It's New Year's Day, according to the Mayan Sacred Calendar. This year's "energy signature" is Yellow Cosmic Seed, guided by the Star. The affirmation sounds like this:
I endure in order to target
Transcending awareness
I seal the input of flowering
With the cosmic tone of presence
I am guided by the power of elegance!
My interpretation: pay attention to what Spirit's asking you to walk through (endure) in order to stay focused on your goal. Go beyond 3-D mind and be present with the celestial choir, which is helping to water the seeds you've planted so they can blossom. Allow grace (elegance) to guide you on your way.
Everybody has a unique "galactic gateway" or "solar signature" with its own affirmation, which helps point the way to your planetary purpose. Want to know yours? E-mail me with your complete birth date (mo/dy/yr). I also do full Mayan destiny path readings.
In Lakéch ("I am another yourself").
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Super Simple Wisdom for Transmutational Times
Stay free.
Stay present.
Follow the energy.
This is channel Daniel Jacob's formula for grounding your personal power during this period of global gestation. He's one of the clearest interpreters I've come across in awhile. Enjoy his counsel on The Three Commitments.
Stay present.
Follow the energy.
This is channel Daniel Jacob's formula for grounding your personal power during this period of global gestation. He's one of the clearest interpreters I've come across in awhile. Enjoy his counsel on The Three Commitments.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
R U Sirius? Hot Dog!
July 26th marks the annual heliacal rise of Sirius (meaning, with the Sun). This date heralds both the ancient Mayan and Egyptian New Year — for the latter, it also coincides with the flooding of the Nile, which Egyptians believed Sirius' rising caused.
Sirius has long been known as the "Dog Star". (Trivia: (1) Actor Keanu Reeves has a rock group called Dog Star, and (2) In the Harry Potter books, Sirius Black, an animagus who can shapeshift, transforms into a large black dog.) It wasn't until I happened upon Ellie Crystal's extensive metaphysical site, however, that I understood how the Dog Star also gave us the "dog days of summer":
Ancient Egyptians called Sirius the "Dog Star" because pictograms of the head of their god Osiris resembled a dog. In Egypt, Sirius shines for most of the summer, and since it's such a bright star, the Egyptians believed the additional light it radiated was responsible for the summer heat. This isn't true, of course, but the phrase "the dog days of summer" originates from this belief.
The Greeks named the star Sirius, which meant, "scorching or burning".
Wishing you one sizzling New Year, lightworkers...
Sirius has long been known as the "Dog Star". (Trivia: (1) Actor Keanu Reeves has a rock group called Dog Star, and (2) In the Harry Potter books, Sirius Black, an animagus who can shapeshift, transforms into a large black dog.) It wasn't until I happened upon Ellie Crystal's extensive metaphysical site, however, that I understood how the Dog Star also gave us the "dog days of summer":
Ancient Egyptians called Sirius the "Dog Star" because pictograms of the head of their god Osiris resembled a dog. In Egypt, Sirius shines for most of the summer, and since it's such a bright star, the Egyptians believed the additional light it radiated was responsible for the summer heat. This isn't true, of course, but the phrase "the dog days of summer" originates from this belief.
The Greeks named the star Sirius, which meant, "scorching or burning".
Wishing you one sizzling New Year, lightworkers...
Thursday, July 07, 2005
9-1-1 Deja Vu? Or an Opportunity for Global Growth?
Five days ago, the entire planet collaborated in the largest goodwill concerts ever: Live 8, a call to end African poverty. The concerts presaged the G8 Summit, a meeting of the world's eight top leaders in Scotland, taking place now.
So here's the backlash: terrorist bomb blasts in London's Tube (underground railway) this morning, with a death toll at 45 and rising, and hundreds more injured.
Yet today is also a Stargate, 7:7:7, a portal for personal and planetary ascension. Archangel Michael says that holding peace at the center without judgment of self or others is our greatest challenge now. Read the full channeling from Celia Fenn: The 7:7:7 Energies: Integrating the 12 Chakra Multi-Dimensional Self in order to Create the Beauty of New Earth
I am moved to reprint the broadcast I sent out on 9/11/01. I feel I was just the scribe for these words, which are from Spirit. May the vibrations of peace and promise they carry infuse London and the globe with higher Love.
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This IS A Test!
Dear Ones,
We are six days from September 17th, a date heralded as being an opportunity for planetary initiation. An initiatory crisis, personal or global, catapults us out of our prior way of life in an instant, and demands a creative response born of trust in the process. Crisis actually means "turning point," as well as opportunity. So while this morning's air attacks on key U.S. "nerve centers" (the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon) surprise me only in terms of form, the actions themselves were, in a sense, predictable. It was only a matter of when. The time is NOW. The question is, how will we (the United States, and the world) respond?
I believe it was Einstein who said, you can not solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it. From stunned pain, shock and anger, the instinctive response is retaliation. The first person I talked with today, upon hearing the news, spoke of hoping the President would threaten a nuclear attack. This would clearly be the end of life as we know it.
Later, as I listened to reports on radio, I was struck once again by how rapidly people always pull together in an emergency to help one another. Tragedy is a great leveler. We all do need to come together, not to fight a common enemy (which is within) but to begin creating the Global Community we've been inching towards for decades. It's a spiritual emergency, as we emerge from the cocoon of complacency, the old paradigm, into a courageous new world.
We must now choose to go beyond the old, reptilian, limbic brain (the same impulse that drives materialism, separation, self-interest, and misuse of power) into the higher realms of consciousness, where love, wisdom and power are synthesized into service. This is a test of the highest order. It's not about who's at fault, who orchestrated the attacks, or whether we should now place sanctions against the Middle East or other groups. It's about recognizing this attack for what it is: a colossal wake-up call.
This event is a volcanic eruption, and in hindsight, the rumblings many of us have been experiencing the past few weeks presaged it. Several players on the path have been sharing stories of total strangers (as well as of acquaintances and friends) suddenly, savagely and inexplicably dumping truckloads of mental trash on them. Everyone has been feeling "the quickening" of these end times, but, since we're at different stages in our growth, those who have no context for what they're experiencing also don't know what to do with these volatile energies. The anger's been leaking out, and finally, here's the explosion.
It is, in a very real sense, a planetary birth process. Something old has to die in order for the new to emerge. Please understand, I am not in the least condoning the tremendous loss of lives or the tragedy itself, yet I do feel that some major catastrophe to serve as a worldwide summons to awareness was cued to occur. It also took place on a Tuesday, which correlates astrologically with Mars, the God of war. We are all learning how to transform the war within ourselves into spiritual warriorhood.
It is interesting that the attack on the Pentagon made it impossible for U.S. officials to meet in the Department of Defense, the War Room. Our old defenses have been dismantled, big time and instantly.
Consider, too, that the Pentagon is a five-sided structure. There's a lot of power in five, which configures a star. The number five, as the center of the Native American medicine wheel, signifies the place of transformational possibilities. Five symbolizes access to the Spirit world in the Mayan tradition. It is a unifying element in Tibetan culture. The Greeks called the fifth element quinta essentia, the pure and concentrated essence, or invisible connector that allows earth, fire, water and air to communicate. Five is, cross-culturally, a centering and balancing element. Think of the alchemical phoenix that could arise from this apparent tragedy...
The 13th century Sufi mystic Rumi wrote, "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there's a field. I'll meet you there." This is the field of higher mind, of creative possibility, of the One Love. The moment is now. This is a call to conscious unity. Sisters and Brothers of the Light, please join me.
May this Invocation, sent out from World Goodwill in New York City to commemorate World Invocation Day, June 5, 2001, inspire and support you now. Many blessings and much love to you all, Amara.
The Great Invocation
From the point of Light within the mind of God
Let Light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One return to Earth.
From the center where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills—
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the center which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
So here's the backlash: terrorist bomb blasts in London's Tube (underground railway) this morning, with a death toll at 45 and rising, and hundreds more injured.
Yet today is also a Stargate, 7:7:7, a portal for personal and planetary ascension. Archangel Michael says that holding peace at the center without judgment of self or others is our greatest challenge now. Read the full channeling from Celia Fenn: The 7:7:7 Energies: Integrating the 12 Chakra Multi-Dimensional Self in order to Create the Beauty of New Earth
I am moved to reprint the broadcast I sent out on 9/11/01. I feel I was just the scribe for these words, which are from Spirit. May the vibrations of peace and promise they carry infuse London and the globe with higher Love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This IS A Test!
Dear Ones,
We are six days from September 17th, a date heralded as being an opportunity for planetary initiation. An initiatory crisis, personal or global, catapults us out of our prior way of life in an instant, and demands a creative response born of trust in the process. Crisis actually means "turning point," as well as opportunity. So while this morning's air attacks on key U.S. "nerve centers" (the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon) surprise me only in terms of form, the actions themselves were, in a sense, predictable. It was only a matter of when. The time is NOW. The question is, how will we (the United States, and the world) respond?
I believe it was Einstein who said, you can not solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it. From stunned pain, shock and anger, the instinctive response is retaliation. The first person I talked with today, upon hearing the news, spoke of hoping the President would threaten a nuclear attack. This would clearly be the end of life as we know it.
Later, as I listened to reports on radio, I was struck once again by how rapidly people always pull together in an emergency to help one another. Tragedy is a great leveler. We all do need to come together, not to fight a common enemy (which is within) but to begin creating the Global Community we've been inching towards for decades. It's a spiritual emergency, as we emerge from the cocoon of complacency, the old paradigm, into a courageous new world.
We must now choose to go beyond the old, reptilian, limbic brain (the same impulse that drives materialism, separation, self-interest, and misuse of power) into the higher realms of consciousness, where love, wisdom and power are synthesized into service. This is a test of the highest order. It's not about who's at fault, who orchestrated the attacks, or whether we should now place sanctions against the Middle East or other groups. It's about recognizing this attack for what it is: a colossal wake-up call.
This event is a volcanic eruption, and in hindsight, the rumblings many of us have been experiencing the past few weeks presaged it. Several players on the path have been sharing stories of total strangers (as well as of acquaintances and friends) suddenly, savagely and inexplicably dumping truckloads of mental trash on them. Everyone has been feeling "the quickening" of these end times, but, since we're at different stages in our growth, those who have no context for what they're experiencing also don't know what to do with these volatile energies. The anger's been leaking out, and finally, here's the explosion.
It is, in a very real sense, a planetary birth process. Something old has to die in order for the new to emerge. Please understand, I am not in the least condoning the tremendous loss of lives or the tragedy itself, yet I do feel that some major catastrophe to serve as a worldwide summons to awareness was cued to occur. It also took place on a Tuesday, which correlates astrologically with Mars, the God of war. We are all learning how to transform the war within ourselves into spiritual warriorhood.
It is interesting that the attack on the Pentagon made it impossible for U.S. officials to meet in the Department of Defense, the War Room. Our old defenses have been dismantled, big time and instantly.
Consider, too, that the Pentagon is a five-sided structure. There's a lot of power in five, which configures a star. The number five, as the center of the Native American medicine wheel, signifies the place of transformational possibilities. Five symbolizes access to the Spirit world in the Mayan tradition. It is a unifying element in Tibetan culture. The Greeks called the fifth element quinta essentia, the pure and concentrated essence, or invisible connector that allows earth, fire, water and air to communicate. Five is, cross-culturally, a centering and balancing element. Think of the alchemical phoenix that could arise from this apparent tragedy...
The 13th century Sufi mystic Rumi wrote, "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there's a field. I'll meet you there." This is the field of higher mind, of creative possibility, of the One Love. The moment is now. This is a call to conscious unity. Sisters and Brothers of the Light, please join me.
May this Invocation, sent out from World Goodwill in New York City to commemorate World Invocation Day, June 5, 2001, inspire and support you now. Many blessings and much love to you all, Amara.
The Great Invocation
From the point of Light within the mind of God
Let Light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One return to Earth.
From the center where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills—
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the center which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
Sunday, July 03, 2005
The 51% Solution
I've been struggling with some internal demons lately, feeling a huge disparity between the woman I am in cyberspace and how I come across in 3-D. Some days it takes tremendous effort to continue plodding forward as a spiritual servant.
So it was a relief and a remedy to receive Patricia Cota-Robles' latest missive, reminding us that we need only attain a "critical mass" of 51% in order to empower a shift in consciousness. She says,
"When empowering a vision or thoughtform, the moment 51 percent of our energy, vibration and consciousness is in alignment with our vision, it reaches critical mass, and nothing can stop it from manifesting. The problem is that we never know just when we are going to reach that magical moment of critical mass. There are often no outer-world signs, and it may even look as if we are very far away from that instant of transformation.
"That is when we usually feel our efforts are failing, and we give up. Sometimes we may be just a breath away from reaching critical mass, but we don't realize that, so we get discouraged and stop working to reach our goals. Then we end up never manifesting our visions.
"In very practical terms, critical mass means that when we are striving to create prosperity in our lives, the moment our thoughts, words, actions and feelings are vibrating with 51 percent prosperity consciousness instead of poverty consciousness, our life circumstances will shift, and we will begin to experience prosperity. The moment 51 percent of our energy is aligned with self-esteem and love, we will magnetize positive relationships into our lives. The moment 51 percent of our energy is aligned with peace, harmony and balance, we will manifest those Divine Qualities tangibly in our life experiences."
So keep on keepin' on, magnificent co-creators! And when you need a supportive shoulder, please drop me a line: amara@liveyourlight.com. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter, What Shines.
To read more from Patricia, visit Era of Peace.
So it was a relief and a remedy to receive Patricia Cota-Robles' latest missive, reminding us that we need only attain a "critical mass" of 51% in order to empower a shift in consciousness. She says,
"When empowering a vision or thoughtform, the moment 51 percent of our energy, vibration and consciousness is in alignment with our vision, it reaches critical mass, and nothing can stop it from manifesting. The problem is that we never know just when we are going to reach that magical moment of critical mass. There are often no outer-world signs, and it may even look as if we are very far away from that instant of transformation.
"That is when we usually feel our efforts are failing, and we give up. Sometimes we may be just a breath away from reaching critical mass, but we don't realize that, so we get discouraged and stop working to reach our goals. Then we end up never manifesting our visions.
"In very practical terms, critical mass means that when we are striving to create prosperity in our lives, the moment our thoughts, words, actions and feelings are vibrating with 51 percent prosperity consciousness instead of poverty consciousness, our life circumstances will shift, and we will begin to experience prosperity. The moment 51 percent of our energy is aligned with self-esteem and love, we will magnetize positive relationships into our lives. The moment 51 percent of our energy is aligned with peace, harmony and balance, we will manifest those Divine Qualities tangibly in our life experiences."
So keep on keepin' on, magnificent co-creators! And when you need a supportive shoulder, please drop me a line: amara@liveyourlight.com. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter, What Shines.
To read more from Patricia, visit Era of Peace.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Live 8: Global Concerts to Wipe Out Poverty
This Saturday, July 2nd, heralds the grandest spiritual event the world has yet seen: Live 8, a collective prayer through our common tongue, music.
The brainchild of Bob Geldof, who created Live Aid 20 years ago, Live 8 is the symbolic journey of millions of people worldwide to end poverty in Africa. It takes its name from the impending G8 Summit July 6-9th in Scotland, a meeting of the eight most powerful global leaders representing the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Russia.
The event will reach a potential 5.5 billion people--85% of the world's population--via television, webcast and other media. You're invited to join your sisters and brothers around the globe on July 2nd for engaged social activism, a celebratory event that is the hallmark of the visionary collective action that's beginning to happen everywhere, now.
Help anchor the passion and heal the planet! For complete info, go to Live 8
The brainchild of Bob Geldof, who created Live Aid 20 years ago, Live 8 is the symbolic journey of millions of people worldwide to end poverty in Africa. It takes its name from the impending G8 Summit July 6-9th in Scotland, a meeting of the eight most powerful global leaders representing the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Russia.
The event will reach a potential 5.5 billion people--85% of the world's population--via television, webcast and other media. You're invited to join your sisters and brothers around the globe on July 2nd for engaged social activism, a celebratory event that is the hallmark of the visionary collective action that's beginning to happen everywhere, now.
Help anchor the passion and heal the planet! For complete info, go to Live 8
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Midsummer Magic
These very cool Solstice clearing rituals are courtesy of Steve Nelson, e-mail: SteveNelson@carolina.rr.com
MIDSUMMER/TRUE NOON HOUR MAGIC
Snakes are said to shed their skins at Midsummer.
Shadow stuff comes up for clearing now, this is how:
* Clockwise movement or whirling to clear psychic cobwebs, strengthen connection between divine spirit and heart of the world.
* Focusing on the light over your head, your soul star, while breathing deeply and visualizing a wish, dream, ideal.
* Stretching with extended breath to release stuck physical energy and clear psychic channels.
* Free form dancing, surrendering to spirit (after clockwise turning).
* Swimming, full body immersion in water for emotional clearing.
* Leaping a fire or candle flame while bringing to mind what needs to be let go.
PSYCHIC WEEDING
* Whatever needs to be released from self or society comes up each year at Summer Solstice/Midsummer, and in the noon hour each day.
* Country people favor this time (June 21-25) for weeding gardens, as this is when vital energy is most up and out of the roots.
* Midsummer is also the best time for "weeding" undesirable psychic patterns, as little energy remains in our subconscious roots.
* Bad habits can more easily be eliminated and emotional attachments more readily broken at this turning time of the year.
* All that's needed for releasing is simple circular movement, clockwise turning and fire leaping.
Steve reminds us that if we haven't yet done a Solstice dance or fire leaping ritual, the two weeks following Solstice are an especially powerful window. So we've got until July 4th to dance the fire in our own unique way...and then we'll be ready for the fireworks (for Independence Day, in the US).
MIDSUMMER/TRUE NOON HOUR MAGIC
Snakes are said to shed their skins at Midsummer.
Shadow stuff comes up for clearing now, this is how:
* Clockwise movement or whirling to clear psychic cobwebs, strengthen connection between divine spirit and heart of the world.
* Focusing on the light over your head, your soul star, while breathing deeply and visualizing a wish, dream, ideal.
* Stretching with extended breath to release stuck physical energy and clear psychic channels.
* Free form dancing, surrendering to spirit (after clockwise turning).
* Swimming, full body immersion in water for emotional clearing.
* Leaping a fire or candle flame while bringing to mind what needs to be let go.
PSYCHIC WEEDING
* Whatever needs to be released from self or society comes up each year at Summer Solstice/Midsummer, and in the noon hour each day.
* Country people favor this time (June 21-25) for weeding gardens, as this is when vital energy is most up and out of the roots.
* Midsummer is also the best time for "weeding" undesirable psychic patterns, as little energy remains in our subconscious roots.
* Bad habits can more easily be eliminated and emotional attachments more readily broken at this turning time of the year.
* All that's needed for releasing is simple circular movement, clockwise turning and fire leaping.
Steve reminds us that if we haven't yet done a Solstice dance or fire leaping ritual, the two weeks following Solstice are an especially powerful window. So we've got until July 4th to dance the fire in our own unique way...and then we'll be ready for the fireworks (for Independence Day, in the US).
Monday, June 20, 2005
Power to the Planet!
It's Summer Solstice, with a full fiery Sagittarius Moon, an ideal moment to integrate our masculine/yang/solar energies with our feminine/yin/lunar selves. Here's an article to give you some ideas for how to enhance this most valuable relationship--with yourself. Because the personal is planetary:
Summer Solstice: An Opportunity to Become More Whole
Summer Solstice: An Opportunity to Become More Whole
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Healing HQ: Full Spectrum Health Wisdom
Looking for a hub of free health wisdom that covers the full range of possibilities: body, mind, spirit, people, planet, breaking news, and much more? Healing Headquarters, which officially opens on July 1st, is "Your daily guide to a better life!", just as the online community's tag says.
In addition to a daily dose of well-written, timely articles, Healinghq offers reviews, message boards, an events calendar, downloads, and a resource directory that includes links to practitioners, non-profit organizations, books, tapes/CDs, environmental and spiritual websites, and more.
Here are my contributions thus far:
Chocolate-Covered Prunes: Clarifying Your Intent
From Deadlines to Lifelines: How to Live Your Light
Spiraling Home
Walking His Talk: John Francis' Silent Pilgrimage for Environmental Action
In addition to a daily dose of well-written, timely articles, Healinghq offers reviews, message boards, an events calendar, downloads, and a resource directory that includes links to practitioners, non-profit organizations, books, tapes/CDs, environmental and spiritual websites, and more.
Here are my contributions thus far:
Chocolate-Covered Prunes: Clarifying Your Intent
From Deadlines to Lifelines: How to Live Your Light
Spiraling Home
Walking His Talk: John Francis' Silent Pilgrimage for Environmental Action
Thursday, June 16, 2005
The Wisdom of Energy Upgrades
We've entered a new realm of light, according to Karen Bishop, who brings through timely energy alerts called What's Up On Planet Earth. Here's an excerpt from the latest one:
"When we drop density, we are dropping 'issues' or what I refer to as 'misperceptions' of who we thought we were and what we thought was real. And in that way, we now interact differently because we are no longer relating through a veil of darkness and density. We are seeing and experiencing who we REALLY are and can now simply just enjoy each other's company as brothers and sisters of light.
"In the higher realms our geographical locations affect us greatly as well. When we arrive at our new destinations of the New World, we are totally in alignment with that particular energy on Earth, and this is when our real work and joy begins. All the dots have lined up. This is part of the process. We totally integrate and become one with our particular place on Earth, and it is glorious! And does it feel like Home!"
How are you co-creating your own miraculous now? I look forward to hearing from you...
"When we drop density, we are dropping 'issues' or what I refer to as 'misperceptions' of who we thought we were and what we thought was real. And in that way, we now interact differently because we are no longer relating through a veil of darkness and density. We are seeing and experiencing who we REALLY are and can now simply just enjoy each other's company as brothers and sisters of light.
"In the higher realms our geographical locations affect us greatly as well. When we arrive at our new destinations of the New World, we are totally in alignment with that particular energy on Earth, and this is when our real work and joy begins. All the dots have lined up. This is part of the process. We totally integrate and become one with our particular place on Earth, and it is glorious! And does it feel like Home!"
How are you co-creating your own miraculous now? I look forward to hearing from you...
Friday, June 10, 2005
From Cranky to Cranked Up
We knew this year would be a flume ride, but thankfully, we're about to surf the waves for awhile instead of continuing to get slam-dunked. Astrologer Mark Krueger, who has a whimsical way with words, says that as of this week, "The trudge through the sludge is lifting. You can get on with your life in a more direct way. The world will respond more in alignment with you now. Easy going if you please.
"Plan and act now. Be intentional and serendipity comes your way. Snuggle rather than struggle. Giggle with the gaggles. Hop on Pop. Skip to your new my darlin'. Goodness gracious glory be."
Enjoy his full report (and weekly updates) at In 2 Light
"Plan and act now. Be intentional and serendipity comes your way. Snuggle rather than struggle. Giggle with the gaggles. Hop on Pop. Skip to your new my darlin'. Goodness gracious glory be."
Enjoy his full report (and weekly updates) at In 2 Light
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Colleen Marshall, of Planetary Activation Organization, reminds us that the changes we're experiencing are affecting all life forms on Earth, including our pets. She counsels:
"This new state of being requires that we physically, mentally and emotionally let go of third dimensional concepts. The progression through changes compels us to release relationships, jobs, careers, homes, possessions and so on, if they are unable to support our new way of being. Is it any wonder that there is a great deal of anxiety and fear being felt because these changes are already in progress, even though most people are not conscious of it?"
Here's the latest summary of what to expect, or what you (or your cat or dog) may already be living into physiologically:
* Flu-like symptoms: high temperatures, sweating, aching bones and joints, etc.
* Severe or migraine headaches.
* Occasional diarrhea.
* Occasional runny nose, with sneezing which lasts 24 hours and is not a cold or hayfever.
* Dizziness, ringing in the ears.
* Heart palpitations.
* Whole body vibration - especially at night, when you're relaxed.
* Intense muscle spasms - plus pain in the body, often the back.
* Tingling in arms, hands, legs or feet.
* Loss of muscular power in your hands, caused by changes in circulation.
* Occasional breathing difficulties - and/or stronger or louder breathing when relaxed.
* Feeling tired - or exhausted from minor exertion.
* Wanting to sleep - longer and more often than normal.
* Toe nails and hair growing quicker than normal.
* Bouts of depression for no real reason.
And finally, you may delve into the past and examine relationships, gaining new clarity on personal issues and feeling a huge purge of tension, along with anxiety and high stress levels.
If you're feeling panicked and want to rush off to your health practitioner, be aware that they're likely to find nothing "wrong" with you. Marshall's RECOMMENDED RELIEF REMEDIES for the above are what a good holistic healer would suggest as well:
* Go with the flow, don't fight it.
* If you feel tired or exhausted, rest and get plenty of sleep.
* Drink lots of water as you are detoxifying and dehydrating quicker than usual.
* To relieve emotional tension and stress levels try valerian.
* Fenugreek relieves stress on the lymphatic system and helps the detoxification.
* To relieve muscle spasm try mud baths or a long, hot soak in a bath to which you add a cup of Epsom salts or sea salt. Do this daily.
* Apple cider vinegar baths aid emotional detoxification.
"Recognize that heart palpitations or breathing difficulties are the heart chakra or throat chakra unblocking, and these symptoms are temporary. You aren't dying, just changing! However, seek medical guidance if you are unsure. If you don't know where to buy valerian or fenugreek, try a health food store or better still, simply say the name in your head when you need relief. All healing energies are transmitted via the sound of the name and are just as effective said in the mind or aloud, as in physically taking them. Try it and see. Ask your angel guides to help relieve any pain. They are just waiting to be asked! Most symptoms seem to last a couple of weeks, then clear up. Some symptoms may recur from time to time.
"These changes are not necessarily being experienced by everyone concurrently. A very small percentage of adults have already completed the entire change into crystalline form and now embody 1,024 strands of DNA. One report is of a woman who has grown 3 inches taller and a foot size larger. All children under the age of seven have also now completed the change, or will shortly do so. Babies born in the past two years have all been born with the full set of DNA."
"This new state of being requires that we physically, mentally and emotionally let go of third dimensional concepts. The progression through changes compels us to release relationships, jobs, careers, homes, possessions and so on, if they are unable to support our new way of being. Is it any wonder that there is a great deal of anxiety and fear being felt because these changes are already in progress, even though most people are not conscious of it?"
Here's the latest summary of what to expect, or what you (or your cat or dog) may already be living into physiologically:
* Flu-like symptoms: high temperatures, sweating, aching bones and joints, etc.
* Severe or migraine headaches.
* Occasional diarrhea.
* Occasional runny nose, with sneezing which lasts 24 hours and is not a cold or hayfever.
* Dizziness, ringing in the ears.
* Heart palpitations.
* Whole body vibration - especially at night, when you're relaxed.
* Intense muscle spasms - plus pain in the body, often the back.
* Tingling in arms, hands, legs or feet.
* Loss of muscular power in your hands, caused by changes in circulation.
* Occasional breathing difficulties - and/or stronger or louder breathing when relaxed.
* Feeling tired - or exhausted from minor exertion.
* Wanting to sleep - longer and more often than normal.
* Toe nails and hair growing quicker than normal.
* Bouts of depression for no real reason.
And finally, you may delve into the past and examine relationships, gaining new clarity on personal issues and feeling a huge purge of tension, along with anxiety and high stress levels.
If you're feeling panicked and want to rush off to your health practitioner, be aware that they're likely to find nothing "wrong" with you. Marshall's RECOMMENDED RELIEF REMEDIES for the above are what a good holistic healer would suggest as well:
* Go with the flow, don't fight it.
* If you feel tired or exhausted, rest and get plenty of sleep.
* Drink lots of water as you are detoxifying and dehydrating quicker than usual.
* To relieve emotional tension and stress levels try valerian.
* Fenugreek relieves stress on the lymphatic system and helps the detoxification.
* To relieve muscle spasm try mud baths or a long, hot soak in a bath to which you add a cup of Epsom salts or sea salt. Do this daily.
* Apple cider vinegar baths aid emotional detoxification.
"Recognize that heart palpitations or breathing difficulties are the heart chakra or throat chakra unblocking, and these symptoms are temporary. You aren't dying, just changing! However, seek medical guidance if you are unsure. If you don't know where to buy valerian or fenugreek, try a health food store or better still, simply say the name in your head when you need relief. All healing energies are transmitted via the sound of the name and are just as effective said in the mind or aloud, as in physically taking them. Try it and see. Ask your angel guides to help relieve any pain. They are just waiting to be asked! Most symptoms seem to last a couple of weeks, then clear up. Some symptoms may recur from time to time.
"These changes are not necessarily being experienced by everyone concurrently. A very small percentage of adults have already completed the entire change into crystalline form and now embody 1,024 strands of DNA. One report is of a woman who has grown 3 inches taller and a foot size larger. All children under the age of seven have also now completed the change, or will shortly do so. Babies born in the past two years have all been born with the full set of DNA."
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
In Tune With the Moon, and The Star That You Are
I've been following a "natural time" calendar based on earth cycles for a decade now. This modern-day evolution of the 260-day Mayan Calendar known as the Tzol'kin, coupled with an ancient lunar calendar used throughout the world for millennia, has been a grand adventure in attuning to my inner rhythms—and an inspiration to live more instinctually every day.
Li Walter, who's devised her own calendar rooted in both traditions, reminds us that we're now in the Moon of Integration, in which our question is, "How can I dedicate myself to all that lives?" Read one way to integrate this cosmology into your daily life, in my article, Embracing Paradox Can Help You Beat the Clock.
Li counsels, "It's time to integrate what we've experienced and learned on our journey through the year (since last July 26th). This is a time to gather and meet in community, to acknowledge what has been, and look toward the year to come. The new year that begins July 26, 2005 will be a 13 Seed in the Human wave year, a year of becoming the seeds of human freedom.
"Since this has been a 12 Storm Year, a stormy year in which we've been engaged in learning to live in the process of continual creative transformation, this Moon 12 of Integration is all the more important as we now have the opportunity to crystallize into a new, more complex form."
Li's words will begin to make a lot more sense once you begin to live in multidimensional time. Check out her calendar and planetary essences at Keeping Time. And get ready to plant some extraordinary seeds for the new, natural time year, on July 26th.
Li Walter, who's devised her own calendar rooted in both traditions, reminds us that we're now in the Moon of Integration, in which our question is, "How can I dedicate myself to all that lives?" Read one way to integrate this cosmology into your daily life, in my article, Embracing Paradox Can Help You Beat the Clock.
Li counsels, "It's time to integrate what we've experienced and learned on our journey through the year (since last July 26th). This is a time to gather and meet in community, to acknowledge what has been, and look toward the year to come. The new year that begins July 26, 2005 will be a 13 Seed in the Human wave year, a year of becoming the seeds of human freedom.
"Since this has been a 12 Storm Year, a stormy year in which we've been engaged in learning to live in the process of continual creative transformation, this Moon 12 of Integration is all the more important as we now have the opportunity to crystallize into a new, more complex form."
Li's words will begin to make a lot more sense once you begin to live in multidimensional time. Check out her calendar and planetary essences at Keeping Time. And get ready to plant some extraordinary seeds for the new, natural time year, on July 26th.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Treading Lightly On The Balance Beam
Years ago, when I was training to be a speaker with Lee Glickstein, creator of Speaking Circles International, I remember he spoke of a painting on a colleague's office wall that he'd always admired from across the desk, which showed someone balancing on a tightrope. What incredible focus and skill, Lee thought. Much later, he had an opportunity to observe the painting close up, and was astonished at what he saw. The person was balancing not on a tightrope...but on a beam of light.
Lightworkers would do well to bear this teaching in mind in upcoming weeks, as we're being asked to help create balance and stability for the Earth and her evolving inhabitants as new energies continue to pour in. Archangel Michael asks us to "actively assist the process of transformation," as we move toward Summer Solstice. On June 21st and 22nd, there will be a powerful alignment of planetary energies in the solar system that will "create maximum disturbance and tension in the cosmic, solar and planetary fields." This will affect everyone's mental and emotional bodies.
The good news is that this moment also marks a turning point. Michael says, "This process began in 1998, when the first Crystal Children began to trigger the ascension process in those adults who were ready to form the first wave. That was seven years ago. There is another seven-year cycle to go before you reach the completion of this birthing cycle in 2012.
"Know, dearest ones, that this is a key moment, when you are asked to participate fully in the co-creation of the New Earth. And know too, that this is indeed a turning point. There are enough awakened and active first and second wave Lightworkers to make a real difference to the planet now, and in the years to come. Take your power and begin to be what you are: stewards of planetary peace and stability."
For the complete transmission, including instruction in how to best anchor your own awareness during this period, visit Starchild Ascension
Lightworkers would do well to bear this teaching in mind in upcoming weeks, as we're being asked to help create balance and stability for the Earth and her evolving inhabitants as new energies continue to pour in. Archangel Michael asks us to "actively assist the process of transformation," as we move toward Summer Solstice. On June 21st and 22nd, there will be a powerful alignment of planetary energies in the solar system that will "create maximum disturbance and tension in the cosmic, solar and planetary fields." This will affect everyone's mental and emotional bodies.
The good news is that this moment also marks a turning point. Michael says, "This process began in 1998, when the first Crystal Children began to trigger the ascension process in those adults who were ready to form the first wave. That was seven years ago. There is another seven-year cycle to go before you reach the completion of this birthing cycle in 2012.
"Know, dearest ones, that this is a key moment, when you are asked to participate fully in the co-creation of the New Earth. And know too, that this is indeed a turning point. There are enough awakened and active first and second wave Lightworkers to make a real difference to the planet now, and in the years to come. Take your power and begin to be what you are: stewards of planetary peace and stability."
For the complete transmission, including instruction in how to best anchor your own awareness during this period, visit Starchild Ascension
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Health Tips for Effortless Ascension
I've been waking famished beyond belief in recent days, wondering if I had parasites again (one symptom is constant hunger). I've also been tired and irritable, sometimes shivery, but chalked that up to travel, cold and wet weather, and loss of sleep.
Ha! Once again, it's only ascension. Karen Bishop restores my faith in the innate wisdom of my 3rd dimensional self as it shifts and stretches to accommodate the latest energetic download. She says, "Currently, many of us are feeling the 'dropping body density' phase.
"It involves strong cravings for protein with a need to eat frequently (for me, it is usually every two hours), as we are requiring an unusual amount of fuel for this 'restructuring' process. Feeling dizzy, weak and faint are signs that you are needing much more fuel than you normally would, and protein is the main staple that is required here.
"Fatigue can also play a part during this particular phase, and at times, this need for extra fuel and rest can last for many weeks. It just depends upon how far you have come with your own ascension process. The farther along you are, the less these 'shifts' will affect you, as you are much more in alignment with the higher dimensions.
"Helpful tips:
* As always, drink plenty of water and get IN the water (preferably salt water).
* Eat lots of protein, and eat many small meals throughout the day.
* Rest.
* Put yourself first, and know that the Universe will follow your lead.
* If you are feeling lost or confused, get involved with some mindless activities with others. Try and 'ignore' your process as it will continue whether you are involved or not.
* Spend time with the animals or our little ones. I played with some kittens the other day and it was glorious!
* Be out in the sun or lie on the ground. Heaven and Earth are great conduits for balancing, healing and rejuvenating."
Karen also echoes the wealth wisdom I've been sharing in my e-newsletter, What Shines, and in these postings, about how money is shifting to align with our emerging reality around receiving abundance for spiritual/evolutionary support:
"Know that much is arriving for us now. If you are experiencing a sudden drop in income, it is only because it gets much worse right before it gets incredibly better. This is the way energy works. We are moving from one way of being and from one money generating reality to another. We are just right now in between."
Read Karen's complete take on our ongoing process: What's Up On Planet Earth
Ha! Once again, it's only ascension. Karen Bishop restores my faith in the innate wisdom of my 3rd dimensional self as it shifts and stretches to accommodate the latest energetic download. She says, "Currently, many of us are feeling the 'dropping body density' phase.
"It involves strong cravings for protein with a need to eat frequently (for me, it is usually every two hours), as we are requiring an unusual amount of fuel for this 'restructuring' process. Feeling dizzy, weak and faint are signs that you are needing much more fuel than you normally would, and protein is the main staple that is required here.
"Fatigue can also play a part during this particular phase, and at times, this need for extra fuel and rest can last for many weeks. It just depends upon how far you have come with your own ascension process. The farther along you are, the less these 'shifts' will affect you, as you are much more in alignment with the higher dimensions.
"Helpful tips:
* As always, drink plenty of water and get IN the water (preferably salt water).
* Eat lots of protein, and eat many small meals throughout the day.
* Rest.
* Put yourself first, and know that the Universe will follow your lead.
* If you are feeling lost or confused, get involved with some mindless activities with others. Try and 'ignore' your process as it will continue whether you are involved or not.
* Spend time with the animals or our little ones. I played with some kittens the other day and it was glorious!
* Be out in the sun or lie on the ground. Heaven and Earth are great conduits for balancing, healing and rejuvenating."
Karen also echoes the wealth wisdom I've been sharing in my e-newsletter, What Shines, and in these postings, about how money is shifting to align with our emerging reality around receiving abundance for spiritual/evolutionary support:
"Know that much is arriving for us now. If you are experiencing a sudden drop in income, it is only because it gets much worse right before it gets incredibly better. This is the way energy works. We are moving from one way of being and from one money generating reality to another. We are just right now in between."
Read Karen's complete take on our ongoing process: What's Up On Planet Earth
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Using the Violet Flame for Your Growth
According to spiritual teacher Patricia Diane Cota-Robles, the Violet Flame of Transmutation has unlimited power to help us heal and transform ourselves and our world. Here are some invocations and a mantra you may find useful:
INVOCATIONS FOR THE VIOLET FLAME
Through the Beloved Presence of God, I AM, now blazing in my heart, I invoke ALL of the Legions of Light throughout infinity who are associated with God’s Violet Flame of Limitless Transmutation.
Blessed Ones, blaze the full momentum of the Sacred Violet Fire in, through and around every electron of precious Life energy I have ever misqualified in any time frame or dimension both known and unknown. Transmute these patterns of imperfection cause, core, effect, record and memory into God’s Harmony and Balance.
Beloved I AM, I invoke your Divine Intervention to blaze the Violet Flame through every thought, word, action or feeling I have ever expressed that reflects anything less than the Immaculate Concept of my full Divine Potential.
Look into my life and see what yet remains to be balanced by me to any person, place, condition or thing I may have wronged at any time, in any way, for any reason whatsoever.
Reach your great loving hands of Light into all of the good energy I have released throughout my Earthly sojourn, and draw forth a thousand times as much perfection as I have ever done wrong.
Fashion from this substance of perfection a Gift of Love, whatever is necessary to balance every debt I have created which still remains unpaid to any part of Life.
Beloved I AM, I ask you to forgive every person, place, condition or thing which may have wronged me in any way, and balance all debts owed to me by Life everywhere.
I accept this done through the Power of God I AM. And so it is.
VIOLET FLAME MANTRA
[The following Violet Flame mantra can be repeated either aloud or in the
silence of our hearts as we go about the business of our daily lives.]
Transmute, transmute by Violet Fire
all causes and cores not of God’s desire.
I AM a Being of cause alone; that cause is
Love, the Sacred Tone.
You can read Patricia's latest update on The Violet Flame, here: Limitless Power of the Violet Flame
INVOCATIONS FOR THE VIOLET FLAME
Through the Beloved Presence of God, I AM, now blazing in my heart, I invoke ALL of the Legions of Light throughout infinity who are associated with God’s Violet Flame of Limitless Transmutation.
Blessed Ones, blaze the full momentum of the Sacred Violet Fire in, through and around every electron of precious Life energy I have ever misqualified in any time frame or dimension both known and unknown. Transmute these patterns of imperfection cause, core, effect, record and memory into God’s Harmony and Balance.
Beloved I AM, I invoke your Divine Intervention to blaze the Violet Flame through every thought, word, action or feeling I have ever expressed that reflects anything less than the Immaculate Concept of my full Divine Potential.
Look into my life and see what yet remains to be balanced by me to any person, place, condition or thing I may have wronged at any time, in any way, for any reason whatsoever.
Reach your great loving hands of Light into all of the good energy I have released throughout my Earthly sojourn, and draw forth a thousand times as much perfection as I have ever done wrong.
Fashion from this substance of perfection a Gift of Love, whatever is necessary to balance every debt I have created which still remains unpaid to any part of Life.
Beloved I AM, I ask you to forgive every person, place, condition or thing which may have wronged me in any way, and balance all debts owed to me by Life everywhere.
I accept this done through the Power of God I AM. And so it is.
VIOLET FLAME MANTRA
[The following Violet Flame mantra can be repeated either aloud or in the
silence of our hearts as we go about the business of our daily lives.]
Transmute, transmute by Violet Fire
all causes and cores not of God’s desire.
I AM a Being of cause alone; that cause is
Love, the Sacred Tone.
You can read Patricia's latest update on The Violet Flame, here: Limitless Power of the Violet Flame
Friday, May 13, 2005
Lights, Planets, Action!
It's time for a heavenly Harmonic Concordance redux. Mars and Uranus again dance together, stirring up a grand desire for freedom, movement, change. This juicy conversation begins on May 15th, one of many intriguing celestial conjunctions with Christian holy days taking place in 2005.
May 15th is Pentecost. This day, writes Johnny Mirehiel, commemorates "the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, symbolic of the Love of that Spirit. It was then that there appeared unto them 'cloven tongues as of fire' and they became different and Spirit infused people who had experienced a renewal of Faith. That this Pentecost coincides with an astrological alignment that has aspects to the Harmonic Concordance chart, which so closely mirrors its spiritual significance, seems very appropriate. For this is truly a moment in which we may choose to open to the voice of the Holy Spirit, to act on Its message and to do so as an expression of our Unconditional Love."
Read the full astrological overview, here: The Concordance Pentecost
May 15th is Pentecost. This day, writes Johnny Mirehiel, commemorates "the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, symbolic of the Love of that Spirit. It was then that there appeared unto them 'cloven tongues as of fire' and they became different and Spirit infused people who had experienced a renewal of Faith. That this Pentecost coincides with an astrological alignment that has aspects to the Harmonic Concordance chart, which so closely mirrors its spiritual significance, seems very appropriate. For this is truly a moment in which we may choose to open to the voice of the Holy Spirit, to act on Its message and to do so as an expression of our Unconditional Love."
Read the full astrological overview, here: The Concordance Pentecost
Monday, May 09, 2005
Wealth Wisdom from a Surfer Dude
Lee Silber is a surfer...and a successful author, speaker, business owner, musician, and radio show host. And he still finds time to surf every day (and sleep!)
Here's a prosperity piece from his free monthly newsletter. For more info, visit Lee online at Creative Lee Speaking
Money MATTERS
By Lee Silber
For some, the pursuit of riches means everything—they look at wealth as a means of determining their own value and worth in the world. For others, money is a means to have and do what they have always wanted—it represents freedom. There are also people who claim that they aren't interested in money and look down on anyone who wants to profit from their time and talents—but realize that in the right hands money can make miracles happen. The bottom line is, money matters. Even though I have covered this topic in one of my previous books and have written articles about money matters in the past, it's worth talking about again. Only this time, I will go under the assumption that we all could use a little more money in our lives. That's why the focus of this article will be exercises to develop both a money mindset and some action steps that will help you make the second half of 2005 your best year yet—financially.
Making more money starts in your head. Some people don't earn what they are worth because they don't believe they deserve to and/or that there isn't enough money to go around or because they are complacent and aren't aware of the opportunities that exist to increase their income. Let's look at some simple suggestions to increase our wealth.
1. Get more. Take your salary from 2004 and double it. Write down or draw how that would feel and what making that much money would mean to you. Next, double that income amount and write what life would be like with four times the money coming in. Keep doubling your income and writing your responses until the income amount feels right.
2. Get real. In the middle of a page write down what you would like to earn in a year. Now draw arrows leading into that number with the possible sources of revenue needed to generate it. Open your mind to the possibilities. Use what ever method works to find money-making opportunities. Make a list of possibilities, create a mind map, emulate someone else's success, review old invoices and bank statements, tear out ideas from magazines, free write, talk to others, talk to yourself, draw, whatever you need to do to come up with ways to make more money. (See examples listed below in "Action Item I".)
3. Get emotional. Instead of dealing with numbers this time, let's look at how it would feel and the freedom this new amount of money coming into your life would mean for you and those around you. If you made (insert your ideal income here) what would you do? What would you buy? Where would you go? How would you feel about yourself? Your life? How would you be treated by others? What would you NOT have to do any longer?
4. Get going. One easy first step to having more money is to make better financial decisions on a daily basis. What is something you could cut out or cut down on to save money today? What is something you could do or sell to earn more money today?
5. Get it together. There are several things you can do to become better at making and managing money. One is to become more aware of where your money goes. Keeping track of what you spend each day (every dime) is an eye-opener. Another thing to try is to pay for items with cash for a week or two so you get in touch with how much you are truly spending. Another thing to do is to put up pictures of the things you will do, buy, enjoy when you have more money. Use these as motivators and put them up where you will see them (as a screensaver, in your wallet or on a bulletin board). On a stack of index cards write down everything you do (skills, talents, assets) that others would pay for. Put one item per card and start doing something with these. Make a list of things you can do to increase your worth—enter and win an award, team up with someone more successful, learn a new skill—and start raising your rates. Create an affirmation that reads something like this: "There is more than enough money to go around and I will earn (how much?) more than I am earning now? I am smart, talented and I deserve to be paid well." Read about and surround yourself with people who are wealthy and wise about money-matters. Learn all you can from them.
ACTION ITEM I
How to Make More
Have you tried any of these ideas to increase your income? (Circle any and all that you may want to try.)
* Turn a hobby into a side business
* Rent out unused gear
* Ask for cash as a gift this year instead of worthless presents
* Sell something you no longer need or use
* Teach a skill you have that others need to know
* Rent out a room in your home
* Ask for a referral fee when you send someone business
* Give (paid) speeches on a topic you are knowledgeable about
* Collect any money that is owed to you
* Ask your parents for an early inheritance
* Start a home-based or web-based business that uses your existing talents, skills and contacts
* Do consulting on the side
* Have a garage sale
* Write and sell articles about subjects you are an expert on
* Appear on a game show
* Moonlight at a job you would enjoy so much you'd almost do it for free
* Participate in paid market research studies
* Ask for a raise or raise your rates
* Get a degree that will allow you to make more
* Enter contests that pay a cash prize for a talent or skill you possess
* Get investors or advance orders for a business
* Create something that sells even when you aren't (a how-to booklet, book, DVD or CD).
ACTION ITEM II
How to Spend Less
In a lot of ways, finding creative means to have what you want without having to pay full price for it is almost the same as making more money. Try this.
* Get organized so you don't buy duplicates and have the receipts to return unwanted items
* Rent or borrow before you buy to be sure you want a high-ticket item
* When appropriate, ask for a discount when you purchase a product or service
* Take better care of your stuff so it lasts longer
* Be a smart shopper and buy on sale or travel off-season
* Be more creative rather than spend big bucks on dates, gifts or parties
* Simplify
* Trade or barter rather than buy
* Cut back on bad habits
* Use coupons
* Get out of debt
Here's a prosperity piece from his free monthly newsletter. For more info, visit Lee online at Creative Lee Speaking
Money MATTERS
By Lee Silber
For some, the pursuit of riches means everything—they look at wealth as a means of determining their own value and worth in the world. For others, money is a means to have and do what they have always wanted—it represents freedom. There are also people who claim that they aren't interested in money and look down on anyone who wants to profit from their time and talents—but realize that in the right hands money can make miracles happen. The bottom line is, money matters. Even though I have covered this topic in one of my previous books and have written articles about money matters in the past, it's worth talking about again. Only this time, I will go under the assumption that we all could use a little more money in our lives. That's why the focus of this article will be exercises to develop both a money mindset and some action steps that will help you make the second half of 2005 your best year yet—financially.
Making more money starts in your head. Some people don't earn what they are worth because they don't believe they deserve to and/or that there isn't enough money to go around or because they are complacent and aren't aware of the opportunities that exist to increase their income. Let's look at some simple suggestions to increase our wealth.
1. Get more. Take your salary from 2004 and double it. Write down or draw how that would feel and what making that much money would mean to you. Next, double that income amount and write what life would be like with four times the money coming in. Keep doubling your income and writing your responses until the income amount feels right.
2. Get real. In the middle of a page write down what you would like to earn in a year. Now draw arrows leading into that number with the possible sources of revenue needed to generate it. Open your mind to the possibilities. Use what ever method works to find money-making opportunities. Make a list of possibilities, create a mind map, emulate someone else's success, review old invoices and bank statements, tear out ideas from magazines, free write, talk to others, talk to yourself, draw, whatever you need to do to come up with ways to make more money. (See examples listed below in "Action Item I".)
3. Get emotional. Instead of dealing with numbers this time, let's look at how it would feel and the freedom this new amount of money coming into your life would mean for you and those around you. If you made (insert your ideal income here) what would you do? What would you buy? Where would you go? How would you feel about yourself? Your life? How would you be treated by others? What would you NOT have to do any longer?
4. Get going. One easy first step to having more money is to make better financial decisions on a daily basis. What is something you could cut out or cut down on to save money today? What is something you could do or sell to earn more money today?
5. Get it together. There are several things you can do to become better at making and managing money. One is to become more aware of where your money goes. Keeping track of what you spend each day (every dime) is an eye-opener. Another thing to try is to pay for items with cash for a week or two so you get in touch with how much you are truly spending. Another thing to do is to put up pictures of the things you will do, buy, enjoy when you have more money. Use these as motivators and put them up where you will see them (as a screensaver, in your wallet or on a bulletin board). On a stack of index cards write down everything you do (skills, talents, assets) that others would pay for. Put one item per card and start doing something with these. Make a list of things you can do to increase your worth—enter and win an award, team up with someone more successful, learn a new skill—and start raising your rates. Create an affirmation that reads something like this: "There is more than enough money to go around and I will earn (how much?) more than I am earning now? I am smart, talented and I deserve to be paid well." Read about and surround yourself with people who are wealthy and wise about money-matters. Learn all you can from them.
ACTION ITEM I
How to Make More
Have you tried any of these ideas to increase your income? (Circle any and all that you may want to try.)
* Turn a hobby into a side business
* Rent out unused gear
* Ask for cash as a gift this year instead of worthless presents
* Sell something you no longer need or use
* Teach a skill you have that others need to know
* Rent out a room in your home
* Ask for a referral fee when you send someone business
* Give (paid) speeches on a topic you are knowledgeable about
* Collect any money that is owed to you
* Ask your parents for an early inheritance
* Start a home-based or web-based business that uses your existing talents, skills and contacts
* Do consulting on the side
* Have a garage sale
* Write and sell articles about subjects you are an expert on
* Appear on a game show
* Moonlight at a job you would enjoy so much you'd almost do it for free
* Participate in paid market research studies
* Ask for a raise or raise your rates
* Get a degree that will allow you to make more
* Enter contests that pay a cash prize for a talent or skill you possess
* Get investors or advance orders for a business
* Create something that sells even when you aren't (a how-to booklet, book, DVD or CD).
ACTION ITEM II
How to Spend Less
In a lot of ways, finding creative means to have what you want without having to pay full price for it is almost the same as making more money. Try this.
* Get organized so you don't buy duplicates and have the receipts to return unwanted items
* Rent or borrow before you buy to be sure you want a high-ticket item
* When appropriate, ask for a discount when you purchase a product or service
* Take better care of your stuff so it lasts longer
* Be a smart shopper and buy on sale or travel off-season
* Be more creative rather than spend big bucks on dates, gifts or parties
* Simplify
* Trade or barter rather than buy
* Cut back on bad habits
* Use coupons
* Get out of debt
Sunday, May 08, 2005
You Are The Light of The World!
I just received the link to this inspiring e-movie via Patricia Cota-Robles. What a precious gift for Mother's Day...and always. Shine On!
You Are The Light movie
You Are The Light movie
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Saying and Living What You Meme
This fascinating article, "The Future of the Human Race Revealed," came to me from the Light Party, with a link to Infinite Being. However, as I could not locate the article anywhere on that site, I'm republishing it here in its entirety. Enjoy!
"In the ground-breaking book, "Spiral Dynamics" by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan, 'memes' are defined as the social equivalent of genes. Memes are cultural units of information which self-replicate from mind to mind on a vast scale, appearing within society as new trends of thought.
The progression of memes reflects the development of society from its primitive beginnings up to the present. So far, eight different memes have been identified and analyzed. Their characteristics are:
Meme 1. Basic, personal survival. The most primitive motivation of just staying alive.
Meme 2. Clan survival. Tribal and family bonding along with superstition-filled attempts to understand the powers of nature which threaten to overpower them.
Meme 3. Courage, survival of the fittest. Mastering the environment, fighting to break free of constraints. Sensing many gods, all of which are models of power. This is where individuals first find their personal power but, seeing reality through a worldview of separation and limited resources, compete against each other in attempts to gain advantage. As a meme which is short on thought and long on passion, societies in this stage quickly fragment into territorial, feudal-type communities surrounded by competing, enemy communities.
Meme 4. Finding order and purpose in life. Obeying authority, regulations and externally imposed rules of behavior and morality. Sacrificing the self to a greater cause for a deferred reward. Dedicating allegiance to one supreme God. This social meme started to spread within civilization 5,000 years ago. Eventually, alliances arose between large-scale feudal structures and those who wished to develop extensive religious power.
Meme 5. Achievement, striving to succeed. Fighting to win, beating the competition, achieving independence. This meme started to spread significantly in the 1700s. It was made possible by the collapse of feudalism and also a sense of increased personal empowerment, which was a side-effect of the Protestant Reformation. It gained particular strength with the founding of the United States, whose Constitution and Bill of Rights intentionally empowered and protected individual liberty.
Meme 6. Community and caring. Unconditional love, accepting others as they are, seeing the value of service to others, the beginnings of spiritual understanding. Freedom of the spirit from greed, dogma, contention and other distractions from spiritual centeredness. This meme started to spread in the mid-1800s.
Professor Clare Graves, the originator of this branch of social science, saw the first set of six memes as a first tier of human development. He called the transition of the human race into meme number seven a momentous leap, an entry into an entirely new set of memes, a new tier of consciousness. With this new tier comes freedom from all of the fears of the prior memes, and, finally, the freedom for human cognition to focus upon its possibilities in the world.
As more and more people shift into the second tier of memes, the underpinnings of society become spiritual rather than materialistic. The second tier is expansive rather than self-serving or merely survival-oriented. Service to the world community, to the planet as a whole, becomes the inspiration as people activate these higher memes of consciousness.
"Love and light" is not just a greeting to wish someone well, it is the byline of the emerging New Reality. The future of the human race is a bright one. It is love and light.
Meme 7. Responsible freedom. Flexible flow, adapting to a world full of change. Big-picture views, the discovery of self-accountable, personal freedom. This meme started to spread after the global defeat of fascism in World War II. While most people started to look forward to the renewed chance to create personal prosperity, the beat generation of the 1950s emerged with its questioning of materialistic culture. This emerging movement examined Eastern philosophy, such as Zen Buddhism, in a search for answers to the mysteries of life.
In meme number seven, people act from an inner-directed core. Values come from fundamental, natural law, meaning that human rights are perceived as fundamental due to the fact that you exist.
By nature, seventh meme thinkers are self-accountable and independent within reason. They are honest in their communications and do not spend time on the rules of formality, unless they are important to those present. Seventh meme thinkers like technology for what it can do to improve life, and they value knowledge and competency above rank or status.
They enjoy the pleasures of life, without being bound by any of them, and pursue activities that express their inner joy. External fashions and trends have no bearing upon these choices. They have emotional control, meaning that they still express emotions, but these expressions are appropriate, and not uncontrolled outbursts.
This is a powerful meme in promoting the exploration of the greater possibilities of life. It creates information networks and networks of people which easily adapt to changing needs.
Seventh meme thinkers are concerned with the endangered world environment and want to restore viability and ecological order. Their purpose for living includes being independent within reason, knowledgeable as much as possible, and caring for others within practical limits. They are accountable to themselves as responsible individuals, yet embrace their community of associates. Rather than striving to have things or to achieve things, they prefer to pursue personal development along a pathway that is natural to them.
They can interact with people of the first six memes and speak their psychological language. They respect others' world views and unique habits, customs and cultures, even if they don't necessarily agree with them.
This meme brings a high sense of self-esteem based upon information as much as emotion. It brings an enlightened self-acceptance which acknowledges and accepts their own shortcomings and faults as mere stages along the way to acquiring more skills.
Meme 8. Holistic, global view. Spiritual awareness, learning through simply being as well as doing. Becoming conscious of the superconscious, trusting intuition. This meme started to spread in the cultural and spiritual awakening of the mid-1960s. Those seekers who found this pattern of thinking launched a whole new movement of spiritual awareness. This spiritual renaissance has the potential to develop the awareness to carry humanity through the Shift and into the New Reality.
This meme has a global village outlook, and seeks projects and solutions that will work well for the whole planet. It contains the vision to bring order out of chaos.
Because of the incredible power of the second tier of memes, these will accelerate the transformation of the world as they become more and more widely adopted.
Meme 9. The mystery meme. The authors of Spiral Dynamics have identified, as of the 1990s, meme number nine. They call this the Coral meme, but they have not observed it in large quantities of people, so they cannot yet summarize its characteristics.
However, using basic metaphysical principles, you can predict exactly what meme number nine will become."
"In the ground-breaking book, "Spiral Dynamics" by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan, 'memes' are defined as the social equivalent of genes. Memes are cultural units of information which self-replicate from mind to mind on a vast scale, appearing within society as new trends of thought.
The progression of memes reflects the development of society from its primitive beginnings up to the present. So far, eight different memes have been identified and analyzed. Their characteristics are:
Meme 1. Basic, personal survival. The most primitive motivation of just staying alive.
Meme 2. Clan survival. Tribal and family bonding along with superstition-filled attempts to understand the powers of nature which threaten to overpower them.
Meme 3. Courage, survival of the fittest. Mastering the environment, fighting to break free of constraints. Sensing many gods, all of which are models of power. This is where individuals first find their personal power but, seeing reality through a worldview of separation and limited resources, compete against each other in attempts to gain advantage. As a meme which is short on thought and long on passion, societies in this stage quickly fragment into territorial, feudal-type communities surrounded by competing, enemy communities.
Meme 4. Finding order and purpose in life. Obeying authority, regulations and externally imposed rules of behavior and morality. Sacrificing the self to a greater cause for a deferred reward. Dedicating allegiance to one supreme God. This social meme started to spread within civilization 5,000 years ago. Eventually, alliances arose between large-scale feudal structures and those who wished to develop extensive religious power.
Meme 5. Achievement, striving to succeed. Fighting to win, beating the competition, achieving independence. This meme started to spread significantly in the 1700s. It was made possible by the collapse of feudalism and also a sense of increased personal empowerment, which was a side-effect of the Protestant Reformation. It gained particular strength with the founding of the United States, whose Constitution and Bill of Rights intentionally empowered and protected individual liberty.
Meme 6. Community and caring. Unconditional love, accepting others as they are, seeing the value of service to others, the beginnings of spiritual understanding. Freedom of the spirit from greed, dogma, contention and other distractions from spiritual centeredness. This meme started to spread in the mid-1800s.
Professor Clare Graves, the originator of this branch of social science, saw the first set of six memes as a first tier of human development. He called the transition of the human race into meme number seven a momentous leap, an entry into an entirely new set of memes, a new tier of consciousness. With this new tier comes freedom from all of the fears of the prior memes, and, finally, the freedom for human cognition to focus upon its possibilities in the world.
As more and more people shift into the second tier of memes, the underpinnings of society become spiritual rather than materialistic. The second tier is expansive rather than self-serving or merely survival-oriented. Service to the world community, to the planet as a whole, becomes the inspiration as people activate these higher memes of consciousness.
"Love and light" is not just a greeting to wish someone well, it is the byline of the emerging New Reality. The future of the human race is a bright one. It is love and light.
Meme 7. Responsible freedom. Flexible flow, adapting to a world full of change. Big-picture views, the discovery of self-accountable, personal freedom. This meme started to spread after the global defeat of fascism in World War II. While most people started to look forward to the renewed chance to create personal prosperity, the beat generation of the 1950s emerged with its questioning of materialistic culture. This emerging movement examined Eastern philosophy, such as Zen Buddhism, in a search for answers to the mysteries of life.
In meme number seven, people act from an inner-directed core. Values come from fundamental, natural law, meaning that human rights are perceived as fundamental due to the fact that you exist.
By nature, seventh meme thinkers are self-accountable and independent within reason. They are honest in their communications and do not spend time on the rules of formality, unless they are important to those present. Seventh meme thinkers like technology for what it can do to improve life, and they value knowledge and competency above rank or status.
They enjoy the pleasures of life, without being bound by any of them, and pursue activities that express their inner joy. External fashions and trends have no bearing upon these choices. They have emotional control, meaning that they still express emotions, but these expressions are appropriate, and not uncontrolled outbursts.
This is a powerful meme in promoting the exploration of the greater possibilities of life. It creates information networks and networks of people which easily adapt to changing needs.
Seventh meme thinkers are concerned with the endangered world environment and want to restore viability and ecological order. Their purpose for living includes being independent within reason, knowledgeable as much as possible, and caring for others within practical limits. They are accountable to themselves as responsible individuals, yet embrace their community of associates. Rather than striving to have things or to achieve things, they prefer to pursue personal development along a pathway that is natural to them.
They can interact with people of the first six memes and speak their psychological language. They respect others' world views and unique habits, customs and cultures, even if they don't necessarily agree with them.
This meme brings a high sense of self-esteem based upon information as much as emotion. It brings an enlightened self-acceptance which acknowledges and accepts their own shortcomings and faults as mere stages along the way to acquiring more skills.
Meme 8. Holistic, global view. Spiritual awareness, learning through simply being as well as doing. Becoming conscious of the superconscious, trusting intuition. This meme started to spread in the cultural and spiritual awakening of the mid-1960s. Those seekers who found this pattern of thinking launched a whole new movement of spiritual awareness. This spiritual renaissance has the potential to develop the awareness to carry humanity through the Shift and into the New Reality.
This meme has a global village outlook, and seeks projects and solutions that will work well for the whole planet. It contains the vision to bring order out of chaos.
Because of the incredible power of the second tier of memes, these will accelerate the transformation of the world as they become more and more widely adopted.
Meme 9. The mystery meme. The authors of Spiral Dynamics have identified, as of the 1990s, meme number nine. They call this the Coral meme, but they have not observed it in large quantities of people, so they cannot yet summarize its characteristics.
However, using basic metaphysical principles, you can predict exactly what meme number nine will become."
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