A Crack in the Cosmic Egg 2006-2007: Are You Prepared?

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.

This world is preparing to go through a change in Time that it has not seen in 248 years. The last time Pluto, the god of Transformation, conjuncted the Galactic Center at 26 Sagittarius was approximately in 1745. At that time, the Industrial Revolution was just beginning. And it changed the world from a farming/agricultural fabric to one of machines in which man became a slave too. Now, in 2005, we have computers and chips that are continuing to pioneer this technology. When Pluto conjunct the GC in 1745, it set up a NEW TEMPLATE for the world to resonate from and manifest.

We are at that juncture, that fork in the road, once more. We have a chance to BIRTH a new template. A conjunction in astrology means there are no degrees between the two objects. In this case, Pluto is conjunct the heart or center of our spiral armed galaxy that we live within. Since 1987, when the Harmonic Convergence occurred, and the ratcheting up thereafter every June/July for nine years afterward, the energy got more and more refined, and higher. We had been trying (unconsciously) to adjust to this tremendous ramping and amping up of power and energy that was being systematically released by the GC.

And then, in 2000, just when I thought we couldn’t possibly stand any more amping up of energy, our poor auric fields always playing ‘catch-up’ with this powerful new release, we entered a new level or dais. Those who are sensitive or clairvoyant have not only felt, but seen as well as experienced this new platform we are standing on. It doesn’t mean that all human beings have made this quantum leap to this new level. It doesn’t mean that those who made it to this level are going to be able to handle the energy or Chaos that comes with it. We are in one of the gravest testing periods for our soul and our spirit right now. Every 2.5 centuries, we get a chance to make good, positive changes for ourselves and our world. We are on the brink of such a world altering event.

What will it bring?

What will be the tests?

How will it affect us as individuals?

How will it affect the world as a whole?

Will we be able to transcend- or fall back into terrible human tragedy?

WARNINGS FROM HISTORY

The Mayans have said that we are in a destruction phase that will last twelve years. I feel that 9/11 was the BEGINNING of this disintegration phase that will be ongoing through the year 2013.

The Bible says it is the ‘End of Time’ as we know it in the Book of Revelations. The Hopi of Arizona have said Hopi Blue Star or Blue Kachina Prophecy is coming shortly. The prophecy states, “When the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World will emerge.” This will be the Day of Purification. The Hopi name for the star Sirius is Blue Star Kachina. It will come when the Saquasohuh (Blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask. [Note: Reality is a metaphor in which we quest to find answers to the greater truth of who we are and why we are here. Something in our souls tells us that change is happening on a global consciousness level. The blue frequency is part of that. Sirius is Isis - Return to the feminine of higher frequency energies - Rebirth of Consciousness. Blue links to higher/future frequencies of consciousness as we spiral up through the patterns of Sacred Geometry. Blue - electricity - our reality as an electromagnetic energy grid program. Blue: Indigo children, the blue alien lady, Isis, the Pleiades, Sirius, blue galaxies, blue chakra, blue ray and ascended master, and much more that will come 'out of the blue.' Use search engine to discover more about 'blue'.]

We Are All Related By Dr. Allen Ross

The end of all Hopi ceremonialism will come when a ‘Kachina’ removes his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children [the general public]. For a while there will be no more ceremonies, no more faith. Then Oraibi will be rejuvenated with its faith and ceremonies, marking the start of a new cycle of Hopi life. World War III will be started by those peoples who first revealed the light (the divine wisdom or intelligence) in the other old countries (India, China, Islamic Nations, Africa.)

The United States will be destroyed, land and people, by atomic bombs and radioactivity. Only the Hopis and their homeland will be preserved as an oasis to which refugees will flee. Bomb shelters are a fallacy. “It is only materialistic people who seek to make shelters. Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the great shelter of life. There is no shelter for evil. Those who take no part in the making of world division by ideology are ready to resume life in another world, be they Black, White, Red, or Yellow race. They are all one, brothers. The war will be “a spiritual conflict with material matters. Material matters will be destroyed by spiritual beings who will remain to create one world and one nation under one power, that of the Creator.”

That time is not far off. It will come when the Saquasohuh (Blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask. He represents a blue star, far off and yet invisible, which will make its appearance soon. The time is foretold by a song sung during the Wuwuchim ceremony. It was sung in 1914 just before World War I, and again in 1940 before World War II, describing the disunity, corruption, and hatred contaminating Hopi rituals, which were followed by the same evils spreading over the world. This same song was sung in 1961 during the Wuwuchim ceremony. The Emergence to the future Fifth World has begun. It is being made by the humble people of little nations, tribes, and racial minorities. “You can read this in the earth itself.”

Plant forms from previous worlds are beginning to spring up as seeds [as described in SW-II, Effects and Coming Events #1]. This could start a new study of botany if people were wise enough to read them. The same kinds of seeds are being planted in the sky as stars. The same kinds of seeds are being planted in our hearts. All these are the same, depending how you look at them. That is what makes the Emergence to the next, Fifth World. “These comprise the nine most important prophecies of the Hopis, connected with the creation of the nine worlds: the three previous worlds on which we lived, the present Fourth World, the three future worlds we have yet to experience, and the world of Taiowa, the Creator, and his nephew, Sotuknang” (http://www.crystalinks.com/hopi2.html)

The Incas believe the Fifth World will arise by 2013. And this will be a world of Peace. But before it arises, there is going to be world chaos.

THE LAST TIME PLUTO CONJUNCT GALACTIC CENTER (GC)

That was 248 years ago, in 1745. This was at the beginning and birth of the Industrial Revolution. And I would put emphasis upon ‘revolution’ because what occurred in England, ground zero for this new template that swept the world into change. We went from an agrarian/farming way of living for the last 100,000 years into a technical evolution that we are in to this day, with computers and their nano chips, leading the way. Be looking for a new template to be birthed in 2006-2007. And with birth, it is NEVER easy or straight forward. Ask any woman whose had a baby, and she’ll tell you of the suffering and pain she went through to give birth, and you get an idea of what is just ahead of us. All of us.

WE ARE IN CHAOS RIGHT NOW

As you can see, we are in Chaos. It is everywhere around us. All you have to do is open up your newspaper, listen to the TV news or go online to see it. Some people have become out of control monsters. Incest of children, rape of women, mothers killing their children, fathers killing their children, governments lying to their people and religious hatreds spawning to create terrorism of all kinds and not just limited to Islam. This also includes the fanatical Christian Right as well.

This is a world is in an unsavable tail spin and in what I call ‘involution’ or a destruction phase. You all have seen the following: Rudeness is now acceptable; respect is a forgotten word; being considerate of others is no longer around; narcissism is in as never before. People are polarized. There is only their way or no way. Everything is black or white. There is no longer gray. Millions starve in the world but no one cares. Wars have spawned since 2000 for no reason other than a president who lied to the country–and the people of the country believed him. There are lies, fraud and deceit everywhere that we turn on high government levels to everyday life.

This creates a vacuum of confusion where people are panicking and don’t know where to turn. Those who feel this shift of consciousness but are afraid of it, cling blindly to their faith and call it the ‘end of Time. Others feel rudderless in a chaotic ocean of change around them, feeling unmoored and floating without a sense of where they are going or where they will land. Some feel like a stranger in a strange land, no longer recognizing the world they used to live in–it has changed THAT MUCH in preparation for the energy release that is yet to come.

The energy that has been released since 1987 is a much higher frequency that most people have labored mightily, on an unconscious level, to stay up with it or try to adjust or adapt to it. Most have failed. A few have succeeded beautifully.

The rest of us are somewhere in between- shown in the struggles daily in our lives. Each of us has a unique auric frequency. Some resonate at a fast pace; others, slow or somewhere in between. That energy from 1987, onward, has come from our Galactic Center to prepare us for the quantum leap that lies ahead of us in 2006 and 2007.

Will we be able to rise to the challenge?

I believe the Hopi are right: That there are spiritual beings, with compassion and heart, just waiting to work in the revising of a world in involution to a world of evolution.

But who are the Cosmic players in all of this? Pluto, the god of the Underworld and Hades, the trans-neptune sensitive point, known as Hell, are bound up in a spiritual dance with the Galactic Center for the next several years. By looking at these planets we try to understand what is about to occur and learn how to ride out this time of Chaos and improve our spirit–and our heart–in the process. It will not be easy.

THE GALACTIC CENTER

We live in a spiral armed galaxy. In fact, Earth is near the end of one of the ‘arms.’ The center of our galaxy is the hub of our universe in microcosm. The center is considered our spiritual heart and home. It is from this center that all energy for us emanates.

ARE YOU TIED ASPECT-WISE TO THE GALACTIC CENTER (GC)?

Astrologically, anyone having any planet, the midheaven or rising sign (ascendant) at 24, 25, 26, 27 or 28 degrees is going to have a connection with the Galactic Center (GC). For example, my rising sign is 27 Leo. That is a trine to the GC.

Whatever the aspect, you can look at it and know your standing with the GC. A trine is as good as it gets–things come with ease, not struggle. And I have a Mercury/Midheaven at 24 Taurus which is an inconjunct to the GC. That’s lots of struggle!

Anyone who is TOUCHED by the GC degree-wise, has an opportunity to lift their spirit, improve themselves from a spiritual basis on a much larger canvas than others. That does not mean, however, that those who don’t have an aspect to the GC are left out or abandoned–they are not. Rather, it means those who have a connection are working double or triple time on some spiritual aspect in this lifetime because of the coming conjunction of Pluto with the GC. It is a ‘make or break’ kind of opportunity. And it doesn’t guarantee our making it, either. It simply means we are more actively focused and working on a spiritually related growth this lifetime more than most people.

One thing for sure as the ‘battle for our hearts, minds and souls’ is joined starting early in 2006, those who have a degree near this 26th degree are going to be up to their arse in alligators with no way to change it. YOU are in the middle of a raging river with no support, no help and nothing to aid you except your FAITH. And faith is what is going to be tested for all of us spiritual neophytes. We are moving into the biggest initiation in our lifetime. Are you ready for it? I am sharing a meditation and some special/insightful things you might do to help yourself during this coming time of utter chaos–to not only survive it, but thrive, deepen your faith and help others all at the same time.

SYMBOLOGY OF THE GALACTIC CENTER

What people need to realize is that the energy release that is to come, comes from the HEART of our galaxy straight to us. And it’s up to us to do something with it. Whether it is positive or not, remains up to the individual. I always hope it will lift the Earth and all its inhabitants up by their bootstraps, but I’m an idealist, so it probably won’t happen this way. The key word here is HEART. Compassion, not pity or sympathy. Take from the Buddhist teachings on Compassion and you will begin to understand the opportunity that is now before us.

It’s interesting to watch when someone hates you because of your belief system, the color of your skin, or your gender or sexual preference when you respond with LOVE. And this is exactly what is going to happen–the GC is going to send wave after wave of intense, powerful love toward the Earth and all its inhabitants. How will you react? Will you release your anger, hatred, prejudice and projections? Will you open your heart to what is coming? Or not? Those who do not, will go through a destructive inner process if they refuse such a gift. Those who run toward it, embrace it and work with this intense time period, will find their heart healed at the end of this arduous initiation that is going to take everything they have ever learned, and put it to use in order to work successfully in this time frame.

There are many souls who have incarnated this lifetime to take advantage of the coming conjunction of Pluto with the Galactic Center (GC). This happens once only every 248 years and it is an momentous event on all levels and all dimensions. We have 50 yard seats on the playing field of life, right now. Who will take advantage of it? Who will not?

When there is a constant gearing up or amping up of energy as has taken place since 1987 during the Harmonic Convergence to this point in 2005, the foundation of everyone is shaken. No one is left untouched. HOW we respond to it, however, is up to the individual. Let’s look at the ‘players’ on our stage who are setting up this ultimate test for all of us:

PLUTO, GOD OF TRANSFORMATION

At its worst, Pluto symbolizes a human being’s Shadow. This is a Jungian term. Everyone of us owns a Shadow. The Shadow is those things we don’t like about ourselves; those things we push away and say, “we’re not like that!” But we are. The Shadow is all of the rotten, nasty things that human beings can lower themselves to become. Liars, thieves, murderers, rapists, full of jealousy, anger, envy, competition, and arrogance. The list goes on and on. What we do not integrate within us is bound to bite us in the butt. What we do not integrate we PROJECT out into the world and on people. And right now, Pluto is demanding that we own and be responsible for our Shadow and its lurid, putrid, infected contents. If we don’t integrate it, we will be doomed by it. Pluto can be a scourge. Think of Sudden Accute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as a virus going around the world. Nuclear bombs were discovered when Pluto was discovered; and we could be in a war with other countries. The collapse of the world can happen on so many different, fundamental levels: economically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is a world at war, thanks to religion and religious moralists who think they know what is right for everyone.

Pluto, at its finest, is about taking the hard work of transformation of our spirit to a new level. That does not mean things get easier- they are just different and it’s like starting all over again. Pluto helps us ‘burn off’ that which we no longer need (nasty human vices, as example), to free our spirit so that it can rise and connect more solidly with the Creator. The myth of the Phoenix Bird fits Pluto beautifully. The bird is flying and suddenly goes into a tailspins, crashes into earth, explodes into flame and is burned up. Out of the ashes, later, a new, more beautiful Phoenix Bird flies upward, reborn, resurrected and better than before. That is what Pluto does for us–if we allow it.

Pluto’s orbit is shaped like an EGG. It is the only planet in our solar system with this type of orbit. Therein lies some of the answers we’re seeking to understand- what is going to happen and how to take advantage of it in a healthy, positive way. The Cosmic Egg symbolizes spiritual, physiological, and cosmological sense. Among other things, it stands for primordial chaos, the universal matrix, the great Deep, the Virgin Mother, and also for the cosmos or world egg produced from it. As chaos or space, it is the virgin egg, unproduced; this is fructified by the spiritual ray, and from it then issues the Third Logos. The Egg is creator of all life.

We are about to have this Cosmic Egg cracked once again–and it can either be a step up in our evolution or a step down into involution. Pluto is at 22 Sagittarius July 3, 2005. The Galactic Center is 26 Sagittarius. In February, 2006, the cracking begins. But, as if Pluto was not enough to do this, we have Hades involved as well.

HADES, PLANET OF HELL

A trans-neptune planet, Hades, is known as the planet of “dust to dust.” It grinds and wears something down until it is utterly destroyed. When one dies and the body decays and eventually crumbles back into elements absorbed by the Earth, you get an idea of Hades in action. It is known as the planet of the ‘doctor and derelict’ and the healer and the destroyer.

Hades is about antiquity and history. Do we learn from the past or not? If we don’t, Hades will come in to remind us one more time that we should. What we don’t learn from history we are bound to repeat. Hades, in Greek mythology, was the Underworld or Hell. Pluto was the god of that place. He dealt with dying and death. If we want to take this symbolism of Hades and apply it to the fact that it is opposite the Galactic Center, in Gemini, it is about our spirits being burned off, like the Phoenix Bird, so that we can be rebirthed and resurrected into a newer and better one.

Right now, as far as I’m concerned, we have Hell here on Earth. Looking at news headlines says it all. We’re in a war in Iraq we had no business getting into. We have millions around the globe starving when we could do something to help them.

We have corporate greed ascending and humanity descending. There is no longer right from wrong, there is money and who has it–and who does not. Humanity no longer counts. Money and the bottom line count, instead. Respect is replaced with daily rudeness. We have the Christian Right trying to tell us not only how to live, but what to believe. What happened to the division of church and state in this country? It’s becoming a theocracy under this Born Again president. That’s not what this country was founded on, but never mind that. It is all back sliding, moving into oblivion and the changes are frightening. Democracy is threatened to its core. Women, as an equal, are also being challenged once again. We have descended into Hell.

With Hades opposed to the Galactic Center, it is holding the tension of opposites, literally and figuratively speaking. An opposition aspect is one of friction. In other words, nothing manifests without a lot of energy being poured into the situation. An opposition is supposed to give people a clarity of mind–to see BOTH sides of an argument or situation. To be aware. To SEE. Right now, there is no seeing the other side here on Earth. Everyone is entrenched and polarized, instead. And this is a choice we made, so Hades is going to drag us, kicking and screaming, into the other side of this aspect so we can see all sides, not just our own. And it won’t be pleasant.

DATES TO WATCH

Forewarned is forearmed. The following dates are to be watched and taken advantage of by those who want to utilize this period for spiritual motivation and evolvement. There is no doubt that this coming period could put us in the garbage can, so to speak. Pluto and Hades don’t play around and they’re brutal teachers without remorse when it comes to us towing the rope and being responsible for our own thoughts and actions in the world. And, as with any planet, astrologically speaking, it has two sides to it–a healthy expression and an unhealthy one. It is always our choice to bring this energy into ourselves and how it expresses through us.

If I want to say that the worst can happen: such as a nuclear incident; a pandemic where SARS kills billions; assassinations of world leaders; a move to control the world by one or more countries; secretive Big Brother actions by governments; destruction of the environment; lethal pollution in our water and air, or other such horrific atrocities; are all possibilities in 2006 and 2007.

On the positive side, this is a time of the snake shedding her/his skin; a chance for renewal, a movement up in evolution on a spiritual template. It can also mean deep psychological work to deal with our wounds and begin the healing journey through them.

Remember, a conjunction means: birth; creation; the start of something new; a new template; or a new way of thinking, believing or living your life on every level (spiritual, mental, emotional and physical). An opposition means: awareness and taking action; making final decisions. An inconjunct means: you are caught between a rock and hard place and nowhere to go. It’s like having to take medicine you know you can’t refuse. It means things are completely out of your control and you are along for the ride, so adapt and be flexible. Don’t be stubborn or this aspect will take you down in a millisecond. A trine means things move with ease- there are no blocks, no obstructions as energy flows smoothly.

EVENTS AS THEY UNFOLD IN 2006-2007

February 4, 2006: Pluto moves to 26 Sagittarius and conjuncts the Galactic Center for the first time in 248 years. Hades is 23 Gemini, three degrees away from the GC. SPIRITUALLY: The first meditation should be done today.

February 10-11, 2006: Mars is at 26 Taurus and makes an INCONJUNCT to Pluto and the GC. Mars is a trigger planet, a catalyst. Mars rules: War; fever as in an epidemic virus; assaults; attacks and violence. Positively, it rules peak energy times and nonstop action. It also rules energy and power. SPIRITUALLY: Utilize Mars for a powerful reconnection with the GC during meditation.

March 1-31, 2006: Pluto is conjunct the GC all month long. This month is the beginning of a test, a marathon, if you will, that will last through the end of 2007. Hades is at 23 Gemini all month and is close enough to create its own kind of Chaos. March will give us a look at what the issues are for us, individually as well as for the world as a whole. SPIRITUALLY: Try to meditate every day if possible to build up power and hold this energy within you. With Hades so near, use this time to work on your wounds and the healing of them.

March 29, 2006: Pluto goes RETROGRADE at 26 Sagittarius conjunct the GC. The energy begins to ease off a bit. SPIRITUALLY: If you meditate on this day, be aware that the energy is going to be chaotic and be prepared for the bumps that come along with it.

April 1-30, 2006: Pluto is conjunct but RETROGRADE on the GC all month long. This month is the beginning of a test, a marathon, if you will, that will last through the end of 2007. The energy is going to be less powerful, but this is a time to work on wounds. A second month of this kind of energy being thrown at us is going to put everyone on tenter hooks. Hades is at 23 and 24 degrees Gemini all month and is close enough to create its own kind of Chaos. April will give us a look at what the issues are for us, individually as well as for the world as a whole. SPIRITUALLY: Try to meditate every day if possible to build up power and hold this energy within you. With Hades so near, use this time to work on your wounds and the healing of them.

April 2-5, 2006: Mars is at 23 to 24 Gemini and conjuncts Hades which is in opposition to Pluto/GC. This is a powerful set of days and with Mars at the helm as a trigger, there can be some awful events occur. Mars rules: War; fever as in an epidemic virus; assaults; attacks and violence. Positively, it rules peak energy times and nonstop action. SPIRITUALLY: I would change my meditation to see peace from the GC flowing through myself and then surrounding the world, via my heart chakra, with the gold and white light, to help create some kind of calm during this storm of events.

April 7-8, 2006: Mars is opposite Pluto and the GC. This is the ‘big one’ and some global event could occur at this time. Mars rules: War; fever as in an epidemic virus; assaults; attacks and violence. Positively, it rules peak energy times and nonstop action. SPIRITUALLY: meditate on each of these days understanding that there is a lot of power around. Keep your intent to be grounded, calm and send peace around the globe.

May 1-23, 2006: Pluto is conjunct but RETROGRADE on the GC all month long. This month is the beginning of a test, a marathon, if you will, that will last through the end of 2007. The energy is going to be less powerful, but this is a time to work on wounds. A second month of this kind of energy being thrown at us is going to put everyone on tenter hooks. Hades is at 24 degrees Gemini all month and is close enough to create its own kind of Chaos. April will give us a look at what the issues are for us, individually as well as for the world as a whole. SPIRITUALLY: Try to meditate every day if possible to build up power and hold this energy within you. With Hades so near, use this time to work on your wounds and the healing of them.

May 28-29,2006: Mars is at 26 Cancer which is INCONJUNCT Pluto and the GC. Look for this time to be one of an event that no one can control or stop. This could potentially be one, last horrific act in a long play that started in March, 2006. Mars rules: War; fever as in an epidemic virus; assaults; attacks and violence. Positively, it rules peak energy times and nonstop action. SPIRITUALLY: Meditate on each of these days understanding that there is a lot of power around. Keep your intent to be grounded, calm and send peace around the globe.

FINALLY, we get a rest from this intense amount of events and energy as Pluto moves off the GC to 25 Sagittarius.

September 5, 2006: Pluto goes DIRECT at 24 Sagittarius, two degrees away from the GC. Look for MAJOR transformation and chaos on this day. Pluto will now move TOWARD the GC. However, Hades is exact opposite of the GC at 26 Gemini, so there will be little abatement from what is going on. It is doubtful this shift will be noticeable from the intensity standpoint. SPIRITUALLY: meditate on each of these days understanding that there is a lot of power around. Keep your intent to be grounded, calm and send peace around the globe.

December 3-30, 2006: Pluto arrives at 26 Sagittarius to once more, conjunct the Galactic Center. Hades is at 25 Gemini, one degree from an opposition with Pluto/GC. Saturn goes retrograde at 25 Leo on December 6. Saturn TRINES the Pluto/GC and sextiles Hades, so this should provide some leavening of action, less intensity and a quieting down and more focus on where this energy is to be acting on a personal level, as well as worldwide. There is a grace period with Saturn here. This is the LAST TIME Pluto will be conjunct the Galactic Center for another 248 years. SPIRITUALLY: Try to meditate every day if possible to build up power and hold this energy within you. With Hades so near, use this time to work on your wounds and the healing of them. There should be some welcome breakthroughs, spiritually speaking, for anyone who has been actively working with this energy all year long at this time. The “end of Time” has come and gone. For those who held the energy, stayed in their core throughout this extremely intense initiation, reward is on its way to you.

GALACTIC CENTER MEDITATION

I don’t want to be Chicken Little screaming, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” Rather, I look at this amped up frequency of energy since 1987 as an opportunity to take advantage of instead of acting like a victim who is helpless to do anything. Granted, it has been a tough time since 1987 and it’s not getting any better–it is getting remarkably worse remarkably fast. It takes my breath away, too.

That said, my training all my life has taught me and shown me that every person counts. If one heart-centered person stands in the midst of a hundred screaming, chaotic, losing-their-mind people, it CAN and WILL make a difference. Just as in a meadow of green, one bright yellow flower draws your attention, then one person can do the same, energetically. Why is this important? Because the more of us that stand in our center- be that bright yellow flower who stands out in the meadow, the more we can help not only ourselves, but Mother Earth and all her relations as well. This is not a selfish place, it is a place of compassion and being in the heart. After all, the GC is the ‘heart’ of our universe where we live and the energy coming is heart-centered for all of us.

Here is a meditation that you can utilize to help integrate the coming energy. I will be listing the dates of when this energy is going to be at its peak so that you can be there to take advantage of it as well as be a part of it for all our relations. If you will perform this meditation on the days indicated, for at least 20 minutes a day, then you’ll be in a good space for what is to come.

  1. For western style meditation sit in a straight-backed chair in a relaxed position. This position may be used by anyone. It is the position used by some of the ancients and western meditators throughout the ages. If you cannot sit, you can lie down with a pillow beneath your knees to support your lower back. Don’t forget a pillow for your head as well. Eastern style meditation you may adopt sitting on the floor with legs crossed in the folded lotus position. Stretch your body, then feel, tense and relax any contracted areas. Do this several times. Become aware of your body and all its parts and inch by inch relax.
  2. You may want to imagine a string at the top of your head pulling your spine erect. Feel the vertebrae of your spine gently stretched and your spine elongated and then mentally place each vertebrae beginning at the bottom of your spine, one upon the other, until your whole spine feels aligned. Then hold the position, but relax into a comfortable state.
  3. Now, visualize yourself within an Egg shaped field which extends outward above your crown to below/beneath your feet. It is extending in all directions at least 3 feet from your body.
  4. Ground yourself now, by imaging silver roots of a tree wrapping gently around your ankles and the tip of the root down through your feet and at least a hundred feet down into Mom Earth.
  5. In your brow or behind your eyes, imagine seeing our spiral armed galaxy. At the core or center of it, there is beautiful white and gold light throbbing and emanating from it. Draw this light from there and into your aura. Imagine this living light energy above your head, the sacred white/gold energy from the spiral and you draw it down through the top of your head and into your body.
  6. Anchor this light in your heart area. Breathe naturally, feel the beating of your heart and your breath and allow them to become as one: at some point your breathing and heart will be in a natural rhythm. You will notice that you become peaceful.
  7. On the in breath, feel and imagine the light coming into your body. As you exhale, allow the light to expand and fill your head, then your shoulders and arms, then allow the light to fill your torso area, then allow the light to fill your legs and feet.
  8. Continue to draw the Galactic Center light down through each of the chakras; allow the light to expand to fill your body from each chakra. After you feel that your whole body is filled with light, allow the light to expand past your body to fill the field of the circle then the whole of the Auric region until you can feel it three feet around your body in all directions. Imagine that the outer edge of this sphere is solid and impenetrable. You may see your entire aura ‘breathe’ or expand/contract as this heart energy from our galaxy throbs in wavelike motion into you and your energy field. Maintain this space for at least 15-20 minutes or longer if you like.

Notes: This is a heart meditation with the center of our galaxy. You may not be able to handle more than five minutes of it at first, but the more you do it, the more you attune yourself to this frequency of energy being released. You will always fill uplifted and peaceful during and after the meditation.

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What Is An Initiation?

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.

Many people think an initiation happens only to a lucky few and that it is a sign of a very ‘spiritually’ advanced person. Nothing could be further from the truth. We all have initiations all the time. No one is left out. Everyone has them. We are all on a spiritual path struggling to become better human beings whether we realize this consciously or not. No one can judge you spiritually. Only God/Great Spirit (or whomever you believe in) can do that. In essence: we’re all in the same kettle of fish.

DEFINITION OF INITIATION

An initiation, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary (Lexicon Dictionary, 1989, Lexicon Publications, Inc., New York), is: ‘(a) an initiating or being initiated (b) the rite of introduction into a society, etc. (c) a beginning.’

So, it is a BEGINNING. I think this is the best way to consider ‘initiation.’ It is a seed time, as if a seed were pulled from you (you’re the packet of seeds) and you are planted into a situation or experience.

Why look at it like this?

Because I believe we all have a script, a drama if you will, that we are going to be the actress or actor in down here in a 3rd dimensional body as we live a specific life time on Mother Earth.

OUR PACKET OF INITIATION SEEDS WE EACH CARRY

We all come in with a packet of seeds, of things we have set out to learn or educate our soul further about. Sometimes, these seeds are about other lives and we must atone for how we acted toward a person, a group or in an experience or situation. Other seeds are there for Grace (dharma, luck, good things, support coming to you in your hour of need). Still other seeds are about specific paths that you want to learn about. For example, if your soul is working on learning about what prejudice is, you will determine an action to be taken, along with your team of teachers (you can consider guardian angels, spirit guides or whatever your belief system allows you to believe). You will draw, energetically to you, a person/people/group/event(s) that have to do with prejudice and understanding it. To know that prejudice against a skin color is wrong, that really, we are all the same beneath the color–we all possess a heart and a mind and have the same body with the same emotions. In other words, we really are no different beneath our skin color and we are all the same.

An example would be learning about abuse. In lifetimes you may have been the abuser, feeling your power over others. In later lifetimes, you reverse this situation by taking on experiences as being abused. No one knows how many lifetimes it takes to learn a lesson–each soul is unique. Suffice to say, the seed you plant about abuse in this lifetime is an initiation, a test, a beginning to further your understanding why this is not healthy or positive for a human being to either do to another person or to be on the receiving end as an abuse survivor.

Another example would be a seed you plant from your packet into learning about anger this lifetime; how to express it positively instead of destructively. We may have a seed in our packet that we plant at birth and are born into a rageoholic’s family where we endure the rage of a parent(s). Later, we either carry on that same tradition or we stop it and refuse to go there and harm others as we were harmed. That seed is a beginning or an ending of and then resuming in this lifetime of learning about anger, positive anger management, and ‘right action’ anger, rather than acting out destructively with your anger, or taking it out on those you love. Focus the anger in a healthy way.

This packet of seeds, then, could be considered your ‘initiation’ seeds. (Through astrology, you can tell each time when a seed is planted by looking at transits and progressions in your own natal chart). We plan and map out everything we’d like to learn in a given lifetime before we reincarnate. How much or little we learn is up to us through free will CHOICE. But our packet of seeds, our ‘initiations’ where we BEGIN to go down a certain path to learn a certain thing, are with us from birth until death–and beyond. But I
want to focus only on this given lifetime and help people to understand what ‘initiation’ really means.

We are all undergoing initiation right now. We are all on our unique and chosen paths to learn this life time right now. All the time. We just don’t realize it.

Sometimes, there is a group initiation. For example, your family may have come together as individual souls to learn from one another. And as a family unit, you are trying to learn a specific thing or dynamic. For example: abuse, alcoholism, drugs, medical stress and demands, being economically deprived, etc.

Sometimes, there is a country initiation. This is where an entire country becomes involved in a specific drama that plays out. For example, the Indonesian earthquake in December, 2004, was an initiation for many countries affected by this devastating killer earthquake and resulting tsunami.

Another example: Several years ago, in Rwanda, Africa, there was an initiation where two million people of one tribe were killed by another tribe. And the world allowed it to happen. Our prejudice shows clearly. These people who experienced this–on both sides–were
undergoing an initiation. But so was the rest of the world on a broader microcosm and in my opinion, we failed this initiation. Which means we will be retested on this initiation until we pass it.

Sometimes a race of people agree to an initiation. For an example, during World War II, the Jewish people were rounded up by the German people and put, against their will, into concentrations camps, gassed, murdered and abused.

Sometimes, the world agrees to go through an initiation which will affect everything, organic or inorganic, on the planet. This means all animals, insects, humans, birds, reptiles, and anything else you can think of, will be involved. As an example of this, when the
‘great flood,’ (the cataclysmic destruction of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean) occurred, it wiped out the third world civilization completely. It sank beneath the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. In the meantime, survivors of this event had fled to the East, to North/South America. Those who lived through this initiation started their lives all over again. Another example: The Mayans call this, right now, “The End of Time.” From 2001 with 9/11 occurring through 2013, we are in a planetary initiation and Chaos is going to occur globally time and time again. Everyone is going to be affected either directly or indirectly. No one will remain unaffected because it is a planetary initiation.

The point is: we are in an initiation mode ALL THE TIME whether we realize it or not.

THE FOUR LEVELS OF INITIATION

Initiations test us.  The initiation can be on any one or more of these levels at once:

  • It tests our heart, our compassion
  • It tests us mentally
  • It tests us physically
  • It certainly tests us spiritually

You can know how IMPORTANT the initiation is when all FOUR levels are simultaneously affected.  An example of this is the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The survivors are going through the most important initiation known to humankind. It’s hard. It involves suffering. It involves compassion. Faith. Walking your talk. It shows, clearly, who is making the grade and who is not. Those who fail will, in some other lifetime, put themselves into another similar circumstance and try again, try to strive and do the right thing for themselves and others. For those who pass this test this time, there will be reward. That reward will come in the guise of support from the Cosmos in so many forms. It could be a stranger handing out water to you. A flight on a helicopter off the roof of your flooded house. It could be a bus ride to another part of the USA to start your life over. It could be receiving the gifts of those donating so that you can start over. Those who pass this test will be infused by Spirit and be able to move on, heal over time, mature, grow and become even better human beings than they were before.

Another example is those who suffered in the genocide that took place in Rwanda, Africa, under Pol Pot in Laos where at least six million people were murdered, and of late, in the Sudan.

FROM ROCK TO FACETED GEM

Initiations are usually painful. Each human is like an uncut rock that needs to be faceted by a machine in order to bring out our inner light and spirit. The grinding process is very painful. This process is the experiences we chose to encounter in this life to grind us down to expose who we really are, and then it is up to each of us to reach deep within ourselves to connect with our faith, our endurance and patience and surrender over to a higher power and just go through the entire process. Those who do this, will not only survive, but heal and be rewarded.

If you can look at yourself as an unpolished rock with a pack of initiation seeds you are carrying around, this will help you understand the dynamic energy of what is happening to you and everyone around you (this includes all our relations–initiations are ongoing on every level from animal, insect, reptile, bird to protozoa and the building blocks of life). It is a normal, natural way for us to grow, mature and become better than we were as human beings. Only through pain, unfortunately, do we tend to grow. I wish we were at such a level where pain, suffering and misery were no longer HOW we have to do this process. I wish that joy and happiness could elevate us spiritually, increase our faith, our spiritual strength and endurance. But at this level, in the 4th world we live in, that’s not where it’s at–not yet.

In order to help all of us, I’ve looked at the astrological time and sequence of the planetary initiation we have all volunteered to come into this lifetime, to experience. I hope the articles will be helpful in preparing each of you.

HOW LONG DO INITIATIONS LAST?

Initiations can take seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years to undergo and experience. Hurricane Katrina took days to actually occur, but the victims are now looking at months, if not years, of initiation process.

An earthquake may take less than two minutes to shake the world apart, but it will take years to recover on all four levels if you are involved in it directly.

If you are in a commercial airliner and it looses decompression and you must dive from 35,000 feet down to 10,000 feet in a matter of seconds, the oxygen masks deploying, it takes seconds. But knowing that you are going to die because of the suddenness of the event, will take months, and probably years to overcome this Near Death Experience.

A tornado ripping through the countryside and destroying things takes a matter of moments. But the fabric of your entire life is left in tatters will take years for you to recover.

All these are initiation examples.

ARE ALL INITIATIONS PAINFUL AND DO ALL INVOLVE SUFFERING?

No, thank goodness! But most are and you simply need to get over this and accept it. The sooner you do, the easier it will be on you. Sometimes we get Grace from the Cosmos, something we’ve accrued like a Cosmic bank account over lifetimes–and it is given to us now, in this lifetime. Examples of initiation that are good would be protection of your life, your property, your loved ones during some cataclysmic event (such as Hurricane Katrina roaring over you—but your property, family and animals are spared). This initiation, although stressful and fills you with worry and anxiety, has bestowed protection and security upon you/family/animals.

HOW DO I SPOT AN INITIATION?

Easy. What is the stress or focus in your life that is causing your problems? Are you struggling with your spouse? A parent? An in-law? A neighbor? Someone you work with? A stranger on the street? Someone in a grocery store? At the gas pump? Where there is
challenge and stress that is asking you to ‘do the right thing,’ from a Cosmic compassionate sense, this is your initiation that you’re drawn to and it is where you are currently working.

DOES IT EVER END? I GET SO TIRED…

Yes and no. It is us, as a person, who chooses a seed initiation in the first place. When we have had too much, we stop planting those seed experiences to draw to us. Everyone gets tired. Exhausted. Wants to give up. Many times, we have to be driven to our knees, our heads bowed, to then transfer this awful experience to the Cosmos (God/Great Spirit or whomever you believe in). Once you do that, things become easier although it may not be instantly apparent–it will over time, so have FAITH.

THE CYCLE OF INITIATION

Initiations cycle; they are energetic patterns that come and go in our life. We get hit (literally and figuratively) with an initiation, go through the process (it seems like the Dark Night of the Soul, an unending gauntlet where you are being beat up on all levels, driven to a sense of hopelessness, and then, it lifts). And then, we take days, weeks, months or years to PROCESS what we have learned, integrated into us on all four levels, gestate it, digest it and hopefully, grow on all levels and mature from it.

Initiation cycles are akin to the ebb and flow of the tide coming in and out. When the tide is coming in on us and we’re feeling overwhelmed, deluged, drowning and suffocating in a circumstance, you know you’re in the middle of an initiation test. When the circumstances ease and back off, this is the tide going out. When the tide goes out, you get respite, help, support, care, nurturing and time to absorb what has happened to you.

Some souls have chosen to have their initiations lined up like a series of boxcars on a train, one after another in this lifetime! Other souls choose only one initiation in a given lifetime. You can know if you’re on a ‘fast track’ this lifetime by looking at how many times you were faced with life-altering experiences that tested you to the roots of your spirit. There is no ‘right’ way to do this. There is no ‘wrong’ way. One hopes that when you set up an
initiation for yourself, that you pass it. If you don’t, you will reset it up for later in this lifetime again to try and clear this hurdle, or another lifetime. Again, the entire process is up to you. And the smart cookie looks back on their life to see how many initiations they’ve already had to give them a handle on their choice of how many in this lifetime. Again, some choose their initiations when they are very young. Some in their teens. Others, when adults. Some choose them when they are elderly. Others choose them throughout their life. It’s as infinite as the individual. The key here is to see YOUR pattern. Getting a natal astrology reading or a numerology reading can certainly help you tremendously in this.
(See: Directory of Help: Astrology and Numerology below). I’m a great believer of ‘forewarned is forearmed.’ We can all handle a test better if we know it’s coming rather than be surprised and have a sledge hammer drop on us out of nowhere. It is then that we are caught off guard and scramble and it’s even harder on us than if we knew ahead of time. I’m like the ant–I want to know. I’m not the grasshopper mentality: live for today and no worries.

I JUST DON’T THINK I CAN BEAR UP UNDER THE TESTS

You’re in good company! In an initiation, we all get driven to this point where we simply feel we can’t take it a second longer. That is when we need to be conscious of handing over everything to God/Great Spirit (or whomever you believe in). This one simple act can help so much that I cannot describe it or put it into words. But if you will do it, it will be so beneficial, supportive and healing to you. It will help you get through the rest of the initiation. And getting a natal astrology reading can certainly help you tremendously in this to understand when it began, where you are in the process and most important, WHEN it will end.

DIRECTORY OF HELP

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE INITIATION I’VE SET UP FOR MYSELF?

1. HOMEOPATHY: Go to: http://www.homeopathic.org. Educate yourself on this wonderful, supportive alternative medicine. There is a DIRECTORY of Homeopaths on this website, state-by-state and also for Canada by provinces. Look up your state and locate your nearest homeopath. What you need to do is get your constitutional case taken. The homeopath will find the one, correct remedy out of 4,500 remedies that are available, and give it to you. What it will do is support your Vital Force (your constitution) so that you can get back into your balance, recover from being so far out of balance and allow you to cope much better with whatever the circumstance (the load) you are currently carrying or dealing with.

Example: I’m a Calcarea carbonica constitutional person. I have been undergoing a brutal initiation on all levels for 10 months now, nonstop. When I feel myself starting to get anxious, panicked, hopeless, I know it’s time to take my constitutional remedy. I take
it and 20 minutes later, I’m fine. I’m back in my core. I’m as good as I can get as a flawed human being in this life time. My emotions settle down. I begin to think clearly and macro-cosmically once more. I know things are going to be okay. I’m able to hand my load back to the Great Spirit and surrender it over to her/him.

Of late, I’ve been taking my constitutional remedy about every three days because I’m at peak stress and peak learning with this situation. When you start feeling out of balance, out of kilter, you need to call your homeopath and ask if it’s time for a redose. When you are under severe, nonstop stress, your Vital Force will eat up your constitutional remedy so quickly that you need to stay on top of this and self-aware as to when you need a redose on it.

Over time, after the peak of the crisis has passed, you won’t be taking it as often. Again, stay in touch with your homeopath who will guide you on this.

2. FLOWER ESSENCES

Rescue Remedy by Bach: This is an essential combination flower essence that is good for shock/trauma/pressure and stress. Any good health food store carries it. You can take the drops under your tongue every five minutes until you feel more stable. Or, take them on an ‘as needed basis’ when you feel you want to take it.

Fireweed: This is the ‘restoration remedy’ when a person feels, or has indeed, that he/she has lost everything. It can be purchased at the following
website: https://gator147.hostgator.com/~eileen/store/mgstore_fe6.html.

Here is some info on fireweed, although ALL the information is at the above website address:

                WORDS TO DESCRIBE USES FOR FIREWEED FLOWER ESSENCE:

  1. Panic Attacks
  2. Anxiety reaction
  3. Hyperventilation
  4. Headache, base of skull or back of head. Pain and pressure in the forehead.
  5. Ears stopped up (use when flying in a plane if you have altitude adjustment problems)
  6. Sinuses dry. Pain around left eye, above brow.
  7. Encourages deeper breathing. Excellent for those with breathing related symptoms.
  8. Encourages calmness in the middle of highly stressful situation(s).
  9. Restoring energy or hope after a devastating trauma or turn of events (losing a job, a move to another state, divorce, a death in the family, etc.).

Colville’s Columbine: FE32 – Colville’s Columbine (yellow): Heart-mind connecting essence. Able to link highly emotional people to their mental, left-brain sphere so they can think clearly and logically through crisis or life events. I found that Colville’s Columbine worked spectacularly on anyone who was buried in their emotional framework and who wasn’t using their mental equipment to the degree that they might engage it. What Colville’s Columbine did in every case was: If the person was too much ‘in their head,’ it would forge a powerful and obvious connection to one’s heart and feelings–so that they were equally ‘on tap.’ Or, if the person (usually a woman, or a teenage girl or a little girl) was stuck in their emotions, the Natural Essence (NE) would forge the connection to their mental
realm so that they were no longer buried in their emotional upheavals but could think clearly throughout the ‘drama’ or whatever was triggering their volatile feelings. It also could allow high emotional states to exist. But the beauty and gift of this NE was that one was also thinking clear-headed too. This flower essence helped someone who liked to ‘look before she leaped.’

This Flower Essence can be purchased at the following website:
https://gator147.hostgator.com/~eileen/store/mgstore_fe4.html

3. GEM ESSENCES: This is another area of healing and relief. Some people respond better to a gemstone than a plant.

Sequoia, Petrified from the island of Lesbos, Greece: GE41 – Sequoia (Petrified): Zen Buddhist essence. The ability to accept whatever Life is throwing at you without ‘drama queen’ antics. Blends your feelings with your mental activity and creates harmony.
It can be purchased at the following website: https://gator147.hostgator.com/~eileen/store/mgstore_ge5.html

This is such an important essence in terms of ACCEPTANCE of what is happening or has happened. It gives a person a chance to SHIFT from the past, to what happened to them, to bring them gently back into the present to deal with life with new clarity–without the baggage of past experiences pulling them down constantly as it had before.

4. SOUL RECOVERY AND EXTRACTION (SRE):

It is not unusual during a highly testing initiation to lose one or more pieces of energy from your spirit. A shaman can locate the piece(s) and bring them back to you, once more, restoring you sense of being ‘here’ (not separated, fragmented, feeling elsewhere rather
than ‘home’ in your body, etc). Please go to the following website
to read up on SRE: http://medicinegarden.com/SRE/shaman_faq.html

If you feel you’d like to have SRE, we have facilitators trained by me around the world. Please go to the following web pages, depending upon where you live.

Europe: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/SRE_Faculty_Europe.html

Southern Hemisphere:

http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/SRE_Faculty_AU_NZ.html for Australia/New Zealand

USA: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/SRE_Faculty_USA.html

5. ASTROLOGY–identifying your pattern and cycles

This can be such a huge help knowing WHERE you are at during a crisis of initiation. While knowing where won’t take the stress away, just knowing the nature of the initiation (many people do not know) and when it will stop can help you hold on and persevere because there is light at the end of the tunnel. I recommend any of the following excellent astrologers:

Rosemarie Brown: starrose@sedona.net; http://www.rosemariebrown.com

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Finding Your Safe Place

by Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.

  1. Close your eyes.
  2. Take three deep breaths–in the nose and out the mouth. Take the breath as deep into your abdomen as you can. Do these slowly.
  3. Visualize a set of silver tree roots winding gently around your ankles several times and then the tip of them moving down through your foot and several hundred meters into Mother Earth.
  4. Picture a tree with a hole in it. This hole is large enough for you to leap into and dive down, head first, toward the bottom of the tree. At the count of three, you will find yourself going through this hole in the tree. One….two….three…..
  5. You are now in the tree. Feel the warmth and support of it around your body. You are now going to move, head first, hands out in front of you, like a diver, and move toward the bottom of the tree. At the count of three, you will find yourself moving down the tree. One….two….three…..
  6. It is dark, warm and supportive around you. It is dark ahead of you. Move now into one of the large roots of the tree. Any will do. At the count of three, you will find yourself going down into a large tree root. One….two….three…..
  7. It is dark. Continue to follow, in a downward course, through this tree root. No matter how small it gets, you will be able to reduce in size and continue to move forward. As you move more deeply into the tree root, you will see a dim light way ahead of you. Move toward this light.
  8. Continue to move through the dark tree root. Sometimes it may twist or turn, but that’s okay. It will always be moving in a downward direction. The light is brighter now, as you approach it. Continue to move forward, toward the light.
  9. You are now very close to the light. I want you to stand up. In front of you is a door. Take a good look at this door and memorize it. This is the door to your safe place. At the count of three, you will find yourself going through this door and into your safe place. Just grip the handle and pull…. One….two….three…..
  10. Once you are inside the door, I want you to close it firmly. Now, slowly turn around. I want you first, to look at your feet. What are you wearing? Often, in our safe place, we choose a specific costume that we feel comfortable in. Move your gaze upward from your feet, up your leg to your knees. Then, move upward toward your upper legs, hips and waist. Now, I want you to hold your hands out in front of you. Look at them. Are you wearing anything on your hands? If so, memorize this, too. Now, I want you to look up….up and around your safe place.
  11. Your safe place is special, for you. Look at the ground. Look around you. Do you see grass? Trees? Flowers? Or are you in a building of some sort? If you are in a building, look closely at what is in it. Where are the windows? What do you see out of them? If you are in a meadow, look around. What do you see? Then, look up, at the sky. Are their clouds in it or not?
  12. I want you to feel the warmth of the temperature around you. Is there a breeze blowing? Do you feel the sun warm on your skin? Once you have looked around and are comfortable, I want you to call your CHIEF GUIDE to you.
  13. This is one of your guides who is in spirit form, who is your guardian and loves you. I want you to call out: “Chief guide of mine, come to me!” Do this and wait. The CG (chief guide) may come and you will feel her or him, but not see them. This is okay. Or, the guide may come as an insect, reptile, bird, fish or animal. Whatever comes to you is okay. Wait a minute see if the guide appears or you feel her or him.
  14. If the guide does not come, call again: “Chief guide of mine, come to me!” Wait another minute.
  15. If the CG does not come, call again, a third time: “Chief guide of mine, come to me!” Wait another minute.
  16. When the CG comes, the first thing you do is ASK HIS/HER/ITS NAME . “What is your name?” They must give it to you right away. If they do not, send them away and start the call for your Chief Spirit guide all over again.
  17. When the guide gives you her or his name, ask: “What will do you for me?” You must be satisfied with whatever answer they give you. If they promise you wealth, power, etc.–wrong guide–get rid of them and start the process again by calling out for your Chief Guide. A good answer would be: “I will help you become more in balance” or something that is about taking you toward health in a spiritual sense.
  18. When you are satisfied, ask the guide, “Do you have a message for me?”
  19. Listen carefully. If you have questions, ask the CG. If you are sick, ask for a healing. Also ask what you can do to help heal yourself. Ask only for yourself on this journey–do NOT ask for a healing for anyone else but YOU. The CG is there to assist you in any way that she or he can.
  20. When you are done communicating with your CG, thank them for coming. Find out how often you should come to your SP (safe place) and work with the CG. I’m sure you will want to hug them as they will want to hug you good-bye until you return again, to your safe place.
  21. Walk back to the door you came through. Open it, turn around and close it. You will now dive upward, moving forward through the root At the count of three, you will find yourself going through the root of the tree. One….two….three…..
  22. It will get darker and darker. Again, you will find yourself supported and warm as you move upward. You may twist and turn as you go toward the tree, but this is all right. Continue upward.
  23. When you arrive at the bottom of the tree, stand up. You will now be in the center of the tree’s trunk. As you look up, you will see the hole that you are to climb up to, and move through. At the count of three, you will find yourself going through the hole of in the tree. As you do, you will leap down and be on solid ground, outside the tree once more. One….two….three…..
  24. I want you to rest a moment. Keep your eyes closed and feel the heavy weight returning to your body. This is a nice, warm feeling. Very comforting. I want you to take three deep breaths, in the nose and out the mouth.
  25. After you have done that, slowly open your eyes. Wriggle your toes slowly. Wriggle your hands a little. Get used to be being back in the here and now. Once you feel like it, sit up. You might be a bit dizzy, so just sit there and relax. This may take five minutes or so. In the meantime, you should have your journal nearby to write down what you saw, heard and listened to. END OF JOURNEY.
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Janet Page’s Meditation with Hades

by Janet Page
Copyright 2000-2005. All Rights Reserved

Meditation with Hades

The energy entered like an ancient sea monster rising from the depths of the sea. It is so slow, ancient beyond the limitations of this known 3-dimensional time and space. The energy is profound, sentient, chthonic, instinctual, has natural inherent integrity.

Relates to “ancestral ash” – primordial DNA strands, also including psychic genetic encoding of family patterns, both “curses” and “gifts”.

Instinctual, recalls komodo dragons, early Australian aborigines who are primitive yet visionaries (whose art is representation of pure energy forms and patterns, which they see), and very enmeshed with nature and nature beings(Dreamtime). Tribal consciousness which has no sense of individuated/personalized self separate from the rest of creation and nature. Stark yet profound and rich in its own way.

Deals with disintegration, but there is no negative/”bad” judgment or perception of it, rather merely as an inevitable and needed part of all natural processes and cycles. Very much part of and in alignment with universal laws and principles. The Kali Yuga.

Definitely shamanic, relates to other/higher/lower dimensions and crossing into them. Relates to shamanic peoples from different cultures as they all cross the veils into the Unknown, for exploration, healing, spirit travel, vision, and ??

This energy has utterly no concern for pretense, socialization or civilized programming of values. Here are the places people situations where fine and stylish clothing and an MBA degree are less than useless. This is primordial and ancient resonant bone, not niceties of external form – not that it has to be “ugly”, it need not be! Authentic to the core, yes.

Recalls the pre-Buddhist Tibetan BonPo shamanic lineage, which embodies much of this energy as evidenced thru their use of skullcup ritual offering chalices, kunglings (human thigh-bone trumpets), etc, all echoing the impermanence of all. Recall Robert Powell’s book Earth, door, sky, door : paintings of Mustang, of a Himalayan area (Nepal?) with blood soaked mounds with yak horns sticking up out of the top, these mounds as protectors. Some of Georgia O’Keefe’s art is similar.

Relates to ancient protector spirits of sacred sites and some geographical areas, which may be magical light beings, may be “wrathful deities”, or “trolls”, or animal-like, may be kindly or hostile spirits which dwell in (and emerge from) stone cliff walls, mountains, rivers, etc…

This energy relates to the Bardo states, the “hell realms” – as they exist, and as there is “seepage” across into our “ordinary” world where the veils are thin. Some kinds of energy leakage.

To approach this energy, one must “drop the garment of Self” and know that one is “no more and no less than a speck of cosmic dust” – (this neutral universal perspective is both humbling and liberating, but does not function at the ego level) Deals with a stark, core level of reality – yes, the old crones, those who have lost all to the essential self.

Hades allows you (your essential self) the right to be, you must allow it the right to be – on its own terms. It can bring great compassion, patience and healing, deepening.

Asked about how it compares to Pluto — Pluto is more active, more about will, and the pursuit, use and abuse of power. Hades has no personal component to power and abuse like that.

Asked about how it compares to Neptune, which can also relate to weakened energy and energy leakages — again, with Neptune this is more likely to happen on more personal levels, i.e. a person you know is being an energy vampire and trying to drain you, or you are doing it to yourself. With Hades, the energy leakage or energy body damage can be inter-dimensional in causation, can relate to “loss of soul” over time and space. Both may bring energy loss thru disease. The Hades related problems are more likely to need shamanic healing and repatterning.

Asked if modern physics is getting closer to reaching this energy with its work moving beyond particle/wave, quantum etc. Got that while physics has moved beyond the edge of the “known,” that it is still headed in the same basic direction, while Hades is “below” the plane of their exploration. Science is not yet able to find and move thru the inter-dimensional grid to “inner space” that is of a much more subtle energy… maybe in time.

SUGGESTED READING

  1. HANDBOOK OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE HAMBURG SCHOOL by Ruth Brummund and Udo Rudolph, Penelope Publications, Plantation, Florida, ISBN 3-920-807-23-5.
  2. PHOENIX WORKSHOP — Uranian Astrology Manual Cosmobiology Conference by Penelope Bertucelli, Penelope Publications, Weston, Florida ISBN 1-889619-00-0.

Both books may be ordered by calling: 1-305-349-0141 or Fax: 1-954-349-0142.

 

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Meditation with Poseidon

by Janis Page
Copyright 2002-2005. All Rights Reserved.

Meditation with Poseidon ~ March 13, 2002, with Janis Page

- the energy entered as female, a mermaid rising from rippling, shimmering waters, offering a rich abundance of imagery in the first moment – a very generous being

- this is the master of psychic imagery, spiritual aspiration, and of the heart’s longing – all senses opened, gifted, and transcended

- heard vocal music that shimmers, like the most exquisite works of Arvo Part, John Adams, Steve Reich – full of ever-expanding pulsing and ripples of sound

- the sound of Universal Manifestation that can be clairaudiently heard, that is a magical blend of a full range vocal AH, the gentle gurgling sound of a river stream, and subtle fairy bells woven throughout

- from this primordial sound arises the most exquisite and delicate of rainbows

- the elements are water and light – here is shown how water as a fertile medium receives the light, dances as the light is reflected, amplified, absorbed, and refracted all at once

- this creates illusion, delusion, inspiration, and delight

- there is a tender longing to the energy that beckons one beyond the earthbound dimension

- the lovely mermaid as personification is telling of how the energy is both instinctual and of the creative unconscious, and is also spiritually sophisticated and subtle, and also participates in the magical fairy kingdom realm

- here is fantasy, inspiration, longing

- for as remote and refined as this energy is, she has a natural alliance and resonance with our own Moon, the closest and most personal of our celestial family

- flowers, which exist for ethereal, voluptuous beauty

- enchantment!

- has a quality like rainbow moonstone

- the mermaid let out a high pitched cry that opened the crack between the worlds – this is the potential of vocal overtoning when done with clear intent and receptivity

- it is clear to see that this energy relates to glass and mirrors, that which lets light thru, or reflects it back, in either case not taking on whatever it is that passes thru or reflects back… it stays pure and true to its nature

- this is also the breaking of that glass or mirror! there is subtlety, fragility

- an invitation was given to open, to Listen, to allow the shimmering sound to fill me and pulse thru me in a spiral movement, the exhilarating effect of which was a good energy clearing and recharge

- the energy then invited me to participate by offering vocal overtoning which I did, and which pleased the energy

- this feels like the realm of the angelic

- ascension and expansion

- this energy can create light as well as reflect or refract it

- as light carries consciousness, this energy inspires and assists tho who can relate to this subtlety of refinement of energy, helping them move toward en-light-enment

- it is also very easy to mistake an illusion or mirage for what is real

- the energy calls for faith, but also patient grounded discernment

- one can get lost here – it can be the hall of mirrors of optical calcite

- this energy can be very seductive

- the entrapping seduction and illusion is how and why this energy is used in media and propaganda, where the intent is to manipulate the perceptions, beliefs, feelings and experience of the receiver thru deliberate projected psychic imagery

- like a pretty rainbow shining thru a diamond-shaped facet inside an ice-pink danburite crystal, deceptively sweet and pretty for an exceedingly potent and sophisticated stone and energy

- bubbles

- a unicorn approached – another mythical being of far greater depth and power than is usually seen or understood

- this energy is solidly in alignment with universal law and principle, with compassion, truth, equanimity, altruism and acceptance

- but when approached thru the frailties of the human factor, one will more likely experience the defraction or mirage qualities

- it is not the fault of the glass or mirror that it is dusty

- when approached with clarity and humility, it will reflect with clarity

- Poseidon relates to the clear light dimension of the Buddhist

- this energy lies beyond the ability of the mind to ‘figure it out’

- pods of dolphins and whales, the master record-keepers and masters of communication

- this energy is a collective energy with far-reaching recall

- art or music that aspires to spirit and transcendence is of this energy

- idealism, the sometimes bittersweet spiritual longing for union with spirit that can pull one to consciously embark on a spiritual path

- this energy is a gateway to other dimensions

- this realm is inhabited by spiritual guides and mentors!

- there is great healing possible thru this energy that naturally begins when one steps into universal flow

- spiritual teleology

- gratitude and devotion help one to connect with this energy

- it is not sentimental

- as Indira’s web showed the golden threads that interconnect all beings, Poseidon reveals the dynamic watery grid, where every thought, intent, feeling and act ripples out, and our responsibility to all other beings and their right-to-be, not only around us, but in other dimensions and echoing into the past and future as well, as this dynamic watery grid extends beyond this time and space

- this energy is related to the winds and channels of our subtle energy body

- Poseidon is master of the art of dreaming, and the lessons and practices that are possible there

- relates to all psychic senses, most notably clairvoyance and clairaudience

- Poseidon can be exuberant, and prayerful

The Dark Side of Poseidon Eileen Nauman, DHM (UK)

I’d like to look at the DARK side of Poseidon, as well. Every planet and Uranian (also called Transneptune) planets have a POLARITY. There is a light and dark side to each of them. They can’t exist without this polarity since we live in a world of duality.

To give you an idea of Poseidon on its not-so-nice side, it is about masses and swaying them (brainwashing). For the very worst example of this, look at Hitler and his mesmerization and speaking techniques that turned a country into believing it could win a world war. This is manipulation at the highest levels on a global reach. And Poseidon has that power.

Your most master frauds (liars of deceit) are people with Poseidon in hard aspect in their chart, should they choose this path (or they can resist defrauding others and remain truthful and honest–the choice is theirs).

In the US, Milken did the junk bond thing in the 1980s, and cost people their life savings, and he made millions upon millions through deceitful means… and later, he was caught and went to prison for it.

When you think of global mindsets (for better or worse), then you’re looking at Poseidon’s influence. For instance, before 9/11, a lot of Americans automatically combined Islamic terrorists with all those who practiced Islam (a peaceful religion). After 911–more educational information on a global front (all Poseidon which is about getting to the core of the TRUTH on some THING) started. Now, with many newspapers running city or regional pieces on Islam and the fact that it is not a terrorist religion, Americans have a much different REALITY about Islam and the people who practice it. This is good, because as we are educated (again, a Poseidon ‘thing’) we change our reality (another Poseidon ‘thing’). And, of course, this cuts both ways. Hitler made an entire country’s people think a particular way. The people later realized that this belief was not so.

Poseidon has much to do with our reality–especially our Brow chakra which is our template for THIS third dimensional reality we live in — and either the warping and distortion of it, or setting it straight and refining it toward ‘Truth.’

Wonderful stuff–but had to chime in with the rest of Poseidon–because it’s not all lightness and goodies.

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A Crack in the Cosmic Egg: A Commentary and Elaboration

by Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.

I’ve been accused, by some who only want to hear ‘good stuff,’ of fear mongering and spreading fear by writing my article, A CRACK IN THE COSMIC EGG. Nothing could be further from my intention of writing it.

Let me boil down the coming chaos that is headed for us at juggernaut speed:

It is about FAITH.

It is about an initiation. Please see my article on initiation.

It is a test.

If we can look at the macrocosm; as if we were standing very high and watching all these disasters such as 9/11, the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami and now, Hurricane Katrina, we see the terrible suffering of thousands upon thousands of people.

For those in it; it’s a horrendous test of magnified proportions. My heart, my deepest compassion and prayers (and anything else I can do as a human to help) are with them.

I believe in reincarnation. I believe we choose a ‘map’ in which we live our lives in order to educate ourselves, pay back others (karma), receive Grace (dharma) and develop continued spiritual strength and endurance.

The last is equally important, but most people don’t realize or understand this. And some plain don’t accept it–so stop reading this article. These comments are for people who do believe as I do–plain and simple.

Because we want to get back to God /Great Spirit (or whomever you believe in), in perfect Oneness once again, we have split ourselves into a duality, i.e., male or female, in this 3rd dimensional world of ours. Lifetime after lifetime. In order to get back into that loving Oneness we must WORK to develop our spiritual muscle and, more than anything else, our HEART. We must develop compassion for others. We must have physical, mental, emotional and spiritual strength to survive the worst of times in order to grow, mature and deepen our spiritual connections with God, ourselves and others.

You see, there is no separation. Not really. The Native Americans realize this when they say: “All my Relations.” That means we’re all in this boat called Mother Earth together.

What we do to others, we are doing to ourselves.

What we do to ourselves, plays out with others.

Even dogs know better than to poop in their own backyard. And yet, that’s exactly what the humans have done here to Earth. They have pooped in it, disrespected it by fouling the air, poisoning the ground water and spread chemicals over the soil. We have poisoned ourselves and now, it’s becoming widely realized. We have even created a Greenhouse Effect with our cars. Dogs have more sense than humans.

But now, there is going to be the start of a massive, global cleansing. It started in 2001 and it will last roughly through 2012 or 2013. And we’re all in this boat together. There’s no way to bail out or say ‘time out’ or run away. We are stuck. For the duration.

The only question then becomes: How to survive this period?

It won’t be easy, but the answers are clear to me for myself. Whether you want to agree with them or not is your choice and I’m not out to twist arms. Every person has a choice for the path they want to take on this ride into Chaos.

COMING FROM THE HEART TEST:

First, there is the matter of our heart. I don’t mean physically, I mean our emotions, our feelings. You see, it’s not enough to say, “Oh, I love everyone. I love my fellow person.” Really? There is a huge difference between pity, sympathy and compassion. Some are learning that pity is not healthy. Others are learning sympathy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be either. The Baby Boomer generation with Pluto in Leo is learning to come from the heart and develop compassion this lifetime. Well, we will all get tested on this premise and our contract before we came into this life with this body, as never before. The true TEST of your heart is when you are under tremendous stress and pressure–unending it seems–and then, how do you treat others? Do you still have a sense of awareness outside yourself even in the worst times of your life? Or have you closed up and become narcissistic and selfish; never once thinking of anything but what you need or want?

Those who are the latter, will have an opportunity to develop this ability to care or treat others kindly, with compassion or care even in their worst times they must bear.

Those who are striving to remain in the heart will be tested too. You will come across and draw a situation where you MUST put what you believe into DAILY, constant action–and MEAN IT. You will slip, you will fall, you will succeed–minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. The key here is no matter what you are going through you MUST be aware of others, be kind, be thoughtful, and be there as much as you can for them.(Understand, of course, you must have healthy boundaries and know when to care first, for yourself. I am NOT talking about give-give-giver type of person who is codependent and doesn’t know when to stop giving– they literally give themselves away and injure their own spirit, not to mention, their mind/emotions and eventually, their body.)

FAITH

I hear people say all the time, “Oh, of course I have faith!” Really? Indeed. Faith is not a convenient thing that you go to a church once a week and TALK about. Faith comes from a wellspring of a person’s soul and their integration of their heart mixed in with it to create a faith that operates 24/7/365. It is NOT about once every seven days. It IS about practicing your faith every day. It does not matter WHO you believe in. This is far more reaching cosmically than trying to contain it into a ‘religion.’

This is a matter of spirit linked to your soul. Every life we live, we try to develop our faith in God/Great Spirit (or whomever you believe in). Faith should kick in during the gravest moments, the worst crises we experience in our lives; whether it happens in minutes or crawls by for years burdening you endlessly.

When things get tough, the tough get going. But they make it because they have FAITH engaged like a 5th gear in a car–within themselves. It automatically (as we are being beaten down to our knees) kicks in, surges through us, helps us regain our center and helps us stand up to bear the burden we’ve drawn to us.

Faith is about surrendering over to a high power and handing yourself to God/Great Spirit (or whomever you believe in) in the process. When you are tired of trying to carry the load yourself you don’t give up. You give IN and hand OVER to that loving power who will then, carry you for the rest of the time. It’s tough to do. You will waiver and wobble back and forth–give and then take back. But at some point, everything is just too overwhelming and you either break or if you’re smart, you say, “Okay, God/Great Spirit, I’m yours! Here, take my load. I can’t do it alone. I need your help. Your support. Your love.”

THAT is the faith I’m talking about. And in this time of Chaos, your faith will be challenged. We will all be beaten down to our knees either spiritually, mentally, emotionally or physically. For some, it will hit on two of these four levels. For others, three of the four. And for a lucky group, they will have to bear tests on all four levels–at once. And what will you do? How will you handle this? Juggle it? If you’re wise, you will hand it all over to God/Great Spirit. Then, you will survive it.

YOUR WALK IS YOUR TALK–You will be tested on this…

I hear people speaking of belief and faith all the time. Some are saying their way of believing is the ONLY way. This is wrong. This Earth has enough room for everyone’s belief system and how they want to practice it (so long as it is peaceful and not like the terrorists).

Whatever you believe–you will be tested on this.

Will you be all talk and no action?

Will your actions match what you believe?

And therein lies the seeds of the test we will get. If your walk is NOT your talk, then the test will be especially powerful and tough.

If your walk IS your talk, you will be tested down to the gum-stumps of your spirit to make sure it is.

Either way, there is no let up in this. There will be moments of relief interspersed with powerful lessons and demands upon each of us. How will we react? Will we demonstrate DAILY and in SMALL WAYS what we believe? Or will it all go to hell in a hand basket and you become a rioter? A looter? A survivalist who will kill another human being to get food? What will you do?

I believe Hurricane Katrina is a fine example of humans being put to some of the hardest testing we’ve ever seen in our lifetime. Yet, the two million Africans in Rwanda were slaughtered and we didn’t care. What is WRONG with this picture? It shows us as being prejudiced, narcissistic and racially divided.

Hurricane Katrina has brought out the saintliness of people who walk their talk, demonstrate their faith daily and who have compassion.

It has also brought out the worst in those who have chosen the other path.

This time of Chaos is about all of this. If it seems to be overwhelming or too much then it’s time you practice your faith.

If you don’t think you can walk your talk, then this is where your test will come from.

If you are selfish, greedy, inconsiderate, a bully, a taker, then you will get your lessons about heart issues and compassion.

For those who have read the Bible, I encourage you to read about Job in the old Testament. THAT is what we’re going to go through.

Are you prepared?

You can be. And you cannot only survive this period, but afterward, flourish and grow in spirit, heart and faith as never before. Make no mistake, this is an INITIATION for the planet and all those who are currently on Mother Earth.

We are never given more than we can carry.

We can ask for help.

We will receive it.

Remain open and you will receive what you need.

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Poseidon

Photo Courtesy of D. Bratthall, Odont Dr, Prof em.

by Janis Page
Copyright 2005. All Rights Reserved.

I wanted to write about time, but I’d like to go a bit further with Poseidon, if I may… been observing the list (in fast-forward) and life. We’ve noted themes of light, brightness, shining, luminosity, clarity, truth, windows, and mirrors – all terms and descriptors for Poseidon. We’ve also talked about spirals and vortexes, guys = guise or appearances. I think I’d add kaleidoscopes to the list. There are the raw chips in the kaleidoscope, and with tricks of light and mirrors, those random chips appear to make the most beautiful, complex, and symmetrical designs. As we hand the kaleidoscope to our friend, a few of those chips fall, and a new pattern is created. What they see is a little different from what we see…

I’m going to run a few spirals and toss a few chips on the mirror here, with a few ideas as presented in ‘What the Bleep’ (WTB) and from Dzogchen.

First, about time. We generally function in time, where there are so many Things To Do. But we can also be in timeless awareness, where there is space and creativity, and where there is spontaneous presence. Most if not all of us naturally get out of our way enough to be in timeless awareness from time to time (!), tho we usually fall into it accidentally. That state can be cultivated tho, and eventually lived in, even as we go about our day. This ‘quickening’ is interesting… there is the dynamic like an ice skater whose spin accelerates as she brings her limbs in closer to her body. Conversely, there is the dynamic like the spinning discs in some amusement parks. The closer to the center you sit, the slower the momentum, and the farther out from the center, the faster the rotation and the greater the centrifugal force. Good idea to stay at center as the seeming momentum is faster and faster. It does feel that there is a greatly increasing quickening and compression, tho we can have space and comfort within it.

From my notes in an equinox meditation Sunday: It seems that part of what is happening is that the “connective tissue” or “glue” that has been keeping things held in place and cohesive is dissipating, breaking up, so things are coming loose and more back into their essential changeable elements and nature. It’s a natural process – Hades – that is both a breakdown of old structures and constructs, and allows new potentiality. “Space” is moving from being unnoticed assumed background into the all-pervading ground of being that it is. I have been noticing that people are also being ‘stripped back’ to being more of their essential nature. It also seems that there is much more ‘leakage’ and interdimensional crossing. I’m seeing more people who do not seem to be human.

WTB was a brilliant film on many levels, many arcs of the spiral. One of the main things, I think, is how it was presented in such a way that the movie itself is almost a Rorschach inkblot for perception and understanding. It explained so well from several different approaches how very much our perceptions are conditioned and limited, and how those habituated and conditioned limitations shape not only our perceptions but our experiences. Accordingly, different people came away with very different experiences of the movie. What I saw was a brilliant explanation and illustration thru the lens of quantum physics of two core Tibetan Buddhist/Dzogchen principles: emptiness and unlimited primordial potentiality. The emptiness was explained by showing how there is nothing real, nothing solid, even the atom of molecules is essentially space, nothing – no thing – really ‘real’, but all is there in potentiality. Remember Fred Alan Wolf saying, “There is no out there out there!” While everything is real, nothing is real.

The primordial potentiality was also shown in the scenes with that adorable black boy on his basketball court, as he showed Amanda everything from how all potentiality is there, until we focus on something, which constellates that thing into seeming being. He also showed her a bit about time travel. Now most of the other people I saw the movie with in my several viewings of it didn’t get that at all from it! What they walked away with was a reflection of their awareness, tho I think it’s fair to say that nearly everyone I talked to about the movie learned and grew thru it. I’ve enjoyed asking people for their ‘book report format’ review of it… what was the part you liked the best? what was the part you liked the least? would you recommend it to others? The variance and range in answers is fascinating. (if I were masochistic, I’d suggest we write in our answers here!)

Ok, there is essentially one all-pervasive energy. Sometimes it appears to be outside of us, like a crystal prism that throws a rainbow across the room onto the wall. The rainbow appears to be very real, and that it is located on the wall, when in fact what is happening is an expression of the nature of the crystal. Sometimes the energy appears to be inside us, as with our visualizations, etc. This is like a crystal ball placed on a red cloth – it will appear that the crystal ball is red throughout, when in fact it isn’t, it’s clear. The foundational energy is like the mirror, which reflects anything and everything, and we are very busy examining and analyzing everything that is reflecting in that mirror. We do bring our obscurations to the mirror – it can take a bit of work to purify for clarity, tho the clarity is really always there, as that is the nature of the mirror. Here we’ve got the ones digging the well to find the Moon that is merely reflected in the water that Wendy told us about. What if instead of looking at all that is reflected we consider the mirror itself? That is looking at our mind, or our nature of mind. We cannot control the outside world, but if when we have an experience, we examine our inner experience – what is it in us that is having that angry reaction?? Who is observing all this? It all disappears into no-thingness, into being. Looking at the mirror instead of what is reflected in it is very much like Plato’s cave, where we are all examining and analyzing the shapes of the shadows on the wall rather than turning to see the Sun.

What we perceive and experience is determined by three factors: our karma or karmic vision, our condition, and our capacity. The good news is that we can work with and develop all those things. But we err when we expect that everyone else should be having the same perceptions and beliefs that we are, and that of course, ours are “right” and “objective”. Having a grasp of this opens up a great deal of compassion and understanding, always a good thing! Truly tho, none of us experiences or perceives the same as the next person, tho we do make the effort to get consensual validation! That’s one reason why it’s fascinating to study different cultures – we’ve named the Mayan, Australian aborigines, and the Moken as cultures who do not conceptualize time in the same way that we do. That can help us loosen our tight grasp on our conditioning.

Energy/appearance spins and spirals, like a multitude of overlapping waves and ripples… want to look at the outer world? Ok! There is indeed a strong argument that there is definitely a major and even potentially deadly split happening, an alienating polarization in people. Bushco and ‘that side’ being dark and deadly? Far beyond two stolen elections enabled and covered up by a co-dependent, it’s actually *far* worse than most of us even start to imagine. The roots start long ago, and where it appears to be headed is chilling. And no, we don’t need to go there. From “here” it looks like a collective psychosis spreading. From the ‘other side’, the perceptions and accusations are as bad. But take a step back from engaging in it all, and it’s just more rainbows thrown on a wall, more manifestation of the basic vibrant primordial energy, and there is nothing to judge. (not so easy, is it?) There is a case that all it just as it needs to be, and/or that it’s all being dreamt up by the collective. Just as our dreams appear so real while we are dreaming, and we are often to awaken to find that it was ‘just a dream’, so too this display of ornaments of energy seeming to manifest as something ‘real’ that we experience as life is also a dream on another level, that we will also awaken from. Everything is real, and nothing is real. And it’s all the same!

As for the inner world, I’ve had enough experiences myself, such as seeing two Moons, having energy forms of all the planets absorb within me, seeing clouds three days in a row that are in detail flying pigs and another in detail of a pissing satyr, and what I saw and heard during a silent dark retreat, plus the notebooks full of meditation notes that I respect and see the value of such inner world experiences (some of which definitely appear to be in the outer world), while also seeing it as nothing of substance or meaning to be attached to. A crystal ball on a red cloth… Real and not real.

Let’s go back to Poseidon… Poseidon also relates to propaganda and media, including censorship and media manipulation. These too are an expression of psychic imagery, which seems to be the main realm of Poseidon. Poseidon has been in a very hard 135 degree sesqui-square aspect with Hades for a very long time now, and they will be continuing that dance for a while longer. This manifests as the destructive side we are seeing in media control, suppression and propaganda, and also in extremism in religion around the world. Now it’s further amplified by the longstanding opposition Hades has from Pluto. Not many are aware at how much media doesn’t just influence but actively shapes public opinion. Wendy is spot on in her model of corporations as a devouring cancer. People are so conditioned to blind and addictive consumerism thru manipulation of their insecurity – there is the shallowness some of you are seeing in others. Very few know that in the US, a strong majority of the people, something like 65% are far *to the left* of the *Democratic* party on the issues. The corporations own the major news venues, and they own both parties, as it’s only the corporations that have enough money to give to the candidates to run elections, strings attached. That reality is out there. But it’s all just more rainbows on the wall…

Yes, it will be interesting to see what happens with the upcoming lunar eclipse on April 24 at 4 Scorpio 20 which will conjunct Poseidon at 6 Scorpio 53 Rx. More spirals and fractals… it will impact placements at around 4 degrees of fixed signs, and it’s ok to stop at that, but triggering on the 45 degree dial (a change from the 90) also by resonance placements at 15 fixed, 0 and 23 cardinal, 8 and 19 mutable. That way everyone should get to play…

But still! it is just more rainbows thrown on the wall… it also brings us to a place of great heart-centered compassion and understanding, and as we are all connected, compassion is a very good thing…

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“in the experience of yogins who do not perceive things dualistically, the fact that things manifest without truly existing is so amazing, they burst out in laughter” –Longchenpa. (from The Choying Dzod)

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I’m not sure if any of this makes any sense, but it seemed worth a try… but it’s all done with mirrors!

In light,
Janis – looking at the mirror, not just the images that dance across it.

Additional Resources on Poseidon:

Meditation on Poseidon
Poseidon Rulerships in Medical Astrology

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Sacred White Sage: A Way to Clear Negativity. . .

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2004-2011. All Rights Reserved.

Every Nation has its sage for ceremonial purposes. I was shown specific white, ‘female’ patches of sage a long time ago by my medicine man teacher, who was western Cherokee.

Sage is used for clearing negativity inside and outside ourselves, from our dwellings, a room, an office, an attic or any other type of structure. We use it to cleanse our auras, too, when we have a ‘bad hair day’ and we’re carrying around a lot of junk that we want to get rid of in a hurry.

Sage emits negative ions, just as a waterfall or running water emits the same thing. This is why, when people are near running water, they always feel cleaner, cleaned off or just ‘better’ for seeming no reason at all. But there is a deeper reason. Our aura holds positive ions, much like a carpet when you walk across it, creates static electricity. Only, these positive ions are like dust in our aura and it simply makes us feel sluggish, tired, or just not our usual frisky, peppy self.

The smoke from the sage meets the positive ions, clings to them and neutralizes them out of our aura, or from the room or house where you live or work.

PROTOCOL FOR THE USE OF WHITE SAGE

Let me take you, step-by-step, on how to utilize a wand or stick of sage:

The first rule is this: Once the sage is lit, you do not stop it from burning. The spirit of the sage knows just how much negativity or positive ions are around and it will burn accordingly. When the ions have been neutralized, it will cease burning on its own. You can tell how ‘bad’ it is by the quality of the smoke the smudge stick emits: thin, light smoke indicates the place or person is fairly clean; thick, rolling white smoke means the place or person has a lot of positive ions or negativity around them and it needs this thicker smoke to deal with it. If you are done smudging, then set the bowl on your electric or gas stove and let it burn itself out until it is done. Under no circumstances are you to put it under water to douse the smoke or do something to stop it from burning. The spirit of the wand knows what is needed, and where. If you watch the smoke, you will see it drift to a particular part of the room, car, or person because that is where the healing/catalyzation of energy needs to be done and accomplished.

  1. Always have a heat proof bowl to put the sage in, after it has been ignited. We use an abalone shell; but any piece of thick, fired pottery (or even a Pyrex bowl) will do. If you are using a bowl, you may well want an oven mitten on your hand to prevent burns because sage burns HOT. It is the spiritual nature of it to do so. Do not use a container that is not bake or tempered for high heat–it will crack it and it could cause a fire. Do not use anything metal, because heat is conductive and you will get burned.
  2. Be safe. Do not have doors or windows or a fan on when you “smudge” yourself, a room or your house. It can blow sparks out of the bowl and onto the floor or surrounding area. Don’t wear billowy, long-sleeved blouse or shirt when you fan the smoke. Don’t have long hair draped down near the bowl with the smudge stick being held in it. Be common sensed about this.
  3. Light the sage with a match at the very tips of the leaves on top of the wand. Once they flame to life, blow them out quickly. It’s important to NOT let it flame and burn. Once it is lit, and the flame is blown out, it will smoke. The catalyzation comes with the smoke, not the flame.
  4. Place the lit, smoking top of the wand of sage deep down inside the bowl and steady the rest of it, using the stick portion at the other end, with your other hand.

SMUDGING A ROOM
Keep the windows and doors closed to the room you have chosen to smudge. You can take a fan or a small piece of cardboard and start in one corner of your room, and gently waft the smoke after it clears the bowl, from the floor, up, toward the ceiling. Do this in a clockwise circle in each corner of your room. When you are done with the fourth corner, move to the center of the room, raise the bowl chest high and waft smoke up toward the center of the room. You are now done. When you leave the room, shut the door behind you. When you go back in an hour later, you’ll see that the room feels better and is even ‘lighter’ appearing to your eyes than before.

SMUDGING A HOUSE
If you are doing a complete house, then do each room in this fashion. Do not miss a room. Get all of them. If you want only one room done, then close the door behind you and smudge the room–and leave the smoke in that room–do not open windows or doors to let it out. It will dissipate surprisingly swiftly. You can also smudge your garage and basement in the same, above manner. Just make sure the garage door is closed and that the door leading to the basement is closed while smudging and closed after you depart from it.

SMUDGING YOURSELF
Bend over, so that the bowl is about the level of your feet and ankles. Gently waft the smoke, with your fan, upward. As you slowly unbend and straighten up, you are bringing the sage/bowl and fanning the smoke up, up, upward until you’ve sent the smudging smoke up above your head. You are now “smudged” and clean, as we say.

SMUDGING AN ANIMAL
Take care not to burn the animal, or have sparks fly out on their coats or hair. Start at their head and gently waft the smoke from their feet to their head, and then move back, over their spinal area, and to their rear feet/tail region. They are now smudged.

SMUDGING AN OBJECT
If you have a piece of jewelry given to you, an heirloom piece, or something that you love, but it has ‘bad vibes’ or just a bad feeling on it, then you can do the following: Lay it out on a table or some place where it is flat. Start at one end of the piece and gently fan the smoke across it, so that the smoke covers and flows across the entire piece. When it’s done, let it sit for 24 hours, and then you can use it. The feeling/vibes will be very different. On a stubborn piece, you might have to do this 2 or 3 times, once a day, to get it entirely cleansed.

USING IT AS A TEA
I was taught to take 3 leaves, crinkle and break them up and put them into the bottom of a tea cup. Pour boiling water over them and let it steep 10 minutes. You can then drink it and eat the leaves. This is used to break a fever or induce a sweat. We drink this during a sweat lodge to cleanse ourselves of our inner negativity and darkness. If you’re feeling bad, sometimes a cup of white sage tea helps a lot. Drink only one cup in a 24 hour period.

A SAGE BATH–AHHHH…
One of the nicest things you can do for yourself is crinkle up an entire wand or one ounce of dried leaves, into your bathtub. Fill it with warm to moderately hot water (don’t burn yourself). Then, settle down into this big cup of tea for about 10-15 minutes. The sage is a natural cleanser and your physical body and aura both get cleaned up this way. It is particularly wonderful after a highly stressful time.

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Root Chakra Characteristics

by Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2001- 2011. All Rights Reserved.

COLOR: Red
LOCATION: Base of spine (coccyx)
PETALS: 4 (the four directions, the number “4,” Saturn, Earth)
NOTE: C

SYMBOLIC MEANING

  • Feminine because it connects one with Mother Earth/is nurturing and is nurtured by connection with others.
  • Physical grounding. You are in your body. You’re “home.” You’re “here.” All your focus is on this life, in this body, time and place. It has all your attention. Buddhists say this is our “earth connection.”
  • Gaia (Mother Earth)
  • General creation
  • Baptisms
  • “All for one and one for all”–The Divine creates and protects all human tribes’ spiritual needs. To accept fully family of origin.
  • Accept personal responsibility for living honorably. Our belief patterns and conditioning processes.
  • Our template (which may or may not change with time and age and experiences).
  • Our “family” includes social network, our immediate environment we grow up in, our religion or belief system, business contacts, our political leanings, ethnic background and our culture.

FEARS

  • Physical survival
  • Group abandonment
  • Loss of physical order (of the “tribe”/family/peer group)
  • Loss of respect by family/tribe/peer group.

STRENGTHS

  • Biological family, our office/co-worker “tribe,” our friend “tribe”
  • Support and loyalty from family/tribe
  • Physical vitality
  • Strong life force/Vital Force
  • Sexuality in males
  • Physically strong; has great endurance and strength (the marathon runner as a symbol)
  • Likes physical jobs or jobs that require muscle and strength (male or female)
  • Safety in numbers. Family means safety. Tribe means safety.
  • Loyalty to the tribe/family order
  • Bonding with your family/tribe
  • Possessing a family/tribal honor code that you follow or live your life by ROOT CHAKRA SAYING: “All for one; one for all,” or “We are all related,” or “We are all connected.”

SOUND: Bass tone, Percussion, Brass and Piano

METAPHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE

  • Root and source of the Kundalini
  • Learning to work within family/community
  • The “I” becomes immersed and dissolved into the “WE”

TIME OF OUR LIFE: the developmental years of our childhood

SHADOW

  • Inhibition of the individual experiencing his/her unique individuality is not tolerated. The “I” is not tolerated.
  • “An eye for an eye” belief system.

PHYSICAL RULERSHIP IN BODY
Organs: physical body support; base of spine; legs, bones, coccyx
(tailbone) , feet, rectum, and the immune system.

ENERGETIC DIS-EASES

  • Coccygeal pain
  • Sciatica
  • Varicose veins
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Rectal tumors/cancer
  • Depression
  • Immune disorders/compromised
  • Skeletal disorders/compromised (our foundation is crumbling)
  • Epidemics (compromised immune system, and a virus can sweep around the world–and it is a reflection of the world’s symbolic immune system, i.e., the Spanish Flu of 1918 killing 22 million people worldwide). Or, in the USA, Great Depression, Wall Street Crash in 1929, we began a Polio epidemic in the 1930′s and 1940′s to reflect ourselves as “crippled” by this economic disaster that affected everyone.

WAUTER’S ARCHETYPE ASSIGNMENT

  1. Healthy Root Chakra: Mother archetype
  2. Dysfunctional Root Chakra: Victim archetype.

A healthy root chakra means financial security, adequate food, a home, shelter, the essentials we need to survive and feel as if we are surviving. There is a positive sense we can survive just about anything. No matter what life throws at us, we can handle it. (It doesn’t mean we like it, but we gird our loins, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, buckle down and “just do it” or whatever is necessary, in order to survive). This chakra, when operating positively, literally pulls energy from the earth and moves it up and through our body toward our Crown chakra (7th chakra) at the top of our head. The person is literally “in their body.” They are in touch with their mind AND their emotions simultaneously.

A dysfunctional or blocked chakra means we lose our connection to Mother Earth. We are disconnected (literally and figuratively speaking) from earth energy. This is where you see the “space cadet” phenomena, and people who cannot “stay” in their body. They can’t seem to lock in or lock down. Our basic human survival, our sense that we can’t survive or just minimally survive, kicks in, instead. Another example of not being grounded, “living in our head.” We’ve all seen people like this. The adage I use is that they are “cut off from the neck down”–meaning, they are afraid to inhabit their bodies, get in touch with their emotions, passions, pain and vulnerability. (I see a lot of men doing this). They have super intellects, they are logical/rational and they see everything through the mental construct of the “lower mind”–our every day functioning left hemisphere of our brain.

The Root as far as she is concerned, is about the “Tribal Mind” (tribal mind) or mind set. Examples of “tribe” would be our society we live in and most important, our family of origin, with its rules, laws, do’s and don’t's that are acceptable or unacceptable. In the Age of Aries, survival depended upon people banding together and working toward common goals/needs/support in order to live and not die. Other examples of the tribal mind would be the religion you belong to.

Everyone belongs to one or more “tribes.” For instance, my list, Athena, is a “tribe”. It is a group of like-minded people who AGREE to move the direction that the tribal leader (me) wants to move in. Caroline Myss says there’s nothing wrong with tribe except it stops the person from growing and developing. There’s positive and negative tribal mind situations. The ones she’s concerned with are the negatives that inhibit our grown as an INDIVIDUAL.

Tribal mind in the negative has only one leader and you follow. If you don’t follow the “laws” of that particular tribal mind, then you are thrown out, you become a pariah and you are not allowed to remain within it. These are very scary propositions to some people who feel if they are thrown out of a tribal mind that they are ‘lost’ or can’t survive. This isn’t true nowadays, but the mind set and fear is still there. It is in these situations of a negative tribal mind that a person is stopped from growing. They cannot and are not allowed to make their own unique/individual choices for themselves. If they open their mouth and voice any opinion different from what the tribal mind wants, then an uncomfortable focus is brought to bear on that person to be quiet and go along with the “line” that is espoused by that tribal mind. We see this all the time in many ways in our world.

She kept pounding home that our own FAMILY is our “tribe” in which we have the most problems. Family gave us how we were to think and see and behave in the world. Old patterns and “tapes” of the family mind set isn’t necessarily what we need. Some are our tribal mind, outdated and certainly do NOT address the individualism of a person within the family unit at all. We all were given “roles” (archetypes) to play in the family. So long as we play that role, we cannot get to our uniqueness as a human being. We need to shed the play of that archetype and go on an inner journey to find out who and what we really are (another archetype). Most family members are afraid to say they won’t play that role–so the root chakra becomes blocked–and the person’s growth becomes blocked as a result of this mindless following of what the family expects/wants of you.

(EN–a good example of this is an alcoholic family where each child plays a role to the set of the parents/the alcoholic parent. Until the children of the alcoholic parent stop playing this role–and they will most likely unconsciously carry this role into their adult life–they cannot get to who they really are, which is hidden beneath this facade. They are living in the negative archetype of the family and the role they played within it. To continue to play this role/archetype is stifling/suffocative to the individual and eventually, will cause dis-ease or dis-harmony for that person because they are not listening to their own inner voice about what their needs/expression/creativity is about nor will they grab/grasp it and move with it–for fear of being thrown out by the family).

HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY ROOT CHAKRA DEFINITIONS

HEALTHY ROOT CHAKRA (Root chakra has no damage to it, is opening and fully functioning, and has no past life debris in it)

  • You are practical, common-sensed, organized, systematic, realistic and 3rd dimensional.
  • Honors commitments made.
  • Sees the unhealthy side of family/tribe and does not continue to support them or act them out or be them.
  • I-don’t-believe-it-unless-I-can-see-it mentality is not part of their life creed. Their word is their bond; honor bound. What they say they will do, they will do. You can count on them.
  • Home is our castle. Pride in the home.
  • Able to process what our family/tribe has taught us, changed, added or subtracted what is “right” for us.
  • Justice, but does not try to even the scale by doing the same thing to the person who did it to them.
  • Loyalty, but not to the destructive expense of Self. (You allow family/tribe to lean on you, but not sap you of your essence…healthy “boundaries.”)
  • Love of favorite possessions.
  • All five senses are fully operational and utilized.
  • Has a hobby they are impassioned about.
  • Family/spouse/children are important and central for and to them .
  • Prove-it-to-me
  • Care taking of a family member with healthy boundaries and time off for the health of Self.
  • Confidence
  • Moral compass (example: the Ten Commandments)
  • Solid self-esteem
  • Patriotic
  • Involved in social fabric surrounding your life.
  • May belong to an association, group or company of like-minded people.
  • Involved in children’s school.
  • Involved in local government and issues that affect you.
  • Passion, zest and vigor for life; wakes up full of hope and energy.
  • Passion for living.
  • Allowing the Divine to deal out the punishment for what was done against you, instead of you going into an “eye for an eye” mode; trusting that the Universe will even out the wounding/hurt/words against you.
  • Living connection with Mother Earth; loves Nature, and understands that we are never one, but many; everyone is connected.
  • Lives their life with reason, passion, focus and joy.
  • Survival oriented.
  • Treats others as they, themselves, would like to be treated–the Golden Rule.
  • Tribal/Family justice is sifted through and sieved; not swallowed whole. What is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.
  • Has honor (can stand up for self with pride, has dignity, honor as in marriage vows saying them and meaning them, your word of honor to a family/friend/tribe member, etc.).
  • Has self respect and respects others, accordingly.
  • Works out physically to stay fit, no matter what age.
  • Managing ourselves in the world successfully.
  • Taking responsibility for Self (non-Victim).
  • Understanding when the family or tribe is right and wrong and making the correct choice for Self.
  • Evaluating our belief system and changing it as we grow and evolve, accordingly.
  • Empowered and self-actualized and motivated.
  • Healthy attitude toward group/family/tribe.
  • Co-creation principle; able to physically manifest one’s dreams or goals instead of them remaining in the realm of possibility only.

UNHEALTHY ROOT CHAKRA
Root chakra is not acknowledged, or when we violate the tenants of it, or if it shuts down, becomes blocked, is torn and in need of repair (as from a physical injury, as an example), or has debris from a past life in it that we can in to work on to dissolve this lifetime):

  • Unable to manifest things on the physical plane. Cannot co-create to manifest their dreams or goals.
  • Unable to keep their word to themselves, much less another.
  • Feeling victimized by Society.
  • Caretaker who gets their health, energy, and life sucked out of them by the experience; no healthy boundaries, no sense of taking care of Self.
  • “Everyone in my family thinks this way” and they never think differently.
  • Zealot, fanatic, or terrorist who kills in the name of a group (tribe) or religion.
  • Everyone does it, so why shouldn’t I?
  • Allow family/tribe to lean on you too much out of a sense of loyalty or responsibility (unhealthy loyalty).
  • Any tribal belief that denigrates another human being or gender (men are smarter than women, women are bad drivers, Indians are all alcoholics, red-haired women are temperamental, etc.). Adolf Hitler is an example of negative tribal/German country consciousness and people buying into this belief.
  • Any belief pattern or conditioning that keeps us “stuck” and unmoving/growing as a human being.
  • Chronic fatigue or any dis-ease that DISempower us physically, like air being taken out of the balloon; only it is your energy leaking out until you have nothing left for self–no healthy boundaries, unhealthy loyalty perspective.
  • Family has abandoned you in some way (spiritually, mentally, emotionally or physically).
  • What our parents told us about ourselves is still in our body (and we are ill as a result of them).
  • Does not “feel at home” here on Earth. Person feels like a stranger here. Feels as if they belong somewhere else; but they don’t have a clue as to where that might be.
  • Traveling with never a strong tie or connection to a specific place on this planet.
  • Footloose and fancy free; but searching….always searching…
  • Searching for their “real” family and never finding it.
  • Pragmatic
  • Pessimistic
  • Rigid in all ways (spiritual/mental/emotional/physical) or one or more of these ways.
  • Won’t believe it even if it is proven to them or they see it.
  • Survival at all costs; selfish.
  • Unable to manage ourselves or our affairs in this world.
  • Gives away power to peer group or more powerful person/entity/group.
  • Unhealthy attitude toward group/family/tribe.
  • Bullying others.
  • Illness is centered around losing touch with our physical world.
  • Needy
  • Needing the approval of others (this spurs them into certain patterns
    of behavior to get the ‘pat on the head’ and recognition).
  • Belligerent
  • Danger excites them; trauma junky; they feel “high” when doing something that involves danger, and ‘dead/numb’ the rest of the time.
  • Ordinary life makes them feel dead. Exciting life makes them feel ‘alive.’
  • Possessiveness/territorial/selfish and incapable of thinking of another first before themselves.
  • Narcissistic
  • Abrupt
  • Interrupts when someone else is speaking
  • Impatient
  • Aggressive
  • Assaultive
  • Feels isolated by the world; a loner mentality
  • Disconnected from life; no passion in living in any way.
  • Life is a constant, daily drudge; passionless.
  • Abuser (mental/emotional/physical)
  • Spontaneous; acts without thinking or speaks without thinking what their words or actions might have on another or others.
  • Territorial; what’s mine is mine and don’t you dare step over that line into my territory.
  • Hyperactive; can’t rest, can’t let down or relax.
  • Low boredom point
  • Victim archetype
  • Restless (ants in their pants)
  • Socially inept; cannot even say “thank you” or “I’m wrong” when s/he should.
  • Dumbly and blindly follows family/tribe justice without asking questions (Example: young children who are raised to think they are martyrs in Palestine giving their life for the “cause” of Palestinian freedom).
  • Sexual addiction (male)
  • Getting even is a must; it’s personal, up front and close.
  • Family/tribal justice blocks our individualize spiritual advancement
    (Example: children raised in Northern Ireland to fight the British).
  • Justice is an “eye for an eye” or “what goes around, comes around” and they may carry it out to get even with the person who did it to them.
  • Lacks self-respect; therefore, does not foster respect of others.
  • Moral instability
  • “Do unto others, what they do unto you.”

ROOT CHAKRA QUESTIONS

  1. Does your family have a Code of Honor? What is it? Are you living it? Believe in it? Or, have you tweaked it to make it yours and not necessarily theirs?
  2. What is valid and invalid about your belief patterns within you? What works for you? What no longer does? What never did?
  3. What belief pattern(s) in your family do you feel are healthy? Unhealthy? Toxic? Dysfunctional?
  4. Give me an example of your honor. Have you always held to it? Have you ever dishonored yourself? How? Did you repair it? If so, how?
  5. Write down the wounds your family has given you. Which ones are healed? Which ones need attention? Have you confronted the family on them?
  6. Write down all the healthy positives your family has given you. How have they made you the person you are today?
  7. If you have children, what honor, loyalty and justice teachings have you passed on to your children? What have you not passed on from your family to them?
  8. What ethnic and cultural situations do you still practice with your family? What ones have you released and no long practice?
  9. Looking at the healthy and unhealthy root chakra list, what items would you like to embrace and become? What ones would you like to release and no longer be?
  10. Have you ever felt like the Victim? (Something that happened to you out of your control and left you feeling injuring and unconfident toward yourself)
  11. If you did, what are your feelings toward this issue or situation presently? Have you been able to fully express your feelings over it or not?
  12. If you were a victim, do you keep replaying this pattern over and over again? Or do you use it as an ‘excuse’ for how you live your life presently? As a crutch to prevent you from taking responsibility for yourself in all ways?
  13. Do you feel supported by family/tribe in having what you want out of your life? Or in your life?
  14. What do you feel you’re entitled to? (well adjusted people feel they deserve health, respect, friendship, love, money, success and happiness).
  15. Do you take time out for yourself? Do you do something for yourself every single day that is good for you?
  16. Do you have some healthy boundaries in place to be able to say “no” and mean it?
  17. Have you made out a daily energy budget (keeping in mind we have $200 of energy money to spend a day on whatever we choose) that includes you pampering yourself in some way? (This might be going to an art class, pottery class, working at your hobby, gardening, walking with your spouse, riding your horse, etc… something that gives you PLEASURE and REWARD for simply being the wonderful person you are).

REFERENCES:
Andrews, T., The Healer’s Manual, Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1993
Myss, C., Ph.D., Anatomy of the Spirit, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1996
Myss, C., Ph.D., Why People Don’t Heal And How They Can, Harmony Books,Inc., New York, NY, 1997
Wauters, A., Chakras and their Archetypes, The Crossing Press, Freedom, California, 1997

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What Are Fetishes?

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 2000-2011. All Rights Reserved.

You will find fetishes everywhere in the world. These figures are animals, birds, reptiles or winged ones that are carved in a particular form to represent that individual energy. They are the archetype, symbolically speaking. It is believed that by creating the shape, the spirit of that animal or bird will come to the person as a teacher and guide. Many people like to wear or carry a fetish because it feels good to them; whether they realize the true purpose behind them or not.

This good feeling has to do with the quality and energy of the gemstone from which the figure is carved. Fetishes can be used as jewelry. Or, they can be used in a more sacred way, meditating with it in your left hand (left hand draws energy into your aura), meditating with it in you right hand (the right hand dispenses the energy out to the world).

If you are drawn to have a fetish, then the easiest way to answer this question is: What is your favorite animal, bird, reptile or insect? It’s that easy. Which ever is your favorite, that is the one you should carry on you.

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