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Post by Joolz » 10-30-2004 09:14 PM

Here's another one that may be of some use... I have this printed out and it is taped to my monitor, my front door, my TV, and my radios. ;) Oh, and you may notice that a portion of it has been my sig line for some time now, too.

Now let the flames of truth ignite,
The will to change, the vision bright.
In the face of Truth, no lie can stand.
Break the spell of fear and strife,
Reveal the truth, expose the lies,
Open hearts and open eyes.
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Post by Linnea » 10-30-2004 09:29 PM

Thank you, Mudwoman, Iris, Joolz. Sometimes, to feel alone with these burdens is too much to bear. I feel less alone.

Rise With the Fire

And we can rise with the fire of freedom!
Truth is the fire that burns our chains.
And we can stop the fire of destruction,
Healing is the fire running through our veins.

Who can turn away from Love, and the flow of being? There are no borders.

This is some of the strangeness I feel: Nothing is connecting as it should, since Nov 7-8th, 2000. Beyond the political situation - I felt a definite boundary - suddenly in another time and place. A shift in the warp of time. I am not where I belong, and am trapped in an ineffective nightmare 'reality'. On Sept 11th, 2001 - there was a further shuddering and warping - taking me further and further away from my place of belonging. I need to get back to the place where I have meaning in synchronous reality. This is not just an emotional coloring. I feel it to be real, this shifting.

My mind is functioning in this wrong place, but I want to return to the integration point.

I have since found some astrological significance with 'portals' and corelations with the US chart, and my own chart. "Pluto has a cycle of 250 years, and it spends 12-36 years in each sign. In its effect on history, Pluto forces through changes in reality which are an inevitable consequence of what has already been done and decided. Its passage through the signs creates generations of people with fundamentally different starting-points from which they work..."

For me, and for the many who may be as 'lost' as I am - I will ask for the blessing of healing and to return to synch with the earth and it's being and rhythms. I feel only the earth, and all those who are in tune with it's cycles and being, can heal us.

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Post by Linnea » 10-30-2004 09:51 PM

Posted before reading your above posts, Joolz. And, thanks also, to Corvid! And for the clarification of intent. 9pm it is!

I'm on my way home!

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Post by Iris » 10-30-2004 10:03 PM

Linnea wrote: Thank you, Mudwoman, Iris, Joolz. Sometimes, to feel alone with these burdens is too much to bear. I feel less alone.
((((((Linnea)))))) you are NOT alone. Many of us feel exactly as you do -- your words ring true right through to our hearts -- and we DO understand, each in our own way. You don't ever have to feel alone here; all you have to do is reach out a little and we're right here for you. We are all in this together, and what happens Nov. 2 will ripple around the entire world.

Neither are we powerless, as you and Joolz have so beautifully pointed out. Far from it. We have moved mountains before, and we will move them again. Together, we represent a very strong force. I believe, as many of us here do, that we can fight the evil and corruption on more than one plane, which is why I was so happy to find this thread, and the one you posted on visualization, Linn. I added something concrete to that in the Kerry-Edewards room that I hope will assist everyone who wants to visualize. We each have something beautiful and wonderous to bring to this, and I'm so glad to see it harnessed here.

Joolz, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You answered my concerns perfectly.
I have since found some astrological significance with 'portals' and corelations with the US chart, and my own chart. "Pluto has a cycle of 250 years, and it spends 12-36 years in each sign. In its effect on history, Pluto forces through changes in reality which are an inevitable consequence of what has already been done and decided. Its passage through the signs creates generations of people with fundamentally different starting-points from which they work..."
What sign is Pluto in right now, Linn? When will it move, and to what sign? Do you see some signifigant positive changes coming up for America?
For me, and for the many who may be as 'lost' as I am - I will ask for the blessing of healing and to return to synch with the earth and it's being and rhythms. I feel only the earth, and all those who are in tune with it's cycles and being, can heal us.
What a beautiful sentiment. I join you in that. Drive safely home, and I hope you'll drop back in after your supper.

And now, off to feed all my lovely, hungry critters and myself...
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Post by Joolz » 10-30-2004 10:22 PM

Linn... I hear you, and I grok. What Iris says is true... know that you are not alone in this. And yes, visualizing a positive outcome is so VERY important in this. Just a side not that occurred to me... tonight is the night of the Spiral Dance in San Francisco. Corvid and I usually go to this with freinds, but we all opted to stay home this year and add to the whole from our homefronts. In San Francisco tonight are gathered together some of the most politically active and spiritually aware people I know of, The Reclaiming Collective, and with them are workers of magic and energy in great numbers... 1,500 to 2,000 people who will dance together and will also be sending out together a huge OOOOOOOMMMMMM to the universe with the intent of change and healing. Blessings...
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Post by Joolz » 10-30-2004 10:31 PM

This is not necessarily intended to be a part of what we are doing together tonight (and I thank those who have responded and resonated with the intent here from the bottom of my heart), but I sensed a desperate need for grounding with the Earth in many of us, myself included, so I am posting a grounding meditation below that may be of some use in the coming days. This was written (by me) as a guided meditation, but the words are unnecessary. The visualization is what is important with this as well. It helps if you have a previous understanding of the physical body centers of the chakras and the colors and correspondences associated with them, but if anyone needs or wants that info, I can post that as well. Here's the meditation:

Grounding Meditation with Chakra Cleansing and Balancing

(The following is to be seen as a guideline only. Read it, and then, improvise your own words in your mind as you work. It’s best not to attempt to read this while you ground and center, but to take the ideas given here and use them in your own way so as to be better able to focus on the work you are doing. It is important to focus on the ideas contained here, on the sensations, the colors, and the release of blocks, rather than the words verbatim. It is difficult to do the work when you are consciously occupied. As much as possible, VISUALIZE the concepts. Read it through enough times so that you feel comfortable enough with the process to be able to “wing it.” And if you make a mistake, don’t sweat it, just go with the flow.)


Stand comfortably with your feet about hip width apart, in a quiet, private place that feels comfortable and safe to you.


Take a deep breath...
And let it out slowly.
Relax... shake out your arms and legs.
Close your eyes now and breathe in...
And let it out.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes… relax.
Once more now, slowly breathe in… and out...
Relaxing, breathing slow and even.

Now, begin to focus on your Root chakra,
Right there at the base of your spine, in your genitals.
Imagine it as a spiral valve, or a flower bud
That can open and close…
Focus, and gently open your Root chakra.

Now let a cord drop down from the tail of your spine...
Make it thick and strong, as wide as your hips...
Not a spindly and weak cord, but wide and powerful.
Let it begin to slowly drop...
Let it drop through the floor...
Winding around, seeking the ground...
Penetrating the crust of the earth, and winding dooooown…
Moving through the soil and around the stones,
Past all the creatures of the soil, the worms, the burrowing animals,
Through the streams of underground water....
And breathe..... in and out...
Moving deeeper...

Penetrate the bedrock and go dooooown.....
Deeper and deeper...
Breathe deep... in and out…
Feel the growing warmth,
Savor the darkness and the warmth
Of the womb of the Earth Mother...
It's getting hotter… and hotter....
Breathe it in... sweet, hot…

Find the core.... the very center of the earth...
It is sooo hot now, and it feels so good, so comforting...
Take a moment to feel the Mother's warmth and love surrounding you...
Now, breathe deeeep,
And begin to draw that powerful energy
Up your grounding cord...
Feel it rising up... and up...
Through the bedrock,
Back through the soil and the water,
Passing around all the little creatures there...
Draw it up...
And up and up...
Through the earth's crust,
Through the floor…
Moving up....
‘Til it reaches your Root chakra...
And breathe......
Feel this chakra filling with clear white light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around …
Feeeel it....

Now, slowly begin to turn that light from white to red...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blockages you may have there in that place
Of primal consciousness, center of stability, survival,
Of your ability to adapt and accept change...

Are you feeling lethargic, depleted, cold, resistant to change?
Or are you too open, feeling nervous or fearful?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as solid, deep, grounding, stable,
SMELL this energy as deep and earthy, rich.... breathe it in...
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright RED light.
Say aloud, "I have," and breathe it in, chanting “laaaaahm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now, let this red light drift up.....
Find the center of your Sex chakra.... deep within your belly...
Open it like a sensuous flower....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it....

Now, begin to change the color from red to orange...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there,
In your center of sex and passion,
Home of primal images and impressions,
Center of creativity, emotions and empathy, the seat of desire...
Are you feeling repressed, shameful of your sexuality, angry or awkward?
Or are you too open, feeling selfish, arrogant, or perhaps too focused in your sexuality?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as free-flowing, passionate, full of deep emotion,
TASTE this energy as sweet, raw, sensual, seductive... savor its flavor....
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright ORANGE light.
Say aloud, "I feel," and breathe it in, chanting “vaaaaahm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now, let this orange light begin to drift up.....
Find the center of your Will chakra.... in your solar plexus...
Feel it opening like a flower....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it....

Now, begin to change the color from orange to yellow...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there, in your center of will and courage...
Where emotion and intellect find balance...
Center of astral influences and astral travel,
Of self, ego, energy and vitality, the seat of your personal power...

Are you feeling manipulative, jealous, lacking in trust or in confidence?
Or are you too open, feeling nervous energy, disharmony, or projecting too much astrally?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as balancing, inspirational, full of strong will...
SEE this energy, notice how it appears to your inner eye...
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright YELLOW light.
Say aloud, "I can," and breathe it in, chanting “raaaaahm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Feel the yellow light begin to drift up .....
To the center of your Heart chakra.... deep within your heart...
Feel it open like a beautiful flower....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it....

Begin to change the color from yellow to green (or rose, or green tinged with rose)
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there, in your center of love and joy...
Home of intuition, empathy, of formless thought and imagination,
Center of nurturing, healing, trust, of self-love and friendship, the seat of compassion...

Are you feeling sad, lonely, unloved, or full of longing?
Or are you too open, feeling others' pain as yours, or a need to be the "savior", or too empathic?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as intuitive, innocent, full of mercy and deepest love
TOUCH this energy and feel its soothing softness, all its varied textures....
Continue to work with this energy until you have a clear, glowing, deep bright GREEN light.
Say aloud, "I love," and breathe it in, chanting “saaaaahm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now let this green light drift up.....
Find the center of your Throat chakra.... your voice...
Open it like a budding flower....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it....

Now, begin to change the color from green to blue...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there, in your center of sound and communication...
Place of transformation and change,
Center of self-expression, self-image, confidence, the seat of your voice, your personal music...

Are you feeling unable to express your needs, stuck, lacking the ability to communicate freely?
Or are you too open, feeling devoted to self above others, or not listening to others?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free..

Listen to this energy, hear it as a strong and confidant song... let it fill your ears....
HEAR the energy here as a song, as a poem, full of the power to speak your needs, your mind...
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright BLUE light.
Say aloud, "I speak," and breathe it in, chanting “haaaaahm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now feel this blue light drifting up.....
Find the center of your Brow chakra.... the Third Eye, in the center of your forehead...
Let it open like a radiant flower....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it....
Now, begin to change the color from blue to indigo...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there, in the center of your spiritual self...
Where conscious and unconscious knowledge join... where the unseen becomes known...
Center of psychic power, of idealism, deep knowing and truth, the seat of inner vision...

Are you feeling a lack of inner perspective, lost, perhaps headachey or unable to recall dreams?
Or are you too open, feeling lost in your dreams perhaps?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as far-seeing, tingly and electric, full of inner awareness and power...
SENSE this energy in the with your inner sight, moving beyond form in the depths of your soul....
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright INDIGO light.
Say aloud, "I see," and breathe it in, chanting “ooooohm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now let this indigo light begin to drift up.....
Find the center of your Crown chakra.... at the top of your head...
Open it gently, like a flower in full bloom....
Feel this chakra filling with light from the Mother...
Let it swirl around…
Feeeel it...

Begin to change the color from indigo to violet...
Notice the color, notice how it feels...
Is the color bright? deep? dull?
Look for any blocks you may find there, in your center of transcendence...
Center of pure wisdom, of deep knowing and pure intuition, the seat of the God/dess within...

Are you feeling disconnected, lacking in a sense of unity with the cosmos?
Or are you too open, feeling out of touch with the Earth?
Spiral this chakra more open or closed until it feels right to you...

Focus..... release these blocks gently...
Dislodge them and let them float free...

Feel the energy here as the divine spark, the crown of glory, full peace and connection...
KNOW this energy as an open channel .... smell it, drink it in, touch it, listen to it, visualize it....
Continue to work with this energy until you have
A clear, glowing, deep bright VIOLET light.
Say aloud, "I know," and breathe it in, chanting a resounding, lingering “ooooohm”…

And breathe deeply… in… and out…

Now, let the light fountain from the top of your head....
The rainbow colors of all the chakras
Blending into clear WHITE light...
Let it fill you and flow all around you.... within and without you....
Feel it surrounding you, filling your aura,
Reaching down to complete the circuit with the source,
And reaching up and out to form a conduit of universal love...
Connecting you both Above and Below…

Glow...
Blossom...
Sparkle...
Feel the Divinity you Are...
Say "I am", and breathe it in, projecting up and out, chanting “ooooohm”…
For as long as you can…

Now, slowly drop slowly to your knees,
Place your palms flat on the floor,
And release any excess energy you don’t need…
Give it back to the Earth Mother…

Slowly now, rise up…
Center and breathe...
Feel yourself glowing....
Relaxed and at peace…
Sparkling...
Divine...
Breathe deep now,
In……… and out…….
Mmmmmm… Aaaahhhhhh…
Relaxed… cleansed…
Centered…

Slowly open your eyes, blink a few times,
Say your name aloud, pat yourself gently,
And say aloud, “Blessed Be!”
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Post by shecoda » 10-30-2004 10:38 PM

I will be joining you in this ritual at 9 here on the left coast.

Let the intent be clear
from all of us standing here
Let sound and light and love
touch us all with velvet glove
and touch the Earth once again
No more to have wars of men.


Peace to all of you

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Post by Corvid » 10-30-2004 10:59 PM

Let us begin.... it's time.

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Post by Joolz » 10-30-2004 11:35 PM

We dance the spiral of life togther and sing...

Let it begin with each step we take.
Let it begin with each change we make.
Let it begin with each chain we break.
Let it begin every time we awake.

LET IT BEGIN...

Blessed Be...
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Post by Iris » 10-30-2004 11:42 PM

It is done.

So mote it be.
We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. B. Franklin

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Post by Joolz » 10-30-2004 11:48 PM

As above, so below.

So Mote It BE!
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Post by mudwoman » 10-30-2004 11:56 PM

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of smoke
and night air

yes
it is done
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Post by Iris » 10-31-2004 12:28 AM

My little sis just called me, and I told her about this. She was very excited, and took notes. She is going to do it tonight too. :)

Linn, and everyone else who is overwrought about this election... can you get yourself some Rescue Remedy? Take under the tongue three times a day. One hour before bedtime, drink a relaxing tea. Even Safeway has a "Sleepytime" tea on the shelf, or your local health food store has something. I am doing this (from Bastyr) and it IS helping me.

Blessed be.
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Post by Iris » 10-31-2004 12:36 AM

Oh, and before I forget it, she told me something to share with all of you.

This is a recipe for breaking addictions to *anything* -- overeating, smoking, drinking, gambling, sick relationships, whatever you're addicted to.

Pick, with intention, 9 sprigs of rosemary.

For each of the next 9 days, boil enough water to immerse your feet in, then steep one sprig of rosemary in the hot water to make a tea.

Soak your bare feet in the warm (not hot) tea unitl it cools.

Do this on a waning moon.

She says she thinks it's Chinese, and it's ancient, and the people don't question it -- they just do it and it works.
We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. B. Franklin

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Post by Corvid » 10-31-2004 12:59 AM

An uplift for you Linnea.... your sacrifice has added to the swell....

Fro, Bartcop"

Subject: I went to Madison

I went to Madison.
It was a perfect day, not too hot or cool, not too bright or too cloudy. We didn't have to sweat, freeze, or squint.

The line for internet tickets snaked all around the site--at least two miles long, and we started to get crazy
just trying to get to the end of the line. Finally we just cut across and stood in the side streets. Couldn't see ****,
but the sound system was absolutely top notch.

Lots of Madison kids--but, really, everyone was there, from babies to grannies to one guy whose hair was
almost as long as mine used to be, who called me "Mule-man" but was disappointed when i wasn't him.

They were trying to set up a 'cell phone bank' right in the middle of the crowd, giving out lists of numbers,
but it was kind of a noisy venue to do it. Still, people tried.

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters was in fine voice. He made the point that it's getting a lot harder to be an
American overseas--formerly when they toured, folks just fell over backward to meet an american, but that's changing.

Only three troll sightings: one, a 70's era station wagon with a big letter to Michael Moore taped to its side.
I stood next to it and said "I dunno, guys--you think we should just kill him?" just to confirm his preconceptions.
There was a middle aged pro-lifer female, who just shouted "Wicked! You're all wicked!" and who didn't have
her placard right side up. Then there were some young women with Bush-Cheney stickers who just seemed to
want to taunt--they just got drowned out by a big chant of "Five More Days!"

The Governor had a groaner of an intro for Bruce--tried to fit in every Springsteen lyric he could into the speech. A groaner.
Bruce did "Promised Land" and "No surrender."

His speech was brief and beautifully crafted. Talked in broad strokes about the deeper ideals of America
--but he was also the only one to mention Paul Wellstone.

And Kerry?

Bart, he was excellent. Equal parts Bush hammering, policy and vision for the future, moving from one to the other
at the right points. He brought the crowd up with anger and a bit of snark, and then talked about fixing America.
He used the hammer enough, but he also had me saying by the end, "My god, he could actually do it. He could actually fix it.
Not just win, but actually fix it." The crowd wasn't screaming, but they were up. They were high--as was I.

I didn't really get a chance to see the real size of the crowd until it started to break up. It was huge.
100,000 easily. Take it from a guy who went to Woodstock.

Bart, we're going to win this. The base is FIERCE. They--we--know what's at stake. This wasn't a bunch of people
who just wanted to see Bruce for free--or even people who just were saying, "I think I'm going to vote for him":
These were 100,000 people who were going to work, canvas, and take voters to the polls to bring down this
regime and put Kerry in the White House.

100,000 people. Nobody goofing, nobody clowning (except for the under-11 crowd)--but all smiling.

Fiercely.
Keep the hammer swinging, Bart:

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