In the Dark Days of Winter Prepare for the Light ...

in the dark days of winter let us contemplate
our place in the universe. 
in the quiet of a winter’s night
peer deep into the darkness until you can see the web that connects us all.
silently allow yourself to look within
let the thoughts of fear, anxiety, anticipation and concern
pass on by, let them go... you don’t need them..
wait, what is that light?  like a gossamer web of light it surrounds you
some of the strands, light, bright, pulsing connect to you and then move off into infinity
surrounding you, some close some far, other lights, all connected,
all attached to the great strands of life that connect everything
Listen now... do you hear it... the music of the spheres
angels singing, life breathing, God breathing, in and out...
the harmony of the heart, your heart, the earth’s heart, the heart of God
See that light off in the distance, the outlines of a city
appearing covered by the great gossamer web of life is the new earth
healed, green, her great wounds gone
When summer comes remember this great vision
tell your children, teach them how to see this vision
so they have hope
and can prepare for the great light of summer...

Children who can Call in the Dragon...

Imagine my delight when I found a fourth book of what was supposed to be a trilogy by a favorite author.  The series of books are called the EARTHSEA series by Ursula K. Le Guin.  In this ‘last’ book of Earthsea two main characters are reunited and a child character that had been badly abused and deformed as a result of that abuse was introduced.  Tenar took the child under her wing and taught her of love and how to live with her deformity. She taught her that her deformity does not diminish her as so many wanted her to think.  At the culmination of the story Tenar and Sparrowhawk are about to be murdered.   The child having only once heard the dragon’s name, calls the in dragon who saves Tenar and Sparrowhawk.  This is a fantasy story, of course, and I have to admit I was first drawn to it because a main character, a mage, is named Sparrowhawk.  But It occurred to me that the child we see in this story is doing what I believe will happen and, indeed, is happening even now to children being born.   I believe that children now will bring with them a lot of instinctual knowledge about what to do in life.  They are being called Indigo children, Crystal children and other names but they are showing high levels of psychic ability, music ability, lots of common sense.   They can call in the dragon with little more than knowing its name.   If you see a child like this, even your own child that shows high levels of interest in music, science, metaphysics, spirituality, nature...encourage it.   And it doesn’t have to be a child that has been abused, although a lot of children these days seem to be going through a lot, including diagnoses of autism and attention deficit disorder.   A lot of the ‘gifts’ seem to be showing up in music, but that may be the ones I notice.  Watch for children with gifts in all areas, they are the ones that will solve our energy needs and help bring about peace on earth.    Keep your eyes open for these children who can call in the dragon. 

The Nature of Things...

As we walked the board walk around the lake, my companion remarked to me something to the effect that you never see a sad or angry face on the people that we pass or that pass us when out enjoying nature.  I hadn’t thought about it really until he said something but I think there is something to it.  Whether out for a walk, a run, a bike ride, walking the dog, there is something about nature that soothes us and takes away for just a little while the cares of the world.  Often we are told by our therapists to get out into nature.   And nature is something we can enjoy whether we are with someone or by ourselves.   I believe these are the reasons that we have a tendency to create parks and green spaces in our city.   In her futuristic novel, THE FIFTH SACRED THING, Starhawk has created a San Francisco that has been turned into a park, a garden, and a farm all in one.  Streams meander through the neighborhoods.  It is a beautiful vision, that she contrasts with southern California, which has become a military industrial state that is smog, cement and metal.  
We all have our specialities.  I can see birds and recognize them.  My companion hears even the smallest birds beautiful song.  Another friend recognizes both small and large wildflowers and if she doesn’t know it, she works diligently to identify it.   Often people see a photograph I have taken of a bird, for example, and they ask about it, what it is and where I found such an exotic bird.  They are amazed when I tell them I took it in the park next to the area they live.   It took a photograph for them to notice something they have literally right in front of them.  
If you are troubled, if you simply have a stressful life you might look for a park or a green area to take a walk or go sit and listen for the birdsong or just think.   Take your children out and point things out to them.   Show them there is more to nature than chopping trees down or digging for oil.   Learn for yourself and then teach them what nature can do for them.  Actually the children these days just might teach us.  

"Children of the Angels"...

From the time I got up this morning the line from Walela’s song ‘Circle of Light’ has been going through my mind.   Walela is a trio of aboriginal American women.    The song has some wonderful lines in it but the one that keeps running through my mind says: “We are children of the angels”.  “We are children of the angels Keepers of the Fire, We are children of the angels reaching for the light.”  Not long after I got up I played the song and some of the other songs on the album.  But here it is early evening and the line is still going through my mind.   Perhaps some of the other lines carry the message that I needed to hear.   “We are not strangers....I know we came here to love each other...Each one thinks he has the answer, Each believes that he can see the way, the only way.  Truth lies waiting, was always waiting, Like a love, a peaceful dove, Right there inside your soul.”  “We ARE children of the angels reaching for the light...” 

A Job for You...

Do you watch the news, or perhaps, don’t watch the news anymore because you see all the pain, and violence, and terrible things happening, nasty weather, earthquakes.   OMG it’s just too much... the world is going to hell in a handbasket (whatever that means).  You are probably tired of me telling you that these are the birth pangs of a world we would really want to live in.  Well I have a job for you.   It has a couple of parts to it.  First of all your job is to stay positive.  Allow yourself to settle into a peaceful acceptance of what is and believe with all your heart that it is change for the better.  
And the second part of your job is to do something about it.   Now I totally understand we are not all Martin Luther King Junior, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Jesus, any of the other known heroes.   But you have opinions, ideas.  I think a lot of people understand what is going on with politics.  What I want you to do is think about what you would do with a particular world/national/local/community/personal challenge.  Think about what could be done to improve or change that situation using love, fairness, honesty, unity as your basis for change.  Then think about all of the people you influence.  Your spouse, your friend, your sibling, your child, your grandchild.   Break the subject to them.  Tell them there are solutions to the worlds’ problems that don’t involve hate/violence/exploitation.  If you have thought of a solution tell them this is what you would do.   You may not have the courage or the ability to do it yourself.   Ask them to come up with their own ideas. You may be the one that sparks the fire within a child that comes up with the solution to hunger, energy, peace...   It doesn’t matter if it was your idea, if you were not the one to bring it about.  The earth holds your energy....  The world knows.....
A quote from Wilfred A. Peterson that I used in 1962 during a high school graduation speech.  “As you throw the weight of your influence on the side of the good, the true and the beautiful, your life will go on in others, bigger, finer, nobler, than you ever dared to be...” 

They are here.....

It has been said that there are children coming now that remember who they are and what they have attained from other expressions (past lives).   That is an explanation given for children that sing, play a musical instrument, create magnificent art pieces, are very electronic savvy, and more, that ‘hit the deck a running’ so to speak.  As wee ones they know what they are doing and their creations are something that most people would take a lifetime of work and practice to even come close to.  To some these are known as indigo children, crystal children, and even simply prodigies.   I was introduced to the work of one of these children today and I want to share it with you.   These are the children that will soon be telling us how stupid we are for engaging in war.   These are the children that will take our hands and lead us to the dawn of a new and beautiful age of beauty.   Their art and creation will be too important to them and to us to allow us to waste our time.   And their compassion will show us how important it is to feed and clothe and house others rather than taking their land or killing them off.   The name of this young lady is Jackie Evancho and she brings to us the music of the heavens with her voice of an angel.   Watch for others like her.    They are here already making their way, making waves.   Below is a link to a youtube video of Jackie singing a song her uncle composed entitled "TO BELIEVE".   There are more youtube videos of her music and she has a website Jackieevancho.com and her music is on Itunes.   
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hx9Acrv1H4