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Here's to Your Magnificence!
Issue 93
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In This Issue:
Greetings
Your Magnificence Indeed!
Hope Still Exists
When Spiritual Protection Isn't Enough
Two Internet Specials Today Only! (April
8th) - or tomorrow depending on when you get this
At The Center in Tesuque, New Mexico
Greetings
Spring Equinox was completely fabulous.
I trust that everyone had a great one. Raven,
Jess, and I visited friends and family in Southern California.
My dolphin friends showed up within
the first 10 minutes of our arrival at the ocean. Wow do I
feel blessed by that. It isn't the first time that has happened.
It reconfirmed or me the deep connection I have with them.
I recently did some rewriting on the
home page of Dolphin Empowerment. I'd love to know what you
think of it. http://www.dolphinempowerment.com
Big changes are underway this year
for all of us.
I woke up New Years Day and knew that
it was time to "go natural." I've been coloring
my hair for the past 17 years - since I was 30. That's when
strands of silver began to show. I decided that 17 years was
long enough and to stop fighting the inevitable. So I now
have a bold streak of silver over my right temple and several
other strands throughout. Some say I look distinguished. All
I know is that I definitely feel "more real."
For me, and many of my friends, 2008
is about getting back in the world game. We've been reclusive,
talking esoteric and metaphysical things among ourselves,
and not really participating in the "real world."
That all feels like it is changing significantly.
May you be blessed in the radiance
of the One. May you find joy, inspiration, and upliftment
in these words.
Close your eyes for a moment. Take
a few slow deep breaths and center yourself. Allow the Divine
loving energy of your Higher Self and Guides to use this communication
to assist you. Feel the loving, joy-filled, healing energy
being poured into you and your world in this moment.
Find something you are grateful for.
From that space, read these words and allow blessings to fill
both you and your life. Feel free to share these words with
those you love.
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Your Magnificence Indeed!
When I say "Here's to Your Magnificence!"
in the newsletter title, what exactly do I mean?
You are magnificent!
You are the only creature on this earth
exactly like you. You have a unique fingerprint and a unique
viewpoint and outlook. Your experiences vary from those of
other people - even if they also participated in the same
experiences. Because your view of each experience is unique
unto you.
Being magnificent is being healthy,
happy, and whole. It is being "at the top of your game"
whatever your game is. Being the best you can be in every
moment. Having the courage to live life to it's fullest.
Being magnificent takes courage, commitment,
and a very strong belief in self.
Several fears keep people small - unable
to step into their fullness and what they deserve out of life.
These fears include:
- fear that you are unlovable - if
people actually knew the "real" you, they would
not love you,
- fear of being judged by others -
you can't do or say or even think certain things because
others will not approve,
- fear of abandonment - again this
keeps you from saying or doing things because you are afraid
you will be "left" if you do them, and
- fear of being unworthy - that who
and what you are is not enough, that no matter what you
do or don't do, you are not good enough, beautiful enough,
smart enough, slim enough, etc. etc.
Being happy is a natural state of being.
Being healthy is a natural state of
being.
Being whole and at one with Divinity
and all things in the natural world is a natural state of
being.
Anything less than that means that
you have areas where you can improve. We all do. Hurray for
us.
Sin is wrong thinking.
The kind of thinking and subconscious
beliefs that tell you that you can never be healthy, happy,
or whole. That you can never have the love of your life. That
you can not be the ___ that you desire to be.
Those fears you run are sinful. They
aren't the "real" truth. Yet because you believe
them, life presents itself as if they were true.
We can talk endlessly about wrong thinking,
healing the past, overcoming fear, and becoming magnificent.
But unless you do something tangible to change the way things
are, they will not change. Your life cannot change until you
do.
If you are ready to change, to grow,
to release the past permanently and to be truly magnificent,
get the Freedom Flight.
Hope Still Exists
Every now and then I am reminded that
there is still hope for humanity. Sometimes the news comes
from an unexpected source.
This one took the form of a Walmart
ad.
On our trip back from San Diego and
Palm Springs we had stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona for the
night. We were having breakfast at this funky little diner
near our hotel. As I waited for my hot tea and pancakes, I
checked out the morning paper.
Next thing I know, I've got tears streaming
down my face. Walmart has an entire pull-out section about
going green. Walmart! That is really significant. So are the
companies listed that are offering something green for consumers.
In case you don't yet know what "going
green" means, it is doing things to protect or save the
environment - recycling, etc.
I'm sure this special section was a
lead up to Earth Day - a celebration held around the world
each year to remind people to recycle, to educate people on
alternative energy, to remember the earth when making decisions.
This year's earth day is April 22nd. You can read more about
it at: http://ww2.earthday.net
As I was writing this story, I decided
to check out a few facts about the companies in question.
This statement came from a Walmart investor website: "For
the fourth quarter (2007), we topped $100 billion in sales,
the first time in history that any retailer has reached this
milestone in a single quarter,” said Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. president and chief executive officer.
$100 billion in sales in a single quarter.
What does that mean? That means that this store, regardless
of whether you like it or not, regardless of whether you think
it is morally correct to buy things from them or not, has
one heck of a lot of influence globally. And in their ad,
read by how many millions of people, they are educating the
general public about saving the planet. Sure they are doing
it in a way that will earn them even more money. The truth
is, I don't care about their motives. I care about the end
result - which means that many people who probably don't normally
read or think about environmental issues are reading about
it and thinking about it. That to me is a very good thing.
They claim in their ads that they have
200 million shoppers. That is a lot of people that could be
thinking more about recycling, global warming, reducing or
eliminating harsh chemicals in laundry detergent and other
household cleaners, etc. They are even offering a $1 reusable
shopping bag like all the health food stores I shop at.
This one is truly wild. Coca Cola is
now making T-shirts from their recycled bottles. At least
they are trying to do something. We won't go into the harmful
effects of soft drinks. I could talk all day about that one.
The Clorox company is offering their
"green" cleaning products called GreenWorks. I've
tried them and am happy so far. My friends used to joke and
say that I should live in a bubble because I had such adverse
reactions to "normal" things like cleaning products.
If I can use it, it can't be too bad.
Don't get me wrong, I don't favor big
business over small, nor do I think that the practices and
ingredients used by many of the big names are the best, or
in some cases even good. I do, however, feel that reaching
the masses with the message is a great thing. And I applaud
all those who are trying to rethink how they operate - even
if they keep their eye firmly on the bottom line in the process.
When Spiritual Protection Isn't Enough
You might not have heard, but Rupert
Sheldrake was stabbed at the recent Science and Consciousness
Conference held in Santa Fe.
We were absolutely shocked.
When Raven, my very coyote husband,
heard about it, he called The Message Company (who runs the
conference) and said, "That was an interesting way to
get free publicity." It was the headline story in the
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Of course he was only being the Coyote
trickster that is his nature and no-one wants or needs that
kind of publicity.
Rupert is O. K. Although the assailant
was aiming for the high chest, the Universe intervened causing
the guy to trip at the last minute. He ended up stabbing him
in the leg instead. Why did he do it? We'll get to that in
a moment.
Raven has been friends with The Message
Company for years. He helps, and sometimes teaches, at most
of the conferences they host. In fact this year, he helped
organize and put together the presenters for the pre-conference
workshop called "White Buffalo Day." They actually
brought a white buffalo to town and made a day-long workshop
out of it. The primary facilitator was Brooke Medicine Eagle.
Dancers from Nambe Pueblo performed the Buffalo Dance. There
was a pipe ceremony and many other meaningful sacred ceremonies.
Raven had been attended the main conference
since Saturday. He had to be at another job on Wednesday afternoon,
so he missed the conference and the stabbing.
Could Raven have done anything to prevent
it if he had been there? We will never know.
Unlike most of us, he is perfectly
trained and prepared for such situations.
He was a police officer in metro Toronto
and dealt with everything from riots to domestic violence.
He was Head of Security for the largest bank in Canada at
their headquarters in Toronto. He taught tactical skills at
a police college. He has studied and taught martial arts for
over 20 years and is constantly sharing with his students
ways to handle various situations including being attached
with a knife. And more recently he has been putting together
a program to teach people how to defend themselves and to
make their homes more secure.
But what if it was you in that situation?
Could you defend yourself? Could you move or react or take
the actions necessary to do whatever it took to help yourself
or another?
I don't want to get into paranoia here,
but being physically fit and prepared for anything is sort
of the spiritual warriors motto. Shaolin monks did both -
meditation to attain perfect peace and kick butt anytime necessary.
They took both skill sets very seriously. They aren't the
only ones who have married being connected and focusing on
Divinity and being fierce and deadly warriors.
A fit body and mind greatly assist
in navigating in this realm. And things just seem to get crazier
all the time. I'm not saying you will be attacked at knife
or gun point. You might. You might not. But can you sprint
if you have to? Can you sense when someone is "off"
and back away before something weird happens?
Lets talk about a fit mind for a moment.
The guy who did the stabbing flew all
the way here from Japan to attend the conference. He said,
"The voices told me to do it." I don't know about
you, but I know a fair number of people who claim to hear
voices. They usually call themselves psychics or healers or
channels. I know some amazingly gifted, clear, & high
vibration channels. But there are several people that I personally
question who it is they are conversing with. The things they
are told don't feel right to me. The information and frequency
seems dense, paranoid, potentially damaging to themselves
and others.
How do you know?
How can you tell if the information
is Divine wisdom or just a bunch of hooey?
There are a couple of clues.
How does it feel?
If it causes you to feel confused, sad, angry, disappointed,
down in any way, or constricted in any part of your body,
then it is almost always NOT from anything but the astral
plane. I recommend avoiding the astral entities at all costs.
Is it grandiose? Do
the voices say you are the great master of ____ here on some
grand mission and you are the only one that has the ability
and opportunity to do this. Chances are it is a dense energy
trying to stroke your ego. It usually works. You listen, they
get to talk more. You usually end up side tracked for quite
some time.
If a topic or mission is important
enough, then many people all over the planet will get the
same information - often simultaneously. How they work with
it, or even interpret it, will vary.
Two personal example illustrate this
point. When I received the words, through meditation, to the
Cetacean Meditation that we do each Spring and Fall Equinox,
I just "knew" it needed to be done by as many people
as possible at Equinox. Then I learned that David Adams in
Australia was already leading an almost identical meditation
each Spring and Fall Equinox. We were tapped into the same
level of consciousness and could therefore access the words
and information.
Daniel Jacob, who channels the Reconnections,
and I used to write articles at the same time and use the
same examples to illustrate our point. He is in the Northwest
and I am in the Southwest. Again, we were tapping into the
same level of consciousness and accessing the same band of
information. By both of us writing about it, more people got
the message.
Do the voices say to do something
that hurts you or another - physically, mentally,
emotionally, or spiritually? That includes damaging your finances
and level of happiness. Every day people hear voices that
tell them to quit their jobs, leave their spouses and sometimes
children, move, and a whole host of other things. Some of
them have your best interests in mind. Others do not.
This one is very tricky. I don't hear
voices - typically. I was convinced by someone who hears voices
to leave a job and move across the country. I went through
hell - literally. Following my own inner guidance, I then
met Raven. I had a beautiful child. I moved to New Mexico.
I wrote an amazing book. And on it goes. Did the ugly part
have to happen before the great part? I will never know.
If you hear voices, evaluate your own
life. If you go to a channel or psychic for advice, look at
their life. Are you happy. Are you healthy? Are you kind?
Do you have good and healthy relationships? How about your
finances? Are you peaceful and serene or are you reactive
all the time? If the voices have been telling you to do something
and it isn't improving things in these areas, as my friend
Millie says, it's time to fire the team and get a new guidance
system.
You wouldn't go to a plumber if you
need surgery. Why? Because they don't have the expertise.
It is unwise to seek help from a sick or unhealthy person
in order to regain health. It is unwise to go to an unhappy
person if you are trying to find more peace and happiness
in your own life. It is unwise to seek advice about how to
improve your financial situation from someone struggling financially.
I would never in a million years take
financial advice from me. Why? Because I left a great salary
to start a non-profit for dolphins and whales. Then I became
a mom who stays home to homeschools my kid. My husband quit
a very well-paying job as a police officer in Canada in order
to backpack around Central America and now works and teaches
part time. These life choices helped us in many ways, but
were not so healthy for our financial picture.
There are areas where Raven and I have
a lot to offer:
- becoming more fit and healthy through
exercise and nutrition,
- how to be peaceful and serene instead
of being reactive in situations,
- how to heal from the traumas of
the past and face a bright future,
- how to heal fears, self doubt, and
worry.
We have a few good things to say because
of our own personal experiences and transformation.
We also hold space and create situations
that allow you to connect more deeply with self and the Divine
whether it is with me using dolphin healing energetics and
tools or with Raven and a more shamanic or earth-based path
of sweat lodge, vision quest, pipe ceremony, time in nature,
etc.
Visit any of our websites (the links
are at the beginning of the newsletter under sponsored by)
to find out more about what we offer.
If you are interested in the martial
arts and self defense offered by Raven, then visit http://www.martial-arts-santa-fe.com
for details about on-going classes, or give him a call at
505-913-0199 for special weekend programs and workshops.
Two Internet Specials Today Only (April
8th) - for anyone interested
New Book: How Would Love Respond?
When I learn about great opportunities
that offer quality and value, I love to share these with you
and I'm delighted to tell you about this one.
On 8th April Kurek Ashley is launching
his new book 'How Would Love Respond?' and
we are invited to join this exclusive 'invitation only' celebration
and take advantage of the amazing free gifts and prizes he
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I guess now you can see why I want
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Remember every book purchase receives
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If anything you do involves marketing,
you will want to check this out:
Would you pay 27 bucks to get 500?
Who wouldn't, right?
The problem is, you wouldn't believe
the offer.
And this is the primary problem with
most business. You have something that will change peoples'
lives, but they just don't believe you - because, well, not
everyone is honest like you.
How do you get people to believe you
then?
That's one of the many mysteries revealed
in "Mind Control Marketing."
Ironically, the 500 bucks for 27 bucks
thing works quite well here.
Tattered and beat up copies of the
book have been sold on the Amazon marketplace and ebay for
$100 to $500.
It's now out of print and because the
late Gary Halbert called it "1 of the 3 most important
books ever written about marketing" people will walk
over broken glass to get a copy.
But as of 8PM tonight, you can get
it in electronic form for only 27 dollars:
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Plus, you get the fabled "Missing
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I have no idea how long this will remain
available, so go grab your copy fast. I predict they'll only
leave it up for a very short period of time.
Takara
P. S.
I know that "mind control" sounds, well, not very
nice. However, just like energy, understanding what motivates
people can be used positively or negatively. If you are not
misrepresenting a product or service, simply putting it in
a better light so people can understand the benefits in a
better way, then it could help your sales. I've actually wanted
to read this book for awhile, but the price on Amazon was
way too much.
Ongoing Classes at The Center in Tesuque
Iaido - Japanese Sword - Mondays 6:00
p.m., Saturdays 8:30 a.m.
Martial Arts with Raven - Tuesdays
and Thursdays,
4:30 p.m. kids martial arts,
5:30 p.m. adult martial arts
Visit
Santa Fe Events at Spirituality and Shamanism.com for details,
directions, and any additions or changes to the calendar.
Blessings to your journey,
Takara
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