New Shift/New Moon

With the recent news about Global Warming there have been a lot of e-mails going around about the Earth Changes, and they are all filled with a lot of warnings. However, rarely is there anything proactive within them....they are filled with fear.

It is true, we have created a world that is self-destructing upon itself, and in order for this situation to change, we need to shift our consciousness. We spend so much time talking about how we need to heal the Earth, when in fact we need to heal ourselves. Trust me, the Earth does not need us to heal Her....She can heal Herself. What She so wants is for us to heal ourselves. We are about to move into the Fifth World of Consciousness.....we have gone through Four Worlds. In order to create a better relationship with the Earth and to transform what is happening, we need to shift our consciousness.

Out of every aspect of creation on this Earth, we are the most self-destructive, and the Earth mirrors that back to us everyday. However, we choose to not look into that reflection. That choice is what could lead us to our demise....or we can always make a different choice. We can make the choice to look into that reflection, to take responsibility, to learn from what we see, to live passionately and empowered, and to live aware....to finally wake up from our deep sleep.

I will write more about this over the coming months, but I thought I would share some positive things that you can do to begin shifting your conscious from the physical to the spiritual levels.

On the physical level:

- RECYCLE! Recycle everything that you can. The less you throw away, the better it is for the environment. Start a recycling program at your school or your office.

- Buy flourescent bulbs for your home. We switched out all of our bulbs, and they last forever and lower your electric bill.

- Use Ethanol in your car. If your car cannot use it, it is a simple fix. Talk to your local mechanic about how you can convert. Lobby your local congressman to repeal taxes on alternative fuels. Here in Colorado they are trying to repeal a twenty two cent tax on alternative fuels.

- Plant a tree....and if you live in an apartment, get some potted plants. Plants and Trees are our cousins, and they will help clean our air if we clean their air for them...it's a lung exchange program...at least that is what I call it. Bring the Earth and Your Relations into your home!

- Find ways to alternatively heat your home. Look into wind power or solar power to get yourself off the grid.

- Create a compost pile, and recycle your food in order to create healthy soil to put back into the Earth.

- Walk to the post office instead of drive.

- Walk to work or to lunch if possible.

- Carpool

- These are a few of the many, MANY, things that you can do.

On a mental level:

It is time to look into that mirror and listen to what the Earth is trying to tell us. We are self-destructive...we pollute the world we live in, because we pollute our own bodies. Read the ingredients on the food you eat. We smoke, we drink, we pollute our bodies with trash....the same type of trash that we put into the Earth without a thought of recycling. We waste all of our energy rather than conserve. We push and push ourselves to extremes to achieve a goal until our bodies give out from shear exhaustion and give into disease...just like the diseases that are plaguing the Earth, because we have pushed her to extremes with regards to what She can handle. The worst offense is that our lives are governed by our fears. We make choices not from a place of power, but from a place of fear. We live by default, not by choice...As long as we continue to do this, things will continue on the course we are now on.

- Start meditating, and slow your mind down...so you can move in harmony with the Earth.

- It is time to start facing your fears. There are many ways to do this. There are great self-help books, wonderful classes, and some wonderful therapists out there. Also, reach out to a friend. Tell a friend how you are struggling, and maybe this will open the door for your friend to talk about how he/she is struggling as well. When we don't feel alone, our fears lose their grip.

- Stop living by default and doing what you "should" do or are expected to do. It is time to take a stand for you. What are you passionate about? It is time to follow your passions and to allow your Divine Spirit to express itself in the way it is called to do so. We suppress our true identities to please others, and in so doing we kill ourselves little by little each moment of each day. It is time to think about you and it is time to please you. It is time to bring yourself back to life and do something that you are passionate about. This doesn't mean quit your job, but if you love to paint, sketch whenever you have a chance. Carry around a notebook with you and sketch what inspires you. If your passion is singing, go to a hospital and sing to the patients...bring your passion back to life, into your life and into the lives of others.

Spiritual things you can do:

Every inch of the Earth is sacred. Every inch. Even the landfills are sacred if not some of the most sacred spots on this Earth...yes, landfills, because those are areas that are willing to try and transform all of our inner and outer trash so that we can continue living here. The sad truth that has been forgotten is that we are a part of nature, that we are Nature...that there is no separation....we are no better than a leaf or a twig of grass. Everything upon this Earth is filled with Spirit and consciousness. Our fears, which created our ego, created this imaginary line of separation that we have come to believe in. This is an example of how we live by default. The great thing is that we hold the power to make a different choice. We can choose to honor our Sacredness and our Divine Connection with All That Is....

If people wish to help shift the Global Consciousness of the Earth and Ourselves, a great way to do this is to reawaken OUR connection to every aspect of the Earth. We are always looking for Power Places when in reality we are standing or sitting upon one this very second. All we have to do is acknowledge this, say a prayer of gratitude and allow ourselves to feel the Divine Connection.

- When you go out to a park or out into the woods...or the beach and you come to a spot that you really resonate with, stop and honor it. Sit down, meditate, give thanks, offer prayers in your own words, and ask that the Four Elements, the Four Directions, Mother Earth, Father Sky, The Great Mystery and All Of Our Relations honor this spot, infuse it with Divine Energy so that others may feel it when the come to it. Put your prayers into a stack of rocks to mark the spot, leave prayer flags, make an offering of tobacco or other sacred herbs....

- Do the above for the land that your home sits upon or where your office is....where your school is....honor the land that provides so much support for you in daily life.

- In addition, all areas betwixt and between are special such as the area where a forest meets a valley or where a shore meets the ocean or the touch of a lake. Make a tobacco offering or an offering of other herbs at these special places.

- Go to a special place that really resonates with you and take time to meditate at this space. The Earth Mother has a heartbeat....allow yourself to feel Her heartbeat and allow your heartbeat to merge with Hers...this is an amazing meditation, because you really do merge with everything that exists...it is such a powerful, loving experience.

- During the summer I plant rows of sunflowers along my fence, so people will be able to enjoy them each time they drive by. My hope and prayer is that they will bring joy and a smile to someone....and also I pray that they will marvel at the beauty that this World creates.

- During the winter, I heat my home with a woodstove. Every morning I put sacred herbs on the fire and say a prayer for my community.

- When I am out in the woods, I always say prayers and leave offerings of tobacco....simply hoping that these places will connect to others that come through helping them remember their connection to the Earth, to All That Is, to the Great Spirit.

- Plant a sacred food such as corn even if it doesn't grow well in your area. Say prayers over it each and every day....cheer it on, develop a relationship with it....this will connect you to the sacredness of the past, present and future....bringing strength to the Sacred Hoop.

- Also, if you feel like you are being called by the "Grandfathers" as is mentioned often in these e-mails then stop and listen. Meditate, still your mind, and be willing to listen to what they have to say if it will benefit All Our Relations and comes from a Divine Source. Simply listen....the ability to listen with your heart can create such beauty in our lives.

- At every body of water, whether man made or natural, and every natural Spring, give your thanks, offer some tobacco, offer prayers over it, and if you do Reiki, channel healing energy to the waters, to the Earth....to everything...!

They say that when Wounded Knee happened the Sacred Hoop was broken. In a sense it was, because our fears caused us to turn away from It. It never did break, but our connection with It did. We have the chance to heal our connection by not living by defualt, by reclaiming our Divinity and making different choices. We can create a better life, and it all starts with You. Stop blaming and begin empowering yourself!