Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Calz]

Posted by ulli (here)

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???

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RnYnSnVmXvM

[dan33]

Posted by meeradas (here)
just in case

ha, ha.... love the picture

Thanks Meeradas.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ulli (here)
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.

[1inMany]

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

Much Love,

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Wakytweaky (here)

Posted by Jenci (here)
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.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
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!.....

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Calz (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

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", 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...

[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.
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]

Posted by laperle (here)
Hello Village,
Once again, all the best and a warm hug!

Welcome home to "Here and Now", laperle.

[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]

Posted by Calz (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

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???

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=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/astr...ore-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]

Posted by ulli (here)
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.

[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]

Posted by astrid (here)

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.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=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]

Posted by astrid (here)
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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3PxDDmm1gc