Here and Now...What's Happening?

[ulli]

Understanding the MSM

[Grumpy Cat]

It's 1am and I feel almost completely at peace. I just sat outside on my (mum's, shh!) car bonnet, looking up to the night sky and a feeling of serenity washed over me. Any and all anxiety I had was completely gone, and the feeling is sticking. I get the feeling that some entity, be they spirits, angels (aliens?!) or what not are watching over me now. 2013 will be a good year I'm sure.

On another note, I had a great new year's eve with my older brother and his family, we played card games, had pizza and pissed ourselves at Billy Connolly :D I'm getting a bit tired of partying- I must be getting old!! 22 going on 30... D:

[ulli]

Had quite an amazing session with my shrink. When I walked into her office she had pinned my life onto her wall...the four countries in which I lived, and what each one represented ...
each keyword written on a piece of paper with a felt marker. Keywords like security, loneliness, success, money, spirituality, motherhood, and many more. We then did an exercise of integrating these groups so that I can see my life as a whole and not only in categories of countries. The sense of loss of leaving behind relatives and friends with each move is what needs to be healed. Apparently creating for myself a family on the Internet is a substitute for those losses. Also my fascination with aliens came about as a result of being an alien myself, all of my life.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ulli (here)
Had quite an amazing session with my shrink. When I walked into her office she had pinned my life onto her wall...the four countries in which I lived, and what each one represented ...
each keyword written on a piece of paper with a felt marker. Keywords like security, loneliness, success, money, spirituality, motherhood, and many more. We then did an exercise of integrating these groups so that I can see my life as a whole and not only in categories of countries. The sense of loss of leaving behind relatives and friends with each move is what needs to be healed. Apparently creating for myself a family on the Internet is a substitute for those losses. Also my fascination with aliens came about as a result of being an alien myself, all of my life.

Great breakthroughs, Ulli! And I like your shrink's visual approach.

[astrid]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EwWdEHA4TbM

Thanks Tom

[Anastasia]

Dear Avalonians:

Here is the 'written' Pele Report from Tom Lescher for January!

""Astrology Forecast for January 2013




“Wheels in the Sky Keep on Turning”

Now that we’ve all made it through the end of the world, we can turn our eyes more to the immediate situation of creating a new one! Looking at the situation from the “outside,” we could say that nothing has really changed. However, it bears repeating that collectively we are moving toward a rebalancing of the masculine/feminine or “outer/inner” polarity. The measuring stick of success for the last 6500 years of male-dominated patriarchal conditioning has been “outer,” or “material.” The more property, money, business, or muscle (in some societies) you managed to acquire, the more successful your life could be deemed. For many millions/billions of people existing within the consensus reality this is, and will continue to be, the case.

For individuals expanding their conscious awareness beyond 3rd dimensional reality into non-physical realms of existence this has not been, and will never be, the case. As we forge ahead into the frontiers of heightened awareness, creativity, and balance, we come into a greater appreciation and understanding of the more subtle, inner, feelings that do a dance with our outer physical reality and contribute equally, if not more, to a sense of purpose, fulfillment, and joy in life. The potential for a greater recognition and integration of these two polarities also recognized as heart/mind or soul/ego has been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of human evolution through the years ahead.

December 21, 2012 did not bring massive, visible, external (masculine) changes. However, the potential for a radical rebirth of a new, internal, identity as “more than human,” or better, a new definition of what it means to be human was, and remains, possible. From this perspective, we can view the year of 2013, and specifically the month of January, as a time of inwardly maturing and expanding our capacity to love, nurture, and have compassion for ourselves and all life. We have seen the futility in waiting/hoping for some outside force to change our lives and are now freed to take up the task more fully ourselves. The change begins inwardly and works its way out to visible acts of kindness, improving the quality of life on planet earth.

There are some long-term astrological aspects that have been in effect through November and December that will continue through January and some beyond that. Uranus will remain in square to Pluto for another 2 years, and the Yod involving Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto will remain in effect through March 2013. These aspects coupled with the Sun moving through Capricorn into Aquarius (with Mercury nearby); to join Mars (there for the entire month), serve as the foundation for this monthly forecast. The square that will occur from Mars to the Moon’s Nodes and the Sun/Mercury to Saturn during the latter 1/3 of the month must also be taken into consideration (actually the list goes on and on!).

What we will be finding more and more as time marches on, is that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one; that one often being ourselves! We all individually grow from self-centered infants totally engrossed in our own needs, to caregiving parents and contributing members of society as we age. This can be done more or less gracefully, successfully, and willingly, depending upon our ego/soul nature. Some may resist this process tooth and nail, so to speak, and remain emotionally stuck in childish behavior patterns just seeking to selfishly survive. However, just as the tree grows, provides shade, fruit, and possibly itself as lumber, all nature shows us that maturity has to do with giving.

Particularly now as Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Scorpio stand as guardians of the threshold between naïve innocence and mature wisdom (that Jupiter wants to step through in the Yod configuration) do we need to grasp and integrate these growth processes. We have the opportunity, as individuals and as a collective, to come to a greater understanding, appreciation, and capacity to enjoy the power, beauty, and emotional fulfillment gained through contribution. Some may grudgingly call it duty, others may resent it as too much responsibility or commitment and seek to escape it, but we may also see it as an opportunity to step into the full magnificent potential of our creative Self. It’s time now to see how and why and which point of view we consciously choose.

Through the month of January, as the Sun marches through Capricorn, the sign of the wise, objective elder to join with Mercury and Mars in Aquarius, the sign of community, global society, and future planning these issues will arise. What is best for the good of the family, the group, the tribe, the community, the country? Do I pursue my own security, future comfort, and short term gratification over the environment, the children, and future generations? In my personal relationships is it all about my satisfaction, or should I give in, surrender, sacrifice, and meet the needs of my partner? The answers that we give to these and similar questions will determine the future well-being or deprivation of ourselves, our loved ones, and the world at large.

So the forecast is that this is a good month for community projects, for committing to large enterprises, for taking that promotion or additional responsibility even though it may not be comfortable or easy. This is not the time to relax on easy street, even though you may be able to. Some may encounter what they perceive as “karma” when life doesn’t seem to be giving them any kind of a free ride in any way, shape or form. There can be some tough lessons that come through cruel circumstances, but in the end serve to shape our character and reveal our shortcomings to ourselves in ever new and creative ways (if you know what I mean!).

Life is forever showing us ourselves, what we are afraid of, how we limit our reality with those fears, and the work we need to do on ourselves to change it. This is an excellent month for making big personal changes brought about through deep inner reflection, self-determination/discipline and the sheer guts to go through with them. The feeling of having made a great change by yourself is far better than resenting everything and everyone who seems to be constantly nagging at you to make them; that’s for sure!

While it may not be an easy month, it can be a good time to accomplish a great deal, to grow a great deal, and to step out of limited self-perceptions (boxes) to become a bigger and better person. It will be through cooperating and joining together with others in ever grander and bigger ways that will ultimately serve the needs of your inner soul. Using all earthly activity as simply a means to combine your time, energy, and love with this individual or group will produce the highest future return. Expanding our heart’s ability to love, to take on and take in more and more hearts and lives into the equation of our life, is what is being asked of us as humans on this planet, at this time, in the evolution of consciousness.

As we each break out of our limited self-interest and focus more time and energy toward philanthropic pursuits, the quality of life on our planet will continue to improve. As we generously give of ourselves and continue to give more and more, we will come to see that we are capable of giving more than we thought! That we are bigger than we thought, that we have more, and simply are more than we thought, than we were told, or had experienced in the past. Suddenly, the future is wide open with more possibility and potential because we can now take on and do more than we could have before. We have changed. May you step up, step out, take up, and get out, do more, feeling more and giving more, than ever before. I hope you blow your own mind this month with the outrageous experience of breaking out of the 3D laws of limited energy/resources to imaginative heights of creative infinite abundance just because you decided that is who you are and how you want to live. The revolution starts within and spreads out.

Big days of Change are: 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 16-19, 25, 26 and 30""

Anastasia---------------IT'S GOOD!

[astrid]

Jinx!!

[Carmody]

Well, the part I didn't want to get into, is that my floor had a situation that required me to be on my knees, scrubbing it by hand. There was no way around it.

[gripreaper]

Today is my two year anniversary joining Avalon.

I must say, it has been quite a journey. I started posting on message boards back in the early days when my first computer ran at 8ghz and took 10 minutes just to load up the operating system. Back then, it was prodigy and sites such as that. I was a daytrader for years and frequented many sites where other traders hung out, and I also did the Yahoo boards, and the AOL boards back in the day. I have about 25 years experience in online communication with others.

I must say, this is the most diverse, erudite, synergistic, open Forum I have ever experienced. I must also say, I know of no other Forum on the net where so much is discussed in depth, and such a wealth of information, with empathy, understanding and compassion, is transmitted by others and felt by me. The topics of late have been incredible, and there appears to be a deeper sense of camaraderie.

It's a bit strange, since the people I have come to know and respect, I have never met in person, but thanks to all of you for your contributions, your candor, your humor, and your grace. One day I hope to meet you in person.

[modwiz]

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
4 avocados sitting on my counter and a bag of unopened blue corn chips. I feel rich. Hoarding them for a little while longer.

I had 6 avocados sitting on a shelf 2 nights ago and a bag of unopened corn ships. (Burp!)

[astrid]

I just had 2 Avocados for lunch, minus the corn chips, add my home made spelt sour dough bread instead.
And off course some fresh ground black pepper,
yummo.

[ulli]

We have four young avocado trees on our land. The Hass variety, with crinkly dark skin.
Hopefully this year will be our first harvest. Who wants to come and help us eat them all?
Staple diet around here is rice, beans, guacamole, salad.
Paw paw, 4 lbs for a dollar, also you can get five pineapples for two dollars at the local farmers market.
Still haven't got enough capital to start building the holiday cabins, so bring tents.

[PurpleLama]

Hmmmm, I have an avocado that needs to be eaten today....

I have been eating pink lady apples like they are going out of style, here lately.

[eaglespirit]

Ummm...I don't do avocados, much...but the kids do : )

Use to eat them off of the trees from the backyard in southern cal in my younger wanderin' years though : )

[araucaria]

Posted by Carmody (here)
Well, the part I didn't want to get into, is that my floor had a situation that required me to be on my knees, scrubbing it by hand. There was no way around it.

Come on Carmody: 'there is no squirming out of this one'!

Just kidding: 'my floor had a situation...' is perfect as it stands

[RunningDeer]

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
4 avocados sitting on my counter and a bag of unopened blue corn chips. I feel rich. Hoarding them for a little while longer.

I had 6 avocados sitting on a shelf 2 nights ago and a bag of unopened corn chips. (Burp!)

Blue corn chip called for me last evening. Still hoarding those 4 avocados until this afternoon. A couple volunteered for a double batch of carrot, ginger root, green apple & avocado juice. Glug-glug.

[ulli]

Made me think of Wolfie...

[meeradas]

Posted by ulli (here)
The Hass variety, with crinkly dark skin.

Had i land, i'd be farming them. (Plus tomatoes. And cilantro. Only.)
What an "ugly" variety name for something so... opposite.

That dark?

[ulli]

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
The Hass variety, with crinkly dark skin.

Had i land, i'd be farming them. (Plus tomatoes. And cilantro. Only.)
What an "ugly" variety name for something so... opposite.

That dark?

Yep...named after amateur horticulturist and high school drop out Rudolph Hass.
This type of avocado grows in higher altitudes. Nutty flavor, not as watery as the tropical variety.
Here is more about him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Hass

[conk]

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
4 avocados sitting on my counter and a bag of unopened blue corn chips. I feel rich. Hoarding them for a little while longer.

I had 6 avocados sitting on a shelf 2 nights ago and a bag of unopened corn ships. (Burp!)

If you ate all that in one sitting, you'll be doing a lot more than burping.

I use a quarter of an avocado in my morning smoothie. Strawberry, Mango, Dr. Mercola whey powder, almond milk, stevia, avocado. So creamy. Blend and slurp. Clean dribbles off chin.