Blogging doesn't come easily for me. In light of the co-creative essential in this process I do hope to contribute more regularly.
I found the reports of stone soreness interesting as the one on my spine also became a sore( i cannot see it well) the ones on my feet do not bother me but I have notice diagonal sensations.
I strayed off the diet a little, not much, this weekend as we had family in for a memorial service
and I weakened my resolve. Although I didn't have a negative reaction I heard my body clearly state its preference for eating core foods.
What Kachina described struck a chord in me as, eating mostly core diet foods this last year I noticed a similar cycling. I was interested to hear that staying less diverse is better when fasting.

I am loving the work in the workbook and am a little behind in this also due to this weekend's
family time. I found myself having all sorts of emotions and resistance to writing a creation story and was also able to work through it with persistence. The first time I reread it I hated it but the last time I actually liked it which I found to be pretty interesting. I like the power of repetition
in creating insight. The artistic side of it is something I look forward to eagerly.
Much gratitude and love to my cocreative circle. Hope to hear from more of you.
Dark Horse

Wow

So much is happening for me already! About 3 days ago, I had already been on the Core Food Fast since Tuesday the 11th, and I got a very clear guidance to shift my foods. I have been making small forays into raw foods for many years, always knowing that it was not quite in alignment with my personal timing. I would begin, and then start feeling a cold stomach, and as though something was missing from my diet, and would need to return to a mixture of cooked and raw.

This time I am truly ready on all levels, and I am to use this 90 days as my transition time between combined foods and almost completely raw foods. I am so glad I waited until my body was really ready, as I am feeling only more and more energy, and the food is very satisfying, unlike the previous attempts. It seems when the frequency has been raised gradually, it is so much easier to make a shift! I will keep you informed if I experience a setback. Have already had a day of cleansing symptoms where I felt achy all over. Then it was gone and it feels like the sun is shining inside my body!

I also want to say how much I enjoy checking in with everyone through this blog. It is so great to have that connection to others who are doing the same thing. I must admit that I am a little behind in my journal though.

The Yin Wei Mai--Relationship Palace
The patterns held in the yin wei mai are set during infancy and early childhood, up until about age 6. People who are working in this palace have a soul curriculum that involves breaking through the illusion of roles, to experience the equality within us all that transcends these roles. It also involves letting go of the past and the future to be fully in the present moment.

Aspects of these patterns can include:
*The relationship with the past--Who am I becoming in relation to where I have been?
*How we perceive that life has affected us; midlife crisis, mental breakdown, identity crisis
*According to the Chinese medicine masters, the degree of aging symptoms is proportional to how many experiences we are holding onto. The amount of attention we hold in the present moment determines how much Qi, blood, or energy is available to us.

If we have suppression or stagnation in this channel, we may try to fulfill our needs through giving to others. We may find ourselves in a role of helping others or trying to change others. We may try to please others or to be something we think they need us to be. We may try to hold on in relationships that are actually over. We may try to avoid commitment in a relationship. Or we may experience inequality in our relationships.

When we have reached a level of neutrality in this channel, we are no longer tempted to feed past events or future possibilities with our attention. We no longer seek fulfillment through relationships, and we know that everything we need is already within us; we are equal with all life.

Kachina

Death of the Old

Going through what feels like death. Experiencing an emotional flu, flu symptoms physically with emotional draining. Not fun but the more that gets released the better.

Thank you ALL.

Michelle

Core Food Fast

I didn't have any experience with blogging and felt reluctant about doing it. Now that I've gotten my feet wet and have "broken the ice" I'm feeling more comfortable......just wanted to say I started the core food fast today....yummy spuds!
Blessings,
Maggie

Closings and Openings

The day we did our opening ceremony I was able to complete a relationship with a friend and teacher that had become out of balance. I knew I couldn't let the ceremony begin without having that conversation and the closure needed for me. From the moment I released that relationship doors have been opening with opportunity for me to step further into my work. That same evening I was asked to help someone do a cleansing in their home, which turned out to be an incredible experience for both the owner and myself. I had opportunity to work from an expanded place within myself with a new sense of freedom and gratitude, a place I hadn't been in for quite some time. And then someone scheduled a healing session for this weekend and today I prepared liver cleanses to meet several requests. It took me months to bring closure to this relationship and literally minutes later for Spirit to bring in lovely, joy-filled support. Letting go and allowing my good, opening the crack of vulnerability for even an instance, allows the Universe to work in my life in complete abundance.
In Service & Gratitude,
Maggie Crystal Raven

Breaking Down and Breaking Through

Walking through the emotions that have lived within me for so very long, facing fears that have kept me trapped and moving through with patience and strength. Living my self in the face of challenge and filling my soul with the joy of rainbows after the storm. Honored and Grateful.

Many thanks to ALL, Michelle

Psychic Surgery and Gratitude

First, I'd like to say thank you to each one doing this Medicine Wheel Walk with me. I feel very supported by both the seen and the unseen worlds and am grateful you're all out there. I've noticed an increase sense of taste and smell. Not all together pleasant - it seems as though mold has been everywhere I go these days! Currently using a small diffuser with essential oils to help clear mold at home (even tho' I can't see it anywhere). None of my housemates are smelling it! I'm also noticing the gift of less mind chatter this week, a true blessing.

This morning I woke up noticing a really sore spot on the instep of my right foot, just down from a bead placed on my wisdom channel. It's a perfectly straight,incision-like cut about 1 1/4" long, running North and South (heel to toe). Kathryn had mentioned there could be some reaction to the beads so I took them off and sent her an email. She has asked the psychic surgeons to be with us in this process and I immediately knew I was being deeply assisted in my healing. Another aha of how I get scared and a little panicky when I feel like something is wrong with my health. The truth is I am fully and completely supported in this process and fully willing to receive the assistance and the guidance that is being offered by the masters. I am having so many aha moments! Blessings...
Maggie Crystal Raven

Check in with Core Foods

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.