BIRCH MOON MAGAZINE

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

(thanks to Koeka for photo)


Hi everyone!

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

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

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

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

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

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING WHAT IS OUTSTANDING

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

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

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

And we have been forced to do so anyway!

A SIMPLE CEREMONY TO LET GO

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

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

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

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

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

With blessings of Love Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS©
PRINGLE BAYwww.arthurianschool.cominfo@arthurianschool.comtelephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE BIRCH MOON CYCLE
2011 Phases of the Moon GREENWICH MEAN TIME New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter d h m d h m d h m d h m Jan 4 9 03 Jan 12 11 31 Jan 19 21 21 Jan 26 12 57 Feb 3 2 31 Feb 11 7 18 Feb 18 8 36 Feb 24 23 26 Mar 4 20 46 Mar 12 23 45 Mar 19 18 10 Mar 26 12 07 Apr 3 14 32 Apr 11 12 05 Apr 18 2 44 Apr 25 2 47 May 3 6 51 May 10 20 33 May 17 11 09 May 24 18 52 Jun 1 21 03 Jun 9 2 11 Jun 15 20 14 Jun 23 11 48 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter d h m d h m d h m d h m Jul 1 8 54 Jul 8 6 29 Jul 15 6 40 Jul 23 5 02 Jul 30 18 40 Aug 6 11 08 Aug 13 18 57 Aug 21 21 54 Aug 29 3 04 Sep 4 17 39 Sep 12 9 27 Sep 20 13 39 Sep 27 11 09 Oct 4 3 15 Oct 12 2 06 Oct 20 3 30 Oct 26 19 56 Nov 2 16 38 Nov 10 20 16 Nov 18 15 09 Nov 25 6 10 Dec 2 9 52 Dec 10 14 36 Dec 18 0 48
CURRENT MOON CYCLE AS PER MAYANS: (my underlining):
13 December 2010 - 9 January 2011
In the Rhythmic Moon we ask ourselves: How can I extend my equality to others? This moon we take the self-empowerment we generated in the Overtone Moon and extend it to others. The lizard is the sixth totem animal in the 13 Moon calendar. The Lizard is a master dreamer and shapeshifter. It is attuned to the subtle vibrations of the Earth making it able to detect what needs balancing. Lizard is also associated with the power of change and new beginnings, presenting us the opportunity to gracefully shed old patterns and embody new ones.

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

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


WHAT ARE THE PLANETS UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

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


MATTERS OF EARTH CONCERN

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


EATING MEDITATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Participants
With awareness and understanding, we will eat.

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

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

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

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

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

Participants
Through the power of the angel of water, we are aware in our food, of the life blood of our earthly mother.
******

Applying this to every day life:
I have since then tried to incorporate - as a daily practice - a simplified version of above to least one meal in my day:

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

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

UPCOMING SACRED EARTH RETREATS
GIVE YOURSELF THE GREATEST GIFT FOR 2011!
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MOON MAGAZINE 2011 RETREATS INFORMATION

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