| Understanding the Earth Changes |
 I remember my mother exclaiming that she could feel the weather in her bones whenever a storm was coming our way. She would shiver and sigh and sure enough like a living barometer and without listening to any weather forecast, the rains would start shortly after. I reflect on this as the earth changes seem to be escalating and notice how I seem to have become a walking breathing monitor and barometer for each impending earth change, storm or affliction upon the earth, sensing each shift, turn, bump and sway as if I have taken on the consciousness and the body of the earth during her transition. This experience brings to mind the spiritual truth "As above so below." Indigenous elder and 2012 interpreter Barbara Hand Clow suggests that this is a time to deepen our soul connections: "These great earth changes are awakening our connections to divine levels because our highest levels of emotions are spiritual; we need to be in touch with our souls during these challenging times." As we accelerate towards the 2012 window, earth energetic activity seems to have gone into overdrive ranging from devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile to landslides and cyclones in Europe, to odd weather patterns here in the US. It seems that not a day goes by when we don't hear about some violent earth happening. Are we awakening to our intuitive connection just as the earth is making this huge change into the new earth energy?
No one is immune to what is going on. Everyone is feeling this shift on some level. But what is all this activity pointing to and what can we do individually and collectively to lessen the suffering and effects that these changes bring about? Haiti is a powerful example of ways in which to respond proactively with compassion and concrete help. But what is our energetic response? Are we acting as transducers and transformers for these changes and can we use our collective intent of love and peace to help the earth manage these pangs as she births a new earth? The challenge is to hold the space of intent for the highest possible outcome in our hearts and minds as the earth changes and the Shift continues. - Annette Farrington
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| The Da Vinci Code and Beyond |
Interest in the Divine Feminine has been growing in the wake of books by Dan Brown but also through the work of interpreters of the Shift such as Christine Page through her insightful book 2012 and the Galactic Center: The Return of the Great Mother. A half day workshop on this fascinating topic will be offered by healer and Reiki master Annette Farrington on April 24. It will focus on accessing a deeper understanding of the divine feminine's emerging role in our lives and society. The day will include the process of soul journeying to reclaim an inner balance and sense of self-nurturing in the context of the shift. Drawing on the inner contemplative traditions of Christianity, Buddhism and the mystery schools, Annette will lead the group in guided meditation and affirmations. She will cover some of the historical perspectives such as Jungian archetypes and work with participants to reclaim a sense of self love and self nurturance. Both men and women are encouraged to register. Saturday, April 24
from 2-5 PM. Cost: $50. Winchester, MA.
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| What is the Kali Yuga? |
In Vedic science, there are four world ages or Yugas: the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dwapara Yuga and the Kali Yuga. Each of the four Yugas is characterized by the state of what might be called the quality of human knowledge. During the Kali Yuga, which is the darkest period, knowledge is occluded, muddied.
There is considerable debate about whether we are living in the age of the Kali Yuga currently. John Major Jenkins and Jay Weidner believe that this is the case. Sri Yukteswar, Yogananda's teacher and guru, has been one of the more visible dissenters as outlined in his book the Holy Science. Yukteswar believes that the current age is the Dwapara Yuga also known as the Bronze age, a time characterized by mixed bag of positives and negatives.
While sometimes I tend to view these debates as "2012 theology", it seems clear that, Kali Yuga or not, the current time - especially the last ten years - has been characterized by elements associated with this Yuga: surreal inversions of good and evil and the need to legislate morality and even at times basic human decency. The Vedic texts themselves say things like: "Rulers will no longer see it as their duty... to protect their subjects.. men will openly display animosity towards each other...cowards will have a reputation for bravery, and the brave will be enervated cowards." Whether or not what's happening now is related to the Kali Yuga, at times of transition things can seem dire indeed. The old energies are manifesting still in powerful ways, a last final burst of expression, but the new energies have not fully manifested. The saying that "it's always darkest before the dawn" springs to mind. In my own experience I find that thinking about this is one helpful way to stay out of fear during the chaos of transition. -- Tom Valovic
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Zacciah Blackburn Event in July |
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Special Event, First Time in Boston
July 17, 2009 2012: The GREAT AWAKENING
Preparing the Body, Mind, and Soul, for the Great Transformation in Human Consciousness.
Click here for more information or to register
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| Event Calendar |
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Dr. Christine Page teleseminar
this fall
2012: Birthing a World of Unity and Compassion.
Click here to email for more information.
Ongoing: Boston Area Meetup Group
Please join us for our monthly free Peace Meditation on the 21st of every month.
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Notable Quote
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| "There is zero evidence that the ancient Maya predicted the
end of the world in 2012. The Maya calendar does not end in 2012.
Doomsday 2012 is a fallacious construct, a projection of exploitative
and underinformed writers and Western nihilistic fantasy." -- John Major Jenkins
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