Seeking Solitude In Nature:
A Meditation Teacher Shares Her Story

Stephanie Nash

Stephanie Nash is a mindfulness coach & has worked closely with Shinzen Young for 20 years.

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By the time we’re 60, we will have been alive for almost 22,000 days on this planet, rarely, if ever, stopping to watch just one. By immersion into nature in solitude, we allow the natural human to become entrained to the nature of the planet we are part of.

On the 7th day, my mind was flowing at the speed of sea fog. Or maybe that was the description of my nervous system. I felt so present with a gentle flow — and my mind felt open to whatever arises. Good stuff.

I had been camping in solitude in nature — on a hill over the ocean on the coast of California — as I have done twice a year for the past 20+ years. I jokingly call it my “People Fast”, which I have always assumed I needed since, as a meditation teacher and an actress, what I do in the world involves intense and intimate interactions with people, and I figured that we always need an opportunity to “clear out” and refresh or reground ourselves.


But there is more to it than that — at least for me.



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Solitude In Nature For Monasticization

I find this immersion into nature – in total solitude – to be the most advantageous environment for cultivating deeper states, insights, and restoration. It is my monastery.


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Energy Update: Leaving the Human Behind by Jenny Schiltz

Energy Update: Leaving the Human Behind

by Jenny Schiltz

The energies of the 11/11 gateway are already upon us and it is as if we are being squeezed though the eye of the needle. All that is not truly our soul is being shown so that we can make the conscious choice to leave it behind. In conversation with my team they explained that the human is being released. When I pressed them on what that means they went on to say that what is considered human is our duality, lack, limitations, and fear. What is not considered part of the human is our personality, our likes and dislikes. Who we truly are is not going anywhere, what is leaving is all that we are not.

However, even with this explanation many are experiencing fear associated with letting the human go. Right now many are feeling extremely anxious and depressed, as the resurgence of lack, limitation, doubts, and duality programming is looping throughout your form.  It is so we become so uncomfortable with these feelings that the anguish of hanging on is greater than our fear of letting go.

Another component to the leaving the human behind is having to understand deeply that we are worthy of the life that we desire. We are worthy to have the relationships, career, happiness and joy that we so desperately want. We can have life filled with the beautiful flow of the universe and a peaceful existence. As you read these words, what emotions arise? Do you feel the truth to these words through your being or is there a fear underneath begging to be heard? Do you feel selfish for wanting it all? Do you fear that when good things happen, the bottom will soon drop out? Do we dare to believe with all of hearts that we are worthy?  Look at all the insecurities these energies have brought up in the recent weeks. They are showing us where we hold a lack or not good enough vibration within us. Once we see it we can shift it.

As these energies are here to assist us, now is a good time to create a ceremony, a way to mark your transition into the new.  Make a list of all that you want to leave behind; all that no longer serves you. Feel each thing deeply within your form as you write them down. Sit with them, look how they have served you and how they have held you back. Don’t rush the process, take as long as you need to. Once you have complied your list, thank the energies and then release them.  Some find the simple act of writing works, others like to burn the paper, tear it into bits, or even bury it in the ground. Do what feels right for you. While you are working on setting yourself free call in your angels, masters, and guides. I like to call in Archangel Azrael whom helps with transitions, Kali the Hindu Goddess of transformations, and the elemental kingdom. The help we can receive when we give permission to be helped is tremendous.

Once you have released what you no longer need, now make a list of what you do want moving forward. I find it best to keep the list general and allow the universe to show me the HOW. For example, on my list I could have “I want a peaceful existence”. I then turn these into a mantra “I AM peaceful”. This helps me to feel anchored into what I do want, instead of focusing on what I don’t want in my field.

What is also coming up to be examined are the past lives that are affecting us now. While we have many past lives we don’t need to dive into them but we do need to be aware of the patterning that we have brought forward in this life time.  When working with clients, clearing their energy fields and aura I am being shown that for many it is the time of completion. That the theme they have been exploring from all of its angles is now ready to be integrated and the lesson learned. For example if a person is learning the theme of abandonment, the lives they experienced could have seen them as the one abandoned, the one doing the abandoning, or even the one loving another with abandonment issues. The variations are endless as are the emotions explored.  The point is, it is now time to heal from it all and come away with a deep love and understanding of the issue. When you have been it all, done it all, experienced it in so many ways, how can you then judge another without judging yourself? You can’t and that is the point.

Also what is taking place right now is a deep need to heal all of our parts, to call them home. These are showing themselves in dreams and memories that are surfacing. Honor all that is coming up, don’t minimize what to your adult mind may seem trivial. To your inner child, these were major and now need to be healed. All of your memories, not just childhood ones are coming up to show you what is needing more love.  For me, obtaining a Soul Retrieval to bring the parts ready to return has been pivotal for me. It helped me to feel whole again. It helped me to integrate the soul pieces lost due to childhood trauma, car accidents, multiple surgeries and chronic illness.  We must be whole and healed in order to embody our entire soul.

Dreams are really intense right now. We are working through major issues in our sleep space. Some are having vivid and fearful dreams and feelings of impending doom. When these occur, ask yourself if these are for your current life and timeline or if they are memories from another time. We have been here before, we have been on the cusp of a huge transition and it didn’t go well for the inhabitants of earth. Think on Atlantis and Lemuria. Keep in mind that it was decided that this time we would be able to make this huge journey without the mass destruction of humans.  Some are having dreams of epic battles of good versus evil. These can be the subconscious mind’s manifestation of the struggle of leaving duality. If you are able to interact in these dreams, try to send the “bad” guys love, wrap them in it. You may find that with love, the battle dissolves.

All whom are awakened or awakening are feeling this need to let go of what is not truly you and what is no longer beneficial in your reality. What changes is the degrees in which this is felt. For some, it seems that their life has been tossed into the middle of a tornado and what no longer serves is being forcefully removed. For others they are finding that the ground they established under them after the tornado is now shifting again. While others are finding firm footing and that their path is clear.   Wherever you are in this process, allow yourself to trust in the universe and simply let go without fear. It is much like untying your boat from the shore allowing it to drift, knowing that you will eventually land exactly where you are meant to be. It is understanding that if there is a huge storm, sometimes the safest place is out to sea. Those that choose to stay anchored will find themselves battered against the rocks and overcome by huge swells.

With all that is taking place in the outer world, it is not hard to get caught up in the drama, the injustice, the outrage. However the guides are saying over and over again:

Keep your balance, Keep your neutrality, for you don’t know the big picture, Keep your heart open and Source love flowing through you. Keep trusting.

When our heart is open and love flows through us, all our fears and anxiety melt. The parts that no longer serve us seem to just fade away.  Sending you all so much love and support as we go through these amazing times.  Thank you to all who support and share this work.

Jenny

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Activating the Andromedan StarGate at Lake Louise, BC, A Message from Sananda through Elizabeth Trutwin, May 1, 2015

 I have to say, I was always in awe of this sight: Lake Louise, even though I never knew the name of it. It was an image on a calender that spoke to me. I saved that page and hung it on my wall, when the calender expired. I recently got a new phone, and the only screensaver I liked was this image. I still didn't know the name or where it was. But I have felt drawn to this place for a long, long time.  BTW, Sananda is the one you know as Jesus Christ.  ~PB

Lake Louise Stargate

Buddhist Monks

Activating the Andromedan StarGate at Lake Louise, B.C. 

A Message from Sananda through Elizabeth Trutwin, May 1, 2015

Do You Want Your Ascension? Do You Want Your Freedom?

Then You Must Have The Truth.

 

Why is Earth Ascending now? Simple. It has been forced to. Those living in the future with great technological advances from lives millions of years in the future looked into this Timeline to find Earth and one third of the Milky Way Galaxy completely destroyed. A Plan was made for the Milky Way Galaxy and Earth as well as other neighboring Stars to restore them to their original Pristine Beauty. In order to accomplish this enormous task the damaged Timelines had to be restored and merged with the Timelines of the future.

What was it that did the damage? The small handful of dark cabal who mined and enslaved Earth took their profits, developed reverse engineered Extraterrestrial Craft and learned to go into deep space with propulsion and energy systems unknown to Humanity on Earth at that time. They then went on to mine and enslave other Stars and Planets. They were not stopped. Nuclear weapons, their means of control, destroyed more and more of the Milky Way Galaxy as happened to Niburu, to Maldek, the Earth crystalline Moon, and the surface of Mars including her oceans and rivers.

Nuclear War has been an issue going back through the history of your Solar System. A nuclear blast destroyed Niburu and it was rebuilt around its own Sun. It is both a StarShip, a MotherShip carrying a crew of 20 million people as well as a Planet. This is hard to fathom, although true. Niburu existed in the Aurora Sun System which had 23 Suns. Nuclear war destroyed Niburu. With technology far advanced of your imaginations a MotherShip was made into existence with 12 stories and holding all forms of nature inside including mountains, forests, animals. Every form of plant and mineral life may be found there on Niburu. On Niburu the Crew are of many species all of which are humanoid, though not all resemble Humanity on Earth. Ninety percent of life forms within your Sun System are humanoid. Each their own Humanity sharing common genes. Some are part woman (man) and part horse, elephant, lion, serpent, alligator, pterodactyl, ibis, hawk, lady bug, preying mantis, and many, many others. There are 200,000 different species of Human hybrids in your Solar System.

There are many stories out there about the Annunaki and Nephilium from Niburu. The work of scholar Zecharia Stichin is used to justify these stories. His research is good. The more recent stories are made up and attributed to him. He passed on a few years ago and would be greatly disturbed to know his translations are being used this way to manipulate fear of those from Niburu. The number of Annunaki who defiled their people was four. Four original Annunaki defiled the memories of those on Earth. They went out and recruited others of all races to help their dark cause. 

Many they recruited were from the Constellation called Dracos. This was the home of the Dragon People, the Snake People, the Alligator People, the Dinosaur People and the Lizard People. These are who now and always have been the cabal. The number of false prophets has grown. Why? Control. Enslavement.

 

Do You Want Your Ascension? Do You Want Your Freedom?

Then you Must Have The Truth.

As you read blogs which are reposted all over, you believe fake stories because they have been repeated so often you adopt them as truth. You will not ascend with that approach. You will be left behind. The end of this life will result in death. You will not incarnate on Earth ever again. The Timelines are being merged and there will no longer be a way back to Earth. You do not understand what you do not understand. In order to integrate the Supreme Truth One must spend time in nature, integrating the quantum unified field. Connect with Nature and the Cosmos. Put down your devices and remember who you are.

Maldek was a large Planet between Jupiter and Mars. It is now what makes up the Asteroid belt, of which Ceres and Vesta are a part. In the nuclear attack at Maldek two cities fired repeatedly upon one another and after three days of nuclear missile blasts the core of Maldek was destroyed. The Planet grid exploded. In this massive destruction the force of the antimatter went out like the wind god and blew the surface off Mars.

The water on Mars in the Seas and rivers was pulled by gravitational force into the orbit of Earth and deposited there. This took a year from start to finish. The Moon which used to be Earth’s crystalline second Moon was pulled out of Earth’s gravitational field.

Just such a scenario was played out on Earth during the Cold War. Back on Maldek the first blast was caused by an Earthquake which set off the computers and launched the first missile. As it flew toward the enemy, then they decided to launch their retaliation missile armed with a nuclear head. Their computers had detected the nuclear missile headed their way. This thoughtless war waged three days before this massive Planet biosphere was completely destroyed.

During the Cold War it was reported to President Yeltsin that the United States had sent a nuclear weapon toward a Russian target. He did not believe his military commanders and did not return fire until he checked the reports. We came that close to all out nuclear war on Earth in recent times 4-5 times in the last 5 decades.

During another Cycle of Earth the large part of Atlantis was destroyed, it was due to a nuclear missile being launched into the Plasma Sun at Inner Earth. This broke into three pieces the great Crystal and those three pieces still lie on the Atlantic Sea floor where what we call the Bermuda Triangle is. This broken crystal is what draws Ships and Crafts of all kinds off course, the magnetics of their guidance systems become lost and they traverse dimensions then.

All of the destruction which destroyed one third of the Milky Way Galaxy in the future was due to nuclear war. Ashtar always says, No Dates. No Nukes, No Flukes. Flukes is an American expression which means Coincidences or Mistakes. The Prime Directive under Universal Law states that Extraterrestrials who have returned to repair Earth and give Her Sovereignty again may only interfere in two cases : 1) The case of nuclear weapons used to kill Humans and 2) The case of a massive psychological attack, of which 911 is an example.

 

Do You Want Your Ascension? Do You Want Your Freedom?

Then You Must Have The Truth.

Many gentle hearted light workers have made the mistake of thinking all of government on Earth is the cabal, all of royalty on Earth is the cabal and there are none to be trusted. In this assumption they cannot be trusted so we cannot partner with them for solutions.

There are over 1 million walk-in Souls living on Earth as well as 60 million Galactic Humans. They work together and are all completely telepathic, just as we know Extraterrestrials are. They are working in all walks of life and are strategically placed to serve Humanity. This is a way to get around the Prime Directive. By becoming human these super-humans change things from within the matrix, yet they have their entire memory, their adept abilities and at the same time live human lives. They live under a Boddhisatva Vow. They take nothing in return for dangerous lives battling the tiny number of cabal. This is how it must be handled. There is no other way. There is no other way but reveal the truth to the younger Souls living on the Planet who do not have the sophistication to understand. They do not know what questions to ask. They are so heavily under the programming they are easily fouled. Those Extraterrestrials living among you on Earth have sacrificed everything to be here now. They are here to save the Planet from total destruction.

The detonation of Trinity Atomic Bomb in July, 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico began the detonation of the physical Universe including Earth.

At that precise moment, Earth was taken out of vector and placed under quarantine of the Nation of Andromeda. The entire Milky Way Galaxy has been under quarantine since that moment. Andromeda is our closet neighboring Galaxy and more spiritually advanced. In order to preserve the Universe a Plan was made to return Earth back on course to Alcyone by way of the Photon Belt.  When Earth passes through the Eye of An, the center of the Orion belt and makes it way back to the Central Sun then there will be 9 Suns visible from Earth. We are currently in the 10th Gate of the 6th Sun as the Photon belt vectors us back to proper place in the Milky Way Galaxy.

On April 17, 2015 there was an activation of the Lake Louise StarGate in British Columbia, Canada. This StarGate is a direct route to Andromeda. By activating this StarGate the quarantine is being lifted so Earth may continue Her Ascension unencumbered.  Earth is currently on lock down which means that only Extraterrestrial Craft at least 15 million years advanced of current Earth have access in or out. There still are some less advanced ET Ships here and they are being held, unable to leave and when the Event called Disclosure occurs they will be dealt with and sent away to a more appropriate place.

What is a StarGate? A StarGate is a doorway of sorts. Each Planet, Solar System and Galaxy, as an example, have their own resonant energies. One must travel through a StarGate in order to adjust to the energies on the other side. There are artificial and natural StarGates. Artificial StarGates look like the ones seen in movies. A round structure like a dial to another place and when passing through is like going through egg whites. They depict this as water. It is a Plasma type of energy. Some artificial StarGates are the Ziggurat at Aqar Quf, the Ziggurat at Ur and the Iraq StarGate at Khorsabad.

Natural StarGates may be found as lakes on the top of Mountains and near Mountains. There are natural StarGates at Lake Titicaca, Lake Ram StarGate at the base of Mt. Hermon, the Sudan StarGate in the Murrah Mountains, the lake on top of Mount Rainier, the lake on top of Mt. Kailas in Tibet and Lake Clarence King on top of Mt. Shasta.

During the activation of the Andromeda StarGate Elizabeth was given instructions and able to channel energy from beyond the 6th Sun from the Central Sun down through the Andromedan StarGate and into Inner Earth. Source Energy was brought in to intermingle with the Plasma Sun at Inner Earth through the StarGate. This rarified magnetic light energy was then blown into every cavern space, every portal and every StarGate on Earth to raise the frequency to enter the 10th Gate of the 6th Sun. In this energy nothing can stop the Event called Disclosure. It is a place where there is a point of no return. When this activation occurred it made it impossible for the cabal to escape the accountability of arrests and trials on Earth and at the Solar Tribunal and some at Dracos. The near destruction of this Universe has been averted. Following the activation four Buddhist monks who are Galactic Humans walked on to the StarGate to perform a Blessing over the energy work just completed. They did this with incense using special crystals which they pushed down into the frozen ice covering the StarGate. These crystals will go through the StarGate when the ice melts as summer comes nearer.

One week after the activation of the StarGate to Andromeda at Lake Louise there was an Earthquake unleashed on the Buddhist town of Kathmandu killing over 6300 people. This was no mistake. This Earthquake was targeted as retaliation for activating the final step before Disclosure. The removal of the quarantine means there is nothing that can stop Peace on Earth. This was a last final blow from those who are no longer in power and not long for this world. One way or another they will be leaving now. Earth will be allowed to evolve naturally without war criminals set out to destroy Her.

Because this was a mass psychological attack with not only a significant loss of life but also enormous loss of ancient Buddhist Temples, it qualifies as a case where Extraterrestrials and their technology may come in to assist humans in the next steps of bringing Divine government to Earth. This includes war reparations, a Divine Golden Age and reformation of all areas of life including healing, finances, education, energy, technology, travel and many more. Earth’s frequency is raised and the evolution continues.

Soon there will be landings and the Cities of Light and other technology will be available to help restore Earth and Humanity to truth, justice, beauty and peace. The May 3rd 2015 Full Moon begins the Wesak Festival. The Wesak Festival in Tibet is a large gathering of Humans and ETs alike. High in the Mountains Ships are seen from the raising to the setting Sun throughout the days of Celebration. This is the Celebration of the Buddha. It is the Kalki Maitreya returning to Earth. This Wesak marks the beginning of the end of time in this Cycle. This is exactly what you would expect to see unfold during an Easter Window for the Event called Disclosure.


This is Sananda through Elizabeth Trutwin. © 2015 All Rights Reserved. http://CosmicAscension.org

An Invitation: Many have benefited from this and I would like to continue to offer it. For a one hour booking you may email me at eltrutwin@gmail.com It is amazing what comes through from Lord Sananda, the Higher Self of Jesus. This is a question and answer session on video Skype or telephone and you may ask anything you like. I have several written testimonials. Sananda’s Invitation through Elizabeth Trutwin: Many here are looking for answers about their personal life, Mission and what direction to take at this time. I have information I would like to share with certain individuals. As you read this you will know if it is for you. I have asked Beth to offer her Service for 1 hour telephone consultations where she will channel me, Sananda to you over the phone to answer your questions. You have worked very hard and it is time we sat down together to discuss your next steps. I thank you for your enduring service to the light. ~Lord Sananda For more information please visit: http://cosmicascension.org/private-session/ or email eltrutwin@gmail.com

Ascension Notes: Our Next New Phase - 12/30/2014 by Kara Schallock | Soulstice Rising

Ascension Notes: Our Next New Phase - 12/30/2014
by Kara Schallock | Soulstice Rising

"Be reminded, my Loves, that what I share is your potential as it exists in the higher dimensions. You are honored right where you are and everyone is right where they belong. Some are living their New Lives; others are somewhere in between the New and the old, others are just now awakening and many are still asleep, dulled by the 3D illusion of separation and strife. Some will resonate with what is shared here and others not so much. Remember, this simply is what I am guided to share.


One of the most important tools you have is that of Detachment. I know of a few people who are definitely in this stage of being. Detachment helps one let go of 3D illusions. This season, that is almost complete, is a great example of this. It is rife with separation and many fall back to sleep in order to fit in with the masses. It is the Path of the highly evolved being to stay focused on Who they are; not just in words, but in true feelings and true action. Being detached helps a being rise in vibration, consciousness and dimension. It can feel uncomfortable, because it is not the way we’ve been programmed to feel and be. However, as one Sister-friend said, “…the energy is there to blast through the illusion once and for all.” Another friend posted on my Facebook Community Page about how strange it feels to be so detached from 3D and how it is difficult to do basic chores and wondered how one can offer anything in 3D when living in the higher dimensions is so free and effortless in simply Being Love. Another Sister-friend writes how challenging it is to work at a job that is in 3D, even while sharing her LoveLight. I’m sure some of you, and I trust many of you, can relate. I certainly do.


I share also that in the higher dimensions there is no time separation; it simply flows as One; it is time-less. So when referring to 2014 ending and 2015 beginning, it seems silly to me, for they flow together with no break in between. Time and years are human constructs, designed to hold us in an old paradigm. I also encourage us to let go of the word “paradigm,” for it is merely another container, even when called a "new paradigm." When one reaches a particular higher dimensional state of Being, one questions all things including popular notions of spirituality and Ascension. One sees the higher truth in others and in all things. There is no hiding; only being authentic and true to oneself, detached from all expectations of how things are “supposed” to be. Detachment is not “not caring.” It actually is a higher form of Love and Freedom. It sets all free to be and choose what resonates within.


As we flow into the higher energies seamlessly, we can also let go of portals and gateways, which also seem separate from the Flow. What I have experienced is an infinite, non-stop, steady flow of high dimensional Light. So if there is a difference between the phase we’ve been in and this phase we are now entering is that…Infinite, ongoing Light. I know that doing Ceremony heightens our experience, and yet, we needn’t be attached to doing these on a particular day, do we? Just like we needn’t share Love on a particular holiday or get together with loved ones in a particular timeframe. Let us be Love every day; in every moment.


Most of us are somewhere along this continuum and we are able to see clearly where we are still attached, what and who we still are called to let go of and how we continue to evolve through our choices. There is no deadline and no “supposed-to’s” or "shoulds." There is only this Moment and we can choose to be more or resist and stay right where we are. We will continue to receive downloads of Light and we will continue to hone our choices as we continue to evolve infinitely with no time constraint. Now is the time to be real; to strip off our many masks until we stand naked in pure Authenticity.


We needn’t explain or define or articulate what we feel is Truth, for that has been done in all the religions. What we are to now do is to Be and follow our feelings (guidance). How can we articulate our own state of Being, especially as it shifts day by day and moment by moment? For isn’t that then placing it in a box; a paradigm of constriction? We can paint a picture and write a story, yet can we truly share how we felt deep within doing so? And each one of you will take away something unique from each picture, story, writing and channeling; even this one. This is because each of us has our own experiences and our own perceptions and history, which then filters what is shared so that it is meaningful for our own personal growth and evolution. When one sees a tree, another will see the beings in the tree or a forest or the world. As “they” say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Ponder that statement and feel the larger meaning.


We are called to honor who we are honestly and authentically. We are called to walk our talk and to be a role model of what we talk about. We teach by being the highest we can be, and as we do that we integrate the New within us and our Light touches all others. You can emulate another who stands in their own Light, but do not follow them; be your own Light. This is what we’re called to Be in this New Phase.


It is time that we live our Truth. We have integrated enough Light so now let us put it into action. Stay focused on who you say you are and the backward pull into the old 3D duality will become less and less of a challenge. Even as you still must pay the rent and shop for food, you can do it consciously without being seduced back into duality. Stay centered and grounded and take care of your physical body so that you may be even more of a channel of high dimensional New Life. Remember that we are the ones who have chosen to bring Heaven to Earth and not the other way around.


Remain focused on being your highest self, stay in the Moment so that you can feel your next steps and know that you are incredibly blessed as a Being of Love. Know too that you are expanding in all that you are…Creativity, Abundance, Love, Peace, Joy and more. What you focus on is what you attract to you, because what is attracted to you resonates with your consciousness."


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11-11: Portal of Enhanced Consciousness of Love - by Kara Schallock - 11/10/2014 | Soulstice Rising: Ascension Notes

11-11: Portal of Enhanced Consciousness of Love
- by Kara Schallock - 11/10/2014 | Soulstice Rising:  Ascension Notes

There has been a lot of movement since the eclipses of October. The movement and recognition of what still has remained of the old has been quite huge. And now we’re here, at the threshold of this most powerful Gateway. I was told last night in the wee hours, when we receive many of our messages, that this Gateway is the most important and catalytic portal, even more than the Equinoxes and Solstices. It is one that the Angelic Realm of the higher dimensions is helping us through.

This past week especially, we have been receiving huge, high dimensional energies that continue to integrate into our bodies clear to our DNA, cellular and electrical systems. This has helped old memories to surface all for the purpose of letting go of any past that has lingered in our consciousness. As we go through the 11-11 Gateway tomorrow, we step through a golden curtain of cleansing, much like stepping through a gentle waterfall that clears us further. The potential of this Gateway is to step more into our mastery as Ascendees, and this allows (if it is time for you to do so) each to live life from a Soul perspective.

Step by step we have risen more and more in vibration and consciousness and sometimes we have wondered if we have changed at all, yet if we look at our journey thus far, we can see how far we’ve come. There have been many awakening moments, many Aha’s, changes and manifestations as we kept flowing along our individual Ascension paths. We have been guided gently throughout, for we have been guided by Love. While the changes haven’t been easy, the more difficult we have experienced them, the more powerfully we move into being Soul-merged.

As we move through the 11-11 Portal, have the intention to be nothing but Love. Not only have thoughts of being Love, but feel being Love. Treat yourself lovingly by meditating and being slow and conscious with every move you make. This helps you align with the Gateway, and it helps to bring others along as well energetically, even though they have seemingly attached themselves to the old.

The 11-11 Portal is an opportunity to advance in the consciousness of Love. And this allows your Light Body to further merge with your current physical body. It also activates your New Blueprint, which is located on an etheric plate sitting behind your Crown Chakra. It is encoded in Light Language glyphs. Your New Blueprint is not your original blueprint; it is based on a higher consciousness and who you are evolving into. Dormant Soul-Codes will also be awakened and activated. Know also that this is known as the Angelic Gateway and so will be more gentle than other events, for the Angels exude a great deal of Flow and Grace. As you step through the Gateway, you are helped through by many high dimensional Angels and greeted by more high dimensional Angels on the other side of the Gateway/Portal. As you prepare for the 11-11 (by the way, 11/11/2014 also adds up to an 11, making this Gateway incredibly powerful), keep your vibration high, your busy-ness low and your intentions clear and have an aura of Gratitude throughout everything in your life.

New higher and more loving perceptions are gained as you pass through the Gateway. If you feel angst or any of the lower emotions, make sure you release them in the Sacred Rose: http://soulsticerising.com/spiritual-musings.asp?NID=17 first, as whatever you step through the Gateway with, you empower. What is it you want to empower? Have this intention as you step through.

New Clarity and an expanded consciousness of Love are yours, if that is your intention. Freedom is also highlighted in this Gateway, as is an awareness of the gifts your Soul wishes you to express. And know that as you intend for yourself, it naturally includes all others and Gaia. And know that the higher purpose of this Gateway is to bring Heaven to Earth and Earth to Heaven in a grounded, real way.

This 11-11 Gateway empowers Soul-merge, if that is your intention. Of course, this is what Soul desires and knows that each being has free will. So if this is your desire, make it known. Offer prayers of Gratitude, for this truly is the only prayer necessary, for all is already within you. Giving thanks is a way to make manifest your deepest dreams and desires. And know that the Power of this Gateway continues through the 12-12 Gateway, the Winter/Summer Solstice, and up to the 1-11-2015 Gateway (which also adds up to an 11!). Remember too that 11 is the master number of the Visionary, so all visions are greatly empowered during this time.

Whether you choose to do Ceremony with others, at a sacred site, virtually or alone, the effect is the same, for we are all One. What you do on your own you do with and for all of life. It is important for you to ask your own Guidance how to do your own Ceremony. Whether you do Ceremony or not; or simply meditate, the time really doesn’t matter, for in the higher dimensions, all is truly timeless. The important thing to remember is to keep your vibration high and your intentions clear. Invite the high dimensional Angels to be with you and ask Them how to honor this 11-11 Gateway/portal of Enhanced Love Consciousness. And remember, you carry the Power and Love of this Gateway through to the 1-11-2015 Gateway.


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Cared For and Loved By Green Beings By Pam Montgomery

Cared For and Loved By Green Beings
By Pam Montgomery
August 20, 2014


Is it possible that we evolved from plants? Could we have cognitive functioning because of plants or need a love relationship with nature? Is our raising of consciousness dependent on our relationship with plants? The answer is “yes.” Read on and see how and why.
History of Plant Emergence

Fossil records indicate that plants moved onto land from the sea 450-475 million years ago. These first land plants were seedless vascular plants like horsetail and ferns. Another million years later reptilian plants had emerged with external reproduction such as the pinecones of conifers. One hundred more million years went by before angiosperms or flowering plants with internal reproduction became dominant. It was not until flowering plants were well established that humans arrived on the scene.

But this is the recent history of plants. The origins go back much further into the dawn of life on planet Earth. According to Dr. T. Herman Sissons in The Big Bang to Now: All of Time in Six Chunks, approximately 3-4 billion years ago bacteria (non-chlorophyll micro-organisms without a cellular nucleus) began to multiply within the primordial soup of the oceans. These bacteria initiated a radical transformation by using the sun’s energy to metabolize water and carbon dioxide to generate oxygen and carbohydrates. By 2.3 billion years ago the photosynthetic process was completely established and these bacteria had transformed Earth’s atmosphere to the oxygen-rich, life-giving biosphere we now experience. The same basic proportions of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide that were established then still exist today.

It wasn’t until 1.8 billion years ago that our ancient ancestors emerged. A single algal population began to thrive and it was from these algae that humans eventually arose, Sissons establishes. These early organisms were very intelligent and were able to adjust carbon dioxide uptake and oxygen release for millennia to ensure a vibrant biosphere teaming with life. Their bio-intelligence ensured not only survival, but also a thriving population that communicated and organized themselves enough to encode the ability to grow, reproduce, inherit and mutate. They initiated the process of diversification.

The new field of science knows as plant neurobiology (the study of plant intelligence) suggests this was a conscious decision on their part so that several million years later, plants moved to land and became dominant, making up 99% of all living organisms on the planet. This success has continued over the millennia as plants adapt to their changing environment, always moving toward homeostasis. Once humans emerged some 500,000 years ago, plants already had the “long view” and were well established as the stabilizing, life-giving beings on this lovely planet we call Gaia.
Symbiotic Relations Between People and Plants

Physical symbiosis: Because plants are uniquely photosynthetic they provide us with all of our basic physical needs. Through the photosynthetic process they capture sunlight and use this energy to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, then combine it with water to form sugars that make up their roots, stalks, leaves, flowers and seeds that contain starch, fat and protein. The by-product of this process is oxygen. Plants, trees and sea vegetables produce all of the oxygen on the planet, thus being the only source of oxygen.

All of our tissue comes from plants because we don’t make our tissue from sunlight — plants do. All of our food comes from plants either directly or from an animal that ate a plant, and all of our oxygen comes from plants. We are completely dependent upon plants for our daily existence.

What happens when we bring the automatic ability of breathing into conscious awareness — that the source of our breath is from plants? We realize we are already in relationship with plants because of the mere fact that we breathe. When we become conscious of the source of this breath our relationship deepens. When we pay attention to the fact that we are exhaling carbon dioxide that the plants are breathing in, we then shift into the symbiotic reality of exchange of breath with all the green beings. We are constantly in a cycle of breath, a relationship where we are dependent on each other for our lives.

Cognitive symbiosis: Edmund Sinnott in his book Cell and Psyche postulates that “the rise in higher types of psychological behavior culminating in mind” is a result of plants initiating self-awareness 1.8 billion years ago. Because these ancient plant ancestors were able to communicate with each other and organize themselves to grow, reproduce, inherit and adapt, they developed self-awareness, which, by many in the biological world, is seen as the origins of consciousness. During this birthing of consciousness, plants developed very sophisticated and complex communication abilities amongst themselves and eventually with other species, including animals and finally, humans.

Plants are able to compute and make decisions about complex aspects of their environment, intricate signaling systems to alert neighbors, foraging and competing for resources. They have large protein molecules that have the ability to store large amounts of information, thus creating an enormous capacity for complex communication and retention of data. Amazingly, they can remember all of this to set future intentions of intelligent choice, and as Jeremy Narby says in his book, The Intelligence of Nature: “Plants learn, remember, and decide without brains.” All of this was occurring millions of years prior to human emergence.

Emotional symbiosis: “Biophillia” is a term coined by etymologist Edmund Wilson, in his book of the same name, to describe our love for nature, plants and trees. Because of our long-time association with plants and our symbiotic relationship, we have an inherent (and possibly inherited) need to be in close proximity to nature, plants and trees. Because of this need to be near what gives us life, a type of bond occurs that is necessary for healthy gaiacology (relationship with a living Earth).

Being in close relationship with the source of our sustenance can initiate the release of oxytocin, a hormone produced by our heart and hypothalamus — called the bonding hormone — which initiates the restorative response. Through this bonding, emotional ties result, opening our hearts to the reality of the love nature and plants have for us and that we have for them. This is similar to the deep bond between a mother and child.

Once the heart is in coherence, oxytocin is released, restoration begins and our inner environment comes into balance, affecting our outer environment. Not only are we restored to a loving balance, but so is all that we come in contact with. In this deep place of nurturance our emotional connection is undeniable as we become aware that we are loved and cared for by another being — a green being.

Spiritual symbiosis: Spirit can be defined as the vital principle held to give life or that which animates. Nature is the ultimate in vital force, with plants being the most prolific aspect of nature and whom we are most closely related to. We have easy access to spirit via the plants. The very origins of our conscious awareness came from plants and they have been guiding us throughout our earth walk. Each time the plants and trees reach another level in their evolution, humans are in their wake.

What has become evident in the past few decades is people are profoundly inspired and touched by plants and their psyche-altering capabilities that provide humans with experiences of alternate dimensional realities. Psychotropic plants, flower essences, and plant spirits, to mention a few, have become increasing prominent in the world of herbalism and beyond.

Initiations are no longer a part of modern society, so we have become a culture of uninitiated humans lacking maturity and knowing of our place within the whole. The elders are gone who remember how to initiate us. Ingestion of ceremonially prepared plants — both psychoactive and non-psychoactive — is a form of initiation that plants are offering us. This tells me that the plants, one more time, are preceding us in our evolution, only this time our evolution is of a spiritual nature. Plants are stepping up to the plate and serving as our elders to initiate us so that we can take up our rightful place within the circle of life, being co-creative partners with the plants, trees, elements and great Lady Gaia.


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Pam Montgomery teaches internationally on plant spirit healing, spiritual ecology and plant communication. She is the author of two books: Partner Earth, A Spiritual Ecology and the best-selling Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness. Pam organizes the annual Green Nations Gathering — A Celebration of the Vital Essence of Plants, to be held September 19-21 in the Catskill Mountains of NY. Visit her website at www.partnereartheducationcenter.com.

See also:
Musings: It’s Time For a Return to Plant Wisdom
Related event: 21st Green Nations Gathering

This article appears in the Fall 2014 issue of Spirit of Change

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Soulstice Rising ~ Ascension Notes: Moment by Moment; Step by Step...more New by Kara Schallock - 8/22/2014

Soulstice Rising ~  Ascension Notes: Moment by Moment; Step by Step...more New
by Kara Schallock - 8/22/2014

"Next week, on the New Moon of August 25th, the Lion’s Gate will come to its conclusion. Yet, it certainly is not the conclusion of our transition into higher dimensions. During this Gateway, much progress has been made in our Ascension. (Remember, we are ascending on Earth to stay here in order to bring forth Gaia to a higher state of being.) We’ve let go of more “old;” we’ve adjusted more physically to match the Light we now hold, and we have anchored much Light/Love within us and within all of life. I know you can feel it. Our messages confirming this are all around us. For instance, earlier this week my computer’s hard drive crashed. Yay! My message was that my personal old hard drive crashed as well and I received a brand new one, reflecting where I now am…further anchored in the New. What messages have you been receiving that reflect where you are?

We are acting more in alignment with Who we are, while the chasm between the old and the New grows wider; this includes others who are choosing to stay in the old. Certainly, you have felt this and yet, you’re not attached to it. It is what it is and in this way, you make it easier to let go of the old, including people and old behaviors. While many have felt they have been traversing two worlds at once, they now feel, more than likely, as though they are fully in the New and have great Compassion for those still occupying the old. It is very difficult to relate to those still in the old, for you no longer find Joy in drama, gossip, complaining, blaming or taking part in meaningless banter. You have lost the desire to be right and have others be wrong. Of course, this is your potential of the New Now. Those in the New want only meaning in their lives and while many have felt this way for a long time; it is even more pronounced now. Even for those who have felt alone due to so many leaving their life, it doesn’t feel alone or lonely. Realize also that this is dependent on where you are in your Ascension, for everyone is moving along according to their own path in accordance with their Soul.

Know that while we are anchored more in the New, the old will still be clearing out. You might notice how busy your mind is. This is because your Heart is becoming more powerful and the ego-mind is trying desperately to stay in charge. You can help by seeing those thoughts as puffy clouds that dissipate as soon as they arrive. Know too that many are still going outside themselves for answers, when in fact, everything they need is within. The Heart is not interested in details that come from ego…questions like why, when, where, how or who. The Heart is fine with what is, which one can only access in the Moment.

Remember that your words either heal (whole) or steal and the same is true with thoughts. When you are in judgment, that energy goes out to others. When in negativity, you touch others with that negativity. When in Love, that energy flows out to all. So the question is, “What do I want to support…Love/Unity or fear/separation?” If you find yourself in negativity or blame or judgment, go within and release the belief in separation, for we are in Unity Consciousness and if you are still in the old blame game, you are affecting others with separation consciousness. And you know when someone else is in judgment of you, even when they are not direct…you feel it.

Things are so different now and yet, many are not acting from their Power. Many still run to their doctors and teachers and gurus and those they think are wiser than they. Instead of giving your Power to others, have you been in Trust that you can heal/whole yourself? Try it, if you choose. Recently I was badly bitten by a dog. I chose not to see a doctor and knew I could heal it myself. I did, because I trust that I hold the Power to do so. (I did reach out to a dear friend, who helped guide me to some essential oils, and then followed my own guidance.) I also released any leftover victim energy, even though I never felt victimized by the dog, whom I dearly love. We create circumstances so that we can see just how powerful we are. And then we have a choice...to go back to the way we used to do things or try on the New. We are creative, sovereign beings. We have everything we need right here; right now.

Because we are so firmly in the New, we are not to create the way we always have, for that is merely recreating old constructs. Instead, we are to create in a new way. The best way is to decide how you want to feel; not in thinking of the details, but to just focus on how you want to feel and then Be that. It is so much simpler than worrying about how or when or what. Can you trust that how you want to feel is creating the future in each moment? Can you trust that the details will be managed by your Soul? Can you let go of managing everything and trusting that all is unfolding perfectly for you? Can you allow life to be simple?

To have our minds align with our Hearts, which is the New way, we must strengthen our Hearts. This is done through meditation, feeling and allowing. It is done through following our Guidance 100%. Then our intellect becomes the servant of our Heart. And our Souls are connected to our Hearts, so feeling and meditating empowers our Soul’s voice so that we know clearly, one step and one moment at a time, what to do next. First is Being, then from Being, we do. This is the merging of the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine. Being=Divine Feminine; doing=Divine Masculine.

It is so obvious now that if we dwell in the past, it feels uncomfortable. If we dwell in the future, it feels uncomfortable. Know that past and future are in the present moment. Our addiction to “needing to know details” must be let go of, for it keeps ego-mind strong. When we are in Trust that all we are intended to know is right here; right now, we free ourselves and strengthen our Heart’s guidance. If you don’t have an answer, then it isn’t aligned with your evolution to know something. Let it go and trust that if it is for your highest unfolding, you will receive an answer.

As you have probably guessed, all the downloads and shifting to a higher consciousness is ongoing. Yes, we do have those times when we get a booster rocket attached to our progress and yet, it is ongoing…ongoing releasing and integrating, and ongoing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual shifting. Less and less are asking the question, “When will it end?!?” Ascension is ongoing; it is infinite. When one reaches one stage, another begins. This is why it may feel as though you keep beginning and repeating what you thought was complete. It is because we, like the Universe, are a spiral. Each download of Light reveals deeper layers until we are at our very core and the building up then occurs.

We are moving at mach speed and is why it is important to stay in the Moment. For only in the Moment will you see what you are becoming, what needs release and how far you’ve come. Don’t keep track of it, for that is how the old holds you close to it. Flow through the changes and realize that whatever happens is purposeful for you in beneficial ways. If you try and make sense of it, you get lost in confusion and fogginess and fear. So move quickly through anything that calls your attention to it.

While we are firmly in the New, we still are moving through layers of density. This can feel like an ebb and flow of energies. One day you’re high on Love and the next day, there seems to be darkness and feeling lost. This is all the way it is. Don’t judge yourself when in those dark places, just release the underlying belief and remind yourself of the Truth…”I AM ascending…” and Be Gratitude, for all occurs in Love. The flower in Winter does not worry that Spring won’t come. Be the flower. Trust.

Each time we actively engage in Ceremony or meditation or Gateways or other events, we expand our consciousness. Consciousness is the degree to which we know; absolutely know (not just think or hope for) that we are Divine. So each time we receive downloads of Light, we expand our consciousness; we align our body, mind and Heart to our Divinity. We become more sensitive and intuitive. We integrate more Unity/oneness of all life (no us/them; bad/good/ right/wrong), and of course we expand in and as Love. Our perceptions shift from duality to Oneness and Divine Order. And as we each continue to expand in consciousness, this consciousness flows out in all directions, touching all of life. There is no such thing as aloneness, for truly we are all connected and this includes Gaia and all life forms on Earth and beyond. What you think, feel and do, you do for all. So stand strong in Who you are.

You are perfect in every way. You are loved, guided and supported. You are never alone."

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OM Times: Responding to Losses by Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD

OM Times: Responding to Losses
by Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD

How much of your story involves dealing with losses? As you get older, you find that you and more and more of your friends are suffering losses. Yet at any point in life, a person can experience a devastating loss or even series of losses. Losses can involve actual deaths or be like deaths: for example, the ending of a job or relationship, or suffering a mental or physical illness can be a devastating blow. A transition, even if eagerly anticipated, can feel like a loss in some ways. Events such as retirement, a move to a new city, or having your last child move out, often bring deeply mixed emotions.

Shamans say that all endings lead to beginnings, and we must learn to work with the energy of endings to ensure that we do not get stuck in what is already dying and keep ourselves from experiencing what is being born. To better cope with losses and transitions, we need to change our attitude toward them. If we’re in touch with our eternal essence and the waxing and waning of all aspects of our lives, the birthing and the dying, we can move beyond bitterness about things not staying as we want. Then we will find it easier to accept “what is,” realizing the many blessings that we still have despite what we have lost.

Change is inevitable. If we remember that, we won’t be as shocked and upset as we might otherwise be when it occurs. We can adapt and be resilient. Life goes on, even if we experience it very differently than we did before.

How do you respond when someone you know has a loss or major transition? Is your response heartfelt or perfunctory? Does your own fear of loss get in the way with your being fully present with the person who is upset over a loss? After saying what you think is the right thing, how quickly do you get back into focusing on your own life, forgetting the pain or the suffering that someone who might be close to you is going through?

Some people resist staying connected to others who have experienced loss because they fear for their own difficulty in returning to a positive, optimistic state. Their mind turns to the losses they might suffer, too. Their fear of endings and the uncertainty of what will replace what has been lost can frighten them. Do you become deeply discombobulated after hearing of another’s loss because you are especially empathetic, or because you start to fear what you might lose?

Think about when you experience a big loss of your own. How quickly do you get back into your own life and routines? How much time do you allow yourself to grieve? After a significant loss, do you find it hard to remain in the present moment and see a hopeful future? How could you step back from your pain and still honor the memory of whomever or whatever was lost, and start living again? Could you create a ritual or ceremony to help you deal with your loss?

You might create a fire ceremony that can help you release the energy of grief and open you to new energies. One way to do a fire ceremony is to use a candle flame or a fire in a fireplace or outdoors and some sticks you can burn. Blow into a stick the energy of what you would like to release from yourself and your energy field, such as sadness. Then, place the stick into the fire. Next, pick up another stick and blow into it something you want to gain, such as an openness to new possibilities—happiness, inner peace, or a new relationship, for example. Then, burn that stick, exchanging the old energy for the new. Afterward, take some time to observe any changes in how you feel, and how you felt during the ritual itself. Consider writing about the experience in your journal, and repeating the ceremony if you feel you want to release more grief, or release other energies associated with your loss, such as anger or fear. Use the ceremony to bring in energies such as hope, happiness, and courage, all of which can help you to step out of the old story of loss and write a new one.


About the Author

Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD is a practicing clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner. His shamanic work is drawn from a mix of North American and South American indigenous traditions and is influenced by Jungian analytic psychology. He has worked or trained with shamans on five continents and trained at Dr. Alberto Villoldo’s Healing the Light Body School, where he has taught. Carl Greer is involved in various businesses and charities, teaches at the Jung Institute in Chicago, is on the staff of the Lorene Replogle Counseling Center, and holds workshops on shamanic topics. He is the author of the new book Change Your Story, Change Your Life: Using Shamanic and Jungian Tools to Achieve Personal Transformation by Carl Greer © 2014, Findhorn Press. Now available at: Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com