The last post by Dark Horse of a tapioca based recipe sounds so yummy! Since tapioca is made of a root, and not a grain like other forms of starch, I am inclined to believe that this recipe would work for many on the Core Food Fast. There are several points to consider which I want to outline here.
One--most important--is that we will get the best results when we learn to check in with our bodies about which foods will serve. Using dowsing, kiniesiology, or some form of energy reading will take the guess work out of food selection.Everyone's body is different, and what is great for one might not be so great for another. So I encourage everyone to check in with these recipes to see if they should be added to their core food fast, or not.
Another point to consider is the purpose of the core food fast. The fast is designed to simplify our food intake to the point that the body can almost go on "automatic". Very little digestive energy is expended on this fast when it is done correctly, so there is more energy available for the digestive system to use for regeneration. There is a phase that sets in around the 3rd to 7th day where we suddenly feel bored of the foods, and resistant to eating any more of them.
If we can persist past this experience, we will go into a deeper cleansing stage, where our bodies can really regenerate on a cellular level. We will suddenly love the flavors of the foods themselves, and feel great without any cravings or desire for other foods. When we reach this stage, we begin to clean out the basement membrane (intercellular crystalline structure) and the mind gets really clear, the body feels lighter and energetic. We may experience this same cycle several times on the fast, as the body tends to cycle between deep cleansing and releasing, and rebuilding.
If you have done the core food fast more than once or twice, you may be able to vary the foods a bit more than first timers. Resist the temptation to include many things which are not on the fasting foods list, as diversity that would normally be a sign of healthy eating, is actually non-beneficial when we are fasting. It is best to keep a short list of simple foods while you are on it.
Now I am going to share a few variations to the core food fast that I have seen used successfully. One was by a person who was completely allergic to potatoes. This person ended up eating only sweet potatoes, winter squashes, parsnips, rutabagas, and carrots. She was able to get fantastic results with these few roots (and the other elements of the fast).
I have also seen some people go a juices only fast. Usually this evolves only after the person has been on the core food fast for several weeks, and is feeling very good and increasing energy levels. Juices only can be a remarkable experience, as long as we are sensitive to our body's requirements and don't stay on it beyond the first feelings of hunger. It requires being able to sip on fresh juices all day long, if necessary, along with plenty of water.
After having done the Core Food Fast at least 8 times in my life (I have actually lost count), and now having a digestive system that is in optimal condition, I have not added any foods to the fast this time. Instead, I have been guided to change the proportions of roots and potatoes to greens; I am now using about 40% to 60% raw greens with my root veggies. I do not recommend making this kind of shift until your digestive system is really regenerated; if we eat too many raw foods too soon, they will dampen the digestive fire and actually inhibit the regenerative process. It is far better to get the vital life force from fresh juices in the beginning.
Blessings to all!
Kachina
Saturday, January 15
Friday, January 14
tapioca recipe correction
I forgot the maple syrup! came home and checked the proportions and had them off too
1 cup berries or apples
1 cup raisins,currants or cranberries
1 cup tapioca pearls
4 cups h2o
1/3 cup maple syrup
cook tapioca in h2o until clear
add fruit and cook til soft
again, Kathryn needs to confirm it is ok with these proportions
1 cup berries or apples
1 cup raisins,currants or cranberries
1 cup tapioca pearls
4 cups h2o
1/3 cup maple syrup
cook tapioca in h2o until clear
add fruit and cook til soft
again, Kathryn needs to confirm it is ok with these proportions
recipe
Here is a recipe I thought of that might work during the fast (Kathryn felt that tapioca is ok)
one cup organic tapioca pearls
2 cups water
cook at simmer until tapioca is clear
add a half heaping cup berries
half cup raisins (or dry cranberries)
cook together until fruit is soft
YUM!!
We should probably wait for Kathryn's confirmation
one cup organic tapioca pearls
2 cups water
cook at simmer until tapioca is clear
add a half heaping cup berries
half cup raisins (or dry cranberries)
cook together until fruit is soft
YUM!!
We should probably wait for Kathryn's confirmation
Thursday, January 13
The Health Palace
Hi Medicine Wheel Walkers,
Before I write about the Health Palace, I just have to write a few words about my day yesterday. As BThunder and I were awakening from sleep yesterday morning, a red-tailed hawk swooped by the west window, right next to our bed. It was so close to the window, I leaped up and BThunder did too. Suddenly the hawk swooped back again, right by the south window this time. We watched it soar right up to us, then turn and go on its way.
As we were both exchanging excited words about the auspicious nature of this event, BThunder looked out and saw a coyote, running down the road on the west side of our property. We both watched him trot along like he was home, then stop, turn, and look right into our eyes. He went on trotting again, turning up the hill and disappearing into the brush. Again, we were both so excited and jazzed at the connection we felt with this beautiful being!
Then just a few moments later, two more coyotes came jogging together up the easement road on the south side, right close to the house, and again--stopped and looked into our eyes. We watched this happy couple trot back up the same hill as the first one, and could hardly believe what we were seeing. What a way to start the day!!!
Health Palace
Any one who is working on transforming the patterns contained in the chong mai or Health Palace, is working on a cosmic constitution that is set in place in a past life, in utero before birth, during the birthing process, or any time up to age 2. This is a soul pattern that comes in with us--not inherited from our physical ancestors. The soul curriculum contained in this channel involves the mastery of the fear of incarnation; and fear of being in a physical body. We may have suppressed this fear as society teaches us to do, and be completely unaware that we have suppressed it.
This curriculum, until we become aware of it, will draw the manifestation of various diseases and / or injuries, until we come to know that anything can be healed and we are no longer intimidated by illness and disease.
A question to ask oneself during this healing process is, "How well does the world get me?" Stagnant energy in this channel may bring the feeling of never feeling supported or understood by the world, or feeling as if you are living someone else's life. Because this channel creates the blueprint for this lifetime, imbalance or stagnation can create issues of survival, illness, injury, and disability.
When we reach soverignty in this channel, transforming the old patterns into a neutral state, we move to a level of awareness where we are no longer intimidated by any disease, no longer fear illness or injury. We now know that absolutely nothing is incureable, and everything can be healed if we choose to do so.
Kachina
Before I write about the Health Palace, I just have to write a few words about my day yesterday. As BThunder and I were awakening from sleep yesterday morning, a red-tailed hawk swooped by the west window, right next to our bed. It was so close to the window, I leaped up and BThunder did too. Suddenly the hawk swooped back again, right by the south window this time. We watched it soar right up to us, then turn and go on its way.
As we were both exchanging excited words about the auspicious nature of this event, BThunder looked out and saw a coyote, running down the road on the west side of our property. We both watched him trot along like he was home, then stop, turn, and look right into our eyes. He went on trotting again, turning up the hill and disappearing into the brush. Again, we were both so excited and jazzed at the connection we felt with this beautiful being!
Then just a few moments later, two more coyotes came jogging together up the easement road on the south side, right close to the house, and again--stopped and looked into our eyes. We watched this happy couple trot back up the same hill as the first one, and could hardly believe what we were seeing. What a way to start the day!!!
Health Palace
Any one who is working on transforming the patterns contained in the chong mai or Health Palace, is working on a cosmic constitution that is set in place in a past life, in utero before birth, during the birthing process, or any time up to age 2. This is a soul pattern that comes in with us--not inherited from our physical ancestors. The soul curriculum contained in this channel involves the mastery of the fear of incarnation; and fear of being in a physical body. We may have suppressed this fear as society teaches us to do, and be completely unaware that we have suppressed it.
This curriculum, until we become aware of it, will draw the manifestation of various diseases and / or injuries, until we come to know that anything can be healed and we are no longer intimidated by illness and disease.
A question to ask oneself during this healing process is, "How well does the world get me?" Stagnant energy in this channel may bring the feeling of never feeling supported or understood by the world, or feeling as if you are living someone else's life. Because this channel creates the blueprint for this lifetime, imbalance or stagnation can create issues of survival, illness, injury, and disability.
When we reach soverignty in this channel, transforming the old patterns into a neutral state, we move to a level of awareness where we are no longer intimidated by any disease, no longer fear illness or injury. We now know that absolutely nothing is incureable, and everything can be healed if we choose to do so.
Kachina
Day 5
I just have to say;
Change Is In The Air!
It's not all easy when some things are just the "standard" way of living and communicating, but true intention goes a long way for adding in strength and forging ahead despite the obstacle. What ever is next well I am ready, just bring it on with ease and grace..............Michelle
Tuesday, January 11
Checking in
The end of day three and feeling better than yesterday. I had a hard time on day two, just needing more rest and not able to get it. I feel energized today and was able to play with the kiddo and accomplish all of my chores.
We moved to this small town back in August and everywhere I hear talk about Elk as well as signs stating that they roam here. Only yesterday did I finally see one and along with that one was a whole herd. I feel blessed to be in the presence of such beautiful creatures.
Aho,
Michelle
Monday, January 10
Transforming the Wisdom Channel
This time around, I am working on transforming the patterns connected with the wisdom channel. The patterns held in this channel have their origin in the way we are living day to day, and the choices we make in the present.
The spiritual curriculum embedded within the wisdom channel involves integrating our soul's purpose into our lives. We must learn to trust in the divine purpose of our lives; and learn to love and accept our own true essence, not hiding it from others OR blasting it at the world. The fulfillment inherent in this channel is that of sharing our wisdom and essence freely with others.
I believe I am finally ready now to address this pattern and reveal it, heal it, and transform it. Since moving to White Sage, Arizona in 2008, I have noticed a deep seated discomfort and tendency to hold back when expressing my true essence with residents of our local area. Part of it stems from a belief that I doubt the level of receptivity for my truth and wisdom, as there is a whole different belief system around spiritual reality here that seems foreign to me.
Another part is fear of being judged. Though I have had many opportunities in life to break through this ceiling, I am now experiencing a deeper layer of the same issue all over again. And I know how perfect the timing for this is; it feels so right, as if the healing and ascension process has brought me to this place of awareness where I am finally ready to transmute this pattern.
For others who might be transmuting the wisdom channel too, the issues that are contained in this channel include:
*Blasting our way through life--over asserting ourselves
*Hiding who we are, our truth, or our essence
*The need to be or become something in order to feel accepted and valued by family and society
*Not knowing or living our true divine purpose
Unrecognized, these issues can get in the way of our receiving and acting on guidance from our soul, divine connection, or higher self. They can keep us from developing a self love and self identity that is not based on past achievements. And they can create imbalances leading to extreme introversion or extroversion.
I am so thankful that each of you is joining me (and BThunder) on this journey around the medicine wheel once again. May we all create the results in our lives that we are seeking!
Kachina
The spiritual curriculum embedded within the wisdom channel involves integrating our soul's purpose into our lives. We must learn to trust in the divine purpose of our lives; and learn to love and accept our own true essence, not hiding it from others OR blasting it at the world. The fulfillment inherent in this channel is that of sharing our wisdom and essence freely with others.
I believe I am finally ready now to address this pattern and reveal it, heal it, and transform it. Since moving to White Sage, Arizona in 2008, I have noticed a deep seated discomfort and tendency to hold back when expressing my true essence with residents of our local area. Part of it stems from a belief that I doubt the level of receptivity for my truth and wisdom, as there is a whole different belief system around spiritual reality here that seems foreign to me.
Another part is fear of being judged. Though I have had many opportunities in life to break through this ceiling, I am now experiencing a deeper layer of the same issue all over again. And I know how perfect the timing for this is; it feels so right, as if the healing and ascension process has brought me to this place of awareness where I am finally ready to transmute this pattern.
For others who might be transmuting the wisdom channel too, the issues that are contained in this channel include:
*Blasting our way through life--over asserting ourselves
*Hiding who we are, our truth, or our essence
*The need to be or become something in order to feel accepted and valued by family and society
*Not knowing or living our true divine purpose
Unrecognized, these issues can get in the way of our receiving and acting on guidance from our soul, divine connection, or higher self. They can keep us from developing a self love and self identity that is not based on past achievements. And they can create imbalances leading to extreme introversion or extroversion.
I am so thankful that each of you is joining me (and BThunder) on this journey around the medicine wheel once again. May we all create the results in our lives that we are seeking!
Kachina
Sunday, January 9
Starting off Blogging
Hello Everyone,
I am grateful for each of you and I want share my excitement about this journey. I did not blog as much as I wanted to last year and so this time I am committed to blog more often, even just to say a word or two. I am aware of what is ahead as I have done this before, all I can really say is, even through the West, it's all positive and worth it.
This go around I am clearing a palace that I feel I have focused on this entire lifetime and not only is it personal, it's been a passion and study for me along the way. It was just a few years ago I discovered, how one does relationships is how one does relationships, the people, stories and pictures may all look different but underneath it all, the core is the same. So I say Hallelujah to clearing my core and to release the love I feel but have kept trapped.
Blessings to each and everyone of you and to Michael and Kathryn, there just are not words to describe to the love and gratitude I feel for you.
From my Heart to Yours, Michelle
Thursday, December 30
Getting Ready
For everyone who is planning to participate in Walking the Medicine Wheel 2011, when your package arrives, read through the folder on the Constitutional Pattern. This will prepare you for beginning the process.
Your constitutional pattern includes information on the element archetype present in your physical form. This is 50% of your pattern, inherited through your DNA from your ancestors. This element comes with its own inherent characteristics, qualities, tendencies, and issues.
The other 50% of your constitutional pattern comes in with you before birth, and reflects the soul's intention for this lifetime. It is called your cosmic pattern, and is generated from accumulated traumas, unresolved issues, preferences, and habits acquired through many lifetimes of incarnation.
Together, these two parts of the constitutional pattern form an energetic foundation for how you will experience the reality in this incarnation, which issues will be presented, and where the potential for healing lies. The Grace and Sovereignty section will describe the attitude and characteristics of one who has resolved the pattern you are working with.
The schedule for online Talking Circles is as follows:
Sunday, January 9--Opening Ceremony Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, January 30--South Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, February 20--West Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, March 13--North Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, April 10--Closing Ceremony Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
We will begin each ceremony with a song or drumming, so if you have a drum or rattle, please have them available for the ceremony. For the opening ceremony, you may want to have your cedar bark smudge stick (included in package), matches, and a fire-proof ash tray or small bucket to contain the smudge.
We will hold the ceremonies exactly as if we are all together in one room, as the elders have taught the Talking Circle. You should all receive an e-mail from webex inviting you to the first one, with information on how to log on. I recommend you log on at least 15 minutes early before the ceremony starts the first time since there is a little software to download.
We look forward to our special time together!
Kachina and BThunder
Your constitutional pattern includes information on the element archetype present in your physical form. This is 50% of your pattern, inherited through your DNA from your ancestors. This element comes with its own inherent characteristics, qualities, tendencies, and issues.
The other 50% of your constitutional pattern comes in with you before birth, and reflects the soul's intention for this lifetime. It is called your cosmic pattern, and is generated from accumulated traumas, unresolved issues, preferences, and habits acquired through many lifetimes of incarnation.
Together, these two parts of the constitutional pattern form an energetic foundation for how you will experience the reality in this incarnation, which issues will be presented, and where the potential for healing lies. The Grace and Sovereignty section will describe the attitude and characteristics of one who has resolved the pattern you are working with.
The schedule for online Talking Circles is as follows:
Sunday, January 9--Opening Ceremony Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, January 30--South Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, February 20--West Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, March 13--North Direction Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
Sunday, April 10--Closing Ceremony Talking Circle--9:00 pm Arizona Mountain time
We will begin each ceremony with a song or drumming, so if you have a drum or rattle, please have them available for the ceremony. For the opening ceremony, you may want to have your cedar bark smudge stick (included in package), matches, and a fire-proof ash tray or small bucket to contain the smudge.
We will hold the ceremonies exactly as if we are all together in one room, as the elders have taught the Talking Circle. You should all receive an e-mail from webex inviting you to the first one, with information on how to log on. I recommend you log on at least 15 minutes early before the ceremony starts the first time since there is a little software to download.
We look forward to our special time together!
Kachina and BThunder
Sunday, December 26
Beginning the Medicine Wheel Walk 2011
On Friday night, Blew Thunder and I went into the temporary kiva space that was recently set up under guidance from the Grandmothers. We did a ceremony, calling in the spirits of the four directions, Mother Earth, Father Sky, and the Great Spirit to hold a sacred space for us and all the others who will be walking the Medicine Wheel with us beginning on January 9th.
We made our prayers and set intentions for healing the constitutional patterns that each of us will be working with. And we gave thanks for the coyote and the fox, each of whom has appeared to us very dramatically as we are preparing the packages for the Medicine Wheel Walk. We feel they are bringing a special medicine and support from the animal world for this particular journey.
Blue Thunder and I welcome each of you to this journey, and especially to this BLOG, our sacred space on the internet. We encourage each of you to write to it regularly as you walk through the 90 day process. Even if you are "not a writer", there is a huge benefit to the act of posting to the BLOG, even if it is just a few words to let people know you are still participating. Taking an action in the physical world that is in alignment with our intentions, is one of the keys to manifestation. So we encourage everyone to participate without judgement, without comparing yourself to anyone else, and without attachment.
This sacred Talking Circle has only a few conditions. One is that, no matter what is expressed here in these pages, it is honored as truth for that individual. And what is expressed here, stays here. We honor the privacy of each individual, and the intention for this space.
My agreement last year was to write 5 days every week to the BLOG. This year we have added an online Talking Circle ceremony that will be held 5 times through the journey. With this addition, and with the other projects we are involved with at this time, I am committing to write to the BLOG once a week for the 90 days. If every one who is walking the medicine wheel does the same, we will have an average of 1 to 2 new posts every day.
I send out a blessing to each one who making this transformative journey, for receiving the healing and positive changes that we are all seeking. May your Medicine Wheel Walk bring miracles and fulfillment on every level.
Aho!
Kachina
Wednesday, May 19
The Sacred Circle Comes to a Close
It is with great joy and a small bittersweet sensation that I acknowledge the closure of this sacred 90 Day space. It has once again been an amazing ride around the Medicine Wheel for me, and it seems so for others too.
I thank Earth Song for asking for the blog to continue. After careful consideration, Blew Thunder and I both came to the same realization. This sacred space was opened up for 90 days, and the original agreement will be honored. If we were to change the agreement at this time, it somehow feels like the sacredness would be diluted a little. I guess this closure helps us feel the emotional truth around completion (one of the gifts of the North, that we all try to avoid at one time or another).
I do, however, encourage all Bloggers from the 90 day journey who are not yet complete with their own process, to form a new blog. Anyone who would like to hold the space for the rest of the group can simply go to the Living the Dream blog and click on "Create Blog" at the top of the page. You will then have to sign in, and it will walk you through the very simple process of creating a blog.
When someone out there does create a continuation blog, e-mail us and we will forward the site to everyone who was on the 90 day program. In this way, we can honor the sacred space provided here AND create a new space for continuation for those who would like to do so.
Now it is time to say farewell. The Blog will remain accessible online for anyone to refer back to it as they desire. In January, this sacred circle will open once again, with new tools and intentions.
Many blessings for the unique and beautiful path we all walk together on Mother Earth!
Kachina
I thank Earth Song for asking for the blog to continue. After careful consideration, Blew Thunder and I both came to the same realization. This sacred space was opened up for 90 days, and the original agreement will be honored. If we were to change the agreement at this time, it somehow feels like the sacredness would be diluted a little. I guess this closure helps us feel the emotional truth around completion (one of the gifts of the North, that we all try to avoid at one time or another).
I do, however, encourage all Bloggers from the 90 day journey who are not yet complete with their own process, to form a new blog. Anyone who would like to hold the space for the rest of the group can simply go to the Living the Dream blog and click on "Create Blog" at the top of the page. You will then have to sign in, and it will walk you through the very simple process of creating a blog.
When someone out there does create a continuation blog, e-mail us and we will forward the site to everyone who was on the 90 day program. In this way, we can honor the sacred space provided here AND create a new space for continuation for those who would like to do so.
Now it is time to say farewell. The Blog will remain accessible online for anyone to refer back to it as they desire. In January, this sacred circle will open once again, with new tools and intentions.
Many blessings for the unique and beautiful path we all walk together on Mother Earth!
Kachina
Tuesday, May 18
And just like that, I'm back on!
We had an amazing, sacred get together last night at Joni Mistwalker's home, and it turns out I am not the only one who is "restarting" this 90 day journey. I resonated so deeply with what everyone talked about last night, and it seems we are all in the same space, more or less. I am elated with "my" idea of restarting my journey, and feel so deeply that this was exactly the way it was supposed to happen for me. I am so thankful that I listened and did not force myself through the journal and blog in order to follow the instructions. I think I am stepping into a new life where there are no instructions. For me, there is something very, very special about doing this journey with my garden this summer, and I have to say, I am connecting with the garden like I never have before. I am also deeply connected to the coloring in my journal like never before, almost like I can't get enough. It's great, and I can't explain it. There is something deep going on with my coloring. Even though I am reading the blog day by day from where I left off (in March) I felt a very strong urge to share anyway, as tends to happen I guess during this process. I would like to ask if we could keep the blog going, for those of us who are still in our process, and for those who are following our processes.
I would also like to thank everyone for the talking circle last night-that is just what I needed without knowing it. And, a very special thank you to SisterRavenHair for all of her help in the garden. Very interestingly, my boyfriend, who hasn't worked all winter, got called back to work last week for most of the summer. SisterRavenHair has been an angel, and thanks to her, the garden is coming along like never before.
Pilomay-ya, EarthSong.
I would also like to thank everyone for the talking circle last night-that is just what I needed without knowing it. And, a very special thank you to SisterRavenHair for all of her help in the garden. Very interestingly, my boyfriend, who hasn't worked all winter, got called back to work last week for most of the summer. SisterRavenHair has been an angel, and thanks to her, the garden is coming along like never before.
Pilomay-ya, EarthSong.
Sunday, May 16
The Gratitude of North
With tomorrow being a Blue Cosmic Storm, (my glyph)-and a portal, and a triple blue day; AND the completion of this 90 day journey, reflecting back on my blood family is up front and center. About three weeks ago, my second oldest brother Greg called me for the second time in 52 years.
At first my mind panicked, of what could be wrong, for Greg has moved back home to assist my mom so she does not have to leave her home. His call was to tell me that he was proud of me, and that he knows that I walked a very challenging path, and he expressed his sadness about being unable to provide the protection that he thought he was responsible for. I felt throughout the conversation that this was his completion call.
Back last June, Kachina and I went to Salt Lake City for my niece's wedding, and at that time I saw the 30 or so medical pharmaceutical prescriptions that he had to take daily. The side effects of these drugs had just about feeblized the one big brother I had looked to for strength while growing up. Now he had to sleep about 20 hours a day, and his body was in constant pain. At that time he told me that he was about done with life. There were only 2 more projects he wanted to complete. At that point, I did not even know what to say, only "you are in my prayers."
His call was the best talk we have ever had. In our conversation I gave him my blessing that we were complete and as far as I am concerned, he was free to cross over. I told him at that time that he had a real opportunity before he crossed over, if he could forgive dad.
Back in present time, Monday I was informed that he was in the hospital with kidney failure. After digesting that concept, I had a chance to review my own journey in life. What gratitude I have for the fork in the road at age twenty-seven of finding sobriety and making different choices, and now reflecting on where I could have been-like Greg. At twenty-seven, I was in worse condition than he was at the same age.
From taking the steps to release my addictions, I have been able to rewrite my entire life and the possibilities that could be. I am a miracle; as a result of that in my moccasin walk gives me permission to tell each and every one of you that there is a miracle inside you too. I am also grateful for each and every one of you that participated with us all. This is one program where progress over perfection leads to healing. Good job all! Aho.
Blew Thunder
At first my mind panicked, of what could be wrong, for Greg has moved back home to assist my mom so she does not have to leave her home. His call was to tell me that he was proud of me, and that he knows that I walked a very challenging path, and he expressed his sadness about being unable to provide the protection that he thought he was responsible for. I felt throughout the conversation that this was his completion call.
Back last June, Kachina and I went to Salt Lake City for my niece's wedding, and at that time I saw the 30 or so medical pharmaceutical prescriptions that he had to take daily. The side effects of these drugs had just about feeblized the one big brother I had looked to for strength while growing up. Now he had to sleep about 20 hours a day, and his body was in constant pain. At that time he told me that he was about done with life. There were only 2 more projects he wanted to complete. At that point, I did not even know what to say, only "you are in my prayers."
His call was the best talk we have ever had. In our conversation I gave him my blessing that we were complete and as far as I am concerned, he was free to cross over. I told him at that time that he had a real opportunity before he crossed over, if he could forgive dad.
Back in present time, Monday I was informed that he was in the hospital with kidney failure. After digesting that concept, I had a chance to review my own journey in life. What gratitude I have for the fork in the road at age twenty-seven of finding sobriety and making different choices, and now reflecting on where I could have been-like Greg. At twenty-seven, I was in worse condition than he was at the same age.
From taking the steps to release my addictions, I have been able to rewrite my entire life and the possibilities that could be. I am a miracle; as a result of that in my moccasin walk gives me permission to tell each and every one of you that there is a miracle inside you too. I am also grateful for each and every one of you that participated with us all. This is one program where progress over perfection leads to healing. Good job all! Aho.
Blew Thunder
New Life Unfolding
I am sitting here in the shade, the hot sun is beating down, and a little breeze is keeping it so comfortable. I am surrounded by wildly singing birds! The variety of songbird life has been steadily increasing, and we have around us a blue bunting, nesting kingbirds, canary like fellows, tanagers, a meadowlark on the hill, and various wrens and sparrows. There is also a new dove that has arrived in White Sage, I have heard of it from other people but have not yet met this European dove for myself.
I am being allowed to witness the full force of nature's ability to recover, regenerate, and openly express the new blueprint-even here in the desert. Voluptuous greens (romaine, red oak leaf, spinach, arugula, parsley, and cilantro) have come up and are thriving, all from last year's seed-for I did not plant any at all this spring. Hen and chicks, delphinium, flax, tarragon, sweetgrass, and several others made it through the long cold winter and are now thriving, blooming, and expanding! For the first time since we arrived, there is a green carpet over much of the land, and bare soil is beginning to disappear.
My gratitude for this amazing journey is complete! And it feels so appropriate for the summer weather to arrive on the very last day of the 90 day journey. As Blew Thunder and I are already creating new ideas for next year's journey, and tomorrow will be our final ceremony with the group, I must admit that this is the FIRST TIME I have felt complete in the 90 day process exactly as it was completing! I am on my 4th time around this particular wheel, and this is the only time I felt that all parts of my being were in sync with the whole process. It is truly a different experience.
For those who have not felt complete, following the previous example of Earth Song, who is just now beginning the west, and will be referring back to the blog over the next two directions is a very powerful choice. There is a lot of potential for shift when we allow our process to unfold in its own time and space.
Others can have success by acknowledging completion to the level that it was for this time around. In a year or two, when they are ready to go deeper, they can choose to do it again and experience a whole different level of synchronicity. I have done it four times now, and each time it continues to bring a fresh, new perspective and new experience to my life.
I thank you all once again, for you are the healers. You who are willing to turn a different direction and descend into the dark, gunky depths of uncertainty to uncover more of who you are... and then create your life from this truth, you are giving a gift to yourselves that benefits our world. Gratitude to each of you. May all your dreams find fulfillment.
With Love,
Kachina
I am being allowed to witness the full force of nature's ability to recover, regenerate, and openly express the new blueprint-even here in the desert. Voluptuous greens (romaine, red oak leaf, spinach, arugula, parsley, and cilantro) have come up and are thriving, all from last year's seed-for I did not plant any at all this spring. Hen and chicks, delphinium, flax, tarragon, sweetgrass, and several others made it through the long cold winter and are now thriving, blooming, and expanding! For the first time since we arrived, there is a green carpet over much of the land, and bare soil is beginning to disappear.
My gratitude for this amazing journey is complete! And it feels so appropriate for the summer weather to arrive on the very last day of the 90 day journey. As Blew Thunder and I are already creating new ideas for next year's journey, and tomorrow will be our final ceremony with the group, I must admit that this is the FIRST TIME I have felt complete in the 90 day process exactly as it was completing! I am on my 4th time around this particular wheel, and this is the only time I felt that all parts of my being were in sync with the whole process. It is truly a different experience.
For those who have not felt complete, following the previous example of Earth Song, who is just now beginning the west, and will be referring back to the blog over the next two directions is a very powerful choice. There is a lot of potential for shift when we allow our process to unfold in its own time and space.
Others can have success by acknowledging completion to the level that it was for this time around. In a year or two, when they are ready to go deeper, they can choose to do it again and experience a whole different level of synchronicity. I have done it four times now, and each time it continues to bring a fresh, new perspective and new experience to my life.
I thank you all once again, for you are the healers. You who are willing to turn a different direction and descend into the dark, gunky depths of uncertainty to uncover more of who you are... and then create your life from this truth, you are giving a gift to yourselves that benefits our world. Gratitude to each of you. May all your dreams find fulfillment.
With Love,
Kachina
Saturday, May 15
Hello everyone,
The last time I viewed this blog was March 15th, the last day of my animal communication class. Since then, parts of my 90 day journey came to a halt. I continued to keep up with my oils/gemstones/essences and affirmations, but my life became intensely busy and overwhelming for me for about 2 months. I was unable to keep my commitment to myself with my journal and the blog, and have been disappointed in myself for "quitting." However, life has finally calmed down, and it has become clear to me to pick back up right where I left off. Dowsing has indicated that I am now in the West, which is extremely fitting for my current circumstances. I love the West, and am so happy to be back on track! So, while most of you are having your closing ceremony, I feel like my journey has begun all over again. I will "begin" my journal in the West, and will be reading all of your past entries on the blog each day. I'm sorry I missed you all, and yet it makes sense for me - this seems to be my year of solitude. Blessings to you all on your paths, and though I was mostly absent, it has been an honor to share such a special experience with you. -EarthSong
The last time I viewed this blog was March 15th, the last day of my animal communication class. Since then, parts of my 90 day journey came to a halt. I continued to keep up with my oils/gemstones/essences and affirmations, but my life became intensely busy and overwhelming for me for about 2 months. I was unable to keep my commitment to myself with my journal and the blog, and have been disappointed in myself for "quitting." However, life has finally calmed down, and it has become clear to me to pick back up right where I left off. Dowsing has indicated that I am now in the West, which is extremely fitting for my current circumstances. I love the West, and am so happy to be back on track! So, while most of you are having your closing ceremony, I feel like my journey has begun all over again. I will "begin" my journal in the West, and will be reading all of your past entries on the blog each day. I'm sorry I missed you all, and yet it makes sense for me - this seems to be my year of solitude. Blessings to you all on your paths, and though I was mostly absent, it has been an honor to share such a special experience with you. -EarthSong
Pulling Weeds
It is interesting to me how symbolic everything is. I have been spending my days in my sisters garden pulling weeds. Lots and lots of weeds that have accumulated over the last 2 years. We pick and pick, diligently turning the soil and excavating all the plant material that no longer serves to be there.
It is time, they all must go. I repeat a mantra in my head as I work,
"thank you for holding space, gratitude for all you've done, it is time to let go now"
The plants do not resist as we have an agreement together and they know the time has come, a job well done, they simply let go and allow me to pull them from the earth.
Later this week we will be bringing in the new flowers to fill the spaces we have cleared. We will fill all these open areas with life, bold colors and new energies.
I look around at the work I am doing an smile because it is all too clear now. All the doors that have slammed shut in my face over the last week, the jobs that I applied for and was denied, the relationships that are currently in transition, the cleansing and emotional surges running out of my body are all the weeds that I am pulling from my being, making space, lots and lots of space because what is coming is so great and grand that there needs to be plenty of room.
I am at a pivotal place in my relationship with myself. I believe all that I have done over the last 4 years has been to prepare me for this moment. It's different now but I can't explain how.
I am so grateful for this blog and this outlet of expression. I am so grateful for this 90 day workshop and all the changes I have undergone. It has been a remarkable ride yet again!
I am so grateful to all of you who have contributed and participated in this journey with me, even in silence your energy has been here and felt.
I don't feel afraid anymore. It has all become so clear. I am alive and awake in full remembrance. I build my foundation upon uncertainty and with a deep deep knowing that only that which is to be will be, so I no longer need to attempt to control or manipulate the outcome, it was never up to me to begin with. There is a Divine plan in place here and everywhere. I choose to follow and do my work with heart and soul.
There is nothing here but beauty and peace. It is so beautiful, even in the darkness, especially the darkness because that is where the creation is, that is where we are gifted the opportunity to manifest our hearts wildest desires. With nothing to see and compare or program it is up to us to create what we envision, for ourselves and for the whole.
My vision is clear and I understand now how something a simple seeming as pulling weeds is an act of complete full purpose. This symbolic act tells the story, communicates the truth and allows me to see what sort of contribution I am making for the whole. With that knowledge I am able to adjust my intention. So tomorrow as we finish the last bed in the south and pull the remaining weeds I will connect in to the leaders of the oil industry, the leaders of all the countries around the world, and all those on the forefront of shaping this world into something different. My mantra will be, "Gratitude for the space you have held, I release this old blueprint of life that no longer serves" then I will pull the weeds in a physical gesture to create space for a new way to come in, to live in balance and co-creation with all life everywhere. And it is done.
Love, light and blessings to you all on your beautiful journeys....
Aho.
It is time, they all must go. I repeat a mantra in my head as I work,
"thank you for holding space, gratitude for all you've done, it is time to let go now"
The plants do not resist as we have an agreement together and they know the time has come, a job well done, they simply let go and allow me to pull them from the earth.
Later this week we will be bringing in the new flowers to fill the spaces we have cleared. We will fill all these open areas with life, bold colors and new energies.
I look around at the work I am doing an smile because it is all too clear now. All the doors that have slammed shut in my face over the last week, the jobs that I applied for and was denied, the relationships that are currently in transition, the cleansing and emotional surges running out of my body are all the weeds that I am pulling from my being, making space, lots and lots of space because what is coming is so great and grand that there needs to be plenty of room.
I am at a pivotal place in my relationship with myself. I believe all that I have done over the last 4 years has been to prepare me for this moment. It's different now but I can't explain how.
I am so grateful for this blog and this outlet of expression. I am so grateful for this 90 day workshop and all the changes I have undergone. It has been a remarkable ride yet again!
I am so grateful to all of you who have contributed and participated in this journey with me, even in silence your energy has been here and felt.
I don't feel afraid anymore. It has all become so clear. I am alive and awake in full remembrance. I build my foundation upon uncertainty and with a deep deep knowing that only that which is to be will be, so I no longer need to attempt to control or manipulate the outcome, it was never up to me to begin with. There is a Divine plan in place here and everywhere. I choose to follow and do my work with heart and soul.
There is nothing here but beauty and peace. It is so beautiful, even in the darkness, especially the darkness because that is where the creation is, that is where we are gifted the opportunity to manifest our hearts wildest desires. With nothing to see and compare or program it is up to us to create what we envision, for ourselves and for the whole.
My vision is clear and I understand now how something a simple seeming as pulling weeds is an act of complete full purpose. This symbolic act tells the story, communicates the truth and allows me to see what sort of contribution I am making for the whole. With that knowledge I am able to adjust my intention. So tomorrow as we finish the last bed in the south and pull the remaining weeds I will connect in to the leaders of the oil industry, the leaders of all the countries around the world, and all those on the forefront of shaping this world into something different. My mantra will be, "Gratitude for the space you have held, I release this old blueprint of life that no longer serves" then I will pull the weeds in a physical gesture to create space for a new way to come in, to live in balance and co-creation with all life everywhere. And it is done.
Love, light and blessings to you all on your beautiful journeys....
Aho.
Friday, May 14
The Path of Descention
Spirit & Soul. The first an ascent to union, our inevitable connection to all that is, was and ever will be. The next, a descent to unique, our individual expression of the universal Wow. Falling deep into the underworld sink of the soul, we’re forced to drop all pretensions & discover the gifts we’re meant to bring into our world. Flying high into the wilds of spirit, we realize that we all are one. Spirit animates the seed toward growth. Soul shines the flower, singular among the fields. Opposite but not opposed, together this polarity is a necessity that guides my days. And my nights. I am a burning comet of love heading straight toward Planet Me. Upon impact, may the whole feel deeply my part.
Rise up rooted! Root down ascendant!
I love you all - because we are one and because we are not.
I haven’t always been in the light, but I’ve always been in the field. I pray this 90 days has been as transformational and affirming for all of you as it was for me. Even if, here at the end, I still have a few pages left in my journal to complete.
Aho. Ma ta kwi asen.
Clarity in Heartbreak
Over the last week I have been in the middle of a hurricane of loss. One of heartbreak and rejection, a death process so great that it had quite literally brought me to my knees, on more then one occasion. Once again I have been called to walk the path of trust, during this process, by listening to this patient humble wise inner voice that will only speak to me once I've done the "ego dance" and then asked my mind to be quite so I may know the real truth of the situation and not the illutionary perception of my ego.
There are words flying at me from all directions, some at the speed of light, some that carry so much anguish in their delivery that my heart yurns, some disguised as cold and indifferent to show strength and protection. No matter where I look I am surrounded by pain, I am the cause of someone elses hurt and despair, I am the cause of my own unstoppable tears and I am the one apparently with the power to put to end, if you will, to this heightened, acutely painful experience of heartbreak.
All I see is the illusion, it shimmers in front of me and all around me. I stand in front of these people whom I have loved so dearly and who I continue to love, who are asking me to put an end to their pain by choosing to stand beside them.
My heart shows me a different picture. We are standing there together souls connected and whole. No pain, no suffering. This identification of who we are, the "I", the personality we have attached and identified with swirling about outside of our true souls. Engaging in this experience of pain, feeding on it and believing that it is the truth.
Perhaps there is more here then what meets the eye? Perhaps this isn't about how to stop the pain, maybe it's a beginning upon the path of feeling. A crack in a surface that has been bound so tight that without shattering first, nothing not even a true love, could penetrate that shield of protection. Perhaps this is an opportunity for growth and self discovery? An opportunity for re-birth and new beginnings.
If we could stop just long enough and sit quietly we might get a glimpse of the incredible gift that is being offered here but instead we attach and engage in the potentially toxic dance with pain and words. The cost, silencing that sweet guidance within, that will show you if you would only allow it too, that safe place where you can lay down and rest and glean a better understanding.
I am not the cause and I am not the solution. To fulfill the requests that have been laid upon my feet would be to choose a path of death for my own soul and would greatly limit and slow the growth of those who are seemingly effected by my actions and resistance to give in.
I love you and I see you whole. I refuse to take that from you by given you what it is that you think you want and need. It is simply and illusion. I cannot fulfill your heart, only you have the power to do so.
My prayer for you is this, sit quietly and breathe. Allow yourself to pull back all that you have put out there. The love you want to give to me, the happiness you want to create for me, turn it around and give it to yourself, first!
There is the lesson, there is the challenge.
Life is a beautiful intricately woven dance between pleasure and pain and if we let go of the attachment we can then experience how amazing and incredible both of these experiences are.
Aho
There are words flying at me from all directions, some at the speed of light, some that carry so much anguish in their delivery that my heart yurns, some disguised as cold and indifferent to show strength and protection. No matter where I look I am surrounded by pain, I am the cause of someone elses hurt and despair, I am the cause of my own unstoppable tears and I am the one apparently with the power to put to end, if you will, to this heightened, acutely painful experience of heartbreak.
All I see is the illusion, it shimmers in front of me and all around me. I stand in front of these people whom I have loved so dearly and who I continue to love, who are asking me to put an end to their pain by choosing to stand beside them.
My heart shows me a different picture. We are standing there together souls connected and whole. No pain, no suffering. This identification of who we are, the "I", the personality we have attached and identified with swirling about outside of our true souls. Engaging in this experience of pain, feeding on it and believing that it is the truth.
Perhaps there is more here then what meets the eye? Perhaps this isn't about how to stop the pain, maybe it's a beginning upon the path of feeling. A crack in a surface that has been bound so tight that without shattering first, nothing not even a true love, could penetrate that shield of protection. Perhaps this is an opportunity for growth and self discovery? An opportunity for re-birth and new beginnings.
If we could stop just long enough and sit quietly we might get a glimpse of the incredible gift that is being offered here but instead we attach and engage in the potentially toxic dance with pain and words. The cost, silencing that sweet guidance within, that will show you if you would only allow it too, that safe place where you can lay down and rest and glean a better understanding.
I am not the cause and I am not the solution. To fulfill the requests that have been laid upon my feet would be to choose a path of death for my own soul and would greatly limit and slow the growth of those who are seemingly effected by my actions and resistance to give in.
I love you and I see you whole. I refuse to take that from you by given you what it is that you think you want and need. It is simply and illusion. I cannot fulfill your heart, only you have the power to do so.
My prayer for you is this, sit quietly and breathe. Allow yourself to pull back all that you have put out there. The love you want to give to me, the happiness you want to create for me, turn it around and give it to yourself, first!
There is the lesson, there is the challenge.
Life is a beautiful intricately woven dance between pleasure and pain and if we let go of the attachment we can then experience how amazing and incredible both of these experiences are.
Aho
Healing for the Gulf Coast
Hello, I am making a new attempt to write to this blog. Yesterday I was unable to get it to work! Perhaps it is because I have so much more to say today than I did yesterday.
Much of my own focus has been on the healing process in the Gulf Coast at this time. The amethyst earth keeper crystal asked to be placed in direct alignment with the oil spill location in our medicine wheel.
Then the pinon trees that are currently very stressed as they are bearing the burden of release for human sadness, connected to Afghanistan,(another area connected with the oil industry that is out of balance!) had asked to have a special flower essence made which I was to place under 7 trees, which I did last week. Today I will walk the land and gift the essence to 21 more trees.
I was not making any connection between all of this. Then yesterday I had a physical experience that, along with Blew Thunder's insight, gave me a new perspective. My heart had begun to flutter and spasm, with very irregular heartbeats. This started a few days ago. I had done a blue road healing or two, but it had not completely gone away. A little cough had come in as well, which only happened when I tried to take a deep breath.
I asked Blew Thunder to help me move this energy, and he assisted by pressing on a rib that was sticking up in my chest on the left side. The rib went back into place with a snap. This was several days ago. At first it felt better and I thought that was the end of it.
Then it began to stick up again. the feeling in my heart came back, and another painful spot emerged on my back. It was as if I could feel a string of energy connecting the back to the front rib, going right through my heart, just like the ley line that connects White Sage medicine wheel with a mountaintop outside of Kabul. It even had a bluish color. Suddenly I began to bleed (sorry if this TMI for you guys!) and I knew my body was trying to physically clear something that was not really physical.
Then yesterday, it all came to a head. The pain increased to the point of not being able to lift my left arm. Once again, Blew Thunder offered help to move this energy. The rib was so tender that I wanted to shy away from receiving help, so I knew it must be exactly what I needed. Once on the massage table, we succeeded in opening the flow between these two areas, opening the connection into my core, and moving the whole pattern out.
I coughed and coughed as Blew Thunder opened my diaphragm. When we were finished, the rib was back in place, my heart spasm was gone, I once again had space in my whole body to breathe deeply, and every bit of the pain was gone. Today I am awakening to life in a whole new body. Such a miracle!
It was a perfect illustration for me to gain understanding of what has been activated between the White Sage Medicine wheel and Afghanistan, and how it is connected to the oil spill happening in the Gulf Coast. Blew Thunder awakened with the insight that the people who are really getting this lesson are the leaders of the oil industry. They are having another opportunity to walk through this experience and learn it so it does not need to be repeated.
Last time a spill of this magnitude happened (in Valdez, Alaska) there was an unfulfilled opportunity. The oil industry did not take responsibility, and greed got in the way of resolution. Most of the spill was not even cleaned up, and the penalties that were awarded to the local fisheries and people for their roles in clean up and as restitution, went unpaid for so long that many of them died before receiving anything. The oil industry leaders knew how to keep it all tied up in court long enough to let people forget.
So today, I went back into the medicine wheel and made new prayers for the leaders of the oil companies. I sent out the intention that their hearts would be activated, that they would begin to make the connection to their actions and the health of Mother
Earth. I intended that the oil bleeding would stop; that all the nature spirits and weather beings would help the clean-up effort, and that protection and healing would be provided for the birds, fishes, and wildlife in the area.
And I offered to do whatever else Mother Earth would ask me to do to support and assist this healing process. Then I opened Arvol Looking Horse's e-mail message, which I am sending out today. Arvol is the spiritual head of the Lakota people, keeper of the original pipe given to the Lakota by White Buffalo Calf Woman. He has traveled around the world doing ceremony and laying a foundation for world peace.
One more thing-I had errored in my typing-I represented the final ceremony day for the 90 Day Journey to be the 16th, I really meant the 17th, as you can see if you check out the Dreamspell calendar.
I will send it out via e-mail too.
Many blessings to all! Kachina
Much of my own focus has been on the healing process in the Gulf Coast at this time. The amethyst earth keeper crystal asked to be placed in direct alignment with the oil spill location in our medicine wheel.
Then the pinon trees that are currently very stressed as they are bearing the burden of release for human sadness, connected to Afghanistan,(another area connected with the oil industry that is out of balance!) had asked to have a special flower essence made which I was to place under 7 trees, which I did last week. Today I will walk the land and gift the essence to 21 more trees.
I was not making any connection between all of this. Then yesterday I had a physical experience that, along with Blew Thunder's insight, gave me a new perspective. My heart had begun to flutter and spasm, with very irregular heartbeats. This started a few days ago. I had done a blue road healing or two, but it had not completely gone away. A little cough had come in as well, which only happened when I tried to take a deep breath.
I asked Blew Thunder to help me move this energy, and he assisted by pressing on a rib that was sticking up in my chest on the left side. The rib went back into place with a snap. This was several days ago. At first it felt better and I thought that was the end of it.
Then it began to stick up again. the feeling in my heart came back, and another painful spot emerged on my back. It was as if I could feel a string of energy connecting the back to the front rib, going right through my heart, just like the ley line that connects White Sage medicine wheel with a mountaintop outside of Kabul. It even had a bluish color. Suddenly I began to bleed (sorry if this TMI for you guys!) and I knew my body was trying to physically clear something that was not really physical.
Then yesterday, it all came to a head. The pain increased to the point of not being able to lift my left arm. Once again, Blew Thunder offered help to move this energy. The rib was so tender that I wanted to shy away from receiving help, so I knew it must be exactly what I needed. Once on the massage table, we succeeded in opening the flow between these two areas, opening the connection into my core, and moving the whole pattern out.
I coughed and coughed as Blew Thunder opened my diaphragm. When we were finished, the rib was back in place, my heart spasm was gone, I once again had space in my whole body to breathe deeply, and every bit of the pain was gone. Today I am awakening to life in a whole new body. Such a miracle!
It was a perfect illustration for me to gain understanding of what has been activated between the White Sage Medicine wheel and Afghanistan, and how it is connected to the oil spill happening in the Gulf Coast. Blew Thunder awakened with the insight that the people who are really getting this lesson are the leaders of the oil industry. They are having another opportunity to walk through this experience and learn it so it does not need to be repeated.
Last time a spill of this magnitude happened (in Valdez, Alaska) there was an unfulfilled opportunity. The oil industry did not take responsibility, and greed got in the way of resolution. Most of the spill was not even cleaned up, and the penalties that were awarded to the local fisheries and people for their roles in clean up and as restitution, went unpaid for so long that many of them died before receiving anything. The oil industry leaders knew how to keep it all tied up in court long enough to let people forget.
So today, I went back into the medicine wheel and made new prayers for the leaders of the oil companies. I sent out the intention that their hearts would be activated, that they would begin to make the connection to their actions and the health of Mother
Earth. I intended that the oil bleeding would stop; that all the nature spirits and weather beings would help the clean-up effort, and that protection and healing would be provided for the birds, fishes, and wildlife in the area.
And I offered to do whatever else Mother Earth would ask me to do to support and assist this healing process. Then I opened Arvol Looking Horse's e-mail message, which I am sending out today. Arvol is the spiritual head of the Lakota people, keeper of the original pipe given to the Lakota by White Buffalo Calf Woman. He has traveled around the world doing ceremony and laying a foundation for world peace.
One more thing-I had errored in my typing-I represented the final ceremony day for the 90 Day Journey to be the 16th, I really meant the 17th, as you can see if you check out the Dreamspell calendar.
I will send it out via e-mail too.
Many blessings to all! Kachina
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