NEW MOON MAGAZINE
DECEMBER 2008
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Let the Divine Love of who you really are, flow through you
and shape your World anew….
Hi everyone!
With the incredible alignment that has just happened between the new moon and Venus – the planet of Love- and Jupiter, the planet of freedom, abundance and expansion, we are already in amazing and wonderous times.
Never before has there been such an opportunity for Love.
What is Love? It is the glue that holds our universe together. It is the mysterious force that scientists are yet to quantify, but what is already inside of all of us. It holds us and our reality together- it is the energetic fabric of our very being, the thread that weaves and holds our infinite expressions and creations in this physical world together.
WE ARE LOVE. That is the very essence of who we are. Everything else is a physical illusion, an opportunity to play with what is not real.
Even darkness is illusion- light a small candle and see how it evaporates like mist in front of the Sun!
LOVING IS THE WHOLENESS WE ALL SEEK TO IN ORDER TO BE HAPPY. When we incarnated into a human body, a vast part of us remained non-physical, and we will only feel truly happy and fulfilled when we are in vibrational alignment with that greater and eternal part of us- AND THAT ETERNAL PART IS LOVE AND LOVING.
When we are in tune or alignment with that part, we cannot but love ourselves, see ourselves as beautiful and perfect and see everyone else also in that light of perfection.
We will never feel good and never be who we truly are, unless we are in that state of remembering that we are only Love. Because that is truly who we are!
And when we judge ourselves and others, when we find fault with ourselves and others, we create resistance that takes us out of that state of alignment, because we no longer vibrate in the energy of our true selves.
We are no longer in our heart.
Why is it that we all feel so much better in nature? It is simply because all the plants and animals in nature are in their vibrational truth- ie they are simply that what they are- A tree is a tree and does not pretend to be something else- it has no thoughts like us humans to take it out of that truth and makes it forget what it is. And so Mother Earth and her creatures are in perfect alignment with themselves- they do not pretend to be anything else than what they are, and so they can help us to remember how to also be in our natural state of being – and that is Love.
A NEW CYCLE OF THE SIXTH DAY
After the recent intensity of events during the last new moon cycle that began the end of all forms of dominance in our world, we are now moving into a completely new cycle - a one year influx of light that the Mayans called “the Sixth Day.”
The Sixth Day of the Mayan Calendar (the calendar is called the Tzolkin) began on the 13th November and heralds a time that the Maya called the flowering for the plant- which means a time of awakening, unfolding and opening up to new possibilities.
Most Mayan scholars call this period a time of “enlightenment,” or renaissance and in history the Sixth Day brought the invention of tools, and the European Renaissance of Michaelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci.
And so it is a time of incredible opportunity to manifest our visions and dreams- the visions and dreams we have had to “file” away because it all just seemed so impossible to achieve.
The message of the New Moon of this month falling within the beginning of the Sixth Day is one of hope, optimism and above all Love. It is a time of new beginnings, receptivity, trust, Earth Mother, nourishment, protection and infinite possibilities. It is a time where we can remember who we truly are, and start to co-create from that vibration and energy of Love.
We now realise that as part of the next growth stage in this fantastic journey we are having as co-creators and caretakers of our beautiful planet called Gaia or Earth, we cannot use our minds alone to keep up with the evolutionary changes - we are now called to also use our instinctive and intuitive abilities to guide us along the ascending path.
And with this intuition we are able to consciously choose the high road:
- to be positive, loving and compassionate.
AND WITH THAT, TO START RESHAPING OUR OWN WORLDS.
EVOLVING TO OUR TRUE DESTINY OF BEING CO-CREATORS AND CARETAKERS OF THE EARTH
With the falling away of dominance, each individual on Earth is beginning to realise their own worth and starting to feel their own purpose and their own responsibility. Each person is beginning to realise their full potential as loving human beings.
This potential includes the ability to consciously co-create new realities with the Earth. By looking back to our ancestors and by incorporating ancestral knowledge we are able to use this unique opportunity to evolve, and to create the dreams and visions that we collectively hold for a new world.
I am shown how the ancient civilisations of monuments of Egypt, Peru, Mexico and others will become more and more important as we as a humanity are starting to decode the old messages of the Ancients. Never before are we asked like now to look into our heart to receive this wisdom that will ensure our future evolution as a human race on this planet. But it is absolutely important that we now all become connected to our hearts and stay in the energy of who we truly are.
THE EGG
The symbol of an egg. The egg is revered in PERU as very sacred in their shamanic tradition. Often shamans do egg readings and if one looks at the site of Machu Picchu from a specific angle, the Earth looks rounded- like the bottom part of a broken egg - and the ruins on the site look like creatures emerging from that broken egg.
It seems obvious to say that, but a hen’s egg will bring forth a hen’s chicken, and an eagle’s egg will bring forth an eagle. Yet this very simple principle illustrates a profound wisdom that the ancient INCAS knew: the symbol of the egg holds a key to an incredible secret for creation: whatever you feel yourself to be, that is what you will create.
If you don’t know and feel yourself to be Love which is what you really are, you cannot create that in our world. It is energetically impossible to create what you don’t feel yourself to be.
And because the Earth already knows and lives according to her true nature, it is up to us to also feel and get in vibrational alignment with who we really are in order to evolve and co-create a new world with her.
It is only through becoming connected to our hearts that we will be able to survive the next phase of evolution of the Earth. She wants us all to journey forward with her, but if we cannot be in our hearts, it will just not be a possibility.
Living from the heart is therefore no longer a preference, it is an absolute necessity. IT IS A QUESTION OF SURVIVAL FOR ALL OF US AS WE RACE TOWARDS 2012 AND BEYOND.
THE NEW MOON IN SAGITTARIUS
The new moon started on the 28th November in the sign of Sagittarius (the Archer) and so it is an ideal time to take aim towards a high and lofty goal while knowing that all of nature supports us in hitting our targets.
MY WISH FOR YOU
Let the inspiration of the new moon during this festive season help you to become more attuned to your own heart and the heart beat of the Earth!
It is an incredibly important time to be conscious and loving.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
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“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
I AM LOVE MOON MEDITATION
DECEMBER 2008
Meditation
Allow yourself to relax and start to focus on your breath- in and out………….. in and out……………., in and out…………….. Allow yourself to let go any cares or worries or tension, and just allow the breath to take you deeper and deeper into the body. Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a blissful state of nothingness. Just completely let go.
Feel that as you are sinking deeper and deeper, you are becoming more and more relaxed in your body. Focus on your third eye between the eyebrows and then start to relax your whole body even more, telling it that it is safe for you to completely let go.
Now imagine that in front of you, you are seeing a portal. The portal is wide and inviting and you feel drawn to go to it. As you stand at the portal, you are able to look through the arch and you can see a picture unfolding in front of you. Carry on looking at what you are being shown, but take care not to go through the portal. You are the observer and the reality you are seeing behind the portal is happening in the third dimensional world of matter. Enjoy watching what you are seeing and also realise how you are in that reality drawn away from what is real and how easily there you forget who you really are.
Now carefully step through the portal but this time you remain conscious. Feel your body and arms and hands and look at them as they are in a physical reality. Observe any feelings that come up and release them.
Now start to laugh at the way you have been getting drawn into things that really don’t matter at all! Observe the absurdity of it all! Realise that it is just a play that needed acting out, but it is not real. Maybe see some faces that look scary, but as you laugh at them, they seem to just disappear evenly and without any effort. Feel yourself for the master that you really are. Become aware of what really matters in your life and for you.
NOW LOOK UP INTO THE SUN.
It is incredibly bright but it does not bother you. It is as if you are part of it and it is inviting you to take part in something incredible. Feel yourself being taken up on a cloud that is floating higher and higher up into the sky. You are being taken higher and higher but strangely enough you don’t feel any fear at all- in fact you feel elated!
Now it starts to become darker and you can see a small crescent moon shining brightly in the sky. There is a moon ray faery that looks at you with an amused look as you sail by. You tell her that you are on a journey to the Central Sun.
You can already feel the heart beat of that Sun’s consciousness as it pulsates through you more and more, but at the same time you also become aware that you are standing on the Earth once more. It is as if you have become part of the bigger whole that is all connected.
See the Earth in all her beauty and feel the love that she has for you. Listen as she asks you to find you true heart again. Feel her asking you to remember her and yourself as you both really are.
AS you feel the rays of sunshine on your back, you start to return. Slowly you become aware of your body. There is a white light that is pulsating in your third eye and all you hear is a refrain in your head that is repeated over and over again: I AM LOVE, I AM LOVE, I AM LOVE.
Resting for a while, you come back easily to the place where you were standing in front of the portal. You close your eyes and then you are back in the time and place of now, bringing with you a new awareness of the Love that you have always been in this physical illusion of reality.
THE MOON CYCLE OF DECEMBER
called the Birch Moon, the Star Frost Moon and the Long Night Moon
Thanksgiving Day
Very appropriately the new moon cycle started on Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the 27th of November. How much do we have to be grateful for with the beginning of the new and really exciting cycle of the Sixth Day!
When I was in the States during thanksgiving quite a number of years ago, it struck me how unifying it was as a public holiday. It almost seemed more important than Christmas because of the States’ multitude of nationalities and different backgrounds that do not necessarily practise Christianity. And yet thanksgiving united them all as a nation. On the day of Thanksgiving I felt a really beautiful energy enfolding the whole land as if everyone was holding hands and looking towards a beautiful future.
The Birch Tree
Another aspect of this new moon is that significantly it is called the Birch moon. The Birch tree is according to Celtic tradition symbolic of boundaries and new beginnings. What is interesting is that often birch wood rods were used in corporal punishment because of the Birch’s flexibility and strength and so it may be appropriate to also reflect where you need boundaries to stop some form of punishment in your life. It may even manifest as some punishing behaviour that some else is “doing” to you, but in essence that person is just showing you a part of yourself that still holds a judgment of or are critical of yourself and believes that you should be punished for it.
This cycle of the new moon can therefore be very helpful to become aware of these old emotional patterns to do with boundaries and to help you to consciously bring love to that part of yourself and the situation. Only love can truly heal our hearts that have suffered so much from limiting beliefs and judgmental attitudes!
I also feel the pain of the Birch having been historically used in this way by us as humans and so we can also send loving thoughts to the Birch tree energy and elementals to help heal the way that we have abused its use through using it as an instrument of pain to hurt others.
What the moon and planets are doing
As you will have noticed, the magnificent pair of Venus and Jupiter are close to each other in the western evening sky this month. On the 1st December the moon occulted Venus, meaning that Venus seemed to disappear behind the moon. During this month Jupiter will continue to move towards the sunset and gradually grow dimmer, whereas Venus, the planet of love and beauty pulls away from it and grows ever brighter. By the end of the month Saturn will have slowed down, cautioning us to lay sound foundations and its rings will be very hard to see as they turn edge on to the Earth. In September 2009 the rings will go completely edge on and seem to completely disappear and it will take them about another year to become prominent again.
Also look out for the Geminid meteors around 12th December.
No planets are retrograde during December and so much progress can be made!
Solstice
On the 12th December it is the pagan Solstice full moon in the sign of Gemini and it is Solstice itself on the 21st December when the waning moon is in the sign of Libra. Solstice is also called Yule that means wheel of the year and in the northern hemisphere it is the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Keep a flame alight through the longest night and wait for the dawn. If you are able, celebrate amongst standing stones!
On the 13th December it is the Swedish festival of rebirth of light called ST Lucia’s Day. Often there are processions in Sweden through the streets with the women wearing long dresses and carrying a star and a crown of candles and evergreen in their hair as maidens and the starboys wearing pointed hats. They visit hospitals and nursing homes, offering coffee and lussekatt buns and St Lucy fires are lit when incense is thrown on and everyone bathes in the smoke.
Christmas
On the 25th December it is the Christian festival of the winter solstice (that used to fall on 25th December) when homes are traditionally often decorated with holly, rosemary, laurel, bay and mistletoe. Mistletoe being a symbol of fertility and healing that speaks of hope and our embodiment of change. So may it be!
MOON PERSON OF THE MONTH
With us all celebrating Christmas during this moon month it is wonderful to introduce you to Fllur Owen, a Welsh actress who has done some retreats with me and recently played the lead role as Jesus in a rather amazing and controversial play about Jesus being a woman!
Fllur sent me some photographs of the play and I felt so privileged to see and connect with them. There was such incredible passion in them and I felt that the play opened up a lot of new energy around the theme of Christmas and what the true message was of the Master Jesus.
You can get to see some of the photos of the play if you get in touch with Fllur- her email is fflurmediowen@yahoo.co.uk and she is lucky enough to live in Wales!
UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
MACHU PICCHU AND JUNGLE TRIP
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4-18TH MARCH 2009
THEME: MY HEART IS AN OPEN GATE THROUGH WHICH LOVE FLOWS
PRINGLE BAY RETREATS JAN/FEB 2008
THEME: TEACHING LOVE AND CONNECTION WITH THE EARTH
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Monday, December 8, 2008
NOVEMBER NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 2008
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Hi everyone!
COLLAPSE OF AN OLD FINANCIAL ORDER
Within the sign of Scorpio with both the sun and the new moon, powerful forces of transformation and even energies of death are being called in to work.
We are already seeing the collapse of major financial structures and old linear world businesses undergoing some very painful surgery of elements and constructs that no longer serve the higher good of humanity.
Illusions must go and the truth is being revealed- and so we are all being set free. At times when there is just too much of the old vibration that is heavy and cannot be transformed, it is simply being swept away. There is no time now to linger with decisions and energies that no longer serve us and they are being cut away.
Underlying all of this is a righteous anger of wanting to be recognised and honoured and for all to have a voice to speak. No longer will anyone be silenced, it is their divine right to be heard and for the words of truth both personal and global to be spoken. The power of the word is being recognised and we are being taught to remember a higher cosmic language.
This is not a comfortable time for anyone. We have all been part of the old world and to see it crumble and fall beneath our feet is uncomfortable to say the least!
Yet it all must go and we must start to create with vision the higher frequencies of the New World that must now come and is already being created by our thoughts and actions. We can no longer just expand more of the same, we are being asked to move into new octaves and levels of growth that involve not only the evolution of our personal self, but also the evolution of human consciousness and a human species. And the planet is herself is growing and changing and evolving like she has never done before.
Having been involved with the monetary world of law and finance for many years, I marvelled on my return from Peru at the tremendous changes and turmoil that had started to take place in the financial world with currencies diving and share markets falling. How long have we been conned by an American system that is based on debt with valueless paper called money that only has a value because we believe that it has! At last we are seeing the illusion of it all, how so-called wealth is created by a powerful elite that has unilaterally decided what the rules of the game are.
Maybe it is time to consider how the monetary system was set up in such a way that more and more money can be printed at any time, devaluing what is already held by us in circulation, and with the painful and disempowering obligation to repay money borrowed with onerous interest. Because of the concept of interest, there actually is not enough money for all the obligations within the monetary system to be met, and default by someone is always inevitable. It has been described as being part of a game of musical chairs and whoever is unlucky enough not to be near a chair to sit down when the music stops, will be called into default. By borrowing and having to pay interest to the banks and lending institutions, we have been caught up in the game where we are held to ransom and no matter how hard we work and how much we try to get even, we never will because there is just not enough money in the system. Someone is always doomed to failure.
This places the most incredible pressure on each individual to meet and repay their interest obligations. It is nothing more than a clever modern day form of slavery that has been created and the best thing about the game is that we don’t even need to be feed or housed like the slaves of old! A perfect system of human abuse.
And so the game goes on and on. We spend our lives being trapped in an inhumane system that only expects, and in fact gives nothing in return. We run around scared to try and gather the limited resources that are there to keep this system and its threats at bay, and so are taught to compete against one another. How can we then ever be expected to help one another and work together? The system breeds competition and distrust. It is everyone for themselves - not because we are evil or mean, but because that we have been conned to believe that we have no power but to be part of this system and it is the only way to survive. A system that promised everything but in fact has produced nothing but suffering and pain.
TO UNDERSTAND IS TO TRANSFORM WHAT IS
It is time to recognise the truth of the old financial system and be set me free from that deep, deep guilt and feeling of being a failure, because we have not been able to beat its demands and fallen short. We can now realise that what we were asked to do is in fact impossible to achieve. We have been conned by the system to try and make it work.
And just by that recognition, the realisation of what is - we can be set free. A huge energetic burden of struggle can lift and we can start to feel a healthy detachment from all the fear and drama and concerns about money and what the future will be for us financially. The image of a trader jumping out of window in Wall Street with the stock market crashing need not be a fear driven message or a defining image of the future!
Observe this greedy monster that we have allowed to rule our lives and by knowing the cons of the game we no longer need to be a hooked in by it. It no longer needs to define how life should be.
The game is over!
I sincerely believe that by taking our power back and becoming more equal in our relationship with the banks and financial institutions, we can start to rebuild a positive new future. If we cannot afford something, we need to just grow up and be content to wait until we can, or let go of it. The price of credit is just energetically too high to pay because it hooks you back into the system.
Recently on the plane to Peru I had the privilege to sit next to an amazing woman from Chile. She had just visited South Africa with her two sisters. We chatted about our lives and shared some wisdom. She told me that she was a teacher and that she had started her own school that grew from only 7 pupils to a school of over 400 students. When I asked her what she thought was her greatest key to success, she did not hesitate to answer: the fact that she started small and with the financial help of some friends so that she never had to deal with the pressure of having a loan from the bank. She also believed that this made sure that she could make decisions with integrity about the business and without having to take on students just for the sake of earning enough money to repay the loan and heavy interest. It was a really unexpected but thought provoking answer!
Consider the system of exchange used by ancient civilisations: it is so much more suited to our individual needs and talents, and with that we can start to live in a way that is not wasteful and still fulfil all our basic and other needs. Is it time to stop being a consume- r, and to become an exchange –r?
The Incas practised a system of ayni karpay that means energy exchange. They believed that for everything to be in balance, there has to be an exchange of energies by giving and also receiving. With such a system nothing gets depleted and there is balance and harmony. What a contrast to what we have today.
The age of rampant consumption of everything, based on the unscrupulous system of debt creation money with interest, has to be replaced with something more honest. Both parties need to truly benefit from it, not only the one who has had the most power.
And realise this: the only real wealth is in nature- everything that we have comes from nature, even the paper used to create money!
I am reminded of the Native American saying that only when we have chopped down all the trees and polluted all the water, only then will we realise that we cannot eat money.
Nature is very economic in its consumption for growth. We can learn so much from how nature plans and protects itself for times of change when access to resources vary, such as during times of climatic change, droughts, etc.
And the manipulation of world powers and authorities of nature and natural resources by way of manipulation and using war as a cover up must now stop –all is transparent and it will no longer be allowed.
HOW MATERIALISTIC ARE YOU?
Ask yourself and try to be really honest – how materialistic are you? How much do you judge yourself and others on the basis of what they have and what they don’t? Are you really free from the old conditioning?
And how do you use money? Has it ever occurred to you to use something else instead of, or otherwise in combination with money?
My friend Karen and I went for a meal the other day and I wanted to pay the bill as a goodbye gift for her leaving for the UK. She wanted to also make a contribution and we then got the idea of me using her contribution to buy an olive tree that I will plant in my garden - to celebrate us being together and also our friendship. It felt so meaningful instead of just dealing with money in terms of notes and coins- because there was so much more thought and “energy” that went with the money and its use.
And so I feel more and more drawn to do things differently where it comes to money and payments. It is as if we need to become more creative with it and start to look at infusing a positive energy of balance into it when we do transactions with one another.
When I was living in the UK, I became almost addicted to charity shops- what a pleasure to find something really inexpensive that is unique, provides for an interesting experience and is helping something worthwhile too.
And when I was often stuck with not being able to afford buying birthday presents, I would choose something really small but meaningful and focus a lot of beautiful and meaningful energy into it to bring love into the person’s life. It may not have been the most expensive present, but the vibration was far more important than the outer form, and so as we start to become less superficial and rather appreciate energies, we can transform the way we look at and make use of our own so-called limited resources.
Maybe we can start to bring more “heart” and meaning into money and our whole monetary system for the future by using positive and creative intentions.
I like the way the Sufis would look at this, because according to my understanding they would call this giving money a different “voice”.
According to the Sufis there is no object, or place in the world where there is not some “voice” that has been engraved upon it. What is meant by that, is that the object or place has become a reproducing record of what has been given to it consciously or unconsciously. Some energetic imprint is given to it by the person or persons handling the object, or being at that particular place. What is called psychometry is really learning the language or voice that the object speaks and apart from the colour of form an object has, there is something in that object that speaks to you- it has a voice.
How wonderful would it be if money no longer will have an empty voice of greed, endless consumption and heartless competition, but instead can reflect an energy of goodwill, sharing and meaningful abundance!
Once we are no longer part of a system that forces us to be in constant competition with one another, we can relax, enjoy life and work on accomplishing things as a humanity together. Maybe we can find a new spirituality in money and out of that unfold a New World.
THE COMING OF 2012
This vision of a New World is no pie in the sky, it is utterly achievable at this time of great change and constant evolution happening in the years leading up to 2012.
I was interested to read Diana Cooper’s information on this. Here is what she says about 2012:
These are divine moments when anything can happen. Miracles and wonders beyond imagining might take place. At this time anything can happen and this is why the ancients could not see beyond this point. We are due a step change in consciousness.
And her vision prayer for 2012 is also really beautiful and fits in with the vision of a new abundant world:
Vision prayer for 2012I have a vision where all people are at peace, fed and housed, every child is loved and educated to develop their talents, where the heart is more important than the head and wisdom is revered over riches.In this world justice, equality and fairness rule. Nature is honoured, so the waters flow pure and clear and the air is fresh and clean. Plants and trees are nurtured and all animals are respected and treated with kindness. Happiness and laughter prevailAnd humans walk hand in hand with angels.Thank you for the love, understanding, wisdom, courage and humility to do my part to spread the light.May all the world ascend.So be it.
We have a real opportunity to work with the new moon cycle this month to create some positive and powerful change on very deep and lasting levels about our finances and money and also the financial systems of the world.
Use all the opportunities presented to you- you can make a difference and remember that there is only one true power - and that is the power of One.
When we unite, all things are possible!
Have a magical Moon month.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
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THE FULL MOON OF NOVEMBER
called the Yew Moon, the Fire Friend Moon, the Tree Moon or
the Summer’s End Full Moon
The New Moon Month cycle started on the 31st October with a Scorpio new moon.
The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter draw slowly together in the west at night and look lovely together after the sun has set. By the end of this month they are quite close. On the 1st November the new crescent moon was near Venus at twilight, and on 3rd November, it is near Jupiter. Venus brings beauty and Jupiter is the planet of abundance, so interesting that they are dominant this moon month to bring more opportunities for beauty and abundance in the world.
Mars, the planet of war, but also action, is for a change moving out of view and gives us all a well deserved break!
You can also see Saturn in the early morning sky, but if you look through a telescope or binoculars you will notice that the rings seem to have disappeared because of them turning more edge on to the Earth.
On 21st November the waning moon is near Saturn in the morning sky.
You may also see some Leonid meteors around 17th November in the night sky.
Full moon is on the 13th November in the sign of Gemini favouring communication on all levels. Gemini is the messenger of the Gods and there may be some good tidings on its way later on this month. Hang in there is definitely the theme of this month!
On the 31st October was Halloween as well as the moon’s northern autumn equinox. The most important Wiccan festival and time of New Year called Samhain was also celebrated on the 1st November, being a time when the veils between the material and the spirit worlds are very thin and there is a powerful opportunity to explore what death means for you. Like nature, we also experience times of death in order to reach new growth and new life.
Be still, look at your own resources and those immediately around you. Amid despair we can find hope and ways forward from unexpected places: be open to those possibilities, and make good use of them to achieve transformation. RE-use, recycle, repair, improve, share.
MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON NOVEMBER 2008
I had the gift of experiencing physical death recently with my little dog Vincent dying in his sleep the very morning I returned from Peru. Vincent was only 8 years old, born on the 2nd November in the sign of Scorpio that is ruled by Pluto, the planet of death and transformation, and a really special little soul.
With his death, he taught me so much about the true qualities of Scorpio – the process of dying in a physical body, human grieving and despair that eventually lead to a deeper feeling of gratitude for life, and becoming more open to new possibilities and hope.
Because we are in the sign of Scorpio at the moment with also the new moon having started in that sign, I would like to dedicate this full moon meditation to him- and to thank him for teaching me so much that I needed to learn.
I miss you Vincent!
Meditation
Allow yourself to relax and start to focus on your breath- in and out………….. in and out……………., in and out…………….. Allow yourself to let go any cares or worries or tension, and just allow the breath to take you deeper and deeper into the body. Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a blissful state of nothingness. Just completely let go.
As you concentrate on your breathing, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed in your body. Feel your whole body relaxing and as you feel this happening also talk to your body in your mind and assure it that whatever happens during this meditation, it is always safe and connected to a higher source of light.
Now start to feel yourself drifting away, as if you are being carried away on a deep and loving river that is flowing along a beautiful and secluded mountain path. It is early night time and even though your eyes are closed, you are aware that the full moon is high above you and you can feel the rays of the full moon as it gently caresses your face. It is guiding your path.
Drifting along the river, you can feel the support of the water below you and slowly a knowing comes to you that the reason why you are drifting along the river is because it is part of your own death transformation ceremony.
But the thought of being dead and still in your body does not scare you - in a way you feel excited about what is happening and what you are about to experience as a consciousness.
As you continue to drift easily with the water and as the time passes, the night becomes even darker, and you can feel the power of the stars intensify.
You can “see” with the inner vision of your third eye the glittering lights of the stars- as if they are coming closer and closer and that you and your body are being magnetised up into the sky! You feel yourself sitting up and you realise how huge your body has suddenly become.
You are now a huge giant in the sky.
But it all feels so natural and easy and there is no fear or trepidation. You enjoy the feeling of peace and the ability to relax and just to be part of the night sky.
Then you become aware of yourself floating again, but this time it is the Milky Way that is guiding you, like a huge starlight river in the sky.
And you and your body feel what it is like to experience yourselves as a Star.
You see the millions of stars that are circling around you and you are immersed in the oneness of All. Everything around you is bright, and new, and filled with wonderful hope. There is an excitement about the future.
You JUST KNOW that everything is going to be fine.
You want to linger forever in this space, you after a while you know that it is time for you to return, and so when you are ready, you slowly start to descend with a body that feels completely different – it feels much lighter and rested.
And you notice that your ears have become clearer and you are able to hear more the silvery tone of the Moon and the Stars as your inner guidance. You love the stillness and silence, and the acceptance of your life as it is.
You now become more present and all your chakras open to exactly the right level for you to be active, alive and totally present in the now.
You slowly can open your eyes and return.
After the meditation you may want ponder on anything you have experienced or even write it down in a journal. You may also want to rest or spend a while on your own after the meditation.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
Most of you will be familiar with the Secret and will have had some interesting experiences with manifestation according to the principles of THE LAW OF ATTRACTION.
I would like to share with you, the work of Canadian Michael Losier who also teaches the law of attraction. (thanks to Su who introduced me to his work!)
I have found that the following three techniques are really helping me to change a very old way of doing things and to keep my vibration high:
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT TO BE?
So often one gets caught up in the negativity of someone who is complaining or stuck in a negative mindset. What Michael suggests and works absolutely brilliantly and it is so simple to apply, is to then just use a very simple question:
SO HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT TO BE?
Most people that complain don’t even realise that they are stuck in a negative space and really heavy vibration, and this simple question can help them to focus instead on the opposite that immediately raises their vibration and also helps you as a person in their space to maintain your own vibration.
What we focus on we will create, so by moaning or having thoughts within ourselves that is complaining about something in our lives that is not the way we want it to be, is simply reinforcing that vibration and hey presto! that is exactly what we will once again over and over create!
So try to use it with people in your space and also the thoughts inside that need changing.
Try to avoid using the words NO, NOT and DON’T
This is particularly helpful if you have children, dogs etc that you want to teach to do things differently.
By saying DON’T MAKE A NOISE, you are actually focusing on NOISE and so calling in that vibration, once again creating the same.
However, if you instead state the opposite of that ie for example, WE ARE QUIET, you are now focusing on what you want to create and the energy can then attract that result!
Try it, you will also be amazed at how different it feels! You will feel that the heaviness of always having to say no, or be negative, goes away. I used to feel like I am nagging and yet with stating the opposite of the negative, I achieve the very thing I want and I also feel much lighter in the process.
It is really effective to work with an awareness of the vibration of words and their focus.
The above takes practice and often I have to think about what the opposite is of what I don’t want! And so it is a really powerful way to show how we automatically are conditioned to focus on the negative and how it has become so instinctive and natural for us, instead of first thinking positively.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU ADMIRE ABOUT A PERSON
Instead of thinking about what irritates you, or you don’t like about a person, focus on what you do like – even if it is just one thing. By doing this, you are once again keeping your vibration high and you can attract the positive energies of what you want into your life. It has nothing to do with what is right or wrong, it is a simple matter of knowing a universal law that states that if your vibration stays high, you will be able manifest the good things you want for your life. And so you benefit without being caught up in a low vibration about that person that is unproductive in your life.
MOON PERSONS OF THE MONTH
I would to introduce you to two very beautiful souls and friends of mine, Berto Voigt and his partner Tamar.
I recently had the privilege of spending some time with them here in Pringle Bay and what a delight it was!
Both have really wonderful gifts and here is what Tamar says about what they do:
“Berto and I always shared a dream of providing a Sacred space for people of all walks of life to come and just be and on 1 December 2006, we opened Essence in Brighton Beach, Durban. Essence provided a sanctuary for like-minded souls to meet and experience alternative ways of life and living, albeit trying new healing modalities or eating heavenly cakes. Essence catered for a wide range of needs and experiences and provided a much-needed base for people searching.
At the end of 2007, Berto and I were guided to move Essence to Cape Town and after much searching and seeing, finally founds our heart place in Fish Hoek. Nestled in the mountains of the mother city and within walking distance of the refreshingly cold Atlantic ocean - we found our new home.
For us it has always been about finding our Essence and here in the Cape, we live this philosophy. Everything is about staying in the present and being in that present with joy.”
And this is how Berto explains his part of the work:
I have been working with the energy of the aura for 7 years. Through my experiences I have gained insight to the reasons why we release certain issues while holding onto others. The aura can be seen as a computer system, it stores, releases and projects information all the time. Being able to see what someone’s aura is doing makes healing more effective and precise.
How I work
I work intuitively with the whole body system- physically and energetically.
I show your energy body what you are holding. I show your energy body the path to release this stuck energy. Your energy body releases the stuck emotion or energy and Source energy starts the healing process. This healing also connects you to your Higher Self to help you to download your own patterns of perfection.
Benefits
This process makes the healing more permanent- it also continues to release and restore the aura even after the healing. You gain insight and information into your own being. Inner alchemy- you change your negative patterns into positive ones.
You will feel lighter relaxed, focused and definitely more connected.
Qualifications
Reiki and Aura/Colour healer, Swedish, Hot stone and Thai Massage therapist, Metaphysical teacher.
Contact Berto 082 556 7400 essence@24.com
17a Sunray Road Fish Hoek
Both of Berto and Tamar work with an intention anchored in the Heart. They make a really good team and I used some of the energy templates/symbols channelled by Berto during my last trip to Peru. I would really recommend their workshops and products, so please contact them if you are interested in exploring their work!
UPCOMING RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Pringle Bay Retreats for the rest of this year are just about booked up, but 2009 seems to be promising a busy time with opportunities to join retreats to Machu Picchu Peru (incorporating an optional ayahuaska/wisdom plant ceremony), the Mexico pyramids and Egypt.
Please let me know if you have any specific interest in any of the above and more information will be available in the next New Moon Magazine.
Please also remember that I do personal one-on-one retreats in Pringle Bay if you feel you need some support and spiritual growth in your life. Email me for some more information.
SACRED EARTH RETREATS PRINGLE BAY
Pringle Bay is a small picturesque coastal village that has the privilege of being in the heart of a UNESCO World Nature Reserve, called the Kogelberg Biosphere. The reserve is renowned for its Indigenous Fynbos Flora and has more plant species per square meter than anywhere else in the world!
Set against the slopes of the magnificent Kogelberg Mountains and the famous Hangklip Mountain, Pringle Bay has a pristine white beach with stunning sunset views of Table Mountain and Cape Point across False Bay.
It is undisturbed by street lights and so an ideal place to observe the stars and the planets, experience the elements, and admire the beautiful colours of Mother Nature.
Here you can separate yourself from the everyday concerns of your world, rest and spend time experiencing interesting small group activities such as meditations, walks on the beach and working with the Elements.
- To create a new way of living that is more whole and will help to bring back the spiritual flow of Love in your life.With more and more people starting to question the values of the world around us and to look for greater meaning and purpose in their day-to-day lives, THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL in Pringle Bay seeks to provide you with the chance to gather with similarly intentioned people, and explore what that means.The retreats are kept small to ensure that you are able to get the maximum benefit from the time during a retreat and are facilitated by ELIZABETH BARDIN who is an experienced intuitive life coach and leader of mystical tours to Machu Picchu Peru. Elizabeth is a naturally gifted channel who has a deep love for the Earth. She first worked for many years as a practising solicitor and in investment banking before her keen interest in personal self development eventually lead her to creating Sacred Earth Retreats.
Elizabeth also has unusual skills and talents of working with the Moon and is the author of The Lady Morgaine Moon Oracle Cards as well as a monthly New Moon Magazine. She holds several Reiki master and other healing qualifications and is a well known and reputable tarot teacher and reader, having taught courses in the UK, Europe and South Africa.
Many clients have found positive change in the way that they feel about their lives and also themselves through discovering new ways of creating a happier inner and outer life that is more in harmony with themselves, the World and all of Nature.
Email: elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
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Hi everyone!
COLLAPSE OF AN OLD FINANCIAL ORDER
Within the sign of Scorpio with both the sun and the new moon, powerful forces of transformation and even energies of death are being called in to work.
We are already seeing the collapse of major financial structures and old linear world businesses undergoing some very painful surgery of elements and constructs that no longer serve the higher good of humanity.
Illusions must go and the truth is being revealed- and so we are all being set free. At times when there is just too much of the old vibration that is heavy and cannot be transformed, it is simply being swept away. There is no time now to linger with decisions and energies that no longer serve us and they are being cut away.
Underlying all of this is a righteous anger of wanting to be recognised and honoured and for all to have a voice to speak. No longer will anyone be silenced, it is their divine right to be heard and for the words of truth both personal and global to be spoken. The power of the word is being recognised and we are being taught to remember a higher cosmic language.
This is not a comfortable time for anyone. We have all been part of the old world and to see it crumble and fall beneath our feet is uncomfortable to say the least!
Yet it all must go and we must start to create with vision the higher frequencies of the New World that must now come and is already being created by our thoughts and actions. We can no longer just expand more of the same, we are being asked to move into new octaves and levels of growth that involve not only the evolution of our personal self, but also the evolution of human consciousness and a human species. And the planet is herself is growing and changing and evolving like she has never done before.
Having been involved with the monetary world of law and finance for many years, I marvelled on my return from Peru at the tremendous changes and turmoil that had started to take place in the financial world with currencies diving and share markets falling. How long have we been conned by an American system that is based on debt with valueless paper called money that only has a value because we believe that it has! At last we are seeing the illusion of it all, how so-called wealth is created by a powerful elite that has unilaterally decided what the rules of the game are.
Maybe it is time to consider how the monetary system was set up in such a way that more and more money can be printed at any time, devaluing what is already held by us in circulation, and with the painful and disempowering obligation to repay money borrowed with onerous interest. Because of the concept of interest, there actually is not enough money for all the obligations within the monetary system to be met, and default by someone is always inevitable. It has been described as being part of a game of musical chairs and whoever is unlucky enough not to be near a chair to sit down when the music stops, will be called into default. By borrowing and having to pay interest to the banks and lending institutions, we have been caught up in the game where we are held to ransom and no matter how hard we work and how much we try to get even, we never will because there is just not enough money in the system. Someone is always doomed to failure.
This places the most incredible pressure on each individual to meet and repay their interest obligations. It is nothing more than a clever modern day form of slavery that has been created and the best thing about the game is that we don’t even need to be feed or housed like the slaves of old! A perfect system of human abuse.
And so the game goes on and on. We spend our lives being trapped in an inhumane system that only expects, and in fact gives nothing in return. We run around scared to try and gather the limited resources that are there to keep this system and its threats at bay, and so are taught to compete against one another. How can we then ever be expected to help one another and work together? The system breeds competition and distrust. It is everyone for themselves - not because we are evil or mean, but because that we have been conned to believe that we have no power but to be part of this system and it is the only way to survive. A system that promised everything but in fact has produced nothing but suffering and pain.
TO UNDERSTAND IS TO TRANSFORM WHAT IS
It is time to recognise the truth of the old financial system and be set me free from that deep, deep guilt and feeling of being a failure, because we have not been able to beat its demands and fallen short. We can now realise that what we were asked to do is in fact impossible to achieve. We have been conned by the system to try and make it work.
And just by that recognition, the realisation of what is - we can be set free. A huge energetic burden of struggle can lift and we can start to feel a healthy detachment from all the fear and drama and concerns about money and what the future will be for us financially. The image of a trader jumping out of window in Wall Street with the stock market crashing need not be a fear driven message or a defining image of the future!
Observe this greedy monster that we have allowed to rule our lives and by knowing the cons of the game we no longer need to be a hooked in by it. It no longer needs to define how life should be.
The game is over!
I sincerely believe that by taking our power back and becoming more equal in our relationship with the banks and financial institutions, we can start to rebuild a positive new future. If we cannot afford something, we need to just grow up and be content to wait until we can, or let go of it. The price of credit is just energetically too high to pay because it hooks you back into the system.
Recently on the plane to Peru I had the privilege to sit next to an amazing woman from Chile. She had just visited South Africa with her two sisters. We chatted about our lives and shared some wisdom. She told me that she was a teacher and that she had started her own school that grew from only 7 pupils to a school of over 400 students. When I asked her what she thought was her greatest key to success, she did not hesitate to answer: the fact that she started small and with the financial help of some friends so that she never had to deal with the pressure of having a loan from the bank. She also believed that this made sure that she could make decisions with integrity about the business and without having to take on students just for the sake of earning enough money to repay the loan and heavy interest. It was a really unexpected but thought provoking answer!
Consider the system of exchange used by ancient civilisations: it is so much more suited to our individual needs and talents, and with that we can start to live in a way that is not wasteful and still fulfil all our basic and other needs. Is it time to stop being a consume- r, and to become an exchange –r?
The Incas practised a system of ayni karpay that means energy exchange. They believed that for everything to be in balance, there has to be an exchange of energies by giving and also receiving. With such a system nothing gets depleted and there is balance and harmony. What a contrast to what we have today.
The age of rampant consumption of everything, based on the unscrupulous system of debt creation money with interest, has to be replaced with something more honest. Both parties need to truly benefit from it, not only the one who has had the most power.
And realise this: the only real wealth is in nature- everything that we have comes from nature, even the paper used to create money!
I am reminded of the Native American saying that only when we have chopped down all the trees and polluted all the water, only then will we realise that we cannot eat money.
Nature is very economic in its consumption for growth. We can learn so much from how nature plans and protects itself for times of change when access to resources vary, such as during times of climatic change, droughts, etc.
And the manipulation of world powers and authorities of nature and natural resources by way of manipulation and using war as a cover up must now stop –all is transparent and it will no longer be allowed.
HOW MATERIALISTIC ARE YOU?
Ask yourself and try to be really honest – how materialistic are you? How much do you judge yourself and others on the basis of what they have and what they don’t? Are you really free from the old conditioning?
And how do you use money? Has it ever occurred to you to use something else instead of, or otherwise in combination with money?
My friend Karen and I went for a meal the other day and I wanted to pay the bill as a goodbye gift for her leaving for the UK. She wanted to also make a contribution and we then got the idea of me using her contribution to buy an olive tree that I will plant in my garden - to celebrate us being together and also our friendship. It felt so meaningful instead of just dealing with money in terms of notes and coins- because there was so much more thought and “energy” that went with the money and its use.
And so I feel more and more drawn to do things differently where it comes to money and payments. It is as if we need to become more creative with it and start to look at infusing a positive energy of balance into it when we do transactions with one another.
When I was living in the UK, I became almost addicted to charity shops- what a pleasure to find something really inexpensive that is unique, provides for an interesting experience and is helping something worthwhile too.
And when I was often stuck with not being able to afford buying birthday presents, I would choose something really small but meaningful and focus a lot of beautiful and meaningful energy into it to bring love into the person’s life. It may not have been the most expensive present, but the vibration was far more important than the outer form, and so as we start to become less superficial and rather appreciate energies, we can transform the way we look at and make use of our own so-called limited resources.
Maybe we can start to bring more “heart” and meaning into money and our whole monetary system for the future by using positive and creative intentions.
I like the way the Sufis would look at this, because according to my understanding they would call this giving money a different “voice”.
According to the Sufis there is no object, or place in the world where there is not some “voice” that has been engraved upon it. What is meant by that, is that the object or place has become a reproducing record of what has been given to it consciously or unconsciously. Some energetic imprint is given to it by the person or persons handling the object, or being at that particular place. What is called psychometry is really learning the language or voice that the object speaks and apart from the colour of form an object has, there is something in that object that speaks to you- it has a voice.
How wonderful would it be if money no longer will have an empty voice of greed, endless consumption and heartless competition, but instead can reflect an energy of goodwill, sharing and meaningful abundance!
Once we are no longer part of a system that forces us to be in constant competition with one another, we can relax, enjoy life and work on accomplishing things as a humanity together. Maybe we can find a new spirituality in money and out of that unfold a New World.
THE COMING OF 2012
This vision of a New World is no pie in the sky, it is utterly achievable at this time of great change and constant evolution happening in the years leading up to 2012.
I was interested to read Diana Cooper’s information on this. Here is what she says about 2012:
These are divine moments when anything can happen. Miracles and wonders beyond imagining might take place. At this time anything can happen and this is why the ancients could not see beyond this point. We are due a step change in consciousness.
And her vision prayer for 2012 is also really beautiful and fits in with the vision of a new abundant world:
Vision prayer for 2012I have a vision where all people are at peace, fed and housed, every child is loved and educated to develop their talents, where the heart is more important than the head and wisdom is revered over riches.In this world justice, equality and fairness rule. Nature is honoured, so the waters flow pure and clear and the air is fresh and clean. Plants and trees are nurtured and all animals are respected and treated with kindness. Happiness and laughter prevailAnd humans walk hand in hand with angels.Thank you for the love, understanding, wisdom, courage and humility to do my part to spread the light.May all the world ascend.So be it.
We have a real opportunity to work with the new moon cycle this month to create some positive and powerful change on very deep and lasting levels about our finances and money and also the financial systems of the world.
Use all the opportunities presented to you- you can make a difference and remember that there is only one true power - and that is the power of One.
When we unite, all things are possible!
Have a magical Moon month.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
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THE FULL MOON OF NOVEMBER
called the Yew Moon, the Fire Friend Moon, the Tree Moon or
the Summer’s End Full Moon
The New Moon Month cycle started on the 31st October with a Scorpio new moon.
The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter draw slowly together in the west at night and look lovely together after the sun has set. By the end of this month they are quite close. On the 1st November the new crescent moon was near Venus at twilight, and on 3rd November, it is near Jupiter. Venus brings beauty and Jupiter is the planet of abundance, so interesting that they are dominant this moon month to bring more opportunities for beauty and abundance in the world.
Mars, the planet of war, but also action, is for a change moving out of view and gives us all a well deserved break!
You can also see Saturn in the early morning sky, but if you look through a telescope or binoculars you will notice that the rings seem to have disappeared because of them turning more edge on to the Earth.
On 21st November the waning moon is near Saturn in the morning sky.
You may also see some Leonid meteors around 17th November in the night sky.
Full moon is on the 13th November in the sign of Gemini favouring communication on all levels. Gemini is the messenger of the Gods and there may be some good tidings on its way later on this month. Hang in there is definitely the theme of this month!
On the 31st October was Halloween as well as the moon’s northern autumn equinox. The most important Wiccan festival and time of New Year called Samhain was also celebrated on the 1st November, being a time when the veils between the material and the spirit worlds are very thin and there is a powerful opportunity to explore what death means for you. Like nature, we also experience times of death in order to reach new growth and new life.
Be still, look at your own resources and those immediately around you. Amid despair we can find hope and ways forward from unexpected places: be open to those possibilities, and make good use of them to achieve transformation. RE-use, recycle, repair, improve, share.
MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON NOVEMBER 2008
I had the gift of experiencing physical death recently with my little dog Vincent dying in his sleep the very morning I returned from Peru. Vincent was only 8 years old, born on the 2nd November in the sign of Scorpio that is ruled by Pluto, the planet of death and transformation, and a really special little soul.
With his death, he taught me so much about the true qualities of Scorpio – the process of dying in a physical body, human grieving and despair that eventually lead to a deeper feeling of gratitude for life, and becoming more open to new possibilities and hope.
Because we are in the sign of Scorpio at the moment with also the new moon having started in that sign, I would like to dedicate this full moon meditation to him- and to thank him for teaching me so much that I needed to learn.
I miss you Vincent!
Meditation
Allow yourself to relax and start to focus on your breath- in and out………….. in and out……………., in and out…………….. Allow yourself to let go any cares or worries or tension, and just allow the breath to take you deeper and deeper into the body. Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a blissful state of nothingness. Just completely let go.
As you concentrate on your breathing, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed in your body. Feel your whole body relaxing and as you feel this happening also talk to your body in your mind and assure it that whatever happens during this meditation, it is always safe and connected to a higher source of light.
Now start to feel yourself drifting away, as if you are being carried away on a deep and loving river that is flowing along a beautiful and secluded mountain path. It is early night time and even though your eyes are closed, you are aware that the full moon is high above you and you can feel the rays of the full moon as it gently caresses your face. It is guiding your path.
Drifting along the river, you can feel the support of the water below you and slowly a knowing comes to you that the reason why you are drifting along the river is because it is part of your own death transformation ceremony.
But the thought of being dead and still in your body does not scare you - in a way you feel excited about what is happening and what you are about to experience as a consciousness.
As you continue to drift easily with the water and as the time passes, the night becomes even darker, and you can feel the power of the stars intensify.
You can “see” with the inner vision of your third eye the glittering lights of the stars- as if they are coming closer and closer and that you and your body are being magnetised up into the sky! You feel yourself sitting up and you realise how huge your body has suddenly become.
You are now a huge giant in the sky.
But it all feels so natural and easy and there is no fear or trepidation. You enjoy the feeling of peace and the ability to relax and just to be part of the night sky.
Then you become aware of yourself floating again, but this time it is the Milky Way that is guiding you, like a huge starlight river in the sky.
And you and your body feel what it is like to experience yourselves as a Star.
You see the millions of stars that are circling around you and you are immersed in the oneness of All. Everything around you is bright, and new, and filled with wonderful hope. There is an excitement about the future.
You JUST KNOW that everything is going to be fine.
You want to linger forever in this space, you after a while you know that it is time for you to return, and so when you are ready, you slowly start to descend with a body that feels completely different – it feels much lighter and rested.
And you notice that your ears have become clearer and you are able to hear more the silvery tone of the Moon and the Stars as your inner guidance. You love the stillness and silence, and the acceptance of your life as it is.
You now become more present and all your chakras open to exactly the right level for you to be active, alive and totally present in the now.
You slowly can open your eyes and return.
After the meditation you may want ponder on anything you have experienced or even write it down in a journal. You may also want to rest or spend a while on your own after the meditation.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
Most of you will be familiar with the Secret and will have had some interesting experiences with manifestation according to the principles of THE LAW OF ATTRACTION.
I would like to share with you, the work of Canadian Michael Losier who also teaches the law of attraction. (thanks to Su who introduced me to his work!)
I have found that the following three techniques are really helping me to change a very old way of doing things and to keep my vibration high:
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT TO BE?
So often one gets caught up in the negativity of someone who is complaining or stuck in a negative mindset. What Michael suggests and works absolutely brilliantly and it is so simple to apply, is to then just use a very simple question:
SO HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT TO BE?
Most people that complain don’t even realise that they are stuck in a negative space and really heavy vibration, and this simple question can help them to focus instead on the opposite that immediately raises their vibration and also helps you as a person in their space to maintain your own vibration.
What we focus on we will create, so by moaning or having thoughts within ourselves that is complaining about something in our lives that is not the way we want it to be, is simply reinforcing that vibration and hey presto! that is exactly what we will once again over and over create!
So try to use it with people in your space and also the thoughts inside that need changing.
Try to avoid using the words NO, NOT and DON’T
This is particularly helpful if you have children, dogs etc that you want to teach to do things differently.
By saying DON’T MAKE A NOISE, you are actually focusing on NOISE and so calling in that vibration, once again creating the same.
However, if you instead state the opposite of that ie for example, WE ARE QUIET, you are now focusing on what you want to create and the energy can then attract that result!
Try it, you will also be amazed at how different it feels! You will feel that the heaviness of always having to say no, or be negative, goes away. I used to feel like I am nagging and yet with stating the opposite of the negative, I achieve the very thing I want and I also feel much lighter in the process.
It is really effective to work with an awareness of the vibration of words and their focus.
The above takes practice and often I have to think about what the opposite is of what I don’t want! And so it is a really powerful way to show how we automatically are conditioned to focus on the negative and how it has become so instinctive and natural for us, instead of first thinking positively.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU ADMIRE ABOUT A PERSON
Instead of thinking about what irritates you, or you don’t like about a person, focus on what you do like – even if it is just one thing. By doing this, you are once again keeping your vibration high and you can attract the positive energies of what you want into your life. It has nothing to do with what is right or wrong, it is a simple matter of knowing a universal law that states that if your vibration stays high, you will be able manifest the good things you want for your life. And so you benefit without being caught up in a low vibration about that person that is unproductive in your life.
MOON PERSONS OF THE MONTH
I would to introduce you to two very beautiful souls and friends of mine, Berto Voigt and his partner Tamar.
I recently had the privilege of spending some time with them here in Pringle Bay and what a delight it was!
Both have really wonderful gifts and here is what Tamar says about what they do:
“Berto and I always shared a dream of providing a Sacred space for people of all walks of life to come and just be and on 1 December 2006, we opened Essence in Brighton Beach, Durban. Essence provided a sanctuary for like-minded souls to meet and experience alternative ways of life and living, albeit trying new healing modalities or eating heavenly cakes. Essence catered for a wide range of needs and experiences and provided a much-needed base for people searching.
At the end of 2007, Berto and I were guided to move Essence to Cape Town and after much searching and seeing, finally founds our heart place in Fish Hoek. Nestled in the mountains of the mother city and within walking distance of the refreshingly cold Atlantic ocean - we found our new home.
For us it has always been about finding our Essence and here in the Cape, we live this philosophy. Everything is about staying in the present and being in that present with joy.”
And this is how Berto explains his part of the work:
I have been working with the energy of the aura for 7 years. Through my experiences I have gained insight to the reasons why we release certain issues while holding onto others. The aura can be seen as a computer system, it stores, releases and projects information all the time. Being able to see what someone’s aura is doing makes healing more effective and precise.
How I work
I work intuitively with the whole body system- physically and energetically.
I show your energy body what you are holding. I show your energy body the path to release this stuck energy. Your energy body releases the stuck emotion or energy and Source energy starts the healing process. This healing also connects you to your Higher Self to help you to download your own patterns of perfection.
Benefits
This process makes the healing more permanent- it also continues to release and restore the aura even after the healing. You gain insight and information into your own being. Inner alchemy- you change your negative patterns into positive ones.
You will feel lighter relaxed, focused and definitely more connected.
Qualifications
Reiki and Aura/Colour healer, Swedish, Hot stone and Thai Massage therapist, Metaphysical teacher.
Contact Berto 082 556 7400 essence@24.com
17a Sunray Road Fish Hoek
Both of Berto and Tamar work with an intention anchored in the Heart. They make a really good team and I used some of the energy templates/symbols channelled by Berto during my last trip to Peru. I would really recommend their workshops and products, so please contact them if you are interested in exploring their work!
UPCOMING RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Pringle Bay Retreats for the rest of this year are just about booked up, but 2009 seems to be promising a busy time with opportunities to join retreats to Machu Picchu Peru (incorporating an optional ayahuaska/wisdom plant ceremony), the Mexico pyramids and Egypt.
Please let me know if you have any specific interest in any of the above and more information will be available in the next New Moon Magazine.
Please also remember that I do personal one-on-one retreats in Pringle Bay if you feel you need some support and spiritual growth in your life. Email me for some more information.
SACRED EARTH RETREATS PRINGLE BAY
Pringle Bay is a small picturesque coastal village that has the privilege of being in the heart of a UNESCO World Nature Reserve, called the Kogelberg Biosphere. The reserve is renowned for its Indigenous Fynbos Flora and has more plant species per square meter than anywhere else in the world!
Set against the slopes of the magnificent Kogelberg Mountains and the famous Hangklip Mountain, Pringle Bay has a pristine white beach with stunning sunset views of Table Mountain and Cape Point across False Bay.
It is undisturbed by street lights and so an ideal place to observe the stars and the planets, experience the elements, and admire the beautiful colours of Mother Nature.
Here you can separate yourself from the everyday concerns of your world, rest and spend time experiencing interesting small group activities such as meditations, walks on the beach and working with the Elements.
- To create a new way of living that is more whole and will help to bring back the spiritual flow of Love in your life.With more and more people starting to question the values of the world around us and to look for greater meaning and purpose in their day-to-day lives, THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL in Pringle Bay seeks to provide you with the chance to gather with similarly intentioned people, and explore what that means.The retreats are kept small to ensure that you are able to get the maximum benefit from the time during a retreat and are facilitated by ELIZABETH BARDIN who is an experienced intuitive life coach and leader of mystical tours to Machu Picchu Peru. Elizabeth is a naturally gifted channel who has a deep love for the Earth. She first worked for many years as a practising solicitor and in investment banking before her keen interest in personal self development eventually lead her to creating Sacred Earth Retreats.
Elizabeth also has unusual skills and talents of working with the Moon and is the author of The Lady Morgaine Moon Oracle Cards as well as a monthly New Moon Magazine. She holds several Reiki master and other healing qualifications and is a well known and reputable tarot teacher and reader, having taught courses in the UK, Europe and South Africa.
Many clients have found positive change in the way that they feel about their lives and also themselves through discovering new ways of creating a happier inner and outer life that is more in harmony with themselves, the World and all of Nature.
Email: elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
www.arthurianschool.com
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OCTOBER NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINE
OCTOBER 2008
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Hi everyone!
INTERESTING THREADS FOR THE MOON MONTH OF OCTOBER
There are a few very interesting threads that come through this next moon month that have a bearing not so much on our personal lives, but more on the bigger picture of the world, making it important for all of us to keep a “world” vision and to think bigger than just our own individual issues and lives.
This is a time of true leadership for each one that is awake enough to realise the opportunities of creative change!
LIGHTER ENERGIES THIS MONTH
The new moon has started in the sign of Libra and the energy feels much lighter than last month. Yesterday on the 30th September it was Rosh Hashana which is the Jewish New Year‘s Day often celebrated by cutting your hair, wearing new clothes or white to symbolise purity. Bread is baked in the shape of a crown or a ladder to join heaven and earth and in the afternoon one would pray next to water to let go of what you no longer need in your life, announcing a time of renewal and new beginnings.
On the 1st October you can also run up to a high place to see the new moon as this marks the end of the Ramadaan fast according to the Islamic tradition.
So this is a month to be creative and busy, because with the beginning of something new, so much more can now be achieved!
Also remember that working with the new moon is very important, because you can use your understanding of the cycle to create something very powerful and valuable and this energy can then be harvested during the time of the full moon.
FIRST THREAD: PEACE FOR OUR PLANET
The first thread I see for this month is happening on the evening of the 1st October when –especially from the southern hemisphere- you will see during twilight close to the crescent of the new moon the planets of Venus and Mars. This is quite significant, because the new moon starts in the sign of Libra that is ruled by Venus and the full moon on the 14th October is in the sign of Aries that is ruled by Mars. It is therefore as if there is an opportunity to “tune” into both the new moon and the full moon right at the beginning of the moon cycle and you can anchor some powerful intentions during this time for the whole moon month to come.
Libra is the sign of justice and harmony and so one of these intentions is about creating good karma and justice for situations on the planet where there has not been peace before (see also the full moon meditation below).
Mirroring this intention of peace beautifully on the second of October is the anniversary of the birthday of Mahatma (Great Soul) Ghandi who famously stood for peace and self reliance. He chose to live creatively and non-violently and was against war and all weapons of war. And - as if on cue, the next day on 3rd October, it is Unity Day in Germany, celebrating the unification of Germany that started a process of great change in the world toward bringing down the Iron Curtain and the falling of the Berlin Wall. And the day after, (4th October) it is World Animal Day!
As an animal lover, I would like to share the information that I have received about animals and especially wild animals at the moment. They are of incredible service to the planet, especially during these times of great change, as they are able to receive the increased vibrations of the Earth’s evolution much more easily than we do because of their natural and pure state, especially in the wild, and these are then “stepped down” to the animals we have in our homes who in turn help us as humans to receive the higher vibrations. We therefore owe them unbelievable gratitude for the service they are providing to us at the moment and it truly is time for us to realise how much they are helping us to create a peaceful and safe planet for our future.
SECOND THREAD: CREATING A DRIVE FOR SELF RELIANCE AND AN END TO POVERTY
On the day after the full moon (the 15th October) the planet Mars (who also rules the full moon on the 14th)- now fast sinking into the sunset - goes into the constellation of Libra (the same sign who ruled the new moon). This means that Mars and the Sun are both in the same sign – Libra- and this powerful alliance can help us to make real progress through action.
And once again, as if on cue, the day after Mars moves into Libra, it is World Food day (16th October) and the day after that- on the 17th October it is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
I find it significant that this month we once again have a full moon in Aries (governed by Mars) and to me it feels like Mars is helping us to really take action and create a new order of things. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and governs inspiration and action and this is perfect in view of the dire need Africa and other poor countries have in terms of food and resources. This is a period where there can be powerful initiatives to create a world where these poor areas can start to become more self reliant in terms of food and basic resources.
In this vein of poverty, I would like to share a poem that some of you may have already read, but is worth sharing again not only for Africa, but all the countries of the world that are in need at the moment:
E-Africa
We gather here – the time is right –
To lift our continent to the light –
A sacred ceremony we will hold
To bring our nation in the fold.
A crystal palace we invoke
To over light this land of hope –
To all the Angels we appeal
We want our Africa to heal.
May light and love and peace prevail
Our land is sad and very frail.
We call on Africa for to keep –
E-Africa will no longer weep.
All people who uphold the light
Will make this continent new and bright
We know that all there is, is love
All guidance comes from God above –
E-Africa.- by Ina Daffarn
May we all use the opportunities that are there for us this month to step out and create positive change in all the different countries we live - and the world we are all part of.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.com
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“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE PLANETS AND MOON OF OCTOBER
called the Ivy Moon, the Leaf Dance Moon, the Blood Moon and the Song Moon
Jupiter is still a magnificent sight in the evening sky, low down in the south and west as seen from the northern hemisphere and high in the north and west as seen from the southern hemisphere. Venus is still brighter than Jupiter but is much nearer the sunset. Venus climbs away from the sun as the weeks pass. On the morning of 25th October the old crescent moon is near Saturn in the eastern sky and on the morning of 27th October it is near Mercury.
Full moon is on Tuesday, the 14th October at 21h03.
PEACE KARMA MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON OCTOBER 2008
MEDITATION (as abridged from a meditation for South Africa that was sent to me and special thanks to Marietjie Novak for forwarding this to me)
Sit comfortably where you are, with you feet firmly on the ground, and your arms and legs are uncrossed…
You start to feel roots growing out from under your feet, and these roots reach into the surface of the earth…
The roots move further and further down towards the core of the Earth, wrapping their strong roots around this core, grounding you for this meditation…
The roots start to draw up this wonderful energy of the Earth, back up towards the surface…up and into your feet…
This grounding energy moves up your shins, your knees, your thighs…
Moving into your hips, relaxing and soothing your joints…
Moving up further to your abdomen, your chest, up to your shoulders…
Down your arms, to your wrists, moving right into your finger tips…
The energy moves up your neck, your chin, feel it moving into your ears, relaxing your further and further…
Moving into your eyes, relaxing the eyelids, moving up to the top of your head…
You now call upon the mighty Archangel Michael of protection, to please place his deep blue cloak of protection all around your body…
And to then zip up the cloak from underneath your feet, all the way up to underneath your chin…
You start to move off your chair, and walk into a garden…you feel the warm relaxing sun on your back…the grass underneath you…the sound of silence…and feeling of calmness…
You are completely safe and protected…
Then, in front of you, you see a magnificent golden light moving closer towards you…
This light comforts you, and helps you to feel more and more relaxed…
As this light comes closer, you see that it is your Guardian Angel…your angel is here to protect you…and accompany you on this journey…
Your guardian angel now leads you by the hand, up a flight of white stairs…you slowly start to walk up these white stairs…one…two…three…four…five…you take you time to pause as you feel a warmth of love around you…six…seven…eight…nine…ten…your angels tells you that you will now be meeting with the Lords of Karma…
At the top of the stairs, you come up to a huge door, where the Lords of Karma are waiting for you…your angel slowly pushes this door open for you…and it is now time for you to enter the room…
In front of you sit the Lords of Karma…they are seated around a horse shoe shaped table…
You can feel their incredible light shining from these beings, as well as feel their incredible compassion being sent towards you…
You thank them for giving you this time…
They now ask you, what it is that you wish to ask them…
You now ask them, under grace, for the release of the world’s karma…as well as the release of the karma from your country, so that we may start to create a peaceful and better life for all here…
The Lords of Karma are telling you now, that your request has been granted…
You now thank them for what has been given to you, and for their time…
Your guardian angel now takes you by the hand and leads you out of the room, towards the stairs…you start to walk down the stairs, where you will be lead back into your garden…you start to reach the bottom of the stairs, stepping down slowly on each step…ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five…you can now feel the warmth coming from your garden…four, three, two, one…
You are now safely back in your garden, and your angel invites you over to a pond where there is a silver full moon …your angel tells you that this is a pond of manifestation, and that whatever you visualise can be manifested in your world…
You start to visualise the people in the world and your country, smiling and laughing…
Children playing safely and happily in peace…
Couples enjoying safe walks on the beach at night…
War zones that have been transformed into beauty and peace
People walking the streets safely at night…
Families enjoying so much time together, as the pace of life relaxes so much for each of us…
Communities working lovingly together, on cleaning rivers and parks, where people can enjoy socialising together…
The economies of the world strengthening and creating abundance for all …
Governments working together lovingly, giving so much back to people of their countries…
See yourself enjoying all the small and large things that the world and your country and the world has to offer…
See the rest of the world looking towards your country as inspiration, for how life can be lived…
A country where each and every person’s life is happy and fulfilled, knowing there is peace and abundance of all, for everyone…
You tell your angel, that this is what you wish to manifest…
Your angel now asks that you start to live your life as if this life you ask for has already happened, and know that the energy you put in today, will start to manifest itself, immediately
And you now are being led back out of your garden…back into your chair, where you started
Thank the Moon and start to bring your awareness back to your chair…move your feet a little bit…move your finger tips…your shoulders…and when you’re ready…open your eyes…
ARTICLE IN THE NEXT BIOPHILE MAGAZINE
I thought it may be interesting for those of you who do not know the Biophile magazine to read about the information in a recent article that I wrote for them:
THE EARTH SOUL- CREATING A BRIGHT NEW FUTURE
Imagine the sea rising around you, so that your country is literally disappearing beneath your very feet.
Imagine the food you grow and the water you drink are being destroyed by salt, and there are desperate conflicts over fresh water and food.
Imagine that your only salvation is to seek refuge in another land where you as a climate change refugee has no status, and where the coasts are likely to be disappearing too.
This is not a bad dream. It is at this time a very real possibility for millions of people who live on islands around the world, including places close to home such as the Maldives and Seychelles. With most of its 1196 tiny islands barely 2 meters above sea level, a 1 meter rise in the event of a storm surge will jeopardise the Maldives’ entire survival.
That is why, in an unprecedented step, these countries have called on the Security Council of the United Nations to address climate change as a pressing threat to international peace and security, and to treat it with the urgency usually only given to the possibility of war.
These countries are saying that it is time for the rest of the world to wake up and acknowledge that what is happening right now, is just the first wave of devastating impacts from climate change that will soon threaten us all:
“Palalu has lost at least one third of its coral reefs due to climate change related weather patterns. We also lost most of our agricultural production due to drought and extreme high tides. These are not theoretical, scientific losses- they are the losses of our resources and our livelihoods… For Island states, time is not running out. It has run out. And our path may very well be the window to your own future and the future of our planet.” - President Remengesau of Palau, a small island in the Pacific
So what is happening to our planet at the moment?
Major Earth Changes
On the 31st August 2008 shocking news were reported in the Independent UK newspaper: the latest images from a NASA satellite confirmed that for the first time in human history and at least 125,000 years, it is now possible to circumnavigate around the North Pole. The images showed that the north-west and north-east passages had both opened and that open water now stretches all the way around the Arctic. All because of an unexpectedly rapid melting of the ice cap that is being described by some as its “death spiral”.
Until recently it was predicted that the inevitable disappearance of the ice cap because of global warming will only happen around 2070, but many scientists now predict that the Artic Ocean will be completely ice free in summer by 2030 or even as early as 2013.
A massive cracking has also been reported in the Petermann glacier in the far north of Greenland that until now had been unaffected by global warming and in an unprecedented sighting, nine stranded polar bears were seen off Alaska trying to swim 400 miles north to the retreating icecap edge.
Thawing glaciers have caused flooding recently and tourists had to be evacuated from Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park. “Auyuittuq ironically means “land that never melts.”
The process feeds on itself. As white ice is replaced by the sea, the dark surface absorbs more heat and that in turn warms the ocean and melts more ice.
As the sea is overwhelming the land, it is scientifically recorded that there is a measurable reversal of the magnetic spin of the Earth in the South Atlantic Ocean which could mean that we are heading for a reversal of the North and South Poles, and that our magnetic field is weakening with the result that the Earth’s atmosphere is becoming less protected.
We are also experiencing a rapid increase in destructive storms and rain. What have in the past been unprecedented weather patterns, are now fast becoming normal day to day occurrences.
The Earth seems to be going through an intensified process of healing and purification to heal herself and to undo our bad karma for destroying her in so many places through our ignorance and arrogance and greed. Huge energies are emerging and we are witnessing enormous and unpredictable waves that are forcing us to make different decisions and find new solutions for the way we are living on our Earth.
The Earth Soul
We have to learn that the Earth is not just a one dimensional being as we have always been taught to see her. She is a living breathing being that has a soul, just like us - although on a much vaster scale. We have become so used to living upon the surface of reality, without being in touch with this soul, that with the dramatic up surging and change of her life energies at the moment, we are too weak to withstand the change.
We now must become more aware of her consciousness and energy systems, so that we can create a new link with her soul and become stronger to cope with all the radical changes that are happening all around us.
We have to change the way that we think, feel and exist and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth soul. This involves us learning to perceive the more subtle dimensions of the Earth, so that we not only relate to the physical or material part of her, but also to the etheric and energetic parts of her Soul.
Recent events are telling us that we have to step up our game and what we are doing at the moment is just not enough! A greater sense of personal involvement is needed and it is no use leaving it to governments and scientists to resolve. Time is running out for us as a humanity on this planet.
The changes are affecting all of us, and every person who cares enough about the future and our responsibility to future generations, must now become actively involved in playing their part in Earth healing.
Earth Healing
What is Earth Healing and how can I help?
Earth healing requires an awareness of the Earth on an energetic level. By learning to “feel” the energies of the Earth and how they vary in different places, one can start to develop a personal relationship with the Earth and the Earth Soul that is an intangible energy that is very real. In some areas such as places of outstanding natural beauty and undisturbed nature reserves, the Earth Soul is still strong and it is easy to connect and communicate with her. Many experience this as a feeling of “sacredness”.
The ancient indigenous people that were connected to the Earth such as the ancient Inca and Maya, knew that in certain places on the Earth it was much easier to be in touch with the Earth Soul and so they built ancient temples and pyramids there.
And by having this exchange of energy awareness and honouring of the sacredness or Earth Soul through ceremonies and healing intentions, they strengthened not only their connection to the Earth Soul, but also the Earth’s own natural cycles.
They understood and consciously worked with the influences of the Sun, Moon and stars and planets and so worked with the forces of nature, instead of against them as we so often do now through our ignorance and insensitivity.
The ancient civilisations could anticipate and knew how to work with change which they accepted as a natural and inevitable part of the Earth’s process.
The Ancient Inca engineers, for example, built their cities like Machu Picchu, according to the universal laws of nature and through their incredible understanding and craftsmanship knew exactly where to position certain structures so as to stimulate the flow of energies in the Earth. They were also masters of working with water, constructing waterways and irrigation systems out of stone that to this day still baffle modern technology.
What is the value of ancient civilisations?
And so where does this all leave us today?
It is time for us to revisit the clues that had been left for us by these ancient civilisations. We need to go back to understanding what the meaning is of the legacies they left behind.
And this we will not be able to find through a search of the rational mind only. This will be the result only of a search of the much Higher Mind, the Heart, that is willing to acknowledge and explore the unseen, understand the Soul energies of the Earth through feeling and communicating with them, and actively engage the Earth’s many kingdoms so as to raise our understanding of what is required to save us from the disaster of having no future.
Then we can -and will – start to build a bright and completely New World and future in these times of great uncertainty.
(© Elizabeth Bardin- The Arthurian School)
UPCOMING RETREATS
I will be in Peru as from the 1st October – 16th October doing a retreat on the Condor energy and creativity.
Here is some more information about the upcoming Pringle Bay retreats:
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
SACRED EARTH RETREATS PRINGLE BAY
FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE WAY WE ARE LIVING ON OUR EARTH
NEW (5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
The body is the temple of the Soul and during the retreat you will be able to rest, cleanse and heal your body, create some deep lasting energy changes and learn to engage and communicate with the consciousness of the Earth.
What the retreat is about:
The retreat at Pringle Bay (an hour away from Cape Town) starts at 11h00 on a Monday and ends at 13h00 on a Friday. In addition to spending time in nature to help you expand your dimensional awareness of the Earth, each day includes an early morning heart meditation session, and during the retreat you have two body treatments of your choice (Hawaiian massage, yoga, Bowen treatment, Quantum Touch healing, or aromatherapy sessions with indigenous African herbs). You will also be working with a colour mandala to create accelerated self empowerment in your life, and have a Soul Tarot reading to bring about certain powerful Earth light body activations.
Bring along:
Colouring in pencils, a journal, loose comfortable and warm clothing, a small blanket for meditation, swimming costume and rain/weather proof gear to wear outside.
What is provided:
Full board and accommodation including de-toxing and nurturing food (fruit, soups, vegetables, rice and quinoa), all treatments and personal sessions. You have your own personal bedroom with a shared bathroom.
Cost: R3 860 payable on registration
REMAINING RETREAT DATES FOR 2008
5 DAY INTENSIVE EARTH RETREATS:
(cost R3 860 all inclusive)
20-24 OCTOBER
27-31 OCTOBER
3-7 NOVEMBER
10-14 NOVEMBER
17-21 NOVEMBER
1-5 DECEMBER
8-12 DECEMBER
15-19 DECEMBER
WEEKEND RETREATS:
(cost R1 070 all inclusive)
24-26 OCTOBER
14-16 NOVEMBER
21-23 NOVEMBER
28-30 NOVEMBER
5-7 DECEMBER
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RETREATS ARE LIMITED TO
2 PERSONS ONLY
NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL RECOMMENDED DURING THE RETREAT
CONTACT DETAILS:
ELIZABETH BARDIN OF THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL PRINGLE BAY
WEBSITE www.arthurianschool.com
EMAIL info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
OCTOBER 2008
© The Arthurian School
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Hi everyone!
INTERESTING THREADS FOR THE MOON MONTH OF OCTOBER
There are a few very interesting threads that come through this next moon month that have a bearing not so much on our personal lives, but more on the bigger picture of the world, making it important for all of us to keep a “world” vision and to think bigger than just our own individual issues and lives.
This is a time of true leadership for each one that is awake enough to realise the opportunities of creative change!
LIGHTER ENERGIES THIS MONTH
The new moon has started in the sign of Libra and the energy feels much lighter than last month. Yesterday on the 30th September it was Rosh Hashana which is the Jewish New Year‘s Day often celebrated by cutting your hair, wearing new clothes or white to symbolise purity. Bread is baked in the shape of a crown or a ladder to join heaven and earth and in the afternoon one would pray next to water to let go of what you no longer need in your life, announcing a time of renewal and new beginnings.
On the 1st October you can also run up to a high place to see the new moon as this marks the end of the Ramadaan fast according to the Islamic tradition.
So this is a month to be creative and busy, because with the beginning of something new, so much more can now be achieved!
Also remember that working with the new moon is very important, because you can use your understanding of the cycle to create something very powerful and valuable and this energy can then be harvested during the time of the full moon.
FIRST THREAD: PEACE FOR OUR PLANET
The first thread I see for this month is happening on the evening of the 1st October when –especially from the southern hemisphere- you will see during twilight close to the crescent of the new moon the planets of Venus and Mars. This is quite significant, because the new moon starts in the sign of Libra that is ruled by Venus and the full moon on the 14th October is in the sign of Aries that is ruled by Mars. It is therefore as if there is an opportunity to “tune” into both the new moon and the full moon right at the beginning of the moon cycle and you can anchor some powerful intentions during this time for the whole moon month to come.
Libra is the sign of justice and harmony and so one of these intentions is about creating good karma and justice for situations on the planet where there has not been peace before (see also the full moon meditation below).
Mirroring this intention of peace beautifully on the second of October is the anniversary of the birthday of Mahatma (Great Soul) Ghandi who famously stood for peace and self reliance. He chose to live creatively and non-violently and was against war and all weapons of war. And - as if on cue, the next day on 3rd October, it is Unity Day in Germany, celebrating the unification of Germany that started a process of great change in the world toward bringing down the Iron Curtain and the falling of the Berlin Wall. And the day after, (4th October) it is World Animal Day!
As an animal lover, I would like to share the information that I have received about animals and especially wild animals at the moment. They are of incredible service to the planet, especially during these times of great change, as they are able to receive the increased vibrations of the Earth’s evolution much more easily than we do because of their natural and pure state, especially in the wild, and these are then “stepped down” to the animals we have in our homes who in turn help us as humans to receive the higher vibrations. We therefore owe them unbelievable gratitude for the service they are providing to us at the moment and it truly is time for us to realise how much they are helping us to create a peaceful and safe planet for our future.
SECOND THREAD: CREATING A DRIVE FOR SELF RELIANCE AND AN END TO POVERTY
On the day after the full moon (the 15th October) the planet Mars (who also rules the full moon on the 14th)- now fast sinking into the sunset - goes into the constellation of Libra (the same sign who ruled the new moon). This means that Mars and the Sun are both in the same sign – Libra- and this powerful alliance can help us to make real progress through action.
And once again, as if on cue, the day after Mars moves into Libra, it is World Food day (16th October) and the day after that- on the 17th October it is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
I find it significant that this month we once again have a full moon in Aries (governed by Mars) and to me it feels like Mars is helping us to really take action and create a new order of things. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and governs inspiration and action and this is perfect in view of the dire need Africa and other poor countries have in terms of food and resources. This is a period where there can be powerful initiatives to create a world where these poor areas can start to become more self reliant in terms of food and basic resources.
In this vein of poverty, I would like to share a poem that some of you may have already read, but is worth sharing again not only for Africa, but all the countries of the world that are in need at the moment:
E-Africa
We gather here – the time is right –
To lift our continent to the light –
A sacred ceremony we will hold
To bring our nation in the fold.
A crystal palace we invoke
To over light this land of hope –
To all the Angels we appeal
We want our Africa to heal.
May light and love and peace prevail
Our land is sad and very frail.
We call on Africa for to keep –
E-Africa will no longer weep.
All people who uphold the light
Will make this continent new and bright
We know that all there is, is love
All guidance comes from God above –
E-Africa.- by Ina Daffarn
May we all use the opportunities that are there for us this month to step out and create positive change in all the different countries we live - and the world we are all part of.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE PLANETS AND MOON OF OCTOBER
called the Ivy Moon, the Leaf Dance Moon, the Blood Moon and the Song Moon
Jupiter is still a magnificent sight in the evening sky, low down in the south and west as seen from the northern hemisphere and high in the north and west as seen from the southern hemisphere. Venus is still brighter than Jupiter but is much nearer the sunset. Venus climbs away from the sun as the weeks pass. On the morning of 25th October the old crescent moon is near Saturn in the eastern sky and on the morning of 27th October it is near Mercury.
Full moon is on Tuesday, the 14th October at 21h03.
PEACE KARMA MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON OCTOBER 2008
MEDITATION (as abridged from a meditation for South Africa that was sent to me and special thanks to Marietjie Novak for forwarding this to me)
Sit comfortably where you are, with you feet firmly on the ground, and your arms and legs are uncrossed…
You start to feel roots growing out from under your feet, and these roots reach into the surface of the earth…
The roots move further and further down towards the core of the Earth, wrapping their strong roots around this core, grounding you for this meditation…
The roots start to draw up this wonderful energy of the Earth, back up towards the surface…up and into your feet…
This grounding energy moves up your shins, your knees, your thighs…
Moving into your hips, relaxing and soothing your joints…
Moving up further to your abdomen, your chest, up to your shoulders…
Down your arms, to your wrists, moving right into your finger tips…
The energy moves up your neck, your chin, feel it moving into your ears, relaxing your further and further…
Moving into your eyes, relaxing the eyelids, moving up to the top of your head…
You now call upon the mighty Archangel Michael of protection, to please place his deep blue cloak of protection all around your body…
And to then zip up the cloak from underneath your feet, all the way up to underneath your chin…
You start to move off your chair, and walk into a garden…you feel the warm relaxing sun on your back…the grass underneath you…the sound of silence…and feeling of calmness…
You are completely safe and protected…
Then, in front of you, you see a magnificent golden light moving closer towards you…
This light comforts you, and helps you to feel more and more relaxed…
As this light comes closer, you see that it is your Guardian Angel…your angel is here to protect you…and accompany you on this journey…
Your guardian angel now leads you by the hand, up a flight of white stairs…you slowly start to walk up these white stairs…one…two…three…four…five…you take you time to pause as you feel a warmth of love around you…six…seven…eight…nine…ten…your angels tells you that you will now be meeting with the Lords of Karma…
At the top of the stairs, you come up to a huge door, where the Lords of Karma are waiting for you…your angel slowly pushes this door open for you…and it is now time for you to enter the room…
In front of you sit the Lords of Karma…they are seated around a horse shoe shaped table…
You can feel their incredible light shining from these beings, as well as feel their incredible compassion being sent towards you…
You thank them for giving you this time…
They now ask you, what it is that you wish to ask them…
You now ask them, under grace, for the release of the world’s karma…as well as the release of the karma from your country, so that we may start to create a peaceful and better life for all here…
The Lords of Karma are telling you now, that your request has been granted…
You now thank them for what has been given to you, and for their time…
Your guardian angel now takes you by the hand and leads you out of the room, towards the stairs…you start to walk down the stairs, where you will be lead back into your garden…you start to reach the bottom of the stairs, stepping down slowly on each step…ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five…you can now feel the warmth coming from your garden…four, three, two, one…
You are now safely back in your garden, and your angel invites you over to a pond where there is a silver full moon …your angel tells you that this is a pond of manifestation, and that whatever you visualise can be manifested in your world…
You start to visualise the people in the world and your country, smiling and laughing…
Children playing safely and happily in peace…
Couples enjoying safe walks on the beach at night…
War zones that have been transformed into beauty and peace
People walking the streets safely at night…
Families enjoying so much time together, as the pace of life relaxes so much for each of us…
Communities working lovingly together, on cleaning rivers and parks, where people can enjoy socialising together…
The economies of the world strengthening and creating abundance for all …
Governments working together lovingly, giving so much back to people of their countries…
See yourself enjoying all the small and large things that the world and your country and the world has to offer…
See the rest of the world looking towards your country as inspiration, for how life can be lived…
A country where each and every person’s life is happy and fulfilled, knowing there is peace and abundance of all, for everyone…
You tell your angel, that this is what you wish to manifest…
Your angel now asks that you start to live your life as if this life you ask for has already happened, and know that the energy you put in today, will start to manifest itself, immediately
And you now are being led back out of your garden…back into your chair, where you started
Thank the Moon and start to bring your awareness back to your chair…move your feet a little bit…move your finger tips…your shoulders…and when you’re ready…open your eyes…
ARTICLE IN THE NEXT BIOPHILE MAGAZINE
I thought it may be interesting for those of you who do not know the Biophile magazine to read about the information in a recent article that I wrote for them:
THE EARTH SOUL- CREATING A BRIGHT NEW FUTURE
Imagine the sea rising around you, so that your country is literally disappearing beneath your very feet.
Imagine the food you grow and the water you drink are being destroyed by salt, and there are desperate conflicts over fresh water and food.
Imagine that your only salvation is to seek refuge in another land where you as a climate change refugee has no status, and where the coasts are likely to be disappearing too.
This is not a bad dream. It is at this time a very real possibility for millions of people who live on islands around the world, including places close to home such as the Maldives and Seychelles. With most of its 1196 tiny islands barely 2 meters above sea level, a 1 meter rise in the event of a storm surge will jeopardise the Maldives’ entire survival.
That is why, in an unprecedented step, these countries have called on the Security Council of the United Nations to address climate change as a pressing threat to international peace and security, and to treat it with the urgency usually only given to the possibility of war.
These countries are saying that it is time for the rest of the world to wake up and acknowledge that what is happening right now, is just the first wave of devastating impacts from climate change that will soon threaten us all:
“Palalu has lost at least one third of its coral reefs due to climate change related weather patterns. We also lost most of our agricultural production due to drought and extreme high tides. These are not theoretical, scientific losses- they are the losses of our resources and our livelihoods… For Island states, time is not running out. It has run out. And our path may very well be the window to your own future and the future of our planet.” - President Remengesau of Palau, a small island in the Pacific
So what is happening to our planet at the moment?
Major Earth Changes
On the 31st August 2008 shocking news were reported in the Independent UK newspaper: the latest images from a NASA satellite confirmed that for the first time in human history and at least 125,000 years, it is now possible to circumnavigate around the North Pole. The images showed that the north-west and north-east passages had both opened and that open water now stretches all the way around the Arctic. All because of an unexpectedly rapid melting of the ice cap that is being described by some as its “death spiral”.
Until recently it was predicted that the inevitable disappearance of the ice cap because of global warming will only happen around 2070, but many scientists now predict that the Artic Ocean will be completely ice free in summer by 2030 or even as early as 2013.
A massive cracking has also been reported in the Petermann glacier in the far north of Greenland that until now had been unaffected by global warming and in an unprecedented sighting, nine stranded polar bears were seen off Alaska trying to swim 400 miles north to the retreating icecap edge.
Thawing glaciers have caused flooding recently and tourists had to be evacuated from Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park. “Auyuittuq ironically means “land that never melts.”
The process feeds on itself. As white ice is replaced by the sea, the dark surface absorbs more heat and that in turn warms the ocean and melts more ice.
As the sea is overwhelming the land, it is scientifically recorded that there is a measurable reversal of the magnetic spin of the Earth in the South Atlantic Ocean which could mean that we are heading for a reversal of the North and South Poles, and that our magnetic field is weakening with the result that the Earth’s atmosphere is becoming less protected.
We are also experiencing a rapid increase in destructive storms and rain. What have in the past been unprecedented weather patterns, are now fast becoming normal day to day occurrences.
The Earth seems to be going through an intensified process of healing and purification to heal herself and to undo our bad karma for destroying her in so many places through our ignorance and arrogance and greed. Huge energies are emerging and we are witnessing enormous and unpredictable waves that are forcing us to make different decisions and find new solutions for the way we are living on our Earth.
The Earth Soul
We have to learn that the Earth is not just a one dimensional being as we have always been taught to see her. She is a living breathing being that has a soul, just like us - although on a much vaster scale. We have become so used to living upon the surface of reality, without being in touch with this soul, that with the dramatic up surging and change of her life energies at the moment, we are too weak to withstand the change.
We now must become more aware of her consciousness and energy systems, so that we can create a new link with her soul and become stronger to cope with all the radical changes that are happening all around us.
We have to change the way that we think, feel and exist and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth soul. This involves us learning to perceive the more subtle dimensions of the Earth, so that we not only relate to the physical or material part of her, but also to the etheric and energetic parts of her Soul.
Recent events are telling us that we have to step up our game and what we are doing at the moment is just not enough! A greater sense of personal involvement is needed and it is no use leaving it to governments and scientists to resolve. Time is running out for us as a humanity on this planet.
The changes are affecting all of us, and every person who cares enough about the future and our responsibility to future generations, must now become actively involved in playing their part in Earth healing.
Earth Healing
What is Earth Healing and how can I help?
Earth healing requires an awareness of the Earth on an energetic level. By learning to “feel” the energies of the Earth and how they vary in different places, one can start to develop a personal relationship with the Earth and the Earth Soul that is an intangible energy that is very real. In some areas such as places of outstanding natural beauty and undisturbed nature reserves, the Earth Soul is still strong and it is easy to connect and communicate with her. Many experience this as a feeling of “sacredness”.
The ancient indigenous people that were connected to the Earth such as the ancient Inca and Maya, knew that in certain places on the Earth it was much easier to be in touch with the Earth Soul and so they built ancient temples and pyramids there.
And by having this exchange of energy awareness and honouring of the sacredness or Earth Soul through ceremonies and healing intentions, they strengthened not only their connection to the Earth Soul, but also the Earth’s own natural cycles.
They understood and consciously worked with the influences of the Sun, Moon and stars and planets and so worked with the forces of nature, instead of against them as we so often do now through our ignorance and insensitivity.
The ancient civilisations could anticipate and knew how to work with change which they accepted as a natural and inevitable part of the Earth’s process.
The Ancient Inca engineers, for example, built their cities like Machu Picchu, according to the universal laws of nature and through their incredible understanding and craftsmanship knew exactly where to position certain structures so as to stimulate the flow of energies in the Earth. They were also masters of working with water, constructing waterways and irrigation systems out of stone that to this day still baffle modern technology.
What is the value of ancient civilisations?
And so where does this all leave us today?
It is time for us to revisit the clues that had been left for us by these ancient civilisations. We need to go back to understanding what the meaning is of the legacies they left behind.
And this we will not be able to find through a search of the rational mind only. This will be the result only of a search of the much Higher Mind, the Heart, that is willing to acknowledge and explore the unseen, understand the Soul energies of the Earth through feeling and communicating with them, and actively engage the Earth’s many kingdoms so as to raise our understanding of what is required to save us from the disaster of having no future.
Then we can -and will – start to build a bright and completely New World and future in these times of great uncertainty.
(© Elizabeth Bardin- The Arthurian School)
UPCOMING RETREATS
I will be in Peru as from the 1st October – 16th October doing a retreat on the Condor energy and creativity.
Here is some more information about the upcoming Pringle Bay retreats:
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
SACRED EARTH RETREATS PRINGLE BAY
FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE WAY WE ARE LIVING ON OUR EARTH
NEW (5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
The body is the temple of the Soul and during the retreat you will be able to rest, cleanse and heal your body, create some deep lasting energy changes and learn to engage and communicate with the consciousness of the Earth.
What the retreat is about:
The retreat at Pringle Bay (an hour away from Cape Town) starts at 11h00 on a Monday and ends at 13h00 on a Friday. In addition to spending time in nature to help you expand your dimensional awareness of the Earth, each day includes an early morning heart meditation session, and during the retreat you have two body treatments of your choice (Hawaiian massage, yoga, Bowen treatment, Quantum Touch healing, or aromatherapy sessions with indigenous African herbs). You will also be working with a colour mandala to create accelerated self empowerment in your life, and have a Soul Tarot reading to bring about certain powerful Earth light body activations.
Bring along:
Colouring in pencils, a journal, loose comfortable and warm clothing, a small blanket for meditation, swimming costume and rain/weather proof gear to wear outside.
What is provided:
Full board and accommodation including de-toxing and nurturing food (fruit, soups, vegetables, rice and quinoa), all treatments and personal sessions. You have your own personal bedroom with a shared bathroom.
Cost: R3 860 payable on registration
REMAINING RETREAT DATES FOR 2008
5 DAY INTENSIVE EARTH RETREATS:
(cost R3 860 all inclusive)
20-24 OCTOBER
27-31 OCTOBER
3-7 NOVEMBER
10-14 NOVEMBER
17-21 NOVEMBER
1-5 DECEMBER
8-12 DECEMBER
15-19 DECEMBER
WEEKEND RETREATS:
(cost R1 070 all inclusive)
24-26 OCTOBER
14-16 NOVEMBER
21-23 NOVEMBER
28-30 NOVEMBER
5-7 DECEMBER
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RETREATS ARE LIMITED TO
2 PERSONS ONLY
NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL RECOMMENDED DURING THE RETREAT
CONTACT DETAILS:
ELIZABETH BARDIN OF THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL PRINGLE BAY
WEBSITE www.arthurianschool.com
EMAIL info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
PRINGLE BAY SACRED EARTH RETREATS OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2008
SACRED EARTH RETREATS PRINGLE BAY
FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE WAY WE ARE LIVING ON OUR EARTH
We have to change the way we think, feel and exist on the Earth.
and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth Soul.
-
The Earth is not just a one dimensional being,
as we have always been taught to see her:
She is a living, breathing Being that has a Soul
just like us - although on a much vaster scale!
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL in Pringle Bay offers a unique opportunity to do just this. Being on retreat in the peaceful and beautiful natural environment of Pringle Bay is designed to bring healing and purification to the Body, Mind and Soul, and to help restore your own personal connection and communication with the consciousness of the Earth.
NEW (5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
The body is the temple of the Soul and during the retreat you will be able to rest, cleanse and heal your body, create some deep lasting emotional changes, and learn to expand your dimensional awareness of the Earth.
What the retreat is about:
The retreat at Pringle Bay (an hour away from Cape Town) starts at 11h00 on a Monday and ends at 13h00 on a Friday. In addition to working with the consciousness of the Earth, it also includes a daily early morning meditation session, and two cleansing body treatments of your choice such as Hawaiian massage, yoga session, Bowen treatment or Quantum Touch healing. You will also be working with a colour mandala to create positive emotional changes in your life, and have a transformative Soul Tarot reading to activate certain important light body changes.
Bring along:
Colouring in pencils, a journal, loose comfortable and warm clothing, a small blanket for meditation, swimming costume and rain/weather proof gear to wear outside.
What is provided:
Full board and accommodation including de-toxing and nurturing food (fruit, soups, vegetables, rice and quinoa), all treatments and personal sessions. You have your own personal bedroom with a shared bathroom.
Cost: R3 860 payable on registration
2008 RETREAT DATES
(5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
(cost R3 860 all inclusive)
20-24 OCTOBER
27-31 OCTOBER
3-7 NOVEMBER
10-14 NOVEMBER
17-21 NOVEMBER
1-5 DECEMBER
8-12 DECEMBER
15-19 DECEMBER
WEEKEND RETREATS:
(cost R1 070 all inclusive)
24-26 OCTOBER
14-16 NOVEMBER
21-23 NOVEMBER
28-30 NOVEMBER
5-7 DECEMBER
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RETREATS ARE LIMITED TO
2 PERSONS ONLY
NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL RECOMMENDED DURING THE RETREAT
CONTACT DETAILS:
ELIZABETH BARDIN OF THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL PRINGLE BAY
WEBSITE www.arthurianschool.com
EMAIL info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
Elizabeth Bardin is the founder of the Arthurian School and an initiator of many Earth change projects. As part of her planetary service, she works extensively with the Moon (incorporating the Sun) and leads small groups on sacred journeys of initiation to Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu Peru, assisting them with accelerated self empowerment, light body activation and expanded dimensional awareness of the Earth.
FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE WAY WE ARE LIVING ON OUR EARTH
We have to change the way we think, feel and exist on the Earth.
and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth Soul.
-
The Earth is not just a one dimensional being,
as we have always been taught to see her:
She is a living, breathing Being that has a Soul
just like us - although on a much vaster scale!
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL in Pringle Bay offers a unique opportunity to do just this. Being on retreat in the peaceful and beautiful natural environment of Pringle Bay is designed to bring healing and purification to the Body, Mind and Soul, and to help restore your own personal connection and communication with the consciousness of the Earth.
NEW (5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
The body is the temple of the Soul and during the retreat you will be able to rest, cleanse and heal your body, create some deep lasting emotional changes, and learn to expand your dimensional awareness of the Earth.
What the retreat is about:
The retreat at Pringle Bay (an hour away from Cape Town) starts at 11h00 on a Monday and ends at 13h00 on a Friday. In addition to working with the consciousness of the Earth, it also includes a daily early morning meditation session, and two cleansing body treatments of your choice such as Hawaiian massage, yoga session, Bowen treatment or Quantum Touch healing. You will also be working with a colour mandala to create positive emotional changes in your life, and have a transformative Soul Tarot reading to activate certain important light body changes.
Bring along:
Colouring in pencils, a journal, loose comfortable and warm clothing, a small blanket for meditation, swimming costume and rain/weather proof gear to wear outside.
What is provided:
Full board and accommodation including de-toxing and nurturing food (fruit, soups, vegetables, rice and quinoa), all treatments and personal sessions. You have your own personal bedroom with a shared bathroom.
Cost: R3 860 payable on registration
2008 RETREAT DATES
(5 DAY) INTENSIVE DETOXING EARTH RETREATS:
(cost R3 860 all inclusive)
20-24 OCTOBER
27-31 OCTOBER
3-7 NOVEMBER
10-14 NOVEMBER
17-21 NOVEMBER
1-5 DECEMBER
8-12 DECEMBER
15-19 DECEMBER
WEEKEND RETREATS:
(cost R1 070 all inclusive)
24-26 OCTOBER
14-16 NOVEMBER
21-23 NOVEMBER
28-30 NOVEMBER
5-7 DECEMBER
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RETREATS ARE LIMITED TO
2 PERSONS ONLY
NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL RECOMMENDED DURING THE RETREAT
CONTACT DETAILS:
ELIZABETH BARDIN OF THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL PRINGLE BAY
WEBSITE www.arthurianschool.com
EMAIL info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
Elizabeth Bardin is the founder of the Arthurian School and an initiator of many Earth change projects. As part of her planetary service, she works extensively with the Moon (incorporating the Sun) and leads small groups on sacred journeys of initiation to Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu Peru, assisting them with accelerated self empowerment, light body activation and expanded dimensional awareness of the Earth.
Monday, September 8, 2008
SEPTEMBER 2008 NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 2008
© The Arthurian School
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Hi everyone!
Major Earth Changes
This New Moon Month cycle started on the 31st with a Virgo new moon and important news are that the Earth is having a vast increase and change in her frequency, and so the magnetic field that keeps us anchored and safe in our atmosphere is losing power.
The Earth changes are stepping up and it has now been even scientifically acknowledged that there is a reversal of the magnetic spin of the Earth in the Southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that the reversal of the poles is becoming a greater possibility and that the north and south poles may be in the process of switching. One of the consequences of this is that we are now been far more “exposed” to the influence of space and its much higher and intense vibrations. Many airline pilots are experiencing this when flying and some of you may have also noticed the increased instability in aeroplanes when you are travelling.
And because the Earth’s etheric space is changing so radically at the moment, there is also an increased possibility of major cataclysms as we move more into space, and become more connected to not just our own universe, but also the other seen and unseen universes that are surrounding us.
And so the moon month of September is creating huge and dramatic change for all of us and our world.
But the possibility of these cataclysms will depend on us humans being capable of opening our hearts to these transforming waves that are at the moment striking our Earth planet with increased intensity.
I had an exceptionally vivid dream the day after the new moon of this month. I walked to the beach in front of the house where I live, but as I reached the dunes, I noticed that the beach had gone and all I could see were the huge waves of the sea. I realised that this not just a high tide- it was a permanent change and that the sea had moved in to reclaim the land. The beach no longer existed, and the power of the water and waves astounded me.
Although I was safe and could turn back, it felt like I was being confronted with a vision of powerful and unavoidable changes that are coming up for the future. Huge energies are emerging and we are witnessing enormous and unpredictable waves that are forcing us to make different decisions and find new solutions for the way we are living on our Earth.
The Earth as a living being
The Earth is not just a one dimensional being as we have always been taught to see her, she is a living breathing being that has a soul, just like us - although on a much vaster scale. We have become so used to living upon the surface of reality, without being in touch with this soul through our hearts, that with the dramatic up surging of her life power, we are too weak to withstand the change, and so this month we are being asked to become more aware of her consciousness and energy systems, so that we can create a new link with her soul and become stronger to cope with all the radical changes that are happening all around us.
We have to change the way that we think, feel and exist and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth soul. This involves us learning to perceive the more subtle dimensions of the Earth, so that we not only relate to the physical or material part of her, but also to the etheric and energetic parts of her.
The Virgo New moon of this month is helping us to step up our game, because Virgo is about healing and purification, and not only are we being tested to let go of emotional aspects of ourselves and our lives that are too dense to be part of the future, but the Earth is also going through the same intensified process. The more we are able to transform and heal ourselves, so also the Earth will become more able to heal herself and undo our bad karma for destroying her in so many places through our ignorance and arrogance and greed.
Emotions and water
Very much linked to this is the issue of water. There have been so much rain and many huge storms during the last few months and especially during the last dark moon, that have been affecting the sea and also our atmosphere. The Moon rules the element of water and emotions and so its guiding influence is becoming more and more noticeable during this time of fundamental change.
Like the sea is overwhelming the land, we are now also being overwhelmed by our emotions and that there is just no way of not experiencing our unresolved feelings anymore! There is an intensity in all of this that we have never experienced before.
I am told that we only have until 2012 to clear our emotions and the astral realm (where the emotions are held), and if this is not done, we will not be able to journey along as humans with the next level of the Earth’s development. That is why there is so much help at the moment for us to deal with our emotions and in fact we should be grateful for anything or anyone who at the moment is helping us to get in touch with emotional parts of ourselves that need attention- even if it is painful!
For this to happen, I am guided that this Virgo new moon (that is also supported by a Virgo sun since we are at the moment in the sun sign of Virgo) in conjunction with the placement of all the other planets at this time, is urging us is to let go of any addictions that we are still holding on to.
Addictions are governed by the planet Neptune who also is the overlord of the Sea and therefore to do with water. Addictions poison the energy of the body and create interference and so they stop us from connecting with our soul and therefore also the soul of the Earth. We stay stuck and even if we are able to cope mentally, if we are not living in healthy unaddicted bodies, we will not be able to be grounded enough to link to the Earth’s soul and be too weak to withstand and cope with all the coming change.
Addictions and Virgo
On the day after the new moon (1st September) it was the start of Ramadaan that many of you will know is the Islamic holy month of reconciliation, forgiveness and purification. The Islamic faith follows the cycle of the moon and from the beginning of this new moon until the next new moon, they fast during daylight hours, eat a light meal (suhur) before dawn and break the fast at sunset with a date or a glass of water. This is meant to be a time of spiritual training, and also of being aware of what it is to be hungry!
In line with the Virgo energy of the earth element, especially food seems to be on the agenda. Pay attention to what you are eating and see what you are ingesting or not. You may even want to take some new herbal or other remedies to help you with the transition period that is at the moment occurring. Our bodies are feeling the impact of these changes probably the most.
Since the beginning of the new moon I have been acutely aware of how badly my sugar addiction has been affecting my health, and I have felt a real need to watch more carefully what I eat and give up any sweet foods. This is quite unusual for me, but somehow I felt that this was now no longer a luxury but a necessity if I want to continue to move forward.
Maybe some of you have had the same experience in the last few days about something in you life that you suddenly realised needs to urgently change, and if you have not, this is a good time to reflect on your life and habits and admit to yourself where it is that you have been sabotaging yourself and where there is so much emotional pain that you have been using something to cover it up by an addiction or some addictive behaviour. It truly is time for some ruthless and honest self-examination!
Virgo is quite a sobering sign, but what is really good news is that during this moon month we also have the help of other energies that soften and assist us in the process!
According to Indian Hindu tradition, on the 3rd September, it was the time of celebrating the birth of the elephant-headed god Ganesh, the son of Shiva. Full of wisdom, Ganesh is the remover of obstacles and finder of logical solutions: it is said that one will be blessed by praying to him before a new undertaking. So call on the energy of Ganesh to help you with during this period of dealing with addictions.
Also, the incoming energy of the full moon is Mars, and Mars is excellent for helping us to focus and start something new- like more healthy eating habits, giving up smoking, or an emotional addiction to a person or relationships or even television!
Being of service
Finally, another important message of Virgo and the Virgo new moon for me this month, is about being practical, of service and not just a dreamer. This is for me so beautifully illustrated by Paulo Coelho (translated by James Mulholland) in his short story about the God’s Hidden Name:
A student asked his Sufi master to reveal God’s hidden fifth name.
“Whoever knows that name is capable of changing history” his master answered, and then asked the student to spend the whole day at the gates of the city.
The boy returned the following day.
“What did you see? asked the master.
“An old man tried to enter the city to sell a sheep. The guard wanted to tax him but the man had no money. So the guard stole his sheep and chased him off. I thought if only I knew God’s hidden name I could change this situation.”
The master answered: “You could have prevented this injustice, but you preferred to stand there dreaming of a revelation!
Such stupidity.
Well, then, I shall tell you God’s fifth name: act on behalf of others. That is the only way we can change history.”
May this moon month of September bring you a deeper awareness of the Earth and her soul, glorious new health and clear emotions free from limiting addictions, and the wisdom of your heart to support this much needed change in history!
We are in the process of creating a new World.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE FULL MOON OF SEPTEMBER
called the Vine Moon, the Blood Berry Moon, Hunters Moon or
Equinox Full Moon
In the southern hemisphere there is the wonderful spectacle of seeing Mercury, Venus and Mars together in the western evening sky. Venus is much the brightest of the three, followed by Mercury and then Mars.
Viewed from the northern hemisphere, the moon is very low down in the south-west, with the planets above. Uranus is opposite the sun on 13th September and you should be able to see it with even small binoculars. Uranus is 2.86 billion kilometres from the Earth!
Full moon is on the15th September in the sign of Aries and equinox is on the 22nd September. In the Northern hemisphere, it is autumn and in the south it is spring equinox and therefore generally a time of balance throughout the Earth, with more dark than light in the north, and more light than dark in the southern hemisphere. In the north it is also a time of harvesting and looking for what is good and worthwhile to become seed for the next year.
EARTH SOUL MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON SEPTEMBER 2008
Those who are familiar with whales will know that they have exceptional navigational skills and that they are able to find their way from the ice regions where they feed, to swim to the warmer waters where they mate and breed.
We are very lucky in the area of Hermanus near Pringle Bay to see Southern Right Whales who come during spring to mate and give birth to their calves. Arriving from their feeding grounds in the Antarctic it takes them anything to eight weeks to swim the 3 000 km long journey at a leisurely speed. Being the most ruthlessly hunted of the whale species, their numbers became dangerously low in the 1930’s, but now with international protection they are growing in population and the world population is thought to be about 5 000. The Northern Right Whale has not been that lucky and there are only about 350 North Right Whales left that are not breeding.
The whales are enormously heavy and therefore very grounded. I believe that - together with the crystal kingdom – they are the record keepers of the Earth and that because they are so ancient and naturally grounded, they are becoming more and more important to keep stability in the oceans. They are also willing to be called upon and communicated with psychically to assist us as humans to cope with the current Earth changes and to make the necessary transitions more easily.
Meditation
(and with special thanks to my friend Christine Fowler who is a true inspiration with her meditations)
Allow yourself to relax and start to focus on your breath- in and out………….. in and out……………., in and out…………….. Allow yourself to let go any cares or worries or tension, and just allow the breath to take you deeper and deeper into the body. Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a blissful state of nothingness. Just completely let go.
You are becoming more and more relaxed in your body.
Now imagine that in your third eye (in the space between the eyebrows) there is a curved moon that is lying on its back- like an empty bowl or chalice. Feel the curved shape of the new Moon and then start to become aware of how a soft, warm, golden, glowing energy from the Earth is starting to move up through your feet and body to fill this empty bowl or chalice. You realise that somehow it is coming from deep down in the Earth, and that it is part of the soul energy of the Earth.
Feel how this beautiful, soft, golden, warming Earth energy spreads through the soles of your feet into your toes, then into your feet, then gently up into the calves and the legs, the knees and the thighs. The golden energy carries on flowing, up into the hips and the spine, up through the chest and the torso until it reaches the shoulders. Now the energy is spreading into the arms and the hands, the fingers and even the finger nails.
You can start to feel your whole body becoming heavier and more grounded as you continue to be filled by the soul energy of the Earth.
Now feel this warm, golden, loving energy moving up into the throat and then up into your face, into the tissues of the mouth, the gums, the nose, the eyes and then finally into your forehead. Feel it slowly starting to fill the empty bowl or chalice of the Moon in your forehead until it becomes just a golden disk with warm, loving, overflowing Earth energy. Feel how it heals and soothes away any tension or old psychic pain of addiction that is held in the third eye, and how your whole forehead now starts to relax and let go. You are allowing yourself just to be immersed and caressed by this beautiful golden energy.
Now allow the golden disk in your forehead to become even bigger so that it covers the whole of your head and you are completely covered in gold.
Then,- feel yourself becoming lighter and lighter again and that you are now drifting on a beautiful pool of clear and translucent water. The water is warm and soothing and you notice that there is a beautiful full Moon that is shining up above you. As you look up at the Moon you notice that the rays of the Moon are shining down into the water, and you can feel the silvery lightness of the Moon as they are being absorbed by the water where you are lying. Feel yourself being filled with the bright light and aliveness of the Moon. Feel the calmness of the water and how it brings you clarity and gives you the ability to trust your chosen path.
As you are lying in the water, you now become aware of another presence in the water. Although you don’t know what it is, you feel safe and somehow very peaceful. You feel that you are being supported by someone or something loving.
As you get more aware of this presence, you realise that there is a Whale with you in the water, but that it is keeping a respectful distance. Communicate with the Whale through your third eye by sending a telepathic message and wait for it to come closer. As the Whale comes closer, you realise that you are now in a completely different reality and dimension. You are able to see even more clearly and everything is extremely bright. Stay in this space for as long as you need and ask the Whale any questions that will give you more clarity for your path at the moment.
When the time is right, the Whale will leave and thank it for giving you the information you need at this time to evolve. Send blessings to the Whale species and anything else that may feel right for you.
Now imagine yourself coming back up to the surface, as if you have been under water, and slowly bring yourself back to this present reality. Imagine that all your chakras are closing to exactly the right level for you to be active, alive and totally present in the now.
You may ponder on anything you have experienced or even write it down in a journal. You may also want to rest or spend a while on your own.
MOON PERSON OF THE MONTH
Mary Comrie
I would like to introduce you to a wonderful human called being Mary Comrie.
Mary teaches yoga and my experience of her is that she is one of those exceptional people that truly walk their talk! Being a Capricorn and earth sign, she is incredibly grounded and also teaches her yoga in the way that one really can sense that she is living it herself as well. In fact her whole way of being is a teaching – humble, loving and sincere - and by living in joy, her life become an inspiring example.
There is a strength in Mary and her body that I very much admire- it reminds me of how we are called to be more present in our bodies and also to care and take notice of them. She also has an energy of creativity about her that gives the yoga classes depth and one is always aware of the enormous amount of energy and preparation that has gone into them.
Mary has been teaching hatha yoga for the last nine years, having trained at Ananda Kutir in Cape Town. In her inimitable humble style, she says the best thing about her teaching is the wonderful people that yoga attracts, and that they have been a great blessing in her life.
She also has a strong Hawaiian energetic connection and I see a very gifted Hawaiian shaman woman guide around her when she teaches yoga. It is therefore no surprise that Mary also does a kahuna massage that is Hawaiian in origin!
Mary has four sons and a daughter and loves poetry, especially the poetry of another Mary- the poetess Mary Oliver and loves singing and music.
She lives in the nearby picturesque village called Rooi Els with her partner Bruce in what she calls a “delicious little cottage” with the most incredible view of the ocean and the Cape Town mountains.
If you are interested in getting in touch with Mary or find out more about what she does, you can contact her on brelly@mhws.co.za.
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE
With the increase in intensity of having to clear emotional issues, I thought it worthwhile to remind you (for those who have attended some of my workshops), or otherwise introduce to something called EFT.
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique and you can Google it on the internet to get more information. There are also many wonderful books about it that you can order or read up about.
In a nutshell it works with the meridians of the body that hold the memory of emotional traumas and issues and by tapping those points gently with your fingers, you can release the emotional charge and issues instantly!
What I find wonderful about it is that you don’t need to go into the information of the issue at all- it releases automatically and it is therefore a really quick and very comprehensive release of the emotion that has been blocked and carried in the body without having to plough through all the mind stuff.
Like all things I believe that are really powerful and effective, it is so simple that the little mind or ego comes in and says it is impossible to have such a powerful effect. Yet I can really recommend it- I have used it for a long time and still continue to be amazed by the extent of the way it works and how it is benefiting my life.
Here is the process as I have been taught to do it:
Use words for an affirmation as to what you want to release or heal: if it is a big and old issue then obviously you will have to work through quite a few layers of emotional issues to release it completely, but I do believe that if you are willing to do so, you can very much get to the core of any issue or aspect that is affecting your life:
The words you always use are
EVEN THOUGH--------- I TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF THE WAY I AM
So, if for example, you feel sad, and you want to change that, you will say:
EVEN THOUGH I feel sad I TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF THE WAY I AM
Repeat this 3 times while you do little clockwise circles with one or two fingers of the right hand on the left side of your chest- there is a painful point that you will find a little bit above the breast
Now start to tap with two or three fingers of the right hand as follows and you don’t need to repeat the whole sentence, you can shorten it to just say “I feel sad” :
Between eyebrows (where they meet in the third eye area)
On temples
Below eyes on cheekbone
Below nose just above lips
On chin
In arm pits (you can cross your arms and hands over to be able to reach)
On left hand:
Outside of thumb
Outside of second finger
Top of third finger
Inside of last finger
Outside of hand (karate chop)
Top of head
On left hand, in between the fourth and fifth fingers while:
You close your eyes
You open your eyes
You look up
You look down
You do a circle with your eyes clockwise starting at 12h00
You do a circle anti clockwise with your eyes starting at 12h00
You sing a few notes
You count down from 7,6,5,4,3,2,1
You sing again
Note: although the above may sound strange, it is re- programming your subconscious mind and also some conditioned responses- so do try and believe in it! Also there are some differences and variations in the way it is taught, so see what feels right for you and also if you hold the positive intention, I believe it will work because you are doing with intent and the body will respond.
You will find that during the process you will start to feel emotion and just allow that to be expressed while you carry on doing the process. Also the wording of the affirmation may change during the process and just carry on with whatever comes up- it is as if you are chasing the emotion and different words will bring up different emotions.
UPCOMING RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
PRINGLE BAY SACRED EARTH
WEEKEND RETREATS 2008
EMPOWER YOUR HEART
Weekends:
12-14 September 2008
19-21 September 2008
THE EARTH’S ANCIENT LEY LINES conduct powerful consciousness and are fundamental in healing ourselves and the environments where we live.
THE CAPE TOWN AREA HAS AN ABUNDANCE of these ancient ley lines and they are WAKING UP at the moment!
These ancient and sacred ley lines are rising again to awaken us to NEW POSSIBILITIES THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED BEFORE.
By tapping into their consciousness, we can become RENEWED, and also more AWAKENED TO OUR TRUE PATH.
But it is ONLY THROUGH FINDING THE SACREDNESS OF OUR HEARTS that we can access the power of these ley lines and we are now being asked to RAISE OUR VIBRATION and work with the crushed part of our hearts that has no hope, enthusiasm, ambition, or energy for exploring and developing life.
During this weekend retreat you will learn how to:
Raise the height of your Heart thought meditation
Tune into ancient ley lines and “sacred alignments” by becoming more aware of your psychic abilities
Do sacred earth work with crystals that will benefit you and also the Earth and elementals and those around you
Learn more about the ancient INCA WAY OF WORKING WITH NATURE and the environment
Have some fun!
COST: R1 070 (all inclusive of meals and accommodation and tuition) - please speak to Elizabeth if you would like to pay this by instalments
DURATION: Friday 6pm – Sunday 4pm
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF MEDITATION OR WORKING WITH CRYSTALS OR LEY LINES IS REQUIRED - AS LONG AS YOU COME WITH A POSITIVE INTENTION AND AN OPEN HEART!
EACH PARTICPANT WILL RECEIVE A SACRED EARTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE SCHOOL.
Please contact Elizabeth Bardin to book/for more information
Email: elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
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SEPTEMBER 2008
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Hi everyone!
Major Earth Changes
This New Moon Month cycle started on the 31st with a Virgo new moon and important news are that the Earth is having a vast increase and change in her frequency, and so the magnetic field that keeps us anchored and safe in our atmosphere is losing power.
The Earth changes are stepping up and it has now been even scientifically acknowledged that there is a reversal of the magnetic spin of the Earth in the Southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that the reversal of the poles is becoming a greater possibility and that the north and south poles may be in the process of switching. One of the consequences of this is that we are now been far more “exposed” to the influence of space and its much higher and intense vibrations. Many airline pilots are experiencing this when flying and some of you may have also noticed the increased instability in aeroplanes when you are travelling.
And because the Earth’s etheric space is changing so radically at the moment, there is also an increased possibility of major cataclysms as we move more into space, and become more connected to not just our own universe, but also the other seen and unseen universes that are surrounding us.
And so the moon month of September is creating huge and dramatic change for all of us and our world.
But the possibility of these cataclysms will depend on us humans being capable of opening our hearts to these transforming waves that are at the moment striking our Earth planet with increased intensity.
I had an exceptionally vivid dream the day after the new moon of this month. I walked to the beach in front of the house where I live, but as I reached the dunes, I noticed that the beach had gone and all I could see were the huge waves of the sea. I realised that this not just a high tide- it was a permanent change and that the sea had moved in to reclaim the land. The beach no longer existed, and the power of the water and waves astounded me.
Although I was safe and could turn back, it felt like I was being confronted with a vision of powerful and unavoidable changes that are coming up for the future. Huge energies are emerging and we are witnessing enormous and unpredictable waves that are forcing us to make different decisions and find new solutions for the way we are living on our Earth.
The Earth as a living being
The Earth is not just a one dimensional being as we have always been taught to see her, she is a living breathing being that has a soul, just like us - although on a much vaster scale. We have become so used to living upon the surface of reality, without being in touch with this soul through our hearts, that with the dramatic up surging of her life power, we are too weak to withstand the change, and so this month we are being asked to become more aware of her consciousness and energy systems, so that we can create a new link with her soul and become stronger to cope with all the radical changes that are happening all around us.
We have to change the way that we think, feel and exist and we have to learn to communicate with the Earth soul. This involves us learning to perceive the more subtle dimensions of the Earth, so that we not only relate to the physical or material part of her, but also to the etheric and energetic parts of her.
The Virgo New moon of this month is helping us to step up our game, because Virgo is about healing and purification, and not only are we being tested to let go of emotional aspects of ourselves and our lives that are too dense to be part of the future, but the Earth is also going through the same intensified process. The more we are able to transform and heal ourselves, so also the Earth will become more able to heal herself and undo our bad karma for destroying her in so many places through our ignorance and arrogance and greed.
Emotions and water
Very much linked to this is the issue of water. There have been so much rain and many huge storms during the last few months and especially during the last dark moon, that have been affecting the sea and also our atmosphere. The Moon rules the element of water and emotions and so its guiding influence is becoming more and more noticeable during this time of fundamental change.
Like the sea is overwhelming the land, we are now also being overwhelmed by our emotions and that there is just no way of not experiencing our unresolved feelings anymore! There is an intensity in all of this that we have never experienced before.
I am told that we only have until 2012 to clear our emotions and the astral realm (where the emotions are held), and if this is not done, we will not be able to journey along as humans with the next level of the Earth’s development. That is why there is so much help at the moment for us to deal with our emotions and in fact we should be grateful for anything or anyone who at the moment is helping us to get in touch with emotional parts of ourselves that need attention- even if it is painful!
For this to happen, I am guided that this Virgo new moon (that is also supported by a Virgo sun since we are at the moment in the sun sign of Virgo) in conjunction with the placement of all the other planets at this time, is urging us is to let go of any addictions that we are still holding on to.
Addictions are governed by the planet Neptune who also is the overlord of the Sea and therefore to do with water. Addictions poison the energy of the body and create interference and so they stop us from connecting with our soul and therefore also the soul of the Earth. We stay stuck and even if we are able to cope mentally, if we are not living in healthy unaddicted bodies, we will not be able to be grounded enough to link to the Earth’s soul and be too weak to withstand and cope with all the coming change.
Addictions and Virgo
On the day after the new moon (1st September) it was the start of Ramadaan that many of you will know is the Islamic holy month of reconciliation, forgiveness and purification. The Islamic faith follows the cycle of the moon and from the beginning of this new moon until the next new moon, they fast during daylight hours, eat a light meal (suhur) before dawn and break the fast at sunset with a date or a glass of water. This is meant to be a time of spiritual training, and also of being aware of what it is to be hungry!
In line with the Virgo energy of the earth element, especially food seems to be on the agenda. Pay attention to what you are eating and see what you are ingesting or not. You may even want to take some new herbal or other remedies to help you with the transition period that is at the moment occurring. Our bodies are feeling the impact of these changes probably the most.
Since the beginning of the new moon I have been acutely aware of how badly my sugar addiction has been affecting my health, and I have felt a real need to watch more carefully what I eat and give up any sweet foods. This is quite unusual for me, but somehow I felt that this was now no longer a luxury but a necessity if I want to continue to move forward.
Maybe some of you have had the same experience in the last few days about something in you life that you suddenly realised needs to urgently change, and if you have not, this is a good time to reflect on your life and habits and admit to yourself where it is that you have been sabotaging yourself and where there is so much emotional pain that you have been using something to cover it up by an addiction or some addictive behaviour. It truly is time for some ruthless and honest self-examination!
Virgo is quite a sobering sign, but what is really good news is that during this moon month we also have the help of other energies that soften and assist us in the process!
According to Indian Hindu tradition, on the 3rd September, it was the time of celebrating the birth of the elephant-headed god Ganesh, the son of Shiva. Full of wisdom, Ganesh is the remover of obstacles and finder of logical solutions: it is said that one will be blessed by praying to him before a new undertaking. So call on the energy of Ganesh to help you with during this period of dealing with addictions.
Also, the incoming energy of the full moon is Mars, and Mars is excellent for helping us to focus and start something new- like more healthy eating habits, giving up smoking, or an emotional addiction to a person or relationships or even television!
Being of service
Finally, another important message of Virgo and the Virgo new moon for me this month, is about being practical, of service and not just a dreamer. This is for me so beautifully illustrated by Paulo Coelho (translated by James Mulholland) in his short story about the God’s Hidden Name:
A student asked his Sufi master to reveal God’s hidden fifth name.
“Whoever knows that name is capable of changing history” his master answered, and then asked the student to spend the whole day at the gates of the city.
The boy returned the following day.
“What did you see? asked the master.
“An old man tried to enter the city to sell a sheep. The guard wanted to tax him but the man had no money. So the guard stole his sheep and chased him off. I thought if only I knew God’s hidden name I could change this situation.”
The master answered: “You could have prevented this injustice, but you preferred to stand there dreaming of a revelation!
Such stupidity.
Well, then, I shall tell you God’s fifth name: act on behalf of others. That is the only way we can change history.”
May this moon month of September bring you a deeper awareness of the Earth and her soul, glorious new health and clear emotions free from limiting addictions, and the wisdom of your heart to support this much needed change in history!
We are in the process of creating a new World.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.com
info@arthurianschool.com
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE FULL MOON OF SEPTEMBER
called the Vine Moon, the Blood Berry Moon, Hunters Moon or
Equinox Full Moon
In the southern hemisphere there is the wonderful spectacle of seeing Mercury, Venus and Mars together in the western evening sky. Venus is much the brightest of the three, followed by Mercury and then Mars.
Viewed from the northern hemisphere, the moon is very low down in the south-west, with the planets above. Uranus is opposite the sun on 13th September and you should be able to see it with even small binoculars. Uranus is 2.86 billion kilometres from the Earth!
Full moon is on the15th September in the sign of Aries and equinox is on the 22nd September. In the Northern hemisphere, it is autumn and in the south it is spring equinox and therefore generally a time of balance throughout the Earth, with more dark than light in the north, and more light than dark in the southern hemisphere. In the north it is also a time of harvesting and looking for what is good and worthwhile to become seed for the next year.
EARTH SOUL MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON SEPTEMBER 2008
Those who are familiar with whales will know that they have exceptional navigational skills and that they are able to find their way from the ice regions where they feed, to swim to the warmer waters where they mate and breed.
We are very lucky in the area of Hermanus near Pringle Bay to see Southern Right Whales who come during spring to mate and give birth to their calves. Arriving from their feeding grounds in the Antarctic it takes them anything to eight weeks to swim the 3 000 km long journey at a leisurely speed. Being the most ruthlessly hunted of the whale species, their numbers became dangerously low in the 1930’s, but now with international protection they are growing in population and the world population is thought to be about 5 000. The Northern Right Whale has not been that lucky and there are only about 350 North Right Whales left that are not breeding.
The whales are enormously heavy and therefore very grounded. I believe that - together with the crystal kingdom – they are the record keepers of the Earth and that because they are so ancient and naturally grounded, they are becoming more and more important to keep stability in the oceans. They are also willing to be called upon and communicated with psychically to assist us as humans to cope with the current Earth changes and to make the necessary transitions more easily.
Meditation
(and with special thanks to my friend Christine Fowler who is a true inspiration with her meditations)
Allow yourself to relax and start to focus on your breath- in and out………….. in and out……………., in and out…………….. Allow yourself to let go any cares or worries or tension, and just allow the breath to take you deeper and deeper into the body. Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a blissful state of nothingness. Just completely let go.
You are becoming more and more relaxed in your body.
Now imagine that in your third eye (in the space between the eyebrows) there is a curved moon that is lying on its back- like an empty bowl or chalice. Feel the curved shape of the new Moon and then start to become aware of how a soft, warm, golden, glowing energy from the Earth is starting to move up through your feet and body to fill this empty bowl or chalice. You realise that somehow it is coming from deep down in the Earth, and that it is part of the soul energy of the Earth.
Feel how this beautiful, soft, golden, warming Earth energy spreads through the soles of your feet into your toes, then into your feet, then gently up into the calves and the legs, the knees and the thighs. The golden energy carries on flowing, up into the hips and the spine, up through the chest and the torso until it reaches the shoulders. Now the energy is spreading into the arms and the hands, the fingers and even the finger nails.
You can start to feel your whole body becoming heavier and more grounded as you continue to be filled by the soul energy of the Earth.
Now feel this warm, golden, loving energy moving up into the throat and then up into your face, into the tissues of the mouth, the gums, the nose, the eyes and then finally into your forehead. Feel it slowly starting to fill the empty bowl or chalice of the Moon in your forehead until it becomes just a golden disk with warm, loving, overflowing Earth energy. Feel how it heals and soothes away any tension or old psychic pain of addiction that is held in the third eye, and how your whole forehead now starts to relax and let go. You are allowing yourself just to be immersed and caressed by this beautiful golden energy.
Now allow the golden disk in your forehead to become even bigger so that it covers the whole of your head and you are completely covered in gold.
Then,- feel yourself becoming lighter and lighter again and that you are now drifting on a beautiful pool of clear and translucent water. The water is warm and soothing and you notice that there is a beautiful full Moon that is shining up above you. As you look up at the Moon you notice that the rays of the Moon are shining down into the water, and you can feel the silvery lightness of the Moon as they are being absorbed by the water where you are lying. Feel yourself being filled with the bright light and aliveness of the Moon. Feel the calmness of the water and how it brings you clarity and gives you the ability to trust your chosen path.
As you are lying in the water, you now become aware of another presence in the water. Although you don’t know what it is, you feel safe and somehow very peaceful. You feel that you are being supported by someone or something loving.
As you get more aware of this presence, you realise that there is a Whale with you in the water, but that it is keeping a respectful distance. Communicate with the Whale through your third eye by sending a telepathic message and wait for it to come closer. As the Whale comes closer, you realise that you are now in a completely different reality and dimension. You are able to see even more clearly and everything is extremely bright. Stay in this space for as long as you need and ask the Whale any questions that will give you more clarity for your path at the moment.
When the time is right, the Whale will leave and thank it for giving you the information you need at this time to evolve. Send blessings to the Whale species and anything else that may feel right for you.
Now imagine yourself coming back up to the surface, as if you have been under water, and slowly bring yourself back to this present reality. Imagine that all your chakras are closing to exactly the right level for you to be active, alive and totally present in the now.
You may ponder on anything you have experienced or even write it down in a journal. You may also want to rest or spend a while on your own.
MOON PERSON OF THE MONTH
Mary Comrie
I would like to introduce you to a wonderful human called being Mary Comrie.
Mary teaches yoga and my experience of her is that she is one of those exceptional people that truly walk their talk! Being a Capricorn and earth sign, she is incredibly grounded and also teaches her yoga in the way that one really can sense that she is living it herself as well. In fact her whole way of being is a teaching – humble, loving and sincere - and by living in joy, her life become an inspiring example.
There is a strength in Mary and her body that I very much admire- it reminds me of how we are called to be more present in our bodies and also to care and take notice of them. She also has an energy of creativity about her that gives the yoga classes depth and one is always aware of the enormous amount of energy and preparation that has gone into them.
Mary has been teaching hatha yoga for the last nine years, having trained at Ananda Kutir in Cape Town. In her inimitable humble style, she says the best thing about her teaching is the wonderful people that yoga attracts, and that they have been a great blessing in her life.
She also has a strong Hawaiian energetic connection and I see a very gifted Hawaiian shaman woman guide around her when she teaches yoga. It is therefore no surprise that Mary also does a kahuna massage that is Hawaiian in origin!
Mary has four sons and a daughter and loves poetry, especially the poetry of another Mary- the poetess Mary Oliver and loves singing and music.
She lives in the nearby picturesque village called Rooi Els with her partner Bruce in what she calls a “delicious little cottage” with the most incredible view of the ocean and the Cape Town mountains.
If you are interested in getting in touch with Mary or find out more about what she does, you can contact her on brelly@mhws.co.za.
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE
With the increase in intensity of having to clear emotional issues, I thought it worthwhile to remind you (for those who have attended some of my workshops), or otherwise introduce to something called EFT.
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique and you can Google it on the internet to get more information. There are also many wonderful books about it that you can order or read up about.
In a nutshell it works with the meridians of the body that hold the memory of emotional traumas and issues and by tapping those points gently with your fingers, you can release the emotional charge and issues instantly!
What I find wonderful about it is that you don’t need to go into the information of the issue at all- it releases automatically and it is therefore a really quick and very comprehensive release of the emotion that has been blocked and carried in the body without having to plough through all the mind stuff.
Like all things I believe that are really powerful and effective, it is so simple that the little mind or ego comes in and says it is impossible to have such a powerful effect. Yet I can really recommend it- I have used it for a long time and still continue to be amazed by the extent of the way it works and how it is benefiting my life.
Here is the process as I have been taught to do it:
Use words for an affirmation as to what you want to release or heal: if it is a big and old issue then obviously you will have to work through quite a few layers of emotional issues to release it completely, but I do believe that if you are willing to do so, you can very much get to the core of any issue or aspect that is affecting your life:
The words you always use are
EVEN THOUGH--------- I TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF THE WAY I AM
So, if for example, you feel sad, and you want to change that, you will say:
EVEN THOUGH I feel sad I TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF THE WAY I AM
Repeat this 3 times while you do little clockwise circles with one or two fingers of the right hand on the left side of your chest- there is a painful point that you will find a little bit above the breast
Now start to tap with two or three fingers of the right hand as follows and you don’t need to repeat the whole sentence, you can shorten it to just say “I feel sad” :
Between eyebrows (where they meet in the third eye area)
On temples
Below eyes on cheekbone
Below nose just above lips
On chin
In arm pits (you can cross your arms and hands over to be able to reach)
On left hand:
Outside of thumb
Outside of second finger
Top of third finger
Inside of last finger
Outside of hand (karate chop)
Top of head
On left hand, in between the fourth and fifth fingers while:
You close your eyes
You open your eyes
You look up
You look down
You do a circle with your eyes clockwise starting at 12h00
You do a circle anti clockwise with your eyes starting at 12h00
You sing a few notes
You count down from 7,6,5,4,3,2,1
You sing again
Note: although the above may sound strange, it is re- programming your subconscious mind and also some conditioned responses- so do try and believe in it! Also there are some differences and variations in the way it is taught, so see what feels right for you and also if you hold the positive intention, I believe it will work because you are doing with intent and the body will respond.
You will find that during the process you will start to feel emotion and just allow that to be expressed while you carry on doing the process. Also the wording of the affirmation may change during the process and just carry on with whatever comes up- it is as if you are chasing the emotion and different words will bring up different emotions.
UPCOMING RETREATS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
INSPIRING HEART, MIND AND SOUL
PRINGLE BAY SACRED EARTH
WEEKEND RETREATS 2008
EMPOWER YOUR HEART
Weekends:
12-14 September 2008
19-21 September 2008
THE EARTH’S ANCIENT LEY LINES conduct powerful consciousness and are fundamental in healing ourselves and the environments where we live.
THE CAPE TOWN AREA HAS AN ABUNDANCE of these ancient ley lines and they are WAKING UP at the moment!
These ancient and sacred ley lines are rising again to awaken us to NEW POSSIBILITIES THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED BEFORE.
By tapping into their consciousness, we can become RENEWED, and also more AWAKENED TO OUR TRUE PATH.
But it is ONLY THROUGH FINDING THE SACREDNESS OF OUR HEARTS that we can access the power of these ley lines and we are now being asked to RAISE OUR VIBRATION and work with the crushed part of our hearts that has no hope, enthusiasm, ambition, or energy for exploring and developing life.
During this weekend retreat you will learn how to:
Raise the height of your Heart thought meditation
Tune into ancient ley lines and “sacred alignments” by becoming more aware of your psychic abilities
Do sacred earth work with crystals that will benefit you and also the Earth and elementals and those around you
Learn more about the ancient INCA WAY OF WORKING WITH NATURE and the environment
Have some fun!
COST: R1 070 (all inclusive of meals and accommodation and tuition) - please speak to Elizabeth if you would like to pay this by instalments
DURATION: Friday 6pm – Sunday 4pm
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF MEDITATION OR WORKING WITH CRYSTALS OR LEY LINES IS REQUIRED - AS LONG AS YOU COME WITH A POSITIVE INTENTION AND AN OPEN HEART!
EACH PARTICPANT WILL RECEIVE A SACRED EARTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE SCHOOL.
Please contact Elizabeth Bardin to book/for more information
Email: elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
info@arthurianschool.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
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