9.9.9 Crystal Activation

9.9.9 Activation of the Inner Crystal of the Heart

This is our story of the 9.9.9 Prism of Light Crystal Activation. Our spiritual community united with others who gathered all around the world last Wednesday evening to embrace a vision, hold ceremony, set sacred space, join in meditation and activate a crystalline form in each of us that was centered in the heart.

In preparation for the 9.9.9 event a visionary call was sounded that a large diamond shaped prism of light would be created on the crystal sands of Siesta Key Beach. The creation of the Prism of Light represented a physical visual of the "Inner Crystal" that would be activated within each person that evening. In the weeks leading up to the ceremony participants were guided to prepare themselves with the Tibetan practice known as the Elemental Breaths. Crystals were bathed in salt water and purified under the rays of the sun. And so, preparations continued across the community as the design of the Prism unfolded in meditation.

To set the stage, you might remember that six months previously on the Vernal Equinox of 2009, a large citrine and quartz terminated crystal was used in our ceremony at the Labyrinth. It was placed on the altar in front of the Crystal of Peace Mandala while Sufi master teacher Shahabuddin David Less offered prayers and blessings for over 200 people who’d gathered. Twenty-four hours after the Equinox ceremony ended, the crystal split into two perfect halves like two bookends, each half able to stand by itself.

A crystal splitting in half is not unique. What was unique was the crystal also splintered off a three-inch sliver in the shape of a key. When the two parts of the crystal were placed together, "The Key" kept the two sections locked in place. When "The Key" was removed, the two sections could be opened. That Crystal was placed in the center of the Prism to anchor and to be open to all the offerings of the heart. It was lit from below and surrounded by sands from sacred sites all around the world which included Giza, Machu Picchu, Petra, Jerusalem, the Great Wall of China, the Galapagos, Angkor Wat, the HathorTemple, the Maori Wahi Tapu, Lake Titicaca, as well as Sai Baba Vibhuti and ashes from the Dalai Lama's temple in Dharamsala.

In keeping with the integrity of the number 9, the design took form on the beach at 6:30 pm. People came from all over southwestern Florida to hold sacred space and to be part of the ceremony. They came alone or in small groups. They brought babies as young as 3 months and great-grandmothers as old as 90. They brought their offerings, outlining the design with large and small crystals, lit candles, statues, flowers and vases of holy water. They reverently placed their gifts in the nine-foot diamond prism, some of them fashioning small altars, then took their seats across a 54 foot outer circle as the tones of Diana Daffner's flute and Sam Laundon's bamboo saxophone filled the air.

At the start of the ceremony at 7:02 young children carried rose petals to the center of the circle, tossing them throughout the crystals and candles. Shaman Mic McManus called in the spirits devas and guides of the four directions. As if summoned to participate with us, dolphins made an appearance in the shallow surf, as flocks of seagulls soared overhead, and dozens of dragonflies circled the gathering throughout the evening.

Rose Lettiere, known as the Waterbearer intoned a blessing around and through the Prism. Rose carries waters collected from sacred sites around the world which are used for many of our ceremonies. She sprinkled drops of the holy waters on the crystals and the altar while ringing a Balinese priest’s bell and offering a prayer.

A guided meditation led by Rev. Zan Butterfly Deerwoman balanced the chakras, activated the crystal within, and opened the heart center. Two crystal bowls were toned in accompaniment as the meditation conveyed the power of the vision and filled the gathering with the solemnity of the activation. The meditation affirmed the spiritual inter-connectedness of each of the 300 people on the beach with all those holding similar ceremonies around the world.

That gathering radiated a holy feeling across the atmosphere. Men and women who were on the beach to watch the sunset gravitated to the circle. A few new arrivals to the city had come to the beach seeking “the spiritual community” and experiencing the meditation and gathering, knew they’d found it. One very tiny great-grandmother who spoke no English mimed that she wanted to touch the Key Crystal. She bent her elderly body to scoop up sand and flower petals from around it. Through an interpreter, she asked how she might create an altar at her home. As she lovingly touched the sand and petals she asked if it was ok to put her statues of Jesus and Mary on the altar too.

On the evening of 9.9.9 we became a family of heart centered humans. We were empathically united with one another and with all humanity. You could feel that wave pervading the group. We experienced feelings of peace, sacredness, power and meaning. It filled our faces that seemed illuminated from within.

This feeling did not end on the day after 9.9.9. Rather it lives in us now and for all time. It can be summoned with a thought or a memory. It can be activated with feelings of good will and well-being. Because of that activation we have become guardians and custodians of a collective cosmic vision - a vision that is present and gives us purpose when we remember to come from the heart.

To see a slide show of photos click on David Cooper's 9.9.9 or Sam Laundon's 9.9.9.

In the light of ours heart centered crystals,

Jo - Sept. 21, 2009

Activation of the Inner Crystal Template

The Story Behind the
Activation of the Inner Crystal Template

Some may think this article sounds like alot of woo-woo. For others it will resonate. Either way, if you read with an open mind, perhaps you'll embrace the significance of what's happening on 9.9.9 at Siesta Key. And, you might have a further appreciation of The Lull we've been living in.

After the work we did together on the Prism of Light in 2008, dreams and altered states in meditation relating to that original work began to come in. One dream resulted in us anchoring 9 Peace Poles at several Prism of Light locations. Another dream was a catalyst for the Crystal of Peace Mandala that the community colored and dedicated. More dreams have come that I'd like to share before the 9.9.9 Activation of the Inner Crystal Template within each of us. But first, a little background.

The Grid

The first thing to be aware of is "The Grid." A Grid or framework of imperceptible light has been around the planet since its creation. Large numbers of people believe "the grid" is something new, but it's not. Patricia had a dream recently about Hermes Trismegistus who was known as "the personification of Universal Wisdom" "the Egyptian God Thoth" or the "messenger of the Gods." In the dream she was shown a white stone tablet with ancient inscriptions on it. This dream resulted in hours of research. Hermes earliest writings which survived the destruction of the library of Alexandria was called the Divine Pymander. In it he was shown the wonder of the Cosmic Mind and the birth of form in "cosmic streams of light" which happened at creation. Plato called the grid a "dodecahedron" and said it was the "ideal body of the Cosmos." To Native Americans the web around the planet was created by Spider Woman who sacredly connects the earth to spirit in this web.

The grid is a "crystalline" blueprint of energy behind all form and in all dimensions - seen and unseen. The physical universe cannot exist without it and is made up of it. It is the unseen web which holds all matter together. The grid in the earth and over it, is an organic matrix of lines of light, of magnetic energies, of fractal thought forms, in a geometric design, holding the consciousness code for all life.

During the Harmonic Convergence in August 1987 "The Grid" was brought to the awareness of thousands worldwide when an astrological configuration of planets created a six-pointed Star of David over the planet. Sixteen years later, during the Full Lunar Eclipse of the Harmonic Concordance, the grid was fully experienced in consciousness by millions of people worldwide who had an awakening that they were spiritual beings having a physical experience. It was said that those two events created the openings for what we now participate in - the return of the Children of Light, the New Age, the New Human, the Shift and Ascension.

The Dreams of The Crystals

So what does all that have to do with us on 09/09/09? We're all familiar with one of the Hermetic "Truths" in the Emerald Tablets which says, "As above, so below." If the grid exists above, in the unseen world, so too must it exist below in the visible world. If there's a crystalline grid around the planet and within all forms on earth, then humans, who are made up of the elements of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, must also contain a similar crystalline grid. Most everyone knows that diamond crystals come from carbon and water holds crystalline form as shown in the work of Dr Masaru Emoto. So in essence, we are already crystal beings.

There were several more dreams confirming the importance of the work of09/09/09. In one dream the large crystal that split in half during our ceremony on the 2009 vernal equinox was shown. The words "Crystals will absorb and change colors depending on whatever you want to release or change. Crystals are activated by thought and energy and are transmitters and receivers of energy" were heard. If you attended that Equinox ceremony, you know it was a highly charged and sacred atmosphere. The 7" x 5" crystal split in half at the end of that ceremony.

In the second dream, these two words, "Chad Tahara" was heard. Waking the next morning neither word made any sense, so it was another day of research. Chad is a landlocked country in the middle of Africa known as the "Heart of Africa." Africa is the birthplace of humanity. Tahara was an actual Islamic word that means "ritual cleansing" or "crystal clear purification." These dreams were instrumental in suggesting two things - an alchemical transforming of carbon into diamond. The first was that we prepare ourselves by purifying and cleansing using a specific technique called elemental breathing. The second was that we go into the heart center to activate our inner crystal selves to birth the new crystalline human.

Grand energetic portals will open on 09/09/09, 10/10/10, 11/11/11 and 12/12/12. These doorways of light open to the invisible and unseen. The openings are readying the planet for the shift from old alignments, old cycles, old ways of thinking, being and doing, into a new harmonic. Groups, organizations, gatherings, teachers, and holy leaders all over the world are coming together on those dates to hold ceremony, activate ancient memories and tools and bring people of the heart together as one family.

We are aligning ourselves with the Cosmic Blueprint. We are activating the crystal within, weaving a web of light between one another. We are realizing and magnifying the promises in the prophecies of old. In the Divine Pymander, Hermes Trismegistus taught that 'man' will shed his darkness and return to the Light of the Eighth Sphere. That light is the Grid of magnetic love and harmony that encircles the planet. By living in our heart centers we activate the crystals within, coming home to our Divine Selves.

Sending heart light and love in the crystal grid,

Jo - Sept. 7th, 2009

IN THE LULL - AUGUST 2009

In the Lull

It first started in early June. Then the three eclipses came one behind the other leaving energetic impressions on the psyche. Something was going on but we weren't quite sure about it. There was something palpable in the air over and beyond the snow birds' departure, the summer doldrums or the eclipses. There was a fall off in attendance at classes and group events that would otherwise draw large crowds. Friends said they were experiencing feelings of malaise or uncertainty but no one was entirely sure what was happening. What was certain was that everyone felt they were re-trenching. They were pulling back from the outside world, going within, doing nothing, taking a break, or doing something completely out of the ordinary.

It appears we've been in some sort of self-imposed lull which bears examining. For a couple years now, we've been consciously taking stock of our lives, shifting our perspectives of what's real and what's not, examining how we relate to one another, and gaining insight on how to develop our own authenticity and individual power. We've been questioning everything. More importantly, we've been getting answers from within through insights or synchronous events. While living our daily lives, facing obstacles and challenges, or even molting, we've been consciously or unconsciously "doing the work."

The stories shared have been notable. Some long term marriages have suddenly ended. Unexpected illnesses or deaths have occurred. Friendships have been severely tested, re-examined or put in limbo. Attendance at group functions or centers has fallen off. Some have spent time inside the confines of their homes, venturing out very little. Others have taken a break from "spiritual pursuits" by participating in more mundane activities. Many have been on deep personal inner journeys.

The linear, analytical and logical mind, (province of the masculine energies,) has been dominant on earth for more than 2500 years. It called us to action by going outside of ourselves, by doing or fixing things. Now, we're witnessing this energy sliding aside so that the more receptive and reflective energy (the feminine energies) can stand equally with it. In the Lull, we're experiencing and receiving the feminine nurturing energies that teach us how to go within for our own answers. In the quiet time we're understanding that one is not more important than the other, rather we're learning how to embrace and integrate both energies. There's a realization that we can hold and sustain both sides of our nature in harmony.

It's clear from the stories that the lull has caused new ways of being and behaving. Reacting the same way to people, relationships, problems or events that no longer "feel right" simply continues the old cycle. And so, many have made conscious decisions to change the way they act or react, eliminating the need to continue the endless drama. The decisions were made with inner confidence and in surprising calmness. Focus was directed only on the desired outcome. All said they were peacefully detached from the outcome. The tail no longer wagged the dog.

Seeds were planted over the years through the people, books, teachers or studies that we encountered along the way. The seeds lay in fertile ground, waiting for light (sun) and knowledge (rain) to germinate and bring forth the new fruit. There's a time in the growing season before the harvest when what's been planted is left alone to grow. Left alone in the quiet time we can now experience inspired action. It's the time to rest and shore up our resources before the next wave of activity. For activity, or creative motion, is the basis of our 3-Dimensional world. We're regaining our equilibrium and balance so that when new insights are uncovered during the lull, they have easy access to consciousness so that we're ready for the creative bursts that follow.

Unusual ideas, people with different teachings, startling concepts, and changes in consciousness are on the horizon and will soon make themselves known. Our connection to our Inner Guidance will become clearer. Problems will surface but without the intense energies of the past feeding them, or the hooks into the outcome, they will gently disappear. We'll act with a spirit of cooperation and reconciliation, releasing old patterns of anger and resentment calmly and quickly. We'll align ourselves with Source, seeing and experiencing the signs and messages and patterns that have always been present for us to see.

Every shift in consciousness and awareness brings us into deep knowing that we are never separate from one another but united in the common experience. We've arrived. In this lull time before the next wave of action, enjoy the rest and retrenchment for what it is. Ponder the solutions that we can bring to the table. Practice peace, compassion, and lovingness. Remember, it's a magnificent time to be alive on Earth!

Sending oceans of blessings and love in the lull,
Jo - Aug. 10th, 2009

Summer Solstice 2009

Summer Solstice 2009
Dedicating the Crystal of Peace Mandala

In the vastness of space, amid millions of brilliant stars is The Endless Field of Possibilities. In that place we create and re-create eternally. In that field we gathered to honor the full return of the Light of Arthur, the Light of the Christ Consciousness, the Light of the Sun God RA, and most of all, the illumination of the Sun's Light into our Hearts.

Last December we stood on the dark shores of the Gulf and placed our dreams, intentions and visions into Tibetan Rock Salt, releasing those prayers into the Gulf waters. On the Summer Solstice we welcomed back the illumination and manifestation of those dreams. On Sunday June 21 the solar rays were at maximum power reflecting the direct physical manifestations of growth, fullness, and abundance.

A special part of this Solstice was the dedication of the community mandala known as the Crystal of Peace Mandala. Students Cheyenne, Katie, Ian and Mikayla carried it around the circle so that fresh flower petals, holding the desires and intentions of all the people gathered, could be placed on the center of the mandala. Those intentions were joined with the intentions of the ones who colored the mandala at Wellness Fest. The flower petals will be dried over the summer then released into the waters of the gulf on the Winter Solstice in December and carried on the tides and currents around the world.

The ceremony was carefully orchestrated to coincide with events happening around the world, specifically the One Song Project. A song was created by Aborigines, musicians and song-keepers as a love song tribute to the planet's waters. The chant Oma Ka Om began on the shores of Australia in the morning and moved across the world with us joining in for a full minute of chanting with the sounds of the Blue Whales.

And so it was that after weeks of planning, coordinating and organizing, drumming began on a hot and humid Sunday afternoon. More than 150 men, women and children came to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Unity. Deep gratitude to all the leaders and participants in the community who gave their service to make the ceremony so magical. Without their participation this ceremony would not have been as successful.

Dr. Marguerite Barnett who emerged from the crowd swirling and dancing in a costume of hot yellows, oranges and reds designed to reflect the solar intensity of the day. Reverend Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Minister at Unity who welcomed and blessed the attendees. Seven men, in the ceremonial attire of their respective spiritual practices, who opened the seven directions by calling in the guardian spirits. 13 Clan Mothers in the vibrant colors representative of their moon, who stepped forward in the circle to offer a prayer.

Thank you to Subhan Dawson of Rising Tide (East), Sal Manfre, Healer & Dowser (South), James West, Qi Gong Master (West), David Hamera of the Mockingbird Clan (North), Jay Turtle Hawk of the Mockingbird Clan (Earth-Below), David Cooper, Baliyan Priest and Healer (Sky-Above) and Jim Toole of Radiance of Sarasota, (Center.)

Thank you Clanmothers - Trish Engert, Zan Benham, Pat Ready, Ann Houk, Patricia Cockerill, Eileen Kemp, Lisa Clift, Joanne Driscoll, Sharon Elizabeth James, Pam Cooper, Jean Hamilton, Linda Williams and Michelle Bowling, mother of Ian and Mikayla.

Thank you Rose Lettiere for the blessing of the waters and Patti Star for the spray oils. Thank you Lisa Nelson and Lee DeOvies our Fire goddesses. Thank you Diana Daffner and Susan Safiya Slack for fluting and drumming as twirler Kismet Weber performed the final dance. Thank you Elizabeth Jacoby for your help with the Crystal of Peace shirts.

Special affection and gratitude to Zan Benham and Patricia Cockerill for the endless hours you devoted to reviewing and editing the seven rewrites. Thank you for your endless support and the effort that you poured into the ceremony. None of this can happen without our wonderful collaborative partnership.

Most of all THANK YOU COMMUNITY for coming out to be a part of these ceremonies. It's always done in service to you and you make it all worthwhile!

Photos of the event can be seen on this link: Summer Solstice 2009 or on Sarasota Sam's Blog where you can hear the chant Oma Ka Om.

Endless blessings and love,

Jo - July 6, 2009

Being in the Vortex - Abraham

Being in the Vortex
From the Abraham-Hicks Conference

When we learned Esther & Jerry Hicks were returning to Florida we booked a ticket for Orlando. Attending an Abraham seminar is like receiving a spiritual shot of caffeine. No matter where you're sitting, no matter what question you want answered, everyone and every thing in the room is carried on a wave to a higher state of vibration in an energetic frequency that is palpable.

The basic teachings of Abraham declare we are eternal energy beings who come into this physical world to experience and explore the great variety of contrasts available to us. Our thoughts and desires attract that which is like us, to us. When we enjoy the contrasts, explore the variety, understand what we want and what we don't want, enjoy the things we like and ignore the things we don't like, then we live in a vortex of exhilaration where we can and do create everything.

As questions came from those selected to sit in the "hot seat" Abraham honed in on two emotions - feeling good or feeling bad. Like the food from a buffet, we choose the foods we like and ignore the food we don't like. The more we choose the things we like or that feel good, the more other things that feel good line up for us. The closer we get to the things we like, the bigger the vortex of energy or attraction we create around us and the further away the things we don't like recede.

Explaining the vortex, Abraham said there will "always be a new contrast to reach for" because "at the end of each sound wave or vibration the nature of our physical world is that there will always be another want or vibration." Explaining the concept of Death and the Law of Karma, Abraham said "when you feel you've achieved everything" then it's over. We withdraw our energy from the physical. Yet the larger non-physical part of us always remains connected to Source, so "Source sends out another rocket of itself to experience the contrasts." The next sentence requires an expansion of our limited and linear understanding of existence. "In the simultaneously occurring worlds of self, all of which are launching desires, there's an interaction and a rebirth."
(Note - The Seth Material by Jane Roberts which was published in 11 volumes, explores multi-dimensional universes and selves occurring simultaneously. Yale University maintains an extensive archive collection on the personal journals and unpublished works of Jane Roberts.)

Responding to a father's question about his daughter's desire to be a history teacher, Abraham said, "Do not take your children's experiences away from them. Better to teach them how to be in alignment with their feelings of good and bad and how to be closer to their Source." Asked by another how to get into the vortex, Abraham gave the following examples. Meditation was the fastest way. Do the easy things first - walk on the beach, garden, read an uplifting book, or listen to sweet music. When you find yourself in activities that have no feelings of angst or resistance, you're in the vortex.

In every issue of this newsletter there's a reminder of the power of holding thoughts of peace for 68 seconds. Abraham, using the example of a thought held in imagery as being in alignment with the vortex, said "one person in the vortex can have an effect on one million."

There were several questions about relationships and about the environment and the world we now live in. Giving examples of being out of the vortex in relationships, Abraham said "if you ignore yourself to please another you're out of the vortex" and "If you give your love freely and notice it not coming back to you, you're out of the vortex." Regarding the almost 7 billion people inhabiting the planet, they said "The planet is balanced by non-physical - everything is in perfect alignment." On the human condition and those in or out of the vortex Abraham said "The fearful humans are dying off. Appeal to the humans coming in, not to the ones dying. The appeal is being in the vortex. People who want the status quo are out of the vortex. More and more humans are reaching out for alternative fuel sources, wind farms, and a new way of living. They are connecting to Source and are in the vortex. Loving life, the planet and it's beauty and abundance is in the vortex."

So what's the vortex? It's a place of appreciation. It's a place where we can feel a rampage of exhilaration for life, it's gifts, it's experiences and it's abundance. When you're in that place, you want for nothing yet anything and everything becomes possible.

Jo - June 8, 2009

Crystal of Peace Mandala - Solstice Journey

The Summer Solstice Journey
The Prism & the Crystal of Peace Mandala

One year ago on the summer solstice of 2008 our community anchored an ethereal Prism of Light across a 65 mile geographic area in southwestern Florida. On that day, we envisioned a crystal city of light forming in Sarasota that would become part of the future earth's 22 cities of light network. This link has the story of that event in case you weren't there:
http://spiritofmaat.com/may09/prism_of_light.html

On the Summer Solstice of 2009 we'll celebrate and dedicate the opening of the Prism through the Crystal of Peace Mandala. The mandala has been in the consciousness of many in this community since it's introduction on the Equinox. It's been blessed by Tibetan monks, Hindustani musicians as well as by many local spiritual leaders and practitioners. It's been honored at a number of spiritual centers' Sunday services. At Wellness Fest more than 150 people recorded their intentions for peace on earth in a notebook then selected a color, imbued their prayer into the color, and then painted one of the many facets of the Mandala.

On that day over a dozen children left smaller colored versions of their Mandalas with us. All of them, some with the help of mom or dad, offered their wishes for the earth. The children's intensity and focus was extraordinary. Some didn't want to leave, insisting their parents go and they'd paint. They did. The Kramer sisters ages 5 and 8 stayed while their parents visited other booths. Each time the parents returned the girls told them they weren't finished their mandalas. Four year old McKenna couldn't understand why she wasn't allowed to paint the "big kids" mandala or use the "big kids colors." Told she could color her own Mandala she insisted her dad "wait over there till I'm done." He did.

Painting this mandala was a community-wide "spiritual happening." Everyone who joined in the effort was reverent and treated the mandala and what it represented with great respect. A few felt such strong emotions that they cried or prayed after they colored their prism. Having the children participate with such sweet devotion was a punctuation mark about the importance of the Mandala.

I watched them all for more than 8 hours. I watched each one ponder the words they wrote in the notebook. I saw the care and time each one took in selecting the colors they wished to use. Some knew immediately which faceted opening they wished to paint, others asked respectfully if they could paint a certain block. Each painter took alot of time applying their words, designs or colors. I realized through the diversity of colors, words, intentions and application was one bigger word - UNITY. The mandala was filled with diverse messages, shades, tones and color. Yet out of that diversity emerged a tapestry of design that created a COMMON UNITY. The feelings evoked around that phrase is what we call our spiritual comm-unity.

On June 21st at Unity's Labyrinth we will formally dedicate the Crystal of Peace Mandala in a Summer Solstice Ceremony. Spiritual leaders from all across the area will offer their prayers and blessings for a lasting peace on earth. We'll light candles, sing, dance and drum around a central fire. We'll honor the work we all embraced with the Prism of Light. With confidence we'll declare the opening of our own inner crystal represented in the Mandala.

This mandala is for the use of the community. It will be made available to our spiritual centers and spiritual leaders after the Solstice for their own ceremonies and sacred gatherings.

Endless blessings and gratitude to all who poured their magnificent grace into the Mandala.

Jo - May 25, 2009

Celebrating Our Shared Journey

Celebrating Our Shared Journey
Summer Solstice June 21

We generally go about our daily lives doing "our thing." Then when the call goes out, we come together as a community in service, or in celebration of a sacred event, or to honor the seasonal, lunar or celestial cycles. We do what we do without realizing how much of an impact it has on one another, on our community or on others in distant places who hear about it and who proclaim what we're doing is very unique.

Last month we celebrated Earth Day at Siesta Key Beach. More than 70 joined remotely with the indigenous tribal leaders and elders from all over the world who gathered for the Return of The Ancestors on Hopi lands in Arizona. This was no normal gathering of elders. They came from every continent to prepare the earth and to plant seeds for the great shift of humanity.

While working with Drunvalo Melchizidek's assistant on the elders schedule we talked about what we were doing locally. One story led to another as she listened intently to what happened here over the last three years. At the end of our last conversation she said it was an incredible story of a community and a city filled with a future vision and promise that needed to be told. She asked if I would write "our story" for the May issue of the Spirit of Maat - Drunvalo's monthly newsletter saying the May issue would be devoted to the Ancestor Gathering and what the people of earth could do from here forward.

This is what she wrote in the introduction: "Our May 2009 issue is dedicated to the thought that the magic pouring out of the April ceremonies has already started to open your hearts. All the articles are meant to bring your attention to what needs to change in your life. Many of them will call you to look at what has value to you. Some are more concerned with helping you understand how to deal with the influx of new feelings and thoughts that all of us are experiencing. Others ask you to ask yourself how much you are willing to see. The thunder that touched down in April will continue to roll long after the ceremonial fires die out. The Elders have done their part; now it's up to us to take whatever came out of the Ancestors Gathering into our lives and into our hearts. May every single one of our May articles give you pause to reflect upon where you stand with all of this and remind you where to keep the focus as we edge closer to 2012."

We think we simply do what we do! We know we live in paradise and we have an inkling that we're doing good work together in a lovely spiritual community. But we don't realize how unique we are until an outsider hears the story and relates it back that we're in an extraordinary place.

Our story is called Prism of Light and the Crystal City of Light. It's tells about our remarkable journey together over the last three years. We live in a sacred place. In numerology, we are a 22 vibration city, in an 11 state, with a 33 quartz crystal beach at our doorstep. The Keys of Enoch shows we're near the "heart of the dove" of the future earth. We've been on a grand journey that's just begun. It's a fine time to be alive on earth.

Read the article at: http://spiritofmaat.com/may09/prism_of_light.html or to sign up for Drunvalo's newsletter.

Jo - May 11, 2009

2009 Vernal Equinox - Crystal of Peace Mandala from The Prism of Light

Equinox Ceremony 2009
Crystal of Peace Mandala
The Prism of Light Opens

A second call was sounded across the city of light to join in ceremony on the Spring Equinox to dedicate the four foot Crystal of Peace Mandala. This mandala originated two months ago as the next stage in the unfolding vision that began on Summer Solstice 2008 when we created an ethereal Prism of Light in southwestern Florida. The Prism of Light opens in this mandala revealing in the center, a faceted flower of life which is known as the blueprint of creation in Sacred Geometry. As crystal beings of light ourselves, the mandala reflects the opening we're each experiencing in our consciousness as we move from denser carbon form to the diamond light of dwellers in the new earth.

In the week preceding the Equinox, the Mandala was imbued with the blessings and hopes for peace at several of the Prism Anchor locations which included the Women's Meditation Group, Radiance of Sarasota, Rising Tide, Anchoring Light, and the Wheel of Conscious Creation. Then on Friday evening, over 100 attendees joined in a sacred ceremony of renewal, rebirth and springtime as we celebrated the Vernal Equinox at Unity's Labyrinth.

Holy Ground

Holy space was set by toning two large Tibetan Gongs during the smudging. Then the heartbeat of the Mother Drum sounded as many walked the labyrinth. Some of the original Anchors of the Prism held the directional positions while Reverend Zan Butterfly Deerwoman opened the portals for the guides, spirits, totems and ascended masters to join us from the unseen world to the seen world. The children of the Prism and the Peace Poles (Ian and his sister Mikayla, Jeremiah and his sister Akaysiiyah) lit the ceremonial candles honoring the directions and the ancestors.

The circle was aglow with song and dancing. Kimberly Braun sang two songs representing the setting of holy ground and of being One with all. Marguerite Barnett dressed in brilliant emerald green wings and face-paint, blessed us with a Dance to Mother Earth's Springtime. Then Shahabuddin David Less, spiritual leader of Rising Tide International, honored the ceremony and gathering with blessings for the season and then leading us in a breathing meditation for the rebirth of ourselves and the earth. Our written visions for peace were taken to the center of the circle where the children offered them into the fire.

The Crystal Opens in Half

We knew this would be not only a powerful ceremony but also that the energy would be very spiritual. In preparation for it, a special 9" quartz crystal was purchased so that it could be displayed on the altar with the Mandala. Representative of the original Prism of Light, it was placed at the base of the mandala throughout the ceremony. This crystal held and gathered the combined energies and blessings of all those in the circle. Thirty-six hours later, when picking up the quartz crystal from where it had been placed on our personal altar at home, it shifted very gently and separated into two identical pieces, looking like a pair of perfect book-ends. The two sides can be placed together revealing no separation, yet they can be pulled apart into two distinct pieces.

In the ceremony on Friday night, we shared that the Crystal of Peace was the next step in the unfolding of the Prism of Light. We shared that the Crystal of Peace was an "opening" for each of us to become crystals ourselves. We shared that on the Equinox the hours of daylight and darkness were in perfect balance and alignment. It's clear that the power and energetic blessings of that ceremony indeed opened the 9 inch quartz crystal as though in confirmation of what we had accomplished as a community on March 20th.

Deep Appreciation to All

For all those who made this ceremony sacred, none of this could have been accomplished without your help, either as participants or as attendees. Thank you to everyone who heard the call and participated - Madri Wilson for annointing us with Lotus Oil from Egypt and to those who helped her bless the four quadrants, Sherry Flanagan, Elizabeth Jacoby, and Linda Williams; to Joanne Driscoll and Pat Ready for smudging; to Linda Pupke for holding the heartbeat of the Mother Drum. To our gracious directional anchors, Rev. Jim Toole of Radiance of Sarasota, Rev. Eileen Kemp of the Wheel of Conscious Creation, Pam and David Cooper, Rev. Dusty James and Stan Welch; to our FireTenders - Lee D'Ovies and Lisa Nelson. And of course to the children, Ian and Mikayla Bowling and Jeremiah and Akaysiiyah Dunbar for anchoring the Peace Poles.

Deep appreciation to Kimberly Braun for singing, and Dr. Marguerite Barnett for dancing, and Rev. Zan Butterfly Deerwoman for opening and closing the ceremony. Special heartfelt gratitude to Shahabuddin David Less for your presence and for holding us sacred in beacons of love and respect. You gently inspire us to become more than we are.

And last but not least, we are grateful to Reverend Elizabeth Thompson and the members of Unity Church of Sarasota who continue to offer the labyrinth to our extended community for these ceremonies and celebrations. We are sincerely grateful.

The Crystal of Peace Mandala will be painted by this community at Wellness Fest on May 2 then made available to you for your spiritual gatherings. Please mark your calendars to attend Wellness Fest and bring your prayers for peace which will be painted into the mandala.

If you'd like to enjoy the event through more photos, please click on these two links: http://equinoxceremony2009.shutterfly.com/
or http://gallery.me.com/themagicheart#100439

Blessings and gratitude and love to all who joined with us in ceremony, jo

Starsoundings Journals Mar. 16, 2009

Heart-Centered Focus

In last month's Journal we explored Gregg Braden's Fractal Time and were introduced to the Global Coherence Initiative. This groundbreaking scientific work seeks to unite millions of people in heart-focused care and intention called "heart resonance." It was launched by the Institute of HeartMath, a non-profit global leader that researches emotional physiology and heart-brain interactions. While all this may sound like scientific psycho-babble, be assured its based on scientific knowledge of the electromagnetic fields that surround us and on practical applications that each of us can use and benefit from in our daily lives.

Science has already shown that a few weeks before volcanic or seismic activity, the earth's electromagnetic field changes. Scientists are now exploring how the fields generated by all living things interact with one another. For example, the earth and the ionosphere generate frequencies in the same range as a human heart and brain. This research shows that changes in the earth's magnetic field are associated with changes in brain and nervous system activity and affect the rhythms of the heart more strongly than all the physiological functions studied so far. There's evidence to suggest that in some cases, brainwaves can synchronize with the rhythm of the electromagnetic waves generated in the earth's ionosphere. When people say they "feel" an impending earthquake or weather changes, it's possible that they may be reacting to the actual physical signals that occur in the earth's field prior to the event.

Can the reverse be true? Can human emotion affect the electromagnetic field? Global Coherence Initiative researchers theorize that when large numbers of humans respond to a global event with a common emotional feeling, the collective response can affect the activity in the earth's field both positively and negatively. Research at the Institute of HeartMath, shows that emotions not only create coherence or incoherence in our bodies, but, like radio waves, also radiate outward and are detected by the nervous systems of others in our environment. Princeton University researchers have provided convincing evidence that human consciousness and emotion create or interact with a global field. The electromagnetic measurements had wide spikes above normal during the terrorists attacks on 9/11. More intriguing was the fact that the random number generators were significantly affected some four to five hours prior to the attack, suggesting perhaps a worldwide collective intuition about the impending event. Two NOAA weather satellites also displayed significant spikes during the 9/11 attack.

We have evidence much closer to home. Last month on Valentine's day, over 50 people came together with people all over the world to chant AH, the Universal sigh of appreciation at noon. In synchronized harmony at Unity's Labyrinth, we chanted for peace on earth. Jonathan Goldman who originated World Sound Healing Day, sent out a graph (copy on right) of the Princeton Global Consciousness Project which shows the heart resonance of the chant (in red) during the time of the worldwide meditation and chanting.

So how does this apply to me? Meditations, prayers, affirmations and intentions can and do affect the world. Researchers suggest that these activities have more transformative and lasting impact when heart coherence is added to the process. Heart coherence is a distinct mode of synchronized feelings associated with sustained positive emotion. It is a state of energetic alignment and cooperation between heart, mind, body and spirit. In coherence, energy is accumulated, not wasted, leaving you more energy to manifest intention and harmonious outcomes.

Adding heart coherence to meditation, prayer and intention practices is an important aspect of the Global Coherence Initiative. It adds order and increased effectiveness to whatever form of practice you are doing. You can learn more about the fields of energy and track your own personal resonance by joining the Global Coherence Initiative. You'll be guided on where to focus your heart energy with others all over the world. Membership in this worldwide community is free. Tools and tracking information are provided on the website so that you can monitor and learn more about this effort.

Together, we will change the resonance of humanity and change the energetic field around the earth, bringing about the shift into the new age.

Heart blessings to all,

Jo - March 16, 2009

Starsoundings Journals Feb. 23, 2009

Into the Heart of the New Age
with Gregg Braden

About ten of us trekked to Unity of Naples on the last weekend of January to hear Gregg Braden, author, visionary and scientist, present a weekend workshop based on his latest work, Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age. If you've never been to a Braden seminar, he's exciting, personable, knowledgeable and very interactive with the audience. Even though there were 500 people in the auditorium, you had the feeling he was speaking directly to you.

Fractals are patterns in nature that continually repeat themselves in scale, creating the world around us. Using that foundation, Braden took us on a journey of recognizing that the changes we're going through are part of larger cycles in time. He identified the convergence of three "End Times" cycles by explaining the significance of the 1) Mayan Calendar and Hopi Prophecies, 2) the Precession of the Equinox and 3) the earth's crossing of the center of the galactic equator. He presented scientific research and studies showing that these three events happen simultaneously on Dec. 21, 2012.

He shared that at the end of every major cycle there were not only prophecies of world endings but also significant human and global changes recorded in polar ice and written about in ancient texts. But in this time, we're the only generation living when all three cycles, (the end of the Mayan 5th cycle; the end of the 25,626 precession of the equinox; and the crossing of the galactic center) are coming together at the same time. In this convergence of 3 powerful cycles we're witnessing dramatic climate changes, influxes of new diseases, a decrease in our ability to grow food, regional conflicts across the world, and nuclear exchange possibilities. But also an opportunity to transform ourselves and our world.

Showering us with scientific studies, journals, and data from satellites, he explained that we've experienced many earth changes, including polar shifts, and decreases in the earth's magnetic field before, but this time we have a profound opportunity to get it right. Quoting Arnold Glasgow who said, "The future is the past returning through another gate" Braden assured us we can learn from past mistakes and make changes in our present conditions. By this time in the program his optimism had us on the edge of our seats as we hung on every word and slide.

He said the earth and ionosphere generate a range of frequencies that are in the same range of the human heart and brain. Scientific data shows that strong collective emotions have an effect on the electromagnetic frequencies of the earth. Positive emotions produce positive changes in the cells of the body and in brainwaves while negative emotions produce the opposite effect. Our collective feelings are influencing the energy fields around ourselves and that of the earth in an unseen matrix. And, our collective feelings and beliefs are the substance connecting us to one another. If we can stay in a high resonance of positive emotions with one another we can affect change in us and our world.

To prove his point, he had the entire audience participate in a "heart coherence" exercise. An audience member was attached to an EM-Wave biofeedback machine which registered her heart rate and resonance. When the woman volunteer was connected to the EM-Wave she was in the "red zone" instead of the more desirable "blue or green zone." Braden acknowledged that all of us register at a low resonance (red zone) for 90% of our day. He asked the audience to hold hands with the last person holding the woman's hand. He then led us in a gentle heart visualization meditation. With the entire audience connected by touch and heart to the woman we watched as her heart rate changed and the color of the EM-Wave moved to the high resonance green zone.

He told us about the Global Coherence Initiative - a worldwide scientific organization with a mission to unite millions of people in heart-focused care and intention, shifting global consciousness from instability and discord to cooperation and peace. It's led by a who's who of scientists and spiritual leaders around the world and has the interest of the Obama Administration. By aligning daily with positive emotions, we serve as pro-active facilitators in increasing heart-coherence and changing the energy field of the planet. (More on this in a future newsletter.)

It was the first scientific experiment that proved to the audience that collectively we can truly do something about the situations we find ourselves in. The focus is to "live in the heart" - the same thing Drunvalo taught in Miami. But now, we have tools, devices and meditations that show us when we're in a high state of heart-resonance.

Everyone returned from this weekend workshop energized and still talking about it, three weeks later.

Towards a world of high resonance blessings,

Jo - Feb. 23, 2009