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The Present and Future of Socially Conscious Filmmaking
Maestro Bruno Pischiutta is the Founder, President and Daria Trifu: Bruno Pischiutta is known for his lifelong
C.E.O. of Independent Film Studio Toronto Pictures. His commitment to fostering the art of filmmaking. He
vision is the use of nonviolent mainstream filmmaking to established his career in his native Italy when, in 1975, he
address issues facing our world and bring them forth to founded and directed Rome's Centro Iniziative Di Azione
the general public. Daria Trifu is the Vice President and Culturale, the nation's only alternative school for theater
C.O.O. of Toronto Pictures. and film. He is known for his high quality film production
skills and he’s specifically noted for his politically and
Based out of Toronto, Canada, Toronto Pictures is an socially oriented feature films.
independent film studio, which develops, produces and
distributes films around the world. Toronto Pictures Bruno has been awarded the Critics Award at Venice Film
produces nonviolent and socially conscious feature films. Festival (1970), the Premio Simpatia (1976), the Belle Arti
Their commitment to social responsibility has been a key Di Roma (1976) and at the New York Film Festival (1981 &
factor and the reason for choosing to produce each and 1986) and at the Bahamas One World Film Festival
every one of the company's films. (2003). This past December, he has been nominated by
The Political Film Society - Hollywood for the film
Toronto Pictures does more than just highlight issues – PUNCTURED HOPE.
they do something to solve them. The company is
donating 10% of the Net Profit of the first three years of He is also a published writer of two books (‘The
their latest feature film PUNCTURED HOPE to the African Comoedia’ 1980 and ‘E va bene parliamo di cinema’
village where most of the film was shot. Toronto Pictures' 1982) and of recognized courses for filmmakers
goals include the construction of a school staffed with a (directing, writing, editing and acting) in Italy. He made
full-time teacher, the construction of a small hospital his directorial debut in 1975 with COMPAGNE NUDE, and
with a full-time doctor and nurses and the development he moved to Canada in 1983. His other films include
of a utilities infrastructure enabling residents to access ULTIMO INCONTRO A VENEZIA (1977), ISOLA MECCANICA
power and clean, safe water. (1978), THE COMOEDIA (1981), BOUNTY HUNTERS
(1985), LIFE’S CHARADE (1987), MAYBE (2003) and
In keeping with their social commitment, Toronto PUNCTURED HOPE (2009).
Pictures will also be donating 10% of the first three years’
Net Profit of their next film A PARTY GIRL FOR THE RAT In addition, he wrote, directed, produced, executive
PACK to the Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services - a produced and edited other feature films, TV shows and
center for the rehabilitation of young offenders in documentaries widely screened in cinemas and broadcast
Pasadena, California. throughout Italy and other European countries to date.
Bruno is also the Founder and Chairman of the Toronto
OM-Times: Toronto Pictures is doing movies that have a Pictures Film Academy of Ghana.
strong social message. Daria, please tell us more about
Director Bruno Pischiutta and his social commitment.
PUNCTURED HOPE was an official Selection at the Tonye Akagbo: I come from a town called Atiavi in the
Montreal World Film Festival (2009). Volta Region of Ghana where Trokosi is practiced.
PUNCTURED HOPE has personally enlightened me about
OM-Times: Tonye and Ruffy, you are two of the lead how our women are brutally treated after being sent to
actors in PUNCTURED HOPE. What was your personal the shrine to serve the fetish priests.
and professional life like before you participated in the
film and what is your life like since you've finished Nobody in my family has ever experience Trokosi. I was
filming? very happy about starring in a movie that reveals the evil
deeds of our people who practiced it. My family was
Tonye Akagbo: My goal has always been to become the initially non-supportive, but after I explained the
best actress in Ghana. I never find the time to have a importance of the movie and its benefits to our country,
boyfriend, but I am the outgoing type of lady. My they understood and gave me all of their support.
professional life before PUNCTURED HOPE was
challenging because I had just gained admission at the Ruffy Quansah: Yes, I was familiar with the practice of
Ghana Institute of Journalism to pursue a BA in Trokosi but, thankfully, my family was never directly
Tonye Akagbo: Yes, Trokosi can be abolished. I believe it Daria Trifu: Also this year, we are producing the feature
can be done through education. The Government must film WISTERIA that will be filmed in Romania. The
also ensure that existing laws are enforced. characters’ stories develop during the season of Wisteria.
In the course of three months, many lives will have a
OM-Times: What are the other African issues that you dramatic turn. The story evolves around an elite, all-
would like to raise awareness about? female college with girls of every age, where a
prostitution ring is established. The film represents
Tonye Akagbo: Female certain effects of the
Genital Mutilation and sexual trafficking of
Corruption. children in Eastern
Europe. The main
Ruffy Quansah: Africa protagonists are two
has one problem and it young college girlfriends
is called ‘corruption’! who come from two
That is what I would like completely different
the world leaders to worlds - one poor and
take a good look at. one rich. The rich girl's
father is a US Embassy
OM-Times: Daria, what diplomat in Bucharest
is the casting method (Romania). He and his
that Bruno Pischiutta wife go through marital
uses for his films? turmoil fueled by the
tragedy of their sons’
Daria Trifu: Bruno casts sickness.
both professional actors
and common people “WISTERIA also shows
from all walks of life to the effect caused by
portray his films’ having someone very
characters. As far as we sick in the family on the
know, he is the first life of the other close
director to principally family members. The
cast through the internet talent from around the world. different themes of rich and poor, honest and dishonest,
The majority of the roles in both of our upcoming films, A pure and corrupt develop in this film in a way that the
PARTY GIRL FOR THE RAT PACK and WISTERIA are being viewers will not forget.
selected through our Community Website.
OM-Times: Bruno, you are very passionate about film
I am convinced that as we publicize our type of casting being a vehicle for social change.
and its success, there will be others who will try to use
the same system. Bruno Pischiutta: Education is a big component of our
films and most of our films’ topics consist of a social
OM-Times: What other projects are you working on? nature.
Bruno Pischiutta: This year, we are producing the film A The ‘new morality’ that our CAUSE is aiming to achieve,
PARTY GIRL FOR THE RAT PACK, which originates from the means not only exposing problems to our films’ viewers
novel “Breaking My Silence” by Jane McCormick. For but also doing something about them. This is why we
Bruno and Daria at the Montreal Film Festival. See more videos at: www.youtube.com/TorontoPictures
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Magazine and by expressing our Gratitude to you for Judith Orloff: As I mentioned in Second Sight during
being a regular contributing columnist here. And, of my medical training I strayed far from the intuitive
course, for this exclusive interview. world. When I opened my Los Angeles psychiatric
practice in 1983, I had every intention of it being
Let’s talk about your book. traditional; I’d use medications, psychotherapy, but I
didn’t intend for intuition to play a role. My practice
Christopher: Why did you write Second Sight? Is there was extremely successful. Since I was a workaholic and
a particular area you hope to help, or inspire, your also loved helping people, I had twelve hour days,
readers with? though very little personal life. But then I had a heart-
wrenching wake-up call that changed everything. It
Judith Orloff: Second Sight was very cathartic for me was an intuition that a patient, on antidepressants,
as it recounts my "journey to become whole" by first was going to make a suicide attempt. Because she was
accepting and then embracing my intuitive abilities. As doing so well--nothing supported my hunch--I
a child, my vivid dreams and intuitions were whispered dismissed it. Within a week she overdosed on the
about behind closed doors. As a medical student, I antidepressants I’d prescribed and ended up in a coma
denied the "shameful secret" by immersing myself in for nearly a month. (Had she not survived I would’ve
the absolutes of science. Then as a psychiatrist, I been devastated.) The hardest part, though, was that I
received proof of the value of my gift when an intuition thought I’d harmed her by not utilizing a vital piece of
foretold a patient's suicide attempt. It is my hope that intuitive information. This was intolerable for me. From
through my story others will learn how to awaken their then on, I knew, as a responsible physician, I had to
own intuition and recognize how it can help them with integrate my intuitions into my work.
everyday life. One thing I’m certain of: if you follow
your intuitive voice, you can’t go wrong. Stay true to it. Christopher: In the second half of Second Sight, you
Intuition is about empowerment, not having to give techniques for the reader to develop their own
conform to someone else’s notion of who you should intuition. How do dreams figure into this?
be. It’s about being true to yourself, and all the
goodness that comes from that. Judith Orloff: For me, dreaming is a direct line to a
place where magic abounds and nothing is without
Christopher: In first part of your book, you talk about meaning. It is a pristine state of awareness, unpolluted
your early life and discuss your struggles as a child to and clear. Direct guidance for healing lies in our
embrace your intuitive side. As an engineer, I have had dreams, the natural territory of intuition. Here, time
a hard time learning to trust my feelings over my and space are non-existent and anything is possible.
“knowledge”. What is your advise based on your Like a blank, white canvas, our dream world is a
experiences? How do I learn to balance my intuitive spacious medium where intuition can freely express
and rational sides? itself. We have only to listen.
You are in partnership with your dreams. Initiate an
Judith Orloff: Realize that to be whole you must ongoing dialogue with them. It's like consulting the
balance both sides. The intellect is fantastic for wisest doctor you can imagine who knows you inside
analyzing facts, but it is limited. It can’t understand out. You can ask your dreams anything. No question is
love, death or travel in the unseen realms as intuition trivial if it is meaningful
can. In Second Sight I stress that I always tune into my
intuition first, then see what my analytic mind has to Christopher: I used to think my dreams were just the
say about it. I trust my gut and visions above all else. result of extra toppings on my pizza, but I am trying to
pay more attention to them and not let them slip away
Christopher: Have you always integrated intuition into with the dawn. How can I retain more of my dreams
your medical practice, or has it been a gradual process and how do I learn to understand and apply them?
during your professional life? Will you share an
Judith Orloff: Yes, if you get very quiet and tune into Christopher: Before I let you go…would it be a
your heart you can expand your consciousness to reach “spoiler” for the book to ask about the family secrets
over to the other side. It’s not really that hard. You just pertaining to your intuitive past that your mother told
have to believe it’s possible and practice. Focus on the you on her death bed?
person you’d like to communicate with who has passed
over, and request inwardly that they come forth. Then Judith Orloff: On my mother’s deathbed, she decided
to tell me our “family secrets.” She told me, “I want to
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pass the power onto you.” I was astounded to learn Christopher: Thank you again, Judith! I know our
that I came from a lineage of intuitive healers on her extended family at OM-Times will enjoy this interview
side of the family--my Jewish grandmother who did as much as I have. I wish you every success with
laying on of hands in a shed behind the pharmacy she Second Sight!
and Grandpop ran in Philadelphia. East coast aunts and
cousins I’d never met since I grew up in California. Also,
my mother, herself, had a strong inner voice which told
her how to treat patients for over forty years. She’d
listened to this voice and secretly used her innate
healing powers to keep her lymphoma in remission for
many years. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked her. She
said simply, “I wanted you to lead a normal, happy life,
not to be thought of as weird like your grandmother
was.” I’ll always be grateful for what she shared, but,
still... she’d waited so long. Even so, I believe in the
wisdom of the paths we’ve been given. Mine has been
to fight for what I believed in despite what my parents
or anyone said. An invaluable but rugged lesson in
empowerment.
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EQ
It was four years ago this Spring that something very helped to radically change my thinking about
miraculous happened to me. I woke up again! A big religion). The insights in The Celestine Prophecy
beautiful light came rushing back in and opened up a books all made such complete sense to me and
flood of spiritual gifts beyond my human seemed to resonate such truth in why we were all
imagination! here. I had also read several of Sylvia Browne's books
and I was very impressed by a psychic named George
All my life I knew things, told people things, gave out Anderson when I read the book We Don't Die, which
warnings, saw things now and then that I knew were I had found at a local used book store in paperback
very much out of the ordinary. I didn't take them for shortly after my father's death in the mid 90's. I was
granted so much as I didn't understand them. From fascinated with George's work in helping people to
the time I was a small child I had countless heal from their grief by delivering messages to
encounters with the paranormal world. On three bereaved family and friends.
very surreal occasions, I had seen a light so big and so
bright that it couldn't be forgotten. In the Spring of 2006, I met a very spiritual and
extremely gifted woman who told me several
The first time, I was four years old and it was the day amazing things about my own spiritual connections.
of my birthday party. I have no memories of my She said I would "remember" how to use these "gifts",
childhood before that day. The second time I woke that the knowledge was already there. She told me
up from a sound sleep and when I looked out the that in the very near future, I would be more aware of
window, I thought a helicopter was hovering over them and how to describe and use them. The whole
my yard. The third time was much the same but at a time I was there, I felt energy so strong that I could
different home and someone else was there to note swear I was floating above the floor.
that I jumped up and was wide awake! "Can't you see
that light?" I asked. "What light?" was the response This amazing woman had recorded a CD of
and I realized it wasn't visible to everyone. It lasted meditations for the Ascension. After meeting with
for several minutes. I stood there not wanting to her, I listened to it every night before bed for a couple
move so it wouldn't disappear. It didn't! I had such a of weeks. The energy kept flowing in and was getting
sense of peace and well-being. It was like a recharge. stronger! Very soon I was able to communicate
A message from the light. Yes, almost like being told directly and word for word with my spiritual guides,
"We're here!" I didn't want to sleep that night hoping and several other souls who were asking for my help.
it would come back and flood the room again. In my communications, I also discovered a lost friend
who asked for directions. He explained that he had
I had yet to read about the energies of the Ascension been "stuck" between this world and the next. I
and I had not delved deep enough into the study of verified this with my new mentor who confirmed to
Spiritual Consciousness. I had read several books on me that this does happen when a soul refuses out of
psychic phenomena and spirituality, which included fear to go into the light. After his rescue, I received
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (which messages of congratulations along with the promise
Comedy
By Marsha Cook
'When we look at the world from a New Perspective, We from being crinkled in laughter. So, how
discover a world of New Possibilities!' could being the lead in a Comedy Script be
Author Unknown
anything other than good? One must
wonder!
In the December 2009 issue of Om-Times,
Silver Threads talked about the Action
Script; January 2010 brought Drama;
February 2010 delivered Tragedy: And now,
last but not least, Silver Threads presents
Comedy!
http://www.marshagcook.com
Spring
by One Light
helps shape
the me-ness of me,
And from just being ourselves
comes the we-ness of we.
This painting began as an exploration of a segment from Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings, in which he described a curse
created by "The Yellow Emperor" which kept a whole other world confined inside the reflective surfaces of our own world,
and how one day that curse would be broken. When I was making the drawing for it, I was thinking of humans, of us being
the ones trapped inside the mirrors--trapped by perceptions of the world and its possibilities that we'd developed before we
were even conscious of what we were doing, perceptions handed down to us by our parents, society, ill-managed emotions,
fears, etc. I was thinking about it in the sense of our "true selves" being something completely foreign, even unrecognizable
to this somnolent being that wanders through each day, making often meaningless, rote motions at dictated times (coffee,
job, study, gym, drive, pick up the kids, whatever your life is, etc) in an effort to pass "correctly" or safely through yet
another day. To make it. My thinking was that most of the time, our perception of what is possible is limited to what we've
already seen done; thus, most of the time, we're merely mimicking--mirroring--what is already before us, unable to believe
past what we can see and into the wild, chaotic space beyond it. So this moment of freedom from the curse would be that
moment of passing through the mirror, becoming (once more) real, alive.
Having tried several drawings to express those ideas, I stumbled upon the story of St. Rita, the Patron Saint of
Impossible Dreams, and felt she would be the kind of guide that could lead the rest of us across the great divide the mirror
represented.
The Italian St. Rita wanted to join a convent as a young child, but was prevented. In obedience to her parents, at 12
years old she married, and bore her violent and otherwise criminally-inclined husband two sons. He beat her continually,
but she stayed with him, and towards the end of his life even managed to convert him to Catholicism and a new path.
Shortly after his conversion, her husband was ambushed and killed, and Rita was forced to channel her energies towards
protecting the souls of her sons, who wanted to avenge their father's death. She prayed that God not allow their souls to be
sullied by such an act as murder, and they instead died within the year. At that point, she returned to her attempts to join a
convent, but was refused, several times, because of her status as widow and mother (as opposed to virgin, the requirement
for a bride of Christ).
However, she persevered, and one morning, the good nuns awoke to find that she had been spirited into the locked
convent in the middle of the night by her own patron saints. Feeling they could not ignore such a clear statement from God,
they permitted her to stay. On her death bed in the convent, Rita made another impertinent request. She asked that a visitor
bring her a fig and a rose from a garden she had always loved. The problem, of course, was that it was the dead of winter,
and there would be no figs and no roses. But, when the visitor went to the garden Rita had specified, she found just the fig
and just the rose, and brought them to Rita.
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So here Rita sits on a fig tree in winter, a fig
tree growing, as they will, out of the ruins of
a lost civilization, an old life, and vivid red
roses spill from the lap of her dress. New,
impossible life comes from dreams, and
feeds the spirit what it needs. And that, to
me, is the act of painting: giving form to
dreams, and opening a doorway into the
impossible.
--Zoe
Erzulie
and the
Green Lion
story here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoeinwonderland/4099042650/
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Why is the Airplane Erasing
the Sky?
"Why is the airplane erasing the
sky?" she said. I had no idea what is
she talking about. It took me a little
while to get in synch with her
thoughts. My thoughts were busy
knocking on the doors of possible
tomorrows, looping through never-
ending list of things that are waiting
to be done during the day. Her
question made me aware. Aware of
her little hand, of her great wisdom,
of beautiful possibilities that are here
and now... if we look carefully.
"What do you mean, airplane is
erasing the sky?" I asked her. I felt
like talking to the Little Prince,
feeling a bit ashamed being in the
role of an adult who doesn't get it!
"Look." She answered simply. Yes,
that's all it takes. Just look. It clicked
in my mind.
A blue, bright blue sky has been clearly erased by the airplane, leaving behind the white trace, as if all we can see now is the
paper on which the drawing has been made. I felt suddenly so much joy.
As if: her question erased that boring never-ending task list;
As if: all the doors of tomorrows are now wide open for us, if we decide to go through them;
As if: nothing else really matters but to look at this drawing around us from different perspectives and hold hands.
Once again I have realized that I have so much to learn from my child. I just simply forgot to look.
--story by Vesna Vukovic-Dzodan
another spring
bubbling forth
refreshing essence
from the heart
another spring
of our mother a time for planting
awakening after and preparing the land
the winter
to bring forth the
rest greatest harvest
our planet
has ever
known
another spring
a time of promise
decorated
with wildflowers
a symbol of
beauty
freedom
and love
another spring
to shake off
the slumber
and realize
the full expression
of who we are and
who we’ve come
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to be
©2010
by Chris Anderson
~He She~
He comes to conclude
Having been a history student these many years,
That Homo sapiens is a failed experiment.
Ascends often to mountain tops; lofty peaks.
Spends days looking up into the sky
Wishing he might simply drift up; away.
for it is of my will
borne out of my love
for the below is my domain
as i bring it to above
Birth
Death
Is there a difference?
Attachment
Perception
Another level of vibration
That is all
A beginning
From whence do we come?
An ending
To where do we go?
Valid questions
A myriad of responses
To whom do we answer?
~Nagi
Iris By Debby Rosenberg
That’s magic
Albeit it black
And it will consume you
With just more reasons to fear and rage
For it becomes the cage
Your then living in.
The Fish
by Rupert Brooke
In a cool curving world he lies
Shapes all his universe to feel There slipping wave and shore are one,
And know and be; the clinging stream And weed and mud. No ray of sun,
Closes his memory, glooms his dream, But glow to glow fades down the deep
Who lips the roots o' the shore, and glides (As dream to unknown dream in sleep);
Those silent waters weave for him The hyaline of drifting glooms;
A fluctuant mutable world and dim, The strange soft-handed depth subdues
Where wavering masses bulge and gape Drowned colour there, but black to hues,
Dies momently through whorl and hollow, Red darkness of the heart of roses,
And form and line and solid follow Blue brilliant from dead starless skies,
Solid and line and form to dream And gold that lies behind the eyes,
Fantastic down the eternal stream; The unknown unnameable sightless white
Gentle, embracing, quiet, dun, The infinite distance, and the singing
The world he rests in, world he knows, Blown by the wind, a flame of sound,
Perpetual curving. Only -- - grows The gleam, the flowers, and vast around
An eddy in that ordered falling, The horizon, and the heights above -- -
A knowledge from the gloom, a calling You know the sigh, the song of love!
Weed in the wave, gleam in the mud -- - But there the night is close, and there
The dark fire leaps along his blood; Darkness is cold and strange and bare;
Dateless and deathless, blind and still, And the secret deeps are whisperless;
The intricate impulse works its will; And rhythm is all deliciousness;
His woven world drops back; and he, And joy is in the throbbing tide,
Sans providence, sans memory, Whose intricate fingers beat and glide
Where hope is fleet and thought flies after, Space is no more, under the mud;
Of lights in the clear night, of cries His bliss is older than the sun.
That drift along the wave and rise Silent and straight the waters run.
Thin to the glittering stars above, The lights, the cries, the willows dim,
You know the hands, the eyes of love! And the dark tide are one with him.
Simply
To perceive reality from a
different perspective is to
open oneself to the wonders
and unlimited wealth of
creation. Simply Spiritual
Meditation Directions:
1. Read the Visual Translation first,
understanding it from your heart as
much as you can. Feel it.
Visual Concept:
You are beauty connected to your within.
The darkness is but a space that has to be processed into lightness.
You always change towards the changeless One.
Fear not then for love is your power, your strength and your armor.
Remain devoted in the altar of your heart where love radiates, and in
silence speaks.
Understand the beauty of the moon and the starts that is best appreciated
only in the dark.
Let go of your doubts and fears then. Relax and learn how to see things
from the eyes of the source.
The seasons are there for the evolvement of each soul,
Where all of humanity transforms to the Whole.
Life is abundant, Life is beautiful, meditate on this and be in harmony with
all; allowing others to be who they are, as you allow yourself to be as you
are.
Flow and resist not, but rather, look for the good in all things.
Let your trust only be in Life
for your guide is the I AM.
Therefore, rejoice and express the beauty that you are
and forever remain in love
and in deep gratitude for all.
Like a child, move into the unknown where the only thing that is certain is
the Love that is you.
You are Love.
Believe in your self.
Be at Peace,
All is well.
See, even your animal friends
knows it is so.
Namaste.
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Relax…
Look in the mirror. The man has eyes but does not fully utilize his
eyes.
Observe a man
like you and me. The man has ears but does not fully utilize his
hearing.
The man is educated and logical.
The man is trapped by his mind and expectation
The man is searching everywhere. of his beliefs.
To quench his thirst for prosperity Angels and guides followed him like a shadow
the man only looks for something golden. but he did not recognize them.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
That's right! You are free to think whatever you'd like to think. This is one
area where no one can interfere with what you choose to
do. You are the captain of your ship; the arbiter of your fate.
The only way you will ever repeat a past experience in the future is if you
are currently thinking the same thing. It would be impossible
for something to happen to you that you did not think because of this
simple Law:
Life works from inside your mind, out into your experience.
Do you remember learning that folks once thought the world was flat?
Imagine the courage it took sailors to sail "to the edge" in fear they'd
fall off! And imagine how many minds had to be changed to think that the
world was round. Now that we are all thinking that the world is round,
sailors no longer experience fear. This is one great example proving our
past does not equal our future because the thinking got changed.
Our minds have two databases: beliefs and facts. The beliefs and the facts
both have an appearance in our experience but with one enormous
difference:
If we see an event repeating itself, we can stop the repeating and change
from something that isn't real to something that is real. Here's an
example: If you are habitually late to work, events, meetings etc., you
would be manifesting something that is not real. You can change your mind
from "I'm always late" to "I'm always on time" and then you will enjoy the
appearance of a bettered reality.
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inform me they are going out of town before they do. So
if you are planning a trip or just going to the corner store
explain your plans out loud to your pet. Then sometime
during the day or evening while you are away send your
by pet loving comforting thoughts by saying hello to them in
Naomi your mind, or showing them a picture of you together
McDonald and tell them when you will be home. Of course, the
same is true for all emotions so be aware of any fear or
anxiety you may have about leaving your animal as they
will surely pick up these feelings as well.
Spring is just around the corner and people are beginning Remember our animals live more in the moment; they
to plan their get-away trips. I know this by the requests don’t worry about the future or regret the past as we too
many of my clients are making during their animal often do and are always open to the energy of our
communication sessions with me. “Please tell Sam (the intentions. Likewise, we all have the ability to hear our
dog, cat, iguana and etc.) that I am going out of town and pet’s thoughts. All we need to do is to switch our
I will be back.” Of course I do but I also reassure the receivers on and BELIEVE! As I teach in my
owner that their pet will understand completely if they communication classes, be open to any thoughts,
give the details of the trip directly to them. When they feelings, pictures or words that come to you when you
look at me with a “You’ve got to be kidding” expression, I talk with your pet.
explain one of the many lessons animals have taught me
over the years and is described in my new book, They Naomi McDonald is a professional animal communicator,
Sing to Our Hearts. certified shamanic practitioner, and educator. She is the
author of the newly released book, They Sing to Our Hearts: A
Every living being is connected by a divine web or matrix
Communicator Shares Her Stories of Animal Wisdom. Naomi
and it is through this matrix we share information. The
words we say or pictures we form in our minds all begin has studied extensively throughout North and South America
as an intention at a preverbal level. At this level all with renowned teachers in the fields of metaphysics,
language is the same and is not confined to space or quantum physics, shamanism and animal communication.
time. It also has its own energetic signature just like the She works with clients locally and long distance, teaches an
waves of a radio or television station. Once we have a innovative animal communication program that incorporates
relationship with one another being the filaments of the
shamanic healing techniques and personal self development,
web that joins us is ever so slightly expanded. Also the
more emotion that comes from our heart through our gives speaking engagements, and volunteers her talents at
thoughts and intentions the stronger the connection animal rescue organizations’ events across the United States.
becomes. This heart to heart link is one of the most For more information go to www.brendamcdonald.org.
powerful connections possible.
A human may or may not be consciously aware of OM-Times is excited to announce that starting next month
thoughts or emotions being sent by another but animals Naomi McDonald will have a regular column in the magazine to
are much more receptive and telepathic because their answer your pet related questions. As a professional animal
receivers are always on picking up the waves of our communicator, Naomi using her physic abilities to form a bridge
intentions. Whether we realize it or not, we are always
of communication and understanding between humans and a
exchanging information with them. It is not unusual for
being of another species. If you have a question or need help
an animal to tell me that their person has purchased a
new car, has painted their house or is concerned about solving a problem with your pet please email it to
someone. Often it surprises my clients that their pets bmc@brendamcdonald.org and look for your answer in the
magazine!
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LION KING", "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST") including the Mad Hatter, who explains to Alice that they
need her help in over-throwing the Red Queen; who has
In the sequel to Lewis Carroll's original stories; Alice Kingsleigh, taken control of Wonderland from her sister, the White
now 19, attends a party at a Victorian estate shortly after the Queen. Alice is also told that she is the only one who can
death of her beloved father. The party, unbeknownst to Alice, is slay the Jabberwock, the dragon who terrorizes the
an engagement party planned by her mother and sister. Just as inhabitants of Wonderland under the rule of the Red Queen.
the arrogant and dull lord Hamish Ascot proposes to Alice under Alice then embarks — assuming both large and small sizes
a gazebo and under the eyes of hundreds of snooty society-types, — on an adventure of self discovery and to save Wonderland
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I knew right then that this was THE idea. Create a site
that lets people raise money for anything…charities, new
companies, research projects, volunteer travel, even
Before starting GiveForward, I worked at the Kauffman medical expenses.
Foundation in Kansas City giving grants to colleges and
universities for their entrepreneurship centers. It was an For the next few months, I investigated competitors,
incredible learning experience in strategic giving, as I got looking to see who was doing what. I was both excited
to see first-hand how much access to information people and surprised to find out that during the moments my
and foundations with money have before they give. idea was being born, Change.org was debuting online. A
few months later, I met Andrew Mason, who was
I remember being distraught when Hurricane Katrina hit founding ThePoint.com, and I began to wonder if I wasn’t
because I, and so many of my colleagues, wanted to too late to get started.
employ the same practices we used every day with the Having no money and no networks in Chicago, I tabled
few dollars that we personally had to give. But, there the idea for a while. But every so often, ideas would pop
was no easy way to give directly to a family wanting to into my head about new ways people could use the site.
rebuild. We talked openly about how much more we
would give if we knew money wasn’t being lost in the In November of 2007, on a long, soul-searching trip to
bureaucracy of the whole situation. Costa Rica (where I was born), I started thinking more
and more about this site. Change.org had proven to be a
I thought to myself that there should be a site where site for non-profits; ThePoint was more about social
people can give directly to people and causes they care action than philanthropy; and I knew the need for this
about. service still existed.
But, I didn’t do anything with that idea until my 25th
birthday. On March 1st, 2007, I was sitting in a restaurant Then one night, this little voice in my head woke me up,
waiting for my friends and family to come help me and it literally whispered “get started.” I got up, made a
celebrate my birthday. Like so many other people my pot of coffee and worked at my laptop from 1am until
age, the fear of the unknown path of my life was 7am writing what would be the foundation of my
weighing me down. I sat there facing the reality of my business plan.
quarter-life crisis, wondering what others my age were
doing to cope. Some were going to law school, some to I had been throwing around names for weeks, and the
business school, and still others were living for the next day it came to me. GiveForward.org. I wanted the
weekends in a dead-end job, too scared to leave their name to convey what we were asking people to do…give
benefits and steady paycheck for something bigger. small amounts of money for people and causes they care
about now. I never was comfortable with the idea of
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waiting until later in life to give back, so this name was another check for $5,000 as a loan. He said that he had
perfect. wanted to support me and that now that I was getting
serious, he felt confident in my success.
What was even more perfect, though, was the fact that
someone had let the domain “GiveForward.org” expire From there, the positive connections continued to roll. I
two months before. went onto Prosper.com and told complete strangers a
detailed description of what I was trying to do. Within 7
After that first wave of inspiration in Costa Rica, I realized days, I had $10,000 in the bank from people lending me
that I now had to commit to starting GiveForward full- $50 and $100 at a time. Around the same time, I went to
time, or I would never do it. The first challenge was a Super Bowl party and started telling a friend about my
convincing my mom that my Ivy League education and idea. She mentioned that her friend had a similar idea for
experience at Kauffman had prepared me for this salary- a site and offered to connect us.
less voyage.
For several weeks before, I had been thinking about how I
I told her my plans over the phone as I drove from New needed a partner, envisioning what that person would be
Orleans to visit my grandpa in Austin, who was like, and how I would find them. Suddenly, within 1
unsuccessfully battling non-hodgkin’s lymphoma. I month of deciding whole-heartedly to pursue this dream,
remember the look on his face when I told him that I was I had money to launch, a partner to join me, an office in
going to start a business with no money and no downtown Chicago, and support from friends and family
connections, based on a conviction I had in the middle of all over the world.
the night. He wished me good luck and sent me on my
way back to Kansas City to see my mom. Admittedly, I In many ways, the company we’ve created reflects this
had hoped that my passion would compel him to support early journey. We help people raise the money they
my efforts, but I was far more concerned with spending need to make their dreams come true. Sometimes those
quality time with him than I was about any money he dreams are to volunteer in Africa or help cure a disease
might help me with. by sending money to research. But more often than not,
the dreams on our site are to help keep someone we love
A couple of days later, I packed up the car and drove to with us for longer.
Kansas City. On the way, I picked up an audio book of the
The Secret at a Cracker Barrel. I had always been raised Since our site launched in late 2008, we have helped
to believe that you get what you put out into the universe people raise $1 million dollars for things like
and that positive thinking can change everything. So, I chemotherapy, organ transplants, and transportation and
was open to this trendy book. I listened to the soothing living expenses. But not only do we provide an easy way
and sometimes annoying repetition of the power of to raise money for people we love, we also make it so
positive thought and spent nearly the entire drive to that the people surrounding a person battling an illness
Kansas City envisioning the successful company that can contribute in a way that makes them feel less
GiveForward would become. helpless. By leaving words of support and donating a
small amount of money to someone you care about, you
When I got to Kansas City, I called my grandparents to let directly contribute to their recovery and you help relieve
them know I was safe. My step-grandmother got on the the financial burden that illness can cause.
phone and told me to check the mail in the next few
days. Two days later, I received a check from them for Because, the most important thing a person who is sick
$5,000. When my boyfriend found out, he wrote me should focus on is getting well.
Want to make a change in your life? The core players to consider for your
Whether it’s losing weight, a career team are a peer, an educator, an
change, or remaking a relationship if you entrepreneur or someone who can
want to make any real and lasting inspire you, some type of leader such as a
changes then you can’t do it alone. I work minister or a role model, a coach who can
with hundreds of patients and workshop help you clarify your goals and get
attendees who desire to transform their organized. If you are looking for work you
lives and one of the first points I tell them may also want to include a headhunter,
is that for real success they initially need employment agency or an out placement
to build a Wisdom Council of Support. source. I would also suggest someone
Like an owner assembling a start-up who has more experience than you and a
baseball team you begin with those therapist who can honestly confront you
players who are already available to you, and wisely guide you. If you are on a
being mindful of the strengths and limited budget you could ask someone at
weaknesses of each. your church or synagogue, look into
Toastmasters International or check out
In the council of support you bring people
SCORE.org, a national association of
you respect around you, and who are not
retired business people dedicated to
afraid to exercise what I call a strong
mentoring anyone who is sincere about
dialogue with you in a way that a guru or
developing a project.
teacher is not afraid to crush your ego. It
is like creating a family of supporters who Selecting wisdom council members
are willing to bring you along on your requires that you be sensitive to others’
path, whether it’s an idea or a project you needs, boundaries, and time. You want
are developing, and are willing to confront them to be available to you, but some
you when you’re in your ego or your members of your council won’t be able to
nonsensical stuff. They will also help you be on call, or respond quickly or at length
move through any resistances that arise to your requests for guidance, insight,
and over come your procrastination or and help in working through problems
hindrances to the changes you want to and some may require payment for their
make. services. The key is not to become needy
but to stay needful. Needy is not honoring
people’s limitations or respecting their Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. is the author of the
time. A needful person is someone who is widely acclaimed book, Wise Mind, Open
aware of their needs but simultaneously Mind: Finding Purpose and Meaning in Times
of Crisis, Loss, and Change. He is the
is considerate and sensitive to other
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~ Jimi Hendrix
(This is an excerpt from our book Separated at L: So many names are coming in. I’m getting a
Earth: The Story of The Psychic Twins, available Butch, Carl… Tommy, Mitch, Phil, Danny… there’s
on Amazon.com) a George, Leroy, Freddy, Ryan, Michael, Glen and
Jason…
Sergeant Artie Collins,* age 40, called us from A: That’s amazing! Those were my buddies who
Tennessee for a reading. He told us he had been were killed in that mission.
praying to the Holy Mother Mary for some kind of Terry: They say they’re ordering a round of beers for
guidance, and within five minutes of arriving home you on the other side!
we had returned his call. “I guess my prayer was A: We had a round of beers the night they went up on
heard,” said Artie, “and you and your sister are the that assignment. I never saw them again.
ones who were sent to answer it.” We had never L: There is a message coming through from them,
heard of Artie, and he gave us no information prior to Artie. They are saying, “Yes, we are with you Artie,
our conversation. What follows is an abbreviated and we love you, buddy. It happened so fast, we felt
version of our session by phone. no pain. Don’t blame yourself because you survived.”
A: Yes, I did…I did blame myself. I felt a lot of guilt
Linda: Artie, have you ever flown in a combat that I survived and they did not.
mission? T: Release the guilt. Let it go. You see, guilt does
A: Yes, I have. not serve us, and it is a way of holding us in the past.
L: Were you in Operation Desert Storm, The Gulf It may be holding you back from really creating some
War? The guides are telling me you were there. of your dreams.
A: Yes, that is where I was last stationed. A: That is so true.
L: Your guides are saying you lost fourteen friends in L: I’m getting a vision of a gold cross or crucifix, and
an attack when your squadron was shot down. Is this it has meaning for you connected to these guys who
true? passed.
A: Yes, that is exactly right. My nickname as a pilot A: Yes, the cross was given to me in the Gulf by a
was “Ghostrider”, because the missions were always friend to help me process the trauma of the loss of my
flown during the night. comrades. (Artie started to cry quietly). It was on a
gold chain and I still wear it around my neck.
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Cooking OM-Times
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History
Kombucha, which is considered by some - even I, a wonder drink, has been around for
thousands of years. It is a gift from the gods and a tool for healthy living. When you
Tips
In France, choose to walk on this path, you are making a commitment to yourself that begins
people eat looking inward for the answers as well as seeking truth in all matters - especially how
approximately you treat your own body: the temple of god! Imagine that, our bodies are a temple, and
500,000,000 we should treat them with care and love.
snails per year By Ranger Mike
Just a Thought
Adams
Taking responsibility for what we put in on our bodies and in our thoughts. The first
recorded use of Kargosok (we call Kombucha) Tea was during the Chinese empire of the
Instant coffee
Tsin Dynasty in 221 B.C. At that time, it was referred to as The Remedy for
has been in
Immortality or The Divine Tsche. In 414 B.C., Dr. Kombu, from Korea, brought it to
existence since Japan during the reign of Emperor Inkyo. Afterward, this tea was used throughout
the middle of China, Japan and Korea, and was later introduced into Russia and India. Another
the eighteenth report says, “It comes from the area of East Asia and came into Germany via Russia
century around the turn of the century.” Still another tells us it comes from Japan. And yet
another says it comes from Manchuria . . . and so it goes.
We recommend finding a local brewer to ensure the product is alive versus a pasteurized
The onion is "dead" kombucha. Additionally, your local brewer blesses the tea and speaks specific
named after a Mantras throughout the process, depending on the client/customers ailment or need.
Latin word Even such small details as to what words are being spoken while have been thought to
meaning large change the molecular structure of the drink. See Dr. M. Emoto's research on water.
pearl
Uses & Diversity
digestion, skin disorders, thrush, yeast infections, diabetes, mental boost, and generally
after drinking it an overall sense of well being is felt. Additionally it can be used to
Half of the marinate meat or vegetables. A Yogi friend in Seattle said he had used it to run his
world's lawnmower. This little drink is pretty down dog versatile and it tastes great!
population lives
For more information on deKombucha,
on a staple diet
Feel free to ask here or email me directly at deZengo @ gmail.com
of rice.
2 Great Tastes….
1 Interesting
Recipe….
Lobster Mac-n-Cheese
Ingredients Preparation
1/2 lb twist pasta Prepare pasta according to package directions.
1 tsp olive oil
leek, cut into half moons Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add leeks and sautee until they
1 Tbs flour begin to soften. Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze
1/2 cup dry white wine the pan with the wine. Add milk, and cook until it begins to
1 cup milk thicken – about 5 minutes. Add the nutmeg and cayenne and
1/4 tsp nutmeg cook another minute or two. Stir in fontina and allow to
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper melt. Set aside.
1 cup fontina, shredded
black pepper to taste Remove lobster meat from the shell. Set aside a few nice
looking pieces to use as garnish, and roughly chop the rest.
1 medium lobster, steamed (~1.5 pounds)
Stir chopped lobster into the cheese sauce. Fold pasta into
1 large piece white bread, torn into large pieces
the sauce. Season to taste with black pepper.
1 Tbs butter, melted
Toss bread crumbs with melted butter.
Serves 4-6.
Ingredients
Directions
Boil lasagna noodles for 10 minutes. Spoon 3/4 cup tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Add 3 lasagna
noodles. Next spoon on 3/4 cup tomato sauce with Dinner Crumbles and layer on 3 more noodles. Combine Tofu,
onion powder, yeast flakes, olives, and Zesty Sprinkles. Spoon mixture on top of last noodle layer and cover with 3
more noodles. Spread on 3/4 cup tomato sauce and top with 3 more noodles. Spoon on 3/4 cup tomato sauce and top
with cheeze. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Let cool 15 minutes before slicing and
serving. Garnish with tomato slices and serve.
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The Real
Irish Cream
Ingredients
Directions
1. In a blender,
combine heavy
cream, sweetened
condensed milk,
Irish whiskey,
instant coffee,
chocolate syrup,
vanilla extract, and
almond extract.
Blend on high for
20 to 30 seconds. Irish Toasts
Store in a tightly Health and a long life to you.
sealed container in
Land without rent to you.
the refrigerator.
Shake well before A child every year to you.
serving. And if you can't go to heaven, May you at least
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There is just One Planet. There is only One Humanity. We all bear the Earthmark.
We recognize that there are many Paths to Heal the Heart of Humanity and you will find the one that calls to
you. Volunteer your time with a Charity. Accept a Good Deed and Pay It Forward. Practice Random Acts of
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The interconnectiveness
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and, consequently, the
relationship among all
beings is the focus of this
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the web of connections we
make is one of the most
prominent aspects of
human existence: how we
interlace with each other’s
existence in a meaningful
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The Dear Abby of Tantra™
OMG !!! OM …
I have never been able to recreate a full body You are trying to re-create a full body orgasm, but
orgasm during meditation, although I hear this is it has to happen on its own. You cannot be the
possible. I had an experience of a full body orgasm doer while you are in union with a partner or
during meditation once but I saw some “violence” practicing meditation on your own. Surrender is
and wondered if I was being “punished” for wanting the key.
the experience of an orgasm.
Kundalini experience can be horrific if there has
~ Anonymous been no prior preparation. As you know, it can be
wonderful, but it is no frivolous event.
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I have not heard of anyone dying from Kundalini crisis, but then the dead are not around to tell us, are they!
Seriously though, love is the ultimate achievement from Kundalini awakening so when fear is present, it will
interfere with the process. Fear stops love, love stops fear.
I would not dwell on the past, wondering if you screwed up an opportunity, or hoping for a repeat performance. It
won’t happen, but everything you experience is just what you needed. The past cannot be a re-created moment.
You have to live fully in the present and have no expectations while having full faith. That is the best outcome.
You have to trust and surrender. The ego mind left brain wants you to question, have fear and doubt. But Maa
Kundalini wants the best for you, she loves you. And like any loving mother, she wants to give you everything, but
has to be sure that you are prepared and responsible enough to receive all that she has to give before she goes
gives you more. She can only give you what you are capable of receiving. The aspirant must have the attitude of the
vira, the warrior.
The “violence” you saw was not punishment. In the spiritual world there is no duality of good and bad. It is more
likely showing you something about yourself that you have to clear before moving on.
Continue to purify your senses through meditation and breath. With closed eyes focus on the area between the
eyebrows, keep the tongue in khechari mudra (at the roof of the mouth), be aware of the natural sound of breath.
Breathe in “So” slowly, bringing the breath in through the nose to the base of the spine. Lock the anal sphincter
muscle. Release, exhale “Hum” and bring the breath back up the spine.
This is a good practice to do a minimum of 5 minutes a day. You can also purify with mantras, yantras, yoga
exercises such as Rishis, Tibetan Five Rites, Sun Salutations.
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Empathic Dating
Empaths are frequently very sensitive souls. They feel the pains of the world and at the same time, they may easily absorb
the outer influences of their environment, other people, places and even thought forms. It is certainly not easy to be one
and when you try to get out of your shell and start dating, it can be really rough. We can help. Here are some practical tips
to help you cope with the adventure of dating, respecting the sensitivity of your soul, and preserving the integrity of your
Spiritual Energies.
1 As an empath, it is important always to center yourself. Before starting any contact outside of your usual contacts, take
a brief moment to breathe, center yourself. Feed yourself with loving thoughts and try to always talk with someone, with a
smile, it makes your voice more melodious and lovely.
2 Try to keep everything, even when you are already starting a relationship “In the Present Moment”. Try to not bring
old wounds to the table, and avoid (at least initially) making many plans for the future. Try to keep your both feet “on the
ground” (grounding, remember?).
3 It is important to keep an open mind always. Visualize that your soul is working the best ways to give you the
opportunities to be happy, engineering opportunities, and bringing the right person to your path. When going to a date,
know that you are perfect, desirable and totally lovable. You are a perfect image of the divine light, and therefore, there is
no impediment to you to find the complement of your soul, once you are vibrating higher and higher the frequencies of
your Higher Self (your soul).
4 We can’t stress enough how important is to you to practice protection and shielding. For empathic souls, it is very easy
to be object of other’s jealousy and even easier to be envied. Practice the regular clearing of your energy fields, meditate
regularly, and pray often for all the obstacles to be removed from your pathways and harmlessly released to the Universe.
5 As an empath, you probably know enough in how to live your life “going with the flow”. Sometimes as Spiritual
sensitive beings, empaths tend to have a weak willpower and find themselves many times in very intricate situations,
having difficulties on saying “No” and ridding themselves of very needy people. It is important for you to know, that, if you
want to get out there and start, you will need to know your weak points and protect yourself, your energy and your beliefs.
Blissful or
Bombed
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“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.”
~ Robert Heinlein
Some people think privacy is dead: a 20th How do you feel about that?
century dinosaur. Is privacy really becoming
extinct? That seems to be the question in many Those of us under 40 may have entered
peoples’ minds these days with the prevalence of adulthood with a different expectation of privacy
user-generated content (that’s what we post on than those of us who are more experienced. It is
social networking websites and in our blogs). I true that today’s society defines privacy
am here to tell you that it is not. differently than that of the early 20th century.
Privacy 100 years ago was about the right to be
Yes, it is true that plenty of data about you is left alone.
available to those who would really want to get it
and are willing to pay for it, like a private So what is privacy today and why am I so sure it
investigator or the government. Anytime you is alive and kicking?
have not used cash to make a purchase or swiped
any card that has an electronic strip on the back In some ways, privacy still is about the right to
or volunteered any personally identifiable be left alone. The difference is that we are in
information, that nugget about you is retrievable charge in so many ways of our privacy. Nobody
through at least one source. That’s because can know what is going on with you on the inside
thanks to the computing power of the 21st unless you tell them. In a nutshell that means
century, there are scores of private databases that we can still exercise the right to be left alone
that have accumulated years of publicly available and lead a 21st century private life if we choose to
data about you from your past, both do so. And from what I’ve noticed, many people
electronically captured and scanned in from who say that privacy is dead seem to have a
paper trails. financial interest in buying and selling personal
information. That User Generated Content
In addition, anything that you post anywhere on brings in some big bucks nowadays.
the Internet may also be integrated into this
collection of facts about you. Remember all of There are plenty of ways to engage in the
those photos of your great vacation you posted business pretty much imperative of social
for your friends to see on Facebook? Those networking without having to reveal any deep
volunteered images of you and the people you secrets. No one needs to know about your
associate with are now part of the compilation of personal relationships, your hobbies and your
facts about you stored somewhere in someone’s non-work related activities unless you tell them
database. about them. You can keep your feelings,
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opinions, and beliefs to yourself. You can make
all of your settings private on many social
networking websites and can keep your
Tweeting to strictly business topics. Check out
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Emergence
The energies and directions for the month of March This emergence will give you a new level of confidence in
evolve around emergence, practicing surrender to what your Self. Take time to meditate, use the tools available
is. to stop thought and you will feel the energy directing you
along the way.
As the planet Mars turns direct, in astrological terms, on
March 10th, it is a time to emerge from the planning, Part of this process of emergence is what I am referring
wondering and processing that has been surrounding you to as “Eyes Wide Open.” As Jed McKenna says in his book
for the last few months. Have you felt it? “Spiritual Warfare,” most of us are caught up in the
delusion, the illusion that we are the character we are
Opening to the directions you intuitively perceive as right playing here now, that we are our story, when it is all an
for you is part of emergence and surrender. You are illusion, Maya. So many are in the dreamstate, even
growing, changing, developing spiritually; you can feel it, thinking they are awake, while remaining in the
you “know” it. Many do not. Many are in chaos. But dreamstate.
what do you do with all this? Emerge. It is the key, the
energy to focus on this month. So, March is about opening those eyes folks. Seeing what
is, not the drama, not the stories, not the pretensions,
Maybe you have been holding back not knowing what to not what the ego says it is…emerge from this. In
do or where to go or what to do with this person or that emerging, remember, life is confusing if you only listen to
situation or even what the heck all this means. This is the your rational thinking mind which only knows rational
time for touching your inner realms and exploring how to solutions. Spiritual emergence, understanding, is usually
bring your spirit out into the physical reality. How to BE arrived at deductively. Your heart, your inner mind or
it. It is important to understand that the inner universe is
spirit is what conveys what you most need to emerge this
as infinite as the outer universe and as you spiritually month and begin a new way of being. Breakthroughs
emerge, bringing expression of that inner universe you abound in March, knocking the blocks and obstacles that
will find yourself more open with your feelings, more
prevent you from achieving this release. Discard the old
open with your thoughts, more open to being your world and emerge into the new world.
authentic self…you can feel this!
Let your mantra for this month be: I AM relinquishing
It is about trusting your Self and allowing your Self the illusion of control and emerging from my cocoon into
expression. It can make you feel vulnerable, but
the light with eyes wide open…And So It Is!!!
emergence is as much about facing your fears and doing
it anyway as it is about stepping into who you really are
and expressing that to the world. There is great power
Darity Wesley is the Founder and Chief Spiritual
on the other side of both these experiences. It gives you
Revivalist at ReviveYourSpirit™ based in San
the energy to emerge into the light and to be the spiritual
Diego, California. You can contact her at
warrior that you are, stepping forward, one step at a Darity@ReviveYourSpirit.org. If you wish to
time, on your path. subscribe to Darity’s Daily Oracles, just go to
www.ReviveYourSpirit.org and send an email,
As you do this, step by step, trusting your inner voice, simply put “Subscribe” in the subject line
trusting your intuition, you will find yourself at “Right
Time-Right Place” as Solara calls it (www.nvisible.com). © 2010 Darity Wesley. All Rights Reserved.
Restoration! March 20th is balance, equal day and Blessing Light & Love from the Celestial Ashram...
night. The Vernal Equinox is time for jubilation as
In Humble recognition of our shared Divinity
the Sun enters Aries and spring takes flight. As the
pilgrims leave weary winter behind, the fulling of the The
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close with impunity. The chela is counseled to be on
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guard for rapid evolution, while those who are
unfocused will forced to turn back... rapid growth His webpage and the services he offers is located at:
and the quickening will be the test. Offerings of
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what is happening upon this beautiful planet.
The group consciousness is raising the
frequencies of Mother Earth at an amazing
rate. Gatherings of collective minds in mass
meditations
are flourishing as the results can be noticed
almost instantly.
"Connectivness" channeled activation image
by visionary artist Deb Graves/Araznu.
"Stairway of Connectivness"
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Blessings
Deb Graves/Araznu
Crystal Selection for March 2010
*Please note these are intuitions and not
The Lemurian Crystal scientifically proven facts.
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and connection. Lemurian seeds are www.debzartonline.com
structured to allow one to "climb" up the
etheric levels; in fact they have horizontal
striations which could be described as a
ladder on most faces of the crystal.
For these reasons I feel the Lemurian crystal
holds the energy of connectivness for March.
We invite you to
experience others’ and
share yours.
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Oneness By Rev Menchu
“The good news is, there will indeed be peace on earth. I and behaviors, and whether we are able to make these
sure hope we humans are around to enjoy it.” changes in time.
~Swami Beyondananda For millennia, our spiritual teachers have been pointing
us in the direction of relatedness and love. Now science
We are in a world of crisis. From economic collapse to is confirming that ancient wisdom. We are each and all
environmental decay to climate change to war, hunger cells in the body of an evolving giant super-organism we
and poverty, our species seems to be headed fool speed call humanity. Because humans have free will, we can
ahead on a fast track to a train wreck. choose to either rise to that new level of emergence or,
But what if these crises presented the greatest in the manner of dinosaurs, fall by the wayside.
opportunity in recorded history – conscious evolution? Like it or not, our future depends on the choices we make
Our book, Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future as a species.
and a Way to Get There From Here, offers both the hope
and challenge that we can safely navigate this dark
passage, to a healthier future. The good news is that
biology and evolution are on our side.
If indeed love is a resonant harmonic, then a case can be As we are seeing every day in the news, old structures
made for evolution being the evolution of love itself. and ways of being seem to be crumbling all around us.
From the first spark of life ignited by the wave of light Our institutions – from hospitals to schools to banks to
impregnating the particle of matter on Earth, every stage
Namaste’ ~
Peace art and pictures are a courtesy of the Peace Artist KellyAnn
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WORLD
VISION
When you look at the view of Earth from
space, you are immediately in awe of what
you do see: the incredible beauty of
Creation. It is not until you look closer that
you realize what you do not see.
International In 1869 British MP John Stuart Mill was the first person in Parliament to call
for women's right to vote. On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the
Women’s Day first country in the world to give women the right to vote. Women in other
countries did not enjoy this equality and campaigned for justice for many
years.
On March 8, 1911, the world
In 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in
celebrated the first-ever
Copenhagen. A woman named Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office'
International Women's Day.
for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an
The day was created in order International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country
to bring attention to the there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for
important impact women their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries,
have had in history, and representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including
continue to have today and in the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's
the future. It also served to suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day
help in the women's suffrage was the result.
movement, which was in full
swing in European and North The very first International Women's Day was launched the following year by
Clara Zetkin on 19 March (not 8 March). The date was chosen because on 19
American countries at the
March in the year of the 1848 revolution, the Prussian king recognized for the
time. Women wanted to vote, first time the strength of the armed people and gave way before the threat of
and they wanted to have the a proletarian uprising. Among the many promise he made, which he later
same rights as men. And in failed to keep, was the introduction of votes for women.
many countries, they were
successful in winning equal Plans for the first International Women's Day demonstration were spread by
opportunities. word of mouth and in the press. During the week before International
Women's Day two journals appeared: The Vote for Women in Germany and
Women's Day in Austria. Various articles were devoted to International
Women's Day: 'Women and Parliament', 'The Working Women and Municipal
Affairs', 'What Has the Housewife got to do with Politics?', etc. The articles
thoroughly analyzed the question of the equality of women in the government
and in society. All articles emphasized the same point that it was absolutely
necessary to make parliament more democratic by extending the franchise to
women.
Meetings were organized everywhere in small towns and even the villages
halls were packed so full that male workers were asked to give up their places for
women.
Men stayed at home with their children for a change, and their wives, the captive
house
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