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Thursday
Sep172009

What happens as you align?

Alignment is something you recognize as you feel good and enjoy what you do.  You may feel this way some of the time, but not all of the time.  It is always possible to learn ways to get back on track.  At times, connecting with others, seeking guidance helps build confidence so you reclaim inner power.

Knowing you are doing what you choose is part of it. This draws attention to the fact you can alter your thoughts and perception of conditions any moment. You realize you can change how you think and feel about where you are. This revelation empowers you. Imagine what happens as you align;

1) The future unfolds in your present. You no longer say, "I am trying to become, working to become, hope to become." You know what you are and tell the world. This is not about talking, but 'walking the talk' in the present moment.

2) You open to new opportunities. Suddenly, all these unexpected opportunities come knocking at your door. You are attracting them. Yet, in another way you are choosing to see and acknowledge they are always there.  Choose to seize them.

3) You focus on what matters. The intent of your effort determines what transpires. To get excited about the nature of nature itself is to use less words and focus on expanding other levels of perception. You no longer describe what is happening to align with expectation. You live and demonstrate what is.

4) You realize you must give to receive. You recognize everything you do exchanges value for value. The law of service draws attention to how you put it into practice. How you value your authentic self is reflected in the value you place upon what you do or do not do. To give from the heart without judgment means you feel a resonance of truth in the moment. You do not give in hopes of receiving but recognize that where reciprocity is absent, sends you a messages about yourself.

Saturday
Sep122009

13 books offer insight on 2012

Some people call it the Piscean era we are coming out of toward 2012. As humans separate from the familiar, it sometimes seems like you are cutting the self off from relationships, behaviours and points of reference that ground you. Separatist thinking thinking can alientating and yet, amazing things happen when you open to possibilities.

Consider 10 books worth reading to expand your insight into 2012.  Share insights about references that are famliar to you, and suggest additional materials to empower others;

1) The Dresden Codex by the Mayans

2) The Truth: What You Must Know Before December 21, 2012 by Stephen Hawley Martin

3) 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl by Daniel Pinchbeck

4) Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age by Gregg Braden

5) Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future (and a Way to Get There from Here) by Dr. Bruce Lipton

6) The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships by Esther Hicks

7) The Starseed Dialogues: Soul Searching the Universe by Patricia Cori

8) Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century (Second Edition) by John Jay Harper

9) 2012 Awakening: Choosing Spiritual Enlightenment Over Armageddon by Sri Ram Kaa & Kira Raa

10) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

11) 2012 and the Galactic Center: The Return of the Great Mother by Dr. Christine R. Page

12) The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012 by Mayan Priest Carlos Barrios

13) The Aquarians by Eric Rankin 

Monday
Aug102009

Everything comes full circle

Many people focus on the sensation of fear and are unsure what to make of this. You may not realize that how you think and feel creates the life you lead.  Everything comes full circle. Consider revelations triggered insidec you by this Zen tale:

A man was running from a tiger, and he came to a cliff. He began climbing down a vine, hoping that the tiger could not follow him down and he could thereby escape. As he was on his way down, however, he spied a second tiger waiting for him at the bottom of the cliff. As he hung there on the vine, wondering what to do, he saw a rat begin to chew through the top of the vine.

Then he spied a strawberry, just in arm's reach. He reached out, plucked the berry, and ate it. It was the most sweet and succulent berry he had ever tasted. He closed his eyes and tasted the berry with his whole being, and said aloud, "what a wonderful berry this is!"

Then the rat finished chewing through the vine and the man fell to the ground, breaking his leg. With his leg broken, he could not run. The tiger on the ground came up to him and batted him around as kittens do mice, giving him one painful cut after another. One swipe tore out his left eye. Eventually the tiger tired of playing with him, and bit a large chunk out of the man's stomach for its dinner.

The man went into shock, the pain of the wound coursing through his entire body. But he did not die: he hung on to life for five more days as the two tigers (who, it turned out, were mates) used him as a source of food. His mind was dulled by shock, but not enough to keep the fear and pain from filling his world like a bright light. After five days of agony unlike any that can be described, he finally died.

His corpse continued to serve as a food source for the tigers for several more days. After that, the rat that had chewed through the vine came to gnaw on what was left of his bones.

Tuesday
Jul212009

Ralph P. Brown & Interview on finding truth

Ralph P. Brown is a Mohawk indian, self-taught artist, writer and among many talents, he raises awareness about the power of the medicine wheel. My own experience creating a medicine wheel as guided by the Sisterhood of the Shields enables me to connect with him on different planes. I am pleased to be reviewing his new book, Awakening the Eagle: A Guide to the Medicine Wheel.  He shares meaningful teachings and I am grateful he is available for this interview. 

First of all I want to say that I have always enjoyed our exchanges. Anita and I love what you are doing with Dreambuilders Australia and I was excited for the opportunity to be a part of it.

As you reflect on core identity, what makes you who you are?

What makes me who I am is my love for life, my awareness of my duty, my responsibility to the Sacred Hood (life) and my ability to perceive both the seen and unseen.

My culture (Mohawk Indian), my life’s experiences and my beliefs about the world and our role in it contribute to who I am… because we act according to our beliefs.

Describing who and what I am is a little like describing a painting before it is painted. I’m a work in progress; a student of life; a servant to the people and Creator. That’s me in a nutshell.

What is your higher calling and how did you grow aware of it?

When I was young I had an astrological natal chart done. The woman who did it said that my destiny would be reached by one of two paths. The things she told me made me pay attention and I filed the information away in the back of my mind.

One day I was invited to a ceremony that was conducted by a Medicine Man whom I had never met, Danny SeaBoy. In the darkness of the sweat lodge he began to pray. I was shocked into rapt attention when in his prayer he said, “Tunkasila (Grandfather), I want to thank you for showing me the man in my dreams who is Mohawk”. I sat through the rest of the ceremony curiously blown away because not only had I never met Danny prior to this ceremony, I never told him that I was Mohawk. After the ceremony I asked him if he could share his dream with me? He told me how I would serve the people if I chose this path. Not long after this, another Medicine Man, Earl Swift Hawk, made me a pipe carrier and confirmed all that Danny SeaBoy had said.

When we are given our Indian name it is given according to what the giver “sees” in us. My God Mother, Elaine Cook, gave me my name Tawennihake (pronounced DAW-ONE-KNEE-HAH-GAY) which in our language means “Making Path”. The Wisdom Keepers and Medicine people have shared generously with me of their vast knowledge and I knew it was for me to give to others – this is my path.

Why write your new book, Awakening the Eagle: A Guide to the Medicine Wheel?

One day I saw an Eagle’s perspective of the world. I saw the people as if they were ants running here and there doing this and that. It seemed as if they were on auto-pilot or living by rote. They were like sleepwalkers unaware of who they really were and oblivious to the “voice” that was speaking to them. Seeing what they were and knowing what they could be, I knew that their spirit needed to be awakened. Thus the title of my book “Awakening the Eagle”.

There is a plethora of self-help, motivational and inspirational material out there but people don’t always resonate with the same thing. Sometimes you need only hear it in a different way to have it make sense to you. “Awakening the Eagle” comes from a different perspective in hopes that something in it will awaken that spirit and cause the reader to walk in a new awareness.

Once people know that they are in control and life is not the whim of outside occurrences, they become empowered. Learning such control can be life-changing. And when enough people learn this they can change the world.

How can Native Indian stories and experiences assist people? How do they help you?

I think Native Americans have a more wholistic view of the world because we recognize that health and wellness comes when there is a balance of physical, spiritual, mental and emotional bodies. Indian stories incorporate this thinking in their telling and are used to not just entertain but to teach as well. The stories are simple in their telling but deep in their meaning.

We each “hear” and “see” things when we are ready t see and hear – depending on where we are in our growth. I learn from these stories every time I hear or tell one. Because of their neutrality they allow the listener to insert himself in the story in his own way and in his own time. They also allow him or her to listen in a way that is non-threatening. A defensive listener is a closed one and this is not conducive to learning.

Another thing about stories is they challenge your imagination and dare you to see other possibilities. It’s okay to be the Buffalo pawing at the fresh grasses on the plain. You are allowed to be the Eagle soaring above the earth – when we stretch our thinking in this way, we grow.

Many people struggle during a search for self or identity. What advice do you offer?

Before answering this question, let me share a quote with you from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“The moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you’ve been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.”

Self image, in spite of what the world “self” implies, comes from the outside. It is what we have been taught to believe through family, friends, culture and society. Self-esteem is how we feel – it comes from the inside and is reflective of our beliefs about self.

We all originate from the Source, the Great Mystery or whatever you choose to call God. We are created not only by God, but from God. We are spiritual beings having a physical experience. Our attention to this form is often at the sacrifice of the spirit. We forget that we are divine creatures with a sacred duty. The further we get away from the Source, the further away we get from our true selves - our God selves. We come into this world with this “knowing” and then we are taught to believe different.

If you accept the fact that we come from and are a part of God, you can add this: Every person is a leader, teacher or healer. They can be one or all of these but once you understand this, your identity becomes clearer. Each person brings a unique talent, quality, skill or gift that aids him or her in fulfilling this earthy mission.

It is not always easy for people to accept or believe that they are, like God, a creator and that what they do with this life matters to more than just their immediate family and circle of friends.

The advice I would offer? Know Thyself! This knowing begins with where you come from.

Tell us about your different choices of creative expression and how this enables deeper introspection.

There are several ways I have of expressing creativity. Art, writing and music get the most attention. I write and draw and this is creativity with a mission because I use them to teach and share what I have. The music I do for the sheer joy of playing.

Art is about my connection with the spirit of the things I draw. Art is my ideas, perceptions and thoughts made visible. Art is a window into my world. Because I am aware of the spirit and energy I pass along to the people who purchase and take these pieces to their homes, I take pause to look at what is coming from inside of me when I create.

I do this even more so when I write. When I draw I can take artistic liberties and even if they don’t “get” the intended message, they can appreciate the artwork. When I write, I want people to get it. As I look for the best way to explain abstractions and allegory it causes me to look at these from as many views as possible. Introspection is the inevitable result.

I have been given wonderful gifts and I am blessed to be able to share them in this way.

Human perception is grounded in the physical senses. How has this effected your belief in and knowledge of ‘the unseen?’

Spirit moves unseen like the wind but we see nature dance in its wake. People who are aware “know” the cause. They recognize the Source because they are aware of their connection to it.

Spirit “speaks” to us in signs and symbols that we understand. What is always fun to see is when Spirit uses people, circumstances or events to teach or show me something. I don’t have to see it to know that it is coming from the Source.

People don’t see the undersea earthquakes that cause tsunamis but they see the effect. When I pray I feel the universe respond and watch for the effect – I know the wave is coming.

What have you learned from experiences with native tribes and medicine men? Why is this meaningful?

Indian people and their Medicine People have given me much. They have taught me how to “talk” to the things of the earth. They have taught me how to heal and how to serve the people. It is meaningful because these things reach beyond the tribal and cultural context and can benefit the world.

There is an increasing awareness of the twentieth century thinking of excessive consumerism. This bigger-is-better attitude has not served the earth or its people and there is a search for a new paradigm. Indians have always known how to live in harmony with the earth and its creatures. Change may not be easy but it is better to work towards change now than to wait until the problems are so huge that the task becomes panic management on top of everything else. Things don’t have to be out of control before we act.

How does one come to master the physical world?

By mastering the self.

When one truly knows the self there is an awareness of how we relate to all other things. When that learned balance is found, we begin walking in a good way.

The more we learn about the self, the more we learn about our interconnectedness to all things. Life is about relationships. How one thing relates to another and how they relate to everything else. The old ones tell us that what you do to the strand, you do to the whole web. Everything is related to everything else… but because man is the only creature who is out of balance with the other forms in nature, it is with the self that we begin. Bring harmony and balance to your physical, spiritual, mental and emotional self and you bring balance to the whole.

Share 2 experiences that completely alter you self-view and understanding of reality.

The first would be the ceremony I mentioned earlier with Danny SeaBoy. This really caused me to look at what was inside of me and the journey I was on.

My understanding of reality was completely changed when I attended a Yuwipi ceremony with Medicine Man Earl Swift Hawk. In the complete darkness of the room where the ceremony was held I saw spirits in their light form. They flew by the hundreds, light beings that cast no light nor created any shadows. They whispered in one voice creating a sound like white noise as they moved around the room helping the people in attendance. The experience did more than change my understanding of reality, it changed my whole life. A very powerful ceremony.

In your view, what is the “truth” and how can other people come into their own?

In my view, truth is universal.

My litmus test for truth is that it can’t be culturally, gender or racially specific. It has to work for everyone or it isn’t universal.

The truth is seeking you just as you are seeking it. There are a couple of things that can inhibit our search for the truth. One is a preconceived notion of what truth is or isn’t. The other is the tendency to rush to judgment before enough information is given. How can Spirit show us the answer when we already think we have it?

Our search for truth can take us down many paths but… there are many paths to the top of the mountain! How you get there is a personal journey – one that will reward you with many gifts along the way.

One other thing I want to say about truth. Truth and belief are often confused with one another. When you hold an idea up to the light and it casts a shadow it is more than likely a belief. Truth is light and no shadow can be where there is light.

How does dreaming influence your spiritual journey?

From what I can tell, I have three different kinds of dreams:

  • non-sensical flashes here and there
  • cleansing dreams where I process fears, apprehensions insecurities and so on
  • spirit dreams where I know to pay attention. In spirit dreams I am hyper-aware and I clearly see numbers, writing, colors, signs and symbols or animals.

Spirit dreams guide me and teach me. An example of this is found in what I call the Eagle Dream. In Indian tradition it is an honour to receive an Eagle feather. The feather means many things but to receive one means you have done something brave or extraordinary in the eyes of the people. I had a dream that I share in my book “Awakening the Eagle”. I spot an Eagle and I fly up behind him with the intention of “taking” a feather from him. He looked back and gave me a look that said, “Yes, you could take this feather but is that what you really want to do?”

Deciding it wasn’t, I folded his wings with the idea that I would “trade” him his ability to fly for a feather. Again he looked back at me with that same look and I knew it was wrong. So I set him on the ground with the idea of following him until he dropped a feather. Of course this was not the way either. The dream taught me that you can’t get good things in wrong ways. The things that are meaningful are not those that are forced, tricked or stolen. I could have gotten a feather but it would not have held the same value as one that is given in the proper way.

Dreams are a powerful tool because we get our logical and limited thinking out of the way and free the way for what is rather than what we think should be.

Ralph, your creative art and writing encourages human beings to explore the root causes of their beliefs and begin to recognize the meaning of their own delusions. I encourage visitors here to check out your work at www.mirroredwindows.com

Liara, Again I want to thank you for this chance to share my culture and my perspective with you and your readers. May the threads of our connectedness always be visible.

Friday
Jul102009

7 Steps to guide you to truth

During your quest for fulfillment, you are invited to see what is right in front of you.  Open to new levels of awareness.  If nothing you see calls itself anything, what is discerned? Which revelations are triggered?  As you explore diverse experiences,  ponder 7 steps to lead you back to truth;   

1) Consider the basis of your expectations

2) Feel the deeper truth beyond conversation

3) Reflect into a world of inner value

4) Recognize everything reflects back your clarity or confusion

5) Sense what remains as the body, thoughts and words fade

6) Understand love is unlimited and forever expanding

7) Worlds appear to confirm beliefs until beliefs are outgrown

Why assume anything is ever lost? Discover what is embodied in the teacher who holds your temporary attention.  Follow your own intuitive guidance.  Be the I AM presence.