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POWER PATH/FULL MOON UPDATE

FULL MOON -- WINTER SOLSTICE -- TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

The Full Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse is at 1:13 AM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, December 21. The Eclipse should be visible in North and South America after midnight. Winter Solstice is exact at 4:39 PM Mountain Standard Time on the same day.

Needless to say, this is an extremely powerful day especially the time frame between the eclipse/full moon and the solstice, setting the stage for the next period of time. It is imperative that you stay away from any situations where conflict, violence, argument or disagreement is anywhere present. Keep your energy focused and clean.

If you have your ducks in a row and have managed to maintain balance and focus, you could experience a higher centered breakthrough with a lot of insights, clarity, intention and a great sense of rightness to your life and direction. If not, you could be in for a breakdown. Breakdowns will happen in the aftermath of this day and will affect anything that should have been dealt with beforehand.

Make sure to do something special to honor this day, set your intentions, write your wish lists and treat this solstice as the true beginning of a new year. If you are still dealing with situations that do not have closure, do something symbolic such as a burning ceremony around the issues to acknowledge your intention of completion. Practice gratitude for the elements, nature, your allies and all the help that is always available.

*Suggested helpful audio "How to Deal with Meltdowns" (link here to purchase the Mp3 or CD).

Blessings,

Lena

Astrological Notes:
Written by Patricia Liles. Contact her PATLILES@AOL.COM

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Gemini
Sun in Sagittarius 29º/Full Moon in Gemini 29º
1:13 AM MST, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Visible in North and South America after midnight
Winter Solstice - Sun enters Capricorn - 0º
4:39 PM MST, Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Herald the Rebirth of the New Year! The Sun has completed the nadir of its journey and is now renewed and reborn as it crosses the Winter Solstice point (Summer Solstice for Southern Hemisphere folks) and enters the first degree of Capricorn. The sacred point of rebirth - one of the four major astrological power points of the year along with the equinoxes and the summer solstice. We enter the domain of the Raven and ask this crafty ally to gift us as it goes into the dark and brings forth the light.

If you want to read the influences of the year, you look to the Winter Solstice chart, the longest night and shortest day. At this solstice time, the Sun enters Capricorn, the cardinal (initiating) earth sign ruled by serious, orderly Saturn - Lord of Time. The planets are aligning auspiciously on this particular solstice with the torch of a Full Moon illuminating the solstice just 15 hours before, powerfully intensifying the influences that present themselves for our examination and reflecting the upcoming year r (read more link here).

Written by Patricia Liles. Contact her PATLILES@AOL.COM

Setting Intentions with the New Moon

The New Moon is Friday and I got this about it which I liked because it's about everything I had already been writing and feeling. When things like this come together, it always makes me feel they are important to my life and maybe to someone else's

"New Moon is Friday, November 5 at 10:52 PM MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). This is a great time to honor the feminine, to go back to zero, start over, clean your slate and set your intentions. These should be your intentions about you and not about someone else. How do YOU want to manifest, create, express and feel?

"You will definitely want to spend some time by yourself today connecting in with and appreciating the power that you do have to intend for things to be just the way you want them.

Make sure your intentions are set from essence and not created by the personality or one of the obstacles such as greed. Being as this is the month for resolution, completion and healing, this is also a good time to simply observe in yourself what needs attention in these areas and set an intention to complete, resolve and heal whatever needs it."

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Full moon in Aries

A lot of people don't put much credence in the impact of the moon on our moods or for that matter of astrology at all; but I have been feeling depressed and when I got this email, I thought maybe it's this and it will pass. That's one of the pluses of astrology in my mind; that it gives us a reason when there isn't one and a time when it will pass.

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Dear Friends,

Full Moon is at Friday October 22 at 7:38 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This full moon signifies a shift in direction for the intensity of the month. Beware of suddenly feeling depressed, discouraged, shut down, off balance, lethargic or unmotivated. Be neutral about how the energy is showing up and take advantage of the letting up of the constant pressure we have been under. There is a quality of the deep feminine void to this full moon that is most helpful and restful when embraced and not resisted. Take a break, waste some time, spend the day in bed, read, relax, be in nature and allow yourself some down time even if you think you don't need it. A good day to do absolutely nothing and to be affected by absolutely nothing. Practice gratitude and awareness and be present.

Blessings, Lena

Astrological Notes:

Full Moon in Aries/Sun in Libra - 29º.
Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 7:38 PM MDT
Written by Patricia Liles. Contact her at patliles@aol.com

What? Two Full Moons in Aries in a row. Is the cosmos making a statement here. I think so. How could it be otherwise. The last Full Moon at the Fall Equinox was at 0º Aries and this Full Moon is at 29º Aries. Did I mention there were going to be five (5) Full Moons in a row at 29º? I did. But it bears mentioning again.

What is the significance of 29º? It represents the ending of a cycle, a completion, an encompassing of all the previous aspects and influences, a summation, like the long journey up to the steps of the temple where you turn and look out over your life, acknowledging what has brought you to this point and then removing your shoes and garments and entering the temple without pretense or past. That's where we are at this time.

new moon on Thursday

and then there was this with a suggested exercise to put things behind us and forgive. I liked the idea and will give it a try Thursday.

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Dear Friends,

A super New Moon is Thursday, October 7 at 12:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This new moon supports compassion, forgiveness and healing. This is a good time to recapitulate memories, events and people in your life who still evoke resentment, anger, hurt, jealousy and blame. These negatively charged reactions need to be neutralized and this new moon can support you in doing that.  For every charged memory breathe in compassion and forgiveness while turning your head all the way to the left. Then turn your head all the way to the right while exhaling gratitude, neutrality and freedom. You can do this breathing exercise several times on the same charged issue. Do it until you feel a change that moves you towards neutrality. It is also important at this time to step away from others projections, not take anything personally, and stay out of any drama created by another's reactions.

This new moon is about the self. Resist the temptation to project and meddle elsewhere. Take care of your own backyard. Do something that is important to you. Tremendous healing is available to you during this time if you stay focused. Watch the energy leaks!

Blessings,

Lena

     
Astrological Notes:
Written by Patricia Liles.  Contact her at patliles@aol.com

Libra Super New Moon, Thursday, Oct. 7, 12:45 PM MDT at 14º Libra

Note:* Super New Moon is when the Sun is closest to the Earth and in precise alignment with the Moon and Earth increasing its potency. This is the last of three Super New Moons in a row.

We are in that dangerous and exalted moment of metamorphasis when the old skin has become too tight and the new skin is not yet functional.  We are vulnerable and raw and as yet unformed.  Nonetheless, we are committed to our growth.  Each new moon or planetary alignment provides a contraction and undulation that moves us forward in our evolutionary state.  The summer has provided an enormous opportunity to go deep and release especially in the lower chakras.

The first chakra at the base of the spine may be releasing issues of deep instinctual fear of loss of survival and what we may have had to do to survive horrific conditions as well as the armoring and protection we hold there as a result.  It's where our security and our relationship with our body lie.

Second chakra release may reveal the emotional and sexual issues of past humiliation, joylessness or abuse that have been buried and carried for generations creating extreme sensitivities in our behavior.  Located in the abdomen, sexual organs and lower back, this is where we connect through feeling and desire with others - also where we can manipulate others and in turn, be manipulated creating the seesaw of love-hate relationship. Through a cleared second chakra, we can welcome and embrace change and creativity. 

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Creating our reality

The email was full of interesting things. To start, I liked this one because I don't believe we create everything that happens to us, which doesn't mean we don't create some of it. When we carry around a dark cloud that we think means bad things always happen to us, we can help create those things by our expectations or by blaming ourselves for what others have done. Still to believe we create some of what happens is actually empowering.

The following is all from that email written by Shepherd Hoodwin:

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Here are excerpts from some recent posts I wrote for the Michael teachings Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MichaelTeachings). This thread began in response to a comment on my essay, "Compassion for Evil."

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I used to believe that I created everything. At first, that was a step up for me. I looked for the symbolism and lessons in everything that happened. I learned a lot. However, then I started to think it was simply my many personal defects that prevented me from having my version of perfection. The idea that I created everything had helped me feel in control, but it wasn't working. In time, I realized that I was being unrealistic about how the physical plane works. It was a relief to accept the lack of perfection here, and to be less invested in the results I'm getting. Imperfection is not "the end of the world"--it *is* the world. Our school books get tattered, and eventually recycled, but we keep the learning.

For example, I've never had great health. Maybe I'm still unconsciously creating that, despite my doing every kind of work I know how to do about it. Or maybe it's just part of the package I signed up for, or maybe things haven't gone as planned (which is what I think). In any case, it is what it is, and my task is to deal with it as constructively as I can without judging it. I'm willing to see any negative beliefs I still hold, but I don't think my beliefs are going to become perfect in this lifetime, either. Not that I'm holding a limiting belief about that! I'm totally willing to become a bilocating, levitating breatharian ascended master, but I'd settle for having a waistline.

I still look for how I might have created something; I just don't assume that I did.

We can't assume that a particular misfortune was a choice--each case is individual. Some who died in the Holocaust chose it on a soul level (karma, lessons, or whatever) and some didn't.

Beliefs are just models we use to see the world; they're made up of words and concepts. Truth itself is not words. Beliefs are positive if they help us expand into greater joy, and negative if they hem us in. A belief can start positive and turn negative over time, which means we might be ready to find a more expansive view. I don't knock what works for someone else (which is up to each person to decide). I just know what works for me.

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Sometimes, what we learn from bad experiences helps us prevent even worse things later.

I once had several boxes of cassettes stolen from my unlocked car parked in my driveway, and the person also entered my living room (without taking anything) through sliding glass doors that were open because it was a hot night. I felt quite violated, but it did make me much more careful about locking things.

Another time, three high school guys who had helped my neighbors move in saw how easy it would be to break into my apartment through the front window. They came the next Sunday afternoon (I was almost always home, but I happened to be gone that day). They cut the screen, slid open the window, opened the door, and were about to move my valuables out into a pickup when my roommate came home and scared them off. Now, I have an alarm on that window (the only vulnerable one) and a stick in the slider.

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Self-karma a broad term encompassing karmic-like charges/energy imbalances that are not specifically with other people, but internal. As example might be chronic low self-esteem focused on a particular issue, such as one's waist.

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Losses are harsh regardless of how they are interpreted, and grieving hurts like hell--there's no way around it. We *can* make it worse if we have baggage around it, such as blaming ourselves OR God. What works best is to just feel the feelings with love until they shift.

For some, it would be harder to hear that it was the soul's plan to make them suffer so; for others, the idea of just having been in the wrong place at the wrong time seems more cruel. I would never assume that something was either accidental or planned; I would get channeling or a deep intuitive reading on it if I really wanted to know, since every circumstance is unique.

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I've read some Jane Roberts Seth and Abraham Hicks books, and thought they were excellent. Like much of the best channeled material, reading them can draw one into a higher-centered experience beyond the words. But even above the physical plane, souls have their own beliefs, their own ways of framing reality. Our spirit guides, for instance, may be full of love, but they may hold beliefs that we find don't entirely work for us. Plus, we are all evolving our understanding together. What was state-of-the-art a couple decades ago may no longer be.

An example is that our collective understanding of sexuality has grown a great deal recently; older channeled or other spiritual material may now look homophobic through our eyes. Guides are learning, too.

Seth believed at the time of a channeling that we create everything we experience; maybe he still believes that, maybe he doesn't. There's no question that anyone serious about the spiritual path will want to become more aware of his beliefs and work to align them more with love. Our beliefs are crucial--they are our software. However, to say that they literally create everything seems off to me--the way I'd put it is that they create the *climate* for everything we experience.

That particular point is a relatively minor matter of dogma that doesn't much matter to me. If I just created a zit because of a pus-filled belief of which I am unaware, well--it's just a zit. If I created that driver who didn't look and almost hit me, all I can say is, "Damn! I'm good!" What concerns me much more is the way that the mass-market versions of YCYOR ("You create your own reality") promise the moon.

To be fair, the version of YCYOR channeled from Abraham is more subtle than the version publicized in "The Secret," which the Abraham channel disavowed. "The Secret" and variations going back to other self-help books such as "Think and Grow Rich" and "The Power of Positive Thinking" are about getting what you want (or think you want), whereas the Abraham material, as I understand it, is more about surrendering to your higher good.

I know a lot of spiritual/new age people, and I have yet to meet one who has managed to create a home run in every area: relationships, health, wealth, etc., or who has defeated aging and other challenges of the physical plane. Is there currently alive even one human being in perfect health?

I've heard about some guru types, mostly in India, who seem to have transcended their bodies, and I have no trouble believing that that's possible. In fact, I believe that just about anything is possible. Not having met one, I reserve judgement, but if it's true as advertised, that is very cool, but those rare individuals are playing a different game than most of us. I love the Michael teachings' emphasis that our lives are worthwhile just the way they are. We don't have to transcend them; it's just about living them well and growing as much as we can. That's practical for all of us who are not called to meditate several hours a day or undertake other strenuous spiritual practices. We can awaken wherever we are.

I was part of a group called Emissaries of Divine Light. One of their tenets is "Let love radiate without concern for results." I've never heard a better summation of the spiritual path. If any of us is able to create wonderful things through intention, too (a great relationship, health, a hit daytime talk show, etc.), that's terrific. You go, girl! But if, like Job, we are able to keep loving even when things aren't going so well, then we're truly free. Our results can give us useful feedback, especially if we observe repetitive patterns, but insisting they be a certain way is a trap. If we just keep doing our best, and then let go, things will go about as well as they can. There will probably be some suffering included in the package, but perhaps we can keep it to a minimum. If we expect perfection, though, it will hit us harder than if we can take it in stride.

The Emissaries also taught that if we're fully paying attention to our own choices, we don't have any time left over to judge other people's. We have some instinctive hardwiring that makes us want to mind other people's business--another trick for keeping unruly tribe members in line--but that's one of those evolutionary traits, like vengeance, best left behind. Even baby souls can respect other people's right to choose, especially if they have role models for that. Although community expectations weigh heavily at that point, how that manifests has a lot to do with the local culture. Baby souls who believe in reincarnation look different from baby souls who believe in hell and damnation or those who don't have religious beliefs.

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I have long been fascinated by the symbolism in our lives. It's easier for me to think that a single event is happenstance, but when there are repeating patterns, that gets my attention. However, even then, we can't assume that there is a larger meaning. Sometimes three cigars are just three cigars.

Since March, my car (which can represent one's body) has been having trouble starting. I'd just been given some guidance about the need to jumpstart my body. First, an old, defective car alarm was removed. That rich symbolism was not lost on me: letting go of being unduly alarmed, overreacting (as car alarms tend to do) with fear would help me move forward. However, two months later, the car wasn't starting again. Not sure what to do, my mechanic put in a new starter, and it again worked right for a while. A new starter also sounded like a good thing for my body. However, shortly thereafter, another problem with starting started. I had to fiddle with the steering wheel until it locked in before it would start. Then, it wouldn't start at all; it needed a new electrical switch. Our nervous system is our body's electrical system, and mine probably needs a new switch, too. I've been working with a healer, an old artisan, who thinks about the energy body in these kinds of structural terms. For example, she installed a new pranic tube, and I really felt a difference.

However, when I asked Essence if all this symbolism is correct, if I was creating the car problems or if they are reflecting my issues. I got a clear "no": It's simply a 16-year-old car, and eventually, things wear out. One item wearing out probably put stress on the others, so they happened roughly together.

Too bad! Were it symbolic, it would be a much juicier story. However, maybe essence is wrong. In any case, there's no harm in seeing it as reflecting that I'm making progress with my body. On the other hand, if I decided to get a new car, that could indicate that I'm about to die and reincarnate. Maybe I'll just stick with the "old car" theory.

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RANDOMNESS

I googled for Einstein's famous quote, often paraphrased as "God does not play dice with the universe," and found this great page, full of his insights:

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

Incidentally, it includes a link to a marvelous photograph of him and Rabindranath Tagore:

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:Einstein_and_Tagore_Berlin_14_July_1930.jpg

The word "random" can conjure different connotations. To me, it means "spontaneous" or "unplanned in advance." In my view, this is some randomness in the universe. I could go with the idea that nothing is random if, by that, you mean "totally without cause or intent." The latter is impossible--there's always a cause (often multi-pronged).

It's like trying to answer that question, "Do you believe in God?" Let's say that five billion people believe in God. However, in each person, that conjures up at least a slightly different set of connotations, so there are five billion different versions of "God." A simple "yes" answer doesn't tell us much without knowing what the word actually represents to someone.

Anyway, I just asked God about this, and She told me that she actually does enjoy a good game of craps occasionally. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained," She is fond of saying.

Best,
Shepherd

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October from Lena Stevens

By Lena Stevens www.thepowerpath.com The main theme for October is INTENSITY. Everything this month is amplified, paving the way for stronger reactions and increased sensitivity. It's as if the 100 watt light you are used to operating under just got turned up to 1000 watts. The resulting light intensity would take some getting used to. This intensity has been with us to some degree all summer through various themes and the veil that has kept us asleep and in the dark has been slowly coming off. But now that veil is completely coming off exposing us fully to the intensity. Some of us will instinctively try to turn away and retreat even deeper into a dark shell. But there is no escape. As in childbirth there is now full dilation and a need to stay focused in order to push through our own birth. This birth is a birth of higher consciousness bringing with it many gifts for those who choose to be awake and proactive instead of staying asleep. There is potential to increase our understanding of the different planes of existence, the quantum field, and how the universe works. There is potential for greatly increasing telepathy, seeing, channeling, healing and other practices using altered states. There is finally an opportunity for beginning the necessary integration of the higher centers (higher intellectual, higher emotional, higher moving) with the intellectual, emotional and moving centers, in order to achieve greater and more regular access to levels of higher consciousness. The higher centers are the gateways to higher consciousness and those of you who have been doing practices to increase your consciousness will be greatly rewarded this month. You may experience sudden breakthroughs or opportunities that were not available before. Take advantage of what is showing up. The sun is a barometer for intensity. The sun itself as a being is going through its own changes and increases in intensity. Since our evolution is being guided in part by the sun, we are affected by the changes the sun is going through. There is an energetic radiation that is designed to help eliminate the cancers of lower vibration material, forcing us to look at our attachments to old patterns and non-serving behaviors. In a way, the parental energies of the sun (father) and the earth (mother) are holding the container for our rebirth at this time. As the influences this year have been more masculine or yang, the solar theme has been more prominent. In the near future we will shift to a more feminine set of themes for balance. What if you could see more, taste more, smell more, feel more sensations, be more emotionally empathetic, experience stronger telepathic communication, and feel generally enhanced in your awareness of everything? What if every moment of your day unpacked itself into a whole experience? This is what is available to you should you choose to be awake. Waking up requires a 100% commitment and turning your back on everything that is not of spirit. It requires a willingness to embrace the intensity of the moment regardless of what it is bringing or feels like at the time. Staying awake takes focus, responsibility, acceptance and neutrality. What is necessary to move into intensity in a positive way is the elimination of any imprinting based on past experiences or learned behavior that has "intensity" meaning something negative, harmful, hard to deal with, painful, victimizing, hurtful or devastating. This is a tall order but if you set your intention to begin the process and if you catch yourself when reacting fearfully or negatively to an intense situation, you can shift your perceptions and stay present, focused and neutral. If you can begin by not judging anything intense as good or bad but simply and neutrally intense, that is a start. Remember that in this illusionary game of life, we are entering the place of higher stakes, a time of initiation into a higher consciousness, if we choose to play. On the other hand, if fear has you by the throat, you could experience an intensity that drives you even further into negative states of depression, anxiety, pain, anger and resentment. If you find yourself martyred and complaining, you will feel your victimization with increased intensity. Everything is enhanced and magnified. So if you are angry, you will be hugely angry; if you are worried, those worries will seem overwhelming; if you are dissatisfied or find fault with something, that fault will seem magnified and out of proportion. This pertains also to finding fault with or judging the self. So if you are in a funk, the funk will be intense. However if you are in gratitude and appreciation and trusting in spirit, you may very well find access to those higher centers and be astonished at how well your life unfolds. What if the intensity were channeled into joy, love, connectivity, creativity, satisfaction and well- being? The choice is always yours so choose well. Even those of you who argue that you are trapped in karmic situations have a choice. You can simply choose your karmic responsibility and come from gratitude for all your opportunities. Just make sure that the karmic responsibility is indeed still yours and not something that has fallen into a convenient pattern. Since this month supports completions you may wish to review your responsibilities and see if they still hold true. Eliminate anything you don't want magnified or intensified and let spirit do the rest. You make the rules, so as long as they are in alignment with spirit, it is time to put them up on the board. This month is marked by high drama. Intensity always brings out the drama in events, relationships and experiences. You are likely to see high drama unfolding around you as others process various forms of intensity. Have compassion rather than judgment and be neutral in your involvement. The more reactive you are to drama, the more you feed it. Focus rather on the positive aspects of opening the senses and living a fuller daily life. Drama usually means a reaction out of proportion. Don't go there. Don't play. Save your energy. Remember that drama is an energy leak and this month it is highly important to track your energy leaks and eliminate those you can. You want to be able to channel your energy into positive thoughts, feelings, intentions and actions. So stay away from drama whenever you can. There is great wisdom available to all of us at this time should we choose to act our age. It is tough to shake off the cultural and planetary imprint of greed, competition, unworthiness and struggle. But it is time to transition from that paradigm to something a bit user-friendlier. Since this is a time of transition there is support for completions, new choices and putting old tired ways behind us. What have you created over and over and over again that does not serve you? Be done with it. Give it over to the WEST and to spirit; mourn its death and move on. Most of us have been trapped in the prison of our own limitations and the illusion that we have no choice. We rely on our mind's definition of time and space, what is possible and what isn't. Now we are being challenged to set the security of the illusion aside and trust something we have not yet experienced. How do you know everything will be OK? You don't "know" but you can imagine, intend, trust and surrender. In a way you have no choice. Evolution only goes in one direction. As I write this I am on the coast of Thailand and in the area of the Tsunami that occurred several years ago which was extremely intense and took many lives. Tuning into the area and the people here I feel no left over patterns of trauma but only a great acceptance and neutrality around this event as it occurred naturally. In sharp contrast, the area around the River Kwai and its famous bridge and POW camp still holds such memories of what humans did to each other during the Second World War that even the trees carry a great sadness. Just as I felt while traveling in Vietnam, it takes a long time to heal the energetic and emotional scars of karmic events caused by humans. Always beware of how and where you focus energy during intense times. Every thought, word and action has its karmic repercussions, so take responsibility for your attitude and what you put out there. Stay away from conflict and always come from love and compassion. If you keep the practice of perceiving everyone as spirit, you are much closer to those higher centers and the gifts they offer. Being present and paying attention with your eyes and ears open will keep you from getting sideswiped by something unpredictable. We are still in the influence of sudden unpredictable events and if you are not paying attention they can throw you off balance. To be proactive with the intensity of the times always turn around so you are facing what is coming. Never turn your back to the ocean as a sleeper wave can come and take you out to sea. Never turn your back on a challenge, responsibility or opportunity especially if you wish to have some say in the outcome. Being present is being awake. Start tracking your habits of going to sleep. Are you on autopilot when you are driving a familiar route? Are you on automatic when you are walking a familiar path? Do you go to sleep when you are in familiar physical surroundings? The mind tends to rob one of being present by grabbing the attention with its worries and constant planning. Try staying present for periods of time during the day so you are attentive and focused only on the task you are doing. Notice every detail of your surroundings, and engage all of your senses. Whether you are cooking, shopping, walking, driving, relaxing, cleaning, working or playing, spend some time every day being present in a way that you encourage and channel the intensity into a higher centered experience. Put into a daily practice some form of focus on opening the senses and heightening your awareness. You will be rewarded. How the month shows up: YOU PERSONALLY This is a month of personal transformation, healing, completion and breakthrough. Using the intensity proactively and wisely will produce certain results. Whatever needs to be healed in your life will come up intensely. You may be highly emotional one minute, quick to anger the next, and then suddenly feel such a heart opening and gratitude that you don't know how to hold it all. What may come up for healing are any issues around the masculine or feminine wounds you may still have. This month is supportive in beginning the process of healing these two energies. It is a planetary theme. You may also feel you need to take some time for yourself this month. Quiet, silence, meditation, contemplation are necessary for aligning yourself with the positive aspects of the month. Don't get lazy. Get present. All the areas of your life are affected by intensity; your health and physical body, your emotional life, all your relationships, your perceptions, your work and pretty much everything you do. You may have choices to make and challenges to face. Always ask for help. If you are a control freak that always needs to know and always tries to second guess what will happen in the future and is always thinking, processing, planning and worrying, you may be intensely frustrated and intensely crazed. Shut the mind off and "put it all down". The same goes with your attachments. Don't be disappointed when plans change or something does not go as you thought it should. Be grateful ahead of time for whatever opportunity this change has provided. For some of you this month will be incredibly inspiring, higher centered and feel like the big reward for all of your hard work and discipline and practices. For others it may be excruciatingly intense, overwhelming and difficult. If you are feeling the negative aspects of this intensity, begin by eliminating drama, energy leaks, mental judgments, attachments, worries and fear. Stop complaining, take responsibility, become neutral and practice gratitude. RELATIONSHIPS There is lots of healing possible in all relationships. As we are in a larger theme of healing the masculine and feminine, whatever needs to be healed between these two aspects will come up for you personally as well as globally. This is a long-range issue and a theme we will be working with for some time. However, due to the intensity of the month and the support for bringing to the surface what needs to be healed, be prepared for your own wounds to surface. Beware of reacting in negative ways to any intensity in your relationships. Emotions may be high and irrational, and reactions dramatic. Remember to take responsibility for what you may be feeling as it is your own issue. Stay away from blame. Practice compassion for yourself and others and always come from love. There is much healing that can happen this month if you allow it. Don't let stubbornness and a need to be right get in the way. Get help if you need it. On the other hand, this is a spectacular time to strengthen and deepen real essence connections with others. Since everything is enhanced through the higher centers you have an opportunity to move into an experience of deeper connectivity, recognize agreements and go straight to the essence of a person, bypassing the shield of their personality. You also have the opportunity to heighten your telepathic communication with others and to perceive the truth. The experience of oneness is what older souls crave and it is certainly possible to experience this month. THE ENVIRONMENT The environment will continue to surprise us. Just when we think we have a trend predicted, it will change. More and more we are learning that it is our collective belief system that influences what happens in the environment. If enough people believe something strongly, it is likely to occur, as we are a highly creative species. The best strategy is to keep a "don't know mind" and a great deal of neutrality regarding weather patterns, earth phenomena, and the environment in general. Focusing on the negative aspects of who did what and when to damage the environment does not help. What helps is feeding the environment with appreciation through heightened sensitivity and gratitude for the incredible planet we live in. And as usual we will remind you to be flexible in your plans and neutrally accepting of what comes. Disappointment only occurs when there is expectation. So instead of expectation with some attachment to the outcome, have a strong intention to have a spectacular experience however the environment supports it. Because of the high intensity of solar energy this month, we could see some solar flare activity and some irregularity in the tides. High solar energy needs to be balanced with water so be around water this month if you can. If not, then work with water as an element of the feminine and a support to your emotions. Baths, hot springs, water features, ponds and fountains are all alternatives to actually being in and around larger bodies of water. HEALTH AND THE PHYSICAL BODY Kidneys and adrenals are stressed this month as well as the liver and spleen, especially if you tend towards anxiety or worry. Trying to hold on to your mental controls is hard on the physical system. Think fluidity, neutrality and calm acceptance. Find ways to practice relaxation in the midst of turmoil and intensity. The physical body is going through changes. As the vibration on the planet increases in intensity, the body becomes more sensitive to its surroundings but also more receptive to energies and treatments that can put it back into balance. This is a good time to redefine what healing means and to dispel the myths about how long something takes. Part of the outdated belief system and paradigm has us on a time schedule of development, aging, healing and recovery. As the body becomes more aligned with the higher centers, its ability to function at a higher level of consciousness will also increase. What we call miracles will become standard procedure as we learn to work with the quantum field and to navigate outside of the limitations of time and space. Remember that it is what you believe to be true that ultimately runs the show. So practice suspending some of your judgments and reactions regarding the physical body. Stop blaming it for not working and start appreciating it as the servant it is to your essence. It is only being and doing what you have required of it for your own karmic lessons. FINANCE, PROJECTS, PARTNERSHIPS, BUSINESS This is an excellent month to begin something new especially if you begin it consciously and preferably with higher centered support. For example, if you are starting a building project, make sure you do a ceremony of some sort with prayers and intentions for the project. The same goes for anything you start. If you are beginning a new set of practices or a new study or discipline, or even changing the way you do things throughout the day, begin consciously and with presence. In fact you should look at each day as a new "project" and begin your day with prayers and intentions. Make sure to include space for spontaneous opportunity. The general area of finances will be either intensely on the rise or intensely on the decline. We may see sharp dips or rises in global economics that will have the experts scratching their heads. Remember that this is a time where predictions based on past cycles using old methods are unpredictable. You have a lot of choice this month in terms of your own finances and general business success. Strong intentions can manifest great abundance despite what you hear and read and see around you. It is also a good month for partnerships. Begin them with conscious intention and ceremony. Be very clear about your goals and make sure everyone is on the same page and that your intentions are aligned with spirit. The secret to business practices and intentions for abundance lies in the motivation behind why you are involved. There has to be a motivation that includes a high level of integrity and being of service to others. If the motivation is simply financial, you are more easily trapped in the young soul imprint of greed, competition and the game of winning even if this is not your true intention. This structure is very vulnerable right now so revisit your motivations and change your business plans or investments if you need to. Already existing partnerships may wish to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to re establish what they are about, align themselves with a higher ideal, review and reset intentions, and anchor their practices to spirit. It is a great month for manifesting and some of you will be astounded at what you accomplish and what you are able to receive. POLITICS AND GLOBAL ISSUES Look for heated intensity in this realm. Many issues will appear to be as unresolved as ever and even more so. This is in part due to the surfacing of information that has been well hidden for a long time. We may get surprising discoveries of intense corruption at the highest levels. There may be incidents that happen on a global scale that will be shocking but will end up bringing those that have operated independently in cooperatively working together to achieve a common goal. What is important is not to judge, blame, or get caught up in the drama but practice neutrality and acceptance of a much larger picture that is in fact moving us as a planet in the right direction. Solar technology and communication are the focus right now. There will be lots of posturing, pay offs, scandals, discussions, lobbying, attempted controls etc. in these areas. Also the young soul playground of espionage and spying is beginning to crumble as this ridiculous idea of hidden information is demystified. It will take some time but we are moving in the direction of sharing, cooperation and relationship; not separatism, competition and isolation. DATES AND TIME FRAMES October 1-7: Watch for reactions, especially emotional ones that may hit you for no apparent reason. You may surprise yourself with the intensity of feelings that are triggered by some word or action. Pay attention to and be present with what is coming up without needing to analyze. Some of what you are feeling could be very deep and old and seem totally unrelated to the present, but if it is coming up now, it is related in some way to how you are creating and living your life. This first part of the month is the time of discovery, uncovering the veil, and of allowing deep wounds to surface to be healed. The theme of the relationship between the masculine and feminine within ourselves is featured as a part of this discovery. Wounds of the feminine and wounds of the masculine have a chance to be exposed, processed and healed. This is just the beginning of this big work and it will continue. Take responsibility for your reactions and be careful not to blame, overdramatize or judge. Use your experiences to move yourself into a state of higher consciousness through the higher centers and your own sensitivity. Welcome the intensity. Don't turn away from it. October 7: A super New Moon is at 12:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This new moon supports compassion, forgiveness and healing. This is a good time to recapitulate memories, events and people in your life who still evoke resentment, anger, hurt, jealousy and blame. These negatively charged reactions need to be neutralized and this new moon can support you in doing that. For every charged memory breathe in compassion and forgiveness while turning your head all the way to the left. Then turn your head all the way to the right while exhaling gratitude neutrality and freedom. October 8-15: This is a time for support and community. Relationships flourish and new levels of intimacy and essence connection are possible. It will become intensely obvious if you are not with the right person or if you have entered a community or partnership that is wrong for you. There is a desire to be more social, connected, involved and engaged. This is a time when the senses are heightened and the expressions of joy, love, humor, happiness, gratitude and satisfaction can be augmented by the higher centers. The positive is just as contagious as the negative so be disciplined here against any negativity or mind chatter that tries to derail you. Allow yourself to do the things that make you happy. Increase your ability to have by gifting yourself something you have always wanted with love and generosity. This is an important time of re imprinting ourselves to receive with gratitude the gifts of spirit. Be receptive and allowing, with the intention that good things will come your way. And then trust that it will be so. October 16-23: You have by now hopefully learned to navigate the waters of this increase in energy and intensity. This is a time of finding balance and implementing practices that will keep you balanced on a daily basis. Find balance between your time alone and your time with others. Find balance between being receptive (more feminine) and actively doing (more masculine). Find balance between work, play, study and rest. The end result should give you more neutrality, less stress and a sense of well-being. This is also a time where you should anchor your practices and resolve to eliminate all energy leaks and negative thinking. It is still wise not to engage in drama or any negative reactions to the intensity that may be occurring around you. Also continue to practice presence and to be aware of what you say, think and do. The high intensity will begin to calm down as we approach the full moon time. It is not so much that things get less intense, but rather that we have gotten used to the intensity and have integrated this increased vibration into our consciousness. It is akin to climbing a staircase and reaching a platform where you can rest and take a breath before climbing to the next level. October 22: Full Moon is at 7:38 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This full moon signifies a shift in direction for the intensity of the month. Beware of suddenly feeling depressed, discouraged, shut down, off balance, lethargic or unmotivated. Be neutral about how the intensity is showing up and take advantage of the letting up of the constant pressure we have been under. There is a quality of the deep feminine void to this full moon that is best when embraced and not resisted. Take a break, waste some time, spend the day in bed, read, relax, be in nature and allow yourself some down time even if you think you don't need it. A good day to do absolutely nothing and to be affected by absolutely nothing. Practice gratitude and awareness and be present. October 24-31: A time for sorting what's yours and what isn't; what's complete and what isn't; what's right and what isn't; what's in balance and what isn't; where you are neutral and where you are not; where you are satisfied and where you are not. Observe and take action. Everything you do and decide to do this month is magnified in its power and intensity. Don't take anything for granted and take responsibility for what you create. Continue your practices, take care of your body and set all positive new things into motion. The highlight of this time frame is manifesting. You get to see and experience exactly what you create. This can occur almost instantly. So as you sort, set intentions about how you will balance or set right what isn't. Be proactive during this time and you will get results. Have a great month! Blessings, Lena

Cinnamon and Honey

The following email is not exactly on the 'supernatural' or spiritual end of things but our physical body can impact how we perceive everything else. It came in an email followed by a second email that Stephanie had received regarding not using just any type of cinnamon but instead only Ceylon Cinnamon. The kind we most commonly get in grocery stores is cassia cinnamon and contains too much coumarin which is not a big deal if you are using cinnamon as a spice; but if you are using it, as the email suggests, as a medicine, then it could be too much for your liver and toxic.

So I cannot say how valid the claims for honey and cinnamon are. Definitely some seem way out there to me, but I am increasing my cinnamon and honey intake because I don't see how it can hurt anything. I buy Ceylon Cinnamon from Penzeys which is online. I consider it a good source of spices that are fresher and of better quality than found in stores. Ceylon cinnamon might be available in health food stores also. I don't know. I am not using organic honey but will get some whenever my honey runs out... so to speak.

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I sent out this email several years ago and feel it is important enough to resend it.  It works great for indigestion and heartburn as well.  Stephanie

Cinnamon and Honey

Facts on Honey and Cinnamon

 It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Bam' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases.  Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.  I highly recommend that you use Organic Raw Honey which is in its purest and most beneficial state.  This honey can be purchased in most health food stores.  In Tucson, AZ, honey from Lusbys (I know Dee Lusby personally) is the highest quality in Arizona and most of the United States and can be purchased from New Life Health Centers.  Last year I took a bee keeping course from her and hardly anyone in the world, for that matter, makes such pure honey.  

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.  Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

HEART DISEASES

 Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat.

ARTHRITIS PATIENTS

 Take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon of Honey and half teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL

 Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce The level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS

 Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This Process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH

 Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS

 According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM

 Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION

 Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA

 A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY

 Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder And three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life span also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES

 Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with Warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS

 Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS

 Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER

 Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE

 Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. When the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH

 People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS

 Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

ARTHRITIS

In America and Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

Steph's Website (www.stephstclaire.com)

 

New Moon

something that came in the mail about this new moon and how it can be used.

Dear Friends,
The Super New Moon on Tuesday, September 8 at 4:31 AM MDT starts a new cycle of change. The change includes changing your view and perception in what prosperity and abundance mean in your life. You could shift off your current limiting beliefs regarding what you can and cannot have, what you can or cannot do. This is truly a day for asking and receiving but be careful what you ask for. Also be very careful with your communication during this time, as it will carry great weight. Beware of your reactions and think before you speak. This is a very volatile time where tempers could flare and people around you can react impatiently, with martyrdom or extreme judgment. Do not take ANYTHING personally and use this time as an opportunity for opening into more expansion rather than to pick a fight or prove yourself right.

Blessings,

Lena Stevens from The Power Path

Tension Breakthrough from Lena Stevens

by Lena Stevens

www.thepowerpath.com

The main theme for September is Tension-Breakthrough.

The tension is an energy buildup, some of it specific and some of it non-specific. It may feel oppressive; much like the heaviness of a storm front before it breaks, or it may feel energizing and highly moving centered much like the pressure of high winds. This tension has been building for some time now and much of it is not personal to you but rather part of the global matrix poised for change. There is anticipation in the tension, of something about to happen and you don't know whether to anticipate it with excitement or with dread.

A certain tension is necessary for insuring the right flow of action. Much like the thread tension on a sewing machine that regulates the stitches, energetic tension regulates our progress towards evolution. This is the time of no going back and the tension of this month will insure this forward movement towards change and evolution. Positive approach to working with tension is to face everything head on and proactively. What do you want out of life? What have you not dealt with and why? Do it now! No more excuses. This is incredibly powerful energy that can be harnessed in a positive way and can move you farther ahead than you can ever have imagined. Don't let fear get in your way.

The negative experience of tension is created by ambivalence and the loss of your own boundaries and center. If you are wishy-washy and bobbing about like a boat without a rudder, you will likely be caught in the influence and agenda of others. If you have been sitting on the fence regarding choices and decisions this would be the time to step up to the plate and make them. Don't let the fear of making the wrong decision or the wrong choice get in your way. Any action or movement that is proactive on your part will be supported by the influences this month especially by the tension that keeps nudging you forward.

The times require you to be present and patient. If something is not clear to you today, it may be clear tomorrow. It is impossible with the level of change going on to see much into the far future.  A certain degree of trust is required to navigate the times in a way that minimizes anxiety. Always try and shift the feeling of anxiety towards feeling positive anticipation instead. In a past forecast it was mentioned that the element of surprise should carry with it an anticipation of something wonderful and creative instead of a dread of something negative and destructive.  Beware of the pressure of others needing to push things in a direction just to settle their own anxiety. Hold your boundaries around your own process, timing and choices as long as you are moving forward and not stuck in ambivalence or fear.

The build up of tension will result in either a breakdown or a breakthrough. If you work with the tension as a positive force for movement, you will experience the breakthrough aspect of the month. If you don't, you may experience a breakdown. This is a time when you may experience the breakdown of physical systems if they need to be upgraded or paid attention to. If your car breaks down, it is symbolic and not necessarily personal to you. If your electronics go out or something else in your life of a physical nature breaks down it simply means that the physical world around you is trying to adjust to the tension energy. It could be that it is time to change out or upgrade some of your physical support systems. Pay attention to your physical surroundings and set some boundaries around yourself and your environment to protect it from any energy that is not yours. Others may be in a very different position regarding what needs to happen in their lives for their own evolution. You need not be affected by what goes on around you.

If you experience what you would consider a breakdown, shift it towards a breakthrough by asking yourself what the situation is leading you away from that no longer serves you. If you suddenly lose a job or a relationship or you feel a door has closed on you forever, it is meant to be so in the greater picture. Remember this is all about evolution and the larger scope is sometimes difficult to grasp when you are still in the birth canal.

This month offers an incredible opportunity for manifesting and expanding your horizons. The tension can be used positively and proactively to get things done, to clear out what doesn't serve, and to finally step up to that bid for power you have been avoiding. Stay out of judgment especially around what you see breaking down and always focus on the breakthrough that is just on the other side. As has been mentioned on numerous occasions, it is always important to trust in spirit, make decisions from the heart and avoid being around negativity and lower vibration.

One of the aspects of breakthrough this month is the opportunity to push through the limitations set by the mind and its perceptions of how the universe works and what is actually possible. Evolution is about lifting the lid on the container of how and what we think life is and placing a much larger one over our experience. We are like fish that have outgrown the pond. We know exactly where the edges are and feel safe and in control despite being cramped and limited. We are about to be dumped from the pond into the ocean where the edges are non-existent and the territory is very new. This level of freedom can create a lot of anxiety and fear however there is much to explore and experience and certainly more room to grow.

If you experience non-specific anxiety it is probably not personal but collective. Move it towards anticipation and excitement. If you experience fitful sleep cycles, just know that there is much going on at the astral level. If you experience tremendous fatigue for no apparent reason, you are busy working in the collective (in the dream state) creating a new template for the larger container of where evolution it taking us. Don't be ambivalent, make choices. Don't be rigid, be flexible. Enjoy the ride and have fun!

How the month shows up:

YOU PERSONALLY
You will either really love this energy or you will have a hard time. There will be tension and there may be chaos. Don't try and keep track especially with your mind. Accept things as they come and be ready to take action rather than to sit back. This is not a time to relax (unfortunately). You are being pushed to the limits by the tension and invited to step up to the plate of whatever you need to do to breakthrough to the next step. Procrastination and ambivalence is death. Make choices and decisions; yes or no. And don't go back. Keep your boundaries strong especially when others who are needlessly suffering want company. If things are going really well for you don't feel guilty. Be grateful. Be happy.

RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are fast moving this month. In and out, finished and started. There is an increase in telepathic communication. Don't be surprised if you think of someone and they call just then. Or you meet someone and it seems like a coincidence. There is no such thing as coincidence that is not somehow planned by spirit.  Converging vectors, places of intersection where one person's life path intersects another person's life path for a purpose (experience, information, exchange or agreement), will be on the upswing this month as choices and decisions lead into new directions. It is an exciting time for relationships despite the shock or grief some of you may feel for a time after a sudden break up. If this happens, look at it as a breakthrough to something new. There is a desire for community and collaboration. Interface with community for collaboration but don't lose sight of your personal boundaries and don't be afraid to say "no" to what does not feel right.

THE ENVIRONMENT
Movement, tension, storms, sudden changes, and fluctuations in temperature, all may affect the weather patterns and may or may not affect your plans. Be flexible. The build-up of tension may result in earth movement and volcanic activity. Ways of controlling the environment such as dykes and dams may see breakdown or breakthrough. On the other hand the breakthrough may also be in new solutions to environmental problems and challenges. Make friends with your environment whatever it is. Pay attention to how you can support your environment rather than to force it to be one way or the other. Be proactive in collaborating with the environment for the purpose of working with it rather than against it. This is also a month for looking at resources and support. Honor with gratitude how the environment has supported you with its resources and life giving elements. Spend some time honoring your relationship with air, earth, water and fire without which you would not have survived.

HEALTH AND THE PHYSICAL BODY
Use the moving center this month. Work hard, play hard, start an exercise routine, run, bike, or dance. Your body will respond and it will help handle tension buildup. Otherwise you may experience a physical restlessness. The body has the potential this month to gain in strength and resilience but you will need to work it. The body can finally adapt to new vibrations and feel much more able to handle what is ahead.  Challenges this month are with digestion, third chakra, adrenals and hips. One of the choices you may be making this month is around how to best support your body and your all around health. If you have been procrastinating or putting off decisions regarding exercise, diet, or a necessary medical procedure, this would be the time to make that choice or decision. The body will respond favorably to any positive attention it gets. If you continue to ignore it or put off important commitments to good health it will complain and you will suffer the consequences. Support the liver and kidneys as they always get a bit stressed during times of tension and change.

FINANCE, PROJECTS, PARTNERSHIPS, BUSINESS
A great month for moving ahead with projects and partnerships. Ask and you shall receive is the mantra for the month. As long as you are in alignment with spirit and being proactive with your bids for power and keep good boundaries against negative thinking and low vibration, the light is green for just about anything you want to accomplish. Beware of spreading yourself to thinly. It is OK to say "no" or to postpone something for a later time. If it is happening easily and you are experiencing the converging vectors of coincidence around a certain idea or project, you know it is the right thing for the present. However if you know you have a good idea or proposal but the energy is not there for it, perhaps the timing is not right and you should wait. Take one day at a time and get comfortable with not needing to know everything ahead of time. Because the process of creation is immediate, the learning is in how to be present with what you are creating. Only in this way can you change it if it is not to your liking.

POLITICS AND GLOBAL ISSUES
A time of higher tensions that if not used positively can erupt into violence and a breakdown of communication, economy, ethics and considerate behavior. However it is a time for things to move ahead and evolve so despite what feels like setback, poor judgment and bad behavior, we will still see positive results in the future originating from this time. On the other hand we could also see some very important decisions being made on a global level that indicate a maturing process among those in power. Let's intend for the latter. Breakthroughs could include new collaborations, cooperation, communication and management of the world economy.

DATES AND TIME FRAMES

September 1-7: Watch for tension and work with it. Keep balance between movement, boundaries, rest, social time, alone time, completions and beginnings. You will feel a bit like a juggler so have something constant on a daily basis that is a ritual or a practice to keep you focused. This is a good time to finish up unfinished business or tie up loose ends. Pay attention to what may be pulling you from the past and intentionally either feed it or cut it off. If you feel a breakdown coming, stop and re-prioritize and move the energy towards a positive new place.

September 8:  Super New Moon at 4:30 AM MDT starts a new cycle of change in what prosperity and abundance mean in your life. You could shift off your current limiting beliefs regarding what you can and cannot have. This is truly a day for asking and receiving but be careful what you ask for. Also be very careful with your communication during this time, as it will carry great weight. Beware of your reactions and think before you speak.

September 9-16: Breakthrough is pushing its way to the forefront. This is an exciting time that is highly charged with a lot of tension creating possibilities for acting poorly or spectacularly. Beware of the actions and reactions of others and don't take anything personally. Stay away from judgment and be neutral about world or environmental events. Look to your own environment and chop wood, carry water in between the higher centered times of extreme movement and inspiration.  This is also a time when your voice wants to be heard. But make sure you are coming from spirit when you speak. There may be many lessons around communication as we learn the power of our words.

September 17-23: A juggler you are with many things, perhaps too many, on your plate. This is time for taking stock and prioritizing, weeding out what doesn't work, and going after what is coming easily. You may need to decide what goes on the shelf for a while and what is important to accomplish now. There will be pressure from others to do what favors them; put yourself first. As we head towards the fall equinox and the full moon stay grounded and focused but also be prepared for huge expansive energies of breakthrough and break out. When feeling overwhelmed, retreat into your known environment and your consistent practices. The will help keep you grounded.

September 22: Fall Equinox at 9:08 PM MDT. Acknowledge change, what is different, what is more, what is less, what is new, what is finished, what is starting, what is completing. This time supports community and being with others that are on the same page as you. See this time almost as the beginning of a new year or time frame and set intentions. Be vigilant and aware of what wants to move and help it along without judgment. Pay attention to what is happening with your body and support the body in whatever way you can.

September 23: Harvest Full Moon 3:17 AM MDT. This is a very potent time coming on the heels of the Fall Equinox. Much of the same as was written for the equinox applies here as both events are in the same time frame.

September 24-30: A time of allowing what has been shaken up to fall into place where it will. Step back and allow. Step back and observe. Take action when it is called for but do not force anything. Everything has been put into motion and you just need to watch where it moves. The training wheels have come off the bicycle and you are on your own now. Take a rest if you need it. A deep breath before it starts up again!

Have a great month!

Blessings,

Lena

Monday's New Moon

New moons, like full moons are times we can use. We have been going through a very stressful time by all the astrologers I have read. Some call it a Cosmic Cross. It comes only once in so many years and it is powerful for making changes.

Here is a link to an article I read on how to use this new moon-- New Moon Update.

From Patricial Liles:  "Dramatic, sunny Leo holds both the Sun and the Moon now beaming us the courage to express our essence boldly so others may bask in our uniqueness.  It feels good to be competent, take action, and follow the magnetizing energy to what fuels our passions.  Leo New Moon is contributing just the needed fire to make the changes we have been longing for - a rush of enthusiasm can be just what it takes to set our intentions and get our energies moving in a new direction more closely aligned with our authentic self."

 When something is potentially very stressful, it is also potentially very promising for how it can be used when we know what's going on.

Once again, this is from my email and I felt it worth sharing to see what others might think about it. In this first section, I agree that we are in challenging times. That doesn't have to mean bad.  The concept of visualizing what we want to have happen, to use that as a meditation tool, that I have tried. It didn't create a miracle for me-- sometimes it is hard to decide what a miracle would be, but it does give a few relaxing moments (or more) of living with what we would like to have be our reality-- even if it doesn't change our physical world. What follows is all from the email. I was unable to view the videos due to limitations from my server in terms of usage when online; but if anybody else does, please let me know if they seemed of value and I might try to do it some late night.

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We are in some tough times on Earth, and many of us have had some interesting ... challenges ... lately, or within the last year or so.  That's because we are intimately connected to Earth, and her vibration is one with ours.

So, two things that have come to my awareness of late I think have critical information for us all.

The first is a very revealing video - actually, 3 videos - of a bone-throwing and spiritual reading about the BP oil spill and what it means, and what we, as a collective human group, need to do now.

Bone throwing is an ancient art of divination;  like Tarot or crystal ball or Runes - they are all tools to guide the spiritual "reader."  In this case, Kay is the reader ... Kay is pretty amazing, very pure and connected.  This reading (as given in the 3 videos) supports a lot of the information I've received from other sources about the spill.  

We truly are at a crossroads in our human consciousness.  I urge and encourage you to watch these 3 videos and then share them with your spheres of influence and friends.

Link: 

http://letsmakesong.com/2010/07/16/oil-spill-bone-throwing-ceremony-question-1-what-is-the-truth/

ALSO - I don't know if you're familiar with Gregg Braden or not.  He is a geologist - author of "Zero Point" (about Earth's magnetics and vibration - very interesting book).  Over the years, he's gradually become interested in prayer and how it has the power to influence our own life and our surrounding environment -- he even traveled to Tibet in search of "lost" ancient texts and scrolls about prayer.  Traditionally, the Tibetan monks have been the recorders of spiritual history.  Gregg has written several books about that, and on our connection to higher consciousness through our thoughts and beliefs.  I have attended one of his workshops, and I must say he is an awesome and very connected being.  

Anyway, here below is a segment from one of his books with some added notes.  A powerful reminder of our own power to change things in our life ... and in the world.  (This segment is taken from a recent newsletter by Dick Sutphen.  Do you know who he is?  If not, a brief intro to him is at the end of this short piece.)

Please read this -- and share this with others, as well.  Very important reminder here ...

Thanks, and have a great and peaceful day!

Mikaela

“ALREADY DONE”

This column is from 2006 [of Dick Sutphen's newsletter]. I hope you enjoy it again, or for the first time.

During the visualization portion of my Mind-Programming CDs and videos, I ask listeners to imagine what they desire as if it were already so, and to do this with emotion. As an example I’ve used for 30 years: If you’re programming to lose weight, visualize yourself stepping upon your bathroom scale and watch the dial settle upon the weight you desire to be. Then imagine yourself excitedly telling your partner or a friend that you have reached your goal and how good it feels.

Visualization with emotion is the most powerful part of a mind-programming session.

To bring some of this thinking up to speed, I’ll share some recent awareness that excited me. I spent last weekend as a participant in a “Divine Matrix” seminar conducted by author Gregg Braden. Gregg’s message was a composite of his books, “The God Code,” “The Isaiah Effect” and “Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer.”

Much of Gregg’s communication relates to his long search through ancient writings and sacred texts for a more effective form of prayer. As much as I am into mind-programming, I had not considered that classic prayer -- asking God for what you want -- actually cancels out your request. From a programming perspective, you begin by acknowledging you do not have what you want.

Here’s an excerpt from Gregg’s latest book, “Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer.” He describes accompanying a friend on a hike through the NM high desert. During a time of drought, his friend David wanted to pray for rain within a medicine wheel.   Gregg writes: “I wasn’t prepared for what I saw next. I watched carefully as David removed his shoes, gently placed his naked feet into the circle, and honored the four directions and all of his ancestors. Slowly, he placed his hands in front of his face in a praying position, closed his eyes and became motionless. Oblivious to the heat of the midday desert sun, his breathing slowed and became barely noticeable. After only a few moments, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes to look at me, and said, ‘Let’s go. Our work is finished here.’

“Expecting to see dancing, or at least some chanting, I was surprised by how quickly this prayer began and then ended. ‘Already?’ I asked. ‘I thought you were going to pray for rain!’

“David’s reply to my question has been the key that has helped so many to understand this kind of prayer. As he sat on the ground to lace up his shoes, David looked up at me and smiled. ‘No,’ he replied. ‘I said that I would pray rain. If I have prayed for rain, it would never happen.’”

Gregg asked, “‘If you didn’t pray for rain, then what did you do?’

“‘It’s simple,’ he replied. ‘I began to have the feeling of what rain feels like. I felt the feeling of rain on my body, and what it feels like to stand with my naked feet in the mud in our village plaza because there has been so much rain. I smelled the smells of rain on the earthen walls in our village, and felt what it feels like to walk through fields of corn chest high because there has been so much rain.’”

David had used his thoughts, feelings and emotions to perceive what he desired as an already accomplished fact. Although Gregg does not go into it in the book, in the seminar he said the following day it started to rain and did not stop until after the rain itself had become a problem.

In another segment of the seminar, Gregg showed a video of a woman with inoperable cancer being healed at a medical clinic in mainland China. A female technician used an ultra-sound monitor allowing us to see what was happening within the patient’s body as three doctors chanted something to the effect of the healing being “ALREADY DONE.” Within 2-1/2 minutes the cancer disappeared. The success rate of such healings is over 90 percent if the patient is willing to establish new patterns of thinking, diet and exercise.