ON SPIRITUAL ARROGANCE

Try and stand above others

And end up on your knees.

Try to get ahead of others

And fall behind yourself.

Trying to prove yourself to others

Means you don’t know who you are.

Present a façade to the world,

And you’ll live to see it crumble.

Spiritual arrogance is a heavy burden indeed;

It looks light, but is hard to bear.

No matter how great you pretend to be

It is not as great as you truly are.

— Haven Trevino

The Tao of Healing

MERRY BELTAINE - HAPPY MAY DAY!

Freya is the unapologetic goddess of love and sexuality in Norse mythology. We celebrate her on May 1, Beltaine, a cross-quarter day between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice.

As described in Elizabeth Cunningham’s first book of the Maeve Chronicles, Magdalen Rising, in which Mary Magdalen is brilliantly transmogrified into a Celtic goddess, “the eve of May was a socially sanctioned orgy. Running off into the woods with someone who wasn’t your spouse was practically your civic duty. You were obeying the oldest law. You were multiplying the orgasms of the sexy, fecund earth. Hey, it could only help the crops–and hence the tribes. So just this once, go ahead. Surrender. Let go and let god/dess. That was the mood of Beltaine.”

Freya is perfect for the season. She is a sassy, bawdy and bold goddess archetype who, like Aphrodite, has many lovers — pretty much whomever she chooses — and her legions are legend.

Her story is one of love and lust for life, men, and beautiful objects like the necklace of amber tears she obtains after bedding the four dwarves who made it. (Makes you wonder about Snow White and what she was doing in the beds of the 7 dwarves, doesn’t it?) It turns out these four dwarves represent the four directions in Norse mythology, and through these acts of consummation, Freya embodies the energy of these directions as well as the elements of earth, air, water, and fire. The necklace came to symbolize her life-giving power, and though many tried to steal it, including the trickster, Loki, Freya held onto it with fierce determination and supernatural authority.

For she is a goddess with magical powers and knowledge of Seidr, a form of Nordic shamanism that allows her to shapeshift into various animals from falcon, to sow/boar, to goat. She rides in a chariot drawn by two cats and is sometimes described wearing a white catskin cloak, gloves, and shoes, and at other times wearing a cape made of falcon feathers.

Freya shares some qualities with the Greek triple goddess, Persephone, Demeter and Hecate. She has the ability to resurrect after being killed in initiatory rites much like the Eleusinian mysteries allude to, and has the role of leader of the Valkyries, who bring half of the dead warriors from every battle to her (the other half going to Odin, who may or may not be her husband referred to as Od). She is adept in the magical arts like Hecate, a seer and spinner of the Great Wheel of life and death with all of its lustiness, messiness, and juiciness.

So enjoy, this frisky time of the waxing moon, Sisters and Brothers (Oh, did I mention that one of Freya’s lovers was her twin brother, Freyr, similar to Isis and Osiris, the holy rulers of the land who ensure fertility and abundance through their divine union?). These gods and goddesses remind us of our primal nature and connection to Mother Earth whose bounty we enjoy but often take for granted. Beltaine is a day to jump over the fire, have a picnic, “go-a Maying,” (or roll in the haying), and remember who our mother is.

QUEEN OF THE MAY -- THE GODDESS MAIA

It’s May! It’s May!
The lusty month of May!…
Those dreary vows that ev’ryone takes,
Ev’ryone breaks.
Ev’ryone makes divine mistakes!
The lusty month of May!
- from Camelot, Lerner and Loewe

I don’t know what you have planned for the month ahead, but in the olden days, lusty young men and maidens were running off to the woods together, with nary a virgin returning. Beltane is celebrated in the Celtic tradition starting on the eve of May 1 and lasting throughout the day. However, in days of yore it was often celebrated with feasting, dancing, and merriment all the way through May 15. In the Gaelic lands of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Beltane refers to the entire month of May. So there’s nothing that says you can’t extend your celebration through the end of the month!

This is the time when Maia, the maiden, Roman goddess of–you guessed it: fertility–as well as playfulness and granting wishes–was feted. Her name means mother and this is really the time when the maiden of spring gave way to the mother of summer. Maia was Queen of the May and was celebrated with flowers and blooms in abundance.

The May Pole was first a tree festooned with flowers and ribbons, symbolizing the phallic energy of the season and the renewal of Mother Earth. Bonfires were set atop hills and celebrants would run between two fires for cleansing and to bring about a bountiful harvest and good luck in the year ahead.

When the Christian religion supplanted the pagan traditions and sexuality was split off from spirituality, some remnants of the old traditions remained. In fact, Mary became known as Queen of the May:

O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today,
Queen of the angels, Queen of the May

In honor of Mary, young girls wore flowered garlands around their head, maintaining the symbols of fertility (flowers are the sexual organs of plants), new growth, and the maiden.

Happy Fae Day!

Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly!

And as the seasons come and go, 

Here's something you might like to know.

There are fairies everywhere: 

Under bushes, in the air, 

Playing games just like you play,

Singing through their busy day. 

So listen, touch, and look around - 

In the air and on the ground. 

And if you watch all nature's things, 

You might just see a fairy's wing.

Have you made a home for the Fae in your garden yet?? ♥

[PULE] Halau's Closing Prayer

May we walk this path

With love,

With light,

With joy,

With deep inner peace and

A profound knowing;

May we stretch and reach and grow,

Trusting always that

We are held in the arms of 

A kind and compassionate universe.

Malama pono ... Aloha!

[PULE] SOPHIA'S SPRINGTIME PRAYER

Springtime Prayer

O Dancer of Creation,
the earth awakens to an urgent call to grow.
In the hidden recesses of my wintered spirit
I, too, hear the humming of your voice,
calling me, wooing my deadness back to life.

My soul yawns, stretches, quickens,
as the energy of Spring revives my weariness.
I sit with wonder, observing the steady activity
of downy woodpeckers and newly yellowed finch.
I do so wait with the avid attention of a child's first look,
savoring the colors and shapes of earth's loveliness.

As the filtering patterns of early sunlight
lift the shades of green in every growing thing,
I enter into spring's unlettered words of life.
For a while my doubts, anxieties, and worries
become like chapters in some ancient book
whose text no longer claims my full attention.
I am content to sit, watching Spring
turn the pages of this animated publication,
eager to discover the invigorating story
reflected in my own springtime revelation.

Tell me, Wise Awakener,
why is it easier to believe in a stem of new grass,
or the opening bud of a fresh purple crocus,
than it is to believe in the greening of me?

---Joyce Rupp

MESSAGE FROM THE DIVINE MOTHER SOPHIA

"It is not enough to merely know the law, but one must become it. I, Sophia, will teach that Law of Becoming. I will Guide, Guard and Direct the Wisdom Schools that will be established. I will be the Divine Mother of Wisdom for the planet earth. I will continue to release My Ray that you might have the nourishment, the foundation and the benefit of Our Experience.

I come from the mouth of the Most High. I cover the earth like a mist. My tent is in the Heights. My Throne is a Pillar of Cloud.

Do not forsake the Fountain of Wisdom! Walk in the Way of God and live in Peace forever! Learn where is knowledge, where is strength, where is understanding. And so learn where is Life, where the Light of the eye, and where Peace."

Sophia

'IMUA ...

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be." -- Khalil Gibran

MESSAGE FROM MOTHER GAIA

"Creation works only from inside out. Energy and manifestation follows what you first feel and envision in your heart and then can become thereby reality.

What happens to my body is entirely dependent on the consciousness and intention of humanity. We are not separate and it is you who can take responsibility for what you will experience!

I need your help so that we can together experience a Divine Reality. In a Divine Reality disasters never occur!"

I AM Gaia!

NOW IS THE TIME TO LIVE ALOHA!

Man will again enjoy the senses and connect again to God, Soul and Earth. The true trinity. The love of the Mother, the Father and OneSelf.

It is Light you asked for and Light it will be to light your way back to yourSelf and back to the Source Of All Life on Earth and on other worlds, those seen and unseen, still there waiting upon the arrival of not just a few, but of many.

We see a time of a great awakening from a sleep of discord, a sleep of deception and a sleep never more to be for those whom accept the truth of themSelves and accept the offer of a life renewed and energized by the Light and the Love that flows eternal, that flows from another realm to your realm of darkness.

It is we who come with the Light, it is we who renew the gifts of Spirit, it is we who continue to walk upon our Earth so as to reap the harvest, to reap a harvest of Love once denied, but now fulfilled in the moment.

That moment is now. Now, has been the time, will be the time and is the time of harvest. For the Light is now ripe and ready to fall from the Tree. The Tree of Life, that eternal tree that bears the fruits of Mankind's efforts and accomplishments. Now, this fruit comes to your table to be savoured and enjoyed.

This is not the fruit of knowledge, but the fruits of wisdom grown over the march of time, grown with a purpose to give nutrients to those seekers who have found their way here today.

Yes, this is a gift, a gift for all that will give strength and longevity. The fruits of the labours of many who have served the Good for countless centuries waiting upon this day when the Will of Heaven is fulfilled upon the Earth.

Light and the waters of Spirit have allowed and encouraged the growth and fruition and now is the time to share in the harvest.

Now is the time. Not yesterday and not tomorrow, but now is the time of harvest and has always been the time of the coming of redemption and salvation.

Your Mission In 2012

Your greatest power is TO BE,
Therefore,
Your Greatest Work is to
KNOW THYSELF AND ASCEND.

Your greatest power is to Be.


To be more Loving.


To be more Courageous.

To be more Joyous.

To be more Friendly.

To be more Sensitive.

To be more Aware.


To be more Forgiving.


To be more Tolerant.


To be more Humble.


To be more Patient.


To be more Helpful.


To be more Compassionate.


To be more Inspirational.


To be more Thankful.


To be more Expressive.


To be more Peaceful.


To be more Enlightened.

Welcome Into The 4th Dimension!

We are have stepped now through the GATEWAY to immense happenings on the inner planes of this Planet, and ourselves.

We have stepped over the gateway, where there is NO RETURN!

We cannot return to the old lifestyles, the old ways of BEINGanymore... we are stepping into the NEW and some of us HAVE ALREADY STEPPED THROUGH THIS GATEWAY AND NOW HAVE TO ASSIST THE OTHERS!

Get ready to let go... let go... and even more letting go.. for this is the time for EXPANSION...

Not only is the Earth expanding on itself, so that it can be healed... but so we are... and with it the unknown and unexplored pathways are revealing themselves to those of us who are ready and awake...

This is the time when the Ancient Prophecies will be realized... when it was said that those who will have to eyes and ears to see and hear and FOLLOW the call, will be exalted!

The Ancient Language, when starting to be understood in the language and thoughts of today.... merely meant an EXALTED or EXPANDED way of LIVING LIFE.... a different way of SEEING, EXPERIENCING AND SIMPLY BEING!

When stepping through this gateway the old ways have to go... the old clogged up and blocked parts - so the we truly are renewed, body, mind, spirit and soul!

I AM A SOUL

I am a Soul
A divine spark of the Infinite
That gave birth to this universe.

I remember Who I am and serve the
Greater Purpose of Life as
One with All That is.

I came here with many other souls
To assist in the expansion of Light
On this living planet Earth.

I accept to let Love
Be the guiding beacon of my life and
To shine Its radiance in every moment.

I am a Soul
And the Sole purpose of my existence is
To be All That I Am.

I AM THAT I AM!

And so it is ...

[THEOSOPHY] A SENSE OF SELF

When human beings come to understand the law of interdependence that governs all states of consciousness, their impersonal reason as well as their intense feelings will point in the same direction. It is only this single-minded and whole-hearted mode of devotion which will endure, but its focus must be upon universal well-being.

"It is not the individual and determined purpose of attaining Nirvana – the culmination of all Knowledge and wisdom, which is after all only an exalted and glorious selfishness – but the self-sacrificing pursuit of the best means to lead on the right path our neighbour, to cause to benefit by it as many of our fellow creatures as we possibly can, which constitutes the true Theosophist."

Hermes, February 1979
Raghavan Iyer

MAKING JUDGMENTS OF OTHERS KEEPS YOU IN THE 3D

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind." -- Buddha

Over the past three months, we befriended a woman, a fellow Reiki Master, who eventually did just as Buddha described, above. The first to react to her wrongdoings was the lawyer in me: I have absolute proof (a credible witness!) as to this woman's malicious actions. She actually intended and tried to thwart our Reiki school and cast a negative shadow on mine and David's personal reputations in Washington. Incredibly, all we did was accept her invitation to overnight at her home. We all spent a pleasant evening together ... or so David and I thought! On the other hand, this lawyer persona is what I shed in California. It is contrary to who I AM today ... and yesterday's episode with the 8-year-old girl brought it home that I AM a Healer, not a lawyer. So, I see now this ex-friend is a lesson for us all.

Wahe guru ... Great beyond description is the experience of God's wisdom ... and with it I slay the lawyer within and step fully into my I AM Presence. Sat nam ...

We are accountable for our words and the affect of our choice of speech, usage of innuendo and criticism in our speech patterns. To be judgmental causes separation from your I AM Presence. As you exhale while speaking, you immediately inhale the words you just expressed. If those words carry negativity, whether intentionally or carelessly, you effectively split your Self from the inhaling and ingesting of those negative words and cannot fully know love, peace and joy in life in that moment. And, if the speaker strings such a moment into another like negative moment, then the Now becomes a blur of mindlessness where there is little inner peace and balance.

Mahalo pau ... thank you, I will not propagate another.

I awoke this morning with one thought: Be your Bliss, come what may. In Tagalog, we say that as "Bahala-na!" George Harrison was right ... "it is all right, everything will work out fine and we're goin' to the end of the line." Yeah, it's time to let go of it all now ... 

Aloha ha'awina, mahalo kumu ... hello lesson, thank you, teacher ... and so it is. 'Amama ...

KUNDALINI YOGA - MASTERING YOUR FIVE TATTVAS

The tattvas are associated with the chakras, but only the first Five. The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth chakras are beyond the elements. These upper chakras are associated with the quality of light.

The Tattvas are the densest form of Maya. They produce the illusion of separation, or, in Western terms, duality.

Each tattva projects Maya in a specific way which leads to suffering. Since tattvas are the elements you are comprised of, you cannot get rid of their projections. However, you can re-direct those projections in an uplifting way. This may not be as easy to do as it it is to say, but it can be done.

MEDITATION TO COMMAND YOUR FIVE TATTVAS

Mantra:  "Aap Sahaaee Hoaa"

This mantra from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh scriptures) is a gift to you that will let you penetrate into the unknown without fear.  It will give you protection and mental balance.

Begin by tuning in. Sit very straight in easy pose with gyan mudra and listen to a recording of these mantras.


(Mantras:  Om Namo Guru Dev Namo; Aad Guray Nameh )

Here, Guru Ganesha Singh teaches the standard practice versions of both mantra Ong Namo and Aad Guray Nameh. This makes it easy to incorporate Guru Singh's lesson as the beginning to any Kundalini Yoga kriyas (sets of yoga/mantra performed for specific purposes). 


(There are longer applications for these two mantras, which are Yoga exercises each in and of themselves.  But, that's for another blog.)


Next, chant the mantra Aap Sahaae Hoaa:

Aap sahaaee hoaa

Sachay daa sachaa doaa

Har, har, har

The Lord Himself has become our protector,

The Truest of the True has taken care of us.

God, God, God

When you hear the word Har, pull the navel point in.  For the three words of Har, your breath will become a 3-stroke breath of fire.  Then suspend the breath out as you keep the navel point pulled in and listen to the rest of the mantra.  Just before the Har sounds come again, inhale quickly and repeat the breath stroke cycle again.

To use the Naad (sound current) and imprint your mind, do this meditation each day for 62 minutes.  Do it for 90 days.  Then you will know the practical experience and power and miracle of the spoken word.

It is very simple and rhythmic.  If you do it very nobly it will be extremely helpful.  Whenever you are effective and create a success in your life, you also must generate some opposition and animosity.  That is called the Law of Polarity.  It is called facing a square in your life.  This meditation will totally eliminate enemies and block the impact of animosity forever.  It can give you mental self-control and let you command your five tattva for effective living.


Sat Nam!

Nirinjan Kaur's version of the Mantra ...

Adarsh Kaur demonstrates the Kundalini Yoga
(mantra sung by Gurudass)

The guru is in you!

From Eastern Sikh Esotericsm - The Five Tattvas

Five Tattvas

Skt., pancatattva; five qualities

The Five Tattvas are the elements from which you are made.


Although India does have a term for the 'Five Elements' (Skt., mahabhutas) as they are known in Western Alchemy, the major 'elemental' system is known as pancatattva; speaking of nature's qualities rather than elements in the sense of substances. Although this constitutes a marked difference in philosophical conceptualization, the tattvas are usually regarded as equivalents to the five elements known in the West (a system that has actually heavily borrowed from the East). The 5th Western element ether then corresponds to the space in the Indian tattva's and in the Tibetan system deriving from it.

Tejas Fire Red triangle fiery, vital Skt., tejah

Apas Water silver crescent liquid, fluid Skt., apas

Vaju Air Blue circle wind, air Skt., vayu

Prithivi Earth Yellow square wide, extended Skt., prthvi

Akasha Space Black egg all-pervading Skt., akasa

In Sikh Kundalini Yoga, practitioners are able to utilize knowledge of the Tattvas for spiritual empowerment.  Through mantra and yogic breathing, practitioners can and do  manifest seemingly magical transformations in their daily state of BEing by commanding the Tattvas within their light (etheric, energetic) bodies.

Earth corresponds with the First Chakra. Although this Chakra’s energy is associated with elimination, the projection of Earth is greed to acquire. This leads to heaviness, fixity and depression. Re-channel greed from acquiring material possessions to acquiring the qualities of a great person.

Water corresponds with the Second Chakra, which we associate with creativity. The projection of Water is lust, which leads to guilt, delusion and pitilessness. Re-channel lust from exploitation to service that fosters creativity and affection.

Fire corresponds with the Third Chakra, which we associate with our personal power and the digestive organs. The projection of fire is the desire to control, which leads to fear and anger. Re-channel anger from others onto your own negativity; not in a self-destructive shaming way, but one that uses that energy for purification.

Air (Wind*) corresponds with the Fourth Chakra, which we associate with the Heart. The projection of Air is attachment (“I have my heart set on…”) to earthly possessions. Note the distinction regarding earthly possessions between Earth (greed, or the desire to acquire) and Air! Attachment to things leads to anxiety and indecisiveness. Re-channel attachment from specific things to the whole Universe. Love ideas and ideals, become attached to happiness and health and your connection to the divine.

Ether corresponds with the Fifth Chakra, which we associate with the Throat and speaking and hearing Truth. Your small “t” truth contains your sense of self, and may lead to egomania. Re-channel your sense of the ego, or the small, transitory self into the capital T Truth of oneness with the Infinite Being which is all that there is.

* In the early days of his teaching Yogi Bhajan sometimes said Wind instead of Air. As his philosophy became systematized in order to make it more coherent in the setting of institution and school, teachers settled upon Air as the preferred choice. Some of the old timers haven’t picked up on this and may “correct” you if you speak about the Air Tattva. Think of it as your opportunity to practice compassion and humility!

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Five Tibetan Elements

In Tibet, each of the elements is associated with one of the five so-called Buddha-Families, with a pure color and with one of the five directions. The elements themselves are identical with the Indian Five Tattvas, yet some associations, for example color, are different.

AIR	EARTH	SPACE	FIRE	WATER
rlung gaseous, wind karma  Green North	sa solidity ratna  Yellow South	nam-mkha'i khams space, sky buddha  White Center	me heat padma Red West	chu liquid, fluidity vajra  Blue East

Five Buddha Families

Skt., buddhakula  -   Tib., sangs-rgyas kyi-rigs

Also known as the "Five Families" or simply as "Buddha Families", this is a system of classification according to which Buddhas (and other deities), symbols, ritual implements etc. are arranged and associated, including associations with colors, directions and elements.

To a practiced initiate, only one associated keyword is necessary to mentally evoke all other associations; an ability that is necessary for the visualization of individual deities and/or complete mandalas.

Below the major associations of the "Five Families" 

Top to bottom:   Sanskrit, English, Tibetan, Symbol, Direction, Color, Buddha and Dakini

buddha	vajra	ratna	padma	karma
awakening	diamond	jewel/gem	lotus	action
nam-mkha'	rdo-rje	rin-chen	pad-ma	phrin-las
space, sky	dorje	wishfulfilling jewel	lotus	sword
center	east	south	west	north
white	blue	yellow	red	green
Vairocana	Aksobhya	Ratnasambhava	Amitabha	Amoghasiddhi
Akashadhatvishvari	Locana	Mamaki	Pandaravasini	Samayatara

Colors & Directions: 

Tibetan System of Five

redWest Tib., nub yellowSouth Tib., lho whiteCenter greenNorth Tib., byang blueEast Tib., shar

Extrapolated from the full system of nine directions, without any changes but leaving out the intermediate directions, this system of five is shown here merely for a clear view and because the five is an often occurring number in Tibet; for example the five elements and the Five Buddha-Families.

The scheme shown here also fits the attributes of the Five Wisdom Dakinis and the Five Krodeshvari.

These five colors also constitute the Tibetan concept of the Rainbow and the Rainbow Body.

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Continue to my next blog about how to master your Five Tattvas ...

The guru is in you.  


Sat Nam!