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ONE Light Body

2012-02-02T16:29:00.000-08:00

I woke up this morning and wrote this. I did have doubts about posting it on Facebook but this journy is not about my ego fears and insecurities. I am coming out!

I am coming out – as a mystic – no longer concerned about being different and not fitting in. It’s time to talk my walk. 38 years ago I hit bottom, turned toward spirituality and in my first meditation met Archangel Michael who has been with me ever since.

I often wake up in the morning with information (left brain) and inspiration (right brain). For years I’ve been sharing these insights on my blog. Now, I am guided (which is beyond choice) to share with a larger community/family. This guidance is a Higher Power that I experience as Light: Sunlight, Moonlight, Rocklight, Treelight, Waterlight and all that beams in Nature. And this guidance is a Higher Power through Christ Light, Buddha Light, Krishna Light and all who beam through human form. It is ONE Light.

As humans we have many bodies: physical, mental, emotional, psychic, astral, spiritual. Are these bodies connected in Light? Or are they broken and stagnant in disease? Insight this morning is this: What attitudes, thoughts and feelings do we feed our energy bodies? This food is as vital as that which we feed our physical bodies.

Let's choose foods alive with Light so they cycle through us and into the world. My healing in Light supports your healing in Light. Your healing in Light supports my healing in Light. We are ONE Light Body.

Nine Types of Dragons

2012-01-28T12:15:00.000-08:00

Dragons are deeply rooted in Chinese culture. The Chinese sign for the dragon first appeared upon turtle shields as a tribal totem way back during the Yin and Shang dynasties, and was eventually emblazed on the national flag during the Qing Dynasty [1644-1911 AD].

Chinese mythology is rich with the artwork, tales and depictions of dragons. Dragons are thought to give life, hence their breath is called "sheng chi" or divine energy. They are essentially benevolent and associated with abundance and blessing. They were helpful, wise and generous with their gifts when people encountered them.

The Rising Celestial Dragon. Details of a mandarin robe of embroidered silk, Chia-ching period (1796-1820), Qing Dynasty.

Known as the sons of heaven and the governors of rainfall, they symbolise royalty, nobility and good fortune. Some possessed great powers that allowed them to make rain and control floods, hence the dragon is a symbol of the natural world as well.

Physiology

Wang Fu [Han dynasty 206 BC - AD 220], was the scholar who recorded the anatomy of the Chinese dragon in extensive detail. Chinese dragons have nine characteristics which are a complex combination. They have a camel's head, a demon's eyes, a cow's ears, a deer's horns, a clam's belly, a snake's neck, an eagle's claws, a tiger's paws and 117 carp scales.

Chinese dragons are physically concise. Of the 117 scales, 81 are of the yang essence [positive] while 36 are of the yin essence [negative]. This malevolent influence [which is thankfully the smaller ratio] accounts for their destructive and aggressive side. Just as water destroys, so can the dragons in the form of floods or droughts, tidal waves and storms. Legend has it that they caused the droughts by eclipsing the sun. Some of the worst floods were believed to have been the result of a mortal upsetting a dragon.

Nine Types

There are a total of nine types of classical Chinese dragons.

Chinese scholars categorized the dragons according to their cosmic tasks:

1. The Celestial Dragon [t'ien-Lung/literally "heaven dragon"] is the ruler of the dragons, in charge of protecting the heavens and homes of the deities.

2. The Spiritual dragon [shen-lung/literally "spirit dragon"] controls the weather and had to be appeased, or weather conditions would turn disastrous. A special rank of these dragons is known as Imperial Dragons that have five toes*. The only place they could be depicted on was imperial insignia.

3. The Earth dragon [ti-lung] controls rivers. It spends springtime in heaven and autumn in the sea.

4. The Underworld dragon [fu-ts'ang lung] is the guardian of precious metals and jewels buried in the earth. Volcanoes are said to be created when they burst out of the ground to report to heaven.

Other distinct species include:

5. The Horned Dragon. Considered to be the mightiest.

6. The Winged Dragon. The only dragon with wings. Believed to be a powerful servant of Huang Di, the yellow emperor, who was later immortalized as a dragon. One legend states that Yinglong helped a man named Yu stop the Yellow River from flooding by digging long channels with his tail .

7. The Coiling Dragon. Dwells in the ocean.

8. The Yellow Dragon. A hornless dragon known for its scholarly knowledge. Emerged from the River Luo to show Fuxi the elements of writing.

9. The Dragon King. Really four dragons that were respected and honoured as these were the dragons people approached when there was no rain. Each of these rules over one of the four seas, those of the east, south, west, and north.

* Jess's Note (pre-2012): Some sources say that Imperial Dragons are the only dragons with five claws/toes, others say that all Chinese dragons have five toes. I guess it's because the Chinese believe that all Eastern dragons originated from China. They believed that when the dragons flew away, they began to lose their toes. The further the dragons flew, the more toes they lost. That is why Korean dragons have four toes, and Japanese dragons have three.

* UPDATE! (Jan 2012): I received an insightful email from a visitor to Dragonsinn.net (re: Eastern dragons and the number of toes). Email is pasted below :) -- take note!

"Hi! I've enjoyed glancing through your very comprehensive dragon site. However, I would like to suggest one small correction. Any sources that say ALL Chinese dragons have five toes are mistaken. Only the Imperial Dragons have five toes. All others have four. The photo of the Jingdezhen plate [blue/white picture below] on your Chinese dragons page is proof of this. Unfortunately, today, many Chinese people are unaware of this traditional distinction and modern depictions of five toed dragons are common. In the same way, many Japanese do not know that Japanese dragons should only have three toes and so you can easily find modern paintings and illustrations of dragons here with five toes. It's very frustrating for a traditionalist like me!"

~ Respectfully, R.S. (Kyoto, Japan) | 25 Dec 2011

Decorative finials on roof ridges symbolize the importance of the building. Those used by the emperor would have nine figures. © Travel China Guide

Maturation of Chinese Dragons

The process for Chinese dragons to progress from hatchling to mature dragon is a lengthy one. They could take a whole millennium just to hatch! A millennium was needed for the dragon to grow scales and develop the head of a carp. Transformation of a fishlike nature would continue throughout the next millennium, and in the last 1000 years, the dragon would finally acquire the general appearance of an Oriental dragon.

A detailed description: a dragon is called a kiao, or scaled dragon, after the first five hundred years of its life. After another 1000 years, it is considered a lung, or proper dragon. An additional five hundred years and it becomes a kioh-lung, or horned dragon. Another 1000 years after that, it becomes ying-lung, or a winged dragon.

Chinese Dragons and the Pearl

Many pictures of Oriental dragons contain a pearl. Dragons with this dragon pearl, found normally under their chin, would be filled with the power to ascend to heaven [the Eastern dragon ascending in a cloud or in the sky can be taken to be symbolic of "success in life"]. The pearl would multiply whatever it touched and is said to contain the dragon's immense wisdom. Hence it is also known as the Pearl of Knowledge. Some also believe that it symbolises the dragon as the "keeper of the Tao", Tao referring to the perfectly balanced Yin and Yang symbol. The pearl is also associated with wealth, good luck, and prosperity.

Chinese Dragon Bones

The Chinese believed the bones of Oriental dragons had vast healing powers. They were also thought to be the most effective. Dragon bones, said to be sweet, and dragon teeth would be used to treat a multitude of physical ailments. Prolonged intake would enable one to calm the spirit and lengthen his lifespan. Bones from China's West and South provinces were known for their high quality. The teeth and bones were crushed into a powder and boiled for some time before other ingredients were added for a specific concoction.

Dragons in Ancient China

In ancient China, nobody had any doubts about the existence of dragons.

People showed great respect for any dragon depicted in pictures, carvings and writings, and even the emperor prostrated himself before the image of a dragon with reverence and awe.

Emperors in many Asian countries claimed to have dragon ancestors. Thus, everything they used was decorated with dragons and described in terms of the dragon: dragon-throne, dragon-robe, dragon-bed, dragon-boat. Calling an emperor "dragon-face" was a supreme compliment. People believed that rulers could change themselves into dragons.

Eastern Dragon Colors and Meaning

Dragons and the accompanying colours have different meanings in Eastern mythology. These are the common colors:

· Yellow is superior, imperial, a symbol of the centre of the Earth, linked to the spleen and stomach. A yellow dragon robe was reserved for the Emperor (the Son of Heaven) and his family alone.

· Gold coloured dragons are also special. They have special attributes such as wealth, wisdom, kindness and the ability to face challenges head on.

· Blue and Green are symbols of the East, the chief spirits of the Spring. The blues are pure azure. Green represents good fortune, good health, or luck.

· Red is associated with storms, the South, Summer, the heart and large intestine, fire, passion, activity, and good fortune.

· Black is associated with storms, the North, winter, vengeance, and worry.

· White represents the West, Autumn, mourning, and death. To my own knowledge, it's different from the association of the color white with purity.

Elemental Dragon Types

Dragons also appear in Chinese Astrology. It appears fifth in the 12-year cycle of animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

The traits of each elemental Dragon-type are as follows.

ASTROLOGY - THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON

1904 - Wood Dragon

1916 - Fire Dragon

1928 - Earth Dragon

1940 - Metal dragon

1952 - Water dragon

1964 - Wood Dragon

1976 - Fire Dragon

1988 - Earth Dragon

2000 - Metal Dragon

2012 - Water Dragon

WOOD DRAGON: The Wood Dragon is creative, imaginative, and inquisitive. He is both a thinker and a doer and is capable of brilliant new concepts. Every move is guided by sound logic. His drive and ambition allow him to put many of his ideas into practice. Nevertheless this Dragon is capable of concealing his domination and tries not to offend. He will even compromise if it is advantageous. Although not as self-centered as other Dragons, he is still outspoken and fearless when challenged.

FIRE DRAGON: The Fire Dragon is the most extroverted and competitive Dragon. He tends to push too hard and expects a lot from everyone. His criticisms are objective and he has the ability to arouse massive popular support. His insatiable ambition can make him short-tempered and intolerant. He is an empire builder who needs to master his less favorable traits and learn how to communicate more humbly with people as individuals.

EARTH DRAGON: The Earth Dragon is a quieter, more reflective Dragon. She will be appreciative of others' opinions even if she fails to agree with them. She is reasonable in her approach to problems and her leadership is less dictatorial. She is not given to outbursts of temper, but at the same time demands respect. She knows the value of cooperation and is more diplomatic than the other Dragons. She's ambitious, but her initiatives are more carefully thought out.

WATER DRAGON: The Water Dragon is less selfish and opinionated than the other Dragons. She is more inhibited and less power-hungry. She can accept defeat without recriminations. She makes a good negotiator as she knows when, where, and how to apply pressure. She has a tendency to be over-optimistic and needs to learn how to relinquish what is unfeasible so she can concentrate her energies on the most rewarding endeavors.

METAL DRAGON: Metal Dragons are the most strong-willed Dragon. They're inflexible, unbending, and combative. They can give little regard to the feelings of others. This ruthlessness can result in a rapid rise to a position of authority, but often at the cost of destroying important relationships. They will go their own way if they can't gain support. They succeed because they refuse to accept failure. The Metal element also represents purity and precision.

THE DRAGON - Personality Traits

Dragon people are self confident and impulsive and consequently does not always listen to the advice of others. They are also perfectionists and set high standards for themselves.

Although strong and decisive the Dragon person is not manipulative or sly. They enjoy being in command and like an emperor holding court, they eliminate obstacles until success is theirs!

FAMOUS DRAGON PEOPLE

Famous Dragon People include Ringo Starr, Dr. Seuss, John Lennon, Helen Keller, Salvador Dali, Susan B. Anthony, Joan of Arc, Orlando Bloom, Sigmund Freud, John Lennon, Florence Nightingale, Keanu Reeves, Ronaldo, and Mae West.

Ref: Crystal Dragon of Taiwan

Long Live Dragons..

Dragons are an important part of Chinese culture and mythology. They are the dragons with the most recorded history in the world. Today, spectacular dragon dances are still celebrated (especially during Chinese New Year) in parades around the world.

The dragons in the East have been seen as friendly and helpful creatures. They have proved to remain a symbol of strength, good fortune, wisdom and longevity.

References:

Books:

Dragons: A Natural History - Dr. Karl Shuker

Websites:

>Chinavoc.com >DRAGON'S BONES AND TEETH >Dragons Unlimited >Asian Ideas > On Earth as it is in Heaven > Dragons & Dragon Lore > The Serene Dragon > Dragons of the Far East

http://dragonsinn.net/east-2.htm

Earth's Canopy

2012-01-21T12:24:00.000-08:00

I met the most incredible woman on UWTV. She made me wish that I was more grounded in this world so that I could have weaved such a web of success around TREES! However, I know that I do my own weaving and that envy is ignorance. It is amazing what an individual can do with education and inspiration. She definitely is following her bliss. And that is amazing that I am appreciating education/academia! My blindspots can clear! Lately I'm noticing some of them clearing quickly.

Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.Project Co-Director and Member of the Faculty, The Evergreen State College
President, International Canopy Network

A professor and forest ecologist at The Evergreen State College, Dr. Nadkarni is the co-director of the Sustainable Prisons Project. Since 1985, she has conducted forest canopy research on four continents, mainly in Costa Rica and in Washington State, supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship. In 1994, Nalini founded the International Canopy Network to foster communication among canopy researchers, educators and conservationists. While teaching and publishing 85 scientific articles and three books, she identified the need for scientists to reach – and in turn learn from – non-traditional audiences beyond academia. Toward that end, she established the Research Ambassador Program to help scientists convey their ideas and research results to such groups as faith-based communities, urban youth and incarcerated men and women. Nalini’s work has been highlighted in numerous scientific journals, popular magazines, television documentaries and conferences such as TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). She lives with her biologist husband and two children in the woods west of Olympia, Washington.

Following the "songlines" of my day to day life I wonder if Earth's canopy is Her Crown and Aura? Certainly Humans add (positive) or detract (negative) to that energy field.

Aura Chakra

2012-01-21T11:56:00.000-08:00

Home all week due to snow I had opportunity to read through all the articles/papers in my "health" file. I found the following:

First Chakra
Area of the Body: Organs of Elimination
Human Talent: Acceptance
Color: Red
Shadow Emotion: Resentment, Rigidity
Element: Earth

Second Chakra
Area of the Body: The Sexual Organs
Human Talent: Creativity
Color: Orange
Shadow Emotion: Passionate manipulation, Guilt
Element: Fire

Third Chakra
Area of the Body: Navel Center
Human Talent: Commitment
Color: Yellow
Shadow Emotion: Anger, Greed
Element: Air

Fourth Chakra
Area of the Body: Heart Center
Human Talent: Compassion
Color: Green
Shadow Emotion: Fear, Attachment
Element: Air

Fifth Chakra
Area of the Body: Throat
Human Talent: Truth
Color: Blue
Shadow Emotion: Denial, Abruptness
Element: Ether

Sixth Chakra
Area of the Body: Third Eye Point
Human Talent: Intuition
Color: Indigo
Shadow Emotion: Confusion, Depression
Element: None

Seventh Chakra
Area of the Body: Crown of the Head
Human Talent: Boundlessness
Color: Violet
Shadow Emotion: Grief
Element: None

Eighth Chakra
Area of the Body: The Electromagnetic Field (Aura)
Human Talent: Radiance
Color: White
Shadow Emotion: None
Element: None

Aura Reading

2012-01-20T13:44:00.000-08:00

Friend said the woman at the non-profit “couldn’t read me” and that they were interested in hiring me as a contractor but I would not be part of the core team. I commented that it was “their lens.” That conversation left me with a heavy feeling in my aura. I called friend back and left a message asking if that was the groups’ communication style and that I preferred speaking directly one to one. I asked him to call and chat about this. I didn’t hear from him so I called the woman. I told her that indirect communication was part of my experience when I worked in a corporate environment but since I’ve been working in community communication is now one to one, heart to heart. She started to talk about the unknown aspects of the business and I replied that was secondary to our connections. I no longer held that heavy feeling.

I heard that Tracker’s first mentor was presenting his recent visions for a fee. This is the same mentor who had many girlfriends at one time. Why was I not asking a fee for my visions? The answer: I’m not wired that way, nor is my life. It all began years ago when I experienced that kundalini snap at the back of my neck. I was instantly put into a brain wave of Being rather than Achieving.

Wolves mate for life. Who is the intelligent species?

Ministry

2012-01-14T15:14:00.000-08:00

I was talking with a Transition member and friend about our group being successful as it is...not tomorrow or the next day when we have more people and projects. I commented on our abundance not lack. I also mentioned my concern about something another member had done that was a bit shady -- not totally honest. I mentioned that for me Transition is about shining Light and it is something of a "ministry"which is why muddy waters are not okay.

I did it again...I spoke with e-moting fire at a SALLOPS planning meeting today. I looked back, saw this and began to wonder what others thought (was I too loud/hot/fiery?) And then it crossed my mind that these expressions of emotion are my sermons! Oh, okay is all I can say to my conscious mind.

New words are pouring out of my mouth. It looks like I am taking more responsiblity for Light. I look at this and....let it be. It is what it is. And yet it's a bit scary....but I know how to live in the moment and that is all one can do.

Sword of Light

2012-01-12T13:02:00.000-08:00

I am noticing that since I put on a new lock on my door I am not seeing household items in odd places.

Twice lately, in response to creepy energy and entities, I've held up the sword of Light that I carry to dissipate that darkness. Yesterday morning when I awoke the sword spoke to me showing that its blade "point" is South; sword "grip" is North; the "crossguard" is both East and West. I got that sword is to be released in a "ritual" and there was a musical note/vibration/tone like a wind chime. The ritual was/is a lifting of sword up and out of earth. I saw cracks opening and golden light pouring forth. Then I saw sword laying on the ground in a magical/mystical grotto that I used to visit. The sword was horizontal and radiating golden rays...ley lines. "Be not afraid" came in this morning as I wrote this.

Friend Paul, a Grange member and volunteer at the Heritage Garden, insisted that I sign up at Bridge Fund / Hope Chest at The 2012 Scenario website. He also referred me to the team of which he is a part. I met with them yesterday morning and knew that I was to take the sword story to them. The central "boss" of this non-profit and team is ArchAngel Michael. I was very nervous and my body was shaking as I started to talk about Michael and the sword. I mentioned that I had not told anyone in the flesh about my sword. They immediately gave me water and the woman commented that I was "coming out." I mentioned the ritual and wondered aloud if the telling was that ritual...I drew a picture for them (in honor of the right brain!) that represented the cross, medicine wheel and points of Light all around. I have much in common with this group of Light Workers and will join their team when funds start to flow.

When I had chatted with another team member on the phone I had doodled several spirals one above the other. They represented chakras. Yesterday in the meeting as I was going over the notes I showed them the spirals and mentioned chakras. Today I got that chakra lines are the Sword of Light. They run N/S and E/W. They are vibration upon vibration holding one another in a matrix of loving design. A hierarchy of Light energy with no part better than another. That 3D mentality shifts away from ego and shadow self.

The day before my sword vision I had lunch with my new friend from Pull Together Now! He is in the army, very young and extremely bright in heart and mind. He is their President and a grant writer. We had an engaged and lively conversation that seemed to build energy for the next step.

New matrix vibrates between Earth and Sky and us humans are responding in that new sound. We are lifted up in a new matrix of Light and we are connecting....we no longer have to be isolated. Systems are filling in to the call as we find one another.

Parts of Sword from Google:

The Blade - The blades of Medieval swords which were used in England were usually straight with two sharpened edges. The history of Blades shows that they were first made of Bronze, then iron and culminating in the steel Medieval swords

The Crossguard or Quillion - This was the handle of the sword resembling the shape of the Christian cross. Expensive to produce and sometimes covered in precious metals - bronze, silver or gold

The Edge - The cutting part of the blade. Medieval swords were designed to be used for blows directly against the opponent's body or shield and in the edge to edge style of sword fighting

Back Edge - Unsharpened edge on a single-edged sword

Point - The tip of the sword's blade

The Forte - The strongest part of the swords blade, nearest the hilt

The Fuller - The central shallow on a straight double edged blade - also referred to as the 'Blood Gutter'!

The Grip - The hilt of swords held in the hand of the Knight. The Grip was often made of horn or wood, covered in leather and contoured to fit in the hand

The Hilt - The Hilt is the handle of the sword made up of the cross guard, grip and the pommel. The personal engravings on the hilt, and its expense, would often ensure that when a blade was disguarded the hilt would be re-used

Finger Guard/Finger Ring - Enabling a knight to loop their finger over the guard increasing point control

The Pommel -The pommel was part of the hilt which acted as a counterweight to the blade on Medieval swords

The Tang - The tang was the unsharpened end of the sword blade covered by the hilt

Ricasso - Referred to any narrowing, or thickening, of a sword's blade, which remains unsharpened, at the base of the blade

Solar Coop & Tool Library

2012-01-09T17:22:00.000-08:00

I received my first call a couple nights ago in response to the call for "good news network" stories and interviews. Sustainable Edmonds has a Solar Coop and $180,000 in federal funds and they are expanding. Says we can go up on the roof which reminded me of that song from years ago....this could be fun. Waiting for project funds but moving forward. West Seattle's Tool Library is also on our list.

Earth Drama Karma

2012-01-09T17:03:00.000-08:00

There was no family drama this holiday. In fact two of our men talked and were together with the family.

There was drama with a woman friend. Well, I thought she was a friend until she stepped on me...like a bug on the ground. I was in her way ruining her plans for a date with a man. It wasn't what she said/did but how she said/did it. And she tells me not to tell him. I didn't. I let them have their time. Days later she calls and wants to pick up the friendship...with instructions on how I should respond if they continue to date. Say what? I told her how I felt and that I wasn't interested in seeing or speaking to her and I didn't know when I would be.

On-looker spiritual types would tell me to forgive and love this person. Sorry, self love has priority. I will not be stepped on and there are consequences because I do honor my feelings.

If the man involved or anyone else asks me why I am no longer friends with this woman I will tell this story.

Amazing what people will do to get what they want. Amazing how ego can drive and blind us in our actions toward others. It's never too late to transcend ego and repent! It takes time...karma is a law of grace.

SCALLOPS Strategic Planning Mtg

2012-01-09T12:28:00.000-08:00

Cathy, Gene, Cate & Susan,

Thanks for a productive meeting yesterday. I'm glad to be part of the team and was inspired by some of the words/language that we bounced around:

I see SCALLOPS as one whole system/community:

Eastside, Southside, Westside, Northside with Seattle at the core. I will fill in these areas with their specific groups/cities, membership numbers and the "good news" project that they would like to feature via YouTube. I will also ask each group if they are aware of local sponsors to advertise in support of their project.

In whole system design the parts support the whole and in turn, the whole is sustainable, restorative and ....generative or synergetic! Such a system is a happy one. This quality is reflected in our individual values and actions as well as in our collective projects and programs. Happiness is the Heart and Soul of a generative, cooperative and creative community.

Additional words that have meaning to me:

Communion with place (Earth below; Sky above)
Communication of heart, head and hands
Community engaged, inspired, happy

Our meeting was a good example of Rob Hopkins' "creative genius of community."

Trish

Jesus' Face

2012-01-09T12:26:00.000-08:00

Charged North
Charged South
Make contact in Mystic Middle
Generating East/West radiance
As Jesus' face appears....twice

One mystical community!

Gratitude.....

Happy Trails Scott

2012-01-03T14:06:00.001-08:00

I wrote a comment on Transition Woodinville acknowledging people of "like mind and like heart." This morning in an instant I got that this is divisive language. If we are of like mind/heart then others are not. It's exclusive language. How did this bounce back to me? I sensed I was picking up thoughts from someone out in the field/community. As one community we learn to be inclusive and that includes changing our language so it reflects what is clear and true.

Which reminds me. I was letting water run into a jar of moldy salsa this morning. I watched and watched zen-like as I have slowed down a lot lately. As the clear water filled the jar the gunk flowed over and out. I was reminded of Lloyd Meeker and the Emissaries of Divine Light who taught that our minds are like water wheels. As clear water pours in subconscious and unconscious layers are purified/cleansed.

I received a call from a good friend this morning...actually it was from a Chaplain with the Fire Department. Her son Scott had passed away. I drove over to the house to be with her and was surprised to see him laid out on the floor. I immediately went into prayer mode over his body. I am glad that I could be there for her. She and I are karmic/soul sisters and we are growing old together.

Twilight: New Moon

2011-12-28T17:43:00.000-08:00

It is interesting that Tracker’s dark antics have been key to my “initiation” as a mystic. Joseph Campbell speaks of such a theme in the “heroine’s journey.”

Yes, I announce my own initiation. Who else would do so? No one knows my journey better than me. Earthquakes and hologram speak through this ever changing brain body.

I transcend this realm of drama and weave the threads mystically as one whole. And I return again and again to play out the drama of the parts in this realm. Is this not a karmic dance of soul and self?

Dear friend Mishal suggested that I watch the Twilight movies due to my community of wolves. I recognized the psychic assaults in the movie as this has been going on in my world for years. Most recently Tracker attacks the throat and the sensation is one of choking. Why would anyone do this to another person? I have taught myself some ways of protection. I got that what moves out returns ten-fold. The assaults bounce back to the sender. That too is karma.

There's a Buddhist retreat center in California offering stipend, lodging and vegetarian meals for housekeeping and gardening. If I don't have that part-time job in place in the near future this is a possible option. I don't want to leave my family however. I left them at the front end of my mystical journey...I don't want to leave them again.

Life seems to be getting more strange and...thin. My friends and family keep me grounded.

Brain Work

2011-12-26T14:32:00.000-08:00

My head continues to be spacey. I have to say no to activity and yes to stillness. It is this reason that I am choosing to honor my mystical nature as this brain work does not deplete my energy like other work does. Today I get to curl up and read about wolves. Busy-ness be gone!

Coming Out

2011-12-26T14:15:00.001-08:00

Dear Clint & Sara:

I am coming out – as a mystic.

My first mystical experience was 38 years ago when Archangel Michael visited me meditation. Since then I have had encounters with many kindred spirits from other realms. I have written and blogged about this quietly and underground.

A few weeks ago I spoke to Sara about the harrassment I experience from a stalker in my life. I was seeking protection and support from community. Her words were reassuring and supportive and as she spoke I felt lines of connection surround me. Soon wolves appeared holding these lines of force. To my surprise it was wolves who showed up as my community of support. They continue to speak and be near.

I am coming out – as a mystic and would like to invite others to share their own mystical experiences through dreams, visions, insights, intuitive knowing, etc. I would like to host a Wolves in the Sky Talking Circle at Soul Food Books so that we can honor story threads that are underground and not being heard and so that we can honor the voices from other realms that need us to be their voice.

Thank you to Sara, Clint and Soul Food Books for being a portal for community. I plant this seed with you at the dawning of 2012.

Love,

Sister Trish
(part of mind wants to wrap around this “sister” word and figure it out…another part of mind says it is what it is…leave it be. I obey the latter.)

Wolves in the Sky

2011-12-26T13:35:00.000-08:00

During sleep/altered state last week I experienced another earth quake. (What brain wave is this?) There were three ripples. I noticed the quaking was behind me and at the back of my head. Then in front of me I saw through some focused lens a three dimensional hologram. There was black debris flying about. Soon after wolves were pouring forth in a passionate stream East and West.

I saw War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality on CSpan/Book TV with Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow. At one point Leonard spoke of "wolves in the sky" as if some fairy tale. He repeated it a couple more times and bounced it off Deepak who denied any association. Excuse me gentlemen, but the wolves are speaking through you and to you. You missed an opportunity to honor these kindred spirits.

There is a field of knowing beyond science and spirituality. This field is mystical and needs no explaining because it is experiential and spontaneous. It is alignment of unconscious, subconscious and conscious mind. This field is not up for debate.

Lines of Connection

2011-12-14T13:43:00.001-08:00

My son texted me the other day expressing gratitude for a couple of things that were bouncing back from childhood. (How is time a factor of bouncing energy?) He has not been this expressive about emotions in the past. Some new signs of happiness are shining in his life and relationship.

Having fun emailing different SCALLOPS groups in nearby cities. I see the lines radiating out as a star shape. I am happy to see that there is response from these groups. My Transition work becomes regional and I start a new "good news" project.

I am logical and grounded and I need to shout that out! Last night at our Transition meeting I saw once again that I am the one who is task oriented and focused in getting the work done. Others have different skills.

I watch an ego body getting out ahead of me. Who is she? Who am I? Am I the Logical one connected to her by a thread...kite-like? I think to pull her back to a more rational place. I watch her have fun wearing new sensuality. Who is she? Who am I?

Life Force

2011-12-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

At Occupy Bellingham I mentioned to friend Dana that emotions were bouncing off walls during the General Assembly. If there was no matter there would be nothing to bounce off of. If there was no matter there would be no shadows to reflect light. Light seeks relationship with matter...it's symbiotic (stream of consciousness here now letting the words flow without logic or research to see if they are accurate) Light is meant to shine through matter as one ranging spectrum. Earth matter does matter as sacred stuff of the universe. Let's not get so sophisticated that we don't see what's in front of us...ourselves in +/- relationship with all life and life force.

If matter is thinning and becoming more translucent and transparent would that not mean that the + and - charge is changing in relationship to and with matter? Such is my personal experience and thus my reality. When shifts happen one sees new reality.

Attended a "visioning" activity at a Transition Snoqualmie Valley friend's house. Nice not to work so much that one can flow with different invitations and activities. After cooking and eating together we sat and shared personal visions. In a split second my "good news network" project wanted to speak so I talked about it. One man in the group had answers to my questions and is eager to partner on the project. He already has a YouTube channel, the equipment and know how. The fun begins of planning this project and seeking funding. It started out as a SCALLOPS network but I am thinking that may be limiting so may call it SoundSolutions...streaming good news. That name may be taken already...more questions than answers right now. We want to invite youth to be reporters/interviewers. Will take a lot of coordination...what I like to do. More bringing the parts together into one whole. Re funding the whole supports the parts and the parts support the whole...this is sustainable economics...this is whole system design.

During the visioning exercise there was talk about being specific. How specific? How much room do you allow so that spirit can move? What showed up for me regarding specific was when I started to ask someone about her promotion timeline. She has two weeks so I asked the circle to encompass that time/space. As I was leaving I mentioned a time line of my own and asked for conscious support. So my words in the moment taught me that specific for me referred to timelines...rather odd I think but I am not the one in charge. I learn from what is reflected -- what bounces back and that is often through language via word symbols. A symbol as shape holding energy until it is expressed...music comes to mind. My head is spacey is this flow of consciousness....I let it all be and get on with my day. Another job interview.

Watching, emoting, learning, adjusting...cycles of conscious awareness.

Beyond the Veil of Matter

2011-12-12T14:22:00.000-08:00

Occupiers are angry and say so as their emotions rise to the surface. Men who were sexually abused as children break through guilt and shame and rise to the surface to express their pain. This collective truth telling creates a void in the subconscious and unconscious psyche. The void is ready to be filled with new substance. I'd like to help fill it up with "good news" through the SCALLOPS network herein Puget Sound.

Dream: I felt my space rattling and heard dishes clatter in the distance. I held steady. Then we rolled counterclockwise to NW then we rolled clockwise to East. I held steady...riding it out then decided to get up and put on jeans and see what was going on outside. People were walking about as if nothing had happened. end of dream...

I ran into him several times at the NW Herbal Fair. At one point I had to laugh and so did he...was the universe pulling us together? I ran into him again yesterday at a Solstice volunteer event making headdresses for the upcoming Feast. He sat next to a woman I used to live with many years ago in the Emissaries of Divine Light community. There is something in the space between myself and this man. There is something emanating from his face and eyes. There is attraction.

Last night I was dancing in the dark with some one/force. I kept seeing this new man's face. (What is real and can I trust my senses is always the question.) The aligment of the potent lines and angles reminded me of sacred geometry and... solstice! I called my woman friend to ask about him. This morning he friended me on facebook and his profile says that he is single and interested in women. I wonder if he flies kites? I am ready to press into matter....male matter. It's more than hormonal...at least the way hormones used to move through me. Hormones now include one whole system and not just lower chakras. How does e-motion interplay with hormonal flow? These forces want to express in me and through me out to another to receive in turn. I feel very clear about saying so.

More dream or altered state of consciousness:

Then something very strange happened...very quantum physics. I was next to a man wearing a black dress shirt. I know him in this realm though have not seen him for several months. I touched his arm and my hand went through a "veil" and into another dimension with him. I pushed more of myself through and was in front of him. I touched him more to press into matter only to discover that this "matter" was not physical. My hand went into the "plasma" quite a ways before it hit more solid substance. I sensed that this man had this experience before...that he was familiar with this realm.

Today I lose more hours at work. I feel at peace about it as my social security pays the bills and I need little to live on after that. I have another job interview tomorrow. What a strange "reality" this is. I ground and feel content thanks to friends who are attuned and with whom I can share these levels of my multi-dimensional living.

Friend Mishal tells me matter is vibrating energy so there is no matter really. I like matter. I like touching a man's arm and feeling muscle. I like digging my pitchfork into earth to lift and turn over. I like touching a tree....I like dense matter. Why do I have to deny that level of reality. Can it not be part of an energetic and vibrational spectrum. Why do we discount earthy matter? Why can't matter emit light and still hold material charge? Too many questions in my life that is turning upside down right now.

High as a Kite

2011-12-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

I'm light headed today and having trouble thinking in a linear way. At work I had to really focus and pull my brain body together to get some simple tasks accomplished. It can be a struggle when my head is in the clouds.

As I work in and with community I often feel that I need to know about this issue and that. But that is not my role nor my skill. I don't have to hold all the details...others do that much better. My role is about injecting emotional content.

Last night at a Cities Need Farms and Farms Need Cities meeting I had trouble engaging. I wondered if I was no longer interested in farming. Then the dynamics changed as emotion was injected. I started to feel charged about the conversation and started to express that. By the end of the night the whole meeting and circuit held a positive emotional charge.

Emotion is key in our Transition. It lifts us up and connects us so that we can evolve into new territory of dimension. Emotion will balance thinking and all will be new. Female and Male harmony.

I feel like I'm floating....where's my anchor?

Unified Light Beams

2011-12-05T15:19:00.001-08:00

Upper world downloads e-motion

Lower world uploads e-motion

Middle world of Earth receives and releases via unified light beams

Arrow down
Arrow up
Arrows out from middle

Middle Earth

2011-12-04T13:29:00.000-08:00

At my birthday get together my friend Mishal was saying that she wants to start a chant circle, a kirtan. The three men expressed interest in playing music. One said that he had a didjeridoo another wanted to play the harmonium…………. I was conscious of observing a new community activity being born. A birthday gift I received with gratitude.

At Dana’s concert in Olympia there were tapestries on the wall behind the stage. One was brown in tones and designs the other black and white. These patterns kept shape shifting into wolves. Dana is also wolf like.

I noticed three different levels of e-motional expression at the concert. One was unconscious, unfiltered void of grid lines. Loving e-motion moved spontaneously from this core space in response to relationship and it surprised me. Another level was subconscious holding e-motion that moved in response to /through my own fears and insecurities. A grid is here with lines holding dark shadows. Another level was conscious action through deliberate choice based in love and gratitude. The grid here is aligned with underground e-motion of negative, open space…like pores. Are these three levels of expressions aligned with lower earth, middle earth and upper earth? I think of RJ Stewart…I have notes from one of his workshops somewhere.

There was a reverberating resonance at the concert. I wondered at it. Where was it coming from? Was it my connection with Dana? Was it the community of like-minded people? Was it the Occupy movement across the street? Was it the activity of three levels of psyche playing out on this stage called Life? Was it all of the above? This resonance is sweet, tranquil and….overarching.

What comes through here and now are the words Communion, Communication, Community. Words hold negative space and positive grid lines. They are symbols that give us language and their intent is to create connection.

I opened the blinds and saw a dragon fly insect reminding me of a scene from Lord of the Rings where this type of insect was a messenger. Flying ones, four legged ones, swimming ones, crawling ones are allies transcending all three levels. When we re-member those missing parts of One-Self we connect with these allies. My wolves remind me of angels.

A New Basket

2011-12-03T09:52:00.000-08:00

At my birthday party a man kissed me on the cheek. Another one affectionately ran his fingers through my hair from the top of my forehead to my neck (reminding me of my wolf relationship) and it was a bit of a shock because of its intimacy. The top of my head is very sensitive and active with a new kind of "sexual" charge. Last night another man firmly hugged me with his right hand on my left side of body and his left hand on the right side of my body. I see these as unconscious gestures of love from men in my life. This is so significant! I have a new quality of masculine love in my personal space. Gratitudes!

At Dana's concert in Olympia a woman invited my friend and I to sit at her table. At the end of the night she purchased a basket and put it on the table. It was rectangle, not circular...musculine in shape and it was empty except for a cupcake. One basket is detroyed in mystical realm...a new one manifests in this one. And what a perfect place to fill it up with Occupy Olympia South across the street, the state capitol South (I sense it's South but I am not very grounded in this realm of linear detail) of that, Dana's inspiring songs, stories, motivational speeches and the Olympia community.

It is a good Birth Day! I celebrate more with family for dinner and g-kids overnight. Gratitudes....

She-Wolf

2011-12-02T11:34:00.000-08:00

I was about ready to thank Tracker for leaving me alone when he played mechanical tricks. I watched as what used to affect me now bounces off me. The movie Men Who Stare at Goats portrays the way he tries to get under my skin. His antics are so very far from Spiritual Heart surrounding me as well as resonating from my core.

I then had a dream: A basket was covered with a half lid. A female doll was placed inside the basket with her head at the top and covered by basket. A male doll was placed inside and on top of her. The basket was sealed up. I watched emotionless. Then…I sent my wolves in to destroy the basket. One wolf keeps a piercing eye on Tracker—tracking.

Black magic trickery = sorcery = voodoo. What was bound is unbound. What was attached is unattached. What was hooked is unhooked. What was thread is unthread. Basket of trickery is seen in the Light of Love and Truth.

Werewolffrom Women’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects:

Werewolf superstitions arise from the belief that most ancient deities and their followers could put on the nature of certain animals by wearing their skins or masks. Such “shape-shifting” customs gave rise to bull gods, cow goddesses, goat gods, horse gods, and ram gods not to mention all the numerous deities of Egypt who could become crocodiles, beetles, hawks, hippopotami, jackals and birds as well as the monkey, elephant, tiger, and cobra deities of India. Wolves were revered as psychopomps or carriers of the dead, the same as dogs and vultures. Worshippers of wolf deities wore wolf skins and regarded themselves as honorary wolves. Such “werewolves” were sacred to Zeus, Lycaios (Wolfish Zeus) at the temple on the summit of Mount Lycaion in Arcadia. Zeus’s devotees lived nine years as wolves in the forest then resumed human form if they had not eaten human flesh. It was said of Zeus’s wolf temple that people lost their shadows by entering its doors—a later characteristic of werewolves.

Up to the seventeenth century A.D. Latvian peasants “became werewolves” by similar means on Midsummer, Pentecost, and Lucia’s Night to save their crops from “sorcerers” who would carry barley, rye and oats away to hell.

Certain Irish tribes claimed that their ancestors were wolves, and prayed to wolves as their tribal totems for help and healing. One Irish clas was said to become werewolves automatically every seventh year. This “becoming” seems to have been a ritual transformation, as German folklore said a person might become a werewolf by putting on a wolf skin.

Diabolization of werewolf legends was assured by the fact that wolf clans worshiped the Goddess as the Great She-Wolf, Lupa or Feronia, “Mother of Wolves,” other names for Diana of the Wild Animals, later declared queen of witches.

Mending of Hearts

2011-11-30T11:40:00.001-08:00

My sister sent the following email in response to my asking her how she wanted me to respond to her chapter. It helped alleviate the sick feeling inside. Always grateful.

Mainly I'm trying to get across that, at this late date in life, I was still wrestling with childhood issues and I had to do go back and unearth more truth for myself... the getting better part comes in the last couple of chapters so if this one seems like a downer at least know that resolution is coming..... Thanks, love, C.

I also had a conversation with the Patriarch of the family. He did handle the most current drama in a good way and said that he would not apologize but would be willing to talk with the other person. That's a good step!

Dramas wrap around and then untangle and wrap around some more. Tension rises to be smoothed out. Change happens.

She Wolf

2011-11-29T15:35:00.001-08:00

At a very low point yesterday Wolf came in informing me to turn Tracker over to them. What a relief to simply let go to this circle of beings surrounding me. I could never have thought of this with my linear brain. Creative answers are in the circle and psyche...similar to a quote I read by Joseph Campbell today.

Wolf continues to be a companion...light colored fur as close as my skin and my hands run through it. I'm reading about She Wolf and werewolf.

Yesterday I did something that I've never done before. I invited my community to join me in a toast, music and dance to celebrate my birthday, November 30. It doesn't matter if anyone shows up. What is meaningful to me is that I have a community around me.

Wolf Medicine

2011-11-28T09:13:00.000-08:00

In a moment I felt full roundness of contentment and I wondered at it: how long will this last? In a moment I felt full roundness of chaos and I wondered at it: how long with this last? Rhythmic patterned 8 churns like the ocean in ebb and flow. Sometimes horizontal, sometimes vertical and sometimes all angles in between. It’s a constant flow of change.

In a moment I thought: I have not had a “shamanic” experience for awhile. A day later wolf and wolves come in distant at first but then I was running my hands through fur. Wolves surrounded me.

As I reach out and invite a few men and women to gather around me in circle of protection I see that I am calling in my wolf pack. It’s clear that this pack holds “heart” and what that means will be revealed by the pack. This heart includes mind and brings with it new ways of seeing and being.

Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams & David Carson
Wolf
Teacher
Wolf is the pathfinder, the forerunner of new ideas who returns to the clan to teach and share medicine. Wolf takes one mate for life and is loyal like Dog. If you were to keep company with Wolves, you would find an enormous sense of family as well as a strong individualistic urge. These qualities make Wolf very much like the human race. As humans, we also have an ability to be a part of society and yet still embody our individual dreams and ideas.

In the Great Star Nation, Wolf is represented by the Dog Star, Sirius, which legend tells us was the original home of our teachers in ancient times. Sirius was thought to be the home of the gods by the ancient Egyptians, and is still considered so by the Dogan tribe in Africa. It stands to reason that Native American people would formulate this same connection and adopt wolf people as the clan of teachers.
The senses of Wolf are very keen, and the moon is its power ally. The moon is the symbol for psychic energy, or the unconscious that holds the secrets of knowledge and wisdom. Baying at the moon may be an indication of Wolf’s desire to connect with new ideas which are just below the surface of consciousness. Wolf medicine empowers the teacher within us all to come forth and aid the children of Earth in understanding the Great Mystery and life.

If you have drawn Wolf’s card, you may be able to share your personal medicine with others. Your intuitive side may also have an answer or teaching for your personal use at this time. As you feel Wolf coming alive within you, you may wish to share your knowledge by writing or lecturing on information that will help others better understand their uniqueness or path in life. It is in the sharing of great truths that the consciousness of humanity will attain new heights. Wolf could also be telling you to seek out lonely places that will allow you to see your teacher within. In the aloneness of a power place, devoid of other humans, you may find the true you. Look for teachings no matter where you are. Wolf would not come to you unless you requested the appearance of the tribe’s greatest teacher.

CONTRARY:
If Wolf is reversed, you are being asked to expand your limited view of the present situation. Doing this may entail a great deal of courage and a willingness to look at new ideas. It could also require that you delete some old ideas to make room for the expansiveness that always comes when you are willing to learn. The gift of wisdom comes to you when you have walked enough pathways and found enough dead ends to truly know the forest. In the discovery and rediscovery of every inch of ground comes the knowledge that nothing ever remains the same.

Contrary Wolf may also be telling you that stagnation or fear of asserting your viewpoint has bogged down the flow of change in your life. Wolf reversed is always urging you to see the teachers or pathfinders that will show you the way to new life experiences. Remember, the teacher or pathfinder may be the small still voice within, as well as a person, a leaf, a cloud, a stone, a tree, a book, or the Great Spirit.

To live is to grow, and growing comes through accepting all life forms as your teachers. Become Wolf, and take up the sense of adventure. You may just stop howling and learn to become the moon.

Shock Absorption

2011-11-26T09:31:00.000-08:00

My friend Mishal and boss acted as shock absorbers for me re the arson fire at the garden. The new circle of friends I now create serves in the same way.

For many months I ignored Tracker not giving him any power. There were some intense encounters that I never spoke of/wrote about. In the past couple of months strange things have been going on in my home. Three different times upon returning home I noticed that objects were rearranged. I know because I am very tidy and put things back where they live. Did Tracker enter my home and alter things because he wasn’t getting any attention? Or do I have a poltergeist or yet another creep invading my space? I don’t like calling people names…it’s not “spiritual.” However creepy behavior is done by creeps. Spirituality is not only Peace and Love; it is also Justice and Truth. Those polarities are coming into focus.

As turmoil swirls on the periphery I feel deep contentment at my core. And just an hour ago I was thinking that I don’t belong on this planet. Such strong polarities! For me feeling has more power than thought. Feeling resonates deep within my core whereas thought is on the periphery. And so I take another step into another day…to feed my friends ’chickens as I tell my story step by step.

Assault

2011-11-25T10:51:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving
11/24/2011
8:00 AM

Tracker harassment escalated yesterday. Is computer hacking his way of being close? Once again I reported him to IT at the library...maybe one day they will bhelieve me and investigate. Is stalking telepathically and physically his way of having a relationship? It does seem that way. His toxic invasions of personal space go against natural law and order.

Does this harassing invasion give Tracker a sense of power? Truth is this is not power at all but a lack of heart and emotional intelligence.

I am choosing to tell my story to more people and gather a circle of support that is more than energetic. Speaking the truth is powerful in this new time of transparency. I call in others to gather around for protection against invasive predators. This is a personal and collective call. We rise up and speak out for justice of the Sacred Feminine that lives in both men and women.

11:00 AM

I considered whether or not to post this. I am responsible for letting Tracker into my psyche and heart years ago. I am responsible for looking for love in all the wrong places. Do I blame dad? Do I blame my upbringing? No. This is one of the lessons and teachings that I chose in this lifetime.

I considered a different approach perhaps with more empathy. And in the midst of that consideration/contemplation I received a phone call from a friend who walks daily through the Heritage Circle Garden that I manage. She informed me that the garden’s Trapper’s Cabin (that was just re-roofed, painted and white washed by Eagle Scouts) was burned to the ground. I called my boss who leases the 70 acres and asked him to call the police. He agreed.

Was the assault from Tracker yesterday the same as the assault at my garden? Yes. This disregard for personal space is linked and swimming in the darkness of ignorant adolescence.

How do we, those interested in the light of higher consciousness, respond? We gather in circle of protection.

Link In, Link Out

2011-11-22T12:01:00.000-08:00

She speaks for herself. There are more than one “he” in her experience which compounds the drama. Dramas live on the periphery…let’s go to the core.

He wants sex She wants relationship
He wants distance She wants closeness
He wants secrets She wants transparency

This disconnect, this brokenness, between the +/- parts permeates the systems of the whole. What does that scientific equation look like? Why is it overlooked? Is it that difficult to see? Yes, when there are so many distractions. Let’s get to the heart of the matter!

The polarization we see in the world around us is a reflection of inner polarization. If I want justice I must be just. If I want peace I must be peaceful. If I want love I must be loving. This is pure logic, pure intelligence. The dramas being played out in so many systems are old and boring, stagnant and ignorant. The old dramas are failing and will continue to do so. Nothing is the same because relationship, closeness, transparency is moving in people and between people. The core is speaking up through men and women.

Healing begins within one’s heart and mind and is expressed/released through one’s physical senses. This emotional intelligence has an influence on the one holding it as well as on one’s relationships. Nothing can stay the same as new stimulation is fed/incoming and feeding/outgoing: circulating! Another aspect of +/ -.

Without +/- there is no creative and dynamic tension that can move e-motionally. Without +/- there is no fire. Without fire there is no circuit. Without connections there is no circuitry. Without circuitry there is separation, disconnection, disease and death.

How many are willing to open heart and mind to something new? How many are willing to change and evolve? It does take time, effort and intention. It is work. Let’s be happy about it. Let’s see Truth in the chaos. Let’s speak and act in Truth.

Let’s feel the juice of life flowing through our parts and our whole and celebrate this sacred cosmic glue even as things come apart at the seams.

Through love we evolve and change together. Such is the way of emotional intelligence.

Change

2011-11-20T14:52:00.000-08:00

The oldest sister is two years ahead of me. She is a psychotherapist and is writing her life story. She sent me her chapter about growing up in Puyallup. She is intelligent and I enjoyed reading her experience until she made hateful comments about mom and dad that made me feel sick in heart and stomach. Now I’m not sure how to give her feedback. I don't want to stay on the periphery. So, do I tell her that she chose her parents and family for lessons in this lifetime? Do I tell her that she came into this life with karmic patterns? Do I tell her again that mom, dad and all five of her siblings adored her putting her on a pedestal? Do I tell her she was just like mom and dad: unavailable emotionally with dark clouds around her? How much can I say to my oldest sister who never was?

Son-in-law and daughter-in-law are no longer tiptoeing around the patriarch of the family. Thanksgiving dinner is a bust. I told him I was going hiking where it is peaceful (though I’ve since received two invitations to dinners) and that I was sad our family is so broken. Will he have a change of heart? Will he be willing to apologize to one and bend for the other?

I had a blind coffee date last week. He’s an older man yet probably my age. I forget how old I am/look as I feel younger than I did at 25. He’s involved in Mountaineers and gardening and is interested in seeing the Heritage Garden that I manage. He’s also a widower who talks a lot about his wife. His slow and quiet demeanor was peaceful. No sparks of attraction…which could be a good thing knowing my track record with men. I welcome male friends into my life.

My boss was saying that he took his kite on his Mexican vacation with his partner. Kite! I love to fly kites. So what if I announced into the cosmos: Mature woman seeking man to fly kites. Truth is I love being single with no one in my personal space. I love the independence and that I only have to deal with my own baggage.

My part-time hours at work are being cut back for the winter season. I called a local retirement home to see if I might teach my Circle of Life class. She hired me immediately for April in their Family Ties series. She asked about my fee: $50, $75? I didn’t want to be greedy so I accepted $50 an hour. I immediately went to the library and printed out pages and pages of other retirement homes in King County. I would love to teach Circle of Life to supplement my income.

One Mirror Many Mirrors

2011-11-20T14:44:00.000-08:00

I was angry twice last week. Both times sitting next to women. Both times these women felt like ice – one an ice wall and the other two icicle daggers. I noticed how anger moved in my body. It was hot and consuming. It had nowhere to go as I didn’t express it. Where does that anger live now?

When I am happy energy circulates outward through my whole system. Where does that happiness live now? Emotions are signals that detect the status and health of relationship. They are indicators in our personal and planetary system.

I attended a SCALLOPS meeting (Sustainable Cities All Over Puget Sound) in Seattle on Saturday. SCALLOPS is comprised of 69 Sustainable and Transition groups. I was surprised at the dark clouds that consumed me when I walked into the room. Was it the space, my chemistry or some of the people? Transition has a Heart and Soul component that gives attention to the quality of individual expression and our relationships. SCALLOPS does not have this component in the same deliberate and upfront way. Could this make that much difference?

I offered Transition Woodinville as host for the next SCALLOPS meet up on the Eastside and am now able to plug in to an efficient communication system. I was given all the contact information I need to reach out and invite other city groups to participate. In a collective SCALLOPS email I noticed that Transition wasn’t mentioned in association with my name…in fact it wasn’t mentioned at all. I asked for that to change. It seems like a little thing but it is huge to me. It’s about inclusion and honoring the individual parts. I will not support egos or play politics. And as I say that I have to check in with myself and watch if I do walk my talk.

What is mirrored in the whole is a reflective picture of what is transpiring in the parts. This holographic feedback reveals national dramas of men treating women and young boys as sex objects. This is a serious illness. It’s time for men to change their patterns of denial to honesty and distortion to clarity. It’s time to cleane and shine up our one mirror of many mirrors.

Community Amplified

2011-11-11T17:20:00.000-08:00

I/we stand on Mother Earth skin to skin. I/we stand in Mother Earths’ electromagnetic field halo to halo. I look at that word and see aloha/love to aloha/love. This new force field around Mother imprints a matrix of new frequencies, pathways, patterns and systems. Earth body holds lines of force both energy and matter. We hold space and spin through space as a body of Light.

Mother Earth experiences bombardment from outsiders who want power over her. She knows of their presence via radar of the senses. Neither their will nor intention can break through the collective force field around her. Her message to them is to come out of the darkness and into the light. And her message to other outsiders who want power with us is also to come out of the darkness and into the light. These are no longer shadow times and spaces. These are transparencies in Light.

At my new job I’m weaving parts together at a business that is part of 70 acres called Sammamish Valley Farm. I’m creating a calendar of events and my boss used the words “community center” the other day. Yes, that is what is being created...a "power point" I heard myself say to someone on the phone. (The image that came through was an eye of a needle with many threads.) It’s a lot of work creating new focus and direction and it’s especially challenging creating the systems that will allow the center/community to function smoothly. My left brain feels stretched and overwhelmed but I know that it will sort itself out as systems are created...lines fall into place.

Last night's Full Moon Fire Circle was enchanting. Moon shadows were misty and mystical. As I was chatting with Carl I looked to the open area East of the fire pit and saw wildflowers. I now know to plant wildflowers!

A line of connection reopened with a woman who had become estranged. I noticed recently that our emails were taking on old tones of dissonance. I called her suggesting that we meet for lunch and talk rather than email. She agreed. It’s not a big deal to simply shift direction openly and honestly. I have a new experience of “love” with this woman. Conflict can be turned around to create a passionate relationship. Once again it’s a new quality of love…a new sort of passion that needs a word wrapped around it. Perhaps Sanskrit holds that word. Perhaps it has to do with Karmic relationships and lessons.

I had a conflict this week with another woman. I didn’t see any way out of the darkness. I didn’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. And yet the ball was in my court to take action. So, I simply told the truth saying that this person had not communicated with me as the manager of the garden; that I had been left in the dark. Now at budget time I needed clarification and communication. Yes, I included her in that communication. Three of us had a meeting and clarification and communication happened. As I looked into this woman’s dark eyes I felt the same passion that I have for this other woman who had been a challenge. I’m thinking now that this love for them is also about love for my own self. I learned a lot from them…they acted as teachers for me. What word could wrap around this type of love? Karma?

Today, 11-11-11 is a significant day. I had several invitations to attend social events tonight. I choose to attend Community Mythology in a city to the East to see if it resonates with me. I’m always looking and listening for individuals and groups that can merge with Transition Woodinville’s Heart and Soul group. What might open up with this group?

I’m very good at holding space alone. That alone space is shifting as new people, groups, networks flood in to be organized and shaped into a new whole. We do this together through vibratory resonance. I hold personal vibratory space and as others do the same we merge into a larger vibratory space. A new friend uses the word “entrainment” a lot. Is this entrainment? I prefer the word resonance that to me associates with sound, color, and all the senses. Entrainment sounds mechanical. Resonance sounds soft. Words hold their own vibratory space. Not a right and wrong...simply what works for my senses.

I notice that I am now organizing a year out. Less spontaneity and more planning makes a more efficient and sustainable organization. I used to resist this long term planning but now see how valuable it is at this new level of community engagement.

Tomorrow a friend and I are attending a SCALLOPS meeting that encompasses 69 Sustainable Cities and Transition Towns in Puget Sound. They meet twice a year. A couple of us with eastside Transition groups want to have a 2012 Transition Summit so that we can meet one another and hear story threads that hold both challenges and solutions. Will there be any resonance person to person and with the whole group? I never have expectations. I go to Be, watch, listen, speak and act. There is a lot more of that going on these days and the fun factor of community is picking up pace and amplification.

Occupy LSX response to Rob

2011-11-10T15:37:00.000-08:00

I wrote this in response to Rob Hopkins' Some reflections on a day at Occupy LSX at St Paul’s Cathedral at http://transitionculture.org.

Change happens. David Korten (author of Agenda for a New Economy) spoke at our recent New Livelihoods Job Fair sponsored by Transition Snoqualmie Valley and Community Network. He is an excellent resource for both Transition and Occupy. He sees this current change as the “Second Declaration of Independence.” I would change it to “Interdependence” as that is the evolving perma-culture matrix on Mother Earth. As a mystic and shaman I see our change happening energetically. Meaning our brain waves are shifting to higher frequencies and since we are interconnected to Mother under our feet she too is going through a global brain transformation. This is core stuff…as we hold the space for positive change for the parts of one whole. Thank you, Rob.

Oops!

2011-11-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

My feelings after the New Livelihoods Job Fair experience:

Oops…I hugged a couple of people who did not know me
Oops…I went beyond Circle of Life 101 in my class. I didn’t stay on the periphery but went to the core.
Oops…I linked arms with people to dance (during speaker David Korten’s dance break) who were standing idle…some refusing to budge

Why all the feelings of “oops?” Guess I’m not comfortable pushing other people’s comfort zones. And yet that is what I am “pushed” to do. It’s part of my Nature to invite others to move in rhythm and harmony as one whole. It’s much more fun and lively to dance together than to sit/stand on the sidelines e-motionless.

Preparing for my Core Gifts/Circle of Life talk at New Livelihoods I read in an article on Drum Therapy that Beta waves (focused concentration and activity) change to Alpha waves (calm and relaxed). I’ve been referring to Beta waves as linear thinking and Alpha waves as non-linear. I don’t do mental engagement/concentration very well. I’m much more fluid and airy…not at all practical in this realm of achieve, achieve, achieve. I’d rather Be, Be, Be. It’s such a different space...in all directions. I’m seeing the brains waves mapped out in a circle. I wonder how those parts would be identified. The drumming I did was very short in duration and yet it shifted my brain waves (I feel it at the top of my head) and I saw that it did have an effect on one woman.

Delivering my Core Gifts class was a challenge. I feel, think and move in circles and I think my 8 students may have been spinning a bit. However, I did bring them around to ground regularly. I experienced a new quality of Love with a couple of the women who were engaged and supportive of the process. It’s Love that has to do with a new role as “teacher.” It’s too new to describe. My least favorite moment in the class was when I could not remember “beta” and somehow “theta” came into form. In the moment I had to talk about my left brain weakness. My most favorite moment was at the end when everyone had finished their map. I had no previous idea how I would end the class. And in the open process of whole brain knowing an image came to me of stepping out of the circle of life (at the beginning we had stepped into it). We stepped out and let go of the identities, patterns and stories we had just drawn and discussed. It worked...especially for one woman who openly talked about it.

It was my daughter’s birthday. I bought her the book Happiness for Dummies and asked that we turn the football game off and each one open the book spontaneously and read a section. Son-in-law reacted for a second but complied. The book has a good chapter on raising happy children. Now there’s a tool for discipline and consequences: reading how to be happy. Wear that around your neck, have that in the car, and in each room of one’s house. No more belts, paddles, wooden spoons, guns, knives, bombs, grenades…. Happiness is the weapon in our new Age. It’s good for the economy…the economics of happiness in the parts and in the whole.

Archangel Michael’s sword fights Darkness with Light. Happiness is a sword that teaches balance, harmony, respect, Love. Happy people are swords of Light. Can we please imprint that theme in our movies, reality shows, tv dramas? The magical powers of happiness!

One man in the class questioned me as to why I was talking about positive and negative opposites in relationship to a circle. My answer was that the two create a tension and the dance is circular and as an image floats in I say that the circle is spiral in motion upward in evolution or downward in stagnation. And yet, as I flow in this lengthy here/now stream of consciousness, I hear and see that this is not true. There is more beyond linear seeing/thinking. The spiral is both positive and negative above and below. Ascension and decension are one flow and not opposites. Say what? I stay tuned to learn more. The opposites are in the flow...not separate.

My brain continues to struggle with sequential and logical details. Sometimes I simply am blank with information overload.

Cause & Effect

2011-10-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

A teacher saw me a couple times at the local school and said to my teacher friend that I looked peaceful. My friend told her that I was organizing a peace event. I see him yearly at my son’s event. He said I looked good, that my face was very bright. I was wrapping a grapevine wreath and heard a woman customer say, “There is someone who loves nature. “ Both she and her husband told me how they were drawn to me and wanted to know more about me. A staff person at Antioch University is doing a documentary of the Grange and Heritage Garden and insisted that the photographer take pictures of me because of my bright eyes. What is all this attention about? Is it my chemistry from the inside out? Is it my core fire shining through? Why do some notice and others do not?

I was on a Regional Food Policy Council farm tour with policy makers in the Puget Sound region. I felt my core breathing fire/passion as I heard these people supporting small farms and how they are working together to find sustainable solutions. As I was getting off the tour bus in my valley I found myself giving a pep talk to the entire busload of people about our successful day and being one unified voice. I sheepishly explained my enthusiasm by saying that I was once a cheerleader. They chuckled. I embarrass myself at times…something moves through me that takes over my senses. I try to reign myself in so that I can fit in. And sometimes I have no choice but to let it flow.

Wizards and Trackers of darkness use strings to manipulate matter for their own agenda. They will never win because they are out of balance. Natural law rules through evolution as the strings are cut and new patterns put into place. I am not a puppet and will not be manipulated in darkness. Light shines through and the draculas of the cosmos shrivel up and pass away.

My body shut down a couple of times last week in response to people’s words. I watched how my ears alerted my body through emotional and physical response. I froze up in the flight pattern. There is a pattern beyond fight or flight. And that is to hold steady and watch. I have continued to communicate with these people rather than shut them out of my life. I now know their weaknesses: they all acted domineering/superior because of insecurity. I see the strings behind these scenes and how I have to protect myself and my work with these people. And if need be I can cut them out of my life.

Natural law works through me and I am not attached to outcomes. Cold hearted? No. It’s a heart that is true to peace, harmony and love. It’s a heart aligned with nature’s cause and effect.

Conquering Beasts

2011-10-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

These are warrior times. It feels like I'm battling beast after beast. I conquer one and another comes at me. As soon as that one is tamed it rises again. I'm not talking about inner beasts...I'm talking about people around me. It's intense.

Same is true in this community as one candidate battles another and the same is true at the national level.

As this negativity is going on so is something very positive as parts come together in a more cohesive whole. One concrete example locally is the Heritage Garden. All the parts are in play to meet and talk about a Holistic Landscape Design project. It's a quantum leap as interest evolved to the point that we now need to create a new structure as one whole garden space. As manager of the garden I'm happy about this progress. I want others to love and care for this space as I do.

When the chemistry of relationship(s) change there is no going back. When relationships/connections become less passive and impersonal there is no way one can act in the same way. Change happens. It's natural law.

Are humans puppets pulled by strings from another dimension? Is there a light force and a dark force and we their pawns? Am I watching too many sci-fi movies? Sometimes I simply feel that I am being pulled by outside forces and I have the choice to be conscious and choose. So, where do these strings reside? Use one imagination....as they do in movies.

Six Senses in Coordination

2011-10-23T10:49:00.000-07:00

Online Patch editors were told to do monthly personality profiles. Local editor, Annie, said that she wanted me to be her first interview. She shares my values and is interested in what I have to say. In response I’ve decided to blog on Woodinville Patch and talk about the Transition movement and my work in the valley.

I like Mr Goodbar chocolate. Lately I’ve wanted one but instead of reaching for it compulsively I’m wrapping logic around it. I now have a hint of a thread that thinks about the past, present and future: consequences! It’s a thread that wraps full circle. I have also noticed that with sweet treats I lose taste after two or three bites. Am I having a new relationship with my taste buds? Can I stop eating after two or three bites?

I now notice that when I think about having a treat I am more likely to automatically check in with my stomach and whole body. This new coordinated “body language” asks how this food choice is going to have an effect on my whole system. Sounds like a new intelligence being born based on coordination of a whole system.

The same is true in relationships with men. I no longer engage in telepathic relationship even though this “sixth sense” etheric/vibrational experience is profound in ways the physical cannot be. For me at this time telepathic relationship is unsustainable in this realm without the other five senses.

The same is true in relationships with women friends. I’m having difficulty spending time and listening to a woman friend as all she talks about are the men she’s dating. It’s so very boring. I don’t see that as judgmental. I see it as a chemical response based on natural laws that run through my brain body giving me intelligent and clear information so that I can make choices to sustain equilibrium. Do I listen? Yes. Do I take new action through new choices? Yes. Sounds like, looks like, smells like, tastes likes, feels like, vibrates like a new system of intelligence.

Am I addicted to inflammation/disharmony or am I addicted to foods/relationships that cause this experience? I do not focus on the addiction. I continue to learn ways to balance and then how to stay in balance.

I am not in my body much of the time these days and forget linear information. Is this due to information overload or doing too many activities? I often feel like my feet are off the ground and my head is not on my body straight. I get lost in the “in between” negative spaces. If I went to a western doc would he/she say it was the onset of alzheimers disease? I’m thinking that it's a thinning between dimensions. Without the grounded left brain could I not simply walk out of this realm? Is this due to my age of almost 63 or the Aquarian Age? Or is this experience ageless transcending time and space.

I watched the movie Thor with friends last night. It gives a picture of life between realms.

Last weekend someone was talking about the city of Everett giving a Transition group 10 acres of land for a community garden. My immediate response was that this good news needed to be broadcasted so that other city councils can become aware of this support as well as to other transition groups so that they can be nourished by this success although I have noticed a pattern of envy even in Transition which blocks people from being happy for others. Envy is based on insecurity…insecurity is based on ego identity…ego identity separates through negativity….and so this chemical chain/patterning goes.

As a result of my feelings/thoughts of enthusiasm I now want to plant seeds for a 2012 Transition Summit in Puget Sound. If I can engage a local environmental club at a community college we could have a free venue. Personally I want to meet people from neighboring Transition groups and hear about their successes and challenges. Maybe another group is thinking about this as well. I will have to network and find out. I wanted to rest and not be so busy…but I love this work of community building so that positive energy can flow through the parts and the whole. Community events have the potential to do just that.

I thought about breakfast and what to eat. I considered what I ate yesterday and last night and in that consideration the future is included. Oatmeal? No. Eggs? No. Pancakes? No. Steamed chard and onions? Yes. Cottage cheese and avocado? Yes. My whole body lit up and was happy with the outcome. This process is happening more often. Hooray!

The word “dominion” comes up. Dominion is peace in action – a state of contentment maybe equilibrium.

New Out Reach

2011-10-21T15:43:00.000-07:00

Working my new job that includes supporting a local valley related non-profit has caused an energetic pace to pick up. It's as if a final peg was pounded into the ground and now a foundation is in place with new coordinated motion.

Parts that were in conflict are healed and working together again. New parts from the larger community are coming into the field. It's another quantum leap.

Outer resilience reflects inner resilience. I'm more successful at saying "no" to those voices pulling me into food binges. I stay conscious rather than go unconscious.

At a chamber of commerce meeting listening to candidates give their re-election speeches. Much talk about the city but no talk about the ag valley or community. Why is agriculture left out of city politics? I want to change that. One candidate said he wants to do surveys so that residents can have a voice. Okay. I approached him and mentioned the Happiness Survey. He said to send him something via email. Maybe this is a good time to get attention for happiness.

Does Transition Build Happines by Rob Hopkins

2011-10-21T15:42:00.000-07:00

Does Transition build happiness? An article from the latest Resurgence magazine.

Here is an article I wrote for the latest edition of Resurgence. You can see the pdf. of it here, probably the best way to read it, as it is so beautifully laid out and designed.

In 2006, when we started what has since become the Transition movement, we imagined it as an environmental movement. It was conceived as a solutions-focused, bottom-up response to peak oil and climate change. Now, with five years of experimentation and experience under our belts, we see it more as a cultural movement, exploring what the culture of a place needs to look like in order for it to be best prepared for increasingly uncertain times (contracting energy supplies, price volatility, economic uncertainty, and so on).
Transition is founded on three key concepts:

Localisation

Transition argues that once peak oil is passed, globalisation goes into reverse and the local economy becomes increasingly important. It speaks of ‘localisation as economic development’, arguing that meeting more needs locally and plugging the leaks in our local economies will be one of the key strategies for economic development over the next two decades.

Resilience

This refers to the ability of a settlement, an individual or a country to withstand shocks. Former Crystal Palace football manager Iain Dowie once described resilience as ‘bouncebackability’. It is about preparing local economies for uncertain times so that they have enough flexibility and adaptability designed into them to enable them to continue to function and, ideally, to thrive. Transition sees this process as a huge opportunity rather than as a disaster.

‘Inner’ Transition

There is an acknowledgement that this is as much an inner process as an outer one. The solar panels, the food growing, the local currencies are the easy part. The harder bit is supporting each other through times of great change, and ensuring both community and personal resilience.

Wherever Transition takes root (now in over 700 communities in 35 countries worldwide) it usually leads to the flowering of a diversity of practical projects. These usually include food, energy, building, economics, education and much more. They are bottom-up and community-owned. Here are three examples of projects being undertaken by Transition initiatives that demonstrate how these ideas translate into practice:

Transition Streets: In December 2009, Transition Town Totnes, the UK’s first Transition initiative, was one of 20 community groups in England and Wales to win the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Low Carbon Communities Challenge. Its project, Transition Streets, was awarded £625,000. Nearly 500 households have participated, each cutting its carbon emissions by on average 1.5 tonnes. About a third have gone on to install subsidised solar photovoltaic systems. However, the main benefit that people who have participated talk about is the social connections they have made and how they now feel so much more a part of their community. The scheme has also acted as a platform for all kinds of other spin-off initiatives as neighbours start to get a taste for working together. Transition Streets won the 2011 Ashden Award for Behaviour Change.

The Lewes Community Power Station: Ouse Valley Energy Services Company Ltd (OVESCo) is an offshoot of Transition Town Lewes that focuses on the installation of renewables and promoting energy conservation. In 2011 it took on its most exciting and ambitious project to date, installing a 98kW solar photovoltaic array on the roof of local brewery Harveys to create the UK’s first community-owned solar power station. The 544 photovoltaic (PV) panels will generate 93,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. The community share launch in April 2011 was attended by 300 people. Within five weeks the target of £307,000 had been reached and Harveys brewed a commemorative beer called Sunshine Ale to celebrate the launch of the scheme.

Trashcatchers Carnival: In July 2010, Tooting, London was the setting for the first Transition project to get Arts Council funding. Together with Project Phakama and Emergency Exit Arts, Transition Town Tooting (TTT) created a street carnival celebrating taking care of the Earth and using entirely recycled materials. Over 800 people took part, including local schools, mosques and temples, and over a million plastic bottles and bags, half a million crisp packets, half a tonne of renewable willow and half a tonne of materials were collected over a six-month period to create this extravaganza, which included several structures over 6 metres high. On the day, thousands turned out, the sun shone, local restaurants fed over 1,000 people for free at the end of the event, and the community was left with the feeling “if we can do that we can do anything”.

This is just a very small taste of some of the hundreds of initiatives emerging out of Transition. There are new community farms, community-owned energy companies, new shops, bakeries, markets, school gardens, arts projects, community investment opportunities, local currencies and much more. But can it be argued that engaging with this process of intentional localisation, in ways such as those I have set out above, can actually increase your wellbeing?

Initial indications look positive. For example, research conducted at the end of the Transition Streets programme found a significant increase in the percentage of participants who reported feeling positive about the future, who feel connected to and part of their community and who are aware of what can be done and feel they know what to do about it. I asked the psychologist Tim Kasser for his thoughts:

“All the research I’ve seen, all the thinking I’ve done, and all the people I’ve talked to suggests to me that localisation will do a better job of meeting people’s needs – people will be happier and will live in a more socially cohesive way and more sustainably. Or at least it will encourage all those things… If my intuition about what a resilient community is is correct, then what you would hopefully find is that as time goes on, people will be experiencing more and more satisfaction of their needs. They’ll find that their community is providing them with more opportunities to enact those needs and those intrinsic values. They’ll find that they’re experiencing less barriers to enacting the intrinsic values and satisfying their needs.”

Is this what attracts people to Transition? Through my website transitionculture.org I asked people why they got involved in Transition. Answers included:

◦“It provides a positive, creative and challenging place to apply my energies to those challenges…and it’s fun.”
◦“If it wasn’t for Transition I would probably still be trying to work out how me and my family could become self-sufficient in some remote ‘safe’ hideout. Transition has given my life a more positive purpose because I now know we are not alone.”
◦“Transition is a principles-based approach that…seeks to imitate natural systems and allows participants to act joyfully, spontaneously and freely in creating a more life-giving way of being.”
A study by Tim Kasser and Malte Klar found that those engaged in activism are more likely to ‘flourish’ than non-activists, and suggested that “engaging in political activism is associated with higher levels of wellbeing”, and the quotes above appear to reinforce this. Transition focuses on the concept of ‘engaged optimism’, suggesting that that would be a more useful energy to harness than despondency and fear. It argues that without an enticing vision of the world we want to create we will struggle to manifest it.

When I visited Lancaster for the local Transition initiative’s Unleashing, one of the founder members told me that even if the whole thing stopped tomorrow, he now knew 200 people he hadn’t known before he got involved. One Transition activist in Tooting told me: “I’ve lived in Tooting for 22 years, but I think I’ve lived more in Tooting in the past two years, since I’ve been involved in Transition, than I have in the last 20 years.”

Of course there is the question, as raised by Janet Richardson, Professor of Health Service Research, at the University of Plymouth, in a Health Impact Assessment of Transition Streets, of whether people are drawn to Transition because they are happier, or whether they are happier because of their involvement in Transition. The anecdotal evidence suggests that what stands out for people about their engagement with Transition is the rebuilding and reweaving of community, rather than necessarily the more tangible outputs in terms of energy savings.

One Transition Streets participant, Jenny Gellatly, commented: “You can go for years without knowing your neighbours; now we go to the pub together. I feel I can go round and knock on a neighbour’s door to borrow tools; our kitchen scraps are eaten by one of our neighbour’s chickens, and our slugs by another’s ducks.” These connections can contribute greatly to a community’s resilience, and to its ability to adapt to rapid change.

Although it is still an experiment, the learning thus far from five years of Transition in a wide range of settings is that a process of bringing low-carbon living, resilience and localisation about in a way that is founded on playfulness, creativity and – yes – happiness has only just begun to demonstrate what it is truly capable of.

The late David Fleming, a great inspiration on the evolution of Transition, wrote: “The change in direction represented by the Transition movement is as profound as any intentional change experienced by a civilisation.” Thus far, the evidence would appear to suggest that this change in direction, if done properly, could be the making of us.

The beautiful illustrations are by Stewart Pawley to whom I am very grateful: www.stewartpawley.co.uk.

Commotion Happens

2011-10-16T11:05:00.000-07:00

I heard a Wall Street Occupier say that he was there to be part of the commotion. Commotion happens when the old is passing away and the new is being born. Commotion is a natural part of the creative, evolutionary process.

I’m seeing my Naturopath next week and will ask for “brain food.” I’m looking for support to help build pathways out of the old and into the new. By rising above and watching I see that I can go two days without comfort foods and then I start reaching for them. What is this rhythm? Habitual patterns are hard to break because they are locked in electrically, chemically, emotionally. How do I unlock imbalance?

Power over vs power with is a pattern that is shifting. Power over involves ego; power with involves heart. One creates separation the other connection. There are many patterns of separation from addictions and bullying to a top down economic system. Circulation happens in circle of heart communion, communication and community. There is commotion in the process of getting to these new circular patterns of expression. There is commotion as energy and matter are rearranged.

Evolution includes dark/negative and positive/light experiences. We ride the waves of these two opposite forces into new awareness and action. Relationships change when there are too many negative (blocked Light) experiences. And relationships change when there are experiences of flowing Light leading to new levels of spiritual intimacy. From here there is no turning back to old ways of behaving and relating. In this evolving process one is not attached to external outcomes. One is attached to Natural Law that keeps one’s electrical, chemical and emotional state in equilibrium.

Humans choose to change and see both dark and light energies and behavior patterns through the intelligent cooperation of heart and mind. This enlightened consciousness is connected to the parts electrically, chemically, emotionally…spark to spark. The spark is the driver, the force behind change. This synergetic force creates change in the parts and moves the whole. It also creates change in the whole and moves the parts. Thus the words omnipotent, omni.....

We learn sustainability within personal space and we learn it in community space. We are that powerful force of Love, Truth and Life that penetrates matter and expresses as matter.

Circle power of communion, communication and community in action on sacred Earth.

These words are written in a flow...from a specific part of my brain that is not linear. It feels a foggy, etheric and cannot be retraced because this flow doesn't look back or go backward. The flow is NOW. Seems like a rearrangment of memory.

Here is linear:

She is going to see a hypnotist who is also a counselor. She wants to be a good example of health for herself and her family. We are able to talk openly these days and I am grateful. She will include her daughter in counseling. This will have positive effects on the whole family. I'm so grateful for this positive change.

Personal Space

2011-10-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

I feel and observe darkness closing in. Lately at night I've felt it somother me awake and I have to take a deep breath and look for some bearings and orientation. One time faces were associated.

At my new job I have to be less naive, get "street smart" and watch my back as someone is off balance and inappropriate. Time to set boundaries without losing friendship. Time to be less friendly and receptive and more clear about my personal space.

He says she needs a beating. She is 12. I said that is child abuse. I have yet to say that I am calling the police if he lays a hand on her or anyone. Violence is such a disrespect of personal space.

An inappropriate song is the background of my grandson's footbal youtube. I had to say this was not okay. Silence is approval and I do not approve. This is disrespect of personal space.

She played me her favorite song on youtube. It is not sexually suggestive...it is sexually explicit. She is 12. Why are our children not more protected? It's a dark world.

As this darkness raises its ugly head I hear sweet music in this season of autumn. I remember other places I've been. It's the temperature, the elements and elementals all singing back around.

The other night I was experiencing an internal "sweat" and sensed that something was leaving my body. Something was passing away. I am noticing less attraction to sweets and that I am orientating toward the sweetness of vegetables. I am tracking this. Last weekend with pastries, chips, candy all around me I did not indulge. I can learn new patterns of relationship with food. We can all learn new patterns of relationship that are healthy and that support personal space.

Slug Speak

2011-10-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

AM Shamanic drumming: brain wave shift; body moving back and forth to drum beat; I am mountain; door at center; I enter mountain; yellow; something floating downward; bird?; no, autumn leaf landing at feet; I step on; we fly upward through galaxies; upholding Nature and Earth substance as sacred and alive.

I was sheet mulching at the circle garden and took a step. My foot reverberated as if it was electrocuted. I knew I had stepped on a slug. How did I know that? The chemical commotion told me. I looked to see who was mad at me for stepping on it and saw a small grey/black slug. I apologized and communed with it momentarily. Is this slug response electric, chemical and emotional? Do slugs have feelings? And how is this similar to the buttercup that scolded me quite loud and clear that it didn’t want to be pulled out of the garden? Is plant response electric, chemical and emotional?

I had another intense cycle with food and ended up with a toxic body. There was much pulling/gravity into old patterns and once again I chose to go through it alone rather than seeing or talking to my naturopath. On the other side of the cycle…out of the disintegration and now into integration I have new ideas about how I want to nourish myself and with that my community. I want to offer Stone Soup Night at my house and shamanic drumming. I’m going to post it as a Heart and Soul event. Perhaps some will attend. These cycles are not easy on my physical body as I feel inflammation in different parts. However I always learn something new. Do I sacrifice my earth to learn something new?

I am afraid of a void. I now want to go into that void and listen in stillness of body. Old habit is that brain fires, nerves respond and muscles act by reaching for the wrong foods. I want to understand this void that feels bottomless and I will probably call my Naturopath for answers. Perhaps she can assist in unraveling this knot. I know the answer is electric, chemical and emotional but need support as to when and how to stay in balance. And what would balance be like without the dark toxic state? Would I still have creative cycles? Would there still be inspiration after disintegration? I do know the clarity and high of being in an alkaline body...and I don't want to be acidic!

Is this a polar shift experience? Is this a re-orientation of energy and matter? As usual I prefer to let my inner Nature guide me rather than man-made/external answers. And yet I trust the intelligence and genius of my community parts. And those parts are external in the world around me. Is this a new trust of my community’s electric, chemical and emotional response?

Tracking Chemistry via Hypothalamus

2011-10-02T11:04:00.000-07:00

My previous tracking energy is now tracking chemistry. It’s an expansion of consciousness in this particular body of earth as well as the whole collective body of Earth and Her cosmic community.

I look out the window here at my kids’ house In Tacoma and see nature. I love autumn and this shifting of elements in temperature and mood. My senses come alive with the newness of now as well as the memories of the many places I’ve traveled and visited this time of year. This wholeness of past and present makes me feel content.

Re chemistry:

I was both positive and negative in a phone conversation with a man I care about. I noticed it in my inner energy via feelings/attitude and my outer behavior/language. Days later it dawned on me what had happened and I called him to apologize for being rude. A seed of fear that had crept up days earlier caused negative behavior. I was able to track it full circle within myself and then in an honest conversation with this friend. Healing happened.

Spending time with this man is an emotional high. At the peace event our dance of coming together in warm affection of communion, communicating clearly and then going out into the community again and again was a weaving of positive energy. This spiritual intimacy felt vibrant and natural. The next day I hit a low in fear that I would not have opportunity to dance this way with him again. It felt like a panic attack so I called him. That void without logic reminded me of my relationship with food. Perhaps this is linked to serotonin running through my body. Once again I was able to talk with him about this and how sustainability is crucial in relationship person to person as well as with food choices. I am in the process of discovering what sustains my metabolic pulse. Old patterns and conditioning will not work…so I let go of the old as it rears its familiar head as I affirm the new.

Yesterday I had yet another experience of chemistry. I was accomplishing some tasks at work and getting “too big for my britches” is the exact language that came up within myself minutes later. It meant that I was too pushy and demanding in my tone and pace. This chemistry ran through me and as soon as I left work I said to myself “Don’t do that again! Be watchful.” Can I catch my “negative” behavior in the moment and change it? What does "negative" mean? For me it means doing a dance through sound and action that is from a place of inner peace and thus creates peace with others and the larger community. This is sacred response-ability!

I see that I have a monitor of chemistry within and think of the "master" pituitary endocrine gland. What regulates this gland? Google shows me via photo and text that the hypothalamus has a part to play.

I want to honor the chemicals and hormones that I am in the same way I honor rocks, trees, water, dragons, faeries, etc. I want to be in harmonic relationship to highlight their sacred role in this dance of creation and creativity. We are on an evolutionary spiral together and I choose to move upward and so I am honest as I face my fears directly and then communicate them openly. No shame, no blame. Response-ability!

Communion/Communication/Community is the path we travel together. Let’s not be “too big for our britches” to go there!

love----------------fear
peace---------------violence
happy---------------sad
gratitude-----------demand
appreciation--------taking for granted

Fear wears many faces as does love. Do we see our own face? Do we know our very own soul? Do we care enough to change fear to love?

Endocrine System from
Google

Although we rarely think about them, the glands of the endocrine system and the hormones they release influence almost every cell, organ, and function of our bodies. The endocrine system is instrumental in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, and metabolism, as well as sexual function and reproductive processes.
In general, the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly, such as cell growth. Faster processes like breathing and body movement are controlled by the nervous system. But even though the nervous system and endocrine system are separate systems, they often work together to help the body function properly.
About the Endocrine System
The foundations of the endocrine system are the hormones and glands. As the body's chemical messengers, hormones transfer information and instructions from one set of cells to another. Although many different hormones circulate throughout the bloodstream, each one affects only the cells that are genetically programmed to receive and respond to its message. Hormone levels can be influenced by factors such as stress, infection, and changes in the balance of fluid and minerals in blood.
A gland is a group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals. A gland selects and removes materials from the blood, processes them, and secretes the finished chemical product for use somewhere in the body. Some types of glands release their secretions in specific areas. For instance, exocrine glands, such as the sweat and salivary glands, release secretions in the skin or inside of the mouth. Endocrine glands, on the other hand, release more than 20 major hormones directly into the bloodstream where they can be transported to cells in other parts of the body.

The Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus, a collection of specialized cells that is located in the lower central part of the brain, is the primary link between the endocrine and nervous systems. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus control the pituitary gland by producing chemicals that either stimulate or suppress hormone secretions from the pituitary.
Although it is no bigger than a pea, the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain just beneath the hypothalamus, is considered the most important part of the endocrine system. It's often called the "master gland" because it makes hormones that control several other endocrine glands. The production and secretion of pituitary hormones can be influenced by factors such as emotions and seasonal changes. To accomplish this, the hypothalamus relays information sensed by the brain (such as environmental temperature, light exposure patterns, and feelings) to the pituitary.

Journey to the Universe

2011-09-30T13:32:00.000-07:00

Brian Swimme’s Journey to the Universe film premiere in Seattle was a great opportunity to see friends. Notes from the film:

Philosophy is love of wisdom
Stars are our ancestors
Earth is more than alive – it is life generating
Encounters create choices and thus discernment/awareness
Structure endures
Wonder will guide us
We draw in light and convert it to food
Eye was formed in response to light
First language was carving symbols into stone
There is patterning in matter
When gravity collapses there is nuclear explosion
Gravity related to nuclear fusion
There is a natural urge to merge

As I see it the evolutionary leap that must happen is from outer to inner space exploration; from logical seeing to intuitive knowing. This will require a lot more stillness in individual lives and a turning and listening within. Humans will, once again, soul travel instead of space ship travel; meet neighbors telepathically instead of technologically; attune to elements and elementals for advice/counsel. Life will be very different. I don’t think just a few are meant to be “shamans” but that we lost this pathway in our development. Now it’s critical that we get on track and thrive in this way of Being that is sustainable: evolving into increased light and thus more aware of the larger whole.

My expanding universe has come to a halt. I am resting a lot more and achieving a lot less. My body and whole Being is insisting on this. I find myself attempting to fill up my schedule and get involved as before but I remind myself that I’m not there any more. I simply don’t have the energy. I am now getting paid to organize events and am grateful for this very part time job. I’m interacting as things come up in my daily life rather than seeking things out. I am at rest, content and peaceful. Nice to have more time to chat with people face to face. Less pressure being busy and more time to be relaxed.

Am I the only one who thinks that cancer is being glorified in pink? Am I the only one who thinks that someone without a sense of identity would create cancer so that they have a club to belong to? This sounds cold and cruel but it is an overview of the glorification of disease rather than a celebration of the vitality of wellness. Why don’t more people take a stand and have a voice for peace, clean waters, planting trees, etc? They are distracted by other forces.

Another issue that has come up recently is the amount of space craft debris. It’s criminal that humans are not being responsible for the entire circle of their actions; from the East of inspiration through the North of disintegration. Every thing manufactured should be biodegradable and returned to the elements. Humans are junk pile junkies on Earth and in our larger cosmos. This will not be allowed much longer and cleansing will happen via Natural Forces.

Life is good. I'm feeling so content today and wonder why. Why do I need to have a reason? Isn't this my natural state??

Polarity Management

2011-09-12T12:03:00.000-07:00

I met Rich Henry at the Sacred Activism conference years ago. I spoke with him after the Unity service. He introduced me to Lynne McTaggert’s book The Bond and said that scientists have looked for the common particle in matter and found none. He mentioned electrons, protons, neutrons and, thanks to the inspiring conversation, I see that molecules also feel the pressure of change through spin and gravity. Molecules, the building blocks of electromagnetic energy = attraction = gravity. pH also came up at our Transition potluck. Language reflects consciousness.

I learned that Rich and Minister Tony are working with Polarity Management. It sounds exactly what the pH and emotional spectrum is all about. I will be looking into that…as I want to teach/contribute/be masculine! Perhaps I’m already doing that.

Tony’s words add fuel to my personal experience. Yesterday he talked about forgiveness is an attitude, how transformation allows change and doesn’t “fix”, what comes through us transforms us, accept that which comes through and that memory is being transformed.

I appreciate this Unity community where I can have different conversations than I can in my Transition community. This diversity reflects the structure of the body as there are many systems of coordination. One not better than the other or more right. All parts are critical...sacred.

Good to be on call with Transition US and Rob Hopkins today – another critical system in the whole body.

pH Balance

2011-09-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution.[1] Pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at 25 °C (77 °F). Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline. pH measurements are important in medicine, biology, chemistry, agriculture, forestry, food science, environmental science, oceanography, civil engineering and many other applications.

- / + is pH balance

Dark / Light

Acidic / Alkaline

/ Center = Peace

I can get too intense and outspoken about how I see the world and turn others away. I did this with the Fairy Congress and I see this happening with a few women in Transition. I emailed an apology today because I value their friendships.

It's a challenge for me to be around people who are highly educated or left brained...I do not see things the way they do. Do I speak up...or not? Do I speak of Fairies, or being telepathic? I do...and get odd looks/vibes. Perhaps this is one reason I'm attending Unity Church...so I can be myself.

My mouth seems to be a focal point of personal well being. What I eat and what I say are either acidic or alkaline...and the way I say it is part of that equation.

I am catching myself speaking negatively about other people. This morning I thought negative about someone. Another inner voice said: Turn that around and send her Love. I did! Bring in the new....out with the old. It takes practice through the balance of logical mind and emotional heart. And in so doing we do "get 'er done!"

Galactic Center

2011-09-10T09:21:00.000-07:00

As I was chopping cabbage Friday morning I felt a moment when I could not stay centered…that I was being pulled outwards spinning in different directions. This intensity has been going on for some time. It can feel like coming apart at the seams. I especially experience this in my compulsive/addictive relationship with sweets and overeating. Old patterns pull on me. This is part of that intensity of change. There are new choices moment by moment and the main one is to stop, breathe, be still. I suspect this pulling is happening with people collectively as well as with Mother Earth as we move into the 2012 galactic center of the universe. Gravitational forces are affected. Old micro/macro patterns are being put through the “wringer” as new ones are putting pressure on us to be born. This is a universal time of fertility in fire of transformation: a restructuring of matter.

Relationships are more personal now. This is a major shift in my life as I’ve preferred solitude and nature over people. Just this week I sat with various Transition friends to simply chat. I can now say that I have several male friends! At the Grange meeting the other night a couple of women were talking about my activism in the community. A woman standing next to me said “Trish is our strongest activist” and as she spoke she patted the top of my head. It was very sweet and genuine and my heart space vibrated a new pulse for some time after that. Annie at Woodinville Patch wants to “add a voice” to the article I submitted for International Day of Peace. We will do a phone interview Monday morning right after the Transition US conference call with Rob Hopkins.

I was asked to work Sunday morning at the Farm Tour. I chose not to as my body wants to be at Unity Church. Amazing! This is nothing I planned or intended. My body wants/needs the meditation, singing, and energetic field that I feel immersed in there. Nice when a choice is this clear!

As a female I am receptive and dominant. There is a third charge: neutrality. This is not stillness at center but an energetic expression on the e-motional spectrum. What determines the charge of - / + is the Great Mystery of merging collective forces swimming in the Great Universal Pulse. - / + are responses of Body in this realm of polarity. The Pulse is what holds these parts.

Quantum Leap, Quantum Pulse

2011-09-06T10:35:00.000-07:00

pulse - definition of pulse by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...

pulse 1 (p ls). n. 1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck. 2. a. ...

Impulse - Pulsere - Pulse counter - Pulse duration

A new Pulse moves through head, heart, hands. Pulse in the whole body is dominant, masculine, setting the pace and tone for the parts. If those parts act separately, on a tangent, there is disharmony and imbalance.

I stressed and strained a body part and my busy-ness came to a screeching halt. What a change! My whole field began to hold a different vibration. I noticed in my walk that there was a charge above my head and my whole body resonated with a new still quality. I was at rest yet in motion like a walking meditation.

I learn to hold a new charge that is both positive and negative. This charged pulse moves through the parts and is the whole.

In the forced stillness I feel lifeless, depressed. It’s like being consumed. Once again some voice reminded me that this was the dark before the dawn, that something new was about to be born in evolving consciousness. In the midst of this cycle I can never imagine what that is and have no choice but to yield full force to these e-motions that move me.

Monday, Labor Day, I intended solitude and went to my garden. Two Transition women friends joined me to get zucchini and we chatted about a regional calendar as we begin to plan for 2012. When they left two other women on bikes stopped by and commented about the good vibe there. Walking back with my wheel barrow another woman, a stranger, joined me and chatted the entire way home. My solitude was just that…within my contained space. The social outgoingness did not dissipate my energy field. I held myself in balance aware of the top of my head and thus my whole body.

The community calendar idea that was born Monday is significant as parts are pulled together from a larger region outside the valley. My new pt job is significant as I support community events for Olympic Nursery and Sammamish Valley Alliance. Being invited to a meeting tonight with three local men to debrief and plan ahead is also significant. I am being included in a larger whole! This busy-ness holds new meaning now that Pulse has revealed itself. I have new energy to connect the dots/the parts because seeing and being has evolved. To prevent burn out is my personal responsibility so that I can do this larger work of heart in heart body.

I have not reached Pulse Consciousness alone. For several years (seven, I think) I have done this evolutionary work with another two-legged male who lives in this realm. In this experience I have learned, cycle by cycle and season by season, to be receptive as he is dominant. It’s an attractive pattern/chemistry that works naturally. It’s an experience of Pulse….a song moving through head, heart and hands. I am very grateful for this man and our experience of co-operation and co-creation in and through Sacred Masculine and Sacred Feminine.

I look to this day with all its tasks. There is something new! I no longer feel overwhelmed by the work load. My circular map of the day holds positive/outgoing activity AND negative/inward stillness. They take turns around the wheel one after the other….a dance of balance. I see it now I have to manage it. This is an intense time of change!

Step Into the Circle of Life

2011-09-04T16:55:00.000-07:00

For Transition Snoqualmie Valley's Right Livelihood Event

Circle of Life ~ Mapping One’s Story
Create a Right Livelihood mandala to take home.

The circle has meaning in cultures worldwide. Its round feminine design holds space for inspiration, creativity and artistic expression. Magical things happen in a circle. The Circle of Life ~ Mapping One’s Story workshop uses drumming in order to shift into right-brained, non-linear reality. In this receptive space students identify the circle’s four directions and journey into the East, South, West and North corners of their lives. Through colors, images, patterns, and words students create a Right Livelihood mandala that is as unique as each individual and story behind it. Step into the Circle of Life and map your story!

Singing Alive

2011-09-04T16:44:00.000-07:00

Thinking about Singing Alive friends this morning and how I would have liked to have been with them this weekend. At the Herbal Fair it was so fun to have music and dance every evening and song every morning. However, I have things to accomplish this weekend so my life can be more balanced.

In the shower thinking about song I felt and listened to water and a second verse to my calendula song came through: The tune stays with me and that’s how I know this is the song’s signature on me, through me. It’s singing me. So fun!

Communal living is closer than I though:
Just when I thought I would be on the computer less and organize events less I am offered a job to do just that in our valley. I accepted and will see if I can handle it. Not sure what is going on with me. I feel burned out. Haven't been able to wash my car or clean my house for weeks...and that goes against my perfectionism.

I'm enjoying Unity Church's music, meditations and teachings. It gives me a sense of peace...and community. Perhaps I will teach Circle of Life through this network. Am already promoting it.

Circle Way of Life

2011-09-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

Busy as a bee! Time to slooow down.

Harvesting calendula I wondered if it had a song for me. A song came through and I keep singing it in the field. Today I asked lemon verbena (heavenly!) if it had a song...still listening.

Thinking about communal living. Would be great to have my own cabin on a communal garden/farm. Body wants to start sorting through stuff and thinning out. Am I going to move?

Charge at North and South poles = spin = rotation = change = motion of e-motion.

Some Transition folks want more structure. I expressed my way of living in the moment listening/watching and structure is not a priority to me. I'd prefer the circle that has structure but also space in which spirit can move through the parts. How do I communicate that indigenous way of living/being? All I can do is be myself which does seem to polarize at times.

Working to find language to promote my Circle of Life class. I am teaching it in Tacoma 9/19 and at Transition Snoqualmie Valley's Right Livelihood event on 11/5. I have yet to get this off the ground and it seems to have to do with my readiness and comfort zone.

So Done

2011-08-29T20:23:00.000-07:00

I'm so done with details. Can't wait to resign from Grange Treasurer. And they want me to be Master...no way! I'm so done with organizing! I'm not enjoying it anymore. I want more still space in my life to do creative, leisure stuff. Done with filling up my life with busy-ness! UGH!

Blind Spots

2011-08-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

I am held in a gravitational field. I hold a gravitational field. The parts and the whole spinning in space as one.

The other night I felt like the field was tilting and I was falling off. But then I understood what was happening and found solid ground again.

As I was talking with a woman in Transition Woodinville I saw something new: how I was acting out of separation. I saw a blind spot...I saw shadow! Seeing anew helps me love myself and others more. This Love is protective in its Truth like a screen that filters out impurities.

When I saw him in person he felt greasy -- his aura cloudy. When I saw his picture on FB recently I sensed the same. I'm concerned about his health as "liver" comes up. What do I do with this unfounded information? Like everything else I simply throw it out into the universal field.

Spiritual Intimacy & Moon Shadow

2011-08-24T11:59:00.000-07:00

Historical event last week that needs to be recognized by grounding through language. It was a dialogue between sun, moon and earth—my own and with another. The result was a new vibration that I can only identify as spiritual intimacy. It felt alchemical, mystical, magical in its binding/bonding effect. Love takes on new dimension that was easy and natural in its expression.

I continue to catch moon beam shadows. They are like arcs that go under and around. Shadows have to do with unconscious negative language and I am catching them in their tracks. It’s amazing how negatively programed I am and it seems to have to do with gravity. I find myself going around and/or through this force to a higher Truth. Or perhaps there is a pathway opened for Truth to descend. One example is that my garden at home can feel like a chore. I heard the language, “See your garden as a gift of joy even if it isn’t perfect. Enjoy it. Thank it.”

I’m also seeing W/S/E arc and W/N/E arc. Gravity is in the south and Truth comes in from the North. Gravity can be transcended.

Fun to attend an event with hundreds of people and let gravity move me. I kept running into some of the same people as if the universe was saying that we needed to meet. I let gravity of the moment move me here and there as my heart, mind, body relaxed into it. A few people ran up to me in reunion in response to gravity.

Gravity is showing itself with two differest aspects: that which unifies bringing parts together and that which holds one down in negative space. More to listen and watch for: learn!

Trinity

2011-08-16T14:40:00.000-07:00

Less unconscious and subconscious
More conscious
Creating equilibrium
And homeostasis

Whole body experience
Of Universal Love
With inner and outer
Sun and Moon

Personal threads
Weaving genuine connection
Without spells, potions, charms

Purity unfolding
Through tides, cycles, seasons

Sun = Head = Love
Moon = Heart = Truth
Earth = Hands = Life

Trinity
Transcending all spells, potions, charms

Earth and Moon

2011-08-15T16:41:00.000-07:00

Earth Body a fireball
Of spinning e-motion

Moon tempers fire
With tides and seasons

Earth wonders:
Are you breaking my spirit?

No, you are breaking a spell
As peace fills in space

Millions of spells cast toward
And around moon
In tangled web of shadows

Personally, something lifted
I feel it in my Earh Body

Book of Shadows

2011-08-12T11:36:00.001-07:00

Bursting through
Bubble of illusion
Breaking spell
Bound by years

Today my magical number 9 shows up at my new job and as I send letter to Circle Sanctuary in Wisconsin.

After I wrote about the moon recently I heard on the news that Earth used to have two moons and that they collided giving the moon its appearance that we see today.

At a bookstore yesterday I was looking at a Wicca journal and saw mention of the Book of Shadows. I googled that and see that it encompasses spells, potions, and charms of all sorts. What am I supposed to do with this new information and direction in my stream of consciousness/life? As always...time will tell.

I am crazed about this work that I do. I am dedicated and it does feel that time is a factor. Day by day I choose to communicate that which reveals itself to me. I want to be in synch with this flow and do its bidding. I let go of some of the other activities in my life so that I can be more balanced in stillness and action.

Seeing Shadows

2011-08-11T12:46:00.000-07:00

Twice recently I noticed my emotional body bursting out in a way that was out of context for those around me. One time was in communication with a man; another time was in communication with a group. Both times my outbursts made me feel foolish. Now, isn’t that the face of ego personality and isn’t that a good mirror to see oneself? The choice is in the seeing. Do I adjust my emotional expression to fit the man and the group or do I change the man and the group? Do I add logic to my emotional expression? Yes, of course and I let that shape shift me, my relationships and circumstances! As I see around the arcing shadows of my emotional body I can see new choices. As I see shadows in the shadows I find new direction.

Eros Expresses

2011-08-11T12:31:00.000-07:00

Brother of a friend flew in from Pittsburg with blue eyes and mannerisms that acutely reminded me of my previous boyfriend…both very pagan and into blacksmithing. He oozed sexuality and immediately asked me about my “significant other.” He is married and I drew lines. Later he talked with three of us about his 30 year marriage and their honest agreement to have other lovers. Together they participate in various sexual circles/communities. At one time the group wanted to know which couple could have the most orgasms. I commented it sounded like a science project and asked where the sacred was in that behavior. He was studying Tantra and I asked what chakra that was activating and suggested that Tantra was the exact opposite.

At one point I started to mention angels and he interrupted me immediately. I raised my right hand to his face and demanded, “Let me finish.” I proceeded to tell these friends about a night of hot passionate reunion with a boyfriend and that when he left an angel appeared looking like a Grecian Goddess with the name Gabrielle. I pointed out that angels enjoy earthy pleasure. Guess it’s good to interject angels in any discussion. I noticed how my body was very responsive to this man’s sexual energy. He felt so familiar…did I know him from a previous lifetime? And while my body was arcing one way my heart and mind were not on the same path. I’ve been there and done that regarding casual sex and carry much more wisdom in these elder years.

I gave him a copy of my Circle of Life booklet and he wanted to do the mapping project. I noticed how in each quadrant he drew a house though we didn’t have time to consider the meaning. In return he bought me Circle Magazine – Celebrating Nature, Spirit, and Magic suggesting that I submit an article about Circle of Life and place an ad. Perhaps this is the audience for my book.
It’s very curious how I feel past-life connection with so many people in my life. How could I have been with all these people? I’m beginning to wonder about “avatar” relationships and if we are angels for one another and then shape shift into form of dense matter? I suspect because of that spell zone that we have both dark and light avatars watching over us and pulling on us. Our direction depends on our Eye of Focus.

Three times this past weekend someone asked me about smoking pot and I am wondering if Life is suggesting that I loosen up! I find that comical as I have no interest in sex or pot as a drug of choice. My drug is food…acidic food that makes me inflamed and hot. Why are we all seeking to be hot? Why don’t we chill out and cool down? What is driving us and making us so crazed? Is Earth heating up and humans feeling the effects? Is Earth preparing to burst into new radiance of rapture for the over arcing purpose of evolution? Is our work, as conscious participants, to assist with this creative process? If so, let us generate air, earth and water as Spirit, Life and Truth? If so, let’s gather as parts and do this work in dramatic and dynamic ways so that the heat is contained within our forms and structures. We can do this sacred work. We came here individually and collectively at this time to do so! Let Us Begin…a great John Denver song!

There is an excellent article in the Circle magazine about finding the sacred withing the profane. The author was an exotic dancer when young and her experiences took her into the "divinity of Goddess consciousness." The article opened my heart and mind. A friend is in a "friends with benefits" relationship, sleeping with a second man and dating others. What is all this telling me? My Truth is that Eros came into my living consciousness (not something I read about or learned from an expert) as community. Now, community is revealing their Eros experiences! There is no room for judgement as we all are on the same sexual spectrum at different phases and stages of our lives. I wonder about balance so that humans treat one another with respect. Love creates balance as it moves on the sexual spectrum. That balance holds a center in the parts and in the whole.

R&R

2011-08-09T11:33:00.001-07:00

A friend and I went to a favorite creek east of the mountains. We sat to meditate where we had buried a crystal years ago. I could not settle down or quiet my mind. This has been the busiest summer of my life and I was still busy in mind and body. Walking out of the forest I asked silently, “Why am I creating all this com-motion in my life?” I heard in response as if coming from the trees: “To gather the parts.” It was sweet and uplifting.

Opening the gate and walking into the organic garden at Sleeping Lady for the first time I was blasted with a rush of energy. I had to stop and hold out my hands to acknowledge the Sacred Presence.

Today I am rested. Getting out of town and being with the creeks and trees is nourishing to all parts of my Being.

Moon in Focus

2011-08-02T15:48:00.000-07:00

Several nights ago I awoke from deep sleep and caught someone carrying me away in their arms. It was creepy, grey, misty. I awoke a second time to someone pushing me on my upper arm in a bullying way. Again creepy. I awoke a third time in that deep state of trance to reassuring lightness. I was protected. I was safe. There are dark and light forces in the depths of night and in the depths of psyche. We keep watch.

People are lethargic as if hypnotized, in a spell. We wake up and catch the goblins in their tracks for ourselves and for the whole.

Focus shifts from sun to moon. Moon with its gravitational push and pull on Earth and its emotional impact on our lives. Moon has unique revolving relationship with Earth. This has personal application in my life and I make adjustments keeping some things quiet so that spells are not woven as before.

Unbinding happens naturally as the old passes away and the new is born.

Days ago I noticed a warm connection with my previous boss at the farm. How did this happen? I did not intentionally try to change the alchemy of that relationship. In fact I had let it go in the same way I had let it begin…through open hearted emotion. Through this spontaneous language I see that open heartedness includes negative as well as positive. I invited the farm to be a sponsor of an upcoming concert and they agreed. Healing happens through us when a resilient body is aligned with a resilient heart.

Reminding me that last weekend I chose to reach out to a woman who wasn’t very kind to me initially. In fact I had complained about her to a couple of people. This time she was warm and open. It’s amazing how quickly healing can happen when a heart is open and the body is resilient in response. Can such healing occur on a larger scale? Why not?

Reminding me of another woman I saw riding her bike on the river trail. We had a fight years ago and though I’ve reached out to her several times she remains frozen –unforgiving. Hard hearted stubborness has its alchemical effects as well.

In the past 15 years I’ve related to a few men telepathically in mystical realms. These men have not been able to speak to me in this realm. It's as if there was a shield between us. What do I conclude from this? I am concluding that if I want to have a spiritually intimate/whole and holy relationship here on Earth it looks like I need to do something different—something outside of that spell zone that can freeze the flow of emotion…and disrupt Nature…as both are intertwined. What does this say about me? I think it says that I am now more of an earthling than before; that I now want to be in this body more than I want to be flying through dimensions. A definite shift for me and yes it’s true. I’m ready for a grounded and mature relationship with a man who can express emotion and logic in this realm.

Emotion Drives Action

2011-07-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

E-motion breaks spells. So get emotional! About something you care about and is for the good of the whole.

I wrote this letter to the editor early this morning.

It’s my understanding that Woodinville is a Tree City, USA and that there are regulations about cutting down a tree. If this is so, why was another plot of land clear cut for a Walgreen to rise on Woodinville Duvall Road? Are there not vacant buildings down town that can prevent this sprawl? Do we really need stuff more than we need the trees’ green lungs to keep us breathing?

And why does Woodinville have to look like every other city with its cookie cutter strip malls? Let’s gather as visionaries to create solutions so that we can live with nature. Let’s call on the creative genius of community…of which trees are a part.

When was the last time you stopped in the fast track of consumerism to sit under a tree and smell its green life and to watch the birds enjoy that habitat? Trees have rights. Nature has rights. Humans do not have the right to destroy the future of our grandchildren’s children. Yes, that can happen one Walgreen, one strip mall, at a time.

Dragon Lore

2011-07-27T16:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday...Untangling hop vines from pots....unbinding spells.

Planting bee balm in open field and a shadow passes overhead for a brief second. I catch it and think, "Dragons are coming."

What are these tales that spin through this heart body?

Are they woven from another planet, another age, another race.

Today...I think of dragons as alien neighbors...flying through space time.

The Legend of England

2011-07-25T13:23:00.001-07:00

A friend and I went to see Harry Potter and near the end of the movie I started thinking about that Human Unity Conference in England, being paralyzed for several days and that legend of the frozen Lady in the Lake. I determined to go home and find that poem. The poem talks about a Queen and King. At that time those two represented relationship between a man and woman. Now, so many years later I know that Queen and King represents much more from micro alchemical matter to macro systems. It's a Love continuum with "Queen and King" expressing in many forms.

In the movie as Hogwarts (the name of a flower ) School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was being protected by magical wands of light and being invaded by wands of darkness I thought of Rob Hopkins and that line of connection across the planet. I thought about lines of protective space we create arcing around precious Mother Earth. Our connections are not coincidence...we have specific healing work to do at this time. Lines continue to be drawn, substance continues to be raised.

Here's that poem written by an Emissary of Divine Light, Yujin Pak, 1982:

The Legend of England

Unto a land frozen byt ancient magic spell
shall one day return the Mage and the King.
They that can weave the magic of unbinding
awake and arise in destiny's appointed hour.

IOt is told in England's Cotswold Country
that an ancient witchcraft turned King's court into stone.
Frozen and mute stood megalithic stones,
forgotten majesty of true King and princely consorts.

The legen goes in that place near Long Compton
that one day when the King can unimpeded see
Compton Hill past blurring fields of briarly weed,
that upon that day shall reign again
King's majesty, justice, upon the waiting land.

A story that is not told is of the Archmage that never died.
Another is the sotry of a tru love--
a heart's prayer that to King held true,
and brought him back to life agian.

Forgotten by all, the Queen had lived on
who love the King, deep and with all.
Without identity and without recourse,
through the power of love's deepest memory,
she had followed her King through all history.

The longing and love in her inknowing heart
stirred the King from ancient sleep.
"My King, my Kin, I wait for you,
to eternity's end I wait for you."
As she grew, strong in truth and deep in memory,
so too grew the power of her heart's invocations
bringing destiny's appointed hour to final fulfillment.

Onlt the Beloved can know Love's own heart.
As Love awakens to Beloved's prayer
so too is woven the true magic of unbinding.

No one remembers now when exactly it happened,
a few years ago perhaps.
The field by Long Compton was mowed down by a farmer.
From the stones you can now see Compton Hill.

The King and Queen reign once again.
The Archmage never died.

Hummingbird Medicine

2011-07-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

I was reflecting on the source of the tingling sensation I felt in body when I connected with hummingbird. Where was that located? It wasn't at the top of my head, my heart, or lower chakras. So, I'm, determining this deep resonance was at my solar plexus. From there it rippled/radiated throughout my body. I felt like a child--maybe the emotion running through this relationship was pure joy!

Jamie Sams Medicine Cards
Hummingbird

Hummingbird is associated with the Ghost Shirt religion, which taught that a certain dance done properly would bring about the return of the animals and that white people would disapear. Once again the Original People would know the joy of the old ways. In Mayan teachings, Hummingbird is connected to the Black Sun and the Fifth World. Hummingbird can give us the medicine to solve the riddle of the contradiction of duality.

The song of Hummingbird awakens the medicine flowers. Hummer sings a vibraion of pure joy. Flowers love the Hummingbird because nectar-sucking brings about the reproduction of their families. Plants flower and live because of Hummingbird.

Hummingbird can fly in any direction -- up, down, backwards, and forwards. Hummingbird can also hover in one spot and appear to be motionless. Great Spirit created hummingbird to be slightly different from other feathered creatures.

Because of their magical qualities, Hummingbird feathers have been used for a millennium in the making of love charms. It is said that Hummingbird conjures love as no other medicine does, and that Hummingbird feathers open the heart. Without an open and loving heart, you can never taske the nectar and pure bliss of life. To Brother and Sister Hummingbird, life is a wonderland of delight--darting from one beautiful flower to another, tasting the essences, and radiating the colors.

If Hummingbird is your personal medicine, you love life and its joys. Your presence brings joy to others. You join people together in relationships which bring out the best in them. You know instinctively where beauty abides and near or far you journey to your idea. You move comfortable within a beautiful environment and help others taste the succeulent nectar of life.

Hummingbird holds the Bow of Beauty which is delicately inlaid with gold and silver flowers, pearls, and precious jewels. Hummingbird disdains ugliness or harshness and quickly flies away from discord or disharmony.

It Hummingbird has flown in...get ready to laugh musically and enjoy Creators many gifts. Drop your judgmental attitude and relax. Hummingbird will no dout give you a flas of the spirit, darting here, there and everywhere. Get ready for a strange new burst of energy which may send your senses reeling.

Hummingbird

2011-07-23T15:54:00.001-07:00

I was in my garden this morning taking pictures of the squash blossoms and zuchini...I'm so happy to have fruit as the past two years there was none. Thank you bees and pollination! Also ate the first raspberries from my garden. My poor home garden has been neglected due to the amount of time I spend at other gardens...however, it seems quite happy.

As I was taking pictures of the nasturtiums I saw quick movements in the leaves. A hummingbird flew up to my face and looked directly into my eyes. I watched it and my body vibrated with something I have not felt before. I was elated! Then a second hummingbird flew in...the first greenish at the back...the second reddish on the throat. They flew toward one another and exchanged contact beak to beak making a high-pitched sound. It seemed to be about whose flowers were whose. I watched them flitter about for several minutes.

Medicine cards have much to say about hummingbird. I will add that and photos...

Gravity and Black Holes

2011-07-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

For a long time I’ve felt uncomfortable around people. This has to do with the kundalini snap at the back of my neck when I was in England years ago. The myth that was present at that time and in that place was The Lady of the Lake that talks about a lady who was frozen and it reminded me of my plight at that time. I’ll have to look for that story in my files. Lately I’m noticing that I am more comfortable around people. And though I continue to like my solitude I am enjoying gardening and being with people especially my Transition friends and blood family. I’m so comfortable that I’m thinking about intentional community. Love expands in community and brings with it a whole new equation that includes a sense of safety—a homeostasis.

Two days ago I was depressed and negative thoughts kept playing in my head. The next day I was care free...happy. There seems to be an emotional expansion and contraction process going on as I continue to work quarter time and pull from savings. Perhaps I need to consider an alternative banking system that might give me a new sense of security. I heard that Hopelink (a mainstream non-profit) in Redmond initiated a Time Bank for its clients. That is encouraging! At Dana’s recent concert I connected with someone in Redmond and am now building bridges with Sustainable Redmond. Each Transition town and Sustainable city has their own unique culture and we all tend to be separate. As parts we need to bridge and interact so that this substance of love can weave its creativity and “livelihood”….is the word that comes through. It’s a word that is being used by Transition Snoqualmie Valley for an upcoming event of which I am involved in. I love being a part of my neighboring sustainable groups.

The other day I wrote to someone about “pulling together a committee” and this statement came up for me this morning. Does radiation have gravitational force? How does reflection relate? If radiation is energy and matter absorbs, reflects and dances in response what role does the force of gravity play?

From the book The Universe that I read to my grand children:

What is gravity?
Gravity is the mutual attraction [is not attraction the electro-magnetism of two opposite parts; is not electro-magnetism an alchemical relationship; is this relationship unconditional love?] between every single bit of matter in the universe. The more matter there is, and the closer it is, the stronger the attraction. A big dense planet pulls much more than a small one, or one that is far away. The sun is so big, it makes its pull felt over millions of miles of space. The earth is smaller, but big enough to keep the Moon circling around it. The weight of an object is simply how hard gravity is pulling on it.
What is a black hole?

If a small star is very dense it may begin to shrink under the pull of its own gravity. As it shrinks, it becomes denser and denser and it gravity becomes more and more powerful—until it shrinks to a single tiny point of infinite density called singularity. The gravitational pull of a singularity is so immense that it pulls space into a “hole” like a funnel. This is the black hole, which sucks in everything that comes near it with huge gravitational force—including light, which is why it is a “black” hole.

So, the other day when I was depressed and dark I was experiencing my own black hole! I have always wondered how my light was consumed during these opposite times of an emotional cycle. So to be healthy/balanced one can learn to work with one’s dark side. That means accepting one’s emotions and letting them move in appropriate ways that don’t cause harm to others. Negative emotions can be processed internally…in the intimacy of one’s self. Emotional expression does not make one weak! Emotional expression is the movement of day and night and all other natural processes that Nature does in harmony with universal law and order.

It’s important to remember that as dark as it gets light is around the bend. And as light as it gets remember….darkness is around the bend. The difference in my life these days is that the darkness is not as dense and does not last very long. And yet I walk through the darkness and feel the void. Eye remains at center as heart body does the dance.

Full Circle Blossom

2011-07-15T18:19:00.000-07:00

I'm waking up with ideas for a class with Circle of Life mapping. Will submit the Ongoing Education form at Cascadia Community College...if this stays in the flow. My life is so unpredictable. I say enthusiastically how someone feels like family and then days later I'm gone. Guess I fly from point to point like a bee flies flower to flower. Ya just gotta keep flying.

Dark wizards weave toxic spells. Light of consciousness unravels them making them neutral.

Truth flows North/South. Love flows East/West. Life is full circle...in blossom.

Muscle Development

2011-07-13T17:18:00.000-07:00

Had a brain/eye/hand (new muscle!) coordination breakthrough working on my taxes. I have had so much struggle getting my eyes to focus on details. However, I've been doing a little each day and this week I am whizzing with the numbers on the calculator and scanning the pages of data. I'm not sure how I'm going to do cashiering at the Farm when there is a long line of people.

Met with my new Transition friend who is very academic. Her suggestions for Circle of Life do not ring true for me. She wants me to explain this and that. To expound on this and that. I cannot speak that language. I teach differently. And at the same time I know that I have my own resistance so I am staying open to meeting her half way. She did have some good artistic ideas that could work. This woman has a 17-year-old son, Dana, who helps me in the garden. These people feel like family. Transition is such a blessing!

Dr. Maze's Farm

2011-07-11T18:45:00.000-07:00

Notes from Apacolypse Island:

Venus eclipse in front of Sun at end of world

Kings/gods [Queens/goddesses] return to Earth at end of world

Movement of Venus foretells the future

Planet’s movements told when to plant crops, go to war

2010 final year of the calendar in a 5000 year cycle

Death of world age with cosmic events

Mayan Calendar a coincidence? No, this is Intentional Design

The ancients built monuments facing the stars/planets to honor cosmic relationships. What do our monuments face? Wall Street God, Gross National Product God, Tech God, and more stuff, stuff, stuff that one cannot take to Heaven. Reminds me of Godspell music: “Pre--ee-pare ye the way of the Lord….”

My vision has been that Earth will turn into a Sun. I see fire and transformation which is the only way that our landfills and toxic messes can be cleaned up.

When I told a Grange and Transition friend that I had quit the farm job she mentioned that she needed someone to help her pick chamomile. Her husband then asked if I knew how to drive a tractor as their farm tours are coming up. I said I could learn! Life is such a Trickster—from traction to tractor! So I am now working on a 15 acre farm two miles south. This farm is part of 47 acres. My little home and circle garden is on 15 acres; the larger circle garden is 1 acre on 70 acres. I seem to have created a lot of open space/pores for myself spaces where Earth can inhale and exhale from core. Farm Tours begin... and I jump into Farm Tots, crafts, cashiering...and more.

A man called this morning asking if I (Transition or Community Threads) would sponsor a local summer festival. When he told me it was going to be held at the sod farm I declined. I told him I personally don't want to spend a day on a toxic field and I could not be a sponsor. He suggested the green sod farm was better than development with its concrete and asphalt. I declined.

Venus and Sun

2011-07-10T14:35:00.000-07:00

If I am not chasing after nor pulling on matter does that make me less planet like and more sun like. More radiant (masculine) and less reflective (feminine)? Maybe I am both aspects of one whole energy field. Maybe I have a center point with orbs revolving around.

Sewing cloth diapers last night I was listening to the History Channel/Apacolypse Island about a Mayan Monument that is the best place on the planet for viewing Transit Venus in June, 2012. When they showed Venus moving in front of the Sun it reminded me of my current experience.

This face to face/body to body alignment is an experience of rapture.

Talk at City Council

2011-07-06T13:18:00.000-07:00

The Declaration of Independence says that every citizen has the right to the “pursuit of happiness.” That pursuit continues. Last month the Seattle City Council endorsed the Happiness Initiative that tracks regional indicators of well-being and sustainability.

Happiness includes Gross National Product and material wealth but it also takes into account our environment, governance, social connections and community vitality.
The on-line Happiness Survey (http://sustainableseattle.org/survey/GNH/en/) has 135 questions that measure well-being. Complete the survey and you will get an instantaneous well-being score!

Seattle residents do well in:

Social Connection - 84 %
Psychologcial Well-Being - 78 %
Material Wealth - 73%

And not so well in:

Environmental Quality - 46%
Time Balance - 43%

What would the happiness scores of Woodinville residents look like? Transition Woodinville is curious to find out and welcomes a partnership with the city council to initiate this survey, track the results, and announce the outcomes.

As Richard Conlin, Seattle City Council President stated in a press release last month, “Measuring the subjective happiness or well-being levels of Seattle residents is an important tool that can help our council make effective policy decisions and can engage our community in conversations about what we really want from life and from our economy.”

What makes the citizens of Woodinville happy? Should this not be part of our conversation as we determine the direction and scope of development in and around Woodinville?

I've developed good connections with some of the council members and the four who were present last night approved looking into the cost of a Woodinville Happiness Survey. The City Manager offered to do this work. Fun!!

Eros = Community At-Traction

2011-07-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Eros is community at traction. How do I know? It’s revealing itself in my life.
Parts in love create traction. “In love” is both noun and verb….and another aspect that is spiritual. Holographic is the word that comes through reminding me of reflecting and projecting mirror effects – crystal like. Love is radiant in force like outreaching sun light.

That feeling of "love" is very tangible and is a closeness of the flesh...like kinship...kinship of spirit first and foremost.

Transition is a catalyst for me and currently there is a quantum leap happening that has everything to do with linkage and connection of parts. For example another new Transition friend, Cynthia, used to work at Northwest Indian College and is now at Antioch University. She read my Circle of Life book yesterday and immediately gave me specific assignments to market the book. Her bright mind and personal connections open doors that I could never have seen or opened alone. One connection leads to another. It’s a new epidemic and a new virus that will “soak up”(I leave those words in without analyzing them) the dark spots!

Cynthia says that I should be training the trainers...local mental health professionals so that they can forward it on to their clients. It reminds me of how the body coordinates with glands/organs to get nutrients out to the cells. All requiring outreaching pressure of love. Love as spirit and love as earthy substance.

Sitting on a picnic blanket yesterday a bee was getting too close to me. I attempted to move it to a distant location. Somehow it stayed with me and I ended up with a bee sting. Bee and I are one.

Walking home last night I noticed how I no longer yearn to be in nature. I am Nature! And I notice that I no longer yearn to be with a man. It’s an ongoing success story of not pulling on men or chasing after them. Something has shifted in me; something new has settled in. I do continue to yearn for food however -- food that has been my comfort for so long. Since quitting my job I’ve wanted more comfort foods and it seems to be deep in my sub-conscious/unconscious. It is a response to fear. I have the tools to get ahead of the old tapes/patterns and insert new inner language and thus new behavior. The key is to stop, slow down and make new choices. It's work! I'm not good at the discipline part of this.

How do bees see? I keep thinking my eyes have something in common with them. I've been too busy to research that right now.

At-Traction & Eros

2011-07-04T12:30:00.001-07:00

Yesterday afternoon I was feeling that love connection with distant star. The force is a new passion that's more than sexual. This force between us has evolved over the years. It's evolved in the whole because it has evolved in the parts.

Spiritual connection comes first and then the denser forms appear. This is true in this relationship as it is in my own heart/mind/body relationship. Words and language are part of that equation of spirit to form in expression on earth.

As I felt this sun beam like love coming in I found myself responding into space,
"You move me so very much." As I said this I saw the "traction" and gripping power of sun light on earth so that spin is the response.

At-traction is the new word that comes into play.

Talking with my friend Carl just now we exchanged some stories. I heard that Agape love is unconditional whereas Eros is about give and take through God/Goddess forces.

Traction

2011-07-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

My Circle of Life class is getting more traction this time around. I had not been working on it for months. Now that I am engaged in a larger community there is new traction.

The word "traction" simply flowed through wheels of heart/mind and I listen/see.

It's as if my life is a concave/convex mirror reflecting deeper meaning. Maybe this is how I see.

Traction could be read in that image I drew recently since gripping surface to surface requires opposite forces and substances.

Not sure...simply staying with this process of listening/watching and acting. If I don't ground it -- give it traction -- I might lose it, forget it in all the other waves/particles that are moving through this vibrant living.

Left, Right, Center

2011-07-02T11:40:00.000-07:00

I am the center of my Circle of Life map. These are my stories that make me unique and provide me both lessons and gifts that only I can receive and give. You are the center of your Circle of Life map. Your stories make you unique and provide you both lessons and gifts that only you can receive and give.

Years ago he said, “Can’t I and the children be enough for you?” In response I left my family and set out to discover my Self, the center of my universe. I never went too far as my family is very dear to me.

As I reflect on my journey I see that I have created a bubble around my Self. Now, that bubble holds harmonious relationships, activities, work, food, etc. It’s ongoing work to sustain harmony and equilibrium and doing so I have had to cut people, activities, work and some foods out of my life.

The bubble holds vibration and chemistry. It holds color and sound. It is a compass that leads me forward and a resting place that holds me still. It is protecting in its rounded projection.

Unconditional love is the standard by which this bubble stays intact and afloat. Unconditional love is not for another or others. It is first and foremost for one Self – one’s Love of Self! This seems so very shallow/flat and ego self-centered when in Truth it is full/round and Sacred Self-Centered.

A friend joined Transition Woodinville. He was invited to our Full Moon Fire Circle, July 15, but is going to the Sundance in South Dakota. Talking with him last night I learned that he is becoming a member of that tribe after 20 years of association. I also learned that his mother’s (now 90 and still hiking, driving) family was responsible for bringing Yogananda to the United States. He said that he doesn’t resonate with yoga in the way he does with Native American culture. We talked about Yogananda being cosmic in orientation whereas Native Culture is earth centered. I like holding both paths and walking them in my own way. Maybe they are holding me and walking me! Or…maybe we hold one another and walk as One. Perhaps this is information and inspiration held in that leap frog image I drew this past week.

New language letters and words will hold both information and inspiration. I see! That symbol I drew is a letter and a word that communicates both aspects of one circle. It is like sacred geometry. This evolving form of sacred geometry is not flat, one-dimensional. It connects dots through space time. It goes in, through, out and around again and again. This spin is sacred language!

Enter Sacred Masculine and Sacred Feminine two aspects of one whole and holy connection. When will scientists see what’s in front of them? When they walk in sacred circle of knowing rather than thinking and analyzing.

How I love this process of communication that opens in-sight. This is my daily sacred practice.

What does this new language tell us? It tells us that our individual and global brain has new parts in a new whole and that there is new communication through higher emotional intelligence.

Celebrate! Celebrate that which is all around you...and where there are dark spots...go around them in love.

SCALLOPS

2011-07-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

How does the breath enter the body with light? Song lyrics by Wah!/maa. om sri matre, the last song on this CD is total rapture. I am grateful to the Chopra Center and Snychrodestiny for introducing me to Waa. How does the breath enter the body with light is something to digest, meditate on, watch and listen for, and practice.

I woke up happy.

Kundalini Fire is Unconditional Love. How do I know? Both have been my teachers for many years. Both are “mana” that I digest, meditate on, watch and listen for and practice.

Yesterday I experienced a quantum leap like a frog, drew this image and sent a letter to my distant star. This direct communication is not my usual pattern. The pressure was such that it was the right communication. The image represents unconditional love and is both wave and particle for the quantum physics enthusiasts. It’s a pore, an open circle, with space around it. For me at this time it represents outreach.

Outreach is unconditional love moving as pressure through open pores.

I have a lot of fire and it can be overwhelming. I work to regulate it and channel it so it’s logical and balanced for myself and others around me. This fire is naturally inclined to reach out and integrate the parts. It’s something I will be doing with the 67 organizations in SCALLOPS, scallops.ning.com. I’m grateful to have the time to do this work right now. The challenge is getting people to respond.

I will network and promote 3 projects:

1. Summer and Spring Bee Alerts – can they be replicated through these groups?
2. Circle of Life ~ Mapping One’s Story – can my class be useful in any of these groups?
3. Heart and Soul – do these groups recognize this “spiritual” aspect? If so how? My vision is to identify Heart and Soul values perhaps via a survey. The purpose is to unify Transition Towns and Sustainable Cities in Heart and Soul awareness.

I had the strangest experience yesterday as I picked up my pay check from my previous boss. She refused to let my friend who works there bring me my check. So I had to go back. As I was standing in the big barn that is the home and as she went into the next room to get the check I found myself in a saloon with similar dark wood and this woman was getting a gun to shoot me. It wasn’t one of those flashes as it stayed with me for a good amount of time. She was in that room for several minutes. Because of all the other negative/dark images I had when I worked there I have concluded that I know these people from a previous lifetime. What that exactly means I’m not sure. I am sure that I left feeling very peaceful. Another karmic thread recognized and cut because of darkness.

Unconditional Love is both cutting and mending based on Universal Law of Karma. The heart body is the driver of this love while the mind body steers. I write that spontaneously….is it accurate? Is it absolute? I can’t quite get my logical mind around it – as is the way of elusive language that buzzes. Time will tell. My heart body drives me so details of information are secondary.

By thy heart I know thee.

Fire of Resilience

2011-06-28T15:40:00.000-07:00

Intuitively I opened one of Rob Hopkins posts from Transition Culture and learned more about Forest Gardens. I was happy to see that mint was part of that garden as I had harvested mine that afternoon. I also learned that soil is best left alone and not turned or dug up as to not disturb the critical fungi and the release of carbon dioxide. This is connection of dots via intuition. I always thought soil likes aeration and to be turned. No doubt those thoughts are part of the historical agricultural and farming framework. So, if Forest Garden thinking and doing was in the consciousness of our ancestors would we have entered the machine age that is now destroying our planet because of imbalanced use.

A couple of women in TW wanted to focus discussion groups around the book Beautiful and Abundant. I expressed that the group would not be a Transition group if we did not focus on Rob’s material. I feel loyal to Rob and know there is a lot of information, inspiration and tools in The Transition Handbook that we have not touched upon.

As we were discussing a book group at the Brunch meeting yesterday I expressed that I was more interested in Talking Circles where each one is an authority sharing what’s moving with them and that this allows for the “creative genius of community” something that comes straight from the handbook. The word “whoo whoo” came out of someone’s mouth in reference to using the term “talking circle.” She doesn’t want us to be too spiritual. And yet she and many of the people at the brunch attend church. My nerves didn’t flinch. My brain body did not react and I noticed this inner stability.

I do have some things to say in response to this “whoo whoo” comment and will include it on the next meeting agenda as Inclusion. I take this very personal but not from ego as some might interpret. I take this personal because of the lineage of indigenous, pagan, shaman and medicine people who lived close to the earth, honored the circle and who were discriminated against. It’s time for this pattern of exclusion to stop! It’s time to walk the talk of inclusion. I am response able to speak out on behalf of all who love what Circle represents. Speaking of…it’s time to promote my Circle of Life ~ Mapping One's Story book and class again now that I have more time.

Kundalini fire allows one to be resilient through sudden shocks and changes of a larger system. That fire is happiness known through simple living. For me this fire resounds in Nature that moves and breathes in circular rhythms.

Which reminds me: when my g-kids and I went bike riding in the Orting Valley I was stunned by the clear cuts and developments all along the plateau. Those developers are criminals. This mentality of paving over Mother Earth is sick! Circulation needs open pores to engage with and move through. Those pores are pure green and blue not muddy grey and black. The choking of our homeland is in our hands as stewards…how do we learn new behavior patterns? Through open pores!

2011-06-24T08:12:00.001-07:00

What is it about this long distant star that keeps me engaged in orbital pattern? It's common core substance. It's passion that runs high to low; heaven to earth. It's a weaving spirit, heart, head and body pathway. It's kundalini dragon fire that brings matter to life and life to matter. This is grand in scale -- dragon scale!

Letter to the Editor

2011-06-23T12:44:00.000-07:00

I am enjoying your Health and Wellness section in the Woodinville Weekly and appreciate the article Why Every Person Should Meditate by Kimberly Palm, C.M.I. I learned to meditate many years ago and it transformed me and my life for the better. Today much of my meditation practice takes place in nature and in my gardens. Our culture is driven to go-go-go and achieve whereas meditation is a way to slow down and be-be-be still. It’s a way to balance our energies and our lives. Meditation changes our brain waves and gives us access to information that is inspirational. Imagine that! A place within our own being that has intelligent information to sustain us. How about more meditation in our personal lives and less bickering in our community and world?

Summertime and the Livin' Is Easy

2011-06-23T12:29:00.001-07:00

Summer Solstice 6/22
Rejection after rejection in the job market is deflating. Glad I have more to be identified with.

Told my daughter I was thinking about making some major changes in my life and was told that I was not to leave town as she needs help with Raelee our new baby due July. So, I decided to dip into savings some more and take the summer off. I let go and it provides more space for listening and Being.

Buttercup continues to be with me and I am learning. I continue to hold my ground that choking out strawberries and columbine and taking over is not okay. There are other ways of relating besides controlling one over the other. How do the parts of an eco-system co-operate in balance and health?

Summer Solstice Fire brought diverse community to the Heritage Garden. Transition has proven to be a catalyst for community building. We don’t have focus for a project(s) however. I saw on TV that Sustainable Seattle is promoting a Happy City and that they were dancing in City Hall! I could get into that here in Woodinville but we need a collective project -- I don’t want to work on a project alone.

My heart is in orbit with a distant star. It is fiery with sparks. A new star comes into my field with friendship, conversation and compatability. My heart is focused elsewhere. As I relate with this new star my path could change…I am aware of that possibility. What to do? I will be honest about my orbital patterns. Change is certain as each star follows their individual heart path. Such is unconditional love. This language reminds me of the NASA emergency alert that someone in Transition told me about: a comet has been triggering the natural disasters around our planet and its back around and even closer on 12/21/12 – the end of the world date. Supposedly this NASA alert to their employees is official. I have not researched it.

6/23
I awoke to daily assignments. I don’t need to find a job – a job is finding me. I have plenty to do here with the Grange, Transition, Sammamish Valley Alliance and my gardens. I want to work in this community to develop this community. It’s work I already love.

In the garden last night I met two new women, talked again to a man who accidentally walked in for our solstice fire and an Eagle Scout troop doing volunteer work. Not working elsewhere allows me to focus locally. It also means I get to be at the King County Fair with our Grange display. I find it comical the things that make me happy these days...I'm definitely a country girl!

Whew!

2011-06-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

Redmond PCC just called me in for an interview. I feel a bit relieved.

Now What?

2011-06-20T11:42:00.001-07:00

Being unemployed without income makes me very anxious. There are plenty of creative options: sell my car; put household items in storage and live with family in different parts of the country; find a pt job that is boring; let the right job find me. I realize I am free and the choices make me anxious.

Bee Ready for Change

2011-06-20T11:36:00.000-07:00

6/13
Enter Bees…and something intense hits the fan.

It began in the morning as I was weeding my strawberry patch and thinking that I weeded strawberries when I was five and I’m still weeding as an Elder. Suddenly I hear “STOP” as I was pulling out the choking buttercup. I continue and hear “DON’T” and I continue. Later I wonder, “What was that?” I’ve never heard a plant deva broadcast so loudly. Now I have to go back, listen more and make amends of some kind. I like soil and open space around plants. Do I need to change this?

I went to work on the farm and negativity was moving through my mental wheels as I worked the earth. I wondered where it was coming from as I had no reason to be thinking this way. Later I learned that one of the owners was mad at me for something I did. I recognized the pattern as the last time she was negative/mad at me I had negative thoughts run through my mind. Interesting how negativity that surrounds me can create thoughts that sound like my own but are not.

Then I had a run-in with the other owner who was very rude. Then someone else did something to make herself look good at my expense. And after work a new garden volunteer and I had a confrontation.

What is going on? At the farm I have been getting impressions of plantation workers, farm hands, ranch hands who have worked under the authority of others. The impressions are not healthy or loving. They are about dominance. Are these from my past life or am I tuning in to the Akashik records or collective consciousness? I am starting to look for another job and that choice will depend on how things go at work today and tomorrow.

I notice that I’m not worried about my future this time around. My morning drumming meditation ended with “I am not afraid.”

Something very new is happening. Laying in bed I felt like I was in a dome bee hive with those cozy cubbies – hexagons??? My world is now even more strange than it was.
I sold the first Bee Alert kit last night at the Bike Maintenance Reskilling Class. This was an over the top positive experience. I felt appreciated and loved and that vibration weaved all around the room. Buzzing good!

6/18
The farm where I work is now using Round Up. It's just another toxic issue on that beautiful piece of property. I quit this job this morning due to the negativity and dysfunction. There is a better pt job out there for me. Now to attract it my way.

6/20
I’ve been thinking about the Buttercup Deva and am aware of its choking ability. I cannot let it choke out my strawberries or other crops in this and other gardens. I acknowledge it as a Being now and give it more space in the gardens now. I'm still listening, learning.

BEEing

2011-06-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

Drum Meditation:

I wore fuzzy substance. I was bee. Body started to jerk. I was possessed. Drumming faster, faster. A new experience in body in this realm.

Had powerful dream about a woman and a man. I loved both of them as lovers. Drama around it all. In this realm this morning these two individuals are still with me. How many realities does one live in? If I consider these characters as parts of myself it makes more sense. So, what do they represent? I feel that I know and yet the dramas keep dancing. Like television where the same old dramas keep showing up...low vibrations is the choice of mainstream media. Change the focus, please!

See with eye of BEE and BEEing.

Flower Power

2011-06-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

June 11, Saturday: I spent the afternoon with five different men at the Heritage Garden three of whom are volunteers. I marveled at this as there was a time when I didn’t have male friends. At the end of gardening I saw an image of a cobra with its erect upper body and head. I was not drumming or journeying or even being reflective….serpent was simply there in broad daylight of this realm. I acknowledged it but had no idea what its presence meant.

Later in the day I found myself thinking about one certain man –I was missing his connection. This was a complete turnaround and is how it is with this man. He leaves to return again and again. It’s totally out of my hands. It’s totally spiritual. Or maybe it’s that I leave to return again and again. Maybe it’s both of us doing this dance in our separate orbits. Seems to me this is what “unconditional love” is.

When I last saw him my body had said goodbye with my right arm and hand fitting/pressing/hugging vertically against his upper body. It was a gesture that was totally unconscious and was how my body wanted to express/ground passion for him in that moment. As this connection opened up on Saturday so did enchantment that was other dimensional. In the midst of strange images in a strange world my right arm on his upper body became a flower stem. We were flowers!
I am so in love with soil and sun. While bike riding I looked up in the sky and felt a wave of emotion followed by tears. It’s a love like no other. I am a child of Earth and Sky.

June 12, Sunday: I picked up 10 bee kits to launch the Summer Bee Alert project with Crown Bees and Transition Woodinville. As I walked with them to the car I felt a subtle shift – a lifting. I am now a bee keeper with 400 tubular homes for native insects to live so they can pollinate our valley and plateau. It’s a new responsibility, a new role as Gardener.

June 13, Monday: Meditation and drum meditation. Drumming I saw winged ones fly in. Birds….no bees! Bees landed on my body. I drummed. They were bees from all over the planet. My body was Earth body. I drummed noticing they weren’t too lively.

Creative Process

2011-06-09T09:20:00.000-07:00

An email to some Transition Woodinville members:

______________,

I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I know that process of parenting our parents can be stressful. Let me know if I can support you in any way. I know that you and I have had our differences but we also have common ground -- heart to heart -- that goes beyond any difference.

I emailed about "rhythms" with a Solstice invitation. I was very active in April with UNLEASHING and in May I was very still and inactive. One morning I woke up with a whole picture of a bee project and then called Dave Hunter. This is how my "creative process" works and surprises me as well as others. This is why I moved forward with a bee project and I meant no disrespect for ______ or her process. I was "inspired" to move in a certain direction. Inspiration hits me after I've been still or quiet. I see it as masculine/outgoing energy and feminine/ingoing energy. This has been happening in my life for many years and is part of that "shamanic" path that I travel. Being telepathic and psychic is not something I talk about openly because so many "Christians" view it as the work of the devil. Lately I feel that I am "coming out" as a "shaman" and being who I am from the inside out. My recent trip to Sedona for the Deepak Chopra workshop and doing a drum meditation at Kachina Woman Vortex added to this experience.

I am attaching a flyer DRAFT of a summer research bee project with Dave Hunter at Crown Bees. I want to change the title to something more upbeat in the way of Transition, some words and use a more creative flyer template. We want to get this out into the community asap. What would be a catchier title?:

Up With Bees
Bee Fruit Full
Bees Count
Bee Lookout
Bee SOS
Bee Alert
Bee Tracking

Thanks for sharing through listening and responding / responding and listening.

2011-06-09T09:17:00.000-07:00

June 4:

Meditation:
Room with white light. Light extends downward overarching. I go down to green Frog and mud. I bathe in mud. I listen. I watch. I start to leave coming back up. I hear “wait, not yet, there is more” so I go back and am eye to eye with what looks like a blue-black fly. I think “Blue Orchard Bee” or BOB! I have met Bob. An acknowledgment.

Yesterday I met Dave Hunter with Crown Bees. He’s a national researcher and communicates with bee keepers and scientists worldwide. He showed me his list of worldwide emails. Excitedly I asked if we could share some of those stories. Permission would be required. I’m ready to jump into this bee project. Everything is in place through crown bees all that is needed is outreach and inviting people to participate in this BOB research project. I can easily do that.

One woman (the same one) says that I am usurping her bee project. She wants to get more information and more people. I want to take action, move. She says I “should” be working with someone else and other kinds of bees. I asked her not to “should” me. I immediately included a couple other people from Transition in our email dialogue. It helped as she was much more careful (this time) about what she said, how she said it. I have emphasized how much I value her and our friendship and that I hoped we could work together. She was invited to the meeting with Dave but didn’t show up. Dark and Light hand in hand moving as one.

I was so happy to see a few people respond with gratitude to my introspective email about the turning of cycles and rhythms. My “coming out” process continues. I am more and more on the outside who I am on the inside in this world.

I am creating my reality and find myself working at BarnPlace with a young woman who resonates with Native American culture, fairies and Yogananda.

Life is enchanting as job searches/unemployment ends. What a gift that was allowing time for my life to settle in place. No doubt it continues to settle.

Dear Transition Woodinville

2011-06-02T10:57:00.001-07:00

Dear Transition Woodinville Members and Friends:

Transition Woodinville went through a very active phase from October to May. Right now we are very quiet and inactive. These are natural rhythms of Nature: ebb/flow, inhale/exhale, inward/outward, feminine/masculine. Nature has much to teach us about how to live in balance.

So, please in this quiet time don't feel that TW is not moving forward. Take this time to go within and listen to your own rhythms. It's in the quiet that I am inspired and then I am on fire to take action. It's like winter turning to summer in a circle of life expression.

It's the emotional dance of Mother Earth's Spring turning to Summer to Autumn and to Winter. It's a dance of Nature and all her forces. Something most humans take for granted.

In this thread of introspection I'd like to invite you all to our Summer Solstice event on June 21 at the Heritage Garden. Details will be out soon. Let's celebrate our Mother and the turning of one season into the next. And let's celebrate each other in this abundant valley and community. We have much to be thankful for as we turn to summer.

Heart and Soul,

Trish

War Behind Wars

2011-06-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

There is a war behind all wars taking place on Planet Earth. That war is between human beings and Goddess, the Divine Feminine.

Winged ones hold the reigns and live behind the veil of consciousness.

Where there is Goddess there is heart centeredness through nurturing, peace and grace. Her opposite is taking away, confrontation and chaos. Goddess threads of opposing Light and Dark weave for the good of the whole.

Humans lift their consciousness to green heart letting go of lower chakra attachments.

Humans align with winged ones underground and overarching.

Humans shift karma of war to karma of peace.

Let natural forces unfurl in fury. Let the old pass away.

New governance arises on the horizon of Planet Earth.

Welcome loved ones. I see you. I acknowledge you in beating wings.

We are one heart, one brain, one body of Cosmic Grace.

Tuesday Dream

2011-05-31T10:24:00.000-07:00

A bird flies in left to right and rounds out with bright gold, orange, red markings. It has North and South extensions like claws. These claws were three pronged much like the Goddess necklace I wore to SnychroDestiny and like one part of the sacred geometry image.

With the bird is a tall younger woman dressed in jeans. I have an impression that we took each others’ hands much like a hand shake. I ask if she does healing. Emotion wells up in me and tears start to flow. I wake up with a tear running down my face.

There is so much pain in this world. I see it and hear it in different circumstances in my life: in circles of family, friends and community. And I see it and hear it on TV: men using rape as a weapon of war, torture, greed, hatred. All based in disrespect of others rooted in disrespect for oneself.

Humans have forgotten their identity in Light and become lost in Darkness.

When will the human species re-member and evolve? What will it take?

Beyond the Veil

2011-05-31T09:21:00.000-07:00

Something is new since returning from Sedona. I feel/sense an overarching presence of contentment and joy. I feel this energy beaming in my house and at the farm. I think it has to do with green plant life at both places; especially the tall trees that smell so good at the farm! I notice that I feel more connected to green life than I do people or animals. I’m also aware that I took one picture of people at Sedona’s SnychroDestiny and many of nature.

I’m reminded of a story I read about Goddess and the “invisible” ones who lived underground. When they surfaced they were exploited and abused by another species. After that they worked to stay invisible – beyond the veil. I feel the need to be invisible to some degree.

His energy field felt “greasy" and dark. It was actually tangible with the strangest sensation. It did change after that first day. It makes me wonder what my energy field feels like to other people – and to green plants and trees.

White Pegasus

2011-05-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

Drumming meditation:

White Pegasus appears closer with wings in full extension East West. I look at him listening. His eyes come into focus intense with yellow rays beaming. I return the gaze with my own eye intensity of yellow rays. Time for focused action through earth on Earth.

I’m noticing how attuned I feel with plants and trees and less with people. Watching trees sway in the breeze and open air makes me wonder if Mother Earth will trade people in for plant life -- greenery at peace without ego or dysfunctional brain. Or maybe earthlings will turn green. What would that mean? An opening of heart chakra? A new pathway in brain body/heart body? I’m not attached to the outcome. I know the loving universe is in process via Divine Law.

Higher Chakra Consciousness

2011-05-31T09:15:00.000-07:00

Higher chakras are awakening in the body of humankind. How do I know? I am experiencing them.

Thanks to Google:

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Advanced Spiritual Chakra System

Chakra 12 - Connection to the Monadic level of divinity, advanced spiritual skills, ascension, connection to the cosmos and beyond

Chakra 11 - Pathwork to the Soul, the individual's ability to acquire advanced spiritual skills (travel beyond the limits of time and space, teleportation, bi-location, instantaneous precipitation of thoughts, telekinesis in some cases)

Chakra 10 - divine creativity, synchronicity of life; the merging of the masculine and feminine within, unlocking of skills contained in the ninth chakra

Chakra 9 - soul blueprint (the individual's total skills and abilities learned in all the life times)

Chakra 8 - energy center of divine love, of spiritual compassion and spiritual selflessness, your karmic residue, activates spiritual skills contained in the seventh chakra,

Chakra 7 - (crown chakra) Traditionally your connection to the divine (Atmic level of divinity), contains programs to be used by 8th chakra including the release of basic psychic skills (telepathy, seeing aura, lucid dreaming, out of body travel, healing)

Besides the normal Chakra Energy System there exists an extended chakra system, which is just now coming into humanity's awareness. This energy system is latent in most people; however, as more people advance spiritually, this extended energy system begins to kick in. This extended system is the next step in the spiritual evolution of the planet. Once, a long time ago, the Great Masters were of the few to access and use this powerful energy system. Now, the time has come for others to become aware of this system and reap the rewards of using it in your daily and spiritual lives.

The present understanding of the chakra system gives you seven plus one (foot to crown). As you will recall in our last chapter, the extra chakra (chakra zero) is your Earth- grounding center, and it is located between the balls of your feet. Now, above the crown chakra are four more, numbered eight to twelve. The main purpose of these extended chakras is to enable the individual to tune into his or her inner god-self, the divine Will, and even the galactic community that surrounds and supports the earth in its evolution.

The first chakra group (zero to seven) are meant to help you with your development in regards to the Earth; they help you to become one with the planet. Then, the next five (eight to twelve) help you to become one with the universe. Your awareness is slowly being moved away from your center (your own self) and being moved outward to encompass the larger framework of other peoples, realities, and divinity itself. In this way, you become more than you were before and more perfect too. As you stop focusing on yourself and begin to focus on these larger energies, you move out of your small world and step into a new universe where almost anything is possible. From a reality creating standpoint this movement in possibilities is very, very powerful.

One of the things that the extended chakra system aids in is the breaking down of the self within the confines of time and space. To move outward into other dimensions and realities is to come face to face with the idea that the physical Earth is just one place of many that you inhabit; that in the more vast regions of the Universe, you have existences that are just as rooted as is your present Earthbound cohabitation. There are things that you do in these other realities, just like you do here on Earth, and these things are just as significant as your physical lives. Furthermore, when you begin to glimpse these other realities and see what is happening, a new picture of what is developing begins to take shape. You realize that all your existences are like individual musical instruments in a great orchestra that you are directing and creating. You see yourself as a being that transcends time and the physical body.

Whole Body Engagement

2011-05-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

Been thinking about teaching meditation to my grandkids and maybe their parents and a woman in Transition expressed interest. However, I'm not very keen about dissecting sacred space and teaching in a linear fashion. I'm open...that could change.

I do want to do a Bee Resilient project in this valley and know what it could look like. I called Dave with Crown Bees and he is interested in partnering. It would be a research project engaging my neighbors and giving TW visibility. Orchard Mason Bees are native pollinators. I learned that 30% of bees live in hives, 40% in the ground and 30% in cavities. Mason bees are non-stinging with nothing to defend. There are 150 species. I was able to digest his information easily which was a positive sign. We will meet to create a proposal for the group. I want a hands-on project more than I want to teach meditation. It's a whole body activity.

Balance

2011-05-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

At an SVA meeting we sat around a large living room table and watched Ted Talks, ate food and chatted. This was the best meeting format allowing us to get to know each other. I was able to weave Heart and Soul thread thoughts with the overarching conversation. I felt a lot of love for the people around me here in my community.

Transition Woodinville is in a still space. Only two people attended the Orientation while I was out of town. We need to shift gears and not expect others to come to us. It's time to reach out and connect, network, partner.

No one has stepped up to take the Bee Resilient project ideas forward so I am doing that by contacting local beekeepers to get their ideas and hopefully buy-in for collaboration. Transition is about creating partners which I love to do...it's a win/win.

I also woke up to the idea about speaking at the next city council meeting inviting City of Woodinville employees to watch The Economics of Happiness. And here I thought I would never speak at city councile again...such is the way of the creative cycle that is constantly turning in e-motion. Maybe I'll contact the Chamber President to see if they want to support this. Looks like my male energy has returned and yet I need to keep that in check. Stillness has highest priority....guess that translates as balance!

Forces of Nature

2011-05-24T09:03:00.000-07:00

Meditation:
Star shines
I drink from North, South, East, West

Drumming:
I fly with white winged one Pegasus
Holy sound of winging motion
We fly under tornadoes
We acknowledge all forces of Nature
No intentions
No fear
We simply acknowledge

Sun Systems

2011-05-23T10:53:00.000-07:00

At the talk and meditations with the CEO of Parallel Universe was a chart of the planets. Their line up reminded me of the chakras. I commented that my chakra system and I am not separate from the Solar System. So when Yogi and I beam light toward Earth and beyond it is the same as beaming light toward my chakra system. Micro and macro.

Settling in Natural Order

2011-05-23T10:47:00.000-07:00

I bow before Yogi on green emerald slab; He is not on a throne but inside an orb. I ask questions. Light beam emerges. I turn with my back toward him and together we project light beam toward earth and beyond.

I now have two significant orbs in my life one above in Spirit and the other here on Earth. I will call the one here on Earth Orb Man.

One afternoon at SynchroDestiny wispy clouds of emotion filtered in connecting my heart body with Orb Man. It was a feeling of sweet connection through distance and with it was the desire to be closer in physical form. I wondered at this. Is this about fusion? No, it’s about “resonance” is the answer received.

Orb Man comes into focus creating specific feelings in my heart body. He feels fatherly. I asked myself, “Do I feel protected, safe, loved?” The feelings lingered. This morning in meditation I chanted my primordial mantra out loud three times. As soon as I was quiet and receptive the answer filtered in ever so gently and easily: “He was your father in another life time.” This information eases the questions and a settling takes place. This is profoundly emotional at a Soul level which is different than emotional or mental level. Is it “sacred?” No, it’s “natural order”. Okay.

The grounded nature of this causal realm is amazing! I learn more about "causal" from The Chopra Center Cookbook which I purchased and which will support my intentions.

I am grounded nonlocally and I am grounded locally -- both aspects evolving in creative process.