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powerful ancient secrets

PRATEEK — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:06:23 GMT

hii..

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http://kundalinisodarshan.blogspot.com/

other topics included are-

-time compression

-instant manifestation

-power of awareness

-self healing

-exponential chi/energy increase.........and more..

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Question

josephD — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:55:32 GMT

So I am dealing with a situation currently that involves a lot of old emotions and feelings that are from the past but coming up in the present. There was a lot of negativity in the past and thus in the new and now the old negative energy comes back, through everyday actions and such. I try to be as aware as possible and to release these things but there are many and it creates tension as they come up. Does anyone have any suggestions that would help facilitate release of old emotions and patterns and creating new energy to fill the void?

Any feedback is appreciated...

=)

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20 Astral Keys to Gates of Universal Consciousness

DarkMother — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:46:01 GMT

Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who developed the field of analytical psychology and introduced the concept of archetypes of consciousness being "innate universal psychic dispositions that form the substrate from which the basic themes of human life emerge. Being universal and innate, their influence can be detected in the form of myths, symbols, rituals and instincts of human beings. Archetypes are components of the collective unconscious and serve to organize, direct and inform human thought and behaviour. ...archetypes heavily influence the human life cycle, propelling a neurologically hard-wired sequence which he called the stages of life. Each stage is mediated through a new set of archetypal imperatives which seek fulfillment in action."[1]

Centuries before Jung, the Maya introduced the very similar concept of Archetypes of Divine Consciousness. (According to the Maya, there are 20 of them.) Likewise, these Archetypes form the substrate from which individual Divine Consciousness emerges. Also being components of the collective unconscious, the Maya-identified Archetypes organize, direct and engender Divine thought and behavior in the human experience, in stages, over the course of days, months, years, ...millennia. Hard wired into the binary code of DNA and the human brain, these Archetypes are mediated through the permutations of an universal, binary, object oriented Code evident in and galactically broadcast by harmonic star cycles. The Maya perceived the astral Nature of the Code and embodied It in a "lunar calendar." Regarded as their Sacred Calendar, they call it the "Tzolkin." The Tzolkin enables them to track the cycles, the individual stages of the cycles [i.e. days] and the progressive effects of those intermeshed stages in order to further enable them to live in conscious alignment and synchronicity with the 20 Archetypes. According to the Maya, living in such alignment and synchronicity activates the inherent Divine Consciousness latent within the individual consciousness. Thus activated, the Divine Unconscious within can be consciously harnessed and channeled for communlal and personal well being.

Being both harmonic and binary in Nature, the Tzolkin's Code has been digitized and expressed in sound. As the stuff of our bodies comes from starlight, the acoustic expressions (of the Code's objects relative to the individual Archetypes) directly facilitate an exclusively positive rewiring of the brain, aligning and synchronizing its synapses with the dynamics of the respective Archetypes, and having a sympathetic effect advancing the activation of analogous higher functions of DNA. (Rather than needing to track the individual harmonic stages of the Archetypes as they naturally occur staggered over the course of months and larger spans of Time, as Maya clerics have done for centuries, the Archetypes' entire harmonic sequences can be heard in seconds.) Each of the Archetypes has been individually recorded (in great for meditation lengths) and embodied in "The Mayan Book of Wisdom" (a cognitive/consciousness enhancement software product from DarkMother.com).

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What now?

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:51:19 GMT

Well, I have finally wrote down what has been going on with me for the last 3 months. I suppose that is progress despite that Im still suffering from depression and lack of drive to express myself socially, mentally, or emotionally (beyond being sad).

Still, Im lost. I dont know how to feel better or to go back to the cheery, carefree person I once was. Part of me wishes that i didnt care about principles that prevent me from beginning to express myself again.

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Our Energy Connection

Richard — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:11:13 GMT

Much of the way we think about ourselves is gained through distorted information we accumulate from our culture and our mundane lives. Sadly, these misconceptions regarding our essential nature have caused many to develop poor habits that deny them an opportunity to experience true spiritual awakening.

To better understand self one must become familiar with the multiple dimensions of our being and the intelligent energy that works through these dimensions of spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical self. This understanding will lead to embodiment, realizing the divine self within and then manifesting it in our physical form. The enlightened self is able to make use of this power for healing, personal growth, and experiencing a better connection with the creative source.

This path of self discovery begins with accepting and engaging the multi dimensional self and the energy that moves through it. The physical body is made of the same matrix of energy that surrounds and composes all matter. We are part of a quantum field that is present everywhere with the potential to manifest as a material substance or the energy around it. All physical matter is simply a more dense concentration of this energy field. Because all matter including ourselves is connected, we are able to affect and be affected by one another and the whole of the universe.

The individual consciousness is able to engage the essential energy of all creation for a wealth of personal power. This empowerment allows us to create the life that we desire and the ability to share unconditional love with the all of existence.

Take back your power.

http://healingtoday.com/homestudy.htm

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We Are Made for These Times by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

josephD — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:28:58 GMT

We Are Made for These Times

by: Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Mis estimados: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world right now... Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment and often righteous rage over the latest degradations of what matters most to civilized, visionary people.

You are right in your assessments. The lustre and hubris some have aspired to while endorsing acts so heinous against children, elders, everyday people, the poor, the unguarded, the helpless, is breathtaking. Yet, I urge you, ask you, gentle you, to please not spend your spirit dry by bewailing these difficult times. Especially do not lose hope. Most particularly because, the fact is we were made for these times. Yes. For years, we have been learning, practicing, been in training for and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement...

I grew up on the Great Lakes and recognize a seaworthy vessel when I see one. Regarding awakened souls, there have never been more able crafts in the waters than there are right now across the world. And they are fully provisioned and able to signal one another as never before in the history of humankind... Look out over the prow; there are millions of boats of righteous souls on the waters with you. Even though your veneers may shiver from every wave in this stormy roil, I assure you that the long timbers composing your prow and rudder come from a greater forest. That long-grained lumber is known to withstand storms, to hold together, to hold its own, and to advance, regardless.

We have been in training for a dark time such as this, since the day we assented to come to Earth. For many decades, worldwide, souls just like us have been felled and left for dead in so many ways over and over brought down by naivete, by lack of love, by being ambushed and assaulted by various cultural and personal shocks in the extreme. We have a history of being gutted, and yet remember this especially - we have also, of necessity, perfected the knack of resurrection. Over and over again we have been the living proof that that which has been exiled, lost, or foundered can be restored to life again.

In any dark time, there is a tendency to veer toward fainting over how much is wrong or unmended in the world. Do not focus on that. There is a tendency too to fall into being weakened by perseverating on what is outside your reach, by what cannot yet be. Do not focus there. That is spending the wind without raising the sails. We are needed, that is all we can know. And though we meet resistance, we more so will meet great souls who will hail us, love us and guide us, and we will know them when they appear. Didn't you say you were a believer? Didn't you say you pledged to listen to a voice greater? Didn't you ask for grace? Don't you remember that to be in grace means to submit to the voice greater?...

Understand the paradox: If you study the physics of a waterspout, you will see that the outer vortex whirls far more quickly than the inner one. To calm the storm means to quiet the outer layer, to cause it to swirl much less, to more evenly match the velocity of the inner core - 'til whatever has been lifted into such a vicious funnel falls back to Earth, lays down, is peaceable again. One of the most important steps you can take to help calm the storm is to not allow yourself to be taken in a flurry of overwrought emotion or desperation thereby accidentally contributing to the swale and the swirl.

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take "everyone on Earth" to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group who will not give up during the first, second, or hundredth gale.

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these - to be fierce and to show mercy toward others, both, are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.

There will always be times when you feel discouraged. I too have felt despair many times in my life, but I do not keep a chair for it; I will not entertain it. It is not allowed to eat from my plate. The reason is this: In my uttermost bones I know something, as do you. It is that there can be no despair when you remember why you came to Earth, who you serve, and who sent you here. The good words we say and the good deeds we do are not ours: They are the words and deeds of the One who brought us here. In that spirit, I hope you will write this on your wall: When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.

This comes with much love and prayer that you remember who you came from, and why you came to this beautiful, needful Earth.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D

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Trapeze Story

josephD — Tue, 15 May 2007 23:17:23 GMT

Sometimes I imagine that my life is a series of trapeze swings. I’m either holding on to a trapeze bar swinging alone, or for a few moments, I’m hurtling across space in between trapeze bars. Most of the time, I’m hanging on for dear life to my illusive trapeze bar of the moment. It swings me along at a certain steady rate and I imagine that I'm in control of my life. As I swing, I know most of the right questions and even some of the right answers. But once in a while, as I’m merrily (or not-so-merrily) swinging along, I see another trapeze bar swinging towards me. Deep inside, there is a place that ‘knows’ that this new trapeze bar has my name on it. It represents to me my next step, my growth and aliveness coming to receive me. In my heart-of-hearts, I know that in order for me to grow, I must release my iron grip on this present bar and move to the new one.

Each time this happens to me, I pray that I grab this new bar from a deep spiritual knowing place within me, intuitively receiving the teachings without wanting to ‘figure’ it out in my mind. I realize that I must totally relax my grasp on my old iron bar, (letting go of story in the process) and for a moment, hurtle across the unknowing space before I grab onto the new bar. When I do this, I am filled with terror and fear; imagining that I will miss and therefore be crushed on unseen rocks in the bottomless chasm between bars. It doesn’t matter that in all my previous hurtles across the void of unknowing, I made it. Perhaps this is the essence of what the mystics call the faith experience (a conscious encounter with God or with an action of God, initiated by God, and having observable results in the lives of individuals and communities).

Without guarantees, I choose to do it anyway because to keep holding on to the current iron bar is no longer on my list of alternatives, and so for an eternity that can last a microsecond or a thousand life times, I soar across the dark void of ‘the past is gone, the future is not yet here’. This place is transition. I have come to believe that this is the only place that real change occurs, not the pseudo-change that only lasts until the next time my old buttons get pushed.

I have noticed that in our culture, transition is looked upon as ‘no-thing’, or a ‘no-place’ between places. The old trapeze bar was real, and the new one coming towards me is also real, but what about the place in between? Is this place, as in my experience, our culture promotes, just a scary, confusing, disorienting “nowhere” place that I must go through as fast and as unconsciously as possible? What if the trapeze bar was not real? My hunch is that this transition zone is the only real place, and the bars are illusions to avoid the void where real change and growth occurs. Whether or not my hunch is true, the transition zones in my life are incredibly rich places that I honor and even savor. My imagination of fear and of being out of-control may accompany transition, but they are still the most alive, growth-filled, passionate, and expansive moments in my life.

Therefore, transformation of fear energy may have nothing to do with making fear go away, but rather with giving myself permission to “be” in the transition between trapeze bars. Transforming my want to grab the new bar is allowing myself to be in the void, the only place where change really happens. In the process I am finding my wings as I learn how to fly as I move through the void. This experience is both terrifying and enlightening.

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introductions

josephD — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:54:48 GMT

After that last post I realized that it's time for an introduction post!

So share a little about yourselves, whether it's just a hello, or more about your own path...or a way that we can support you as a tribe. Community starts with the first step. Let's step together.... :)

As for me, I see life as continual growth as we step further and further along our path. The more it's understood the better as growth never stops unless we chose to let it. I'm currently in school for Holistic Health Counseling and finishing up in June. I tend to be an optimist, a good listener and enjoy love in all forms. I know this all sounds kinda like the cheesy intro that you may here at some gathering, but there it is. So what about you? I know that you're exactly where you need to be...but where's that?

=)

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"New Post"

josephD — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:46:51 GMT

Yes boys and girls, it's time for a new post. So here we go!

Energy on high, the sun is shining.
I was thinking about this the other day because I've noticed how things have just been springing up...literally.

(( And by the way I want to say hello to any newer people on this tribe. I'm glad you're here. :) Feel free to post thoughts and such or introduce yourselves. The more energy the better and however it flows is ok with me. So take care and may your path be filled with bright shiney fuzzy warm comfy and growth filled light/love/potatoes/whatnot ))

So this was my thought:
Winter time is often symbolized by introspection.
Summer time is often symbolized by extroversion.
In Winter we go indoors, we stay close to family and have the closest people to us around. We find comfort in the warmth and cozy things.
Summer brings light, going out, parties, gatherings, sprouting energy.

As far as emotions, winter would be sadness...summer would bring the energy out...possibly unto anger.

And that precisely is what got this going in me. I thought about it, and the seeds of emotion planted in winter are thought about, understood deeper...internalized. Come Summer's light they bear their fruit, they seek balance with the new energy and they are spoken about or expressed.

Out here in Southern California there was a week of sudden heat out of the warmth of spring. That heat was intense and widely felt. With temperatures reaching into the 90's and above it was quite a difference than the 70 and below that we had been experiencing. I loved it as I've missed the Sun and was soaking up the rays. But what happened is that all around me during this week there was all these flair ups of emotion and change. Like it was just waiting for that spark. When that spark came the energy bubbled up, came out and the situations that had long been waiting over the season now bore fruit. It's beautiful.

The seasons are reflected in more than holidays and plants. We live the seasons as we are part of the Earth. This is a beautiful thing and always gives us chance to get perspective on ourselves and the greater perspectives that we experience. In this view we also understand how tied to nature we are and with that understanding we can not only adapt but grow into a deeper understanding with each passing cycle.

Welcome to the warmth and may it bring the expression you've been waiting for out into the open in a way that encourages growth.

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healing art project on my tribe page

bragitta — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:37:20 GMT

I am creating a healing art project on my tribe page
where I create a piece of art and ask a question
and the comments the image gets will inspire the next art piece and question

I am experiementing with creating an interactive art form on my tribe page
so please
come on over to my tribe page
and help this art project stay inspired

thanks
Bragitta

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The Magical Kitchen - wise beautiful words, please read!!

HeatherBug — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:48:27 GMT

I read this book about two years ago and was struck by this chapter. I often quote it to friends and actually have been counseling friends with its' philosophy the last few days (and I always love being reminded!!), which is why I wanted to post it here. The wisdom is simple yet so deep.... enjoy and I would love to hear all opinions, agreements and disagreements! It's a long read but easy and fast....

The Magical Kitchen
by Don Miguel Ruiz, from The Mastery of Love

Imagine that you have a magical kitchen in your home. In that magical kitchen, you can have any food you want from any place in the world in any quantity. You never worry about what to eat; whatever you wish for, you can have at your table. You are very generous with your food; you give your food unconditionally to others, not because you want something in return from them. Whoever comes to your home, you feed jut for the pleasure of sharing your good, and your house is always full of people who come to eat the food from your magical kitchen.
Then one day someone knocks at your door, and it’s a person with a pizza. You open the door, and the person looks at you and says, “Hey, do you see this pizza? I’ll give you this pizza if you let me control your life, if you just do whatever I want you to do. You are never going to starve because I can bring pizza every day. You just have to be good to me.”
Can you imagine your reaction? In your kitchen you can have the same pizza- even better. Yet this person comes to you and offers you food, if you just do whatever he wants you to do. You are going to laugh and say, “No, thank you! I don’t need your food; I have plenty of food. You can come into my house and eat whatever you want, and you don’t have to do anything. Don’t believe I’m going to do whatever you want me to do. No one will manipulate me with food.”
Now imagine exactly the opposite. Several weeks have gone by, and you haven’t eaten. Yu are starving, and you have no money in your pocket to buy food. The person comes with the pizza and says, “Hey, there’s food here. You can have this food if you just do what I want you to do.” You can smell the food, and you are starving. You decide to accept the food and do whatever the person asks of you. You eat some food, and he says, “If you want more, you can have more, but you have to keep doing what I want you to do.”
You have food today, but tomorrow you may not have food, so you agree to do whatever you can for food. You can become a slave because of food, because you need food, because you don’t have it. Then after a certain time you have doubts. You say, “What am I going to do without my pizza? I cannot live without my pizza. What if my partner decides to give the pizza to someone else- MY pizza?”
Now imagine that instead of food, we are talking abut love. You have an abundance of love in your heart. You have love not just for yourself, but for the whole world. You love so much that you don’t need anyone’s love. You share your love without condition; you don’t love IF. You are a millionaire in love, and someone knocks on your door and says, “Hey, I have love for you here. You can have my love, if you just do whatever I want you to do”
When you are full of love, what is going to be your reaction? You will laugh and say, “Thank you, but I don’t need your love. I have the same love here in m heart, even bigger and better, and I share my love without condition.”
But what is going to happen if you are starving for love, if you don’t have that love in your heart, and someone comes and says, “You want a little love? You can have my love if you just do hat I want you to do.” If you are starving for love, and you taste that love, you are going to do whatever you can for that love. You can even be so needy that you give your whole soul for just a little attention.
Your heart is like that magical kitchen. If you open your heart, you already have all the love you need. There’s no need to go around the world begging for love: “Please, someone love me. I’m so lonely. I’m not good enough for love; I need someone to love me, to prove that I am worthy of love.” We have love right here inside of us, but we don’t see this love.
Can you see the drama humans create when they believe they don’t have love? They are starving for love, and when they taste a little love from someone else, that creates a big need. They become needy and obsessive about that love. Then comes the big drama: “What am I going to do if he leaves me?” “How can I live without her?” They cannot live without the provider, the one who provides them with the everyday doses. And for that little piece of love, because they are starving, they allow other people to control their lives. They let others tell them what to do, what not to do, how to dress, how not to dress, how to behave, what to believe, what not to believe. “I love you if you behave this way. I love you if you let me control your life. I love you only if you are good to me. If not, then forget it.”
The problem with humans is that they don’t know they have a magical kitchen in their heart. All this suffering begins because long ago we closed our hearts and we no longer feel the love that is there. At some point, we became afraid to love, because we believed love isn’t fair. Love hurts. We tried to be good enough for someone else, we tried to be accepted by someone else, and we failed. We have already had to or three lovers and a few broken hearts. To love again is to risk too much.
Of course, we have so many self-judgments that we can’t possibly have any self-love. And if there’s no love for ourselves, how can we even pretend that we share love with someone else?
When we go into a relationship, we become selfish because we are needy. It’s all about me. We are so selfish that we want the person with whom we are sharing our life to be as needy as we are. We want “someone who needs me” in order to justify our existence, in order to feel that we have a reason to be alive. We think we are searching for love, but we are searching for “someone who needs me,” someone we can control and manipulate.
There is a way of control in human relationships because we are domesticated to compete for the control of the attention. What we call love- someone who needs me, someone who cares about me- isn’t love; it is selfishness. How can that work? Selfishness doesn’t work because there is no love there. Both people are starving for love. In the sex they have, they taste a little love and it becomes addictive because they are starving for love. But then all the judgments are there. All the fear. All the blame. All the drama.
Then we search for advice on love and sex. So many books are written about it, and just about all these books could be called “How to Be Sexually Selfish.” The intent is good, but where is love? They are not about learning to love; there is nothing to learn about love. Everything is already there in our genes, in our nature. We don’t have to learn anything, except what we invent in this world of illusion. We search for love outside ourselves when love is all around us. Love is everywhere, but we don’t have the eyes to see. Our emotional body is no longer tuned to love.
We are so afraid to love because it isn’t safe to love. The fear of rejection frightens us. We have to pretend to be what we are not; we try to be accepted by our partner when we don’t accept ourselves. But the problem is not that our partner rejects us. The problem is that we reject ourselves, because we are not good enough, because that is what we BELIVE.
Self-rejection is the main problem. You are never going to be good enough for yourself when the idea of perfection is completely wrong. It’s a false concept; it’s not even real. But you believe it. Not being perfect, you reject yourself, and the level of self-rejection depends on upon how strong the adults were in breaking down your integrity.
After domestication, it is no longer about being good enough for anyone else. You are not longer good enough for yourself, because the big Judge is always there, reminding you that you are not perfect. As I said before, you can never forgive yourself for not being what you wish to be, and that’s the real problem. If you can change that, you take care of your half of the relationship. The other half is not your problem.
If you tell someone you love him, and that person says, “Well, I don’t love you,” is that a reason for you to suffer? Just because someone rejects you doesn’t mean you have to reject yourself. If one person doesn’t love you, someone else will love you. There is always someone else. And it’s better to be with someone who WANTS to be with you than to be with someone who HAS to be with you.
You have to focus on the most wonderful relationship you can have: the relationship with yourself. It is not about being selfish; it is about self-love. These are not the same. You are selfish with yourself because there is no love there. You need to love yourself, and the love with grow more and more. Then, when you enter a relationship, you don’t go into it because you need to be loved. It becomes a choice. You can choose someone if want to, and you can see who he really is. When you don’t need his love, you don’t have to lie to yourself.
You are complete. When love is coming out of you, you are not searching for love because you are afraid to be alone. When you have all that love for yourself, you can be alone and there’s no problem. You are happy to be alone, and to share is also fun.
If I like you and we go out together, is it because we want to be jealous, because I have a need to control you, or you have the need to control me? If it’s going to be that way, it isn’t fun. If I’m going to be criticized or judged, if I am going to feel bad, the no thank you. If I am going to suffer, maybe it’s better to be alone. Do people get together to have a drama, to possess each other, to punish each other, to be saved? Is it really why they get together? Of course, we have all those choices. But what are we really looking for?
When we are children- five, six, or seven years old – we are attracted to each other because we want to play, we want to have fun. We don’t spend time with another child because we want to fight and have a big drama. That can happen, but it’s going to be short-lived. We just keep playing and playing. When we get bored, we change the game, we change the rules, but we are exploring all the time.
If you go into a partnership to have drama, because you want to be jealous, because you want to be possessive, because you want to control your partner’s life, you are not looking for fun, you are looking for pain, and that is what you are going to find. If you go into a relationship with selfishness, expecting that your partner is going to make you happy, it will not happen. And it’s not that person’s fault, it’s your own.
When we go into a relationship of any kind, it is because we want to share, we want to enjoy, we want to have fun, we don’t want to be bored. If we look for a partner, it is because we want to play, we want to be happy and enjoy what we are. We don’t choose a partner to give that person we claim to love all our garbage, to put all our jealousy all our anger, all our selfishness onto that person. How can someone tell you, “I love you,” and then mistreat you and abuse you, humiliate you and disrespect you? That person may claim to love you, but is it really love? If we love, we want the best for those we love. Why put our garbage on our own children? Why abuse them because we are full of fear and emotional poison? Why blame our parents for our own garbage?
People learn to become selfish and to close their hearts so tightly. They are starving for love, not knowing that the heart is a magical kitchen. YOUR heart is a magical kitchen. Open your heart. Open your magical kitchen, and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your hear is all the love you need. Your heart can create any amount of love, not just for yourself, but for the whole world. You can give your love with no conditions; you can be generous with your love because you have a magical kitchen in your heart. Then all those starving people who believe the heart is closed will always want to be near you for your love.
What makes you happy is love coming out of you. And if you are generous with your love, everyone is going to love you. You are never going to be alone if you are generous. If you are selfish, you are always going to be alone, and there is no one to blame but you. Your generosity will open all the doors, not your selfishness.
Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart, from the belief that love is not abundant. We become selfish when we believe that maybe tomorrow we won’t have any pizza. But when we know that our heart is a magical kitchen, we are always generous, and our love is completely unconditional.

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=)

josephD — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:59:54 GMT

Just wanted to send some

LOVE

and

beautiful energy to you all

=)

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Walking Through

josephD — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:25:49 GMT

Taken from Daily Om( http://www.dailyom.com/ )

Walking Through
When Doors Open
When a door opens, walk through it. Trust that the door has opened for a reason and you have been guided to it. Sometimes we have a tendency to overanalyze or agonize over the decision, but it is quicker to simply go through the door and discover what's there as that's the only way to know. Even if it doesn't seem right at first, opening this door may lead to another door that will take us where we need to go.

Doors open when the time is right for us to enter a new space, metaphorically speaking, and we can have faith that walking through is the right thing to do. Sometimes we linger in the threshold because we are afraid of leaving our old life for a life we know nothing about. We may have voices inside of our heads that try to hold us back or people in our lives saying discouraging things. These voices, internal and external, are known as threshold spirits, and they express all the fears and doubts that arise at the beginning of a new life. Nevertheless, none of these voices can hold us back, and they will fall silent as soon as we cross the threshold.

There are many doors that open in the course of our lives, leading us into new relationships, jobs, friendships, and creative inspirations. Our lives up to this point are the result of all the doors we have walked through, and our continued growth depends on our willingness to keep moving into new spaces. Every time we walk through an open door, we create a sense memory that encourages us to move into the new fearlessly. When we enter the new space, we almost always feel a thrill and a new feeling of confidence, in ourselves and in the universe. We have stepped across the threshold into a new life.

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mayhap this doesn't belong here,

lillith665 — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:21:13 GMT

mayhap it does...
...what say you?

http://tribes.tribe.net/televisionary-oracle/thread/0f24b6e8-a00a-4105-948f-5e865691b7e1

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Merry Winter Solstice

josephD — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:38:11 GMT

woo hoo!!

WINTER!!!!

i love winter

clarity and solace
solumn introspective wisdom
the North!

leaves fallen
trees laid bare
outside the air bites
the wind speaks harsh bitter tones
and the warmth of the fire is 100 fold closer to the heart

deep in our bones
impacted over generations
the winter's cry and darkness
has said so much

we fight it away with lights
but to listen is divine
and to listen is being one with nature

*listen*

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i was in new york
flying there
seeing the snow on the rockies
the snow in the hills of new york
the bite of the cold
20 some odd degrees
sooo awesome
it's been so damn warm here that feeling winter more was really nice
and while it gets sooo much colder there
and we lucked out in a sense(it could have been much colder)
it was really nice to feel cold weather
to see the trees in central park
bare
to be bundled up on the streets
the air clear and crisp

like it is here now

you can see the mountains right now
covered with snow
it's so nice

:)

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solstice!!
mmmm solstice
not only that
but the new moon was yesterday

another deep cycle
deep change
time to celebrate
to enjoy the changes
to celebrate!

the depth of darkness in winter
it's so awesome that we celebrate it
the time that is to be the scariest in a sense
is something that is truly respected and cherished
and eased with the best celebration of the year

Solstice!

it is the time to recognize the greater cycles
nature
the sun and earth
the universe
greater perspective
getting an idea of what a year is.
it's gooood

it feels good

i love it

so here we are
another chance
another opportunity
another step
in the walk of a 1000 miles
deeper
better
faster
with more understanding
with more

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so anything you were thinking of doing ?
what does the end of this cycle mean to you?
what does the beginning of this next cycle mean?

in any case winter time is meant for introspection, to look in, to find time with yourself. To reflect over the past year, the ups and downs. To find peace with it. Now it's time to start a new cycle. It's time to start heading back towards the sun. Tonight is the longest night, and as of 4:22pm Pacific Time we start heading back, towards brighter days...new days, new experiences, new directions, new moments. It's beautiful, life is beautiful and full of abundance, so if it suits you, take some time to look behind and look ahead to what you are moving past and where you are going. Awareness of greater cycles gives a sense of peace and understanding, perspective of the bigger things in life. I wish you all the most blessed Solstice, the most abundant growing blessed year and for you to gain the perspective you need from the past.

Much love and happiness

Joe joe

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Namaste

HeartBeam — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:38:02 GMT

I just wanted to breifly introduce myself being new to the tribe & to say that I look forward to meeting u all & participating :)

(((((((((*HB*)))))))))
May my ^Heartbeams light u're path,
Keep u warm & keep u safe!
Know that u r loved!

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Quotes/Poems/Meowin's

josephD — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:26:04 GMT

Post em up!

here are some to start off...anything and everything you're feeling is ok.....all is ok....all is ok..... =]

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'No end to the journey'
by Jelaluddin Rumi

No end, no end to the journey
no end, no end never
how can the heart in love
ever stop opening
if you love me,
you won't just die once
in every moment
you will die into me
to be reborn

Into this new love, die
your way begins
on the other side
become the sky
take an axe to the prison wall,
escape
walk out like someone
suddenly born into color
do it now

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'Easter Morning in Wales'

By David Whyte

A garden inside me, unknown, secret,
neglected for years,
the layers of its soil deep and thick.
Trees in the corners with branching arms
and the tangled briars like broken nets.

Sunrise through the misted orchard,
morning sun turns silver on the pointed twigs.
I have woken from the sleep of ages and I am not sure
if I am really seeing, or dreaming,
or simply astonished
walking toward sunrise
to have stumbled into the garden
where the stone was rolled from the tomb of longing

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a great healing movie

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:44:24 GMT

Hi,

I have to pass on this movie. I just got the DVD two days ago and it's been unbelievable for me.

www.revoloutionmovie.com

It's about a guy who stutters and can't communicate, because of his past abuse. It's SO powerful.

The director's intent was to give an ‘intense shamanic ritual’ (something he feels is missing in our culture and that he found himself through hypnotherapy) that simulates a near death experience ….which results in radical transformation of those who watch the movie.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who has had abuse in their life and feels like they need an understanding to take themselves one step further to complete and total freedom.

AND, the acting is great and it's very well done with awesome camera shots.

Anyone else seen it?

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Daily OM: Hawk Medicine

josephD — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:19:22 GMT

Taken from "Daily Om" a daily email that gives good wisdom very often. Here's the website: http://www.dailyom.com/

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September 27, 2006
Hawk Medicine
The Power Of Perspective
Hawks have the power to soar high above the earth, giving them a perspective previously only available to the inhabitants of the heavens above. Because of this, people from various cultures throughout history have seen them as messengers of spirit, bringing wisdom from the heavens and the value of their higher vision down to earth. From their vantage point, riding on the wind and sunlight, they remind us today that there is a bigger picture to be seen. When we get bogged down with the details of what is right in front of us, hawks help us remember that we are part of a larger plan and that everything fits together beautifully and perfectly. Once in this expanded frame of mind, we can harness their reputation as visionaries, using their keen eyesight to focus on the exact spot that truly needs our attention. With inspiration and focus on our goal, hawks teach us how to interpret and then follow our personal vision.

Hawks were thought to be able to look directly into the sun and see what is not visible to the rest of us. Using our spiritual vision, we too can look deeply into the inner light that guides us, seeing clearly what is not visible unless sought: our personal truth glowing within us. With that knowledge, we, like the hawk, can confidently ride the winds of chance, moving as one with the flow of whirling energy. This ability is what inspired the Egyptians to make hawks the hieroglyphic symbol for the wind.

The hawk's ability to live on land but visit the sky is a good reminder for us all. They remind us that their strength and survival comes from communing regularly with the spirit and bringing the guidance received into earthly affairs. Soaring in the province of the heavenly bodies of the sun, the stars, and the wind that moves the clouds reminds us to consider a larger perspective, one that inspires us to move through the world we inhabit with strength, certainty, and grace.

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Honoring the Wheel - The West, Fall, Harvest and Growth

josephD — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:44:48 GMT

The Fall Equinox was this past Friday at 9pm. The new moon was last Thursday and there are fires going on, elections in november and energy is shifting.

Fall, the West on the Medicine Wheel is the time of Harvest, of ripining, of adulthood. It is when you have come to a place of peace and abundance can be manifested. Listen to the Earth changing. Listen to the deeper tones coming out. The seasons changing, storms and wind, the leaves falling, the animals migrating, the deeper cycles are more apparent. We are halfway between the height of Summer and the middle of Winter. As we prepare for the coming months, the holidays, and the end of Summer it is a good time to sit and reflect.

The West has been calling me into service. Into adulthood. Into stepping up to my life's path. My life's goals. Into truly coming of age and into this new cycle. Adulthood. Not the social idea of a certain age or a certain landmark on the path. But the personal one. In the year's cycle Fall is the time where you're starting school, getting past the high intensity of summer to settle into direction, into the deeper threads of life. The Sun is slowly descending on the horizon yet we stay on course through our own inner Sunlight, our own deep adherence to our hearts. This is the time where the leaves fall, the past falls away and we learn to let go. It is the time of truly bringing peace and acceptance into the wheel of life. Acknowledging that youth is past, and with that bringing wisdom into action and truly learning and reflecting from what has come to pass.

The West represents wisdom from experience, the beginning of true elder wisdom. Life has taught and imprinted so much and now it's time to put those things into action. Put those things into manifestation. To let go of the impulsive desires and to truly stand tall and strong in the face of opposition.

These cycles occur in many forms, from the path of our lives, to the path of the year and even to our own personal cycles that do not adhere to any outside influence. This part of the wheel invokes reflection and action, devotion to our truth and the wisdom and experience to be following it.

Our lives are full of cycles, seen or unseen. We have a process that we go through to grow. The Medicine Wheel is a way to truly take a step outside of the moment and see the greater cycle, to see your position, your reflection, to get perspective and to learn from the past and be aware of the future.

We all are kin, we all are one. We all are connected to the Earth and the Universe. The Source....Spirit...God...energy...conscious or not it has many names that is a personal connection. Whatever connection you have, we all have it in some way. The community of this creates true understanding, an ability to help, a mirror. There are others that enter into phases of their life unhappily, unprepared or unwillingly. We as a community are there to help them, to provide the same perspective as this wheel, to show them that they have come so far, that there is more to go, and there is endless new beginnings. We have a responsibility to help when we can,....service. Service is truly divine, truly humble and grateful of the idea of something outside of ourself,...bigger than ourself. The wheel and community are great reminders of stepping outside of our lives, seeing how it interacts on a greater scale and to reconnect with the heart and step outside the mind.

May all of you find peace and harmony in this time
May we all encourage each other to grow and be impeccable within ourselves.
May we all connect with the love inherent in our nature and bring light and hope to each day we touch....to each person we meet.
May nature heal during this time and may the Earth find balance.
May we understand the Earth more with each passing cycle, and may that knowledge pass to all people.
With respect and true love I share this with you.
Many blessings to the West.
Many blessings this autumn to all beings.
May harmony and love spread throughout the universe eternally.

Honoring Spirit in you, Honoring Spirit in me

with love

joseph
wolf-moon believer

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The 8 Verses on Transforming the Mind

josephD — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:21:15 GMT

*The 8 Verses on Transforming the Mind*

With a determination to achieve the highest aim
For the benefit of all sentient beings,
Which surpasses even the wish-fulfilling gem,
May I hold them dear at all times.

Whenever I interact with someone,
May I view myself as the lowest amongst all,
And,from the very depths of my heart,
Respectfully hold others as superior.

In all my deeds may I probe into my mind
And as soon as mental and emotional afflictions arise
As they endanger myself and others
May I strongly confront them and avert them.

When I see beings of unpleasant character
Oppressed by strong negativity and suffering
May I hold them dear-for they are rare to find
As if I have discovered a jewel treasure !

When others,out of jealousy
Treat me wrongly with abuse,slander,and scorn
May I take upon myself the defeat
And offer to others the victory.

When someone whom I have helped,
Or in whom I have placed great hopes
Mistreats me in extremely hurtful ways,
May I regard him still as my precious teacher.

In brief, may I offer benefit and joy
To all my mothers,both directly and indirectly,
May I quietly take upon myself
All hurts and pains of my mothers.

May all this remain undefiled
By the stains of the eight mundane concerns
And may I recognizing all things as illusion
Devoid of clinging,be released from bondage.

-Grandfather Dalai Lama
Posted by: Bleu Resonant MANU

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Stepping Outside to get Inside

josephD — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:02:16 GMT

Every once in a while I find it so important to step out of all the routines, all the stress and all the 'doing' in life. With this I find that once removed I can properly put all things into perspective..

The other night in speaking with my father-in-law we spoke of being centered in the moment. When fully centered in the moment and in harmony with nature there are no unexpected moments, everything seems exactly right how it is, how it unfolds, everything understood and almost expected. This feeling is being in true harmony with ourselves. Not projecting or trying to control the world. Not pushing or worrying, just accepting...allowing life to be.

We went further to talk of emotions and how with the mind we have the essential tool for dealing with all our emotions(what a blessing!!). So no matter how hard, there is a always a path of healing(doesn't that feel good thinking/feeling that?). With that the feeling of being enabled comes into play. It may be a slow process but in the end it is that feeling which gives us freedom from our pasts, from what we've been subjected to. We are not victims, we are luminous beings, fully aware and wonderfully strong(whether you see it or not).

So in talking about this I connected these two ideas and it *felt* right. I'll tell you what I mean. Now, the original feeling I was communicating, the oneness of the moment. This is something that we can achieve at anytime. Now although it's easier at certain times as opposed to others, there is a path there in all situations. It's all about intent. The deep feeling and commitment to be there, to embody it. Whether it be through meditation or increasing your awareness of the moment, whether it be through accepting deeper...emotionally....whether it be through a easy switch flipped on inside, this moment is always available for complete absorbtion...

Sooooooooo

=)

When there is something that comes up
Complete trauma
Being overwelmed
A button pushed
an emotion unearthed
a person irratating us
whatever it is, by returning to center
by returning to the moment we are enabled to step outside of this reaction, this unconsciousness to return to our core. Our center. Our spirit exists beyond all things, all dramas and emotions and worries and fears, conditioning and planning and all the manmade important stuff. By stepping outside of these waves tossing us around we can bring solidity into ourselves. Thus, we can properly see the situation as a whole, unbiased to what goes on, detached but present. Breathing with these things, understanding the energy passing through we can accept more, understand more, and release....

I know it's not so easy but with that idea kicking around it is yet another tool, another gateway to enabling ourselves to be present in all times and beyond the waves of this world and into centeredness.

Much love and have a great weekend!!

*love and lightness in all things*

Joseph

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Twin Hearts Meditation

josephD — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:43:04 GMT

Method:

1. Do physical exercises for about five minutes to cleanse and energize your etheric body.
2. Sit comfortably with your back erect with your hands turned upwards, resting on you lap. Close your eyes, connect the tip of the tongue to the palate.

3. Invoke for Divine Blessings for guidance, help, protection and illumination.

4. Activate your heart chakra by becoming aware of it and by blessing the entire earth, every person, every being with loving kindness, great joy, happiness, divine peace, understanding, harmony, good will and will to do good. You may visualize the earth as very small in front of you; raise your hands on the chest level facing outward and feel the love flowing from your heart to your hands and enveloping the small earth in front of you. You may use the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. This blessing can be directed to a nation or a group of nations.

5. Activate your crown chakra by becoming aware of it and by blessing the Earth with loving-kindness. Allow yourself to be a channel of divine love and kindness, great joy, happiness, understanding, harmony and divine peace. Share these with the whole earth. When blessing, feel and appreciate the implications of each word.

6. Meditate and bless the Earth with loving-kindness through the Heart and Crown chakras simultaneously. This will align both chakras, thereby making the blessing much more potent.

7. Gently imagine a brilliant white or golden light on the crown. Be aware of the light, the inner stillness and the bliss for a few minutes. Gently and silently chant the mantra ' Om' or 'Amen'. When meditating on the interval between the two 'Oms' or 'Amens', simultaneously be aware of the light, the stillness and the bliss and let go. Continue for about 10 minutes.

8. Slowly come back to your physical body. Raise your hands again on the chest level facing outward. Release excess energy by blessing the Earth with light, loving-kindness, peace and prosperity for several minutes until you feel your body is normalized. You may bless specific persons or your family and friends after releasing the excess energy.

9. After meditation, always give thanks to the Divine Providence and to your spiritual guides for divine blessings.

10. Shake the body for 30 times, massage the different body parts, then do physical exercises for a few minutes. It will reduce the possibility or pranic congestion in certain parts of the body.

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Love your Neighbor as you Love Yourself

josephD — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:37:48 GMT

Love your Neighbor as you Love Yourself

jesus laid this seven-word exhortation on the world like a psychological bombshell. I remember when i first realized one implication of the statement: that in order to love my neighbor I must first of all love myself. It's important to note that when he told us how to love, Jesus realized fully that love is an inner quality that we nurture inside our own hearts, and that then flows out to those around us. If we try to love our neighbor but neglect to nurture our love for our own self, we're doomed. The first step in learning to love is making an inner connection between our hearts and the ultimate source of love.

The simple and ultimate resolution to the selfish-selfless poloarity is found in contemplating Jesus' challenge to love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves. He didn't say, "Love your neighbor more than you love
yourself," because he surely recognized that this is impossible. When there is no love in your heart, you have no love to give your neighbor. But as you increase the flow of love into your own heart, you increase the love
you have available to flow out to your neighbor. In spite of various ongoing criticisms of meditation practice as inherently selfish, we can't escape the fact that, if we're to love those around us more, our first responsibility is to turn inward and become more loving in our relationship with out own selves.

In meditation as we're learning it, we take time each day to simply look inward, to watch our thoughts, to see how our negative thoughts generate negative emotions ... and in the seeing, to choose no to think such thoughts that hurt us.-----

We are creatures who gravitate toward pleasure and avoid pain. When we see the certain judgement thoughts cause us considerable and chronic pain, then we gravitate away from such thoughts. This is the healing power of meditation. When we see the truth clearly, we change. When we know the truth of our own self-damaging mental habits, we set ourselves free from those mental habits.----------

Choosing to Be Lovable-----

How can we use these three sayings from the Judeo-Christian tradition to help us choose love over fear? Let's begin by looking again at the sayings as they translate into meditation practice.-----

* Fear not: Learn to quiet chronic worries and judgements, hold your focus of attention in the present moment rather than the future, and don't be afraid to see your own slef honestly and clearly. Choose to allow love
rather than fear to fill your heart.-----

* Be still: Learn to quiet your mind at will. When you look inward and watch your own mental habits ina ction. don't judge them. Be still, as the observer or witness, and from the depths of that stillness ...-----

* Know the truth: Learn to look directly and see who you are and what the truth of the matter is, and the truth will set you free

That's the essence of emotional and cognitive healing when approached from a meditative understanding. To see the truth clearly and without judgement is to initiate growth, correction, and healing . Pause in meditation, look inward, and observe how you're feelling about yourself. Say, "I love myself just as I am," and then see whether this is really true for you right now, or whether the statement unearths the presences of discord in your heart.

If you find that your mind is refusing to let you feel love in your heart for yourself, look honestly at the truth of the matter whitout being afraid of what you might find. Perhaps you find that you have a recurrent thought
that you are not really lovable. You judge yourself as perhaps too ugly to be lovable, or not attractive sexually. You feel repulsion and judgment toward your own self. Or maybe you judge yourself to be stupid, or a clumsy
oaf, or hopelessly lazy -- or just basically a boring, depressin, bothersome person.

It's very important, if you come to this third expansion and find that your heart is somehow closed to loving yourslef, that you just relax, stay aware of your breathing, and look clearly at what it is that your mind is
thinking that makes you feel unlovable--catch yoru judgmental mind in action!

Once you've seen the negative mental attitudes that block your judgments of yourself to see the truth of the matter. Who are you really deep down? Is the judgement you hold in your mind true? Are you unable to let love flow into your heart? Or can you begin to focus on yourself as a creation of God and therefore perfectly okay just as you are?

As your mind becomes quiet in meditation you begin to feel who you really are deep down, not as a personality or body but as a living spiritual being, you will gain direct knowledge of who you are. And in knowing the truth, you can choose to let love flow into your heart for yourself. That inflow of love will begin to heal your attitutes toward yourself so that a new sense of self-love can flourish within your heart.

Your relationship with yourself is your closest relationnship. You are the one who chooses what kind of relationship that will be--- a fearful, judging relationship or a loving relationhip. Ask yourself in meditation
what kind of friendship you want to nurture with your own self--do youwant an inner friend who constantly judges you and denies you love, or do you want an inner friend who accepts you just as you are

Within your core belief system developed in early childhood, you are holding on to an opinion of yourself as either lovable or unlovable. .... From this moment forward, I challenge you to start a new habit of giving yourself permission to feel good in your heart toward your own self. It's up to you. Risk everything. Love yourself. Let the love that heals all flow in... and then will be able to love others with this same love that
flows into you.----------

Love Is Not an Idea

You'll find that you cannot make more love flow into your heart and out into the world by simply thinking about how much you want to do this. As long as your focus of attention is in your head, it is not in your heart.
And conversly, you'll find that the more you choose to hold your minds's attention to your heart region and the less you foucs higher up in your head, the more you'll be able to feel love.

Love is a feeling, not an idea--and feelings of love are felt primarily in the heart region, not in the head.
You might find that youencounter bad feelings when you turn despair and hopelessness and anger in our hearts, and such wounds don't magically disappear. We cannot wipe out our past. We can only accept whatever has happened to us, and stop judging it as unacceptable or unforgivable or unbearable.

You'll find that the secret to opening your heart to love again is to learn to accept the total reality of your past. Don't resist or reject or deny feelings in your heart, whatever they are at the moment. Instead, accept
them completely ... and then choose to allow the healing light of love to shine upon them. This is the only way to transcend heartache ... through loving yourself just as you are and letting God's love reach inand
transform your inner experience. This is the love Jesus gave to his disciples and to everyone---unconditional love that forgives all.

Over and over in formal meditation, and also throughout your day, remember to say to yourself, "I love myself just as I am," and allow this potential for loving to awaken in your heart. Make the inner choice to accept
yourself .. and step by step you'll be able to look inward without judgment to see the deeper truth of who you are. In this meditative act, you'll soon discover that you are a perfect creation who doesnot need to be changed in order to be full of love both for yourself and for those around you.

-seven masters, one path - selby

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Introduction

Amana — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:02:54 GMT

I am new to tribe and have been quite suprised and excited about it. I just checked this particular tribe out for the first time tonight...on a quick glanse, but coudn't stop reading. I am a single mother of a troubled (?) teen who has her heart in the right place, but it has taken 3 in/out-patient programs to get her to where she is now. My last year has pretty much been focused on my girl. At the same time, I have been trying my best to continue with my own evolution, which is not easy given the many directions that I am constantly being pulled. Having been raised in a very strong, lesbian, feminist (old school) home, I have only recently developed a new-found respect and envy of the stay-at-home-mom. At this stage in her life, I would give almost anything to be able to NOT worry about the money and the bills and work and the car and what if it needs fixing (which it did not too long ago) and .......and just be able to sit down and think about how to be a better person, so I can intern be a better mother to my daughter....and what i can do to help her. ....

So a recent revelation: In order for me to move beyond the place I am in right now, I have to change my "victim perspective". This is different than PLAYING the victim. I have this sense that the world is just not fair, that I have a good heart, a giving heart, I work so hard to make everyone around me happy and meet their needs...My intensions are pure. And yet, I have had too many bad blows, slaps across the face for trusting too easily or wanting to give too much, or whatever. And it isn't fair. It isn't fair that my daughter is 14 years old and having these problems and I have to fucking put all of my time and energy into earning the money in a job I despise....and it's just not fair! So there it is....I need to change that attitide and I am not sure how ...wow, this brought up stuff....now I'm crying!

Thanks for reading this....I am constantly feeling like there is way too much on my shoulders and no one to help me carry it

Delanie

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~info & resources~

cate — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:49:23 GMT

http://inbloom411.blogspot.com/

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The Great Fires

lillith665 — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:33:26 GMT

Love is apart from all things.
Desire and excitement are nothing beside it.
It is not the body that finds love.
What leads us there is the body.
What is not love provokes it.
What is not love quenches it.
Love lays hold of everything we know.
The passions which are called love
also change everything to a newness at first.
Passion is clearly the path
but does not bring us to love.
It opens the castle of our spirit
so that we might find the love
which is a mystery hidden there.
Love is one of many great fires.
Passion is a fire made of many woods,
each of which gives off its special odour
so we can know
the many kinds that are not love.
Passion is the paper
and twigs that kindle the flames
but cannot sustain them.
Desire perishes because it tries to be love.
Love is eaten away by appetite.
Love does not last, but it is different
from the passions that do not last.
Love lasts by not lasting.
Isaiah said each man walks in his own fire
for his sins. Love allows us to walk
in the sweet music of our particular heart.

Jack Gilbert

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10 common negative thinking traits

josephD — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:35:09 GMT

“Definitions of Cognitive Distortions” from Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns

1. Thinking “All or Nothing”

This refers to the tendency to see things as either all good or all bad. When we judge ourselves or others according to perfectionist standards, we are thinking in terms of “all or nothing.” An example would be the person who makes a mistake and then concludes that she can’t do it anything right. Keep things in perspective. Nothing is all bad or all good. “If I look hard enough, I can find something positive in every situation.”

2. Overgeneralizing

When people generalize too much, they conclude that one event reflects the way things will always be. When we get in a tough situation, we often worry that nothing will ever improve. The fact is that things change. “What happens today will not happen forever. I can make it through the day.

3. Mental Filter

A person filters out all positive things in his life to the extent that he focuses only on the negative things. A caregiver may be using a mental filter when he becomes preoccupied with one problem behavior and ignores any positive aspects. (of caregiving) Acknowledge the negative but focus more on the positive. “Sure, there are negative things, but there are positive things, too. It’s up to me to decide which to focus on.”

4. Discounting the Positive

We tend to minimize compliments we receive from others. Instead accepting and affirming a compliment from someone we may say to ourselves, “Well I could be doing more,” or “I don’t like what I am doing so I don’t deserve compliments.” Accept and affirm the positive. “The positive things people say abut me are true.”

5. Jumping to Conclusions

You reach a negative conclusion without having all the facts about a situation. Don’t take things personally or try to predict the future. “I can ask questions instead of taking this personally. There’s probably a good explanation.”

There are two common situations in which this occurs:

A. Mind Reading
Someone makes an assumption that another person is thinking badly about him.

B. Predicting the Future
A person makes assumptions that negative things are going to happen to her, or that people will respond to her in a negative way. A person may imagine that an activity will not go well. They will worry about this future possibility, taking their attention away from enjoying the present time.

6. Exaggerating or Reducing the Significance of Events

This mental error can go in two directions either you exaggerate your negative qualities , or you minimize your positive qualities. You may think, “How can I ever take care of the household finances when I have a hard time balancing my check book? In the opposite direction, you may think , “Well sure, I’m good with plants, but anyone can take care of plants.”

Treat Yourself in the same , gentle, accepting way that you treat those you love. “I have my flaws, but I also have my strengths. I’m not going to beat myself up about this.”

7. Reasoning Emotionally

When we allow our emotions to guide our understanding of a situation, we are reasoning emotionally. The thought, “I feel lonely, therefore, nobody loves me,” bases the conclusion on a feeling, and not on the real facts of the situation. The goal is not to ignore or to suppress our feelings, but to accept these feelings and try to view situations from a rational perspective. Don’t let emotions do your reasoning for you. “I accept my feelings but attempt to see things more objectively.”

8. Think I Should

The problem with saying “I should” is that the statement has more to do with opinions than the reality of a situation. We usually say “you should” to others when we think we know what is best for them. This can often make us feel frustrated when the other person disagrees with us. By saying “I should” to ourselves, we can end up feeling depressed and angry, because what we are saying we “should” do is not what we really want in our hearts. Instead, it tends to be something that a critic in our life, such as a spouse, a parent, or a child in our life wants.

There is more than one correct way to do things. “ My way isn’t necessarily the best way for others. I have the right to make my own decisions just as they have the right to make theirs.”

9. Labelling

This is an extreme form of generalization. Instead of seeing our faults as only part of our otherwise good features, we single them out as a reflection or ourselves. You may act impatient in caring for you sick family member, and then conclude that you are an impatient person. We are more than our mistakes or imperfections. “I may do something foolish, but that doesn’t make me a fool.”

10. Personalizing

A person may assume responsibility for a negative event when she is not to blame. A person may feel embarrassed by something a spouse, relative, or child does as if their behavior were reflection of her abilities as a wife, mother or relative. Don’t take the blame for others’ behavior. “Although I care about them, I’m not responsible for their decisions or actions.”

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Fasting

josephD — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:08:40 GMT

A little while ago, starting on this last new moon, I did the Master Cleanse fast. It was an incredibly healing experience on many many levels. I wanted to share some reflections here as the light that it brought out in me was very potent.

I had prepared myself for a week prior, cutting out meat and eating mostly greens. Limiting late night eating and heavy foods in general. By the time came to fast I was more in control of my eating desires and it wasn't as hard as it could have been. I did the Master Cleanse( most of the book is here --> http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/spa/7244/master_cleanse.html ), which allows you to drink a mixture of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup. Those ingredients not only cleanse your system but also give you nutrients so you can still be giving your body it's essential needs. They say you can go up to 40 days on this fast without harming your body.

So I did for 7 days. I'm very skinny so when I started to lose weight and my energy started draining I realized my body was telling me to start eating again. But wow, those 7 days were intense, beautiful, testing, enlightening, and *cleansing*. It was so nice, the light in my eyes was sooo vibrant. It has given me a chance to step outside my normal patterns and perceive my life better. It has allowed me to re-approach my eating habits so now I have changed them to a more healthy lifestyle. It showed me the deep roots of desire. They are deep. Quitting a vice is one thing, but not eating grabs you and it is very intense at points. Allowing that desire to flow through, to not run with it, indulge in it...to allow it to simply pass by and realize it's not me, it's not who i am. It's just desire, and it can go away.. It's empowering.

Also emotions came out, lots of them. Daily my dreams taught me deep lessons, they provided a medium for me to express things and feelings that have been buried. They were prophetic, symbolic and clear. Lucid! Lucid in everything, in daily life, perception, understaning. My intuition was vibrant as well, so clear, so flowing within me.. In the end it helped me understand where I'm at, it helped me unearth old emotions and perceive old patterns. It empowered me to change my eating habits, understand my desire on many levels, and imparted me silent knowledge.

Most of all, me and body are deeply connected. I am listening so much more to what it says. Whether it being full or if it doesn't like something, resting or not resting, many many things the body can tell us. I've drowned out my body so long because of the fact I've always been so sensitive. I've always felt it was a hindrance, my stomach has been weak, I am senstive to lots and lots of things. But reconnecting with my body has taught me that it's all that I need to listen to and to live in harmony with it.

I highly recommend fasting to anyone that is up for it, just make sure and take care of yourself and listen to your body the whole time. It will tell you if you should do it, it will tell you when to stop. It knows.

If anyone has other questions or anything feel free to hit me up anytime

Namaste,

Joseph

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Repost from Gayle: You are Loved

josephD — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:53:39 GMT

Blessings to Gayle for sharing this, here is her profile: http://people.tribe.net/wayusa-warmi

If you want to know how to heal, and how to become
a healing presence on this Earth, there is one simple
way: that is to know that you are loved. =Feel= how
you are loved. Know that you are absolutely worthy of
love. You will never be abandoned, not ever. You
will never be rejected, not for any reason. The love
that the universe has for you is absolutely without
conditions. You do not have to "earn" it. You do not
have to "deserve" it. You do not have to "prove"
anything. Most important of all, you do not have to
doubt your value or importance or worth to this
universe. The universe loves you without conditions,
without qualifications, and without reservations. The
love that the universe has for you is absolutely
unbounded. You can never expand your receptivity to
this lve enough -- there will always be a greater lve
that you can keep opening to. You are absolutely
worthy and absolutely accepted and loved and valued
and cherished by this universe. This is the essence of
healing.

If you understand and accept that you are totally
worthy and loved without reservation by this universe,
then you will naturally be a channel of this love for
others. If you doubt that you are loved, if you doubt
that you are worthy of love, if you wonder "Do I
deserve to be loved," then you cannot help but have
doubts about other people being worthy of love. If
you feel that you have to "deserve" love in order to
be loved, then you cannot help but feel that other
people must "deserve" love in order for you to love
them. If you feel that you may be rejected for your
weaknesses and imperfections and the mistakes that you
may make, then you cannot help but feel that other
people may be rejected for =their= mistakes and
=their= imperfections and weaknesses. So if you put
yourself down as not being totally worthy of love, you
re not making yourself a healing presence to others.
But by accepting love and its healing power, you
become a healer because you make it possible for other
people to begin to accept love as well.

You will never be rejected and you will never be
abandoned, no matter what mistakes you may make. You
can best understand this, perhaps, as the love that a
parent has for a child; the true spirit of parenthood
is unconditional love regardless of the child's
mistakes in the learning process. That is why some
spiritual traditions represent the love which the
universe has for you as a parental love, which indeed
it truly is.

If you know that =you= are absolutely worthy of
love, then you will have no doubts that everyone you
meet is absolutely worthy of love also. If you can
truly and fully accept the fact that =you= are loved
without reservation by the universe, then you will
know without doubt that everyone else you meet is also
loved without reservation, and you will share in that
love for them.

So what can be meditate on to become a healer for
this planet? You can simply meditate on "I am loved,
I am loved, I am loved," until you DO feel it and know
it and understand it and believe it. Your
understanding and acceptance of this love can never
cease to expand. As your Acceptance of this love
expands, your Acceptance of others and of the universe
will also expand. When you accept that the universe
loves you without conditions and without reservations,
then you will naturally live a love for others that is
without conditions and without reservations. YOU are
loved absolutely. This love will never be withdrawn.
That is the essence of healing.

In the context of this love, don't allow mistakes to
create barriers among you. Be gentle and humble and
tender with one another. Be patient with one
another's mistakes. You will all make mistakes. The
universe does not reject you for making mistakes.
Mistakes, by oneself or by others, are a valuable
opportunity to practice your ability to love as God
does, without conditions.

You may be hurt by loving unconditionally, but that
is an opportunity to let yourself be healed by the
unconditional love of the universe. It is an
opportunity to discover that you truly are a strong
person, that your spirit can survive and heal no
matter what, that there is no test that you cannot
survive if you accept the love of the universe
unconditionally. The universe has unlimited reserves
of love available to heal you. The love available to
heal you is limited only by your willingness to accept
it, to allow yourself to understand "I AM LOVED."

And since you are absolutely worthy of love, you
have every right to be loved by other people. You
help other people to grow in love when you give others
the opportunity to love you. Be open to one another's
love. Accept the fact that others DO love you and you
DO deserve it. Don't be afraid to accept love. Don't
be afraid to ask for support. Help one another to be
open to the love of all.

You are loved. Feel it. Accept it. Open yourself
to it. You are absolutely accepted. You can be
accepting of others if you are accepting of yourself;
if you want to be a healing presence on this planet,
the foundation of that must be the acceptance of your
own self.

Unconditional love is the most powerful healing
force in the universe, because unconditional love
means the love that looks past the surface. No matter
how deep the layers of pain, mistakes, distortions,
anger, sins, may be on the surface. unconditional love
sees the true beauty of the Being that is underneath.
When you recognize that you are loved, you can
recognize the true beauty of the Being that is beneath
all the layers of problems and personality. You can
recognize the unique expression of the universe that
is the whole shape of your Being.

And when you KNOW that you are loved, when you FEEL
it, when you have truly opened to this most basic
truth of your existence, then you can think of another
person and FEEL how that person is loved just as
absolutely. The universe will never reject that
person, and neither will you. Your role in healing
this planet is to channel this love to all beings
around you, all the hurting beings. You multiply
healing power throughout the physical world. Feel the
love that flows throughout the universe and overflows
among all of you. All of you are absolutely loved.
All the universe is loving and loved. This is the
essence of healing.

-----

Namaste

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The Divine Mother..

josephD — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:53:44 GMT

The Divine Mother..

Oh beautiful Mother..

Woman' s spirit, woman's energy. Nurturing, receptive, loving, understanding, powerful, genuine, divine! This weekend marks Mother 's Day and I felt it was needed to take some time out and honor all women, mother 's, caretaking lovers and every single one in between. The way society is wrapped up in linear thinking so much, so many of woman’s inherent traits aren’t valued as they should, as they were in the past, and as they truly deserve. Everything is faster bigger better bam pow bang war crazy build it fuck it love it leave it rock out on it and eat it twice. I am very much a man but I also honor the feminine in myself and the world. There is so much to this that needs to be explored more for most people. Most women are also unaware of their power, and often there is so much disrespect in the world that they grow up with the same idea that the men may have. The same disrespect, the same loss for those beautiful qualities and thus they are overlooked and pushed aside to join the man's side of thinking.
I want to send this out to honor the women, their qualities, their divine beauty that transcends what the latest fad as to what may look good to the masses. There is divinity in each one, in the grace and natural beauty, in the eyes and the soul. There is nothing that compares to the understanding and nurturing qualities of a woman, of mother, of sister, grandmother, aunt, friend, lover, and friend. Take time to understand this if you can. To see the deeper qualities of what is often overlooked, what is often taken for granted, what is often goes unnoticed. Mother's day is a day to understand the things that we were given freely by those women in our lives that have played the mothering role, the understanding nurturing soul that is there for us, and understands us like no other. Bless you mothers, bless you women for you being you. I can never understand completely but I will always honor and respect Eternally.

Also, there is another level to this idea, that of nature. Nature has these same feminine qualities, and also like in our world, these qualities are often overlooked and taken for granted. The nurturing Earth, the nurturing ocean, these things provide for us without question, we take from them much more than needed. We push and push and push, yet they still give to us. These things are of great importance to us, they nurture us, they are our mothers and fathers, and they are our livelihood. The trees, the land, they provide for us. They listen to us, take care of us, and give us everything we need to build upon, for shelter, for food. This is our grandmother, our eternal provider and caretaker. These qualities go deep into our bones, they are all around us in the form of people we know or places we live, the ocean we swim in or the air that we breathe. There is no second guessing this and we take it for granted as it is abundant. Well we are seeing what happens as we continue to not cherish these things, honor these things, they are falling out of balance and that Spirit is being lost in a mentality of bigger faster etc etc etc ….

Honor the feminine, honor what it means to you personally, in your life, from birth until now. Honor those who provide for you, who have cared for you, who have been there for you in these ways. The women in our lives provide something that is irreplaceable and if you don't honor that it is very easy to lose touch. Take time this weekend, just for a moment, or for many moments, as the moon is full shining bright, think of how intricately woven into the thread of life woman is, life giving, nurturing souls, in each aspect of the divine. In all of us, in nature, in your lover or friend, in mom…

Blessings to the feminine, blessings to everyone and a prayer that all may be in touch with this aspect of themselves in perfect harmony.

Much love,

Joseph

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Chakra-cises

josephD — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:15:18 GMT

Chakra-cises

Actions you can take to help get your chakras functioning optimally:

The crown chakra is associated with the color violet or white. This chakra, when functioning optimally, allows inner communications with our spiritual nature to flow naturally. When the crown chakra is open, it invites energies from the Universal Life Force. From there, the invited energies can be dispersed proportionally downward into the lower six chakras housed below it. This chakra is often depicted as a lotus flower with its petals open to represent spiritual awakening. I view the crown chakra as a bottomless well from which intuitive knowledge can be drawn.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: Stuck in the past, Faithlessness, Feeling of disconnect from the world in general
Chakracises: Prayer, Meditation

The brow chakra (aka the third eye) is associated with the color indigo. Our mental calculations and thinking processes are functions of this chakra. Our ability to distinguish reality from fantasy or delusion is connected to the healthfulness of this chakra.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: Lofty thinking, Paranoia, Poor judgement, False sense of reality
Chakracises: Visualization, Remote Viewing, Lucid Dreaming

The throat chakra is associated with the color sky-blue. The healthfulness of this chakra is signified by how openly and honestly a person expresses himself or herself. A challenge to the throat chakra is to express ourselves in the most truthful manner. Falsehoods and half-truths energetically pollute the throat chakra. Repressing our anger or displeasure by ignoring our feelings through evasive sweet talk, or silence, will manifest into throat imbalances such as strep throat, laryngitis, speech impediments, and so on.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: Dishonesty, Overt wariness of outside influences, Speaking vulgarities, Biting your tongue (figuratively speaking)
Chakracises: Gargling with salt water, Singing, Screaming

The heart chakra is associated with the color green. This chakra is considered to be the love center of our human energy system. Among others, love, heartbreak, grief, pain, and fear, are all emotions that are felt intensely within this energy vortex. Learning self-love is a powerful initiative to undertake in order to secure and maintain a healthy heart chakra.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: Trust issues, Lack of confidence, Depression, Heartbreak
Chakracises: Push Ups, Swimming (breast stroke), Hugging Yourself

The solar plexus chakra is associated with the color yellow. Our egos and intuitions reside in this space. Our personal self-esteem is reflected by the healthfulness or lack of healthfulness of this chakra. Experiencing difficulty maintaining your personal power likely signifies that your third chakra is damaged or compromised. This intuitive chakra is also the source from which we get those "gut feelings" that signal us to take action or to avoid something. When this chakra is functioning optimally our intuitive skills are enhanced.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: Feeling overwhelmed or crowded, ultra-sensitivity, fearful of life in general
Chakracises: Belly dancing, Doing the Twist, Hoola Hooping

The sacral chakra is associated with the colors orange and red-orange. This chakra often offers us the opportunity to acknowledge our issues regarding control, especially in relationship with others. A well-functioning second chakra helps a person maintain a healthy yin-yang existence. Although the sacral chakras is primarily considered the sexual center, it is also where individual creativity is birthed from. If you are seeking motivation for a project, focus on charging up this chakra, it will give launch to your ideas.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: sexual dysfunction, blocked creativity, feeling of powerlessness
Chakracises: Circular pelvis movements, Pelvic thrusts

The root chakra is associated with the color red. This chakra is the grounding force that allows us to connect to grounding energies and empowers our life force. It is through this chakra that the child feels a strong connection with its birth mother and also bonding with its nuclear family. Our survival instincts spring forth through this vortex.

Indicators that this chakra is not functioning optimally: confusion, distraction, aloofness
Chakracises: Stomping your feet, Marching, Squats

Our auras are like magnets picking up vibrational energies that are floating around everywhere we go. It is important to cleanse our auras freeing them of foreign vibrations and negative energies.

Indicators that your aura needs cleansing: fatigue, shallow breathing, irritation or agitation, feeling cornered or boxed in.
Chakracises: Shower, soak in epsom salt bath, smudge with sage wand, deep cleansing breaths.

www.chakracises.com

also, chakra test...
http://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/chakratest.php

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Gratitude

josephD — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:05:33 GMT

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and
more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos
to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn
a meal into a feast, a house into a home,
a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes
sense of our past, brings peace for today,
and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~ Melody Beattie

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Wisdom flowing through

josephD — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:51:29 GMT

Thank you Danielle for letting this pass through you, and I pass it on...

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Too much movement of physical circumstances can delay spiritual centering.

When one manipulates the physical without consciousness, but out of reflex, the energy will eventually catch up with it.

Move the energy AHEAD of the physical circumstance, and the physical will follow in its proper order.

This is why in stillness, we meditate. The inner and outer stillness, until one finds that source of true movement.

Because you are already moving in so many directions energetically, and you are not aware. But first become aware of the movement, then you will choose the right way to move.

Center yourself, and send out the thought and energy ahead of you. So that as physical matter begins to change, you will find a warm home.

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Redemption

josephD — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:40:14 GMT

Hi, just wanted to share a theme that passed through many over the last week. Redemption. Spring is here, growth and change, newness, new blossoms, new lifestyles, new perspective, new anything. It's not winter, the sun is close and the buzz has been growing for a while.

What I'm getting at though is that I grew up in between Judaism and Catholicism. Both old religions with many followers. Overall I grew up Catholic but that is no matter.

What hit me is that we celebrated Passover and it's all about Redemption. It's about having gratitude for what is, right now, for what has come to pass and where you're at. It's for letting go of the past and coming out of th cocoon into freedom. Freedom. It's all about the Jews being freed from Egypt. Redemption. Years they were there, and much is to the story, but the striking theme is Redemption.

So here comes Easter...all bunny like and shit. Kids and eggs and bunnies. Eggs. New life. Growth. Easter comes in Spring, like Passover, and it is also all about Redemption. This holiday is not the same yet it bears the same message. Jesus died, gave up all he had here and came back 3 days later. Redemption. Resurrection.

Now personally I'm not of either of these faiths but what spoke to me is that there has been so much change going on in the people I see, that I'm connected to. And I talk to others and they speak of the same. Many big changes, many personal ones, many for families, friends, relationships, everything. This common thread of change, of spring, of growth and blossoming and love and acceptance. Of taking what is and turning it into what shall be. Taking what pain and sorrow may have been felt and opening the cocoon into newness, a whole new perspective, a healing tone, and opening into the self as the constant newness as we are. The symboligy is there, these are big holidays for these religions and it's wonderful that people celebrate it. And on top of that to really feel in tune to Springtime and what all this revolves around made me feel inspired to share these thoughts.

I hope you are all finding your paths, your healing and yourselves as you refine refine refine...

take care

Joseph

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13 inexpensive and effective ways to detoxify forever – by Indian in the machine

Indian in the machine — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:34:53 GMT

13 inexpensive and effective ways to detoxify forever – by Indian in the machine

By Dieter Braun (Indian in the machine). Dieter Braun is a Saskatoon multimedia artist who has photographed an Angel and Thunderbirds. Dieter is a flutist, drummer, performer, singer and scientist who is interested in peace, health, creativity and, in welcoming our universal space family. More Indian in the machine and hear the podcast Planet Radio (nutrition, creative living, universe, electronic ambient music) www.spiritfindermusic.com Spiritfindermusic CDs available at Witch’s Brew Saskatoon.

1. Salt – Table salt is a processed food and should be avoided. Try a natural good quality sea salt…many minerals are good remember? Yes it is concerning to know most restaurants use and are encouraged to use table salt.

2. Glass – Reconsider inexpensive and safe glass. It doesn’t react with food, it look great and it’s very affordable. Basically we eat part of the container the food comes in like plastic tubs, wax paper cartons, aluminum cans, paint-lined tin cans, Teflon-lined Styrofoam, Aluminum-lined soda pop and/or coffee cups. Bon appetite!

3. Fruit juices - Avoid many juices sold to the common people. For example did you know when they make orange juice they use the entire orange? There’s many pesticides and herbicides in the peel. Then they can add carcinogenic dyes (including “red” dye for red wines.). Pasteurization heats the juices and destroys lifeforce.

4. Milk - Homogenized, fortified….fat reduced etc…all turns a pure wholesome food into a frankinfood because the high temperature processing denatures the proteins which make them difficult for our bodies to deal with since they no longer recognize these proteins. Then there’s either the plastic from the carton or the aluminum from the wax paper container that you also ingest. Cows are fed a diet of phosphate-based feed and hormones!.L

5. Sugar - Sugar is an addictive chemical that compromises a person’s immune system therefore making a person susceptible to illness and disease yet many people and businesses acts like it’s a major food group. Did you know popular artificial sweeteners convert to formaldehyde and formic acid (ant venom) in the body?

6. Meat – Many animals are still inhumanely treated. Consider the fact that many commonly consumed animals are fed phosphates to help them grow faster then pumped with hormones to help the meat retain water. Notice how some meats no longer fry and practically boil themselves from the inside out?

7. Phosphates – Phosphates are commonly found in many food items including meat and dairy, soy milk. Your body will need to grab some Calcium and Magnesium from your body or diet to deal with consumed phosphates.

8. Yoga – You don’t need weight, bikes, and exercise machines to have a fit body. Get to know your body by stretching it alone or with others. Poses squeeze your internal organs and glandular system like a wringing a sponge which has a healthy benefit. Bring oxygen to your brain by safely standing on your head. Wonderful!

9. Natural vs. unnatural. Generally speaking if it isn’t found in nature and you either consume it or smear it on your body, you will need to give up some of your lifeforce in order to deal with it. Our bodies do not recognize many of these artificial substances that are considered “normal” in our society. Rethink shampoos, soaps, hand crèmes, salad dressings, breads, fruit wax, soda pop, candy, lip balm, make up, deodorants, shaving cream etc.

10. Oil and flour – Many room temperature oils and flours commonly sold are in fact, rancid but special food processing masks this fact that should be, but isn’t detectible by scent. Hydrogenated veg. oils commonly used in restaurants are poison to the liver. Oil and flour are processed foods. Oil and flour purchased from refrigerators or made fresh are much better choices. Consider the miracle effects of Coconut oil if you struggle with weight or skin issues, consume it and try it on your skin and you will truly be AMAZED.

11. Acid-forming foods – Minimize foods that are acid-forming in the body such as vinegars, beer, pickles, sugar, oils, meats, coffee, black and green tea, chocolate, pop, aspirin, dairy, drugs in general. An acidic body creates a breeding ground for parasites, bacteria, STDs, viruses, amoebas and creates conditions that favour cancer.

12. Garlic – Raw garlic is a health miracle. One clove a day perhaps at the cost of about 2 cents/day. Affordable?

13. Nature – Many petals, barks, leafs, roots, tree resins, seeds are powerful medicines that are antifungal, antiviral, anticancer. Reconsidered “weeds” like Chickweed, Dandelion and Thistle..free from Creator! Add blood detoxifiers like fresh parsley, cilantro, watercress, mint, to meals. Get to know some of the natural medicines (hint: frankincense and myrrh!) that affect your glandular system, which regulates all bodily processes particularly the pituitary gland and the pineal gland (both associated with third eye located at forehead). This is highly recommended!!! Love, Dieter

www.spiritfindermusic.com

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Positive Links

josephD — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:51:43 GMT

I have others on the computer at home which I will add when I get a chance, but please share yours =)

Here's one to start..

http://www.llangley.com/yoga/wisdom/rightnow%5B2%5D.htm

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Something for Springtime and Growth

josephD — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:06:27 GMT

An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements that exemplify Bruce Mau's beliefs, motivations and strategies.

1. Allow events to change you. You have to be willing to grow. Growth is different from something that happens to you. You produce it. You live it. The prerequisites for growth: the openness to experience events and the willingness to be changed by them.

2. Forget about good. Good is a known quantity. Good is what we all agree on. Growth is not necessarily good. Growth is an exploration of unlit recesses that may or may not yield to our research. As long as you stick to good you'll never have real growth.

3. Process is more important than outcome. When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we've already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there.

4. Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child). Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day.

5. Go deep. The deeper you go the more likely you will discover something of value.

6. Capture accidents. The wrong answer is the right answer in search of a different question. Collect wrong answers as part of the process. Ask different questions.

7. Study. A studio is a place of study. Use the necessity of production as an excuse to study. Everyone will benefit.

8. Drift. Allow yourself to wander aimlessly. Explore adjacencies. Lack judgment. Postpone criticism.

9. Begin anywhere. John Cage tells us that not knowing where to begin is a common form of paralysis. His advice: begin anywhere.

10. Everyone is a leader. Growth happens. Whenever it does, allow it to emerge. Learn to follow when it makes sense. Let anyone lead.

11. Harvest ideas. Edit applications. Ideas need a dynamic, fluid, generous environment to sustain life. Applications, on the other hand, benefit from critical rigor. Produce a high ratio of ideas to applications.

12. Keep moving. The market and its operations have a tendency to reinforce success. Resist it. Allow failure and migration to be part of your practice.

13. Slow down. Desynchronize from standard time frames and surprising opportunities may present themselves.

14. Don’t be cool. Cool is conservative fear dressed in black. Free yourself from limits of this sort.

15. Ask stupid questions. Growth is fueled by desire and innocence. Assess the answer, not the question. Imagine learning throughout your life at the rate of an infant.

16. Collaborate. The space between people working together is filled with conflict, friction, strife, exhilaration, delight, and vast creative potential.

17. ____________________. Intentionally left blank. Allow space for the ideas you haven’t had yet, and for the ideas of others.

18. Stay up late. Strange things happen when you’ve gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and you're separated from the rest of the world.

19. Work the metaphor. Every object has the capacity to stand for something other than what is apparent. Work on what it stands for.

20. Be careful to take risks. Time is genetic. Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow. The work you produce today will create your future.

21. Repeat yourself. If you like it, do it again. If you don’t like it, do it again.

22. Make your own tools. Hybridize your tools in order to build unique things. Even simple tools that are your own can yield entirely new avenues of exploration. Remember, tools amplify our capacities, so even a small tool can make a big difference.

23. Stand on someone’s shoulders. You can travel farther carried on the accomplishments of those who came before you. And the view is so much better.

24. Avoid software. The problem with software is that everyone has it.

25. Don’t clean your desk. You might find something in the morning that you can’t see tonight.

26. Don’t enter awards competitions. Just don’t. It’s not good for you.

27. Read only left-hand pages. Marshall McLuhan did this. By decreasing the amount of information, we leave room for what he called our "noodle."

28. Make new words. Expand the lexicon. The new conditions demand a new way of thinking. The thinking demands new forms of expression. The expression generates new conditions.

29. Think with your mind. Forget technology. Creativity is not device-dependent.

30. Organization = Liberty. Real innovation in design, or any other field, happens in context. That context is usually some form of cooperatively managed enterprise. Frank Gehry, for instance, is only able to realize Bilbao because his studio can deliver it on budget. The myth of a split between "creatives" and "suits" is what Leonard Cohen calls a 'charming artifact of the past.'

31. Don’t borrow money. Once again, Frank Gehry’s advice. By maintaining financial control, we maintain creative control. It’s not exactly rocket science, but it’s surprising how hard it is to maintain this discipline, and how many have failed.

32. Listen carefully. Every collaborator who enters our orbit brings with him or her a world more strange and complex than any we could ever hope to imagine. By listening to the details and the subtlety of their needs, desires, or ambitions, we fold their world onto our own. Neither party will ever be the same.

33. Take field trips. The bandwidth of the world is greater than that of your TV set, or the Internet, or even a totally immersive, interactive, dynamically rendered, object-oriented, real-time, computer graphic–simulated environment.

34. Make mistakes faster. This isn’t my idea -- I borrowed it. I think it belongs to Andy Grove.

35. Imitate. Don’t be shy about it. Try to get as close as you can. You'll never get all the way, and the separation might be truly remarkable. We have only to look to Richard Hamilton and his version of Marcel Duchamp’s large glass to see how rich, discredited, and underused imitation is as a technique.

36. Scat. When you forget the words, do what Ella did: make up something else ... but not words.

37. Break it, stretch it, bend it, crush it, crack it, fold it.

38. Explore the other edge. Great liberty exists when we avoid trying to run with the technological pack. We can’t find the leading edge because it’s trampled underfoot. Try using old-tech equipment made obsolete by an economic cycle but still rich with potential.

39. Coffee breaks, cab rides, green rooms. Real growth often happens outside of where we intend it to, in the interstitial spaces -- what Dr. Seuss calls "the waiting place." Hans Ulrich Obrist once organized a science and art conference with all of the infrastructure of a conference -- the parties, chats, lunches, airport arrivals — but with no actual conference. Apparently it was hugely successful and spawned many ongoing collaborations.

40. Avoid fields. Jump fences. Disciplinary boundaries and regulatory regimes are attempts to control the wilding of creative life. They are often understandable efforts to order what are manifold, complex, evolutionary processes. Our job is to jump the fences and cross the fields.

41. Laugh. People visiting the studio often comment on how much we laugh. Since I've become aware of this, I use it as a barometer of how comfortably we are expressing ourselves.

42. Remember. Growth is only possible as a product of history. Without memory, innovation is merely novelty. History gives growth a direction. But a memory is never perfect. Every memory is a degraded or composite image of a previous moment or event. That’s what makes us aware of its quality as a past and not a present. It means that every memory is new, a partial construct different from its source, and, as such, a potential for growth itself.

43. Power to the people. Play can only happen when people feel they have control over their lives. We can't be free agents if we’re not free.

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Remaining Whole in the Face of the Truth

josephD — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:21:41 GMT

Remaining Whole in the Face of the Truth

Spiritual development is moral development. It's the movement from division to wholeness. Most of us are deeply divided, which means we have mixed motives. This is why most of us are untrustworthy. Under pressure, the self divides and suddenly you don't know who a person is; you don't know what they are going to do. So when we become interested in evolving, we have to begin to face this deep division within ourselves. We have to confront the darkest motives that exist within us, the deeply unwholesome drives of the ego, and we have to emotionally get in touch with the effect we have on those around us when we act from those motives.

As we evolve, we become a lot more sensitive to the deeply destructive nature of ego, in ourselves and in others. That's the awakening of conscience—a higher conscience that has nothing to do with ego but comes from the level of the soul. But it takes humility to develop at this level. Most of us cherish a self-image that has very little to do with how we really are. When the true picture is revealed, some people come to their knees in humility. Others fall into a narcissistic rage, unable to bear the truth. It's at moments like these, when there is tremendous evolutionary pressure, that the self divides.

If you make a decision to remain whole under pressure, to face the truth without wavering, what emerges is literally a new human being. You discover self-confidence, spiritual and moral strength, self-respect and dignity. That's soul development. But it takes a tremendous commitment and a deep surrender to resist the temptation to divide. If the self doesn't divide under pressure, then evolution takes place in real time.

Andrew Cohen

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Spring

josephD — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:40:49 GMT

Today is the Vernal Equinox, many blessings to you all in this mark of change.

The Sun is on it's way back, and is halfway here. Can you feel it?
I sure as hell can
I've been going through a lot of change and this is just the icing on the cake.

So I just wanted to send blessings to all of you on your individual path during this time and may growth be your path and loving kindness, wisdom and harmony be at your side.

Namaste

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Birthday!

Amana — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:21:53 GMT

Hey, I just wanted to let everyone know that my birthday was this past Sunday! My bday weekend ended up being MUCH more stressful than I had wanted. However, I am able to say that the very best part of my whole bday weekend was my daughter! And for the most part, for this last year, she and I have struggled IMMENSELY! She has gone through a lot, and it was just over a year ago, that I put her in in-patient care to get help. We have BOTH gone through so many ups and downs...and around this time last year, she didn't even want to see me. She cringed at the very sight of me....she would push me away if I tried to hug her....she obviously had A LOT of unresolved anger towards me. Anyway, she and I spent a lot of time together this past weekend and when I look back at where we were a year ago....and where we are now, I am filled with tears of joy...We both still have a ways to go...but we have come so far, it's almost unbelieveable! Anyway, as stressful as my bday weekend was, it was one of the VERY best because of my daughter! I just changed my main profile picture to show her....isn't she just amazingly beautiful?! (YES! she really IS 14!!!) Anyway, I wanted to share my joy with all of you!

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Guilt

josephD — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:33:37 GMT

Ugh

Guilt

Guilt seems to be inlaid in so many cultures....so many families, so many people I've come across in my life and I'm not free of this charge. I've been battling it especially in the past months because I tend to put a lot of emotional responsibilities on myself. I find that I'm an empath or one who is highly intuitive with feelings of others and as a result I tend to take on their feelings or at least fear what may happen if something gets messed up.

It's so easy to see how something is all your responsiblity or all your fault if you want to. It's so easy if you learned that from your parents, your family or just even being put in the scapegoat position too much as a kid. It's a rough thing. I'm currently working around some people Korean descent and guilt seems to be huge in their culture. I could be totally wrong, maybe it's just the people I'm around specifically, but in talking to other Koreans it seems to be right on. Regardless, seeing it so much has made me think about my own a lot more. How important it is for us to validate ourselves, to be ok with ourselves.....to forgive ourselves. To not be dictated by old patterns from unhealthy sources. To not let others affect you with the weight of their emotions. To let it all go and be free to be who you want to!

This is healing.

My own relationship has been a source of guilt because in the midst of indecision and such I tend to feel completely responsible for the other's actions.I realized that I wasn't helping either of us and only once I started to take on my own feelings and not cloud them with guilt was I able to return to center. It's *so* important.

Also I was thinking about how guilt carries down into smaller things, like regretting what happened yesterday, regretting something that was said, something that wasn't said or done....etc. This type of tripping over oneself really messes up the whole process of expressing oneself and being present in the moment.

I've found a few things to be helpful with this, one I got from The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. In one of the chapters(agreements) he highlights "always doing your best." With this in mind we leave no room for regret. Whether our best is 100% or 50%, we accept what we are able to do and simply move forward. Another idea that came out of that book(and others) is to release everything that's happened in life until now. EVERYTHING. You're here now, that's that. You can't change anything, nor should you. Right!? You are here now because you are supposed to be here now, your life has led up until now, and as a result the past has shaped you. Whether you see it for good or bad, to accept it is the key. If you can accept fully all that has happened to you, you are releasing it's control over you. You are moving forward.

But guilt has many faces, and can be buried so deep we don't recognize it. Sometimes it's only triggered by certain people, sometimes it's triggered by us when we interact with others. In the end it takes us away from our center, from who we are, and we get tied up in anxiety, over thinking, and negativity.

As I seem to get past it, I uncover deeper layers and I smile, because it's the same animal. I smile because I see what I need to do, what I need to focus on, and how much happier I am as my awareness increases of my actions. I hope the same for everyone and welcome all perspectives.

=)

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Healing and Releasing Trauma

josephD — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:41:24 GMT

we all have been traumatized in one way or another, to varying degrees. let us use our community to discover new paths to wellness and healing..

in our efforts to heal ourselves we come across many different methods. Please use this space to share your experiences with trauma and how you've been able to heal it if you have. Trauma can be emotional, physical, sexual, or of any sort. Use this space to either voice your trauma to move past your fear of it, you are in a place of sympathy, do not fear. Also let us work together to work on traumas and either share our own positive experiences in healing or help others with perspective.

I, being rather sensitive since birth have held emotional traumas more than others. Since a very early age my parents were shocked on how sensitive i was to emotions, much more than anyone they have ever seen. I was very prone to absorbing others emotions and in school early on my sensitivities were exploited for humor or just because or cruelty or whatever. Not only that but in my home there was a lot of turbulance with family problems and my siblings were going through their teenage years at that point. I would often be shunned since i was so much younger and as a result developed communication issues and many harsh assumptions to neglect and rejection. Trust issues mainly developed at this point at school as well. These issues have carried with me for years and i've done a good amount of work on them.
Over time i found that the only way to really open up that little kid inside of me again was to forge trust with myself. In developing relationships with significant others i found i was able to open up more and more by sharing and taking that risk of expressing my childhood fears. These things have proven to be issues with me and my significant others due to lack of communication on my part and easily detaching so i won't get hurt.
I still struggle with these things and I'm really trying to work on it more. To restore trust in my own feelings and not need outside validation for those sensitive issues. I was such an open heart as a kid and just remember being such pure love, even into 1st-2nd grade. I long for that openness again as i pilfer through these issues. I recently was advised to really not detach ever and really engage myself in the situations i'm in. So as to bring that confidence of my feelings and to bring to light my perspective. I still fear that if i don't do this carefully i'll just shut down again and have more to go through. Relationships have proved good and bad with all of this. I find that i'm still incredibly empathetic with people and absorb emotions easily, so while I'm trying to just express myself and be that little kid, i time and time again have trouble because that little kid, that open heart is so damn sensitive that it picks up on the receivers feelings too much and i never really honestly and straightforwardly express those emotions...and then it becomes tied up in there and there's more knots to untie.
I find that confidence in handling one's feelings brings the greatest growth. I find that trusting yourself regardless of the world can be the biggest steps. But also finding those who can really listen and be there can be the greatest aid, those that understand and relate. There are a million mediums out there in the world and surely there is one where people can relate. In the end it's being honest with your feelings and yourself, and relinquishing any blame on anyone, and just taking ownership for your feelings. Taking ownership and knowing that only you have the ability to change things, to grow, if you allow yourself to.

Sometimes sharing these things with the world, or a community can open doors within the self. Humbling yourself. Recognizing issues on a deeper level. Making public what you may hide. It can be incredibly honest and exposing to let loose what you are afraid of, only to give yourself a better perspective and showing that you really have nothing to fear except the fear itself.

much love and support and kindness..and thank you for reading this.......feel free to share....i'm here....we're here...

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Letting Your Soul Be Heard

josephD — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:03:44 GMT

Letting Your Soul Be Heard
Being Witnessed

When we allow ourselves to be witnessed by another, we cannot help but be transformed by the experience. Whether we are sharing a personal experience, standing in front of friends to celebrate a special occasion, or expressing our unbridled joy or sorrow in front of a loved one, we are allowing ourselves to be seen and experienced in a very intimate way. Not only are we baring ourselves to someone else, but we are allowing that person to hold a very specific kind of space with us so this powerful act can take place. To be witnessed is to let ourselves be seen as we truly are in that moment.

Our friends and loved ones can easily be witnesses for us, if only we are brave enough to let them. Your next birthday may be the perfect occasion to experience this sacred act: Invite your friends and loved ones to your special day. During the celebration, stand in front of them and thank them for being there for you. Feel their gratitude, attention, warmth, and support, while noticing the sense of safety you feel as they surround you. If you feel inspired, share your innermost thoughts about the day and your life. You may be surprised at the feelings of peace and validation that arise within you, when you feel safe enough to go deep into your soul and share yourself with those you trust.

Anyone who has ever seen love, admiration, acceptance, or appreciation reflected in a friend or loved one's eyes knows how transformative that experience can be. When you bare yourself to another, you are giving them the gift of you and showing them that they also matter. In letting yourself be witnessed, you are letting others into your intimate space, stepping in the sacred container they have created for you, and creating a cauldron of positive affirmation, support, love, and goodwill that will stay with you forever.

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I got this off of a person's blog which was copied from 'the daily om'...
i read this and it was so enlightening when i started thinking about trust issues I have. The idea of being engaged and fully present is one thing, but to be able to open up the way described above is purely transformative. As I thought about doing this, to anyone, I quickly felt the boundries I have with myself, that have long been established, and have long kept me from being that much closer to people. It's scary to me but I want to establish that fully again, on those deeper levels, and I know that this was meant to cross my path. Doing this fully is a chance to really get to the core of some issues, seems like you don't even need to say anything, just being at that place, that completely open, vulnerable place seems like it would be a lot in itself.

blessings

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Inhibiting Healing

josephD — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:25:04 GMT

Someone once told me that the only reason us humans don't change is because we don't think it's worth it. The second we think it's worth it then we've changed, period.

There are changes I want to make in my life that inhibit my growth, yet I still fall prey to what keeps me stagnant. I understand that a part of me thinks it's worth it, but it is difficult to clearly see that part.

What are ways to bring out these perspectives? Bring out the demons? Lay everything on the table so there's a chance to really get good perspective?

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Change

josephD — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:02:27 GMT

OH Diddily boo, change. That bastard. I mean, c'mon, we're all humans and even though it's in our nature to change, we don't want to! Safe, comfort, solid, warmth, love, attachment mania, we don't want to give it up... crack, cheese, marmalade, etc!

=]

had a few conversations of late about it. especially when you're at that place, that place where you know what you have to do or want to do and you're looking it.....pointing at it....talking about it......reacting about it.........but not doing it.

"there it is! that's all i have to do...that thing.....over there......lemme circle around....yup...still there........that's what i should do........maybe if i look hard enough from here something will happen.....maybe if i rationalize it away things will be better...."

hehehe

Nothing like going outside of yourself. Those pent up, holding you back emotions thrown aside, if even for a moment. That's bravery. That's love for the greater good. That's change. Letting go. Deciding and moving on. Release in tears or loud vocal outbursts. Change.

It's hard. Sometimes those things are so deep we really fight them. It's like war.

"oh, thoughts of change? Let's just bring back attachment and shut those up.....stuff those right back down where they were.
Oh they came back? Shit, it's on. Let's just overload with anxiety until they're frozen."

all these layers of bs
holding us back at times
the emotions
attachments
good ol' logic

fuckin it up.

I find myself in better places when i am unbiased about things and let all things settle in their own way, without reaction and anxiety.

it's tough

but eventually you get to that point...

FUCK IT!

then it's done
you've already decided...

just some thoughts
to share
like love
to you

hooray!

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You are a system of light, as all beings

josephD — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:41:53 GMT

You are a system of light, as all beings.

The frequency of your light depends upon your consciousness.

When you shift the level of your consciousness,

you shift the frequency of your light.

Emotions are currents of energy with different frequencies.

Different thoughts create different emotions.

Creative or loving or caring thoughts invoke high-frequency emotions,

such as appreciation, forgiveness, and joy,

and raise the frequency of your system.

Energies that emanate from your soul

have instantaneousness to them.

By choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which

emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce,

you determine the quality of your light.

Light represents consciousness.

When a person is fully conscious,

we say that he or she is "enlightened".

-excerpt from the book

The Seat Of The Soul

by Gary Zukav

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New Cycle/Year --=-- Renewel

josephD — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:08:10 GMT

New cycles are happening folks. Almost every culture sees this time of year as the end of a cycle and beginning of a new one. The peak of winter is passed, the calender new year is changing over, the holiday break is passing, and if you are one to pay attention to the moon...the new moon is today.

I think paying attention to cycles is very important in learning as you are growing in life. I find that the moon cycles give me a chance to recapitulate what's happened over the last 28 days and how I'm growing or dealing with it.
It is a great opportunity for healing.

Currently for me I've been really trying to break through my barriers of non-truth and really get to my core and just simply be. Be from a place of truth and loving kindness. This year has brought me a lot of emotional issues coming forth in myself and has given me a lot of perspective as to what I'm doing or , more importantly, not doing. I struggle with what I want, who I want to be around, and what I'm doing about my own setbacks.

This new cycle also gives a chance to change. We don't need it, but anything that can be catalyst for change is a good thing. I am finding that others seem to be going through change right now and yet another cycle starts.

I wanted to share these thoughts to remind you that it's good to look back and see how far you've come. How much you've grown and where you haven't grown. What you can do about it, what you want to do about it. And most of all where you can change. Life is short, we have no idea how much time we have, we must follow our hearts and listen to our souls. Whether you believe in a greater whole or nothing at all, all we know is this life, so we must make the best of every moment. It's easy to not express oneself, to disattach from people and get used to not expressing your truth.....believe me. I can be so good at it...and so bad at it. What's important is just being able to let go of what keeps you from moving forward.

That's what new cycles are about. Moving forward. The past is the past and that's that. Now is here, here is now. Let's do this.

Walking
I turn around to see blackness
is that from where i came?
I forget all behind me
only to notice my steps aren't carved in stone
and I am free to go in any direction

Any other thoughts on cycles? I have more to express but don't want to get too into my own belief system, this tribe isn't about me, it's about all of us. I'd love to hear what any of you guys have to say, and any thoughts, blessings, confessions, or anything that's needed at this time for you.

I send all of you deep blessings for this new cycle, may your spirit walk with you in stride.

=)

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Waking up the Healing Energy

josephD — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:56:41 GMT

Hello,

Sorry I've been kinda on hiatus for a bit, work has been a bit much and I generally don't want to delve into the computer realm after working on one for 8+ hours. However things have slowed and I can put some more energy into this tribe.

I see there are a good amount more people joined and I welcome you all. This space is open for healing in all it's forms and it's purpose is to provide a safe space for expression without negative criticism and retort. I encourage you to use it however you deem best for yourself as this tribe is a tool not a mold to fit into.

I send you all loving kindness and if anyone needs anything or needs advice privately, contact me at anytime. I am a good listener and if there is ever anything I don't know, I'll tell you.

Just wanted to reinstate this energy here and I hope to talk and meet all of you in time.

Thanks for being here

joseph

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Something from an online journal

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:05:36 GMT

It's a little fragmented, but like I say at the end, I hope this speaks to you.
_____________________________________________________________

I, like you, have a mom that is not very supportive. My dad is now, but
he was never around when I was younger.

My mom has never said a supportive word in my life, not that I can
remember. When I was six (and this was traumatic to me for a long time,
till I figured it out), I came home with a report card that had too many
check marks on it. Two. My mom slapped me across the face, my lip bled,
and she said "You don't love me enough!"

I always felt like it was never enough for my mom. I always thought I
had to be the smartest to be loved. I became a smart ass.

Once this came to me, I had to realize I was smart enough and I didn't
need to be a know-it-all to be loved.

After awhile of being on my own, it occurred to me that she was doing
the best she could to keep us living comfortably. Around this time, I
was staying with my mom at her house in Vegas. I woke up early in the
morning and walked in from the guest house. She was chopping vegetables
and meat to make breakfast for her guests. I went up behind her and
hugged her. My mom - a woman who has always been either flat emotionally
or yelling at them - cried briefly.

I was teased mercilessly by her, about my big lips, about being chubby
when I was younger, about having a penis. I had a horrible self image.

I don't know what did it, but I started to realiz that I was sexy. That
I didn't need to hide behind mohawks and sneers anymore.

I felt abandoned and unloved by my mother. She would leave me and my
sisters to fend for ourselves, weeks at a time. I didn't understand why ...

It wasn't till recently I realized I was still living these abandonment
issues out through women in my life. That I felt I needed to be
validated by a female, but I set up the conditions where I wasn't paying
attention to them till they cheated on me. The one girl who didn't cheat
on me I was hung up over for a long time.

I started on the path to healing by recognizing that I can be loved and
will not be abandoned. I then made myself a tuna sandwich ... my mom
used to make them for me. They were my favorite, but I had never made
one for myself. I had cans and packets of tuna in the cupboard, but I
never used them. Recently, I recognized I loved myself. That I didn't
need to be validated by anyone. I was valid on my own.

Even now, my mom still is hard on me - I haven't gone to college, I'm
the eldest but my younger sisters have degrees. But you know what? I
know I'm successful, by anyone's measure. Most importantly, by my own
measure.

What Alex said here was true: only you can really justify yourself,
validate yourself. In that, you will find yourself.

I hope this speaks to you.

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love and gratitude

solarhand — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:50:04 GMT

http://www.mysticalsun.com/cymatics/cymatics.html

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glaucoma

katranon — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:59:20 GMT

hey there.

i am new to this group. i have been invovled as a healer in a variety of forms for years, either via reiki, massage or loving/empathetic counsel. now i have been diagnosed w/ glaucoma. i'm only 37 and its kind of extreme for my age. if the drops given don't help, surgery may become necessary. does anyone recommend any specific resources for this disease? acupuncture, herbs, energy healing? i recently read that illness is God's way of drawing us closer. if this is part of my path, i have to embrace it. i'd much rather address this wholistically than surgery.

any help is appreicated.
thank you,
Katarah

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Auracolors

lunamoon — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:48:09 GMT

I did an auracolors test online and it indicated my life colors are Blue, Indigo, and Crystal. It also said I have a red overlay (not a life color) a shield to protect myself. I apparantly created this shield...most likely as a child at some point. My question is...does anyone have any insight on how to begin removing this shield. It's like a prison and in order to heal and properly grow it needs to be removed. Also...my root, navel, and heart chakras are all under-active...any suggestions on how to open them. I'm ready for change...ready to heal. I have too many blockages...any information would be greatly apreciated! Love and Light Mahalo*)

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looking for release techinques????

Scottica — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:08:15 GMT

I was wondering what your advice would be on the best techiques for dealing with missing an old relationship. This is all pretty new to me and I have little experience wanting someone back who is out of my life.
I find myself thinking of her and missing her which justs hurts me further.
Your advice?

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Message about love and healing relationships

josephD — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:41:58 GMT

from the hendricks institute...

One Problem and How to Solve It

In close relationships, there is only one problem you need to solve: We place an upper limit on how much love and positive energy we exchange. When you open up to more love and energy, you begin to flush old glitches out of the system. Your energy thermostat is reset higher, and sometimes this sets off alarms in yourself. Genuine contact with another person gets you high, and this trips the upper limit switch, making you want to come back down to a more familiar level. We call this the Upper Limites Problem. The alternative to upper limits is to notice when you are starting to get into something negative, recognize it an upper limits issue rather than projecting them onto someone else, tell the truth, take some space, breathe, love yourself.

There are several ways we limit positive energy in relationships. One is by starting arguments, out of fear of intimacy, at times when we could be exchanging energy. Another is by withholding significant communications. We get scared of being close, for example, and instead of telling microscopic truth about it ("my belly felt tight and the skin contracted when I heard you say..."), we withdraw and swallow the communication. Another way we limit positive energy is needing to control or dominate the other person (or needing to be controlled or dominated). If we always have to be right, for example, there is not room in the relationship for happiness and co-creativity.

A vast amount of energy can be liberated in relationships by dropping the habit of projection. Projection is when you attribute to others something that is true for you inside yourself. For exsample, a man complains that his wife is too passive. If he were to own his projection, he would say, " i have not learned to handle a relationship in which a woman is being powerful and equal, so I create relationships with women in which I require them to be passive." A woman complains that her husband dominates her and limits her full expression. if she were to own the projection, she would say, "I create men in my life who dominate and control me. I ahve not learned how to be my own booss and take up my full space in the world." Much of the energy in relationships is drained through power struggles: who's right, who's wrong, who's the biggest victim. When both people are not taking 100% responsibility, it is an entanglement, not a relationship. Relationships exist between equals. it is possible to have absolute equality and no struggle in relationships. The requirement: both people must drop projection and see that they are 100% the creators of their reality. With the energy saved from avoiding power struggles, much more can be created than could have been created on their own.

On a daily basis, the following techniques are helpful in conscious loving: 1) take plenty of time off from the relationship. A close relationship is powerfully transformative, and you need lots of rest time to integrate the learnings from it. 2) Tell the microscopic truth, especially about what is going on in your body. 3) Let the other person(and yourself) go through complete energy cycles. if the other person is sad, support them in crying to completion. Don't try to help them feel better, help them feel more. 4) Give yourself plenty of non-sexual intimate touch. Sex is great, of course, but many people do not give as much attention to non-sexual intimate touch. humans need touch in large quantities. 5) After periods of intense intimacy, get grounded in a positive way(many people ground themselves by getting sick, having an accident or an argument). Some good ways: massage, a walk, dancing, completing important communications, cleaning up your desk. 6) have at least three friends who will call you on your act, gently remind you that you create you reality, remind you to breath and open up to love once again.

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i got this blurb from a friend who took a 'life coaching' class with them. she had a wealth of other really positive info on therapeutic methods...receptivity...listening....reflecting...and many other beautiful things...
it's already in us naturally, you just tune into it... =)

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Healing Wisdom via Structured Rambling =)

josephD — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:39:30 GMT

What do you do to heal yourself?

What are your personal methods of healing?

These are things that others may be able to use to heal themselves. Share if you feel ok with sharing, and let's spread constructive healing knowledge!

((((this turned out to be more extensive than i originally planned but in going with the flow i realized i had a lot to say....i don't know it all so take what works for you....and remember i love you))))
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Once talking breaks down with someone or i'm not able to talk to someone to directly deal with the pain, there are a few different avenues i take.

First of all, if by chance you can talk to the person, i reapproach the situation, but first releasing as much tension as i can, so the conversation can remain positive. I find that if the edge is taken off of the conversation and it's reapproached, it's much easier to communicate and not put the other person on the defensive.

The ways to release tension is also an alternate way to dealing with it period.
My ways are as follows:
- Writing. Ohhhh writing i love you! By letting out your feelings, without interruption and outletting them without constricting your volume or words, it is an incredible healing tool to let go of any emotion. Once you get it out, you not only have a lighter look at the whole situation and can deal with it easier, but you also have put your feelings into concrete form and in order to do so it required some organization and structure. When feelings are going frantically around your head, even if it's a simple solution you may not find it due to the chaos not letting your thoughts settle.

- Talking to others. Talk to anyone! Especially those that relate to you, that listen well and are close to you. Anyone will do, but gravitating towards those types of people can be much more productive. Again releasing the feelings, it's such a key to healing. With talking to others you have to organize your thoughts much like writing, but with talking you're able to really let it out and make a structured thought process out of it. Also you may receive feedback which at times is more essential than anything since living in our own head is so limiting and can often make us feel like we're so right, only to find out we have been overlooking one or many important points. Sharing perspective, realizing other perspectives can be the greatest tool to healing, since often our pain stems from our own view patterned over time, and that pattern may simply be unhealthy and unfair.

- meditation. When unclear with feelings, or when they are too much....direction is needed. Sometimes that direction is too clouded by all the feelings and all the thoughts. And sometimes even writing won't bring clarity because you can't even start. Talking is much the same. But if you sit and quiet the chaos of your mind and let things settle, you are given a chance to objectively see where you're coming from, and what the real issues of a situation is. The deeper you go, the more you may realize the whole situation(both sides) and what to do about it. This introspective process has been around for thousands of years for a reason.....it works.

- Reading. Sometimes we need guidance. Direction. And the process is simply not coming from within. There may be many reasons for this. In the end reading constructive, positive books can be huge tools for healing. Sometimes even random books that have nothing to do with self help can be keys or lessons into ourselves and our situations. There are tons of self help and spiritual based books out there that really can give a lot of great perspective when stuck or in pain. I often recommend the 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz since it not only offers insights into love and interactions, but it also goes into our personal perspective and how that can be so easily tainted, and how unfounded it is. Books have helped me and countless others find peace and perspective, and i'm sure the number grows every second. Sometimes books are introduced into your life for a reason......don't push them away so easily....

- Exercise. Sometimes we are stagnant and that's not only our mind. Our overall energy, our system is stuck and it may need to be pried loose. Or our mind is too easily caught in the same routines as we sit and absorb our surroundings. Jogging things loose and pushing our circulation to increase our bloodflow to our brain and to get things moving overall can create enormous amounts of healing energy, creative energy, and clarity. Our bodies and our minds are truly one, and if we have a more efficient body, we have a more efficient mind and emotions. These things can be enormous in certain situations and also creates a sense of healing by the fact you're healing your body. Exercise is also another form of meditation and causes a lot of stress relief, which adds a lot of calming clarity. And it makes you feel good!

- Pure emotional release. CRY!!!!! LET IT ALL OUT!!!!! SOB. WEEP. BALL YOUR DAMN EYES OUT!!! It's all stuck in you like a clogged pipe, cough it up! let it out! Write on that post! Subscribe to that tribe! Cry in your pillow! =) or i mean... =( ....or if you're angry, punch your damn pillow....run as fast as you can and STOMP the ground. YELL!! go to the beach and YELL over the sound of the ocean!. Exercise works for this especially. If you're scared, take the emotion within you and embrace it. If you're *anything* take that emotion, feel it....embrace it....let it flow uninhibitedly through your veins. Run with it. If you're scared, be really scared, take it and let it take over all the way. The idea is that you are releasing the emotional *energy* so you can therefore take care of the emotions themselves without the immense energy behind them. It makes them manageable and ****you always feel better afterwards***.

- Come to terms with yourself. Whatever the situation is. Accept it. There's no way you'll start healing without acceptance. Accept your feelings...they're ok! They have to be, because they're yours, and you have no choice but to OWN THEM. If you don't own them you're FOOLING YOURSELF. That doesn't mean you have to think they're fantastic and you'll do it over and over. It means that.."hey, it happened, it's ok, i'll try better, but it did happen and that's that." Come to terms with yourself. Come to terms with reality. If the person is a dick, well, then they're a dick! Accept it! Either move on or deal with it. This is life, there is no inbetween. Find your way to *be ok* in a situation or get the fuck out of it! You are responsible for your emotions....nobody else. You are. They could be the worst person ever, but you have the choice to stick around.......you have the choice to take it to heart. In the end, every emotion you have ever experienced or will ever experience is -yours-. Every emotion you don't think of that way, is a stuck emotion. That doesn't mean others can't help you out with how they've made you feel, but they don't have to. In the end you are the only one that has to. You own your feelings, every time. So love them! Accept yourself for who you are, right now and embrace it! This is you! You are a beautiful person. And ya, things get fucked up, but oh well! It's not permanent, no matter how much you think it is. It's ever changing, and up to you.

whew!

=)

um....

-Forgiveness. When you hold a grudge, *you* are holding the grudge. The person you're holding it against isn't holding it.......you are. So the sooner you're ok with whatever happened in life(accepting life as it is, and was...right now) then you are sooner to heal. Sooner to move on. Sooner to be HAPPY!! Forgive everyone, everywhere, every night(that was no a car lot sign). Love! The more love you have pouring out of you, the more you are being loved. To let go of any and all pain you've had in your life is the only way for true happiness. That's right, forgive *everyone*. That doesn't mean you have to go live with them, but you should be ok with yourself, and everything that's happened to you. This is a very long process and i'm not there either. But it's a goal. A beautiful, loving goal. Embrace your past, it made you who you are......learn from it, and move on. That's the key with all of this.........move on. You're here now! So keep goin! Don't hold onto a bunch of BS. Cuz it's over! Why are you holding on? What does it serve you?

- Smile. It ain't so bad. You'll get through it. Keep your head up. There's always more to what you know, more than what's going on, and many more curves in the road. If you accept the fact that the emotion you're going through isn't *so heavy* and isn't the end of it all so to speak, then you can see your way through much easier. Don't stress over anything. It feeds neurosis and brings you nothing good. By indulging in our emotions(thanks don juan), we find ourselves giving up control when we're actually in control. Learn to laugh things off easier. Nothing is *that* offensive. Nothing is anything you can't get through. NOTHING. You are a human! You can survive *anything* that doesn't directly, physically kill you. All you have to do is keep going, it'll get better, i guarantee it. It's a very beautiful thing, and a powerful lesson.

- Open your mind. There's always more out there than what you know. Always. The more open your mind is, the easier you can heal, move on, etc....because you can see more paths, not just the one you're on. It is important in life not to get too caught up in your head, and what you know because there's so much out there that the collective human conscious doesn't know it all.

- Be there for others. Symbiotic relationships are wonderful and they grow as you feed them. Put love and energy into your everyday actions and interactions, it's sure to bring you love. Give love everyday, it's true to your heart.

- Honor yourself. You always have yourself no matter what. By being in tune with ourselves we can do more, heal more, express ourselves more.......do what we want to, follow our heart......etc. Make time to feel yourself out, to listen to those nagging feelings, and express those scared little emotions. You're living, so live! It's not about anyone else but you, and if you want it to be about someone else, you better know who the fuck you are, cuz otherwise, how will they know?

This is it for no my loves, yes it's a lot but it's all about love. I hope you may profit from this, and know that you can call upon me anytime. Love love love!

joseph

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Streams of Consciousness

josephD — Fri, 27 May 2005 18:01:11 GMT

lessons and learning and letting it flow, life is a stream of consciousness, typing not what you know, ever changing and growing as letters form words, to let your consciousness just go and bring together what's on your mind.....

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boxes and structure

today was a message for me
brought to me by omens in form
that those are just reassuring the brain's doubt
but to truly honor spirit, is to know without
to see beyond what you see
to feel instead of think

i knew this already but it comes up again
as we cling to this reality, it will come back countless times i'm sure(hope not though)
that to look at things
and place them in your perspective
is not honoring what that thing is
the bird singing, seems beautiful and calming
and whatever else one might think
however that bird is more than i can know
and to put any constriction on it
is to limit my receptivity to it
so i must let go of what i think i know
and let it flow
deeper and deeper
to where that wisdom, that subconscious wisdom
stands alone
and there is no point of reference
and that is wonderful
because without that point to refer to
we are open to the possibilities
endlessly

i think that can be taken to many levels and situations
as the brain does this all the time
getting comfortable and 'used to' things
but especially with people
they are endless and dynamic
true wonderous beings
and no matter what you know about someone
there's more
and one must respect that
because there are always more avenues
to everything

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.let it out.

josephD — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:55:12 GMT

no recourse, no nothing, just a thread for the sole purpose of letting out frustration, feeling...anything. don't backspace, don't think, just write, let it out there and feel good about it.

blah!
jalkdjfa;klvknvenakvanvk;eankvekvel;vnlkvenlvklvklk......jmgmhmmmmm.....well liike i feel sometimes like certain things go in circles and other things fly real high, taking me higher and higher into consciousness....yet all along these circular motions grow more common at times and tend to drive me crazy....but i know it's me stunting the growth...stunting the awareness to break free of the merry-go-round that goes nowhere. it seems like to progress you find other barriers that can put you behind where you thought you were and when that happens you think that you've actually moved backwards....well that's how i feel some times...blah! feelings can be such a bitch when you don't want to deal with them...when they seem like too much or any apparant resolution seems off the chart. discouraging it is....................................................................................working in a small office is weird. this new job i got is cool, the people are cool, but there's just something different to the small office dynamic that 's weird....like the tight vibe, the loud people, the quiet people, constant interaction....whether you like it or not, they're there, across the desk, 10 ft away...etc....meow. blah.zeebooooooo ya!!!

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wow, that actually relieves some frustration.....

mewoaf

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Welcome

josephD — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:31:56 GMT

*smiles*

good vibes a flowin' i invite anyone to post or reply to posts. i want this place to be as open as possible....feel free to talk about anything....from old pain to current relationships to sex to crazy dreams to spiritual awakening or loss of faith to ANYTHING. Any open heart is welcome and please no intolerance, closed minded judgements or being discourteous to another's feelings. Just love, kick back, and make yourself at home.

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Autonomous Zones

josephD — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:23:49 GMT

Recently I assisted my fiance's brother and sister-in-law with a sleepover birthday party for her 5 year old niece.

Needless to say it was a crazy time, complete with fashion show, dancing, singing, and everyone trying to tackle me. There was some intense energy and it was wonderful.

And it got me thinking, because I used to be all about slumber parties as a kid. And I realized that it's the one time kids really have as close as possible to a totally autonomous zone. The parents either don't care or have gone to bed, you and you're friends are in for the long haul. No plan, no bedtime, no rules. Just you being you, and everyone else doing the same. Chaos, fun, secrets, new experiences, connecting silliness, etc. It's a beautiful thing for a kid to have, to be able to really release like that with no impending time to go home, no one standing over them, and with a bunch of people together...

These safety zones, are so important in life. Your own living space should be this way. But to share it with others becomes something much more. Whether it be just a random night with friends, or all night in bed with your lover, or dancing under the stars at a rave, or something more grandious like burning man. These things people seem to gravitate towards because of the release. The true break from habits and rules and society, and entering a place to just be, to let your energy go, and it becomes a wonderful place of healing, growing, relaxing, and a anything that is our nature....

just wanted to share....

find that time, be at peace, relax...completely, have fun without any inhibitions, just go, do it, run, smile all the way.......

=)

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Recommendations

josephD — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:56:01 GMT

Hello!

please share books/websites/media/movies/diet/anything that you recommend for healing, for helping others heal, for personal growth, or whatever you want to share...... =)

originally i was thinking books but then i realized there's a lot more out there...

i just finished a book recently by Anodea Judith that is called "Eastern Body, Western Mind." It goes through each chakra extensively and looks it from the psychological perspective of each one. It goes through positive/negative aspects, excess and defiency, when they are devloping, traumas, and ways to heal them. It's kind of a big book but it is very informative for yourself and for helping others. It literally seems to go through every aspect of how we may be thrown off and gives clues and information to help it. Even if you don't read it all, it's good to reference.....check it out...

don miguel ruiz' books are very good for healing. Including "The Four Agreements" and "The Mastery of Love"...he has other books but i haven't read them all. His books are very straightforward and simple, but have very deep implications. They give good perspective on life itself and how we deal with our emotions. Very healing books, they helped me and many many others immensely.

"Becoming Naturally Therapeutic" by Jackalyn Small
I'm only 1/3 through this book but it is really really good. It's more about being there for others than healing yourself but it is very good wisdom. It goes through different traits and scenarios of how to be naturally therapeutic. How to really be there for others without your ego involved. How to have them help themselves, and to just guide them. It is very good.

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself -- by Melody Beattie
This book is about learning to not be so involved in others feelings. Not to absorb their feelings, and how to set your own boundries and care for yourself....while you are still loving to others. It's about not being so caught up in unhealthy emotional patterns and how to break them. If you feel you are this way in your relationships(significant or family/friends) i highly recommend this book for your healing.

All of these books can be found on http://www.amazon.com and most of them in your local bookstore. I can't think of other media off hand now but i'll come back to this......

anyone else have any recommendations? I can always use more wisdom and conscious development...

love

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Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind

josephD — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:10:26 GMT

this movie had a beautiful message about several things. Mainly what i wanted to mention is how it talked about attachment.

Attachment is the biggest demon of healing. In order to be clear as to what we need or what will actually heal us, we need to be free of the attachment of what plagues us. Once that is freed we can go and understand what the truth of a situation is. In that movie the main characters found in the end that without attachment they had the freedom to realize that they wouldn't be happy together. The only way that was achieved was by having it erased from their memory so they were truly free to choose. Awareness of this attachment is necessary to achieve liberation from it. The characters loved each other but found that they were not compatible, they wouldn't be happy. They were wallowing in misery of this separation, wanting to do anything to get away from it....even erase all the wonderful memories they had. In the end, as they took a step back, understood the situation but didn't have anything to cling to, they could do what was right without interference. I think this is a very powerful lesson.

In our healing, we hold on to our pain. We hold on because the feelings serve us, or that ideal still holds. But what happens is that is the exact thing that keeps us from healing. Once we can move past our attachments we have the power to chose. With that power we have the power to live life in the moment.

Of course there is much to be said about attachments, buddhism illustrates it beautifully. As we cling to the ever changing life we live, we are holding on to a moment that has past. The easier we can adapt and change and let go, the happier we will be.

peace and love

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life is life

Vanessa — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:12:57 GMT

you can't change the fact that life is going to happen whether you want it to or not..."the only thing that doesn't change in this universe is change itself". And it's just the same with people, you can't change them no matter what...so let go. Because when you do let go all your expectations about them changing or the end result falls away. and so does the fear, worry and stress that goes along with it.

Probablly one of the hardest things for me to do is just LET GO. I wonder sometimes if this little girl inside holds onto the past and the future because that's all she had then and so she thinks that's all she has now. But those rules don't apply now...why won't she just let me take over. In our conversations together, especially recently, I believe I'm gaining her trust. She doesn't have to hide in her dream world in her imagination any longer and just because she lets go of that doesn't necessarily mean that she'll loose the ability to still dream vividly and use her wild imagination. A voice inside tells me to be patient and loving and pay attention to her needs like her father did so long ago. Nurture yourself, love yourself, listen to yourself, be that caring magical fun creature she always imagined would be there for her in her time of need...then...you'll see the difference.

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