To many of us it seems that the principles upon which our country was founded are in short supply these days. What can we do about it? Unless, like Mahatma Gandhi or Dr. King, you plan to start a national movement for peace justice and equality, you can at least stand up and be counted! And next Monday night you have an opportunity to do just that!
Next Monday night we honor the lives of M.K. Gandhi and Dr. M.L. King in a public tribute that would be just the kind of occasion where people like you and I can come together. The tribute includes music, audio and video tracks, and readings from their speeches and writings
Many healers will ask permission from your Higher Self. Something like:
“With permission of (client’s name) Higher Self, A Healing session you shall receive” Or, perhaps you have heard: “Ask your Higher Self what it means, what to do...
I remember a long time ago when I was told, “you have to love yourself before you can care for others.” It made no sense to me. “I know myself well, I don’t need to give myself love, I need to help others. They need the help and love, not me.”
I finally understood what the message meant while receiving a reiki session. During the session I saw a well, like a wishing well. I was curious, so I walked over and looked in. It was made of stones that stuck out here and there, not very deep, but not shallow either. As I looked to the bottom I saw Myself, as a little girl about 7 years old, sitting there. She was safe, and okay. She seemed used to being there but very alone.
In 2009, I was in an airbag accident; the airbag deployed while going 5 mph. There were multiple injuries from my sternum to my forehead. 1 1/2 years later the shoulder injury had not healed after many visits to my osteopath and physical therapist. In 2011, I was walking with a friend who was telling me about her experience with Egoscue Posture Alignment. She had walked duck-feet for many years and was experiencing hip pain. She was considering hip surgery. Then she visited an Egoscue Posture Alignment Therapist who gave her exercises to align all the joints - shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. As we were walking, her feet were pointed straight ahead and her hip pain had disappeared.
This New Moon is an auspicious time for committing to any intentions you've set for the New year, and outlining concrete steps for following through. Ritualize the process in whatever way works best for you. Magic, afterall, is a process of inviting in the mysterious 'other', while participating in direct actions that will help you to achieve the thing. It's opening to a universe that is conspiring to shower you with gifts and then participating in that process.
In this latest episode of The Dream Detective Podcast, I interviewed Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos, a 3-time breast cancer survivor whose dreams saved her life by providing early detection when no doctors or medical tests could. We talk about her books 'Surviving Cancerland: Intuitive Aspects of Healing' and 'Dreams That Can Save Your Life: Early Warning Signs of Cancer and Other Diseases' with co-author Dr. Larry Burk. We explore how dreams can provide both literal and symbolic warnings, and look at some of the common symbols in dreams of cancer patients. We also discuss dream visitations from deceased loved ones (aka after death visitation dreams), and how they can play a significant role in delivering message to warn us of health concerns. By listening to her dreams and her waking life intuition, Kat was guided on the path to healing, despite resistance from medical professionals. Join us to hear her fascinating story. You can find the full show notes with links at www.thedreamdetective.com and you can find Kathleen's books at East West Bookshop!
Paramhansa Yogananda wrote in his now world-renowned life story ("Autobiography of a Yogi") that it is only when the individual soul awakens to the prospect of the "anguishing monotony of repeated rounds of birth, life, and death (replete with the three evils of mortal existence identified by Buddha: illness, old age, and death), that God sends a guru to guide the soul into the safe harbor of ego transcendence.
Around this time, more of us create new goals than watch the Super Bowl. That’s a lot of people. However, less than one in 10 will actually accomplish our newfound goals. What’s the use? Goal-setting should heighten your focus and productivity, not induce more guilt. So here’s a better way to go about setting – and achieving – your goals.
The Solstice, or the moment when the Sun "stands still" happens twice a year. In the Northern Hemisphere, we will experience the Winter Solstice Friday, December 21 at 2:23pm Pacific. Winter Solstice is associated with the longest night and the deepest dark. It's a time when we have the opportunity to turn inside ourselves, and towards each other, to find the light that's missing in the external world. We remember that even in the darkest times, there is a spark of divinity within each of us that can always be found and remembered.
Reiki is about eliminating negative energy and receiving a surge of good clear energy with or without touch, in person or from a distance. I also use crystals and tuning forks per the client’s preference. They have wonderful vibrational qualities that can really help go deep into the body.
Dza Kilung Rinpoche was a guest teacher recently at East West Bookshop. He is a lama of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, the fifth reincarnation in a line of enlightened yogis. Rinpoche first came out of Asia to Seattle in 1998, and now leads an international sangha, with his main residence on Whidbey Island. At the same time that he oversees multiple projects, including the building of a new temple on the island, he has maintained responsibilities as the head of his monastery in eastern Tibet, and makes trips there annually.
How do we find truth? What are the processes and life experience that allow us to come forward and say what we believe? How do we recognize the very personal nature of truth and belief, and that sometimes they shift and change...and that allowing our beliefs to shift and change is a good thing?
