being, all that is to be actualized. And if, indeed, there are "matters hidden by the gods,' you need only remember: What beckons is the creative power of the unknown.
Drawing the Blank Rune brings to the surface your deepest fears: Will I fail? Will I be abandoned? Will it all be taken away? And yet your highest good, your truest possibilities and all your fertile dreams are held within that blankness.
Willingness and permitting are what this Rune requires, for how can you exercise control over what is not yet in form? the Blank Rune often calls for no less an act of courage than the empty-handed leap into the void. Drawing it is a direct test of Faith.
The Blank Rune represents the path of Karma--the sum total of your actions and of their consequences. At the same time, this Rune teaches that the very debts of old karma shift and evolve as you shift and evolve. Nothing is predestined: the obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
Whenever you draw the Blank Rune, take heart: Know that the work of self-change is progressing in your life.
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