Here and Now...What's Happening?

[ulli]

Dennis, that is such a sweet song.
I'm sure the guitar makers show is a strange mix,
but what if the Avalonians one day had a meeting in Minnesota....
Quite a few own guitars, and as far as strange mix goes
there may be competition.

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Ulli, please stay safe!

As for the idea of sharing a space with world travelers, I used to live in Southern California, right next to the longest pier on the West coast. One day, I met a couple of guys with backpacks and "foreign accents." (I don't really remember, maybe Croatia or Romania?) After maybe a half hour of conversation, my girlfriend and I invited them to stay with us. They were amazed, but accepted. And we had a few lovely days of hosting them, allowing them to explore the area using our place as base camp - and they expanded our horizons. Not the same as the video on Air B&B, because it was not for money, but it was my one experience of sharing that the video reminded me of.

Third wave of the internet: connecting together off-line. For the past 5 (or 6?) years, as many stringed musical instrument makers as possible - who all met on an on-line guitar maker's forum - get together in the woods in northern Minnesota. We call it "Stringfest." We have had a couple of Canadians, and US citizens come in from as far as Arizona, Washington, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Vermont (and closer States.) I hope sometime to meet with some of the folks from Avalon in person too. It's an obvious statement, but it is amazing how much more fun it is to meet face-to-face and eye-to-eye than words typed into a computer.

A nice tune written and performed by one of the Stringfest regulars. The guitar I built and call "Angelina" is mentioned in the song. I mention this so that when you hear, "Dennis, won't you pass me Angelina" you won't think it's a orgy. :~)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlkFiVEbkxw

Dennis

[another bob]

Why am I trying to make sense of and dovetail illusionary concepts?

There ya go!

Excellent inquiry!

[RunningDeer]

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii610/WhiteCrowBlackDeer/Photoshop/cloud_buster-1.gif



So I was wondering if you could use your program to make lots of tiny circles, all breaking away from the big one,
and make the whole system move towards the top of the page, in other words, towards the north.... the mid Atlantic, where it will do less harm.

[another bob]

'To learn as children?', you ask? I say yes, likely so...for the given occupant has a clear head, and then the child's impudent impetus would be tamed and calmed at the point of actual mental formation. Where it should be done, in my estimation. Perhaps I am wrong in that, but it sure would be an interesting outcome, to say the least.

Sasaki Roshi once told me that it is critical to get started early, before the consensus programming gets too embedded. He said that if one tried to take up the path (of awareness) in their twenties, it might be too late for most, since it would almost be impossible to overcome the effects of conditioning by then. I then asked about all the students who were just now starting to practice. He shrugged, and said that most would need 20 years of deprogramming before they were even ready to begin real practice.

For many years, I figured he was probably right, since I encountered little that would seem to argue against that fact. However, in the last decade or so, I have come to question that assessment, recognizing that it too was a product of a certain programming on the part of Roshi himself. In fact, there is no real limitation on what is possible, except that superimposed on ourselves by our own mind.

Each of us can awaken right here and now, with the right application of attention and intention. In fact, there has never been a more favorable time to do so. May all recognize their own inherent brilliance, and make that leap without further delay!

[Carmody]

'To learn as children?', you ask? I say yes, likely so...for the given occupant has a clear head, and then the child's impudent impetus would be tamed and calmed at the point of actual mental formation. Where it should be done, in my estimation. Perhaps I am wrong in that, but it sure would be an interesting outcome, to say the least.

Sasaki Roshi once told me that it is critical to get started early, before the consensus programming gets too embedded. He said that if one tried to take up the path (of awareness) in their twenties, it might be too late for most, since it would almost be impossible to overcome the effects of conditioning by then. I then asked about all the students who were just now starting to practice. He shrugged, and said that most would need 20 years of deprogramming before they were even ready to begin real practice.

For many years, I figured he was probably right, since I encountered little that would seem to argue against that fact. However, in the last decade or so, I have come to question that assessment, recognizing that it too was a product of a certain programming on the part of Roshi himself. In fact, there is no real limitation on what is possible, except that superimposed on ourselves by our own mind.

Each of us can awaken right here and now, with the right application of attention and intention. In fact, there has never been a more favorable time to do so. May all recognize their own inherent brilliance, and make that leap without further delay!

I'm a bit of an extremist, so I just stuck to it until every bit of it that was inside broke down into it's original form. As I said before, even my dog kept looking at me as if I was a stranger, throughout that time period. the breakdown had to be complete and I had to be isolated enough on and in all levels and ways that the old path could not possibly be the way back up again. Operating on your own wiring from inside the wiring is not such a simple task. losing one's place and picking up the wrong flags and waving them is the most common mistake. The internal drowning/dying issue is so severe that few make it past the needed stages, IMO and IME. Even the data pathways for understanding the basics of shape and form get a complete work over, which is the area that causes most people to 'break' and not make it. Their bodies in total panic mode for months on end is not a recipe for continued perseverance. The idea of the basics of thought itself gets torn to shreds in the process. But this last sentence is not really true, it is merely impression - But try to tell that to the body which is dealing with this reformation of the self along the new paradigm. I had to go to the bottom and stay there, and stay until even the slightest capacity to freak out or follow old lines - was gone.

For some sort of physical analogy, imagine being tortured every day,and finally a point is reached where even the flesh cannot respond anymore. Not one shred of anything to hold on to anymore. Everything must be gone.

I'm suspecting that this is the sort of issue he is speaking of. That the problem is something akin to being that deep. To go that far down to find it.

Not everyone has to go that far, though. Some have had an easier bit of programming to navigate... but be it known, the level of stubbornness and beguiling cleverness of the programming will not be any different.

[meeradas]

In fact, there has never been a more favorable time to do so. May all recognize their own inherent brilliance, and make that leap without further delay!

Your words :director: Her ear.

[another bob]

Not everyone has to go that far, though. Some have had an easier bit of programming to navigate... but be it known, the level of stubbornness and beguiling cleverness of the programming will not be any different.


The implications inherent in true Awakening can be daunting, and in the initial glimmers of light, many realize just why they chose to remain asleep. LOL! Moreover, the ego-mind loves the idea of being Awake, and can easily co-opt even profound experiences and turn them into another way to confirm its dreamy existence and sport a new and shinier self-image, impervious now to real inquiry.

There are many such traps along the way, which is why it is often recommended that the aspirant develop a relationship with a qualified guide, someone who has already passed that way and is aware of the side roads and dead ends. Of course, the real guru is within, as you have clearly discovered, but you are apparently a rare one, and Thank You for your efforts, which benefit many!

Yes, not everyone has the same mountain to scale -- some are here to just tidy up a few odds and ends, and for them, it's just a hop, skip, and jump. Others have to bang their heads senseless against a wall, and still get nowhere. Of course, that's usually the result of beliving that there is somewhere to go that is different than where they already are. I'd laugh, except it's painful to splatter one's brains all over the carpet, only to find that it only results in a messy carpet.

We read testimonials in the traditional literature about some guy sweeping the courtyard, and upon hearing a pebble hit the wall, suddenly awakens. Why, that certainly sounds easy enough! Few are aware how many lifetimes of concerted effort and failure led to that one moment of breakthrough.


:yo:

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In fact, there has never been a more favorable time to do so. May all recognize their own inherent brilliance, and make that leap without further delay!

Your words :director: Her ear.

Jai Ma!

Blessings!

[ulli]

It just broke up. Amazing!!
http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/images/latest/rmtc/rmtcsasec6ir404.gif

[Flash]

Oh dear (Winnie the Pooh tone of voice), Carmody and AnotherBob, it seems has if most of us will never reach the target, for either lack of stubborness or lack of many many lifes. So I'll accept my reincarnation faith.... ah!

So why try - and here is program number one working on me. lol

Sincerely, it does appears like this at times, numerous ones.

Well, I think it is time to go for a good night sleep... better mood tomorrow.

[Anchor]

Sasaki Roshi once told me that it is critical to get started early, before the consensus programming gets too embedded. He said that if one tried to take up the path (of awareness) in their twenties, it might be too late for most, since it would almost be impossible to overcome the effects of conditioning by then. I then asked about all the students who were just now starting to practice. He shrugged, and said that most would need 20 years of deprogramming before they were even ready to begin real practice.

For many years, I figured he was probably right, since I encountered little that would seem to argue against that fact. However, in the last decade or so, I have come to question that assessment, recognizing that it too was a product of a certain programming on the part of Roshi himself. In fact, there is no real limitation on what is possible, except that superimposed on ourselves by our own mind.

This exchange reminds me of something that has been on my mind these past few weeks. A lot of peoples health suffers in later years - just when the real possibility for years long study, experience and awakening could bears fruit.

TPTB by influencing the styles of food and medicine have effectively neutered the potential resistance from a large number of wise old people by ensuring they are not healthy and either die early or sit and rot in institutional departure lounges.

I look at some of my older relatives - they had/have learned so much now, they wer/are extremely wise, they were/are no longer angry, impetuous, foolish people. They could have been the tool to shut TPTB down - but they could not be. Many of them are starting to see how they have been sold down the river, but they are too sick and crippled by years of too much sugar, beer, wine, crap tobacco, blood pressure medicine, vaccines, pollution, vitamin deficiency, drug dependency etc etc etc to do much about it.

If we could get all these old folk to eat raw food - re-activate, re-invigorate, then they would be like the zombie apocalypse for TPTB - Granny power on the march !

But TPTB have even thought of that. They turned the minds of western children away from responsibility for the oldies - so even as they look after themselves better, they fail to change the old ones, because well you cant teach an old dog new tricks can you.

Devious.

[Marianne]

Hello Village!!

I just spent 16 hours in a car, from Tennessee to New Hampshire. It's good to be on the ground again. And this thread, it's so amazing. Ulli, I saw your post about the gathering storm and sent some calming energy, added to the others and I see it's gone pfftt now, yah!

I haven't had a chance to read everything, but thanks to everyone, and Nora, I love your Lammas post. I thought about today being Lammas but didn't do anything except acknowledge it silently. So I am going to settle down and read every word of your post.

The babies are asleep, but I went in and peeked at them. Owen sleeps like a log, but Cam fluttered his eyes at me when I pulled up the covers he'd kicked off. Tomorrow we're going to the beach in Maine for the weekend and celebrate Owen's 4th birthday.

Love to all, I missed you.
JB

[Carmody]

Oh dear (Winnie the Pooh tone of voice), Carmody and AnotherBob, it seems has if most of us will never reach the target, for either lack of stubborness or lack of many many lifes. So I'll accept my reincarnation faith.... ah!

So why try - and here is program number one working on me. lol

Sincerely, it does appears like this at times, numerous ones.

Well, I think it is time to go for a good night sleep... better mood tomorrow.

One of the things that one should not do at the beginning stage, is inform people how difficult it MIGHT be, as they might use that excuse to never start. :p

Mine was difficult due to a combination of things.

It will be a different and individual path for other people.

i've been taking on some pretty darned rough rides.

two lives back, it was the civil war, as an unwanted officer in an unwanted group that was used as a sacrifice group, in the beginning move in any given battle. At the same time I was forced to shoot and kill young men I did not know, in order to save the young men that I did know. All under the umbrella of conscription. All for a cause I did not believe in. 'nam before 'nam... with your own neighbors, to boot.

Next life was the slave on a slave planet, basically, one with no future, on a downward spiral, not even any clothes and sometimes we just slept in the fields. Beaten regularly and basically died stubborn and defiant, but..beaten down, ultimately..to death.

Then this life. It has it's rough spots. It's pressures.

[Guest]

I keep seeing 11:11 everywhere......
clocks, computer, cellphone..... and then
today was at the local health food store and my change was
$11.11...... I looked up in astonishment at the cashier, she laughed
and everyone behind me in the line laughed......

Thank you JB and it sounds like you are having fun -enjoy the beach.

Ulli so grateful the storm dissipated.


Love


Nora

[Marianne]

Carmody, have I ever told you how much I appreciate what you do for us? I don't even really know what you do, but I know it's something extraordinary.
So thank you from my heart.

[another bob]

Oh dear (Winnie the Pooh tone of voice), Carmody and AnotherBob, it seems has if most of us will never reach the target ....

Hiya Flash!

Everyone will come through. Just understand that You are that which you are trying to reach. Already. Always. It's just a matter of recognition.



So why try - and here is program number one working on me. lol

Why? Because there is no option. When you finally realize that there is no option, then you become available to an Awakening Grace.



Nothing stands in the way of your liberation and it can happen here and now, but for your being more interested in other things. And you cannot fight with your interests. You must go with them, see through them and and watch them reveal themselves as mere errors of judgments and appreciation. Discard every self-seeking motive as soon as it is seen and you need not search for truth; truth will find you.

~Nisargadatta Maharaj

[another bob]

This exchange reminds me of something that has been on my mind these past few weeks. A lot of peoples health suffers in later years - just when the real possibility for years long study, experience and awakening could bears fruit.....because well you cant teach an old dog new tricks can you.
Devious.

Hee's an interview with the contemporary mystic, Bernadette Roberts, which touches on the issue:


Q: You mention in 'The Path to No-Self' that the unitive state is the "true state in which God intended every person to live his mature years". Yet so few of us ever achieve this unitive state. What is it about the way we live right now that prevents us from doing so? Do you think it is our preoccupation with material success, technology, and personal accomplishment?

Bernadette Roberts: First of all, I think there are more people in the state of oneness than we realize. For everyone we hear about there are thousands we will never hear about. Believing this state to be a rare achievement can be an impediment in itself. Unfortunately, those who write about it have a way of making it sound more extraordinary and blissful that it commonly is, and so false expectations are another impediment - we keep waiting and looking for an experience or state that never comes.

But if I had to put my finger on the primary obstacle, I would say it is having wrong views of the journey. Paradoxical though it may seem, the passage through consciousness or self moves contrary to self, rubs it the wrong way - and in the end, will even rub it out. Because this passage goes against the grain of self, it is, therefore, a path of suffering. Both Christ and Buddha saw the passage as one of suffering, and basically found identical ways out. What they discovered and revealed to us was that each of us has within himself or herself a "stillpoint" - comparable, perhaps to the eye of a cyclone, a spot or center of calm, imperturbability, and non-movement. Buddha articulated this central eye in negative terms as "emptiness" or "void", a refuge from the swirling cyclone of endless suffering. Christ articulated the eye in more positive terms as the "Kingdom of God" or the "Spirit within", a place of refuge and salvation from a suffering self. For both of them, the easy out was first to find that stillpoint and then, by attaching ourselves to it, by becoming one with it, to find a stabilizing, balanced anchor in our lives. After that, the cyclone is gradually drawn into the eye, and the suffering self comes to an end. And when there is no longer a cyclone, there is also no longer an eye.

So the storms, crises, and sufferings of life are a way of finding the eye. When everything is going our way, we do not see the eye, and we feel no need to find it. But when everything is going against us, then we find the eye. So the avoidance of suffering and the desire to have everything go our own way runs contrary to the whole movement of our journey; it is all a wrong view. With the right view, however, one should be able to come to the state of oneness in six or seven years - years not merely of suffering, but years of enlightenment, for right suffering is the essence of enlightenment.

Because self is everyone's experience underlying all culture, I do not regard cultural wrong views as an excuse for not searching out right views. After all, each person's passage is his or her own; there is no such thing as a collective passage.

~Interview with Bernadette Roberts

by Stephan Bodian (www.stephanbodian.org).

http://www.spiritualteachers.org/b_roberts_interview.htm

[another bob]

One of the things that one should not do at the beginning stage, is inform people how difficult it MIGHT be, as they might use that excuse to never start. :p

The most important thing at the beginning is to get the aspirant to understand their prime motivation for embarking on such a path in the first place. If they are clear about what is really driving them, then the rest will be rather straightforward. The problem is, folks usually hear some rumor or read some enthusiastic testimony, and figure, "Hey, I'll give that a try!" Then, as soon as they start to get a good look at what they have been up to all their life, they freak and rush to go back to drugging themselves to sleep as fast as possible. LOL!


Q: People who have a yearning, or at least a curiosity, about awakening may wonder how they can find this freedom we are speaking of. "What do I do?" "How do I get it?" These are common questions.

Adyashanti: There are two important elements as far as I am concerned, maybe three. Number one is, before you get too involved in teachings and teachers and conforming to the way you think things should be spiritually, connect with the raw yearning at the core of your own being. Basically, this means, "What do I yearn for more than anything else?" For most human beings there will be conflicting yearnings, but see what the core yearning is in you. The very deepest core yearning is your red carpet to freedom. It is the place that you follow. You follow backward into that yearning. This is something that most spiritual students don't take the time to do. They just jump into the teachings and start imitating and doing practices that they don't understand. They miss that the divine call is in their own heart right from the very beginning. That's the really important part.

Once you hear that call, the other important question is to ask: "Who am I really?" "Who am I really, truly, after all is said and done, who am I really?" To get into the unknown of that. The fact is that when someone asks, "Who am I?" the first thing they notice is that they don't know, and they usually run from the fact that they don't know. It is this running away from the fact that they don't know who they are that is the cause of so much suffering. So, simply to ask who am I and not to know, then to rest ever deeper in the fact of not knowing. It's by resting in the fact that you don't know who you are that you come upon the direct experience of who and what you actually are.

:yo:

[Carmody]

Why? Because there is no option. When you finally realize that there is no option, then you become available to an Awakening Grace.



Nothing stands in the way of your liberation and it can happen here and now, but for your being more interested in other things. And you cannot fight with your interests. You must go with them, see through them and and watch them reveal themselves as mere errors of judgments and appreciation. Discard every self-seeking motive as soon as it is seen and you need not search for truth; truth will find you.

~Nisargadatta Maharaj

Yes, that is the tactic I used in this life. I removed all options, I purposely put myself in the position where there was no other way or place to turn.

[another bob]

Why? Because there is no option. When you finally realize that there is no option, then you become available to an Awakening Grace.



Nothing stands in the way of your liberation and it can happen here and now, but for your being more interested in other things. And you cannot fight with your interests. You must go with them, see through them and and watch them reveal themselves as mere errors of judgments and appreciation. Discard every self-seeking motive as soon as it is seen and you need not search for truth; truth will find you.

~Nisargadatta Maharaj

Yes, that is the tactic I used in this life. I removed all options, I purposely put myself in the position where there was no other way or place to turn.

In fact, Chogyam Trungpa noted that, until one realizes that they have no other option, they will never quite take the practice seriously enough for it to have any profound effect in terms of transformation at the necessary level.

[Carmody]

Once you hear that call, the other important question is to ask: "Who am I really?" "Who am I really, truly, after all is said and done, who am I really?" To get into the unknown of that. The fact is that when someone asks, "Who am I?" the first thing they notice is that they don't know, and they usually run from the fact that they don't know. It is this running away from the fact that they don't know who they are that is the cause of so much suffering. So, simply to ask who am I and not to know, then to rest ever deeper in the fact of not knowing. It's by resting in the fact that you don't know who you are that you come upon the direct experience of who and what you actually are.[/I]

:yo:

It made me think of this one:

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[meeradas]

Oh dear (Winnie the Pooh tone of voice), Carmody and AnotherBob, it seems has if most of us will never reach the target ....
Hiya Flash!
Everyone will come through. Just understand that You are that which you are trying to reach. Already. Always. It's just a matter of recognition.

Flash, you might wanna take one or two looks here (http://theavalonfiles.com/stream/Whos_Driving_The_Dreambus/index.html) [if you haven't already]

[posted in the village before, initially borrowed from an older AlkaMyst thread (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?10942-Who-s-Driving-The-Dreambus-The-Documentary&p=149411#post149411)]

[Carmody]

Oh yes, I've mentioned it in passing but not really clearly elucidated a lucid body control astral 'body leaving' technique I found useful. The act of getting out of the body with lucidity can be a bit tricky to navigate.

It involved a form of meditation, with eyes open. Some might call it a hypnotic.

I had a near perfect situation, regarding backdrop. What it was, is a park that was a literal block away from where I was living. That park had an outcropping of rock that was pure exposed bedrock, and quite a few good clean spots to lie down on the rock. Now, I'd head there in the evenings, and lie on the rock, out of the city's edge lights and mediate opened, staring straight into space. No insects or people to distract. In those times, I'd do my best to move to the meditative state of slowed time and then feel the earth turning and basically ..'fall' into space. To feel the entire world, all it's scope and flow, in space and the universe. To see the stars, the entire sky in as much of my visual field as is possible. No markers in the eyesight of any kind, but space, dimensionally felt, in scope and size, as a moment of now flowing connection. The body's falling fears would try to awaken, but after time, they could be calmed, easily and naturally, as a process of learning.

This, I found, tremendously sped up the capacity to separate cleanly into the astral state, at the appropriate times. And with that sort of backdrop of self training, it indicated a certain capacity in lucidity.

It was when doing that one evening I saw a red violet shooting star type UFO. A dual spiral, reddish-violet, it was. And shooting stars don't do perfect spiraled pairs.

[Jenci]

Tricky one this is. How do you convey the message that our true nature is not exclusive and is available to everyone of us and yet few people will stand doing what it takes to realise it. It's a paradox where both statements are true.

For me personally I know that it was people like Carmody saying how difficult and painful this path was that made me look at what had happened to me. My awakening had been blissful and had taken me right out of all my life's suffering.

Of course, I had not awoken but I had thought I had. I had latched onto stories of how wonderful awakening is and confirmed my experience to be that too. But something changed and I started paying attention to all the stories that gave unpleasant descriptions of this process. I started paying attention to all the things that I didn't want to hear or know about it.

Where I had earlier been lifted out of all my life's suffering, something then dragged me back full-force right back into the midst of that suffering but this time is was more intensely felt than ever and was not just this lifetime's pain but others too.

I don't like to put people off the simplicity of realising what they really are but the irony was that it was these types of stories which made me question my own delusions about spiritual awakening.

During this time I heard someone say "give me liberation or give me death and I don't care if it is either" and I totally understood that because it was exactly how I felt. So much for awakening and feeling better !

When I got to that point, I realised I had no choice.

Jeanette

[Flash]

Thank you Carmody, Another Bob, Meeradas, Jeanette and Marianne too for your comment on Carmody which I agree with 150%. All your kind words lighting the path are velvet to the heart. And your videos, all of them.

I most probably am at the crossroad actually where the choice is gone. I am taking the time to go in/hopefully dive in, not worrying about survival and daily necessities - I'll borrow if necessary - this has been one of my main trap. Releasing all the tears I have been keeping in since childhood, taking off the dams and letting the rivers flow. (gosh I am bad at expressing feelings, myself, in English - this is not flowing)

And the last 15 years that have been extremely hard, a mix blessing having had the greatest heart opening at the same time through love for my daughter and with her for life.

Thank you all.

I wish I could copy the whole thead to bring it with me for a month in retreat.

Once I saw that I was, I am, I will be in a very firmed experiential way, encompassing eternal way.

So I'll find myself a flat rock.. and get in touch with whom is running the dreambus, hopefully .;)

And if not, at least the dams will be opened.

PS: you felt right on Carmody, I had thought of using hypnotic like situations in nature, I think it could work with me (even self hypnosis).

[ViralSpiral]

A retreat for a month? I'd say that's an excellent choice when there seemed none. How lucky? Wished it were me. Looking forward to your report.
Who's driving the Dreambus is bookmarked, and I have watched it a few times. I do know who is driving my bus. The driver refuses to wear a uniform though. Sings LOUDLY and keeps looking back, checking on and chatting to the passengers :becky:







During this time I heard someone say "give me liberation or give me death and I don't care if it is either" and I totally understood that because it was exactly how I felt. So much for awakening and feeling better !

When I got to that point, I realised I had no choice.

Jeanette


Loved that. And since I tend to look on the brighter side of life, this immediately popped into my head.

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[Flash]

I have not been working for few months already (or very little, not enough to pay the bills) because I cannot come to term to push myself anymore.

Physically I can, I am not in "burnout" although I worked a lot in the past, I just cannot come to term to push myself anylonger for survival and needs. This cannot be it, life cannot be this. I can't go further on that path.

So yes, a month retreat after 2 months without real work, and I have no f.. idea what will happen in September. A real jump. All I know is that I need time, et de la douceur, tellement de douceur (softeness, ....)

I even managed with my daughter so that she would be fine, we had to be creative. She feels and understand somehow - she truly is a wonderful being with her young 15.

I am not the reporting type, so I will see.

Thanks

[meeradas]

This cannot be it, life cannot be this.

Know exactly what you mean.
You're one step ahead of me.

[ulli]

Why? Because there is no option. When you finally realize that there is no option, then you become available to an Awakening Grace.



Nothing stands in the way of your liberation and it can happen here and now, but for your being more interested in other things. And you cannot fight with your interests. You must go with them, see through them and and watch them reveal themselves as mere errors of judgments and appreciation. Discard every self-seeking motive as soon as it is seen and you need not search for truth; truth will find you.

~Nisargadatta Maharaj

Yes, that is the tactic I used in this life. I removed all options, I purposely put myself in the position where there was no other way or place to turn.


Because I always operated in fields where there were no precedents, always in new, unmapped territory, and usually on my own, I discovered one thought which helped me through the worst fears. Being Capricorn I have that faint Asperger syndrome, an addiction to order and recognizable patterns, which I believe most Capricorns have, certainly the ones I have talked to. So there is this fear of chaos. Yet order and chaos must follow each other, alternating, if there is to be motion and change in life. So fears must be faced, and those moments where one can't find the way back must be lived through, and consciously. How else did I move house 45 times? Changed career every ten years?

Once in 1984 on the way back to Barbados from Peru, I was informed in Caracas airport that the airline Viassa had folded while I was gone. ( as happened again earlier this year with Redjet)
There no more flights to Barbados fom Venezuela. I had no credit card then, and very little cash, and I was on my own, with my then five-year-old son waiting in Barbados for his crazy mother to return.

So that's when I remembered God, and what I had learnt in previous situations:
the greater the chaos around me, the closer was the divine Hand.

Time to let go and let God. Complete surrender to the All-knowing, Almighty Source of All that is.
This is not the old church God, but the One hat had made Itself known to me in 1977, and despite my frequent amnesia attacks I managed at the right moment to remember HimHerIt.

Those were always Here and Now anchoring points, the stillness in the eye of the hurricane, the moment of the Zen guy eating a strawberry, as he is about to fall down the cliff face with the tiger on guard on the upper edge.

[ulli]

When I awoke this morning I discovered that I no longer have to go to the weather site to check on the latest satellite images of the Atlantic.
The image I posted right here in the thread gets updated right here in the thread.
It's alive!
And so is that storm. It has formed another circular pattern,
although still not quite as menacing as it looked yesterday morning.
Everything will be ok.
No fears to face at this moment, although that, too, is subject to change.
Flash and Meeradas, you both are surrounded by potential, I can see it. Can you?

[Belle]

Thank you all so much for this conversation...perfect timing for me. You see, we've just lost everything...and have 37 days to find a place to live for 2 adults, a cripple and 2 dogs with no money for "first, last and security deposit" for another place. Cause and effect from an action/inaction my husband took over ten years ago. Hopefully, this is the last of it .

Am standing firm in the "eye"/"I"...

Positive thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

[ulli]

The Village barn is a money stash, and so vast, that thousands of monthly rents can be found there.
See yourselves entering and take out whatever you need.
There will always be more as it gets refills from a hidden source every night.

The way I see financial problems is that they are the result of psychological issues with money.
The brain operates by association, and unfortunately money is associated with greed, and nasty, greedy people.
Yet this is only one half of the truth, because there is lots of money in this world which is earnt via honest service.
Money can buy freedom. Abundance living means lots of stuff will appear as needed, and right at the last minute, but some things still require cash or credit card. So have no thoughts that would block the inflow of wealth.
May all here be happy and prosperous.
Raising my morning coffee to positive thoughts about prosperity and abundance.

[Eram]

Personally I found his techniques as a good introduction but then needed to supplement with other teachings, perhaps more heavyweight, which were finer tuned to pick up the subtleties of when the mind was coming in to do the work.

One question that I have found which has helped me many times is "What do I really want?" and I have used this question by asking it and taking it within.

Invariably I find that to have what I really want, I have to do the thing I don't want to do. The contemplation of this question alone has destroyed many of my mind's delusions about what techniques and paths to follow.

Jeanette

Jeanette,

Would you like to share more about what you mean when you say this?
How do you use this question to pick up the subtleties of when the mind was coming in to do the work?

I meditated some with this question and I got to several answers.
'I want to be happy' was the first one, but at the same time I see that there is an illusion attached to it, for to be in this state all the time, there would have to be the rejection of unhappiness.
Then I hit a river of tears when I asked this question again, or an ocean better.....
Then I found that I want peace... but that's just like wanting to be happy isn't it? It rejects all the other states of being.


Another time when I was trying to go to sleep and was in a sort of 'knowing' state, in contact with true self maybe... I asked this and there was absolute silence, which kind of scared me lol (this was some months ago).
It left me with the feeling that I have lived so out of touch with true self that this true self doesn't know what it wants any more.

Maybe you ask this question to yourself in a way like... what do I really want to do now? Like as in going for an ice cream or something like that.

You see? I'm not sure you to use this question to get to see the ways of the mind at work.

[Eram]

Is it just me, or is the village of a new quality for the past week?

What a gems here, each and every one of them
The post from Dennis Leahy was so beautiful... like an illustration to the post from another Bob, explaining about the hippie movement that went underground.





Challenging times for you Belle..
You know? It may sound weird and inappropriate to you, but this just might be a time of opportunity for you too. Everything is open now.
If you manage to stay in your centre... and picture what you open yourself to the best that there is ahead, who knows what will come your way.
I'll send you love and fortune :)

[ulli]

I keep seeing 11:11 everywhere......
clocks, computer, cellphone..... and then
today was at the local health food store and my change was
$11.11...... I looked up in astonishment at the cashier, she laughed
and everyone behind me in the line laughed......

Thank you JB and it sounds like you are having fun -enjoy the beach.

Ulli so grateful the storm dissipated.


Love

Nora


To me the 11:11 is a reminder that I'm not alone, ever.
Because I do feel lonely at times.

Yesterday was a 5:55 day, and fives to me mean balance, harmony, and protection.
So that was good, as I had been feeling the Fear.

[ulli]

Is it just me, or is the village of a new quality for the past week?

What a gems here, each and every one of them
The post from Dennis Leahy was so beautiful... like an illustration to the post from another Bob, explaining about the hippie movement that went underground.





Challenging times for you Belle..
You know? It may sound weird and inappropriate to you, but this just might be a time of opportunity for you too. Everything is open now.
If you manage to stay in your centre... and picture what you open yourself to the best that there is ahead, who knows what will come your way.
I'll send you love and fortune :)


The Village has hidden helpers, and even if Astrid seems quiet at times
she is never far away, and some of her non-posts make it
despite the fact that she deletes them before sending.
The return of Calz and ViralSpiral was due to my longing for them.
But there may still be others that I'm not aware of who are reading without posting,
yet they are allowing their energies to stream in.


P.S. Swan and LisaB ...your presence and thanks are duly noted. Pleased to see you both. You are the kind of 'others' I was actually referring to.

[1inMany]

Hiya Everybody :)

I don't know what I was thinking yesterday. On, what, 3 hours of sleep and many more itching, I decided to go to the big city of Tyler, Texas. My own opinion of this god-forsaken place is that it is dirty, full of pollution, overridden with icky people, traffic was terrible, the city is spread out all over the place, and it was HOT. It's at least an hour's drive. Oh, what was I thinking? I was on my way there, and about 10 minutes from my destination, when the "sickness" hit. Here I go again, headache, stomach troubles, now cramps in my muscles, and exhaustion...felt like I had the stomach flu plus a couple of other ailments. I hurried through my business and all the way home I kept my mind busy by first watching for the next milestone then praying with all my heart that I would make it home.

I made it home and ate half a package of saltine crackers and some 7-up, added advil and a couple of other meds I keep on hand for just such an occasion. By 4pm, I was out (thank goodness). I think I may have rolled over at about 8:30pm, but then awoke this morning at 5:00am. Feeling so much better, a bit weak and I can still feel the faint pulling of exhaustion.

I only share all this because it is clearly part of raising my vibration. I sure hate that phrase, but since I have only become aware of possibilities outside 3D in the past 6 months or so, I do not have another phrase. I am vacillating between feeling excited that I am moving successfully forward...and feeling like maybe I was possessed by demons and they are being exorcised (kidding). Talk about it being a tough ride. I even entertained the idea that maybe this was a sign that I shouldn't continue on this path.

I know confusion well, we are very close friends, and I think we are related to lack of confidence. And frustration...well that's in my hip pocket. Wondering whether to keep going (Flash lol) visits occasionally, and weariness stops in and stays awhile when ask, "are we there yet?" Looking back gives me the umph to continue forward (thanks for the understanding that this is the Cancerian way, Ulli). It seems I do need to look back once in a while to remind myself where I started. Only then do I get excited about taking another step.

I have decided that I am not afraid of what people will think about where this progression is leading and the realizations along the way. This Village has been my (only) safe haven since November or December, and I am not going to let fear of anything take that away. I know I have helped at least one person by spilling my guts (lol), and I have received love and encouragement and knowledge and understanding beyond measure. With all this in mind, here is one thing that has happened in that past few weeks. I had gone to the store, one of my least favorite things, and it's about a 30 minute drive to this particular store. On the drive home, my mind was occupied with what I had gotten, what I had forgotten, what I would do for dinner that night, how beautiful the sky was - it was breathtakingly blue with puff white clouds all the way to the horizon in every direction - and WHA-BAM! What the hell is that on my back? Wings? Oh, well, I have wings. To which I replied to myself, "WHAT?! That's impossible, that's not possible. Oh, chit, I have lost my mind. This is NOT good." To which I replied to myself, "Wow! I really am an angel."

I spent the next several days going sideways through doorways and being careful not to bump them, which is absolutely hysterical when I know full well they are not 3D wings, feathery white and solid...they are ... energy maybe. Just when I thought I had lost my mind, I realized that my upper back had been aching since the drive. Can you imagine the conversation I had with myself over that one? A very kind soul explained to me that yes, indeed, they are real in an energetic way, and somehow I felt better after that.

So, there is the big one so far. Lots and lots and lots of other things have happened, the most fun has been playing with a ball of light. It is...AMAZING! I am learning about this light, this energy, and am having the first fun I have had in a very long time.

I decided to share all of this because there is absolutely no reason not to. As the times change, people everywhere are going to transform in many ways, and by golly they should not be afraid to share this. I am setting a precedent. Maybe, lol. This kind of sharing may be going on all over the place and I just haven't found it. Like I am the first to admit, though, I feel like the caboose when it comes to awakening, like this is last minute. It really isn't last minute at all, as I have come to understand, it is exactly when it should be happening for me. But I have a hunch there will be many, many more after me as well. And it will be difficult for them, just as it is for me, and just as it has been for those of you who experienced it 20 years ago.

To my village family, old and new, I say...no matter at what stage we all find ourselves, it is exactly as it should be. And it will always be difficult at times. But it will also be wonderful beyond what we can imagine. Trust.

Much Love,

i believe

[Carmody]

Apparently, the most relaxing song ever. They haven't been listening to what I've been listening to, obviously.

NMmMNyTwePY

[benevolentcrow]

Acknowledgment: I would like to nominate YOU Villager, for the kindness, thoughtfulness, wisdom, and insight that is spread around the Village on a daily basis!

We are all going through challenges in our lives, be it with finances, health, seeking enlightenment... Think positive thoughts we will be Victorious!

Have a great day (evening)! Treat yourself with LOVE!

[Jenci]

Jeanette,

Would you like to share more about what you mean when you say this?
How do you use this question to pick up the subtleties of when the mind was coming in to do the work?

I meditated some with this question and I got to several answers.
'I want to be happy' was the first one, but at the same time I see that there is an illusion attached to it, for to be in this state all the time, there would have to be the rejection of unhappiness.
Then I hit a river of tears when I asked this question again, or an ocean better.....
Then I found that I want peace... but that's just like wanting to be happy isn't it? It rejects all the other states of being.


Another time when I was trying to go to sleep and was in a sort of 'knowing' state, in contact with true self maybe... I asked this and there was absolute silence, which kind of scared me lol (this was some months ago).
It left me with the feeling that I have lived so out of touch with true self that this true self doesn't know what it wants any more.

Maybe you ask this question to yourself in a way like... what do I really want to do now? Like as in going for an ice cream or something like that.

You see? I'm not sure you to use this question to get to see the ways of the mind at work.

Hi Waky


When we begin this we learn the technique of becoming the witness and witnessing or watching our minds and our thoughts. There is great relief in this because we have discovered that what we used to believe was 'us' is shown to be only something that is happening within something much greater, which is watching it all.

A technique of being the watcher can teach us a great deal of how our mind/ego behaves. We also realise that the witness is Awareness or the Higher Self and as we go through our life being the witness/Awareness, instead of letting the mind/ego guide us, we let the witness/Awareness guide us.

But the mind/ego is programmed for survival and its very powerful and cunning. The moment it is seen by the witness/Awareness as nothing but a mind/ego it then has to reinvent itself. It does this by becoming the witness/Awareness and unless the person is very diligent in their inquiry and watching, they will not notice this.

This is where the more heavyweight teachings come in that I was talking about, which will use some more probing inquiry into what is happening, this time questioning the authenticity of witness/Awareness itself.

When we believe that our true self is the witness/Awareness we will let it guide our spiritual path but if we don't realise it is still the mind/ego in disguise then we will get led astray and get stuck.

This is where I have found the question "What do I really want?" very helpful and I think in this case this question has also served you very well.


I meditated some with this question and I got to several answers.
'I want to be happy' was the first one, but at the same time I see that there is an illusion attached to it, for to be in this state all the time, there would have to be the rejection of unhappiness.
Of course....so you can see that which answers the question is the ego just seeking happiness.



Then I found that I want peace... but that's just like wanting to be happy isn't it?
Yes, just the same seeking as wanting a new car or to be successful or to be happy. It's the same ego seeking.

What the inquiry is showing is that which speaks and says "I want to be happy" "I want peace" is just the mind/ego, so to follow that which does the speaking on the path it wants to go, will lead you astray.

Personally I have found with this inquiry that the one thing I need to do, is the one thing that I don't want to do.....yet I found this out by being led astray by my new found Higher Self which turned out to be my ego. :nod:




Another time when I was trying to go to sleep and was in a sort of 'knowing' state, in contact with true self maybe... I asked this and there was absolute silence, which kind of scared me lol (this was some months ago).
Eerie, isn't it? ....welcome home ;)



It left me with the feeling that I have lived so out of touch with true self that this true self doesn't know what it wants any more.
And this is how the mind/ego works. In that absolute silence there is nothing for the mind/ego, it dies a death .....but it is programmed for survival, so it will be back again immediately with the very next thought. Here it tells a story about the true self not knowing what it wants any more. Of course it is just a story of the mind/ego.....diligent, probing inquiry of all thoughts will reveal this. :)

Further inquiry will also reveal that even the real witness/Awareness is not even real. I think Bob may have referenced this in one of his quotes in the last day or so.

Jeanette

[Jenci]

Thank you all so much for this conversation...perfect timing for me. You see, we've just lost everything...and have 37 days to find a place to live for 2 adults, a cripple and 2 dogs with no money for "first, last and security deposit" for another place. Cause and effect from an action/inaction my husband took over ten years ago. Hopefully, this is the last of it .

Am standing firm in the "eye"/"I"...

Positive thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.


7 billion people on this planet, each of us having different experiences. Some of us get the real challenging experiences which put us right in the "eye" with nothing to hold onto and we can all learn from those who take to this with courage and sincerity.

One thing I know for sure that whatever happens in the future, that right now, right at this moment, you are OK, Belle

:hug:

Jeanette

[Carmody]

In the process of enlightenment, comes a thing that is generally only seen from that vantage point. For in those places and moments, the awareness is centered and motioning toward this opening. What one finds is that everything, each shaft of light, mote of dust, every thought and breath, all of creation, in this place..is designed to move one toward this opening. That is what is finally seen, and lived, as a flow and as a moment of now. It cannot easily be explained (or possibly not be explained) it is to be experienced.

[ulli]

Here is an innovative solution to living in dry areas. This morning's NextWorldTV

http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/homesteading-skills/rain-harvesting-in-the-texas-drought.html

[astrid]

Today I got to sit in stillness twice , both times for over
an hour each. First time I was in a group that I meet
with remotely, all energetic practitioners of one form
or another. We are meeting more regularly now as
things are speeding up to help balance out and integrate
the ebb and flow for each other. Today was particularly
intense i felt it mostly in my heart where I have been
working a fair bit of late , it was like I was being expanded
from the inside out . The cool thing about being connected
with such highly developed people is that you get an osmosis
effect just by being in their presence . I feel very blessed
to have been given these opportunities, it has not been
an easy task to find the right people to work with and
for along time I just assumed I had to figure it all out
totally solo . So it was a pleasant surprise to be asked
to join this group .

The second time I was alone and it was so quick and
easy to get my body to totally disappear and just sit in
that void of oneness with all things . And I'm sure it
was because I was already primed for it . At once stage
the ocean and the sky merged with me and I expanded
and stretched into an endless space of a vast abyss
When I looked down I could see my body like a tiny
speck which I had virtually no connection to, only the
finest silver thread . When I was told it was time to
return I gradually slid back into my body,bringing back
the reminder and the awareness of the vast and divine
beauty we are all part of .
And all the things I had been struggling with during
the last few weeks became totally insignificant.
There is just so much beyond our physical awareness
it's impossible to even begin to language it.

[Mark]

The Village is indeed wonderful ... thanks for that prosperity visualization, Ulli. I have a lot of work to do this month to shift from one way of being to another, I can't put it off any longer. When something amazing happens in your life and you continue to try to be the same person you were before it happened, it never works. Gotta go with the flow instead of trying to hold on to what is ephemeral anyway, as Jenci, Carmody and AB have been pointing out so gently and lovingly lately ... will be checking in occasionally to see how y'all are doing. Thanks for being so welcoming of the prodigal ones and for being a space of comfort for so many. The wisdom and love here is amazing. Peace.

[another bob]

we've just lost everything...

We script certain tests, or challenges, for ourselves, to discover what we are really made of. It appears that you are very adventurous, which is admirable! I applaud your courage and fortitude!

Last night in a dream I placed everything that I owned on a couple of pallets in a warehouse, but then discovered that the pallets had been moved somewhere else, so I went to Customer Service to see what I could do. The young lady to whom I spoke, Gloria, was not very helpful, and in the middle of my complaint, she turned her attention to another customer instead. At first I was a bit miffed at such shoddy treatment, but then realized that, after all, it was up to me to get the matter resolved, rather than relying on others.

I share my intent with you, Belle, for the best possible outcome, knowing too that it will work out just right.

Blessings!

[1inMany]

Here is an innovative solution to living in dry areas. This morning's NextWorldTV

http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/homesteading-skills/rain-harvesting-in-the-texas-drought.html

Awesome, Ulli! Mike & I have been talking about doing just this! Looks like a sync to me...

[ulli]

Here is an innovative solution to living in dry areas. This morning's NextWorldTV

http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/homesteading-skills/rain-harvesting-in-the-texas-drought.html

Awesome, Ulli! Mike & I have been talking about doing just this! Looks like a sync to me...

Just before I decided to post this you came to mind, and very strongly,
and so I went ahead and did it.

[Belle]

One thing I know for sure that whatever happens in the future, that right now, right at this moment, you are OK, Belle

:hug:

Jeanette

Thanks, Jenci. I'm always okay...no matter what. Just riding the wave and marveling at the clarity found at the center.

Thanks to the wonderful people of the Village, I have learned that it's okay to ask for support. Reminds me of the crossing of the Red Sea when Moses raised his arms/staff to part it...when he became tired, others came to help hold them up until all had passed through. (I'm sure I've messed that story up! It's been quite a while since I've even thought about the bible.)

Being strength for those around me has become a bit draining...thank you for the much needed boost of energy. Love you all.

All is well.

[astrid]

Belle when I went through the whole had to move in
a hurry issue it was a major upheaval for the first
week as issues that impact your basic survival needs are
But when I processed the fears and started being in the
higher mind it was clear that I had to move for my own
development sake . No question it's a right pain and a
major inconvenience ...but it's also the fastest way to
really see how trusting and how in tune with the flow
you really are . It will be more than all good you will
see . I know that being in the middle of a storm can be
terrifying at times but don't forget to ask for help if you
need it there is just so many loving and giving souls out
there that are more that willing to assist you .

I hold you all in my heart at this time

[Belle]

we've just lost everything...

We script certain tests, or challenges, for ourselves, to discover what we are really made of. It appears that you are very adventurous, which is admirable! I applaud your courage and fortitude!

.........

I share my intent with you, Belle, for the best possible outcome, knowing too that it will work out just right.

Blessings!

Thanks, AB. This has been my life...one adventure after another. Each one concludes when I see the humor in the circumstances and can laugh heartily...I'm sure that moment will arrive shortly. After all, it's only stuff. What really matters is right here right now in the people and animals I love so much.

[Calz]

The return of Calz and ViralSpiral was due to my longing for them.




Oh my ... let me count the directions I could go with this one ...

What say you Viral???


As I mull over all the delicious possibilities ... have some more hippie music.

High school daze again ...

Who started this anyway??? Paula was that you???


RnYnSnVmXvM

[dan33]

just in case

ha, ha.... love the picture

Thanks Meeradas.

[RunningDeer]

The Village barn is a money stash, and so vast, that thousands of monthly rents can be found there. See yourselves entering and take out whatever you need. There will always be more as it gets refills from a hidden source every night.

In coming...
"Here and Now Cash Stash" from an anonymous donor.



http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Photoshop/money4.GIF

[1inMany]

Oh, Calz, how I have missed you ... that made me laugh!

Much Love,

[RunningDeer]

Personally I found his techniques as a good introduction but then needed to supplement with other teachings, perhaps more heavyweight, which were finer tuned to pick up the subtleties of when the mind was coming in to do the work.

One question that I have found which has helped me many times is "What do I really want?" and I have used this question by asking it and taking it within.

Invariably I find that to have what I really want, I have to do the thing I don't want to do. The contemplation of this question alone has destroyed many of my mind's delusions about what techniques and paths to follow.

Jeanette

I want to be happy
I want peace.

FFT Wakytweaky only with this one point:

I want to be happy
I want peace.

'I want' implies 'not there yet' or 'lack'. Rather: I am happy/peaceful/joyous. It's a subtle and important shift IMHO.
"Thank you, Wakytweaky & Jeanette," as she putt-putts off. http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smiley_faces/biker-smiley-face.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

[RunningDeer]

Hiya Everybody :)

"...and WHA-BAM! What the hell is that on my back? Wings? Oh, well, I have wings. To which I replied to myself, "WHAT?! That's impossible, that's not possible. Oh, chit, I have lost my mind. This is NOT good." To which I replied to myself, "Wow! I really am an angel."

Much Love,

i believe

Way cool....Metamorphosis, 1inMany!.....http://serve.mysmiley.net/cool/cool0012.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii610/WhiteCrowBlackDeer/IMG_3082.jpg

[RunningDeer]

The return of Calz and ViralSpiral was due to my longing for them.
Oh my ... let me count the directions I could go with this one ...
What say you Viral???
As I mull over all the delicious possibilities ... have some more hippie music.
High school daze again ...

Who started this anyway??? Paula was that you???

Hey, Calz, that was the Benevolent Crow with "hippie dog (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=529962&viewfull=1#post529962)", that started the organic psychedelic flashbacks.

And Bob Ross (Who I loved to watch with his happy trees.), Rahkyt's pointy collar, and Calz pretend picture to skirt the real issue... and...http://serve.mysmiley.net/animals/animal0019.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-party-smiles.php)

[laperle]

Hello Village,
I Have been away for some time, but I have found find 'my' way back. Nice to be home again.

@Belle
Good luck and best wishes are most common words, but now said with love from me to you.

ALso I also have been in difficult situations. Who hasn't...
But those moments gave me often (afterwards) a kind of relief.
If we ourselves don't take actions or our responsibility, our surrounding(s) will (nearly) provoke a learning moment.
Even after ....10 years....
I know this, I've been there, lost many MATERIAL stuff and got LOVE and UNDERSTANDING in return......
Knowing all this and your situation, I wouldn't like to stand in your shoes, despite what I wrote above. I'm a chicken.

Once again, all the best and a warm hug!

[Belle]

Thank you, laperle, my dear friend. :hug:
Your words are so true...not pleasant to go through, but necessary. Sometimes the universe needs to give us a swift kick in the pants to get us where we need to be.

Astrid, I remember when you recently went through a quick move...and that has helped more than you know. Thank you for sharing that experience.

I got that initial "kicked in the gut" feeling, followed quickly by the mind trying to take control and cause panic. Time spent in meditation brought it under control and am moving forward with intention for the best outcome for all.

[RunningDeer]

Hello Village,
Once again, all the best and a warm hug!

Welcome home to "Here and Now", laperle. :wave:


http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii610/WhiteCrowBlackDeer/Bryce/chalice-1.jpg

[ulli]

We just heard that the storm will arrive here at 2 am tonight with 65 m/h winds.
Yesterday's energy exercise produced upper level trough winds which sheared the top off the massive cloud that had formed, and which subsequently broke up the formation.
Whatever the Villagers did, it helped.

However, the storm has been strengthening again since earlier today and we have had long lines in the supermarkets this afternoon, as power cuts are expected. Think of us, please.

[ulli]

The return of Calz and ViralSpiral was due to my longing for them.




Oh my ... let me count the directions I could go with this one ...

What say you Viral???


As I mull over all the delicious possibilities ... have some more hippie music.

High school daze again ...

Who started this anyway??? Paula was that you???


RnYnSnVmXvM

How could I have forgotten that riff?!?! Oh, the memories......the light shows, the drumming....
Thanks Calz.
At least I'll have a tune in my head now if we are without power later tonight.
Until then will play it a few more times.

[astrid]

Here is Tom's report for August if anyone is interested...

"Looking at the astrological aspects for the month of August it feels like we’re taking the final exams in the school of relationship. Let’s face it, we are no longer in the first grade of this school and it has been a rather rocky road for a couple of years now, so if we have done our homework assignments we may fare well. If we haven’t quite got the messages life has been presenting, it is either time to cram for the finals or risk flunking them, being held back, and having to work through the same assignments all over again. Looking at the individual aspects will give us some idea of what we need to know now (the sooner the easier).

There are a couple aspects this month that deserve reviewing. First the biggie; we have Mars coming in to join Saturn in the sign of Libra on the 15th (active at least from the 6th to the 22nd). It has been a whopping 2 years since Mars last joined Saturn (at 0 degrees Libra) on July 30, 2010. Since that time the demands of partnership have risen and the stakes have grown higher. Also, within that time some other changes have occurred, Neptune moved into Pisces, Uranus into Aries, and the Moon’s Nodes now just about through Sag/Gemini. When these changing aspects are all taken into account a larger picture emerges.

The underlying intention within the collective unconscious through these coming years is for humanity to become ever more cognizant of our intra-dependence, unity, and oneness beyond superficial appearances of separateness. To see that we all grow from and return to, the same soil so to speak. As such, we have all been growing more sensitive, thin skinned, psychically aware of others and our surroundings, which at times has created a feeling of overwhelm. The upside of this is that we are now able to tap into others and our environment in much more subtle ways, communing and communicating aspects of ourselves on deeper levels leading to more self-awareness as one result.

In addition to this growing sensitivity we have also been seeded with individual desires to liberate, rebel, and break into new forms of self-expression and creatively re-invent ourselves. As our consciousness raises and we become aware how we have submitted to, accepted, believed, and been held in bondage by so many social, governmental, religious, and family pressures, these have been years to say goodbye to a good many long term associations, jobs, and homes. It has been a couple years of setting higher standards for ourselves and actively reaching out to achieve them.

So now Mars returns again to Saturn in Libra. We are two years older, more psychically open and sensitive, more self-aware of ourselves and what we need, and still this issue of relationship, cooperation, integration, intimacy, and love keeps popping up. It may seem as if there is no end to the command of the universe “Love one another”….. “I’m too sensitive” you say, “It takes too much; too much of me, too much of my freedom, my time, my peace of mind.” “I get myself together and in comes a relationship to mess me all up,” or “When I get myself together, then I will be ready for a relationship.” Our ego-fear can come up with a multitude of excuses to excuse us from stepping up to the plate.

Well, between now and the 15th it is time to wrap up those stories, exhaust them, let them run themselves out, release them as past fear and doubt, and get ready to plunge. As of the 15th it will be graduation and that implies an upping of the stakes, ACTIVELY committing to MORE, taking on more, giving more, communicating more, listening more. Saturn is the planet of maturing and it is time for us to “grow up” in the realm of partnership. I will speak to the positive possibility that this heightened awareness of the other and commitment to maintain, support, and contribute to the partnership can result in much greater returns for all parties involved. That together people will be creating projects, community, healing, and dreams that never could have been realized without solidarity. That the ACTION is going to be SOCIAL, and a new society will be the result. If you can’t get along one on one then “community” is out of the question! The days of hanging out alone and meditating for ascension are over….. it is a partnership and group process from here on out.

On the 22nd the Sun goes into Virgo, the 23rd Mars goes into Scorpio, and the 24th the Sun opposes Neptune = big shift. There has been a lot of fire and air recently, a lot of ideas and positive, outgoing energy. The first three weeks of August are IMAGINE the NEW, FINISH the OLD, COMPLETE, WRAP IT UP to clear the way! Make up your mind(s) cut the old crap, make/sign the new deal, and get on with it. Then, after the 3rd week, the papers are signed, the agreements are made, and it’s time to roll up the sleeves, focus, and actually follow through on all the great ideas, schemes, and promises.

August begins with a full moon in Aquarius, the sign of promise, future, and community building and it ends with a full Moon in Pisces, the sign of completion and return to Source, union, and Love. This whole month will push our limits; we will need to face and conquer ourselves to meet the expectations and needs of those we hold most dear. It may help to keep in mind that this holds great rewards and the better we manage to find that place in our hearts where giving = joy, the better prepared we will be for the coming months (2+ years actually) when Saturn moves into Scorpio. The final exam leads to graduation which leads to the next level…… the eternal spiral of LIFE.

From the 25th on to the end of the month a series of aspects holds out the promise of great rejoicing for exams well taken and finals completed! Many hands make light the work and after joining in union with others, even though the job of evolution can be tough, together we can handle so much more (and have a better time sharing it). It will also be a time when we start to see some tangible results of all the effort we have been putting out and that makes the job so much more worthwhile. May you bust your butt and in the process find that you are more, were more, and are becoming more than you ever expected, hoped or dreamed ….. in-joy!

Powerful days of change are: 1, 7, 14-16, 20, 22-24, and 31"

http://newparadigmastrology.com/astrology-forecast-for-august-2012.php#more-319http://

[astrid]

Belle, during my house upheaval, i sat down and wrote a list of the things i wanted in my next place.
It ended up being like 20 or so items. I focused on this list intensely and lit a candle, then i folded it up
and put it away, and i actually forgot about it. ( And that is key here, let it go and give this list to the
universe). When i did find my new place i remembered my list, and i re- read it. I had ticked every request
but one of them, and that one was not even than important.

It's a good thing to try, and also important is how open you are to how these things come to be.

Reading Tom's words for August i can so relate to quite a lot of that, especially the bit about community.
That's where i really need to push myself now, and what i will be working on in the next few months.
This last move has turned out to be all about being in a better area for that to be possible.

[Dennis Leahy]

We just heard that the storm will arrive here at 2 am tonight with 65 m/h winds.
Yesterday's energy exercise produced upper level trough winds which sheared the top off the massive cloud that had formed, and which subsequently broke up the formation.
Whatever the Villagers did, it helped.

However, the storm has been strengthening again since earlier today and we have had long lines in the supermarkets this afternoon, as power cuts are expected. Think of us, please.
Visualizing a smaller intensity, more disorganized Ernesto. Max wind gusts 57mph (that popped into my head, I didn't 'pick' the number) - still big, but much better than 65.

Thinking of you, Ulli!

Dennis

[ulli]

Just woke up, 2:18 am here and all is quiet. There was some rain 4 hours ago as he first band of Ernesto passed over.
It's like thinking ' where's Ernie?"

Everyone's prayers and visualizations have piled the clouds to the north of this island, so now the lowest pressure is in that grey bubble. The green area to the immediate east of us will bring some heavy rains but I doubt if it will be windy even.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/images/latest/rmtc/rmtcbarir42.gif

[astrid]

Cool Ulli that is great news.
I had an amazing journey working with that storm,
it was quite a learning.

I might share it here a bit later if I'm feeling up to it.

[ViralSpiral]

I might share it here a bit later if I'm feeling up to it.

Yes please :)

Munich had a mega storm last night. Wonderful thunder and lightening. Makes one feel alive. I mentioned before that I really miss those here. On the Johannesburg high-veld, they were common. As kids we counted the seconds between the first lightening strike and thunder to tell how far the storm was.
Anyhoo, the unweather caused much damage and many cars were stranded.


DKbPUzhWeeI

[astrid]

i think my Ozzie dog was an interior decorator in his last life.

I was out for a while yesterday, and when i came back he had torn the crappy lace curtain in my bedroom
along its width, so it was short enough for him to see out and watch the park next door.

LOL, clever poodle.

[ViralSpiral]

Here is Tom's report for August if anyone is interested...



Well, between now and the 15th it is time to wrap up those stories, exhaust them, let them run themselves out, release them as past fear and doubt, and get ready to plunge. As of the 15th it will be graduation and that implies an upping of the stakes, ACTIVELY committing to MORE, taking on more, giving more, communicating more, listening more. Saturn is the planet of maturing and it is time for us to “grow up” in the realm of partnership. I will speak to the positive possibility that this heightened awareness of the other and commitment to maintain, support, and contribute to the partnership can result in much greater returns for all parties involved. That together people will be creating projects, community, healing, and dreams that never could have been realized without solidarity. That the ACTION is going to be SOCIAL, and a new society will be the result. If you can’t get along one on one then “community” is out of the question! The days of hanging out alone and meditating for ascension are over….. it is a partnership and group process from here on out.



Seems there's a storm meme. A chance to remember: In the eye of the storm, I stand secure.

Belle, I hold you in my thoughts.



Here a sample of one in Johannesburg


g3PxDDmm1gc

[ulli]

Just woke up again, 5:34 am.
Nothing, only fan noise and crickets chirping. Neither wind nor rain.
I'm sure each and every Barbadian will now try and take the credit for dissolving Ernesto, but I know who really deserves the credit.

I have never seen an Atlantic tropical depression become a tropical storm, and then fizzle like this, ever.

In the past people's prayers have changed the course of Hugo, and Ivan, but this fizzle is unprecedented.

If anyone wants to see the loops or history of the half-hourly images, here is the page.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/archive.asp?data_folder=rmtc/rmtcbarir42

[Jenci]

Just woke up again, 5:34 am.
Nothing, only fan noise and crickets chirping. Neither wind nor rain.
I'm sure each and every Barbadian will now try and take the credit for dissolving Ernesto, but I know who really deserves the credit.

I have never seen an Atlantic tropical depression become a tropical storm, and then fizzle like this, ever.

In the past people's prayers have changed the course of Hugo, and Ivan, but this fizzle is unprecedented.

If anyone wants to see the loops or history of the half-hourly images, here is the page.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/archive.asp?data_folder=rmtc/rmtcbarir42

This is great news Ulli, that you are now all safe. :)

Jeanette

[leavesoftrees]

It made me think of this one:

HlXKJmDqfhE

Thanks again for this song. It is a great song. Since you brought it to the forum a few weeks ago, I have added it to my playlist for my massage sessions. I think it sends many of my clients into another space

I Know That I Know lyrics

"We are all so fascinated with recalling things;
Taking photographs, writing them down, and above all -
remembering them. It's phonographic. 'Cause you see; if
you don't remember anything - you don't know you're
there.
A person who had total amnesia, and lived in split
seconds only, wouldn't know he was there.


But suddenly, to know that you're there, you need an
echo.

There was a young man who said though, it seems that I
know that I know, what I would like to see is the I that
knows me when I know that I know that I know."

(Alan Watts)

[leavesoftrees]

So the storms, crises, and sufferings of life are a way of finding the eye. When everything is going our way, we do not see the eye, and we feel no need to find it. But when everything is going against us, then we find the eye. So the avoidance of suffering and the desire to have everything go our own way runs contrary to the whole movement of our journey; it is all a wrong view. With the right view, however, one should be able to come to the state of oneness in six or seven years - years not merely of suffering, but years of enlightenment, for right suffering is the essence of enlightenment.

This raises the question of what is right suffering. In the context of what she is saying, she suggests not running away from suffering, but to sit with it and stay present to it. Which is the basis of many meditation techniques. Suffering literally means to carry under, or perhaps better expressed as carry within. Allowing the suffering to carry us within to a place of transformation. So its very meaning implies what Bernadette is saying.

Paradoxically most of us are addicted to our suffering. We will give up anything but not what makes us suffer. How many of us like to whinge about the weather, the economy, our sore back, our politicians etc. ? But this is wrong suffering for it is really running away from suffering rather than sitting with it and letting a transformation take effect

I am reminded of G.I Gurdjieff's Being parktdolg duty, which translates as conscious labour and intentional suffering. When bearing intentional suffering a human being can possibly see himself as he really is. A first step

[Fred Steeves]

Just woke up again, 5:34 am.
Nothing, only fan noise and crickets chirping. Neither wind nor rain.
I'm sure each and every Barbadian will now try and take the credit for dissolving Ernesto, but I know who really deserves the credit.

I have never seen an Atlantic tropical depression become a tropical storm, and then fizzle like this, ever.

In the past people's prayers have changed the course of Hugo, and Ivan, but this fizzle is unprecedented.

If anyone wants to see the loops or history of the half-hourly images, here is the page.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/archive.asp?data_folder=rmtc/rmtcbarir42

Hi Ulli, glad ya'll were spared of any heavy weather from Ernesto, that big patch of upper level dry air it's going through has really kept a lid on it. In a few days it may be my turn to keep a close eye on that old boy here on the Florida's west coast, so I'll take over the Ernesto watch fer ya.http://nexus.2012info.ca/forum/images/smilies/smokin.gif

Cheers,
Fred

[1inMany]

Good Morning (and stuff),

It is still cool at 6am, I feel the cool air in a constant flow from my porch fan and it is so refreshing. Love the respite from the stifling heat of the days. The moon is still out, as it has been in the mornings lately. It's a treat to be able to see it in the morning.

Today is full of possibilities. I am trying to remember, and keep in the forefront of my mind, that whatever comes this way can be overcome by remaining centered. All this energy is so new, I find that there are many times I will be able to tap into it and remain here, in this place of being. But I still forget it is a resource, so today I will try to remember it is always with me, there for the asking. This will make my day full of wonder rather than full of dread or being braced for the next punch. There will be no punches today, only little bumps, which will be reminders.

Much Love,

[ulli]

So the storms, crises, and sufferings of life are a way of finding the eye. When everything is going our way, we do not see the eye, and we feel no need to find it. But when everything is going against us, then we find the eye. So the avoidance of suffering and the desire to have everything go our own way runs contrary to the whole movement of our journey; it is all a wrong view. With the right view, however, one should be able to come to the state of oneness in six or seven years - years not merely of suffering, but years of enlightenment, for right suffering is the essence of enlightenment.

This raises the question of what is right suffering. In the context of what she is saying, she suggests not running away from suffering, but to sit with it and stay present to it. Which is the basis of many meditation techniques. Suffering literally means to carry under, or perhaps better expressed as carry within. Allowing the suffering to carry us within to a place of transformation. So its very meaning implies what Bernadette is saying.

Paradoxically most of us are addicted to our suffering. We will give up anything but not what makes us suffer. How many of us like to whinge about the weather, the economy, our sore back, our politicians etc. ? But this is wrong suffering for it is really running away from suffering rather than sitting with it and letting a transformation take effect

I am reminded of G.I Gurdjieff's Being parktdolg duty, which translates as conscious labour and intentional suffering. When bearing intentional suffering a human being can possibly see himself as he really is. A first step

YAY! another Gurdjieffian!!! Very pleased to meet you!

[ulli]

Just woke up again, 5:34 am.
Nothing, only fan noise and crickets chirping. Neither wind nor rain.
I'm sure each and every Barbadian will now try and take the credit for dissolving Ernesto, but I know who really deserves the credit.

I have never seen an Atlantic tropical depression become a tropical storm, and then fizzle like this, ever.

In the past people's prayers have changed the course of Hugo, and Ivan, but this fizzle is unprecedented.

If anyone wants to see the loops or history of the half-hourly images, here is the page.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/archive.asp?data_folder=rmtc/rmtcbarir42

Hi Ulli, glad ya'll were spared of any heavy weather from Ernesto, that big patch of upper level dry air it's going through has really kept a lid on it. In a few days it may be my turn to keep a close eye on that old boy here on the Florida's west coast, so I'll take over the Ernesto watch fer ya.http://nexus.2012info.ca/forum/images/smilies/smokin.gif

Cheers,
Fred

Yeah, these Villagers sure know how to create a lot of upper level hot air....

Being full of hot air is our speciality, right, Astrid? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge....

¤=[Post Update]=¤


Good Morning (and stuff),

It is still cool at 6am, I feel the cool air in a constant flow from my porch fan and it is so refreshing. Love the respite from the stifling heat of the days. The moon is still out, as it has been in the mornings lately. It's a treat to be able to see it in the morning.

Today is full of possibilities. I am trying to remember, and keep in the forefront of my mind, that whatever comes this way can be overcome by remaining centered. All this energy is so new, I find that there are many times I will be able to tap into it and remain here, in this place of being. But I still forget it is a resource, so today I will try to remember it is always with me, there for the asking. This will make my day full of wonder rather than full of dread or being braced for the next punch. There will be no punches today, only little bumps, which will be reminders.

Much Love,

I'm coming over to give you a few punches...lol
Oh, dear, I sound like I've had too many rum punches to drink....

[1inMany]

I'm coming over to give you a few punches...lol
Oh, dear, I sound like I've had too many rum punches to drink....

Now, rum punches...that's a thought lol...

[RunningDeer]

Just woke up again, 5:34 am.
Nothing, only fan noise and crickets chirping. Neither wind nor rain.
I'm sure each and every Barbadian will now try and take the credit for dissolving Ernesto, but I know who really deserves the credit....

Hi Ulli, glad ya'll were spared of any heavy weather from Ernesto, that big patch of upper level dry air it's going through has really kept a lid on it. In a few days it may be my turn to keep a close eye on that old boy here on the Florida's west coast, so I'll take over the Ernesto watch fer ya.

Cheers,
Fred


Going, going, gone...Fred.
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii610/WhiteCrowBlackDeer/Photoshop/Fred_clouds.gif

[benevolentcrow]

Yesterday I was talking with my daughter about a friend of hers. Her friend had posted on Facebook that she is tired of people telling her to think positive.

Her x-husband is in a 2 year drug rehab program, before that he pawn pretty much all of their belongings for drug money.

She has 3 little boys and is trying to stay afloat. Having gone back to school for a degree as a pharmacy technician she is working but having a hard time making ends meet. She applied for government assistance and was told she could receive $6. that is six dollars in food stamps a month.

She posted that when people go through what I have and are still thinking positive I want to tell them to shut the f-up! When you try and try and get nowhere what is the point of thinking positive.

My daughter said she wanted to anonymously send a grocery gift card to her to help out.

I say when there are people like my daughter in this world thinking positive is the only thing you can do, will the alternative do anyone any good?

I feel an enormous amount of pride in having a daughter like her. She says no matter what think positive and I agree!

[Sierra]

A chance to remember: In the eye of the storm, I stand secure.

Belle, I hold you in my thoughts.

Here a sample of one in Johannesburg


g3PxDDmm1gc

YIKES! That was awesome VS! (Soooooo glad you are back) :kiss:

WCBD: Thank you for the Kryon video. :) I needed to hear that message.

It is smoky here and has been for days, fire in the north, twenty miles away. Glorious sunsets ...

I've been going down into shadow lately. It takes me so long to fall to where I can do the actual work. Wish I were more efficient.

Love to you all, my village. :grouphug:

[RunningDeer]

Yesterday I was talking with my daughter about a friend of hers. Her friend had posted on Facebook that she is tired of people telling her to think positive.

Her x-husband is in a 2 year drug rehab program, before that he pawn pretty much all of their belongings for drug money.

She has 3 little boys and is trying to stay afloat. Having gone back to school for a degree as a pharmacy technician she is working but having a hard time making ends meet. She applied for government assistance and was told she could receive $6. that is six dollars in food stamps a month.

She posted that when people go through what I have and are still thinking positive I want to tell them to shut the f-up! When you try and try and get nowhere what is the point of thinking positive.

My daughter said she wanted to anonymously send a grocery gift card to her to help out.

I say when there are people like my daughter in this world thinking positive is the only thing you can do, will the alternative do anyone any good?

I feel an enormous amount of pride in having a daughter like her. She says no matter what think positive and I agree!

Your Daughter is beautiful Soul, benevolentcrow.

For me, reframing in positive language is critical for the brain matrix. Equally important is action steps, and knowing from the larger perspective, each experience is 'money in the bank'.

[ulli]

Yesterday I was talking with my daughter about a friend of hers. Her friend had posted on Facebook that she is tired of people telling her to think positive.

Her x-husband is in a 2 year drug rehab program, before that he pawn pretty much all of their belongings for drug money.

She has 3 little boys and is trying to stay afloat. Having gone back to school for a degree as a pharmacy technician she is working but having a hard time making ends meet. She applied for government assistance and was told she could receive $6. that is six dollars in food stamps a month.

She posted that when people go through what I have and are still thinking positive I want to tell them to shut the f-up! When you try and try and get nowhere what is the point of thinking positive.

My daughter said she wanted to anonymously send a grocery gift card to her to help out.

I say when there are people like my daughter in this world thinking positive is the only thing you can do, will the alternative do anyone any good?

I feel an enormous amount of pride in having a daughter like her. She says no matter what think positive and I agree!

I agree with you there, but not everyone is ready to hear it as they are simply not wired to control their thinking.
And a traumatic childhood can program one to have negative thoughts.
So when they are told to think positive they only become frustrated, like your daughter's friend.
They just have no clue what to do.
Something inside has to be rebuilt, rewired. Carmody talked about this quite a bit.

This change has to be sought by the person themselves,
it cannot be transmitted. She is just not ready yet.
She is looking for saviors, and most likely your daughter wants to help and do the rescue while at the same time help her to adapt positive thinking to become self sustaining.

How do I know all this? because I play both roles really well myself, except finally I can freely admit doing it.
It wasn't always like this. Even admitting that I had a savior complex was hard, although not as hard as admitting to being the other side of that coin, the permanent victim.
The two complement each other.
All is well.

[ulli]

It's Ilie Pandia's birthday today.

[WhiteFeather]

Glad to hear the great news Ulli. I don't watch TV or the news so I thought at first you were referring to our member on Avalon, Ernesto getting dissolved out from Avalon. LoL
Great news anyways, 2 times.

W.f.

[ulli]

Glad to hear the great news Ulli. I don't watch TV or the news so I thought at first you were referring to our member on Avalon, Ernesto getting dissolved out from Avalon. LoL
Great news anyways, 2 times.

W.f.

Thanks so much, and everyone else, too.

Wanna hear something funny? Just as we opened all our windows this morning a huge gust came sweeping down.
There is something about feeling too relieved, or too secure, that attracts a slap like that.
Ernesto is now re-forming, so it's far from over.
But at least we haven't lost electric power. Something to be grateful for.

[Dennis Leahy]

...I have never seen an Atlantic tropical depression become a tropical storm, and then fizzle like this, ever.

In the past people's prayers have changed the course of Hugo, and Ivan, but this fizzle is unprecedented.
...

The Tampa Bay Times is mis-reporting: "The overnight disorganization that weakened Ernesto as it moved into the Caribbean was due to atmospheric conditions and strong wind shear."

I think I'll write to their editor and tell them it should have said: "The overnight disorganization that weakened Ernesto as it moved into the Caribbean was due to manifestations of intent by a powerful group of metaphysicians who meet at The Village in Avalon, Cyberspace. The call for metaphysical intervention was made by Village founder, Ulli, and immediately picked up by numerous metaphysicians including 1inMany, another bob, astrid, benevolentcrow, Calz, Caren, Jenci, Nora, Sierra, ViralSpiral, Wakytweaky, WhiteCrowBlackDeer, and metaphysician junior assistant second class Dennis Leahy. Apparently, metaphysical creation of wind shear was the method employed. Ulli states that the fizzle of Ernesto is unprecedented."

Dennis

[gripreaper]

Dennis!! I'm impressed! That was excellent!!

[PurpleLama]

I posted this in another thread, and decided to put it here, as well. It's the thread on miracles in general discussion.


I've performed several weddings, mostly in the afternoon. What I've done is magical in nature, and hence short and sweet, at least on the last few occasions. One of those was on the night of Samhain in 2011, and it was after a group ritual my family had participated in. When I brought my wand down on the hands of the couple being joined together, there was a gasp from those who had gathered to the side to witness the event, two of those being my wife and daughter. As my hand made the motion, as I brought the wand down, a shooting star had traced it's point across the sky. True story, and I've got loads of them. Stuff like this happens all the time if only we paid better attention, inside and out.

[ulli]

Dennis!! I'm impressed! That was excellent!!

Sorry to have to point this out to you, but this is just the average Dennis.

Wait till he gets going....he will light up the whole western hemisphere, if not the whole galaxy.

Avalon hosts some amazing people.

;)

P.S. would anyone like some of our rain? Got plenty to spare.
Celebrated a bit too soon, I think.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/images/latest/rmtc/rmtcbarir42.gif

[Guest]

Hey Dennis,

LOL, that was good.

I would add, Modwiz, PL, Carmody, eaglespirit and I'm sure there are many others who aren't detected by radar.

Love

Nora

[Carmody]

So the storms, crises, and sufferings of life are a way of finding the eye. When everything is going our way, we do not see the eye, and we feel no need to find it. But when everything is going against us, then we find the eye. So the avoidance of suffering and the desire to have everything go our own way runs contrary to the whole movement of our journey; it is all a wrong view. With the right view, however, one should be able to come to the state of oneness in six or seven years - years not merely of suffering, but years of enlightenment, for right suffering is the essence of enlightenment.

This raises the question of what is right suffering. In the context of what she is saying, she suggests not running away from suffering, but to sit with it and stay present to it. Which is the basis of many meditation techniques. Suffering literally means to carry under, or perhaps better expressed as carry within. Allowing the suffering to carry us within to a place of transformation. So its very meaning implies what Bernadette is saying.

Paradoxically most of us are addicted to our suffering. We will give up anything but not what makes us suffer. How many of us like to whinge about the weather, the economy, our sore back, our politicians etc. ? But this is wrong suffering for it is really running away from suffering rather than sitting with it and letting a transformation take effect

I am reminded of G.I Gurdjieff's Being parktdolg duty, which translates as conscious labour and intentional suffering. When bearing intentional suffering a human being can possibly see himself as he really is. A first step

bqeoQ-5ot34

edit: "this video contains content from SME and Koch entertainment, one or more have blocked it on copyright grounds."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you don't think this forum has an effect or is not paid attention to, well....understand that the above video had ~1.4 million views, UNTIL it was blocked from viewing, only 6 hours after I listed it here.

This is not the first time this has happened. Not by a long shot.

Think about that for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnpb_Q4osyY

[Dennis Leahy]

Hey Dennis,

LOL, that was good.

I would add, Modwiz, PL, Carmody, eaglespirit and I'm sure there are many others who aren't detected by radar.

Love

NoraAgreed. I just grabbed the list of those who "Thanked" Ulli's post, at the time. Your list adds much metaphysical intensity, and no doubt, others were operating in 'stealth' mode.

Dennis

[Sierra]

New kitchen curtain made out of old handkerchiefs ...

[Carmody]

[QUOTE=another bob;531255]
So the storms, crises, and sufferings of life are a way of finding the eye. When everything is going our way, we do not see the eye, and we feel no need to find it. But when everything is going against us, then we find the eye. So the avoidance of suffering and the desire to have everything go our own way runs contrary to the whole movement of our journey; it is all a wrong view. With the right view, however, one should be able to come to the state of oneness in six or seven years - years not merely of suffering, but years of enlightenment, for right suffering is the essence of enlightenment.

This raises the question of what is right suffering. In the context of what she is saying, she suggests not running away from suffering, but to sit with it and stay present to it. Which is the basis of many meditation techniques. Suffering literally means to carry under, or perhaps better expressed as carry within. Allowing the suffering to carry us within to a place of transformation. So its very meaning implies what Bernadette is saying.

Paradoxically most of us are addicted to our suffering. We will give up anything but not what makes us suffer. How many of us like to whinge about the weather, the economy, our sore back, our politicians etc. ? But this is wrong suffering for it is really running away from suffering rather than sitting with it and letting a transformation take effect

I am reminded of G.I Gurdjieff's Being parktdolg duty, which translates as conscious labour and intentional suffering. When bearing intentional suffering a human being can possibly see himself as he really is. A first step

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqeoQ-5ot34&feature=related

edit:

We have a bit of a problem in that absolute surety can and does lead to failure; that self doubt leads to analysis and self analysis, and success.

[ulli]

Hey Dennis,

LOL, that was good.

I would add, Modwiz, PL, Carmody, eaglespirit and I'm sure there are many others who aren't detected by radar.

Love

NoraAgreed. I just grabbed the list of those who "Thanked" Ulli's post, at the time. Your list adds much metaphysical intensity, and no doubt, others were operating in 'stealth' mode.

Dennis

Oh, that would explain the alphabetical order of the list.
For a moment there I thought that you had done that out of an exaggerated sense of fairness.

[Flash]

17662

This is what was done with bridges in Montreal, to stop the amount of suicides, it did decrease it from the bridge, but it did not stop the suffering

[Carmody]

the video I listed was JUST blocked. Out of the blue.

Nothing new there........

[Sierra]

Oh, that would explain the alphabetical order of the list.

I'm usually sandwiched between Rakyht and Ulli ... I like that. :)

[RunningDeer]

17662

This is what was done with bridges in Montreal, to stop the amount of suicides, it did decrease it from the bridge, but it did not stop the suffering

I've been in that lowest of low place, so I understand beyond the pain to the elation phase of the decision to end it all. Here's the 'but', jumping from the bridge on to the highway causes immeasurable pain to those unsuspecting drivers and passengers below. I don't need to go into what the kids would witness or crashes. Oh, man I'll stop. The visual is too painful to continue the conversation.

Having said that, I see I've stated the obvious. It also shows where the state of the world is for many. I'm feeling helpless at the moment, even though I understand karma, personal decisions, greater perspective - those are all just stupid words right now. I just want all the pain and suffering to end.

"Wee bit impatient," http://serve.mysmiley.net/animals/animal0019.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-party-smiles.php)she remindes herself.
"Inhale, exhale." "It's just an illusionary game."
"Oh, shut up will ya!"http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/yapyapyap-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/bubble-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

[ulli]

17662

This is what was done with bridges in Montreal, to stop the amount of suicides, it did decrease it from the bridge, but it did not stop the suffering

I've been in that lowest of low place, so I understand beyond the pain to the elation phase of the decision to end it all. Here's the 'but', jumping from the bridge on to the highway causes immeasurable pain to those unsuspecting drivers and passengers below. I don't need to go into what the kids would witness or crashes. Oh, man I'll stop. The visual is too painful to continue the conversation.

Having said that, I see I've stated the obvious. It also shows where the state of the world is for many. I'm feeling helpless at the moment, even though I understand karma, personal decisions, greater perspective - those are all just stupid words right now. I just want all the pain and suffering to end.

"Wee bit impatient," http://serve.mysmiley.net/animals/animal0019.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-party-smiles.php)she remindes herself.
"Inhale, exhale." "It's just an illusionary game."
"Oh, shut up will ya!"http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/yapyapyap-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/bubble-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

You are just too loving, aren't you?

Yet, if one were to give the idea of suffering due consideration
and allowed the sufferer to go into it at one end and then come out of it at the other,
and see if such suffering might have done it's job of purging the dross,
then perhaps the desire to see it stop might give way to a deeper level of understanding.
Because no suffering lasts forever, and even within the process there are highs and lows,
like an orchestra, with drums, and violins and shrill sounds and dull sounds....

and when it's over there are a few precious moments when one can see the why and wherefore,
and that it was all worthwhile somehow.

[Taurean]

The weather forecast doesn't look too good today.

WEi9ZQrEjr8

[Belle]

Yet, if one were to give the idea of suffering due consideration
and allowed the sufferer to go into it at one end and then come out of it at the other,
and see if such suffering might have done it's job of purging the dross,
then perhaps the desire to see it stop might give way to a deeper level of understanding.
Because no suffering lasts forever, and even within the process there are highs and lows,
like an orchestra, with drums, and violins and shrill sounds and dull sounds....

and when it's over there are a few precious moments when one can see the why and wherefore,
and that it was all worthwhile somehow.

That deserves a bump and a big THANK YOU, Ulli! This post is a keeper.

It is a part of my Knowing...thankful you had the words to express it so well.

I just love this thread where intentions can move a tropical storm and wisdom reigns abundant...here and now.

Love you all.

[RunningDeer]

My on-going thoughts: My self and Higher Self are the drivers of this physical experience. Higher Beings that are only interested in sharing Love, and assist me in opening to nixing all illusion that veils, is where their assistance comes in. When asked. I stand in my own empowerment. Focus on joy, love, and peace. I have a divine right to live a joyous, loving and abundant life. (I'm leaving out the qualifiers that we are not this body. Hav-a-look at the garbage illusions, etc.)

I’ve been reticent about sharing information on angels. And stated that my 3D views are in constant flux. Sometimes over days or hours, it’ll all go - Poof! But like any shared knowledge, I use what fits, build upon it, and toss the rest. This email came today. It has new information for me. I thought I’d share.

“We are collectively heartened by the evolution the planet has made to ascend to this place of greater peace, stability and insight. We lead with love at all times, and are eager to receive love from your healing hearts and in exchange give our loving wisdom, support and blessings.”

When a soul asks 'why?', there are ALWAYS answers available. The answers come to you intuitively, via connections to our loving wisdom, your higher self/soul, Source, fairies, angelic beings of light, and many more besides.



The 'vehicle' for receiving this wisdom is unique to each soul, and thus, you must be open hearted to receiving it in order to live your highest life. What's more, your intuitive sensors - whatever those are, for you - must be protected, fully healed, cleared, open and so on.



With this in mind, please use the following reference guide to firstly connect with the energies that assist your unique intuitive connection, and then to ask to receive from them - on an ongoing basis - whatever your soul most needs in order to function optimally as a complete, wholly light and securely intuitive being.



- Archangel Michael protects and centers the knowingness/crown wisdom (claircognizance)



- Archangel Gabriel protects and centers visual stimuli, third eye healing work or visionaries (clairvoyance)



- Archangel Raphael protects, supports and centers healing received and emitted through feelings/solar plexus centre (clairsentience) and taste (clairgustance)



- Archangel Sandalphon protects, centers and heals those who give and receive through sound (clairaudience)



- Archangel Chamuel protects, grounds and heals inputs and outputs shared via smell (clairscent) and touch (clairtangency)  

[RunningDeer]

17662

This is what was done with bridges in Montreal, to stop the amount of suicides, it did decrease it from the bridge, but it did not stop the suffering

I've been in that lowest of low place, so I understand beyond the pain to the elation phase of the decision to end it all. Here's the 'but', jumping from the bridge on to the highway causes immeasurable pain to those unsuspecting drivers and passengers below. I don't need to go into what the kids would witness or crashes. Oh, man I'll stop. The visual is too painful to continue the conversation.

Having said that, I see I've stated the obvious. It also shows where the state of the world is for many. I'm feeling helpless at the moment, even though I understand karma, personal decisions, greater perspective - those are all just stupid words right now. I just want all the pain and suffering to end.

"Wee bit impatient," http://serve.mysmiley.net/animals/animal0019.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-party-smiles.php)she remindes herself.
"Inhale, exhale." "It's just an illusionary game."
"Oh, shut up will ya!"http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/yapyapyap-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/bubble-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

You are just too loving, aren't you?

Yet, if one were to give the idea of suffering due consideration
and allowed the sufferer to go into it at one end and then come out of it at the other,
and see if such suffering might have done it's job of purging the dross,
then perhaps the desire to see it stop might give way to a deeper level of understanding.
Because no suffering lasts forever, and even within the process there are highs and lows,
like an orchestra, with drums, and violins and shrill sounds and dull sounds....

and when it's over there are a few precious moments when one can see the why and wherefore,
and that it was all worthwhile somehow.

Thank you, Ulli. I absolutely agree 100%. I’ve lived and continue to shred the web of mind trickery.

It’s getting harder to watch people suffer, or avoid suffering by covering it all up with shopping, over work, food, drugs, alcohol, hurting others to ease their pain, etc. People loosing their jobs, and homes. No food. Sickness. Kids with rare cancers that are now all too common. The escalation of violence is overwhelming. It’s not my world. I vacillate between being informed and turning it all off. Use my time to dig out the corners of my own crap (qualifier “illusionary crap”).

And as I write this, I see that I’m viewing it from black and white rather than the greater perspective. Most days, I’m good about going with the flow. Today, I noticed it’s Friday. What happened to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday? And I still will jump out of bed tomorrow, excited to begin the day. There is no doubt I am supposed to be here. I feel incredibly fortunate and blessed.

I have such freedom. And it’s been hard earned and well deserved. Action and willingness to step into the bowels of the unknown. Only rewards come from it. I know. But, no one can teach that to another. One has to be courageous enough with maybe a bit of lunacy, to take those first few steps. The rest unfolds because the map keeps opening up right in front of you. I know. (For me at least.)

Of late, I hear this small voice say, “How dare you have such freedom while others sit with empty plates.” My heart smiles as it reminds, “Mind trickery.”

[astrid]

Oh yeah, the self doubt thing,
been oozing that of late,
and oh my, what a difference it makes,
i can't recommend it more highly.

I know nothing.

[RunningDeer]

Peace Please
http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Photoshop/yin-yang.GIF

[benevolentcrow]

New kitchen curtain made out of old handkerchiefs ...

Love it Sierra, when you can take something old and make it new again. It only seems right!

[1inMany]

Oh, wow. So much sincerity here in the Village. I am humbled and grateful to be a part of it all... I was going to start naming names, but realized my 3D memory ain't what it used to be, so please, each one of you who have shared, I thank you.

In the "big" city for a few days, and truly I would rather be at home in the country. School clothes shopping, and it is the least attractive activity I can think of. My head is already hurting from all this pressure, discombobulated from all these people and I don't know what all.

I am thankful I can check in and inhale the love and the peace here.

Much Love,

[another bob]

In the "big" city for a few days, and truly I would rather be at home in the country. School clothes shopping, and it is the least attractive activity I can think of. My head is already hurting from all this pressure, discombobulated from all these people and I don't know what all.

Hiya Sister!

Occasionally we're all given gifts like that, but we typically try as hard as we can to reject and escape them, rather than recognizing them as divine portals to a deeper, truer peace than the comfy props of hearth & home. It's why we're given so much time, and so many opportunities, which we nevertheless persist in mistaking for suffering and hardship that need to be avoided, rather than understood and breathed through. The vast majority of us are pretty slow on the up-take, but we all catch on, eventually. The group soul will not leave one individual behind in its evolution.

:yo:

[Mark]

... and the beat goes on, as the Village nods to the flow of life ...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk63Psr3wzY

[Guest]

One of my favorites

DYw9UrsFJa4


A balmy windless night in the forest, listening to the crickets and Night Hawks chirp a cross the valley.


Love

Nora

[meeradas]

Some donkey orifice neighbors obviously
thought it a good idea to move my motorbike,
to get some space for their own rotten vehicle.

Result: The disk brake lock (which has a 120 db alarm, btw) fed itself into the disk,
so i couldn't take the bike to go to work, had to cycle instead.

The mulecavities' vehicle was cheekily parked approx 1/2 centimeter away,
when i went. Coming back a little later to take a pic (not thought of instantly),
they had already 'fled' the scene - now it was parked a full meter away. I call that "inconsequent".
Now, in the morning, they are gone completely, so i can't "nail" 'em....

At work, the marvellous goings-on continued. Spare you the details.
It was unbelievable. What a grand f***in' nightmare.
Full moon was already over, wasn't it?

As you can tell - i'm downright p!ssed to the marrow.
In that kinda state, i need to sleep before trying to free the front wheel - the damn alarm would kill me, now...

And, as Flash said a bit further up - "that can't be it".

Thanks for listening, villagers.

m/out.

[ViralSpiral]

and allowed the sufferer to go into it at one end and then come out of it at the other,
and see if such suffering might have done it's job of purging the dross,


Like a tropical storm? Just think how much dross you could have purged http://www.millerfilm.com/spacelinks/wink_emoticon.bmp




. But, no one can teach that to another.

This is one side of the coin. The other is that learning happens, unconsciously.


I watched The Bridge documentary. Faaaaaar too late. Kept me awake for hours after. Made me sad but grateful. Can I have one of those beautiful hankies please Sierra??
(love the curtain!)

[astrid]

A Big day in the garden.
Planted out more Garlic, and reorganized my Beetroot crop so i can fit in more babies.
A friend also gave me some of his extra Silverbeet plants and a couple of Celerys so i have more
for my green juice crops - yays. Trying to kick start my spring crops by starting loads of
seeds in my greenhouse, so i was planning that today, and mulching more beds in the ready.

My new neighbor here, passed me over some of her pumpkin soup, so already this new place
has the beginnings of a sense of community. Next week i am extending my chicken coop so i can
get some more hens, that way i have loads more to share around.

[astrid]

http://inhabitat.com/wilson-solar-grill-stores-the-suns-energy-for-nighttime-fuel-free-grilling/http://

I want one of these for summer here.. how excellent.

http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/08/Wilson-Solar-Grill-4-537x357.jpg

"Many of us will be firing up our grills this weekend for some well-deserved barbecue time.
After all, barbecuing is one of America’s greatest past times,
but it certainly isn’t one of our most environmentally friendly.
Whether you prefer charcoal, wood chips or propane, grilling releases
emissions and contributes to poor air quality. Up until now, solar powered
grilling has required, as you might expect, the sun, which means traditional
fuel-fired grills are required after sunset. But new solar technology
developed by MIT professor David Wilson could bring a nighttime
solar-powered grill to the market very soon; an invention also of great
benefit to those in developing nations who rely on wood to cook all their food.

Wilson’s technology harnesses the sun and stores latent heat to allow cooking
times for up to an amazing twenty five hours at temperatures above 450
degrees Fahrenheit. The technology uses a Fresnel lens to harness the sun’s
energy to melt down a container of Lithium Nitrate.
The Lithium Nitrate acts as a battery storing thermal energy for 25 hours at a time.
The heat is then released as convection for outdoor cooking........"

[astrid]

Found this site today, they even have a radio show...

http://www.offthegridnews.com

[ulli]

and allowed the sufferer to go into it at one end and then come out of it at the other,
and see if such suffering might have done it's job of purging the dross,


Like a tropical storm? Just think how much dross you could have purged [IMG]http://www.millerfilm.com/spacelinks/wink_emoticon.bmp[/


I watched The Bridge documentary. Faaaaaar too late. Kept me awake for hours after. Made me sad but grateful. Can I have one of those beautiful hankies please Sierra??
(love the curtain!)


People here live pretty light...and I have none of my dross around me...

All that is in Costa Rica...even all my art college stuff...unframed.
By the time I learnt about artists burning their unsold art annually, to just keep the best of the best, it was already too late. My art had joined the same category with my antiques and now can't be touched, not even a hurricane.
A lot of it was genuine 1960s psychedelic doodles....

[Eram]

Jeanette,

The pointers that you offered are working..... big time!
I'm glad that I kept mentioning my doubts about doing it right in the 'H&N'.

I see now how I was using the mind to apply 'al that is to be' and I made another discovery too.. I was doing it wrong, because I was doing something else wrong too and that is, 'watching the mind and thoughts'.
When I read the book of Eckhart Tolle, he explained about this technique and I happily learned myself how to do it, unaware of that fact that I already have been doing this for about 20 years... kinda funny eh?
So I learned myself to do it in another way.... I placed the watcher outside myself.... somewhat behind and above me, but now that I do it like I have been doing it all along, the watcher is right here in the midst of where it is happening and this allows me to experience all that is coming to surface just as it comes, without the mind analysing it as it happens.

I have been watching my thoughts, emotions and mind like a hawk for 20 years already, but I judged what I saw and I identified with it like it was the last straw to cling to to stay alive :P ....Trying to wrestle parts that I labelled 'bad' out of me. pffff
So.... now it all starts to make sense to me.... wauw!!!

I have some big issues with allowing things to happen in another way that I planned them to go (control freak), so there is plenty to practice with.
I see that I'm going in and out of surrendering to to these feelings all day long for the past days. Pretty intense at times... I am finally getting to the point that the emotions and feelings that come to surface are experienced fully, like it is supposed to, but I suppressed this for soooooo long... like turning the volume down from 10 till 2.

There are parts of the ego boiling up now that I have been suppressing too and this puts me in situations that I would happily pay my monthly income for to avoid them and at the same time I enjoy that it is happening.. feels a bit like there are two me's.




Yesterday an old friend from my teen years visited us and brought with him 15 friends to stay a night at our bed and breakfast.
I talked about what I am doing with building awareness etc (these people where total yuppies) and at the end of the day there where 2 people who were warming up to read Eckhart Tolle and 2 other people wanted to read William Buhlman's books hehe ;)
Who says people are not ready for change?

Later, at night we spent some time at a village party at the village adjacent to ours.
I haven't attended to such happenings for years now and when I got there I almost couldn't believe about all the illuminati symbols that were used in the big screens and laser show, un...be...lie...va..ble !!!
The eye of horus, eyes in pyraminds.... etc.
I live in a real country like environment and I was literally stunned to see so many symbols displayed at that party.
I had to pinch myself to believe I was not sleeping/dreaming.
Well.. I enjoy the dark and the light these days and I am grateful for the darkness to offer us the working tools for growth, but it was weird to see all this so out in the open.




@ meeradas :hug: time to look at that miracle watch of yours!

[RunningDeer]

@ meeradas :hug: time to look at that miracle watch of yours!
Tee, hee...thanks, Wakytweaky, I get to use my miracle watch.

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Photoshop/Now_watch.JPG

I know I've said this before, but your kids and special lady and you are fortunate to have each other. Willingness to separate the treasure from the dross, makes for everyone's quickened ah-ha(s).

(Opportunities, if one chooses. Grrr to the qualifiers, I'm adding.) http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/yapyapyap-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

@ Paula - I think I'm cranky. Hard to tell when you live alone. Wolfie doesn't seem to mind. http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/big-smile2-smiley.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

[RunningDeer]

A compilation of clips across the world where news reports the real picture. I'm not in agreement with the whole vid, but it's a chance to wake more people up. And no vocabulary used like cabal, archons, or ET's.

I don't know why at 11:30 minutes, it says, "POW- President of the World; A new global Democracy". That implies propaganda vid, but it paints the picture for people that have no idea of what's going on.


"Bankers Arrested In Iceland, Ireland, UK, USA, Switzerland, India, France, Russia, Austria...VIRAL 4"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOZ3jtGtCc&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOZ3jtGtCc&feature=player_embedded

The rest of the story:
1. Take Action And Put Bankers Behind Bars. LIBOR and more "In Your Face" Bankers Crimes - http://youtu.be/KkWrssQoNKA
2. BANKERS BEHIND BARS - YOUR ACTION REQUIRED - SIGN THE PETITION AND MAKE VIDEO VIRAL - LIBOR AND MORE - http://youtu.be/VcOUe0e8WKo
3. 600+ AND COUNTING WORLDWIDE BANKERS RESIGNATIONS - The Rats Are Jumping Ship (3) - http://youtu.be/wjaJRYQ5Bec
4. Current video
5. Dead End For Bankers Crime Syndicate. Bankers Deaths, Suicides, Homicides and Capital Punishment (5) - http://youtu.be/-CS5VKKdaO0

Content:
1.Pat Robertson_ Bankers who lied & crashed the economy should go to jail-http://youtu.be/X6KmSSFYMMI
2.Breaking news - Irelands Bankers being Arrested and Charged-http://youtu.be/uuDGkLoqkhg
3.CITY OF LONDON SWISS BANKER LOOTED $2 BILLION THIS WEEK-http://youtu.be/DaS4FWjH4W8
4.Last week Geithner was arrested and released!-http://youtu.be/q5j6Yk0qAgQ
5.Swiss banker tells all-http://youtu.be/rIvwrO-M_bE
6.Top bankers arrested in Loan Scam-http://youtu.be/I6sIL83Q3rQ
7.UK bank scandal spreads, gets costlier-http://youtu.be/dv2P0yNW8PE
8.4 guilty bankers arrested-http://youtu.be/8WlE1wcFe5w
9.IMF Head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn Arrested In New York For Attempted Rape-http://youtu.be/99aVEVcoDlQ
10.Tony Robinson calls out British banking system. Must Watch-http://youtu.be/1ugGJv57F3k
11.Another Banker Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges-http://youtu.be/LvgEfrKJ7iU
12.Western bankers intensify global recession by financial terrorism-http://youtu.be/8DuMvz-2UzQ
13.Barclays CEO, Bob Diamond - My £20m bonus is 'appropriate'-http://youtu.be/eLWGVe8NUIE
14.Bonus row as RBS losses mount-http://youtu.be/shWaBQFg8ug
15.Bob Diamond: I'm sorry-http://youtu.be/5fCubkRh95s
16.David Cameron and George Osborne on tackling Labour's debt crisis-http://youtu.be/e2ekLmIMCuk
17.Question Time 5th July-John Lydon-http://youtu.be/dxjMAL_RuEY
18.President of the World Press Conference-http://youtu.be/jDUiuk-12Zg
19. Keiser Report: Paper Money Collapse (E297) -http://youtu.be/dculP2KAg_4

[1inMany]

Hiya Sister!

Occasionally we're all given gifts like that, but we typically try as hard as we can to reject and escape them, rather than recognizing them as divine portals to a deeper, truer peace than the comfy props of hearth & home. It's why we're given so much time, and so many opportunities, which we nevertheless persist in mistaking for suffering and hardship that need to be avoided, rather than understood and breathed through. The vast majority of us are pretty slow on the up-take, but we all catch on, eventually. The group soul will not leave one individual behind in its evolution.

:yo:

Yes! This is precisely my challenge in the Here and Now. How to keep my inner peace through this. I do not consider this a hardship at all, been there done that, no doubt will be there again. But I definitely see this as a challenge. I am trying desperately to remember some tactic or exercise to allow peace internally.


Village friends, suggestions are much appreciated, because I cannot seem to find anything that works. The closest I can come is to turn my attention to my wings. As odd as that sounds to say out loud, it is a very real reminder to me that I am a Divine Spark. This knowledge, for me, does help me to allow the chaos to move freely around me and not effect me to the greatest degree possible, but it is not sufficient for peace.

Oh, and A_Bob, "The group soul will not leave one individual behind in its evolution" is truly comforting to me.

Much Love,

[another bob]

I am trying desperately to remember some tactic or exercise to allow peace internally.

Sometimes it's as simple as inquiring into the one you believe is not at peace already, the one you are mistaking yourself for. The more you try to find that one, the more you realize there is no such critter. It was all a figment of imagination, based on a wrong view, a bit of conditioning that you bought into at some point, and then invested a reality in. You don't have to allow peace. You are peace! You only need to stop giving reality to the creation. Yes, that's what the disturbed one is -- a creation. You -- we -- are always feeding the sense of dis-ease, of disturbance, based on a wrong idea, a false belief. We just need to stop doing that, and what is already true, prior to the disturbance, will emerge. It is the light we are. It is the happiness we are. It is what we've been covering up, because we have been told that we should be unhappy, and frantic, and disturbed. That is all a big lie. We don't need to desperately search for peace. Peace is our actual nature, love is our true condition, happiness is our birthright. Let's all stop falling for what's not true, and allow what is, to be the case.

Blessings!

[Sierra]

Woke up this morning and the bedroom smelled like smoke. Closed the window and walked out to the deck. The smoky pall in the air is making the light dim, I had to turn on the lights indoors.

Coffee, fan noise, husband sleeping, puttering around straightening the house. The light in the kitchen is golden. Tap tap tapping on laptop at kitchen counter. Tomatoes on the counter are so red. A bowl of avocados from the sweetest next door neighbor. Oranges waiting to be juiced. Big vase of pink roses on the dining room table. Pretty soon I'll get up and do the dishes.

Currently reading about the sex scandals of the Buddhist communities in the United States. How Catholic of them lol.

Love my village. Love my life. Love being here.

Sierra

[ulli]

Been out all day, now that we have lovely weather again.
Meanwhile Ernesto is still there,gone further west and regaining strength and we will be keeping an eye on him
for the sake of others.
Been reading the Keshe Foundation materials and threads...very interesting.
Dinner with family is next.

[another bob]

Just now, a Stellar's Jay with a mouth stuffed with whole pecan:

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[ViralSpiral]

Bon appetit!

Three things that warmed the cockles today:

To mark Michael Phelps' amazing Olympic career, I think the USA should legalize marijuana. Andy Borowitz



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[another bob]

Bon appetit!


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[leavesoftrees]

the video I listed was JUST blocked. Out of the blue.

Nothing new there........

One of the links is still available.

[astrid]

Interesting start to my day,
i just locked myself out of my house.
In the backyard, still in my PJ's, whoops.

Nothing that a butter knife and old locks on windows doesn't fix.
It took me like less than 5 mins to break in.
The interesting thing is that two nights ago, i had a dream that someone was
breaking into my house. Well that someone was me, it seems.

Stunning day here, feels like the start of spring, so i will keep playing in my garden while the weather is so good.
Working out a plan to use my little garden shed to grow pumpkins on. Have seen it done before, a good use of a wasted
roof space.

Green juice time.
Love to all of you

[Carmody]

I am trying desperately to remember some tactic or exercise to allow peace internally.

Sometimes it's as simple as inquiring into the one you believe is not at peace already, the one you are mistaking yourself for. The more you try to find that one, the more you realize there is no such critter. It was all a figment of imagination, based on a wrong view, a bit of conditioning that you bought into at some point, and then invested a reality in. You don't have to allow peace. You are peace! You only need to stop giving reality to the creation. Yes, that's what the disturbed one is -- a creation. You -- we -- are always feeding the sense of dis-ease, of disturbance, based on a wrong idea, a false belief. We just need to stop doing that, and what is already true, prior to the disturbance, will emerge. It is the light we are. It is the happiness we are. It is what we've been covering up, because we have been told that we should be unhappy, and frantic, and disturbed. That is all a big lie. We don't need to desperately search for peace. Peace is our actual nature, love is our true condition, happiness is our birthright. Let's all stop falling for what's not true, and allow what is, to be the case.

Blessings!

another or additional way of thinking of it is..the underlying mechanism is the same one that informs you that you have pain, or an itch.

It is the input output wiring/response system gone wild, in it's own loop. hyping the data to the point that it interferes in thought and thus expression.

[Carmody]

Some might see the enterprise.

I see a very tolerant dog.

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[astrid]

Noticing lots of " bridge" moments of late.
As in friends that are kind of awake, kind of not, are finding things that bridge that gap,
and calling me to tell me of these "discoveries", to which i reply , " oh really?? "

Thankfully i gave up on that quest to try to wake everyone around me up a few years back,
working on myself works much better, again, the osmosis effect.
Many birds, one stone, i must admit being a Libran i like to work as efficiently as possible.

Like with that storm , i went in to the eye , asking if there is anything the storm needed to
be more in balance, being fueled by people's fear it was "wonky" ( technical term, lol) .
And It simply needed compassion. A storm is what a storm is, the dance of energies combined to create
a packet of forces that can be then used for intense clearing and cleaning, or other things depending on
what is seeding it to begin with, we know of course about the weather wars, HAARP.

I myself was working on some personal things, that had been a sticking point, so i asked the
storm with reverence and great respect if i could merge and use some of its energy to help me
with a healing project. The storm was honored and pleased to have been asked to be used for this
purpose, and i extracted a small amount of energy and used it to flood in and around all four chambers
of my heart. This was a first for me, and it was extraordinary how much love i felt and how much power,
my heart, literally felt, still does like it was being pumped out from the inside. I returned what energy i
didn't need with gratitude and much love. The storm then, as per the radar quickly receded, and withdrew its
attraction for the people on land that had been feeding it fear.

Of course it was all very much a group effort, with me having my small part in the circle, but i thought it
was a fascinating learning, today I'm still feeling very honored to have worked with "Ernie", and for that teaching.

A little compassion goes a very very long way, literally.

[astrid]

Yes... Blue Heelers, or " Blueys" as we call them here,
are very very tolerant dogs

[Eram]

Good morning Village (10:05 am),

We bought a trampoline for the kids (3,5 diameter) and it's such a joy for them and us as well to watch them.

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have a nice day!

[Mark]

that astrology post that was shared here a couple few days ago is so on point.

right now it is all about relationships at every level.

anybody feel as if you've come to the end of something? as if these early days of august are really preparation for movement into a new phase of life? i don't just feel that way, it is that way in every aspect of my life.

in one sense it feels amazing, to be at a space where everything in the past is being left there.

2012 is over half over and there has been nothing traumatic as of yet to the world consciousness.

no mass deaths by earthquake or tsunami, no wars of mass destruction although syria is quickly approaching that point and the ptb's closing in on Iran with the lies and setups of each news cycle.

but all of that reads like a book of fiction. it is distant, what is important is what is going on with each of us, even those of us in the battlezones, each person, each soul. those who made the agreements to live through these times, to go through these experiments also agreed to be subject to the astrological influences that shape us individually and collectively.

the future is love. the future is empathy. the future is compassion. the future is togetherness. the future is community.

but to truly love another we have to first love ourselves.

now is all about getting to the stage where we can, finally, really and truly love ourselves. but to do so we first have to know ourselves and face our baggage fully and firmly. that is the darkness of these days. the difficulty as we witness what our own personal energy has wrought in our lives and the lives of others.

for those who've done the work, this is a time of consolidation, of feeling the bonds lift and a sense of freedom rising with each passing day.

such a blessed feeling. such a wondrous time to be alive.

[danceblackcatdance]

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[astrid]

Oh yes, it's everywhere, whether we are ready or not, it's coming.

[ulli]

Keeping up the inner work
a better world will make....

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/internal_monologue.png

[astrid]

Three cards

The Sun
The High Priestess
Judgement.

Ok, now where is our resident Tarot expert??

[ulli]

Three cards

The Sun
The High Priestess
Judgement.

Ok, now where is our resident Tarot expert??

Sorry, the Tarot expert is off for the weekend.

Let me give it a try: (by the way, was there a question?)

The sun: life-giving force.
High Priestess: female, and mediator between dimensions, transmuting energies.
Judgement: re-establishing balance and harmony.

Without judgement there can be no justice,
and as long as there is injustice there can be no love, only suffering,
even though it may be at a repressed unconscious level.

No matter how much shadow work one does,
there will always be some resentment there
if life itself is seen as unjust.
And from that pool of inner resentment more unpleasant experiences emerge.

Until one sees and believes that all and everything is perfect just as it is,
and accepts imperfect events as fragments of a perfect whole
one cannot truly radiate love.
Yet that LOVE starts to flow all by itself, once this is understood. It's easy.

[1inMany]

Good Morning,

Have my footing a little better this morning. So much to learn...


another or additional way of thinking of it is..the underlying mechanism is the same one that informs you that you have pain, or an itch.

It is the input output wiring/response system gone wild, in it's own loop. hyping the data to the point that it interferes in thought and thus expression.

Hmmmm. This reminds me of a time I was trying to lose some weight, some years back. I had read that when the body weight starts to drop, the brain sends messages to eat...in the form of "hungry." Seeing it this way, I was able to enjoy the "hungries" because when I felt them I knew it was an electrical signal and nothing more. And, it told me I was shedding a pound, which is what I wanted. I knew there was no need to panic, while losing a pound might be against the pre-programmed survival instinct. I could override this because I knew there was no danger of falling into malnutrition.

Now, how I use this to separate from the other signals, i.e. the signal of "discombobulation," is the challenge. Wow, it is a lot harder than the "hungries." Thanks Carmody.

Love to all,

[Ernie Nemeth]

I forgot how important a learning tool the body is for spirit. It is a marvellous vehicle to comprehension because it incorporates a unique perspective that is ultimately, uniformly shared.
The key is ultimately...In the meantime these unique perspectives form relationships to develop a deeper understanding of themselves by way of intimate contact with other selves. It is those relationships that sort out the relavent from the inane - often only through conflict. Ultimately, that understanding will be perfectly shared and uniformly applied.

The key is ultimately...because what has happened in eternity has already happened in the now - the only moment.

just a thought

hugs

[another bob]

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[another bob]

Today we are harvesting our grapes, since they have ripened early, given the intense sun of late. They are a sweet concord variety, and most will be transformed into jam, and some will be dried for raisins:


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[benevolentcrow]

This is the truth!!!

[1inMany]

Haha. Today Little One informed me that mommy said it is okay to say, "Are you serious?" But not okay to say "sh1t"... Hahahahahahhaaha

Oh, and you haven't lived until you have been exploded by The Hot Lava of Doom only to "come back alive" and give hugs and kisses until you roll on the floor laughing...

Ah, thank you for the reminder to play...and giggle...

Much Love,

[ulli]

This is the truth!!!

This may be the truth, but is also the beginning of great deception and conspiracy.
What a wicked world we weave.

[another bob]

This is the truth!!!

This may be the truth, but is also the beginning of great deception and conspiracy.
What a wicked world we weave.


Maybe "wicked" is something extra we add, based on our own particular filters, to what simply is.


:whistle:

[ViralSpiral]

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Oh yum!

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Weather's been foul. Olympics great!


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[ulli]

This is the truth!!!

This may be the truth, but is also the beginning of great deception and conspiracy.
What a wicked world we weave.


Maybe "wicked" is something extra we add, based on our own particular filters, to what simply is.


:whistle:

Whistle all you like....
forum is forum, and as such will attract language.

And "Wicked" is a lot milder a word than you would find among Youtube pages.

There is lots more that we can add.
(But I'll be brief, as we are invited out to a swamp now with our birdwatching friends)

So how about this one then?

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[ViralSpiral]

Hiccups? Or doubly confused?





So how about this one then?

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How about:

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[another bob]

...we are invited out to a swamp now with our birdwatching friends)


One of our favorite hobbies, right out our window!

Then again, speaking of wicked . . .



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[Flash]

As Meeradas mentioned a fews days ago that may be I would report on my silent retreat experience, here it is:

« Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
When the door is so wide open?

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking
Live in silence.

Flow down in always
Widening rings of being.”
Rumi

This above is the reason I wanted a silent retreat, me who is these last years a constant flow of chat and talking. This may be hard to take, we will see by the end of the week.

I decided to finally share my experience, or report – lol - when I read this:
“The knowing of the mystic lovers is different.
The empirical, sensory, sciences
are like a donkey loaded with books,
or like the make up woman’s makeup.
It washes off.
But if you lift the baggage rightly, it will give joy.
Don’t carry your knowledge-load for some selfish reason.”

Rumi

As you can see, I just started to read Rumi’s poems. Will see where it leads.

Silent retreat

Day 1
Woke up this morning at 5h30. The first week is within a framework with specific meditation hours, eating times, and yes, 1h00 chat (ouf, what a relief...lol). The rest is in silence.
The nature around is beautiful. I am in the Finger Lakes region north west of NY state. The place is nice, somewhat rustic and the food is good. People look nice but they do not talk
.
Trying to meditate outside this morning (I am not good at meditating), I realised how many thousands of thoughts I had per minute. Which is not a surprise.

But what ireally surprised me most is that many of those thoughts, up to half of them, were in fact funny. And then I realised that often I will focus on the not funny ones in real life, which makes my life kind of negatively biaised.

My conclusion for an instant was: OK, granted, I am crazy. But of course, that thought faded away as well, comme par enchantement, thanks to a magic wand (sarcasm towards the fading away- this is also called denial lol).

The funny thoughts:
Why do they all walk looking down as if concentrated in themselves. It is a silent retreat, not a hunchback one... (smiling)
One can look up without talking as well.
Gosh this is self centered, belly button oriented. (smiling)
I did not know we make sooooo much noise while eating. If I were a lizard, I would think that human are very gulpy, girgly with their mouth, they should hiss instead. (smiling and perplexed)
It is not because you are silent that you should not smile.(frowning)
I had never looked at feet that way, very distinguishable features. (smiling, I must be back hunghing too)
This kind of retreat is perfect for the autistic, no human interactions (I know, not politically correct for autistic people) (smiling)
I am not introvert enough. (smiling)
Gosh my back and butt hurts with too much sitting, I am getting old.(vinegar kind of smile)
Wow, I had not listened to nature that way since my childhood. Beautiful sounds, quite noisy too. (happy)
How good is it to be part of the earth, being made of her body. All she wants is for all of her creatures to strive.(happy)
Finally, they are not that nerdish. They are nice people.(ok)
Why could'nt I be so quiet at home when I was small. It was a similar environment.(perplexed)(I bet human were not silent - lol)
I want to let everything come up, sadness, stupidity, sarcasms, fun, loving thoughts, everything I hold inside. I want to make the difference between automatic thinking, feeling, their kind, those that bring joy and sadness, those that are based on reality those that aren’t . (my bet is that most probably aren’t).
Discovery: I have a better sense of humour than I thought.
Discovery: I am able to handle one day without talking.
Discovery: Living from the heart is important to me.
Discovery: Creativity will always be with me.

[Flash]

On a more serious topic:
During the hour of chatting, the agnoism or something like this came up. It is when somebody had an impediment and does not know about it. For example, someone is blind. You ask the person to pick up a pen for example, and she will find an excuse for which she should not pick it up like “i don’t need to write” instead of seeing s he is blind. This is a problem with the neurology in the brain.
I was wondering if the human race was not suffering of this at large when it comes to function within the soul and higher self parameters. Instead of being an impediment we do not perceive, it is a gift we do not perceive. We do not see who we are and what we are able of.
Another point that came up from that day was dream or vision of the future (more a dream): why don’t we all stop to talk and don’t we find ways to communicate directly, through telepathy. May be that telepathy is not base on language but on picture and we can’t develop it because we are caught in the language parameters, the language paradigms.
Have been meditating for 2 hours and ½. Starting to get better, I did not see the time passing too much. I also found the place where the “retreat initiated” sit and it is much better and comfortable.
The day is over, second day without talking tomorrow.

“There are thousands of wines
That can take over your minds.

Don’t think all ecstasies
Are the same!

Jesus was lost in his love for God.
His donkey was drunk with barley.

Drink from the presence of saints,
Not from those other jars.

Every object, every being,
Is a jar full of delight.

Be a connoisseur,
And taste with caution.

Any wine will get you high.
Judge like a king, and choose the purest,

The ones unadulterated with fear,
Or some urgency about “what’s needed”.”

Rumi

[astrid]

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apologies to those that take such things seriously,

but i just couldn't resist

[Lisab]

This is the truth!!!

And when they point a toy gun at you, give 'em all your money and all your sweets!

[Swan]

Hi All

Back in chilly Scandinavia.

@ Ulli, train trip and wedding fine! Glad Ernesto calmed down.

@ Jenci and Wakytweaky; I really enjoy your interaction.

@ Belle; what a challenge. Heartfelt energy sent your way.

@ 1inMany; loved reading about your angel wings and orbs :)

[ulli]

Flash
I was writing a reply to your two posts last night but fell asleep before I pressed Send.
Woke up and found the page had expired and my message was lost....
So you see, I silenced myself. Must have been a subconscious act of solidarity.

Swan...glad trip went well....your presence on that train was the protective shield, obviously,
seeing that you and yours are connected via invisible strings to the greater web of the Village system in the sky.

[benevolentcrow]

This is the truth!!!

And when they point a toy gun at you, give 'em all your money and all your sweets!

This billboard struck a cord with me and made me laugh only because of my two year old grand daughter. If you pay attention and you should at all times when with a child of that age you listen and interact with them. Not creating monsters here! Just showing loving undivided attention. Geeez!

[ulli]

This is the truth!!!

And when they point a toy gun at you, give 'em all your money and all your sweets!

This billboard struck a cord with me and made me laugh only because of my two year old grand daughter. If you pay attention and you should at all times when with a child of that age you listen and interact with them. Not creating monsters here! Just showing loving undivided attention. Geeez!


In my case it was a joke, in fact it the joke was on me.
My two-year-old and my three-year-old grandsons have been putting me into that position for a few weeks now,
and with each moment I'm aware of future scenarios being created in the now.

No matter how hard I try, some of it is bound to create fall-out of some magnitude.
Even in jokes there is deception....especially in jokes...
it's the name of the game....
as the Monty Python Olympics demonstrated.

[benevolentcrow]

Purchased a 10 tray food dehydrator at a tag sale for a $1.75. Score! We have tons of apples for dehydrating also pears and yellow plums. Dried fruit and fruit leather are in my future.

Garden is doing well, can't wait for fresh onions and green beans, potatoes, tomatoes. and greens. Got a late start having only been here almost a year now and due to the crazy wet, cool weather here in the NW.

We will have a harvest!

[Lisab]

Some snippets from my little boys end of term school report - Rudy is a polite and friendly member of the class who always demonstrates a kind and thoughtful manner. he is sensitive to the feelings of other children in the class and is aware of the similarities and differences between him and others. I'm not with his dad and sometimes spend a certain amount of my time deprogramming after the weekends. There are no toy guns in this house, altho 'he has tried to shoot me with a carrot in the past!
People around the forum know my views on gun control. As soon as I hit submit I thought 'sh!t'. Sorry for any offence. It was a really crap joke x

[Jenci]

Hi Waky, good to hear from you.

No-one is getting anything wrong. Everyone is doing exactly what they need to be doing. 20 years of doing the 'wrong' thing was exactly right for you and exactly what was needed to bring you to this point to have the courage to move towards these feelings......it's clever how this works ;)





I see that I'm going in and out of surrendering to to these feelings all day long for the past days. Pretty intense at times... I am finally getting to the point that the emotions and feelings that come to surface are experienced fully, like it is supposed to, but I suppressed this for soooooo long... like turning the volume down from 10 till 2.

You're not alone in realising that your feeling of emotions has been turned right down to a level 2. I would say this applies to most people. People tend to 'think' their emotions (pay attention to the story attached to the feelings) rather than 'feel' the emotions directly (pay attention to the feeling/sensation in the body).

Once you realise this, you can see how much you have either supressed or resisted feelings and you can get to the point of allowing these feelings, in the body, to be fully expressed with no resisting or grasping and no paying attention to the story the mind tells about them.

It's not easy. It takes some courage and because it is the last thing you want to do. It's easy to see why you have surpressed feelings all your life.

With practice, you will find it easier to be aware of a feeling when it arises and to allow it to rise as it needs to. Do this for some time and you will notice a shift; instead of your natural desire to resist a feeling you will find the opposite in that it will be far to painful to resist.

This awakening process has its own momentum way beyond the 'little self' which thinks it is in control. Once it gets too painful to resist a feeling, you will just learn to get out of the way and let what needs to happen, happen.


"It's one thing to wake up when you are driving and realise you have been asleep.......it's another thing when you realise you are not even in the driving seat." ~ Adyashanti


Jeanette

[benevolentcrow]

Some snippets from my little boys end of term school report - Rudy is a polite and friendly member of the class who always demonstrates a kind and thoughtful manner. he is sensitive to the feelings of other children in the class and is aware of the similarities and differences between him and others. I'm not with his dad and sometimes spend a certain amount of my time deprogramming after the weekends. There are no toy guns in this house, altho 'he has tried to shoot me with a carrot in the past!
People around the forum know my views on gun control. As soon as I hit submit I thought 'sh!t'. Sorry for any offence. It was a really crap joke x

All is well :)

[Jenci]

Discovery: I have a better sense of humour than I thought.
Discovery: I am able to handle one day without talking.
Discovery: Living from the heart is important to me.
Discovery: Creativity will always be with me.


I've enjoyed reading about your retreat, Flash and look forward to the next day's installment.

I shall be quiet now :lol:

Jeanette

[ulli]

Some snippets from my little boys end of term school report - Rudy is a polite and friendly member of the class who always demonstrates a kind and thoughtful manner. he is sensitive to the feelings of other children in the class and is aware of the similarities and differences between him and others. I'm not with his dad and sometimes spend a certain amount of my time deprogramming after the weekends. There are no toy guns in this house, altho 'he has tried to shoot me with a carrot in the past!
People around the forum know my views on gun control. As soon as I hit submit I thought 'sh!t'. Sorry for any offence. It was a really crap joke x

I think it was obvious to most of the Villagers that you meant it as a joke. It certainly came across as such at my end; just like benevolentscrow's billboard it made me LOL.

[Eram]

Hi Waky, good to hear from you.

No-one is getting anything wrong. Everyone is doing exactly what they need to be doing. 20 years of doing the 'wrong' thing was exactly right for you and exactly what was needed to bring you to this point to have the courage to move towards these feelings......it's clever how this works ;)





I see that I'm going in and out of surrendering to to these feelings all day long for the past days. Pretty intense at times... I am finally getting to the point that the emotions and feelings that come to surface are experienced fully, like it is supposed to, but I suppressed this for soooooo long... like turning the volume down from 10 till 2.

You're not alone in realising that your feeling of emotions has been turned right down to a level 2. I would say this applies to most people. People tend to 'think' their emotions (pay attention to the story attached to the feelings) rather than 'feel' the emotions directly (pay attention to the feeling/sensation in the body).

Once you realise this, you can see how much you have either supressed or resisted feelings and you can get to the point of allowing these feelings, in the body, to be fully expressed with no resisting or grasping and no paying attention to the story the mind tells about them.

It's not easy. It takes some courage and because it is the last thing you want to do. It's easy to see why you have surpressed feelings all your life.

With practice, you will find it easier to be aware of a feeling when it arises and to allow it to rise as it needs to. Do this for some time and you will notice a shift; instead of your natural desire to resist a feeling you will find the opposite in that it will be far to painful to resist.

This awakening process has its own momentum way beyond the 'little self' which thinks it is in control. Once it gets too painful to resist a feeling, you will just learn to get out of the way and let what needs to happen, happen.


"It's one thing to wake up when you are driving and realise you have been asleep.......it's another thing when you realise you are not even in the driving seat." ~ Adyashanti


Jeanette

At the moment I am totally going up and down in this spectrum of allowing emotions to rise and suppress them like I used to.
When I allow them to rise and experience them fully, it comes along with a different sensation to my breathing, like I breath something that prickles a teany weany bit in the lungs... is this something that other people can relate to? I mean... there are other things as well, as the abdomen being less constricted and the feeling of more space around me, but that breathing thing is a bit odd to me.

just to set the record straight:



No-one is getting anything wrong. Everyone is doing exactly what they need to be doing. 20 years of doing the 'wrong' thing was exactly right for you and exactly what was needed to bring you to this point to have the courage to move towards these feelings......it's clever how this works

I did it like it is supposed to for 20 years and then changed it because I read Eckhart Tolle and being unaware that I already was watching myself the right way, I changed it for a more detached way of watching. Now I'm back to the way I did it before, but without judging it, clinging to it or trying to wrestle it away for me like I used to do for that 20 years.



@ Flash... so nice to hear about your adventures.

@ Lisab... nice to see you posting again. :wave:

edit to add:

Hey Swan... happy coming home!

[1inMany]

Good Now ;)

Today, I think I have turned a corner. After saltines for 6 days, I ate a taco! Woohooooooooo! Last night, hubby made ice cream shakes for everyone, and the gesture was so sweet and he was having so much fun...I couldn't bear to tell him no. So, a couple of drinks and, um, down the sink it went. Tonight, maybe I will be able to really have one :) We shall see, but I intend to be able to eat without my digestive system giving me any negative input on this. That's just the symptom, of course, but a huge wave came this morning and blew away some of the fog that was so heavy. I'm so, so grateful to be able to breathe. I'm not out of the woods yet, more processing apparently. I think I was having more difficulty than I realized, because even with a big part of the weight lifted, I really don't feel like me yet...

I will be able to return home, finally...I hope first thing in the morning. Em is outfitted for school, well except for cowboy boots :/ Never shopped for those before. M is started, but a ways to go there. The girls have had to wear uniforms to school for as long as I can remember, so all this self expression is killing me. What wonderful independent thinkers we are raising here. Next time I know to make the trip alone, come for a day, and go home quickly lol.

p.s. Thank you for sharing your journey, Flash, I'm loving it! And Swan, I'm so glad you made it back :) Waky-I have not had breathing tingles, but I've had some pretty bizarre physical sensations...lots of pricklies every where else. I just hope your stomach et al doesn't decide to make itself known...my hope for you is that the pricklies stay in your lungs :)

Much Love to our Village,


i believe

[Lisab]

I thought by now I'd have a laptop to be honest, and so much is going on in my life I can't get it together to phone post! But like Belle and Astrid I find myself suddenly moving. My landlord wants to sell. I've found a 3 bed flat around the corner which is heaps bigger than this 2bed semi and it's really light. I'm losing a garden but gaining a stunning view over the bay. My eldest son wants to move in with me which will help with the rent.
Were also opposite a lovely park so I'm not too worried about the garden situation and my little ones dad has a huge one. To be honest I see it as a change and a step up in my life. The couple who own the place own half of mumbles and Gower where I live and my son works on their properties, maintenance etc. They love my son and knocked the rent down alot for me. Hopefully later on down the line they'll offer me something more suitable.

[meeradas]

Em is outfitted for school, well except for cowboy boots :/

Sh!t kickers to school?
Texan thing?
Python? (http://youtu.be/ynBauAf0Sec?t=1m20s)

[Carmody]

Watched the NASA curiosity landing live, last night.

I watched the press conference afterward.

I could not believe the level of over the top patriotic, "USA rules', we are best, no one else could do this, we are the leaders, all must follow in our footsteps, we will lead in all things", this complete unmitigated horse****. (I'm trying to say that.... they were informing the world that all others would have to go with or through them, in order to get anywhere. THAT is what was spoken. That kind of insane arrogance.)

If that was true, then all the scientists who worked on the Manhattan project,and then those who formed NASA would be born and bred in the USA, right? Not true, not in the slightest. A very high number almost a majority of all the key players, throughout the greatest moments in space exploration by the USA..those people where from OUTSIDE the USA.

To top it off, their expression of excitement after the landing was like watching a badly run cheerleading performance from a college football game.

Not that I don't appreciate what was done, re the lander..... but the whole mental positioning and the political steaming mess as proclamations of reality... those bits where a bit hard to take.

[meeradas]

... those bits where a bit hard to take.

If you chose these terms, i can imagine what you would have liked to write...

Hats off for being able to put it into forum-compatible language. :biggrin1:

[Lisab]

And Ulli I've also had the 555 thing on to the point it was starting to get ridiculous! For me 5 has always been the number of change and movement, sometimes disruptive and challenging. In my job we have a monitor that shows you how many customers are waiting, everytime I look up, all the fives. Customer coming thru, date of birth 5/5/55. 55 car reg plates. House no 5 or all the fives. And of course waking up at 5.55. Been going on for a month.

¤=[Post Update]=¤

So glad to read you see harmony in 5!

[ulli]

And Ulli I've also had the 555 thing on to the point it was starting to get ridiculous! For me 5 has always been the number of change and movement, sometimes disruptive and challenging. In my job we have a monitor that shows you how many customers are waiting, everytime I look up, all the fives. Customer coming thru, date of birth 5/5/55. 55 car reg plates. House no 5 or all the fives. And of course waking up at 5.55. Been going on for a month.

¤=[Post Update]=¤

So glad to read you see harmony in 5!

Five is the middle number between one to four, and six to nine, from where things can turn left or right...the potential movement point...that's if you use a basic number scale from 1 to 9.
If you do a scale going upward from 1 to + infinity, and to -infinity below, like a thermometer,
then the midpoint would be zero.
Which is another way of looking at it, but wouldn't be as useful from a numerology point of view.
On the scale from one to nine five would be the equivalent to point zero.
Glad you are seeing fives.
There, take five.

[ViralSpiral]

http://i46.tinypic.com/i77cdi.jpg



:becky:

[Marianne]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7729329968_eb9d20b226.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7729330616_ed02990a4f.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7729329206_b77baa6bf3.jpg

Beach roses in Maine

[ulli]

Watched the NASA curiosity landing live, last night.

I watched the press conference afterward.

I could not believe the level of over the top patriotic, "USA rules', we are best, no one else could do this, we are the leaders, all must follow in our footsteps, we will lead in all things", this complete unmitigated horse****. (I'm trying to say that.... they were informing the world that all others would have to go with or through them, in order to get anywhere. THAT is what was spoken. That kind of insane arrogance.)

If that was true, then all the scientists who worked on the Manhattan project,and then those who formed NASA would be born and bred in the USA, right? Not true, not in the slightest. A very high number almost a majority of all the key players, throughout the greatest moments in space exploration by the USA..those people where from OUTSIDE the USA.

To top it off, their expression of excitement after the landing was like watching a badly run cheerleading performance from a college football game.

Not that I don't appreciate what was done, re the lander..... but the whole mental positioning and the political steaming mess as proclamations of reality... those bits where a bit hard to take.

You are quite right about major scientific achievements not being exclusively American.
The only true American is a native American, anyway.

All others rely on Mind Kontrol to get their beliefs and emotions created for them.
Meanwhile in Europe all self aggrandisation is considered vulgar, especially in scientific circles.
Royalty had that one cornered.

But it was part of the American dream-- to keep people's enthusiasm up, because in the US the sky was the limit, with such huge opportunities, and while people in Europe where becoming more and more claustrophobic for lack of space, the Americans were just getting going.
And once big billboard advertising came along self proclamation became part of the culture.
Every product was presented on a silver platter, to make others believe and invest in it.
The lower the quality, the louder the ad.
Also, the lower the starting rung on the ladder, the higher the ascent....
(hey I just gave the word ascension a new meaning here)
and people from poor background could become the most famous person in the world.
Muhammad Ali, the boxer, was a living testimony to this. His "I am the greatest!!!!"
has become 'We are the greatest!!!!"
Since the Village has become a bit quiet I guess I will have to do another "we are the greatest" dance myself,
and if necessary, by myself.
Ulli, sending punches into the air, tip-toeing in circles,
"float like a butterfly- sting like a bee."


HXzQqqn-rVc

[1inMany]

Sh!t kickers to school?
Texan thing?

Hahaha, you're funny. First of all, we have a special powder for stinkfoot. lol

Where we live, there are a lot of people who have acreage, and some have horses (as our next door neighbors). Getting to my house, one passes a few cattle ranches and there is a farm scattered here or there. So, much to my surprise, some kids wear sh1tkickers to school. I think they are the easiest choice, plus the girls who wear them (don't know about the boys) are not concerned with upward mobility on the social ladder...the popular group being the top. Em doesn't want to be a popular girl, and most of her friends would rather not be in that group either. There are the band geeks, which I think Emma would fit into nicely but alas she has her own ideas, the jocks, you know, the usual.

My confession for the day is that on the first day of school last year, I was sitting in my car waiting for her to come out and was laughing my arse off. All these kids coming out with cowboy boots on. I had never seen such a thing. Then, this clean cut, nice looking older teenage boy pulled up in his truck, got out (apparently picking up a younger sibling) and had on the full garb...hat, belt buckle so big it almost covered up his whole abdomen, skoal can circle in his back pocket, and had some kind of spurs on his boots. I about gafawed myself clear out of the car.

Truly, though, if I might delve into stereotypes for a moment, the ones who dare to wear cowboy boots to school are very...real. They tend to be laid back and kind hearted, respectful, and aren't afraid of hard work. And they don't much care what other people think. They dance to their own drum, and I like it :)

So, the short answer is yes. Sh1tkickers to school. But I think it is more a live-in-the-country thing than a Texas thing. No idea which style Em will choose...

In my here and now, I am antsy to get home!

Much Love,

and...Carmody, I totally agree that the U.S. is egocentric, and you showed great restraint in your post, imho.

[meeradas]

... yes. Sh1tkickers to school.

o my. Haven't worn mine for ages...

[Carmody]

The subconscious/superconscious...sets up the conscious mind, it is the support structure for the conscious mind, the filter, the flow control. And so on.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brain-refutes-results-earlier-free.html

When people find themselves having to make a decision, the assumption is that the thoughts, or voice that is the conscious mind at work, deliberate, come to a decision, and then act. This is because for most people, that’s how the whole process feels. But back in the early 1980’s, an experiment conducted by Benjamin Libet, a neuroscientist with the University of California, cast doubt on this idea.

He and his colleagues found in watching EEG readings of volunteers who had been asked to make a spontaneous movement (it didn’t matter what kind) that brain activity prior to the movement indicated that the subconscious mind came to a decision about what movement to make before the person experienced the feeling of making the decision themselves. This, Libet argued, showed that people don’t have nearly the degree of free will regarding decision making, as has been thought. Since then, no one has really refuted the theory. Now new research by a European team has found evidence that the brain activity recorded by Libet and other’s is due to something else, and thus, as they write in their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that people really do make decisions in their conscious mind.

To come to this conclusion, the team looked at how the brain responds to other decision forcing stimuli, such as what to make of visual input. In such instances, earlier research has shown that the brain amasses neural activity in preparation for a response, giving us something to choose from. Thus the response unfolds as the data is turned into imagery our brains can understand and we then interpret what we see based on what we’ve learned in the past. The researchers suggest that choosing to move an arm or leg or finger, works the same way. Our brain gets a hint that we are contemplating making a movement, so it gets ready. And it’s only when a critical mass occurs that decision making actually takes place.

To test this theory, the team built a computer model of what they called a neural accumulator, then watched as it behaved in a way that looked like it was building up to a potential action. Next, they repeated the original experiment conducted by Libet et al but added another element, a click noise. Each volunteer was asked to make a decision right away if they heard the click while they were mulling over their choices. The thinking was that for those who had built up a neural response already and were near the threshold, a faster response should come about, and in looking at the EEG data and comparing them to clicks, that’s exactly what they found. This, the team says, proves that it was still the conscious mind making the decision; the subconscious was just doing background work to get ready.

Abstract: A gradual buildup of neuronal activity known as the “readiness potential” reliably precedes voluntary self-initiated movements, in the average time locked to movement onset. This buildup is presumed to reflect the final stages of planning and preparation for movement. Here we present a different interpretation of the premovement buildup. We used a leaky stochastic accumulator to model the neural decision of “when” to move in a task where there is no specific temporal cue, but only a general imperative to produce a movement after an unspecified delay on the order of several seconds. According to our model, when the imperative to produce a movement is weak, the precise moment at which the decision threshold is crossed leading to movement is largely determined by spontaneous subthreshold fluctuations in neuronal activity. Time locking to movement onset ensures that these fluctuations appear in the average as a gradual exponential-looking increase in neuronal activity. Our model accounts for the behavioral and electroencephalography data recorded from human subjects performing the task and also makes a specific prediction that we confirmed in a second electroencephalography experiment: Fast responses to temporally unpredictable interruptions should be preceded by a slow negative-going voltage deflection beginning well before the interruption itself, even when the subject was not preparing to move at that particular moment.



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brain-refutes-results-earlier-free.html


It's nice that they built a mechanical analogy to the brain and then tested it, but I'm not sure how this programmed analogy fits the real world.

They made an analogy based on assumptions and then drew an assumption from that mechanical/programmed thing's behavior. Which does more to illustrate the disconnect in understanding consciousness than the experiment and hypothesis itself.

[dan33]

Hugo is gaining weight. :hungry::hungry::hungry: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. :)

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Roy Stockdill: “But Bowie was convinced their latest home was haunted too, and consulted a white witch. The witch told him - ‘You are a walk-in. You have come from another planet or galaxy. A human being has given you permission to inhabit his body.
‘Walk-ins have a divine mission to bring enlightenment.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showpost.php?p=723445&postcount=223



Bowie it was said, spent his spare time locked in a trailer scouring his library of 1,500 mystical books, consorting both with then wife Angie and heiress Sabrina Guinness and listening to ‘Young Americans’ played backward on a special turntable which made the recording sound like a Tibetan chant.”

KSHY1_ux8rs


In two days we 're going to Slovenia. A week.

Hugs!!

[Eram]

As long as I can remember my knees are in a lock position when I'm standing.
Problems with the knees as well, on and off, unable to jog because hurting in the knee's.
Several peoples telling me that the flow of energy in my legs is low during the past 15 years.
Rheumatoid arthritis in the right knee 2 years ago and still recovering from the 8 month inflammation damage.
Further... stretching my legs is the only part of my body where I'm stiff as a board for as long as I can remember.

oh... ok... light bulb moment !!!

It must be the life force energy (Chi) then... that is blocked in my legs.
Sometimes it takes some time to come to a proper conclusion :doh:

So I have been doing this Lajin-Paida (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43673-Amazing-self-healing-method-from-Hongchi-Xiao&p=526533&viewfull=1#post526533) now for some months, but only the slapping part and not the stretching the legs part.
done that stretching now for 7 days and it feels great.
Never felt better in the legs actually.... but there is something that comes with it that I don't understand.
Ever since I've started ... there is this nervous energy rushing through me. It comes from the stomach area and rises up to the chest, throat, and upwards.
I haven't been able to sleep properly, only restless turning and tossing in the bed.
Reading a book (which used to be my favourite relaxation) is also impossible because of this nervous energy.
When I turn inward and ask what's happening... I feel that it is part of a healing process, but it sure may hurry up now, because I sure would like to have a good night of sleep now!

[Swan]

Ever since I've started ... there is this nervous energy rushing through me. It comes from the stomach area and rises up to the chest, throat, and upwards.
I haven't been able to sleep properly, only restless turning and tossing in the bed.
Reading a book (which used to be my favourite relaxation) is also impossible because of this nervous energy.
When I turn inward and ask what's happening... I feel that it is part of a healing process, but it sure may hurry up now, because I sure would like to have a good night of sleep now!

I recognize this.

I have a tenseness in my stomache that I´ve had for as long as I can remember. I am continuously relaxing this area now. Not with any technique, but just my awareness and breathing.

The tenseness turns into nervous energy; fluttering, in my stomache and throat. My plan is to use EFT to diffuse it, although up till now I´ve actually used coffee :)

I also plan to focus on the tenseness more intensly, and really try and dive into it. But for that I need to be alone for several hours, so it will have to wait a few weeks.

I recognize the light sleeping too. But it doesn´t bother me. Feels natural somehow...things going on....

[another bob]

The fire that Sierra mentioned recently to the northeast of us here in Paradise has grown to 15,000 acres with little containment, and has shrouded us in heavy smoke, so that we must keep the windows closed. Apparently, it was human-caused. We are not immediately threatened, but conditions are very dry and oportune for fire to jump the lines.

Fire is an ever-present danger in this mountain community. A few years ago, wew were forced to evacuate for several days in the midst of a big one that fortunately was brought under containment just shy of the town outskirts. We were forced to decide what was important to take, so we piled the dog and the birds' cages into the Nissan compact, which left little room except for a clothing suitcase and a box of files, some Chinese scrolls Mazie fancied, and a small ice chest with food to carry us over till we got to her sister's place in Napa, where we stayed until the all-clear news.

Experiences like that help to build empathy with the refugees all over this realm, and given the way conditions and causes are developing, the refugee experience may be much more widespread in the coming months and years for many more here on Earth. May all beings be protected!

Here's a view of the fire from our area:

http://i48.tinypic.com/qsjrr9.jpg


PS: Toek (and Swan), you might try sending a PM to Bear Cow, a member of Avalon here, who is versed in Taoist internal energy configurations, and may have a suggestion for exercises to balance your Ki.

[PurpleLama]

http://www.bikernet.com/docs/stories/10599/width500/apocaloptimist.jpg

[another bob]

http://www.bikernet.com/docs/stories/10599/width500/apocaloptimist.jpg


Yama:

http://i49.tinypic.com/ribwh4.jpg

[Eram]

Thanks another Bob and Swan,

I'll send an PM to Bear Cow for sure!

Hope you don't have to use this one Bob.
http://homecleanhome.blog.com/files/2011/11/Garden-hose.jpg

@ PurpleLama.... I googled the word Apocaloptimist and it looks quite fresh yet.
Wouldn't be surprised if this picture will turn up everywhere soon.

[Angel Hero]

I am just staring at my clock on my Dell-Windows-7-laptop. It seems that it is 3:39PM where the sun hovers almost above the house I live in. My father comes in a door from the house's backyard. May father lifts up a serious face staring to the direction at this laptop's monitor as he walks closer to the left of me to check what I am doing. My brother randomly hooted the word "fish" in a weird tone to the right of me as he tries his best to focus on his reading. A nervous smile came across my face as I glanced at my dad who stands behind me. I quickly picked up my pace while hearing a Rice Cooker a few feet in front of me in the kitchen and typing this message. I ended this message with a calm relaxation that basked in my face. All of a sudden, a strange aroma rushed in my nose that crinkled from that stench. It is now 3:49 PM.

[Marianne]

Angel Hero, welcome to the village! It's wonderful to see you here. Your word-pictures make me feel I'm looking over your shoulder.

[RunningDeer]

I am just staring at my clock on my Dell-Windows-7-laptop. It seems that it is 3:39PM where the sun hovers almost above the house I live in. My father comes in a door from the house's backyard. May father lifts up a serious face staring to the direction at this laptop's monitor as he walks closer to the left of me to check what I am doing. My brother randomly hooted the word "fish" in a weird tone to the right of me as he tries his best to focus on his reading. A nervous smile came across my face as I glanced at my dad who stands behind me. I quickly picked up my pace while hearing a Rice Cooker a few feet in front of me in the kitchen and typing this message. I ended this message with a calm relaxation that basked in my face. All of a sudden, a strange aroma rushed in my nose that crinkled from that stench. It is now 3:49 PM.

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Notices/banner.GIF

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Notices/fish_chips.GIF

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/Notices/hamburger_hotdogs-2.GIF


Hello Angel Hero :wave:

I agree with Marianne. Great descriptive post...

[ulli]

As long as I can remember my knees are in a lock position when I'm standing.
Problems with the knees as well, on and off, unable to jog because hurting in the knee's.
Several peoples telling me that the flow of energy in my legs is low during the past 15 years.
Rheumatoid arthritis in the right knee 2 years ago and still recovering from the 8 month inflammation damage.
Further... stretching my legs is the only part of my body where I'm stiff as a board for as long as I can remember.

oh... ok... light bulb moment !!!

It must be the life force energy (Chi) then... that is blocked in my legs.
Sometimes it takes some time to come to a proper conclusion :doh:

So I have been doing this Lajin-Paida (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43673-Amazing-self-healing-method-from-Hongchi-Xiao&p=526533&viewfull=1#post526533) now for some months, but only the slapping part and not the stretching the legs part.
done that stretching now for 7 days and it feels great.
Never felt better in the legs actually.... but there is something that comes with it that I don't understand.
Ever since I've started ... there is this nervous energy rushing through me. It comes from the stomach area and rises up to the chest, throat, and upwards.
I haven't been able to sleep properly, only restless turning and tossing in the bed.
Reading a book (which used to be my favourite relaxation) is also impossible because of this nervous energy.
When I turn inward and ask what's happening... I feel that it is part of a healing process, but it sure may hurry up now, because I sure would like to have a good night of sleep now!

If you are undoing a blockage that has been there for many years
then surely one week is nothing to let the rest of your body adjust to the new energy flow.
Also, while reading your post the first thing that came to my mind was that really deep slow breaths
might help with the adjustment process and relax you enough to get a good nights sleep.

[ulli]

I am just staring at my clock on my Dell-Windows-7-laptop. It seems that it is 3:39PM where the sun hovers almost above the house I live in. My father comes in a door from the house's backyard. May father lifts up a serious face staring to the direction at this laptop's monitor as he walks closer to the left of me to check what I am doing. My brother randomly hooted the word "fish" in a weird tone to the right of me as he tries his best to focus on his reading. A nervous smile came across my face as I glanced at my dad who stands behind me. I quickly picked up my pace while hearing a Rice Cooker a few feet in front of me in the kitchen and typing this message. I ended this message with a calm relaxation that basked in my face. All of a sudden, a strange aroma rushed in my nose that crinkled from that stench. It is now 3:49 PM.


Welcome to the Here and Now thread, and also to Avalon, Angel Hero.
May every moment of time spent with us enrich your life.

[benevolentcrow]

I am just staring at my clock on my Dell-Windows-7-laptop. It seems that it is 3:39PM where the sun hovers almost above the house I live in. My father comes in a door from the house's backyard. May father lifts up a serious face staring to the direction at this laptop's monitor as he walks closer to the left of me to check what I am doing. My brother randomly hooted the word "fish" in a weird tone to the right of me as he tries his best to focus on his reading. A nervous smile came across my face as I glanced at my dad who stands behind me. I quickly picked up my pace while hearing a Rice Cooker a few feet in front of me in the kitchen and typing this message. I ended this message with a calm relaxation that basked in my face. All of a sudden, a strange aroma rushed in my nose that crinkled from that stench. It is now 3:49 PM.

Welcome to the Village Angel Hero. As you circle in flight with your Angel wings, know that there is a soft place to land in here the Village...

[Guest]

Hey Angel Hero,

Good to have you here and your Avatar is great.


Love

Nora

[Carmody]

A while back, it was Dan, IIRC who posted this sublime soundtrack song:

Z0kGAz6HYM8

I raise you one:

BmqtBc8oJPw

[Carmody]

yesterday, BTW, I saw the biggest seagull I've ever seen in my life. In seagull terms as compared to humans, it would have been a 9 foot tall human, and properly proportioned. Larger than the average duck and headed toward being as big as a small Canada goose, or a large owl. I should have taken a picture, but I was so startled..and I was in a moving car, passing by.

[astrid]

Not much to report,
been in the garden mostly, working with seeds,
and planning out a garden spiral/ labyrinth

Found a cluster of Raven feathers that i had been asking for a while
Will use them for a talisman. Raven being also associated with the trickster, is
a excellent energy for transforming and transmuting, and fast...

Was meant to be in a skype class earlier today, tried for 30 mins to connect,
and kept dropping off the call, and when i did connect i could only hear and not
be heard. Although ii called another friend in a separate window and all was
working fine. Interestingly enough the subject for the days class was Voodoo, which i had a fair amount of knowledge on already,
i guess someone didn't want me sharing.

17693

[Carmody]

Not much to report,
been in the garden mostly, working with seeds, and planning out a garden spiral.

Found a cluster of Raven feathers that i had been asking for a while
Will use them for a talisman. Raven being also associated with the trickster, is
a excellent energy for transforming and transmuting, and fast...

Was meant to be in a skype class earlier today, tried for 30 mins to connect,
and kept dropping off the call, and when i did connect i could only hear and not
be heard. Although for another friend in a separate window, all was working fine.
Interestingly enough the subject for the days class was Voodoo,
which i had a fair amount of knowledge on already,
i guess someone didn't want me sharing.

IMO and IME, voodoo, is a psychological positioning thing. If it works, use it. Use the lever you can understand.

When you understand that, the need for levers or such things begins to fade away, and one realizes the energetic lies in the self.

Phrasing, it casting it, moving it, shifting it, feeling it, being it, making it happen, that is the trick -the trigger point. The voodoo can help be that. A focal point or focus methodology.

Thus, when clarity is gained on that front the position of voodoo moves to being a different thing.

[astrid]

Yes it works well, and its powerful,
but it's not for young players,
why i was being knocked off the call,
how it was being taught was IMO treating it
like a toy, yikes. Oh well, they will learn anyways,
next weeks check in should be interesting, lol.

[Guest]

The weather has been overwhelmingly searing and humid in the forest.
And the sun particles barreling down and through everything with laser like precision -cold and extremely hot.
Putting me on my ***
All of the trees and plants are starting to wilt a bit
and me with them, for 3 days I have been tense and fatigued.

Gratefully, a thunder storm moved through this afternoon bringing relief for about 20 minutes.

Also, feels like time is slowing down and the earth's energy is moving in the opposite direction.



Love

Nora

[Whiskey_Mystic]

Ok...seriously?


Bill Murray is coming by the office for happy hour tomorrow.


Bill....Murray......


Also?.....I am a contractor........and contractors are not allowed at the happy hour........Doh!


I will try to get you guys a photo anyway.

[ulli]

Ok...seriously?


Bill Murray is coming by the office for happy hour tomorrow.


Bill....Murray......


Also?.....I am a contractor........and contractors are not allowed at the happy hour........Doh!


I will try to get you guys a photo anyway.

That's very cool indeed.
Now, what's that famous gate crasher's line again?

http://www.safeconcerts.com/images/bank/gatecrasher-album-cover.jpg

[ulli]

Poor Mars.

http://i.imgur.com/vhC7v.jpg

[Eram]

If you are undoing a blockage that has been there for many years
then surely one week is nothing to let the rest of your body adjust to the new energy flow.
Also, while reading your post the first thing that came to my mind was that really deep slow breaths
might help with the adjustment process and relax you enough to get a good nights sleep.

That's true Ulli,

Someone told me of a breathing exercise (rhythmic .. in through the nose and out through the mouth) to help overcome my anxiety with learning to go Astral which is extremely relaxing and it helps me to fall asleep for the last few days. It helps for an hour or so after I wake up again and start tossing and turning... but it helps!



yesterday, BTW, I saw the biggest seagull I've ever seen in my life. In seagull terms as compared to humans, it would have been a 9 foot tall human, and properly proportioned. Larger than the average duck and headed toward being as big as a small Canada goose, or a large owl. I should have taken a picture, but I was so startled..and I was in a moving car, passing by.

not to wreck your story Carmody, but that doesn't sound too big to me.
In the Netherlands there are seagulls that have a wing width of 170 cm and a hight of 78 cm (grote mantelmeeuw)

http://www.zwinstreek.eu/zs/images/stories/natuur/struyf/grote-mantelmeeuw.JPG

It reminds me of a time that I was in La and visited the beach in Santa Monica.
I was enjoying the first hours of sunshine that day.
Suddenly I felt a big splash of sea water falling on my head, which was odd, because I was 15 yards away from the sea at least.
As I got up I felt something sliding down my forehead and became aware that this was no sea water, but a dropping from the biggest nastiest sea bird that I ever encountered :yuck:.
As I ran to the water to wash myself and returned to my towel, I saw all the people looking and me and laughing there ass of.
I wasn't the only one who noticed...

[astrid]

Whiskey, ask him if he is the real Bill Murray,
or the hologram Bill Murray...

rjLfq6BbReg

[astrid]

Big seagull, maybe an Albatross??

They look very much the same, only much much bigger

http://www.rosssea.info/pix/big/Royal_Albatross.jpg

http://www.worldbirdinfo.net/BirdPhotos/003%20Diomedeidae/Shy%20Albatross%20nominate%20race.jpg

I used to see them rarely when i lived by the sea, the beak is the way you can pick them,
and of course the size

[ulli]

Not much to report,
been in the garden mostly, working with seeds, and planning out a garden spiral.

Found a cluster of Raven feathers that i had been asking for a while
Will use them for a talisman. Raven being also associated with the trickster, is
a excellent energy for transforming and transmuting, and fast...

Was meant to be in a skype class earlier today, tried for 30 mins to connect,
and kept dropping off the call, and when i did connect i could only hear and not
be heard. Although for another friend in a separate window, all was working fine.
Interestingly enough the subject for the days class was Voodoo,
which i had a fair amount of knowledge on already,
i guess someone didn't want me sharing.

IMO and IME, voodoo, is a psychological positioning thing. If it works, use it. Use the lever you can understand.

When you understand that, the need for levers or such things begins to fade away, and one realizes the energetic lies in the self.

Phrasing, it casting it, moving it, shifting it, feeling it, being it, making it happen, that is the trick -the trigger point. The voodoo can help be that. A focal point or focus methodology.

Thus, when clarity is gained on that front the position of voodoo moves to being a different thing.

No matter what method one uses, everything and anything goes.
The most important thing is to be sincere, trustworthy, and in every way have the purest of motives.
Life is about the acquisition of these virtues.


Oops...I nearly forgot: it's also about mutual back scratching:

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours

http://i.imgur.com/7RoVT.gif

[ulli]

Time for more cute baby animal pictures:

A newborn baby gorilla gets a check-up at Melbourne Zoo
and shows surprise at the coldness of the stethoscope:

http://i.imgur.com/xxPtC.jpg

[ulli]

Whiskey, ask him if he is the real Bill Murray,
or the hologram Bill Murray...

rjLfq6BbReg

This is how Whiskey will get in:

Arrive at the door, holding a crystal tumbler with scotch and ice,
dressed in exactly the same outfit Bill Murray wore in Lost in Translation,
and announce: "Hi! I'm here to do the Karaoke skit,
and play the hologram version of Mr. Murray..."

[1inMany]

It's a Wonderful Day! So, Wonderful Day, All :)

Oh, yeah, life is good atm. Sitting on my porch, listening to the crickets and birds and little critters that I have missed so much. It is overcast, so no sparkly dew this morning, but that also means it is not stifling hot yet. So much to do today, but really need to recover from city life. Wondering which will win...

Had a realization of sorts yesterday. For so long, I have struggled with the feeling that things happen backwards for me. On this current journey, all of this clearing and personal experiencing of spiritual or otherworldly things has been in the absence of a full understanding of what is going on. I have been experiencing it, but not reading about it or seeking academic or intellectual understanding. Well, truth be told, I did research but found nothing lol. It occurred to me why this is happening in this way. If I have reading material, I read it. And re-read it. And study it. And ponder it. And process it. But had I been going through these brain exercises at the same time as experiencing new stuff, I would have constantly been referring to the material to see if what I was feeling is "normal" or the same as is in the catalog. I would have been preoccupied with whether it looks the same as everyone else. Well, poo poo on that. I now have a new appreciation for being in the dark, so to speak. Hmmmm.

Hello, Angel Hero :) Nice to have you here.

Thank you Village for waking me up with a chuckle or two this morning. I will keep the chuckles with me alllll day!

Much Love,

[1inMany]

Oops, almost forgot. Here is my go to website for rocks. It was the first one I found, I loved the way it was organized. I always liked that I can look up symptoms and find rocks that will help with those. Anyway, thought I would share for anyone interested. http://www.healingcrystals.com/ Thought Waky and Swan might want to look into black rocks, as I can recommend them highly when energy becomes overwhelming :) Much Love,

p.s. Just a thought...When I first found rocks, I was just your average Jane, the concrete veil intact for 40 years. My first impression was that looking into rocks was a bit "woo-woo" (Twilight Zone music playing in my head). I was delighted to also find scientific information about how they work. There is plenty if one only looks...

[Jenci]

At the moment I am totally going up and down in this spectrum of allowing emotions to rise and suppress them like I used to.
When I allow them to rise and experience them fully, it comes along with a different sensation to my breathing, like I breath something that prickles a teany weany bit in the lungs... is this something that other people can relate to? I mean... there are other things as well, as the abdomen being less constricted and the feeling of more space around me, but that breathing thing is a bit odd to me.


Hi Waky,

When you put your attention on the feeling, your mind will more than likely carry on with its thoughts but just keep focusing the attention on the feeling itself rather than what the mind is thinking.

It will try to lure you with a description of what the feeling feels like but do bear in mind this is the mind just trying to make a story about it and as soon as you are aware of the description in the mind, your attention has moved away from the feeling onto the mind.


Jeanette

[Swan]

Oops, almost forgot. Here is my go to website for rocks. It was the first one I found, I loved the way it was organized. I always liked that I can look up symptoms and find rocks that will help with those. Anyway, thought I would share for anyone interested. http://www.healingcrystals.com/ Thought Waky and Swan might want to look into black rocks, as I can recommend them highly when energy becomes overwhelming :) Much Love,

Wow, thanks!

We are very rocky people, my kids and I. Collect all sorts of rocks every where - the appartment is full of pebbles, large rocks and crystals.
I don´t really know anything about crystals -just go with what feels right.

I´ve recently started making orgonite. Not with polyester and aluminium, but with pine resin or sugar and coppar. I have been using himalayan tibetan quartz for that, but will soon run out.
Glad to have a reliable site I can order from!

BTW - anybody have any experience of orgonite? Some of the ones I do have a "buzz" to them and others do not. I am not sure why.

[PurpleLama]

That's my favorite site for rocks, too.

:ufo:


Oops, almost forgot. Here is my go to website for rocks. It was the first one I found, I loved the way it was organized. I always liked that I can look up symptoms and find rocks that will help with those. Anyway, thought I would share for anyone interested. http://www.healingcrystals.com/ Thought Waky and Swan might want to look into black rocks, as I can recommend them highly when energy becomes overwhelming :) Much Love,

p.s. Just a thought...When I first found rocks, I was just your average Jane, the concrete veil intact for 40 years. My first impression was that looking into rocks was a bit "woo-woo" (Twilight Zone music playing in my head). I was delighted to also find scientific information about how they work. There is plenty if one only looks...

[PurpleLama]

ViftZTfRSt8


Not much to report,
been in the garden mostly, working with seeds, and planning out a garden spiral.

Found a cluster of Raven feathers that i had been asking for a while
Will use them for a talisman. Raven being also associated with the trickster, is
a excellent energy for transforming and transmuting, and fast...

Was meant to be in a skype class earlier today, tried for 30 mins to connect,
and kept dropping off the call, and when i did connect i could only hear and not
be heard. Although for another friend in a separate window, all was working fine.
Interestingly enough the subject for the days class was Voodoo,
which i had a fair amount of knowledge on already,
i guess someone didn't want me sharing.

IMO and IME, voodoo, is a psychological positioning thing. If it works, use it. Use the lever you can understand.

When you understand that, the need for levers or such things begins to fade away, and one realizes the energetic lies in the self.

Phrasing, it casting it, moving it, shifting it, feeling it, being it, making it happen, that is the trick -the trigger point. The voodoo can help be that. A focal point or focus methodology.

Thus, when clarity is gained on that front the position of voodoo moves to being a different thing.

[Swan]

On this current journey, all of this clearing and personal experiencing of spiritual or otherworldly things has been in the absence of a full understanding of what is going on. I have been experiencing it, but not reading about it or seeking academic or intellectual understanding. Well, truth be told, I did research but found nothing lol. It occurred to me why this is happening in this way. If I have reading material, I read it. And re-read it. And study it. And ponder it. And process it. But had I been going through these brain exercises at the same time as experiencing new stuff, I would have constantly been referring to the material to see if what I was feeling is "normal" or the same as is in the catalog. I would have been preoccupied with whether it looks the same as everyone else. Well, poo poo on that. I now have a new appreciation for being in the dark, so to speak. Hmmmm.

When weird stuff started happening to me about a year or two ago, I decided not to look up any info on it for the precise reasons you mention above.

I wanted to experience and not make stories.

Actually spending too much time on Avalon might be counterproductive in this sense...

[Jenci]

As long as I can remember my knees are in a lock position when I'm standing.
Problems with the knees as well, on and off, unable to jog because hurting in the knee's.
Several peoples telling me that the flow of energy in my legs is low during the past 15 years.
Rheumatoid arthritis in the right knee 2 years ago and still recovering from the 8 month inflammation damage.
Further... stretching my legs is the only part of my body where I'm stiff as a board for as long as I can remember.

oh... ok... light bulb moment !!!

It must be the life force energy (Chi) then... that is blocked in my legs.
Sometimes it takes some time to come to a proper conclusion :doh:

So I have been doing this Lajin-Paida (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43673-Amazing-self-healing-method-from-Hongchi-Xiao&p=526533&viewfull=1#post526533) now for some months, but only the slapping part and not the stretching the legs part.
done that stretching now for 7 days and it feels great.
Never felt better in the legs actually.... but there is something that comes with it that I don't understand.
Ever since I've started ... there is this nervous energy rushing through me. It comes from the stomach area and rises up to the chest, throat, and upwards.
I haven't been able to sleep properly, only restless turning and tossing in the bed.
Reading a book (which used to be my favourite relaxation) is also impossible because of this nervous energy.
When I turn inward and ask what's happening... I feel that it is part of a healing process, but it sure may hurry up now, because I sure would like to have a good night of sleep now!


Hi Waky,

I thought you might be interested in this from Adyashanti's book The End of your World - which is a book that I highly recommend as it discusses many of the traps of the ego/mind that we have talked as well as physical changes when awakening.


Page 120

.....For some people, this movement of energy is very pronounced; for others, it is very subtle, like a small blip on their radar screen.

One of the most common things that happens as this energy starts to open up within us is insomnia - often our systems are not accustomed to the amount of raw energy coursing through. It is possible that, for quite a while after an awakening, you will find your system "revved up". It can take a while for our internal mechanisms - the mind, the body, and the subtle body - to adapt to the new amount of energy we are experiencing. This adjustment rarely happens overnight.

After awakening, most people find that their system is playing catch-up, working overtime to integrate and adapt to the new influx of energy that comes with the dissolution of the dream state. It is common that people will come to see me and say, "Adya, I haven't slept well for six month," or "I haven't slept more than three or four hours in any night for the last three years. "

This does not necessarily mean that anything has gone wrong. There is always the potential for the mind to comment on what's happening, to tell itself, "I'm not sleeping enough. I can't deal with this. Something must be terribly wrong." But from a different point of view, there's nothing wrong. The whole energy of the body is realigning itself; it's coming into a different state of harmony. It may take some time.

At this gross physical level of energy, I've seen people experience all sorts of thing in addition to insomnia. Sometimes people will experience heart palpitations. Others experience spontaneous movements of the body, where the body will release energy spontaneously - a leg might twitch out, or an arm might rise without warning. The system is being moved by a force that the mind doesn't understand.

In addition to an influx of energy on the physical level, there are often energetic transformations occurring on a more subtle level - the level of the mind. For a couple of years after my awakening at thirty-two, I felt like my mind was one of those old telephone switchboards where they had to unplug a jack from an outlet and put it into another. It felt like the wiring in my mind was being undone and put together in different ways....

[ViralSpiral]

Johannesburg marvels at rare snowfall
August 08, 2012
RECORDER REPORT (http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1224884/)

Snow flurries blew through South Africa on Tuesday, closing several border crossings with Lesotho and dusting parts of the country in white as residents poured into the streets to watch the snowflakes fall. "It's amazing, Merry Christmas!" said Roger Gibbs, driving through a leafy suburb in commercial hub Johannesburg where the trees were frosted in white - the first time in five years.

Snow falls annually in the mountains of South Africa and Lesotho, which even hosts a ski resort. But some high-altitude border posts between the countries received so much snow Tuesday that they were forced to close. Heavier snowfall in the Western mountains closed the main highway linking Johannesburg to Durban, Africa's busiest port, for several hours.

The snowfall swept north across Johannesburg, coating southern neighbourhoods in the early morning and then moving toward the Sandton financial district. "Amazing! Never happened in my life," said Mizundile Eseu, 23, a security guard. The South African Weather Service said six of the country's nine provinces had snowflakes on Tuesday, with snow expected through the night in Johannesburg. Authorities urged motorists to take care on the roads, with few drivers used to travelling on snowy streets, but no accidents had been blamed on the snow, according to police

Nottingham Road


http://assets2.static.vosizneias.com/uploads/news_photos/thumbnails/800_eovopmh8kxgqnhg1ecnv0mdt05vt9xi0.jpg


Johannesburg Zoo

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/c0.88.403.403/p403x403/388097_10150944190380870_1472847828_n.jpg
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/An%20Inconvenient%20Truth%20for%20Kidz-thumb.JPG

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Random(er) rebuttal

http://www.ipandora.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/funny-pictures-cat-deleted-your-thesis.jpg

[Carmody]

If you are undoing a blockage that has been there for many years
then surely one week is nothing to let the rest of your body adjust to the new energy flow.
Also, while reading your post the first thing that came to my mind was that really deep slow breaths
might help with the adjustment process and relax you enough to get a good nights sleep.

That's true Ulli,

Someone told me of a breathing exercise (rhythmic .. in through the nose and out through the mouth) to help overcome my anxiety with learning to go Astral which is extremely relaxing and it helps me to fall asleep for the last few days. It helps for an hour or so after I wake up again and start tossing and turning... but it helps!



yesterday, BTW, I saw the biggest seagull I've ever seen in my life. In seagull terms as compared to humans, it would have been a 9 foot tall human, and properly proportioned. Larger than the average duck and headed toward being as big as a small Canada goose, or a large owl. I should have taken a picture, but I was so startled..and I was in a moving car, passing by.

not to wreck your story Carmody, but that doesn't sound too big to me.
In the Netherlands there are seagulls that have a wing width of 170 cm and a hight of 78 cm (grote mantelmeeuw)

http://www.zwinstreek.eu/zs/images/stories/natuur/struyf/grote-mantelmeeuw.JPG

It reminds me of a time that I was in La and visited the beach in Santa Monica.
I was enjoying the first hours of sunshine that day.
Suddenly I felt a big splash of sea water falling on my head, which was odd, because I was 15 yards away from the sea at least.
As I got up I felt something sliding down my forehead and became aware that this was no sea water, but a dropping from the biggest nastiest sea bird that I ever encountered :yuck:.
As I ran to the water to wash myself and returned to my towel, I saw all the people looking and me and laughing there ass of.
I wasn't the only one who noticed...

Yep, they get bigger as you go north. Same for the crows, or ravens. Northern Ravens/crows..are at least twice the size of their southern counterparts. The colder the full yearly weather cycle, or the further north....the bigger the bird. Oddly enough, chickadees violate that rule.

In this case, the seagull was from the far north and was and is in the south. Which is the first time I've ever seen this happen.

What IS odd, is the appearance of the far far larger version of the bird.... in the south.

[Whiskey_Mystic]

I'm so excited. I won't get to Karaoke, but I will still get to see him speak.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i157/SealJuice/IMG_0123.jpg

[danceblackcatdance]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/600126_505398079489650_1243379096_n.jpg

[astrid]

ohhhh, jealous, i LOVE Mr Murray,
one of my favs was this one by director Jim Jarmusch

jgfA-eD7LaQ

Freaking Hilarous....

[ulli]

These are the last few days before my husband returns to Costa Rica
and I stay behind in Barbados for three more weeks with a full work schedule.
So we are packing each day full of sun and fun,
and by the time evening comes all I can think of is light entertainment.

And here is what I found....(the Bill Murray thing is sheer coincidence)

Groundhog Day updated:

http://i.imgur.com/PVMiO.jpg

[Angel Hero]

Thank you for the very warm welcome :D

¤=[Post Update]=¤

hahah! I love the humor in your words.

[astrid]

Ohhh... looky Bill is in da house...

Welcome !

[Carmody]

The weather has been overwhelmingly searing and humid in the forest.
And the sun particles barreling down and through everything with laser like precision -cold and extremely hot.
Putting me on my ***
All of the trees and plants are starting to wilt a bit
and me with them, for 3 days I have been tense and fatigued.

Gratefully, a thunder storm moved through this afternoon bringing relief for about 20 minutes.

Also, feels like time is slowing down and the earth's energy is moving in the opposite direction.



Love

Nora

Mercury changed direction, we are now out of mercury retrograde.

[ulli]

One more before I sign off:

http://i.imgur.com/NILxn.jpg

[ulli]

and just in case there are Avalonians with special needs:

http://i.imgur.com/RmRsC.jpg

[Guest]

I'm there Ulli, lol

I have Leo Sun and Leo Ascendent
Mercury was retrograde 12:33 degrees Leo, my Ascendent is close....

Looks like the effects will be felt until August 22.

Here's a bit on Mercury and the site also has a trend graph.

March/April 2012: Mercury is retrograding from fiery Aries back into sensitive, emotional and intuitive Pisces. The direction of Aries is powered by the spiritual essence of Pisces. Mercury retrograde in March/April becomes the cosmic course correction that is prompted from the alignment of the spiritual essence that charts the outer direction that will begin to unfold. In 2012 the adjustments that are slated to occur during the retrogrades are in fire signs, with the Mercury retrograde in March/April becomes the powerful transition and course correction that shifts situations with the winds of changing, blowing us all into new directions. Uranus will connect with the Mercury retrograde events during March and April, emphasizing the spontaneous and sudden changes that will set the pace for 2012's major course corrections. Mars turns retrograde early in the year, emphasizing the Virgo aspects of accountability, which will activate the changes bringing a heightened level of activity and change into the month.
July/August 2012: In the July/August Mercury retrograde, the fiery energy of Leo activates the winds of change created by Uranus in fiery Aries. These two fiery signs give us events and circumstances that blast us into many new directions. With the changes created in this FIVE year, we will find that our life has dramatically changed and Mercury retrograde in Leo creates the dynamic emphasis of change that this year is destined to provide.CLICK HERE FOR MERCURY RETROGRADE ON LINE NEWS (http://www.alphalifetrends.com/mercuryretrogradeonlinenews.html) - July/August 2012
November/December 2012: The November Mercury retrograde gives our goals as aspirations a deeper perspective through Scorpio being activated during this process. The Scorpio aspect of inner depth as shown by our inner connection to the higher awareness, will revise our directions, goals and sense of purpose. Issues of transparency showing the Scorpio inner aspects of motives, ethics, values and intensions become the major area of focus during this time.

These same signs, same degrees were the Mercury retrogrades experienced in 1933**, as the cycle of Mercury retrograde repeats with an incredible exactness, along with Mars, which activates the thoughts, ideas and communication.
Mercury turns retrograde March 12 at 6 Aries
Mercury turns direct April 4 at 23 Pisces

Mercury turns retrograde July 14 at 12 Leo
Mercury turns direct August 8 at 1 Leo

Mercury turns retrograde November 6 at 5 Sagittarius
Mercury turns direct November 26 at 18 Scorpio


http://www.alphalifetrends.com/mercuryretrograde.html


Love

Nora

[ViralSpiral]

LOVED the emergency service :lol:

Had to look up 4chan. Heh!


Thanks Mercury! Its been, erm, swell....


My sister introduced me to this gorgeous soul's music and words. Insta buy.

TmxSxKxBbQE



Culture fades with tears and grace leaving us stunned hollow with shame we have seen this all, seen this all before.
Many tribes of a modern kind, doing brand new work, same spirit by side, joining hearts and hand and ancestral twine, ancestral twine.
Slowly it fades.
Slowly we fade
Spirit bird she creaks and groans she knows she has, seen this all before she has, seen this all before.

[ulli]

I'm there Ulli, lol

I have Leo Sun and Leo Ascendent
Mercury was retrograde 12:33 degrees Leo, my Ascendent is close....

Looks like the effects will be felt until August 22.

Here's a bit on Mercury and the site also has a trend graph.

March/April 2012: Mercury is retrograding from fiery Aries back into sensitive, emotional and intuitive Pisces. The direction of Aries is powered by the spiritual essence of Pisces. Mercury retrograde in March/April becomes the cosmic course correction that is prompted from the alignment of the spiritual essence that charts the outer direction that will begin to unfold. In 2012 the adjustments that are slated to occur during the retrogrades are in fire signs, with the Mercury retrograde in March/April becomes the powerful transition and course correction that shifts situations with the winds of changing, blowing us all into new directions. Uranus will connect with the Mercury retrograde events during March and April, emphasizing the spontaneous and sudden changes that will set the pace for 2012's major course corrections. Mars turns retrograde early in the year, emphasizing the Virgo aspects of accountability, which will activate the changes bringing a heightened level of activity and change into the month.
July/August 2012: In the July/August Mercury retrograde, the fiery energy of Leo activates the winds of change created by Uranus in fiery Aries. These two fiery signs give us events and circumstances that blast us into many new directions. With the changes created in this FIVE year, we will find that our life has dramatically changed and Mercury retrograde in Leo creates the dynamic emphasis of change that this year is destined to provide.CLICK HERE FOR MERCURY RETROGRADE ON LINE NEWS (http://www.alphalifetrends.com/mercuryretrogradeonlinenews.html) - July/August 2012
November/December 2012: The November Mercury retrograde gives our goals as aspirations a deeper perspective through Scorpio being activated during this process. The Scorpio aspect of inner depth as shown by our inner connection to the higher awareness, will revise our directions, goals and sense of purpose. Issues of transparency showing the Scorpio inner aspects of motives, ethics, values and intensions become the major area of focus during this time.

These same signs, same degrees were the Mercury retrogrades experienced in 1933**, as the cycle of Mercury retrograde repeats with an incredible exactness, along with Mars, which activates the thoughts, ideas and communication.
Mercury turns retrograde March 12 at 6 Aries
Mercury turns direct April 4 at 23 Pisces

Mercury turns retrograde July 14 at 12 Leo
Mercury turns direct August 8 at 1 Leo

Mercury turns retrograde November 6 at 5 Sagittarius
Mercury turns direct November 26 at 18 Scorpio


http://www.alphalifetrends.com/mercuryretrograde.html


Love

Nora


Thanks for sharing this, Nora.
Maybe Mercury going direct meant that yesterday finally I was inspired to do a couple of hours of jewelry work...
Jewelry work is very Mercury oriented, although Mercury (as Virgo ruler) means work anyway, but in the sense of jewelry being all about detail.
Whereas Mercury as Gemini ruler is more about communication than work, or detail.
So I was thinking how Gemini is an air sign and Virgo is an earth sign and how they represent different aspects...
Earth signs ar about the material conditions in which an individual survives, but Air, being higher than earth, deals with the polishing of the larger, collective gemstone which is human interaction and therefore human culture.

Because when communication is mastered that's when bridges are created.
And when individuals unite and form groups, and communication can flow in smooth and uninterrupted ways, in all directions, without destructive insults, then a larger piece of jewelry is created....with all sorts of sparkling gemstones embedded in it.
This is my vision of a future human society....a priceless piece of galactic jewelry.

Just playing my favorite mental game- the 'as above, so below' game.
Probably too raw at this point, and needs further polishing.....

[Eram]

Look Viral Spiral,

playing a bit with different background colours.
I think I will have one printed on canvas (with brownish colour) and then framed.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg221/scaled.php?server=221&filename=whalesx.jpg&res=landing

[ulli]

Look Viral Spiral,

playing a bit with different background colours.
I think I will have one printed on canvas (with brownish colour) and then framed.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg221/scaled.php?server=221&filename=whalesx.jpg&res=landing

Wow, this is really nice. And probably would look good in any color.
Also would work as a fabric design.

[Eram]

Look Viral Spiral,

playing a bit with different background colours.
I think I will have one printed on canvas (with brownish colour) and then framed.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg221/scaled.php?server=221&filename=whalesx.jpg&res=landing

Wow, this is really . And probably would look good in any color.
Also would work as a fabric design.

exactly!

I just love the drawings that VS makes and I asked her if I could use this one to hang in our bed and breakfast.

[ulli]

Where is another bob? I recall that he posted something about wild fires near where he lives....hope he is ok.

[RunningDeer]

As long as I can remember my knees are in a lock position when I'm standing.
Problems with the knees as well, on and off, unable to jog because hurting in the knee's.
Several peoples telling me that the flow of energy in my legs is low during the past 15 years.
Rheumatoid arthritis in the right knee 2 years ago and still recovering from the 8 month inflammation damage.
Further... stretching my legs is the only part of my body where I'm stiff as a board for as long as I can remember.

...When I turn inward and ask what's happening... I feel that it is part of a healing process, but it sure may hurry up now, because I sure would like to have a good night of sleep now!


Hi Waky,

I thought you might be interested in this from Adyashanti's book The End of your World - which is a book that I highly recommend as it discusses many of the traps of the ego/mind that we have talked as well as physical changes when awakening.


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...In addition to an influx of energy on the physical level, there are often energetic transformations occurring on a more subtle level - the level of the mind. For a couple of years after my awakening at thirty-two, I felt like my mind was one of those old telephone switchboards where they had to unplug a jack from an outlet and put it into another. It felt like the wiring in my mind was being undone and put together in different ways....



Hi Jeanette,

I downloaded, Adyashanti's, "The End of your World". I'm only half way through the first chapter I jumped to called, "Fixating on the Absolute as a Way to Avoid Our Humanness". I had to stop because I wanted to thank you.

I've only read these 8 pages, but I'd pay 1000 times the price of the book. Going now....

Paula :wave:

[Sierra]

Where is another bob? I recall that he posted something about wild fires near where he lives....hope he is ok.

Hi Ulli,

Paradise (where another bob and I live) is okay. There was no smoke yesterday, but today is smoky again. Depends on the wind. The smoke flows back and forth along a canyon, and AB and I both live on a canyon edge.

My sister-in-law (long time Paradise resident) has evacuated once in 30 years ... sez my hubby. Don't know how accurate that is. Some days we can't open the doors to cool the house, because the smoke stings in our eyes.

Sierra

[Jenci]

Where is another bob? I recall that he posted something about wild fires near where he lives....hope he is ok.


I have just been thinking the same myself this evening, Ulli. I don't think we have seen him since he posted about the fire.

Jeanette

[Jenci]

Where is another bob? I recall that he posted something about wild fires near where he lives....hope he is ok.

Hi Ulli,

Paradise (where another bob and I live) is okay. There was no smoke yesterday, but today is smoky again. Depends on the wind. The smoke flows back and forth along a canyon, and AB and I both live on a canyon edge.

My sister-in-law (long time Paradise resident) has evacuated once in 30 years ... sez my hubby. Don't know how accurate that is. Some days we can't open the doors to cool the house, because the smoke stings in our eyes.

Sierra


That's good news, Sierra, thank you.

Jeanette

[Sierra]

I never knew (until Meeradas did it) one could comment on individual pictures in the galleries! Here is Meeradas favorite :) :

[Jenci]

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Hi Jeanette,

I downloaded, Adyashanti's, "The End of your World". I'm only half way through the first chapter I jumped to called, "Fixating on the Absolute as a Way to Avoid Our Humanness". I had to stop because I wanted to thank you.

I've only read these 8 pages, but I'd pay 1000 times the price of the book. Going now....

Paula :wave:


It's an excellent book, Paul, I am glad you are enjoying it. :)


Jeanette

[astrid]

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Thanks Tom

[Carmody]

LOVED the emergency service :lol:

Had to look up 4chan. Heh!


Thanks Mercury! Its been, erm, swell....


My sister introduced me to this gorgeous soul's music and words. Insta buy.

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Culture fades with tears and grace leaving us stunned hollow with shame we have seen this all, seen this all before.
Many tribes of a modern kind, doing brand new work, same spirit by side, joining hearts and hand and ancestral twine, ancestral twine.
Slowly it fades.
Slowly we fade
Spirit bird she creaks and groans she knows she has, seen this all before she has, seen this all before.

The word Xavier... brought me to this:

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Fair Roseanna,
your vagrancy's a familiar tale
fraught with danger,
the lives you led were judged for fame
hatred enfolds us,
inculpates the minds with it's heresy
laymen enfold us,
clemency arrives to set you free!

Fate...
Although Xavier has prayed
that life-giving waters may rain
down on the souls of men
to cure them of their pain.

These were the sins of Xavier's past
hung like jewels in the forest of veils.
Deep in the heart where the mysteries emerge
Eve bears the stigma of original sin

Freedom so high when we all are bound by laws
etched in the scheme of nature's own hand
unseen by those who fail in their pursuit of fate.

Although Xavier has prayed
that life-giving waters may rain
down on the souls of men
to cure them of their ways

And as the night turns into day
oh the sun, the moon, wish away
although your nightmares come home to stay
Xavier's love lies in chains

These were the sins of Xavier's past
hung like jewels in the forest of veils

[Belle]

Good morning, afternoon, evening...

Just stopped by to give an update on what's been going on here.

We've decided to fight the foreclosure, and have found a group willing to help us. Don't know what will happen, but at least we're not going to let the bank steamroll over us without a fight.

The temporary situation that led to this has been resolved months ago, and still they want to take our home...well, not just take our home, they want us to hand over the deed in lieu of foreclosure to "protect" our credit rating. BS!

This has opened my eyes fully to the degree of power and control their fiat money system has created in all aspects of our lives.

If we can "save" our home, there is another group who will then come in and do what is necessary to take it off the grid...without cost to us.

Thanks to the Village for being a safe place to practice asking for help. It has opened up a whole new 'world' for me, where people are helping people...you just have to look for it and ask.

Will pop back in from time to time as I can.

Love you all.

[ulli]

Good morning, afternoon, evening...

Just stopped by to give an update on what's been going on here.

We've decided to fight the foreclosure, and have found a group willing to help us. Don't know what will happen, but at least we're not going to let the bank steamroll over us without a fight.

The temporary situation that led to this has been resolved months ago, and still they want to take our home...well, not just take our home, they want us to hand over the deed in lieu of foreclosure to "protect" our credit rating. BS!

This has opened my eyes fully to the degree of power and control their fiat money system has created in all aspects of our lives.

If we can "save" our home, there is another group who will then come in and do what is necessary to take it off the grid...without cost to us.

Thanks to the Village for being a safe place to practice asking for help. It has opened up a whole new 'world' for me, where people are helping people...you just have to look for it and ask.

Will pop back in from time to time as I can.

Love you all.


Hello Belle
So you managed to get this far. Hurray! Next step is to not only keep your house but also your credit rating.
Then how to make our house grid- free. That part will be more fun.

In the end you will be grateful for this issue to have come along.
Let's face it, without problems we could never become innovative.

[benevolentcrow]

Belle, good for you! Never go down without a fight. This little quote seemed appropriate. Best of luck! I dream of living off the grid!

Quote of the day: Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions..........Rainer Maria Rilke

[Belle]

For the past week I have awoken with the words "the only way out is through"...no running away or giving up, but making aware decisions to challenges.



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[RunningDeer]

For the past week I have awoken with the words "the only way out is through"...no running away or giving up, but making aware decisions to challenges.



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Hello Belle,

I ain't got no words of wisdom. (In fact, I've lost all my words, again.) But know I send Light to You and your Family.

Peace,
Paula