Enrolling in Crystal U

We've been hearing about Lightbody and Lightwork for awhile; now, it's open enrollment for all planetary citizens! Being in the Light is itself enrolling: engaging our senses and hearts in a vibratory field that's literally helping us heal and release density.

Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn says we are Cosmic Crystals in a Field of Love, and the image alone is enough to elevate consciousness. Michael explains:

"Since the activation of the Galactic Lightbody, the human body is rapidly assuming its orginal template form and design - exquisite crystalline geometries designed to vibrate in a field of pure love and to express that love in many dimensions!

"The significance of these energies for the planet is immense and wonderful. They will ground and bring peace to a turbulent world as they transmute and transform. But, on the individual level, there will also be miraculous changes.

"The Galactic Lightbody, with its specific geometry of the Icosa-Dodecahedron, and the Quantum 'Field of Love', with its specific crystalline geometries, will produce, by sympathetic vibration or resonance, a crystalline state in the human body. This will be through the water matrix of the body. Your body is 70 to 80 percent water, and this water will begin to vibrate in crystalline forms. Once this happens, the physical body will receive and transmit more and more light. You will indeed become radiant and luminous.

"'Becoming Light' in this way means that the body becomes less dense and is able to be thought of as light. It can be transformed, healed, rejuvenated, at the speed of thought! This is the 'highest potential' that is encoded in your DNA in the Paradise template, and that is being activated now by the Sirian Blue Star geometries and the Galactic Field of Love. But this will be a gradual process, dearest ones, there is no rush. Allow your bodies the time they need to make the changes. Some may need lots of rest and quiet times to allow the transformation, others may not. You are individuals and each of you will begin to work with these transformative energies in your own individual way.

"And, dearest ones, you will have much work to do to assist those who are still awakening to understand the energies of change, for they will affect everyone. The entire planet is in the Fifth Dimension, although most people still identify with a Third Dimensional reality frame. But when these deep changes start to become evident, there will be much education and support work to be done as people learn the truth of their Angelic nature and how to express their highest potential on Earth."

Full of Hot Air? Launch a Balloon Ride!

Since last night I've suddenly been beset by positive choices, yet strangely unable to discern the best option for me at this time, even (especially) intuitively. I'm planning to relocate, but the geographical call keeps shifting capriciously, like my own breath.

Not surprising, says astrologer Tara Greene. Mars entered Gemini today, and as a result, "Actions will definitely be 'up in the air.'"

Greene reports, "Mars finally leaves the earthy confines of Taurus' feminine, Venus-ruled, bullish, obstinate, sensual, money loving sign where he's been smelling the roses since July 27th 2005. Now, that was one very loooong stay in Taurus. We've been acting around very nitty-gritty issues since then, since Mars had a long retrograde period, where we were going over old turf and being very stubborn to boot. Mars, known for his fiery warlike nature, usually jaunts through each sign at the rate of about a month and a half, depending on how aggressive he's feeling. Mars the Warrior is in Gemini, an Air sign, both masculine--and that's a pretty hot fire to handle.

"The mood should definitely lighten up, quicken and change now. Mars rules both Aries and Scorpio. Aries is fiery and initiatory, spontaneous combustion, independent, angry, strong-willed. Scorpio is watery and deals with birth, death and transformation, sex and power--the Biggies. Gemini's nature is mental agility, fast, ruled by Mercury, therefore Gemini governs all communications, thinking, talking, quick mind shifts, publicity, the lungs, short journeys, & siblings.

"Gemini has a dual nature, it's the infamous twins mythologized in ancient cultures throught the world, duality, the masculine and feminine, both sides of the brain, Peter Pan--expect Michael Jackson to be in the news again. Actions head to Never Land. We may see aggressive militaristic moves to limit the Internet, communications and freedom of speech issues.

"In the Tarot, Gemini is associated with the Tarot Card the Lovers, the 6th Trump Card. Gemini is seeking to understand relationships of all kinds.

"Mars in Gemini says, 'Ah, you may as well try and catch the wind.' Picture a flaming brain. Aries and Scorpios will be vacillating and talking more." {Ah! Now I get it: I have an Aries Moon and my Ascendant is in Scorpio. No wonder I'm a wee bit confused!}

"Fast talking, thinking on one's feet, changing one's mind a lot, discovering through examining both opposing sides of any issue.

"In Gemini Mars may switch sides every few minutes. Expect the stock markets to swing wildly, vacillating back and forth highlighting us vs. them, black and white, good & evil, rich & poor, power vs. victims, until April 20th, on a Full Moon, when Passover begins and Mars submerges himself into the watery, sensitive, Mom-and-apple pie, home loving and nurturing sign of Cancer, where Mars will heat things up for both Canada - a good thing weatherwise - and the U.S. Both countries' Sun signs are Cancerian - July 1st and 4th.

"Mercury, the planet that rules Gemini, entered Pisces on the 8th of February, so communications should be more sympathetic, flowing, spiritual, compassionate and alternately, in denial, ephemeral, other-worldy, very emotional, and watch for those rosy sweet words and hidden agendas.

Wind Power and the Power of the Word
So let's get SMART POWER here, never mind nuclear, gas firing, coal and heaven forbid a fuel burning energy plant. Why not use that Mars in Gemini energy to talk your head off - and act to make something enlightening happen, like try to catch the wind and use it - WIND POWER. Maybe with Mars in Gemini we'll harness yakking power from the energy of all those lips flapping in the breeze so that we could be putting your money where your mouth is."

Brrreeeport to Yinify: A Wealth of Wisdom from B to Y

The blogging world is all a-flutter over a made-up word that's been boosting search engine rankings exponentially: brrreeeport. At first I thought it meant a report from the Arctic region, or something having to do with French cheese (albeit with a creative spelling.)

We can magnetize anything into existence by our collective power, as the above example demonstrates. I'd like to see the word and meaning of yinify expand as rapidly and penetrate as widely as the meaningless brrreeeport. Yinify is a word I coined several years ago to express the idea of unifying in the Divine Feminine (yin) energy. It can also mean to become/embody more of the feminine qualities of receptivity, attraction, magnetism, heart-centered focus, and intuition.

Each of us carries both "masculine" and "feminine" energies; I am not describing external attributes of maleness or femaleness, but rather, how we express energy in the world. We are in the midst of a global shift to a more feminine way of being, which will ultimately usher in an era of prolonged peace, harmony and well-being.

I've held the intent for awhile now of stewarding The Yinification Tour©, an evolutionary, multidimensional, multimedia healing event encompassing music, movement, dance, ritual, singing/chanting, invocations, inspirational dialogue, poetry, improv/theatre, visual arts, and more. Unlike a standard workshop or presentation, this event will develop organically in a participatory framework. The practical transformational tools we create will become integral to the ceremony and to us, simultaneously.

I envision a core group with complementary talents/skills who share the vision and join together to bring The Yinification Tour© into manifestation. This "healing theatre" will travel from destination to destination and include local talent in different cities, encouraging people to use these transformational tools in their daily lives on an ongoing basis.

So if you're ready to co-create at the crossroads, from B to Y, as it were, I invite you to unthaw from brrreeeport and yinify at the evolutionary edge!

Blessings...

The Journey of Genuine Love

This is a lovely flash presentation that reminds us to open to the love we seek: The Journey of Genuine Love.

Happy Valentine's Day. "AH" Love You!

AH Love You!

For the 4th year in a row, you can be part of a global "sonic Valentine" for planetary peace, harmony and love. On February 14th, at noon your local time, join thousands of people throughout the planet as they tone an "AH" together for five minutes, projecting the energy of Light & Love throughout Mama Gaia. You'll actually experience generating a field of transformational energy as this occurs. 

For complete details, visit founder Jonathan Goldman's Healing Sounds site to learn how World Sound Healing Day came into being.

The "AH" is a universal, non-denominational heart sound that when projected with focused energy is extremely powerful and effective.

What a heartfelt way to say I Love You to everyone--including yourself!

The luminous divine rowdy compassionate trickster wisdom of Rob Brezsny

Like a beat poet for the new millennium, Rob Brezsny delivered a ramblin', rhymin' invocation to inspire truth, beauty and irreverent, loving curiousity among all of us listening in rapt amused attention tonight, as he shared the essence of his life, work, and beliefs at Copperfield's Books in Santa Rosa, CA.

Brezsny, whose surname I rarely spell correctly unless his syndicated freewill astrology column or new book, Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia are sitting in front of my nose (like now), is singular in his creative compassion and evocatively humorous delivery. I can only capture an iota of it here; for a fuller dose, visit Free Will Astrology.

Part of the song/poem he sang/spoke to us included the lines:

"Breathe in the Mystery,
Breathe out the history.

We need lusty compassion and ecstatic beauty.

Breathe in the luminosity,
Breathe out the animosity.

Breathe in the generosity,
Breathe out the grandiosity."

{Kind of lends a whole new level of meaning to the idea of deep breathing, doesn't it?!}

He referred to us all as "Divine chameleons" and invited us to write our own "Glory Manifesto": an epic depiction of what's right in your life. To help get there, he taught us to do the "World Kiss," in which you send love to those you love--and those you hate; those you know, and those you'll never know. He said, "To do the World Kiss, you've got to have a heart on in each of your seven chakras." Read it aloud if you don't immediately get the entendre.

My favorite moment was when he did a riff on Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream," speech. Brezsny said he has a dream "that Oprah Winfrey will buy up all the Pizza Huts across the U.S. and convert them into menstrual huts where, for a few days each month, both men and women can go and seek solace."

How cool is that? I look forward to savoring the book.

Firewalk Feedback

The newsletter on my Feb. 4th firewalk in Davis, CA with Heather Ash Amara (yes, you read that right) has sparked the highest response I've received to a mailing in awhile. Apparently we're ALL ready to toss off our invisible shackles and shine! I loved some of the feedback so much I had the inspiration tonight to post it here for all to savor:
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From my beloved fellow coach, Helene van Manen in CO:

i love how you walk through fire and how you live big.
i wish you calm cooling foot creme days for the remainder of your year.

you are ever in my heart.
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From Edie Moser in PA:

I did the same thing on my birthday about ten years ago. What an affirming experience that we are so intricately connected with life force. I consider myself an emotional firewalker that does that on a daily basis. Sounds like you do too.
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From my college buddies MaryAnne and Ed in VA:

Your old friend Ed suggests that next you might want to try to walk on water! Think of the steam!
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From Patricia Sage Wells-Wright in CA:

Thanks for all your wonderful newsletters. Glad to hear of your most recent birthday and your firewalk. Congratulations! The timing was certainly right for you!!!

My birthday is February 11, my one sis is Feb 4th and my youngest sis is Jan 22. All three Aquarians! Nice to know you as well are a fellow Aquarian.
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From Nila Tadic de Ossio in Bolivia:

Happy birthday, dear Amara Rose. Thank you for sharing such a mystical experience with us! God bless you.
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And from firewalk leader Heather Ash, now in TX:

BEAUTIFUL!

It was a joy to meet you and see the light shining so brightly in your face after the firewalk. May your flame burn with great love and guide our every step...

Bright blessings on your healing work, sister!
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I love you all! Thank you! ~ Amara

Some By Fire

I firewalked on 2/4, my 49th birthday, and told the group afterwards, "I feel reborn." I almost used the following inspirational poem as the lead quote for this month's e-newsletter, on my firewalk experience:

Some By Fire

~ Dawn Callan
from Awakening the Warrior Within, © 1995 Nataraj Publishing

Like a Phoenix from the embers
Ashes to ashes
Burning, burning
Some by fire
Some by water
Until we remember returning.

Some by the arts of the necromancer
Some by the sword
Some in the trance of the Sufi dancer
Some by the word.

Prodigal daughter
Walks the Warrior's path
Some by water
Some by tempting God to laugh.

Woman's body
Warrior's soul
Dance the ancient rite
Free the dragons of desire
Into the Light
Some by fire.

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What I didn't include in What Shines: we were each asked to choose a word to symbolize our firewalk intention. Mine was "freedom." In triumphant tears after crossing the coals, the words that kept ringing in my head were, "Anything is possible!"

Everything is energy, is light, is love. The most potent, beautiful verification I've received of this truth in awhile comes from my friend Mahaleena, who was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung and brain cancer (she has never smoked cigarettes, to my knowledge). When I heard the news, I registered my shock and sadness and asked what I could offer besides prayer (please add your blessings to the crucible).

This is her response, in part:

"I am feeling well and getting care by the Angels who work in Radiation, etc. All the really nice people are cached in one place. Nothing but good experiences are coming from this. Whether I live or die I have touched love and been touched by love from others. There is nothing else of any consequence happening on the planet. So bask in it."

Dear Ones, that's living your light! Maha, you glow, girl! Much LOVE!

Imbolc/Candlemas: The Light Returns!

In popular culture, February 2nd is referred to as Groundhog Day, when the little creature's shadow (or lack thereof) is said to determine whether winter will end soon or endure for 6 more weeks.

Like many sacred cycles on the Wheel of the Year, Feb. 2nd has been translated into a watered-down interpretation of its deeper meaning.

In cultures throughout the world, this day has traditionally been known as Imbolc (the ancient Celtic name that celebrates the goddess Brigid) and as Candlemas ("mass of the candles"), which in the Catholic religion marked the end of the Yule season.

The midpoint between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, Imbolc signifies the return of the Light, and thus is cause for celebration.

You'll find lots of enlightening lore on Myth*ing Links, a wonderful website chock-full of insight and inspiration concerning all aspects of mythology.

It's a potent moment for feeling our own inner fire (see the February issue of my e-newsletter, What Shines, on this topic!)

Rae Beth explains,

"The three-aspected springtime fire of the Goddess Brighid, especially linked with the recent festival of Imbolg, is very much connected with healing. For the surge of fire, experienced in Northern Europe as slightly longer hours of daylight, restores us in three ways. First, it gives us a lift of physical and psychological energy. (It is well known that daylight deprivation inclines people to depression and lethargy.) Secondly, it pleases our souls, because it not only brings the presence of spring flowers but inclines our thoughts to love and romance. Thirdly, it can increase our creativity. As our spirits lift, we are more likely to be inspired with new plans and projects...

"It seems to me that these three aspects of the Goddess's fire are linked, in many ways. If a person's creativity is fully expressed, their health is likely to improve. Love and romance can incline us towards creativity – people often write poetry (however badly) when they're in love.

"Nature's springtime fire increases our personal fire – that power which the East calls 'Kundalini'. (This is an electrical force said to lie coiled like a snake at the base of our spines. It is awakened by sexual attraction and by certain kinds of magical and mystical experience.)

"I believe there is said to be a biological connection between daylight, the pineal gland and stimulation of sexual/creative energy. In ritual and intuitive ways, it seems to me that this is what we are celebrating, when we light lots of candles on February 2nd, in honour of the Goddess Brighid (the Lady of the first stirrings of the Light, however we name Her.) And that this was perceived by our Pagan ancestors, in the days before anyone knew anything at all about the endocrine system and light sensitivity."

Shine On!

Year of the Dog: Love, Loyalty...Awakening

With the New Moon in Aquarius to match the sun sign, January 29th ushered in the Chinese Year of the Dog. In Mayan cosmology (a little creative cultural cauldron stirring from a cultural creative!), the Dog archetype is about loving through the heart, and loyalty--apparently the concept of dog as humanity's best bud transcends Western thought!

And this love includes ourselves first and foremost. Maggie Erotokritou, coordinator of the Planetary Awakening Network, repeats a theme we've been hearing from a lot of lightworkers lately about now: it's time to set our intention and bring it into reality. She writes:

"As we move through this New Moon phase, there is a new feeling coming through. We are finally at a closure of what has been coming to an end since January 6th onwards. It seems it has taken until now to actually close the cycle but now we are there.

"We are now moving into a new cycle of manifestation, where for those who have done the work and completed their major clearing cycles, things will be manifested more easily and without so much effort.

"Everything is calling us to move inwards at this time to make this completion and final transition into the new energies. We stand at the Dawn. It is the hibernation time before the awakening of Spring. That is also metaphorical for what is to follow.

"I just spent the weekend with a group of friends meditating for 8 hours, clearing and activating the 8 chakras. I hadn't realized before what perfect timing it was for this weekend, other than the urgency of the push from within to move to a retreat space and spend the time in meditation. I could feel my whole being calling for it and now I understand why. It is often afterwards that we get the clarity of what our intuition is prompting us to do.

"For those who have done the major chakra clearing, the 8th chakra is now vibrating at a much higher frequency and is allowing us access to the higher realms. Our 8th chakra meditation was incredibly blissful and most of us seemed to dissolve into the bliss with feelings of lightness, expansion and brilliant light. This lightness is continuing and is, I believe, part of what we will soon be able to access more easily and certainly an indication of the new era we are moving into.

"The unfolding of this process will take us about 8 weeks, hence the reference to Spring. It is also a time for those of you who wish to further engage in clearing and purification or to complete this process during these next few weeks to do so.

"We stand in the midst of a major transformation that is calling us forward. If you have not yet become clear on your goals, dreams and intentions for the rest of year then this New Moon period is the time to allow them to unfold and to clarify your intent. Do not procrastinate, make your intentions clear now and know that so much support and assistance are waiting to be given from the higher realms. Now is the time."

Does Enlightenment Have to Hurt?

If you're feeling just a wee bit challenged by what's going on, in your life and in the world, you're in excellent company. We ARE going to Light, and, it's more like falling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland (or being Neo in The Matrix) than a skip through the park on a summer's day. This is part of the illusion we've collectively created.

Patricia Cota-Robles puts it well:

"This is a very critical time on the planet. From outer appearances, it looks like we are facing our possible demise, but nothing could be further from the truth. These things are happening because humanity is awakening, and we are beginning to remember who we are and why we are here. As we do, our hearts are opening, and we are lifting up in consciousness.

"The wondrous result of this awakening is that the Light of God is increasing on Earth through our newly-opened heart chakras. As God's Divine Light enters the physical plane, It pushes everything that is not of the Light to the surface to be healed and transmuted into its original perfection. That is why this time is referred to in the Bible as the time of screaming and the gnashing of teeth.

"Our human miscreations are surfacing in ways that are shocking and extremely difficult because humanity has fallen into the pattern of using pain as our motivator. As long as we are not in pain, we will allow ourselves to stagnate forever. We are so afraid of the unknown that we would rather remain in our mundane, unfulfilled lives than risk upsetting the status quo. We think, even if we are miserable and unhappy, that at least our lives are familiar, and we know what to expect.

"Now, PLEASE HEAR THESE WORDS. The pain and suffering humanity is experiencing at this time ARE NOT GOD'S WILL!

"There are much easier ways to heal and transmute the human miscreations we have inadvertently created over aeons of time. Our Father-Mother God and the Beings of Light in the Realms of Illumined Truth want us to remember what those methods are NOW. They have opened the floodgates of Heaven in 2006 to easily assist us in transmuting the negativity that is surfacing all over the world. This unprecedented assistance is a Gift of Divine Grace beyond the comprehension of our finite minds. It involves previously unknown frequencies of the Sacred Fire known as the Violet Flame."

Read Patti's full explanation of What the Violet Flame is and how to work with it. Blessings.

Fire and Ice, Part 2

Two weeks ago, I wrote about Gretel Ehrlich's journey into cold to elucidate first-hand the dangers of global warming.

Now James Lovelock, who originated the Gaia Hypothesis (theory that the Earth is a living entity), sounds an equally solemn warning: Gaia's fever is rising, and the result will be a 100,000-year-long Big Chill for the planet.

There is still time: Lovelock entreats us to become resourceful, rather than continuing to think we're resource-full, and evolve into Earth stewards while there's yet hope to reverse the course we're on:

"We should be the heart and mind of the Earth, not its malady. So let us be brave and cease thinking of human needs and rights alone, and see that we have harmed the living Earth and need to make our peace with Gaia. We must do it while we are still strong enough to negotiate, and not a broken rabble led by brutal warlords. Most of all, we should remember that we are a part of it, and it is indeed our home."

Well Come Home!

From an inspirational site known as WOW Zone (for Wishing Only Well) come these uplifting ideas on the final day of the 42-day global Go Gratitude experiment:

"Do you realize that if you Wish ONLY Well, you can create your own world into what you wish? And what is your own world? It's the place in life where you are: your present conditions, circumstances, family, friends, work, environment - in other words, your LIFE. 

"By Wishing ONLY Well, you make your own world AND the whole world better.

"It's neither altruistic nor selfish....it's logical! You reap what you sow. Of course that doesn't mean that exactly what you did will be done to you. That would be too easy. It means that you will never know the exact moment that you will shine or will fall, depending on how you live your life. Choose the high road, and expect the best.

"You create your own world, and by extension the whole world, every minute."

Goddess of Love and Beauty Returns As Morning Star

The planet Venus returns from her journey to the Underworld to rise tomorrow as the Morning star. This heliacal rise (which means, "ahead of the Sun") occurs, appropriately enough, with the dawning of Aquarius, which happens at 12:15 a.m. on January 20th, according to my We'Moon daily calendar, subtitled "In the Spirit of Love".

This IS the dawning of the age of Aquarius, a time of sacred reUnion, when we have the possibility and opportunity to expand our definition of Love, to become truly inclusive rather than exclusive.

Here's an excerpt from my article, Deep "E"-cology, about the Age of Aquarius:

"Heaven on Earth exists in being fully alive in the infinite Now. This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, as The Fifth Dimension sang back in 1969. They were early messengers, carrying our Divine Blueprint via the medium of music.

"Let's revisit the lyrics: 'When the Moon is in the seventh house.' In Western astrology, the Moon is symbolic of feminine, receptive energy, what we draw in; the seventh house is about intimate interaction with other people. I've dubbed this new way of relating a call to yinify: that is, to unify in the Divine Feminine essence.

"'And Jupiter aligns with Mars.' Jupiter is the planet of expansion, of expressing our truth through storytelling; Mars is the planet of pure desire and, when dishonored, of war. To have them align means telling ourselves a new, expansive story: transmuting war in the alchemical fire into spiritual warriorhood.

"Then, as the group sang, 'Peace will guide the planets/And love will steer the stars.'

"How clear the message becomes, once we are able to truly hear. The battle cries dim; the masks fall off. A layer of separation evaporates as we become transparent to the truth of who we are. People start to seem somehow familiar, even though we've never met them before. It's the resonant déjà vu of realizing there are no strangers. 'Service with a smile' suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.

"Getting there calls for a subtle shift in perception and behavior: from require to inquire, from escalate to elevate, from accumulate to appreciate. As we cease consuming planetary resources and each other at the speed of greed, let go of buying more in favor of being more, we reclaim our true heritage as Earth stewards. And then barrenness transmutes into bounty. Separation into synergy. Fear into faith. Longing into Love."

And finally...Venus returns on a Friday, a day which has always been her own. Let the lovin' start!

Bumper Sticker Wisdom

I often discover some pretty potent wisdom sitting behind the wheel. Two bumper stickers I've seen recently:

"Humankind--be both"

"Oh, sure, but what's the speed of DARK?"

My own response to the latter: the dark is timeless. It's the speed of spaciousness, of emptying your personal history to make room for the energy of the Infinite.

Happy trails...

Inanna Initiations: Get Down, Get Clear, Arise and Shine!

OK, so it's not quite that cut and dried (personal evolution rarely is). Nevertheless...this is a unique opportunity to take a quantum leap in your growth within a supportive virtual community.

I've packed the essence of my 10+ year journey into an e-course known as The Inanna Initiations, available as a free download. Starting January 29th, I'm convening an 8-week telephone community to travel this Hero's Journey as a team. Read the full scoop: Inanna Initiations Tele-community.

I also created a flyer which doesn't translate well to blog format (I'm happy to e-mail it to you as a Word doc, just put "Inanna Tele-community" in the subject line). Here's the essence:

The Inanna Initiations Tele-community

now forming!

An 8-week accelerated path of personal transformation

Join with like-minded souls in this ripe moment
of personal and collective possibility!

What: A virtual circle that guides you on a 7 gate journey of release & 7 gate path of regeneration
When: Sunday, 1/29/06 – Sunday 3/19/06, 1 pm EST
Where: Cyberspace: all you need is a phone line!
Cost: $188 includes a 1/2-hr private session with Amara
Contact: 1-800-862-0157 or amara@liveyourlight.com

FREE intro call to discuss dates, times and format, on Sunday, January 15th, 10 am PST, 1 pm EST. Please call 1-603-310-4838 ext. 130. There is no cost for this call except your normal long distance phone charges.

Amara Rose is a life purpose coach, wisdom circle facilitator, speaker and writer whose own healing journey informs all aspects of her service. To learn more about the Inanna Initiations and other offerings, please visit LiveYourLight.com or call 1-800-862-0157. Blessings!

Fire and Ice

I'm reading the latest offering by Gretel Ehrlich, explorer and muse extraordinaire, The Future of Ice. It's her account of a personal environmental foray, told with a piercing honesty and insight that burns clean any remaining vestiges of hubris lingering like dust on an unexamined life.

Years ago, when I was still a city dweller yearning to breathe free, I read, The Solace of Open Spaces, and felt her word pictures of Wyoming's vastness open my own spiritual path toward sweet solitude. Later I walked with her through her experience of being struck by lightning, in A Match to the Heart.

The Future of Ice takes us to the extremities of consciousness, with weather as both metaphor and barometer for life expectancy on Earth. Indeed, Erhlich says that in Greenland, a country that defines "ice," the word sila means simultaneously "weather" and "consciousness."

Ehrlich asks, "When did we begin thinking weather was something to be rescued from? Why did we trade in our ceremonial lives for the workplace? Is this a natural progression, or a hiccup in human civilization that we'll soon renounce?"

She quotes E.O. Wilson, author of The Future of Life, whose words eerily echo my January newsletter exhortation to "embrace the matrix," which means Mother: "Nature is the matrix in which the human mind evolved. Without it we devolve. Simple as that. We are devolving."

It is still our choice in every moment, however. Yesterday at a gem and mineral faire I discovered a fascinating aspect about amethyst, my birthstone. I was searching for a piece of citrine, a crystal known for its manifesting properties, and one gem expert told me, "Amethyst and citrine are the same; citrine is amethyst that's been heated." Natural citrine is pale yellow. The brighter, orange-gold or burnt sienna citrine that's often sold is the color complement to amethyst. Heated, the purple burns away to bronze. It's the same stone, but with more energy, because it's been through the fire!

Embrace the ice. Embrace the fire. Embody the matrix. Walk in love. HO!

Wealth Wisdom: The Consciousness of Money

From a very interesting website called 72.com comes this intriguing perspective on tithing, something most of us have heard about but may rarely practice. Site founder Yehuda Berg writes,

"Many people do not remember that money is under the realm of spirituality. Money is one of the purest forms of energy there is because money is energy in potential. It can be as a seed, and when used positively and proactively, it will reveal enormous Light.

"To protect the money you have and bring more sustenance to your life, do something called tithing. The historical word 'tithe' is related to the Hebrew word eser, which means 'ten.' Tithing is giving away 10 percent of the net profit you earn.

"The foundation of tithing is based on a spiritual principle that reality is divided into ten levels of consciousness. The lowest level is material reality, called malchut, an expression of desire for oneself alone. These ten levels also exist within your financial sustenance, so by giving away 10 percent of your earnings, this allows you to disconnect from the desire to receive for yourself alone - the malchut level - and to connect instead with the elevated levels of spiritual energy already present in your money.

"Tithing is like entering into a silent partnership with the Light. It is not really about giving in the sense you might expect. It's more about transforming the negative presence (the malchut portion) in your earnings. In this way, the remaining 90 percent of your wealth is infused with the power of the Light and cannot be touched by darkness.

"Try it, for this is the ideal month. The baser nature of Capricorn is to 'hold on tight' to money, so the very act of overcoming this desire now will reveal tremendous Light. As with everything else in spirituality, experience it for yourself to truly grasp the power of the correspondence."

28 Reasons to Smile

With all the serious spiritual growth going on and earnest evolutionary guidance abounding (including mine), every now and again we need to enLighten up! These Zen gems came to me courtesy of cyber chum Violette Ruffley. I couldn't read 'em without grinning, and in some cases laughing out loud:

Your daily moment of ZEN

1. Do not walk behind me for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either; just leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Don't be irreplaceable; if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

5. No one is listening until you make a mistake.

6. Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

7. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

8. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

9. It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

10. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

11. Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

12. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

13. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

14. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth the money.

15. Don't squat with your spurs on.

16. If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

17. If you drink, don't park; accidents cause people.

18. Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield.

19. Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.

20. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

21. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

22. Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

23. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

24. Duct tape is like the force; it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

25. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

26. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your mouth is moving.

27. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

28. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Instant Karma's Gonna Get You: Transmute Now and Avoid the Rush!

Clairvoyant, prolific author and spiritual teacher Doreen Virtue, channeling Archangel Michael, says, "2006 will be exactly of your own choosing. Each of us will have different experiences with 2006, according to how we handle the new energy.

"2006 brings in a new level of energy that perfectly mirrors our thoughts, our reality. The angels call this new energy elastic. The theme of 2006 is, What You Put Out There, Is What Comes Back To You. If you say kind things about other people, then other people will say kind things about you. If you are generous with others, then others will be generous with you. If you expect doors of opportunity to open for you, they will. Conversely, if you think or say anything negative about people, the world, government, or Anything ... the negativity will immediately come back to you.

"This is a year where all of our spiritual lessons are called into action. We will all receive more divine guidance, clearly and easily. If we follow this guidance without delay, we find ourselves gliding along the flow of a fun, healthy, and prosperous new year. If we ignore the guidance, we wonder if we are being tested, ignored, or punished.

"2006 will be like living in a house of mirrors. Whatever you expect to see, you will see. Whatever you send into the mirror, will instantly reflect back to you. The new energy is clear, high, and bright ... and is a wonderful opportunity to experience heaven upon earth.

"Make time to positively visualize and affirm your wishes and desires. Feel gratitude that they are already manifest and don't worry about how they will come into material form. Since we are all one in truth, whatever you wish for yourself is what you wish for others as well. The reverse is also true: whatever you wish for another is what you wish for yourself.

"You can call upon the Archangels Michael and Jophiel for help in releasing any negative tendencies that you would like to leave behind. The angels will transmute the underlying fear beneath the negativity. In place of the fear, the angels will help you to feel loved in all ways.

"I see and feel grateful that you are peaceful, feeling loved and loveable, completely healthy, prosperous, and enjoying a meaningful career based upon your natural talents, passions, and interests. I see and feel grateful that the planet is peaceful, the environment is clean, that all people and animals have their needs met and are treated with love and compassion. I see and feel grateful that all residents of this planet enjoy the best year ever in 2006!"

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The Pathways of Desire

I had an experience of this mirroring just a few hours ago. Shopping for groceries in Whole Foods, I was distracted by a woman popping a piece of chocolate into her mouth. Chocolate is probably my only vice, and a weakness at certain times of the Moon cycle. As I ambled over to the bakery section, there were tantalizing samples of dark chocolate brownies waiting for my tongue.

But as I expressed my desire along with my reluctance to give in to the sugar craving, knowing it lowers immunity, Terra, the sweet young woman behind the counter, began telling me how she definitely agreed, saying she knows the mochas she drinks in the morning and sweets she eats regularly are contributing to her bladder infections. Since I have a long health history that includes bladder infections, candida overgrowth, and severe environmental toxicity, I was happy to offer what counsel and insight I could.

She, in turn, began focusing on how much better she feels when she does yoga and eats well, and we commiserated over the high price of organic food due to the current lack of support for organic farmers. By the time we finished talking, I said, "You know, I can resist this brownie now; it no longer appeals to me." And she thanked me for inspiring her to take better care of her health as well.

Terra had asked me early on, "How do we overcome our cravings?" I think we answered that question together: by shifting the focus, so that the pathways of desire (a wonderful phrase that's the title of a book of short stories by Ursula LeGuin) support our highest good. The better we feel, the more we'll crave that good feeling, and the more our desires will flow in the direction of fulfillment on every level.

Blessed Be!

All Our Relations: Health, Wealth and Wisdom Is Up to Us

Congressman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, speaks as the voice of conscience for America, and offers both penetrating insight and well-researched action to address the many ills in which the U.S. (and, by extension, the world) finds itself.

During this supposed season of peace and goodwill, Kucinich brought it all together: peace, energy dependence, the war in Iraq, the environment, economic power, and our moral obligations to all citizens of the U.S. and the world. This synthesis came in a speech he made Sunday, December 18, as the House debated suspending the rules to speed up passage of a number of bills before close of the 109th Congress's first session.

Referring to the use of House rules to get drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge added onto H.R. 2863, the 2006 Defense Appropriations Act, Kucinich described how drilling would destroy the Gwich'in Tribe, which for more than 20,000 years has lived on their ancestral lands in harmony with the natural world.

It's a sobering thought. I feel that when the rest of us have learned to live in harmony with all our relations for 20,000 years, we will have earned the right to make decisions that affect other peoples' existence -- and at that stage, we will have moved so far beyond the dominator, more-more-more mentality, that such a decision-making structure will be a relic of the ancient past.

Until then, and always, I send up a prayer for Mitayuke Oyasin, a Lakota prayer that means, "All my relations," and honors the sacredness of everyone and everything on Earth.

We are all One. Happy New Year, with love,
Amara

Women's Hormone Health -- Naturally!

My article on women's hormone health and endocrine disrupters is now online in the January/February 2006 issue of E, the Environmental magazine. Unfortunately, the editor not only altered the title, he deleted key passages that referred to my health adventure as a spiritual quest, so if you'd like a Word copy of the original, just let me know.

As someone who's been affected by chemical toxicity for many years, I feel I'm part of an "advance guard" of sensitives serving as a wake-up call for planetary environmental consciousness. If your health could use a tune-up--or if you want to stay as vibrant as you already are--check it out!

Loving Yourself Free

This is the season of Love - but what goes on in our hearts and minds the rest of the year? Here's a beautiful explanation from Archangel Uriel through Jennifer Hoffman about how we can free ourselves from fear to live large in our lives always:

"Each situation in your life exists for your spiritual growth and evolution, and when you are ready to acknowledge the wisdom with which you organize the scenarios of your life, you will learn to love each situation. Then you can become aware of its lessons, know and learn them and love them free.
 
Once you learn to love the experience, it has fulfilled its mission in your life and can depart from you. But as long as you continue to hate, judge, resent, run away from or ignore it, it will exist and even intensify as it mirrors everything you dislike about it. Is it good or bad, right or wrong, beneficial or harmful, short term or permanent - all of these are judgments that will only result in the continuation of the circumstance.
 
Instead, ask your Self, 'What do I need to learn from this?' and you will take the first step on the path to freedom. Each difficult experience that you have is a mirror of a fear in your life - discover the fear and the reason for its existence and it has no power over you and then ceases to exist unless you allow it to. The more dire the situation, the greater your need to learn and appreciate its lesson and heal that aspect of your belief system.
 
Once you acknowledge that you created the reality, it loses its power because it is the paradigm that you built, not the result of someone else's actions against you. Then you can love it free and move on to create other realities that are more peaceful, joyful and fulfilling. No matter what the circumstance, if you can learn to love it, you can free yourself from it and move forward on your journey."

Gif-ting Gratitude

Today's Go Gratitude is a visual deLight: Go Gratitude poster

Paste it on your heart and let the happiness Glow...

If you haven't yet joined the 42 days to a knew view, check out the Master Key movie and climb aboard the Bliss Train!

Feminine Gifts of the Solstice

Colorado astrologer Ingrid Jeffries (ijnorthstar@fastmail.fm) offers a complementary viewpoint to Ken Kalb's (see 12/20 entry). She writes:

"Astrologically, the Solstice points are connected to our work in the world. The Sun in Capricorn is when we review our commitments and obligations. Capricorn is a sign that is associated with established orders, business and worldly concerns. We often envision its planetary ruler, Saturn, as an old man with a scythe; symbolic of the reaper, the God of Agriculture, and Father Time. The placement of Saturn in your birth chart indicates where a karmic debt has occurred. This debt will require concentrated effort and discipline to master and overcome its obstacles. Yet, Saturn also points to the aspects of one's life which can become your greatest strength if you are willing to face your fears and difficulties honestly, and work with them patiently. In Capricorn we reap what we have sown in the world, for this reason gift giving has long been an integral aspect of the myriad of festivities associated with the Solstice.

"Ultimately Capricorn is an earth sign and as such is feminine. Of all the astrological signs, Capricorn carries the symbolism of the triple Goddess. We often see images of the mother and her child at this time of year with the imagery of the crone/wise women found in the magi. Many of the traditions associated with this time of year are pre-Christian and involved divination, foretelling the future, as the turning of the season was considered a magical time.

Here are a few:

· In Russia, there's a Christmas divination that involves candles. A girl would sit in a darkened room, with two lighted candles and two mirrors, pointed so that one reflects the candlelight into the other. The viewer would seek the seventh reflection, then look until her future would be seen.

· In Spain, there's an old custom that is a holdover from Roman days. The urn of fate is a large bowl containing slips of paper on which are written all the names of those at a family get-together. The slips of paper are drawn out two at a time. Those whose names are so joined are to be devoted friends for the year. Apparently, there's often a little finagling to help matchmaking along, as well.

· In Scandinavia, some families place all their shoes together, as this will cause them to live in harmony throughout the year.

· And in many, many cultures, it's considered bad luck for a fire or a candle to go out on Solstice (or Christmas Day in more recent times.)

Rituals & Traditions for this time of Year:

· Strengthen bonds with family and friends by visiting and/or exchanging gifts and greetings. This is a season of honoring the ancestors.
· Decorate your home with lights, greens, and holiday colors. Bless your home with a Yule wreath on your front door and sprigs of mistletoe inside.
· If you are part of a group, take up a collection of food and/or clothing at your Yule gathering and give what you collected to a social service agency to distribute to the needy.
· Place sunflower seeds outside for wild birds to feast upon.
· Greet the Sun at dawn on Solstice morning by ringing bells.
· Work magic for a more peaceful planet.
· Honor the new solar year with light. Do a Solstice Eve ritual in which you meditate in darkness and then welcome the birth of the sun by lighting candles and singing chants and carols.
· If you have a indoor fireplace or an outdoor fire circle, burn an oak log as a Yule log and save a bit to start next year's fire.
· Volunteer time at a social service agency.
· Put up bird feeders and keep them filled throughout the winter to supplement the diets of wild birds.
· Meditate for world peace.
· Make a pledge to do some form of good works in the new year."

The Earth breathes but one breath each year: from Summer to Winter, a long exhalation, a letting go; at the Winter Solstice, a moment of stillness and emptiness between breaths; then the long inhalation back into the Summer's time of fullness. ~ Miriam Klamkim

Solstice Wisdom

Ken Kalb, author of Lightshift 2000 and an insightful astrologer, reminds us that tomorrow, as the sun stands still on the shortest day and longest night of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere), it's a potent moment to pause in our frenzied activity and stand in the stillness of our souls. In Winter Solstice - The Pause That Refreshes he writes,

"Winter Solstice is a time to practice the lesson of Sagitarius; to pull the bow string back to its maximum point – sighting the bullseye before releasing your flaming arrow. It is the point between inhale and exhale. This breathless moment of stillpoint on the cusp between dark and light is an opportunity to distill the essence of any dissonant energies and components we wish to release, and embrace those aspects, refreshed and renewed for the new cycle. This is a golden opportunity for us to become aware and explore the deep messages lingering amidst the darkness, awakening with new direction, intention and foresight. The greatest gift we can give and receive is to simply breathe deeply and rhythmically the essence of our inner light on this holyday. It's the pause that refreshes."

Swimming Into Ecstasy, Part 2

I was blessed to discover Matisha's Song of Home site earlier today. A minstrel in the tradition of Rumi, he weaves joyous poetry, sacred music and dolphin adventures into a rapturous ministry to cradle your awakening heart.

I especially enjoyed this 'trailer' message on one of his pages:

"Living in the past is like chasing your 'tale'...
There is always another 'story' to tell."

It reminds me of another messenger with whom I took a workshop long ago, who said, "If you want to live forever, live NOW!"

Blessings...

Swimming Into Ecstasy, Part 1

My December e-newsletter, What Shines, focuses on the theme of oneness with all creation. Anyone still skeptical about the intelligence or compassion of our animal kin may be reassured by this heartwarming story about a whale, ensnared in crab pots and lines that were slowing killing it. Divers freed the whale, which then nuzzled each human in gratitude. Talk about making a splash...

Daring rescue of whale off Farallones -- Humpback nuzzled her saviors in thanks

On the Road to 2012: Activation Maya

The first of seven annual, week-long Solstice celebrations leading up to the great turning of 2012 takes place in Tikal, Guatemala beginning today. 2012 is the end of the Mayan Great Cycle (26,000 years). The date is recognized among indigenous peoples worldwide as a potent moment that we've been building towards for two thousand years, when humanity makes a grand evolutionary leap into a higher dimension of awareness, ushering in Heaven on Earth.

Activation Maya is a full-scale shamanic gathering led by Mayan elders, and includes ancient site tours, sacred ceremonies, sweat lodges, drumming circles, workshops, and visionary music. One of the groups performing will be Kan'Nal, a tribe of Indigo young adults who are creating ritual performance concerts that transcend and transmute existing musical forms.

I plan to get tickets for next year's event! See you there!

12:12 Portal: Time to Release & Reimagine

Following the 11:11:11 activation, we've been living in a super-reality where the facade of the old has been deliquescing, like Dali's famous clocks. Now it' time for Integrating the Re-birth, and as usual, Karen Bishop's words of wisdom smooth the way for the bumps and dips on the path before us. She says,

"Here is a general rule of thumb for residency in the higher realms. Follow your heart and your passion and your joy. If you do what makes you feel good, without trying to analyze and mentally figure out the money aspects, the money simply arrives on its own as a by-product. Don't make it your main focus. And never do anything for the money alone. This certainly does not mean to quit your job and just leave everything...it just means that it is best to find time to follow your joy, even if it doesn't make any sense. This alone will align you with yourself and with Source.
 
"So how does December 12th (12:12) fit in to all of this? 12:12 is the time for integration. November 11th opened the portal to the higher realms for the critical mass and December 12th will serve to integrate these New and higher energies and ways of being. All leading up to January, 2006.

"During this now time of December, we may also find it difficult to make decisions as our circumstances have changed. But know that come January, we will be much more cemented in to the New with the New us and our New lives, and a very new alignment with a New World and New source of support. We are simply in the eye of the storm of a miraculous and enormous transition and have not yet fully arrived, but we will. This state of flux and 'nothingness' in regard to old ways of moving forward is only temporary.
 
"We are also leaving behind the old reality of lack and suffering. You may find that you are simply unwilling to participate in any more feelings of despair over lack and suffering. Like throwing caution to the wind, you may find that you just do not care anymore about any of it. You may want what you want and decide that it is time that you had it. This is because we have had enough and we have had enough because it is finally about to end.
 
"These feelings of not caring and being unwilling to participate in this type of existence anymore also creates a great willingness to 'leave'. This is what will propel you to the higher realms. This very strong desire of being willing to leave and not participate is what precipitated my big ascension leap a few years ago. This is part of the process, and I am having it again. I have been seeing very clearly that I will most certainly be leaving much behind and if I did not know better, I would think that I was about to 'die'. All just part of the process."

So wax those spiritual surfboards, fellow travelers, and let's ride the waves of 12:12 into a brand-new Ocean of Bliss and Oneness! Remember, "Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!"

The Wisdom of Water

Today's Go Gratitude reminder (see December 3rd entry for details!) is so wonderful I had to share it:

Crystal Clear

water crystals reveal structural alterations
bent by vibration, being currently
arranged to display Now.

love beats true
within waking waters of time
called You and I.
masterfully guided through Gratitude
this Source force Will create
bodies bent on behaving with
benevolent intentions
designed
to
witness Life as waking Art.

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Go Gratitude
***

imagine a wake of Gratitude, flowing across every beating
heart, re-connecting our water bodies to Love.
Emoto - grab your microscope.

***

Interview with Masaru Emoto on Gratitude:

REIKO:  Have you come across a particular word or phrase in your research that you have found to be most helpful in cleaning up the natural waters of the world? 

DR. EMOTO:  Yes. There is a special combination that seems to be perfect for this, which is love plus the combination of thanks and appreciation reflected in the English word gratitude. Just one of these is not enough. Love needs to be based in gratitude, and gratitude needs to be based in love. These two words together create the most important vibration. And it is even more important that we understand the value of these words.

For example, we know that water is described as H2O. If we were to look at love and gratitude as a pair, gratitude is the H and love is the O. Water is the basis that not only supports but also allows the existence of life. In my understanding of the concept of yin and yang, in the same way that there is one O and two Hs, we also need one part yang/love to two parts yin/gratitude, in order to come to a place of balance in the equation.

At Play At Last...Are We Having Fun Yet?

Since 11:11, I've been finding it tremendously difficult to concentrate on "work" -- even the work I love, which is guiding others' evolutionary paths. As for the marketing and copywriting which I once adored, it's been like slogging through sludge. All I want to do is walk in the park or be outside, just Be-ing.

Once again, Karen Bishop translates our transition into terminology that makes sense. She writes,

"Part of our natural state of being is in joy, in playing and creating, and in having fun. We want to be done. Time to end the responsibilities. Time to let go of it all. Time to be free. Time to be in the moment. In the higher realms everything is in the now. We always have everything we need. We have no attachments. There are no agendas. There are no 'systems' of the 3D world. There are no hoops to jump through. We are ready to laugh, to be free, and to enjoy. Thank goodness this is the last of the going back. We are now wired for a different reality and way of being.
 
"You may be feeling that you want to get off your computer. Get away from the TV. Get out of the car where you spend too much time running errands. Get off the phone. Get out of your book. Get away from conversations that go around and around, talking about what 'is.'
 
"It is time to get out there and create your life. It is time to move into a New energy and really live in it. It is time to do something physical. Raise your alpacas, start living off the grid, build a new house, plant a garden, become one with nature and the stars, have a farm, move to the land of your dreams, sleep in late with your best friend, be with your animals, create music, dance, paint, sing and simply be present.
 
"We are done. We are ready to create the New. We are ready to have the life of our dreams. We can, we can, we can. No more waiting for the planet to get there. It finally has."

Whooppee! Who wants to come out and play?!!

Got Gratitude?

I've long trumpeted the power of 42 (which, according to the classic, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," is the answer to "Life, the Universe, and Everything.") I wrote an article the year I turned 42 explaining how to stay 42 Forever. Yet the e-mail I received today trumps any previous notions I've held about the power of 42.

What if...in just 42 days...you held the Master Key to:

* feel better instantly
* enjoy supportive, synergistic, exciting relationships
* increase your prosperity and abundance
* experience vibrant health
* know peace of mind
* supercharge your creative juices
* magnetize the realization of your dreams and goals
* make a profound difference in the lives of many people

Go to Give Me the Master Key and become part of the transformative magic. As of 12/2/05, nearly 150,000 people have watched the flash movie and approximately 50,000 have signed up to participate in the 42-day experiment. It's free. It's fun. It's for and about All of Us. Come play!

Cosmic Sunrise: Coming Home At Last

There's a new moon in the fire sign Sagittarius today, and at the higher dimensional levels the sun is blazing the radiance of an awakening humanity. Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn transmits,

"What a grand month December will be! Waves of cosmic light and radiance from the Great Central Sun will flood the Earth's new crystalline grids. Pluto, the engine of transformation, moves into close conjunction with the Great Central Sun or Galactic Center, providing the powerful surge of transformative energy that will initiate the 'Great Awakening' of the next two years. The Earth is now poised for a great leap in consciousness. Daily the light and radiance on the planet increases.

"We call it a 'Cosmic Sunrise', for the brilliant light from the Great Central Sun rises to illuminate the planet, which is now poised for the great awakening that will be the beginning of the New Earth or the 'Golden Age'. In 2006 and 2007, many millions of people (will be) shifting their consciousness into the Higher Dimensions as they prepare to ground themselves in the crystalline grids of the New Earth."

As the consciousness of the collective rises, you may experience some ascension symptoms, including:

* Extreme fatigue, possibly alternating with periods of high energy.
* A sense of great personal clarity that may be accompanied by greater clarity of physical vision.
* Extreme energy sensations in the body, especially around December 18th and 19th. Buzzing, currents felt in the limbs, "spaciness" in the head, feelings of nausea, etc. This will be your body working to accommodate the increase in Light Radiance.
* Intense emotions and feelings: sadness and depression alternating with great joy and elation. The intense light will cause emotional instability. Do your best to stay centered and focus on the Light. Being centered and grounded will be very important at this time, otherwise you may find yourself "spinning out".
* Time will seem to be moving very fast. New Earth time is clashing with old Earth linear time. Don't try to do everything. Relax and let your Higher Aspect lead. All that needs to be done will be done at the right time. Remember the concept of "Divine Timing".
* Meeting new friends and new people, as the Soul families and Clans continue to come together. Also, letting go of people whose energy no longer aligns with yours.
* Feelings of gratitude, calm and joy...you have made it! It is done!
* Feelings of empowerment and possibility. It's time to create the New Earth...Here we go!

Strawberry Fields—But Not Forever

If you're feeling lately like "nothing is real," just keep the Beatles' advice in mind: it's "nothing to get hung about." We're just Embracing the Higher Ways, as Karen Bishop explains in her latest energy alert:

"Transitioning, transitioning, transitioning is where we currently are...and it seems that every being on this planet is in some kind of transitioning space. And this is all due to the enormous progress we have made. We are being catapulted forward seemingly whether we like it or not.
 
"This forward movement into even more higher realms is also causing releasing in many ways. Our bodies are feeling and adjusting and aligning...this can cause muscle twitching, jumping, and I have had the experience of jerking out of or into my body several times while trying to go to sleep at night. Our muscles and joints may ache more than ever before and we may feel we need lots of deep sleep as well.
 
"And the 'spinning' can continue. Remember, we are using our Merkabah or light bodies to bring us to the higher realms, and this creates the spinning. Today, I am just plain spinning within myself. I can literally feel crown chakra energy pouring into my head, causing sinus pressure, and creating a dizzy reality. But knowing that this is simply support to a higher way of being and vibrating, seems to make things so much more pleasant and fun.
 
"This intense transitioning energy can also cause feelings of not knowing what is real. It may feel as though nothing is real, that there is nothing to hold onto, and we are floating in a seeming no-man's-land of limbo like in-between reality and awareness. More and more it is becoming evident that the 3D reality was simply an illusion. And what is more real than ever before is the New reality...the higher vibrating reality of the higher realms and higher ways. These seem to feel oh so much more comfortable as they match so much more closely who we have now become. We can connect with them very easily now...it is a lateral connection...no up or down.
 
"This transitioning time is setting us up for the January energy that I have been speaking of for awhile now. We are moving into position. Come January, we will be anchoring in much more securely to an entirely new situation for many of us in many arenas of our lives."

Spiritual 2x4s

The symbol for Mercury retrograde (a capital R with an extended right tail through which a line is drawn to make an x) resembles the symbol for prescription, Rx. It's certainly a potent moment to revisit and reexamine what might be ailing us, mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually.

I received an e-mail today that caused me to rethink a car crash I had more than 18 months ago, when I was mentally gearing up to leave Ojai and return to northern California. At the moment of impact, I felt my life was over; that my spiritual freedom had just been revoked by the destruction of my vehicle. Although the car was very old and had no collision insurance, I managed to get it repaired and am still driving it. And I've been back in northern CA for over a year.

But perhaps this wasn't my "intended" destination.

Violette had been exploring moving to Ashland for awhile, and I assumed she was now there. She writes,

"My intentions were finally to head west. Most information coming to me suggested trying to settle in Ashland was not in my best interest. Therefore I thought a nomadic existence as a free spirit would be more interesting, doing my teaching whereever there was interest.

"However, the Universe had other ideas and hit me over the head with a spiritual 2X4. While driving home one night my brakes failed, just as I saw a stopped vehicle some 200 feet ahead of me. I was unable to go to the right or left of it because of a river to the right and an oncoming vehicle to the left. My car was totaled, an older car (on which) I no longer could afford to pay the cost of collision insurance, only maintaining maximum liability and medical.

"I grieved my perceived loss of control of freedom without my wheels for about 2 weeks. Finally coming to the conclusion that being a free spirit was not incumbent on a car, I accepted the invitation of my oldest, married granddaughter in Costa Rica to come live with them...

"We think we know what we want to do...man proposes and God disposes (and God smiles)."

Now as I commend Violette on her resilience, courage and insight, I wonder where else I might be geographically. I've felt like a world citizen for a number of years, quite willing to serve nomadically with a proper means of transport, such as a camper van. As it is, my trusty old Toyota Corolla has carried me across the country and back, and then some. At one point Mexico seemed to be beckoning, although I do not speak Spanish and do not feel called there.

The "where", of course, matters far less than the "how". How we choose to live and serve is what makes the difference in the end. But Violette's story, so similar to my own, has given me a thoughtful bone to gnaw this late autumn day. I invite you to ponder your position, too. Are you where you need to be, metaphorically as well as literally?

Enjoy this Mercury Rx. It is all about communication, inner and outer. Blessings.

The Winged Messenger Goes Retro

It's that time again: another Mercury retrograde, when we all chant, a la Aretha Franklin, "Re-re-re-re..." as in, revise, rethink, review, renew, remind, remember, re-imagine, and most of all: relax! Mercury, the fast-moving planet of communication, goes retrograde (appears to travel backwards in the sky) on an almost seasonal basis, so it's wise to learn to relate to retrogrades rather than fear them.

This one began today in Sag, and will conclude in Scorpio on December 3rd (the signs refer to where Mercury is at the time of retrograde, NOT to the the current sun sign, which IS Scorpio, just to confound you further).

Astrologer Tara Greene adds a little color to this retrograde with her analysis of its Sabian symbols (metaphoric descriptions for each degree of the zodiacal wheel).

Tara writes, "The Sabian symbol for the degree where Mercury retrogrades is, 'The lamp of physical enlightenment at the left temple.' This concerns itself with the link between left and right brain, the intuitive, creative, psychic side and the logical, ordered side. We need to tune into and balance both sides of our brains. Mercury is dual natured, a hermaphrodite, representing the union of both halves of the brain. I picked up a synchronistic pun, on Temple, of course. You don't need to go into any building to pray to get in touch with God. It's all right there in your consciousness. It is all in your head. And that's a good thing too.

"The symbol is elaborated: 'This refers to the process of deconditioning a consciousness that has become a prisoner of intellectual concepts with their total reliance on quantitative values, objectivity and conformity to the official patterns of our culture. Listen to the wisdom of your body.'

"I'd interpret this as: turn off your TVs, your cell phones, the media lies and hype, you are a prisoner already."

During the retrograde it's a good idea to double- and triple-check appointments and flight times, leave extra time to get somewhere, and delay purchasing electronic equipment if possible. Communication snafus and computer glitches are common now. (I once thought I needed a new computer; my Mac was crashing daily for no apparent reason. Then Mercury went direct and the problem went away. Seriously.)

Once Mercury goes direct on December 3rd, it's akin to an "all-clear" signal--almost. Tara says that the Sabian symbol on Dec. 3rd will be, "'Thanks to an X-ray, a man's life is saved.' This symbol pertains to seeing with X-ray like vision; beneath the surface of things. Like the news or your own body. Put on your X-ray specs. Jupiter is also in Scorpio now, amplifying that Scorpionic X-ray vision all around. Communications will start to move forward again, BUT...

"Communications won't be entirely 'back to normal' again until Mercury hits the degree it left when it began to retrograde, on December 21st. Just in time for the Winter Solstice."

It's a wild flume ride, as we're still in the integration phase from 11:11:11, too. So the energy is unpredicatable and wonderful, wacky and way-out, and the best path is the one of least resistance. Go with the flow, allow yourself time to wander and wonder in natural, peaceful surroundings, simply be the Love that you are, with yourself as much as with anyone else.

Happy evolving, fellow starseeds!

Giving Thanks Through Service

We're in the midst of the 11:11 portal, an 11-day opportunity to open our hearts and whole beings to Grace and Love as never before. Appropriately, Rootlight has released a wonderful message on the Spiritual Art of Thanksgiving, that says, in part,

"Service and gratitude deliver you to God's door...It doesn't matter how much you study, how much you read, how much you know, and how powerful you think you are, you shall never have the grace to penetrate the heart of God if you do not serve others and venerate the WORD that is God. Service brings humility, and humility leads to the perfection of love."

Happy Thanksgiving to you, everywhere, every day of the year. Blessings!

"We are the ones we've been waiting for..."

I remember the first time I read the following Hopi message, six years ago. A feeling of joy, recognition and strength coursed through my being. The words only become more potent with time, as we step fully into the river of NOW:


The Hopi Elders Speak

You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour, and there are things to be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.

It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the leader.

This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart and they will suffer greatly.

Know the river has its destination. The Elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water. See who is in there with you and celebrate.

At this time in history we are to take nothing personally, least of all ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves! Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

The Elders
Oraibi
Arizona Hopi Nation
Message delivered December 1999, on the eve of the new millennium

Approaching 11:11:11

The 11:11 portal on November 11 is always powerful, but in 2005 will add a dimension due to the year: 11 + 11 + 2005 (7) = 2+2+7 = 11.

Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn calls this Stargate the Doorway to Absolute Integrity, an alignment of all aspects of our higher and lower selves. This balance is achieved, of course, through the Heart chakra, and will not be an easy passage, as everything that isn't aligned with your higher purpose will fall away--including work and relationships.

Michael says that "Energetic and Physical Symptoms of the 11:11:11 Stargate may include:

* Physical exhaustion and the need to sleep very long hours. This is because the physical and emotional bodies are aligning with the higher vibrations of the spiritual bodies to facilitate the complete alignment of higher and lower aspects.

* Emotional stress and the ending of relationships. Everything that is not in integrity will end. Some endings may include hostility as repressed angers come to the surface.

* Depression and sadness. A feeling of being unable to cope or of failing. Do not worry. This is meant to be and your higher aspect is guiding the alignment process. It is not a test and there is nothing to pass or fail. If you are experiencing these symptoms of the alignment, then you have succeeded in this next step of the Ascension process.

* An increase in the apparent chaos of life. As you become more centered within the peace and stillness of your Soul and Divine Essence in the alignment process, the outer world will appear even more chaotic and frenetic. Do not allow this to pull you out of balance. Stay within your calm and peace at this wonderful time.

* Feelings of emptiness and loneliness and becoming tearful. This is part of the complete surrender to the higher aspect. You have released the hold of the lower ego self and surrendered to the guidance of the higher. This process of alignment represents a 'no space' or 'void' in which the ego self may feel very alone and lost. Do not allow this to overwhelm you. Just know it will pass and you will move forward into the full realization of your potential as a human angel.

* Deep feelings of peace and gratitude as the alignment is completed and you move into the full experience of the 11:11:11 portal. As you wake up to the inner changes you will celebrate the intense power that you will feel as the higher and lower aspects lock together and the flow of crystal energy and higher awareness moves through your bodies and into the planet's crystal grid system. You will begin to feel a sense of complete harmony between yourself and the planet as your ninth dimensional energies activate fully into the crystal grid system. It is time to celebrate!"

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Something that may help ease the transition is a line from Jose Arguelles' work on Mayan cosmology: "To gather whole the mind of Earth/And seal it with the Starseed Harmony." Try putting these words to melodic mental music, an ethereal tune, and sing it aloud to yourself. I do this often and it grounds and centers me.

Labor Rooms for a New Humanity: Birthing Your Inner Wisdom

From Daniel Jacob, who channels The Reconnections, comes this brilliant idea for local Birthing Centers -- not for giving birth to infants, but to our ever-evolving selves. These Labor Rooms for a new humanity are, we might say, a new conception in Come Unity: places to gather as we awaken.

I know I longed for such a place when I dove deeply into my dark night of the soul in the mid-90s. I felt a longing for a mother, but didn't realize what I craved was connection to Gaia, to the Great Mother of All, to the Divine Feminine. On the far side of this journey, I created Live Your Light to help midwife others through this transformational doorway.

Now, we're all waking up, and it's both thrilling and challenging all at once. The Reconnections affirm, "Out of the ashes of a crumbling Old Paradigm -- characterized by forgetfulness, separation, control, and manipulation -- a New Paradigm is about to bloom. Its foundations go back as far as human history can recall. And you, who are alive and awake at this time, are being given the opportunity to perform a service of being 'midwives for the New Paradigm, and hospice workers for the Old.'"

What a beautiful vision.

As each of us chooses to conclude our "vacation in limitation," according to The Reconnections, we need places to gather that are informal, comfortable, tolerant, loving -- and ideally free of charge. Yes, the money trigger is a powerful one I'm still healing. While a great deal of my spiritual service is offered pro bono, I have been challenged to fulfill basic 3-D needs without relying on work I used to do, that is no longer aligned with my soul mission.

The Reconnections add, of these Birthing Centers:

"Each 'Come Unity' Gathering is like a spread of Tarot Cards, wherein each 'card' carries a unique and personal message. As in a Tarot reading, it could be said of these group meetings that no one arrives there by accident, even as there are no cards chosen in a Tarot spread that are not subject to clear guidance from deep within all of those who participate in the reading.   

"Can you imagine the velocity of energy that could be generated, if each person in a Circle Meeting begins to step beyond the barriers of 'me' and 'you' for a set amount of time -- using the same suspension of disbelief that is employed when you are watching a motion picture or a stage play? The 'pitch' and expansion of those meetings would be astronomical!"

I'm ready and willing to hold the energetic space for such a Gathering, and to be its first spiritual steward. If you know of a gathering place -- especially if there is an opportunity for me to live onsite and facilitate other spiritual events -- please do get in touch!

Blessings and joy.

10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace

Thanks to lightworker Harusami, I've just discovered WisdomFlash, which features a variety of inspirational flash presentations. This one is prolific author Wayne Dyer's 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace.

Enjoy remembering, as I did!

Coming Home: The Weeping, The Sighing, The Gnashing Of Teeth

We reached critical mass in August--when 51% of the energy and consciousness on Earth was at last vibrating to Divine Love and Source Consciousness--and now that the veil has been lifted, you may feel just a little strange. It's a tremendous adjustment, a global course correction of sorts, and crying from joy is as natural as weeping from fear.

Karen Bishop, in her latest alert, The Loneliness, says feeling off balance and acutely lonely, wanting to jump out of your skin and feeling disconnected, are all normal manifestations of arriving in the higher realms. For many of us, it's truly being a "stranger in a strange land." I remember when my body felt exactly as described, when I was going through the wave of awakening that took place in 1993. I had no one to turn to at that time who could explain what was happening to me, and I did weep with abandon all of one day, with a compassionate friend holding me, bewildered. Yet for all my confusion, I sensed something wondrous was happening within me. And that was just the beginning.

Well, now "the gang's all here," as the saying goes. If you haven't entered this gateway yet, you will soon, because this is the Shift of the Ages, when, as another Lightbringer, Patricia Cota-Robles, says, "the whole of creation is breathed into a new level of Godhood."

Know that it's OK; all IS in Divine Right Order, and the loneliness you may be experiencing now will pass. In the higher realms there is no separation, and we are now going to be linking up with our soul families as never before. The joy of reconnecting, and re-membering (making membership again) will be unlike any connection we've ever known, because it's such a deep joining through the cosmic heart of All-That-Is.

Karen counsels, "If things seem chaotic and confusing, know that we have net yet read the driver's manual for the higher ways of being...As things may feel upside down and inside out, it is only because we are now finally in the vibrations of rightside up, and the old realities are merely trying to adjust and align."

Enjoy the flume ride of Now, remember to come from your heart and not your head, and take time to taste the wonder of this newness on both your spiritual and physical tongues. It's the nectar of the Gods, and it is now ours. Heaven on Earth has arrived, regardless of outward appearances. That's only the last of the darkness, burning away.

Blessed Be.

Opening the Heart to World Service Meditation: 10/8/05

Calling all Lightbearers! Help accelerate planetary awakening from the comfort of your own consciousness!

Please join a global meditation, "Opening the Heart to World Service," on Saturday, October 8th (Sunday a.m. in Australia and Japan). Full details, here: Worldwide Meditation, including a time zone calculator. The link-up begins at 10 pm GMT, which is 6 pm on the US East Coast and 3 pm on the West Coast.

Brits Revoke USA Independence

I just received the following hilarious e-mail from a teammate in South Africa, via Australia (we really are an amazing global network!) Given the current state of leadership in the US, revoking our independence until we grow up might not be such a bad idea (sort of like grounding a teenager who has exceeded parental boundaries).

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"In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy).

Your new prime minister, Tony Blair, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether anyone noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up 'aluminium', and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

The letter 'u' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. The suffix 'ize' will be replaced by the suffix 'ise'.

Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (Look up vocabulary). Using the same 27 words interspersed with filler noises such as 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.

There is no such thing as US English. We will tell Microsoft on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of 'ize'.

You will relearn your original national anthem, 'God Save the Queen'.

July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should be handled only by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not grown up enough to own a gun. Therefore you will no longer be permitted to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

All American cars are hereby banned. They are rubbish, and this is for your own good - when we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.

All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

The Former USA will adopt UK petrol prices (petrol will no longer be referred to as gasoline) - roughly $6/US gallon.

You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed with vinegar, not catsup.

The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play Rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game that is not played outside America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable.

You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

Thank you for your co-operation."

Radical Trust

Karen Bishop says that after our latest ascension leap, the ensuing recalibration period may feel like prison energy, in which we feel trapped in a none-too-pleasant existence not of our choosing.

I'm an Aquarian, and we're known for being ahead of our time (or sometimes just ahead of ourselves), but--I've actually felt the joyous freedom of new forward momentum after 5 years in metaphoric chains! So whether you're feeling newly released or like a captured angel, it's wise to remember that if you're being denied what you dearly desire, it's probably because something more attuned to who and where you are now is waiting in the wings.

Karen counsels,

"If you have felt like ending it all, giving up, and throwing in the towel, know that we are simply at the threshold of a whole New way of being and a whole New reality. And know as well, that with the light seemingly gone for the moment, this is also just a time for the so-called 'darkness' to be allowed free reign to destroy itself, just in time for the adjustment to become complete for the New higher realms reality.
 
"The darkness may seem 'big', with attacks, inappropriate behavior resulting from a fear-based consciousness, and certainly much relating to MONEY. But this is only because our monetary system is being readied for an eventual fall. If you can, have radical trust that all is as it should be. Be in the moment and simply 'be'. Tend to a hobby or spend time in nature. And in this space of being, you will most likely experience the New heart connecting energy that has arrived with this latest shift, as we are connecting now more and more through our hearts instead of our minds."

Words of Wisdom from Chief Joseph

Thanks to Violette Ruffley for this morning's reminder: How the Universe Really Works, channeled from Chief Joseph:

"Friends, you live in a Universe that is exquisitely perfect in every way. We realize that may sound like a ridiculous thing to say, at least to many of you. Especially when you look at the world around you, including your latest huge human disaster, the hurricane called Katrina.

However, the Universe works in an entirely predictable manner. It is governed by the law of attraction. And everything that happens, happens according to the law of attraction. No exceptions.

And so, you might ask, 'What is this law of attraction that governs the Universe and all of our lives?'

Well, we've addressed that question many times over the years. But it keeps coming up. And probably will keep coming up. And so we will keep addressing it.

The very essence of the law of attraction is this: You live in a Universe of vibrations. Vibration is all that is. Similar vibrations resonate with each other. Dissimilar ones clash with each other. But our real point and focus here today are the similar vibrations.

To put it simply, you attract into your lives (as individuals and as groups, large or small) what you focus mostly on.

Your focus, your attention to anything, sets up a resonance, a vibration. And the Universe responds instantly to that vibration.

And instantly whatever matches that vibration, or resonates with it, is on its way to you.

So, as we've said often before, it behooves you to pay attention to what you're paying attention to.

Let's take some examples from John's experience.

As he was jogging, he started thinking about snakes. And lo and behold, a snake appeared almost instantly.

In another of his experiences that same morning, a particular toothpaste he’d been wanting a long time suddenly manifested.

We take these two examples because, among other things, they illustrate how irrelevant time is when it comes to manifesting your hearts' desires.

Time is, in fact, often the biggest block you face in creating what you want in your lives. Not because time matters -- it doesn't. The Universe couldn't care less about time. It's you who care about time.

So when you ask for something, or give your attention to something, no matter how fleeting that attention may be, it's instantly on its way to you.

And if you simply allow it to come, and if you really do not care when it comes, it will often come to you quickly, or even instantly. When that happens, you frequently call it a 'miracle.'

But, often, your focus, after you've asked for something, is on the fact that it's not there yet. Well, then you've set up a contradictory vibration. And you thereby slow down the manifestation.

You live in a perfect Universe. But it's a Universe governed by its own law of attraction. And so, by its own law, the Universe cannot deliver to you something you're not ready to receive.

In other words, you cannot receive something that does not match where you are vibrationally.

On the other hand, the Universe can, and often will, deliver to you instantly whatever matches where you are vibrationally.

That, of course, friends, can work for or against you -- for or against what you're wanting to create.

So, again, it behooves you to pay attention to what you're paying attention to. Your predominant focus determines your predominant vibration.

And that predominant vibration determines all of your life experiences. All of them -- no exceptions.

And that is how the Universe really works."