In between but almost there ... Karen Bishop's latest Wings entry

There are a variety of manifestations currently occurring, all relating to our arrival in a new space due to the release of our presence in the old reality. In this way, much can seem confusing, conflicting, and even contradictory for many of us now, but as the ascension process continues to show us, it is never a clear, easy, or even plausible road the majority of the time. Our current themes? Manifesting what we may have always wanted, finding ourselves feeling as if we have no purpose, desire, or interest in anything, feeling completely alone with absolutely no connections, anger and resentment at the past, stuck in old relationships, being extremely busy wrapping up so we can move forward, setting things up for the new, or feelings of bliss, excitement and having the beginning experiences of new connections and an amazing new beginning of freedom and joy. What an interesting hodge podge of manifestations, but they all make sense if we know what is transpiring with our evolutionary process. When we complete important phases of our spiritual evolutionary journey, we go to a new space. Thus, when we are “done,” we find ourselves in a space of re-booting or feeling empty and apathetic about much. Nothing excites us anymore, we may feel useless, lethargic, empty, perhaps assuming we are depressed, and our joyous states of excitement and high energy may be completely gone. This state of being is an indicator that we have completed a very important phase within ourselves and with the planet. It is very common for ascension. I remember this phase well when I experienced a substantial leap in 2001. At that time, no one knew much about the ascension process and I only knew that I felt like a retired person with absolutely nothing to do. I was at loose ends with no sense of purpose, no direction, and too much time on my hands. Eventually I connected to my area of service and everything changed. If you are in this phase, just hold on because it will pass. And when it does, you will regain your happy and joyful energy of excitement and curiosity, with a “pinch yourself” feeling regarding all the new that is arriving in your space….a new that you thought might never transpire. Feeling apathetic about much simply means that your energy and your soul is “in between.” You have completed your role and evolutionary process at one rung of the ladder, and are now poised in between rungs….hanging perhaps in mid-air as you have not yet fully landed on your new rung. You are also re-wiring as well in order to be fully ready for your new step. You can no longer do what you did before. All in divine and perfect order. In addition, the first wavers are really done in many ways. Stepping Into the New Reality addresses this situation in the beginning sections of the book. First wavers have been around for eons of time, have experienced everything and anything they could infuse their soul energy into, and have nothing much left to do. In this way, after the first wavers have fulfilled much of their soul plans for assisting the earth in starting over, they will leave for a very new reality in a very new universe never inhabited by their souls before….and they will begin on the bottom rung of the ladder of reality for that universe (but it will be an awesome rung, in a very high dimensional universe!) So then, for some of us, we are now beginning the stages of simply being here, enjoying ourselves with all our needs met, and sitting back while we observe the other reality making its changes while we begin to experience the promised land. If you are one who is feeling that the simple moments are all that matter, that simply being and enjoying this earth are now the things you wish to connect to, then you are most likely in this group. In addition, completing a huge phase like the one just completed, will very naturally place a soul in this position. It is now up to us to decide if we want to stay here and enjoy, or move on to another experience. And of course we also have the option of continuing on with our service to humanity as the angels of the New Earth. If you are one who is feeling useless, done, lethargic, and uninterested in anything new, pat yourself on the back. It is because of you that we are now where we are as a planet. You have done your job well. And now you get to decide what it is that you really want to do…something that you may have always wanted…and this is why the “getting what we have always wanted” energy has arrived as well (more about this further on). When we arrive on a new rung, many times we do not arrive with the same individuals that we have been connected to before. In this way, very suddenly, we may feel as if we have absolutely no one in our lives. We separate for various reasons. At times, our souls are now ready for a new role or “assignment,” and thus previous soul connections may part as they now do not share the same purpose. Other times, we may simply have evolved beyond our prior relationships and must now move on and vice versa. In addition, we dis-connect from many when we are in a re-booting stage. We must remain free and clear while we are gearing up for something very new. So then, we may resume some of our prior relationships, but we will be different in regard to how we interact with them. The more we evolve, the more things purify and become simpler. Thus, it is very common for us to have only a very few friends or connections as we evolve to the higher states of being. Higher energy creates connections that are more direct and simple, with a simpler purpose. The higher we evolve, the more our shared purpose is simply about love and respect, or perhaps companionship. In the lower dimensions, we may overlap with another because we share a love of bowling, or with another because we share an interest in dogs, or even with another because we may each have a passion for community building. As we evolve higher and higher, we shed off any lower vibrating energies, and thus, simplicity is the result. Thus, we have fewer and fewer friends and associations until there are enough of us at a certain level of vibrational reality. And the higher we vibrate, the more we dis-connect from relationships that involved support for one another, as we find that not only do we not need supportive energy ourselves, but we no longer wish to give support either, as this state of interaction does not exist in the higher realms. So then, relationships for this purpose may cease to exist as well. The journey to this new space that is now being offered to us created other manifestations as well. We needed to wrap up the old in order to be free to arrive in the new. In this way, we may have found ourselves preparing for the new by setting up new foundations, by simplifying and examining our old spaces or responsibilities, by trying to let go of any old manifestations that were holding us back or down, and so forth. In addition, having to “go back” to anything of the old could really feel downright awful! It was really a time to let go and to become vigilant and clear. Refusing to participate in the old is a good way to get out of it. In addition, if we do not participate, give energy to, or interact with energies we no longer want to be a part of, they can no longer exist for us. In this way, we may have been tested in regard to having old undesirable energies arrive for us, only as if to say, “Are you still willing to allow me into your space?” All we need do is to say, “NO!” We can only become stuck if we allow ourselves to. When we evolve, the lower vibrating energies always attempt to hold us back. It is really OK to disengage from them without feeling guilty. We do not need to be in that old space anymore, and we cannot move forward until we are willing to let go of it. If you are having intense feelings of “Don’t make me go back there!”, then I would suggest to you that you do not have to. We have earned our way into a higher level reality now, and we deserve to be here in all ways. We have been released from our old duties and responsibilities, and going with this flow and new reality (by not holding on to the old) is paramount in allowing us through these new gates. Another current manifestation of being released into the new reality is suddenly having what we have always wanted. This has been a long road the past few years. For those who transitioned into higher vibrating states of being several years ago, it has been a long road of waiting for the masses to catch up. Our time and energetic space needed to remain in the old, in order to support it in evolving higher. And even if we had indeed arrived somewhere new, it was simply not yet time to move forward into creating this very new reality. In this way, many of us are weary. Although we believed that 2008 would be the year of new beginnings, as frequently occurs, we decided to wait yet another year so that more souls would be able to get on board. Thus, 2009 will now be this new and exciting year of new beginnings. In this way, we may have forgotten what we have always wanted until it suddenly and very unexpectedly arrives for us! And at this juncture we may not even care anymore, as our desires can change so radically the more we evolve. Amazing and “very perfect for us” manifestations are arriving as if from nowhere, or perhaps from a secret fairy who knows who we are and what we need. Thus, very slowly we will find that the world will and can indeed be a place for joy, peace, love, miraculous creations, and beautiful relationships….just in the nick of time. For those waiting for so long, we may have wondered if too much time had gone by and if it was indeed too late. We could take no more. The past few days, my grandchildren and I have been playing a lot of games. One of these games is a board game called “Mousetrap.” We got it because of the intricate parts of the game and are actually making up our own game to play so we can utilize these parts. On the board is a sort of intricate course. When a marble is introduced to the parts of this course, it goes on a journey…..down a shoot, hitting a lever which moves another part, at times knocking a diver off a board and into a pool, and then at the end, a trap is released and the mouse is caught. The course is long and intricate, and each piece must fit together perfectly in order for the marble to create the ultimate result and for the course to operate without disruption. When the marble completes its journey, we all shout with glee and roar with laughter, as it is so much fun to watch. If the course did not fit together properly or if there was a part that was missing or broken, then there would be a disruption and the marble would never reach the end of its journey and the end result would not be able to be created. If you are one who is not experiencing much in the way of the “getting what we have always wanted” miracles, then I would suggest to you that there is a block in your “course.” The more we are free, clear, and open, the more of these miraculous miracles we will experience in our lives. The “marble,” or higher energy of this new space needs to be able to move through us as clearly as possible without hitting any glitches. (Unlike the game, in the end, we are not “trapped” but freed.) What are some of the things that may be holding us back from experiencing this energy? Holding onto anger because of the past is one. We were “held hostage” in the lower vibrations for so long because we needed to be around some lower energies in order to bring them up a notch or two. We may have felt misled or used and abused during this time. In order to move ahead, we really need to let go of any resentment. We may also have resentment and anger from any of these situations from our long ago past as well. We are free now and in order to experience this new freedom, it can really help to be free in our thoughts as well. Too many responsibilities is another scenario that can hold us back. Letting go of as many things as possible in our lives, and making our lives as simple as possible can really help. Getting out of the system in as many ways possible as another assist. The old system is rapidly falling now, and in addition it really has some entrapment energy as well. We can refuse to participate with energy that does not feel good to us. When we do this, almost always, a new and better door will open, or we may even realize that it is time to let go of the old. The Home Page of this web site lists some indicators of becoming an Earth Angel or in other words, indicators of new behaviors when arriving in this new space. And of course, being in the moment and relaxing as much as possible always helps too. If we can let go and know that what we are experiencing has a higher purpose, then a higher vibrating energy can come through and take care of things for us…directed by our soul, of course! If you are feeling very done and very grumpy because you cannot fully get out of the old, or perhaps because your new has yet to arrive, know that you are not alone. There is still much to transpire as we navigate through the waters of allowing a New Earth to emerge and be created, while the old continues its process of departing. Being smack in the middle of the end times would be daunting for most everyone! Much love and continued gratitude. Until next time, Karen

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The Emerging New Reality

- by Karen Bishop

We have made great progress the past few days, all, as always, in divine and perfect order. Moving into this new space, and this new reality, creates certain steps and phases that must take place, as all transitions do. We have indeed been removed from the old reality of holding a space for others, for helping and assisting, and of fulfilling our plan of bringing up the vibration for the whole.

These final steps involve releasing the old, believing we are indeed in a new land and choosing to see it, and of course, the beginning experiences of creating things very new for us.

At the end of December and into January, I made a journey to North Carolina from my home in New Mexico to gather up my daughter and grandchildren and bring them back here to New Mexico. Several weeks or months prior, I was told by my non-physical star companion that a specific area would be ideal for them. As I got in the car one day, he appeared in the passenger seat, and together we drove the 2 ½ hours as he guided me to this new area.

Well, it was most certainly not an area I would have ever guessed to be ideal or even higher vibrating, but the more the pieces arrived, and the more synchronicities Ari experienced, the more we could see that this was indeed her ideal spot. Every time she turned on the television, for instance, this area would show up, and she only had one channel! She had finally, finally decided to leave the small suppressed town where she had resided for the past ten years, as these past ten years had proved to be extremely challenging for her. Her soul had agreed to bridge the races and bring up the vibration of this area, but somewhere in the process, it had dragged her down instead of her bringing things up. (Ari has lovingly given me permission to share her story here.)

She had attempted to leave two times prior, but was simply not ready and could not bring herself to leave, as it was not yet time. This January it finally was. I cannot begin to tell you the change in her since she departed her old land and arrived in the new. She has come back to herself...she has reconnected to her soul and to her divine calling, she is blissfully happy, and her life is now magical and full of miracles. I shed tears of joy at this new development, as the past ten years have been so challenging for me to see her suffer so.

Ari and I have been best friends our entire lives, as it has always been just the two of us since her moment of conception. Never bickering or fighting, we have always simply loved each other. Seeing her suffer while she made her choices was so very difficult as her best friend and her mother...but now, things are finally back to the way they were when we were together all those years prior. She is happy once again. She has the original joy in her step...she is being who she once was all over again....and her life is full of ease. We sit together holding hands as we had before, and spend our time laughing, having great adventures, and enjoying the magic of life.

My grandchildren are thriving, coming into their own, and we frequently comment that our faces hurt from so much smiling. The children's new doctor has a name that is frequently used as a label for the new children, and her assistant has a name that is cosmic... we have found amazing things to do and see here, with fantastic aquatic centers for swimming, new and spectacular libraries, sports programs for all ages, a community that takes great pride in itself with inhabitants that absolutely love what they are doing and cannot do enough for us, and the list goes on and on.

Ari has is now in her very protected space of heaven, and I am blessed to be spending part of my time there as well. For me, knowing that my daughter is OK once again, feels like an incredible long awaited miracle, and I frequently become emotional at this realization. It has been a long time coming for all of us on this planet. It still seems almost too good to be true.

I share this story with you as an example that we have indeed left the old and have arrived in the new. I have been writing for several years now that we will eventually find ourselves in protected and magical places on "the other side" while the remainder of the planet continues its transition for the next four years. We are now finally at this juncture with the ascension process. Things are indeed progressing right on track. Those of us holding more light than most, have completed a very important phase, and are now being freed up to move into the new. This was part of our plan, so even though we may have felt trapped in the past, things were actually being orchestrated at higher soul levels, and thus, everything was in divine and perfect order.

This past year, it was common for many of us to have experienced situations where we now might feel that we were misled or perhaps that certain things or situations were not revealed to us completely. At first, when these situations became evident, the remaining ego parts of ourselves might have felt abused, used, hurt, or even angry. But at higher levels, things had to be this way. We had agreed to stay put at the lower levels for a while...until enough of the lower vibrating masses could be affected and thus given an opportunity to catch up before the shift occurred. In this way, we were indeed being trapped or held hostage, but our souls are very advanced and knew we could handle this situation. If we had not been misled or if things had not been misrepresented to us, we would have never become involved in these situations, and we need to be there even if these situations eventually became intolerable.

Now we are free. Yes, we are free.

For the past three years, I have driven a leased Toyota 4Runner. After I got it, I absolutely fell in love with Toyota vehicles and their company. My lease was up in December and I knew I had to either buy the car or get something new. With all the transition energy and new changes, I was not ready then, so Toyota gave me an extension until things settled down for me. A few times during our exploring travels in Ari's new area, we would get lost and end up at a Toyota dealer. In addition, I am currently selling my 8 ½ acres of land here in Ramah, as I need more acreage now. Still staying in this area, I found a new piece of land, will be building my passive solar home on top of a very protected rocky mesa, and the owner of this new piece of land has graciously agreed to hold the land until my prior land sells. In this way, I wanted a new vehicle that could handle the rough terrain easily, and one that I would love to get dirty and muddy!

I imagined down to the last detail what would be perfect for me and my situation, and I really wanted it to be a Toyota. Well, the FJ Cruiser fit in every way. For me, it felt like a sort of special magical creation that existed in some strange reality of illusions. It was almost too perfect in every way. But that was several months ago, and I could only hold that vision at the time, as some kind of connector to the new. This past week-end, I finally stopped by the dealer, only to be told that Toyota was not making these cars in 2009 due to the upheavals in the economy and so forth.

I went back home to Ramah and got a call the next day from a wonderful man who was helping me. He had just gotten a Cruiser in and was holding it for me. I decided to check my credit out. Not involved in the system much, I did know at least that I had great credit. Much to my horror, I found out that my credit score was "very poor" ! Two years ago, I had cancelled a contract with a television satellite company, as they were not providing the service that they had committed to. I had called them several times, had their representatives out, written them many letters, and was not willing to pay for something they were not providing or would not even take responsibility for. They would not budge. Having paid my bill in full, they had reported me to collections for a breaking the contract fee. I had never had a collection agency involved with me before, and was mortified until I realized what was actually occurring.

I do not belong in the old system anymore, and I know that many of you do not either. Purchasing a car by buying something on credit was very rare for me. It was a new experience of becoming involved in the system and I really got a view of what is occurring there. The old systems are crashing, as we well know. We need not be affected by them. In this way, I came to know that I really did not care what the old system had to say about me. Ari wailed, "But Mom, they are ruining your good name!" But who was really ruining my good name anyway? A system that did not make sense? Not having any debt, my credit score would be low for that reason anyway, and that never made sense to me either!

I called Toyota and explained my dilemma. They looked me up in their system and laughed. They said no worries, as my payment record had been so good with my lease that they would offer me my new vehicle for a very low interest rate, and that was it. And as my time with them progressed, the interest rate got lower and lower. So.......I am now a proud owner of a beautiful FJ Cruiser. My experience with the individuals at Toyota was also very magical and awesome indeed. They literally hid my new car from the public until I arrived, as this car was in such demand...much in the same way that my new land is being held for me. By the time I left, we were almost one big happy family with much love and support between all of us. They did so many wonderful things for me. And in addition, this new vehicle is for me, something I had always dreamed about. In many years past, I frequently envisioned myself in some kind of safari looking truck in Africa among nature and the animals. Not realizing it immediately, I suddenly became aware that my new Cruiser looks just like that! A long forgotten dream suddenly arriving from a time in the distant past. A dream that could not manifest until much of the shifting and evolving had been completed. A dream from another time...a vision from my youth....a dream that had occurred when things had been very different indeed.

I tell you this long and perhaps boring story about me, because things are arriving for us magically now, but we may not be noticing. Having experienced so much of the denser and darker energies in recent times as so much needed to transmute, we may easily miss this new and magical.....and very subtle....energy of the new reality. It is coming in like a gentle breeze, lovingly embracing us, supporting us, providing special miracles, and letting us know that we can now become accustomed to a new reality that we have always envisioned.

We are each being placed in pockets of great protection now. Any old or unpleasant energies are being removed from our presence. Going to this "other side" or higher dimensional reality involved a few minor adjustments this time, as the major adjustments have already been completed. Extreme body pain and headaches were part of the minor adjustments. Our physical bodies had to squeeze what was left over from all the evolving we had done, into a tighter space or tunnel of arrival into this new and higher vibrating dimension. Ouch! It was painful indeed. And not only did our muscles ache and throb, but nerve endings cried out as well. And whenever we arrive somewhere in a higher vibration we can also experience acute darkness for a while. But as we evolve higher and higher, the dark periods relating to new arrivals are briefer and briefer.

Then there were the emotional bouts of weeping. Whenever much is about to leave or crash, we can feel as though we want to cry a river and we may not know why. This is a common experience of ascension. Emotional crying. Ascension mimics menopause so acutely, that at times it can be difficult to know which is which! But with so many men and women of all ages having these experiences, even though they seem follow the manifestations that menopause creates, we have come to know that they are indeed only ascension symptoms. In this way, being treated by healing modalities for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, insomnia, memory loss, depression, feeling useless, and the like, very commonly do not help in any way, as menopause is not the culprit here. The only similarity is that we are leaving one experience and arriving in another.

So then, we have arrived in a new space. In regard to bodily changes of the past few years, we will finally begin to see a change. Weight loss is finally here! Yay! We can now begin the process of coming back to our original and ideal body weights. And then there is the aging. Many of us have aged significantly in the past few years. Some of us look old (well at least I do!). In many ways, ascension did it. But now, we get to be revived again. We get to be rejuvenated. We can look good again. Yay again! Our young spirits can re-emerge. Our batteries will be re-charged. We can exhale.

These new beginnings, as mentioned several times past, will also involve new partners or current partnerships at new and higher levels. Prior relationships involving growth or the like will cease to exist. We may have connected with others in the past in order to learn new things about the planet, or perhaps because we had similarities at the time, or even as a means of support, but the new partnerships will be different. They will be formed from joy, companionship, mutual respect, and feel more heavenly than anything we have yet experienced. I have been connected to someone new only at a non-physical level for a good year now, and we will finally meet in the physical sometime this year (Phil and I permanently parted last summer). We will be a perfect match and wonderful mirror of each other. These experiences will happen for all of us.

What we will need as supports for the new will absolutely be there. Absolutely. This is happening now and has been for several months, but will increase in months to come. June will be a big turning point. In June, much will have been anchored in for us in regard to the new, and our manifestations will then be extremely grounded, real, in this world, and we will have a feeling that much has turned around and that we are very much at the helm of this reality and in charge of what we feel it should look like. This will look different depending upon what level each of us is residing.

Know as well that Barack Obama is here to provide stability for these changes to occur. His role is in holding the energies as stable as possible during the final shifting and crashing so that it will be as comfortable as possible for everyone. The shifting and crashing will continue on for four more years until December of 2012. Obama's destiny was to be present at the helm during this time. His grandmother passed away the day before his win was announced. She left as she knew she had completed her purpose...to raise him to fulfill his destiny, and his destiny was now intact. Making her transition the day before the election results were revealed, was proof therein that he had indeed won the election and things were now in order.

Placing Obama on a pedestal or expecting one man to save the planet is not the intention of his role. His purpose involves embracing many, uniting the whole, and spreading this energy in order to form a higher level web of stability to hold things as stable as possible while we complete the final phases of the shift. This is why his background involves so much diversity and why he does what he does. He is simply creating a huge grid as his soul knows exactly what it is doing. (Please, please do not contact me about Barack Obama in any negative way, try to convince me that he is "reptilian" or some other low level interpretation of his beingness. He is a high level being who is doing exactly what he came to do, just as George W. Bush (and his administration) did as well, and thus creating what is needed at the time for the higher propose of this planet. We are all high level beings at our soul levels, as there is never any darkness present, but simply encouragements that serve to spur us ever forward as great gifts. Polarity does not exist in the higher realms.) Things may not always appear as they really are, thus creating confusion at times, but if we can look to the higher purpose and know what that is, then we can rest assured that everything is indeed OK.

Our new little ones are doing the very same thing in regard to creating this new grid of stability. They are bringing in a higher energetic grid to hold things at a higher level in order to ensure that there is a connection to a higher vibration while the old falls away, never to return. All in perfect and divine order, as always.

So then, for the next four years, we can expect great transitions that will manifest with economies, weather patterns and natural disasters, individual relationships, and really, much of everything. But during this time we will be divinely protected, tucked safely away, have all our needs met, and be ready to assist in a variety of ways until this massive transition is fairly complete in 2012. We will look back, being much more connected to and knowing more of who we really and truly are by then, and be amazed at what has been accomplished. Times past will barely be remembered as things will be so very different by then. And isn't this what we have always wanted...change and transition?

Much love and continued gratitude. Until next time,

Karen

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Moving towards the Solar Eclipse - Strange energies and our Health

Well, that may seem like quite a shopping list of topics for today's log, but that is just the way things have come up. We are moving towards the New Moon and the Solar Eclipse on Monday the 26th. As I mentioned in the last log, we are experiencing some really deep and profound changes on a level that we do not really understand. This is because we have moved from the cycle of "re-balancing" and into a cycle of "evolution. Those of us who made the big shifts and allowed our physical and light bodies to come back into alignment are now ready to "resume" our evolution. I use the term "resume", because our forward evolution has been blocked for so long by the limitations and enslavements that we have allowed in our reality. We became stagnated and depressed and we lost the joy in life. There seemed to be no purpose except money, power and consumerism. Now, enough of us have moved into alignment with our Higher energies to allow for, shall I call it, the "next step forward". And yes, I believe that the new Solar Codes that will be activated at the Solar Eclipse will allow us to begin our forward movement or evolution. It is as though we are starting off where we were maybe 6 or 7 thousand years ago, and the big hiatus is over.


What will that mean? I have no idea. The thing with allowing Spirit to lead is that you have to be in absolute trust that the highest good will be served, and be willing to accept whatever that may be. It may not always be what you think it should be. And that is where all the buzz and hoopla that is going on right now kinda falls short. No one actually knows what will emerge. Even the most sage and wise of channels and seers have been fairly quite the last few months. We are moving into the unknown, for us and for Spirit, we are co-creating in that most wonderful of ways ... miraculously ... allowing what seeks to emerge to emerge and not trying to predetermine what that will be with elaborate "plans" that are supposedly already "in place". We are the Co-Creators, and Spirit is waiting to see what we will do and what we will choose with the new energies and the new abilities and the new directions that we have already chosen. What will be out new path forward, and how will we create this new age of Peace and Abundance that we have worked so hard to lay the ground work for in the last ten years. Certainly, it is not time to retire, there is still a long path forward, but we can walk that path knowing that the ground work has been done and that the changes will come in a much easier way as we learn to walk and co-create with Spirit in the moment and without expectations. Only with gratitude for what we know will be blessings of Love for Humanity and for the Planet as a whole.


I do feel, that one of the things that we lost when we became so mind oriented as a species, was the ability to trust that Flow of life that was designed to bring us the Blessings of the Source. The Earth was designed to receive the "River of Life" from the "Throne of God" or the Great Central Sun or the Galactic Center. The Planet was designed to be a Golden Chalice of Abundance, that is the natural "physics" of the Earth, and if we relax the mind and its needs we can flow back into the receptive frame of being that allows us to receive the abundance and use it to create blessings for all on the Planet.


So, in this state of mind, I thought I would share with you an image from Africa. Yes, here we are, on the poorest continent and perhaps the "darkest" continent on the Planet. And yet, here we are celebrating the harvest in our own community vegetable garden yesterday. (view http://is.gd/hav9)


This is Emile, on the left, and Sherelle, on the right, with some of the carrots that we harvested. We have been lucky, as the summer weather has been relatively cool for this time of year, and we have been able to produce a good crop of carrots, beetroot and pumpkins to come. The children work in the garden and learn about food and health. After the harvest, each child was allowed to take home a basket of carrots and beet for their parents, and we shared also with some of the adults who work in the Starchild Community garden. When I look at pictures such as this, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand I feel pride and joy, that together with you who sponsor our programs, we have been able to create this energy of hope and support for these children, and to create a Community Vegetable Garden that works, and yes it is organic too! I feel immense gratitude that people from all over the world help to make this possible for these children. And yet, I also know how much yet remains to be done, and how we are only just starting on a very long path forward. All of us...on the Planet. In this community, the suffering and the poverty and the illness is still huge, and here in this community, we are in the process of talking to another group with the aim of opening a healing center for the community where we can offer spiritual and alternative approaches to health.


So, that brings me to the topic of Health. Firstly, I would like to say that because the energy shift is so profound, there are a whole range of very strange symptoms being experienced "out there". Please don't panic, there should be a shift after the eclipse. I have been feeling very strange myself, and working with my wonderful homeopath/doctor, I have been using a "snake" remedy. I think we are struggling to integrate our "reptilian energies", and I have been getting whispers of the "Dragon" energy as an important part of our healing, balancing and reconnection right now. According to Michael, we have to reclaim our Dragon energies and heal the deep trauma that occured when the dinosaurs left the planet and our evolution took a very abrupt turn. It was this event that is responsible for much of the apocalyptic energy that is being spun out now as we prepare for another leap forward in our evolution. If anyone has any information on this, I would be happy to hear from you.


Here is another image from our harvest, Wilma, our Starchild organizer and her son, Dominic, who is now in training to be the Starchild Community Developer and an HIV/aids counseller ... made possible by the support of Starchild readers. (view http://is.gd/hav9)< And that brings me to the topic of Health. As Saturn moves its way through Virgo, and Pluto through Capricorn, the two issues of Health and Power will come to the forefront. We are about to learn how Power and Money has worked together to the detriment of our health. I think we are going to be horrified and shocked when we finally understand that extent to which we have undermined our wonderful bodies through the misunderstanding of what health is.

We were designed to experience radiant health and vitality while in our Earth bodies. We were not designed to degenerate and experience disease. But there are basic "ground rules" relating to the ability of the body to flow life sustaining energy and information. One of these is that the body needs to be "clear" and strong, and not filled with toxins and toxic information. Yes, the body is a hologram, everything you take into your body adds to the body's "information files" about health and well-being. And yes, if you fill your body with "information" about disease through vaccinations, and if you fill your body with aggressive energies though "anti-biotics", and if you attack your body with radiation, you can expect that the immune system will become confused and tired. And if you add toxins through recreational drugs and alcohol and cigarettes and junk food, then you can expect that your system will become sluggish and stagnate, and your blood stream will resemble a sewer after a while, despite your bodies best efforts. Now, I am not saying that medical interventions are not useful when lives are at stake, but in general, we have abused this system of health care, both as practitioners and consumers. One of the most evident energies right now is a "sadness" and "depression" energy. I feel it is coming up because the vast majority of people are depressed about their lives, and they cope with prozac, valium, alcohol and street drugs, of which "tik" or crystal meth is the most popular here.

And Alternative medicine is often also not much better, as there is a tendency to fill people with "herbs" and "supplements" and "chemical compounds" that may be of natural origin in many cases, but have the same effect of loading up the immune system with information that does not allow the body to follow its natural healing impulses. And, of course, the residues of this enter the water system, and as you may know, water "records" this information and holds it. How do we approach this...well, as a collective, we have work to do. We are liberating ourselves from economic slavery, now we also have to liberate ourselves from the slavery to the so-called "health system", and reclaim our right to be healthy and vibrant. In this morning's news there was a story about a 20 year old Brazilian model who died after contracting septicaemia and necrosis. Now, this kind of story induces fear, because we think, how can a 20 year old woman die like that, we must all be vulnerable to "disease" and death at any moment. Well, maybe...and maybe not. I saw in the report that she was the "breadwinner" of the family, and that suggested to me that she must come from an impoverished family and that she was under stress, and that maybe like impoverished people everywhere, she was malnourished and had been exposed to vaccinations and medical interventions that would have weakened her system. Then, as a model she was probably under pressure to be thin and to take drugs, as this is what that world is all about. And so, her system was unable to cope with the original infection that then shut down her body. How tragic!

And yet.....maybe such cases are not necessary if we can develop a new way of thinking about our health and the health of our bodies. About fifteen years ago, Michael told me to stop taking anti-biotics and vaccinations, and then 10 years ago, it was no more pharmaceuticals of any kind. So, for the last ten years, I have worked only with classic homeopathy under a trained medical doctor. She is really good. It has taken a very long time for me to clear my system of the residues of the toxins, the food allergies and addictions that plagued me even up until a year ago, to reach a point where my body is able to feel clear. And yes, I have experienced some miraculous and spontaneous healings with the golden flame of the Christ Light, because it can move through my body freely at this time. I am sharing this only because I want you to know that I try to walk my talk, and not because I want everyone to do what I am doing or to feel that they need to. Please, if you are under medical care, then work with that and don't stop, you may further compromise yourself. My "change" was done under the loving supervision of a very wise medicine woman and healer who is also medically trained, and she supported my journey towards better health. I was lucky, if you decide to take that journey as well, then you need expert support and supervision. But, of course, it is about better health for all of us. It is about radiant health for all of us, which starts with what we eat and what we put into our bodies.

The body is a strong and complex system, but it needs you to support its clarity so it can maintain its functioning at optimum health. And yes....that is our birthright, each and every one of us on the Planet! How we get there is going to part of our journey in the years that come. © 2006-8 Celia Fenn and Starchild Global http://www.starchildglobal.com

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Who has the most beautiful heart?

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.

A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing.
The people stared ­ "How can he say his heart is more beautiful?" they thought.

The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "Yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared."

"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges - giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.





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All is in a State of Evolution

- by Isis "Lady of the Light" (c)2009

Earth changes are taking place worldwide, as Mother Earth twists, turns and stretches - she is growing and adapting to the vibratory changes just as all life upon and within her is doing. As Mother Earth changes she does it with bursts of energy just as you do.

Do not fear the earth changes going on. You will be where you are to be when these changes take place as long as you listen to your higher-Self - listen to your inner nudging and follow your heart.

The entire Universe is changing not just planet earth. Everything is changing faster than you can even imagine. The communication and the contact so desired between the earth and off earth civilizations will happen, how soon is dependent on mankind. This event alone will cause much change to take place in the world. Belief systems will change radically. It will give people a whole new way of looking at historical events. It will bring unity to the entire world. Mankind will no longer see himself as the center of the universe - the only intelligent life form in the universe. Racial and religious barriers will come down. Political persecution and control will cease to be. It will not all happen overnight, but it will happen, peace and harmony will reign on earth once more. You must be patient and persevere. All things happen in due time. Nothing happens by accident - all is in Divine Order.

Man has long lived as a totally threatening life form. It is time to mature, to grow out of the tribal warfare mentality. To stop the killing of each other, the destruction, the maiming, the injuring. It is time to stop all the violence. It is time to take a stand for what you believe in. Stop teaching the young that violence is the way to handle all disagreements through video games, movies and television programs . . . even cartoons. Can you not see what it has created? Children killing children. Children killing parents. Parents killing children. Children killing themselves. STOP IT NOW!

We who come from beyond this earth see this. We know that man has long destroyed those things they do not understand. This is why your space families don't come. Why they don't land upon this planet.

Mankind is now beginning to see the 'light' so to speak, and accept there is far more beyond their world than they previously believed and are more accepting that we of other worlds come in peace.

It seems to be a common thread among those who dwell on earth that no one even knows their neighbor unless a catastrophic event takes place, then all are drawn together out of a common need. That is a shame when you think about all that is missed. Reach out, meet and get to know those who share the same world you do. Some are doing that with the internet where they can reach not only next door but around the world, but many are even using that tool to send fear and misinformation into the world, to create chaos and distruction. People must learn to conquer their fears and stop spreading them to others. Once they become master of their fears their fears will leave them alone. For what you fear you draw near unto yourself. And as I have said time and time again . . . the truth is. . . there is NOTHING to fear except fear itself.

All living things upon this planet are mutating, adjusting and adapting to the changes taking place, just as you and I are. Some are ascending and leaving planet earth for other worlds. All must learn to live in harmony and balance. Every plant, every animal, every bird, every insect - all living things, are trying to teach you what they have to share with you - you must only listen - learn to hear - and then share what you learn with others.

There are many lightworkers on this planet, many beautiful souls trying their best to repair the damage done by those who came before them. Heed the warnings given by all around you. Listen with your heart. Feel with your entire being. See with your inner sight.
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The Expansion of our Hearts

- by Stefanie Miller

It seems that with the intense energies we have been facing the tendency has been to shut down our hearts as a protective, shielding defense mechanism. Many of us have been dealing with challenges on one level or another. We tend to go inward when we are not sure how to cope with the stress and anxiety of what is occurring. The further we distance ourselves the more alienated and removed we become from each other and ourselves.

These trying times are in essence an opportunity to face, deal with and resolve our core issues. We are working on many healing, balancing, clearing and re-evaluating issues all at once. We are dealing with issues on the physical level, such as career, finances, relationships, property, and health. On an emotional level we are resolving feelings, which prevented us from moving forward in our lives. Mentally we are clearing blocks from belief systems that have held us in limitation and need to be re-patterned.

As we work on so many levels at once it has left us depleted, exhausted, and confused. So much of what we knew to be true has been cleared. This is not a bad thing at all. What is leaving really never served us in the first place. The part we may cling to is not knowing what will fill the missing places and spaces. If we can sit tight a while longer and just be okay with the emptiness and trust all will be resolved. I think we become anxiety ridden and fearful when we are jumping into the void and really cannot pinpoint what is to come. We like to believe we are in control of our lives and our destiny. In some ways we are and in other ways Spirit is guiding us, along with our higher selves. Now is a time to trust unwaveringly and just be at peace with not knowing.

The divine masculine and feminine sides of our being are being balanced at this time. The divine masculine side has always been the do-er, the provider and the achiever. There is nothing wrong with this; it is quite productive and honorable. The divine feminine is the softer, gentler, nurturing side, the receiver. We obviously need both sides to be in balance in order for us to go out in the world and conquer and achieve, while also being in touch with our gentle nature and being able to accept love and assistance from others. This is not gender specific. Most of us have been unbalanced most our lives and we are learning to harmonize our yin and yang.

This harmonization affects how we interact within our relationships. Many of our relationships have been going through major upheavals as we learn to honor others and ourselves. The clearing we are undergoing is going to affect how we treat each other in relationship, whether it be romantic, in the workplace, toward our children and especially how we value and treat ourselves. For thus, if we are not gentle, kind and loving toward ourselves how can we truly have enough to give to others or know when we are being treated with respect and integrity by others.

Our heart centers are going through a major expansion process at this time. Many of our challenges have prompted us to look at our lives and relationships and re-assess what our needs and desires truly are. Our losses and challenges have humbled us to a great degree. We have been living in way that has disconnected us from our hearts. Humanity truly needs this time in order to shake us up and make us realize what really matters.

We are being shaken to the core to have our heart centers busted wide open. It may be disorientating at first but as we learn to live from our heart we can truly be in balance and harmony within ourselves and with each other. The expression of love has been overlooked as we went out into the world to make our mark by earning money, achieving property and things, raising a family and identifying who we are through what we do.

The heart expansion we are undergoing is teaching us how to live heart centered lives. We are being shown that all this other stuff is an illusion. Love is the only thing that is real. All the other stuff will come to us once we truly know how to express love through giving and receiving. You may be feeling overwhelming bursts of love for the people in your life, for animals and nature, and all of humanity. You may be noticing a strengthening in your core as you come to acknowledge your own divinity and worth.

As we truly love ourselves unconditionally, honor and value our needs, and honestly know who we are, what we want and need, and how special we really are, we can freely give and receive to one another. This is the harmonization and balancing we are striving towards. This is the heart expansion that will show us how to live heart centered, love filled, balanced lives full of kindness, respect, and generosity of spirit.

Prayer

Sweet Spirit,

I open my heart to the expansion of love within and around me. I let go of the pain of heartbreak and disappointment. I release the ways in which I have not shown enough love, kindness and respect to myself or others.

Please guide me in the ways of truly honoring and valuing who I am and what my needs are. Show me ways in which I may open my heart to greater depths. I allow love to enter and abide. I give freely the expression of love to all whom I encounter.

Guide me in ways in which I may deeply express love to my romantic partner, child/ren, parents, family members, co-workers and to all of humanity. I wish to be in harmony and in balance with the positive forces of love, which I know will prevail in our world.

May love envelope and surround me so I may bask in its warm rays.

And so it is.

Amen.

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A Turning Point in Consciousness

By Christian de Quincey

Clearly, we face looming crises of unprecedented proportions and dimensions-- environmentally, economically, socially, psychologically, spiritually. It is critical we wake up to the fact that the human predicament is the planet's problem. Who among us is innocent of responsibility for the degradation our species inflicts on the natural world? And what can we do about it?

I teach a course called "Paradigms of Consciousness" at John F. Kennedy University. We spend eleven weeks exploring the dynamics of beliefs, about how our stories affect us as individuals, as communities, and as global "eco-citizens." This week, we shuddered to a halt when we looked at the impact of human actions on the natural environment.

Revelations about the scale of the problem left some students feeling helpless, even despondent. The situation seems so hopeless, and the consequences so vast and inevitable. One brave student, not happy that I identified human actions as the main culprit in climate change, emailed me with a very direct question: "I believe there is innocence at the core of every human, and that humans haven't intentionally damaged the planet. Do you disagree?"

Her question got me thinking and in response I wrote a lengthy essay. I have decided to share the main points here...

Human Innocence
Given the evidence pro and con, I simply don't know whether every human being possesses an innate and abiding innocence of the heart. I'm not even sure I know what "human innocence" means. If, for instance, it means that no human carries any responsibility for the impact our species has on our surrounding ecology, I do not accept that. It is quite evident to me that all of us living in modern civilization make choices every day that contribute, one way or another, to the degradation of the environment--and we are responsible for those choices. In short, that means we are not "innocent."

I'm not just talking about our ecological footprint (some eco-footprint is unavoidable from every member of every species). By "choices," I'm referring to those decisions we make with our purchases and other actions even though other, less eco-impacting, alternatives are available. In my experience, few people consistently live lifestyles where they always choose optimum eco-sustainable actions. Of course, some do come much closer than others to living lightly on the land. But even organic farmers use internal combustion engines to transport their produce, and they use electricity in their homes. I don't know of anyone who lives entirely off the land, powered by sun and/or wind, and who produces their own food and raw materials for clothing and housing. Even if people are unaware of alternative options, ignorance is not the same as innocence. Who among us, then, is truly innocent?

It is hardly a matter for dispute that human activity contributes significantly to climate change and global warming as a result of the vast amounts of CO2 we emit into the atmosphere daily, weekly, monthly, annually, for decades and centuries. Yet despite all the hard science to back this up, the outgoing Bush Administration has shown a profound disregard for the health and integrity of local and global ecosystems. Even worse, by their actions political and corporate leaders demonstrate they are willing to intentionally destroy ecosystems (e.g., by leveling mountaintops to access coal reserves and pouring polluting sludge into the surrounding environment. Bush has just issued a signing statement to make this legal for mining companies). The politicians who enable this to happen along with the corporations and individuals who participate in making this happen are by no stretch of imagination "innocent" in my view. They do, indeed, intentionally harm the environment and other species--all in the biased belief that "humans are special" ("God's chosen species").

Sixth Great Extinction
In my writings and lectures, I often express acute frustration at the dire plight of so many of our kindred species whose share of the planet is denied, disrupted, or destroyed--as a result of chronic self-serving human actions. These endangered species are the true innocents. As is now widely known, we are living through the sixth great extinction on Earth (the last one occurred about 60 million years ago when the dinosaurs were wiped out). This time, however, the extinction is being caused by a single run-away species--humans. My sense of urgency is fueled by a growing awareness that we (and other species) are running out of time. Experts predict that within thirty years fully one-third of all mammalian species will become extinct as a result of human activity (including, for example, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, cheetahs, tigers, rhinoceros, and on and on . . . along with countless other species of birds, reptiles, and fish). According to latest estimates, up to 90 percent of large ocean fish species have already become extinct due to over-fishing and pollution. I find the numbers staggering, almost beyond belief. In my opinion, anyone who is not alarmed about that is either not paying attention or simply doesn't care because they have bought into the self-serving myth that "humans are special" (I think of Sarah Palin and fellow fundamentalists as extreme examples).

The Crisis is Real
It really doesn't help to adopt a Pollyanna perspective that, despite the evidence, "everything will turn out all right in the end," or that we really shouldn't talk about the prospect of environmental catastrophe in polite company. No amount of "let's all stay positive" head-in-the sand wishful thinking will help us address the various crises in any useful way. I'm urging us to "wake up" and take responsibility. That means becoming informed about what is really happening--including the shocking "shadow" aspects of human actions and intentions, without ignoring the "light" inspiring visions for a better, more compassionate and sustainable world. Reality always includes both shadow and light. Always. We need to acknowledge and embrace that dance.

Choosing Levity and Creativity
In the essay to my students, I added something I didn't get around to in class. It's this: While I do think we need to wake up to the stark realities facing us, I don't think it is useful or productive to allow ourselves to be brought down by the gravity of the problem. Yes, I want us to be more alert to the dangers and more awake and aware of our responsibilities. At the same time, I encourage us to walk through the world with levity and a light heart. Even while (or if) we feel pain and grief (indeed even anger) at the predicament our civilization has created for ourselves and other species, we do not have to slide into ineffectual despair or depression. We can, instead, take responsibility for our participation in the situation and allow ourselves to fully feel that pain, grief, anger, and fear, and simultaneously choose to relate to each other and nature with a light heart to match our deliberate lightness of step as we move through the world. We do not need to give up our sense of humor while acknowledging the seriousness of the crises. Creativity is enhanced by the levity of a light heart--even in the face of dark realities.

A Time of Opportunity
An ancient Chinese proverb tells us: "Every crisis is also an opportunity." Indeed, we are now confronting what looks more and more like a major disruption and breakdown of our ecological, economic, and social systems, unprecedented since the birth of human societies. A civilization rooted in, and profoundly dependent on, a fossil-fuel based industrial technology/economy to boost the march of human "progress" is simply not sustainable. Even if (when) we switch to alternative sources of energy (solar, wind, geothermal, wave) the current lifestyles of modern civilization cannot be sustained. The fact is that only a fossil-fuel based economy can provide the enormous energy needed to mine the raw materials, transport them, process them, and distribute the products needed to manufacture solar panels, wind generators, etc. (I don't consider nuclear energy a viable option.) It is disappointing and sobering to realize that even alternative energy technologies are deeply dependent on fossil-fuel technologies. Our addiction runs that deep. The remedy lies within us and around us. We have the opportunity to change our foundational myth, to change our story about the place of humanity in nature, and to choose radically different actions, by expressing ourselves more creatively in ways that enhance our relationship with the natural world.

'Dark Night, Early Dawn'
We are rapidly running out of the fossil-fuels that modern industrial civilization relies on to feed, clothe, house, transport, educate, and entertain our populations. Sooner or later, our numbers will have to be drastically reduced and our ways of life radically altered (e.g., by learning to live together in much smaller communities, living off locally produced food and raw materials). We are just in the very early stages of this profound social shift. It seems quite likely that the time of transition will at the very least be disruptive and uncomfortable beyond mere inconvenience; more likely, it will be a time of acute and prolonged physical and emotional disturbance, even suffering, for a great number of people. The good news is that some of us will survive, in reduced numbers, and will be faced with the challenges of creating a new society that is intrinsically more ecologically sustainable and sane.

Not to Be Repeated
Although there is no guarantee that those who survive the global crises will not repeat the grave errors of past generations (e.g., maintaining the myth that "humans are special"), we can be sure of one thing: There will be no Second Industrial Revolution based on non-renewable energy resources. This planet can be raped only once of its deposits of "ancient sunlight." Once the oil, gas, and coal are gone, they're gone. Our species will then have to turn to other, renewable, sources of energy (solar, wind, thermal, wave, etc.)--including a return to a much greater and widespread reliance on muscle power. I do not foresee a return to pre-industrial or pre-agricultural ways of life. We cannot go back. But our post-industrial (and post-information) societies will have the benefit of building on the lessons learned from all past generations--from the potentials of alternative localized technologies, from the values and errors of global industrialism all the way back to the wisdom and limitations of indigenous hunter-gatherer societies. The opportunities for a far more environmentally integrated human species will be rich and potent. And these possibilities, also, lie hidden in the heart of the current crises.

Consciousness Shift
And so we come to the point of this essay. We have good reasons to be optimistic about the long run--even though getting there will take its toll. Most important, the turning point will require a radical mutation in consciousness, involving increased and deepening awareness that we are truly interbeings, as Vietnamese Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh pointed out. Each of us is, without exception, mutually dependent on our relationships with the full symphony of all other sentient beings. The coming paradigm shift in consciousness will involve a recognition that, at its core, consciousness is intersubjective--that, literally, we co-create each other, and thereby participate in the co-creation of our world. Truly: We are the world! That realization and awareness will come with an enhanced sense of willing responsibility for the consequences of our intentions and actions. Visionaries, such as Jean Gebser and Sri Aurobindo, refer to this "mutation" as the "Integral" phase in the evolution of consciousness.

Shadow and Light
If highlighting the "human predicament" and confronting the complex transition between crisis and opportunity disturbs our cognitive or emotional equilibrium, consider this: Each of us, as humans (indeed as animals), has the capacity to experience the full range of emotions--from anger, to sadness, to fear to joy. To the degree we allow ourselves to experience and express the depths of our "negative" emotions we will likewise be open to experiencing and expressing the heights of our "positive" emotions. Conversely, to the extent we deny or suppress our "shadow," we also suppress our "light." We all contain both. As healthy, integrated beings, we need to learn to acknowledge our "zombie" and "angel" aspects, and learn to embrace all of who we are.

I think that is a necessary first step in healing our relationships with the awesome and mysterious world that gives birth to us, sustains us, and one day will receive us back into its ever-replenishing womb.

In The Wisdom Academy, we integrate knowledge about "Evolution of Consciousness" with the lived, pragmatic wisdom of "Conscious Evolution." It's where science and spirit meet. Knowing unites with being. This article was first published in 'Q' magazine. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please email Christian de Quincey.

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