Truth and Water and New Orleans by Norma Gentile

“O mirror of the beauty within the purest dove
who sees in the pure fountain
the abundance of mysticism”
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

Water is the mystical symbol for Truth. The sort of deep knowing truth that makes your body say 'yes' when you hear a statement or see something that you have no possible way of understanding. You simply know that you are experiencing the revelation of Truth at its spiritual foundation.

In the late summer of 2004 I was shown how a type of earth vortexes open into other dimensions. They were hidden in an ancient ocean valley, now dry, in South America. In the northern hemisphere I found them hidden underneath and within bodies of water, such as the Great Lakes. It is my belief that a major vortex lies under New Orleans.

This type of vortex is not the same as what are found near Sedona, Arizona. I recall standing on vortexes in and around Sedona, and feeling easily the magnetic properties. Those are tangible at a very simple physical level.

The type of vortexes I refer to in South America land and hidden beneath the waters of North America are less tangible. They spread over large areas of land and water. They impact even larger areas - entire states and provinces. The power outage of August 2003 in southern Ontario and many northeastern states spread through the approximate area that one water vortex based near Toronto controls. As that vortex wavers and then comes into a new balance, all within its field are affected.

As we are well aware, New Orleans is below sea level, and has been reclaimed from the various waters that surround it. The city was built up only in the past few hundred years. Until then, its vortex was honored and used in sacred manners. When this type of major vortex has people living on it, both the people and the vortex are affected.

As I found in South America, these vortexes are sacred. Before entering into their primary energies, a series of cleansings and ceremonies to release the mundane world and raise the body in vibration takes place. As your physical body comes closer and closer to the energy of a vortex, it shifts you. More than the magnetic vortexes in Sedona, these mystical portal vortexes allow you to experience other dimensions as strongly as you experience this dimension. And they open the connective tissues in your body-mind that mirror these same multiple dimensions. Once this happens, your body-mind knows the realities of these multiple dimensions as keenly as it knows the reality of your life right now.

Imagine then living on such an energy vortex. At first the vortex closes itself down as far as possible. The vortex is a part of Gaia's own soul development, and helps hold the form of the physical Earth into which she shaped herself. The innate conscious of the vortex recognizes that is impacting the consciousness of other beings. As humans continue to live on the vortex leading mundane, not sacred lives, the innate conscious of the vortex attempts to minimize interactions. The shape of the vortex changes. It begins to turn inward as innate consciousness within the vortex attempt to not interact with the human
beings co-existing with it.

As the vortex warps itself, the waves of energies become less tangible. But humans continue to be drawn to it, much like children eat candy long past their physical hunger. The energy of the vortex magnifies both the unclear and dark qualities of those humans living upon it, as well as their capacity for compassion and love.

While I morn what appears to be the loss of life and of beauty in and around New Orleans, I am aware of the need for parts of the vortex located there to be free of interference from humans living on it. We, as humans becoming conscious of our inner energy being, need access to the energy of this particular vortex, and we need it to be able to open fully and completely and cleanly.

This vortex contains a quality of energy that is mirrored in the human body's second chakra - but it must now be magnified as loving compassion, gentle and heartfelt connections with each other and all life living. The vortex must no longer be lived upon in such a way that it also magnifies the darker elements of violence and fear of separation. As humans can no longer live upon some land areas the vortex will no longer be supplying its energies to magnify them. The floodwaters are now making sacred waters, and sacred spaces, into which this will occur.

How can you help? Do not pray that the land be recovered. Pray rather that whatever is the desire of the land be heard. How do the journeys of all those souls involved learn from this? What is their path now? Ask what the situation wants to look like in its next step. What do those people involved want to do now? Here are questions that simply allow power to flow into the situation, and lets your power of prayer and meditation be utilized as those in the situation most desire to use it.

My blessings, along with those of Archangel Michael, who sat with me today to write this, go to all those who see and gaze upon the mirror of Truth, which still waters create.

-Norma Gentile
PO Box 971020, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
info@healingchants.com or 734-330-3997
www.healingchants.com

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Two Big Misconceptions Kenneth James Michael MacLean

There is much we take for granted that is not in agreement with universal law. In particular, there are two very big misconceptions that lead mankind down the road to misery.

The first is the notion that there is a perfect God somewhere in the sky, a being or awareness that knows everything and has it all down. We on earth are ever struggling to know this perfection and act accordingly. Included in this misconception is the idea that God has a perfect blueprint for the Universe, and we are learning lessons in order to attain the perfected state of God ourselves.

The second one stems from the first: that there is a source of evil or danger that can impose itself on our experience. This would mean we really are not in control of our lives because this force may jump up and bite us at any time. This leads us to carefully watch our fellow man and the world around us, to inspect all actions everywhere for signs of threat - for who knows when someone, somewhere might engage in activities or formulate policies that will lead to our eventual harm or destruction? We must consciously protect ourselves from danger. In other words, in order to feel good, we have to examine all the bad things in life and get rid of them.

All of this is backwards!

What is God? How do we know God?

Let's just say that when you feel good, you feel God. Since God created everything in the Universe, everything in the Universe is a little piece of God. So let's look at God as everything there is.

If God has a completed blueprint for the Universe, that means that God him/herself must be complete, because God created the Universe. If God is complete, he is finished, done, over with. There is nothing left to do! This is not what we observe. We can see by looking around us that everything we perceive is in a constant state of change - so God him/herself must also be changing.

God is also eternal, so God can't be eternal and be complete. Eternal means ever-evolving, ever-changing. You can't have something that is eternal but never changes. We can see this every day by simply observing life. Nothing ever stays the same; it either goes forward or decays. Even people and things that never seem to change are always at least a little different every day.

Something that is complete cannot be eternal, and we must again say that God must be evolving and changing. Thus God cannot be judging our actions according to some finished blueprint, for that blueprint must be continually evolving because it is eternal!

Let us establish then that there are no higher rules we must be following to satisfy God, because God is not finished. God is not static, but continually becoming more. We will say that God is perfect exactly and always where God is at any time. If this is true, then all thought and conduct are allowed by God, because there are no higher rules that must be followed.

If that is so, then all beings must have free will, because God allows all thought and conduct. A cursory look around our planet will show that this is true. No matter how many object, at every minute somewhere on planet earth there are actions of the most unspeakable depravity right along with loving and selfless acts of the utmost beauty. This scenario forms the contrast in which we are all immersed. This contrasting ocean of thought and behavior is what provides the diverse buffet of life from which we choose our own desires, thoughts and actions.

It is magnificent and perfectly balanced, for only those thoughts and actions that match up to each other are allowed to come together. This property of the Universe is called the Law of Attraction. More on this in a bit.

Now let's talk about the second big misconception, which is that God or the devil or some other force or person or group can impose itself on our lives and do us harm. This idea single-handedly causes more grief and misery than any other concept in the mass consciousness of mankind.

When we look around the world and see scarcity, conflict and war reported every day in the news, and even see some of it firsthand, we become frightened that it could spill over into our lives as well - but this can never happen. I should say that it can never happen unless we believe that it can, unless we focus our attention upon it. It is solely our attention to the bad stuff that brings it into our lives, because our thoughts and feelings orchestrate exactly the conditions of our lives.

If you do not believe this, try changing your thoughts, beliefs and feelings about a person you are having difficulty with. If you can truly change your ideas about that person, you will find that person behaving towards you in a much more acceptable manner. That is the Law of Attraction in action; only those things which are like each other are allowed to come together.

Let's look at this a little bit. Would you say this Universe is based upon attraction or rejection? If the Universe were based on rejection or opposition, then by definition, nothing could come together at all. There could be no Universe in the first place, for there could be no matter or energy and so no cars, flowers, planets, galaxies, beer bottles - no anything!

The Universe is attraction based. That means that like things come together. The Law of Attraction means "like attracts like." That's why you hang around with people you like and not people you hate. That's how crystals, snowflakes, trees, bees, and all life is formed. Things that have an affinity for each other like to come together.

So if like things attract other like things, then how do we get different things? How do we get trees and bees and rocks and oceans and all of the variety we see in our Universe?

The variety comes about because of the decision to be different. Now this might seem like a weird statement, but it isn't if you realize that all things in existence are conscious on some level. That consciousness is not observable by human beings, but it is there nevertheless. That is how the crystal knows how to form itself into a lattice structure. That is how the snowflake knows how to form its infinitely varied patterns based upon the hexagon. That is how the cell knows how to divide and replicate itself.

You see, science does a good job of describing the PROCESS of the way things work, but they have no explanation whatsoever as to WHY this is so. For instance, what supplies the energy for the cell to divide? What provides the knowledge of how to do this? The answer is consciousness. Some people call this God consciousness, universal consciousness, life force, prana, chi - it has been given many names by many different cultures throughout the history of our planet. In some way, all of these cultures knew about life force and the idea that on a broad level, consciousness created the Universe.

Why did universal consciousness, or God, or whatever you want to call it, create the Universe? To play around in it! To have fun! That answer will be rejected by those who think there is a divine plan for everything, or who think that God is complete and knows exactly what we all should be doing and where we all should be going. Remember, however, that God is eternal, and so must be constantly growing, expanding and becoming more. There is no "serious" intent or purpose for creation. It HAS to be fun!

Why would God go through the trouble of creating the infinite vastness of the Universe, and then make it so it felt rotten? That is crazy! We know God is not crazy, so the underlying purpose and intent of the Universe must be positive. If you were God, wouldn't you try to create a Universe in which experience felt as wonderful as you possibly could make it? Would you create an eternal existence that felt rotten all the time, or an eternal existence in which there was a preordained, known outcome, where we all just went through the same motions over and over again? Of course not! So let's assume that God is a rational, reasonable creator, and credit God with the intelligence to know how to create a Universe designed to feel good.

We know that like attracts like, and that the default condition of the Universe is as positive and blissful as the Creator could possibly make it. Now we are living in an attraction based Universe based upon free will, which inherently feels good to live in.

If all of this is true, then why do so many people feel bad? Why is there so much misery and poverty and conflict?

The answer is that this is what some of us have decided to experience!

There is nothing wrong with feeling rotten if that is what we choose! Since the inherent nature of everyone is positive, maybe we get bored and decide to experience contrast for a while. The one thing we can't ever know unless we have a big increase in our level of consciousness is what other people are thinking and feeling. So we can't truly know what their purpose is in doing the things they do. However, we do know that anything others do need have no effect upon us, so everything that others do is perfectly all right, even if their actions seem revolting to us.

Now that seems ridiculous, but from what we already know, we can demonstrate this quite easily.

Since the Universe is based upon the principle of like attracts like, and everything is conscious on some level, then every conscious being is connected to everything else in the Universe. Via our thoughts and feelings, we draw to ourselves the people, objects and situations of our lives. It is like we are sending out a broadcasting signal to the Universe in every moment with every thought and feeling that flows through us.

How does the Universe know how to respond to our thoughts and feelings? The Universe responds to their content. If we are thinking constantly about how sick we are, we cannot be a match to wellness, because illness and wellness are opposite each other, and like attracts like! If we want to buy a car, we must be a match to the car and to the seller of the car. The buyer needs a seller, and the seller needs a buyer, so there is a perfect match.

So if in the Universe like attracts like, then giving attention to something you don't like or don't want will begin to bring it to you! This is just a fundamental property of the Universe. So no matter what others are doing out there, nothing can occur in your experience unless you invite it in, so to speak, by giving your attention to it. This is not obvious, otherwise it would be more generally known, but it is true. You can prove it to yourself by simply changing your thoughts and feelings about a person or an area of your life. Then watch what happens. It is magic! The purity of your thoughts and feelings will determine how fast you will notice changes.

For instance, if you are tired of fighting with your mother-in-law and you decide to change your attitude about her, you can do this two ways. If deep down inside you still feel that she is a bitch but you are nice to her anyway, you might notice a few positive changes thanks to your own behavior. More likely, however, nothing much will change in this relationship because the Universe is not responding to your words but to the content of your thoughts and feelings, which really haven't changed much at all.

If you REALLY want to change your relationship with your mother-in-law, you have to begin to find positive aspects about her and concentrate on those. Now if your mother-in-law is like my friend Mark's, that will be really hard to do, but remember that the inherent nature of the Universe is positive. This means that the inherent nature of every person is also positive.

Some people work really hard to cover up anything good in their nature, because some people like to be miserable, but no one can completely hide their divine nature even from themselves. So by looking for those minuscule positive aspects, you will draw those out in your mother-in-law. This doesn't mean she will instantly become a saint just because you're viewing her a little differently. What it does mean is when she interacts with YOU, she will behave more positively.

Have you ever noticed how good feelings are contagious? The more something feels good, the more you want to be around it, the more attractive it is. That's because, as we have said before, we live in an attraction-based Universe. So the more you can see positive aspects in your mother-in-law, the more fun it will be to be around her when she comes over. You're stuck with her, so you might as well make the best of it!

Don't do this process because you are interested in making your mother-in-law feel better. Do it because it makes YOU feel better! That's the ultimate reason to do anything: because it makes you feel good. That's why Mother Theresa was such a saint - it made her feel good to act saintly.

I want to emphasize how powerful and fundamental the Law of Attraction is. This isn't some airy-fairy abstruse metaphysical concept. It is the foundational bedrock of the entire Universe! You don't have to experience ANYTHING you don't want, and you can experience EVERYTHING you do want.

You see, the Universe is composed of an infinite energy field. This energy field composes everything in existence, including our own bodies. How does your body know how to breathe? When you go to sleep, you don't die, do you? Who keeps the body breathing when you're asleep? If you ask yourself this one simple but profound question, it will eventually lead you to the most astonishing conclusions.

One is that there is a guiding hand of well-being watching out for you. Another is that this Universe is stuffed to the brim with well-being. If you think about the planet rotating on its axis every day, revolving in its orbit around the sun every year, how an apple seed knows how to grow into an apple tree and not an avocado, how a cell knows how to divide into itself to form the human body, how the sun knows how to extract the energy from hydrogen to bring life to our planet, you'll see that well-being goes on and on and on. The forces that keep the infinite Universe working (and our bodies breathing) are so powerful, so positive, so well-ordered, that in comparison, anything bad we observe on earth is about as significant as a pimple on a pickle.

Well-being is the order of the day. In order to NOT experience well-being, we have to work really hard at it. We have to be focusing constantly on thoughts and feelings that feel rotten in order to bring those rotten things we don't like to us. We all have free will and can think and feel and choose anything we like. It's up to us - we are in control! It s a good feeling to know that no one else can harm us unless we agree to it.

Let's explore an example of this amazing property of the Universe which determines that "like attracts like." Let's say Barb is having trouble with her boyfriend Bob. Bob does annoying things like not call her when he says he will, and when they go out to eat, he chews very loudly. He isn't very handy either, and so when she had a bathroom leak and the drywall collapsed in the dining room below, they had to call in a repairman and it cost them a fortune to fix it.

Because Barb is really into self-improvement and considers herself to be spiritual, she goes to the local astrologer and gets a reading about her boyfriend and their relationship. The astrologer looks at her chart and sees that for the next three months, she will have a lot of trouble with persons of the opposite sex. She then advises Barb to be on guard for some temperamental male behavior. Now all Barb's thoughts and feelings are aligned toward conflict with Bob, and so she begins to interact with Bob in this way. Sure enough, within a few weeks they get in several big fights, and wind up breaking up two months later.

Bob actually has several wonderful characteristics that attracted Barb to him, but for the past two weeks, she has only been noticing the two or three things about Bob that irritate her, and so naturally she draws these forth from Bob when he interacts with her. Do we say the astrologer was correct in her predictions about Bob and Barb? Or do we say that Barb created the whole thing? It's up to you, I guess, but I prefer explanations that place a conscious being at cause over his or her life. I reject explanations that postulate evil forces or forces of any kind impinging harmfully on our lives, because these forces don't exist in an attraction-based, free will Universe where everything is connected in a positive field of energy!

The funny thing about life is that it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Like our example of Barb and Bob, it was Barb's agreement with the astrologer that created a vibration that promoted conflict with Bob. It wasn't the position of the planets or anything else outside of Barb. Barb has the ability (as we all do) to draw into her experience anything she places her attention on. It just happened that she decided to focus on what this astrologer told her, and thus she created more conflict in her relationship. The sad thing is that Barb may decide from this experience that she is no good in relationships, and so further compound her difficulties in dealing with the opposite sex.

Let's look at another example. Take Ralph, a guy who loves fast cars. Ralph has saved up enough for a down payment on a new sports car. He is really getting juiced about showing off his beautiful car. He gets to the dealer breathless with anticipation, and when he sees that beautiful machine, he thinks, "Man that looks so great. I hope nothing ever happens to it." He begins to get anxious about scratches and dents and idiots running into him. Anyone who has ever bought a new car knows how Ralph is feeling right now!

Anyway, Ralph gets all his paperwork done and is anxious to get out of there and get his car safely in his own garage. He is driving down the street when Jim, a hothead who just quit his job and got his last paycheck, is headed off to the bar. Jim is really feeling his oats and comes out of the parking lot hell-bent-for-leather. He doesn't even see Ralph as he jerks his rig out into oncoming traffic and turns right in front of Ralph, putting a big dent in Ralph's brand new sled.

Did Ralph just have bad luck? Was there some evil force that directed Jim to mess up Ralph's new car? If we accept these explanations, we have to assume a Universe where either things just happen randomly, or where there is a diabolical source of blackness that, like a boogeyman, wants to mess us up.

Neither of these explanations makes any sense. There aren't any boogeymen, that's for sure! The Universe is well-ordered, and so random events never happen. Ralph was a perfect match to Jim, and so they came together according to the thoughts, beliefs and feelings that prevailed in each of them. Ralph was all worried about his car getting dented, and Jim was in just the right mood to run into somebody. BAM! A perfectly orchestrated event with Ralph and Jim as both actors and directors.

These two little vignettes demonstrate how we are in control of our lives. Of course, I used negative examples because people seem to understand them more easily, but we could have just as easily used positive ones. In fact, attracting the positive things we want into our lives is the whole point of living!

Conclusion

Let's summarize what we've learned about these two big misconceptions:

1) There is NOT a perfect creator somewhere who is guiding us toward an understood ending. We are NOT unworthy beings striving to be a part of this great plan.

Instead, this is an attraction-based Universe of free will. God is an eternal being, so God can never be complete. There is no complete plan because God and people are eternal, and eternal means never-ending, ever-expanding, ever-changing and becoming more. God is rational, so God created a Universe that is perfectly balanced and is composed everywhere of pure, positive energy. The inherent nature of experience in this Universe is positive, because God is all-powerful, rational and sane.

2) The actions of other people and undetermined negative forces can NOT impose themselves into our experience at any time. There is no need to protect ourselves from these unwanted forces.

Instead, trying to protect ourselves from something just puts our attention on it, so it comes to us. The Law of Attraction guarantees that only those things we focus upon will come to us. The Universe is well-ordered and benign, and everything in it is conscious and connected to everything else.

What appears to be a big boogeyman is just the guy behind the curtain with a bunch of levers and buttons. That guy is you! Have fun orchestrating your life!

The prior is an excerpt from The Vibrational Universe: Harnessing the Power of Thought to Consciously Create Your Life by Kenneth James Michael MacLean, ISBN: 1932690085. List: $18.95, Trade Paper 6"x9" *300 pages. To order, vist the publisher's website, Loving Healing Press ( www.LovingHealing.com) Distributed by New Leaf Distributing. To explore more of the author's work, visit his website at www.KJMacLean.com

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Hurricane Katrina's Revelations © 2005 by Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson

It is painful and shocking to watch the horrors unfolding in New Orleans from the hurricane and floods, and to feel the pain of so many people who now have nothing but their spirit and will to survive. And it was especially painful to see American people left with no food, water or medicine because of the incompetent and uncaring response from local, state and federal governments in the first few days of the disaster. And as the rest of us sit watching the suffering in our comfortable homes, it is a great test of our compassion. How are we responding?

From a deeper perspective, this disaster seems designed as a spiritual wake-up call to highlight every significant issue Americans need to address today ­ poverty, racism, the deteriorating environment, oil depletion, increasingly huge debts from the war. Clearly the disaster is revealing the huge racial and social divisions still festering in our nation that need to be healed. The whole world could see on television that it was poor, black people who huddled in the Convention Center for four days with no government help--while whites had the resources to quickly evacuate. Our friends around the world are emailing us in disbelief at the callousness of our government, saying the government’s handling of this disaster looks like what you would expect from corrupt governments in the developing world.

The long delay in federal response left many people wondering if this was due to bureaucratic incompetence--or was it intentional, due to racism and a desire to remove poor blacks so the area could be developed at great profit to wealthy elites? Why were all the federal and local studies urging serious preparation for hurricane disasters and immediate action to repair the levies ignored? Was the meager federal response because many National Guard troops and their equipment had been sent to the war in Iraq? Or perhaps more darkly­, was it a way to create more fear and chaos and thus justify increasing use of martial law? Is this a rehearsal to see how we will respond as a people to even more imposed controls and loss of our freedoms under our new Homeland Security Agency?

The response to Katrina seems to reflect deliberate, underlying policies of reducing government until it can, in the words of one conservative activist, "be drowned in a bathtub," --a policy which has now karmically come home to roost. This policy of "drowning the government in a bathtub" has instead drowned thousands of helpless, poor citizens in a bathtub of greed, deliberate neglect and endless wars to fulfill a misguided national policy of dominance of the planet's energy resources for our selfish use.

The disaster is also revealing the glaring lack of awareness of the natural environment in the region. There has been little protection of the delicate eco-systems that could have prevented much of the flooding. Wetlands have instead been covered over by development with no thought of the long-term consequences. Government funds requested by New Orleans to rebuild the levees for storm protection were diverted to the war in Iraq and to tax cuts primarily benefiting the wealthy. The floodwaters are now so toxic from sewage, bacteria, chemicals, and leaking gas that many more deaths may occur. The effect on our national economy will be huge from recovery costs and the skyrocketing price of gas and oil due to damaged refineries.

Symbolic Aspects of the Disaster

The flooding is also revealing the negative impact of the floating gambling casinos on the Mississippi River. The huge casino barges became battering rams in the floods, destroying many homes and businesses ­ symbolic of how gambling addiction and greed has destroyed many homes and lives. The symbolism of these destructive barges is quite illuminating.

And significantly, the waters are flooding New Orleans, the sacral or sexual center of the country. Each nation has major energy centers or chakras where specific types of energy flow in and out of the national energy body. The Big Easy is known for its excesses of sex, drinking and drugs, and water is the element associated with this chakra. Thus it is not surprising that the primary destruction of the city was not by wind, but by water. The previous disaster of 9/11 was in the throat chakra of the U.S., New York­, the creative and communication center.

Like 9/11, the Katrina disaster has become another toxic wound in America’s psyche. Seeing the pain and suffering of the poorest of poor who’ve been left without homes, food or money, is a huge wake-up call for America. We need to get back in touch with our higher purpose as a nation, symbolized by the lamp held aloft by the Statue of Liberty, welcoming and embracing all people with true compassion.

We need to realize that as a nation we are defined by how we treat the least of our citizens. This is what determines our greatness as a nation, not our military might, or our economy--but our compassion and generosity. Individual Americans are very generous in times of crisis, but they usually do not see how the government representing them is causing great harm and suffering in their own nation, and to other nations all over the world.

And very importantly, we need to not to confuse our spiritual need to forgive the human frailty of government officials that made the disaster worse, with our political responsibility as citizens. We must hold our politicians accountable, both at the ballot box and in direct action.

Meditation for the Crisis
So what can we each do to help, besides sending donations or volunteering? We can offer our prayers and meditations to see Divine Purpose outworking through this crisis, bringing the highest good to all involved. We can visualize the light of compassion filling the Gulf area, the nation’s sacral chakra, to bring healing energies to the flood victims. See an outpouring of compassion from the entire world to these people that their basic needs may be met. Then visualize the floodwaters being purified with light, cleansed of toxins. Ask that this light may heal the anger and divisions among all races and economic classes and renew the spiritual consciousness of America.

We can also meditate and pray that this crisis, which seems to be designed for our maximum learning as Americans, lead to an awakening and transformation of our personal and national conscience. If we learn to care for all our people as our own “kind,” and thus demonstrate true “kindness,” then perhaps we will learn one day to extend this compassion to all our fellow human beings in the world, regardless of race, religion or nationality.

About the Authors

Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson are co-authors of Spiritual Politics (Foreword by the Dalai Lama) and Builders of the Dawn and are co-founders of The Center for Visionary Leadership in the San Francisco area. Corinne coordinated a national task force for President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development, and Gordon was formerly the Executive Director of the Social Investment Forum. They can be reached at: The Center for Visionary Leadership: corinnemc@visionarylead.org; www.visionarylead.org.

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The Four Candles Author Unknown

The Four Candles burned slowly. Their ambiance was so soft you could hear them speak. The first candle said, "I am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to keep me".

Then Peace's flame slowly diminishes and goes out completely.

The second candle says, "I am Faith, but these days, I am no longer indispensable." Then Faith's flame slowly diminishes and goes out completely.

Sadly, the third candle spoke, "I am Love and I haven't the strength to stay lit any longer." "People put me aside and don't understand my importance. They even forget to love those who are nearest to them." And waiting no longer, Love goes out completely.

Suddenly . . . A child enters the room and sees the three candles no longer burning. The child begins to cry, "Why are you not burning? You are supposed to stay lit until the end."

Then the Fourth Candle spoke gently to the little boy, "Don't be afraid, for I am Hope, and while I still burn, we can re-light the other candles."

With Shining eyes the child took the Candle of Hope and lit the other three candles.

Never let the Flame of Hope go out of your life. With Hope, no matter how bad things look and are, Peace, Faith and Love can Shine brightly in our lives. Don't let these candles go out in your life!

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Releasing Mistakes By Carrie Hart & Quado

Cup your hands together, hold them out in front of you, and place within them a mistake you have made. Now, pay attention to what your mind is saying. It says that life would be better now if you had not made this mistake. It brings forth a whole host of fantasies, how this or that would be better if only, if only you had done this, if only you hadn’t done that, if only you had followed through, if only you had made a different choice.

None of this is real. This is mental chatter and fantasy about what might have been. It is not real. The only thing real is right now, right here.

So quiet your mind and release each mistake, each and every one. Take your mistake into your hands, notice the fantasy talk which accompanies it and choose to let it go, like a bird you are releasing so that it may fly away home. Just release it and watch it fly away. And away with this so-called mistake, release the old hopes and dreams, the disappointments, the blame and the shame. Let it all fly away.

You are as you are right now, and everything you have done has led you to this moment. And here, standing just where you are, exactly as things are, you are surrounded by opportunity. It is sparkling all around you, waiting to be noticed, obscured only by your tenacious hold on the past. Release yourself from all that shame and just look around. See this moment clearly. See how it sparkles with newness and opportunity.

You are standing on an open field of grass and it is full of diamonds sparkling in the sun. Each diamond is a choice you might make, an action you might take, a wondrous opportunity to be and grow and learn, a chance to embrace life in its wonder and beauty.

Let go the old and embrace this moment. Let it sparkle. Reach down and pick up a diamond, right now.

Here is a little prayer for today.

Today, a new day is dawning bright and clear. I am cleansed and purified in the morning air and I see life clearly.

I love and accept myself exactly as I am. I love and accept my life in all its wonder. I embrace life just as it is, right now, this moment.

This moment is real to me and crystal clear. I am full of power. I am deeply connected within now. This moment opens to me and reveals her beauties and wonders, sparkling with opportunity all around me.

I give thanks for this bounty and know that I am standing just where I need to stand for the next step on my journey.

All is well, exactly as it is. I am whole and complete. I am powerful and centered. I am.

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 2005 - Carrie Hart

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Spirit Signs - September Roadside Retreats---Finding Solace in Silence By Robyn Johnston

Dear Readers,

I would like very much to share a special sidebar as you begin reading this newsletter. It is a testament to listening to your inner voices and following your spirit team’s insight, as well as understanding the divine orchestration and timing that takes place each moment in our lives. Although you will be reading this “after the fact” I still want to share this revelation that came through. I have been getting lots of messages in the past couple of months, both during the daylight hours and especially in dream time. I suppose many lightworkers have, as we are being prepared in our sleeping states for events that will need our assistance. I began to get the message for this newsletter a couple of weeks ago. When I finally sat down to “pen” the information, it flowed quickly and smoothly. I was ready to send it out on Friday, the 26th, however my guidance suggested that I wait until S! unday evening. I have learned to follow without question, as the answer appears at the right time and when I am ready for it. Indeed, my team wanted me to include the nine star ki information in this newsletter, I believe they wish for the information to be embraced and shared as there is no coincidence that a hurricane appears just as the one water energy is about to enter for the month. Such energy shifts affects us in a universal way.

I was struck with deep revelation today as I sat in my parents’ living room watching the coverage of Hurricane Katrina. I don’t have a dish, I barely get television from the local tower, so it was pretty amazing that I was in a place long enough to get the information……..divine placement? Nonetheless, I was mesmerized as I listened to the information. It was as if all the visions, behavior and sensitivities that I have experienced in the last month, all came to light. I could go on and on about these revelations, but the important things is to share that there is a major transition happening at this moment. I looked back at the words I had written a week ago and found what came through to be very fitting, as tonight we are waiting to witness a possibly catastrophic hurricane, purification by water n! ear the eve of a “one water” month.

Interestingly in nine star ki, water is associated with spirituality, intuition and the inner most workings of the divine within. Though as I send this out, I don’t know what the final results will be, I ask that you consciously join me (you already have in spirit), in offering light, clarity and support to those who will be directly affected by this event. As we are all One, we will all certainly feel the effects of this situation, probably for months to come. I suspect that many lightworkers are already on the scene, some of us just don’t know it yet. Though you may not read this until have the hurricane has passed, please know that your assistance in spirit will still be needed. I sincerely hope that it is not as devastating as what is being predicted, I hold the vision of stability and protection as we wait to see what ensues. Scientists will offer an explanation, but I remind you all that! there is much more to this and other events beneath the surface of logic. Look to your heart and within your spirits to find the truth. No matter what, we can be sure that there are no accidents, there is reason for such an event, though we may not know it for a while. As you read this information, I invite you to allow your intuition to flow through, invite the healing and invigorating waters of spirit to enter your being, open to your divine guidance. It’s been waiting for just such an occasion.

September Spirit Signs by Robyn Johnston
Dedicated to those following their higher purpose
Roadside Retreats---Finding Solace in Silence

Have you been feeling a bit tired of late? Me too! There was much shifting taking place during August. Many people experienced various symptoms associated with ascension into higher energy. The new dimensions were a bit hard for our bodies to integrate and what most experienced were fatigue, headaches, various aches and pains, low motivation and little energy. All of these symptoms are quite common as we prepared to leave one energetic dimension and head to higher ground, so to speak. As spiritual travelers on this plane, our journeys require that we take a break from time to time. If you tried pushing yourself last month, you probably became keenly aware that you only created more blockages. The way to navigate in these higher dimensions isn’t through force, but through positive thoughts, conscious awareness and action from the heart. More and more people are finding that guilt, fear, and aggression are unfruitful attempts, and often create more chaos. We are in a new space, so many of the mechanisms we’ve used before are really not effective in the space we are in now.

The month of September brings with it a major cleanse. In nine star ki, the month’s energy is characterized by water. It is associated with cleaning, purification and deep revitalizing energy of the spirit. This month presents a grand portal of spiritual renewal and unlimited possibilities for reaching into the depths of one’s soul, to excavate and reunite with your true self, your higher self. In a one water month, many will feel naturally compelled to shed off the images dictated to them by society, advertisements and the outside world. It is a retreat from materialistic constraints and a journey into the quiet caverns of spirituality.

As an educational side note, I am guided to share that in such a month, there can be significant cleansing by the ki element governing the month. Interestingly, the Tsunami in December of 2004 occurred in a one water month, Hurricane Katrina arrives at the threshold of a one water month. If you are interested in learning more about nine star ki and the spiritual implication of such an event, feel free to email me at rainbowcanyonreiki@yahoo.com. I will be happy to share the information that has been coming through from the higher realms, and indeed there has been a great deal come to the surface, especially in the last week.

So, travelers, will you be joining me for this roadside retreat? We’ve come a long way on our journey; doesn’t it make sense that we are ready for the quiet, calm waters of a spirit to rejuvenate our souls?

How does one accomplish this feat? Ah, I am so glad you asked. It’s very similar to the time-tested method used by spiritual seekers for centuries…………….fasting! That’s right its time to withdraw from the outer world and enter the realm of contemplative nutrition for the soul. I invite you to join me in this detoxification ritual and even better to make it part of your spiritual diet from now on. Your body, mind and spirit will indeed thank you for your courage to try something new. The results will astound and amaze you.

You see, the more technologically advanced we become as a society, the less we use our senses and the feeling part of our brains. There needs to be a balance with male and female, logic and creative parts of our brain. We live in such a fast-paced dimension that now more than ever it is essential to take time to withdraw from society and become hermits, every now and then. Most of us find that it pretty difficult to remain in perfect balance all of the time. We may experience occasional times of being “on” but for many these experiences are fleeting and not a lifestyle. We are inundated with advertising of all sorts; messages of worry and fear from the media permeate our sanctuaries and invade our sacred domains. Over time our sensitivities to such stimuli become less noticeable, we allow the vulgar, the offensive and demeaning to invade the precious purity of our delicate spirits. Angry words! fester inside us, false judgments flood our minds, our tolerance for others becomes thin, and we find ourselves feeling frazzles, frustrated and feeble. This is not what we intended when we came to this plane, not at all. Through the everyday offenses that we subject ourselves to, we forget who we are and why we are here. We loose the connection with our divine source, try as we may, we search frivolously for the socket to plug in to, one that will return the light to our soul and energize our efforts. By blindness we seek outside sources to fulfill our hearts and fill a void that our egos tell us exists. In truth we know it isn’t there, but there is such bombardment from commercialism, and false programming that it becomes impossible to hear the subtle voices of our spirit team sharing insight and information with us. Yes, we all have those guides, teachers, and angels sending us insight daily, but how many of us stop to really listen to what they have to say? Their voices have t! o become pretty strong sometimes for there is great competition to get your attention on this plane. So many distractions, so many illusions…………..so how do you get clean? How do you unplug from the outer world and reconnect with the inner? You perform a spiritual detoxification, a fasting if you will.

In my professional feng shui training, our teacher recommended that we strive to reserve one day per week for quiet contemplation and renewal. The goal was to not drive anywhere in the vehicle, to avoid phones, radio, television, newspaper, computer/internet, and other devices that we use each day. By following this suggestion, we would be taking time out to recharge our batteries and renew our personal energy. Effective feng shui practitioners know the value of this type of detoxification. It becomes absolutely necessary in order to become sensitive to energy, especially in one’s own environment, where it is the most difficult to discern the messages. Ever wonder why people often feel more clear headed after taking a vacation? It’s because when one is away from their familiar territories, they are able to give break routine, taking the opportunity to detoxify, regenerate and regroup. Us! ually upon the return home, people often see things in their space that they didn’t notice before. This is called using your “feng shui eyes,” You begin to see what was always there, but was unaware of before. Many people are so caught up in the “rat race” and keeping up such demanding pace that they become numb and immune to the subtle information and messages that are trying to come through, this includes the inner and the outer environments. It becomes absolutely necessary to step back, re-evaluate and gain a new perspective. It’s pretty difficult to see the context of your life, if you don’t take the time to step out of the pages, from time to time.

So, let’s look at the positive benefits of fasting. Those who practice conscious health/nutrition know the importance of giving the body a break. Fasting allows the body to recharge and take a break from the tiring process of digestion and assimilation. Though fasting can be uncomfortable if approached without adequate knowledge, those who tune into this ancient practice of renewal are rewarded with cleansing and clarity beyond measure. However, the degree to which the body has acquired toxins, may mean some unpleasant emotions and debris will be eliminated. Like physical fasting, emotional and social fasting can be just as beneficial. The results are often astounding and enough to motivate even the most skeptical, once they’ve tried it.

I challenge you to take your own social fast, offer yourself this renewal of body, mind and spirit. Take time to tune out the world and take care of you, the most important being you know. Spend a day in silence and solitude, prepare your meals consciously, infusing the ingredients with light and love. Offer gratitude for all that you’ve learned thus far on the journey. Return to the far reaches of your soul, allow this mindfulness to permeate your entire being, so that when you do return to the “outside world” you will have this experience within you. It can only strengthen who you are and what you have to offer others. Keep a pen and paper handy so that you can jot down the phrases, insight, information and visions that come to you during this time.

For some, this type of detoxification may include withdrawal symptoms! It may feel a bit scary to be all alone with your self! You may find lots of distractions to try to sway you back to the noise. It can be uncomfortable to “be alone with yourself”. Give yourself plenty of encouragement and take it in slow steps if you need to. You can start by turning off the radio or TV. Though you might be tempted to flip on the tube, pick up the phone or check emails, “fast” for a few hours a day to get used to living with only natural noise. Before you know it, you’ll be ready for a relaxing weekend retreat, all by yourself!

I remember when my guides first invited me to try this, way before I even knew what social fasting was. I was a bit skeptical but I remember being so compelled to stay home and just be in nature. This meant giving up the coveted trip to town to socialize with friends, very difficult for a 16 year old to forgo. Yet, something much stronger was at work here. I knew as soon as my tennis shoes hit the dirt road that I would be rewarded with clarity, insight and renewal. These occasional retreats from the outside world proved to be potent medicine, for a growing spirit. Later, these “walks with spirit” are what I attribute with keeping my on my path and helping me get to where I am today. You see, meditation time is not limited to sitting in a crossed-legged position with your eyes clothes! We need to release this idea as the only way to meditate. I get ! many of the ideas for my newsletter while I am walking down my little stretch of country road, away from the phone, computer, and KIDS!

My most loving suggestion to you is to find a stretch of country road, grab some comfy shoes and just start walking. (The pace is up to you, walk fast if you are angry!) It is through nature and being in the outdoors, that the most wonderful detoxification work is achieved, stress and lower energies are released into the air and into the earth for recycling. In turn we receive tangible refreshment that remains with us long after we take of our shoes and return to our dwellings. Nature walking is vital for us to be really free of all the temptations to plug back in to the outside world. We allow ourselves to be interrupted, so doesn’t it make sense that we should also allow ourselves a real reprieve?

If you live in the city, you may need to seek out a park or a field that is free of distractions. Do follow your instincts and use safety precautions, such as telling others where you are and how long you plan to be on your meditation walk. Walking in the dark, under the moonlight offers a magical opportunity. Again, make sure it is a place you can be safe in. Feeling scared and reluctant will only pull your attention away from the intended purpose. Once you are outside, ask that your energetic channels be completely opened, and ask for your guides and spiritual assistants to remove any blocks and barriers that have kept you from experiencing your true joy and potential. Breathe in the cleansing, healing energies, exhale stress, worry, fear and anxiety. Stay in this place, this state of mind, as long as you need/want to. When you re-enter your normal routine, you’ll have this already within yo! ur being, for easy recall!

The extent of your social detoxification will depend on your needs. Obviously if you have people who are dependent on you daily, this will take some navigation. You may want to do you fasting on smaller increments. For example, see if you can, plan a day to remain at home, without driving anywhere. If possible, ask those you share your space to join you in the technology/media fast, they may be just as stressed as you are. Take care of as many of your daily obligations as you can in the morning so you will have the day to detoxify, reflect, contemplate and just be. I find it very helpful to have a piece of paper nearby to record all that comes through. Inevitably, this will include my mental “to do list”. I do write down these ideas to “get them out of the way” but I DO NOT act on them! I simply acknowledge them, thank spirit for the reminder, write it down, so I wont’ forget and then release ! it.

For those of you with small children, invite them to “play like in the olden days”! This is a great reminder for kids and can be a game for them, if nothing else it will possibly help them to understand and appreciate the technological advances! I must say that this type of withdrawal is especially important for young people. Often they are born in such a fast paced world, they know no different! It’s important that we mentor them and guide them to understand the importance of silence and the difference between being in solitude versus isolation. For if one cannot be still and hear the voice within, how can they really hear the voice of others and respond appropriately?

If a day or a weekend seems out of reach, strive for a daily detox time. This can be just as effective and will pave the way for serious, long term, social fasting later on! Create space in your day to center/ground yourself. Sneak away some time for yourself to just be, completely free of distractions. Again for some of you this may not be during the normal course of the day, perhaps you’ll be joining me at 4:30 am? (At this point in the game its safe to say you are willing to release the idea of normal, isn’t it? After all, in fasting we are trying to break away from the perceived norms or what advertisers want you to think of as “the norm”.)

What can you expect from such a fast? Why would you want to commit to such an activity? One of the most wonderful side effects you’ll receive is to better clarity in hearing the voice of guidance helping you make choices that are in alignment with your spirit, not what is best for someone else. Another reason is a renewed connection with your authentic self, waiting to be recognized and accepted.

As with all programs, you should experiment and prepare ahead of time. Intentional fasting can take some planning, especially if others are dependent on your care and attention. However, don’t discount the value of spontaneous mini-fasts; they are jewels for our inner growth and education.

You might be surprised at the results of a social fast! Often people come back to their normal routine with more patience, appreciation and awareness. They are better able to manage time and balance demands placed on them, eventually finding ways to delegate or delete such demands, in order to more fully follow their authentic path. More than likely you will find a very important friend during your social fast to support your efforts; it will be your divine, true self just waiting for you with arms open wide. Be open to amazing revelations that will come through.

I challenge you to take your own social fast, offer yourself this renewal of body, mind and spirit. Take time to tune out the world and take care of you, the most important being you know. Spend a day in silence and solitude, prepare your meals consciously, infusing the ingredients with light and love. Offer gratitude for all that you’ve learned thus far on the journey. Return to the far reaches of your soul, allow this mindfulness to permeate your entire being, so that when you do return to the “outside world” you will have this experience within you. It can only strengthen who you are and what you have to offer others. A weekend fast is a beautiful gift for your spirit, but equally important are the moments and hours that you can retreat in during the normal course of the day. By giving your body this “food for thought” you will nourish the inner you and find your endurance for the journey w! ill increase in incredible ways. Finally here is a morsel to savor, provided by Doreen Virtue, “You heal in the world by not being of the world.”

Happy Trails!

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! For details on the unique services that Robyn offers, please check out her website http://www.freewebs.com/9starki/index.htm

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Begin by aligning with your higher self or soul. See the invocative cry of humanity to God or Spirit for help, and visualize the energy of Divine Light, Love and Will flowing to the earth. Hold open your heart in love to the human suffering in the world, and send healing energy to the victims of crisis. See the astral (emotional) plane surrounding the crisis becoming calmer and stabilized with love and peace, so that fear and anger may be transformed. Examine the inner, spiritual forces at work behind the scenes: Recognize a higher purpose outworking through the crisis, serving human evolution in some way; observe the spiritual lessons being learned; seek to understand the meaning of events by identifying with the participants; meditate on the deeper causes and karmic cycles that have created the current crisis. Hold all world leaders involved in the light, asking that they align with their highest selves to make decisions for the greatest good of humanity. Visualize a flow of loving wisdom awakening humanity, as people around the world learn the deeper spiritual lessons offered by the crisis and open themselves to transformation.

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Recommended Reading

ON DEKORA'S BEDSIDE TABLE...

"The Crystal Bible" by Judy Hall I can't speak highly enough about Melody's book "Love Is In The Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals" for healing properties of crystals and gemstones. But there is a great amount of value in Judy Hall's book "The Crystal Bible"! There might not be as many crystals and gemstones covered in this book, but the key ones you're likely to use are here. There is also a valuable resource of pictures associated with each entry on stones, this helps people who have picked up a couple of stones and since forgotten what they are! (People like me!) A great addition to your collection, I highly recommend it.

"Guided Meditations, Explorations & Healings" by Steven Levine I discovered this book at a meditation group I attend. Our leader uses it to bring us into deeper states of meditation focused on heart-based approaches to living life. Steven Levine's meditations on healing anger, hurt, and coming from forgiveness, unconditional love and acceptance are wonderful! If you are looking to lead a meditation group, this book will help immensely, if you just want new approaches to your personal meditation practice this book will help also - I only wish they were on tape so I could listen all the time!

"Spirit in Action : Moving Meditations for Peace, Insight, and Personal Power" by Irene Lamberti I've always been fascinated with meditation using movement like Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga and so on. This book teaches you "moving prayer". It is the personal design of moving prayer by Irene Lamberti. The book has a lot of good pictures showing you the movements she is describing to you - I personally found a lot of the movements weren't for me, but it is a great jumping off point for anyone who wants to intuitively design their own personal moving prayer - which is where I am headed with this book! There's also a series of videos with Lamberti's prayer movements, which you can follow along with - I haven't seen them, but plan on checking it out at some point.

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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@centurytel.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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