The Way of the Warrior

This week I would like to thank Lynn for sharing this wonderful video, The Way of the Warrior, by John Cali. John is a writer who communicates with spirit guides. You can sign up for his free newsletter at http://www.greatwesternpublishing.org/ and connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.

As I listened to John’s video I thought about an experience I recently had involving my parents. My 86 year old dad was hospitalized with pneumonia and my 85 year old mother is in the first steps of dementia. For the last ten years, I have been responding to emergency calls from them that always seemed to interrupt my planned life. As a dutiful daughter, I would give up my plans to make sure their needs were met, while inwardly I felt terrible. Within me was a furious battle, the spiritual warrior wanted to go on to the next worldly adventure and the spiritual teacher in me whispered,  " Walk the path of compassion.”

I wondered how I could either move to the center or bridge the two parts of me that called for me to be both a warrior and a teacher. Through mindfulness meditation, I realized that the adventure was right before me, giving me many opportunities to practice my spirituality. I paused and looked at the path of aging. Longevity is something we all want, but with it comes new and different experiences. I realized that my parents were trying hard to hold on to the life they knew: 50 years of living in the same house, attending the same church, voting at the same school, working in the same garden, and shopping at the same stores. But the world around them had changed, and the most devastating experience for them  was seeing many of their family members and friends make their transition. We talked about death and I felt their fear. The battle within me faded as I listened to their stories and tried to walk in their shoes. Our roles have reversed. I’m now the parent, caring and nurturing them. They are willingly working with me as we try to find the appropriate care for them to live a quality life.

And for me, I’m where I’m suppose to be. As John Cali says, “The Warrior totally trusts in - and surrenders to - the flow of her life. She knows all is as it should be. Therefore, she must always completely trust in - and surrender to - her Higher Self, her Soul, the Great Spirit.” And as I do this, the spiritual teacher in me rises to the occasion.

Are You Ready for Quantum Jumping?

Have you heard about Quantum Jumping (http://quantumjumping.com)? It has nothing to do with the TV show Fringe, although both of them have parallel universes in common? Burt Goldman, the creator and founder of Quantum Jumping, says, “Quantum Jumping is a visualization process where you use your mind to ‘jump’ into parallel dimensions, and gain creativity, knowledge, wisdom, skills and inspiration from alternate versions of yourself. Do I believe this? To be truthful, it is a stretch for me to believe that there are all those other JJ’s running around in so many parallel universes.  However, I do believe we find the solutions and answers to our problems in our subconscious mind by contacting the Divine Mind, our Higher Self or Inner Self, guides and angels. But, I’m open to looking at new or old concepts objectively. 

Goldman has a rich history of metaphysical and spiritual studies expanding over 50 years, having studied with some of the top-notch spiritual leaders in the field. In fact, I like the way he interweaves physics, metaphysics and spiritual principles into the concept of Quantum Jumping. He says he is the only one who is teaching this and has brought it to the attention of the masses. I disagree with him. Quantum Jumping is another form of Mind Power with a 21^st century name and concepts. Mind Power was an important part of the initiation of neophytes in Egyptian studies.

But in all fairness, I asked myself what is the difference between Quantum Jumping and just going into meditation, putting yourself into Alpha state, and asking your subconscious or inner self for the solution. I have done this over countless years and always the results have been positive. There are four different types of brain waves: beta, alpha, theta and delta waves. Alpha waves are slower than beta (the awakening state of consciousness) and act as a bridge between the conscious and subconscious mind. We are in a day dream or meditative state. This is where we get a lot of our creative ideas. I think the problem lies in that most people will have difficulty getting into an  alternative state of consciousness. Perhaps helping people to reach the Alpha state is the strong point of Goldman’s program. He also spends a considerable amount of time in teaching you the appropriate questions to ask to get the right responses from your other selves. 

   

So, this is what I plan to do. I’m going to purchase the basic Quantum Jumping course. I figure it can only enhance what I’m already doing. Will keep you posted.

Gemini New Moon/Solar Eclipse

Dear Readers, I would like to share the following astrological information about Gemini New Moon Solar Eclipse by Stephanie Austin, M.A. Stephanie has been a professional astrologer since 1986, specializing in life purpose, career, and relationship readings. She writes the New and Full Moon column for the Mountain Astrologer Magazine and also teaches astrology for personal and professional development. Her background includes a bachelor's degree in Psychology, a master's in Consciousness Studies, and a lifelong involvement with meditation, Nature, and healing. For more information on her astrology readings, classes, and forecasts, please visit www.EcoAstrology.com. 

 

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Important dates:

June 1: New Moon/Solar Eclipse 11º Gemini 2:03 PM PDT

June 3: Neptune turns retrograde 1º Pisces

June 4: Jupiter enters Taurus 

June 7 to June 24: Mayan 3rd Night (articles at http://www.calleman.com// and http://www.mayanmajix.com/)

June 8: Chiron turns retrograde 6º Pisces

June 12: Saturn direct 10º Libra

May 31, 2011

Dear Friends,

Fasten your spiritual seatbelt and prepare for warp drive. Within the next few weeks, three extremely powerful eclipses occur and four celestial bodies change direction, amplified by the June 21 solstice, signaling a period of greatly accelerated change. Eclipses mark important turning points, an opportunity to complete a major life lesson and graduate to the next level; retrograde phases pressure us to release what is blocking us from moving forward, and solstices augment the evolutionary opportunities currently available. In addition, solar activity is increasing; solar flares generate geomagnetic storms, which affect the Earth and all its inhabitants. All this provides tremendous tailwinds for transformation. 

 

From Archangel Metatron channeled via James Tyberonn: "June of 2011 will begin a 30-day period that will offer important shift completions and change to the Earth and indeed mankind. This period completes many of the movements that in truth began months earlier. The release of 'old-energy' scenarios, situations and relationships that no longer are in resonance with the New Earth will occur in macro and micro, globally and individually." (The full message is available at: http://www.earth-keeper.com/EKnews_60.htm)

The word “eclipse” stems from the Greek verbs ecleipo (“to cease existing”) and calypse (“to cover”). Eclipses occur in relationship to the Lunar Nodes, the points in space where the Moon crosses the ecliptic (the path of the Earth around the Sun). The Nodal symbol comes from an ancient tool designed for cutting the umbilical cord; Sumerian myth describes the Mother Goddess Mamu using it to cut humanity’s link with eternity, symbolizing our descent from the cosmic womb into temporal time. The North Node, where the Moon crosses the ecliptic as it climbs upwards in the sky, points towards the future, that which challenges us to evolve into greater consciousness and connection; the South Node, where the Moon crosses the ecliptic as it descends, indicates the past, which includes the strengths we have developed as well as our most deeply entrenched patterns and beliefs. 

 

Light encodes information. The Sun’s eclipse by the Moon interrupts the normal flow of solar radiation, destabilizing existing configurations of energy and reorganizing consciousness to a higher level. The amplified pull of the Sun and Moon strongly affects the electromagnetic flow in our bodies, altering neural pathways and trigger points. As the Moon blocks the light of the Sun, the energetic grids supporting creation shift; new archetypes become available and higher dimensions more accessible. With the Sun, Moon, and South Node in Gemini, this extra powerful new moon/solar eclipse induces new channels of perception and new points of reference. Consciousness is like a camera, focusing and defining what is within its current field of awareness. What we see depends on where we stand. The Sun, Moon, and South Node in Gemini remind us that our beliefs and biases frame our reality, and that when we change our perspective, our experience of life changes as well. From Arcturian channel Suzan Caroll at http://www.multidimensions.com: "It is correct to say that thinking and feeling creates the reality that you are observing. When you can raise the frequency of your thinking and feeling, which is done by determining to perceive reality through the lens of love, you will change your reality." 

           

Ceres, formerly classified as an asteroid and upgraded to dwarf planet status in 2006, closely squares the North Node in Sagittarius and the South Node in Gemini, highlighting another vital and ongoing cosmic message. Named for the Roman goddess of grain, Ceres' origins date back to the Neolithic Great Goddess, the giver of life. In Pisces, Ceres helps us to feel our connection with all of creation; her tight square to the nodal axis represents an imperative for sweeping changes in how we deal with food, the feminine, and Mother Nature. What are you hungering for? What are your feelings and body telling you? What do you receive from Nature? What do you give back?

           

Saturn, another ancient figure associated with the Mother Nature, is in Libra, closely trine this eclipse; Saturnian pragmatism and the necessity for equal, mutually beneficial partnerships is doubled by its approaching change in direction. Whenever a planet turns retrograde or direct, it appears to slow down and 'hover', strongly focalizing its energy and the energy of the sign it is transiting. June 12, Saturn turns direct at 10°27’ Libra, indicating that it's time for heart to heart talks. Since Saturn stationed retrograde on January 25 at 17°14’ Libra, deeper relationship issues have come to the fore -- where we need to take full responsibility for our choices and let go of guilt, blame, and projections of all kinds. What are your relationships mirroring to you? Are you relating from love or fear? What do you need to do to integrate your inner masculine and feminine? If you missed the May 23 - 27 the Conscious Partnering Tele-Conference, you can download the recordings for free at: http://consciouspartnering.net/ and helpful spiritual partnership guidelines at http://seatofthesoul.com//.

           

This is also a time of direct, spiritual "downloads", where our inner guidance and creativity are more easily accessed. On June 3, Neptune, the archetype of timelessness and multidimensional consciousness, begins its annual five-month retrograde phase at 0°56’ Pisces, dissolving constructs which prevent us from recognizing our inherent divinity and interconnectedness with all of creation. As Neptune stations on June 3, it also squares Mercury, further fogging our logical left-brain as it increases our intuition and sensitivity; because of its retrograde motion, Neptune lingers at the first degree of Pisces from April 4 to August 4, extending the invitation to open our hearts and experience the wonders of subtle realities, the healing power of unconditional love, and the beauty of unity in diversity. To receive spiritual support and insight, meditate, do art, listen to inspiring music, walk on the beach or in the woods -- whatever puts you in a quiet, receptive state. Beware of spacing-out; that usually means we need to turn our focus more inward, towards more being and less doing. Neptune and Pisces remind us that, because everything is connected, our state of consciousness ripples out and makes a difference in the world. 

 

Chiron is also currently in Pisces, widening our access to metaphysical dimensions and broadening unified social movements. As relatively new addition to astrology (1977), Chiron is said to be a galactic visitor to our solar system, a comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus. Representing a bridge between the physical and metaphysical realms, Chiron begins its five-month-long retrograde on June 8 at 5°29’ Pisces, facilitating the release of trauma and programming that have held us in fear and separation. In mythology, Chiron is the Wounded Healer, depicted as a centaur, a creature both mortal and divine, both human and beast. Chiron reminds us that there is no separation between physical and spiritual, between humanity and the rest of creation, and as we help another, we help ourselves. Chiron teaches that while we learn through pain, we heal through love. (Neptune stations direct on November 9 at 28°08’ Aquarius; Chiron stations direct on November 10 at 0°38’ Pisces.) 

           

On June 4, Jupiter begins its once-every-twelve-years passage through Taurus, where it remains until June 11, 2012, increasing desires for pleasure and peace, beauty and security. (The last time Jupiter transited Taurus was June 28, 1999 to October 22, 1999 and February 14, 2000 to June 30, 2000). In mythology, Jupiter is the king of the heavens; in astrology, the largest planet in our solar system is associated with expansion, comprehension, and conviction. Jupiter urges us to question and transcend the bounds of our parental, religious, and societal enculturation. In Taurus, Jupiter expands our concern with beauty, stability, and sustainability; it also asks us to determine what is most valuable and worthy of our time, energy, and resources. Wealth, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What makes you feel rich? What opens your heart and satisfies your soul? The star Aldebaran, the Eye of the Bull in the constellation of Taurus, is at 9°47’ Gemini, close to the degree of this eclipse. One of the four royal stars of Persia, Aldebaran, the Watcher of the East, is associated with the Archangel Michael; it is also known as the Buddha’s Star and God’s Eye. According to Shamanic astrology, Aldebaran is a portal to the mysteries of the mind and, when balanced with the energies of the star Antares at 9°46’ Sagittarius, a gateway to the mysteries of the heart.

           

Jennifer Hoffman (www.Urielheals.com) beautifully summarizes the extraordinary challenges and opportunities of these times: "We can be our pain or our power, our truth or in denial. We can try to fight the darkness or remember that it also has a place in the grand scheme of ascension. The beautiful stars we see in the night sky still shine in the daytime, we just can't see them because of the light of the sun. What beauty lies within our darkness that the light can reveal? We are spiritual warriors but our weapon is not the sword, it is our truth, our faith, our knowing and our commitment to the light. What can you transform in your life to be more powerful? What can you transform within yourself to release your fears? June will bring opportunities to express your truth and when you take them, you allow the light to be your sword that will reveal your path through the darkness and into a higher and greater truth." 

Namaste,

Stephanie Austin

http://www.ecoastrology.com/

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Tornadoes, Prayers and Mind Power

We pray for good health, wealth and love. Why can’t we pray for good weather regardless of the season, time or event? Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of The Hidden Messages in Water, describes how positive or negative words and intentions can affect water crystals. This same principle applies to the weather. When we think of tornadoes, we immediately visualize negative images; therefore, we get destructive results.

Looking closer at the energy of tornadoes, it vibrates on the path of the Master number 33.  The 33 is the Master Teacher. What's the lesson we must learn from tornadoes? I believe it is about prayer and mind power. To stop the destructive pattern of tornadoes, we need to align our thoughts with the Law of Nature and set our intentions for harmony with Nature. Jesus demonstrated this very principle when He stopped the storm and calmed the waves and the wind. Luke 8:22-25. Faith and prayers are needed NOW!

I have friends in Florida that pray every time they are cognizant that a hurricane might touchdown in Florida. They visualize the hurricane going back out to sea. According to their unofficial statistics, prayer works. They have a strong belief that prayer can change energy patterns. From my own experience of mind power and energy, I know it works.

For instance, this is a simplistic thing you can do. If you’re driving and need a parking space in a busy section of town, declare ‘Divine Order’ before setting out. I guarantee that you’ll find the perfect parking space every time. I have been doing this for years. I never worry about parking and neither will you. It’s time for us to declare ‘Divine Order’ for the right weather. We are powerful beings and need to start using our God given gifts. Here's a prayer to set the right intentions to work with Mother Nature. 

Mother Divine teach me to understand the Laws of Nature.

Mother Divine teach me to live in harmony with the inner and outer Laws of Nature.

Mother Divine teach me to see beyond appearance so that I can teach others to see the beauty in everything.

Turn Down the Static

A client recently asked me about how to contact her spirit guides. Whenever, I get this question my response is always—are you listening. From my experiences, guides are never not in contact with us. We just have to be in tune to them. This doesn’t require that that you have super extrasensory powers just an awareness and belief in their existence.

Consider yourself similar to a radio. We can turn the sound off and on or the volume up or down. As a human radio we receive information in many ways—sounds, images and thoughts. For example, crop circle makers use geometric designs to send messages. Our job is to interpret that message. It is the same with individual guides. They use a variety of ways to communicate with us; we just have to receive it and interpret it.

For instance, the other day, I had a strong urge to attend the service at the Self-Realization Fellowship Center. Interesting, the message was about letting go of fear and embracing happiness whatever one’s situation might be. The speaker used the example of letting go attachment to food and diseases and stay in a state of happiness. The very issues I had been dealing with for some time now and just in case I didn’t get the first message, I got a second one. Later that day while visiting a local bookstore, the following book jumped off the shelf at me---How to Be Happy All the Time by Paramhansa Yogananda. I know that Yogananda, my Guru, was sending me the message that it was time to let go of the attachment to illness.  Sometimes communicating with Higher Beings just means following your intuition or gut.

There is so much chatter in the Universe until our guides can be drowned out, if we don’t turn down the static. We attract to us whatever wave length our consciousness/thoughts are vibrating on. Most people don’t realize how much of the collective consciousness thoughts affect them. For instance, many people were tuned into the recent fear base thoughts of the Rapture and the world coming to end. As we know that didn’t happen, but a lot of people tuned into this message for whatever reason and perhaps missed a great opportunity to listen to their guides for the betterment of their own lives. Yogananda in the above book stated, “The more widely we scatter our energies, the less power we have left to direct toward any specific undertaking.”  

Guides don’t interfere with our lives, but they can help us with those undertakings or life projects. More than ever this is the time to tune in and listen to your own magnificent beings.    

What's Going on June 1, 2011?

What's going on June 1, 2011? I don't know. However, my astrologer colleagues are telling me to mark my calendar for for that date. They are predicting that a significant event will happen in the sky. A rare planetary alignment will occur with the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and none other than planet X, otherwise known as Nibiru. The last time planet X came close to the vicinity of Earth was in 160 B.C. E. I recommend the following website to get a list of articles about the mysterious planet X. http://paranormal.about.com/lr/nibiru/1374231/2/Is-Nibiru-Approaching_2/.

Additionally, a new moon will make its appearance creating a partial solar eclipse. A partial solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for sky watchers on Earth. This event must be significant because it was predicted in  a crop circle, shown in the above image. Here’s what the people of Cropcircleconnector say about this:

Milk Hill of June 2009 seems to predict a new, bright astronomical object in our solar system, possibly a comet or even an “extra planet”, on the new Moon of June 1, 2011  

Well folks, take a look at this one.  The crop circle is intense and it gets more amazing at time goes on.. Even hieroglyphs.  The Mercury, Venus, Mars and Plant X (Nibiru) as well as Jupiter will be lined up in the night sky with the Moon around or on June 2, 2011... 

Over slightly more than a week in June of 2009, a large new crop picture appeared at Milk Hill in southern England in three separate phases (see milkhill2009c or lucypringle.co.uk or lucypringle). Almost two years later now in April of 2011, still no one seems to understand what they were trying to tell us there!  

While we were studying several crop pictures which may predict an enigmatic “planet X” for December of 2012, we came across some distinctive astronomical symbols in Milk Hill of June 2009. Those distinctive symbols suggest that it may refer to an upcoming date in June of 2011. To be more precise, the Milk Hill crop picture of 2009 seems to show a rare planetary alignment which will only occur once in the near future on June 1, 2011. It also shows an extra anomalous symbol to represent a “new astronomical object” in our solar system, currently of unknown origin, which will supposedly be seen on the same date.  

The new object could be a “comet in outburst”, as we saw predicted in crops between 2005 and 2007 for Comet 17P Holmes (see time2007g or time2007h). Alternatively, it could be our first glimpse of the enigmatic “planet X”. Interestingly enough, those crop artists counted it in their Milk Hill field diagram as an “extra planet” between Mars and Jupiter. The unknown object is not Comet Elenin, nor is it Comet Holmes in a second outburst.  

The first part of Milk Hill on June 21, 2009 showed an “astronomical sextant” with five different planetary orbits attached, as may be seen when looking up into Earth’s sky 

[This crop circle appeared in three parts – the first two are at this website: http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/anasazi/time2011b.html

Looking at the date, June 1, 2011, from a numeral perspective, the day adds up to the infamous “11” Master Number and of course, 2011 ends in an “11”. As previously mentioned in other blogs the Master Number 11 represents a new cycle, however to start anew the truth has to be revealed which is hidden under darkness. For this reason negative events are often attached to this Master vibration. The “11” is really balancing the energy of light and dark. So remember this date, June 1, 2011, and let’s see if Nibiru makes an appearance and if anything else happens.

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Some Spiritual Thoughts about Osama Bin Laden

You can’t turn on the T.V for Osama Bin Laden’s face is looking back at you. By now you would have thought because of his demise our fascination with him would be over. Instead I believe it is gaining momentum because people want to know how this man that caused so much pain to others in the world lived. Everyone assumed he lived in caves and led the life of similar to Robin Hood. Instead, we are finding out he was an old man living on the third floor of a house with a young wife and his children. He was a son, brother, father and husband wrapped in a myth that turned out to be untrue. He wasn't a Robin Hood. I asked myself do I hate this man. As a child I wasn’t taught hate and as an adult practicing Vipassana Buddhism I continue to follow the road less travel-compassion.

I never even used the word hate until one day I heard myself utter the word without thinking about it. I was attending an affair with several friends who had each gotten a cup of hot coffee. One of the ladies asked me if I wanted a cup. I replied, “No, I hate coffee,” as I threw my arms up I accidentally hit the coffee cup of a lady standing next to me. The coffee spilled and landed on my arm. Today, I have a scare in the shape of Africa on my forearm.  

I realize that Osama Bin Laden living in that room was in agony and pain and probably has been most of his life. He wanted to hurt because he was hurting which is no excuse for harmful acts. His compound was a prison. He couldn't leave it. So no, I do not hate Bin Laden neither do I hate the predators that murdered my young brother over thirty years ago.

Osama Bin Laden and others who choose to do harmful acts against others have taught me to look inside of myself to be compassionate. The meaning of compassion is to recognize the suffering of others and take action to help them. Of course, I couldn't help Bin Laden but I could pray for world peace and harmony. Author and theologian Fredrick Buechner describes the meaning of compassion in these words: "Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too."

When we feed off other’s hurt we create an energy field that exhibits a deep reddish brown color around us. This field will attach itself to anyone, place or things that vibrates with it. Then it wins. Compassion helps you to detach from that sphere of negative energy and see the suffering behind the eyes of the other. I know from experience how difficult this is to do when someone you love have been brutally hurt. No words or acts can immediately heal the pain you feel. But I will not let that sphere of negativity consume me. I know it is a defining challenge that I must work through everyday.