My Family Has Walked in the Shoes of Trayvon Martin's Family

The death of Trayvon Martin brought up old painful memories for my family and me. We have walked in 

Trayvon’s family shoes. My young brother, Chuckie, was murdered at the young age of 19 in 1978. He was stabbed and shot only to become a cold case.  Chuckie was a sophomore at Morgan State College ((Morgan State University) majoring in psychology.  One fall evening, he had gone to visit his girlfriend and never returned home. The young lady’s cousin found my brother’s body behind a fast food restaurant in Glenn Burnie, Md.  Chuckie was a loving son and brother. He was well-liked by the community and had a host of friends. To this day we don’t know what happened.  We have lots of suspicion that led nowhere because the police department didn’t pursue the case. He was just another black man.  Today, my family still has a fear of what could happen if you walk out of the door. My 87 year old mother worries obsessively about our whereabouts. We understand that one day she had a healthy loving son and the next day he was a body on a cold table in the medical examiner’s office.  And no one could tell her what happened. We can’t bring Chuckie back.  However, Trayvon Martin’s case has touched something in me that I’m going to see if Chuckie’s case can be re-opened.  I don’t know if we can get justice for Chuckie now, but I pray that we get justice for Trayvon Martin.  Please continue to use social media and other avenues to get the word out about Trayvon so that another black son, brother, father, or husband won’t be killed because of the color of his skin.

Backstreet Abortion and an Author Interview

The issue of women’s rights is a major topic during this presidential campaign. Your trilogy: Life is Never as It Seems, It’s Not Over Yet and Secrets Unraveled, all address this issue. Why did you decide to write a fiction book with women’s rights as a major theme? 

I’m a strong supporter of women’s rights and I have a daughter and two granddaughters. I want them to have all the rights and liberties they deserve as a person and a woman. The first book in the series Life is never as It Seems take place in the 60’s, a time of turmoil and change. The Women’s feminist movement started in 1961. In the late 60's, I was a freshmen in college. I know from firsthand experience how difficult it was for a woman to be recognized for her value in the home and society so, I decided to write about it. Through the eyes of the main character, Lindy Lee, the reader sees how women are treated, abused and denied their rights.  This is further demonstrated in Margaret Johnson’s story in Secrets Unraveled.  Margaret has to suppress and deny her dreams to be a pastor.  In the 60’s it was unheard of for a woman to be a pastor or even wear pants to church.  I choose to use fiction to show these hypocrites.  Hopefully, besides entertaining the reader, my books will enlighten them about social issues.

  

In Life is Never as It Seems a backstreet abortion takes place. It was frightening. Can you share your thoughts about this scene?

I wanted to show how unsafe backstreet abortions were and women should never be put in a position to have to return to them. It frightens me when I heard authority figures make ridiculous statements such as putting an aspirin between your legs or don't look at the ultra sound. There is the emotional component that you read about in Life is Never as It Seems where the young woman is pressured into having a backstreet abortion. The reader is able to live each step of the horrendous experience with the character. In the sequel, It’s Not Over Yet, you find out the consequences. This chapter gives a realistic view of what would happen if the law changed regarding contraceptives and abortions. I see it as a warning, don't go back there. 

In all three books, you have several strong women characters, giving character sketches of each, but then there is Margaret’s grandmother in Secrets Unraveled who is emotionally and physically abusive to her. Can you tell us more about this character?  I received lots of fan mail about Grandma Hattie. Readers were upset with her treatment of Margaret. However, she served a strong purpose of showing why Margaret acted the way she did.  You could say that Grandma Hattie was part of the root cause of Margaret’s misery. Nevertheless, Grandma Hattie has a story too and most abuse is generational. There are women who don’t support women’s rights because they have been brainwashed.  Grandma Hattie is one of these women. In Secrets Unraveled the reader gets to see both the strong and weak sides of feminism and how is influenced Margaret. Personally, I was very fortunate to know both my maternal and paternal grandmothers and to had a close loving relationship with both. For the book, I had to do research into the psychological aspects of someone being raised by an abusive person. 

Will you write about Grandma Hattie’s story or any of the other women in the trilogy such as Betty Goldstein, the civil rights attorney and minister, Cissy the Booster or Diane, the other woman?

 Perhaps in the future, right, right  now I have started a new science fiction series and young adult series.

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In Honor of Women's History Month- Re-posting My Heroine Harriet Tubman

February  is dedicated to honoring African Americans for their outstanding contributions to the world. My favorite heroine is Harriet Tubman, whom I believed had a very special intuitive gift.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1819 or 1820, in Dorchester Country, Maryland. Raised under harsh living conditions, Harriet learned early in life to be strong and believe in herself, so much so, she escaped from slavery to freedom in Canada. Harriet’s love for her family and others still held in slavery resulted in her returning to Maryland to lead over 300 people to freedom by the Under Ground Railroad.

Tales of her exploits leading able-body men, women, and children through perilous surroundings without losing one person are highly publicized. One may wonder how Harriet could outwit the patrols or slave hunters and their dogs that searched the woods and roads for runaway slaves. In many of the historical texts, Harriet is described as devoid of personal fear, shrewd, determined and courageous, all great qualities that aided her. However, little is mentioned revealing her special gift. A gift I believe helped Harriet to successfully accomplish her escapes to freedom not one time but many times.

As a child Harriet was hit in the head by a white overseer for refusing to tie up another slave who had attempted to escape slavery.  Due to this childhood injury, Harriet suffered Narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder. Harriet would fall asleep at any time and anywhere. Yet she and the other slaves were never apprehended or harmed while escaping to freedom. Harriet would actually threaten anyone with a gun who tried to return to slavery because of fear of the unknown.  I believe that Harriet had an unwavering faith in a Higher Power to take care of her and the others. When she felt into a sleep slumber, I imagine that Harriet listened to God who was her guide. Not only did she listen, she trusted the directions God gave her to overcome all obstacles in her path to freedom.

After her role as a champion for freedom, she served as a soldier, spy and nurse during the Civil War. Harriet a woman of no education and limited resources had a resounding fortitude of strength and the love of life and freedom--the qualities that really count. Who is your heroine or hero? 

 

The Game Is On-Female and Male Power Struggle

For months I have been writing and speaking about the great shift in human consciousness and giving examples of how it is emerging. Another important issue that has surfaced for humanity to deal with in order to make that great leap in consciousness is acknowledging and taking action to balance the male and female principle that has come imbalanced throughout the ages. At one time the female and male energies were equal. However, due to a shift in consciousness that happens approximately every 25,000 years,-precession of the equinoxes- an imbalance was created. Both female and male energy wanted to experience being the dominant energy.

I can’t say that the female energy was the first to dominate the planet because we don’t have that history. However, there is much about the Goddess myths of females dominating the planet. They were revered for their intuition, creativity and nurturing. As souls became more enmeshed into the materialism of the planet they forgot about the divine pact that was made at a higher level to experience power. 

As time passed, men became envious of women because they could give birth and were considered divine. Many called it the “womb envy.” Joseph Campbell in an interview with Bill Moyers said, “The human woman gives birth just as the earth gives birth to the plants...so woman magic and earth magic are the same. They are related. And the personification of the energy that gives birth to forms and nourishes forms is properly female. It is in the agricultural world of ancient Mesopotamia Egyptian Nile and in the earlier planting-culture systems that the Goddess is the dominant mythic form.” 

Two thousand years ago when another great cycle of 25,000 years took place, the consciousness of logic, aggression and control moved through the universe, with men taking over the domination the world. The reverse happened; women were now subservient to men. The Roman Catholic Church rose up against woman and defiled them.  Mary Magdalene was called a harlot and slut, terms we know that have been hurled at women for decades. The real story of Mary Magdalene’s life is found in the Gospel of Mary, an apocryphal book that is not Canonical or even considered a gospel by some scholars. Of course, these scholars were men.  One of my favorite books is the Red Tent by Anita Diament. Although it is a fictional tale, the stories of the daily life of Biblical women come alive with truth.

December 21, 2012 is the end of another 25,000 cycle and a new consciousness is coming in. Many souls have reincarnated at this time to play a major role in waking up humanity. Both Sandra Fluke, the young Georgetown Law student and Rush Limbaugh, the radio personality, are major players in this shift. I think of them as pawns on a chess board in the biggest game of all-Life.  

Sandra Fluke testified before a House Democratic panel in support of the HHS contraception mandate- http://bit.ly/yObkrl.  Because of her testimony, she was belittled and ridiculed my some members of the Press, especially, Rush Limbaugh who used such terms as “slut” and “prostitute” to demean her as a woman and her credibility. Does this sound familiar? The imbalance of male and female energy is now on the table and the game is on. It’s not going away. 

More and more incidents regarding women’s rights will surface until humanity changes its collective consciousness. The shifting back and forth of male or female domination is part of a spiritual evolution process. I believe that since both energies have experienced power over each other the consciousness will shift back to balance in the coming cycle.

Raising Our Frequency NOW

I’m reading Frequency: the Power of Personal Vibrations by Penney Peirce. This book is a must read for those who want to raise and align their vibration with the new energy coming into the planet. It's listed on the December Book list for books that you must read for 2012. 

There are so many sections in this book that I could write about such as: raising your frequency frees you from negative vibrations; decluttering your personal energy field raises your frequency; and clearing away other people’s overlays. But the one that resonates with me the most is-feeling your home frequency.  Your home frequency is the vibration of your soul that expresses through your body. It is where you feel safe and able to express who your true self is.

Many times when I read the energetic language of clients, I see or intuit that their soul is not fully in the body. They aren’t living in the present moment, but reviving old hurts and wounds from the past. For some clients, their souls are fragmented; their chakras are misplaced and they have leaks and holes in their aura. They aren’t in tune with or vibrating with their home frequency; therefore, they feel unsafe in this world, feel stuck in life processes and live most of the time in a flight or fight state.  Penney describes how you need to seek out your home frequency, invite it in and merge with it. Taking these steps can raise your frequency to live a happier and healthier life.  

You can start with the Truth principle: You’re a soul with a body. And if you don't understand it, I suggest you read the update version of Seth and Truth, a short story on www.wattpad.com.

Recently, I recent an email from a fellow traveler on the road less traveled,  Pilar, describing how she received an email about a new technique for detecting breast cancer. I’m sharing it with you because Pilar is definitely vibrating in her home frequency.

Thanks for your comprehensive e-mail. I knew nothing about thermography...  I personally only had one mammogram in my entire life.  For the rest I simply threw the papers away and not took the tests, 

as my belief in allopathic medicine is very very tiny;

 while my belief in my breasts (the nourishing aspect!) is huge!

I have never believed that I should allow fear to enter my approach to my body (my holy temple) ...Breasts are for love, not for fear. I also had five perfect childbirths, three of them at home, operating from love without fear. This "sacred" approach to life needs to be regained in our present culture.

I know I am sort of unique in our present culture in my approach to health and am inclined to ascribe it to knowledge learned in previous incarnations as an Essene, for instance.  Anyway I believe we all need to regain this basic trust in God and Life.

My holistic doctors are yoga, qi gong, meditation, breath work, my Spiritualist Philosophy and  the teachings of Unity, Christian Science, Course of Miracles etc, etc, some very  deep convictions I live by.

Good health to you all.

BIRTH MOVEMENT
Pilar Farnsworth
www.pilardelaluz.com

*Disclaimer: This is in no way saying that you should not get breast exams. You must follow your own health care practice and belief system. Getting in tune with your home frequency and sacred approach to health is about being who you are.

Join Me

Join me on February 17, 2012  from 11:00am to 12 noon on In Our Voices with NKenge Toure on WPFW, 89.3 FM radio. We will be discussing writing, publishing, Christian and spiritual fiction-featuring the trilogy: Life is Never as It Seems, It's Not Over Yet and Secrets Unraveled.

UFOTV: Mayan Prophecies and Crop Circles - An Extraordinary Connection

THE FILM - MAYAN PROPHECIES AND CROP CIRCLES IS A SENSATION!
See why people are talking about this extraordinary film! See new night time surveillance footage of a Crop Circle Formation appearing in only a matter of seconds and discover the stunning connection between the Crop Circles and Mayan Prophecies that go back thousands of years. The viewers speak - this is one film not to be missed! Scholars and researchers have discovered an extraordinary connection between rare ancient 6000 year old Sumerian symbols, ancient symbols from the mysterious Mayan calendar, and a group of amazing signs and symbols found among crop circle formations believed to be extraterrestrial in origin, that are now appearing in the farmlands of the English countryside.

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