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ADAMS CALENDAR EQUINOX RETREAT SEPTEMBER 2011

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ADAMS CALENDAR EQUINOX RETREAT - NOURISH YOURSELF, NOURISH THE EARTH

10 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

WATERVAL BOVEN, MPUMALANGA

Come and join us on a long weekend retreat at the powerful & ancient Stones of Adam’s Calendar where you will learn how to become more aware of what it means to have a deep connection with the Earth and what you can do in these times to nourish yourself back into wholeness.

During the retreat, which has been specifically planned to coincide with the Full Moon Equinox, we will spend time being close to the Earth – working consciously with the healing energies of Adams Calendar (we will have the privilege of being accompanied by author Michael Tellinger* on our visit to the Stones) and the Moon, and exploring ways in which to nourish ourselves more consciously.

So that we can become energised with prana and vibrant health from the Earth in these often intense times!

THE RETREAT
During the retreat you will have the incredible opportunity to visit Adams Calendar. You will also have time to identify patterns in relation to your food choices that you need to heal and release so that you can make more informed choices as to what your body responds to –

Because as we heal our relationship with the Earth and our bodies, we can learn to live lightly & consciously, and in harmony with the Earth!

Come and see the sacred Stones of Adams Calendar – let us connect closer to their ancient energies so that we can experience what it is like to be truly supported by the Earth.

Come and Journey with us at this time of the Equinox Full Moon!
WITH LOVE
ELIZABETH & LYNNE

Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
www.arthurianschool.com
LEARNING FROM ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
"I share my abundance of knowledge, gifts and love with others-
Salandra Hartwegii (Cup of Gold flower of HAWAII)"

Nourish by Nature
Lynne Maccallum
078 7879 387
Lynne@livingnetwork.co.za
www.livingnetwork.co.za/lynne

NOTES:

ADAMS CALENDAR – A SACRED SITE AND INCREDIBLE GIFT TO US FROM THE EARTH

It is estimated that there are over 100 000 ancient stone ruins scattered throughout the mountains of Southern Africa. Artefacts that have been recovered from these ruins show a long and extended period of settlement that spans over 200,000 years. Put this in context when the Pyramids of Egypt were reputedly built only some 5000 years ago! (also see Michael Tellinger’s book : Slave Species of God).

Adam’s Calendar is the flagship among these ruins, we can date this monolithic calendar with relative certainty to at least 75,000 years of age based on a number of scientific evaluations. Adam’s Calendar also presents the first tangible evidence of consciousness among the earliest humans in the ‘Cradle of humankind’. The site is built along the same longitudinal line as the Great Zimbabwe Ruins and the Great Pyramid. It was also aligned with the rise of Orion’s belt some 75,000 years ago.

MICHAEL TELLINGER*

“My quest for human origins has led me down a fascinating path of discovery. It is now clear that everything in the cosmos is connected.

Consciousness is the fabric of the universe that allows us to find our way back to source - The Divine Being.”

Michael Tellinger has become one of South Africa’s bestselling export authors. Michael is a scientist in the true sense of the word, never shying away from controversial issues, scrutinising every clue meticulously. He graduated from WITS University Medical School, Johannesburg, in 1983 with a B.Pharm degree, a passion for the cosmos, genetics and human history.

After a 30-year long obsession with the origins of humankind, he took some time out to write Slave Species of god, which became a bestseller in South Africa. When Johan Heine exposed the mystery of the stone ruins of South Africa to Michael in 2007, they began an irreversible process of research that led Michael to some startling scientific conclusions and the completion of another book to follow Adam’s Calendar - Temples of The African Gods.

THE POWER OF SACRED SITES

It is said that sacred sites are connections to energy vortexes that hold knowledge of the higher mind, the higher consciousness that the Earth is seeking to create. Her electromagnetic frequency resonates at a third of the speed of a busy brain. When you can be away from buildings and wires, nature settles you down to match her slower wavelength and by plugging into her heartbeat, we settle ourselves. Our DNA is being activated and we are being reborn into our highest potential. The process that occurs at sacred sites always involves energy clearing, cellular re-patterning, and changing energy structures.

When we experience “Earthing” the energy we feel from walking barefoot is the Earth’s electric energy rising up into (your) our body. Research is now revealing that this energy creates a distinct and uplifting shift in our physiology. It harmonizes the body’s biological rhythms, reducing chronic pain & inflammation. Each individual’s energy grid is connected and intermeshed with the larger grid of the Earth’s.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EQUINOX FULL MOON ON 12 SEPTEMBER?
Spring Equinox: now begins the light half of the southern year and the dark half of the northern one. Just for today light and dark are equal all over the world! - and as the year progresses the south pole is gradually turned towards the Sun.

Everything lost is found again in a new form. Plans we hatched in winter can begin to come into effect, and skills we learned indoors or inside ourselves can emerge out. It is said that on the equinox you need to open up your heart and look to see what binds you. Mark the exact moment of spring equinox with silence and stillness.

The Equinox of the Moon happens on 12 September 2011 and PRECEDES the Sun’s Spring Equinox on 23 September. And so we will be working with the Moon’s own Equinox, to prepare for the spring season that is approaching. The Equinox Full Moon will be in the astrological sign of Pisces, a truly mystical sign that rules water and is the keeper of deep wisdom. It is an ideal time to focus on nurturing and the emotional issues of food and to start a new pattern for optimum health and vitality.

ITINERARY (please note that the sequence of events may change if so required / guided)

Saturday 10 Sep morning
Arrival 12pm Welcome over lunch
Visit of ADAMS CALENDAR with MICHAEL TELLINGER
Dinner & movie (around the theme of the retreat)

Sunday 11 Sep
Body exercises & Earth meditation
Breakfast
Lynne’s teachings – intuitive eating, nutrient dense foods, optimum food choices & supplementation. Food and spirit. Energetic nourish. Stress coping tools and nutrition. Healthy weight management.
Late lunch
Walk & relax for the afternoon
Dinner & movie (around the theme of the retreat)

Monday 12 Sep (EQUINOX FULL MOON)
Body exercises & Earth meditation
Breakfast
Elizabeth’s teachings- how to deepen and strengthen your relationship with the Earth.
Waterfall cleansing ceremony
Lunch, swimming & relax
Earth Ceremony & dinner EQUINOX FULL MOON

Tuesday 13th Sep
Sharing and a closing blessing
Breakfast
10am Depart

I Nourish my Soul in Nature

COST OF RETREAT:

R2 900
Includes:
All shared accommodation (linen and towels included)
All meals as per itinerary
All site visits including site visit on Moon Equinox to Adams Calendar
All tuition and ceremonies

Excludes:
Applicable flights & travel to Waterval Boven
Your own snacks & drinks

PAYMENT
Payment of full amount on booking (please speak to us if you need any assistance or different payment options)

ACCOMMODATION
Situated on the shore of a trout dam, our Cabin sleeps two bedrooms sharing and a loft area providing sleeping space for 6 more guests and has two bathrooms. Sleeping space is allocated on a first booking first serve basis.

The accommodation is fully equipped, with all linen and towels supplied. It also features its own braai area, fireplace, and library. There is also place to build a bonfire.

SITE VISITS & WHAT TO BRING ALONG
Comfortable walking shoes, swimming costume, sun block, hat, sun glasses, neutral colour clothing for Adams Calendar, windbreaker, warm jacket for evening (we are moving toward the beginning of spring when during this time of year it is warm during the day and slightly cooler at night. It is not rainy season but there may be an occasional thunder shower. Mosquito repellent (the spray version works the best). Please consider whether you need malaria protection for the Eastern Transvaal - if you do we suggest consulting a homeopath or herbalist, as the normal anti-malaria pills can make you ill.

FOOD
All meals are vegetarian that include diary and eggs. If you have any special dietary requirements please provide these yourself as well as any drinks and bottled water you may need. You may want to bring some additional snacks for in between meals. Ginger tea (hot water with ginger) will be provided. Please advise us in your booking form about any food allergies.

TRANSPORT
You have different options depending on where you come from:
1. Flights to Johannesburg (Kulula Air has some specials and also offers the benefit of flying into Lanseria Airport, closer to the Pretoria side of Johannesburg so that you don’t have to experience the traffic of Johannesburg International Airport). You can then rent a car and drive to Waterval Boven, or catch a flight from Johannesburg to Nelspruit Mpumulanga Airport.
2. Driving from Johannesburg to Waterval Boven. It takes about 3-4 hours and note there are some toll roads on the way (approx R240).

Please talk to us about your travel requirements, we can help you with some advice and also put you in touch with some others so that you can share the driving. Closer to the time we will give you full directions to our accommodation in Waterval Boven.

ABOUT ELIZABETH & LYNNE

Elizabeth Bardin:
Elizabeth lives in Pringle Bay near Cape Town and is the owner of SACRED EARTH RETREATS (www.arthurianschool.com). She regularly takes spiritual groups to MEXICO & GUATEMALE (Mayan), PERU (Inca) and EGYPT to teach and share her knowledge about Ancient civilisations and how they lived in sacred awareness of the Earth. In South Africa, she facilitates Shamanic Earth Initiations and shares her extensive knowledge of working with Earth Energies and the Moon.

Lynne Maccallum:
Lynne is a nutritionist & natural gourmet chef. She has travelled extensively and worked as a chef in the CARIBBEAN & AMERICA, where she incorporated & sourced local speciality ingredients into her dishes. On returning to South Africa Lynne spent time at Bodhi Khaya Buddhist Retreat near Hermanus where she ran the kitchen and also implemented a perma-culture vegetable garden. She is the owner of Nourish by Nature and is in private practice in CAPE TOWN. Lynne blends cutting edge nutritional information, quantum physics and functional medicine principles to guide her clients, in choosing foods as tools for spiritual growth and nourishment for both body and soul. In her teaching and counselling Lynne believes in a reverence for the healing power of nature. A Path of conscious living

WITH LOVE

AUGUST 2011 MOON MAGAZINE

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Hi everyone!

THE NEW MAYAN YEAR AND NEW MOON

It was with a sigh of relief that we stepped into the New Mayan year and also the New Moon last week.

Living through 2011 has certainly been intense and the last few weeks took us riding on yet another wave – a huge wave of releasing the old and preparing for the new!

PROGRESS

After some shocking events and revelations in our world, we are in the process of taking responsibility for the impact of having allowed these damaging things to go unchecked and grow.

Through grief and even loss, these events have stopped us in our tracks to take stock, re-evaluate – and wake up!

But with each step now, we are moving forward and becoming more empowered. We are getting in touch with ourselves and starting to understand that it is also possible to create something new that is far more honouring and innocent.

And so what a welcome relief it was last week to start a cycle of lighter energy and more support coming our way.

THE STAR SIRIUS IS RISING

Like the ancient Egyptians who organised their calendars not according to the Sun, but rather according to the rise of the star Sirius in our July morning sky – a sign that there would be the first flooding of the Nile that would also bring fertility to the land and produce a good harvest - the Mayans also started their new year in July.

A WHITE RHYTMIC WIZARD YEAR 2011

And this particular new Mayan year is called the “White Rhythmic Wizard”.

The White Rhythmic Wizard means that during the next year we will be particularly confronted with issues of integrity, personal power and control – to show us where we are out of alignment with Divine Will.

On a personal level, we will also be shown where we still have a need for approval and recognition that comes from our outer ego needs.

And most importantly, we will be shown where in our lives we still insist on being in our lower mind/head instead of being in alignment with our much deeper Heart-knowing!

BUT once we learn these valuable lessons, the White Wizard will also bring us the incredible opportunity of creating limitless possibilities!

FINDING OUR WAY EASILY THROUGH IT ALL

If you want to find your way easily through the next cycle of increasing change, work with the wisdom of the White Rhythmic Wizard.

Focus on being transparent in everything you do and represent. Innocently allowing magic to come through you instead of trying to manifest things in your life in the old way of trying to make things happen through struggle, effort and hard work.

This old way of control and the lower mind simply does not work anymore!

And so instead of feeling like a failure because things are no longer manifesting in your life in the old way it did before, realise that we are now truly entering a time where we can only manifest through the use of our right brain, feminine side – called a deeper Heart knowing: working with focused intention and allowing all that we intend - in harmony with our soul and Heart - to come to us effortlessly by simply receiving it.

Just like magic!

BRINGING IN THE NEW

Be innocent. Be yourself. Search for WHERE IN YOUR LIFE the White Wizard is asking you to BECOME MORE AWARE AND CHANGE…

And step into the new.

It is waiting for you.

With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
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“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”

EGYPTIAN & TIBETAN TEACHINGS OF DEATH

Witnessing around me on a personal and global level a number of unexpected deaths, made me realise how unprepared we - as a Western Civilisation - are to deal with death as a conscious process.

The Egyptians are known for their pre-occupation with death and the after life- it is said that a Pharaoh started preparing for his death and what was needed to be in his tomb for the after life - from the day he became king!

Why should that be? Surely we are supposed to focus on life instead? Isn’t that living in the now?

Yet what I have come to realise, is that only by focusing and understanding the process of death, are we able to truly live our life to its fullest potential!

Life and death are so interlinked, they are actually the same.

And so I would like to dedicate these teachings to the loved ones who have already departed, including Christer, in Peru who unexpectedly passed away a few weeks ago:
blessed be – you live on in our hearts!

DEATH AS AN ALLY

There is no shamanic tradition that does not teach about the process of death. Yet in our modern world, it is hardly mentioned. Instead of receiving the gift of a truly spiritual experience, we forget to remember that death is a doorway and that this doorway must be experienced in order to understand it. Reading about it is not enough!

And the teachings of death not only inform us how to assist the death of a loved one.

We have forgotten how to deal with endings in our own life too:
“In the Western world we don’t know “how” to let something die with grace and beauty. We have lost the way to let go of those parts of our lives that fail to serve us and make it impossible to rebirth a new job or a new relationship, a new physical body or a new life. When we experience a symbolic death, we are re-informed about what is really important in life, motivating the changes necessary for a peaceful death in the end.”

THE PROCESS OF DEATH
It is said an extraordinary phenomenon occurs at the moment of death. When neural activity ceases and the brain shuts down, a portal opens between dimensions. The veils between the worlds part, enabling the dying person to enter into the world of Spirit.

THE TOXIC ENERGIES OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
But when we have unfinished business in this physical world, we are unable to step easily through the portal into the world of Spirit and we remain bound to the Earth.
Our soul then has to go through a very intensive life review—sometimes called “Recapitulation”—as soon as we arrive on the other side.
And the very toxic energies of unfinished business that have accumulated during our lifetime in our Luminous Energy Field then have to be combusted and cleared after death - a process far more difficult to achieve than if we resolved it while we were alive.

DEATH RITES: RECAPITULATION
“Recapitulation offers your loved one the opportunity to tell you her/his story. Having the opportunity to tell one’s story has cathartic and healing power. It is the equivalent of doing your life review before you have actually died. It is about saying the “I love yous," and "I forgive yous” that have not been expressed during the course of a lifetime. You would be surprised at the healing power of these simple words. They are very difficult to say from the other side.

Recapitulation can happen in this lifetime. The sooner you commence the life review for your loved one who is dying and the more extensive it is, the easier the transition will be. Sometimes it is difficult to begin this conversation, especially if you have not had an intimate dialogue with your loved one in years. Find an entry point for dialogue. A way to initiate this sharing may be to imagine you are both sitting beside a river and see what memories come floating down. Being with her/him in this way may provide the support needed to bring closure to the life events that present themselves.

Assist the dying person in telling her/his “story.” Be a quiet compassionate witness without judgment or comment, and just listen to what she/he has to share. When was she/he disappointed in themselves, was of service, loved, or held regrets? Give her/him as much time as they need, encouraging them to express their thoughts and feelings. Assist your loved one to let go of any feelings of having been wronged or having wronged anyone else. What does she/he remember, and sense? Help them recognize that they are the hardest judge–looking at the ways they could have honoured others and didn’t, or ways they hurt others. Help her/him to forgive themselves as they would forgive others, compassionately and without judgment.
Powerful realizations often come uninvited as one approaches death, such as: we could have lived differently, loved more fully, and forgiven more readily.

PERMISSION TO DIE
An important step in the Death Rites is giving a loved one permission to die. Let them know that there is no reason to worry about those who stay behind.

Without receiving permission to die, your loved one might cling to life for months, enduring unnecessary suffering and causing great anguish for the family. Permission from those closest to the person carries the most weight, even if it is a personal friend or confidant and not an immediate family member. However, permission must come from the immediate family, and ideally there should be a consensus. If there is a dissenting family member who won’t let go, encourage him to express his love and forgiveness nonetheless. Many times the family members who have the hardest time letting go are the ones who have the most unfinished business with the dying person or who are the most frightened of their own death.

Countless cases talk about the importance of this step. Alberto Vittaldo --- tells the story of a student of his who sat beside her dying mother for weeks. The mother was unable to let go, despite the fact that she was in a great deal of pain and could no longer eat. The student had cleansed her mother's chakras, and she and her sister had begun to forgive each other and heal the lesions of the past. She finally said, “Mother, we are here with you and love you very much. We want you to know that we will be okay. We will look after each other and keep our family together. Even though we will miss you, it is perfectly natural for you to go. We will treasure all of the beautiful moments that we had together, but we don’t want you to suffer anymore, or to continue to cling to life. You have our full and complete permission to die. You know that we will always love you.” A few hours later her mother took her final breath and died peacefully.

LETTING GO AFTER DEATH
While attending to the dying is imperative, attending to the living is perhaps even more important. After the passing of a loved one, it is essential to have a period of mourning, of grieving, and even of celebrating the loved one. This process allows us AND the loved one to let go, so they can continue on their journey.
In many traditions, a photograph or article of the loved one who has passed is placed on an ancestral altar. There we can celebrate our memories of them in the way they would like us to and thank them for the lessons they taught us. Whatever rituals we create during this time of loss will help to set them free—and ourselves at the same time.

Various traditions allot different amounts of time for the mourning period. In the shamanic tradition, a half moon is set aside for the process of grieving. After this period, it is done. We know that what has belonged to the Mother, the physical body, has returned to the Earth; and what has belonged to the Father, the spirit, has returned to the heavens. The period of mourning in the days following the passing of a loved one lets us celebrate life without death continuing to stalk us.”
(Extracts from http://www.dyingconsciously.org)

DEATH RITES FOR US THE LIVING: DEALING WITH UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NOW!

Never before has it been as important to clear our Luminous Energy Field from the toxic, negative energies of unfinished business than now. As we stand on the brink of a new world, we simply cannot allow the past to bind us anymore. As if preparing for death, we need to complete these outstanding issues, so that we become ready to re-birth the new.

So make that phone call that you have been putting off for months, years, decades? Write that email that has always remained, unsent in your outbox. To a family member/loved one that needs to bring an ending to the past and will help you to say thank you/ forgive you/forgive me or whatever else needs to be said. It is not about how they respond, it is about you becoming free from the toxic past that you are still carrying around in your Luminous energy field.

And you will feel so much better! Your life will start to take off like never before.

Don’t wait until it is time for you to leave this earthly plane. It may happen sooner than you think - or it may be just too late…

Be conscious NOW. And help others to benefit and share this too.

HEALTH/BODY/PERSONAL SPACE ISSUES:

The Earth wants us to have a living connection with her and feel safe. But it is difficult to feel this when our bodies are unwell and our personal space scattered.
The more we are able to heal and stabilise our bodies and our personal space where we live and work with awareness, the more we will be able to feel safe and - most importantly - MAINTAIN that feeling of connection and safety as part of our daily living.

DETOXING/CLEANSING
It is just not possible anymore for us to ignore the well being of our bodies! It is imperative to become as healthy as we possibly can be to deal with the demands of life that is speeding up with enormous changes. And by becoming more balanced in our bodies, we are also much more able to stay balanced in our emotions and minds and keep that connection to Mother Earth.

Every once in a while I feel really sluggish in my body and this is always a sign for me that my body needs a cleansing on the inside. Here is a guide of a liver cleanse that I find very beneficial for myself. But please always remember to make sure such a cleanse is appropriate for you - get your own homeopathic/medical/professional advice if necessary. You may also want to research it more on the internet. There are many different cleanses that could be beneficial to you (e g kidney cleanse, colon cleanse etc).

LIVER HOMEOPATHIC CLEANSE

What you need:
3 cups of purified/bottled water
4 tablespoons of Epsom salts
half cup of light olive oil
the juice of one grapefruit

Procedure:
1. Mix the water and Epsom salts and put the jug in the fridge (it makes it easier to drink if the water is cold).
2. Stop eating and drinking at 2pm (otherwise you may feel like vomiting later).
3. At 6pm drink three quarter cup of water & Epsom salts mixture.
4. At 8pm drink another three quarter cup of water & Epsom salts mixture.
5. At 9.45pm, mix up the olive oil and grapefruit juice.
6. At 10pm drink the olive oil and grapefruit mixture. You are allowed to rinse your mouth with some water.
7. Immediately lie down and try to relax and be still. Think about your liver and be conscious of your positive intention to cleanse and support your body.
8. At 6am drink another three quarter cup of water & Epsom salts mixture.
9. At 8am drink the last three quarter cup of water & Epsom salts mixture.
10. At 10am you can have something light to eat (fruit juice, fruit etc).

During the process you will spend quite a lot of time in the loo to release. Notice also the crystals that come through your body’s elimination process. Do this cleanse only on a day when you are able to rest and be quiet.

CREATING A SAFE SPACE AROUND YOU:
Another important aspect to consider as part of our well being, is creating a safe space in our environment. It does not matter whether you are in a room or a mansion, creating a safe space consciously with the Earth will help you to stabilise the energies around you and create a feeling of peace and tranquillity. And it only need take a few minutes.

It is sad how few people ever feel safe in this world. Whether we are threatened by crime or any form of turmoil around us.

Yet it is our birth right! And we can become more responsible to help create stability and safety around us. Safety has to start inside ourselves first.

CREATING A SAFE SPACE AROUND YOU
Some of you may work with the Native American teachings of a medicine wheel to create a safe space, or even some of the Inca teachings around this. In essence they are all the same, but I find this very simple and quite soft version working with colour very effective for myself:

PROCEDURE
1. Find the four directions in the room (just a rough estimate will be fine, you are working with intention).
2. In each direction (West, North, East, South) find some colour that may already be in the room – if a direction has no colour there, put some colour (whatever colour you want) there - you may use a flower in a vase, some fruit in a bowl, even a piece of clothing like a scarf or piece of fabric to put there.
3. Now stand quietly in the central part of the room.
4. Imagine that you have a moon in your heart. Use any phase of the moon that feel drawn to imagine (e.g. a quarter, half or full moon)
5. Now begin calling in your safe space by first facing West – for a moment look at the colour you have put in the area of the room that is in that direction, bless it with your heart and send love and thanks to the West.
6. Wait a moment in silence for it to “lock”.
7. Now turn and face the North - for a moment look at the colour you have put in the area of the room that is in the direction of north, bless it with your heart and send love and thanks to the North.
8. Wait a moment in silence for it to “lock”.
9. Now turn and face the direction of East - for a moment look at the colour you have put in the area of the room that is in the direction of east, bless it with your heart and send love and thanks to the East.
10. Wait a moment in silence for it to “lock”
11. Now turn and face South - for a moment look at the colour you have put in the area of the room that is in the direction of south, bless it with your heart and send love and thanks to the South.
12. Wait a moment in silence for it to “lock”.
13. Now look up towards the Heavens and the Stars, bless them with your heart.
14. Wait a moment in silence to acknowledge their presence.
15. Now kneel down and touch the Earth, bless it with your heart.
16. Wait a moment in silence to feel your connection.
Know that you have now created a safe space and if you do this daily or regularly, you will find how the energy builds over a period and gets stronger and stronger.

WHAT ARE THE MOON AND PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

New moon was on the 31st July in the sign of Leo and full moon will be on the 13th August in the sign of Aquarius. Dark moon is on the 28th August.

Jupiter is dominating the night and morning sky, rising in the late evening. Look out for the constellation of Orion and the star Sirius in the early morning sky as well as the Perseid meteors around the 12th August.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS AND EVENTS

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Hi everyone!

Communication

I recently had the incredible privilege of sharing a day with some lions at a rehabilitation/care centre nearby, learning to communicate with them telepathically.

And so as I arrived at the centre, I had high expectations that the lions would finally show me how to communicate better with them - and animals in general.

What a surprise is was for me to find that what they really had to show me was how to communicate better with the Earth!

The lions

I was standing in silence watching an almost 20 year old lioness who had been rescued from having to mercilessly breed cubs every 6 months (her cubs would be taken away very early to make sure that she kept up an unnatural breeding cycle). What this beautiful creature would have had to endure, surely would break my heart, but yet when I looked at her lying there in her enclosure, all I could see was an incredible comfort in her body.

And then I realised that she was getting it from the Earth!

With her beautiful leonine face gently resting on the Earth, I sensed how with her whole body she was allowing herself to be completely and utterly loved and comforted by the Earth.

So much so that she no longer was the mother, a lioness who had bred so many cubs. No, now she was the cub - and the Earth, her mother!

The absolute connection between the lioness and the Earth was tangible. They were in perfect tune with each other, in perfect harmony, as the lioness allowed the Earth to communicate with her and make her feel totally supported in the moment.

It was truly beautiful. It stayed with me for days and I wondered how I too could feel such a sense of peace and tranquillity and connection with the Earth.

And then it came to me. Trust! Only when I trust, can I allow the Earth to communicate with me – to comfort me - just as she does with the lions!

Trusting the Earth

So much has happened to the Earth and us humans, especially recently. Earthquakes, flooding, fires, volcanoes- and what has happened, is that we humans have become even more scared of the Earth. What is the next terrible thing that she is going to do to us?

And yet she is saying, that is not true. She is there as an unending source of comfort and security. It is OUR CONNECTION to her that is important, not the external circumstances of change.

When we feel the safety and security of her as our home- yes she is always providing it for us, just by us being here on Earth!- then we can start to also understand her as the lions already do.

They don’t blame the Earth for anything that has happened! They simply flow. They allow. They just be.

There is nothing else to do. Nothing is more important at this time than to restore our belief in ourselves and our belief in the Earth. She is there to support us in everything we do- if only we would believe her.

Like a tower that is sending out a positive message of safety and hope, the mighty Earth is sending out vibrations of happiness, support and bliss.

But how many of us have tuned into that station, or logged into that programme?

It is there for those who choose to be safe, comforted, loved.

Choice

So let’s start practising…

Make that choice and find that connection!!!

With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”

MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN

1. FORBIDDEN HEALING- THE EUROPEAN UNION ACTS AGAINT HERBS

Note: This is so bizarre that I still cannot believe it is not a hoax! The cut off date was 30 April 2011, but I still believe that awareness is important and that the EU legislation is vulnerable to legal questioning in Court ( thanks to Helen, Daniela, Karen and Servane for passing this on):

Friends, this apparent intention of the EU deeply saddens me. If you feel the same please follow the link and add your voice to increase the volume :) Helen

Dear All, this is URGENT, please pass this on to all your contacts, there really is no time to waste about this. Please take action now, and sign the petition. Thank you very much. With much appreciation, Charlotte Koelliker.
http://www.savenaturalhealth.eu/. Thank you.

2. PROPOSED FRACKING FOR GAS IN THE KAROO, SOUTH AFRICA BY SHELL
(thanks to Joy, Vera and Mari for this!)

This is the content of a short speech given in Cape Town by Lewis Gordon Pugh OIG (a.k.a. the Human Polar Bear) about the proposed fracking for gas in the Karoo, by Shell Oil. He received a sustained standing ovation!

Please read it and pass it on if it matters to you….

Ladies and gentlemen, thank for the opportunity to address you. My name is Lewis Pugh.
This evening, I want to take you back to the early 1990's in this country. You may remember them well.

Nelson Mandela had been released. There was euphoria in the air. However, there was also widespread violence and deep fear. This country teetered on the brink of a civil war. But somehow, somehow, we averted it. It was a miracle!

And it happened because we had incredible leaders. Leaders who sought calm. Leaders who had vision. So in spite of all the violence, they sat down and negotiated a New Constitution.

I will never forget holding the Constitution in my hands for the first time.

Enshrined in our Constitution, is the Right to a Healthy Environment and the Right to Water. Our Constitution states that we have the Right to have our environment protected for the benefit of our generation and for the benefit of future generations.

Fellow South Africans, let us not dishonour these rights. Let us not dishonour those men and women who fought and died for these rights. Let us not allow corporate greed to disrespect our Constitution and desecrate our environment.

Never, ever did I think that there would be a debate in this arid country about which was more important gas or water. We can survive without gas.... We cannot live without water.

If we damage our limited water supply and fracking will do just that we will have conflict again here in South Africa. Look around the world. Wherever you damage the environment you have conflict.

Fellow South Africans, we have had enough conflict in this land now is the time for peace.
A few months ago I gave a speech with former President of Costa Rica. Afterwards I asked him "Mr President, how do you balance the demands of development against the need to protect the environment?"
He looked at me and said: "It is not a balancing act. It is a simple business decision. If we cut down our forests in Costa Rica to satisfy a timber company, what will be left for our future?"

But he pointed out : "It is also a moral decision. It would be morally wrong to chop down our forests and leave nothing for my children and my grandchildren."

Ladies and gentlemen, that is what is at stake here today: Our children's future. And that of our children s children.

There may be gas beneath our ground in the Karoo. But are we prepared to destroy our environment for 5 to 10 years worth of fossil fuel and further damage our climate?

Yes, people will be employed but for a short while. And when the drilling is over, and Shell have packed their bags and disappeared, then what? Who will be there to clean up? And what jobs will our children be able to eke out?

Now Shell will tell you that their intentions are honourable. That fracking in the Karoo will not damage our environment. That they will not contaminate our precious water. That they will bring jobs to South Africa.

That gas is clean and green. And that they will help secure our energy supplies.

When I hear this .I have one burning question. Why should we trust them? Africa is to Shell what the Gulf of Mexico is to BP.

Shell, you have a shocking record here in Africa. Just look at your operations in Nigeria. You have spilt more than 9 million barrels of crude oil into the Niger Delta. That's twice the amount of oil that BP spilt into the Gulf of Mexico.

You were found guilty of bribing Nigerian officials and to make the case go away in America - you paid an admission of guilt fine of US$48 million.

And to top it all, you stand accused of being complicit in the execution of Nigeria 's leading environmental campaigner Ken Saro-Wira and 8 other activists.

If you were innocent, why did you pay US$15.5 million to the widows and children to settle the case out of Court?

Shell, the path you want us to take us down is not sustainable. I have visited the Arctic for 7 summers in a row. I have seen the tundra thawing.

I have seen the retreating glaciers. And I have seen the melting sea ice. And I have seen the impact of global warming from the Himalayas all the way down to the low-lying Maldive Islands. Wherever I go I see it.

Now is the time for change. We cannot drill our way out of the energy crisis. The era of fossil fuels is over. We must invest in renewable energy. And we must not delay!

Shell, we look to the north of our continent and we see how people got tired of political tyranny. We have watched as despots, who have ruled ruthlessly year after year, have been toppled in a matter of weeks.

We too are tired. Tired of corporate tyranny. Tired of your short term, unsustainable practices.
We watched as Dr Ian Player, a game ranger from Natal, and his friends, took on Rio Tinto (one of the biggest mining companies in the world) and won.
And we watched as young activists from across Europe, brought you down to your knees, when you tried to dump an enormous oil rig into the North Sea.

Shell, we do not want our Karoo to become another Niger Delta.

Do not underestimate us. Goliath can be brought down. We are proud of what we have achieved in this young democracy and we are not about to let your company come in and destroy it.

So let this be a Call to Arms to everyone across South Africa, who is sitting in the shadow of Goliath: Stand up and demand these fundamental human rights promised to you by our Constitution. Use your voices - tweet, blog, petition, rally the weight of your neighbours and of people in power.

Let us speak out from every hilltop. Let us not go quietly into this bleak future.

Let me end off by saying this - You have lit a fire in our bellies, which no man or woman can extinguish. And if we need to, we will take this fight all the way from your petrol pumps to the very highest Court in this land. We will take this fight from the farms and towns of the Karoo to the streets of London and Amsterdam. And we will take this fight to every one of your shareholders. And I have no doubt, that in the end, good will triumph over evil.

3. And on a lighter note, this is a classic - just had to include it!
(thanks to Pat)

THE CREATOR:
"Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colours by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles."

St. FRANCIS:
It's the tribes that settled there, Sir. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers 'weeds' and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.

THE CREATOR:
Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colourful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?

ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently so, Sir. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.

THE CREATOR:
The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.

ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently not, Sir. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it - sometimes twice a week!

THE CREATOR:
They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?
ST. FRANCIS:
Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.

THE CREATOR:
They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?

ST. FRANCIS:
No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.

THE CREATOR:
Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?

ST. FRANCIS:
Yes, Sir.

THE CREATOR:
These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.

ST. FRANCIS:
You aren't going to believe this, Sir. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it, so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.

THE CREATOR:
What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn, they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a natural cycle of life.
ST. FRANCIS:
You better sit down, Sir. The Suburbanites have them hauled away.

THE CREATOR:
No!? What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?

ST. FRANCIS:
After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.

THE CREATOR:
And where do they get this mulch?

ST. FRANCIS:
They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.

THE CREATOR:
Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?

ST. CATHERINE:
'Dumb and Dumber', Sir. It's a story about....

THE CREATOR:
Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.

TEACHINGS OF THE SOUL:

HOW WE CAN MAKE SAFE YET EXTRAORDINARY CHOICES (I find these stories very inspiring, especially because of my own personal experiences when travelling):

1. MAGICAL EGYPT
(written after returning from a tour of Egypt with John Anthony West during the revolution)

Dear Friends & Family

John's was the only group in Egypt… Our group returned to the US last night incredibly inspired by a magical 18-day trip to Egypt. We arrived in Cairo on January 28, just as the unrest was gathering steam. Soon after we got off the plane, we were notified that no one would be allowed to leave the airport. Spending 12 hours in (any) airport sounds nightmarish, but watching the crowds in Tahrir Square on Egyptian TV (in Arabic!) in the airport Burger King, we met lots of Egyptians who enthusiastically welcomed us, translated the news to us, and communicated their excitement and pride in the unfolding events. Not knowing much about Egypt, my first worry was that deposing Mubarak might mean more restrictions for Egyptian women. Many women in Egypt wear bright headscarves, some wear burqas, and some don't cover their heads at all. One member of our group made friends with several young women in black burqas with only their eyes showing. They turned out to be biology majors in college and plan to become doctors! Other Egyptian women I spoke with convinced me that Egypt is very unlike other countries where radical clerics have taken over. Egyptians love their army, and while there is worry in any kind of cataclysmic event, most everyone we talked to felt that no matter what, Mubarak had to go. They spoke of their dream of a free society with free and fair elections, freedom of speech and the press, and the opportunity to control their own destinies. My deep belief is that they are not going to surrender this newfound precious freedom to radical groups, or to anyone (or anything) else.

And the women are strong.

Our tour company heroically managed to get us out of the airport late that night in a bus with the curtains closed. The next day, we convened at our hotel on the outskirts of Cairo, well out of the way of the demonstrations, and guarded (probably unnecessarily, but still welcome) by an army tank. After deep contemplation for 2 days about what might be safe to do, each person made a decision whether to stay or to go home. Although events were unfolding unpredictably (such as the mass prisoner escape) I had a deep certainty that I HAD to stay. Thinking about leaving brought tears and I felt there must be some reason our group had succeeded in being there. I even hoped that we might somehow humbly be of service to the Egyptian people by holding our poise and a deep sense of hope for them for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Ultimately, most of the group decided to stay. After an initially tense ride through early morning Cairo past numerous neighbourhood "checkpoints" (described in the news media as vigilantes, but actually courageous men protecting their homes with kitchen knives and sticks -- with smiles and peace signs exchanged between us and them when they figured out who we were), we flew to Luxor and spent 5 days on a heart-melting cruise down the Nile. All the tomb and temple sites were completely empty -- Luxor and Karnak, Philae, the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, etc., etc. -- each one more incredibly moving than the last.

It did seem that there was no need to pray or meditate as we drifted up the Nile -- we found it to be true that "the Nile meditated us". As the days went on, we couldn't imagine leaving. People would yell "Welcome to Egypt!" as we walked through Luxor and Aswan. As we moved past fear and into trust, it was clear to us that the Egyptian people's revolution was intelligent and targeted. (For those Enneagramarians, Egypt is a "9" culture, and they finally got mad). I never felt in danger, but we were constantly aware that we needed to be sensible and stay out of the way! We were quite a novelty, though, since in most places we were the only tourists there. It's a sad time for the Egyptian economy, of which tourism is a huge chunk. Apparently, the norm is crowds of thousands, jammed tour buses, and all that that brings. We were able to walk around the empty sites, pray, climb! into tombs, feed the temple dogs and cats, visit sites that have been closed to tourists for 20 years, sit between the paws of the Sphinx, and spend time with a pristine mummy still lying in his original tomb that has never been opened to the public. Many of us had incredible heart opening experiences. The Egyptian people are well aware that they are the guardians of these world treasures brimming with powerful energy. As our Egyptian tour guide said, "Egypt is beyond time and space."

We spent our next-to-last day in the completely empty Great Pyramid at dawn Friday morning meditating. Rus led us in prayer for the Egyptian people. Later that day, Mubarak resigned. When we got back to our hotel to eat breakfast, a HUGE double rainbow broke out over Cairo, and a few hours later Mubarak peacefully left the city. Our Egyptian tour guide told us she had NEVER SEEN A SKY RAINBOW BEFORE --(it almost never rains in Cairo --she had seen one once reflected in a waterfall). Happily, one of our party is a professional photographer. He has put together a beautiful slide show, which he has promised to post. Look for the rainbow!

So pack your bags and go to Egypt now before the tourists go back! I think John Anthony West and Quest Travel have a tour coming up in a month or two. We also used Dannielle Rama Hoffman's book, Temples of Light. We found her descriptions of the temple energies to be exactly right.

I will never forget the sight of thousands of Egyptians, just standing there in the Square. I will never forget their generosity and kindness to 16 stray American, Canadian & New Zealand tourists whom they allowed to watch their poignant, elegant, restrained revolution. Our return flight was cancelled, so we decided to go to Tahrir Square as a group on Saturday. We bought Egyptian flags as we drove through downtown Cairo. When they saw us waving them, people reached out their hands to clasp ours at red lights. When we got out, they crowded around asking us to be in pictures with them!! It was overwhelming. We will never, ever forget it. Though masses were still celebrating from the night before, many in the crowd had donned rubber gloves, medical masks and carried trash bags and brooms. They were cleaning up the square, just like they cleaned up their government.
Long Live Egypt!
Many blessings,
Peggy Mainor
Baltimore, Maryland

2. THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE

My husband and I were talking last night while we sat outside and enjoyed the sounds of the creatures of the night like the barred owl.

I was telling him I how awestruck I was by two friends of ours and how they created their own personal world of safety in spite of impending disaster!

They proved to me once again, the Universe really does create in response to the positive or negative energy and the beliefs we have.

They controlled their reality by constantly having good feelings towards others, taking positive actions in the world and generating positive thoughts on a daily basis.
Our friends live in Japan and prior to leaving on the Spring Equinox journey to Mexico I tried contacting them. I was concerned for their safety due to the recent earthquakes, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

When we arrived in Merida, Mexico and saw them at the hotel. I gave them each a big hug and said, “I’m so glad to see you! I wondered if you were safe and whether or not you would be able to get a flight out of Japan? How did you do it?”

They told me that they left Japan the day before the earthquake and tsunami struck!

Do you think it was just a coincidence they left Japan before the earthquake and tsunami? Do you think they were just lucky?

I certainly don’t .

I believe their constant work with energy, positive thought control and meditation with sacred sites and sacred symbols raised their vibration and energy to a higher level, and they chose to leave Japan at the right moment!

People frequently ask me, “Where should I be in 2012 to be safe?” I tell them, ” There isn’t one place guaranteed to be safe any day of any year. If they want to be safe you need to raise your physical energy and vibration, emotional energy and vibration and thought energy and vibration.
Having positive high vibration energy will help you attract a safe place and situation every day!”
Sending you the Love and Light of the Sun,
Patricia Morris Cardona

HOW TO BE A CONSCIOUS BEING:

Knowing who you are and what you desire, is what is important.
Know what energy/people agree with your energy, and what doesn't.
Trust the self, as you came into the world alone and you leave this world alone.
Love the self and all that you stand for.
Know that all things are meant to be, and accept the process of life.
Surround yourself at all times with love and light.
Know that you are never alone.
(Blessings from Colleen)

PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN AFRICA

EXTRACT OF ANGELIC PRAYER FOR AFRICA

I call on the Mighty Archangel Metatron, the Archangel of Africa to enlighten and awaken the
Continent enabling healing to take place and the ancient wisdom and teachings to be returned.

Thank you for the healing of all her people, especially the children and elderly and those who
have been traumatised by violence, war, poverty and disease.

Thank you for the healing of Nature, including all the animals, birds, insects, sea creatures, the
land, the waters, plants and trees.

Thank you that Africa is flourishing under just leaders who work with integrity.

I give thanks for being an African either by birth or circumstance because Africa is the Cradle of
Mankind and will lead the way into the light and I am privileged to be a part of this movement.

I put the whole of the African Continent in a beautiful white bubble of protective light and
unconditional love and entrust it to Archangel Metatron.
GOD BLESS AFRICA !! NKOSI SIKELEL’ iAFRIKA !!
(with thanks to Yves)

CHILDREN IN AFRICA
Dearest Friends

I would like to ask you to help me spread the word regarding an initiative that has been going on here in Cape Town for some time. There are some incredible people already supporting it, but the issue of child rape is, sadly, so common that there is a huge need for help in simple practical ways for these little souls.

Please have a look at this web page that I have created to help my lovely friend, Maria, with the project she is coordinating on behalf of the Tutuzela Care Centre for child rape victims.

http://www.infinitely-possible.com/tutuzela-care-centre.html

All I ask is that you circulate this email to as many people as possible, no matter where in the world you live. Any support, however small, could make a life changing difference to one of these children.

PLEASE join hands with me around the globe in sending love, light and compassion to children everywhere. Collectively, we can move mountains!

Blessings of light
Linney
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MEDITATION PRACTICE:

This is such an effective and yet simple process to try! -

Relaxing through the Breath Work- from Andre of the House of Healing:

While sitting comfortably, with straight back (resting on the back of your chair), straight neck and head, close your eyes, and start inhaling and exhaling slowly through your mouth for 1 minute. Now, observe how your breath is. Observe the quality of your breath. Is it shallow or deep? Is it quick and fast? Is it calm or rushed?

Then, open your eyes, keep your normal breathing rhythm, but just rest without paying attention to your breath.

Then, close your eyes again, and start inhaling and exhaling slowly through your nose for 1 minute.

Open your eyes now, and observe how your breathing is now. Again, observe the quality of your breath. Is it shallow or deep? Is it quick and fast? Is it calm or rushed?

Notice the difference between breathing through the mouth and through the nose.

Now, while breathing through your nose, count with each breath as you inhale and exhale. For example, while inhaling count 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 (slowly, synchronizing your count with your inhale) and then while exhaling count 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 (again slowly, synchronizing your count with your exhale). Do this for approximately 2 minutes. Your mind should be on the counting and your focus should be on your breath, each time you inhale and exhale.

After counting to 4 for 2 minutes, if you feel comfortable, increase your count to 5. Keep counting to 5 for another minute, and stop the practice. Observe your mood.

How are you feeling?

SOME CURRENT CHANNELLED PERSPECTIVES ON EARTH CHANGES AND OUR EVOLUTION:

Dear ONES,

I just want to say that this Earth Wobble business is quite REAL. A friend of mine has been monitoring the Earth's movement as such for years now and until recently that movement has been quite subtle. Just last week, he was amazed by the fact that within less than 12 hours, his compass moved 4 degrees to the East and later on 5 degrees to the West of North. Quite a wobble indeed!
This is nothing to worry about, simply part and parcel of the huge shifts we and Mother Earth are going through. Read on to learn more...
Lots of Love, Joy & Clarity,
Zahn
(thanks to Sybille for this)

The Beacons of Light~ Re-minders from Home

~ Earth Wobble ~
Earths New Vibrational Signature

This message talks about what the group expects to see over the next several months. They told the story about how everything on this side of the veil vibrates, and like snowflakes each one of us has a unique signature vibration. They went on to show us how that signature is beginning to change in each of us and the often emotional consequences. They said the real immediate problem is that it leads to self-doubt and when a creator has self-doubt it can impede the path.
They also went on to talk about the recent Earth changes and the tragedies in Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the Ring of Fire in general. These events they equated to Mother Earth in labor. They did say that at this moment there were two more "big ones" expected to make the shift complete. They also pointed out that the Earth's tilt has once again shifted, and that is actually changing the Earth's signature vibration as She enters a new dimension. Same as us.

On a personal note: Our hearts go out to all the participants playing out this set of events in their personal lives as the Earth makes these moves. We send our thoughts, our resources and our love to those who have given us this gift.

Big Hugs,

Steve Rother

CHANNELLING FROM KRYON (thanks to Vera)

Greetings, dear ones, I am Kryon of Magnetic Service.
…So now we've refreshed that which we have said before, a review. You are in the middle of a cycle that will bring cooling to the planet. It is not a heat cycle, but rather a cooling cycle. But it always starts with a short heat cycle. It has been here before. It will come again. It is a long cycle - one generation plus five years. That's how long it's going to last. It starts with the melting of the ice caps, which is far more than any of you have seen in your lifetime or those of your ancestors. It is a cycle whose repetition is thousands of years long, but one that has not yet been recorded to the books of Human record. But it's definitely been recorded in the cores of the ice and in the rings of the trees.

Thousands of years old, it is, and it happens in a cyclical way. It's about water. It starts with that which is the melting of the ice caps to a particular degree, which has a profound effect on the planet in all ways. You can't have that happen without seeing life change as well as Gaia change and you've seeing it already. What happens when you take that which is heavy on the poles [ice] and you melt it? It then becomes cold water added to that which is a very, very gentle and finite balance of temperature in the seas of the planet (1). The first thing that happens is a redistribution of the weight of water on the thin crust of the earth from ice at the poles to new water in the seas. The results become earthquakes and volcanoes, and you're seeing them, aren't you? You are having earthquakes in places that are not supposed to have earthquakes. Volcanoes are coming to life in a way that you've not seen before on a regular basis. There will be more. Expect them.

Is it too much to ask of a Human Being that if you live by a volcano that you know might erupt, maybe you ought to move? Yet there will be those who say, "It hasn't erupted in my lifetime or my parents' lifetime or my grandparents' lifetime; therefore, it won't." You may have a surprise, for all things are changing. That is what is happening to Gaia.

Now we say it again. This is not punishment to humanity. The things that are happening on the planet today are not meant as the final step of Gaia in order to kill the civilization of humanity. I say this, for right now this message is on the lips of those who want to startle and scare you and give you fear, that is not what's happening. What is happening on this planet is a shift that will create a planet that's going to last a long time, allowing you what you need - more food in the ocean than you've ever seen before!

(2) The second thing the melting ice caps give you is about ecology. I'll give you this prediction in a moment. There is a Human 3D paradigm that says everything gets "used" and then goes away. But nature doesn't work that way, and our prediction is going to go against everything you have been told. I'm going to give you a parable and the prediction in a moment, but before that, I'm going to give you the explanation of the birds and the fish.

In the last few weeks, fish have been washing up dead in certain lakes by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Birds have been falling from the sky. I'm going to make a statement way in advance of what science is going to tell you. All of it can be traced to the water cycle - all of it. It's always about the weather, a cycle of weather you've not seen before. Do you remember a few years ago when whales were beaching themselves? Did you notice that this attribute stopped? But while they were beaching themselves every year, many Human Beings were in fear, saying, "It's the end of the world. They're committing suicide."

The whales beached themselves because the magnetics of the earth shifted so greatly that their navigational system [the magnetite in their biology, which is their migration compass] steered them right into the land. The land didn't move; the magnetics did. Therefore, you might say their internal inherited migration map was flawed. The reason it's not happening now is because the calves, the generation beyond the one that beached themselves, figured it out and rewrote the maps. Nature [Gaia] does this. So the next generation didn't repeat it. Instead, it realigned itself to the migratory lay lines and now whales don't beach themselves nearly as often.

The magnetics of the planet continue to shift and the birds are unaware. Like the whales, many of the birds have migrated themselves right into a high place in the atmosphere, which pummeled them to death by freezing rain and hail. Then they fall from the sky. It's the weather cycle. Will they continue to do this? Some will, for awhile, and then they will figure it out and recalibrate. That's what nature does.

You might say, "Well, nature's way is severe." It is not severe. It is a positive learning system that allows generations of birds to be around next time. The few deaths allow for the many to continue their life cycle and their lineage on the earth.

I want you to analyze the fish that have washed up. Let science reveal this as well. I want you to analyze the fish. They have something in common. They're all juveniles. And why is that? What do you know about the water cycle? What do you know about cold water and the life cycle of certain fish and their habits of reproduction? I will tell you the layers of water are changing in temperature and that is going to change the life cycle of the oceans and lakes. The juvenile fish are the most susceptible to death by becoming too cold, especially the ones of the kind that washed up dead. By the tens of thousands, the cold killed them. It is the water cycle. Will it continue? For awhile, until they acclimate, until they recalibrate for the cold - and they will. Nature does that.

The Parable of the Rainbow Room

I want to give you a parable, a metaphor of life, and it goes like this. There is a room we will call the Rainbow Room. In this room, all the colors of the rainbow present themselves linearly, one at a time, and they change every few thousand years. The room needs this to exist, and that's why it's called the Rainbow Room. For thousands of years, the room is yellow, then it turns into the blue and the red, the purples, the greens and slowly, the room goes through all the colors of the rainbow. The colors take their turn in the spectrum, one at a time.

In this room, I would like to introduce you to some creatures - smart, intelligent and sacred, all born during a time when the color in the room was red. Their parents were also born during the red cycle, and even their grandparents. In fact, as far back as they had recorded history, the room was always red. It's all they've ever known. Therefore, you might say they have a red consciousness and they expect red. Everywhere they go, they work with red. They are the red people.

Over time, the Rainbow Room starts to do what it always has done and slowly begins to move into its next color, purple. The room starts to become purple. What happens to those who have always known red? The first thing is fear. The red people say, "Here comes something odd and unusual, and it has never happened before! It's dark and somehow scary. We must have done it. We must be responsible. There is no other explanation! Therefore, we must find ways to stop the purple. It's supposed to be red. Purple is bad."

But even among the red people, there are a few who say, "We welcome the purple. We don't know why it's here, but we recognize that it's appropriate. Although we've always been red and we don't understand the purple, we're not afraid of it. Ancient esoteric prophesy told us that someday a shift in the red would come. God bless the purple." And that's the energy you sit in now, dear ones, for that which has been normal on this planet for all of these thousands of years is about to shift. When it does, it's going to present more anomalies than birds falling out of the sky or fish washing up on the shore or melting ice caps. I'll tell you what to look for.

The Prediction: The Renewal of the Life Cycle

When you change the temperature strata of the oceans of the earth, things start to change, for the life cycle of the food in the ocean depends upon that which is the smallest. The plankton of the planet survive in certain temperatures, and that's changing. Throw away what you think you know about how it's all supposed to work, and instead think "renewal" or "how did it begin." This will serve you to understand what is happening now. This cycle is built to replenish the ocean with life and not always by sustaining the kind that was there.

Let us just talk about the ocean for a moment. We won't even get to what's happening in the air and what mammals might experience. Let's just speak of the ocean. Have you heard about the salmon? What has your science warned you against? You're overfishing! The sea is dying. The coral is dying. The reefs are going away. You're not seeing the food chain that used to be there. You've overfished everything. Fishing quotas have been set up to help this. Oh, all those little people in the red room - they don't know about the purple. Red people only know about the red paradigm.

Did you hear about the salmon recently? There's too many of them! In the very place where quotas are in place so you won't overfish, they're jumping in the boats! Against all odds and any projections from environmentalists or biologists, they're overrunning the oceans in Alaska - way too many fish.

What does that tell you? Is it possible that Gaia takes care of itself? That's what it tells you! Perhaps this alignment is going to keep humanity fed. Did anybody think of this? What if Gaia is in alliance with you? What if the increase in consciousness that raised your DNA vibration has alerted Gaia to change the weather cycle and get ready to feed humanity? Are you looking at the ocean where the oil spill occurred? It's recovering in a way that was not predicted. What's happening?

The life cycle itself is being altered by the temperature change of the ocean and much of what you have believed is the paradigm of life in the sea is slowly changing. A new system of life is appearing, as it has before, and is upon you in your lifetime. It will compliment what you know and expose you to a new concept: Gaia regularly refreshes the life cycle on Earth.

Within this process, there will be the extinction of certain plants and animals, birds and fish. My advice to you, especially to those environmentalists, is to understand the cycle of life so that you may relax with what nature has always done. It puts life on the planet to serve the planet for a time. When certain life no longer serves the planet in the ways it used to, it takes it away. The extinction of life, especially through weather change, is normal for Gaia. It is honored, appropriate and normal, even if you don't think so. Don't try to save all the disappearing animals, fish and birds! Some are supposed to go away. And, dear ones, don't assign all this activity to something you did to cause it!

The red people are stressing. The purple is here, and they are trying to figure out what they did wrong. They don't know they are in the Rainbow Room. They think they are in the RED ROOM. This is what the Rainbow Room does; it changes colors. So as the room does what it has always done, the red people are sitting there in fear trying to figure out what it is that they did that possibly could have caused the purple to appear.

The Rainbow Room is beautiful. The color purple is significant. Going from red to purple has metaphysical significance within this parable, but I'll let you figure it out. For those who are into colors, there's a reason why I gave those two. The earth is becoming more sacred than it's ever been before. Gaia is with you in this. It's cooperating in ways you never thought it could, in the way biologists said it would not. You think you're killing it? Instead, it's giving birth to an altered ecological system.

Human Consciousness

Let me talk about Human consciousness and what is happening. If you've studied what I have said in these last months, I gave a channelling recently called, "The End of History." It's a metaphor that means the end of the way things used to be. Instead, it's a rebirth of the way things can be. So, what is changing? It's Human nature. What is it a Human will do intuitively that they never have done before?

History tells you that Humans separate. Have you ever looked at Europe and wondered how so many countries could be so close together and yet they have different languages and different cultures and in such a small area? Let me tell you how it happened. It's called Human nature. When some Humans don't like the others, they wall themselves off, and through hundreds of years, they develop unique languages and never unify with the others. In fact, they war with them. They conquer them. We've talked about this before. That's what Humans do. They separate and conquer. They pull things apart. They don't put much together.

Even that which is the most sacred to humanity became separated and organized spirituality. You put God into boxes, and when one person had another idea, you created another box. You separated yourselves from God. Pretty soon, you had hundreds of boxes representing the beliefs and teachings of one Creator. In the process, you pointed fingers at the other boxes and made them "evil." Then you even started conquering them. That's what Humans have done in the RED ROOM for eons. Well, I will tell you that that is changing.

I gave you some information before and I would like to mention it again. The last thing you'd ever expect to happen is for big money to change on the planet, yet it just did. You created your own recession by demanding a new way of banking. You're not done yet with banks or insurance, but you are beginning to create a system of integrity where the world can work together financially.

We told you there'd come a time on the planet when there'd be only five currencies because the continents would decide to put countries together, not separate them. Do you know who was the model? It's the United States. What an experiment you had! Imagine: Could you take many different states that were governed separately, yet didn't have any visible borders, and give them one currency? It worked. It has worked for well over 100 years. Against all odds, it worked.

Fifty years ago, with the end of the last world war, the Europeans saw what the USA did and emulated it. It has become the European Union. After the war, they postulated, "What if we took many of the countries of Europe, ones who have warred with each other since the beginning of recorded civilization, and we unified them? We will take away the borders and give them one currency." They were laughed at! Yet today, you're seeing it.

Today, their monetary system is more valuable than yours! Where am I going with this? Listen - here is an attribute, a postulate, an axiom of this new earth energy: Separatism kills. Unity is the survival of humanity. You will start putting things together and not taking them apart. And the more you put them together, the more you will unify. Then slowly you'll realize that the goal is to put things together, not tear them apart. What has the European Union created? I'll tell you. It isn't the Euro. It has created a group of countries that will never go to war with each other again! They can't. They trade with each other. Think about it. That's what we're talking about.

Don't be surprised if those many boxes of organized spirituality start to unify, because there's more strength if they do. They'll reach more people if they do. You're going to start seeing this eventually, or the individual boxes will fade away.

The New Politics

Now let me give you something for the far future, and something you won't believe or understand. It will be the end of the system of politics that you have now. When you start to understand the new attributes of energy on the planet, it no longer suits you to have opposition parties. Instead, what suits you is to have those who run for office to each have their own message apart from a party. And when you go to the polls, you will vote for their message, not their affiliation.

Instead of separating through affiliation, they will have unity through purpose. They will have ideas that are unique and beautiful, instead of those that are either in one box or the other. Someday, the two-party system will look as old to you as today's dictators on the earth strutting their stuff. They're going away, you know? Or did you notice that?

Some are saying, "Yes, but obviously, you don't know how Earth politics works, Kryon. The funding must be accomplished through party affiliations." Really? What if millions could all be informed at once, and only give $1 each? Does that need a party? Watch and see.

Let me tell you about an outrageous idea starting to happen in Brazil. Right now there is a committee saying, "What if we take all of the countries of South America and eliminate the borders, and eventually plan on one currency?" Sound familiar? That's eventually going to be one of the five currencies of the world.

Unification is going to create strength and peace on this planet, and in the process that elephant in the room that keeps it from happening, which you call terrorism, which you believe is the big problem in the Middle East, will take a twist that nobody, nobody can foretell. I've talked about it. Were you shocked when the Soviet Union fell over? Wasn't that the crux of why massive amounts of armaments were put together? Isn't that why the Pentagon is so big? It all fell over almost overnight. Did anybody expect that? It will be just as shocking. A problem that today is before you without a solution will become history, and unity can begin.

The Potentials Continue

Eventually this shift of unity will spread to Africa, which will represent a healed continent that won't have AIDS anymore. And a healed continent that has no major disease will not have dictators who take advantage of a sick population. This healed continent will be one of the most powerful economies on the planet, and it's going to beat China in the economy game. Why? Because Africa has no unified economic or doctrinal history. They'll start fresh in a new energy. While China still struggles with the old guard representing over 1,000 years of protocol, they won't be able to compete with a society with nothing to unlearn.

These are the potentials that are before me, which continue to be before me for the future of your planet. I sit before Lemurians and Sumerians. I sit before those who have lived before. I sit before Shamanic energy. You expected it, dear ones, and you knew it was coming. Now, here you are to change it.

Dear Human Being, 2011may be a challenging year because of the changes before you, because of Gaia that is responding to you. You have the energy of the ancients here and that of the ancestors, and they all sit in this room. Can't you feel it? They're all looking at you and saying, "Well done. You're going to get through it."

[Kryon pauses.]

Just let me sit with you for another minute.

[Long pause]

And so it is.

KRYON

WHAT ARE THE MOON AND PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

The current Moon Cycle started with a new moon on the 4th May and ends with the dark moon on 1st June. It is called the Hawthorn Moon Cycle in the Pagan and Celtic traditions.

The planets have been forming a spectacular sequence in the sky with the four planets closest to the Earth (Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) huddled together in the eastern dawn sky. On 21st May, Mercury, Venus and Mars are still nearby in the dawn, with Jupiter just above them. Mercury passes south of Mars on that day, while Venus passes south of Mars two days later on 23rd May. Uranus and Neptune are not far to the west and the dwarf planets Ceres and Eris are also nearby. It is really only Saturn that is well away across in the evening sky.

The Moon is north of Jupiter on the morning of 29th May and north of Mars, Venus and Mercury on the morning of 31st May.

At Dark Moon on 1st June, there is a partial eclipse of the Sun over the Arctic, visible from Greenland, Iceland, far N Norway NE Russia, N Japan, N Alaska and N&NE Canada. From Reykjavik in Iceland, the eclipse is from 21.15 to 22.48 when the Moon covers 36% of the Sun.

Full Moon is on Tuesday 17th May in the sign of Sagittarius and that day is also International Day against Homophobia.

The full Moon on 17th May is particularly important in the Buddhist tradition, because that is when the birthday of Buddha and of his enlightenment and passing into a state of bliss, or Nirvana, is celebrated. Called WESAK, this is the spiritual high point of the year, when it is believed that all illuminated beings invoke a great blessing for the Earth. Traditions include spending the night before in fasting and chanting, lighting up the house and garden and sacred places with many lanterns and watering special trees, traditionally Bodhi trees that are ringed with little oil lamps. Money is also given to the poor.

25th May is Africa Day and 26th May is National Sorry Day in Australia in honour of the Aborigines.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS

Please see the attached document called
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MARCH 2011 MOON MAGAZINE

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(thanks to Koeka for photo)

Hi everyone!

Only when I learn to be kind to myself,
can I learn to be kind to others.
And once I have learnt what it is like to be kind to others,
Only then can I know kindness and respect for the Earth.

THE CATASTROPHES OF MARCH

Driving through the black barren devastation of a fire that recently ravaged a large part of the World Heritage Biosphere close to where I live, I was yet again struck by the enormity of the earth changes that are happening to us all in March.

Many people say that they felt physical symptoms days before the heart breaking earth quake in Japan. So soon after the quakes in New Zealand, the floods in Australia!

Many knowing that this may only the beginning of many devastating changes that are still waiting to happen.

As I watched the news about the earthquake and also the nuclear breakdowns, someone compared the enormity of what happened in Japan to that of the events of 9/11.

In a way it is totally true –

We are living in sobering times. Times when the unthinkable is no longer unthinkable.

SO WHAT IS THERE TO LEARN FROM THIS?

What lingers in my mind, is what are we all supposed to learn from this?

And what I came to, was that by understanding a wider perspective on all the suffering and chaos, it is giving us an opportunity to become kinder to ourselves and others and with that also more aware of what how we need to be kind and respectful to the Earth.

The Inca Shamanic tradition talks about the concept of HUCHA- they call that the heavy energy that is created by humans- all our suppressed anger and rage, our fears that we have not dealt with properly, our insecurities that we play out each day, stay unprocessed and become heavy, solid energy that become stuck in the Earth. Add to that our unwise and greedy decisions to dominate the Earth, building structures that destroy her, using her natural resources relentlessly until She is barren and dry. All these dense energies accumulate and accumulate, and slowly but surely they become bigger and bigger. Like a huge block, they stop the energy of the Earth from flowing and at some stage- it may be days, years, or even centuries later, it reaches a critical point when the only way She is able to re-balance and release the burden, is through huge catastrophic earth changes such as earth quakes, volcanic eruptions, floods.

It is as if she needs to shake off these huge burdens of “unkindness” we put on her knowingly and unknowingly.

There will always be huge earth changes because that is part of the natural cycles and evolution of the Earth, but what we do as humans, is to help make them happen with unnecessary devastating intensity.

THE LOVE VIBRATION

Many think of unconditional love and living from the Heart as a concept, maybe even a religious doctrine, something that everyone “should” maybe do to be a “good” person.

Yet love is nothing of that. It is a feeling, a very high vibration.
In fact, it is the highest vibration on our planet and the power of Love, the feeling of that energy, is the MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO REMEMBER AT THIS TIME.

Whenever you feel the energy of unconditional love you are completely safe. You cannot be harmed. It does not matter where you are. You will be in a “space” that is completely free from anything that is heavy and resonates with fear. You will be protected, no matter what is happening around you.

And so- at this time of challenge, try to stay in your heart. Try to think positively about yourself, everyone else (they are only trying their best) and the Earth and her children, the plants and the animals. Try to be kind to yourself, give yourself a break, take time to give yourself that kindness and unconditional love that you never really bothered to focus on and also to consciously give to others.

When you look at the news, imagine a positive outcome, see the good things that also come from tragedy, focus on those instead of the old way that just makes you feel exhausted and tired.

We are living in an accelerated spiral that is due to stabilise at the end of 2012- it is a rough ride for many, but we can make it through the tunnel, we just need to remember how much darkness can be put out- at once! - by the light of a single candle flame.

Be good to your neighbour. Get to know them, you may need them someday- very soon! Be alive to possibilities, of how to cope without, of becoming more self sufficient in your daily life and routines, use your creativity to use what you have, it is all part of the bigger plan.

You are a living part of it.

And don’t forget!

You are here for a reason.

With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
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MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN
Some perspectives about Japan:
From someone in Japan (thanks to Patricia and Camelia for sending this)

Note: This is shared by Anne, from Sendai, Japan where she has lived for the past decade teaching English. Very moving!!

Hello My Lovely Family and Friends,
A letter from Sendai
3/14/2011

Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is even more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home.

We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and beautiful.

During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has water running in their home, they put out a sign so people can come to fill up their jugs and buckets.

It's utterly amazingly that where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to be in the old days when everyone helped one another."

Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes. Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.

We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these things, others do not. No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns than that for us now. I love this peeling away of non-essentials. Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of caring, of what is needed for survival, not just of me, but of the entire group.

There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in some places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people out walking their dogs. All happening at the same time.

Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night. No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are scattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole sky is filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we can see them silhouetted against the sky magnificently.

And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.

They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major quakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls, shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend's husband came in from the country, bringing food and water. Blessed again.

Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is indeed an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experience the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part of something happening that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent.
Thank you again for your care and love of me.

Basically, an anti-radiation diet
Should focus on the following foods:• Miso soup• Spirulina, chlorella and the algaes (kelp, etc.)• Brassica vegetables and high beta carotene vegetables•
Beans and lentils• Potassium, calcium and mineral rich foods•
High nucleotide content foods to assist in cellular repair including spirulina, hlore...lla, algae,yeast, sardines, liver, anchovies and mackerel
veCod liver oil and olive oil• Avoid sugars and sweets and wheat.
From others:
All that is happening on this beautiful planet of ours has brought me to a sense of enormous appreciation of so much that makes up the 'life I'm living', whatever that means. Whilst walking along the cliffs this morning the vanilla/coconut scent of gorse drifted under my nose the glorious blue Atlantic was to one side, and the untamed wildness of the Cornish landscape felt like an embrace. At the same time, I was understanding the connection to all those human beings experiencing a different reality to the one I was in. Much as I might want to help, in that moment I realized that all I might do was to feel beauty to the depths that I was capable. Perhaps if many, many, many of us do that, together, at a regular time, feel the beauty and love in our lives whilst consciously connecting, - well, who knows what the outcome, if any, might be. – Anna in Cornwall
I wanted to e-mail you in regards to Japan and the shift it is creating globally. It is a tragedy, but it gets me thinking about the Earth Mother and how she is completely neutral and we are simply a part of it. Does it seem strange that there is such a disconnect from the ocean and weather in this day and age and it is those very things that are retaliating against us? I just wonder how to handle all the energy that is coming in and you were the only trustworthy person I could think of in such a dramatic period. I find myself running in the direction of my best self so that I can do my best to help, but lately it seems like I'm just running in place.
Also, I feel that all of this somehow relates to the base chakra? What do you think?? - Alexis USA
There is a lot going on, 11 is a master number and I just feel as if things are shifting for 2012 not that I think it will be the end of the world, just the end as we knew it, time for change I think. take care my wonderful friend
Love Dawn UK
Some ways to assist Japan:
1. BLUE SAFFIRE LIGHT FOR JAPAN (thanks to Ester for this)
One of our teachers, Kalliope Pateras from Greece, has kindly sent through this message from El Morya. Please help project the Blue Sapphire colour into and over the nuclear reactors in Japan. Many thanks.

From El Morya
Received 15 March 2011

A Blue Sapphire colour projected into the nuclear reactors of Japan will help to produce a cooling effect to lower temperatures.

And too, projecting this energy of colour into the clouds above will produce a buffering effect.

Your efforts, intentions will be magnified as we will be projecting with you. Call upon us before you start and we will be with you.
2. HEART RHYTM MEDITATION (from my friend Shu-fang Wang in London)
Dear Hearts,

I would like to invite you to join me to do meditation for a week, sending healing to Japan Disaster area and people in need of help. Let's also focus on the nuclear reactor using the water breath of Heart Rhythm Meditation (inhale through nose, exhale through mouth).

I receive this wonderful message today:

"And if a thousand spiritual people speak, they will say the same thing, perhaps in different words but with only one meaning, for they have one and the same vision."
--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Our 'vision' for helping those in Japan is one.
I have just read this headline:
"Japan Asks US To Help Stop Reactor Meltdown".
It say 'US', but I read it as 'us'!!
I will be meditating every morning at 7am UK time with whoever like to join us.
Love to you all,

Shu-Fang
www.shufangwang.net
3. GLOBAL COHERENCE lNITIATIVE – focus on Japan
(For those of you not familiar with GCI , it is “a science-based, co-creative project to unite people in heart-focused care and intention, to facilitate the shift in global consciousness from instability and discord to balance, cooperation and increasing peace”- worth looking at their website www.glcoherence.org)
GCI Care Focus - Japan Earthquake

As we compassionately hold Japan in our heart space, let’s fill the affected areas with unconditional love and heart warmth. While doing this, envision a most comforting and peaceful process of recovery guided by the spirit of love and compassion.

Also let’s remember to hold in our heart space, Libya, the Middle East and other areas of turbulence and duress. Let’s sustain our vision for the highest best outcome and the most peaceful resolution while maintaining compassion and unconditional love.

Through these emerging global stress events, it’s important to practice the caring maintenance of our own energy balance in relationship to these seemingly ongoing occurrences. When our emotions are exhausted and frayed, it compromises our personal system and diminishes the effectiveness of our intentions to be helpful. We compassionately realize it’s harder to prevent emotional drain at times when personally connected to these stressful events. Yet it’s worth taking time out on occasion to consciously breathe the feeling of calm and restoration into your system. Doing this from your genuine heart feelings restores emotional resilience, which is especially needed when giving energetic care and support to others who are experiencing a harder time. Use any restoration techniques that work for you. The important thing is: at least remember to do it. Self-care is an essential component in global care.

To join us in the Global Care Room; you can enter the room directly from www.globalcarerooms.org. Simply log-in with your e-mail and GCI password. You may also enter by logging into www.glcoherence.org and clicking the Global Care Room link on your My Member Page. Thank you for providing energetic care and support.

In order for GCI members around the world to participate at a convenient time, we have chosen noon, 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. Pacific Standard Time ( -8 hours GMT ) when GCI members in the Global Care Room can do the Care Focus together.

Thank you for your participation,

The GCI Staff
TEACHINGS OF THE SOUL:
Saint Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that
has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and
allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

I” am the “I”

I” am the “I”

“I” come forth from the void into light,

“I” am the breath that nurtures life,

“I” am the emptiness, that hollowness beyond all consciousness

The “I”, the Id, the All

“I” draw my bow of rainbows across the waters,

The continuum of minds with matters.

“I” am the incoming and outgoing of breath,

The invisible, untouchable breeze,

The undefinable atom of creation

“I” am the “I”

(thanks to Lindsay for this)

MEDITATION PRACTICE:

DOING A PEACE AND HEALING MANDALA FOR THE EARTH

BACKGROUND

Mandalas have been used for centuries. The Monks of Tibet do huge mandalas with different coloured sand and stones and spend many, many hours working on a mandala to make it incredibly rich and beautiful and meaningful - and then they tip it over into a flowing river to release it to the world for healing and also to show that in our physical dimension everything ends and returns to source.

Working with mandalas helps us connect the different parts of ourselves. This leads to wholeness and fulfilment, and enables us to create something specific that we desire, wish to heal, change or awaken. It also connects the right and left parts of our brain, restoring balance.

The mandala also works in the sub- conscious mind. It’s not a conscious process. But by making it conscious as well it becomes more than just an ordinary mandala process.

Working with a mandala with intention can create amazing change – because you are working on your soul patterns, creating new templates in other dimensional frequencies.

Enjoy it! It is a healing meditation that is so simple - too simple for the thinking mind to grasp. How can something so simple and even childlike be effective?

INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THE MANDALA

1. Get some colouring pencils (any type that you are drawn to) and print out the mandala (below).
2. Only use your left hand – if you forget you need to start a whole new mandala- VERY IMPORTANT!!
(Note: Your left hand is linked to your intuitive side and that is the part of you that you want to make more active in your life – so that is the reason why you are only allowed to use your left hand for the colouring in of the mandala.)
3. Before you start: first write with your LEFT hand the intention of the mandala- CREATING HEALING AND PEACE FOR THE WORLD IN 2011
4. Only do the colouring in when you are in a quiet space when you are completely on your own
5. Don’t show the mandala to anyone until you have finished it - it may disturb the energy
6. Use any colours and start any- where on the mandala that feels right for you
7. You are not doing it to make it look pretty, or to impress anyone- be authentic and just express whatever you feel while you are doing the colouring in
8. Every time that you work on it with a colour, make a note of what your feelings/thoughts were on the back of the mandala WITH YOUR LEFT HAND – just a few words will be fine
9. Notice particularly what emotional and energetic changes have happened to you and your environment.
With love
© ELIZABETH - SACRED EARTH RETREATS

SOME CURRENT CHANNELLED PERSPECTIVES:

http://www.davidicke.com/headlines/45837-david-icke-unity-come-together-right-now?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d885764518411bd%2C1
(thanks to Beate for sending this- please note it has some disturbing images of children born in Iraq because of the terrible side- effects of certain weapons used)
SaLuSa 21–March–2011.
Events move on towards the inevitable changes that will see your future fulfilled. These are not easy times but you knew that part of your experiences would include this period. Your confidence in the outcome arises from your faith in us and the Creator, and the many higher Beings that have accompanied you all through your lives. You know that nothing can alter it, and those of you that desire to ascend will do so.
Unlike previous times when such opportunities have arisen, you are assured that Ascension will take place. In fact it has been carefully planned on a Universal scale, and is to be an enormous event that happens very rarely. For you it has been a long time coming, but you have been spared a conscious memory of previous occasions. In the scheme of things time is not linear, but all is in the Now. The past, present and future are One, and you can move into whatever aspect of it that you wish. The future is full of probabilities which are why you will sometimes learn of different versions of it. It is you ultimately that attract the one that fulfils the vision created through your consciousness.
It is very important that you keep focused upon the Light that is bringing harmony to the Earth. The Light is streaming in and required more than ever at this time. It is an important period where with so much going on, you need to be in the world but not of it. Be a centre of Light so that you bring calmness to others who are in fear of the outcome. Speak to others of the necessity of changes and the great benefits they will bring. There will be rumors of catastrophic events as the dark Ones play upon people’s fears, but assure them that they are intended to distract them from the truth.
Everything has been foreseen, and ordained in such a way that the affects will be limited. If there is doubt remember that Man could have destroyed the Earth on more than one occasion in the last century, yet it did not take place. You are not only guided to fulfill your task of taking the Earth through to Ascension, but also helped to enlighten people around you. You have never been left alone to suffer the consequences of your actions, and compassion and love has been given to you in a never-ending flow.
The powers that be are generally speaking unaware of what is bringing about the chaotic conditions upon Earth. Often they are spiritually ill equipped to understand the implications of what they see happening and of necessity they will make way for those who do, and have the interests of all people at heart. We know who they are, and they will be protected to ensure that they can take their place of leadership when the opportunity arises. It does not mean that every person at present in such a position is going to be replaced as some are of the Light, but unable to exercise their desire to lift Mankind up.
The time of such changes is not far away, and once they commence it will bring a whole new approach in the way you are governed. With other benefits that you are expecting, the scenario will rapidly change to one of positive expectations, as at last you will see the way forward. Our eventual presence and opportunity to speak with you will clear the way for cooperation between us, and much will be achieved in next to no time. All of these things are moving towards manifestation, and you can be sure that the Galactic Federation is fully prepared for its role in your preparation for Ascension.
As individuals your contribution to the changes is important, and it is best served by sending out your Love and Light to wherever it is needed. The Middle East is an area that for ages past has accumulated much negativity, and it needs help to clear it. We can help in that respect but a mass sending of Light from you will best serve the interests of the people in that region. You are grasping how important and powerful the Light is, and no matter how many weapons are lined up against people they are no answer to it. The Light is the most powerful “weapon” that you can respond with, and it is an unending supply that you can draw through yourself.
The Light can accompany your prayers or meditations, thus empowering them with your love. You are All One, and as such there should be no discrimination between one soul to another as to whom you send it to. Love is the healing balm that can cure all ills, and you can apply it to all forms of life. The Earth has been a difficult place for many animals to exist, and they equally deserve your love. There is everlasting life so in actual reality no death, but all living things do nevertheless benefit from receiving love. Kindness and compassion are much needed at this time, and when those thoughts are sent out they do have an uplifting affect.
Man is naturally a benign Being, and it is only the lower vibrations that have introduced the negative traits that have pulled many souls down. There is no longer any reason to continue living at that level, as you can rise up with the new energies coming in. You are not victims but willing participants, and there is every opportunity to lift yourselves up. Think about what you say and the way that you act, and move on from judgement and criticism of another person.
Most people are trying their best in difficult circumstances, and because the end times present an opportunity to clear karma, have undertaken much more than they might normally do. In reality there is no such thing as an easy life, but you tend to measure that by a person’s wealth that can be a burden or a blessing depending on how it is used. In the near future you will be sharing the wealth of the world fairly, and it will create a society of equal opportunity and eliminate the class distinction that now exists.
Dear Ones, there is a revolution taking place in your world, and consciousness levels are rising and pointing you in the right direction. It is the final battle of this cycle, and you have taken the opportunity to reach the stage whereby you can leave the cycle of duality forever. When you have learnt the lessons it has to offer, the experience gained elevates your consciousness to a higher level. When it is reached the lower vibrations become uncomfortable and no longer serve you any purpose. In such circumstances you are ready to leave duality, for a new level that is more in line with your own and your needs.
I am SaLuSa from Sirius, and much admire your tenacity and determination to win through the remaining challenges that confront you. We are with you all the way, and great times are approaching as you achieve success.
Thank you SaLuSa.
Mike Quinsey.
WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Saturn rises around sunset becoming bright as it comes to opposition with the Sun and its closest encounter with Earth this year on the night of 3/4 April, 1289 million km or 71.6 light minutes away from the Earth.

The Moon is north of Venus on the morning of 31 March and the very old crescent Moon is also north of Mars on the morning of 2 April. On 3 April the Moon passes south of Uranus during twilight. And the new crescent Moon passes close north of the planet Mercury during the day of 4 April.

Mercury brightens rapidly this month until 27 April when it is brighter than Mars and by the end of the month all the planets Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter as well as Uranus are in the morning sky. If you do get up early for the 1st of May (spring day or Beltane in the Northern Hemisphere), do look at the eastern sky before sunrise- you will see all the planets lined up together low near the horizon.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS

Please see the attached document called
MOON MAGAZINE MARCH 2011 RETREATS INFORMATION
There are also additional events by others, included as a separate document
MOON MAGAZINE MARCH 2011 ADDITIONAL EVENTS

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FEBRUARY 2011 MOON MAGAZINE

2011-02-08T21:25:00.002+02:00

ASH MOON MAGAZINE
FEBRUARY 2011
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©

Hi everyone!

I AM ONE WITH THE EARTH

UNITING WITH THE EARTH SOUL

The year 2011 is about us finding our soul. Because only by being awakened to our own soul can we truly find our unity and connection to the Earth and her greater soul.

The journey of deepening ourselves to become more aware of what matters to our soul, and the soul of the Earth, is showing itself in so many ways in the world at the moment - Egypt, the natural disasters in Australia, the list goes on and on…

Most often it is through tragedy and hardship that we are become aware of the messages from the soul. That we start listening to what is happening.

It all seems so harsh. Some even say that in the coming days, those who ignore the wisdom of the soul and continue to take from the Earth and her inhabitants without care for the inter relationship between all living things will have even harsher opportunities to learn – through the greatest teacher of all… Mother Earth.

But it need not only be through tragedy!

It can be through conscious awareness and a searching for a deeper meaning and experience of life – and that does not have to be serious- it can be through the laughter of a child, the joy of a flower, the happiness of a loved one, the gift of the love of an animal.

Anything that moves us deep inside - comes from the soul.

And the Earth has many ways of revealing her soul.

THE AWAKENING OF THE EARTH’S SOUL

The Earth’s soul is awakening us to our soul like never before, and the concept of time is fast becoming a never ending series of escalating experiences – just like looking out of a fast moving train where things and events and people fly by. Quite unreal, but still having a HUGE impact.

Are we really here, or is it all just observing an illusion?

WHERE HAVE YOU LOST YOUR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH SOUL?

Take time and look into the areas of your life where you are having some hardship or challenges at the moment. It is there where you have lost your connection to your soul and the soul of the Earth. Be grateful for the experience, it is helping you to awaken- awaken from the deep sleep we all have been in.

We are climbing a ladder of evolution toward the unity with all of life and of the Earth.

A journey of stretching and reaching for the sky while still being anchored here.

It is a journey of peace, shared enjoyment, pleasure and love; sacred co-existence and the sharing for all.

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
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WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Jupiter still shines out brightly in the evening sky, setting about 3 hours after the sun. The Moon is north of Jupiter on the evenings of 6/7 February.

Saturn rises mid to late evening in the constellation of Virgo, outshining the bright star Spica. The Moon is south of Saturn on the morning of 21st February.

Venus is still bright in the eastern morning sky, but is beginning to fade, as it moves gradually further away from the Earth.

THE ASH MOON CYCLE

Also called the Wind Tossed Moon and the Death Moon in the Celtic and Pagan traditions.

The Chinese and Japanese Lunar New Year started on the 3rd February with a new moon in Aquarius.

The Chinese New Year started the Year of the Metal (Golden) Rabbit. It is often celebrated with sumptuous vegetarian meals, fireworks, drums and cymbals from sunset to the evening. Spring clean your home, hang up strips of red paper with messages of long life, health, wealth and happiness. Visit friends and family, buy new clothes, settle debts. The hare is soft and kind, yet determined. Some solutions are found quickly and boldly, almost instinctively, while others emerge out of a laid-back, self-assured almost lazy reflection. Progress may not happen, but if it does, it may be surprising!

18th February is full moon in the sign of Virgo. In Tibetan Buddhism it is called the “Maghapuja Full Moon”.

The energies of Virgo always have to do with purification and healing and so the teachings of enlightenment of Buddha to purify the mind from all negative thoughts and speech is particularly relevant during this full moon cycle:

You are not your thoughts...

I have previously stressed the importance of taking time out regularly throughout the day to relax and quieten your minds so that your illusory worries and anxieties do not overwhelm you. When you forget to do this, or when you do take time out alone but allow your worries to hold your attention, your support for the illusion intensifies and your doubts multiply. Make a point of noticing your anxious and doubting thoughts; notice that they are thoughts from which you can disengage. You do not have to be absorbed into them so that it seems that you and your worries are one — for they are merely thoughts and ideas that you can disregard.

You have all experienced people sharing their thoughts with you — thoughts with which you do not resonate — and you have had no difficulty letting them go and paying them no attention. Many of the thoughts that float into your minds are just like those. It is solely because humans tend to identify themselves with the thoughts flowing into their minds that you find it hard not to attend to them all as though they had great value for you. But you are not your thoughts, and you can see this very easily by noticing any one thought that occurs to you and choosing to replace it with a different one. The thought departs, and you remain.

In your daily quiet periods you can practice observing your thoughts as they flow into your minds, and make decisions about whether or not you want to pay them some attention. As you do this and choose not to attend to some of them, your minds will become quieter, leaving spaces for answers from your guides — to questions for which you have been seeking answers — to slip into your awareness. When you allow this to happen it shows you that you do entertain many thoughts that do you no good, and that in fact disturb your peace of mind. When you become aware of this you will find it far easier to acknowledge them and release them, and in so doing you will find yourselves feeling calmer and more peaceful as the stress of daily living reduces, and the thoughts that cause you worry and anxiety occupy far less of your time. Frequently you will observe that many of them are about what someone else might or might not think, say, or do, and there is nothing that you can do about the issue, except let it go. If it becomes necessary to respond you will do so at the appropriate time . . . dwelling on it in advance is often rather counterproductive.

As you take time out . . . relax. Remind yourselves that you are where you are supposed to be, and that your Father’s Love is supporting you at all times. If it was not, you would not exist. You will awaken and your joy will be ecstatic, because He created you in Love to exist in eternal happiness with Him, and no other option is available or necessary.

With so very much love Saul.
(Message from Saul through John Smallman- thanks to Daxi for this)

MEDITATION PRACTICE

THE SPIRITUAL WISDOM OF PERU
CELESTINE PROPHECIES

I have worked extensively in recent years with the Celestine Prophecies- yes, you remember that book in the nineties that everyone was talking about?

It is worth re-reading! It has such relevant information and maybe now is the time to integrate all that valuable information into our daily experiences.

And going to Peru regularly, I have become more and more aware of how Peru holds the actual physical recordings/encodings of the Celestine Prophecies. It is truly an amazing Earth place.

This is because in certain parts of the world there are imprints of spiritual teachings that have been recorded in the Earth. And those parts of the Earth feels particularly sacred.

By physically going there, it can activate the light structures of the body’s cells that will determine the level of a person’s soul evolution. And thhat is why it is sometimes necessary to travel somewhere you feel drawn to for no reason other than that it “feels” right - it is your soul guiding you to activate the encodings in your body that needs awakening.

For those of you who want to work with the prophecies, here is a one of the teachings that I was guided to share in the form of a meditation:

HOW TO BUILD YOUR ENERGY AND LINK INTO SINCHRONICITIES – (this is linked to the SEVENTH CELESTINE INSIGHT):

“The seventh insight talks about the process of consciously evolving oneself by staying alert to every coincidence, every answer the universe provides for us. Dreams show us what we are not realising/missing by comparing the story of the dream to our life at that moment. Daydreams and intuitive thoughts guide us, but we need to become the observer and ask why did they come to us? By practising control of habitual thoughts, fear images can be halted as soon as they come and replaced by positive images. Soon the mind will become quiet and then any real messages or warnings can be listened to.”

MEDITATION:

TO SHARPEN INTUITION AND FIND ANSWERS THROUGH SINCHRONITICIES

Go out somewhere in nature- it may be just outside in your garden or a park nearby. Maybe next to the sea and watching the ocean.
Gently focus on something that you like or are drawn to in that immediate environment – a beautiful view, a special tree, the crashing waves.
Allow it to become “sharper” and more in focus, somehow more beautiful.
Now become more aware of your breath.
Imagine you are breathing in the energy from that particular thing that you like – imagine that you are receiving it through the breath and that it is becoming part of you, somehow “melting” into you.
Now think of any situation where you felt love- e.g. a moment you shared with a pet, child, loved one, or a beautiful nature experience.
Once you connect fully to that feeling of love, start to send the energy back to the object you were looking at (in Peru they call this process of receiving and giving energy AYNI KARPAY)
Next tune into your intuition by asking a question- the most difficult part is for you to ask the right question- the answers will always come, the challenge is to find what is the question you need to ask.
Leave the physical space that you were in and let go of the experience, knowing that the answer will come to you in the form of places or people who somehow will appear more beautiful (energetically)- listen carefully to what they say or reveal. They will have the answers - the information you need to lead you to sinchroniticity and the next step.

TEACHINGS OF THE SOUL:

I ACCEPT MYSELF

I accept myself completely
I accept my strengths and my weaknesses, my gifts and my
short comings, my good points and my faults.

I accept myself completely, as a human being
I accept I am here to learn and grow, and
I accept I am learning and growing.
I accept the personality I’ve developed, and
I accept my power to heal and change.

I accept myself without condition or reservation.
I accept the core of my being is goodness and
My essence is love, and I accept that I
Sometimes forget that.

I accept myself completely, and in this acceptance
I find an ever-deepening strength.
From this place of strength, I accept my life fully
And I open to the lessons it offers me today.

I accept within my mind are both fear and love,
And I accept my power to choose which I will experience as real.
I recognize I experience only those results of my choices.

I accept the times I choose fear
As part of my learning and healing process, and I accept I
Have the potential and power in any moment to choose
Love instead.

I accept mistakes as a part of growth,
And I am always willing to forgive myself
And give myself another chance.

I accept my life is the expression of my thought,
And I commit myself to aligning my thoughts more and more each day
With the Thought of LOVE.
I accept I am an expression of this Love,
Love’s hands and voice and heart on Earth.

I accept my own life as a blessing and a gift.
My hear is open to receive, and I am deeply grateful.
May I always share the gifts I receive fully, freely
And with joy.

(with thanks to Julia for sharing this)

LOVE OF SELF:
The complete love and acceptance of yourself … is the heartbeat of the New Reality. Feeling unconditional love towards yourself fosters a healthy sense of self-esteem which builds a positive reality based upon mutual support. Even if there are outer behaviours that need improvement in yourself … it is unconditional love that is the key that will find the solutions that will bring positive transformation to those behaviours. Once you begin to think with an open heart, you are stepping from basic human consciousness into the spiritual stages of human development. This is exactly what we came to earth to accomplish because finding spirituality is fundamental to the human experience. It may take courage to move into heart-centered consciousness, but once you acquire the expanded view of a life filled with love, you will never want to step back to the way things were. You will soon find that any worries or fears that arise in your life can be transformed by the greatest power in the universe – that of unconditional love.

It is the power of love that holds the universe together.
It is a force of attraction that permeates every cell of your body and constantly reminds you of the love of the Creator for all of life.
(Owen Waters)

What the Mayan Elders Are Saying about 2012

Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan.

“The world will not end. It will be transformed."

"We are no longer in the World of the Fourth Sun, but we are not yet in the World of the Fifth Sun. This is the time in-between, the time of transition. As we pass through transition there is a colossal, global convergence of environmental destruction, social chaos, war, and ongoing Earth Changes."

He continues: "Humanity will continue, but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more human. We are living in the most important era of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the world, all the traditions are converging now. There is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action."

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world's spiritual traditions.
Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration.

This process has already begun. Change is accelerating now and it will continue to accelerate. If the people of the Earth can get to this 2012 date in good shape without having destroyed too much of the Earth, we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way.

The North and South Poles are both breaking up. The level of the water in the oceans is going to rise. But at the same time land in the ocean, especially near Cuba, is also going to rise. Carlos tells a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in Guatemala. He said that one respected Mam elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct message. He called for human beings to come together in support of life and light.

The emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun --- that element is 'ETHER'.

The dictionary defines Ether as a "hypothetical substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to account for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through space." Perhaps it could be defined as the "space between space". I would suggest it could be manifest as the alignment of charged particles from our solar system (Sun), and our galaxy ky Way) surge. The Ether element represents spiritual energy.

"The element of the Fifth Sun is celestial. Within the context of Ether there can be a joining of the polarities. No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted unity”

"We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and unity now, to confront the other side and preserve life."

"We are disturbed -- we can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history."

"The prophesied changes are going to happen, but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the Earth."

"Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It's very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely --- a lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots."

"We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything -- people, plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element 'ether' -- the realm where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred places of the Earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work."

"One simple but effective prayer technique is to light white or baby-blue coloured candles. Think of a moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who have the power to make war or peace."

"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way."

(thanks to Jacques for forwarding thisxx)

MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN

1. BUILDING INAPPROPRIATE DAMS THAT CAUSE FLOODING AND DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL HABITATS

Brazil's top environmental regulator resigned in refusal to license a project that experts say would be an ecological disaster: the Belo Monte Dam Complex, which would carve a scar bigger than the Panama Canal into the heart of the Amazon. Belo Monte would flood at least 400,000 acres of rainforest, affect hundreds of kilometres of the Xingu river, and displace over 40,000 people, including indigenous communities of 18 different ethnic groups who depend on the Xingu for their subsistence. It is so economically risky that the government has had to turn to public funds for most of the $16 billion investment. And the dam would be one of Brazil's least efficient, operating at only 10% capacity for the dry months from July to October.

The Amazon is a global treasure, and a worldwide outcry is needed now. The resignation could clear the way for the dam's license--or, if enough of us raise our voices, it could mark a turning point against the project.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/amazon_under_threat

2. SEA TURTLES: World shame coast in COSTA RICA
What are we doing to our world?

Maybe we have just discovered why the sea turtle is going extinct & it is not global warming.

3. BEES

Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is in danger. Bees don't just make honey, they are a giant, humble workforce, pollinating 90% of the plants we grow. Multiple scientific studies blame one group of toxic pesticides for their rapid demise, and some bee populations are recovering in countries where these products have been banned. But powerful chemical companies are lobbying hard to keep selling these poisons. Our best chance to save bees now is to push the US and EU to join the ban -- their action is critical and will have a ripple effect on the rest of the world.
We can no longer leave our delicate food chain in the hands of research run by the chemical companies and the regulators that are in their pockets. Banning this pesticide will move us closer to a world safe for ourselves and the other species we care about and depend on.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees

SOME CURRENT CHANNELLED AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES:

Purpose of Life (thanks to Belinda for this)

Insights that Rick Warren ('Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California).
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw, Rick said:
People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond:
In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven. One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body- but not the end of me. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one. The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character... This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer. I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore. Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life. No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on. And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purpose, or you can focus on your problems: If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others. We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her- It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people. You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life. Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy. It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease. So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do. First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases. Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church. Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation. Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free. We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)? When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 2012
During regressions I have had people go back to those times. Each of these ancient cultures evolved spiritually to a point that their entire civilization moved into a higher dimension. The Mayans saw that the next great advancement was going to be when the entire world would shift into a higher dimension. This is what they saw happening in 2012. It is not the end of the world; it is when the entire world moves into a new dimension. The transition began around 2003. The culmination is going to be in 2012. Time is speeding up. Earth’s frequencies and vibrations are changing. But not everyone is going to go, just as it says in the Bible: “Then two shall be in the field; the one will be taken, the other left.” It is very real. When the transformation reaches its peak in 2012 the energy becomes so strong it will push the Earth into the new dimension. There will not be anything dramatic; it will be very subtle, very slow, and only those who are really aware will know anything is happening. Things will look different and feel different. The old Earth is where we are going to have all the catastrophes, and these are going to increase because the Earth is lifting itself as it shifts. You cannot change your frequency or vibration immediately; it would be too strong and would destroy your body. It has to be done in stages. Many of us can sense on another level of our being that something is happening. With the changes subtly going on around us, our physical bodies must also change in order to adjust. Some of these physical symptoms are unpleasant and cause concern. Just be aware of what is happening: the body is adjusting and adapting to different energy levels so it can move on.
PREPARING FOR THE NEW EARTH
My subjects are being told that they must change their diet in order to make the adjustment into the new world. You have to be lighter. Heavy foods will hold you to the old Earth. They have said many times that the ideal foods are live foods: fresh fruits and vegetables. Lighter foods will allow you to change your vibration and the frequency more easily. They say to stay away from sugar, and to drink lots and lots of water; the true value of water is unfathomable. Many people have asked, “What am I supposed to be doing?” We are here to help each other, being there for each other. There are two things that we have to get rid of in order to go to the New Earth: negative karma and fear. There is good karma and negative karma. As long as you are bogged down with negative karma, you are going to remain on the old Earth, because the way the law of karma is set up, you must repay it. Too many people are caught up in negative karma and do not know how to release it. That is the reason why new souls had to come, because they don’t have karma, and they can help others to release theirs. You have had many lifetimes with the same people, going over the same circumstances and not resolving it. Until you can stop that cycle and get off of the wheel of karma, you are not going to be able to evolve upward. The way to get rid of negative karma is to forgive and let go. Some of my clients have said, “I can’t forgive them, you don’t know what they did to me.” That is what makes people sick: holding on to this baggage and garbage and not letting it go. You have to let it go because it is not hurting the other person, it is only hurting you.
The first thing you’re going to have to do is forgive. Now, sometimes that is difficult to do face to face with the person. And sometimes the person with whom you have negative karma has died. You don’t have to face the person to ask for forgiveness and to forgive them; you can do it mentally. Picture the person in your mind and just speak to him or her mentally. Focus on the person and send your forgiveness and love. Everything comes back to love. It all goes back to your treating others as you would want to be treated yourself. It begins to turn to the vibration of love and that is the most powerful thing there is. Now, the second thing you have to do after that is to forgive yourself, which is also very difficult. People are always good at blaming others without looking at themselves. It takes two to create a situation. Even though you consider yourself to be the victim, you’re still a part of the whole thing, perhaps even from a previous lifetime. You have to look deep inside to be able to see and accept your part in the circumstances, and then forgive yourself. Release it and let it go. It has no place in your life any more. The second most important thing they say you have to do if you want to go to the New Earth is let go of fear. Fear is a paralyzing emotion. It’s the strongest emotion a human has. If you don’t understand something you are going to be afraid of it. Fear drags you down and holds you back. If you have love there is no fear, but many people live their entire lives in fear. There is so much on TV, in movies, and elsewhere trying to generate fear. You have to think for yourself and ask lots of questions. Make up your own mind. Then what you come up with will be your truth. Most of the time what we fear never happens anyway. Fear is so powerful that when you think of something on and on, through the law of attraction you draw that very thing toward you. You have to get rid of fear because it is debilitating and binding; it will hold you to the old Earth. Meditation is very helpful. They say the best time to meditate is just before the sun comes up, when all the Earth is quiet and still. Any time that you can set aside for yourself to be quiet, alone, and just relax will be beneficial. Then ask your questions and listen for your answers.
© 2010 by Dolores Cannon. Dolores Cannon is a past-life regressionist and hypnotherapist who specializes in the recovery and cataloging of “Lost Knowledge.” She has been specializing in past-life therapy since 1979. She is the author of fifteen books and has made over 1000 radio appearances. She travels all over the world teaching her unique technique of hypnosis and bringing the message of the coming New Earth. This article was compiled from an interview with Dolores Cannon by Light of Consciousness, as well as her DVD, Awaken, from a November 2009 lecture in Long Beach, CA, and her books The Convoluted Universe Book Two and Book Three.

Embrace the Natural Way
(thanks to Tania for this)
Dr Knight , 3 Feb 2011
In explaining the various physiological (how things work in the body) and pathological (how they go wrong) processes that my patients go through and then the different phases of healing (how things come right again and return to normal) I often use the same methods of explanation and I have realised that it's just a way of thinking...I need to get you all thinking in a certain way, understanding life with Natural Glasses on instead of the polaroids that have been the rage for the last 100 years...

Surely by now, we all realise that narrow-minded thinking in any area is going to get us nowhere? We need to broaden our views and start “thinking Naturally”...this is a way of thinking that brings one back to the way things were intended and made, if we can understand the basic laws of Nature, we will have the answers to all of life's questions. From how nature works to how our body's work and how things go wrong, and what medicines to use that make sense. For me it's simple, it’s the way I think, I was born like this, nobody told me, taught me or explained it to me but I have figured it out along life's journey. Needless to say, I am only excited to learn all that I am yet to learn but more excited to begin sharing my insights...take 'em or leave 'em!

I find that if you just look to Nature you get all the answers...modern day man has gone against the grain, competed against nature and has in a ridiculously short space of time made this planet a precarious place to live. Exciting times we live in with all that is opening up to us on a technological level, but at what cost? Man needs to make a change...and not soon...NOW! Just like HIV, no one can ignore it anymore. And that means on ALL levels of life if we don't want to be shaken off the planet. Believe me, the latest technology is no match for Mother Nature! When or (hopefully only) if the tipping point is reached she will just shake us off and start again, just ask the residents of Pakistan, Indonesia, Haiti or the other 100-odd places that have been victim to her wrath in 2010-to date, Indonesia was dealt a double wammy after a sea-bed earthquake caused a tsunami on one side of the island and a volcano erupted on the other within a few hours of each other!

But Nature knows how to bounce back, there's no-one directing her, no scientists making things happen or trying to stop them from happening, left to her own devices Nature resets the balance and re-creates order. There may be some turbulence along the way, some ups and downs, but in the end balance is restored. A mere 24 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the irradiated city that was entirely abandoned by humans has bounced back to a thriving ecosystem, with wonderful flora and fauna;”The first few years after people evacuated the zone, rats and house mice flourished, and packs of feral dogs roamed the area despite efforts to exterminate them [akin to pharmaceuticals being used to try and eradicate bacteria & viruses]. But the heyday of these vermin proved to be short-lived, and already the native fauna has begun to take over. Wild boar is 10 to 15 times as common within the Chernobyl exclusion zone as outside it, and big predators are making a spectacular comeback. "I've never seen a wolf in the Ukraine outside the exclusion zone but I've seen many of them inside," says Chesser. "(<http://www.truth-out.org/article/imagine-earth-without-people>).

So it's clearly a case of we need the earth, she really doesn't need us, nor do any animal species on the planet need us to survive. In fact they’d ALL, without exception, be better off without us! It's time for each and every one of us to stand up and be counted, to realise our own significance in the greater scheme, not insignificance like we are taught, but what impact our individual actions do have on the earth, to promise to stop being selfish and to begin to respect Mother Earth and the wisdom of creation and the NATURAL WAY and stop chasing the quick fixes and chemical/technological and most often toxic answers that only leave devastation in their wake...it's time to leave the Age of Convenience behind, apologise to Mother Earth and return to an understanding, a symbiotic relationship with our world, our creator and ultimately each other.

Everything works in cycles; time and the calendar, planetary and astronomical cycles; climate, geology, agriculture, biology, medical (brain waves, menstrual cycles, heart rhythms), in physics: waves, frequencies & amplitudes; the electromagnetic spectrum, sound waves: music and rhythm, in religions, social and cultural cycles, economy and business, and even military and war.

The sooner people realise that there is an ebb and flow about life they can relax in the knowledge that "this too shall pass", that nothing is forever or permanent and that the only constant in life is change! This is what it means to be alive. And that change is a PROCESS, a movement of smaller changes/oscillations towards an extreme and then a movement back towards a midline. And when something blocks/alters the natural flow of things, then it must be stopped/ removed so that the norm can be restored. The process of removing the blockage takes the normal cycle out of its way, often including a different / often unpleasant process in order to remove it, however it is short-lived as the process is effective and the blockage is then removed and balance/order is restored, this too is a normal and natural response.

These processes happen in all of these cycles, I think people are now beginning to see that financial markets go through ups and downs, and we are now 'coming out of the recession', and we're all still here. What it did teach us was what to prioritise again, back to basics and to take note of the important things in life first. To stop being so materialistic and we now question whether something is really important enough to spend money on.

The same thinking must follow with your health, because we are Natural beings, created by the same Creator as the rest of Nature, to live in harmony with the earth. Understand that things are cyclical and that there are NATURAL processes for how things work (physiological) and how things react/respond and natural/normal processes for the removal of blockages from the system (healing) that when understood make perfect sense and are not pathological (diseased) and it would just be illogical (and in my personal opinion) stupid to stop them!

http://www.docschoice.co.za

STAYING YOUNG AND HEALTHY- good food!
(thanks to Aprille for this interesting link)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TR8FyZ75l4
Mimi Kirk (World's Sexiest Vegan) 71-year old talking about her RAW FOOD DIET
Mimi Kirk on Channel 5 News. She talks about her diet, boyfriend & enjoying life.
There are many acid-forming foods (mainly all the unnatural, man-made “foods”) but these are the worst of the worst.
Worst Acid Forming Foods (These “foods” should be limited or avoided)
Alcohol Artificial Sweeteners Cakes/Pastries Dairy Products (cheese, ice cream, milk shakes, yogurt etc) Flour (white) Juice (sugar-filled) Meats (including fish, chicken, turkey etc)Pasta Salt (use Sea Salt) Soda Sugar
The foods listed below are all alkaline-forming. There is a difference between acid-forming and alkaline-forming. A citrus fruit like an orange is acidic but when your body assimilates it, it leaves an alkaline ash. Therefore, the orange is an alkaline-forming fruit.
The important thing is that we make a conscious effort to consume as much alkaline-forming foods as possible.
Please share this list with everyone you know!
Alkaline-Forming Vegetables (All fresh, not processed or canned)
Alfalfa Artichoke Asparagus Barley Grass Beets Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage CarrotsCauliflower Celery Chives Chlorella Collard Greens Cucumber Dandelions Eggplant GarlicGreen Beans Kale Kelp Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Lima Beans Mushrooms Mustard GreensOkra Olives Onions Parsnip Peppers Pumpkin Radish Rhubarb Rutabagas Spinach SpirulinaSweet Potatoes Swiss Chard Turnip Watercress Wheat Grass Yams Zucchini
Alkaline-Forming Fruits (all fresh, not processed or canned)
Apple Apricot Avocado Banana Blackberries Boysenberries Cantaloupe Cherries CoconutCurrants Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew Melon Kiwi Fruit Lemon Limes Mangos MuskmelonsNectarine Olives (green) Orange Papayas Peaches Pears Pineapples Raisins RaspberriesRhubarb Strawberries Tangerine Tomato Watermelon
Alkaline Forming Nuts, Seeds & Grains
Almonds Buckwheat Cashews Chestnuts Cumin Seeds Fennel Seeds Flax Seeds Lentils Macadamia Millet Pecans Pumpkin Seeds Sesame Seeds Sunflower Seeds Walnuts
Alkaline Forming Spices & Seasonings
Chili Pepper Cinnamon Curry Ginger Herbs Sea Salt Soy Sauce Olive oil Stevia
www.alimyers.net

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS
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SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
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NORTHERN INDIA RETREAT
8-23rd MARCH 2011
Spring Equinox & Equinox Full Moon

SACRED DELHI: GARDENS, TOMBS AND TEMPLES,
AGRA: AKBAR MAUSOLEUM, TAJ MAHAL,
VARANASI ON THE GANGES RIVER,
TEMPLES AND ASHRAMS OF RISHIKESH,
AMRITSAR, THE GOLDEN TEMPLE,
DHARAMSALA: LITTLE LHASA IN INDIA,
NAMGYAL MONASTERY AND THE TIBETAN LIBRARY

EXPLORING THE SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES OF INDIA:
(with special thanks to CECELIA AMORY)

India teaches us about the “Four Principles of Spirituality”:

The first principle states:

“Whomsoever you encounter is the right one.”
This means that no one comes into our life by chance. Everyone who is around us, anyone with whom we interact, represents something, whether to teach us something or to help us improve a current situation.

The second principle states:

“Whatever happened is the only thing that could have happened”.
Nothing, absolutely nothing of that which we experience could have been any other way. Not even in the least important detail. There is no “If only I had done that differently, … then it would have been different.” No. What happened is the only thing that could have taken place and had to take place for us to learn our lesson to move forward. Every single situation in life we encounter is absolutely perfect, even when it defies our understanding and our ego.

The third principle states:

“Each moment in which something begins is the right moment.”
Everything begins at exactly the right moment, neither earlier nor later. When we are ready for it, for that something new our life, it is there, ready to begin.

The fourth principle states:

“What is over, is over”.
It is that simple. When something in our life ends, it helps our evolution. That is why, enriched by the recent experience, it is better to let go and move on.

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF.
LOVE WITH YOUR WHOLE BEING.
ALWAYS BE HAPPY.

Love
Elizabeth
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DAY ITINERARY:
(Please note: the order of the itinerary may change if required or so guided.)

Day 01 (Tuesday) 8 March 2011- arrive Delhi and settling in
(moon- new- in Taurus)

• Arrival Delhi international airport
• Meeting on arrival by our travel agent and transfer to our hotel
• Resting at the hotel after the trip and acclimatising to India
• Group evening meeting and meditation on the Four Principles of Spirituality

Overnight in Delhi (Hotel Oakland)

Day 02 (Wednesday) 9 March 2011 - Delhi/Agra
(moon in Taurus)

• Transfer to rail station to board a train to Agra
• Settling into our hotel at Agra

Agra is famous as the home to one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World - the Taj Mahal. This city having been the capital of the Mughal dynasty for over hundred years till 1650 there are many Mughal monuments.

• Visit the beautifully carved, red ochre sandstone tomb that is Akbar’s Mausoleum. It is located at Sikandra, only 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from Agra.

Overnight in Agra (Hotel Trident)
Day 03 (Thursday) 10 March 2011 - Agra/Varanasi
(moon in Taurus)

• Early morning visit to the breath taking Taj Mahal!

The Taj Mahal looms fairytale-like from the banks of the Yamuna River. It's India’s most recognized monument and is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Taj Mahal has a rich history dating back to 1630 AD. It’s actually a tomb that contains the body of Mumtaz Mahal - the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. He had it built as an ode to his love for her. It's made out of marble and took 22 years and 20 000 workers to complete. Words cannot do the Taj Mahal justice, its incredible detail simply has to be seen to be appreciated.

“It is described as a “ Vision of Loveliness “ - “ A poem in stone “ – “ A dream in Marble “ – a tribute of grace to Indian Womanhood and a resplendent Immortal Tear Drop – a Wonder of the World shown by a man’s love and endearment for his wife .They say it is paradise on earth .
The most amazing thing was the feeling of equilibrium, balance and precision which generated in the energy whilst I was there.
The silhouette and total serene calmness that overcomes you is unexplainable. A meditation of ecstasy.
It was truly a life changing experience for me!” Cecelia Amory

• Board train to Varanasi
Marudhar Expres (14854) / AC 2 tier
Agra Fort - Varanasi Jn
Departure 21:10 Arrival 10:30 Duration 13h 10m

Overnight on board train

Day 04 (Friday) 11 March 2011 - Varanasi
(moon in Gemini)

• Arrive Varanasi
• Meeting our travel agent on arrival and transfer to our hotel
• Exploring Varanasi by foot
Varanasi is another sacred Hindu city with a very old history. Known as the city of Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction, it's believed that anyone who dies here will be liberated from the cycle of reincarnation. Even a wash in the Ganges River is said to cleanse away all sins.
The fascinating thing about this mystical city is that its rituals are revealed openly to along the many riverside ghats, which are used for everything from bathing to burning the bodies of the dead. Yoga, blessings, massages, shaves, and games of cricket are among the other activities one finds performed along the river edge.
Varnasi Attractions:
Visitors come to Varanasi for a brush with the divine. The most interesting part of the city is its ghats (steps at the water's edge). Take a walk along the river front and watch life flow by. In the evening, head to Dasaswamedh Ghat for the aarti (prayer ceremony). A look at the burning ghat, where dead bodies are cremated on the funeral pyre, is fascinating. The magnificant Vishwanath Temple, built in 1776, is an important Hindu holy place. Varanasi is also well known for its classical dance and music, and yoga.

Overnight in Varanasi (Hotel Hindustan International)
Day 05 (Saturday) 12 March 2011 - visiting Varanasi
(moon in Gemini)

• Early morning : Boat ride on the Ganges

Boat ride at dawn down India's most sacred river, The Ganges. Sun rise at the holy river is a truly tranquil and breath taking sight with pilgrims standing waist-deep in water, praying to the rising Sun. Past these bathing ghats, see the "burning ghats" where the Hindus cremate their dead. This is done with great religious fervour that is a deep and moving experience.

• Excursion to Sarnath

Sarnath, around 20 minutes from Varanasi, is the place where the Buddha delivered his first Sermon ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law’. In contrast to the hustle and bustle of Varanasi, it is a peaceful place where you can wander around the grassy gardens and ruins of Buddhist stupas.

Overnight in Varanasi (Hotel Hindustan International)
Day 06 (Sunday) 13 March 2011 - Varanasi/Delhi/Haridwar
(moon in Cancer)

• Transfer to the airport to board flight to Delhi
SpiceJet SG 119
Varanasi - New Delhi
Departure 16:15 Arrival 17:50 Duration 1h 35m

• Arrive Delhi and transfer to the rail station to board train to Haridwar
Mussoorie Exp (14041) / AC 1 tier
Delhi S Rohilla - Haridwar Jn
Departure 21:30 Arrival 05:50 Duration 8 h 20 m

Overnight on board train

Day 07 (Monday) 14 March 2011 - Haridwar
(moon in Cancer)

• Arrive Haridwar
Ancient Haridwar (the Gateway to God) is one of the seven holiest places in India, and one of the oldest living cities. Located at the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, it's here that the holy Ganges River emerges from the mountains and commences its long journey to the Bay of Bengal.
Haridwar is made up of a fascinating and colourful collection of sadhus (holy men), pundits (Hindu priests), pilgrims, guides, beggars, and a diverse population from all levels of society. Every evening, the Ganges comes alive with a surreal glow as hundreds of small lamps are lit and sent floating down the river after prayer.
• Meeting our travel agent and setting into our hotel
• Exploring Haridwar on foot.

Haridwar's main attractions are its temples, ghats (steps leading down to the river), and Ganges River. As the sun sets, head to Har ki Pauri ghat to witness the holy Ganga Aarti (prayer) at around 6-7 p.m. every night. This beautiful ceremony creates a warm hue as small candles are floated down the river. Coupled with the chanting of mantras, clanking of bells, and enthusiastic crowd, it's very moving. Haridwar is also a great place to come if you've got an interest in Ayurvedic medicine, as many roots and shrubs that are grown in the Himalayas are readily available there.

Overnight in Haridwar (Hotel Khanna Palace )

Day 08 (Tuesday) 15 March 2011 - Rishikesh
(moon in Leo)

• Drive to Rishikesh (30 mins drive)
• Check into our hotel in Rishikesh

Rishikesh, at an altitude of 365 metres, is on the right bank of the Ganga. It has an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity, interrupted only by the sound of the waters of the Ganga as it spreads out. It is a place of ashrams (hermitages) where solace seekers from all over the world come to spend their time in serenity and calm.
Rishikesh, the birthplace of yoga, is a popular place to come and meditate, do yoga, and learn about other aspects of Hinduism. It's situated on the banks of the Ganges River, surrounded by hills on three sides. The whole town is considered to be sacred and it is believed that meditation there leads to salvation.
Rishikesh lures those seeking knowledge and peace with its numerous temples, ashrams, and yoga institutes. Despite the growing number of visitors, the town’s lanes and alleys retain a old-world charm, and it remains a wonderful place to relax and unwind amongst nature.
• Exploring Rishikesh on foot.
• The International Yoga Festival will be on in Rishikesh when we visit*

Rishikesh Attractions:
Rishikesh is a delightful place to wander around and explore on foot. Cross either of the two suspension bridges and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of the town and river. Coupled with the sound of the rush of flowing water and distant chime of bells, the experience is not one to be forgotten. In town, Treveni bathing ghat is the gathering place for taking a dip in the holy Ganges river and offering prayers. It's particularly spectacular when the evening aarti (prayer) is held.
Rishikesh Yoga and Ashrams:
Rishikesh is home to the renowned Parmarth Niketan Ashram, one of India's top yoga centers. This well equipped ashram has over 1,000 rooms! Other important ashrams in Rishikesh include the Shivananda Ashram, Yoga Study Center (for Hatha Yoga), Yoga Niketan, Sri Ved Niketan, Sacha Vedic Sansthan, and the famous Transcendental Meditation Center of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi which hosted The Beatles (although, these days, it's inactive). The main spiritual district of Rishikesh is known as Swarg Ashram and it has many ashrams, along with food stalls and shops.
*Rishikesh Annual Yoga Festival:
The International Yoga Festival is held in Rishikesh in March each year and will be on during our trip. The week long festival is one of the biggest annual yoga gatherings in the world. Attendees get to take part in a comprehensive program of yoga classes, and evening discussions with some of India's leading spiritual leaders. There are also vegetarian cooking classes, and the Yoga Aid Challenge charity fundraiser.
Overnight in Rishikesh (Hotel Great Ganga)
Day 09 (Wednesday) 16 March 2011 - Rishikesh/Chandigarth
(moon in Leo)

• Late departure for Chandigarth by road (as stop over for our next visit to Amritsar – approx 4 hours)
• Arrive Chandigarth & check-in at our hotel to overnight

Overnight in Chandigarth (Hotel Aroma)
Day 10 (Thursday) 17 March 2011 - Amritsar
(moon in Virgo)

• Leave for Amritsar early by road (approx 3 hours)
• Arrive Amritsar & check-in at our hotel
Amritsar was founded in 1577 by Guru Ram Das, the fourth guru of Sikhs. It is the spiritual capital of the Sikhs and gained its name, meaning "Holy Pool of Nectar", from the body of water around the Golden Temple.

The Golden Temple is also known as Har Mandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib and is built in the centre of the pool and is one of the most interesting temples of the world.

• Visit the Golden Temple late afternoon

Amritsar Attractions:
The exquisite Golden Temple is what makes this otherwise unremarkable Punjabi city special. This sacred Sikh shrine attracts pilgrims from all over the world who come there to pay their respects and do voluntary service. Incredibly, the number of visitors per year rivals the Taj Mahal in Agra. The main temple looks particularly arresting at night when it is beautifully lit up, with its imposing pure gold dome illuminated. The temple complex is open for almost 20 hours, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. It's well worth two visits -- during the day and night. Heads must be covered and shoes removed when you enter the temple.

Overnight in Amritsar (City Heart Park Plaza)
Day 11 (Friday) 18 March 2011 - Amritsar/Dharamsala
(Moon in Virgo)
• Leave for Dharmsala by road
• Arrive Dharmsala in the afternoon
• Check into our hotel for the next 3 days

Dharamsala is beautifully located on a ridge of the Dhauladhar range. The town rises in levels up the hill from a height of 1250 m to 2000 m! The snow line, not far away and the dramatic Dhauladhar Peaks rise above the town - far below are the misty plains.,

Nestled a short distance from each other in the Kangra Valley, the towns of Dharamsala and MacLeod Ganj are home to the exiled Tibetan Government. The Dalai Lama resides in Dharamsala, and many Tibetans have followed him there. There is a strong Tibetan influence in the area, with culture being the main attraction.
People flock to Dharamsala and MacLeod Ganj to undertake Buddhist meditation and philosophy courses, Tibetan cooking classes, Tibetan language courses, and to receive alternative therapies. Volunteer work is another popular pastime. For sightseeing there are some fascinating museums, temples, gompas, and monasteries. And Tsuglagkhang Complex, the official residence of the Dalai Lama, is a highlight.

Overnight in Dharmsala (Chonor House)
Day 12 (Saturday) 19 March 2011 - visiting Dharamsala
(EQUINOX FULL MOON in Libra)
Tibetan “Butter Lamp Festival”

• Visit Norbulingka institute

Norbulingka Institue is dedicated to handing down tradition and restoring standards by providing training, education and employment for Tibetans. It supports an environment in which Tibetan community and family values can flourish and seeks to create an international awareness of Tibetan values and their expression in art and literature.

Overnight in Dharmsala (Chonor House)
Day 13 (Sunday) 20 March 2011 - visiting Dharamsala – SPRING EQUINOX
Human rights day: South Africa
Harmony day: Australia
UN Earth Day
(moon in Libra)

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.” THE DALAI LAMA

• Visit Namgyal Monastery and Tibetan library
As a result of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and one hundred thousand Tibetans fled to India and Nepal. Among the original refugees were 55 monks from Namgyal Monastery. After His Holiness the Dalai Lama was granted asylum in the Northern Indian town of Dharamsala, Namgyal Monastery was re-established very nearby the new residence of His Holiness. To this day, nearly fifty years later, the Tibetan religious, artistic and intellectual traditions are being preserved and maintained through the cooperative effort of the Dalai Lama and the Namgyal monks. The curriculum and the rigors of monastic life have been meticulously maintained throughout the journey from Tibet into exile. The novice monks of today must first pass a series of challenging entrance examinations and, if accepted, undertake the traditional years of philosophical study.
Overnight in Dharmsala (Chonor House)
Day 14 (Monday) 21 March 2011 - Dharamsala/Delhi
(moon in Scorpio)

• Transfer to the station to board train to Delhi
Malwa Express (12920) / AC 2 tier
Chakki Bank - New Delhi Departure 10:45 Arrival 19:00 Duration 8h 30m

• Meeting on arrival by our travel agent in Delhi and transfer to our hotel

Overnight Delhi (Hotel Oakland)

Day 15 (Tuesday) 22 March 2011 – Discovering Delhi’s sacred places & nature
(moon in Scorpio)

• Early morning sunrise visit to the Garden of Five Senses (New Delhi)

The Garden of Five Senses is a peaceful place to escape the hustle and bustle of the madness of Delhi city. However, it's no ordinary garden. As its name suggests, the Garden of Five Senses has been specifically designed to awaken all five senses. The sprawling 20 acre site beckons with a vibrant display of thoughtfully landscaped plants and flowers, waterfalls, rocks, quirky sculptures, murals, ceramic bells, and spiral walkways. The amphitheater often has live music. There's also a food court that serves a variety of cuisines to tantalize the taste buds.
• Visiting Qutab Minar (South New Delhi)

Qutab Minar, the tallest brick minaret in the world, is an incredible example of early Indo–Islamic architecture. It was built in 1206, but the reason remains a mystery. Some believe that it was made to signify victory and the beginning of Muslim rule in India, while others say it was used to call the faithful to prayer. The tower has five distinct stories, and is covered with intricate carvings and verses from the holy Quran. There are also a number of other historic monuments on the site.
• Visiting Humayun's tomb late afternoon (New Delhi)

Humayun's Tomb looks a bit like the Taj Mahal, because it was the inspiration for the Taj Mahal's creation. The tomb was built in 1570, and houses the body of the second Mughal emperor, Humayun. It was the first of this type of Mughal architecture to be built in India, and the Mughal rulers followed it up with an extensive period of construction all over the country. The tomb is part of a greater complex that is set amongst beautiful gardens. It is best viewed in the golden light of late afternoon.

• Visiting Bahai (Lotus) Temple at sunset (South New Delhi)

The Bahai Temple is commonly referred to as the Lotus Temple, as it's shaped like a lotus flower. It's particularly pretty at night, when it's attractively lit up. Made out of white marble, the temple belongs to the Bahai Faith, which proclaims the unity of all people and religions. Everybody is welcome to worship there. The tranquil gardens and ponds surrounding the temple are also a great place for a relaxing picnic

• Sound and light show at the Red Fort (Old Delhi)

Delhi's most famous monument, the Red Fort, stands as a powerful reminder of the Mughal emperors who ruled India. Its walls, which stretch for over two kilometers (1.2 miles), were built in 1638 to keep out invaders. However, they failed to stop the fort being captured by the Sikhs and the British. To take your imagination back to the ancient era, a one hour sound and light show of the fort's history is held each evening.

Overnight in Delhi (Hotel Oakland)

Day 16 (Wednesday) 23 March 2011 - flying home
(moon in Sagittarius)

• Transfer to the International airport to board onward flight back home
Cost of retreat
R15 400 / $2053 / £1400
Included:
 Accommodation (double occupancy)
 All breakfasts
 All airport transfers by air conditioned chauffer driven car
 Intercity transfers and sightseeing by air conditioned chauffer driven car
 Boat ride in Varanasi
 English speaking Indian Guide for each destination
 Spiritual trip facilitator- Sacred Earth Retreats- Elizabeth Bardin- teaching the Four Spiritual Principles of India at the places we visit through earth meditation
 Toll taxes, parking and fuel
 All applicable taxes
 All Train fares
 All entrance fees (where applicable) for above itinerary: Garden of Five Senses, Qutab Minar, Humajuns Tomb, Bahai (Lotus) Temple, Red Fort sound & light show, Akbar’s Tomb, Taj Mahal, Sarnath, Ashrams and Temples of Rishikesh, the Golden Temple, Norbulinka Institute, Namyal Monastery & Tibetan Library
Exclusions:
 Extras at the hotel
 Meals other than breakfast ($10-15 per day)
 Personal Purchases
 Tipping ($80 for the trip)
 Domestic flight Varanasi/Delhi (approx. $120 depending on availability)
 International Airfares to and from Delhi (approx. R5600/R6300 return for South Africans depending on availability)

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BIRCH MOON MAGAZINE

2011-01-02T12:19:00.001+02:00

BIRCH MOON MAGAZINE
DECEMBER 2010/JANUARY 2011SACRED EARTH RETREATS© Before printing this, please consider the environment!Note: This magazine is intended for the sharing of information about our evolution and the Earth, so please feel free to pass it on, or if you want to be removed from the circulation list, just send an email reply to info@arthurianschool.com with the word “unsubscribe” in the heading. Thank you.

(thanks to Koeka for photo)

Hi everyone!

As we reach the end of 2010 is always appropriate to reflect on the year, before moving on.

For me the year of 2010 was a bit like rolling a huge boulder out of the way - at times pretty hard going, but definitely worth it!

And despite all the wonderful places I was lucky enough to visit, probably the most thrilling moment was when two geese called Bridgit and Guinevere moved in to stay with me a few weeks ago. Why is it that the most simple things in life are often the most worth it?

I hope that you all are having a good rest over the last few days of the festive season- a time of goodwill and grace and preparation for a new year to begin.

I am looking forward to 2011. I hope you are too!!

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING WHAT IS OUTSTANDING

The planet Mercury governing communication has been so-called “retrograde” which can often cause difficulties in communications and misunderstandings. On the 30th of December it is going direct and so things will start to even out again just in time for the new year.

But what is still most important - is to focus these last few days on completing all spiritual lessons that we have been faced with, and making sure that we start the new year with no extra baggage.

The way to do this is through paying attention. Let go of anything that you feel oppressed by still or where you feel you are not being served in your life. The year of 2011 is energetically much lighter than 2010 and so these last few days are the last opportunity to release old emotional burdens and wrap up outworn affairs. Often at this time of the year it will involve family. Make sure you use every opportunity to deal with lingering issues that can – and now must be- resolved. Every last detail of the past that still limits us (such as limiting thoughts, relationships, health issues, homes, careers, illusions, delusions etc) must now be completed, finalised and wrapped up before we step into the new year.

And we have been forced to do so anyway!

A SIMPLE CEREMONY TO LET GO

If you feel like it, do a simple little ceremony on the 31st December to symbolise your letting go of everything that you no longer need in your life, and as a preparation for the new year:

burn a candle and watch it until it finally goes out, - throw a flower into a flowing river and see it drifting away, - go and stand on a rock and take a pebble or stone to throw into the sea, asking the depths of the ocean to gulp it away, - or go and stand on a hilltop or somewhere up high where you can let go of a feather, bless it and see it gently floating away.

The Earth is with you – she wants you to grow, she wants you to make life easier for yourself, - for others. She wants you to love, to learn, to hope.

She wants you to become what you have never been before…

MAY 2011, THE YEAR OF HOPE, CARRY YOUR FORWARD WITH LOVE AND JOY
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
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THE BIRCH MOON CYCLE
2011 Phases of the Moon GREENWICH MEAN TIME New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter d h m d h m d h m d h m Jan 4 9 03 Jan 12 11 31 Jan 19 21 21 Jan 26 12 57 Feb 3 2 31 Feb 11 7 18 Feb 18 8 36 Feb 24 23 26 Mar 4 20 46 Mar 12 23 45 Mar 19 18 10 Mar 26 12 07 Apr 3 14 32 Apr 11 12 05 Apr 18 2 44 Apr 25 2 47 May 3 6 51 May 10 20 33 May 17 11 09 May 24 18 52 Jun 1 21 03 Jun 9 2 11 Jun 15 20 14 Jun 23 11 48 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter d h m d h m d h m d h m Jul 1 8 54 Jul 8 6 29 Jul 15 6 40 Jul 23 5 02 Jul 30 18 40 Aug 6 11 08 Aug 13 18 57 Aug 21 21 54 Aug 29 3 04 Sep 4 17 39 Sep 12 9 27 Sep 20 13 39 Sep 27 11 09 Oct 4 3 15 Oct 12 2 06 Oct 20 3 30 Oct 26 19 56 Nov 2 16 38 Nov 10 20 16 Nov 18 15 09 Nov 25 6 10 Dec 2 9 52 Dec 10 14 36 Dec 18 0 48
CURRENT MOON CYCLE AS PER MAYANS: (my underlining):
13 December 2010 - 9 January 2011
In the Rhythmic Moon we ask ourselves: How can I extend my equality to others? This moon we take the self-empowerment we generated in the Overtone Moon and extend it to others. The lizard is the sixth totem animal in the 13 Moon calendar. The Lizard is a master dreamer and shapeshifter. It is attuned to the subtle vibrations of the Earth making it able to detect what needs balancing. Lizard is also associated with the power of change and new beginnings, presenting us the opportunity to gracefully shed old patterns and embody new ones.

Welcome to the Rhythmic Lizard Moon of the Noos-Letter
With this edition of the Noos-letter of the Foundation for the Law of Time, we enter the Rhythmic Lizard Moon of Equality. This is the sixth moon of the Planetary Service Wavespell. Since the purpose of the annual 13 Moon wavespell is to determine how to live our lives in accordance with the Earth in a way that brings about a greater state of peace, during this moon we learn a fundamental lesson for creating peace: equality.
Watch the movement of this moon's totem animal, the lizard: It moves with perfect rhythmic equality. In the pulsar cosmology of the wavespell, the sixth position or tone, corresponding to the sixth moon, belongs to the first dimension life pulsar. This position is where, like the lizard, we extend the rhythm of our action and command equality! What does this mean? First of all, in our mind when we equalize our thoughts and bring ourselves to a state of equanimity, then nothing can really disturb us. All thoughts have equal value; each disappears just as it appeared. What excited us a moment ago is replaced by another thought that appears to occupy our mind. When we do not value one thought or life activity over another then we are commanding equality. Doing the dishes is as important as writing that next song.
When we command equality we are balancing our life. When we treat everyone as equals (in lak'ech!), knowing everyone to have the same ultimate soul potential as ourselves, and not favouring anyone whether they believe as we do or not, then we are commanding equality. When we command equality we are taking a positive step toward the noosphere. In the noosphere the equalization of thought and life brings about universal telepathy, which can only occur when we are at peace with ourselves and no one is deemed mentally, spiritually or morally inferior or superior to anyone else.

http://app.streamsend.com/private/tUGM/Cl2/p7eSGNU/browse/13073195 - thanks from Nicole Brandt

WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Jupiter has been shining brightly until around midnight and is on 4th January only 0.5 degrees from Uranus. The waning moon is near Venus, the bright morning star on 31st December. Saturn is also in the morning sky and rapidly brightening. There is a partial sun eclipse on 4th January for Europe, North Africa and West Asia, best seen in northern Sweden.

MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN

1. SAVE THE FORESTS (thanks to Jules/Kirsty for passing this on to create awareness and action)

Dear friends,Have a look at this:http://www.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-forests

I've just signed up to support the save our forests petition. The government is planning to sell off all our forests. I've just signed up and wanted to let you know about it. The more of us take part, the stronger the message will be.Please sign the petition now:http://www.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-forestsThanks,Kirsty

2. WHITE LIONS (thanks to Tatiana for passing this on)

Dear Friends and pride members Please read our newsletter attached, for important updates. With the shocking news that the South African courts have ruled in favour of Canned Hunting, our urgent call for funds to expand the White Lions protected area is more imperative than ever. This unfortunate outcome makes a mockery of the Global White Lion Protection Trust’s campaign over nearly two decades for the rights of lions. No civilized society can condone the brutality of breeding wild predators in cages for bloodsport. (see: www.whitelionshomeland.org) To pressurize the S.African government to place an immediate moratorium on canned hunting, please contact the international advocacy group, AVAAZ, and express your condemnation of an institutionalized malpractice that is destroying our wildlife forever. www.avaaz.org. Over the years I have been working for the White Lions’ protection, zoos around the globe have taken South Africa’s White Lions into captivity, unfortunately in many cases supporting the Canned Hunting industry in this process, and giving little or nothing back to the conservation of this critically endangered animal in its natural endemic habitat. But Ouwehands Zoo (Netherlands) is taking the lead and changing this in its long-term commitment to responsible conservation methods. See our newsletter. from Linda Tucker
http://whitelions.org/lists/dl.php?id=42 to download the bulletin.

3.AND THE WHALES (thanks to Karen for passing this on to share!)

...The Whale... If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around as she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.
May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you. And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.I pass this on to you, my friends, in the same spirit.

Save the Earth....It's the only planet with chocolate!

SOME CHANNELLED PERSPECTIVES TO HELP ON OUR JOURNEYS:
Reorienting to the New Timeline

1) An emotional upgrade…the loss of more of our ego-created selves so that we can inhabit more of our authentic self and live directly from the heart. Loss = mourning, so if you spent the last month crying over spilled milk, welcome to the hormonally imbalanced. We are mourning the loss of more outdated aspects of ourselves (those things that we thought we would be, do or have in this lifetime, but didn't) which of course can also create a fleeting identity crisis leaving us vulnerable and skinless…pervious to all lower forms of energy and feeling as though we have no protection from societal forces of harshness. We are slowly coming out of a very inward period where even getting the mail may have felt like torture.This sloughing-off included everything from releasing played-out relationships & responsibilities to shedding more preconceived ideas of who we thought we were and what we thought we were here to contribute... and everything in between. The reconnection of this higher level, heart-based intelligence required an extensive rewire and manifested as a zombie-like state, a complete lack of interest in living…not even so much an interest in dying, just an overwhelming indifference to life... and of course with a side dish of physical misery to boot.This disconnect period may have surfaced in a myriad of ways for you but the most obvious symptom of the void is that it is difficult-to-impossible to feel good or connected to anything in any realm.Some common side effects are as follows: disinterest in our passions, purpose, potential, projects, creativity, all those things we normally enjoy, etc...the inability to connect to our higher guidance... financial hardship/sluggishness...lack of desire to care for/nurture our bodies/exercise/eat well (even the foods we eat seem tired and unappealing)…feeling constantly dissatisfied yet not knowing how to feel fulfilled/can manifest as hunger that won't go away even after a meal, unsatisfying sleep, etc…wanting/needing to be alone and feeling relentlessly fatigued.These periods are some of the most difficult to navigate on the ascension journey, but the undeniable truth is, they eventually and always bring us to a higher and better-feeling place. Even when we don't think we will survive it, and we have absolutely convinced ourselves that we are completely delusional and that nothing good will ever come of sacrificing a decade or two of our lives …something beautiful and amazing always pops thru…and just in the nick of time. 2. On a physical level, we have been undergoing some MASSIVE etheric reconstructive brain surgery…some of which is still "bleeding" into December and will not be complete until the beginning of January as we find our new footing and try to make sense of this new reality we are adjusting our focus to. If you have been experiencing a literal inability to focus or make cognitive sense of things (what I call left-brain dead), or an unusual amount of spinning/dizziness/vertigo/loss of balance/eye issues/burning, itching & watery eyes/spaciness and/or sinus headaches & migraines...most likely its related to this upgrade. This extensive brain rewiring manifested as the result of joining polarized spiritual forces within the 6th and 7th chakras (pituitary/pineal glands)... the blending of the divine feminine and masculine energies that are fully responsible for our entrance and focus (hence vision issues) into galactic consciousness via the higher mind. The Andromedans reassure us that this recalibration period was quite an extraordinary event, and one that completes the release from karmic re-creation…the universally heralded and perceptual "shift of the ages".As we reorient ourselves to the new timeline and our physical bodies begin to harmonize with the new frequencies, we will begin to see, feel, and experience new dimensional patterns based in a higher reality construct. The secrets once hidden from our mortal sight will become available to us and our vision will become keener... our perceptions, more profound.In other words, the shift from November to January is a deeply physical one and is resulting in our reconnection to unity consciousness and divine love. In fact, I am told that November was primarily a biological restructuring period and one that required us to be completely unplugged from our current level of consciousness so that we could be reoriented to the new timeline. Make no mistake…this recent disconnect was the mother-load of all disconnects. If your wheels came off like mine did, its simply because its time for a new set. The ReconnectAfter a disconnect period, there is always a reconnect period…albeit to a higher level/frequency…which is what we are in the process of assimilating to now. Though technically we are still between worlds, the Pleiadians share that as a result of this recent reconnection, those who partake in and are aligned with the divine developments on earth will experience a great shift in mind, body and spirit…a harmonizing shift that will offer us the ability to further stabilize ourselves in the increasing frequencies, to maintain equilibrium in our cells, and to consciously coexist with our brothers and sisters of divine heritage as reconnected galactic humans in 2011."We would like to welcome you to this new level of human existence, we are beyond delighted to greet you here. What you have been accustomed to experiencing prior to this dimensional shift is far from what you will be able to experience now. Look for big changes in your inner and outer world…the macro and the micro." -Pleiadian High CouncilWhat Next?"There is a tide coming that is preparing to wash away all that is not in alignment with the new. This tide is offering each way shower the full ability to step into unity consciousness and to take part in the planning and preparation period for the next and final stage of the planetary ascension"

"As you walk forth into the month of December, you will be embraced by more loving energies, but you will also be called to complete many outworn tasks, behaviors, relationships, and activities that have held you bound. Realize that these next 6 weeks are a gift and will serve you well should you be willing to first let go and then fully open yourself to receiving. We cannot stress this enough... completion is the overriding energy of December with regard to your new beginnings." "The next two months in earth-time will be centered around love. The love quotient in each and every one of you has risen significantly and now that you are moving into the unity timeline, a dimension of oneness, you will be vibrationally eligible to receive all the blessings of love's grace." -Spiritual HierarchyPhysical HappeningsWe have been rapidly and intensively changing on a cellular level, preparing our new human templates...which are meticulously designed to operate on the new timeline…for a very long time. These upgraded biology suits will hold more light and participate seamlessly with ascended living. This is very exciting, however it unfortunately also means some physical discomfort.The list of symptoms is long and varies as usual, but the most intense symptoms this time around (especially last month) seemed to manifest in the head/neck area.As mentioned earlier, the pituitary/pineal activations created lots of dizziness/vertigo/loss of balance/vision problems/burning, itchy & watery eyes/spaciness and/or sinus headaches & migraines, stuffed/runny nose, post nasal drip, inability to focus, migraines, sinus headaches, fatigue, sleep changes (insomnia/deep sleeps…up at night, down during the day), night sweats, wild and vivid dreams, etc.There were also those who experienced flu-like symptoms with lots of muscle aches, neck stiffness/pain, sore throat, mouth/teeth pain, clogged ears and tons of back pain (fluctuating between lower/upper/middle…sometimes all three).We also experienced a major solar plexus (power) activation in the beginning of December which may have created temporary waves of stomach pains & digestion issues as well as the usual heart opening and grounding symptoms: heartburn/indigestion, soreness behind the heart, nausea, palpitations and rapid heart beat...lower back/leg aches, sharp shooting pains in rectum/tailbone area, sore ankles, legs and feet, intestinal clearings (candida/skin rashes/inflammations) etc.We are going thru major and magnificent biological changes needed for our new life experiences so its very important to listen to what our body's are telling us….even if it is diametrically opposed to all we have been taught. Protein cravings are very common during major integrations, as well as periods of no appetite…or you may even need a random carb fix at 3am during one of those insomnia streaks. When in doubt, nurture yourself like a pregnant woman… give your body what it wants/needs when you can and don't hold back…even & especially if that means 15 hours of sleep and a steak for breakfast.Reporting to you for the last time this year…see you on the other side of that sandwich!Wishing you and yours a sacred holiday season, and enough energy to survive it ; ))Laurenwww.ThinkWithYourHeart.net

The Shift from 2010 to 2011: Tools for a new Paradigm! My work in 2010 in preparation for 2011 has led me to some very astounding insights and experiences that I would like to share with you all. The return of the Divine Feminine to our consciousness has created great healing of the wounded male energies. These wounded male energies were brought on by the imbalance of male and female energies in our consciousness over the last thousands of years. The more our awareness of the Divine Feminine grows within, the more we become aware of the Divine Masculine within each of us. Each year our awareness of the Divine Feminine grows and each cycle can be identified with certain energies: for example, 2010 was very much about the impact of the Divine Feminine upon our physical bodies. 2011 is very much about the Divine Feminine Power of our souls.

Many blessings, Joy, Delight, Laughter, Gratitude, Appreciation and Love,Jhadten Jewall

Extracts from: APOLOGIES TO THE DIVINE FEMININE (from a warrior in transition) September 20th, 2010 under Soul Blog

I apologize for my inability to distinguish the benevolent warrior from the heartless
warrior, a reflection of my own confusion dealing with the battlefields of yore.
When I opened my heart too wide, I was vulnerable to attack from warring
factions. I was conditioned to believe that I had to stay rigid, focused, prepared for any eventuality, in the desire to protect myself and others from attack.
But I went too far, and closed too tight, and eradicated the bridge between our hearts. I am seeing this now and I am sorry.
I apologize for my perpetual absence, a reflection of my own inner absence, my inability to connect from a heart jammed tight by unresolved emotions that I did not have the tools to work through. I still lack many of these tools, but I am open to their emergence.
I apologize for not seeing you, my eyes blinded by congealed rage and unshed tears. If it is any consolation, and I imagine it is not, I could not see myself either. I saw only that which served my hyper-vigilance, my warrior focus. My mirror was a battlefield.
I apologize for my ungrounded materialism, my power driven tyrannies, my obsession with accumulation. Somehow I imagined that accumulation would protect me and those close to me, but I failed to recognize that it just perpetuated the madness. I also apologize for my egoic abuses, a reflection of my own misguided ego, pumped up to deal with an inherently competitive world. I couldn’t distinguish the healthy, confident ego from the cocky, unhealthy ego. I went much too far in the wrong direction.
I apologize for my horrifying acts of violence, a reflection of my own congealed rage, my own inability to distinguish real enemies from friends. There are no words that can undo what I have done in those moments of madness. I know this, I do. I would hide my face in shame, but that won’t make things better. I need to own my misdeeds, and then find a way to believe in my capacity to move from a more loving place. I call out to other male warriors to be accountable for the actions of our gender, not in a way that is self-hating, but in a way that is courageously self-honest and genuinely compassionate. The heartfelt warrior acknowledges the error of his ways, and has the courage to do all he can to make amends over time.
I apologize for my inability to develop a conscious relationship. You were right there with your beautiful heart on your sleeve but I was too attached to my individualism and afraid of this unknown terrain. I know the forests, the marketplace and the ways of the outer world so well, but my inner geography is foreign to me. You called me to a place I was ill-prepared to go, although I sensed, below the surface of my bravado, that you called me home.
I am grateful for your willingness to believe that who I was in those rare moments of vulnerability was the real me. You were right- the real me lives inside of my heart- but a few moments now and then was the most I could handle. I saw you as dangerous, for in your presence I began to taste a surrendered way of being. Nonetheless, your faith in my goodness kept me going through many a battle, and restored my faith in life when I most needed it. You were the light at the end of a barbaric tunnel, and I am blessed.
I am grateful for Grandmother, for no one saw my tenderness more clearly. I am grateful for Mother, for choosing to bring me into being and for nourishing my body until I could find my feet. I am grateful for Mother Earth, for grounding my expansion and enlivening my spirit. I am grateful for the Divine Mother, the real Mother of us all. I now feel her divine presence, so close. Fiercely compassionate, she was always right here, breathing life into me, holding me safe. I sit in her lap as she breathes me.
I had always believed that sensitivity is impossible to hold to in a harsh world. Yet in this moment, I feel sensitive, but without the fragility. I am still wearing armour but there is a shift in the direction of my intensity. I can linger in the heart-space a little longer than I once could, I am softening in places. After so many lifetimes with weapon in hand, a tenderling warrior is being birthed in the core of my being. He is confused, but he intuitively knows that this is the way home.
Please don’t give up on me or my fellow warriors. Forgive us our misdeeds, or, at the least, be open to the possibility that we will change as the trail expands to meet our shifting intentionality. The day will come when our warrior spirit loses its harsh edge, and comes into alignment with benevolent action. Some of us are already there, and many more of us will follow. The road to transformation is dependent on a bridge between genders, a benevolent bridge that celebrates our differences with respect and kindness. That work must begin with healing the rifts along the gender continuum, working hard to heal the collective heart until one day we can stand on a bridge across forever, hands held together, hearts open and alight, embracing the sacred masculine and divine feminine living at the heart of us all. I will meet you there.
May you feel the love of the Divine Mother crashing down on your heartfelt shores, graciously lifting you up above the madness of the world, nestling you in the grateful arms of those you have nurtured. Those of us who have received your blessings may not always acknowledge it, but your acts of love have landed within us, growing us stronger and infusing us with love’s light.
Thank you.

From Yael and Doug Powell
at Circle of Light www.circleoflight.net (thanks to Gisela for sharing this):
“I want you to imagine for a moment being this free, this clear -- that everyone whom you encounter is brand new and exciting. Only your heart is present. There are no stories of the ego mind, no past, no entanglements. Only Love and the rush of life that pours through you, asking for your will as the heart of God that it may be known, made manifest before you, as the dancing streams of life, painting pictures on the canvas of Creation -- powered, beloved ones, by Love. To experience this freedom is beyond forgiveness. It returns you to the place where there is only One -- one life, one energy and one experience that is that mystery of eternal bliss and endless joy whose pulse beat is acknowledged by your heart and sets the rhythm to entrain all Creation, to open every heart brand new to the experience of ecstasy, expanding joy and more Love, ever multiplied by your acceptance. So, rather than seeking to forgive the past and wrestling with the stories of your many lives, return, beloved ones, to your heart and become again the Moment of Creation that is "en-conscious-ed" by you, that is given definition by your hearts, given direction by your choice, now. You come once again to the gift of being present as life comes forth continually, beyond time and the dream of space. Are you willing to let it blossom brand new as the energy, the glory and the joy that is life moving forth as you? In an instant you are free to love completely, to be the present heart of God made continually new, to be moving perfectly in alignment with the Now, accepting that the Moment of Creation is you and it is yours, beloved ones, to direct all the energy of life -- the atomic explosion of Creation itself.”
START LIVING IN THE 5TH DIMENSION – A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION FOR 2011?!!!
(from Chapter 33 of Diana Cooper book 2012 AND BEYOND-
an invitation to meet the challenges
and opportunities ahead)
1. TREAT OTHERS, AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO TREAT YOU
2. ONLY DO THINGS THAT ARE FOR YOUR HIGHEST GOOD
3. KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN
4. PRIORITISE YOUR LIFE SO THAT YOU HAVE MORE LEISURE
5. TREAT THINGS LIGHTLY SO THAT YOU ENJOY FUN AND LAUGHTER
6. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH HIGH FREQUENCY PEOPLE
7. KEEP YOUR HOME IN THE VIBRATION OF THE 5TH DIMENSION
8. EMANATE A VIBRATION THAT ATTRACTS WORK THAT SATISFIES YOU
9. LIVE WITH ABUNDANCE CONSCIOUSNESS
10. LIVE AS A MASTER
11. CONNECT CONSTANTLY WITH YOUR EARTH STAR CHAKRA (12 inches/30 cm below the feet) THROUGH YOUR CONNECTION WITH THE EARTH
12. HAVE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH PLANTS TREES AND ALL OF NATURE
13. WALK WITH THE ELEMENTALS, ANGELS AND SPIRIT WORLD
14. LISTEN TO THE DIVINE PROMPTINGS
15. EAT APPROPRIATE FOOD
16. HAVE A SPIRITUAL ATTITUDE TO ALL THINGS – Look for the highest perspective in all situations and people. Bless that which is of lower frequency to bring it up to a higher level.
17. RADIATE WISDOM FROM YOUR SOLAR PLEXUS
18. WORK WITH YOUR 12 CHAKRAS (Earth Star, base, sacral, navel, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, crown, causal, soul star and Stellar Gateway chakras.)
19. CONNECT WITH ARCHANGEL METATRON (his gold and orange light will help you with your ascension path)
20. REMEMBER YOU ARE PART OF ONENESS
21. INVOKE 5TH DIMENSIONAL BUBBLES (Archangel Sandalphon will place a 5th dimensional bubble around you if you ask him)

AND THREE ADDITIONAL ONES THAT I PERSONALLY USE AND FIND HELPFUL TO REMEMBER….
1. BE POSITIVE ABOUT LIFE AND GOOD THINGS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME TO YOU
2. “RETRAIN” CONDITIONED THOUGHTS OF JUDGING OTHERS WITH A SIMPLE THOUGHT:
LET PEACE FILL MY HEART
3. SEND POWER TO ALL FIFTH DIMENSIONAL BEINGS - THEY ARE ASSISTING US!

EATING MEDITATION

On the solstice I had a great experience of taking part in an Essene Silent Ritual Meal and I so enjoyed it that I wanted to also share it with you.
ESSENE SILENT RITUAL MEAL
(With special thanks to Karin for the following explanation about the meal):

A basic belief of the Essenes (a group of spiritually minded people living during the time of the Master Jesus) was the need to harmonise the earthly and heavenly forces, as is seen in their morning and evening communions and their noon peace contemplations.

They felt that the food they ate was created by the holy Stream of Life combining the elements of earth, air, fire and water and that this food therefore represented the meeting place of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. The obvious next step from this belief is to attune oneself to these forces, thus allowing them to be assimilated into your own material being, for physical, mental/emotional and spiritual healing, guidance and growth.

Our Silent ritual meal is a modern day interpretation of this harmonising process. The ritual, before the meal is taken, is to raise our level of consciousness and concentrate our awareness, in order to better link, with, and absorb these forces as we eat in silence.

Practical details: The eating place will have been dedicated and consecrated before the ritual begins, lighting will be subdued and the room full of the fragrance of essential oils and the sound of gentle music. You will each be met by the celebrant who will wash and dry your hands as a mark of service, humility and cleansing of the outer world. Only raw food is eaten and everyone wears white for the special occasion. No eating utensils are used and everything is eaten with the fingers.

PRAYER DEDICATION AT THE BEGINNING OF MEAL (to be said out loud at the beginning of the meal):

Celebrant (person who has organised the meal)
Earth Mother, we thank You for this gift of the food of life.

Participants
With awareness and understanding, we will eat.

Celebrant
Angel of air, as we eat so we take the breath of life, which is in all that lives.

Participants
Through this food may we draw of your power for life.

Celebrant
Angel of sun, from this food let us draw the fire of life.

Participants
Let the fire of creation be absorbed into and perpetuated, within each of us.

Celebrant
Angel of water, we recognise the water of life within this food.

Participants
Through the power of the angel of water, we are aware in our food, of the life blood of our earthly mother.
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Applying this to every day life:
I have since then tried to incorporate - as a daily practice - a simplified version of above to least one meal in my day:

1. Washing my hands and then drying them with a special intention of doing a simple ritual for peace
2. eating a plate of only raw food
3. eating with my fingers (using no utensils such as knives or forks)
4. eating in silence
5. focusing my mind and thoughts on peace (for my own life and also for areas where there is conflict on the planet)

I cannot tell you how amazing this simple practice of an eating meditation is already transforming my life! I felt much more satisfied after the meal with not so many cravings afterwards and there is something magical about eating with one’s fingers- much more satisfying and connecting. Also one is forced to eat much more slowly and the food is absorbed more easily.

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Come and join us on a spiritual discovery of the AncientCivilisations - they had wisdom and truly loved the Earth…

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SACRED EARTH RETREATS 2011

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For the love of the Earth and building a new future
NORTHERN INDIA
1-13 MARCH 2011

OLD DELHI, JAIPUR THE MUGHAL PINK CITY,
SUNRISE OVER THE TAJ MAHAL, VARANASI ON THE GANGES RIVER, A GANGES CRUISE, AMRITSAR, “THE LAKE OF IMMORTAL NECTAR”, THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, DHARAMSALA: LITTLE LHASA IN INDIA, NAMGYAL MONASTERY AND THE TIBETAN LIBRARY,
REMOTE VILLAGES IN THE HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS,
TEMPLES AND ASHRAMS OF RISHIKESH

SUFI-HINDU-BUDDHA-SIKH-TIBETAN SPIRITUAL THREAD

Is India really so daunting?
Going to India has always been something of a daunting prospect for me- the image of a country with such great poverty and a matter of fact approach to death and human suffering was not very inviting. But what I have learnt through my travels to foreign countries - so totally different to what I know, is to keep an open mind and realise how much we rely on misperceptions and images created by others.

A country of incredibly beauty
It is indisputable that India is a country of incredible natural beauty- just looking at the magnificent images of their temples and mountains open up windows in the mind.

The spirituality of India
And above all - India has always been a place of spiritual teaching and knowledge. So much of what we know and practice today comes from India! It has had the most incredible impact on our western civilisation and still to this day India retains its ancient knowledge and spiritual gifts. In very few places can one find so many cornerstone spiritual beliefs- whether it is the wealth of Sufi (Islam) teachings that are still available to us, or the practise of the Hindu religion - one of the oldest in the world. Or the sermons of an enlightened Buddha and the beliefs of the Sikhs that are over 500 years old. Or Tibetan Buddhism that is still practised in the foothills of the Himalays of Northern India.

Earth perspective
Even from an Earth perspective, India has an important role to play for the future- it has a strong link to Peru.

In his book SERPENT OF LIGHT 2012 Drunvalo Melchizedek explains how the kundalini energy of the Earth in India has transferred to Peru to become awakened there for the New Age of Aquarius - indicating a strong link between the spiritual earth energy of ancient India and the awakening spirituality of Peru.

And so from an Earth point of view, the mighty Himalayan mountains of Northern India are very much linked to the Andean mountains or “sacred Apu” - of Peru!

A varied country!
And it is a misconception to think of India as a single country. Some say that in European terms it would be seen as at least twenty countries, because of the variety of people and their distinctive terrains! Any trip to India needs to do justice to that rich diversity – honouring, appreciating and respecting each area and its people.

What the journey will be about
Our journey in March will be a pilgrimage that explores the important Northern India area - and its rich heritage of enlightened teachers and teachings that have helped us as a humanity to look deeper into the meaning of life and why we are here.

A very balanced trip
Many trips are organised to India, but I believe that this trip is one of the best balanced ones to give you a very varied and extensive spiritual experience of India. It has been planned to facilitate every type of experience - from visiting ancient sites, remote villages, modern cities, relaxation, comfort and so much more. And it is being organised with the intention to show you an authentic side of India and the warm hospitality and care of its people.

The mind awakening inspiration of India
If you are called to India, come and be part of something quite extraordinary! Join me on an adventure to an exotic country where every day will awaken your mind with inspiration - and change your perceptions and attitudes to daily life forever…

With love
Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
www.arthurianschool.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COST, FLIGHTS AND OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS CONTACT ELIZABETH:
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Tel 028-273 8277
Cell 078 371 6343

TIMING
The trip starts off with an Ash full moon and finishes on a dark moon – working very much with a moon that is taking us back to the past.
The trip has also been specifically planned to not fall in the Monsoon season when there are very heavy rains and it is extremely hot in India!

THE TRIP FOCUS

The trip to India will focus on a living experience of the spirit of northern India and its people- through:
*receiving teachings about its different spiritual paths
*being entertained by music and dance
*the rich experiences of travelling by train and road to see the many different faces of the people of Northern India.

ITINERARY
(subject to final details to be confirmed closer to the time)

Day-wise itinerary

Day 01 (Monday) February 28, 11: ARRIVALS IN DELHI
Arrive Delhi by international flight
Meeting on arrival and transfer to hotel
Accommodation: Oberoi Maidens

Day 02 (Tuesday) March 01, 11: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO SUFI
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: Meet at 8 a.m. in the hotel dining room.
Morning: Begin with an introduction to the program followed by a presentation with special reference to Sufism.
Afternoon: Visit some of Sufi’s most important sites in Old Delhi; the Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid and Chandi Chowk.
Evening: An exclusive performance of devotional music by Sufi musicians is an otherworldly experience!
Accommodation: Oberoi Maidens

Day 03 (Wednesday) March 02, 11: JAIPUR & AGRA
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early morning transfer to railway station. Leave for JAIPUR by Shatabdi Express.
Breakfast: [packed breakfasts will be provided on board train]
Morning: Visit Jaipur the Mughal pink city
Afternoon: Drive to Agra and check-in at hotel
Evening: A presentation outlines the construction and history of the Taj Mahal.
Accommodation: Jaypee Palace

Day 04 (Thursday) March 03, 11: SUNRISE OVER THE TAJ MAHAL
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: Early morning tea and coffee. Full Breakfast upon return from the Taj Mahal.
Morning: Experience sunrise over the Taj Mahal by 'Tongas'. Explore the Taj complex, which includes a Mosque on the western side and a matching Rest House on the east, and learn about this remarkable monument to love.
Afternoon: Return to hotel and at leisure
Accommodation: Jaypee Palace

Day 05 (Friday) March 04, 11: HINDUISM CENTRAL: VARANASI ON THE GANGES
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Drive / train to Varanasi
Afternoon: A presentation introduces the Hindu concept of death — appropriate, given that Varanasi is the place where all Hindus wish to die, as it grants them a sure passage to heaven.
Evening: Witness “Aarti at the Ganges”
Accommodation: The Gateway Ganges

Day 06 (Saturday) March 05, 11: GANGES SUNRISE CRUISE AND BUDDHA’S FIRST SERMON AT SARNATH
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early Morning: Leave the hotel at first light for a sunrise cruise on the Ganges. View hundreds of bathers taking their holy bath to cleanse them of their sins. Learn about Hindu life and its relationship to the river and its matter-of-fact attitude to death at the cremation ghats. Afterward, a guided walk through the alleys that line the riverbanks to explore shops and temples. Visit a unique temple, home to sadhus - Hindu holy men who have renounced their modern lives. Conversations with some of these men to share insights into their ascetic lives.
Breakfast at the hotel
After breakfast, visit the silk weavers’ quarters to witness firsthand the ancient system of silk weaving where, for generations, Muslims have been the master designers and Hindus the weavers.
Afternoon: Drive to Sarnath, also called Deer Park, where Buddha preached his first sermon more than 2,500 years ago. This suburb of Varanasi is now home to numerous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, founded by monks from around the Mahayana Buddhist world (from Japan, Korea, Nepal and Tibet.) Learn about the basics of Buddhism, the life of Buddha and the Emperor Ashoka.
Evening: Exerience Kathak, a performance of Indian classical dance
Accommodation: The Gateway Ganges

Day 07 (Sunday) March 06, 11:
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Transfer to rail station to board a train to Delhi
Meeting on arrival and transfer to hotel
Evening: At leisure
Accommodation: Oberoi Maidens

Day 8 (Monday) March 07, 11: TO AMRITSAR, “THE LAKE OF IMMORTAL NECTAR”
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Train/drive from Delhi to Amritsar
Meeting & assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel
Evening: A presentation introduces Sikhism and its holiest shrine, the Golden Temple
Accommodation: Ritz Plaza

Day 9 (Tuesday) March 08, 11: THE GOLDEN TEMPLE
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel, upon return from the Golden Temple.
Morning: Depart the hotel pre-dawn to witness the sunrise ceremony that officially opens the Golden Temple each morning. In addition to being the holy of holies for Sikhs, this is one of the most sacred sites in all of India. The spirituality here is palpable. Return to the hotel for breakfast then set off on the drive to Dharamsala, in the foothills of the Himalaya.
Afternoon: Arrive in Dharamsala and check in to the hotel. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the peaceful setting.
Evening: A presentation introduces Tibetan Buddhism, also called Mahayana Buddhism.
Accommodation: Chonor House

Day 10 (Wednesday) March 09, 11: DHARAMSALA: LITTLE LHASA IN INDIA
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Journey to nearby monastery for an audience with a Buddhist monk for an introduction to Buddhist meditation. Walk the grounds of the monastery with a monk, who explains life in the monastery and the symbolism of the statues and paintings.
Afternoon: Visit Norbulingka Institute of Tibetan Culture, which was founded to preserve Tibetan art and culture in exile, a treasure trove of all things Tibetan.
Evening: A presentation details the role of the Dalai Lama as spiritual teacher to people worldwide.
Accommodation: Chonor House

Day 11 (Thursday) March 10, 11 NAMGYAL MONASTERY AND THE TIBETAN LIBRARY
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Explore Namgyal Monastery, the personal monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon: Visit the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, a repository for ancient cultural objects and books from Tibet.
Optional Dinner: Celebrate your journey – Tibetan Theme in the hotel.
Evening: Enjoy a cultural performance featuring the traditional song and dance of Tibet.
Accommodation: Chonor House

Day 12 (Friday) March 11, 11: RISHIKESH
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Drive/train to Haridwar railway station
On arrival, drive to Rishikesh and check in hotel.
Evening: A presentation introduces the origins and history of Hinduism, the oldest of the world’s major religions.
Accommodation: Glass House On the Ganges

Day 13 (Saturday) March 12, 11: REMOTE VILLAGES IN THE HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Walk on footpaths above the river to reach a Gujar village. As you hike, explore daily life in the remote hill villages. Breathe in the fresh, mountain air and take in the natural beauty as you walk along a bridal path cut into the steep Himalayan hillside, with the Ganges River roaring below. Visit the village of a local tribal community called “Gujars” and meet the inhabitants. Visit their community school to learn the status and methodology of primary education in India. Then descend to the riverbanks where a boat awaits to ferry you across the Ganges to return to the hotel.
Afternoon: Walk amidst the ghats, through the alleys of Rishikesh and visit the ashram made famous by the Beatles. Meet and chat with some of the wandering ascetics, called sadhus, who frequent this and other pilgrimage sites.
Evening: “Attend Aarti at Triveni Ghat”
Accommodation: Glass House On the Ganges

Day 14 (Sunday) March 13, 11: TEMPLES AND ASHRAMS OF RISHIKESH
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning and afternoon: Explore the incredible temples and ashrams of Rishikesh
Accommodation: Glass House On the Ganges

Day 15 (Monday) March 14, 11: RETURN TO DELHI FOR DEPARTURES
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Drive/Train back to Delhi
END OF PROGRAM
Late night departures. Leave Delhi by international flight

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
MACHU PICCHU, PERU
3-15 APRIL 2011
Tarot- the Star

According to Diana Cooper in her book 2012 AND BEYOND Machu Picchu holds the spiritual planetary chakra of the CROWN for the planet.

Peru is an extraordinary place to visit - no one can truly explain it until you have been there!

So reach for your dream, and come and join me on an unforgettable trip to Peru and Machu Picchu in 2011. It will be something that is so precious – an awakening of your heart…

Love
Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
www.arthurianschool.com
LEARNING FROM ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
"I share my abundance of knowledge, gifts and love with others-Salandra Hartwegii (Cup of Gold flower of HAWAII)"

ITINERARY

3 April (Sunday) ARRIVAL IN LIMA PERU
Arrive Lima International Airport Peru
(for South Africans: Johannesburg/Cape Town - Buenos Aires- Lima)
Transfer to hostal in Lima
Overnight in Lima (capital of Peru that is on the Pacific Ocean)

4 April (Monday) - ARRIVAL IN CUSCO WHERE RETREAT STARTS
Transfer to Lima International Airport for flight to Cusco
Fly the short distance (45 mins) between Lima and Cusco (the INCA capital that is inland and where the retreat starts the next day)
Transfer to hostal in Cusco
Day of resting because of high altitude and jet lag (many time changes)!
Overnight in Cusco

Day One of Retreat (Tuesday)
5 April
Breakfast
*First meeting of the group and meditation to open your Heart connection to Peru
*Visiting and exploring the wonder of the waterways at TAMPUMACHAY
Resting to further acclimatise to altitude and prepare for next day early journey to Machu Picchu Pueblo
Overnight in Cusco

Day Two of Retreat (Wednesday)
6 April

Early Breakfast
Transfer for train to MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO (doing the picturesque train journey through the mountains leading to Machu Picchu Pueblo, the little village just below MACHU PICCHU where you can see the landscape changing from cultivated land to Cloud Forest with its tropical plants and waterfalls- this is the area along which the INCA walking trail also goes)
Free day to explore MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO and its colourful markets
*Group meeting and important preparation for visit to MACHU PICCHU, citadel of the INCA above the clouds!
Overnight MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO

Day Three of Retreat (Thursday)
7 April

Early morning start (4am!) to be in line to catch the first bus to MACHU PICCHU
*Greeting the sunrise at MACHU PICCHU! - special ceremony at the TEMPLE OF THE SUN
*Group meditation at the INTIHUATANA STONE (a cosmic portal) to help you open your heart connection to the Earth
Exploring the city of MACHU PICCHU with its amazing awareness of nature and architecture- a life changing experience!
Overnight MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO

Day Four of Retreat (Friday)
8 April
Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*Visit to hot springs (Aguas Calientes)
*Day of integration (group meeting to discuss and work with experiences)

(OPTIONAL: For those who are energetic and want to experience something similar to the INCA TRAIL, you can return to MACHU PICCHU to climb HUAYNA PICCHU PEAK and you will then need an extra approx $56- it is well worth the climb with magnificent views of the city of MACHU PICCHU and the surrounding valleys and mountains from the top of HUAYNA PICCHU PEAK –it takes 2-3 hours of quite steep climbing on steps up the mountain which is very similar to some of the climbs on the Inca trail but more spectacular 360 degree views. Alternatively, you can take a gentle walk to a nearby waterfall).
Overnight MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO

Day Five of Retreat (Saturday)
9 April
Early Breakfast
Transfer back by train to OLLANTAYTAMBO (a very beautiful rural village with spectacular Inca ruins)
Check into hostal where we will be staying.
Free day to explore OLLANTAYTAMBO
*Optional visit to Hearts café –funding a charity for women and children
Overnight OLLANTAYTAMBO

Day Six of Retreat (Sunday)
10 April

Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*Visiting spectacular OLLANTAYTAMBO INCA RUINS AND TEMPLES
*Group meeting to discuss and integrate experiences
Overnight in OLLANTAYTAMBO

Day Seven of Retreat (Monday)
11 April

Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*Visiting the amazing circles of MORAY (a place that is very connected to the Stars/Cosmos and where it is said experimentation with plants took place)
*Doing Heart meditation
Transfer to PISAC (another small traditional Inca village where we will be staying for the next few days)
Overnight PISAC

Day Eight of Retreat (Tuesday)
12 April
Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*Meditation day- working with crystals and the Earth
* Inca despacho ceremony with shaman
Overnight in PISAC

Day Nine of Retreat (Wednesday)
13 April
Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*Nature trail to visit PISAC RUINS (the most powerful and interesting ruins after Machu Picchu)- approx 3 hours
Overnight in PISAC

Day Ten of Retreat (Thursday)
14 April

Early morning meditation (optional)
Breakfast
*SAN PEDRO/AYAHUASKA SACRED PLANT MEDICINE CEREMONY (Optional)
Overnight in PISAC

Day Eleven of Retreat (Friday)
15 April
Breakfast
Closing meditation and meeting
LUNCH TIME: END OF RETREAT

Retreat fee: R11 040
Note: this amount of R11 040 works out for the above 13day/12 night period of the scheduled programme as R849 (around $113) per day. If you compare this with ordinary packages offered on the INCA trails on the internet, it is still well below- here are some comparisons:
4 day/3 night trail: $523 ($131 per day)
5 day/4 nights adventure: $1338 ($266 per day)
The trail packages normally include supper and dinner but only offer camping in tents and in some instances you have to hire the equipment

Retreat trip cost includes:
* Greeting and accompanying you on your flights from South Africa (Cape Town) until Cusco in Peru where the retreat starts
* Accommodation (x2/3 sharing) for 12 nights (3-15 April) at unique and beautifully appointed local hostals with en suite bathroom
* All breakfasts (12)
* All taxi/bus transfers for period (3-15 April) - as per above itinerary
*All transportation to sites in air conditioned minivans
* Return train trip to Machu Picchu Pueblo
* All entrance fees to sacred sites on retreat itinerary
* Full day entrance and return bus ticket to Machu Picchu
* Guided sunrise and Intihuatana Stone meditations at Machu Picchu
* Entrance to hot springs
*Spiritual facilitator and trip leader, Elizabeth, personally accompanying all sacred site trips and visits with you
* all meditations and ceremonies
* Inca despacho ceremony with shaman

Additional items to be paid by yourself in Peru:
*Airport taxes which are never included in any airtickets (approx$45)
*Lunch and suppers (approx $12-15 per day )
*Optional Ayahuaska/San pedro ceremony ($50)
*Optional climb up Huayna Picchu Peak ($56)
*Additional transfers back from Pisac to Cusco and Lima after the
retreat depending on what excursion you choose (approx. $30)
*Excursions (see below)
*Drinks and tipping (tipping is not expected in Peru but in a
poor country much appreciated)
*Items of a personal nature
*Souveniers
*Travel and holiday insurance

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GROUP IS LIMITED TO 12 PEOPLE ONLY

FLIGHTS

3 tickets for South Africans: CAPE TOWN- BUENOS AIRES (Air Malaysia) – LIMA (Taca Airlines)- CUSCO (Taca Airlines) return, or you can fly with SAA via BRAZIL:

Estimate in the region of (depending on dollar rate and availability): R12 000

It makes a big difference if you book early – you can do your own research, or I can refer you to a website or travel agent who often does bookings for the group to do a quote for you.

Notes

SOME PRELIMINARY NOTES

Background
SACRED EARTH RETREATS are designed to facilitate the sharing of my (Elizabeth’s) interest and experience in working with the Ancestors and Ancient Civilisations. To help you become more aware of energy at these Ancient Sites through the opening of your heart and so find a greater spiritual connection to yourself and the Earth.

The word “spiritual” is therefore linked to the heart and that embraces all ways and philosophies..
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About the groups
Small groups, ethical and affordable pricing and fun… with an opening of the heart and a deeper connection with the Earth and your soul.

I have facilitated many spiritual groups through the years and always set an intention to attract people to the retreat journey that have soul and heart connections – and so very often special friendships and connections are formed that stay with you long after the retreat ends.

This is not an ordinary TOURIST journey! Everyone travels with a sacred intention for personal spiritual growth, having deep respect for the ancient civilisations and places we visit and learn from.

On the practical side, most tour operators do two or more sites and places in a day which leaves very little time than just to have a walk around, get some interesting facts and take some photographs. On this trip you will see some of the most important sites and areas related to the Inca civilisation ,but more importantly you will also be able to be quiet and experience the special atmosphere of each place at times that are most beneficial. You can only feel the profound effect of a sacred place when you are able to go within, be still and become more than an ordinary tourist.

Such an experience can have a life changing effect on you!

You are encouraged to go within when we visit an ancient site so that you are able to energetically tune into the site with a positive intention.

After each visit to a sacred place, we have the opportunity to share our experiences as a group and work with integrating these gifts we receive from the special places we visit so as to make it a spiritual journey in the true sense of the word.

Participants are encouraged to go with an intention to enjoy the trip, but also contribute something by way of charity to the local people in need and the animals. This is part of living from the Heart!

Please note that nothing on the scheduled programme is compulsory- it there to help and assist you to have a spiritual experience of Peru, but it is up to you as to how and when you want to join in. Having said that, I would encourage you to do take part in as much as you can, because very often it is by taking yourself out of your comfort zone that magic happens!

What is so special about the trip in 2011?
The dates chosen above are given to me under guidance to make sure that the trip will be safe and happen at the most auspicious and spiritually awakening times of that year to be in Peru. The April trip 2011 has these special features:

It is the end of the rainy season so the weather is mild and not cold at night. During this time of our trip we will have a new moon growing into a full moon during the journey.
Also bear in mind that we are nearing the landmark of 2012, so this year of 2011 will be crucial for our development and growth before that very significant time for our planet.

Why should I not do the INCA TRAIL instead?

The INCA trail is very famous and with reason because of Peru’s beautiful nature! But you need to think about it carefully and find out what exactly is your intention to travel. If you are an avid and very enthusiastic walker who enjoys nature and being with outdoor groups but really don’t want to experience much more than the special nature part of Peru, then I would definitely say doing the Trail is for you. Make sure you are very fit, especially if you don’t live at high altitude. Peru takes a different fitness because of the high mountains you climb on the trail and also if it is in winter it is freezing in the tents offered on the trails.

The train journey we take to Machu Picchu Pueblo follows the path of the Inca trail along the Urubamba river so you will definitely see some of the amazing views of the trail on our journey there.

Very importantly, the INCA trail packages only take you a short visit to Machu Picchu – normally a morning/afternoon and by the time you get there you are exhausted and not often in the mood for climbing a lot of steps and exploring! The trail is therefore not going to give anything but at most a short and often tourist experience (with the usual tour guides that work in Peru on the Inca trail are not shamans) of Machu Picchu - a missed opportunity to be at one of the most famous Sacred Sites in the world.

I am interested in ancient civilisations and nature and how we can learn from them for our evolution on a personal and collective level as humans and so the retreat trip is structured to give you both- to experience and get the benefit of tuning into nature on a different level as those ancient civilisations did through meditation and ceremony, and still see and walk a lot in nature. You can also do additional hiking on the trip if you want to. The retreat caters for people with ages from 30-70 and so, for example, if we go and see one of the ruins in the area, you have an option of hiking down a trail instead of catching the bus back to where we are staying. And you are able to climb the famous Huyna Picchu peak at Machu Picchu if you feel up to it.

Most people see themselves as beyond camping and therefore the trip is planned with the luxury of a clean and warm bed!

The prices of the Trail (usually 3-5 days) vary but many have found that when they add on all the extras of accommodation, transport and meals etc outside the trail, it is not really such a cheap option as they originally thought. But see what works for you!

A comment by a recent participant who did the SACRED EARTH retreat first and then the Inca trail:

Had such a wonderful time and was really able to flow with the experiences that presented themselves to me. Think I was in the right space though because of the very special and sacred time that we all shared in those first 10 days on the retreat. The Inca trail was very challenging and incredibly beautiful but I missed being 'held' in that spiritual and safe space that I experienced within our group -

What do I need to know about food?
All breakfasts are included in the retreat. It is normally a simple continental breakfast with fresh fruit juice, fruit, bread and coffee/tea. Occasionally it also has some added extras such as cheese, cereal etc.

Lunch and supper are not included in the overall costing of the retreat. This is to keep the cost of the trip flexible and make it easy for each person individually to decide what they would like to eat and also how much they want to spend on food. For some people it is a priority, whereas others they would prefer to have more simple meals and spend their money on buying souveniers etc. So instead of prepaying for meals you may not like or want to have, you have the choice and you will be given ample suggestions as to where to find good local food on our visit. Most of the food in the Sacred Valley is fresh and grown locally with fantastic salads and products such as quinoa soup etc. You can also try the local meat varieties such as Alpacha. There are a range of types of food available (from fast food to traditional) and also in terms of budget - so from experience over the years with groups, making your own choice is best and keeps it simple and enjoyable! You are able to experiment with the type of restaurants and even if on occasion don’t feel like eating out in a restaurant, some of the accommodation offer facilities for preparing your own meal from fresh produce in the local markets. This can be an interesting, authentic and enjoyable aspect of your visit to Peru.

Budget on about $12-20 as an average cost per day for meals and eating out.

Currencies
The local currency in Peru is SOLES and there are about 3 SOLES to 1 US DOLLAR.

What is the accommodation like?
The Sacred Valley is not an area where you will find 5 star luxury hotels easily and as the SACRED EARTH RETREATS are planned to make it affordable to most people on a budget (without having to do camping or backpacking!), the rooms are simple but still enjoyable and in tune with the general atmosphere of Peru. Most accommodation establishments that call themselves hotels or hostals are really simple hotels that provide fair and basic accommodation. The accommodation chosen on this trip is clean, has an interesting and scenic aspect to it, has en suite bathrooms and also hot water- not a given even in some of the more expensive hostals! Be prepared to have your basic needs met, but nothing luxurious. Accommodation in Peru countryside vary quite a lot and so it is important to know through experience which ones offer what they say on the internet!

How do we travel?
We travel as a group together in an air conditioned micro bus for most of the way. It is only possible to go to Machu Picchu Pueblo (the village just below Machu Picchu) by train and so we will be catching a train on our way there. It is truly a beautiful journey there along the Urubamba River.

Entrance fees
There are different options regarding the type of tickets that are available depending on what you want to do in Peru, but all entrance tickets are included in the price of the trip so you don’t need to worry about which ones are best suited to your needs and are the most economical.

What do I need to know about weather?
When packing it is best to bring layers that you can put on and take off. You will be given more information about what to pack etc closer to the trip. You can buy very cheap plastic ponchos for any occasional down pour that may happen in the afternoon, although it is already in April at the end of the rainy season. It is not cold at night as it is in August of the year when it is winter in Peru.

Machu Picchu is high altitude but part of the Cloud forest, so the weather is mild, but you will need sun hats and sunscreen for the Inca Sun!

Do I have to worry about altitude sickness?

It is an important aspect to think about and to do some preparation for before the trip.

If you have a history of strokes or very high blood pressure you will not be able to take the high altitude pills that you can take if you are in fact not able to cope with the altitude when you are in Peru. There are certain simple procedures that can be followed to help you adjust and it is advisable for you to arrive a day or two before the retreat starts, to make sure that you are rested and over any side effects of having to adjust to the high altitude of Peru. Cusco the main capital is the highest altitude you will be at and since that is at the beginning of the trip, it is important to rest the day you arrive and if possible even sleep! Machu Picchu is lower than Cusco so once you have adjusted to the altitude in Cusco you will be fine for the rest of the trip.

Altitude sickness is unpredictable and although it will be good for you to become fit and trim before the trip, it does not necessarily mean you will not be affected. Often it affects younger and more fit persons more than if you are older and not so fit!

On some level the altitude is symbolic of ascending also in your body and so at the end of the trip you will find that not only are you emotionally and mentally a lot sharper, your body will also be more efficient because it has learnt to use oxygen more efficiently. In all the years that I have taken groups to Peru (over three years now and at least 2/3 times per year) I have not had anyone who has had life threatening/serious complications, although often I have made sure that people stay in bed the first day they arrive and just sleep because of the first symptoms they have of altitude sickness.

Also, many people complain about having stomach upsets in Peru because of the different conditions with water. It is recommended that you only drink bottled water and there are other measures that you can take to make sure you get over any complaint quickly. Very often it is a way for the body to detox, but it need not ruin your trip and also when you are with a group you have the comfort of knowing that you are supported and that if you need any medical attention is easy to find for you. Consider medical insurance that covers all kinds of eventualities.

What is the Ayahuaska/San pedro ceremony with a Peruvian Shaman?
Some of you may have read about these on the internet, and there are many different accounts of the working of these sacred healing plants that have been used by the Peruvian and South American shamans for thousands of years.

It is a completely safe experience and I only use a very skilled and trustworthy shaman that works from the Heart and is able to lead the ceremony for the group. I have done these ceremonies many times and cannot begin to explain the positive benefits it has had in my life. However, one has to be ready for the experience and so it is done at the end of our trip when you will have had a lot of time to prepare energetically for a shamanic journey with the plant.
Please let me know if you need more information about this and you don’t need to decide before the trip if you want to do the ceremony. You can decide when we are in Peru and you will have an opportunity to discuss any questions and concerns with the shaman.

MACHU PICCHU AND THE SACRED VALLEY (BACKGROUND)

The Sacred Valley of Machu Picchu PERU holds some of the most feminine and important energies for our planet. It has a simplicity and gentleness of the Heart that one cannot truly understand - until one has been there.

This amazing feeling of peace and connection to the Heart comes from an ancient heritage born in Peru where the indigenous people have always understood and communicated with the more subtle energies of Mother Nature. Being in tune with these cosmic energies of Pachamama - as they affectionately call her - they have always treated the Earth as a living energetic being that creates life for them and their children.
But even more than that. Peru has the wonder of Machu Picchu.

Many are intrigued about why so many people are drawn to visit the lost city of Machu Picchu at this time in our world. IT IS SAID TO BE THE MOST VISITED PLACE IN SOUTH AMERICA!

Built as a place that is literally “above the clouds,” it is said that its purpose was to commune with the gods from above, a sacred place where humans and the cosmic gods of Nature could safely meet without any interference.

The concept of building a city of the size and magnitude of Machu Picchu even now seems ridiculous. Yet this was done painstakingly and with the most incredible amount of patience and aptitude. The people of Machu Picchu knew what they were doing- they had a master plan that was so brilliantly conceived that we now need to find the same to build and create our own sustainable world for the future!

When you look at Machu Picchu, its ultimate genius is that of working with the hazards of the elements. High up on the top of a mountain, dealing safely with the force of the elements and most importantly rain, had to be a priority. And so structures were conceived and taken from ancient civilisations of the past that made sure that there was incredible security in the face of heavy cloud bursts, earth quakes, torrential rain- for this was after all a place of the Gods and with it came the raw elemental forces of nature! And so even today you will see a system of conducting water that ensures that these channels of water still function with water to this day. Stones were built in an inherent pyramid structure using bedrock and so the entire city is still standing in very much the way it was built - after thousands of years in the most daunting of locations.

Machu Picchu holds a vital key to our future.

And everywhere you look in Peru there is water! Waterfalls cascading down from the pure white snow on the magestic Andes Mountains, the rushing waters of the mighty Urubamba River that winds its way through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, the ancient INCA waterways that are still functional and used by the local people on their farms and in the rural villages – it does not matter - wherever you look there is water!

With the water comes the most beautiful natural landscape, magestic peaks of mountains and fields filled with fresh produce and a busy cultivation of the land.

Many travel the road along the Valley leading to Machu Picchu to soak up this wholeness in the landscape - making with each step a mindful exchange with cosmic nature that only knows one law – the law of always both giving and receiving to create perfect balance and harmony between human and nature.

All you need to do, is open your heart and come to listen to the VOICE OF PACHAMAMA! She will help you to live in harmony by linking into that higher consciousness of Love for Cosmic Nature - so reverently remembered in Peru. And with that you can spread the light of this LOVE and its true understanding to a world that is so much in need for it now. And build a new future!

We will be visiting the traditional villages and ancient nature temples and ruins of the area of the Sacred Valley of MACHU PICCHU to help you open your heart and sacred intuition with PACHAMAMA.

…many have come to Peru not quite knowing why, but all have returned knowing that it was meant to be - something that transformed their lives and old ideas and limitations to a new freedom and power – and having a deep knowing…. that it is possible to once again have a living relationship with the Earth…

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
BODHI KHAYA SOUTH AFRICA
29-31 JULY 2011
Tarot- the Empress

South Africa has some incredible areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Many of them are still relatively undisturbed by human impact and has incredible purity. Bodhi Khaya Retreat Centre - near Stanford in the Overberg area (about an hour and half from Cape Town) - is one of these places of outstanding beauty.

Set in a place of tranquillity and peace, it is ideal for a retreat where you can just BE and connect with sacred nature.

Come and join me for a weekend in the heart of the Overberg area to have some wonderful soul food, earth meditation and nature walks!

Because - only when we are still can we truly connect with ourselves, the Earth and find that enduring Peace within - come and learn how Nature and the Earth can show you the way to the world unseen…

With love
Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
Tel 028-273 8277
Cell 078 371 6343

PROGRAM
Friday 29 July
16h00:
Arrival at Bodhi Khaya and settling in
Supper
Meditation

Saturday 30 July
Early morning nature meditation
Breakfast
Nature walk through ancient milk wood forest
Lunch
Meditation
Labyrinth walk
Supper

Sunday 31 July
Early morning walk
Breakfast
Closing mediation 12h00

COST: R1 900
Includes:
Accommodation (sharing) for 2 nights
Breakfasts, lunches, suppers as above
Meditations and guided earth walks
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SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
MEXICO & GUATEMALE
9-26 NOVEMBER 2011
Tarot- the Empress

TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMIDS, PALENQUE WATERFALLS,
TIKAL & TULUM RUINS

Cosmic Moment 11.11.11

Join us in Mexico for the historic moment of 11 minutes past 11h00 on 11 November 2011 (11.11.11)! During this time we will be at the awesome Teotihuacan Pyramids in Mexico to witness the opening of an energetic portal that will pour high frequency light onto the Earth - to mark the return of balance between feminine/masculine energies at a much higher level of consciousness.

Eleven is a master number and according to information channelled in 2012 AND BEYOND by Diana Cooper, 11.11 was set up as an energy in the collective consciousness aeons ago - even before Atlantis and Lemuria - to always set the new in motion.

Take advantage of this unique alignment in 2011 to raise your own frequency and that of the planet – to set in motion new opportunities of creating a miraculous world, where there is balance, our hearts are open and there is respect and love for everyone, the Earth and her creatures.

Let’s work towards creating great happiness for all!

COST: R18 200

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bardin
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
Tel 028-273 8277
Cell 078 371 6343
BACKGROUND-

TWO COSMIC MOMENTS

“Cosmic moments” are huge energetic shifts that have been set up as beacons for us to reach a rise of consciousness by 2012 as predicted by the Mayan Calender. These down pours of light that are destined to come into our Earth are -according to channelled information - due to happen first at 11.11 am on 11 November 2011 and then again at 11.11 am on 21 December 2012.

And so we are being asked by the angelic realms to start building the energy and prepare ourselves for these two comic moments by becoming more aware of our own light. This in turn will magnify the cosmic opportunities for ourselves on a personal as well as a planetary level.

Diana Cooper’s channelled information in her book 2012 AND BEYOND describes the first cosmic moment of 11 November 2011 as one of CELEBRATION when:

“We are asked to celebrate our success to date and envision
how wonderful it will be in 2012”.

CREATING THE FUTURE FROM A VIBRATION OF CELEBRATION

Unlike our modern way of thinking, which is to celebrate only after something has happened, ancient civilisations knew that the key to successfully creating anything is to celebrate the success of that new venture at the beginning- BEFORE IT MANIFESTS! This sets a positive resonance in motion that will draw success to it like a magnet.

And so it is very important to start celebrating the success of the shift in 2012 – already in the year 2011.
TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMID COMPLEX MEXICO

During this very important cosmic moment of 11.11.11 we will be at the complex of Teotihuacan pyramids north of Mexico City. Teotihuacan has always been shrouded in mystery. The original civilisation that created this magnificent complex left massive ruins, but no trace has yet been found of a writing system and very little is known for sure about its inhabitants, who were succeeded first by the Toltecs and then by the Aztecs.

The Aztecs did not live in the city, but gave Teotichuacan and its major structures their current names. They considered Teotihuacan as a “Place of the Gods” – a place where, the Aztecs believed, the current world was created and so this is the perfect place to be on the date of 11.11.11 to mark the success and triumph of a new beginning.

THE FEMININE ENERGY OF MARY MAGDALENE

We will also be connecting with the energies of Mary Magdalene during this trip as we focus on bringing back the restoration of our feminine side- our intuition, creativity and flow – and discovering clues of these in the heritage left behind by the ancient civilisations of the Maya and Aztecs when we explore the beauty of their buildings, art and layout of cities.

THE TRIP

Our journey will start at Teotihuacan at the Temple of the Sun and the Moon where we will gather to do prayer for the Earth and humanity and one minute silence at 11 minutes past 11 on 11 November 2011.

We also visit the house and museum of Frida Kahlo, one of the most influential female painters of Mexico.

The day after, we travel east to the PALENQUE ruins and its nearby waterfalls of MISOL HA and AGUAS AZUL.

Palenque is said to be central in the spiral of the feminine earth grid that is held in South America as counter part to a masculine grid that was anchored in Egypt. These Mayan ruins are incredibly beautiful and play a significant role in the maintenance of the feminine energy for our planet. Much visited by spiritual groups from all over the world, it is something worth seeing. We will also see the crystal clear and pure waters of nearby waterfalls of Misol Ha and Aguas Azul - an area of incredible beauty, purity and love.

Next we visit the Mayan ruins of TIKAL in Guatemale. Guatemale is said to hold the COSMIC HEART spiritual planetary chakra and Tikal is a treasure that is mostly undisturbed by tourists. It is one of the more hidden wonders of the Maya and holds such a pure vibration that it is very similar to the high frequency energies of Machu Picchu in Peru. No wonder that the feminine grid that splits at Palenque goes through Tikal and then moves further down through Machu Picchu and then Easter Island. Its peace and magnificence is beyond words. You will love it.

Finally we visit TULUM in Mexico, the Mayan ruins along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea. One of the best preserved coastal Maya sites, it has many famous buildings with El Castillo, the Temple of the Frescoes and the Temple of the Descending God the most significant. There is a strong energetic link between Teotihuacan and Tulum and so it is fitting to end our energetic tour of the feminine energy at the Mayan and Aztec sites here at the ruins of Tulum.

We return to Mexico City by plane for a final visit to the capital of Mexico and its historical attractions before we catch our flight back home.

ITINERARY
(subject to final details to be confirmed closer to the time)

9 November (Wednesday)
ARRIVAL IN MEXICO CITY
Arrive Mexico City International Airport MEXICO
Transfer to hotel in Mexico City
Overnight in Mexico City

10 November (Thursday)
Breakfast included
Day of resting because of altitude and jet lag (many time changes)!
*First meeting of the group
Overnight in Mexico City

11 November (Friday)

Breakfast included
*Visit to pyramid complex of TEOTIHUACAN (AZTEC)
* Important 11.11.11 earth prayer and meditation
Overnight in Mexico City

12 November (Saturday)
Breakfast included
Visit to LA CASA AZUL, FRIDA KAHLO Art Museum and artistic area
Overnight bus to Palenque

13 November (Sunday)
Arrive Palenque and settling in
*Visit to PALENQUE RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight Palenque

14 November (Monday)
*Visiting the wonderful waterfalls and waterways of Misol Ha and Aguas Azul
Overnight Palenque

15 November (Tuesday)
Travelling across Mexican border to Flores and then Tikal in Guatemale
Settling in at Tikal National Park
Overnight Tikal
16 November (Wednesday)
Breakfast included
*Visit to TIKAL RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight Tikal

17 November (Thursday)
Breakfast included
*Early morning visit to TIKAL RUINS to see sunrise from Pyramid IV
Overnight Tikal

18 November (Friday)
Breakfast included
*Day of rest and integration
*OPTIONAL: For those who are energetic you can do more hikes in the Tikal National Park or take a bird watching tour
Overnight Tikal

19 November (Saturday)
Breakfast included
Travelling back to Palenque
Overnight Palenque

20 November (Sunday)
Free day- OPTIONAL: you can return to PALENQUE RUINS for a second visit, or do some hiking in the area
Overnight bus to Cancuun

21 November (Monday)
Transfer to Tulum village and settling in
Free day to rest after long bus journey.
OPTIONAL: explore beautiful beaches such as Ana Y Jose, do snorkelling at Gran Cemotes, see spider monkeys at Punta Laguna Nature Reserve, or swim with sea turtles at Turtle Bay
Overnight in Tulum

22 November (Tuesday)
Breakfast included
*Early morning visit to TULUM RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight Tulum

23 November (Wednesday)
Breakfast included
Day of resting and integrating.
OPTIONAL: you can do some further sightseeing on your own
Overnight Tulum

24 November (Thursday)
Breakfast included
Transfer to Cancuun
Flight from Cancuun to Mexico City
Overnight Mexico City

25 November (Friday)
Breakfast included
Free day to see Mexico City

26 November (Saturday)
Breakfast included
Return flight home

(17 NIGHTS)

Retreat trip cost: R18 200

Included:
* All accommodation (x2/3 sharing) for 17 nights (9-26 November)
*Breakfasts as indicated
* All taxi/bus transfers for 17day period and transportation to sites on itinerary
* All entrance fees to sacred sites on itinerary
*Experienced trip and group facilitator Elizabeth Bardin accompanying you on trip and sacred site visits
*Eearth meditations and ceremonies
*Teaching of energy techniques at sacred sites and group energy work

Not included:
*International airfare to Mexico City (return) and any applicable airport taxes
*Airfare for flight between Cancuun and Mexico City (single) approx $180
*Lunch and suppers ($20-25 per day)
*Drinks and tipping
*Items of a personal nature
*Souveniers
*Travel and holiday insurance

PLEASE NOTE THIS TRIP IS LIMITED TO 11 PARTICIPANTS

SOME PRELIMINARY NOTES

What do I need to know about food?

Breakfasts are included in the retreat as indicated in the above itinerary. It is normally a varied buffet with some local Mexican dishes to try.

Lunch and supper are not included in the overall costing of the retreat. This is to keep the cost of the trip flexible and make it easy for each person individually to decide what they would like to eat and also how much they want to spend on food. For some people it is a priority, whereas others they would prefer to have more simple meals and spend their money on buying souveniers etc. So instead of prepaying for meals you may not like or want to have, you have the choice and you will be given ample suggestions as to where to find good local food on our visit- and to try some interesting options such as Mole (a kind of savoury chocolate!). There are a range of types of food available (from fast food to traditional) and also in terms of budget - so from experience over the years with groups, making your own choice is best and keeps it simple and enjoyable! You are able to experiment with the type of restaurants and even if on occasion don’t feel like eating out in a restaurant, some of the accommodation offer facilities for preparing your own meal from fresh produce in the local markets. This can be an interesting, authentic and enjoyable aspect of your visit to Mexico and Guatemale.

Budget on about $20-25 as an average cost per day for meals and eating out.

What is the accommodation like?
We stay in a small and very hospitable hotel in Mexico City that is very central to the old part of Mexico City and ideal for sightseeing. It has great breakfasts! In Palenque we stay in more rural bungalow accommodation that is close to the ruins- it is clean and wonderful to hear all the animals in the jungle around the area early morning and at night. The accommodation in Tikal is a small hotel inside the National Park and once again very special because it is right next to the ruins and very peaceful. The accommodation in Tulum is in a very lovely bed and breakfast hotel that is clean and well appointed. All accommodation chosen on this trip is clean, has an interesting and scenic aspect to them and there are en suite bathrooms and hot water. Be prepared to have your needs met, but nothing luxurious.

How do we travel?
We travel as a group together in an air conditioned first class bus overnight to Palenque and Cancuun. The buses in Mexico are very reliable, clean and comfortable – but be prepared for the two overnight trips that take about 12 hours with stops along the way.

We travel in smaller micro buses for our journey between Palenque and Flores/Tikal and these journeys are during the day, enabling you to see the beautiful countryside along the way.

After some long journeys by bus, we fly back from Cancuun to Mexico City at the end of the trip. This cost of approx $180 is not included in the retreat fee.

Entrance fees
All entrance tickets of the group visits mentioned in the above itinerary are included in the price of the trip, but where there are optional visits or you have a free day, the excursions are for your account.

What do I need to know about weather?
When packing it is best to bring layers that you can put on and take off. Although the trip will be in winter, the weather remains hot in Central America and best to bring clothes that light, natural and easy to dry. You will be given more information about what to pack and bring along closer to the trip. You can buy very cheap plastic ponchos there for any occasional down pour that may happen.

VISAS
If you hold a South African passport you will need a visa for Mexico, unless you have a current American visa in your passport. No visas are required for Guatemale.

Timing
The dates of the trip has been given under guidance to me as an auspicious time to go, both energetically and also taking into account the climate, something that is always important to consider when travelling in that part of the world. November is autumn/winter in Central America and so much cooler than in the middle of the year

WHAT MAKES SACRED EARTH RETREATS SO SPECIAL?

Trying to explain the phenomenal value of visiting Sacred Sites at this time of our evolution, is something I find hard to do, but here is what I believe is a good explanation given by the Mayan couple Patricia and Daniel Cardona:
“As we get closer to 2012, the energy field of Mother Earth is changing. The energy field is lightening and quickening. As the energy vibration of the planet changes so too does the energy field of each individual person need to change. As the energy vibration grows lighter and moves faster it is like being in a tornado: all those who are able to change with the energy vibration will move towards the center of the energy vibration. The space in the center of the energy vibration is quiet and peaceful. All those who are not able to change and is heavy and dense will move to the edge of the energy vibration field and experience the intensity of the energy at the outside of the energy vibration field.
I suspect that most people would rather be in the center of the energy vibration field, where it is quiet, peaceful and calm. In order to be in the center, it is necessary to change our personal energy vibration fields that surround our body. Therefore, the question is how do we change our own energy fields to go along with the changes that are occurring in the energy vibrational fields of Mother Earth?
One way to teach our own bodies energy field to vibrate along with that of Mother Earth is to work with the sacred energy sites on the planet. These sacred sites hold the keys to learning how to change our energy vibration fields.
There are sacred sites all over Mother Earth. Some of them are well known. We know they were used in the distant past, because the peoples of those times left monuments at these sites that still exist today. The pyramids of Egypt, the Sphinx, the Mayan Pyramids, Stonehenge, Mesa Verde, etc., are just a few of the well-known sacred sites. These sites hold knowledge, energy vibration and information that is still accessible today.
When we do sacred ceremony at these sites at specific times of the year (or at auspicious times also linked to the Sun and the Moon) it opens their nervous systems to previously unavailable information. Just as the frequencies and intensities of solar energy affect and change the leaves on trees at specific times of the year, solar frequencies at the vernal and autumnal equinox and summer and winter solstice (or other auspicious times) affect and change our nervous systems, allowing our energy vibrational fields to match those of the planet. These changes lead to greater connection with our universe, world and people on the planet, which are also vibrationally changing in this time of change. This greater connection to Cosmic Consciousness leads to greater knowing, which is a form of Intuition: knowing from feeling.
These changes in our nervous systems may initially be profound or subtle, but are always manifest. They manifest in unique ways in each individual depending on which physical and/or psychological blocks are present. As the blocks clear over time, a relationship with the greater consciousness becomes manifest for the individual. The individual begins to know beyond their current time frame or belief system. They come into Cosmic Consciousness.
These sacred sites hold information built into them in many ways. Buildings, temples and pyramids at these sites were constructed in certain patterns using sacred geometry to help activate the higher nervous system. Drawings and glyphs on pyramidal surfaces also represent sacred geometry as well as a form of record keeping. Meditation with sacred geometry can help the individual reawaken their body and nervous system to that of higher consciousness. As Hunbatz Men (Mayan Elder) says, "Information is stored in stone and bone." We can connect with that higher information in these sacred sites that hold that information.
Each site may have different guardians or spirit keepers who protect the site but also assist appropriate, respectful seekers. When asked for help they may help the individual bring information held at that site into their nervous system, which affects change and evolution.
The information available at these sites is not limited to any one group or school. It is truly ancient and beyond time. The New Age is really a return to Cosmic Consciousness. An opportunity to reconnect with that that is greater then the small Self, the separate Self, the Ego.”
SOME EXPERIENCES FROM PARTICIPANTS ON RECENT 2010 PERU AND EGYPT SACRED EARTH RETREATS:

Thanks for a fabulous experience in Egypt. Different from Peru- as expected- but very rewarding. Great group. I learnt a lot which will help me on my life long journey.
- Love Simon

These last two and half weeks have realised a 35 year yearning of my soul to come ‘home’ and how blessed we were to have you as our “spiritual” mentor. What a journey it has been and I thank you on all levels. Go well and keep in touch. With love and blessings - Colleen

The past two weeks have exceeded all expectations. To be truly able to tap into the energy of the sites has been remarkable. I know it has changed me forever. Thank you for your love and guidance and your belief in each and everyone of us. See you back in Pringle soon. Love and blessings – Viv

I am very grateful that I got to meet you in Egypt last year. You have really stolen a spot in my heart and become a part of the family in many ways. Thank you for the lessons I have learnt the past two weeks in Peru and for the special places you took us to! Looking forward to our reunion with the 12 special people. Love and light- Tania

Thank you for your kindness and sharing of your gifts. I enjoyed my trip immensely. See you in Cape Town, Much love – Maxine

Thank you for bringing this adventure to me. I cannot wait to see what happens next, My life will never be the same. And I know that’s a good thing, Thank you for everything -Varsha

Thank you for the adventure of a lifetime! For the awesome, enlightening moments and well as the “learning curve” moments. Take care on your journey in life. Luv – Louann

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YEW MOON MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2010

2010-12-08T22:26:00.000+02:00

YEW MOON MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 2010SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
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Lord, make me
An instrument of your Peace;
Where there is hatred
Let me sow Love;
Where there is injury
Pardon;
Where there is doubt,
Faith;
Where there is despair
Hope;
Where there is darkness,
Light;
Where there is sadness
Joy.

St Francis of Assisi

OPENING OF THE ENERGETIC PORTAL OF 10 OCTOBER 2010
On 10/10/2010 a large number of people connected with divine light to channel vibrations of new consciousness into the Earth.

I was in Egypt with a group doing a sacred plant ceremony. But what was most interesting for me was the effect the energetic portal of 10.10.2010 had on “upgrading” my physical body. Experiencing an illness that still remains rather mysterious to me, also made me realise still how much subconscious fear is warehoused in my body.

Like an arsenal full of old horror movies, my body is learning to shed, let go of fear and become more whole. And so- as is always the gift of any spiritual journey, I was awakened to the next level of healing.

And what an intense process it is for each one of us on the planet at this time of November!

THE EARTH IS HEALING TOO

Just as we are having to look at our physical ailments and issues during this very important month and time of Scorpio, so the Earth is also healing herself! Yes, she needs healing too- mostly from our human inflicted maladies that has kept her from evolving as a living conscious being- instead of dealing with our emotions, we have dumped our angers on her, instead of taking responsibility for our own lack of inner peace, we have polluted her with the terrible imprints of war.

But no more! Times are changing.

FIFTH DIMENSIONAL LIVING

Ultimately just about everything that we as a humanity have created up to now has been coming from a place of fear. It is such a part of our conditioning, we can hardly begin to understand the effect it has had on generations and generations of people.

And as the Earth moves into a higher resonance, so we are also forced to raise our vibration and deal with those blocks of fear that impede our process of evolution.

It is time to live fully without fear in our bodies - in the fifth dimension!

WHAT IS THE FIFTH DIMENSION?

Living in the fifth dimension means that we allow ourselves and our bodies to be shifted by the light to an energetic place where our hearts are completely open and therefore we cannot hurt one another- and so peace can spontaneously become an every day reality on our planet!

With our hearts open, we automatically love and respect all other cultures. We start to recognize our own magnificence and worth and begin to honour ourselves and each other, treating everyone with respect.

Moving from this feeling of constantly holding an open heart, we start to feel a real sense of brother and sisterhood and we realise that it brings with it a feeling of Oneness with all animals, plants and fellow humans. We learn to benefit and work for the common good of all- to bring worldwide fairness that alleviates all poverty and oppression – at last creating great happiness for all!!

MAKING IT REAL

I am sure that most people can relate to living with an open heart as an ideal, but the real work is to bring this choice also into our bodies and particularly, the unconscious and subconscious parts of ourselves that we can only access through having a greater sense of the Earth and our own body awareness.

I am always amazed at how many people say that they know themselves. How can that be when we are infinite beings with vast subconscious and unconscious minds! Even though we may think we “know” ourselves”, what we think we know is really just the very smallest part of ourselves- our conscious self.

Think how often in an unexpected situation you have found yourself reacting in a way that is different, or not as the person you know yourself to be. That is the subconscious and unconscious part of you that is talking to you! And there is so much more that with time will reveal itself to you…

True healing is about bring into our awareness the deeply hidden parts of us that need updating and evolution- and all those parts are warehoused in our body.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

Everywhere we read about the incredible opportunities we are being given at the moment to heal our fears and so raise our frequency – and through that affect huge change on the planet (See later on in the magazine more about the special opportunities to awaken and raise our vibration during the times of the full moon).

This is happening through special alignments between the Earth, the Sun, Moon and planets that are all creating and sending special energies to the Earth and us at this time. During this time of November when the sun is in Scorpio, we are particularly challenged (and blessed) to deal with deep seated transformation - when fallen parts of us can return to the light - and when there is death (sometimes physical) and rebirth – just like the phoenix that rises up from the ashes into a new world of light, happiness and peace.

November may be an intense time for all of us, but wow - how productive it has already been as preparation for the year of 2011 that is just around the corner.

So clear out the old, let go of your fear, start to dream…..this is a time of choices,

make the highest choices that are possible for you.

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
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THE YEW MOON CYCLE

The Yew Moon cycle at the moment is also called in the Pagan and other earth traditions as the Fire Friend Moon, the Tree Moon and the Summer’s End Moon.
The new moon started after the Samhain Dark Moon on the 5th November (also remembered as Guy Fawkes night). Mars’ northern autumn equinox was on Friday 12th November and some of you may have felt a big shift in energies then.

Full moon falls in the sign of Gemini (air sign) on Sunday 21 November with the dark moon being on Sunday, 5th December.

It is said (www.omna.org) that the qualities of this 10/10/10 energy wave are about “connection, communication, simplicity, love and loving mindfulness, enhancing our relationship with the Earth by listening to and merging our light with the Earth, and communicating with the nature kingdoms so as to be of service.

This channelled information resonates strongly with me and especially the need to create inner stillness. AND through that develop a daily meditation practice that also involves a mindfulness of the Earth- such as sitting outside in the garden or under a tree, or relating to an animal with simplicity and true heart awareness (they are so in tune with the Earth, they can teach us this!)

FULL MOON MEDITATIONS

Another strong prompting I received for this moon cycle is to talk a bit more about the relationship between the Earth and the Moon and how by working with the Moon, we are automatically also working and connecting to the Earth and her healing.

Some of you may be aware of the scientific theory that is taken quite seriously now by many that the Moon was once – very long ago!- a part of the Earth. If you look at the Moon, the striking quality of it is that it has no internal fire of its own- all the planets, stars etc have their own energy sources, but the Moon exclusively relies on the reflection of the Sun to show herself to us and the Earth. She is therefore literally like a mirror, reflecting back to us our light and also our darkness. This is why traditionally often some are afraid of the full moon, because of the deep influence that phase of the Moon has on our subconscious and unconscious minds.

On a physical level the Moon of course affects all water- the water in our bodies (linked to emotion), the oceans and the tides. All this water is part of the Earth and so when we are working with the Moon and become aware of the different phases, on some level we are working with water and therefore - once again – working with the Earth.

Every phase of the Moon has a different influence and much of this is quite complicated, but what remains true and easy to grasp is that it holds great opportunities and possibilities for us as a humanity to effect mass change for the planet.

Because of my retreats particularly in Central America, I am very interested in the Mayan teachings and predictions around 2012. Some of you may be aware of a Mayan teaching given by the living Mayan Elders in 2008 about making the most of the full moons during the time leading up to 2012. Here is a short summary of it:
The Grand Maya Itza Council explains the 52 Full Moon Project:
1. Cosmic Brothers & Sisters:
The GRAND MAYA ITZA COUNCIL feels proud to distribute this list of sacred sites(below) to all the Initiates and Workers of Light from all around the world. These sites must be used to do the work of returning of the Great Spirit in order to prevent our mother Earth from the unfortunate events foreseen to happen in the year 2012.
We the MAYA ITZA people are very aware of the bad news and disasters that are going to occur in the year 2012 as foreseen by many people. According to many of them, the world will come to an end due to phenomena like the ones mentioned in the Apocalypse of the Christian Bible.
We the Mayans who have not been cultured by the Western Culture do not agree with all the negative things our sacred calendars have been involved in. That is the main reason why we are distributing this list of sacred sites where we are planning to do our spiritual work.
Every Full Moon we are going to make a spiritual journey to every one of the sacred sites on the list, starting our first ceremony on November 13, 2008, and continuing that way until carrying out the last ceremony on December 28, 2012, which is the actual date when our Sister and Mother Moon is going to perform the big change on the mankind's mentality.
In our next communication, we are going to explain you how the ancient Mayas used to make these spiritual journeys to the ancient ceremonial centers in order to activate all the sacred sites from all around the world. This will be the best to contribute to the salvation of our Mother Earth as well as the sacred human race and all the living beings.
GRAND MAYA ITZA COUNCIL
2. I feel very grateful to our Mayan Creator Hunab K’u for having let me reincarnate to gather again with my siblings of the Maya Itza Tradition. This way, we will be able to get together as we used to do long time ago in these sacred lands where the cosmic wisdom of the Itza Light still reigns. Every Full Moon we are going to gather together in spirit at the sites of the list we previously sent to you so that our Sister Moon can remind us of the time when we stopped understanding her and the mankind got lost in the lunatic illusion we are living nowadays.
This initiatic work will be done in 52 moon cycles and after we complete the whole cycle we will be able to remember our cosmic past again.
The rituals of these spiritual journeys will be held in the following way: the rituals and journeys will be held by 5 initiate people; then the sacred site where the ritual is going to be held must be selected and then 4 of the 5 people must be placed on the four north and the other one on the south; the fifth and last person must be lying face up with his or her head pointing to the north.
The ritual is going to be held in a Full Moon night and will last a little more than an hour. The 5 initiates could be male or female and must be adults. They should also wear white clothes. When they do the ritual, their bodies and spirits must be in complete harmony.
During the ceremony, both the ritual conductors as well as the whole humankind will be asked to keep their minds clear so that our understanding ability can be illumined and we can understand the wisdom of the universal intelligence.
GRAND MAYA ITZA COUNCIL
LIST OF Full Moons (SACRED SITES, COUNTRY, DATE OF FULL MOON)
ANGKOR, CAMBODIA, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA, DECEMBER 12, 2008
BASRA, IRAQ, JANUARY 11, 2009
BLYTHE – CA, UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 09, 2009
BUNDOOMA, AUSTRALIA, MARCH 11, 2009
CAHOKIA, UNITED STATES, APRIL 09, 2009
CARNAC, FRANCE, MAY 09, 2009
COBA, MEXICO, JUNE 07, 2009
COPAN, HONDURAS, JULY 07, 2009
CUNAGUA, CUBA, AUGUST 06, 2009
CHACO CANYON, UNITED STATES, SEPTEMBER 04, 2009
CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO, OCTOBER 04, 2009
DEBRECEN, HUNGARY, NOVEMBER 02, 2009
ESFAHAN, IRAN, DECEMBER 02, 2009
GRAN PIRAMIDE, KEOPS, EGYPT DECEMBER 31, 2009
GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO, JANUARY 30, 2010
HATOR DENDERA, EGYPT, FEBRUARY 28, 2010
HELFRANTZKIRCH, GERMANY, MARCH 30, 2010
IZMIR, TURKEY, APRIL, 28, 2010
JIBHAFANTA, MONGOLIA, MAY 27, 2010
KALACMUL, MEXICO, JUNE 26, 2010
KRAPINA, CROATIA, JULY 26, 2010
KURUMAN, SOUTH AFRICA, AUGUST 24, 2010
LATAKIA, SYRIA, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
LHASA, TIBET, OCTOBER 23, 2010
LUBAANTUN, BELIZE, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
MACHU PICCHU, PERU, DECEMBER 21, 2010
MALAKAL, SUDAN, JANUARY 19, 2011
MAORI, NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 18, 2011
MEXIANA, BRAZIL, MARCH 19, 2011
MIXCO VIEJO, GUATEMALA, APRIL 18, 2011
MOUNDVILLE, - AL, UNITED STATES, MAY 17, 2011
NAMPULA, MOZAMBIQUE, JUNE 15, 2011
OLLANTAYTAMBO, PERU, JULY 15, 2011
PARANA, ARGENTINA, AUGUST 13, 2011
PIRAMIDES DE GÜIMAR, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
SERPENT MOUND, UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 12, 2011
SILBURY HILL, ENGLAND, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
SIPAN, PERU, DECEMBER 10, 2011
STONEHENGE, ENGLAND, JANUARY 09, 2012
SURAKARTA, INDONESIA, FEBRUARY 07, 2012
TAJ MAHAL, INDIA, MARCH 08, 2012
TANGER, ALGERIA, APRIL 06, 2012
TAZUMAL, EL SALVADOR, MAY 06, 2012
TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO, JUNE 04, 2012
TIHUANAKU, BOLIVIA, JULY 03, 2012
TIKAL, GUATEMALA, AUGUST 02, 2012
TONGARIYAMA, JAPAN, AUGUST 31, 2012
TUCUPITA, VENEZUELA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
UXMAL, MEXICO, OCTOBER 29, 2012
VAASA, FINLAND, NOVEMBER 28, 2012
VIJAYANAGAR, INDIA, DECEMBER 28, 2012
http://cosmicmysteries.com/closerto2012.php
I invite you to join me and many other people from all over the world who are assisting with this project to help with the activation of the above ancient ceremonial centres listed by the Maya during full moon. You can do it in meditation as a global distant healing event on the night of the full moon (ideally at 5pm GMT or otherwise whatever other time is appropriate for you - all that matters is your intent to be part of the full moon activation of the Mayan Elders who will be travelling in spirit to perform the ceremonies at the ancient ceremonial centres at that time of 5pm GMT).
I will be doing a group ceremony in Pringle Bay for the next 27 full moons that remain until December 2012 and so let me know if you are interested in joining in with me here during the next full moon on Sunday, 21st November which will be at the Mayan temple of Lubaantun- the place where the Mitchell Hedges crystal skull was discovered.
I truly believe that the Moon is our ally during this time of immense change and healing of the Earth and that we all can make a difference!
IN LOVE AND PEACE- Elizabeth xxx
WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Jupiter continues to shine brightly in the evening and early night sky and the Moon is close to it on 16th November.

Venus is also very bright at the moment, but it is in the eastern morning sky. Venus is moving quite quickly away from the Sun and will be gradually growing less bright during this moon month.

The planet Saturn is further out from the dawn. Venus and Saturn are drawing closer to each other until 18th November when Venus will turn back away from Saturn. On the 1st December the waning moon will be near Saturn and on the 2nd December is will be near Venus.

Mars is fainter in the night sky and can be seen between the planet Mercury and the sunset. There will be Leonid meteors showers around 17th November, so look out for them!

HALO AROUND OUR SUN ON 1ST NOVEMBER

Some of you may have seen this happening on 1st November when there was a halo around the sun here in South Africa - amazing!!!

22° halo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A 22° halo is a halo, one type of optical phenomenon, forming a circle 22° around the sun, or occasionally the moon. It forms as sunlight is refracted in hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. As the light beam passes through two sides of the prism forming a 60° angle, the angle of minimum deviation is almost 22° (namely, 21.84° on average; 21.54° for red and 22.37° for blue). This wavelength-dependent variation in refraction causes the inner edge of the circle to be reddish while the outer edge is bluish.[1] A 22° halo may be visible on as many as 100 days per year.[2]

A 22 degree solar halo seen in South Africa, on 1/11/2010
(photo thanks- Cecelia Amory)

A 22° Solar halo seen on the Inca Trail, Peru on 9/28/2008.

A 22° halo photographed in Guatemala

MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN

1. HERBS/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (from Helen UK):
DEAR FRIENDS
FELT IMPORTANT TO PASS ON BELOW AS IT AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH:

*EU Directive in Effect April 2011*
Total ban on all alternative healing methods and supplements

If you live in UK/ Europe or know people/ family in Europe, please help circulate this, 35 million signatures are needed-NOW!! Please visit:
www.grammasintl.com/html/products/campaigns.asp

2. CHILDREN (from Joy South Africa):
Please visit the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust Fund website, they need as many clicks today as possible, they are busy with a fund-raising drive to raise funds for the New Burn Unit. Please encourage your friends to click on the website as well.

Thank you
Joy

www.childrenshospitaltrust.org.za/about

3. WHALES (from Colleen South Africa):

Message from the Whales
“Sound carries vibration and vibration carries energy. Our form of
communication carries with it an energy of the highest form of
enlightenment and healing on the deepest level. It forms a net around us
which expands and as we move and spreads through the entire ocean. This
vibration is not restricted to the ocean. It travels deep under the earth
across the entire planet.

We connect with all life forms through our ultra-sonic sound vibration.
The bottom of the ocean is alive with energy and life. Unlike the world
outside. Your world. In your world there are still a lot of people who are
walking around dead. Just existing from one experience to the next. Never
knowing what it feels like to really LIVE with all their senses awakened and
alive. Never knowing what it feels like to really BE alive.

With the progress of the awakening of the energy (This is happening right
now), many souls will depart from this planet and some will experience the
light and grow in the light.

We are coming to the end of our existence on this planet and we are busy
preparing to leave. When we leave we will not be coming back. In what you
perceive as time it will still be a while but in our understanding of time it will
be soon.

The main lesson for anyone to learn is the lesson of “respect” With respect
comes acceptance. With acceptance comes love.

Respect yourself. Accept yourself. Love yourself.
Once you have accomplished this will you be able to respect, accept and love
all living beings around you. Including the animals, humans and plants.
Only then will you awaken and start to function in the light and be alive for
the very first time in you life.

This message is to be spread. Allow it to be shared with others. The way our
ultra-sonic vibration spreads through the universe. It is all about FEELING
the connection to ALL life forms.

It is not about secrets and keeping the knowledge inside you. It is about
letting it our and sharing it with others. As with energy it will spread.

As we hold and share the energy of the sea, the Elephants hold and share
the energy above the sea. They also hold a very powerful energy of vibration
and sound (Ultra-sonic) Their energy is very different from ours but also
just as powerful.

While we share the energy of healing and enlightenment, they share the
energy of wisdom and growth. With healing and enlightenment comes wisdom
and growth. So you can see how important it is for us to work together. As a
team. For the betterment of our planet and all who inhabit it.

Everything in life is connected.

When one is hurt or suffers it affects us all.

How many times have any of you felt depressed, ill or unhappy for no reason?
Well maybe it is not for no reason? Maybe someone on the other side of the
world is hurting and you are picking up the energy of their vibration and
being effected by it.

Move forward in confidence and truth.

Go out and ENJOY life.

EXPERIENCE life.

LIVE life with your eyes wide open.”

Channelled by Jenny Shone
I am always so relieved to be a part of the world where animals do talk and
people can hear.
It’s a magical world that EVERYONE should experience
www.animalhealing.co.za.

From Avaaz.org campaign recently:

Dear friends
There are only 300 northern right whales left, and 99% of blue whales have been wiped out. These majestic giants are endangered species, and their case is being played out across the world, time and again. In fact, one third of all life forms on the planet are on the brink of extinction.

Ironically, 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. By now, our governments were supposed to have "achieved a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss." They have failed, consistently caving to industry when given a choice between narrow profit and protecting species. Our animals, plants, oceans, forests, soils, and rivers are choking under immense burdens from over-exploitation and other pressures.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_end_of_whales/?vl

MEDITATION

COMMUNITY MEDITATIONS

“Each one of you has immense creative power, but few realise it or believe in their capabilities. Sometimes people of a like mind get together, and particularly where the purpose is for healing find an increase in their degree of success. Set up many groups and it gets even more powerful, until their intent is carried forward with a great thought form of extremely powerful energy. Just about anything can be achieved when a strong focus is directed upon the object of your thoughts. Translate that into a countrywide movement, and you have a virtually unstoppable force for good.”

The power of meditation and groups can never be overestimated. We have a regular weekly meditation group here in Pringle Bay and even when there are just a few people, one can immediately feel how much positive energy is brought into the area.

Try and see if you can create something in your community! - it may only be a small start, but you will feel incredibly rewarded.

CRYSTAL SOUND MEDITATION

For this moon month I was guided to share with you a crystal meditation of someone called Solara An-RA from the UK. Although this was originally given as a suggestion for 10.10.10, I believe it still has much relevance for the period immediately thereafter in November and so it is slightly adapted:

Crystal Sound Activation/Meditation

Clear your crystals now, the clear and rose quartz crystals you will use, by working with them energetically and clearing any psychic debris they may have picked up. Place them in clear salt from the ocean, which is still crystalline and energetically intact, and spend time each day charging them for their purpose. Communicate your desire to them, to use them for this purpose, to assist you in the crystalline activation. And of course this is a fruitless endeavour without the openness of your hearts. Open your hearts as you speak with them, so that love frequency may be amplified, within the crystalline frequency of both them and yourselves.

On the day for meditation, join in your circles, holding your crystals or carrying them on your persons, and follow this order: -

1. Open your hearts by speaking your love for both Gaia and your tribe of humans. Breathe through your prana tubes to open your hearts (and you may do a Unity Consciousness breath meditation to achieve this if you wish)

2. Sound the OM mantra for some minutes, as you send your love into the core crystal of Gaia. See Her receiving this love frequency with joy. See the crystal beds of Gaia awakening and radiating energy up through Her body into you. See the crystal skulls awakening and communicating with each other and with you.

3. Sound the AH mantra as you receive Her love and energy now, into your hearts. Feel the power of her crystalline frequency streaming into your Bodies and into your hearts. Smile as you experience this. Smile the smile of pure bliss and connection – with each other, and with your planet Terra, with whom you reconnect now.

4. Sound the EEH as you send all this love and energy, a veritable tornado force vortex of love and Light energy, into the crystalline grid of Gaia, 60 miles above your planet. This grid surrounds your planet, holding the frequency of the 5th dimension, holding the pure love of Creator and the codes which allow you to move into Unity Consciousness.

5. Now, from your circle, or from yourself, sound a word in which you send love and peace to all beings on Gaia now. This may be the word PEACE, or SHANTI, or it may be the language of Light which you remember from Atlantis. Connect with all other groups across the globe that are or have been doing the same, or spreading love frequency in their own ways, and with all those who are awakening, and with all those who are asleep.

6. Enter into silence now. Feel peace within your hearts. Know that your crystalline Light bodies are awakened through this process, and that on this day you make a great leap into your Ascension frequencies!

Your work is great, and we are with you every step of the way. Courage dear ones. We salute you. Namaste.

Love love love
www.solara.org.uk

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS
See the attached document called MOON MAGAZINE RETREATS INFORMATION NOVEMBER 2010 - there are quite a few new retreats mentioned:
DECEMBER 2010: SOUND AND MEDITATION HEALING DAY (PRINGLE BAY)
FEBRUARY 2011: MEXICO (UXMAL – MAYAN) & GUATEMALE RETREAT
APRIL 2011: MACHU PICCHU, PERU RETREAT
JULY 2011: BODHI KHAYA RETREAT, SOUTH AFRICA
NOVEMBER 2011: MEXICO (TULUM- MAYAN) & GUATEMALE 11:11:11 RETREAT

SACRED EARTH RETREATS ©PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international- 028 273 8277 localmobile: (0027) 783716343 international- 0783716343 local
This magazine’s stated intention is to be for the highest Good of All and to harm no one.“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”__________________________________________________________

UPCOMING RETREATS SEPTEMBER 2010

2010-09-26T15:50:00.003+02:00

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
MEXICO & GUATEMALE
1-18 FEBRUARY 2011
TRAVEL TO A PLACE OF PEACE:

PALENQUE WATERFALLS, TIKAL & UXMAL RUINS

Awe - inspiring visits to the Peace Temples of the ancient Mayans, including the ruins of TIKAL Guatemale, the Magician’s pyramid of UXMAL of Yucatan Mexico, the waterfalls of PALENQUE Mexico and the Aztec pyramid complex of TEOTIHUACAN near Mexico City – during the extraordinary time of 2011 which marks the final lead up to a quantum leap for humanity in 2012. A shamanic journey into the Soul of the Mayan and Aztec civilisations that you will never forget!

COST: R16 000

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bardin
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
http://www.arthurianschool.com/
info@arthurianschool.com
Tel 028-273 8277
Cell 078 371 6343

BACKGROUND

It is said that we lost most of our genetic memory when the Earth’s magnetic field started to falter during the times of Lemuria and Atlantis. And so it has been a long and tedious journey of remembering our true origins and reclaiming our lost power.

Much has been written about crystal skulls. Supposedly buried in the Earth, it is said that they will help us to restore such genetic memory, now to be used wisely for our evolution through the heart. Many believe them to have been hidden in Southern America, waiting to be found at a time when we are ready to receive this ancient knowledge of our origins and when we are ready to assume the responsibility of being the true caretakers of our Earth.

For those of you who are privileged enough to be the guardian of a crystal skull - big or small - you will now the mystery and magic of these amazing crystals and also their general fascination that is so well deserved.

What do they signify? Some say death and that they were used as shamanic tools for transitions into other worlds. This may be so, but what are the keys that they now hold for our future?

I am a grateful caretaker of a blue obsidian skull that has travelled with me to many places in the world and what the skull has taught me so far- and I am sure there are infinitely more information to be shared in times to come, is that it is helping me to “revive” my genetic memory. And never has the skull been as powerful as since my last visit with it to the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan Mexico earlier this year. As if receiving a power boost, it has awakened so strongly, it is quite incredible. Maybe it also has something to do with the times we are living in- with the vibration of the Earth and our bodies re-igniting a flame that has not been accessible before…

Whatever it is, I am in awe of the power of evolution that is being awakened in South and Central America. Many keys lie here, waiting to be found and I am being asked to invite you to become part of the process- a living, breathing part of the Earth’s awakening! COME AND JOIN ME ON A TRIP TO MEXICO AND GUATEMALE.

THE TRIP

The trip to Mexico and Guatemale will focus on four main temples:

The pyramid complex of Teotihuacan- north of Mexico City and holding a strong Aztec heritage. Here you will see and experience the power of the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Moon.

The Palenque ruins and its nearby waterfalls of Misol Ha and Aguas Azul. Palenque is said to be central in the spiral of the feminine grid that is held in South America as counter part to a masculine grid that was anchored in Egypt. These Mayan ruins are incredibly beautiful and play a significant role in the maintenance of the feminine energy for our planet. Much visited by spiritual groups from all over the world, it is something worth seeing and experiencing…

The Mayan ruins of Tikal in Tikal National Park Guatemale is probably a place where I could live full time! Undisturbed by tourists, it is one of the hidden treasures of the world and has a purity of energy that is just like that of Machu Picchu in Peru. No wonder that the feminine grid that splits at Palenque goes through Tikal and then moves further down through Machu Picchu and then Easter Island. Its magnificence is beyond words. You will love it.

Uxmal Ruins in the Yucatan part of Mexico carries a peace that is tangible, even just thinking about it. It has a serenity and telepathic quality of peace that is hard to explain in ordinary language. The Pyramid of the Magician is an awesome feature of these ruins that holds many mysteries to uncover. Linked to the crystal skulls, it is also very much linked to our future.

TIMING
The dates of the trip in February has been guided as an auspicious time to go, both energetically and taking into account the climate, something that is always important to consider when travelling in that part of the world.

If you are interested in exploring ancient civilisations and the anchoring of Christ consciousness for our evolution, this is the time and the places for you to visit!

ITINERARY
(subject to final details to be confirmed closer to the time)

1 February (Tuesday) ARRIVAL IN MEXICO CITY
Arrive Mexico City International Airport MEXICO (for South Africans, Johannesburg/Cape Town – Madrid/Paris - Mexico City)
Transfer to hotel in Mexico City
Overnight in Mexico City

2 February (Wednesday)
Day of resting because of altitude and jet lag (many time changes)!
*First meeting of the group
Overnight in Mexico City

3 February (Thursday)
*Visit to pyramid complex of TEOTIHUACAN (AZTEC)
Overnight bus to Palenque

4 February (Friday)
Arrive Palenque and settling in
*Visit to PALENQUE RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight Palenque

5 February (Saturday)
*Visit to waterfalls of Misol Ha and Agua Azul
Overnight Palenque

6 February (Sunday)
*Day of integration (group meeting to discuss and work with experiences)
(OPTIONAL: For those who are energetic, you can return to PALENQUE RUINS or take a beautiful hike along the area)
Overnight Palenque

7 February (Monday)
Travelling across Mexican border to Tikal in Guatemale
Settling in at Tikal National Park
Overnight Tikal

8 February (Tuesday)
*Visit to TIKAL RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight Tikal

9 February (Wednesday)
*Visit to TIKAL RUINS and ceremony
Overnight Tikal

10 February (Thursday)
*Day of integration (group meeting to discuss and work with experiences)
Overnight Tikal

11 February (Friday)
Travelling back to Palenque
Overnight Palenque

12 February (Saturday)
Travelling to Merida and transfer to Uxmal
Overnight in Uxmal

13 February (Sunday)
*Visiting and exploring the wonder of UXMAL RUINS (MAYAN)
Overnight in Uxmal

14 February (Monday)
*Second visit to UXMAL RUINS- MAGICIANS PYRAMID
Overnight Uxmal

15 February (Tuesday)
Day of integration and learning
Overnight Uxmal

16 February (Wednesday)
Transfer to Merida
Flight from Merida to Mexico City
Overnight Mexico City

17 February (Thursday)
Free day to do sightseeing in Mexico City

18 February (Friday)
Return flight home

(17 NIGHTS)

Retreat trip cost: R16 000 /$2150/ £1450

Included:
* All accommodation (x2/3 sharing) for 17 nights (1-18 February)
* All breakfasts (17)
* All taxi/bus transfers for 17day period and transportation to sites on itinerary
* All entrance fees to sacred sites on itinerary
*Experienced trip and group facilitator Elizabeth Bardin accompanying you on the trip and sacred site visits
* All earth meditations and ceremonies
*Teaching of shamanic techniques at sacred sites and group energy work with crystals

Not included:
*International airfare to Mexico City (return) and any applicable airport taxes
*Airfare between Merida and Mexico City (single) approx $160
*Lunch and suppers ($15-20 per day)
*Drinks and tipping (tipping is not expected but in a
poor country much appreciated)
*Items of a personal nature
*Souveniers
*Travel and holiday insurance

WHAT MAKES SACRED EARTH RETREATS SO SPECIAL?

EXAMPLES OF SOME EXPERIENCES FROM PARTICIPANTS ON PERU AUGUST 2010 SACRED EARTH RETREAT TRIP:

These last two and half weeks have realised a 35 year yearning of my soul to come ‘home’ and how blessed we were to have you as our spiritual mentor. What a journey it has been and I thank you on all levels. Go well and keep in touch. With love and blessings - Colleen

The past two weeks have exceeded all expectations. To be truly able to tap into the energy of the sites has been remarkable. I know it has changed me forever. Thank you for your love and guidance and your belief in each and everyone of us. See you back in Pringle soon. Love and blessings – Viv

I am very grateful that I got to meet you in Egypt last year. You have really stolen a spot in my heart and become a part of the family in many ways. Thank you for the lessons I have learnt the past two weeks in Peru and for the special places you took us to! Looking forward to our reunion with the 12 special people. Love and light- Tania

Thank you for your kindness and sharing of your gifts. I enjoyed my trip immensely. See you in Cape Town, Much love – Maxine

It has been an absolute pleasure knowing you and a privilege to be part of your group on an amazing journey. Thank you for everything. Love you – Gill

Thank you for bringing this adventure to me. I cannot wait to see what happens next, My life will never be the same. And I know that’s a good thing, Thank you for everything -Varsha
Thank you for the adventure of a timetime! For the awesome, enlightening moments and well as the “learning curve” moments. Take care on your journey in life. Luv – Louann

I have laughed and I have cried more in this adventure than probably in a lifetime. It has at times been rougher than expected and at times better than I could have possibly envisaged. Thank you! – Kantha

I am so grateful that I made the choice to join you on what has been a most magical trip. Thank you for all your love, support, insights and wisdom. This has been a life changing 6 weeks in Peru and my time with you and the group was amazing and so very significant. Much love from John and myself Denise.

Also:
OTHER SACRED EARTH RETREATS:

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
ANCIENT EGYPT
8-20 OCTOBER 2010
(Opening of portal 10/10/2010)

UNLOCK THE PURITY OF YOUR HEART

Guided visits to the sacred sites of ancient Egypt, including the capital of the Old Kingdom, Memphis, the Temple of Isis near Luxor, the Botanical Gardens of Aswan, the Valley of the Kings and Queens, and the Pyramids of Chephren and Cheops, and a San Pedro healing plant ceremony – all during the extraordinary times of 10/10/2010.

COST: R18 100

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FULL ITINERARY CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bardin and Monica Cromhout
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
http://www.arthurianschool.com/
info@arthurianschool.com
Tel 028-273 8277 / Cell 078 371 6343
SPECIAL NOTE:
We are staying on the amazing SONESTA MOON GODDESS cruise ship and still have two spaces left - if you feel an last minute impulse to join us on this trip to Egypt, please let us know!!

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MACHU PICCHU PERU APRIL 2011

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
MACHU PICCHU
PERU
2011 COSMIC HEART AWAKENING JOURNEY:
Learning how to Evolve and find your Life Path
3-16 APRIL 2011
(the Star- Tarot)

GUATEMALE AUGUST 2011

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth and building a new future
ANCIENT MAYANS
GUATEMALE
2011 COSMIC HEART AWAKENING JOURNEY:
2-19 AUGUST 2011
(the Aeon - Tarot)

Please email Elizabeth for more information xxx
info@arthurianschool.com

VINE MOON MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2010

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VINE MOON MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 2010
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
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IN HONOUR OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY 21 SEPTEMBER

It was raining.

I was surprised. It is only August- spring must be coming early this year! And I was thinking about my advice to the group before the trip not to bring raincoats along….

I always like it raining when I go to Machu Picchu- I am not quite sure why. Maybe because of the mystery- getting into the bus with no idea of where we are going. Feeling the bus winding its way up and up the mountain, but no view to see what is waiting. And hundreds of people doing the same even though we got up so early!

Blindly following an urge that is so strong and yet one cannot understand.

As if in another world…..

The mists were gathering around the mountains. We could not even see the main mountain Huyna Picchu. Then we stopped to greet Puticushi mountain. How this must have looked to the first explorers that came here so very high up in the mountains! How they must have been amazed when the sun started rising.

I could hear something in my ears- a kind of buzzing and then- emotion. Streams of tears were trickling down my cheeks- for no particular reason. Other than that I was once again here.

There was peace in my heart.

I HAD RETURNED.

(written 26 AUGUST 2010)
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Hi everyone!

WHAT IS PEACE?

“Peace is not something you wish for - it is something you make, something you do, something you are, something you give. Peace starts within and radiates into the world. The peace we create within ourselves creates the emergence of peace outside ourselves. Be the peace you wish to see in the world: extend more kindness, respect others, show more appreciation, offer your care, open your heart, be generous, have more compassion, this peace day and everyday. Let peace be our heritage. Om Shanti”

Some of you may have watched the beautiful peace video on U Tube for International Peace Day. What a wonderful concept to focus on at this time, bringing peace to our world, especially to the areas where there are so many wars and fighting and so many lives being broken and lost.
http://www.heartmath.org/templates/ihm/articles/landing/peace-day/2010/index.php

PEACE IN TIMES OF IMMENSE CHANGE

At this time it is hard to keep that focus on peace within one’s own personal life. There is so much happening that manages to pull us out of the zone of peace- our own judgements of people and situations that come from years - and even generations - of conditioning of fear. The challenging energies of people around us that we come into contact with from day to day. The volatility of the weather. All of what we are bombarded with on the media and other outside influences. Somehow they all seem to conspire in drawing us into the dramas of life that are far too stressful, negative and overwhelming! Will there ever be peace?!!

One just wants to crawl into a cave and hide from it all….needing some safe haven to stay centred, sane and peaceful in it all!

DESCENDING INTO THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES

The only space that is giving me an anchor to lean on at the moment, is to take myself and my body deeper and deeper into the peacefulness of the Earth. Whether that is actually travelling to ancient places of peace such as Machu Picchu, or being in my garden at home, or visualising myself being somewhere in nature – I feel the need more and more to connect deeply with the Earth.

And stay there!

And with that I have been shown how the Ancient people also used this knowledge of the Earth’s power and especially their pyramids to stabilise and heal their energies during times of change. It is an old memory that we all have.

Pyramids were built on the surface of the Earth, but what was far more important, was what was happening with the Earth on the inside. Underneath the pyramids huge chambers were built where the Ancients would go or travel to- in their bodies to find their peace connection to the Earth and her soul.
If you think about it, it all makes sense. Our experience of the Earth is mostly superficial- we live on the surface, have a surface perception of everything about the Earth. And yet - when we are able to go deeper into the Earth, something important changes!

Our resonance automatically changes.

Science measures this as a change in temperature, humidity and other physical changes, but most importantly, there is a change in our own energy bodies and consciousness.

While most people talk about us ascending as a humanity, a voice in me says, no, we are busy descending! We are becoming more part of the Earth and although it may sound strange, we can then hold a much higher vibration within the density of our bodies.

Pay attention to different people’s ideas about their burial. Often there is a strong need to be buried in the Earth and maybe this is coming from an ancient wisdom of knowing that if we go deeper into the Earth we are getting closer to enlightenment!

This is an interesting concept for me who always wanted to be cremated. And it certainly makes sense when we look at the Tombs of Egypt and other cultures, where the pharaoh or king was given the privilege of entering the Earth and staying there for the afterlife. Somehow this was a key to moving through into a higher vibration – to enable one to go home to the Soul.

I truly believe that one of the keys for coping with all the changes that are happening energetically to our Earth as it becomes more and more part of the bigger picture, is for us humans to become more grounded and connected with the Earth (see also the Earth meditation given below as a suggestion of some ways to do this at the moment). As the vibration of the Earth is increasing and the electromagnetic field around the Earth and also our bodies weakens, the only way forward is for us to descend deeper into our bodies and the Earth!

Otherwise the higher frequencies and resonance of the changes will just be too uncomfortable for our bodies and it will become increasingly difficult for us to stay balanced and become more peaceful in our worlds.

It may be a frightening concept for some, but earth time is catching up with what is whizzing around us already at lightening speed!

YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH

I would suggest it is time to pay attention to your relationship with the Earth- how much are you grounded and how much are you paying attention to your body at the moment? The better you feel physically and the more peaceful you are, the more you will realise that you have created a good and meaningful personal relationship with the Earth.

The opportunities are all ours to have, as we uncover a new, better and more peaceful world…
With blessings of Love Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”

THE VINE MOON CYCLE

Also called the Blood Berry Moon with the equinox full moon having been on the 23rd September in the sign of Aries. You will have seen the wonderful site of the full moon rising with the very bright planet Jupiter on that night. Dark moon will be on the 7th October in the sign of Libra.

WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Some of you will know about the combined influence that the planet Saturn (dealing with structures and authority) has had with the planet Uranus (dealing with sudden change and lightening speed). This ended at the beginning of September after a two year period with the influence of Saturn becoming less noticeable. If you look back over the last two years, you will notice how this has affected structures like our governments, the stock exchanges and financial worlds to bring about more responsibility- often through sudden and shocking change.

What is now starting to happen, is an influence of the planet Pluto –the ruler of deep healing and transformation by bringing things to the surface. Not a pleasant process, but Pluto teaches us to accept death, endings and transformation from one form into the other. But in this process the planet Jupiter- the planet bringing good luck, abundance and expansion is also growing stronger. Through being able to go deep into often unpleasant issues, we are able to transform them and bring an expansion of abundance and freedom. Well worth it, but it requires willingness – willingness to acknowledge and look at what is, and what needs to transform.

And it is time to stay focused- focused on what we want and what we can create. Nothing else is really important. It just takes us away from a path of moving forward and of having less fear.

Time to move away from our own negativity and allowing the negative emotions of ourselves to dominate our lives.

We have all the tools we need.

Message from Mother Mary
http://spiritspeaksblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/my-mary.jpg
There is a need for many of you to start to pay closer attention to what you are thinking each day. For many of the challenges that you are currently facing actually start within your thoughts.
When you think “Yes I can” then you create the energy of being able to do whatever you choose to do. You create a sort of positive energy vortex that supports you in whatever it is that you are doing. You open the door to support and assistance from the spirit realms as you set this positive intention into motion.
If you face a task thinking, “No I cannot”, then just the opposite happens. You set the energy of not being able to do what you are thinking about doing and no spiritual assistance comes to your aid because you have just set the intention that you cannot and will not do something.
Don’t be fooled by how you phrase your thoughts, “I can’t”, “I won’t”, “I am not capable” all set the same tone and intention of not bringing what you want into being.
We recognize that for many of you that what is behind these negative thoughts is actually fear. You use “I can’t, I won’t, I am not capable” as a cover for this fear – most often the fear of what might happen if you actually do what you are thinking about doing.
Your fears and your thoughts work together as a sort of protective mechanism for you. It is like you are attempting to save yourself the possibility of pain by not even trying. And I want to say that again, you are saving yourself the possibility of pain.
And what is a possibility? Another thought. It is the thought that because something happened in the past, it might just happen again in the future if you dare to take the risk and do that which you have fear of doing.
It all comes down to your thoughts. That is the block for most of you, just distorted thinking, something that you learned to do as a child to maintain a level of safety as a child.
The difference is that you are now adults, living in a different situation with so many more skills and resources than you had as a child. The risk of the same thing happening again that happened in the past is so remote that there is no reason to have any fear. It is highly unlikely that the same thing would ever happen again, and if it does, you are well equipped to deal with the situation – and – now you know you have abundant help from the spiritual realms.
So, we say, it is time to move forward into doing what you came here to do. You need not let distorted thinking stop you from pursuing any dream that you have. What you are passionate about IS your soul work that you are being called to do through the feeling of passion.
So, how to get over this block of distorted thinking. It’s really quite simple, change your thoughts. And while it may be a challenge for some to change your thoughts right away, you all CAN change what you speak about and what you write about.
You may be thinking, “I can’t do that” but you can get around this protective mechanism by saying out loud or writing down. I can do that – or better still – I am doing that. Just this simple shift changes everything.
At first is may feel scary or difficult and that is where we in spirit come in. When you have that feeling just add the word “Help” to your statement and help is on it’s way. You can change your statement to “I am doing that and I am getting help from my guides and angels.”
That is all it takes my friends. Just a simple shift in what you say to yourself. Try this when you feel afraid of doing something and see what happens. We are here to help and you all have the gifts and abilities to do so many amazing things to change your life and the planet. It’s time to get on with your work – No more excuses.
Blessings, Mary, your divine mother.

MATTERS OF CONCERN

INVICTA FOUNDATION FOR TROOPS IN UK

In line with the topic of Peace, here is an extract from an email I received from my dear friend Dawn in the UK:

“My best friend who I've known for 20 years now, her son was serving out in Afghan clearing IED's...(land mines) and he lost both his legs 9 weeks ago, so that was pretty tough going, he is only 20 bless him. But through it all he has stayed very positive and is making excellent progress, his just gone off to Headley court for rehab.....his parents and I have set up the Invicta foundation, which supports injured troops and the long- term aim is to build modified homes for them so they can stay with there families after discharge from Queen Elizabeth hospital before going to Headley court, as not many are wheel chair friendly.....to help raise funds I'm doing a sponsored tandem skydive...I think I have finally lost the plot.....lol.
This is the link to my skydive page https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/dawnmeadows13 which gives some info and where people can sponsor me, so if you know anyone that would be kind enough please pass it on.The website is now being build although we do have a face book page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/The-Invicta-Foundation/151268441551883?ref=ts it has upcoming events, where to get t-shirts etc. We have to raise £5000 before we can register as a charity but its going well and we are getting there”

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK:

TAKE ACTION HERE NOW:
http://forests.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=tanzania_serengeti
The government of Tanzania has approved a major commercial highway across Serengeti National Park. The northern Serengeti – located near the Kenya border – is the most remote and pristine area in the Park’s entire ecosystem. Serengeti National Park's locally and globally significant ecosystem is driven by migration of wildebeest, elephant and zebra; and will be utterly devastated by the plan, as will be local livelihoods and well-being. There is a growing local and international support network protesting the project, and together we should be able to ensure it never commences.

MEDITATION
Note: this may look deceptively simple, but as with all things in life, the more simple, the more powerful and also you are working with powerful intentions.

Meditation

Find a seat somewhere where you are able to be still and relax.

As you start to relax, close your eyes and imagine the running sound of water- it may be a stream that is gently flowing past where you are sitting, a waterfall you are next to - anything that reminds you and your body of water.

Now consciously start to relax your body:

And as you relax, you imagine that you are feeling a gentle pressure or energy in your third eye (between the eyebrows) and imagine that with your intention you are using it like a light to shine on all the different parts and organs of your body- just relaxing and letting go:

First start to relax and focus on your scalp and the top of your head. Relax.

Relax even your hair and your skull consciously.

Next relax your whole face, starting from the top of your forehead, down to the eyebrows, the eyelids, the inside of the eyes, the lashes.

Next the side of your face, your temples, the ears, the earlobes, your inner ears, your cheeks, your nose, the inside of the nose.

Imagine all of these parts of your body starting to getting heavier and heavier, more and more relaxed and warm.

Now take your attention to your lips, your mouth, the inside of your mouth, your tongue, your teeth, the back of the mouth. Next your chin, your jaw- just feel it all relaxing and softening.

You and your body are totally safe.

Now move gently further down - into the neck, the back of the skull where the atlas joins the skull, the vertebrae going down the neck at the back, your psychic gate at the top of the shoulders, your throat in the front. Just relaxing and letting go.

Next move down from the shoulders into the arms. The upper arms, releasing any tension in the arms, the elbows, moving down into the lower arms, the wrists, the hands, all the little bones and muscles in the hands, the fingers, the nails, the fingertips, the palms of the hands. Just relaxing and letting go.

Feeling this gentle relaxation moving further down through the body into the torso- relaxing the lungs, all the small blood vessels of the lungs, into the physical heart, the chambers of the heart, the pumps of the heart, the arteries, moving down to the diaphragm, the stomach, all the muscles, the lining of the stomach – just relaxing the body and letting go.

Moving with your thought through the lower abdomen- the small intestine, the large intestine, the internal organs- the kidneys, the liver, the spleen and pancreas- all of them and all the millions of cells in them relaxing, getting heavier and just letting go.

Moving down into the sexual organs, relaxing the bladder, the anus, the hips and all the muscles around them- feeling them all softening and just letting go.

Next take your focus to your upper legs, the back of the upper legs, the front of the upper legs, the knees, all the small muscles and bones in the knees, moving down to the lower legs, the calves, the ankles, the feet, the top of the feet, the toes, the toe nails, the soles of the feet.

Feel your whole body being completely relaxed and safe and warm.

Imagine that you are standing at a beautiful staircase and that there are 10 steps going down. You feel very comfortable, there is a railing along the side and you start climbing down.
Taking the first step- one. Going deeper and deeper into yourself and your body.

Taking the next step- two. Going down

Taking the next step- three. Feeling heavier and heavier each time you are stepping down.
Taking the fourth step- four. Moving deeper and deeper into yourself- totally relaxed and safe in your body.

Taking the next step- five. You are now deeper in your body than ever before.

Next step- six! Deeper and deeper still.

Stepping down the next step – seven. Each time you are stepping down, you are getting closer and closer to a beautiful chamber.

Taking the next step- Eight. Deeper and deeper.

Nine. Taking the next step down, feeling very relaxed and open.
Ten.

You are now deep down in a chamber and as you look around you, you see that it is covered in beautiful gold. And there is a golden bright light that is shining in this chamber.

You feel very safe and protected and as you imagine yourself standing there, you become aware of the presence of an Earth Guide.

This guide loves you totally and unconditionally and has come to help you.

Feel the energy of this guide and how it soothes you. You feel incredibly peaceful and happy in their presence.

Imagine sitting down and staying there in the chamber for a while- and as you are just sitting there, you become more and more aware of how your resonance and energy is changing. You feel very star connected but still very aware of being in your body.

It is as if you are very deep inside the Earth.
Now slowly start to call yourself back again. Thank your guide for being with you and helping you to change your energy to a higher resonance and peace.

Then imagine that you start to climb up the staircase again- VERY SLOWLY.
And as you are coming up, your body is still feeling very comfortable and safe- you are becoming more and more aware of present time, feeling refreshed and revitalised and alive to everything around you:

TEN – NINE – EIGHT – SEVEN – SIX – FIVE – FOUR – THREE – TWO – AND ONE…

Now slowly start to open your eyes when you feel you are ready.

Drink some water and pay attention to how your body is feeling, try to stay calm, open and relaxed.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS

Please see the attached document called MOON MAGAZINE RETREATS INFORMATION SEPTEMBER 2010!

SACRED EARTH RETREATS ©PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international- 028 273 8277 localmobile: (0027) 783716343 international- 0783716343 localThis magazine’s stated intention is to be for the Highest Good of All, and to harm no one.“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”

JULY 2010 HOLLY MOON MAGAZINE

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HOLLY MOON MAGAZINE
JULY 2010SACRED EARTH RETREATS© Before printing this, please consider the environment!Note: This magazine is intended for the sharing of information about the Earth, so please feel free to pass it on, or if you want to be removed from the circulation list, just send an email reply to info@arthurianschool.com with the word “unsubscribe” in the heading. Thank you.

IN MY SOUL
In
my soul
there is a temple, a shrine,
a mosque, a church
where I kneel.

Prayer should bring us to an altar
where no walls or names exist.

In
my soul
there is a temple a shrine, a mosque,
a church

that dissolve, that
dissolve in
God.

(Rabia, Sufi)

The traditional African philosophy of Ubuntu that essentially says,
"No person is an island."

The essence of being human is that we cannot exist in isolation.
It speaks about our interconnectedness. We cannot be human all byourselves, and when we have this quality of Ubuntu,
we are known for ourgenerosity.When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.

Hi everyone!

DISSOLVING INTO ONENESS

I am sure that many of you have been feeling the speeding up of the Earth’s energy since the solar eclipse that happened on 11th July and for those of you who have been wondering what the buzzing is in your bodies, or that things just seem much more chaotic than ever before, it is the energy effect of this eclipse that is now starting to translate into our bodies and the physical plane.

In ancient times, eclipses were rightly “feared” because it brought mighty kings and empires to the fall and everything, but everything changed dramatically over a period of time thereafter.

During the last eclipse, bands of old consciousness were removed from the Earth’s centre and we are now able to move more freely from one dimension to the other-
The ability to merge and feel unity with everything and everyone!

And with that there is more and more evidence of our world shifting.

Those of you who have been following the Gulf of Mexico crises will have seen the upheavals caused - not only environmentally, but also politically and economically, with BP reeling from the impact in a way that was almost unthinkable before. And how wonderful to witness the united feeling of so many to do something about it together!

Everything is shifting - beyond what has happened before and there is a tremendous drive for personal freedom. It is as if everything is expanding, and if you have the ability to clairvoyantly see the Earth’s energy field, you will notice a magnificent expansion of her light body beyond what is comprehensible to our normal thinking minds. Yet at the same time there is a feeling of stability and progress, of things being much more stable and easy than before.

With the opening and expansion of the Earth energy field there has also been an expansion of our hearts- the two have to go hand in hand and so you may also been feeling a vulnerability that at times may be uncomfortable and emotional but is so absolutely necessary for us to merge and grow into a very real experience of our oneness with everyone and everything around us.

Only if we are able to blur our boundaries of who we think we are, are we able to connect and feel the oneness of the Heart. And so it is only through this energetic opening of our Hearts that we CAN feel our total interconnectedness to everything.

We are truly being drawn together as our consciousness expands at exactly the same time. A type of push and pull effect that helps us to become more enlightened and open.

ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS OF THE PAST

And as we race forward towards a more enlightened and enlightening world, we are also being drawn closer to the ancient civilisations that had always lived like this before.

It makes sense- they have done it - we are now doing it now - too.

We are shape shifting ourselves and our worlds into new realities that match the high frequencies of the past. We are at a point where it is possible to do the “impossible”.

SHAPE SHIFTING INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE

The South American shamans are known for their extraordinary abilities. Not all shamans are shape shifters, but those who are, have mastered the art of living consciously in Oneness. They KNOW that ultimately everything that we see as separate from us, is really a reflection or part of us and so - the bat that flies in the jungle is also the human walking there, the stone that lies in the river is also the girl that looks at her reflection in the water.

What keeps us from consciously becoming that bat, or that stone is simply our belief that we are separate and also the fear that we have of becoming lost when we shape shift and “lose” our old identity.

It comes from us judging one thing or experience to be better (or worse) than another and so we alienate ourselves from having the richness of many different ways of being.

The story is often told of a Chinese wrestler who could not perform in public. Taught by his master to “dream” himself into becoming the rolling waves of the sea, he became invincible and many opponents described themselves as having the sensation of “drowning” in defeat. And the seeming impossible act of cutting with a karate chop through a block is just another example of the art of shape shifting and understanding that all is One.

Someone was telling me recently how it is known that many souls are still caught inside the Great Wall of China. This happened when Initiates suddenly realised that they were able to shape shift and literally become part of the wall! And instead of moving through the wall, the shock froze them with fear – and so they became stuck in the Wall.

Yet at this time of our evolution it is precisely what we are being asked to do:

To shape shift!

No, not so much on a physical level although surely that is possible and can happen, but more on a level of changing our identity. Moving from one kind of career to another that is more honouring of the Earth, moving from one country to another to be of assistance there, transforming one way of being that we are used to into another – shape shifting our thoughts from one way of thinking to another.

We are all shape shifters in some way or another, we just don’t see it that way and what I find the most useful about looking at my life as many shape shifts that I made, is that it gives me a sense of there being a purpose to it all, instead of viewing those experiences just as failures.
Why are we in the Western World so obsessed and afraid of failure?
It is just a shape shift that we went through and that we can learn from! It is no better or worse, just different! Judging the experience and ourselves as a failure, stops us from being in acceptance and staying in the flow.

And – in any event, ultimately there is one shape shift that we ALL HAVE TO LEARN TO DO - DEATH!

The Ancient Egyptians were masters of studying the art of shape shifting and particularly of the shape shift of moving into a different form of reality called the after life. Look at all the mummies and royal tombs - and even their huge and magnificent sculptures could be said to be part of some form of shape shifting- as if the spirit of the person shape shifted into a physical sculpture and literally became it.

Some of you may notice “faces” in the mountains or environment- another form of shape shifting. It holds the energy of something that has changed itself into another form.

Because shape shifting is really the ability we have to consciously move energy from one form into another.

The Mayans knew this- they simply shape shifted into a new reality and left no trace behind!

SHAPE SHIFTING OUR WORLD

Having just gone through the magnificent experience of SouthAfrica hosting the World Cup, it occurred to me that South Africans achieved an amazing shape shift of identity- to change their old identity of being separate from the world into a new one where they are embraced and worthy of it. Wow!

Do you have issues in your personal life, work environment, global perspective that you just cannot solve?

Look no further, we have been given the answers! You need to shape shift and become that block, that issue, that system that oppresses you and limits your freedom - move your focus into it without judgement and embrace the experience- feel it, be it - and then you are ready: to consciously and with intention move a new awareness into it - to shape shift what is there, into something quite new.

There is nothing that you cannot do. It is all to do with energy.

With Love Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE MOON CYCLE OF JULY & AUGUST
We have just had the full moon in Aquarius on the 25th July (Sunday) and the moon will now be waning and losing light until the 8th August (the dark moon).

This cycle of the Moon that started on the 12th July is called the Holly Moon, the Claim Song Moon and Lightning Moon in the Celtic tradition.

The last full moon is called in the pagan tradition “Lunasa” Full Moon which is traditionally the start of the harvest, a season of ripening, transformation and peace. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the height of summer when the Earth is most alive –so you over there wallow in the warmth of the sun and the greenness of the Earth!

Lunasa is also known as the feast of the Celtic god Lugh- the king who distributes riches and creates equality: a coming together of people from far and wide. At Silbury Hill in the UK, a mound of the Earth that is 4500 years old, people would gather round to symbolically watch the mound – seen as the pregnant earth goddess- give birth to the start of the harvest.

The 22nd of July is called Saint Mary Magdalene’s Day in the Christian tradition.

On the 6th of August it is once again the anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Meditate on peace for the world.

The Maya calendar dates that fall from 23rd July – 26th August are said to be especially powerful, especially the period 17-26th August. During this time:
“The volatile energies will be lessened when we use our light and energy for service and raising the collective consciousness regarding the unity and oneness of all life.- Alunajoy”
WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

Three planets have been dancing in the sky: Venus, Mars and Saturn in the western evening sky. You can watch their dance each evening, as the triangle they make gradually changes shape.

On 31st July Mars passes south of Saturn and on 6th August the planet Mercury is furthest out from the sun in the evening sky, best seen by us in the southern hemisphere.

On the 8th August, Venus passes south of Saturn, with Mars nearby. As the three planets set, Jupiter rises over in the east and dominates the sky for the rest of the night. The Moon is nearby on 30th July.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Mexico Gulf:

Thanks to everyone who forwarded to me the meditation from Dr Emoto to do with water- and for those who have not received it, here is some information that came from Linda Tucker of the White Lions (thanks to Tatiana who forwarded this to me!)

So much still has to be done and what the Gulf crises has also focused our attention on, is the general neglect and pollution of our seas and waters nearby- right where we live….

Place a glass of the purest water available to you over the representation of Mother Earth, and put a droplet of your saliva on your finger then into this water, while holding your intention of loving protection for Mother Earth, her precious creatures, and all-important water systems.
(For those not aware that water is telepathic, kindly familiarize yourself with the water experiments of Dr Masaru Emoto et al)
Change the water in the glass daily, but hold your intention and prayer constant.
The message from the White Lion, the White Buffalo and the other ‘prophetic animals’ of our time is one and the same:
Humankind must unite spiritually at a time of ecological and psychological crisis on Earth to bring about a positive solution.
Thank you for uniting in loving protection of our Great Mother…

In love and unity,
Linda Tucker
*100s in captivity. Their genetics modified. Technically extinct. 2 Prides in their natural habitat * CEO GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST [IT 8575/02 ; 048-299 NPO ; 930019129 PBO] PO Box 858 Hoedspruit S.Africa 1380 015 7930657 info@whitelions.org www.whitelions.org

Newsletters to inspire

I would love to share with you a new magazine that Tracy Armbruster is sending out. It is beautiful, inspiring, awesome!!

“My newsletter will be released… every second week called…~ Consciousness of One ~as in “We are all One energy… and our consciousness is united by One love… co-creating a new reality.”

Within these pages I hope to inspire you to fulfil your highest potential… to walk each moment in awareness… to be conscious of the light you shine. To nurture and love yourself more. To be aware that happiness… love… and joy are but choices… that being in the present is a conscious shift ~ moving away from the mental clutter… the thoughts.

Namaste
Tracy”
Tracy has strong connections to plants and their wisdom. She also often includes delicious recipes of her organic dinners business. Check it out!! You can email her at tracy@manifestingutopia.com to have her put you on her email circulation list. And here are some interesting extracts from her latest magazine:

Underground caves discovered beneath the Pyramids ~
What is going on beneath the Giza plateau in Egypt? News has been coming out of underground cave systems that have been uncovered. There have also been rumours and stories about the secret archaeological excavations taking place in the vicinity of the Sphinx. Objects are rumoured to have been taken out and a lot of speculation is going around on the web about this. So what is the truth? What is the story on this? We are going to begin to talk about the discovery of Giza's cave system, Egypt's "duat", the real underworld that exists underneath the pyramids. Andrew Collins is with us, the man who in modern times has re-discovered these. We hear the story of how he found the entrance to this natural cave system at the "tomb of the birds", located at the plateau's north cliff. Where does the story begin? Who discovered them first? How has Zahi Hawass of the Supreme Council of Antiquities dealt with this story? This is an explosive discovery that could rewrite the whole story of Egypt and how their underworld myths came about. Topics Discussed: Hall of Records, Henry Salt, Caviglia, Tombs, Sokar, Rostau, Edgar Cayce, Caves and Pyramids Under the Pyramids, Lion, Entrance, Mouth of the Passages, Giza, Nuit, Hathor, Duat, Tomb, Crystal, Diamond, Subterranean Chamber, The Edfu Texts, Myth of the Primordial Mound, The First Temple, Duat n Ba, Underworld of the Soul, "Bnnt" Antediluvian world,
11000 BC, Dogon, Southern Hill, Well, Memphis, and more. Don't miss hour two for more on the "secret excavation" rumours.
Listen to the 1 hour interview ~ go to: http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2010/07jul/RIR- 100704.php

St John’s Wort
A perennial herb that grows one-three feet tall in uncultivated areas. Flowers appear midsummer. This wonderful herb is best known for calming anxiety and banishing depression. It truly chases away negative spirits, thoughts and feelings. It is said you must pick St John’s Wort with your left hand after asking the plant for permission. It is most powerful if picked on a summer evening. For protection and to attract abundance, plant a St John’s Wort bush near your front door. If you are looking to deepen your spiritual connection, soak the dried leaves in olive oil and then put the mixture in a bottle. Place the bottle outside where the moonlight can shine on it. Leave it there for a month. You can then use the oil to anoint yourself and others. Apart from emotional respite this herb is marvellous for the skin… so use the oil liberally on your skin. It is also used to treat bladder problems. Given as a tea before bedtime, it will help children who are struggling with wetting the bed at night. It will also help relieve chronic lung congestion and clear up urinary tract infections.

Plant wisdom: Deepens connection to your instinctual nature. Repels negativity.

Utilising the Earth’s natural resources

Someone said that to be abundant is not a matter of having plenty, but rather having the absence of needs. How we are all learning about the magical healing properties and uses of ordinary items in our kitchens. Here are some interesting examples (– thanks to Yvas Chetty for these!):

COLDS Mix a gram of cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure a cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake asthe cold disappears.
GINGER FOR COLDS. Ginger tea is very good to cure colds. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot. DRY COUGHS. Add a gram of turmeric powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time. BLOCKED NOSE. For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds and tie it in a cloth and inhale it. SORE THROAT. Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sore throat. CAROM SEEDS FOR ASTHMA.Boil carom seeds in water and inhale the steam. CURE FOR BACKACHE. Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief. GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. Have 1-2 pods of garlic first thing in the morning with water. HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger juice, 1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds and have it twice daily. MIGRAINE. For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a couple of days. BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD.. A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar. TURMERIC/ARAD CURE FOR INJURIES For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying turmeric. CRAMPS You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix alittle mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet. HEADACHES. If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead. Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead TURMERIC.... FOR ARTHRITIS. Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup ofwarm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action. GOOD FOR THE HEART Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help preventall problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day.
GOOD FOR INDIGESTION Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES Mix 1 teaspoon honey with a teaspoon cinnamon powder and have at night. HICCUPS Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it.The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop. HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL In 1 glass of water, add 2 tbsps of coriander seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day. OR Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries. PILES Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about a cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning.VOMITING Take 2 cardamoms and roast them in a dry pan. Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In the mixture of 1 tsp ofmint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add tsp of ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice and sip slowly. To preventvomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip. WARTS Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. OR Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood.. OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.URINARY TRACT INFECTION In 8 oz of water, put tsp of baking soda and drink it. OR Drink plenty of water, as it aids in flushing out the waste products from the body. OR drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste. SINUSITIS Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek leaves are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, dispel toxicity and reduce thefever period. OR Tie a tsp of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale. TONSILITIS Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of honey and tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add apinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days.
SHAPE SHIFTING MEDITATION

For energetic help during this meditation, bring in the loving assistance of the following two amazing crystals by simply focusing on them and their qualities. Imagine them being with you during the meditation to assist - and always remember to thank them for being willing to be of service to your spiritual growth.

Watermelon tourmaline- the super activator of the Heart, it links you to your higher self. It instils patience and teaches diplomacy, alleviating depression and fear to promote inner security. It assists an understanding of situations and for you to express your intentions clearly. It treats dysfunction and releases old pain.

Kunzite – it dissolves negativity, automatically raising vibrations in its environment. It is often used to dispel possession of outside and inside influences, providing protection on the outer area of the aura. It also acts as a shield from unwanted energies.

Meditation:

You can do this either physically with actions, or you can visualise the process- whatever you prefer:

Start by kneeling, with your body pulled into a ball, forehead against knees, arms beside the legs, fingers in fists. Feel your energy being totally contracted, just like a seed that is waiting to burst open.

Visualise and feel an energy that is connected to your heart and surrounds you like a ball. At the same time feel a light that is gently pulsating and awakening in your third eye area (between and slightly above your two eyes) as this light helps you to become more and more focused.

Now consciously start to feel your identity dissolving and of you moving yourself into the energy of a seed that is planted deep within the Earth.

Feel your enormous desire - as the seed to burst open and reach for the Sun. Remember that seeds are able to penetrate through concrete.

Build this energy with focused concentration. Look deep within yourself and feel!

Become the seed that is about to open.

Slowly allow your fingers to open- one by one – and your head to rise. Feel the plant starting to become alive, sprouting from the seed that has been buried deep inside the Earth’s darkness. As the emerging plant, let yourself move as you want, eventually standing and reaching out your arms.
All the while continuing to feel the spirit of the plant.

With your eyes still closed, see what is around you- listen, gain the wisdom of this world that you have shape shifted into.

Stay in this space for as long as you need.

When you are ready, feel yourself returning and slowly open your eyes. Lie down for a few minutes and rest. Allow your body to absorb everything that has happened.

Write down any images that may come to you during this meditation exercise to keep as a record. You may wish to repeat this meditation a few times and see how it changes.

Happy shape shifting!

(see also the American author, John Perkins’ book -Shapeshifting).

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS

Please see the attached document called MOON MAGAZINE JULY 2010 RETREATS INFORMATION. There are so very interesting retreats coming up- why don’t you join us!

THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOLPRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 localmobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
This magazine’s stated intention is to be for the Highest Good of All, and to harm no one.“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”__________________________________________________________

EGYPT HEALING JOURNEY OCTOBER 2010

2010-03-28T12:55:00.003+02:00

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth- building a New Future.
ISIS & THE GREAT PYRAMID
ANCIENT EGYPT
6-19 OCTOBER 2010
(Opening of portal 10/10/2010)

"True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge;it is an awaking of consciousness which goes through successive stages.”
(Ancient Egyptian proverb found in the temples of Luxor)

LEARNING FROM ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS

In our western civilisation we are taught to increase our knowledge through learning - learning mostly through books, manuals, courses…. and more courses, degrees, diplomas,…

BUT we only truly learn through having AN EXPERIENCE - and even then - the experience on its own is not enough –

it has to awaken something in us - a deeper understanding that changes us in some way.

This is probably one of the most important reasons that I am committed to following the path of the Ancient People. They truly understood that learning has nothing to do with how much academic knowledge or trainings one has accumulated - it has to do with a change in consciousness.

And so I structure the SACRED EARTH RETREATS in such a way that you don’t get “head” knowledge, but instead it is designed to give you a living experience of the place and the culture- so that it can - in turn, change you and help you to awaken your spirituality and consciousness.

It is easy to travel, it is not so easy to create a change in consciousness. There is a huge difference between visiting a place and being in awe of its historical facts and splendour - amazing yes!- but unless in some way you have had a real experience with it, it has a significant impact on you, it all remains academic.

You need to be changed by the place you visit.

You need to find the “teaching” of that place.

The ancient civilisations have many teachings for us! We need to extract an underlying philosophy or spiritual message from the remains of a civilisation as they lived there.

They left us all the clues- but we need to decipher them, make sense of them and apply that to our time now. Just like a guiding light that can show the way.

SO WHAT ARE THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF EGYPT IN 2010?

Searching for the spiritual teachings of the Ancient Egyptians, I find the many temples of Egypt fascinating to visit, but what really captures my attention more than anything is what we find inside them!

In places like Peru and Mexico the structures of the temples and cities are amazing, their layout - and how they were aligned to the Earth’s energy lines and surrounding features of the landscape. But what is noticeable, especially in Peru, is the absence of any sculptures.

Yet in the temples of Egypt one is struck by the awesome- and they are truly awesome!- sculptures of the Egyptian gods and goddesses. Filled with these representations of the pharaohs and other celestial beings, they seem real and alive. And the meticulous care with which they were made, just mind boggling!

The Ancient Egyptians were pre-occupied with the concept of bringing the divine into the human body – to merge the two so that there would literally be divine human beings walking on this Earth! And so they studied and were masters of how to project energy- a form of shape shifting- into the sculptures- literally as if one could blow life force into the stone and granite that they used.

These sculptures were filled with sleeping spirits - and it is as if they have been waiting- as if they are really our own more divine and complete selves that we can now access for positive power and authority to create a peaceful and better world.

But this can only be done with the Heart! Only the purest of energy such as the Heart is able to hold a high enough frequency to open those portals and access those keys of the Earth. Because those sculptures were made from the Earth- just like our bodies that return to the Earth when we die…

The worship of physical sculptures in Egypt would seem to some people rather primitive. But the ancient Egyptians did not look at it in our modern way: they understood that it was the representation of something more - the Divine! They were using the sculpture as a physical key or way to connect to their spirituality.

THE 2010 JOURNEY

And so - during this exceptional journey in October 2010- we will be searching for the higher spiritual teachings of the Ancient Egyptians:

Visiting the Temples, we will be looking to access connections to the spiritual energies that are still being held in the magnificent sculptures in temples of Egypt.

On the very significant date of 10 October 2010, we will be at the temple of ISIS in Philae to celebrating a new beginning and the restoration of our connection to the Earth .

There will also be an opportunity to attend healing ceremonies with an Egyptian healer and the wisdom plant SAN PEDRO.

All of this to culminate in the incredible experience of the GREAT PYRAMID of Giza – to amplify everything that we have gained through our divine connection to the Ancient Egyptians.

Going to Egypt at this time of October 2010 is a unique window of opportunity-

Are you called to participate?
I truly hope so!!

Love
Elizabeth
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PROPOSED RETREAT ITINERARY FOR EGYPT
(final details and names of hotels are to be confirmed closer to the time and, if necessary, there may be some changes to some of the order of visits)

6 October (Wednesday) ARRIVAL IN CAIRO EGYPT
Arrive Cairo International Airport Egypt
Transfer to hotel in Cairo
*Day of resting and settling in and to get to know everyone!
*Evening: group meeting and meditation to open retreat
Overnight in Cairo

7 October (Thursday) VISIT TO THE GIZA PYRAMID COMPLEX
Morning:
*Important visit to the Giza complex and the Sphinx
*Inside visit of the second pyramid- Kufu- linking up with the Caves under the Sphinx that lead to the pyramid of Kufu and Memphis in the north.
Afternoon:
*Visiting Memphis (the old kingdoms capital)
*SAN PEDRO SACRED PLANT MEDICINE CEREMONY (Optional)
Overnight in Cairo- you will need the rest!!

8 October (Friday) FLIGHT TO LUXOR AND SAILING
*Transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Luxor
*Arrive Luxor - one of the most beautiful and romantic cities along the Nile!
*Transfer to our Nile boat and settling in
* Sailing down the Nile - relaxing and enjoying the magnificent scenery along the Nile and glorious sunsets
Overnight on boat

9 October (Saturday) VISITING EDFU AND KOM OMBO
Morning:
* Visiting Horus Temple in Edfu
Afternoon:
* Visiting Kom Ombo temple- built in honour of the crocodile god Sobek
*Group meeting and important preparation for visit to Temple of ISIS on 10.10.10!
Overnight on boat

10 October (Sunday) VISITING ISIS TEMPLE ON 10.10.10
Morning
Early morning start to greet the sunrise
*Special ceremony at ISIS TEMPLE in Philae to open portal of 10.10.10 ***
Afternoon:
Sailing to ASWAN- a city on the Nile
Visiting the markets of Aswan
Overnight on boat

11 October (Monday) VISITING THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
Morning:
*Felucca (small sailing boat) ride to the beautiful botanical gardens of Aswan
*SAN PEDRO SACRED PLANT MEDICINE CEREMONY (Optional)
Afternoon:
*Relaxing after ceremony
Overnight on boat

12 October (Tuesday) SAILING ON THE NILE
*Sailing back to Luxor on the Nile
*Day of integrating and enjoying being on the Nile
*Group meeting to discuss and share
Overnight on boat

13 October (Wednesday) VALLEY OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS
Morning:
*Visit the famous Valley of the Kings and Queens, including Hapsepsut the only female pharaoh
(OPTIONAL EXTRA: VISIT KING TUT TOMB IN VALLEY OF KING - $20)
Afternoon
* For those who want, visit to the Temple of Karnak- one of the biggest temple in Egypt
Evening
Visit to the spectacular Temple of Luxor
Overnight on boat

14 October (Thursday) TEMPLE OF HATHOR AT DENDARAH
Morning:
*Visit the Temple of Hathor at Dendarah and seeing its very famous and incredible astrological clock ****
Afternoon
* Visit to energy healer in Luxor
Overnight on boat
(OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE TO SEE SUNRISE IN LUXOR – approx $150)

15 October (Friday) OVERNIGHT TRAIN TO CAIRO
Free day to explore Luxor
*Transfer to train for overnight journey to Cairo
Train journey overnight- an adventure!

16 October (Saturday) EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
Arrive Cairo and transfer to hotel
* Visiting the Egyptian museum- seeing the beautiful and breath taking artefacts of KingTut –ankh-amun
* Day of resting and preparation for visit to the GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
*Group meeting
Overnight in Cairo

17 October (Sunday) VISIT TO THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
Early start for visit to Giza complex and inside visit of the GREAT PYRAMID
* Ceremony in Great Pyramid
* END OF RETREAT
Overnight in Cairo

18 October (Monday) FREE DAY
Free day- some suggested sightseeing options:
day visit to the city of Alexandria on the coast, north of Cairo
visit to Sakkara- where you can see the famous step pyramid of King Zoser and where many excavations are being done at the moment
visiting the citadel- a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites, including Mohammed Ali Mosque
visiting the Khan el Khalili market that was built in 1382

Overnight in Cairo

19 October (Tuesday) FLYING BACK TO HOME COUNTRY

Free morning to visit markets and do last minute shopping
Transfer to Cairo International Airport for flight back home

COST OF RETREAT JOURNEY: R18 100/$2440/£1720
Includes:
All internal travel in Egypt i.e. flight Cairo/Luxor and overnight train Luxor/Cairo, and where applicable, taxes and chargesTransfers to and from Cairo airport on arrival and departure; all transfers to and from Luxor airport and Nile boatEgypt travel agent representative at airports/boat/hotels on all arrivals and departures Transportation to all sites in fully air conditioned minibus or coachAll site entrance fees according to above itinerary scheduleAccommodation in 4/5 star hotels (x 2 sharing) Meals (full board on boat, buffet breakfasts in hotels)Dedicated Egyptology Tour Guide to all sitesSpecialist tour leader Elizabeth Bardin for meditation, energy work, guidance at Pyramids and Temples Guided energetic entries to Temples and Great Pyramid complex, inside visit Kufu’s Pyramid, inside visit Great Pyramid of Cheops and opening of portal Philae’s Isis TempleHealing session with Energy healer and SAN PEDRO ceremonies
ADD (not included):
Visas (South Africans to apply before leaving for Egypt – approx R400) Travel & holiday insuranceTipping for boat staff, Egyptian guides and drivers during trip (approx $150)Items of a personal natureDrinks other than coffee and tea when included on boat when sailingOptional visits ( King Tut’s tomb at Valley of the Kings and hot air balloon ride Luxor)
International flights to and from Cairo (please ask for information- approx R5 400 for South Africans ex Johannesburg)

PRACTICAL ISSUES:

There are bookings for this retreat, please let me know if you are interested so that we can get the process started!

What makes a SACRED EARTH retreat journey so special?

Small groups, ethical and affordable pricing, lots of fun… and soul growth. And you will almost certainly come home with new likeminded friends…!

Elizabeth has facilitated many different groups through the years and always sets an intention to attract people to the journey that have soul connections and so are able to share deep meaningful experiences and also have fun together (yes we can have it all!!) during the trip. And so the groups are smaller (max 12) and very special - with many long lasting friendships being formed. This is a very important spiritual gift from the journey that stays with the participants even after their time together has ended.

So please know this is not an ordinary tourist journey! On as SACRED EARTH RETREAT journey you are introduced to Egypt in a very special way and with that, you are able to unlock so many more spiritual gifts than if you are merely going there as a traveller for the first time:

You are prepared for the journey on a soul level from the time you decide to go and so when you arrive in Egypt, you are already on a different level for connecting to the Earth there. This is a very important, because it can often take many trips (if not lifetimes!) for you to get to that level of openness and Earth connection.

On the practical side, most tour operators do two or more temples in a day which leaves very little time than just to have a walk around, get some interesting facts and take some photographs. On this trip you will see the most important temples of Egypt, but you will more importantly also be able to be quiet and experience the special atmosphere of each place at times that are most beneficial. You can only feel the profound effect of a sacred place when you are able to go within, be still and become more than an ordinary tourist.

Such an experience can have a life changing effect on you.

You are helped to go within when we visit a site so that you are able to energetically tune into the site with a positive intention, and it is not uncommon for participants to have memories surface that help to awaken them spiritually over many months and years later.

After visits we will have the opportunity to share our experiences as a group and also work with integrating these gifts we receive from the special places we visit so as to make it a spiritual journey in the true sense of the word.

Participants are encouraged to go with an intention to enjoy the trip, but also contribute something to the healing of the Earth, Egypt, the local people in need and the animals. This is part of living from the Heart!

Please note that nothing on the scheduled programme is compulsory- it there to help and assist you to have a spiritual experience of Egypt, but it is up to you as to how and when you want to join in. Having said that, I would encourage you to do take part in as much as you can, because very often it is by taking yourself out of your comfort zone that magic happens!

SAN PEDRO CEREMONIES OFFERED ON THE TRIP

We still have the heritage of wisdom plants that naturally enables one to move from one state into another as healing and awakening of our consciousness. This largely untapped treasure became taboo in Western culture because its power was feared and also the ignorance of some who frivolously use them to induce intense visions/hallucinations that have nothing to do with healing!

Yet the wisdom plants have been used for centuries by the indigenous peoples of the world. Tibet, China, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, Egypt, Africa, - the list goes on and on. Each culture has understood the power of healing from the wisdom plants- sometimes called the “death” plants, because of them facilitating a shamanic “death” experience of the old and a re-birthing of the new – purifying the person on many levels such as physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.

Probably one of the most well known wisdom plant is the Ayahuaska plant of the Amazon in Peru. There is also the Cactus plant called San Pedro that participants will have an opportunity to do ceremony with on the trip.

Each wisdom plant offers it own unique experience, but what they have in common is the ability to open up the sensory perceptions and abilities of the brain and body to beyond what one is normally capable of- thereby allowing an opportunity to experience learning on the deepest level possible.

Performing a ceremony in nature close to a sacred site can magnify the benefits of such experience enormously – and to open up to what is really there.

What do I need to know about food?
All breakfasts are included. The buffet breakfasts in Egypt are fantastic and can keep you going until dinner.

Lunch and suppers are included on the cruise and also take the form of buffets. A variety is offered, with soup, salads, main courses and desert. Quality is good be prepared to get used to the idea of large buffets. The boat also offers evening entertainment such as belly dancing, games etc.

Tea and coffee are often included with meals, but outside those you will need to pay for them. Please ask before you order!!

What do I need to know about the cruise?
There is a swimming pool on the deck so please remember to bring your bathing costume. You are able to sit outside on the upper deck to read or lie on a sun bed, otherwise you can keep cool inside with air conditioning.

Currencies and tipping
The local currency is Egyptian pounds and there are about 5.5 Egyptian pounds to 1 US DOLLAR.

Tipping is expected in Egypt and to make things easier, tips are collected at the beginning of the trip so that you don’t need to do any tipping yourself. Budget for $150 to cover tipping of all porters, boat staff, the Egyptian tour guide and bus drivers.

What is the accommodation like?
We stay in very comfortable and luxurious 4/5 star hotels and cruise boats that have luxury facilities available and most importantly- very friendly and helpful staff!

How do we travel?
We travel as a group together in an air conditioned micro bus for site visits and we also do a cruise on the Nile that is very special. As part of the experience we do an overnight train journey and we also fly between Cairo and Luxor (the Upper Nile region in the south).

Entrance fees
All entrance tickets are included in the price of the trip except for optional special visits such as to Tutankhamon’s Tomb (100 Egyptian pounds or approx $20). You will also have the option of doing a spectacular hot air balloon sunrise trip in Luxor (cost approximately $150).

What do I need to know about weather?
Egypt gets incredibly hot in summer, so best to visit in spring and autumn/winter and so this trip will be in autumn the best time of the year to be in Egypt. But the sun is always strong and it rains very seldomly- they are dependent on the Nile River for their water- so bring sunhat and sunscreen and also lotion for insect bites while you are doing the cruise.

International, local flights, train journey

The international flight from South Africa to Cairo is overnight and flies from Johannesburg arriving very early morning. There are many international flights flying directly to Cairo- e.g. British Midlands from UK etc so check with your travel agent or on the internet.

When you leave for your return flight it is advisable to give yourself 4 hours- the traffic in Cairo is incredibly busy and unpredictable! If you are nervous about traffic best to not sit next to a window when you are travelling in the bus or taxi- it is rather chaotic but they are very good drivers! You will be escorted from Cairo airport as you arrive and also taken there for your return journey by our travel agent in Egypt.

The internal flight from Cairo to Luxor is very short and lasts under an hour.

The train journey is a shared compartment where you have meals- the cabins are small but very well laid out and have upper and lower deck beds (for two people sharing).Great fun to do!
What is special about the clothing I need to know for Egypt?

Clothing is best to layer- one jersey in case it gets cold at night out on the upper deck of the boat.

Egypt is a Muslim country and as a sign of respect, no shorts and open t shirts. When we visit the temples it is preferable for your arms and legs to be covered, but on the boat you are welcome to stay in your bathing costume! Meals are more formal at night on the boat so bring something nice to wear. You will find many beautiful scarves in Egypt if you need to cover up more and it is also cooler to wear for the sun.

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO SHARE THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH US. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

Love Elizabethxxx

ASH& ALDER NEW MOON MAGAZINE MARCH 2010

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ASH &ALDER NEW MOON MAGAZINE
MARCH 2010
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EARTH CHANGES AND US

Flooding at Machu Picchu - earthquakes in Chile - storms and drownings in France – the list goes on and on…..

The Earth has always experienced extreme weather patterns and catastrophic events, but never at this scale and regularity as are happening this year and WITH us humans still being here and living on the planet.

This is unprecedented change happening right before our eyes and oh boy- how our eyes are being opened!

Nothing can stay the same- us, our families, our homes, our work, our consciousness.

And that is what this is all about- a complete change in consciousness that releases everything, but everything from the past, and bringing a new awareness that is fresh, alive, vital and honouring- honouring of ourselves, of those around us- and of the Earth.

2010 is a year of fire and as predicted, this is not going to be a comfortable ride. Have faith in your body being able to cope with this ride- it has all the wisdom and power to do so, all we need to do is direct our energies and intention more- more towards a common goal, more towards benefiting everybody, more with the awareness that when I do something to help “out there” and what is seemingly not really a part of me, I am also helping myself immensely.

LET PEACE FILL MY HEART

Keep us, o God,
from all pettiness
Let us be large in thought,
in word, in deed.
Let us be done
with fault finding
and leave off all self-seeking.
May we put away all pretence
and meet each other face to face,
without self-pity
and without prejudice.
Grant that we may realise that
it is the little things of life that
create differences, that in the
big things of life we are as one
And, O God,
let us not forget to be kind.
Mary Stewart

NOTICING AND DEALING WITH THE “SMALL”

The other big teaching at the moment is to pay attention to the minute and the small. It is the small that is also the big, and when we can master the small, it is the big that also changes. It has to be so, because all is connected- and yes, big surprise! The small is the big- we have just been conditioned to believe that we are powerless and only if we are able to change the big can the world change!

Well think again… when you donate one piece of clothing to the people in Haiti you are doing something big- it is the energy that counts, not the physical thing!

I remember when living in Cornwall I would often take some cake and spread it along the river for the faeries.

And yes, of course the faeries can’t physically eat it!! But you know, they are able to digest and take in the energy of Love that came from just putting it there for them.

So some may think I am mad- faeries? They don’t exist- a figment of the imagination. However, how many of you have seen the orbs on your cameras? And do you remember the time when the aura was a mystic concept and now it is as simple as taking an aura photograph?

Yes the world is changing and so are our perceptions of what is real. This material world is not where we are at- even in the hype of advertising that tells us that by having a material thing we will at last be happy, hides the truth that what we are really after is an emotional state of something.

WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR PEACE

So start noticing what makes you happy or gives you that peace- when do you feel connected? You will probably find it is it is the “small” moments in life- in your contact with people that resonates with the Heart and love, and Mother Earth – Nature. That is all that is real- no thing, no money, nothing in the material world can give us back our sanity or security.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Many people have been asking (including myself) what we can do to ease and assist with this major transition we are going through. At times my body have felt as heavy as lead and it has been so difficult just to accomplish the smallest of tasks. Yet when I managed to drag myself out of my inertia, miracles started to happen- it just needed that one step of doing something to get things started. I find physical exercise and being in nature- even if it is just working with a pot plant- immediately connects my energy and I stop feeling so tired. It is as if I get plugged in and start moving with the flow.

Later on in the magazine I will be talking about you also thinking of doing some earth healing work- especially in places where the Earth is still aligned and it “feels good”. See if you can do some of this, it is easy, and will help to ground you to – and the Earth and so many other people will feel the benefit of it:

IF YOU ARE SLEEPING,
WAKE UP
IF YOU ARE RESTING,
WALK
IT IS THE HOUR OF THE DAWN!
Grandfather Cirilo Perez Oxlay, known as Wondering Wolf, Grand Elder of the Living Maya

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
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THE MOON CYCLE OF MARCH
We have just had the very intense full moon yesterday (Sunday 28th February) in the sign of Virgo that brought with it difficult but huge cleansings and healing opportunities. Virgo is the sign of purity and so the energies of the Ash Moon (as it is called in the Celtic tradition) have been helping us to purge and cleanse aspects of ourselves and our world that have become contaminated and lack purity by a healing process of forgiveness and letting go.

The full moon was also the day of the Chinese Lantern Festival, the Tibetan Butter Lamp Festival and the Jewish festival of Purim that is based on the Book of Esther and traditionally celebrated to avert a massacre in Persia.

The moon will now be waning until the Equinox Dark Moon on the 15th MARCH when the new moon will start in the fire sign of Aries (new beginnings, inspiration). 15th MARCH is also the beginning of the Hindu LUNAR NEW YEAR. The cycle for this new Moon is called the ALDER MOON in the Celtic tradition.

On the 20th MARCH it is the SPRING EQUINOX in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

This is an incredibly important date, because huge cosmic energies will be flowing into the planet and it will be an amazing opportunity to ground and anchor these high frequencies for our lives and also the Earth, by being conscious and by keeping our heart open. There will be an expansion of our hearts- some may even feel this physically- as if we are able to hold more of the high vibration in our hearts and our body. Breathing during this time will be very important. It may feel overwhelming for some, and so just to rest and slow down anything you may need to do, so as to help the body to adapt to these new energies more consciously. The animals will also be helping us a lot to ease the transition that becomes very intense during this time.

I will be with a group in Egypt doing a ceremony with the Great Pyramid and you will be most welcome to join us energetically through your intention to connect and be part of it. Send love to the Great Pyramid and it enormous structure, so as to awaken the Stones and strengthen the angelic energies that will be working with the group and the Earth there. It is a very interesting group of people coming to Egypt, representing over 5 countries (Romania, Switzerland, UK, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe) and so helping to bring healing for those countries in particular. (See the earth healing meditation also below).

The pagan Equinox Full Moon will be in the sign of 29th MARCH in the sign of Libra.

WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO THIS MONTH?

Mars has still been very bright in the sky but is fading gradually in intensity as it moves further away from the Earth. Mars was close to the Moon on 25th February.

On 21st March Saturn will be opposite the Sun and its nearest to Earth this orbit - at 1272 million kilometres or 70.7 light minutes. The rings of Saturn that have been hidden from our view here on Earth for some time now, are beginning to make a reappearance and you should be able to see them through a small telescope.

EARTH MEDITATION TO ALIGN ON EQUINOX –
SACRED SITES
(20TH MARCH)
In the City of my Ancestors -
where they were devoted
where they gathered visions
where they gathered power –
The wise and visionary men
(Grandfather Cirilo Perez Oxlay, known as Wondering Wolf, Grand Elder of the Living Maya)

Much has been written about Sacred Sites of the World. These places of the Earth could be natural places of earth power, such as the Niagra Falls, Machu Picchu or places built through human effort such as the Pyramids of Egypt, South America and elsewhere in the world.

What is so special about Sacred Sites? They are places where the energy and healing ability of the Earth is magnified and so it is possible to have very special experiences there. As this quote above says, it was a place where one could go and find some kind of spiritual experience in nature very easily.

These places were also built or just naturally have and the building of the temples etc magnified it- a very strong cosmic connection with the stars and planets above. And so it was possible to experience both heaven and earth at the same time.

As time passed we forgot about this and became very alienated from nature in especially the Western Civilisation. We started to fear nature and the Earth because of her awesome power that we now longer understood and also wanted to control for our own purposes. And so we disrupted the earth energies and stopped them from flowing. The energy of the Earth mainly conducts through water and crystals- crystals are really just crystallised water and they have an amazing ability to bring alignment and unity back into the Earth and with us.

Crystals do not necessarily have to be the type you find in shops- it can be stones and even shells have a very crystalline nature- so you can find them everywhere in nature- if you know where to look and become more aware. Trees are also very important, because they “control” and regulate the flow of water in the Earth through their roots. The roots have far more functions that we know- they anchor the tree, draw nourishment etc, but they also do so much more in terms of the whole ecology and environment- we need to be very grateful to the roots of trees!! They are helping us immensely at the moment.

During this upcoming Equinox, find a place where you feel very happy and peaceful- preferably outside, but you may also find that inside with maybe a view of something lovely outside in nature. Just tune in with your intention and see where you are guided to sit or stand. Don’t allow your mind to interfere and tell you why- logically- it should not be where you want to be naturally.

Now take your attention to your third eye- the area between the eyebrows and start to focus your mind there. Try to imagine a light that is shining directly into the third eye- as if it is being highlighted for some reason. See if you can hold your focus there for a while, just helping your body to get used to the feeling. You may feel a slight warmth there, or buzzing- whatever you feel or don’t feel - just relax with it.

Now start to imagine a colour- a very, very light, almost see through blue. Intensify this colour and make it bigger- as if you are building it in the third eye. Now imagine that you are connecting and bringing down this light also to your physical heart and your heart becoming stronger- it is able to beat more easily and slowly- as if it is settling down.

Stay with that for a few minutes.

Now imagine that you are inside a beautiful tree and you can feel the roots of your tree going deep down into the Earth – just as if they are coming from your feet. Feel the freedom of the roots although they are also in the Earth and connected.

Now imagine a beautiful pink crystal that is at the very bottom of the roots of the tree. Feel the gentleness and love of this crystal and how it is creating harmony all around the area of the roots.

Imagine that you are drawing up through the roots of your tree the most beautiful energised and clear water- the water is being imprinted with the love energy of the crystal and so is carrying that up the tree to its branches and leaves. Feel the revitalising energy of this on all parts of your tree.

Feel how your body is also benefiting from this experience. Feel how stable and secure your body feels.

Now imagine that with your intention you are sending love and gratitude down into the Earth - first through the trunk of the tree and then through the roots and finally into the Earth herself.

Feel the Earth drinking up this love energy that is coming from you and your heart and how it connects you and the Earth, - it is almost as if you can feel her heart beat in you.

See yourself as a part of her- your body being a part of the Earth and she is a living part of you.

Now if you want, broaden your focus and imagine that you are connecting with the Great Pyramid of Giza. Imagine the shape of the Pyramid and see how the walls of the pyramid are glowing- gold and silver and there is the same light, light blue colour that is coming down into the apex of the pyramid. Give thanks to the builders of the pyramid for creating this structure on Earth. Realise it is a conductor of positive energies for ourselves and our planet.

Feel the joy of reconnecting with the Pyramid and also its true purpose.

Stay with this image and after a while, you can slowly come back more into your everyday surroundings and drink some water.

EARTH HEALING

We all can make a difference while we are outside in nature- often we become more aware of these opportunities when we are travelling, but we can just as easily do this in our garden or in a park or field nearby.

Jenny Hart (one of the participants that went to Peru with me in August) recently went to New Zealand and Australia and has written this of what she experienced and did there:

MY TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.
While on holiday in January 2010 I was privileged to go to the most northerly tip of New Zealand, to Cape Reinga. We got there after travelling along 90 Mile beach in a bus especially modified to go on sand and the tide was low so we were able to travel the length of the beach. We came out the other side along a riverbed with huge dunes on either side. We climbed to the top carrying a buggy board which was hard work but the reward was a very fast trip down!

After all this exhilaration we arrived at Cape Reinga. In Maori legend, this is where the spirits of the deceased leave the land. This is also where the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea merge. We walked to the light house and to the point which was a long walk down to Spirits bay. Several energies were swirling around but due to the busloads of tourists it was difficult to connect, so I just sent love and light to both the earth and “stuck” souls. We then came back to the Bay of Islands and had a beautiful boat trip with loads of dolphins frolicking around the boat. They had babies with them so we were unable to swim with them but they entertained us for hours. We had to leave as it was getting late -with special memories.

We then travelled to Australia and drove down the east coast from Brisbane to Sydney and decided to go inland to the Blue Mountains. As it was January it was very hot 40 degrees and so we looked for shade in the canopy of trees that cover these mountains and the special rock formations. One evening we waited for all the tourists to leave and the whole area was filled with this special Blue Haze, we were at the sight of the 3 Sisters in Katoomba. You are above the canopy and you can see a long way into the distance, one mountain is completely surrounded by other mountains and it reminded me of Mother Earth sitting in the middle of the huge universe with all the interplay of energies and oneness.

I also felt the same peaceful energy of Machu Picchu and I linked the two energies by leaving some charms that I had brought along, a drum from the shaman in Peru, some beads from Janet with a heart that had fallen off my key ring, a Rhodonite stone from my altar at home and a special quartz crystal from Elizabeth in Pringle bay. I offered these to air, wind, fire and earth as blessings to link the energies and asked the angels to send light to the people of the Blue Mountains.
It was a special place and I thought I would share this with you.
Namaste Jenny Hart.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth- building a New Future.
2010 COSMIC HEART AWAKENING JOURNEYS:
Learning how to communicate with Cosmic Nature.

MACHU PICCHU PERU
24 AUGUST – 4 SEPTEMBER 2010
(the Magician- Tarot)
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN VISITING MACHU PICCHU- IT IS AN INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

MAYAN TEMPLES
I am also considering doing a trip to the Mayan Temples of Palenque in Mexico and Tikal in Guatemala end May/beginning June 2010 – let me know if you are interested!

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ROWAN NEW MOON MAGAZINE JANUARY 2010

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ROWAN NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINEJANUARY 2010© The Arthurian School
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Teach your children
what we have taught our children-
that the Earth is our mother.
Whatever befalls the Earth
befalls the sons and daughters of Earth.
If men spit upon the ground
they spit upon themselves.

This we know.
The Earth does not belong to us;
we belong to the Earth.
This we know.
All things are connected
like the blood which unites one family.
All things are connected.

Whatever befalls the Earth
befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth.
We did not weave the web of life;
We are merely a strand in it.
Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves…..

CHIEF SEATTLE

Hi everyone!

2010, A POWERFUL OR A CHAOTIC YEAR?

In the wake of the huge earthquake in Haiti that has been described as a massive humanitarian disaster, the question can only be asked: will this earth event that happened so close to the beginning of the year – as happened at the time of the Tsunami – set the tone for some more natural disasters and potential chaotic happenings that will come in 2010?

The choice is ours, really - as always.

Either we take this as a warning that things need to move more rapidly along, or we can wait for things to just stay the same, with us desperately holding onto the comfort zone.

The choice is ours- and what used to take hours, now only takes minutes, what used to take minutes, now only need seconds to change, and so it goes on.

We are caught up in motions of tremendous change and we can only but flow with it and make the decision to create change consciously, or otherwise the change will happen anyway- and with much more serious consequences…

We are in the midst of huge extremes and so it is now all about keeping BALANCE, BALANCE, BALANCE.

What is balance?

It is the ability to stay centred, a bit like being in the centre of the eye of a storm- where everything is moving so fast that destruction can happen in a second, but being safely held within the core of where everything comes from.

This requires the ability to follow the rhythm of the storm- to know where to move to because we are part of it and we are totally connected. It is staying within the protection and guidance of your Hearts- but this is the great heart of the Cosmos- where there is no place for self indulgence, selfishness, security or control.

The new moon started this cycle in the sign of Aquarius- and as we move more and more into the Aquarian age of brother and sisterhood with a more detached and aware way of being, we are evolving to a great level of Love.

Not just love for humanity, but love for all.

This is a time where we start rolling up our sleeves and say what can I do? Why am I here at this time on the planet? What is the greater plan for my life here?

And guess what- it is not about me and it is not about you. It is about us now- together. To help where is a time of need, to reach out to those who have nothing. To make a difference by knowing that wherever and whatever we are, we can always do something.

As much as you love your family, now it is time to think of the greater family- to really take on board that all of life is part of you. Now it is time to stop dreaming and indulging in what you think you can or possibly can’t do. It is time to move away from the personal to the universal where we think big and know we are part of everything.

It is the only way to survive.

The time for personal childishness and the pre-occupation with how we can be secure and comfortable is over. We are asked to be grown up and responsible- and to flow!

I was touched to see children sleeping amongst the dead bodies after the Haiti earthquake. How can we not be called to do something in action? When I watched the untiring diligence of the sniffer dogs amongst the ruins- how can I still agonise about my place in the world? Surely I need to see that my only place here is to help too?

People need us, the animal kingdoms need us, the Earth needs us! Whatever we do is important, it is paving the way to this new world that is happening and we need to take a step forward. Feel it in the heart, because it is already there- like a seed that has been planted and is now ready to grow. Feel the impatience of having had to wait for too long…

Pray for the people of Haiti- find a way of helping your neighbour, send love each day to the Earth – if only for a moment! as you walk on it with your feet. You don’t need to have anything - you just need to open your heart and know that you are playing a vital role in awakening a new consciousness that is based on a new understanding of everything- that we are interconnected, that we are part of the stars, infinity, beyond, whatever you want to call it.

Call it back into your being, breathe the light that is flooding into the planet at this time. This is a time of some somber happenings but also some amazing opportunities to move forward, forgive and let it all be over - it is a time of great change and we are all part of it.

Be with it now.

COSMIC EVENTS HAPPENING

As you have been reading everywhere, we have been going through a powerful process of preparing for this year of 2010.

On 16th December we had an exceptionally powerful new moon, on the 21st December we had the Solstice with the Sun at its zenith/lowest critical point, on the 31st we had a Blue Full Moon (meaning that there are two full moons in the same month) with a lunar eclipse and a few days ago on the 15th January we had a total solar eclipse and New Moon in Aquarius.
Coinciding with that, political instability seems to be the very important item on the world agenda, with governments grappling with decisions made in the past and transparency becoming the order of the day.

And so an issue that is affecting all of us is the ghostly memory of consequences caused by past mistakes and failures.

It may be worth pondering on which mistakes or failures you have had in your life that holds you back or stops you from trying something new. NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE IT!

To honestly look at some of the consequences that we have created through such mistakes and to realise we can be free from it – all we need do is learn and say we are truly sorry! We are only human after all.

I was touched to watch a documentary program about an American prison guard at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp who decided to get in touch with two ex UK prisoners (released without ever being charged) on Face book. He flew over to the UK to see them and to say he is sorry- sorry what happened and what he did during that time. It was incredible to watch the wonder of the truth being spoken between them and the past becoming undone.

As Anne from the Netherlands reminded me recently:

“If we see life as a maze, every mistake is a not-necessary detour and a waste of time. If life is a labyrinth, every mistake is a part of the way we go and we may learn something from it!”

To see life as a labyrinth and that we are here to learn - what an amazing opportunity!

During this time of intense and accelerated happenings, we can only become more and more conscious of how we all affect the Earth and our world, and so my wish for you during this coming month is expressed by the wishes for 2010 of my friend, Michaela and the short channelling by Tania from Cape Town:

May we come closer to
creating an
environmentally sustainable,
socially just
and
spiritually fulfilling
human presence
on this beautiful blessed Earth

-Michaela

“Here is a Spiritual Compass of life for all of you! The compass is to guide you over, under or around any obstacles that will try and stand in your way during your spiritual growth, path and visions. Your compass is like a flowing river that may not stop and become stagnant. If you stop moving and cannot see the way around,

Ask for assistance from the Divine Masters and they will point your compass in the direction best suited for your present life obstacle.

Go now and set your course for 2010 and start moving...

2010 will have many new changes and challenges for the Universe and mankind as we know it, but with vision, guidance and belief we will be able to assist those in need of assistance around us and flow past all challenges we set for ourselves along the way. “
Tania

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 localmobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”

WHALE STORIES

I have two incredible whale stories that I would like to share with you this month. The first was sent to me by my friend Pia Carter who lives in Switzerland and the second one is from Allison Scott from Cape Town about her experience with a whale called Piscasso on the coast of Canada.

What really touches me is that we are all able to do something from the heart with animals and how they respond so incredibly powerfully to any positive action taken by us as humans. It just makes me want to weep with joy and gratitude!

The Whale Said "Thank You"
If you read a recent front page story of the SF Chronicle,you would have read about a female humpback whalethat had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines.She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of trapsthat caused her to struggle to stay afloat.She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body,her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth.A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help.Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her.They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time,and nudged them, pushed them gently around...she was thanking them.Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes werefollowing him the whole time, and he will never be the same.May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate?to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled?from the things that are binding you.And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.I pass this on to you, my friends, in the same spirit

Pia Carter - SWITZERLAND
Hi Elizabeth,

Here are those pics of Picasso. Please let me know if you can view them okay. I have been battling to compress the pics to send them to you because the size I have them at is 3.35MB each.

“Elizabeth had given me a crystal to throw into the Alaskan waters from the whales in SA to the whales in Canada while I was on an Alaskan cruise in July 2009. I went on a whale watching trip in Juneau Alaska and that was when I threw the crystal into the water. I asked for a sign that it had been received. The attached pics show what happened within 30 secs thereafter (note: the whale PICASSO leaped out of the water and virtually landed onto the boat!). Luckily for me, someone had their camera focussed in the right place. I was still not sure if that was a sign because that is the same behaviour we see in Hermanus (South Africa), but then the Naturalist on the boat said that that was very unusual behaviour in the waters where we were. Then I knew that was a massive sign. The gentleman kindly gave me the pics to give to Elizabeth to remember such a special moment.

Kind regards.
Allison

(ps you can see the beautiful pictures attached)

Allison Scott

THE ROWAN MOON CYCLE OF JANUARYalso called in the Celtic tradition the White Waking Moon and (appropriately for all of you in the Northern Hemisphere who have had so much snow!) the Snow Moon…. The New Moon started on the 16th January (after the dark moon on the 15th January) in the sign of Aquarius and the Full Moon will be on the 30th January in the sign of Leo.

FESTIVALS DURING THIS ROWAN MOON MONTH

The important Wiccan and Druid festival of IMBOLC is celebrated on the 1st February. This festival celebrates fertility and the growing light in the Northern Hemisphere and is dedicated to the Celtic Goddess Brid or Brigit: known as power of the new moon, spring of the year, the flowing sea, Great Moon Mother, patroness of poetry, making and healing. IMBOLC is a time of light emerging from the winter darkness and is celebrated by lighting candles and dancing, telling stories and poetry- by drawing on the inspiration of the dark winter months. Look at what you want to achieve during the year and ask Brid’s help in making this happen. As a tradition, a statue of the goddess Brid was carried down to water on IMBOLC.

St Agnes Day is celebrated in the Christian tradition on 21st January and it is believed that on the eve of St Agnes Day it is a night for dreaming deeply and truly, because St Agnes appeared clearly in a dream to her parents that night after she had been martyred.

25th January is known as the Welsh Valentine’s Day when St Dwynwen, the patron saint of love who consoles unhappy lovers! That day is also traditionally celebrated as Burns Night, the presumed birthday of the great Scottish poet Bobby Burns.

On the 27th January it is the Memorial Day of the Holocaust, remembering the many Jewish people that died in the concentration camps of the Second World War.

On the 30th January is the full moon, celebrated in Northern Tailand and Laos as Maghapuja Full Moon. Prayers are said in processions with lamps, candles or torches with ringing bells and chants. Scarlet cloths are distributed to recall the time when the Buddha gave his monks the rules by which they should live in community.

The 6th February is celebrated as Waitangi Day in New Zealand when in 1840 the treaty of Waitangi was signed as the founding document for the country, supposed to guarantee the Maori rights to their land.

WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO THIS MONTH?
The planet to watch this coming lunar cycle is a particularly bright red Mars. On 29th January, Mars is opposite the sun in the sky and shines brightly all night. On the 30th January the Full Moon passes well to the south of the bright red planet.

The new crescent moon is nearby Jupiter on the 17&18th January. Jupiter shines brightly in the western evening sky after sunset, but by the end of the lunar month it is hard to see in the twilight as it moves around towards the back of the Sun.

Saturn rises in the mid-late evening and shines brightly in the constellation of Virgo. The Moon is nearby on 2nd February.

Venus is out of view on the far side of the Sun, but Mercury is easily visible in the dawn sky if viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. On the 27th January Mercury reaches furthest (24 degrees) from the Sun in the morning sky. Because of the low angle of the ecliptic path of Mercury, it will be hard to see Mercury from the Northern Hemisphere this coming lunar month.

MOON WEBSITES OF THE MONTH

1. For those of you who also feel strongly about the negative effects of fireworks on animals:

http://www.petitiononline.com/sos911/petition-sign.html

(thanks to Belinda McGeorge!)

2. Look at these most amazingly beautiful photographs of the galaxies/stars taken from the Hubble Space Telescope – it is time to get to know our neighbours!!

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/hubble_space_telescope_advent_1.html

(thanks to Maxine O connor/Jill Dennis passing it on)

MEDITATION PRACTICES

Here is a meditation below that will help you to stay grounded and balanced during the next phase of intense change during 2010.

I also would like to share with you the following practical suggestions from astrologer Maurice Fernancez:

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS:Understand this is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves in a better way.Understand there will be a price to pay, something may need to go.If you lose something or someone, understand this is the sign of these times, use a crisis to venture into new horizons and create something new.Understand this is an adventure and risk must be taken.Understand that this is not a time when we can expect security---we are in transition.Listen to your inner truth, make you life truly happen now.Take care of your immune system: avoid bad diets in general...they render you vulnerable to opportunistic viruses.Support your friends and family, we all shall need one another for support during this transition time.Cultivate your spiritual practice: this is also important for your immune system.Do your best to do good: whatever you seed now will have effect now and later.There is probably more than can be said and explained, but you get the point... An incredible opportunity is arising, now and throughout 2010...this type of cycle has not happened in recent history. We can expect a certain level of destruction to occur---that is the price to pay...but the prospect of experiencing an awakening and creating a better future is now within reach. We are now in the midst of a revolution---a cultural, social, and political revolution. On a personal level, it is a conceptual, emotional, and or spiritual revolution...truly, it is in the making!I wish you the very best and infinite blessings during this time and beyond! May you be guided and manifest the highest of your potential...With love,MauriceRide the beautiful river of life... embracing opportunities that come your way... ever grateful... ever fluid... being present in the moment... happy... at one with all life! Blessed be xxA Look into the Coming Cycleby Maurice Fernandez (evolutionary astrologer)
(with thanks to Tracy who forwarded)

VORTEX MEDITATION TO GROUND

Relax your body and start to focus on your breath- gently breathing in and breathing out- breathing in, and breathing out –

Feel your whole body starting to become more relaxed and open, feeling safe and protected by the light of a bright silver New Moon.

Now become aware of the soles of your feet and imagine sending a silent prayer of blessing to the Earth through your feet.

Feel the feet extending this blessing deep down into the ground until it reaches the very core of the Earth and everything connected to her.

Now start to feel how the Earth responds and starts to send her own blessing to you as you feel the rhythm of her breath coming up through the feet- in and out, in and out –

Slowly feel how the rhythm of your breathing and the rhythm of the Earth begin to synchronise and become connected. And you start to feel that you are moving in unison with the Earth through your feet and through your whole body.

Now imagine seeing or feeling a spark of energy deep within the Earth. Imagine any colour that comes to you- it may be a deep blue or purple, red or green, whatever comes into your mind spontaneously. If you cannot imagine this, just decide to hold the intention of one colour that you like.

Now imagine this energy deep in the Earth expanding and starting to spiral up, as if in a vortex of light and colour.

You can also imagine a beautiful sound- but the sound is so light that you cannot physically hear it- it is just like an intention or picture in your mind.

Feel how the vortex of the Earth energy that is spiralling up starts to surround your body- like an envelope that grows around your feet, up the legs to the knees, then further up to the thighs and up to the hips. Still spiralling up around the wait, up to the torso, the arms, the navel, the breasts, the chest, the shoulders.

Feel the spiralling energy reaching your neck and also become aware of the back of your neck where the spine reaches the skull. Now it is reaching up around the ears, over the eyes, around the head and finally it is totally surrounding your body.

Feel the spin of the energy around your body and as it is moving around you, it is clearing away any old lower frequency energies that no longer serve you.

You may even feel or imagine a gently sizzling around the body of energies being transmuted into balance and grounding.

And imagine that all the energies that are being disconnected and transmuted, fall like compost down to your feet and become nourishing food for the new to grow.

Feel you body become soft and even lighter, and that it has a subtle light green colour- just like a newly planted tree in the springtime.

Now feel the roots of this tree that you are, growing strongly into the Earth and how the Earth is reaching up to receive this new blessing and connection.

Feel your feet expanding - it is as if they are more capable of holding you balanced in this physical world- and so that you can become more fully aware in the present.

Now imagine the most beautiful flowers softly floating down from the silver New Moon- the colours are varied and there are different shaped flowers that keep on raining down on you- giving fragrance to your life and your body as you stand grounded below.

And you can hear the gentle movement of water nearby- the ebbing of the sea, or maybe a waterfall, or a flowing river that is calm and connected to everything around it.

Imagine this water flowing over your feet as it rejuvenates your body and feel how your body becomes whole and relaxed.

Stay in this place of healing for as long as you like- you may even want to look at the rays of the Moon and the stars in the night sky.

And when you are ready to return, bring yourself back to the present, knowing that you have received the blissful healing of Mother Earth, and the healing of the New Moon.

You may want to drink some water and put on some music.
Feel the connection with your soul.

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS
In tune with the theme of being of service to the planet and being part of the weaving of the new web of life, I have been guided to take a group to do some Earth ascension work at the Great Pyramid of Giza in March during the time of the Spring Equinox in Egypt.

Those of you who are interested, please let me know! We will be working with sound and crystals and light to awaken and align our bodies to the new vibrations of the Earth. We will also be spending time at the temples of Upper Egypt and wonderful sailing on the Nile waters - an incredible privilege to evolve and become whole!

Here are the details:

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth
THE GREAT PYRAMID
ANCIENT EGYPT
COSMIC HEART ASCENSION JOURNEY
8-22 MARCH 2010
(the Fool- Tarot)

Join me on an ascension journey to the Great Pyramid and the ancient Temples of Egypt
during this very important time of the
2010 Spring Equinox!

20th March 2010 is the first of two Cosmic Triggers that will bring a crystalline shift and reformation in energy. This means that for the first time we will be able to raise our consciousness to connect with the very advanced vibrations of the Cosmic Heart that were accessible only during the times of Lemuria and golden Atlantis.

And so, to make the most of this amazing opportunity, we will be learning how to raise our vibration with light, crystals and sound on a healing journey through the Valley of the Kings and Queens and the temples of Ancient Egypt - culminating in an Ascension Ceremony on 20th March, the Spring Equinox at the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is undeniably an incredible portal of light that goes far beyond being a place or even a dimension - it is a Portal of Connection and Ascension. But that aspect of the Pyramid can only be accessed in its full power when working from the Cosmic Heart.

So come and celebrate with us the awaking of your Cosmic Heart during this special time in the wonderful land of Ancient Egypt!

Herewith a list of some of the Sacred Sites that we will be visiting on our ascension journey:Sphinx, the Pyramids, Memphis-
Kom Ombo: temples of Sobek and Horus
Philae: temple of Isis-
Edfu: temple of Horus-
Luxor: west bank- valley of the Kings, valley of the Queens, AMENHOTEP III TEMPLE,
Dendara- temple of Hathor Luxor: east bank- temple of Luxor- and temple of Karnak-

Elizabeth Bardin
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
Notes:
The trip will be facilitated by Elizabeth Bardin from Pringle Bay South Africa – a psychic channel who has for over 5 years lead Sacred Site retreats and journeys in the UK and Machu Picchu, Peru. She works with a Master Lemurian and Atlantean Crystal on her retreats and is committed to sharing her unique knowledge to help participants discover and use their psychic gifts when working with the Earth and find a deeper spiritual connection with Sacred Nature.

It is time to find out how you can make a positive contribution
and create - FOR ALL- a better future!

The group will be kept to a limited number so as to ensure that everyone receives the necessary energetic, emotional and physical support they need.

WELCOME TO EGYPT AND THE PYRAMID OF GIZA

ASCENSION JOURNEY EGYPT ITINERARY
(finalised details to be confirmed)

8th MARCH MONDAY

Arrive Cairo
Free day to rest and settle in
Evening:
First group meeting and Crystal Sound Activation (meditation)

Overnight Cairo
Breakfast and dinner included

9TH MARCH TUESDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Introductory visit to the PYRAMIDS and SPHINX!
Afternoon:
Visiting Memphis and its treasures

Overnight Cairo
Breakfast and dinner included

10TH MARCH WEDNESDAY

Morning:
Travelling to ASWAN
Afternoon:
Cosmic Heart sound workshop (to share the group’s experiences at the Pyramids and Sphinx the day before)

Overnight ASWAN
Breakfast and dinner included

11TH MARCH THURSDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Visit to the beautiful feminine TEMPLE OF ISIS- PHILAE
Afternoon:
Cosmic Heart sound workshop (working with the feminine mother energy)

Overnight ASWAN
Breakfast and dinner included

12TH MARCH FRIDAY

Sail to EDFU
Morning:
Preparation workshop for visit to Horus Temple in the afternoon
Afternoon:
Visit to HORUS TEMPLE- sound ceremony-the Eye of Horus

Overnight sail to LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

13TH MARCH SATURDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation to see the exquisite sunrise that Luxor is so famous for!
Cosmic heart workshop to celebrate our special time in LUXOR
Late afternoon:
Sunset Felucca ride on the Nile
At night:
Visit to LUXOR TEMPLE with its star chambers and beautiful row of Sphinxes

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

14TH MARCH SUNDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Visit to the incredible VALLEY OF THE KINGS!
Afternoon:
Cosmic Heart sound workshop to share experiences and anchor the energies of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

15TH MARCH MONDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Visit to the VALLEY OF THE QUEENS
Afternoon:
Resting and integrating

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

16TH MARCH TUESDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Visit to AMENHOTEP III TEMPLE and DENDARA - TEMPLE OF HATHOR
Afternoon:
Cosmic Heart sound workshop to share our experiences as a group in the temples

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

17TH MARCH WEDNESDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation (optional)
Visit to the huge complex of KARNAK TEMPLE (with special group ceremonies to help us experience how the energies change in the different parts of the Temple)
Afternoon:
Cosmic Heart sound workshop to bring everything together that we have experienced so far

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

18TH MARCH THURSDAY

Free day to explore LUXOR and its wonderful markets!

Overnight LUXOR
Breakfast and dinner included

19TH MARCH FRIDAY

Travelling back to CAIRO
Afternoon:
Preparation for EQUINOX and return visit to GREAT PYRAMID

Overnight Cairo
Breakfast and dinner included

20TH MARCH SATURDAY

Morning:
Early morning meditation and visit to GREAT PYRAMID
*COSMIC HEART ACTIVATION***
Afternoon:
Final sharing and integration of journey
Evening:
Celebratory meal together!

Overnight Cairo
Breakfast and dinner included

21ST MARCH SUNDAY

Free day for final shopping and return to home country
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
What is included in your trip
International flights to and from South AfricaAll internal travel and, where applicable, flights, airport taxes and chargesTransfers to and from Cairo & Aswan, Luxor, applicable airports and Nile boatTravel agent representative at airports/boat/hotels on arrival and departure Transportation to all sites in fully air conditioned coachAll site entrance fees according to above scheduleAccommodation in 5 star hotels (x 2 sharing)Half board meals as statedEgyptology Tour Guide to all sitesSpecialist group leader (Elizabeth Bardin) for energy work at Pyramids and TemplesCosmic Heart Sound Workshops with supporting meditations, Early Morning Nile Meditation Entries to Great Pyramid complex with Cosmic Heart Activation on second visitClosing dinner party with Egyptian dancing
What is not included in your trip
Visas (South Africans to apply before leaving for Egypt) Travel & holiday insuranceDrinks and tippingItems of a personal natureTransportation outside the scheduleMeals outside the scheduleSite entrance fees outside the schedule
Pricing – (to be adjusted in the event of an extreme fluctuation in exchange rate before booking is confirmed)
ZAR19000 (South African currency and this includes the international flight)
$1900 (US this does not include the international flights to and from Egypt)
£1171(UK this does not include the international flights to and from Egypt)

Deposit: 25% to secure a place Balance: payable 1month before departure

I also have two trips scheduled for Peru for 2010:

SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
For the love of the Earth- building a New Future.
MACHU PICCHU
PERU
2010 COSMIC HEART AWAKENING JOURNEYS:
Learning how to communicate with Cosmic Nature.
15-26 JUNE 2010
(the Empress- Tarot)
and
24 AUGUST – 4 SEPTEMBER 2010
(the Magician- Tarot)

What is so special about the trips in 2010?
The dates chosen above are given to me under guidance to make sure that the trip will happen at the most auspicious and spiritually awakening times of that year and be most beneficial for the group and the planet. The two trips scheduled for 2010 have these special features:

June trip:
Our trip starts with the new moon (12th June) and we will end the retreat by the time of the full moon (26th June). It is also during the very important earth festival of Winter Solstice in Peru (24th June). This day is celebrated as the Inti Raymi festival held each year at the Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuaman in the Inca capital city of CUSCO- celebrated by the people of the Inca as the Festival of the Sun in honour of the God of the Sun and symbolizes the eternal consecration of marriage between the Sun and human beings. Under the Inca empire the festival lasted 9 days attracting people from all over the Inca Empire and it is now the second largest festival in Latin America with an expected 200 000 people congregating in Cusco!

August trip:
August is known as the best time to go to Peru because of the weather (it has summer rainfall so in August one is assured that it does not rain and although it is cool at night, the days are sunny and warm). During this time of our trip we will have a full moon (24th August) at the beginning of our trip and a new moon on 8th September (new beginnings) as we return from Peru.

South African Retreat Cost: R9440 (including flights and spending money around R23-25 000 in total)
UK Retreat Cost: £785 (including flights and spending money around £1800 in total)
Please email me for full details of the itinerary programme for Peru and you can also look at more information on my website.THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOLPRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.com info@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 localmobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 localThis magazine’s stated intention is to be for the Highest Good of All, and to harm no one.“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”______________________________________________________________________

EGYPT CRYSTAL EARTH SOUND JOURNEY 8-22 MARCH 2010

2010-01-03T22:06:00.001+02:00

SACRED EARTH RETREATS
For the love of the Earth
THE GREAT PYRAMID
ANCIENT EGYPT
CRYSTAL EARTH SOUND JOURNEY
8-22 MARCH 2010
(the Fool- Tarot)

Join me on a journey to the Great Pyramid and the Sacred Temples of Egypt during this very important time of the 2010 Spring Equinox.

20th March 2010 is the first of two Cosmic Triggers that will bring a crystalline shift and reformation in energy. This means that we will be able to connect more fully with very advanced and high love vibrations of the Cosmic Heart that were accessible only during the times of Lemuria and golden Atlantis.

To access these high incoming frequencies of ascension, working with crystals (as was done during the times of Lemuria and Atlantis) becomes more and more important and so on this journey we will be learning how to work with light, crystals and sound on our journey through the Valley of the Kings and Queens, and the temples of Lower Egypt - culminating in an Ascension ceremony on 20th March, the Spring Equinox at the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Visiting and working at sacred sites of the world with a positive intention of the Heart has many benefits both for the participants and the Earth. It is an amazing opportunity to tune into something quite different and unique and is something that will greatly accelerate your life.

Much has been said about the Great Pyramid of Giza, but it is undeniably an incredible portal of light that goes far beyond being a place or even a dimension - it is a portal of connection and ascension. But that aspect of the Pyramid can only be accessed in its full power when working from the place of the Cosmic Heart.

Some of you may have some vague memory of the Cosmic Heart, or some of you may not feel anything but just a pull or inclination to come to Egypt. Whatever it is, follow the call! It is a trigger for something much bigger that has already been happening inside of you.

Egypt holds the history of how it is possible to embody the divine into human form - look at their magnificent sculptures! And through the use of sound that was done so effectively in all ceremonies of the land, we can journey back and find a living heritage from the Cosmic Heart that was once linked to the Cosmos and our ancient connection to the Stars - an important step for the future for our planet.

Come and celebrate the awaking of your Cosmic Heart in the ancient land of Egypt!

I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

Blessings
Elizabeth

Note

The trip will be facilitated by Elizabeth Bardin from Pringle Bay South Africa – a psychic channel who has for many years lead sacred site retreats and journeys to Peru and elsewhere. She does earth connection work with a Master Lemurian Crystal (and other crystals) and shares a deep commitment to the Earth and her own evolutionary path.

Email me at the address below for full details of the cost and itinerary. The group will be kept to a limited number so as to ensure that everyone receives the necessary energetic, emotional and physical support they need.

WELCOME TO EGYPT AND THE PYRAMID OF GIZA
www.arthurianschool.com
tel (+-27) 028 273 8277/ cel 078 371 6343
info@arthurianschool.com