A Time of Change, My New Years Resolutions!

In the midst of a galactic change I thought that this New Years I would resolve to change myself utterly.  Like the butterfly that started out as a baby caterpillar, then grew up to into adulthood.  For the last couple of years I have been in my cocoon learning from my past mistakes and learning about death.  This knowledge has brought me to the point of letting go of my past, my fears, my regrets, and my ego.  Now, it is my time to break free of my cocoon and spread my wings.  To me this symbolism says that I am ready to break free of my cocoon early so that I can experience the freedom of my soul flying while I am still alive here on earth.  Most people don't come to the cocoon stage until late in life, then when the finally break free that is when their soul tuns into pure spirit and flies home to the Great Spirit.


This also can represent a Shaman.  Once a person has undergone the certain process of riding oneself of past, fears, regrets, and ego he or she can break free of the cocoon early and live a life of great blessing.  The Shaman lives a life connected to spirit at all times.  This does require a constant cleansing and balancing of mind, body, spirit, and emotion.


There is a Native American legend that says, " If you have a secret wish, capture a butterfly and whisper your wish to it. Since butterflies cannot speak, your secret is ever safe in their keeping. Release the butterfly, and it will carry your wish to the Great Spirit, who alone knows the thoughts of butterflies. By setting the butterfly free, you are helping to restore the balance of nature, and your wish will surely be granted."   The Shaman also lives by this code of conduct.  Once a secret has been divulged to the Shaman it is never repeated and it can be communicated to higher spirits.


This is my path, it chose me!  Now is my time to break free and be graced with spirit.

Quote of the Week

The thought of initiation scared me more than dentists. I pictured shivering naked in dark caves, eating raw meat and insects, stumbling deliriously across miles of scorching desert, hanging from my pierced chest for days on end. “Perhaps it doesn’t have to be so painful,” I mused between drags on a damp Pall Mall while thumbing for a ride in a light mist of rain outside Grosse Tete, Louisiana.

Sol Luckman

Winter Solstice and Lunar Eclipse

Munay blessings to you all,

I sit down to write this message on the eve of one of the most powerful moments in our known history on earth. It is a galactic and planetary alignment so profound that the ancient indigenous people have prophesized about this event for millennia. This alignment marks the beginning of a two year cycle to bring balance and harmony to the earth; to usher in a golden era of peace and an understanding of our true nature within the cosmos. The shifts that this alignment will usher forth are a new way of being that has been lost in the conditioning and belief systems of our modern society; a way of living and loving, commonly referred to as Christ Consciousness.


I’m sure most of you are aware that the upcoming Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere on 12/21/10 at 4:38 pm MST) follows a full lunar eclipse, beginning 12/20/20 at 11:33 pm MST with totality occurring at 12:41 am on 12/21/10 and lasting for 72 minutes. The eclipse will be visible in North America (weather permitting and energetically regardless) and occurs with the earth (body), moon (mind) and sun (Soul/Spirit) within 2 degrees of the galactic plane which aligns us with center of our galaxy – the belly of creation. The Mayan’s refer to this center as Xibalba, the dark rift in the center of the Milky Way. 
 
This astrological and astronomical event is a tremendous opportunity for us to receive Great and Divine wisdom and it is strongly advisable to sit in meditation and ceremony to connect within to receive the heightened energy and information that is coming forward. Mythically a lunar eclipse reflects to us our shadow – both personal and planetary. It provides us with an opportunity to see into the shadows and move forward in our light.


With Love of the Infinite Source, Andrea (Shaman Healer)




Aho,


I am so grateful for my family, friends, community, the earth, and all animals.  I hope that everyone had a fantastic Winter Solstice.  And, I hope that everyone had the chance to take advantage of the full lunar eclipse.


With much love, peace, and happiness.  Stephanie

Levitation by African Shaman

A German film crew captures a levitation performance by an african shaman.

What do you think, Real or Not?

Quote of the Week

The goal is, then, having attained that balance, that wisdom, that connection, to then rise up to a level of universal meaning; in other words, to break through the machinery of cultural conditioning, in the same way that the shaman does, and to attempt to discover something authentic—something authentic outside the self-generated language cloud. And to my mind, what this authentic thing is, is—it’s hard to know how to put it, but—it’s the animate quality that resides within the psychedelic experience—that the universal mind is alive, is sentient, is perceiving, is there to meet you when you come through from the other side. So we’re not talking about psychedelics as a spotlight to be turned on to reveal the detritus of our own personal unconscious. It is not a spotlight. It is not shining from behind you; it is shining ahead of you. It is actually that the same organizational principles which called us forth into self-reflection has called forth self-reflection out of the planet itself. And the problem then is for us to suspect this, act on our suspicion, and be good detectives and track down the spirit in its lair. And this is what shamans are doing. They are hunters of spirit.

Terrence Mckenna

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Quote of the Week

'Eveything is made of light,' he said, 'and the space between isn't empty.'"

Don Miguel Ruiz