Writing On Water By Robert Elias Najemy

You cannot leave an impression on water. You can try to leave your mark, but it is impossible. You can cut it with a knife, penetrate it with a screwdriver, write on it with a pen, hit it with a hammer, cut it with a saw and try in any way to leave your mark on it. You will fail.

It will, of course, be temporarily affected, as it reacts by sending out waves in response to these interventions. But soon after its immediate and temporary spontaneous response, it will return to its original state.

Our mind would do well to emulate water in this way. Our mind now is not like water, but more like a rock, wood, metal or paper. When any of the above actions are performed on it (cutting, sawing, writing, pounding etc.) it is permanently changed. It does not return to its original state, but is affected by what has happened to it. Just as such effects become a permanent part of the stone, wood, metal or paper, our experiences become a permanent part of our inner psychology and affect everything we perceive, think, feel and do.

Thus we are seriously programmed and controlled by our past. We hold on to past events, feelings, and traumas, just as stone holds on to the marks made on it.

Let us learn to become like water, which responds in the present to whatever is happening, without being conditioned by the past events, which it has already let go of. In this way we will live in the ever moving present moment, unaffected by the past, able to respond to events and people as they really are, and not as we misconceive them through the filters of the past, which we wear like colored glasses over our eyes.

Let our minds become as flexible, flowing and free as water.

About the Author

Robert Elias Najemy is the author of 20 books which have sold over 100,000 copies. He is the founder and the director, for 26 years, of the Center for Harmonious Living in Athens, Greece with a membership of 3000 clients and 600 students. He has lectured over 25,000 hours and has produced over 500 cassettes and videocassettes with an abundance of information or human harmony. You can find over 800 articles, ebooks, cassettes and videos at: http://www.HolisticHarmony.com. His books "The Psychology of Happiness" and "Remove Pain" can also be found at Amazon.com

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Is It Positive or Negative? You Decide. By Katharine Giovanni

A few weeks ago, I took my boys to the neighborhood pool. They were excited because the pool had just opened for the season. When we got there, I quickly found some chairs near acquaintances of ours, and as the boys swam, we started to chat.

About 20 minutes went by when I began to notice that everything my friend talked about had a negative slant to it. First it was complaining about a particular teacher at school, then it was about the lack of time in life in general, and on and on it went. She said nothing positive - all was negative, complaining about this and that. When she got to politics, I decided that it was enough, and quickly excused myself and jumped into the pool.

As I swam around the pool, I couldn't help but overhear other conversations. Imagine my surprise when I found that they too were mostly negative! Now curious, I walked over to the soda machine and said, "How are you?" to some other neighbors. Their reply? "Tired. You know how it goes." Not exactly negative, but certainly not positive either.

So now I was REALLY curious! Was it just that it was the end of the week and everyone was tired and grumpy? I decided to test things, so for the next few days I really paid attention to everything I saw and heard to see how much negativity there really was.

Let me tell you, I didn't have to try very hard.

First I went to the grocery store. As I waited for the clerk to tally my groceries, I started chatting with her, and soon I was being told a story about when she was in Japan. Since she's a blond, she complained that her trip was horrible because all they wanted to do was touch her hair!

That evening I switched on the news and was presented with 30 minutes of rape, murder, robberies, drownings, child abductions and a story about Martha Stewart. In between, I listened to commercials about weight loss, adult ADD and a new drug that they said everyone should take (but had some small side effects like nausea and sometimes death).

Alrighty then!

After the news, I flipped around and found more heartwarming stores on television such as "Law and Order," "ER" and "CSI Miami"." While these may be great shows, they were hardly positive. It seems I was surrounded by murder, rape and the dregs of society - all in primetime! I settled for a "Touched by an Angel" rerun and went to bed.

When I woke up the next morning, I continued to pay attention. The first thing on my agenda that morning was a visit to the post office. As I drove, I flipped on the radio to my favorite radio station, and heard a woman singing the following lyrics: "wounds won't seem to heal, the pain is just too real." I switched to another station.

At the post office I was greeted at the door by an identity theft poster. I then went to Target to pick up a new bathing suit for one of my sons, and noticed that they had TV monitors all over the place. As I looked, I saw a story about how to prevent your child from being abducted.

Are you seeing a pattern here? I'm not making this up - it really happened.

Okay, let's try the computer. Maybe that's better.

After logging on, I took a look at my homepage at MSN and I saw a story about Al-Qaida, another about a woman found strangled, and a weather-related story about a nasty tornado.

And let's not forget my email. I had my usual number of SPAM emails, which generally include sales pitches, porn and various offers about Viagra. Oh, and another email from a man in Nigeria who wants to wash one million dollars through my checking account and needs my account number. Of course he'll give me half.

Uh-huh. I totally believe you.

Later that day, I went to get my mail and saw my neighbor outside doing some yard work. When I stopped to say hello, he asked me how I was doing. I replied "No worries mate, I'm doing really great today!" (I just love that Australian expression). I really don't think he was expecting me to say that, because he stopped what he was doing and looked at me like I had just escaped from an insane asylum. I just laughed, told him I would see him later and went into my house.

When did it become politically incorrect to tell people something positive?

I have to tell you all that by the end of the second day, I was physically feeling sick and incredibly tired - so tired I went to bed at 9:00 p.m. and asked my husband to put the boys to bed. I just wanted to lie down and pull the covers way up over my head and forget about it all.

So what did I learn from this little test? I learned that you can mess up your mind with this stuff! I felt like I had been dragged into a negative world filled with greed, fear and hatred, a world where you always lack money and never achieve your life's dreams because you're too fat, too thin, too sick, going to be sick, need a job, lost a job, and on and on it seemed to go.

I felt that my brain had been so saturated with negativity that I was in danger of becoming physically sick! By the end of the second day, I was yelling at my kids, bickering with my husband, and generally grumpy to everyone.

So I had a huge bowl of ice cream (which I'm convinced cures everything), took a hot bath and went to bed. The test was officially over. Two days was more than enough for me.

On the third day, I decided to visit the same places I had gone during the last two days to see what positives I could find there. First I went to the pool and sat down in a chair. As I watched, I saw people laughing and smiling, and children playing in the pool with huge smiles on their face. The sound of happy children playing is really one of life's greatest sounds, and put an immediate smile on my face.

I then went to the grocery store to pick up some milk, and saw aisle after aisle filled with food, supplies, drinks and fresh produce. Now here was abundance and prosperity! I saw people chatting and smiling, and two children happily eating a messy chocolate doughnut.

I went back to the post office and started to chat with the woman in front of me, who was mailing a package to her son in Iraq, filled with things she thought they might need.

I logged onto the Internet and received a wonderful email from a friend entitled "The Positive Side of Life." I then received an email from an old friend of mine I've known for over 30 years now. It always puts a smile on my face when I hear from her.

As I was leaving the house to pick up my boys from school, I saw my neighbor again, so I asked him how he was doing. He turned and looked at me with a big smile on his face and replied, "No worries mate!" As I drove away, I flipped on the radio and immediately heard a song called "I'm on Top of the World!"

That evening I turned on the evening news and heard an extremely beautiful story about a woman moving into her first home, which had been built by the wonderful organization Habitat for Humanity. Then the weather came on, and I was told that bright sunshine would be in our area for the next few days. Later that evening, I watched a rerun from that great show on ABC called Extreme Makeover Home Edition. In seven days they completely changed a needy families home and life. What an act of kindness!

Now there is a spiritual principle out there that says what you put your attention on grows. That certainly seemed to be the case here! I put my attention on all the negative "stuff" that I was assaulted with for a few days, and it slammed into me so hard that I wanted to cry from it all. It got so bad that I saw it everywhere I went, from the grocery store to the post office to my own home. It could make a person seriously paranoid! When I placed my attention on the positive, it grew too. It was like it suddenly stopped raining and the warm sun came out.

So how do you remain positive, healthy and prosperous in a negative world? Here's what I do:

1. Surround yourself with positive people. Treat others like you want to be treated - positively! - with positive encouragement and thoughts!

2. Read positive inspirational books.

3. TURN OFF THE NEWS as much as possible.

4. Try and avoid newspapers, though you should scan the headlines so that you know what's going on in the world.

5. Write down all the positive things that have happened to you in the last month and post them where you can see them. "See" your life as a success! Don't "see" your life as a failure. Look at all the positive things that you've done!

6. Put a positive/inspirational poster over your desk. You can also put a "plus" sign, or the words "stay positive" over your desk to remind you to be positive.

7. Read some inspirational books like the new one from my friend Connie Domino called Develop Irresistible Attraction.

8. Turn someone else's negative day into a positive by helping them out.

Now please know that I'm not telling you to blindly ignore the reality of the world. I'm telling you that you can see that reality and also see the POSITIVES as well. The world can indeed be a cruel place. Crime, poverty and illness seem to be everywhere - but the world can be a beautiful place filled with love, warmth, compassion and prosperity.

Do you see the glass as half full or half empty?

Negative things will happen in the world. They happen to all of us! But look at it this way: positive things will happen as well. Good things will happen to you. Joy will find you!

It goes back to the laws of physics:

1. Every action causes a reaction

2. We attract like energy

So if we put out negative thoughts and actions and constantly focus on the negative, we will ATTRACT negatives back to us. It will be all that we see! Conversely, if we put out positive thoughts and try our best to see the positive, then we will attract the positive back.

The world is often negative. I, however, refuse to be negative and will continue to try and remain positive as much as possible. I've had my share of bad times, trust me - I wrote the book on that one. The good news is that I don't have to stay that way if I don't choose to. I choose prosperity, love and compassion.

I choose to look at the glass as half full, one day at a time.

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything. - Alan Cohen

About the Author

Copyright 2004, Katharine Giovanni
Katharine Giovanni is author of the acclaimed God, Is That You?, an inspiring book that will teach you how to have a two-way conversation with the Universe. Katharine has spoken at seminars and conferences around the country, and has appeared on both radio and television. God, Is That You?, has received much praise from different reviewers and magazines across the country. It is available in bookstores nationwide. Katharine can be reached via her website www.katharinegiovanni.com.

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Mirroring & Lessons By Carrie Hart & Quado

A reader asks:

I have a male friend who was part of my past life and has recently re-entered it. He listens with interest to my new experiences regarding enlightenment and knows about Quado. He also has a very bad temper. He is aware that I am not comfortable with this behavior. Not wanting to toss this relationship aside, and in fact, wanting to take another look at the possibility of a deeper connection, I am looking at this relationship with a new understanding that what I judge as his negative characteristics are a mirror to myself; I shouldn't judge him, I also have a temper and am angry. I am at odds with myself as to whether to accept things as they are, try to change him/the situation, or leave the friendship. The only thought that brings release is to leave, but if I do, I am afraid I am leaving a very important growth experience that I have been given the opportunity to revisit, and I sure don't want to face this one again.

Quado responds:

There is a certain danger in the belief that everything is a mirror and that everything is a lesson. There is truth in this, but there is a danger in accepting it in the wrong way.

Yes, life does mirror back your own characteristics, because at the highest and widest, you are creating your own world. And yes, everything is a lesson, to the extent that something can be learned from everything, and of course, your own soul self has set out upon this adventure to live and have experiences.

And yes, on your path toward greater spiritual understanding, you will want to be progressing, not going in circles, and so each thing you learn in a spiritual way can help make your experience, this life, more pleasant, more fulfilling, and in many ways, more simple. Not necessarily easier, for life will continue to toss challenges before youjust as one is conquered another appearsbut simpler, in that you will learn to understand better how things are progressing in your life and how to respond in a given situation.

What I wish you to avoid is staying in a relationship or situation which is harmful to you simply because you think it is teaching you a lesson or mirroring in a meaningful way. Some of the lessons are very quick ones, and what you are meant to learn can be grasped in a moment, in a day, and does not require that you stay in it. You have seen a mirror of your anger and realized how harmful and poisonous it is to you. You have realized that it is something you must work on in order to take yourself to the next step.

Observation made. Lesson learned. Move on. It is that simple.

Do not surround yourself with corrosive circumstances. One of the primary lessons to be learned, always and in every situation, is to respect yourself and to demand that others respect you. If you are in a relationship in which this is not occurring, then you must change that situation. In this case, since this relationship reentered your life so recently, you have the opportunity to follow that impulse you have, which is to leave. Do so.

In your center, your deepest calmest center, below the emotions, there is a feeling of rightness, and it is this feeling that you must follow. There are many memories and yearnings associated with the relationship, but underneath these, there is a sense of rightness. Get below the emotions and find this place. And then ask, what shall I do? You will find there, below fear, below romantic yearnings, the answer.

As for changing him and acceptance, the principle is very simple. You must accept others as they are, assuming that they will not change, for changing other people is not within your control or power. You have the power only to change yourself. And so, in your heart of acceptance, give him the freedom to be who he is. But that does not mean that you must live with it. That does not mean that you tolerate unacceptable behavior, behavior which is disrespectful and harmful to you. What it means is that you say: You have a right to be who you are, but the way you are acting now, the way you are treating me, is not acceptable to me. And so you have a choice: you may change, and it is your choice to do so, or you may leave. But you cannot stay as you are, and treating me as you do, and stay in this relationship.

This is the solution. He has a choice. What you do not want to do is set out on a program to change him, spending hour upon hour talking to him about his problems, asking him, begging him, to change and then tolerating the situation in its unacceptable forms. And if this situation also brings out the parts of you that you wish to change, if it accentuates these, this is not a positive mirroring and a lesson, it is a repeat of an old pattern which needs to be broken.

You owe it to yourself to do what is in your own best interests. The spiritual path is in that direction. Loving yourself first and deeply, so much so that you do not allow others to treat you poorly. And then, when you love yourself enough, so much that you cannot imagine not being treated with respect and caring, then you will be able to reach out and truly love others. Some of them you will wish to have around you, because they mirror the wonderful parts of yourself that you wish to move toward. And some of them you will take as old lessons, as past patterns reflecting back, and learn your lesson quickly and well. You have moved beyond this. This is no longer you. You love yourself too much to allow someone to be like that in your presence.

Let him make his own choice. He may change or he may stay the same. That is his choice. You may surround yourself with people who are caring and respectful and who help you to move forward on your path, or you may surround yourself with people who hold you back in old patterns and make it difficult for you to advance. That is your choice.

So be grateful for this reminder that you have more work to do. Let it go and then get to work. Reach down into your heart of peace and begin to build the peace there, begin to build such a core of centered peace that outside circumstances can no longer cause you to respond irrationally and emotionally. That is your goal. And you do not need a harmful and corrosive relationship to achieve it.

Note from Carrie: If you relate to this message, I suggest that you practice the Quado Meditation on Self-Love daily. It helps build that core of love and peace inside that gives you the strength to confront what you need to confront. Go to http://www.carriehart.com/Self-Love_Meditation.htm to hear samples and order the CD or MP3.

If you have a question you believe might interest other Quado readers, please send it to Carrie at carriehart@msn.com. Thank you!

About The Author

Carrie Hart is a spiritual healer and channeler of Quado. Go to http://www.carriehart.com to read more messages from Quado and learn how Carrie became a spiritual healer & what services she is now offering. Carrie Hart is the author of "There is a Garden", the story of her spiritual journey from stressed executive to spiritualist and channeler of Quado. This book, Carrie's CDs of original music, as well as daily messages by Quado are available on www.carriehart.com.

Copyright 2004 - Carrie Hart

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THE TOBIAS MATERIALS The New Energy Series: SHOUD 12: "The Darkness is Your Divinity" Presented at the Midsummer New Energy Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico July 17, 2004 http://www.crimsoncircle.com

And so it is, dear Shaumbra, that we gather here together in this place of New Energy, in this safe energy… AH, in the energy of Shaumbra. It is a delight to listen to your music, to feel the depths of your experiences and your souls. It is such a delight for I, Tobias, to be able to come in this close to you on this day where we bring a message that is a bit different than usual. If you allow yourself, you will feel a whole different essence to what we bring forth.

Indeed, we are channeling you. We are holding you in our arms. We are feeling what is emanating from your heart and from your soul. And, we are breathing that in. We are breathing it in through all of the corridors of the omniverse… breathing it in through Spirit… breathing it in through all of the angels… through all of the aspects of who you have been in the past… and, then breathing it back out to you, gently across your human body. Gently, we are breathing out, so that you feel it on your face… on your hands… and in your heart… breathing out the essence of you back to you, so that you can feel and you can remember who you truly are… breathing it back out so that it ignites the divine flame within you for all of the rest of the world to behold.

Today we are breathing in your vibrations, breathing in your energies, and especially your wisdom. Today we are breathing in a message that you have been putting together, not just for yourself because you already know what is contained within the words and the energy of this Shoud. We are breathing it in as a message for all of humanity to behold, person-by-person, entity-by-entity, and eventually for all of humanity to behold.

It is a simple message. It is a very bold message. It is a message that will cause some to go into a place of fear or anger. But, dear friends, it is a message that many, many outside of this family of Shaumbra are waiting to hear to release them from things that have been holding them back… to release them from darknesses that had been tormenting them… to release them from the darkness that they have been imprisoned within… and to release them from the burdens that they have been carrying.

So, dear Shaumbra, all of us from our side of the veil – all of the angels who are gathered here and gathered with Shaumbra all over the world – take this moment to breathe you in. Allow us to come that close to be that much a part of you, to share the sacred and precious Now with each one of you. And, allow us to breathe this back out to you. Allow us to breathe it back out to each one of you who is gathered here, who is connected with this energy. Allow us to breathe it through you for all of the other humans who are ready to hear this message for them to behold this moment.

Together, Shaumbra, we have been building towards this time, especially in this series that we are in right now, the New Energy series. In these past months we have talked about the New Energy and what it is, the fact that indeed it is New Energy. It is not just a term. It is indeed New Energy.

When you left Home – the Kingdom – there was a finite amount of energy that left with you. And, part of what you wanted to experience, part of what you wanted to create eventually was New Energy. So, for eons of time you simply took the energies that already existed and learned how to sculpt them… learned how to play with them… learned how to transform them from one energy to another… from one vibration to another… until quite recently simply playing with existing energies.

But, in this past year, Shaumbra, New Energies have been created for the first time ever outside of Home. What that means quite simply is that you have learned to be Creators in your own right, Creators of brand New Energy. It is still new. It is still something that is taking a while to assimilate, to bring into your reality. But, each moment – each new moment – you are learning more and more about this miracle of New Energy.

In this series, we talked about the Imagination. We talked about opening – not only your mind, but your heart – opening up and letting yourself soar, expanding beyond the limitations of the human linear dimension that you are in, going beyond – OH, indeed staying in the moment and staying so very grounded – but going beyond. The Imagination is a gift that you have always had, but over a course of many, many lifetimes here on Earth, you have shut that down, focused on the 3-D reality.

But, it is time to allow the Imagination to soar again, to open up and acknowledge all of the thoughts and all of the feelings coming through. You’ve blocked so many of them in the past because they were painful, or because you didn't trust yourself, or because you were cutting part of yourself out of your experience.

For those of you who don't feel that you ever feel, it is because you are not trusting. You are denying a very vital, a very important part of yourself. You are shutting down, flowing strictly from the mind, processing only through the brain. But, we have been working with you on opening, allowing everything to come through, the crazy thoughts, what you sometimes judge as the delusional thoughts.

They are not delusions at all. They are potentials that may not be manifested here on Earth. They are scenarios that may be occurring on other dimensional levels. They are yours. Perhaps, they are not happening here on Earth, but it doesn't make them wrong. And, it doesn't make you crazy.

So, we have been working to open the Imagination, to allow all of this free flow to come in you and through you. And, we have told you that it is now safe to do that. You have created the New Energy, the safe energy. There is no need to worry about the demons, and the bogeyman, and the devil, and all of these other dark entities coming in and consuming you, taking control of you, enslaving you… not at all.

You sit in this Now moment in a safe energy, in a sacred energy. And, it is safe to open up to everything… everything… everything that you are.

We have talked about being in the Now moment and allowing yourself to express once again… no more holding back… allowing yourself to be grounded in the Now moment… but so fully open and expanded that you can express. Dear friends, this safe energy – this fully expanded energy, grounded in the Now moment – is where the miracles occur.

But, the true miracle – the true miracle – is the remembrance of why you are here, the remembrance of who you are. The true miracle is the open and free consciousness.

Even Yeshua talked to you back when about this. The miracle isn't healing another’s arm. The miracle indeed is not transforming water into wine, or multiplying the fish and loaves. That is children's play that comes as a natural result of having a fully opened consciousness and the remembrance – the full remembrance – of who you are. In that space, that safe space, all of these other things happen quite easily. What you would call the physical or the 3-D miracles no longer are miracles because you understand how they happen.

You don't have to waste lifetimes of energies trying to be an energy miracle worker or a magician. It happens naturally when the miracle of the open and free consciousness occurs. But, it can't occur unless you are in that safe energy. It can't occur if there are still things that are being held back, things that you are frightened of, things that you have locked away in the closets of your soul. And, you already know this, Shaumbra. You already know this.

Let us talk for a moment. Let us talk for a moment here about the energies of light and dark, the original energies of duality, the two basic and prime energies that have existed up until now. There is the light, which we call the AH (pronounced like “awe”) energy. And, there is the dark, which we call the OH (pronounced like “owe”) energy. They emanate from the same source. They are simply different expressions. The AH and the OH – the original sounds, dear Shaumbra, the original vibrations coming across somewhat crudely in the human language.

Take a moment here together to listen to the AH, the real music and vibration of AH – what you experienced when you first left Home, the light energy – AH.

Take a moment to feel the OH energy. Listen. Listen to the OH – the opposite of AH – the negative, the dark.

AH… and the OH… the original sounds, the original vibrations when you left Home… the original parts of you… the AH and the OH… so much a part of each other and so deeply in love… oh, like two lovers sharing an experience together… committing to be together forever… committing to be in service to each other… committing to love each other unconditionally.

So, as the AH and the OH energies within you began the experience outside of Home, there was such tremendous love between them, such compassion and sharing that the OH energy – the dark energy – said to the AH, “I love you so much that I will take on all of your pain. I have so much compassion for you that I will take on everything that you don't love about yourself. I have so much joy in the journey that you are about to embark on that I will take on everything that you don't like about your journey. I love you that much.” And, over the course of eons of time and many lifetimes on Earth, the AH and the OH energy have been playing together, have been supporting each other, have been loving each other.

The OH energy has taken on all of the attributes of “dark,” all of the attributes of “negative,” all of the attributes of the pain in honor and compassion for the AH energy. The OH energy has allowed itself to be separated in consciousness from the AH energy because the AH energy couldn't bear to look at it any longer. Because the darkness was being absorbed within the OH energy, it became burdened. It became crippled. It became ugly. It became vile in the eyes of the AH.

Dear friends, what we are talking about here is the separation of light and dark, the reality of what light and dark energies are. They are nothing like humanity understands them to be right now.

Humanity continues to battle light and dark. Humanity continues to try to annihilate the dark. Humanity continues to try to dump all of what it doesn't love about itself in the darkness, in the OH energy. Humans, individual humans, do this to themselves. Everything they fear… everything they reject… everything they deny about themselves is dumped into the OH energy. And, the OH has taken on this role, taken on this whole role of the darkness.

And, as you know, then the human thinks that they have to battle the dark. They have to annihilate the dark. They have to get rid of the dark. But, Shaumbra, as you already know, it cannot be done. It is all part of the same.

We want all of you who are ready – all of you who come to this point of safe New Energy – to take a look at what the dark really is. Oh, it would be like a lover who gave everything for you, who took on all of your self-doubts out of love for you. It would be like a companion and a lover who took on everything you didn't like about yourself. It would be like a lover who would do anything in service to you, so that you could go forward, so that you could continue to experience and live.

So, dear friends, take a moment to look at the OH energy, the dark energy. It isn’t what it appears to be at all. Humanity, individual humans continue to fight the light and dark within themselves. This provides a barrier, a wall, which prevents them from integrating everything of who they truly are. It prevents them from truly living in the New Energy. By separating the light and the dark within themselves, it prevents them from experiencing the joys and the miracles that life offers.

Dear friends, we ask you to take a moment with us. Look beyond the obvious of the darkness, of the OH energy. Let us feel the compassion that this energy has had, the lover who would do anything for you.

All energy seeks resolution. And, in this moment the darkness seeks to be released from the role that it has played within you. It seeks to be released as the dumping grounds… the demon… the bad and the evil… the unacknowledged… and the hated. It has carried this burden for so very long now.

It wants to come back to you. It wants to love you in a whole new way. It wants to be in love with you in a whole new way. It is not at all what you have thought it was.

All energy seeks resolution. And, what you have called the “dark”… the “negative”… the “bad”… is simply part of you.

Dear friends, THE DARKNESS IS YOUR DIVINITY. It has been hidden away. It has been hidden away for so very long. Oh, yes, indeed, the divine IS the darkness. That will give you all something to ponder for a long, long time.

We did not talk to Cauldre before this Shoud, for we knew he would never get up on stage (some laughter). We had a bit of trouble getting even these words through him.

But, in this safe energy that we are all sharing together, I want you to take a whole new look at what AH and OH truly are. OH – the divinity that loved you so very much that it took on all of your burdens and pains, all of your darkness – it seeks resolution. It wants to come back right now. It wants to stop playing the game of AH and OH, and simply be the unified tone within you. OH seeks to come back.

OH… and you have been calling out for it for so very long. But, you were denying what was there, weren’t you. Calling out to your divinity, “Where, oh, where is it? Where is the golden angel? Where is the God within? Why has my divinity… why has my God forsaken me? Why am I alone here on Earth? Why don't I hear the voice of Spirit?”

Dear friends, it has been there all the time. It is the OH. It is what you have labeled the darkness, the negative. It has been your spiritual landfill for everything you didn't like about yourself. It is time to let that go now.

It is the Shadow that has always been there, dear friends, always closer to you than anything else… the Shadow that you have been afraid of for so many times… the Shadow that you didn't want to look at because there were parts of yourself you wanted to deny, that you wanted to reject, that you didn't love.

Oh, the OH loved you so much that it took all of this on with the greatest compassion, the greatest compassion ever, ever imagined. OH took on every imbalance, every bit of suffering, every bit of self-loathing, and self-doubt. You’ve dumped it there, and the love of OH, hidden by the veil of darkness, has held it so that you could continue experiencing.

The Shadow has always been there. As we told a group some six months ago, think about it in these terms. A shadow can only exist when light shines upon a unique spiritual identity – you. When the light of Home and the source of God shine upon your soul, your individual being, it casts a shadow. Those beings who have no soul have no shadow. It is only you who were given the gift of true spiritual identity and creatorship. It is only you that has a shadow.

We ask you in this moment to acknowledge the Shadow – it is you – to acknowledge the darkness – it is you – to acknowledge the OH. It is one of the two sounds that comprise your energies – OH… AH… the breath in… and the breath out.

You have spent so long fighting the darkness, rejecting the darkness that you have thought it was the true enemy. You have spent so long battling the darkness within your own mind and within your own heart that you become weary and frightened and isolated. But, the OH, the darkness, was simply holding the greatest imaginable compassion for you.

Can you allow it fearlessly into your life? Can you understand, Shaumbra, that the darkness holds your divinity?

Energy seeks resolution. It seeks to come back – the two lovers reuniting after a long separation.

The answer to your prayers, the answer to all of the tears that you have shed – wondering where Spirit is – has always been right there, hidden behind the things you didn't like about yourself and the world around you.

Shaumbra, can we celebrate together here? Can we accept what you call the darkness? Can you accept what we call the OH energy into your reality? Can you embody the OH energy?

Can you let the AH and the OH come back together in love, sharing a whole new experience in a New and safe energy? Can you allow that in spite of all of the training, all of the programming, all of propaganda that there has been about the dark energy? Can you allow the unity of these two energies to come back together to create a divine and a human embodied together, here in the Now moment at the same time?

This, Shaumbra, is a bold step. And, there are many who are outside of this room who would not understand. There are many who would consider it a trick. There are many who would consider it to be some type of heresy.

But, those are the ones who are still fighting themselves, still battling other nations, still hating aspects of themselves. Those are the ones who are still pontificating, but not embodying the New Energy, not embodying the energy of God and love together with All That Is in the Now moment.

There are those outside of this room who still prefer to have the Old Energy battle between the light and the dark, for it helps them to gain a new understanding of themselves. Oh, and sometimes they even get addicted to that game of light and dark. There are some outside of the energy of Shaumbra who continue to have to have a place to dump all of their baggage… all of their hate… all of their separation… all of the energy of the Seven Seals that we talked about last year. They need a place to continue to dump.

Shaumbra, we breathe in the energy of where you're at, the understanding and the wisdom that the OH and the AH come back together now in a new love and a new compassion. Shaumbra, let us send forth a bold new message to the consciousness of humanity today that the light and the dark are the same, not a mental exercise, but a reality that we allow to embody within ourselves.

Let us send a message to the world energetically that the light and the dark seek to be back together. Let us send a message to the world that the dark isn't what it appears to be at all. It is where the divinity resides, the incredible love and compassion of the divinity that would love you so much that it would take on all of the darkness on your behalf.

Together, Shaumbra, let us embody the OH and the AH. Let us release old mental thinking and images of what darkness was and what divinity was. Let us let it all flow together in this safe and sacred space. This is where the healing of the soul is right here, right now, dark and light back together.

And so it is!

Tobias of the Crimson Council is presented by Geoffrey Hoppe, aka "Cauldre," in Golden, Colorado. The story of Tobias, from the biblical Book of Tobit, can be found on the Crimson Circle web site at www.crimsoncircle.com. The Tobias Materials have been offered free of charge to lightworkers and Shaumbra around the world since August 1999, the time when Tobias said humanity moved past the potential of destruction and into the New Energy.

The Crimson Circle is a global network of human angels who are among the first to transition into the New Energy. As they experience the joys and challenges of the ascension status, they help other humans on their journeys through sharing, caring and guiding. Over 50,000 visitors come to the Crimson Circle web site each month to read the latest materials and discuss their own experiences.

The Crimson Circle meets monthly in the Denver, Colorado area where Tobias presents the latest information through Geoffrey Hoppe. Tobias states that he and the others of the celestial Crimson Council are actually channeling the humans. According to Tobias, they are reading our energies and translating our own information back to us so we can see it from the outside, while experiencing it on the inside. The "Shoud" is the portion of the channeling where Tobias steps aside and the energy of the humans is channeled directly by Geoffrey Hoppe.

Crimson Circle gatherings are open to the public. The Crimson Circle receives its abundance through the open love and gifting of Shaumbra throughout the world.

The ultimate purpose of the Crimson Circle is to serve as human guides and teachers to those walking the path of inner spiritual awakening. This is not an evangelical mission. Rather, the inner light will guide people to your doorstep for your compassion and care. You will know what to do and teach in that moment, when the unique and precious human who is about to embark on the journey of the Bridge of Swords comes to you.

If you are reading this and feel a sense of truth and connection, you are indeed Shaumbra. You are a teacher and a human guide. Allow the seed of divinity to blossom within you in this moment and for all times to come. You are never alone, for there is family around the world and angels in the realms around you.

Please freely distribute this text on a non-commercial, no-charge basis. Please include the information in its entirety, including these footnotes. All other uses must be approved in writing by Geoffrey Hoppe, Golden, Colorado. See contacts page on website: http://www.crimsoncircle.com

© Copyright 2004 Geoffrey Hoppe, P.O. Box 7328, Golden, CO 80403

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Spirit Signs - September 2004 By Robyn Johnston

Do you remember that you are a divine creation? Sometimes we forget to read this road sign as we travel along our life path. You may intuit this in a variety of ways, but the truth is that we are made in God's image. So in that light, isn't God perfect? The answer, of coarse, is yes. So if we're made in that image that we are perfect as well.

I have found in my practice that many people have a difficult time grasping and truly believing this concept. We have false "signs" that pop in our head that sound like, "Nobody's perfect, we don't live in a perfect world, it's improper to believe that we are perfect." We're programmed from an early age to defy our own perfection. We even agree to forget our perfection when we incarnate into earthly bodies. However it is that perfection that continues to speak to our spirits and remind us that those things we see, hear, feel and touch may not be true. It is how we sense spiritually that we can discern what is a true sign and what is a false sign. Our spirit knows that we are perfect, it is our egos that try to talk us out of this belief. By the way, what is yours saying at this moment?!

It is the same ego that says that if we are doing, achieving and accomplishing then we are "off track", not worthy and unsuccessful. Another false sign. In fact, this couldn't be farther from the truth. Do you think God has to work somewhere, or do you think he is required to do certain tasks. Sounds silly, right? But, since we are made in his image, that of perfection, do we have to do anything? The answer should be a resounding NO! In all truth there isn't much that we have to do. We may
very well have certain agreements or contracts that we want to fulfill, but we also have free will and choice, and in that there is nothing we HAVE to do.

What's wrong with the image of seeing ourselves as perfect, divine masters, simply choosing to have a human experience, purely for the joy of remember what is it like to have a physical body? Actually that is another true statement, but this isn't ones that our youngsters are programmed with on a constant basis. We don't turn on our T.V.'s and hear, "You are perfect right now, in this moment there is nothing you have to do, say, hear, change, accomplish to be better. You are already perfect just because you are you!" or "Congratultions on your continuing accomplishment of being human. It won't last long, just enjoy the experience!" or "Don't forget, you are a divine being, everything you have is everything you need!" How would our world be a different place if these messages came streaming across our media on a consistent basis, bombarding our senses with messages of love and light? Do you suppose people would begin to change their attitude toward themselves and others?
I like to think of how my newborn nephew, and all babies would be different if we were to flood their growing minds with pure love, only positive thoughts and constant reminders of their perfection. Wouldn't that be awesome?

I tell you this world is very possible to create, in fact the ingredients are already here and there are people using them at this moment. The energy is supportive and available, if we will just adjust our thoughts and tune into this spirit frequency. We have lots of choices with FM stations on our way to work, we have the same choices in spirit. What station are you listening to? Is it the right one?

For those that have a hard time getting their minds to fully accept the image of perfection, consider this. We are programmed from an early age to see perfection that is often defined by outer principles and appearances. Those who are using their "earth eyes" and other three dimensional senses will tend to find lots of "flaws" or perceived imperfections. However, upon closer examination with spiritual senses, we can peel away the false image, discard the old shell, and release the outdated thoughts. We can see with the loving eyes of spirit God's perfection in our form. We can sense the divine expression that we offer to the world, as yet another way for others to see God through us. As you read this, many of you may question this thought, depending on your beliefs and programming. Many, may have egos that will disagree and try to remind your soul of all the "imperfections" and "sins", trying desperately to convince spirit that there is no way that perfection can exist in human form. But always, the soul knows, the truth shall come forth and something so pure and correct can be felt almost instantly.

The mind/ego, will work hard to convince, sway, discern and force the spirit into this misperception. Its goal is to try to make one second guess. It acts out of fear. But just like a small child, it only needs to be reminded and lovingly guided to the right path. Soul knows the way. It knows how to follow the signs, it knows how to interpret. Sometimes we just have to use the "auto pilot" and trust when our eyes (or minds) can't see the way. Turn on your "spiritual sonar", it's a device that we all came in with. All that is needed is the intent to activate it.. See you knew all this, you just needed a reminder didn't you? Congratulations you were watching for the signs!

For some of us, the idea of perfection is easy to grasp. Our minds can easily wrap around that concept, but it may not be the easiest to maintain. Here is where I find that maintaining and living by our perfection can be a challenge. Like many other healers and helpers, I have a full plate. I know about my spirit and emotions through the nine star ki and am well aware of the activities and elements that can throw me off balance. As I have done readings, one theme continues that I find interesting. No matter what the energetic combinations are, very few of us remember to live fully in the present moment. And p.s. THAT IS WHERE PERFECTION IS!!!!!

I am no different. I get constant spirit signs in this area, "Robyn slow down, Robyn live in the present, Robyn this is where your focus right now, yoo hoo, are you listing at all?" It really easy to get wrapped up in the schedule, the mundane tasks, the day to day routine, the hustle and bustle, the should's, ought to's and need to's. It's human to get involved in our tasks and loose track of who we really are. That's ok though, if we watch we usually receive some type of sign that reminds us we are mostly spirit, and just a little human now and then! We need to have fun with this. We need to lighten up and play. We won't always have this human shell, its just a little reflection of our thoughts here are on earth at this moment in time. And like any hologram, they can be changed instantly with intention.

One way to remind yourself that you are perfect right now is to practice your spiritual sight and feeling. Try sitting in your sacred space and focus on just the word "perfection" or even repeating a phrase such as "I am a divine expression of God's love" I am perfect in my design, or even better just shorten it to I AM GOD! (see what resistance you have to that
one!)

You may experience a wide range of emotions. As always stay with them and allow them to be, you may want to journal these and work on reprogramming at a later time. When you are ready, release the outdated, unsupportive thoughts and immediately replace them with loving, nurturing TRUE statements. I find it a wonderful exercise to actually have the "heart to
heart" conversation with yourself. Dialog and role play with yourself. There is a powerful energy exchange when we hear positive words from within and we get to a point when we can BELIEVE it! There will be a time when you can intuit and feel on a deep emotional, spiritual, mental and physical level that you truly are perfect, just how you are at this moment in time. You will reach space when you can breathe in and forget about the rest of the world, you can shed the image of false programming, and joyfully and blissfully allow your spirit to be, accepting and honoring the perfection that exists in this moment, has always been there and always will be. It's a glorious place too. One that we never have to leave.

Once you get into this habit, you can activate these meditations into your reality. Let's say you're busy and the to-do list is overflowing. Its easy to forget how perfect you are when all you really want to do is scream, go to bed or jump of cliff! It is at this precise moment that you can remember your SPIRIT SIGN, "I am a divine expression of God's love, I am
perfect in my design." Remember to take a step back. Ask yourself where your programming is coming from? What thoughts are shaping your reality? Are they ones you want? If not, what thoughts do you need to take out? What do you want to replace it with? Oh look! You just forgot that you are perfect, didn't you. OK, much better. All is well. You remember now! You are perfect, right now at this moment. Feel the warm secure feeling of love flooding into your spirit. Oh! Doesn't that feel great?

That's right since you are made in God's image, you are perfect and because you and God are ONE, you don't really have to be here, or do anything, you can simply choose to do it or not! (You don't have to go to work tomorrow, you really
could walk away and be fine. Really! You may choose to stay and continue, but there is nothing you have to do! You really don't have to do laundry or dishes, clean the car, mow the lawn, cook, eat, or breathe. You simply choose to! So if you always have a choice, and free will, your ok, right? There isn't anything you have to do, be, say, or have. You are already
perfect. Remember you are here for the experience. If you don't like your reality change it! Empty out old thoughts, bring in the new. YOU ARE PERFECT, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!! Change your thoughts in order to change your reality. As my favorite poster says, "We are only limited by how far our imaginations will take us."

I think that is a pretty important sign. Maybe its one that we should be posting on sticky notes and placing all around us, every day...just in case we forget! Oh but not to worry, there will always be more signs along the way!

About the Author

Robyn Johnston is a Feng Shui practitioner, Nine Star Ki Consultant and Reiki Master. She is available for residential and business consultations, energetic readings and distance reiki sessions. Robyn also offers personal coaching and intuitive guidance through these tools. If you would like to schedule a consultation, reading or session with Robyn, she can be
contacted through email at rainbowcanyonreiki@yahoo.com. Be sure to also check out her website for online Nine Star Ki Readings and Distant Healing! http://www.dekora-lotus.com/mystical-messages/robyn/

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Fabulous Feng Shui - September 2004 By Robyn Johnston

Congratulations! You have just made it through an incredible month! We've just completed a karmic month in a karmic year! WOW!

In addition to my feng shui practice , I am also a nine star ki consultant. Nine star ki is a sister to Feng Shui, in that it applies the elements and symbols found in the bagua to that of the personality, spirit and emotions of an individual. Just as feng shui is used to balance and anchor your home and life blueprint, nine star ki knowledge is used to cultivate self-awareness, personal insight and acceptance of those individuals we live and work with. Feng shui techniques follow the belief that by arranging the environment to encourage positive balance and chi flow, one's life can also be changed for the better. Nine star ki assists in changing one's life by assisting the individual to recognize and honor the personal symbols, traits, techniques and tendencies he/she brings to earth at the time of his/her incarnation.

Nine star ki uses the same symbols of earth, fire, water, metal and wood to describe and "read" the individual spirit, emotions and way the person is seen by others. There are a total of 108 different ways that the energetic combinations can manifest. The same symbols in various combinations, can also be applied to the energy of the day, the month and the year.

In feng shui and nine star ki, energy patterns happen in cycles. These cycles repeat over a period of time. Once the basic cycles and tendencies are identified, they can be used to assist the individual in understanding the energy that surrounding certain endeavors and situations at the time. Nine star ki readings are not fortune telling, nor are they wild guesses about what an individual's future will hold. The knowledge is used to identify the energies that surround an individual and help him/her gain an understanding of the what the likely outcome of an event or situation. One can also use the nine star ki reading to identify when the energy is not as supportive as it could be, thus rendering that event be saved for a different time when the energy is more nourishing and stable. It does help us understand why some months events fall neatly into place while other
months it may seem like we are pushing uphill without many results. In this light, we learn that there are supportive times to bring about goals and there are times when the universe would rather have us contemplate and sit still!

There are times, such as the last month when dynamic combinations occur. We are currently in what is known as a five earth year. We are just finishing a five earth month. The number five is significant because that is when all of us are in our home stations, the places we were born in, therefore it is known as a karmic month in a karmic year.

There are a lot of interesting tendencies and traits that the month has to offer. For example because of the karmic month in a karmic year, many of us were faced with deep issues brought to the surface. We were given insight in some strange and sometimes powerful ways, and not entirely without pain.

Another thing to note is that five earth is usually a time of extremes. It is a time when things that usually don't happen do, or things that usually happen don't. Many situations arise "out of the blue" and seem quite unexpected. Often this can appear in the form of meeting up with friends (or foes) from many past cycles. In fact the last two weekends of the month I ran into three people that I had not seen in over 15 years! Most of these were people that I knew very well and had lost contact with
completely, boom were suddenly standing in front of me. One of the contacts was made through the efforts of my spirit team. The other two were simply nice surprises and left me recalling old memories with big smiles!!!

Did you have some interesting opportunities and situations arise? It been my observation that many people find that they suddenly release old relationships, careers and sometimes spouses. Other people will find themselves engaged or ready to be married, when in previous cycles the thought wouldn't have been very appealing! Other people who are usually grounded and like to be in one place suddenly find themselves full of energy and wanting to travel. For others the awaited dream of starting a family may take shape while some who thought their families were finished may be in for a surprise!!!! The key is to stay centered and focused, though it is very likely that this will prove to be quite a challenge.

Many personalities are inundated with opportunities that arise out of the blue. It is important to ponder the origin of the event and to tune into any guidance about where it will likely lead. The best advice is to take on only the opportunities that will offer the most benefit. If possible, allow the others to pool until more information can be gleaned. Obviously some changes can't be avoided. If this is your situation, try to stay grounded and centered. Honor the lesson that is being brought fourth. Sometimes the most powerful lessons come about with pain and shock. It is in the quiet aftermath of the storm that the pieces can be fit back together and answers have the opportunity to quietly seep into our spirits.

Five earth has a way of shaking us up and breaking up the mundane value of our lives. If you were expecting something, it is likely that it won't happen now. If you weren't expecting something, it may very well be underway! Such energy offers our souls opportunities for expanded growth and greater awareness. After all, we did come here to learn more, right?

Not all personalities will experience turmoil and upheaval. It is not uncommon for many persons to feel ungrounded and off kilter during these times though. (If this is you, don't fret! The energy is about to calm down and change to a new element, four wood.) Many people begin to question their futures and ponder just what their path may hold. This is an excellent time to take account of what your spirit has experienced during this month and this year. The time offers us a wonderful opportunity to take stock of our activities and prepare, as the seasons suggest, to reap our harvest. How are the plans coming that you began the fresh new year with? Are you where you would like to be spiritually? If not, what roadblocks have you encountered? Can you take an inner journey to determine the source of the roadblocks and what they are there to teach?

As the energy is about to take a new form, we can use the first part of the month to plan and organize for where it is we want to go next. Using the grounded energy of five earth, we are given a solid base on which to spring fourth new ideas into the four tree month. There will be a lightness of energy and for some, a major movement in new directions. Keep in mind though, our time of five earth karma is far from finished. We will continue this way for several more cycles, so the remaining months of the year offer further opportunity for introspection and planning of where we wish to go in the cycles/years to come.

Our beautiful earth offers us such gifts each month. As we enter into the season of fall, we are witness to a brilliant display of energetic changes and preparations. While Mother Earth prepares to turn inward for the coming month, we too can anchor the feng shui energies of the fall season. We look to the horizon for harvest moon, celebrating our fruits and treasures. Stopping to ponder our paths and looking ahead with anticipation to the next season of growth. Do we have enough stored to make in through the long season of winter? Have we planted seeds of kindness and generousity? We will have the opportunity to reap what we sow in terms of finances, friendships, fame, family in the coming cycles. If your havest looks bleak, there is still time to make changes. You can start by simply offering more gratitude and becoming more conscious of your actions and how they affect others.

In applying feng shui to your home or office, this is an auspicious time to organize and make ready for the new energy of the next few months to come. We'll have the opportunity to harvest loads of fresh ideas, creativity, friendships and deep spirituality. Continue to keep your environments neat, tidy and well taken care of. In this way, you too will attract the bountiful blessings that our universe has to offer.

About the Author

Robyn Johnston is a Feng Shui practitioner, Nine Star Ki Consultant and Reiki Master. She is available for residential and business consultations, energetic readings and distance reiki sessions. Robyn also offers personal coaching and intuitive guidance through these tools. If you would like to schedule a consultation, reading or session with Robyn, she can be
contacted through email at rainbowcanyonreiki@yahoo.com. Be sure to also check out her website for online Nine Star Ki Readings and Distant Healing! http://www.dekora-lotus.com/mystical-messages/robyn/

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Affirmations, Meditations & Prayers for Growing Souls

I hold love and peace within me, and I see these qualities reflected in all things.

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The power of the past is real. The power of the past is now. All events happen simultaneously. Your perception of time creates the distance you perceive in forming your reality. All is happening at once. The power of your past hangs around your neck like a weight. You have chosen to let go of this weight (your past) and it shall be so.

Consciously choose out of struggle. Why this may not seem important or significant, it will create a new energy in you. It will be of assistance in your creating abundance.

Focus on the positive things that you see in all people. You are entering into a new level where shifting will take place more rapidly than has previously happened.

By Phil Walmsley
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Featured Artist Molly Barr

I ventured into the world of art in late 1996. Becoming an artist has been one of the biggest surprises-- and miracles-- in my life to date. I started out in the field of aviation and engineering. Raised on a small airport in northern California by parents who were both pilots, it was a natural direction for me to take. My mother taught me to fly, and I soloed at the age of 16. I later went to college and graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering. This career was a bit too structured for me, so I returned to flying and eventually worked my way up to flying jets for a major U.S. airline. This was a wonderful career. I happily flew for 16 years, at which time health problems over-took me and I was forced to retire in 1995.

I floundered for a while. I knew that I wanted to do something with my computer, but didn’t know what. In late 1996 I discovered 3D software and become completely obsessed with the notion of creating fantasy and science fiction scenes. With no artistic training, little knowledge of the software, and a computer that was far from state-of-the-art, I struggled to make my scenes a reality. I put my first attempts on my website in early 1997, and made my first sale to a science fiction magazine in Australia. A couple of months later I discovered science fiction and fantasy conventions and began having my work printed and framed. I have since shown and sold my work as fine art at various conventions around the country, as well as through my website.

Every day is an exciting adventure for me. Everything sparks my interest, and eventually finds it’s way into a scene. Ancient ruins, an interesting lamp post, a royal carriage, palaces, old bridges, reflections on water, swamps, lakes, mountain streams, a spinning wheel … all provide grist for my mill. And, of course, you can’t have palaces, swamps … ruins without wolves, horses, dragons, fairies, mythical people ... and, above all, cats. I love putting cats in my scenes, so watch for them. I have been completely taken over by the mystical realm of fantasy. The possibilities are limitless. I know that I have a successful scene in the works when I begin to feel a sense of wonder--of possibilities lurking just around the corner, down the street, or behind the curtain–of questions unanswered, of adventures about to take place, of a story to be told. The scenes, in a sense, build themselves, and I trail behind waiting to see what’s going to happen next. And I know that I’ve been successful when someone writes and tells me that they, too, had these feelings when viewing my work.

You can email Molly at barr@dragontree.net

"Deep Magic "	"White Dragon"
"Mythic Bells "	"Kuan Yin "

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Movie Alert: Before Sunset By Stephen Simon

I want to strongly--STRONGLY!- recommend that you run, not walk, to see BEFORE SUNSET which is my co-favorite film of the year so far (along with ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF A SPOTLESS MIND).

Directed by the brilliant Richard Linklater (WAKING LIFE), BEFORE SUNSET is a sequel to BEFORE SUNRISE, shot 9 years earlier with the same director and two actor cast. SUNRISE was about two young people who met for one night in Paris, fell in love, made love, and promised to meet again. SUNSET picks up many years later when one of the pair (Ethan Hawke) has written a book and is back in Paris where his lost love (Julie Delpy) comes to his book signing and they reunite to reminisce and explore what happened.

That all happens in the first 5 minutes ---after that, the film is a tour-de-force plunge into love, vulnerability, lost innocence, and longing. Never have I seen two actors so completely inhabit their characters any more than Hawke and Delpy. They both give bravura, wrenching, witty, and devastatingly honest Academy Award-caliber performances.

BEFORE SUNSET explores moments of grace in our lives in which we encounter others who inspire, empower, and stimulate us to plumb the bottomless depth of our souls. The film is a bracing mixture of comedy, pathos, drama, and brilliantly insightful dialogue that combine to create one of those rare moments in film which will last forever in the hearts and minds of those who are open to the resonance of its revelations about the human condition.

See it with an open heart and I believe that you will be as enthralled and enchanted as I was. Thanks so much again for your continued support.

With gratitude,
Stephen Simon

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Monthly Energy Report By Ron & Robert Baker

In this first of four months, we move into a focus on the outer – and a time of RE-EVALUATION. We will tend to look at the ways we have adjusted our attachments to the world of form – or not. It will be a time to see how the outer world cannot validate a sense of self that we do not have already, but rather that it can support our inner choices and truth as we learn to take responsibility for our own sense of Self. The outer gives us a place to explore who we truly are, acting as a mirror only of where we celebrate and love or where we resist and defend.

In this month, we will begin to evaluate our prior choices and how they serve the inner truth of the heart or not. This will be revealed as we engage more fully in the physical world. Because of the inner transformation that has taken place in the first two segments of the year, we will most likely see the world and our place in it differently. We will evaluate how our investments and choices serve our deepest truth.

This will be a time of weeding out those choices that no longer serve. We will become more deeply attracted to the choices that resonate with the truth of the heart. As we begin to make these choices, we will see not only how they serve us as individuals, but how they serve the good of the whole as well. It will be a time when the soul will direct us into deeper service. This does not need to be anything grand – for it is the great task of opening our hearts and becoming a part of the evolution of loving and valuing that we most deeply serve one another.

As we go through this process, it is important to remember that the lower will is still going through the struggles that show us where we are still attached to things, people and situations in the physical – thinking that our well-being is dependent upon these things.

An important point to remember is that there is no place for judgment here. The only reason we were ever attached to anything outside the self is that many of our inner needs were never identified or modeled when we were growing up as young children. This left us frozen in the waiting stage, looking outside the self to try and compensate or fill in the empty places left by unmet needs. The soul-u-tion is to focus inward to reveal our deepest authentic needs. No one is keeping us from fulfilling those needs. It is merely our habitual, frozen choices of looking outward in fear.

As we learn to identify and fulfill those needs, our attachments to the old things of the world to give us a sense of safety and well-being will fall away.

This will be a time of re-evaluating and discovering what true power really is. This will involve getting to know the difference between our wants/preferences and our authentic needs. A want is something that is produced by a desire or yearning for something to fill in the incompleteness or lack of connection on the inside. This yearning will always keep us powerless and fighting out of control. Even getting the object of the desire will not create a sense of self or a sense of safety.

We can see this demonstrated in a world of yearning wounded children who have used up over 60 per cent of our world’s natural resources in the name of trying to fill the self from the objects of the outer world. We must wake up or we will get the wake up call that we have created such an imbalance in our physical world that we will not be able to survive. We have, for instance, cut down so many of our vital forestry that we have decreased the oxygen in our atmosphere by almost 25 percent in the last 50 years alone! This choice will not continue to serve us, if we want to be here for the time of celebrating the soul.

So this will be a time of re-evaluating where we are still using the outer to compensate for a lack of connection to the inner. As we release this point of glamour and yearning, we will reclaim our power and various parts of self that we begin to nurture and know.

For those who are less conscious of moving with these soul shifts, there may be choices that seem “forced upon us.” For instance, some people may begin to lose connections to the old things that no longer serve. This could be the old jobs or relationships that are merely used to try and sustain the old, survival approach. As we move into this time of letting go or loss, it will reveal the fear that has been present in our attachments to one particular way of being supported.

We will find out where we do not know how to trust that we are supported by an abundant universe. This is one of the soul’s ways to get us to deal with our inner child’s wounded feelings – for those are the primary energies that hold us in an old survival approach to life.

As always, nurturing and healing the wounded emotional body is the MOST important way we can prepare for the rising soul! It is these distortions that keep us in the illusion that the outer will fulfill – just like a little child who is still looking to mommy and daddy, for they were never taught to grow up into more fulfilling or empowered choices.

This will be a month of cracking open what remains of the subconscious survival programming. For those who are newer to the Monthly Weather Reports, this involves the lower three energy centers from the base of the spine up to the solar plexus. As we begin to transform these energies, we will find many symptoms in the lower body taking place this month.

This may also be a time of a great deal of questioning in the world around us. We will see the opposition of two sides or two approaches to life reflected all around us. This may be seen as one group versus another, but is truly only a reflection of the ego defense self versus the deeper soul Self, as it comes in to transform us. There may be a sense of upheaval as this conflict becomes more necessary.

In the interval between the in breath and out breath of creation, there not only comes a time of re-evaluation, but also a sense of being in the Void. This can be a tremendous time of preparation for the celebration that is to come. As we re-evaluate, we have the potential to move into a quiet place of true peace, where we celebrate life as it moves through us.

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Astrological Influences for September

The following information is provided by the Jeff Jawar and the New Moon Report. Please see the end of the article for a link to his wonderful website!

The New Moon in Cancer comes late in the sign, representing the crossing currents of ending and beginning. Nostalgia is to be expected now, as well as a wistful yearning for the way things were, even if they never really were that way. This lunation is about being more aware of present feelings, and using them to fuel future growth. We don't honor the past by repeating its limited choices or celebrating our illusions about it. The real self-nurturing of Cancer is not about holding on, but about moving forward.

Because Jeff sends these out during the New Moon, the rest of the month isn't revealed until later, so I will email the rest to the Newsletter's mailing list when I get it.

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The following information is excerpted from the New Millennium Being - An Astro report by Gururattan Khalsa. To view the report in its entirety please click here.

The Sun enters Virgo territory August 22 at 11:53 AM PST and stays through September 22 at 9:30 AM PDT. The FULL MOON in PISCES is August 29 (7:23 PM PDT) or August-30 (2:23 AM GMT). The VIRGO NEW MOON is September 14th (7:29 AM PDT, 2:29 AM GMT)

ARIES teaches us to cultivate a sense of our own identity. TAURUS teaches us to take care of ourselves and make sure our basic needs are met. GEMINI gives us the gift of inquisitiveness so that we can expand our minds and learn about life. CANCER takes us into our inner world so that we can befriend our emotions. LEO gets us in touch with our creativity and teaches how to make our hearts sing.

VIRGO'S PATH IS WALKED ALONE

In Virgoland we integrate the lessons of the first five zodiac signs. Our goal is to consolidate ourselves so that we can operate in the world in our own purity and wholeness. Virgo asks us to identify what is lacking so that we can proceed to refine our health, gain emotional maturity, establish physical wellness and acquire vocational skills. However, don't expect that you will graduate someday into the perfect body, with immortal health, in a state of emotional ecstasy and with all the skills you need for your job. Virgoland is like a finishing school that never ends.

Virgo offers us the promise of the deep joy that comes from feeling complete within ourselves. We learn to walk and work in the world with a solid sense of our own presence. When we enter Virgo's domain, we have been kicked out of the nest. We are on our own, no longer taken care of and protected by our family. We have to learn how to make it in the world on our own. In the last house below the horizon in the birth chart, we enter the office of life with on-the-job training.

Virgo teaches us that our personal well-being is a prerequisite for serving and interacting with others. Healthy and vital, with a sense of stability and comfort within ourself, we build up confidence to serve in our own unique way and to cultivate friendships and partnerships.

Virgo seeks to attain greater levels of mastery in many areas in order to feel competent to deal with worldly tasks. The more we have integrated the lessons of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo, the easier it is to navigate Virgo territory. In Virgoland we must consolidate a sense of Self, identify the service we wish to offer the world and define our path. Before we enter the vast unknown world above the horizon, Virgo teaches us that no matter how many friends, colleagues and partners we share life with, we walk our soul path alone.

For Virgo, the basic requirement for success in the world is our own personal integrity. Virgo offers us the council that relationships are a distraction until we have got ourselves together. If we truly achieve the independence that Virgo symbolizes, we will attract co-creative, not co-dependent relationships. Instead of disaster and disappointment, we will move on without fanfare when there is no longer a fit. We won't feel like a victim of life. We will engage in life as a self-responsible and self-sufficient adult.

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PISCES FULL MOON - AUGUST 29-30

A whole series of celestial events conspire to make this Full Moon a double whammy. The Uranus involvement arouses emotions and adds extra stimulation to our nervous system. This electrifying energy makes it a challenge to stay focused, centered and grounded.

* Two days before the Full Moon, the Virgo Sun opposes Uranus at 5 degrees Pisces. The message is "wake up and think for yourself."

* Just hours before the exact Full Moon, Uranus conjuncts the Moon at 4 degrees Pisces. Our emotional cool will be challenged.

* Pluto turns direct at 20o Sag August 30th. The deep probing forced upon us by five months of Pluto retrograde (since March 24th) should have prepared us to release some sabotaging beliefs and attitudes, to claim some hidden strengths and to own some deep desires.

* September 2nd Mercury goes direct. We now have the green light to move forward on projects we have been holding close to our hearts.

* At this Full Moon, Venus and Saturn are less than 2 degrees away from exact conjunction at 23o Cancer, signaling the need for a reality check on both what we love and cherish and what factors limit their attainment.

Sun, Mars and Jupiter, all in rational, practical Virgo, goad us to ask what is relevant and what is the most effective means of accomplishing our goals.

The Moon in Pisces whispers in our ears that we can know by listening to intuition, following inner guidance, and trusting Divine intent and will.

This Full Moon could well provide the jump start for a quantum leap forward in awareness and contribution IF we (1) trust the Earth to support us and allow ourselves to be grateful for Virgo's abundant harvest. And IF (2) we trust the universe to support us. Pisces opens our awareness to experience the invisible hand that is present at all times in all circumstances.

Spiritualizing matter is the all encompassing theme.

The Pisces/Virgo Full Moon invites us to integrate two very different approaches to problem-solving. Virgo insists that we use our capacity for critical thinking to achieve clarity on what can, needs to be done and how. Pisces makes sure we allow for ambiguity and have a humble appreciation of mystery. Rigorous investigation will make sure we don't get caught in situations that cause more problems. Trust of the ultimate Source could mobilize the help inaccessible through our own efforts. The key to achieving the integration demanded at any Full Moon is to realize that this happens inside our own psyche.

VIRGO NEW MOON - SEPTEMBER 14TH

The themes of this New Moon are "Quality control" and "Get going."

The Virgo New Moon is joined by Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Mercury and Ceres -- all in Virgo. If you want to know what Virgo energy feels like, pay attention on this day. Yes, pay attention to details. Use your mind to discern what the problem is and what needs to be done about it. What facts and interpretations are essential and which ones are extraneous? How are YOU going to use your skills and vital energy to accomplish your goals and to proceed on your path?

Pluto at 20 degrees Sagittarius squares the Sun, Moon, Mars, Ceres and Vesta, causing us to question our beliefs, paths, conditioning, conventional wisdom and collective structures. Mars conjunct the Sun and Moon will spur us to get organized, to be practical and to take action. What is essential and best for you? What is your path and how can you move forward?

Make this New Moon about YOURSELF, your integrity, your health, your purity, your wholeness and your autonomy. You will probably be aware of your imperfections and limitations. But don't get stuck there. Take some time to glean wisdom from the field of life. Carefully examine your thoughts, reactions and standards. Differentiate between preciseness and pickiness, "humility and self-depreciation, and service and servitude"/martyrdom. *(13)

VIRGO/PISCES EXERCISE AND MEDITATION -
BRINGING SPIRIT INTO YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES

We all know that the mind works better when it is uncluttered with worry and not preoccupied with thinking about things we cannot change. We are also aware of the mind/body connection, how our thoughts create stress and emotional turmoil, which in turn is on the major causes of illness. While the Sun is in Virgo is a perfect time to investigate how these truths operate in our own lives. Here are some ideas on how to get real in dealing with our mental sabotage. Our task is to make mental adjustments and to release thoughts that create the undercurrent of discontent and keep us on edge.

The theme is discerning, and ACCEPTING, the difference between a situation and a given.

Situations have solutions, givens don't.

1. Make a list of situations and uncomfortable givens that are on your mind. The first consists of problems and predicaments that you can do something about. The second consists of circumstances that you can do nothing about - that are totally beyond your control.

2. Identify what you can change - the two basic categories are (a) action that you can take, (b) attitudes that you can adjust or approaches that you can adapt.

3. Take one action. Maybe more, but the important thing is to get started and not get overwhelmed by too many things to do.

4. Identify and catch your default programming - fear of the future, mistrust, belief that things will not work out, belief that you have to struggle and that life is hard.

5. Adjust one attitude. Find a substitute and insert that thought when the negative attitude appears. If your attitude is that things are always difficult then start adding the thought that things CAN actually happen quickly, easily and without effort. Again just pick one. Start simple. We aren't going for a complete overhaul of the psyche. However, planting one seed can create some very significant changes.

6. Take one given that you have a negative obsession about and every time it starts to upset you or preoccupy your mind, chant

Ad gu ray na meh (mayh)

Jugad gu ray na meh

Sat gu ray no meh

Siri guru day vay na meh *(14)

Remember, the antidote is in the opposite sign. In this case the antidote to Virgo's obsessive thinking is Pisces sweet surrender. For this we need divine help. The divine mantra (above translated) for the task is

I bow/surrender to the Infinite teacher/Guru

I bow/surrender to eternal wisdom.

I allow/bow to the Truth.

I bow and let go to the great unseen wisdom.

Bowing, surrendering, letting go and allowing imply that we let ourselves learn gently, lovingly and easily.

This mantra can be chanted for 11 or more minutes every day as a meditation. There is a beautiful CD by Gurudass with this chant. *(15) Also chant this mantra while you are doing your daily chores and activities. Listen to this mantra on the sound tracks of Triple Mantra by Gurunam and Circle of Light by Gurudass on www.yogatech.com (transliteration spelling varies)

The situation that you choose does not have to be some heavy calamity. How about doing something about the routine crises you create in your mind? How about obsessing about the traffic, the weather, the time of day, doing the dishes? How about accepting and rhythmically enjoying your daily chores? This subtle shift in consciousness could change your whole life. This could be the opening to becoming the priest or priestess of your daily life.

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Healing Circle

This is an area I'd like to offer to our subscribers for distant healing services. If you have a need for distant healing or prayer and energy work, or you know of someone who would like some, please send me an email at dekora@tds.net with "newsletter healing request" in the subject and the person's name, location and reason for the need of healing in the main email. This isn't just for healing, it can be also a request for extra energy for another reason (ie. please send energy to help Sandra find a new job), all requests for love and help will be honoured.

Each month I will post the new people who need healing in this area of the newsletter and encourage all members to send distant healing, prayer and energy to the people in the healing circle.

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