Celebrating the Summer Solstice: bringing the greatest amount of light into the world ... what that means to you!
Dear wonderful you...
In celebration of an important moment (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) this newsletter is dedicated to the longest day – when the sun remains in the sky for its longest period of time in the year.
Anchorage, Alaska
On June 21, the sun rises in Anchorage at 4:20 a.m. and sets at 11:42 p.m. The earliest sunrise Anchorage experiences is at 4:20 a.m. but lasts from June 15 through June 23. The latest sunset also corresponds to the solstice sunset at 11:42 p.m. but lasts from June 21 through June 26.
Seattle, Washington
The solstice in Seattle experiences a sunrise at 5:11 a.m. and sunset at 9:10 p.m. The earliest sunrise of 5:10 a.m. lasts from June 13-18. The maximum sunset of 9:10 p.m. lasts from June 20 through July 2.
New York City, New York
The Big Apple sees the sun rise at 5:24 a.m. on June 21 and set at 8:30 p.m. Maximums are one minute off - 5:23 a.m. from June 12-17 and 8:31 pm from June 22-July 3.
Los Angeles, California
On June 21 the sun rises in L.A. at 5:41 a.m. and sets at 8:07 p.m., which would've given me a full 26 extra minutes of sun-lit play time! L.A.'s earliest sunrise is the same as the solstice and lasts from June 4-21, but the sunset is one minute later, 8:08 p.m. from June 28-July 1.
Miami, Florida
Miami experiences sunrise at 6:30 a.m. on the 21st and sunset at 8:14 p.m. It's maximums are 6:28 a.m. from June 6-12 and 8:16 p.m. from June 30-July 5.
London, United Kingdom
London's sunrise on June 21 is at 4:42 a.m. and sunset is at 9:20 p.m. Sunrise at 4:42 a.m. is London's earliest, from June 11-22 but the sunset maximum is 9:21 p.m. from June 22-28.
Since the beginning of known history celebrating this solstice time (which literally translates to “the sun is made to stand still”) has been an important ritual marking our primary relationship to the sun’s gift of life. On June 21 the sun will reach the highest point in the sky reminding us that the season of harvesting begins. Since ancient times humanity has celebrated this as a season representing warmth, growth, weddings, prosperity, of a fruitful relationship to Mother Earth as she’s warmed and illuminated by Father Sun.
We’re invited to do the same but with a greater humility than ever before.
Summer is here and there is much to illuminate but the solstice for us now in 2010 brings with it not only the light of celebration but the harsh light of evaluation as we reach the truth about who we are in relationship to the earth upon which we stand.
Why both celebratory and harsh? All across the world there are issues of destabilization – economic, social, and natural, wars, earthquakes, unsustainable debt - too many of them to mention individually, but the one most metaphorically accurate for us all is that of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Our earth-mother-home-planet is bleeding by our own hand. Perhaps it’s taking so long to stop because we’ll forget too quickly and carry on as if nothing has happened.
At it’s highest point in the sky will the light show us the way? Let us all be courageous, and look unwavering into what needs to change.
That light is within every one of us.
Look within and look to the sky. It’s all written in the stars; this story of the human journey and what’s being required of all of us now. My friend astrologer Natasha Zaslove (www.natashazaslove.com) remind us of the Gemini new moon that took place this weekend. She writes...
... there will be a new moon in Gemini, the sign of eternal youth and mental agility. With this fortuitous monthly fresh start, we are capable of channeling creative solutions to the massive problems that spew from our ravaged Mother Earth.
At the moment of this new moon, a tight Neptune-Lilith conjunction occurs in the sign of Aquarius, suggesting that the media and perhaps even our leaders continue to spoon feed lies to the masses.
Also intensifying the energy of this new moon is the recent, continuing and near perfect Jupiter-Uranus conjunction at 0 degrees Aries.
Jupiter expands all it touches, and Uranus signifies dramatic, sudden and sometimes revolutionary change. Together, these two powerhouse planets have finally reached one of the critical points of the much-anticipated cardinal grand T-square of 2010-2011.
This moment heralds the beginning of the middle of a massive change. With the ongoing volcanoes, earthquakes and oil spill, the earth is quite literally spewing her discontent with the status quo.
This is an important time. We must do our part. No one is exempt. We cannot play the lower octave of Gemini and complain about BP without pointing the finger back at our own consumption and then devising ways to change the scenario.
Gemini asks us to see with fresh eyes and think into existence creative solutions. Gemini enables us to remain optimistic and ingenious even while images that crush the collective spirit flood the airwaves.
In the spirit of Gemini, find ways to lighten the mood. Do breathing exercises and pranayama practices to brighten the energetic/emotional body. Watch "The Daily Show" or "Real Time" to get a comedic spin on the day’s news.
This is the eye of the needle we are passing through. We can do it, but we must take care of ourselves and one another.” |
It’s time to shine. After June 21 the sun begins to wane again and it will be up to you and me and everyone else to take what we know to be true and commit to the greater transformation however difficult that may seem. Greatness will come for us all.
Be the change you want to see in the world. Do what you can to reduce the suffering of others.
If you have a dream.. let the dream express itself through you. You’re not meant to stay the same. You’re meant to fly. If you fly then we all fly… transformation is called for.
Summer brings butterflies in the meadows. They were once caterpillars who, in their metamorphosis, were attacked by their own immune systems. Within them imaginal cells have new ideas! A better life! And then from within - destroying the structures that wouldn’t work if they were to fly. We are all like butterflies—still stuck in our cocoons, wondering if the disturbing environment and loss of identity will ever end. But we are also the imaginal cells of the planet…imagining new ways of being new ways to cooperate and to co-create. Then... the cocoon breaks... and voila - we push and push and we become the butterfly.
So this is a time to decide to harvest what you’ve planted in your field of dreams. Look at your dreams .. will they feed others? If you’re living authentically they will !
And celebrate all that you’ve been given. Bless our mother earth. Make this summer a time to change habits :- eat a cruelty free diet, recycle, take only what you need, give back always, above all allow Spirit to whisper through you let inspiration course through you and be creative. Now is the time to create a bridge from the awareness of you the human to the Spirit residing in you. Intuition overrides logic at this time. Pay attention to signs. Even though times are changing, your security is ever present in the still small voice within. Be the light you seek.
Here are some tools that were created to help you;
My 4 CD set Messages From Spirit was created to enhance your innate connection to Spirit and the messages available to you to help you live your best life now.
28 Days online course... an extensive in-depth online class with access to an active board (over 7500 posts) to share with other classmates and 20 original guided meditation journeys.
WISDOM CIRCLE: Intensives, 28 Day online course, and the 'I Can Do It!' workshop participants.
To all the participants of the Sedona, Scottsdale, and Chicago intensives, as well as the I Can Do It! workshops, along with the 28 day On-Line course... we have now opened up a monthly online Wisdom Circle for anybody who wants to keep the work going as well as have a great community environment to gather with.
We did our first Wisdom Circle on June 7th and the results were amazing. Everybody who attended has been raving about it in 28 Day Alumni forum. I can't stress how important it is to have a support group that you know is there to hear you out and be there for you. That's an especially important part of what the Wisdom Circle offers.
The Wisdom Circle is a 2 hour webinar that happens on the 1st week of every month. You get to see me via a video feed as I talk about some of the work we did during your time with me. I will also expand on those ideas and methods as well as interact with everyone who chooses to ask questions that help support what it is you wish to accomplish through the courses you already took, or the ongoing work with the circle and yourself.
I will also be giving everybody more exercises and homework, optional, for you to think about and do in between our monthly gathering. The overall focus of the year is learning and discussing how to become a powerful conscious co-creator. This is like a monthly mastermind group – a magical matrix of potentiality brought into form by the group!
Anyone who has not done any of my intensives, workshops, or 28 Day course but would like to be part of this circle, should consider doing the 28 Day on-line course, and then join the Wisdom Circle one you've completed the course. You can find the 28 Day online course by clinking on this link.
For those of you eligible to join the Wisdom Circle, visit this link.
THIS MONTH'S MEDITATION DOWNLOAD
This meditation download called Chakra 1 is from my Journey through the Chakras CD. It is designed for you to clear your first Chakra, color red, which has to do with clearing the blocks that allow you to have a great connection to self: self-preservation, survival. Find Balance: stability grounding, physical health, prosperity and trust. Reinforces rights: to be here, to have.
Gemstone is Ruby
Element is Earth: physical/survival
Do this meditation at least once a day for 28 days and witness the difference in your self-assurance, health and prosperity. And if you want to work through all of your chakras, my CD is a 45 minute Chakra clearing powerhouse that if done once a day for 40 days, will leave you on top of your world. I highly recommend this CD as a must have in your meditation practices, or for beginners who like guided meditations. Buy CD.
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice: bringing the greatest amount of light into the world ... what that means to you !
Dear wonderful you...
In celebration of an important moment (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) this newsletter is dedicated to the longest day – when the sun remains in the sky for its longest period of time in the year.
Anchorage, Alaska
On June 21, the sun rises in Anchorage at 4:20 a.m. and sets at 11:42 p.m. The earliest sunrise Anchorage experiences is at 4:20 a.m. but lasts from June 15 through June 23. The latest sunset also corresponds to the solstice sunset at 11:42 p.m. but lasts from June 21 through June 26.
Seattle, Washington
The solstice in Seattle experiences a sunrise at 5:11 a.m. and sunset at 9:10 p.m. The earliest sunrise of 5:10 a.m. lasts from June 13-18. The maximum sunset of 9:10 p.m. lasts from June 20 through July 2.
New York City, New York
The Big Apple sees the sun rise at 5:24 a.m. on June 21 and set at 8:30 p.m. Maximums are one minute off - 5:23 a.m. from June 12-17 and 8:31 from June 22-July 3.
Los Angeles, California
On June 21 the sun rises in L.A. at 5:41 a.m. and sets at 8:07 p.m., which would've given me a full 26 extra minutes of sun-lit play time! L.A.'s earliest sunrise is the same as the solstice and lasts from June 4-21 but the sunset is one minute later, 8:08 p.m. from June 28-July 1.
Miami, Florida
Miami experiences sunrise at 6:30 a.m. on the 21st and sunset at 8:14 p.m. It's maximums are 6:28 a.m. from June 6-12 and 8:16 p.m. from June 30-July 5.
London, United Kingdom
London's sunrise on June 21 is at 4:42 a.m. and sunset is at 9:20 p.m. Sunrise at 4:42 a.m. is London's earliest, from June 11-22 but the sunset maximum is 9:21 p.m. from June 22-28.
Since the beginning of known history celebrating this solstice time (which literally translates to “ the sun is made to stand still”) has been an important ritual marking our primary relationship to the sun’s gift of life. On June 21 the sun will reach the highest point in the sky reminding us that the season of harvesting begins. Since ancient times humanity has celebrated this as a season representing warmth, growth, weddings, prosperity, of a fruitful relationship to Mother Earth as she’s warmed and illuminated by Father Sun.
We’re invited to do the same but with a greater humility than ever before.
Summer is here and there is much to illuminate but the solstice for us now in 2010 brings with it not only the light of celebration but the harsh light of evaluation as we reach the truth about who we are in relationship to the earth upon which we stand.
Why both celebratory and harsh? All across the world there are issues of destabilization – economic, social, and natural, wars, earthquakes, unsustainable debt- too many of them to mention individually but the one most metaphorically accurate for us all is that of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Our earth-mother-home-planet is bleeding by our own hand. Perhaps it’s taking so long to stop because we’ll forget too quickly and carry on as if nothing has happened.
At it’s highest point in the sky will the light show us the way? Let us all be courageous, and look unwavering into what needs to change.
That light is within every one of us.
It’s time to shine. After June 21 the sun begins to wane again and it will be up to you and me and everyone else to take what we know to be true and commit to the greater transformation however difficult that may seem. Greatness will come for us all.
Be the change you want to see in the world. Do what you can to reduce the suffering of others.
If you have a dream.. let the dream express itself through you. You’re not meant to stay the same. You’re meant to fly. If you fly then we all fly… transformation is called for.
Summer brings butterflies in the meadows. They were once caterpillars who, in their metamorphosis, were attacked by their own immune systems. Within them imaginal cells have new ideas ! A better life! And then from within- destroying the structures that wouldn’t work if they were to fly. We are all like butterflies—still sick in our cocoons, wondering if the disturbing environment and loss of identity would ever end. But we are also the imaginal cells of the planet…imagining new ways of being new ways to cooperate and to co-create. Then .. the cocoon breaks .. and voila we push and push and we become the butterfly.
So this is a time to decide to harvest what you’ve planted in your field of dreams. Look at your dreams .. will they feed others? If you’re living authentically they will !
And celebrate all that you’ve been given. Bless our mother earth. Make this summer a time to change habits :- eat a cruelty free diet, recycle, take only what you need, give back always, above all allow Spirit to whisper through you let inspiration course through you and be creative. Now is the time to create a bridge from the awareness of you the human to the Spirit residing in you. Intuition overrides logic at this time. Pay attention to signs. Even though times are changing, your security is ever present in the still small voice within. Be the light you seek.
Here are some tools that were created to help you
My 4 CD set Messages From Spirit was created to enhance your innate connection to Spirit and the messages available to you to help you live your best life now.
28 Days online course... an extensive in-depth online class with access to an active board ( over 7500 posts) to share with other classmates and 20 original guided meditation journeys.
WISDOM CIRCLE: intensives, 28 Day online course, and the 'I Can Do It!' workshop participants.
To all the participants of the Sedona, Scottsdale, and Chicago intensives as well as the I Can Do It! workshops, along with the 28 day On-Line course... we have now opened up a monthly online Wisdom Circle for anybody who wants to keep the work going as well as have a great community environment to gather with.
We did our first Wisdom Circle on June 7th and the results were amazing. Everybody who attended has been raving about it in 28 Day Alumni forum. I can't stress how important it is to have a support group that you know is there to hear you out and be there for you. That's an especially important part of what the Wisdom Circle offers.
The Wisdom Circle is a 2- hour webinar that happens on the 1st week of every month. You get to see me via a video feed as I talk about some of the work we did during your time with me. I will also expand on those ideas and methods as well as interact with everyone who chooses to ask questions that help support what it is you wish to accomplish through the courses you already took, or the ongoing work with the circle and yourself.
I will also be giving everybody more exercises and homework, optional, for you to think about and do in between our monthly gathering. The overall focus of the year is learning and discussing how to become a powerful conscious co-creator. This is like a monthly mastermind group – a magical matrix of potentiality brought into form by the group!
Anyone who has not done any of my intensives, workshops, or 28 Day course but would like to be part of this circle, should consider doing the 28 Day on-line course, and then join the Wisdom Circle one you've completed the course. You can find the 28 Day online course by clinking on this link.
For those of you eligible to join the Wisdom Circle, visit this link.
THIS MONTH'S MEDITATION DOWNLOAD
This meditation download called Chakra 1 is from my Journey through the Chakras CD. It is designed for you to clear your first Chakra, color red, which has to do with clearing the blocks that allow you to have a great connection to self: self-preservation, survival. Find Balance: stability grounding, physical health, prosperity and trust. Reinforces rights: to be here, to have.
Gemstone is Ruby
Element is Earth: physical/survival
Do this meditation at least once a day for 28 days and witness the difference in your self-assurance, health and prosperity. And if you want to work through all of your chakras, my CD is a 45 minute Chakra clearing powerhouse that if done once a day for 40 days, will leave you on top of your world. I highly recommend this CD as a must have in your meditatio
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