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The Goddess of Mercy, Gentle Protectoress, Bodhisattva of Compassion

Known as The Goddess of Mercy, Gentle Protectoress, Bodhisattva of Compassion, even the savior of seamen and fishermen, she holds many titles. The spelling of her name varies, but it is not so much the arrangement of letters as it is the effect that her spoken name produces on those with a Buddhist background, similar to a reaction in the West when one is speaking of the Virgin Mary. In both cases, it invokes the feeling of compassion and unconditional love.

Indeed, her force is compared to Mother Mary in the West, Green Tara in the Tibetan culture, the Virgin of Guadeloupe in Mexico, and many other ancient goddesses, the matriarchy of old. You might call her the Buddhist Madonna, or, as She calls herself, "The Mother of all Buddhas".

By her own words, she is a complex energy presence. Thus, when asked her about her incarnations as "Kwan Yin," this involves many persons that have embodied and reflected this energy in their lives on earth, as far as we can understand. According to Sucheta's channelings, the closest association of Kwan Yin being linked to a person energetically in recent times is Miao Shan, an ancient Chinese princess who was known for her great compassion.

Here is a quote from Kwan Yin about this:

"Although I am Bodhisattva, I am energy. I am not a person.

Basically, the Kwan Yin energy was never in one single body. It has always been a great part of the energy of all of compassion of all the Universe. What you see in front of you [Marjorie] is one person who has been able to tap in and release for a period of time, so that she can let us be a part of her reality and to share that with you so that you can be encouraged, and that you can also bring forward the part of you that knows the truth."

The name "Kwan Yin" is a derivation of a Chinese name for the goddess that is this energy of motherly compassion. This is really a description of her energy ("she who hears the cries of the people") which has become accepted as her name on earth. Although there are variations, the feeling is the same. She responds to the heartfelt needs and anguish of the people of earth regardless of background or belief.

Being one of the "mother" goddesses, she is especially connected to those in need of any kind of help, be they sick, lost, frightened or simply in unfortunate circumstances. She is a great protector and benefactor of the weak, the ill and especially the children and the babies.

Many erect alters to Kwan Yin, the "bestower of children" -- the one who hears the prayers of anyone wanting to conceive a child -- to increase their fertility. There is a connection with the care of souls, both during birth and after death. Taoists invoke her presence to free newly departed souls from the judgement of the underworld. She guards the souls of the newborn and guides them to their new parents.

Her range of influence is vast, from China to Korea and Japan, all the way down into Malaysia. She has super-ceded her Buddhist traditions and jumped into the realm of a more universally venerated goddess, now known to those of many different faiths and sects. Her image can be found on most any alter of worship in temples, homes, schools, shops, restaurants, out of the way grottos and even on the dashboards of taxis.

Entwined in the faith of Buddhism, her first real appearance in literature seems to be around 400 AD. By that time, Buddhism had been around for nearly 1000 years, spreading from its birthplace in India to China, and subsequently to Korea, Japan and Tibet.

Devotees of Avalokitesvara, or Avalokita, Bodhisattva of Compassion of Indian Buddhism, brought the concept of Avalokita to China. There, Avalokita, or Kwan Yin, was adopted as a god in the male form and later was gradually changed by some to resemble a female, lending a rather androgynous element to her.

By 1200 AD she was definitely a female portrayed in flowing robes.

Avalokita is depicted with many arms, hands and heads, sometimes with an eye in each palm representing the ever watchful omnipresent mother, ready to immediately reach out in any direction to alleviate suffering.

In Buddhist mythology, it states that Avalokita was born from Amitabha Buddha's right eye, after which he proclaimed, "Om Mani Padme Hum" -- Hail to the jewel in the lotus -- a sentiment of her preciousness to him. Some believe she is actually an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha. The Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Avalokita is Kuan shih Yin, the full form of the shortened Kuan Yin, or Kwan Yin.

It is said in ancient writings that she was embodied as Miao Shan (whose name means "wonderfully kind one"), a Chinese princess who lived about 700 BC. This legendary Buddhist saint is said to have spent nine years living on an island off the coast of China, healing, meditating and saving sailors from shipwreck. This island became a place of worship and pilgrimage for many, especially in one of the caves there, which was transformed into a shrine dedicated to Kwan Yin.

She is called a Bodhisattva, literally a "being of bodhi, or enlightenment."

Bodhi is the spiritual energy that produces an urge for enlightenment, emanating Wisdom and Compassion. The Buddhas are the primary stream from this energy, the secondary stream from the Buddhas being the Bodhisattva. A Bodhisattva is any soul which has attained enlightenment and has freed itself from the karmic cycle of rebirth, but which has forgone the bliss of Nirvana, the merging with the
Creator, in order to help all the rest attain their enlightenment. This is their vow. It is said that as she was about to enter heaven, she paused at the threshold as the cries of the world reached her ears, and she returned to help them. She is also called an Ascended Master, which essentially means that one has learned all their lessons, transmuted their karma, and is not compelled to experience being reborn into a physical body if they do not desire it.

In depictions she is shown with pearls of illumination in one hand; and with the other she pours out "sweet dew", the nectar of Wisdom and Compassion from a small vase, blessing all with physical and spiritual peace. Her cupped hands are a symbol of the womb and the universal feminine principal. She sometimes holds a sheaf of ripe rice, a metaphor for sustenance supplied.

The dragon is often seen with her, a symbol of wisdom, strength, and the power of divine transformation. A Divine Mother, always there are children around her or being held by her. There are two small attendants that show up periodically, a "young man of excellent capacities" and the "daughter of the Dragon King," both related to the legendary Miao Shan. As reference to fishermen, sailors and water, she can be seen on a boat or a lotus flower crossing the sea, rising from the sea on the back of a dragon. Other things related to her are a dove, a scroll of prayers which are the teachings of Buddha, a rosary of white crystal beads showing the rounds of rebirth, and a willow spray with which she sprinkles the divine nectar of life.

The Origin of Kwan Yin, or Miao Shan

There are many legends about the origin of Kuan Yin, but this in one of the most popular.

In 7th century China, a king had three daughters, the youngest named Miao-Shan. At the time of Miao-Shan's birth, the earth trembled and a wonderful fragrance and flower blossoms sprang up around the land. Many of the local people said they saw the signs of a holy incarnation on her body.

While the king and queen were amazed by this blessing.

Unfortunately, they were corrupt and saw little value in a child who appeared pure and kind. When Miao-Shan got older, the king wanted to find a husband for her. She told her father she would only marry if by so doing she would be able to help alleviate the suffering of all mankind.

The king became enraged when he heard of her devotion to helping others, and forced her to slave away at menial tasks. Her mother, the queen, and her two sisters admonished her, all to no avail.

In desperation, the king decided to let her pursue her religious calling at a monastery, but ordered the nuns there to treat her so badly she would change her mind. She was forced to collect wood and water, and tend a garden for the kitchen. They thought this would be impossible, since the land around the monastery was barren. To everyone's amazement, the garden flourished, even in winter, and a spring welled up out of nowhere next to the kitchen.

When the king heard about these miracles, he decided that he was going to kill Miao-Shan. After all, the nuns who were supposed to have tormented her. But as his henchmen arrived at the monastery, a spirit came out of a fog of clouds and carried her away to safety on a remote island.

She lived there on her own for many years, pursuing a life of religious dedication.

Several years later, her father became seriously ill. He was unable to sleep or eat; his doctors believed he would certainly die soon. As he was about to pass, a monk came to visit the king. The monk told the king he could cure the monarch, but he would have to grind up the arms and eyes of one free from hatred to make the medicine. The king thought this was impossible, but the monk assured him that there was a Bodhisattva living in the king's domain who would gladly surrender those items if asked.

The king sent an envoy to find this unknown bodhisattva. When the envoy made the request, Miao-Shan gladly cut out her eyes and severed her arms. The envoy returned and the monk made the medicine. The king instantly recovered. When the king thanked the monk; he chastised the king by saying, "You should thank the one who gave her eyes and arms." Suddenly, the monk disappeared. The king believed this was divine intervention and after ordering a coach prepared headed off with his family to find and thank the unknown bodhisattva.

When the royal family arrived they realized it is was their daughter, Miao-Shan, who had made the sacrifice. Miao-Shan spoke up, "Mindful of my father's love, I have repaid him with my eyes and arms." With eyes full of tears and hearts full of shame, the family gathered to hug Miao-Shan. As they did so auspicious clouds formed around Miao-Shan. The earth trembled, flowers rained down, and a holy manifestation of the Thousand Eyes and Thousand Arms appeared hovering in the air.

And then, the bodhisattva was gone. To honor Miao-Shan the royal family built a shrine on the spot, which is known as Fragrant Mountain.

BODHISATTVA (also spelled Boddhisattva): Literally means "enlightened being"; a soul who, through compassion and altruism, has earned the right to leave this world of suffering and enter nirvana, but has chosen instead to stay on Earth to instruct others to until all beings are enlightened. A Bodhisattva acts as the key figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

http://www.mykwanyin.com/kwgoddess.html

Last chance to save Kyoto deal at climate talks
By Jon Herskovitz and Agnieszka Flak | Reuters

DURBAN (Reuters) - Almost 200 nations began global climate talks on Monday with time running out to save the Kyoto Protocol aimed at cutting the greenhouse gas emissions scientists blame for rising sea levels, intense storms, drought and crop failures.

Poor nations say wealthy countries became rich using coal, oil and gas and that they must be allowed to burn fossil fuels to escape poverty. Rich nations say major developing economies, such as China, India and Brazil, must submit to emissions cuts if the world has any chance of halting dangerous climate change.

The stakes are high. Two U.N. reports this month said greenhouse gases had reached record levels in the atmosphere and a warming world would likely bring more floods, stronger cyclones and more intense droughts.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said global average temperatures could rise by 3-6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if governments failed to contain emissions, bringing unprecedented destruction as glaciers melt and sea levels rise.

It said an 80 percent rise in global energy demand was set to raise carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions by 70 percent by 2050 and transport emissions were expected to double, due in part to a surge in demand for cars in developing nations.

E.U. climate negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger told a news conference unless progress was made: "(People) will just lose confidence in this travelling circus. How high must the water get in these conference places before the negotiators start deciding?"

Flash flooding from heavy rain killed at least six people in Durban the night before the talks opened.
The Kyoto Protocol commits most developed nations to legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The talks in Durban are the last chance to set another round of targets before the first stage of the protocol ends in 2012.

"It may seem impossible, but you can get it done," Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, told delegates.

People participate in the "Walk the Future" event through the streets of Durban November 27, 2011. According to organizers the walk along The Blue Line, a blue line painted on the ground by artist Strijdom van der Merwe, highlights rising sea levels and the challenge of climate change. It is led by The Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

SMALL STEPS

Diplomats hope there will be some progress on funding to help developing countries most at risk from the effects of global warming, particularly in Africa and small island states.

Rich nations have committed to a goal of providing $100 billion (64.3 billion pounds) a year in climate cash by 2020. But the United States and Saudi Arabia have objected to some aspects of the Green Climate Fund that will help manage it.

There is also a chance that some nations will pledge deeper emissions cuts.

But the debt crisis hitting the euro zone and the United States makes it unlikely those countries will provide more aid or impose new measures that could hurt their growth prospects.

E.U. envoys said they want a new deal for emissions cuts reached by 2015 and in place by 2020, and it will only be effective if major polluters sign on.

Any accord depends on China and the United States, the world's top emitters, agreeing to binding action under a wider deal by 2015, something both have resisted for years.

Russia, Japan and Canada say they will not sign up to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol unless the biggest emitters do too. The United States, which never ratified the protocol, warned its commitments would be tied to pledges made by major emerging economies.

"The structure of a legal agreement in which we are bound and those economies are not is untenable. It will not solve the problem. It will not be accepted in the United States," U.S. climate envoy Jonathan Pershing said.

Negotiators said there may be a deal struck with a new set of binding targets but only the European Union, New Zealand, Australia, Norway and Switzerland were likely to sign up

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) said: "If Durban puts off a legally binding agreement and closes the door on raising mitigation ambition before 2020 many of our small island states will be literally and figuratively doomed."

Despite nations' individual emissions-cut pledges and the Kyoto pact, the United Nations, International Energy Agency and others say they are not enough to prevent the planet heating up beyond 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, a threshold beyond which scientists say the climate risks becoming unstable.

Countries agreed last year in Cancun that deep emissions cuts were needed to hold temperature rises below 2 degrees C.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz and Agnieszka Flak; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Topics Discussed: Alchemy of Nine Dimensions, Carl Johan Calleman, The Pleiadian Agenda, 9 Dimension of Consciousness, Center of the Earth, Akashic Records, Intuned to the dimensions, Health, Global Elite, The Pope, The Financial Collapse, Energy, Vatican, Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church, The Galactic Underworld, The Mayan Code, 2011, Time Acceleration, Inquisition, Catastrophobia, Increase of Earthquakes, D.S. Allen & J.B. Delair, the Earth is Healing, the Regional Story, Atlantean Times, Paleolithic Layers, Regional Mind, Earth under Quarantine and more.

A Riveting, Exciting and Positive hour two is coming up with Barbra Hand Clow. We go into some very interesting areas about the Global Elite, Reptiles, Hybrid Races, Interbreeding Bloodlines, Secrecy, Exposure and how the Powers Structure will Crumble under its own Weight. Is ET a part of the Global Conspiracy? Sexual Energy and the Connection to Power and Control, Changes in the Solar System, Frequency and the Cells, Time Acceleration, Natural and Manmade Made Catastrophe, Scalar Technology, Gravity, How Crop Circles are Formed as an Expression of the Nine Dimensions. The talk ends on the question where the knowledge that is contained in the Mayan Calendar came from, the Pleiadians, who they are and what kind of Relationship we have with them.

Barbara Hand Clow - Alchemy of Nine Dimensions - FULL INTERVIEW
http://youtu.be/Esq61hEZfrM

She's Alive... Beautiful... Finite... Hurting... Worth Dying for.

This is a non-commercial attempt to highlight the fact that world leaders, irresponsible corporates and mindless 'consumers' are combining to destroy life on earth. It is dedicated to all who died fighting for the planet and those whose lives are on the line today. The cut was put together by Vivek Chauhan, a young film maker, together with naturalists working with the Sanctuary Asia network (www.sanctuaryasia.com).

 
http://youtu.be/nGeXdv-uPaw

An After Meal Digestive Treat
by Rosalee de la Forêt

When considering what to write about for the week of Thanksgiving I had initially thought I would come up with some fabulous holiday food recipe.

But when I really thought about it I realized that most people already have a long list of holiday recipes. In fact, many people have too many yummy foods to indulge in. What people don’t often have planned into their holiday meals is a way to counteract the sudden deluge of all those rich foods.

Now I don’t want to assume that anyone reading this newsletter is going to overeat this holiday season. I mean, that rarely happens on Thanksgiving right? Who really wants seconds of mashed potatoes, turkey and stuffing swimming in gravy?

So really this newsletter is for those of us who have “friends” and “family” who may overindulge at the holiday feasts.

Eating too much in one sitting may be initially rewarding to our taste buds but inevitably leads to fatigue, bloating and other gastric discomforts.

These common digestive complaints aren’t limited to overeating, however. Many people experience these symptoms daily due to improper diet and an unhealthy digestive system. The rich foods of the holidays can further exacerbate a person’s weak digestion.

In this HerbMentor News article, we are going to look at some herbs that help promote digestion. Not only can these herbs help lessen common digestive complaints such as bloating or gas, they can be enjoyed regularly at meals to promote strong digestion and prevent these problems from happening.

Let’s take a closer look at the three herbs in our recipe.

Ginger

I probably don’t have to tell many of you that ginger is one of my most favorite herbs. Spicy and diffusive, it’s one of those herbs that is well suited to a myriad of woes, especially if the person has symptoms of stagnancy or coldness such as bloating, feeling colder than others in the room, and a white coating on the tongue.

Ginger is great as a digestive herb. One of its most well known uses is for nausea and for settling an upset stomach. Ginger is aromatic and diffusive, helping to nudge along stagnant digestion with symptoms of bloating, gas and bad breath. As a powerful anti-microbial herb it can address pathogens in the digestive system as well.

One reason I end up recommending ginger to a lot of people is that it is easy to find at the local grocery stores and most people enjoy the taste. For those people who aren’t herbalists and therefore not used to drinking and eating things most people would consider bizarre, ginger is an accessible and effective herb.

Sometimes ginger is too spicy for people with excess heat symptoms. If you avoid spicy Mexican food and wasabi sauce, then ginger probably isn’t the herb for you. For this recipe you can simply use less or omit it.

Fennel

A s a medicinal herb, Fennel often gets its claim to fame by helping soothe infants with colic who are distressed due to gas and other digestive discomforts. Of course, what works for our littlest ones also works quite well for us. This carminative herb works to dispel gas and promote digestion.

Fennel is a strong anti-spasmodic herb. It is often formulated with laxative herbs like rhubarb and senna because it counteracts the griping or stomach cramps often caused by these strong cathartic plants.

Like ginger, fennel is also anti-microbial. It has even been shown to be effective in drug-resistant tuberculosis.

If you enjoy eating at Indian restaurants you’ve probably noticed the bowl of fennel on your way out the door. The recipe in this newsletter is fashioned after that idea.

Dried Orange Peel

Most of us eat the fruit of an orange and throw the rest away. In doing so we are throwing away the most nutritious part! Chinese medicine has used a variety of citrus peels for thousands of years. In Traditional Chinese Medicine dried orange peel is used to “transform” phlegm in the Lungs or the Spleen and to drain dampness. From a western perspective we can consider this herb when we want to ignite our metabolic fires and promote digestion.

For this recipe you’ll need...

o 1 tablespoon minced candied ginger...
See how to make candied ginger here (opens in new window)
o 1 tablespoon dried orange peel powder
o 3 tablespoons fennel seeds

After you’ve gone to all the trouble of making the candied ginger, this recipe is really quite simple.

First mince the candied ginger.

Measure out your fennel seeds.

Measure out the orange peel powder.

And then mix them all together.

We keep this delicious mixture on our dinner table in an airtight container. We eat about a teaspoon or more after meals.

You’ll notice that this is a small recipe. Feel free to make this in much larger batches!

Rosalee

Apricots in brandy

"Fruits in liquor are a good store cupboard standby for an instant dessert and also make a delightful gift!"

Ingredients

Urgent - Before you start...

To sterilise a jar, wash in hot soapy water, then rinse thoroughly in very hot water and drain. Put onto a baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 140C/Gas 3/fan oven 120C for 10 minutes, then remove and cover with a clean tea towel until use.

• 225g whole dried apricots
• Juice of 1 large orange or 4 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 100g granulated sugar
• 100ml brandy
• Ice cream or Greek yoghurt, to serve
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OR

• 8oz whole dried apricots
• Juice of 1 large orange or 4 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 3½oz granulated sugar
• 3½fl oz brandy
• Ice cream or Greek yoghurt, to serve

Recipe

Method: How to make Apricots in brandy

1 Soak the apricots in 700ml of water and the orange juice overnight. Drain the liquid from the apricots and measure 300ml into a saucepan. Arrange the apricots in a sterilised jar.

2 Make a light syrup by dissolving the sugar in the drained liquid. Bring to the boil for 2 minutes, then cool. Add the brandy to the syrup and pour over the fruit, making sure that all the fruit is covered.

3 Seal, cool and store in a cool place for 3 weeks before using.

EU bans naked body scanners because of cancer risk, US continues to coerce travelers through them

(NaturalNews) The European Commission has issued new guidelines for the use of naked body scanners at European airports. Only scanners that use millimeter wave technology, a type of low-energy radio wave that does not cause radioactive damage, will be permitted for use in the EU -- the backscatter X-ray variety commonly used in the US will be off limits due to safety concerns.

Unlike the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which continues to insist that the backscatter machines are safe, EU regulators have admitted that this is not the case. Not only are these ionizing radiation machines now restricted throughout Europe, but the use of even millimeter wave machines also continues to remain optional for nation states that choose to use them.

"In order not to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety, only security scanners which do not use X-ray technology are added to the list of authorised methods for passenger screening at EU airports," says the commission's press release announcement. "All other technologies, such as that used for mobiles (sic) phones and others, can be used provided that they comply with EU security standards."

This approach to public safety is a far cry from the one US regulators are taking. Even though backscatter X-ray machines are not at all necessary, the TSA, under the umbrella of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), continues to bend over backwards in support of the machines, even when this includes openly denying the fact that they can cause cancer (http://www.naturalnews.com/030607_n...).

One would think that the US, which is supposed to be the "land of the free," would be more likely than the EU, which is largely socialist, to protect its citizens from cancer-causing radioactive devices. But not only does the EU not force its citizens to go through naked body scanners like the US does, but it has also now taken a proactive approach to protecting citizens' health by banning these radioactive devices from airports.

Most Americans seem to have no problem complying with unconstitutional mandates to walk through radioactive naked body scanners -- in fact, many still think the procedure is done for their own safety.

And as long as the population at large continues to accept this tyranny in the name of safety and security, freedom and liberty will continue to rapidly disappear at the hands of the nation's rogue federal government.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034213_airport_scanners_cancer_risk.html#ixzz1eZ7g0y00

I AM gratefull for all of you here :-D

To my Sweet Friends, Have a wonderful Thanksgiving for all those that celebrate. For those that don't, have a wonderful day anyway. Love and Blessings. Melodie

~ Across The Miles Thanksgiving ~

Across the miles thanksgiving can truly be as real,
Sending little notes of thanks, thoughts that we may feel.

Across the miles thanksgiving is celebrated then,
Enjoying feasts of friendship, forever with my friend.

Across the miles thanksgiving can be such a sweet surprise,
Sharing gifts of heaven, sending heartfelt smiles.

Across the miles thanksgiving -of God we can impart,
We shall ever share His beauty

Together one in heart.

Funny Thanksgiving

~ Thanksgiving Love ~
There are very special treasures we appreciate with love
The abundant blessings we receive always more than just enough
The delight of dearest friends, our homes where love's the key
That open wide the door of love for you and me
On this day that we remember the sharing of that love
Our hearts as one together lift in praise to God above

Gratitude is an attitude that can profoundly change your consciousness. When you live your life in thanksgiving, it can affect your being at a biological level, training your mind and body to live in a higher state of health and wellbeing.

The creation of new attitudes of thanksgiving in your life attract new streams of light-filled energy to bless all that is honored in this way. When a blessing of thanksgiving is made in any moment, it confers light-filled Divine energy upon the person who sends it, as well as the situation being blessed. In challenging times it may seem difficult to find something to feel grateful for. In spite of this difficulty, one way to create a positive change in your life is to give thanks for what you have now. You can even give thanks in advance for what you want to create. This allows a shift in your consciousness so that you begin to attract new beneficial energy into your life.

When you find nothing else, you can give thanks for just being alive so your soul will evolve. It is a gift to be in a human body and your body is a miraculous instrument. Consider the fact that you have a heart within you that needs no conscious assistance on your part to continue beating. Remember that you don’t have to tell your digestive system to do its work.

All of these body parts are functioning in a wondrous Divine plan of perfection. When you turn your attention to these systems within your body, when you begin to give thanks for the incredible processes that continue 24 hours a day within you, they will function at a higher level. Your focus of attention with gratitude and blessings will bring more light and strength into your vital organs. For extra energy, consider filling these organs with a healing color such as pink or green, which brightens them with Divine Light. For fun you can then imagine a smile on a body part such as your liver or your heart. This will not only bless your organs, it will lighten your mind.

Your Body and Science

Dr. Emoto in Japan proved that beautiful crystalline structures were created when words of peace and love were placed on a glass filled with water. Imagine what grateful thoughts and words of kindness can do to your body with its high percentage of water content. Science has also proven that the cells of the body can become healthier when one has thoughts and beliefs that are positive. The subconscious mind hears all the words you say to yourself and interprets them as truth.

Athletes have used creative visualization as a powerful asset in their respective sports. Studies have shown that the mind makes very little differentiation between the act of physical practice and the mental visualization of a highly trained athlete. It is extremely valuable to remember this and apply it to your own bodies. The act of giving thanks for your wondrous, healthy, strong and flexible body can lead it to respond in positive ways that assist in creating new healthier cells. Your body contains a Divine Blueprint of perfection that can be called forward into present day experience. It begins with giving thanks for your body right now, just the way it is, and adding the ideas of what you would like to create within you.

When you give thanks for your mind that is clear and serene, for a brain that functions with balance and precision, and especially when you give thanks for the Divine Light continually empowering your thinking processes, there is a positive response within you. Your gratitude will bless your mind and allow it to function at a higher level of vibration. These simple acts not only change your mind, they inspire your emotions to respond with delight. Imagine the idea of delight, and the thought of this, sometimes less than familiar feeling, will spark a new level of inspiration in your being. Your imagination is an influential tool of empowerment, and it can be used for ill or for the good in your life.

Gratitude is the Attitude that will take you into your Heart

Consider the idea that your thoughts are like prayers reaching out into the Universal flow of life. When you use your thoughts consciously, they become prayers that shift your perspective so you can see a greater picture of what is actually going on in your life. Prayers of gratitude are very powerful, and stimulate an increased flow of spiritual energy into every situation. This force can create miraculous change for good in your life. It may take a little effort to find something to be grateful for when you are feeling down, but prayers of thanksgiving can help create a beautiful shift in your mind when you do so.

It is vitally important for your future to nurture compassion for yourself, the mistakes you made as you were learning about life, and forgiveness for the person you were in the past. Be grateful for all that you have learned and all that you are. This act is a good beginning for a peace filled and happy future. You can open new doors for tomorrow with your grateful thoughts today.

No matter how it feels, you are never alone. You are here on earth to remember your connection to the Spiritual Presence in your life. You are meant to live a happy, abundant life with deep fulfillment. In order to do this, it is necessary to step out of the challenges life presents and into the flow of God's love, which will bring you more creative solutions. There is one place where you can always go to feel the power of Divine Love, and that is in your heart. Gratitude is the attitude that will take you into your heart. It does not matter if you see nothing in your life for which to feel grateful, just the act of giving thanks opens a door in your heart to allow Divine Love in.

Sometimes it seems as though prayer is difficult or there may be negative associations with organized religion from childhood. Perhaps some suggestions for prayers of thanksgiving can be useful. Here are some possibilities for prayers that may help you to lift your thoughts and connect your heart to the One Heart within all beings:

Divine Presence,

Thank you for the abundant beauty of Nature that inspires me and offers the many blessings to all who will receive. Thank you for helping me to honor your Creation in every way I can.

Thank you for this day. Help me to see the blessings in my life, and learn the lessons given to me to learn. Show me what I need to know in order to grow into a more kind and loving human being, and take care of my responsibilities with grace and ease. Help me to share the gifts you have given me in a way that adds more value to the world.

Thank you for my mind that is clear and expansive. Thank you for helping me to be open to new ideas that can bring good into my life. Thank you for my amazing body that is strong and flexible, and for the organs within it that are functioning with perfection. Bless each cell and fiber of my being so that it is filled with your Divine Light.

Thank you for the forgiveness growing in my heart and the compassion within me for the person I am right now. Help me to also have compassion and understanding for others as they walk their own path in life.

Thank you for helping me to live my life in peace and harmony, and to be a radiant light for Divine Love in the world.

For these and all my blessings, I say, "Thank You God."

May this time of Thanksgiving fill your heart with a new awakening to the Loving Presence within all things and bless every area of your life with pure Gratitude.

So be it. Be it so. Amen.

Shanta Gabriel
for Archangel Gabriel
Copyright: November 21, 2011

This week brings a noticeable shift in mood and tone as we step in time to a Sagittarian cosmic beat. The solar entry to the ninth sign of the zodiac (tomorrow) will illuminate your happy-go-lucky, philosophical and mind-expanding aspects as well as keep you buoyant even when setbacks try to quash your enthusiasm. Yes, transformative energy still moves on but there is no cosmic reason why this week would cause you to lose momentum.

As you have been doing your homework (consciously deepening your Soul/Spirit connection) the pitch of your planetary vibration has been busy doubling and tripling, and your light body is truly beginning to spin. Some of you are learning what it means to become “galactic-ized”; a re-orientation to rapid change or movement which causes you to feel as though you are barely moving at all when everything else appears to be transiting and occurring very quickly. In ancient days we could hold this state of consciousness within the safety of a temple or mystery school. Today we walk around exposed to the masses and the world at large without the protection of walls, our mentors, or master teachers. Therefore, it is very important to care for yourself during your personal cycles of invigorating change. If you are feeling out of touch with reality it is one clue that you are serving 5D opportunities presently being made available to Gaia.

Powering up the new multi-faceted You in this next energetic cycle is going to be all about adventure and change, occurring from a place of inner security; stay open to events and don’t hesitate to explore all that is presented to you. If you can remain in a free-flowing stance the Universe can introduce multiple elements that will move you to change and insight more easily. Knowing that there is a reason for EVERY circumstance and event that happens to you is essential at this time for your Soul is teaching you on a moment-by-moment basis. Be not deceived – every stream of thought, each emotional side-track, every episode of darkness is orchestrated by the Soul as a teachable event. During the times when life begins to feel overwhelming and fear wants to take over bring your conscious mind back to the truth of your current soul teaching and ask, “What is here for me?” “What am I to learn?” Breakthroughs with physical challenges shift when you go into gratitude and thank the body temple for revealing your unique areas of resistance.

The time is also right for getting past your dualistic nature. What do I mean by that? Well, it is about changing perspective. You can no longer hold on to beliefs and patterns that want to keep you less than our innate spiritual nature. Begin to accept yourself unconditionally and realize that by doing so you will be able to live your life purpose instead of waiting for it to come to you. One of the most powerful things you can do right now is to embrace what appears as mysterious to you. By doing so it will no longer be mysterious, confusing, or bewildering – it will be possibility! Remember, every experience teaches something, and possibility is what this year is all about. Between now and the coming New Year you want to uncover as much as possible about your humanness in order that more of your crystalline spiritual willpower can initiate your 2012 dynamic plans.

In addition, the rest of 2011 is asking you to willingly change your viewpoint about who and what you are. As a universal traveler you must be willing to come in off the street of surface thinking, to a new and unusual place in consciousness. Rather than clinging to what seems “old” and “familiar” now is the time to boldly reach for what truly excites you. You are about to soar to the highest heights, and know this – if you cannot get excited by passion and joy, your reality will be forced to excite you with anxiety and fear. Make no mistake about it – the times they are a’changin! You want to be expanding your consciousness, tapping into healing energies, and experimenting with all new potential that shows up.

To support us in this endeavor we will be given two mini-archetypal force alignments over the next three weeks or so. The first infusion comes in to balance your healthy male/God energy. This is happening now so you may feel more of your empowered, balanced male aspects surfacing. Consequently any unhealthy male pursuits you currently embody will also be highlighted so that you become aware of its presence and heal it. Then during the first couple of weeks in December the energy shifts and the female/Goddess aspects of Self receive support.

Later this week in the United States the holiday of Thanksgiving will be observed. It is traditionally a time when family and friends gather – with the male energies “up” during such a time you may notice that communication and boundary-setting become highlighted themes over the long weekend. The astro-psychic atmosphere is sending everyone into their individual perceived realities and so it is going to take extra communication to make certain that all are on the same page and participating in a similar reality (experience). Be aware that tempers may flair, tongues will wag, and manipulations will waft. Holding to your understanding that unhealthy male energy abounds as well as positive will earn you gold stars and keep you from leaping into territory that does not serve your evolutional purpose.

Be clear, compassionate, and anchored in Spirit and you should be able to avoid falling in any ancestral/DNA/family related black holes. Symptoms of Sacred Masculine energy not being assimilated may include feeling off center, ungrounding more than usual, being frantic to complete a large number of tasks immediately, feeling pulled off-track or noticing that you are in your head more than usual.

For those who might need a cliff note or two here are some attributes of Male energy: operates through the conscious, objective and rational state of mind. It is “what we know” and operates through the left side of the brain. Generates fear. Reflects the ego self, or physical nature. Looks to place blame externally. Is the intellect (as opposed to wisdom). Is personal (versus the impersonal female). Is selective (chooses). Is the effect end of “cause and effect”. Is the focused energy that generates and impresses matter.

As you set forth into the week with a positive energetic message about creation you will add the vibration of peace, stability, and harmony to your environment. Be excited! Be amazed! Be comforted in the knowledge that YOU are part of a universal ascension that is returning a self-knowing Spirit (God) to earthly life.

Love and blessings as you continue the journey of rediscovering your healthy sacred male self,
Angela

http://www.angelaperegoff.com/the-week-ahead11-21-2011/

Dear ones we come to guide and support as the new energies unfold across the planet earth.
Many of YOU are now beginning to find your feet once more as the energies begin to be
anchored deep within YOU. We are the High Council of Orion and we come to help guide and
support YOU through the new energies.

We wish to guide on the process of grounding energies and we guide that many are walking in
illusion around this process that is vital in the coming unfolding of the new. As we have guided
previously illusion teaches even within the ascension process and this is beginning to become
apparent across the planet. Many are now holding on to that which must be released as the
old dissolves and the new unfolds. The ways of BEing on planet earth have changed dear
ones and the old energies dissolve. Much of what was “supported” in the old energies is NOT
support in the new energies and many are struggling.

There are many teachings across the planet earth and our guidance is and always will be for
each human BEing to process the guidance from all realms within the heart. For the heart
knows TRUTH and will lead you out of illusion. The logical mind will take you further back into
illusion and in many cases will blind your vision and dull YOUr hearing to that which is TRUTH.
We wish to guide in particular within the field of GROUNDING OF ENERGIES. We are aware
of many teachings across the planet earth in relation to the grounding process and we wish to
help YOU move through this. Grounding is vital for every human BEing alive on the planet.
Whilst YOU walk in human form YOU are connecting to the consciousness that is YOUr
mother, mother earth is alive and conscious and YOU walk the planet in the form of a child of
Gaia. This for many is an illusion wrapped up in a present. For many walk the planet and
allegiance to Gaia whilst ignoring her and reaching for the stars. We guide strongly for all
to detach from this teaching for it is borne of illusion.

Human BEings are the bridges that are between the stars and the planet earth, each one of
YOU moving through the human life experience and moving through the emotional states that
occur whilst YOU inhabit a human body. Anchoring into the earth is vital for YOU to stay
balanced and awake and able to move through the human life experience. Many human
BEings alive across the planet are able to accept the TRUTH of their planetary origins and we
applaud this. Many trapped in the lower energies of illusion are not able to process this TRUTH
and we ask that YOU hold love and compassion for them at all times. Many who are able to
process the TRUTH of their heritage are still in illusion for many of the teachings of illusion are
around how to process the higher vibrational frequencies that need anchored when processing
heritage.

We ask the following questions not to judge nor to lead for neither is our role, we ask simply for
YOU to be open to the answers. Each of YOU here is in human form, this incarnation
accepted and chosen by the energy that is YOU to enable YOU to walk on this planet IN
human form. That human form is connected to the energy and the consciousness which is
planet earth. YOU ARE SHE and SHE IS YOU. This TRUTH is one that should be processed
fully by the heart. Many are reaching for the stars and are not anchoring. Much illusion is
around the whole concept of grounding with much teaching stating that higher vibrational
states do not need to anchor.

We draw YOUr attention once more to the fact that YOU walk the planet earth IN human form.
To be able to react to mother earth and her teachings as YOU are a child of the planet when
IN human form YOU must be able to hear mother earth. If YOU are not anchored and
grounded then YOU will be deaf to the guidance of YOUr mother, for YOU will not be anchored
into the consciousness that IS planet earth.

Many are stuck in the illusion of escaping and we guide that to escape is not an option in
human form. YOU walk in human form for a reason dear ones, that reason is seeded within the
heart on incarnation onto the planet earth. ALL human BEings came from the stars for planet
earth was seeded from the universe but the walk in human form is to help move the
consciousness of planet earth upwards and onwards. This is not done by escaping from the
human body dear ones and we guide for ALL to process this through the heart.

Much of what many humans have to do across the planet earth, the gifts if you will that they
carry are to be shared in human form. The energy which is YOU has chosen this human life
experience to help ALL of human consciousness at this time. The gifts are found by going into
the heart space and listening. To not be grounded will see your logical mind take over and that
will lead you deep into the illusion of ego and “knowing better”. We guide for all to be aware of
this. Much like small children who refuse to listen to their mother as “they know best” many
are walking this path and finding the frustration arise within them that they fuelled by not
grounding. For only by grounding can you move forward dear ones, for the logical mind will
keep you bound in chains going around in circles. It is not the organ to FEEL this human life
experience with, that is the role of the heart. Those who move into the mind will see the mind
come up with various scenarios that keep them in a holding pattern of thinking. This is illusion
dear ones and we guide for all to detach from this.

By anchoring deep into planet earth YOU are able to draw strength and nourishment from
mother earth, YOU can clearly hear her and she showers YOU with the strength to see and
hear that which will move YOU into the sharing of the gifts that YOU brought to this planet to
help YOUr fellow human BEings and ultimately Gaia. The information that many of YOU can
bring through may be from the stars as many are now awakening and remembering their
origins but YOU cannot help YOUr mother if you do not hear her. Do you understand our
guidance dear ones? Do you see how illusion robs YOU of the power that IS YOU by pushing
YOU back into the mind centred life experience?

The human energy system if not grounded will move upwards and the energies will flow
around the top half of the energy system. Whilst this may mean lots of wonderful information
flows through and is able to be processed by YOU it does not enable YOU to move through
the life experience and to FEEL balanced and energised. If YOU view for one moment the
bridge that YOU are, the energies flowing upward into the body and flowing downward from
the stars, the energies of both balancing within YOU. The power that flows clearly through
YOU as YOU are in balance.

The balance is important dear ones, YOU cannot be in balance if YOU deny YOUr earthly
existence any more than YOU can be in balance by claiming allegiance only to planet earth.
BOTH are TRUTH.

We do not walk the planet earth in human form as that is not our role at this time, we walk the
planet as the energy that we are, the only difference between YOU and us is the human body
and that is there for a reason dear ones. We fully appreciate that for many illusion teaches
deeply and that the human life experience lived within illusion may be a hard one that is full of
pain but that is illusion and can be moved out of. The route to this dear ones is to anchor fully
into the mother that is the strength and protection of YOU in human form.

We fully appreciate how our guidance may trigger and we guide that if it does trigger then look
beneath the emotion that arises within YOU to see the teaching of illusion that is driving that
emotion. For no lower energy emotion can survive without fuel and the fuel is the teaching that
has been anchored by the human concerned.

We are the High Council of Orion and we walk with each and every one of YOU as YOU move
into the new energies. We guide for all to be aware that the planet earth has changed and as a
result YOU in human form as her children will also change, for SHE is YOU and YOU are SHE.

ALL ARE ONE.

Channeler: Karen Doonan
http://www.crystalline-sanctuary.com/

The planet’s energetic architecture in time/space has shifted which allows access and exchange into another Universal Gateway since late October. We have penetrated through another portion of memory layer, a “dimensional collapse” in time. This collapse sources from a traumatic event that recorded itself into the Underworld timelines. As we have entered this opening into another playing field, it also comes with possibilities of elevating a new Creation. This begins sequential gateway openings for 11/11/11 and ongoing, however there is still much resistance to overcome with the negatives. Naturally these new possibilities of Creation go hand in hand with our own responsibility to accept or deny personal sovereignty as a “God Realized” multidimensional being. To be realized is to be actualized in the likeness of God, a state of being radiant with the virtues of the Krystal/Christ Intelligence. As we embody the Krystal/Christ pattern, it is the Heavenly Jerusalem (The Rod and Staff Union) that can restore balance to the planet and peace to the people. Krystal Intelligence in form or the Embodied Christ - Is Unity. As we radiate God’s Living Light and Unconditional Love, we cease to need to absorb the light energy of others. We cease to use personal will to manifest or have a need to exert control over others. As we become God’s Co-creator in form, the Living Trinity, we are now given access to The Creatrix field. This is generated from the state of “Oneness” which is the mandatory platform of the Next Universal Cycle.

The Creatrix field is the part of the infinity spiral that exists within the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. All is Infinite within the Center Point of Union with God Source. It is this Infinite Intelligence Spiral birthing the Oneness field between the Universal Core of the Milky Way to the Andromeda Galaxy. It lays the foundation for the New Creation Cycle and is a part of the New Beginning leading to the Seven Higher Heavens. This new creation in space/time is accessed from within the Oneness and is being referred to as - The Creatrix. (It is the reference point of the “beginning” that only exists in the “end”.)

In order to open this dimensional doorway we have accessed the timeline memories of which all humanity has passed through the “Ring of Fire” which in turn passed Through the Wall in Time. Some of us have been horrified or terrified in the last few months and may have related to this sensation as an “impending doom”. It is a memory field that we are finally remembering, and this tragedy does not have to manifest on the planet in this open window of time.

The Great Suffering

This dimensional doorway has flooded a host of new frequencies, downloads and memories to integrate into our planetary grid and within our own physical bodies. As we integrate the energetic polarities of humanities lost experiences in the history of our species evolution, it is possible that we can choose to synthesize these lower vibrations into a higher vibrating pattern. These patterns will recreate themselves within current contemporary settings, in family dynamics or other human interpersonal relationships. We can choose how to respond rather than react to these intense memories and their energetic influence.

We can end the Great Suffering and Sorrow for all of humankind by using Compassion to Witness these attritions in the timeline.

Through this dimensional doorway, our planetary consciousness has pierced a veil to which has great implication on humanities future development as sovereign and free beings. To end suffering is a part of becoming sovereign and free. To participate with evolution is to yearn to become a “knower” of the mysteries of God. To end suffering, one must honestly face themselves. Every being will make this choice from their point of consciousness awareness. As we move Through this Wall In Time, we are being forced to face ourselves and each other. Fears, phantoms and delusions must fall away while facing the painful memory of our own experience of “separation” and our illusion of dis-unity. This is a core spiritual fear of humanities great suffering, as our group soul was splintered and descended into the darkness from this event. We have been terrorized with the belief we would never be saved or whole again. This spiritual fear is the perceived “death” and subsequent belief of the total annihilation of our selves.

Phantom Death to Resurrection

We may face this belief system or re-live the experience of our own annihilation in order to arrive to the truth of our Eternal nature. This is the Phantom Death. The illusion in time is that we will die. To embody the inner spirit of God’s Source is to transcend death, and all perceptions of death become a moot point. As the Phoenix rises up from the burning ashes of its own dead body, the consciousness is resurrected to live in its new Eternal body.

Your personal and direct relationship with God Source inside you is the only relationship that matters. In that relationship ALL THINGS will be saved. There is nothing around you that touches your personal environment that will “die” when you bring your Eyes of God in Oneness - to remember them as Perfect. This is the GREAT WORK! All beings have this choice available to them at any moment. However, they must transcend their mental sickness and insanity to embody the balance of their inner spirit. There is no faking to the Eternal Watcher of All. Salvation does not exist in the mind. It exists within the Pure Heart and is At One with the Heart of God itself.

We are now potentially embodying as God’s Co-Creators to reanimate All that has been “killed” in the multiple other timelines. That which has appeared to us as “dead” in the timelines, is remembered by the Creator to be resurrected into Eternal Life. These creations reanimate to be placed within the Creatrix of the next Universe Cycle, the Seven Higher Heavens.

Many of us will increase lucid dreaming states that are a part of the “reanimation” or the clearing of holographic bits of the fragmented mind memories. With these timeline membranes dissolving the dream state and waking state become more blurred. Do not let this frighten you. We are leaving three channels of broadcast and integrating more channels. Multidimensional awareness, lucid dreams, bi-location through dreaming states, while awake or asleep - will amplify. We may be a part of Dreaming the New Universe into Manifestation through the Creatrix field opening.

The Aurora Krystal Star luminaries from the next Universe have also returned to reclaim these pieces (and bodies) to be reanimated into the New Universal Cycle. We are their physical conduit into the Earth as purposed to reanimate the grid of the “Four Living Creatures” that make up our collective human consciousness and elemental body. The Four Living Creatures (Lion, Eagle, Ox, Man) are Guardian Consciousness Pylon Networks of the Planetary Grids, much of which was infiltrated by negatives. The Four Faces of Man awaken the 12 Guardians through the unification of the Four Living Creatures. (See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetramorph).

These Guardians protect the creation by embodying connections (walking into an identity) in every dimensional station of time. As we awaken from the inanimate clay of human flesh - we ignite the Fire of God in our hearts (through the Aurora) to animate our flesh into the Eternal Body. We then become the Reborn Children of the Sun, The Embodied Guardians of the Creation.

The Inner Sun Temple

This process is the rebuilding of the Inner Sun Temple within our own Heart to reignite the Inner Throne of Power, the Fire of God’s Inner Light set Ablaze! As with the ancient metaphor of the Phoenix, the body dies and from its remains of burning ashes, it returns back to the Temple of the Sun (Heliopolis) and sits at the Throne of God. From the seat of the Throne, in a sacrament dedicated to its Father (RA) principle, it is resurrected into its new body as the Eternal Luminous One.

Many of us will remember this mythos from Egypt as we walked together in those times as well. We can recognize that spiritual source connects to humans through the mythos of archetypes and that these manifestations can become animated into the physical world through alchemical ritual. The Egyptians certainly knew this principle. The promise of God is that when the Age of the Kryst/Christ returns to this planet, the dead are to be resurrected and reanimated into Eternal Life. We have entered that Time. The Temple of the Sun is reigniting on Earth through the heart of its Children. Those Children of the Sun will be called to ignite the Temples of the Sun and their Sun Dials, as above so below.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23 of King David.)

Universal Radio Tuner

All of us humans will eventually reach the point in our destiny where spiritual evolution and our ascension actualization is the foremost priority of our entire existence. As we expand our consciousness capacity through this Ascension cycle (the organic process of spiritual initiation- that which activates our inner core frequency to increase our personal auric bodies radiant light expansion) we reach levels of direct sensory experience that transcend our lower ego mind’s linear perception of reality. The ignited lightbody (the reconnected Soul/Monad) activates energetic intelligence receptors that translate within the cellular knowing of the physical body itself. The activated body becomes a massive radio tuner able to tune into many different channels of dimensional octaves within the Universal frequency spectrum.

Many of us on the Ascension pathway are attempting to decipher these radio channels coming online as our cellular (re)memories are linking into a relationship with the current station of our identity. Sometimes this “remembering” can feel scary to the unprepared body and mind. Sometimes we are not deciphering the message clearly and we become confused in fear. This is part and parcel of the spiritual ascension embodiment process – the synthesis of polarities to allow the integration of higher frequency light to be available to the planet and the human race. The term to describe this transmutation process is called “Polarity Integrator” and many Starseeds have aggressive missions to do just that job while on planet Earth. It is a mission to be honored and respected when we are capable to understand its place of value in the necessity of spiritual ascension embodiment. All things potentially to be manifested in any timeline must be “embodied” in the physical plane of matter. To manifest the Ascension/Incension experience, Starseeds are embodying the process as prototypes to give this planet and the race field access to the instruction set in this density. We are becoming a Stargate of Ascension. Thus, we are collectively the “Avatar of Ascension”.

Polarity Integrator Mission

As an example of using archetypes and artifacts to manifest controls, the dark ones (negative polarity) have used this “embodiment” principle to control the material world for eons. One may look to the archetypes, master number code, sigils and artifacts that show up everywhere in the organized 3D control structures operating, the financial, educational, religious, medical and other systems. All of these structures use coded archetypes with energetic significance that influences the subconscious mind of the human being. Most humans are unconscious of their meanings however at cellular levels respond to these artifacts through the continual external brainwashing and mind control. The controllers used these creational codes, usurped or reversed their energetic relationships and have been successful manipulating the planet and humanities reality for a long while. (Total negative polarity invasion estimated approximately 5,500 years ago in this density in the area between Egypt and Iran, formerly the Sumerian and Mesopotamian cultures)

As Starseed Architects of Living Light observe and experience these code reversals, (this happens in physical matter and in the pre-manifested matrices) they are capable of overriding the artificial code to the living code of original creation and intent. This is the process of restoring congruency in the planetary architecture to the Natural Laws of God, the Law of One.

A Starseed (or any being) must perceive the Infinite to be within the Oneness, a state of consciousness which opens the doorway to the Law of One. So in many cases the Starseed will be exposed to negative polarity systems and “perceived” negative experiences in order to override the timeline of destruction, as well as source the causation in the timeline where the destructive event has applicable relationship to current outcomes. It returns to the Oneness to override the destruction created in polarity.

The quick process of the Timeline Override Sequence (TOS) for the Starseed Polarity Integrator is:


• Observe the Experience.
• Hold Neutral as the Compassionate Witness of God.
• Synthesize the Opposing Polarities by Loving them Equally.
• Internally Unify inside your Body through Applied Acceptance and Forgiveness.
• If Asked, Release the Mental Bondage Memory (Soul Retrieval, RRO** )
• Cellular Embodiment of the Unified Experience takes place.
• In Gratitude, Peace and Balance is Restored.


This is why it is wise to never judge another person’s path and to always be compassionate and loving towards others. Many times it is the Ascension community that is the most hostile towards the Starseed who is providing an incredibly large service to the planet – as a Polarity Integrator. This role is highly misunderstood on the planet and the person’s own peers will attack him for his core essence mission. Fear and self doubt are poison to the mission activated Starseed, and weakened people with dominating egos will be hijacked in order to obfuscate, confuse or block your direct cognition through lower ego dramas and bias. (A weakened person is one who submits to his ego fears and programs over choosing compassionate love in action) To transcend this ego pitfall and strengthen, mental and emotional discipline is critical. The Orion controllers and E.T. sympathizers are known to target and harass Starseeds that are Polarity Integrators. Being impenetrable to their mental and emotional attacks is possible. Holding the neutral power of the compassionate witness is the process of gaining the wisdom required to be comfortable in the chaos and confusion they propagate.

There is a fundamental difference between the mental (literal) translation of the metaphysical event and the actual embodiment of the metaphysical experience. If we have too great a personal position in any belief system, it will block the sensory experience and be orientated through the ego lens. This is why applying neutrality and balance is the Key to the integration of the actual ascension experience. Without balance as the emphasis in our lives, we cannot integrate our bodies and we risk becoming fragmented or schizoid. We cannot embody “cellular knowing” without having the direct experience. So as we observe others in pain or undergoing certain “negative types” of experience it is best to honor them and be loving. Many “perceived” negative personal experiences are highly misunderstood and judged as bad, and this is stemming from an incorrect perception of the event.

To those few that do embody the ascension experience, it ceases to be theory or philosophy - but an actual state of existence. When we reach the higher state of embodiment of our own inner spirit, we cease to be governed by the lower 3D mental process. This allows the sensory experience to override the ego’s mental perception and we then can allow the acceptance of all that exists in that moment. To arrive at this vantage point, one must be resolved of the authority problem and fearless in being judged or attacked by the external.

This 3D reality is hostile to those who attempt to bring freedom to the planet and its people. Knowing that this planet’s majority of assumed leadership (the controllers) is mentally deranged, is helpful to those who came from other planets to devote themselves to spiritual ascension dynamics. Many of us are newly introduced on this planet to the concept of sociopathic leadership. Fundamentally as a Starseed, comprehension and acceptance of that fact is critical to being effective in this world. One can never expect to be treated, fairly, justly or kindly – as that is not what the current external system is founded upon. It is for those reasons we have incarnated here with a challenging job – one which holds much honor and responsibility.

History Repeats Itself

When we have an accurate assessment of the Universal Holographic Reality (as it is strung out into various dimensional timelines of memory imbeds) we can begin to comprehend that the patterns of History always repeat itself. The players may have different forms in time, but the core causation of events (the original distortion, miasma or karmic pattern) repeats itself continually in various timelines until the event is transcended by the choice of higher consciousness awareness. It is this fact that the controllers “bank on” as they have been successful controlling the population by keeping them in amnesia. If we do not remember who we are or where we come from – we are easily leashed and led. Because this is a main leverage point for the controller’s manipulation they do not want any study, philosophy, knowledge or awareness of the hologram made public. If we were able to access this information freely, we would realize how the holographic reality is programmed for mind control and energetic harnessing by the invisible (in our light spectrum) captors. (Harnessing is the capture of energy and body parts for siphon or re-direction into feeding phantom spaces controlled by Reptilian or Orion sources)

One such example of repeated events in history is the multiple genocide or holocaust memories embedded together throughout the timelines. All such events of the intended genocide of peoples are intimately bound together through the vibrational memory and the complex webbing of soul/monad matrix capture and its mind enslavement. These events cross into multiple planetary barriers of memory which interconnect into solar, galactic and universal memories.

This is why understanding our Hidden Galactic History with Extraterrestials and its relationship to the current operating agendas on the planet make these patterns playing out in our current world - crystal clear. The underlying motivation, driving aspiration or the possession attempts to have control over others becomes obvious.

The race conflict (war over God through genetics and blood) is taking place in physical matter at the lowest vibrational density in order to finish and resolve the original conflict from the highest densities of memory. These conflicts are millions of years old and are completing in this cycle on planet earth now! All memories and information are recorded within the smallest particle all the way to the largest stellar body, spinning out and replicating itself as it expands into the fractal Universes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_cosmology. Many of these memories exist as “alien implants” and are artificial. They have been programmed and holographically inserted by the Controllers.

The perpetrator and the victim are bound together in the same vampiric matrice which ultimately fragment and distort the being. (This is the Victim-Victimizer polarity archetype, which creates insanity eventually.) As these repeated events are horrific to experience the soul fragments and descends into the insanity of the lower astral planes, unable to recollect itself back into wholeness. All the while these fragmented pieces of what used to be “people” and “living beings”, are lost into the vampiric use of their energy quanta. That energy quanta is harvested and fed to phantom spaces to those who choose to bully, dominate and enslave/kill others for their own service to self motivation. The danger of this during this time of “ascension” is the inertia and “purgatory” state it creates for the fragmented “soul self”. That is one specific reason why there is Guardian intervention at this time to recollect these beings/bodies from these phantom spaces that they have been entrapped on - both on the physical and higher planes of existence. We will not forget them.

Ode to Zechariah

History repeats itself. A replay of these memories passing through “The Ring of Fire” as told by the Ancients, has surfaced again in the planetary field. We are undergoing this (re)memory cycle right now and it has been the source of great confusion for those sensitive to these frequencies. In many cases it generated predictions of impending doom and prophecy of cataclysm and destruction to our planet. This was like seeing into the timeline looking glass without understanding what one was looking at – it is a memory field of our past history.

We have been there and done that with our Galactic History, utter destruction between the collision of planetary bodies Nibiru (a.k.a Marduk) and Tiamat. Mr. Sitchen was keenly aware of history and cycles repeating. Through his guided observation and massive research material, he compiled many books on his findings sourced from the Sumerian culture artifacts. As a human being coded with the 10th gate genetics (he was born on the gridline of this planet considered to be the “cradle of civilization” by science, located near the 10th Stargate of our planet.) he gave his legacy to the planet to reveal the E.T. history of humanities origins. Through much ridicule from his peers and the defamation of his academic career and personal character, he still pursued his soul purpose. Although distortions in the historical material is present, he presents an objective account of his experience deciphering Sumerian pictograms, cuneiform and many other historical artifacts related to the Annunaki. His work is of monumental support to the E.T. history accounts and the Ancient Alien movement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zecharia_Sitchin

Changes in the planet field configuration and its gridlines holding memory in Cairo-Iraq-Iran (through the hijacked the Phoenix and Eagle grid) have released massive amounts of memory into our planetary field around the Nibiru collision. This collision happened millenniums ago with a 5D planet that was between Jupiter and Mars referred to as the female principle Stellar body Tiamat. This collision was catastrophic and severed the consciousness units of Tiamat and her Moon consort (Kingu) which were strewn into pieces of an asteroid belt. This asteroid belt changed the orbits of the inner planets and outer planets of our Solar System. The severed bodies and consciousness of the planet were absorbed into a phantom matrix and its physical remains plummeted into a descending orbit into the 3D density we now exist. It is a part of this planet that we now exist upon.

All of us on this planet have this trauma memory in our cellular body. We will experience this sensation in different ways depending on our developed consciousness and higher sensory perceptions. It is an incredible memory of destruction, cataclysm and annihilation of planetary life. It is the same memory the controllers seek to manipulate in the human race to recreate that terror and cataclysm on this planet today. When we understand the motivation, we are freed from its manipulation over us. We do NOT have to repeat this cycle again, and we are Free - if we choose to Be!


Memory Symptoms

Those that work in the planetary gridwork or embodiment prototyping areas will be more susceptible to feel these sensations. These have been moderate to severe symptoms, so staying neutral and peaceful while taking care of your body will be supportive in the integration process. Please note that as this is related primarily to the planetary Stargates 4-7-10 and their related networks, they will sympathetically resonate to that location of distress in your physical body. Portions of tumors in the phantom networks are being dismantled and destroyed in the 10th gateway complex running reversal 10:10 current. This has created sensations of : being unplugged, neurological tingling and numbness, extreme muscle and neurological exhaustion resulting in the heaviness in limbs, feet and arms and hands, extreme purging through vomiting or diarrhea, allergies and inflammation of mucous membranes, sinus and cranial pressure, , especially on the left side behind the ear or head or eye areas, clunky feeling in the center of the brain ( pineal/hypothalamus/pituitary shifts), radiating pulses of energy in certain body parts or organs, heart pain or fluttering, internal organ soreness and tenderness, achy joints, and birthing ( mimics pregnancy) and unusual period or PMS symptoms.

This is how the physical body must drop the density of traumatic memories, when they surface in the nervous system, brain and other memory holding complexes in the body. These memories are released into the larger field of the planetary body and then they filter down to us, as the individual nerve cell of the planet earth. Using the Timeline Override Sequence (TOS) for Starseed Polarity Integrators, as well as the AOA clearing meditation provided in the September newsletter will assist the body in clearing and letting go of these painful memories. When you can participate with the source of the painful memory, it clears and shifts the symptoms more easily and rapidly.

http://www.energeticsynthesis.com

11 shocking things you now realize to be true (but you never would have believed just three years ago)

(NaturalNews) We are living through a time of great awakening. The people of our world are beginning to open their eyes and realize the stunning depth of the scams and collusion taking place all around them. These scams that steal their wealth, poison them with chemicals, enslave them with financial trickery and control their minds with propaganda. These scams are the very fabric of modern government, the mainstream media, universities and so-called "science" institutions.

Here are 11 of those scams that you probably never would have believed just 2-3 years ago; but now you probably realize these are true!

Welcome to the real world, my friends. Now that we recognize the depth of the scams, let's change things for the better. (Occupy America!)

#1 - Most of the honey you buy in the grocery store contains no actual honey whatsoever
It's true, the so-called "honey" isn't even technically honey. Most of it is made of cheap "mystery" sweeteners, illegally imported from China, right under the nose of the FDA.

http://www.naturalnews.com/034123_h...
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#2 - The fluoride that's dripped into municipal water supplies is actually a highly toxic industrial chemical byproduct

This scam is exploding in the faces of all the ignorant dentists and doctors who have been pushing this poison for years. Once again, they were wrong; the "conspiracy theorists" were right.

http://www.naturalnews.com/033753_w...
http://www.naturalnews.com/031547_f...
http://www.naturalnews.com/031602_f...

#3 - Flu vaccines often contain live flu viruses and actually cause the flu as a way to worsen the flu season and scare more people into buying vaccines
It's also true with MMR vaccines, which cause the measles. Flu vaccines are the greatest medical hoax that has ever been perpetrated on the world:

http://www.naturalnews.com/033998_i...
http://www.naturalnews.com/033816_s...
http://www.naturalnews.com/029641_v...
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#4 - Ron Paul is deliberately stripped out of mainstream news reports, online polls and debate coverage in order to "game the system" against him

The power elite don't really want "fair and open" elections in America, you see. It's all about rigging the system to make sure a globalist puppet gets elected instead of a Man of the People.

http://www.naturalnews.com/033528_R...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/realcle...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cnbc-ca...

#5 - The United States government openly trafficks illegal guns into Mexico as a way to cause gun violence in the USA

It all seemed so very clever until they got caught, and now it just seems flatly criminal. So why can the federal government run illegal guns and nothing happens to them, but if you or I do it, we go to prison for a long, long time?

http://www.naturalnews.com/032934_A...
http://www.naturalnews.com/033802_F...
http://counterthink.com/Fast_and_Fu...

#6 - Prestigious U.S. hospitals are widely engaged in black market organ trafficking and organ transplants

And why not? It's profitable, and they can claim they're "saving lives!" Make no mistake: the organ transplant industry is steeped in dark, psychopathic criminal activity.

http://www.naturalnews.com/028994_o...
http://www.naturalnews.com/034060_o...

#7 - The child sex slave industry is huge, highly profitable, and found everywhere across America (and the world)

You wouldn't have believed this, probably, until the whole Penn State scandal recently made headline news around the world. As everybody now knows, Penn State sports officials routinely raped young children, even pimping them out to other criminal rapists who paid big money to rape young boys.

This went on for 15 years right inside a prestigious university, right here in America.

Are you shocked? You shouldn't be. Alex Jones has been sounding the alarm about this for a decade. Nobody listened to him. They couldn't believe it was real. People would rather bury their heads in the sand than face reality.

And yet, this Penn State scandal just scratches the surface. The far deeper horrifying truth of all this is that Child Protective Services routinely kidnaps young American children and sells them into sex slavery -- so-called "white slavery." That story has not yet been covered by the mainstream media.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032501_M...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/penn-state...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/archive...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/justi...
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/in...

#8 - Commercial chickens are routinely fed arsenic, and commercial cows are routinely fed chicken poop

Oh, you didn't know that? When you eat conventional beef, you're eating meat from cows who created that meat by consuming chicken poop. Yumm! Can I have some more poop on that burger, please?

http://www.naturalnews.com/032659_a...
http://www.naturalnews.com/000987.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/028675_b...

#9 - "Natural" foods and cereals are routinely made with genetically modified ingredients

Oh, you thought "natural" meant better than organic? Non-GMO? Stop getting suckered by the cereal companies and dishonest food conglomerates. Know what you're really eating:

http://www.naturalnews.com/033838_b...
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=15C9C...

#10 - The global banking industry is a criminal racket that steals wealth from working class People and redistributes it to the global wealthy elite

You wouldn't have believed this five years ago, but now, looking at your own bank account, the job you lost, the house you can't sell and the health care you can't afford, it's all sinking in: The global financial system is an engineered con that suckers working-class people into giving up all their wealth, piece by piece, until they die bankrupt. Indentured servitude...

http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000...
http://www.naturalnews.com/025672_m...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/goldman...

#11 - The U.S. government routinely conspires with pharmaceutical giants to conduct criminal, inhumane medical experiments on innocent people

Recent revelations about the U.S. government's secret medical experiments in Guatemala are just the tip of the iceberg here. Dr. Jona Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, also ran unethical medical experiments on people. In fact, the entire history of modern medicine (pharmaceuticals, vaccines, chemotherapy and more) is something of a "house of horrors" of inhumane medical experiments on innocent victims.

http://www.naturalnews.com/033483_G...
http://www.naturalnews.com/031564_J...
http://www.naturalnews.com/033988_a...
http://www.naturalnews.com/019189.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/019187.html

What else is true?

Ever wonder what else might be true about our world that you never would have believed just a few years ago? Maybe it's time you started reading books by Jim Marrs or even David Icke.

Now is a good time to start listening to the Robert Scott Bell Show on www.NaturalNewsRadio.com where you'll also hear news from Patrick Timpone.

Perhaps it's time we all started questioning history, medicine, corporate science, banking institutions and all governments. Discard your blinders.

Maybe it's time we opened our eyes to reality and stopped lying to ourselves about the depth of corruption and evil in our world. And why would we do that? Because that's the first step to positive revolution where we work together to create a better world... a world where such criminality and suffering is ancient history.

Accept reality, in other words... and then CHANGE it for the better.

Open your eyes at the following websites:

www.NaturalNews.com
www.AlternativeNews.com
www.InfoWars.com
www.LewRockwell.com
www.CCHRint.org
www.ActivistPost.com

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034126_awakening_beliefs.html#ixzz1davJejkt

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Are You Eating This All-Time Favorite "Cancer-in-a-Can" Snack? Posted By Dr. Mercola | November 07 2011

To understand the nature of Pringles and other stackable chips, forget the notion that they come from actual potatoes in any recognizable way.

The Pringles Company (in an effort to avoid taxes levied against "luxury foods" like chips in the UK) once even argued that the potato content of their chips was so low that they are technically not even potato chips.

So if they're not made of potatoes, what are they exactly?

The process begins with a slurry of rice, wheat, corn, and potato flakes that are pressed into shape.
This dough-like substance is then rolled out into an ultra-thin sheet cut into chip-cookies by a machine.

According to io9:

"The chips move forward on a conveyor belt until they're pressed onto molds, which give them the curve that makes them fit into one another.

Those molds move through boiling oil ... Then they're blown dry, sprayed with powdered flavors, and at last, flipped onto a slower-moving conveyor belt in a way that allows them to stack.

From then on, it's into the cans ... and off towards the innocent mouths of the consumers."

I suspect nearly everyone reading this likely enjoys the taste of potato chips. However, they are clearly one of the most toxic processed foods you can eat—whether they're made from actual potato shavings or not.

Potato Chips are Loaded with Cancer-Causing Chemical

One of the most hazardous ingredients in potato chips is not intentionally added, but rather is a byproduct of the processing.

Acrylamide, a cancer-causing and potentially neurotoxic chemical, is created when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures, whether baked, fried, roasted or toasted. Some of the worst offenders include potato chips and French fries, but many foods cooked or processed at temperatures above 212°F (100°C) may contain acrylamide. As a general rule, the chemical is formed when food is heated enough to produce a fairly dry and brown/yellow surface. Hence, it can be found in:

• Potatoes: chips, French fries and other roasted or fried potato foods
• Grains: bread crust, toast, crisp bread, roasted breakfast cereals and various processed snacks
• Coffee; roasted coffee beans and ground coffee powder. Surprisingly, coffee substitutes based on chicory actually contains 2-3 times MORE acrylamide than real coffee

How Much Acrylamide are You Consuming?

The federal limit for acrylamide in drinking water is 0.5 parts per billion, or about 0.12 micrograms in an eight-ounce glass of water. However, a six-ounce serving of French fries can contain 60 micrograms of acrylamide, or about FIVE HUNDRED times over the allowable limit.

Similarly, potato chips are notoriously high in this dangerous chemical. So high, in fact, that in 2005 the state of California actually sued potato chip makers for failing to warn California consumers about the health risks of acrylamide in their products. A settlement was reached in 2008 when Frito-Lay and several other potato chip makers agreed to reduce the acrylamide levels in their chips to 275 parts per billion (ppb) by 2011, which is low enough to avoid needing a cancer warning label.

The 2005 report "How Potato Chips Stack Up: Levels of Cancer-Causing Acrylamide in Popular Brands of Potato Chips," issued by the California-based Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), spelled out the dangers of this popular snack. Their analysis found that all potato chip products tested exceeded the legal limit of acrylamide by a minimum of 39 times, and as much as 910 times! Some of the worst offenders at that time included:

• Cape Cod Robust Russet: 910 times the legal limit of acrylamide
• Kettle Chips (lightly salted): 505 times
• Kettle Chips (honey dijon): 495 times

Beware: Baked Chips May Be WORSE than Fried!

If you think you can avoid the health risks of potato chips by choosing baked varieties, which are typically advertised as being "healthier," think again. Remember that acrylamide is formed not only when foods are fried or broiled, but also when they are baked. And according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data on acrylamide levels in foods, baked chips may contain more than three times the level of acrylamide as regular chips!

Interestingly, the same trend holds true for other foods, too, which suggests that baking processed potatoes at high temperature may be one of the worst ways to cook them. For instance, according to the FDA's data, Ore Ida Golden Fries contained 107 ppb of acrylamide in the regular fried version and 1,098 when baked. So remember, ALL potato chips contain acrylamide, regardless of whether they are natural or not; baked or fried. Likewise, they will ALL influence your insulin levels in a very negative way.

Acrylamide is Not the Only Danger

Acrylamide is not the only dangerous genotoxic compound formed when food is heated to high temperatures.

A three-year long EU project, known as Heat-Generated Food Toxicants (HEATOX), whose findings were published at the end of 2007, found there are more than 800 heat-induced compounds, of which 52 are potential carcinogens. In addition to their finding that acrylamide does pose a public health threat, the HEATOX scientists also discovered that you're far less likely to ingest dangerous levels of the toxin when you eat home-cooked foods compared to industrially or restaurant-prepared foods.

Additionally, the HEATOX findings also suggest that although there are ways to decrease exposure to acrylamide, it cannot be eliminated completely.

According to their calculations, successful application of all presently known methods would reduce the acrylamide intake by 40 percent at the most—which makes me wonder whether chip manufacturers have really succeeded at this point in reducing acrylamide levels to within legal limits... There's no updated data as of yet, so there's no telling whether they've been able to comply with the 2005 settlement.

For more in-depth information about acrylamide, I recommend reading the online report Heat-generated Food Toxicants, Identification, Characterization and Risk Minimization. In general however, just remember that cooking food at high temperatures is ill advised. A few of the most well-known toxins created in high-temperature cooking include:

• Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs): These form when meat is cooked at high temperatures, and they're also linked to cancer. In terms of HCA, the worst part of the meat is the blackened section, which is why you should always avoid charring your meat, and never eat blackened sections.
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): When fat drips onto the heat source, causing excess smoke, and the smoke surrounds your food, it can transfer cancer-causing PAHs to the meat.
• Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs): When food is cooked at high temperatures (including when it is pasteurized or sterilized), it increases the formation of AGEs in your food. When you eat the food, it transfers the AGEs into your body. AGEs build up in your body over time leading to oxidative stress, inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease.

The Search for a "Healthful" Chip Continues...

Like a modern-day search for the Holy Grail, chip manufacturers keep searching for methods to improve the image of their health-harming but profitable snacks. For example, by the end of 2011, about half of Pepsi's Frito-Lay brand snacks will be reformulated with all-natural ingredients. The switch is part of PepsiCo's master plan to tap into the healthy foods market share. The Wall Street Journal recently reported the company hopes to boost their nutrition business from $10 billion to $30 billion by 2020.

The company will remove dietary hazards like monosodium glutamate (MSG), replacing it with natural seasonings, such as molasses and paprika. Artificial colors will be replaced with beet juice, purple cabbage and carrots. All in all, about different 60 snacks are scheduled to get an all-natural makeover.

This is certainly a good example of how consumer demand can alter the direction of food manufacturers in a positive way.

The reformulated chips may end up being less bad for you than the original formulations. However, chips will never be truly healthful. All-natural chips may be the lesser of two evils, but if consumed regularly, they will still push your health in the wrong direction... There's no getting away from the fact that modern plagues such as cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes have a dietary component, and potato chips and French fries will always be a losing bet if you want to avoid becoming another disease statistic.

How to Avoid Heat-Induced Toxins in Your Diet

Ideally, you should consume foods that are raw or minimally processed to avoid these types of toxic byproducts—the more raw food, the better. My nutrition plan emphasizes the need for at least one-third of your foods to be consumed raw. Personally, I consume about 80 percent of my food raw, and I find it is one of the most important factors that help keep me healthy.

It may take you awhile to switch over to a less processed diet, but throwing out the most obvious culprits would be a great start.

These would include:

• French fries and potato chips
• All sodas (both regular and diet, as artificial sweeteners may be more problematic than fructose)
• Doughnuts

Healthy Eating Made Easy

Aside from creating potentially toxic byproducts, cooking and processing also depletes the food of valuable micronutrients, which is another reason for eating as much raw food as possible. This includes protein sources such as eggs. Raw whole eggs from organic, pastured chickens are an incredible source of high-quality nutrients that many are deficient in. Raw milk is another good example of a food that is beneficial in its raw state but becomes harmful after it is pasteurized.

By opting for foods that will benefit your health, such as raw, preferably organic and/or locally-grown vegetables, organic grass-fed meats, healthy oils, raw dairy, nuts and seeds, you can change your health for the better. These are the foods that are truly natural, and quite easy to prepare once you get the hang of it.

For a step-by-step guide to make the transition to a healthier diet as simple and smooth as possible, simply follow the advice in my optimized nutrition plan.

Remember, eating fresh whole foods is the "secret" to getting healthier, losing weight and really enjoying your food. It's unfortunate that so many are under the mistaken belief that it's "next to impossible" to create a meal without processed foods. Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough tackle this issue head-on in their book Real Food Has Curves, which is a great starting point to "relearn" the basics of how to enjoy and prepare real food.

Once you get used to it, you'll find you can whip up a healthful meal from scratch in the same amount of time it would have taken you to drive down the street to pick up fast food. The main difference will be greater satisfaction, both physically and mentally, and perhaps even financially, as processed foods typically end up being more expensive than cooking from scratch.

Make Your Own Lotion Bars for Holiday Gifts!
by Rosalee de la Forêt

Every year during the holiday season we pump out some extra HerbMentor newsletters to help you with creative herbal gift ideas, healthy and delicious food recipes and herbal medicine recipes. I’ve been thinking about these newsletters all year long and am excited to finally begin sharing them with you.

Our first newsletter is a really fun craft project. We’re giving it to you well in advance of the December holidays so you’ll have plenty of time to source the ingredients and make them yourself.
Every week I spend a couple of hours with my young friend Tova Rose. We explore the plant world together, making herbal remedies, reading stories and playing games.

Tova recently turned 10 and I wanted to give her something special for her birthday. I’d already given her every book I could find for kids involving herbs, including many coloring books. We’d already made salves and syrups.... what to do?

Finally, with the brainstorming of friends I was given a great idea. A lotion bar kit!

Lotion bars are firm bars that can be rubbed onto the skin like lotion. They are great for dry cracked skin (like the knuckles or heels). A friend told me she specifically uses them to moisturize her cuticles and fingernail beds.

Making lotion bars is fairly easy too, a lot like salves in fact, and just involves different proportions of wax to oil. I’ve since made a handful of batches and each time I’ve used slightly different ingredients. Here’s my favorite mix so far.

The lotion bars themselves are great gifts and even the giving of a lotion bar kit makes a wonderful holiday present as well.

The following recipe makes about seven one-ounce bars

To make this recipe you’ll need...

• 3 ounces of beeswax
• 1.5 ounces of cocoa butter
• 1.5 ounces of shea butter
• 3 ounces of an herbal infused oil
• mold or tin
• saucepan reserved for salve making
• something to stir with (I use jumbo popsicle sticks)
• essential oils (optional)
• GET YOUR SUPPLIES right here at Mountain Rose Herbs

Measure out the wax and butters by weight. Begin by melting the beeswax, cocoa butter and shea butter. I use a pan exclusively for salve making for this (I got it at the thrift store for $2!). You want to heat this on as low heat as possible. Some people even use a double boiler. Stir frequently to avoid burning the wax and butters.

Once the wax and butters are melted you are going to add the oil. This is measured by volume and can be any cosmetic oil. I personally like jojoba or grape seed oil. Both of these oils are “dry” oils, meaning they absorb into the skin readily. Rose hip seed oils is also lovely. Olive oil can be used but it will have a more oily feeling to it.

To make this extra special you can infuse the oil with herbs. I chose calendula for mine. If you’ve never infused an oil before you can learn how in the Herbal Basics course on HerbMentor.com. You can also use an oil that hasn’t been infused with herbs.

When the oil is added to the melted materials the wax and butters may harden a bit.

Keep stirring with the heat on low until the mixture is completely melted. Oils will go rancid more quickly when exposed to too much heat, so limit the amount of heat on the actual oils as much as possible.

When everything is melted you can add your optional essential oils.

Lastly, pour the mixture into molds or tin containers.

Not sure whether to use a mold or a container?

The plus side of molds is that you can buy these silicon molds in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Once the lotion bars have cooled it’s really easy to remove them from the mold. You could also try using muffin baking sheet (warning, I haven’t done this). I would grease the tins with coconut oil before pour the mixture into the baking sheet.

The tins offer more protection to the bar and could be carried in purses etc. If using tins make sure they have a flat side so that when the lotion bar solidifies it can easily slip out. If there is a curled lip at the rim you’ll have a hard time getting it out! If you live in a hot environment I strongly suggest using a tin for lotion bars.

When these are completely cooled you can pop them out of the mold or tin and put them to use.
Keep these in a cool place. If they get too hot they will melt again. If you are giving them as a gift - be sure to tell the recipient to keep them in a cool place.

These make great gifts! In the picture below I’ve wrapped the lotion bar in a cello bag (along with all the ingredients). (Available at Mountain Rose Herbs).

Christmas cupcakes in a jar

Want to give cupcakes as Christmas food gifts? Try this new craze for cupcakes in a jar. Once cooked, cut and layer your cake in individual jars for cute festive treats

• Makes: 8-10
• Prep time: 20 mins
• Cooking time: 25 mins
• Total time: 50 mins

Ingredients

Tie each with a ribbon before serving to give the jars that extra festive feel.
For the cupcake:

• 300g plain flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 175g butter
• 150g light soft brown sugar
• Finely grated rind of 1 orange
• 2 eggs
• 150ml soured cream
• 150ml mulled wine, room temperature

For the Irish whiskey and chestnut frosting:

• 200g butter
• 100g chestnut puree
• 450g golden icing sugar
• 2-3 tbsp Irish whiskey

You will also need:

• 8-10 small jars with lids
• Round plain pastry cutter

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Lightly grease and base line a shallow rectangular baking tin approximately 35 cm x 25cm. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together into a bowl.

2. Using an electric whisk beat the butter, sugar and orange rind together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and soured cream. Once completed fold in the flour mixture and mulled wine gradually.

3. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes until golden and cooked through. Cool for 5 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

4. To make the frosting, beat the butter and chestnut puree together in a bowl using an electric whisk. Gradually beat in the sugar then the whiskey.

5. Using a plain pastry cutter, slightly smaller than the top of the jars, cut out circles from the cooled cake. Carefully fit a layer of cake in the base of each jar. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle with the frosting and pipe a layer over the cake. Top with another circle of cake, pushing down to fit snugly.

Pipe a rosette of frosting on top of each cake and secure the lid to the jar.

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