Think on This
Thankful Meditation, from "Secret Native American Pathways" by Thomas Mails, p. 294:
"While you play, take advantage of the opportunities offered to think about the Above Beings. Be conscious of their concern for your health and happiness, and stop to thank them for what nature contributes. When, for example, you sun-bathe on the beach, close your eyes and think about spiritual and uplifting things. Recognize that the warmth that touches you is the warmth of the Above Beings who are nourishing, enriching and energizing you. Soak that up together with the sun's rays. As the Sunrise Girl (in the Apache Changing Woman Ceremony) does, acknowledge that while the Above Beings are making you more beautiful outwardly, they are also giving you the power to BE a more beautiful person…"
**Dee is working on a screenplay entitled "Coming Alive at 65: Quantum Love Story of the 21st Century" It will be ready soon.
Question: What do Camel Rock, Castle Rock, Four Peaks, Organ Mountains, Red Rock and Round Mountain all have in common?
Answer: They are all subjects of visionary artist Dee Boman's paintings.
Again - much gratitude and love to all who have been part of the evolving experience in
Tularosa, New Mexico.
March 13 - 17 • Rewriting the Script CCCI
I see things as they "could be."Rather than as they "are."
This seems to be both a blessing and a curse,
for the longing grows stronger that the changes materialize on the Earth plane.
Tumbleweed Crossing ©2006/2010
As I make my final “U-Haul” move from Arizona to New Mexico in 2006, the landscape just beyond Dragoon suddenly comes alive – a huge dust devil whirls beside my car, with at least a dozen tumbleweeds caught inside. Up and over the hood of my “Gypsy RAV” it rises, settling for a moment on the other side of the road – then it is off again, rising and falling in great leaps across the landscape, heading for the distant mountains of New Mexico. Taking this as a good omen, I, too, am in high spirits as I continue my journey towards my new “home” – Round Mountain, Sierra Blanca, & the White Sands of the Tularosa Basin. It has been an evolving experience, yet, there is something lacking – a part of the dream is missing! “Great Spirit” continues to beckon me forwards in concentric horizontal figure-eight patterns of motion. Retro-grade, re-track, cocoon for awhile (like my temporary ranch stay in the valley – the need to re-awaken my “web of life” and copper circle images), then I am guided to return to examine more closely the “rock horse” sanctuaries near Benson & Tucson, perhaps cross the border to Copper Canyon. Tumbleweeds know when to double back, when to fly high, when to catch their breath and when to allow that full partnership of self & other in this life journey. Heeding the call of M. Scott Peck’s beloved classic “The Road Less Traveled” allows dreams to actualize as we follow its beckoning call. Like ever-flowing tumbleweeds, our lives – well lived & well loved – are a motion of energy, coming home full circle to where the heart is, ever widening into conscious cosmic reunion. “Life is a Trail, not a Camp”
NEW 2010 MESSAGE
From: Essene Book of Meditations & Blessings - Danaan Parry
THE ESSENES
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, in a series of caves near the Dead Sea, brought to new light the wisdom-teachings of the Essene communities that existed in the deserts of the Middle East well over 2000 years ago.
These spiritual communities were dedicated to preserving the ancient teachings and to preparing the way for the new age of Pisces, when Christ energy would flood the world. They lived in simple harmony with all of nature, following the spiritual wisdom of their inner voices, which the Buddhists call "living one's dharma." Their spiritual practices allowed them to absorb and channel the vibrations and healing powers of the plants, the sun, and the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water; for their own nourishment and for the healing of the earth itself. We have much to learn from these simple folk.
The Essene teachings tell us that John the Baptist was an Essene master, and that he and other Essene teachers trained the initiate Jesus in the ancient wisdom during that 20-year peroid of his life about which the Bible is silent.
WINTER SOLSTICE SEASONAL FOCUS
Seasonal Focus: The seed stirs in the earth.
Morning focus: The angel of Air
MEDITATION:
There is a force in me,
Pushing, pushing.
Beginning its outbreath
After a long sleep.
Sacred darkness slowly yields
To newborn light.
As I move outward
From the stillpoint of outer death
To share my new-found breath of life
With all,
I shall never forget
The inbreath of the Mother
That nurtured me
Through the winter's night.
THE BLESSING
I ask that the Light,
The Creative Force of the Universe,
Breathe the cleansing outbreath of spirit
Into my heart and my deeds.
I rejoice in this time of promise.
Of new stirrings
Of the rebirth of the lotus
Which will one day
Open fully to God