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Jun 14
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The June 15th Lunar Eclipse marks the middle of the summer eclipse series. We are in a month of intense energies from eclipses, the summer solstice and the Mayan Calendar. Eclipses serve as portals or doorways to higher consciousness so we have a golden opportunity to increase our vibration. You may have noticed how fast your life seems to be moving. Changes that used to take years or months are now happening in weeks or days.
So if you want to get on this train and ride, a good way to do this is through ceremony. My last post, Celebrating Summer Eclipses, shows you how to prepare for an eclipse ceremony. Anyone can perform a ceremony. It is not just for spiritual leaders. I encourage everyone to do one as a way of reconnecting with nature, the sacred and the magical flows of energy that are now bathing the earth.
Eclipse Theme
Have your ceremony mirror the energies of the eclipse. This will create a more profound connection. So what exactly are the energies of this eclipse? It happens in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius, which deals with expansion, seeing the big picture, and questing for a higher truth. The Galactic Center, which is even more expansive, is located in Sagittarius very close to this eclipse so again we are being stretched to see a much bigger picture than our human mind has been able to in the past. The theme of this eclipse is to replace old beliefs with a much bigger picture. To read more about the meaning of the three summer eclipses see Eclipses: Doorway to Higher Consciousness.
Altar
Using what you learned about setting up altars from my last post, choose a beautiful scarf or cloth napkin for an altar cloth. Choose purples, gold or fiery colors to create a feeling of expansion and upliftment. Candles will increase the fiery energies. Whimsical items bring in happy, joyful feelings. Be outrageous. Create a happy altar.
Tags: Astrology, Awakening, Consciousness Shift, Eclipse, Moon Cycle, Seasonal Cycles, Summer Solstice
Jun 13
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There is a very powerful dance of the planets unfolding in the sky this month. This dance, which involves three eclipses and the summer solstice, creates potent energies that can be used to change and transform your life. To read more about these energies see Eclipses: Doorway to Higher Consciousness. Using them with awareness is a huge gift to you and the planet. As you use these energies to shift and transform your life, you support the transformation of the New Earth.
I have found that ceremonies are an effective way to attune to the eclipse and summer solstice energies. See New Earth: Calendars & Seasonal Cycles to learn more about the summer solstice. To read about a very usual summer solstice celebration in Seattle see New Earth Summer Solstice Celebration Ceremonies are a way to return the sacred to our lives. They bring cleansing, celebration, and realignment as we move through life transitions. They open us to the rhythms of nature, to our intuition and center us in the now. They satisfy an inner longing for ritual and connection to each other and the Earth.
Everyone can perform their own ceremony. It does not require a spiritual leader or special talents. It simply involves opening your heart and mind to what is present.
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Tags: Astrology, Awakening, Consciousness Shift, Earth Cycles, Eclipse, New Consciousness, New Earth, Seasonal Cycles, Summer Solstice
Jun 06
 flickr: bomobob We have a power packed eclipse series happening this month. It is an opportunity to step into higher consciousness and to create a New Earth. Normally we would have just two eclipses at a time but this summer there are three. The normal pattern is one solar eclipse and one lunar eclipse that occur 2 weeks apart. The extra solar eclipse creates a four week period of powerful energies for making significant life changes. All of this is coupled with the last wave of the Mayan Calendar, which causes us to feel as if time is speeding. The summer solstice on June 21 occurs also in this month adding to the intense energies.
A Solar eclipse happens when the moon lines up with the sun in the sky. As the moon comes between the sun and the Earth it disrupts the flow of energies streaming from the sun. Light encodes information and this disruption creates a reboot or reorganization in our consciousness. Often with Solar Eclipses, we experience new beginnings.
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Tags: Awakening, Consciousness Shift, Eclipses, New Earth, Seasonal Cycles, Summer Solstice
Jun 20
 Body Painted Cyclist The Earth is an alive sentient being with cycles of aliveness expressed as the solstices and the equinoxes. On the New Earth, we will be very much aware of these and will celebrate them through ceremonies of joy, creativity and connectedness. Yesterday I had just such an experience. It was so much fun and such a good way to honor the earth and be joyful that I am using this post to share some photos and themes I noticed in the celebration.
Freedom To Be Peculiar!
The event was the Summer Solstice Fair in Seattle’s Fremont district. This annual event has the motto, “De Libertas Quirkas” – Freedom to be Peculiar! which it definitely lived up to. A high point of the whole Fair is the Fremont Solstice Parade which is both peculiar and eclectic. This earth friendly parade was non commercial – no logos allowed - and had no motorized vehicles – all floats are powered by humans pushing and pulling them.
Their brochure says the parade celebrates the longest day of the year through profound street theater, public spectacle and a kaleidoscope of joyous human expressions. Sure sounds like the New Earth to me. Here are the highlights:
 Flower Lady The parade starts with the peculiar which I think qualifies as a public spectacle. A large group of men and women ride through the streets on bicycles dressed only in body paint. And wow! what an expression of artistry and creativity. There is everything from flower covered bodies to zebra body art and glittery angels and fairies.
Flower Lady & Green Men
Throughout the parade there is a celebrating of nature and the Earth. The flower lady is an example. There were green men, a tree marching band, and numerous displays of flowers. Then there was a group focused on recycling awareness. They were dressed in costumes of plastic bags and featured a float of Styrofoam to be recycled. There was a small float with a Native American elder surrounded by plants which symbolized to me Chief Seattle’s saying, “The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. The Earth is our Mother.”
 Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine
A huge yellow submarine rolled up the street accompanied by the happy go lucky Beatle’s song, We all Live in a Yellow Submarine. To me this represents living in joy and being a kid. And if you were quick, you could have your picture taken in a rolling wood cut out of the Beatles. On the spot, be John, Ringo, George or Paul!
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
If you wanted to have community and connection with other solstice celebrants, you could lay in the street while a huge 20 foot beach ball rolled over you. Then there were representations of diverse religious views – angels, pagan’s and the flying spaghetti monster. Diversity was reflected every place in the parade – a clear acceptance of all views and all people. This is how we will think on the New Earth.
 Flying Spaghetti Monster Free Hugs
And finally there was love and peace for all. A group who gave free hugs, mingled with the crowd giving hugs to anyone who wanted one. One man had a tree branches on his body – he was a ’ tree hugger’ – double duty there. You could get a hug and hug a tree at the same time. Yes, a true expression of the New Earth – where we are all one and know it. Then there were three peace flags furled in the wind – a statement of what we want for all beings on the planet.
There you have it – a peculiar, joyful and unique way to celebrate the Summer Solstice. You can see an album of photos from the parade on my Facebook FanPage.
The actual solstice happens on Monday, so even though you may not have something as unique as this to do, I encourage you to celebrate the solstice in your own way.
Tags: Chief Seattle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Fremont Solstice Parade, Gaia Principle, New Consciousness, New Earth, Peace Flag, Summer Solstice, Yellow Submarine
Jun 14
 Flickr: from Thai Jasmine As we move toward next week now is a good time to begin to prepare for the special energies headed our way on Monday, June 21, when the summer solstice occurs. This is one of Gaia’s seasonal cycles and honoring the cycles of the Earth is one way to acknowledge her aliveness and becoming more in sync with her. More than any other time in history we are being called by Gaia’s spirit to acknowledge her aliveness.
Summer Solstice
As the Earth moves through her seasonal cycles, she expresses a certain energy that relates to that part of the cycle. In New Earth: Calendars & Seasonal Cycles, I compare the four seasonal starting points to the cycles of a plant’s growth. The summer solstice represents the peaking of the cycle which the plants express as bursting forth with flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best – the Earth laughs in flowers.
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Tags: Consciousness Shift, Earth Cycles, Gaia Principle, New Consciousness, New Earth, Seasonal Cycles, Summer Solstice
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