Metta - The practice of Universal Loving-Kindness
One technique is to just forgive yourself for creating whatever you've created in the world that upsets you with the "JAFO" (Just Another Forgiveness Opportunity) acronym... I'm test driving the technique and getting a superb ride!
Here's a quote from the Tempest from Renard's book (page 140)I had just read a few days (synchronistically):
"Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep."
Kinda puts our fleeting and ephemeral issues into perspective
My sister has a lovely collection of antique and reproduction prints of Shakespeare, such as this one:
Here's how to contact her if you want prints or cards for your store or home:
The French Onion soup and the
exquisite colors of blue on the water were a
couple of the highlights we enjoyed. As you can
see, John is still recovering from a wild
kangaroo ride (or something like that) from a
recent trip down under.
Glad you enjoyed my abstract - feel free to post it - or selections thereof - on your blog.
You can find my abstract online here:
http://www.asdreams.org/2007/abstracts/abstracts_a-h.htm
Scroll down about halfway below Rita Dwyer, who chaired the "Cosmic Dreaming" session.
You can also find the abstract for my dream healing workshop here:
http://www.asdreams.org/2007/abstracts/abstracts_i-r.htm
Scroll down to Kellogg.
They recorded two of my sessions, "Cosmic Dream Connections" (#306) and "Exploring Inner Space "(#321.)
http://www.conferencerecording.com/aaaListTapes.asp?CID=ASD27
"Trans-Personal Dreaming Beyond Time and Space."
Short Abstract: Mystics through the ages have taught that although humans have separate personalities, that at a deeper level we share the same greater Self. The validation of psi-dreaming supports this idea, and has demonstrated that through dreams we can connect with people, places, and times unrelated to our waking lives.
Summary: Some models of consciousness posit that although humans have separate personalities, that at the deepest level we all share the same greater Self. As a metaphor think of our waking selves as leaves upon a tree - although the leaves differ from one another, they all belong to the same Tree and share the same trunk and roots. In this model, telepathy would not involve transfer of information over a distance between separate minds, but of simply accessing information by going within to find what the ‘Greater You’ already knows. This "Tree of Life" model of creation has found support in the writings and experiences of mystics through the ages. In recent years, scientific research under controlled conditions has demonstrated that through psi-dreaming we can connect with people, places, and times unrelated to our waking lives.
How might this manifest in our dreams? I've noticed over the years that while many people often dream of themselves in ways that closely match their waking physical reality experiences, that these people report also dreams in which they become someone else, or even something else, and experience the world from a very different perspective than in their waking lives. In my own case, I've experienced myself in dreams as many different beings - age, sex, race, etc. Often not only does my dreambody differ from its waking physical reality counterpart, but so does my dream personality and memories. However, through all this, my essential sense of self somehow remains the same - "I" remain "me", my dreambody, personality and memories seem no more "me" than does the clothing I wear or the car that I drive. I’d estimate that in 80% of dreams my dream self differs significantly in some way from my waking physical reality self.
Although I believe that although some dreams of this type may have to do with personality "aspects", that for most of them this explanation proves inadequate. Instead I favor different interpretations, in that I experience while dreaming parallel selves, past lives, future lives, and even other dimensional lives, and that tuning into different locations and different beings throughout the Multiverse just seems a routine and normal activity for my dreaming Self. And after many years of such experiences, I've finally come up with an answer to the perennial "Why do we dream?" question that rings true for me. Dreams provide "food for the soul", reconnecting us to our greater Selves and allowing a therapeutic release from the constraints of a time-space bound existence that reminds us, if only unconsciously, of the illusion of separateness.
Solar Power for the People! Tonight in Ashland, Oregon! (RVML.org for details)
If you could have locked in gas prices 5 years ago, would you have done it?
You now have the opportunity to lock in your electricity rates for the next 25 years!
Not only that, you can also upgrade your home to solar in the process.
On Thursday, July 12, 2007, Abigail Lewis will give a free presentation on a new
program that removes the traditional barriers to going solar: cost, investment risk
and technical expertise. Come to a free presentation on how to obtain affordable
solar power by leasing a solar system for your home instead of purchasing one.
Now anyone can afford to go solar. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign up
for a system. Installations are beginning in 2008. The presentation will take place
July 12 at the Nuwandart Gallery at 258 A St (across from Ace Hardware) in Ashland,
Oregon from 7:30 pm - 9pm. I will be there, both learning more and videotaping.
Here's a link to learn more about the program.
Richard Feather Anderson will be giving a slideshow "The Eight Patterns of Nature" on July 25, another slideshow "Geometry That Matters: Power of Creation, Laws of Harmony" on July 27, and a weekend workshop "Exploring the Symbolic Language of Geometry" July 28-29, 2007 (Friday evening through Sunday) in Ashland, Oregon. I had the pleasure of meeting Richard while attending a recent (MARVELOUS!) evening talk on labyrinths in Medford, following on the heels of the local regional labyrinth gathering here a few weeks ago featuring Jean Houston. Based on the enthusiastic response, this will be a more intensive follow-on workshop exploring labyrinths, sacred geometry, regional geomancy and much more. Since Richard and I complement each other's work, I will be assisting at this weekend workshop giving short multimedia presentations on topics that emphasize 3D and higher dimensional geometries. If you are interested, or would like to reserve a place in upcoming slideshow or workshops, contact Bonnie Bayard at 541-773-4286. The short presentations I give this weekend will be "samplers" of expanded workshops I'll be conducting in the southern Oregon area (or your vicinity!); contact me for details.
Here's more details from Richard:
What is Sacred Geometry all about and why should we care?
The Eight Patterns of Nature
Is it really true that Nature needs only eight patterns to create and sustain all life? Learn how spirals, meanders, and other dynamic patterns work for plants, animals, and the human body, and how free-flowing water purifies itself. The world will never look the same after viewing these astounding images and acquiring the ability to recognize cosmic patterns in ordinary things!
“Richard is the first person to explain the golden mean in a way I could understand.” – Jillian Brorby, feng shui consultant
The Geometry That Matters:
Power of Creation, Laws of Harmony
A visual introduction to the themes of the weekend workshop.
View a multitude of awe-inspiring images and awaken to the staggering recognition of the order and harmony of the universe. Learn about the essential role geometry plays in the continual creation of our universe. It is one of the greatest reservoirs of Nature’s laws of harmony. Sacred Geometry has the unique ability to depict the essence of a thing (by revealing its true underlying vibrational quality), rather than merely represent it metaphorically. Understand why knowledge of sacred geometry is crucial to be able to create beauty and ecologically sustainable culture, and design environments in harmony with Nature so they feed the human soul.
“You
gave the best presentation of the whole conference! I
learned more about sacred geometry from you in one
hour than from any other talk.” — Ursula Rabe, feng
shui consultant/astrologer and fine artist, Grass
Valley, CA
Exploring the Symbolic Language of Geometry
Geometry is the universe’s secret way to turn energy
into matter, and guide the growth of all forms of
life. It holds the real key to the identity of DNA, a
molecule, or an organism, and enables Nature to
implant intention and form harmonious, life-enhancing
relationships.
Learn about the benefits of tapping into this body of
knowledge, including the ability:
* To recognize spatial patterns more quickly and
accurately
* To read the geometry of a building as a language
that may reveal the symbolic message the original
builders wanted the edifice to embody and convey.
This seminar will be a rare opportunity to
re-discover geometry as a rich, universal, symbolic
language, which illuminates the core teachings of the
world’s spiritual traditions in a pure, non-dogmatic
way. (This obviously bears little resemblance to high
school geometry or math!) Richard's use of a
hands-on, visual, kinesthetic, Mystery School
approach restores geometry to its ancient sacred
function as a portal into meditation, soul-work, and
timeless wisdom.
•
Understand
proportions, like the golden ratio, that guide the
growth of organisms.
•
Relive
the initiation into the laws of manifestation that
our cells received during embryonic development.
•
Discover
the intriguing geometrical symbols hidden within
cosmological mandalas.
•
Glimpse
how to apply the laws of harmony to create art and
architecture in which all the parts relate
harmoniously to each other and the whole like a
well-tuned orchestra.
•
Join
us for a visual tour of Chartres, the most glorious
French Gothic Cathedral, and witness how to decode
the hidden messages in its geometry, to gain clues
about its potential mystical uses and cosmological
story.
“You
helped me get all the connections, including the
surprise of how geometry applies to group process.
When I’m with a teacher who loves what he’s doing, I
understand it in my body.” – Gail Gardener, massage
therapist
Evening
Talks start
promptly @ 7:00 pm; Q & A from 9-9:30 pm
Suggested
Donation:
$10-20 in advance or at door
Sat-Sun.
Workshop Fee: $225
- $325 sliding scale. If paid by July 20, Friday
night slide show is included in seminar fee. Please
register by July 20 to help make workshop happen.
Locations
and materials list
will be sent when payment is received.
For Questions on Content: Contact
Richard at 707.544.8203
For
Registration Information: Call
Bonnie at 541-773-4286 between 9 am - 8 pm.
Space is limited to maximize personal attention.
To Register: Call
first to reserve space, then confirm by mailing your
non-refundable check, made payable to Richard
Anderson, to Bonnie Bayard, POB 1691, Medford, OR
97501. Please write on your check which programs you
have registered for.
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Update (11Mar2008) from Richard Feather Anderson:
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the eight patterns that Nature uses to create and
sustain all life on planet Earth. Each pattern allows
Nature to function efficiently, using the least
amount of energy and matter, thus conserving its
resources. Examples are given of how the patterns
manifest in the forms and dynamic forces of Nature.
Knowing these patterns enables you to see the world
more fully, understand the basis of feng shui, and
recognize the archetypal power of single-path
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Of course, there's more to the health equation in the realm of cause, but this film asks LOTS of
important questions about basic compassion and common sense (or the lack of it) in this country ...
The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard